All characters in this story were not by me, I do not own them or making any money, please don't sue me.

This story is not set in any plot or season of CSI it is just me trying to break out of the Harry Potter cycle I am in, please give positive feedback, if you have negative feedback please tell me where and what needs improving so I can change it.

Chapter 1

"So Grissom after your first weekend off, how do you feel?" Catherine asked as she walking through the corridors of the CSI labs. She smiled holding her cup of coffee seeing Warrick and Nick looking into Grissom's office.

"Grissom I think they did send you that dancer." Warrick joked seeing a dazzling red head sitting on his desk, she was wearing a pair of light blue trousers and a lilac vest top with her hair waving around her shoulders.

Grissom smiled giving Warrick a question look, "the club never send them to my office!" he gave him a smile, "and, that my dear friend." he added pointing into the room, Warrick looked again to the girl, "is my niece," Catharine now holding in laughter.

"Niece," she finally managed to speak looking to the girl, the subtle resemblance showing.

"You never say anything about your family," Nick added looking to the girl, who now spotted them smiling to Grissom. Nick looked to the girl's face as she looked in their direction.

"Uncle Gil," she shouted running from the office, she lightly bumped into a shelf making her way out of the office with a brighter smile.

Sara felt nervous walking back into CSI, her and Grissom were both made to take time off, but walking round a corner seeing a young red head hugging Grissom made her stomach drop.

"So what did I miss?" she smiled making the girl let go, but Sara's eye were still on Grissom.

"Sorry, everyone this is Marie, my brothers, daughter." Grissom pointed to Marie who gave a small wave.

"And my dear uncle forgot what date it is today!" she smirked at him looking smug.

"The 25th of June," he replied watching her face fall, he looked over her face carefully studying the disappointment in her eyes.

"My birthday!" Marie added looking at everyone around them, she felt nervous being around people she never talk to before.

"So how old are you?" Sara asked taking quick glancing at the girl; she was quite pretty with a look of the typical girl next door.

"Well I am now twenty one, Gil's here, said that my twenty first…" Marie started glancing quickly to her uncle.

"Come here and I will treat you," Grissom smiled remembering.

"Hello, I'm Catharine," Catharine added taking Marie's hand, "and this is Nick, Warrick, and Sara," she added smiling looking to Grissom with a slight smirk.

"I know his never good at introducing people!" Marie added looking around, "so this is where you hide away from the world?" Marie smiled Grissom now glancing to the rest of the team.

"Well why don't we go into my office, and we can sort that out," he held his hand behind Marie's back opening the office door.

"And catch up buggy," Marie added with a small giggle.

Nick laughed. "I like bugs," Grissom added walking Marie in the office.

Grissom sat down looking to Marie as she looked at all the jars with wide eyes, "I see your well." He finally asked, Marie turning around.

"Hu, oh yeah, great just Job hunting, it's cool," she idly looked around the room.

"So how long until you graduate from collage?" he asked watching her sigh.

Marie now stepped closer to his desk playing with an ornament. "I graduated about three weeks ago, first in my class, you would have known, if you were there, which you weren't." Marie moved to a chair.

"I got the invite but was on a big case, couldn't" He started, but Marie pulled the chair out sitting down.

"I understand, anyway it was boring, speech, boring talk, then I talked about my report that got me my passing theory." Marie now picked up a pen fiddling it in her hands.

"What was it about?" Grissom asked looking over paper work on his desk; he was still paying close attention as she placed the pen back down.

"It was how in future we could find easier ways of processing DNA from crime scenes quicker and more affective, with lack of chemicals…" Marie smiled tapping her finger nails on a pile of paperwork, "it was really good, I mean, it was ok, but I could have added more, but I passed" she quickly said stopping he tapping.

Grissom Glanced up, "I thought you were doing a writing degree." he felt shocked as she glared at him.

"No I started to do the writing courses, but then my boyfriend Damian needed help on his physics work, I kind of thought it was fun, so I a changed coursed, took up Physics biology chemistry and physiology." Marie starting to look more disappointed, "and I told you all this," she added looking around the room, "and I see you don't talk much of family here, or you don't, you look close to your team."

Grissom glancing up from his work again, "it's my place of work," he stated watching her face again.

"I know, I know, just most people have pictures of family in there office, I walked into the wrong one first, it was that Catharine's office, she has a lot of pictures of a girl, so I think that's a daughter,"

Grissom nodded, "she is a single mother, and Lindsey is a lovely girl," Marie nodded.

"Well I can see," Marie glanced around again, "so anything planned? Or, you forgot?" she snapped getting his full attention.

Grissom now putting the paper work aside, "well, we can go out for dinner, and" he started with a comforting smile.

"It's ok, if you don't want to…" she started brushing a hand through her hair.

"But then Damian can take you." He stopped talking as her face fell again.

"Gil, he cheated on me, then committed an act of GBH shooting me in the left forearm," Grissom now staring at her worried, "it's ok, I'm ok well being shot is kind of scary, but I'm healed and ok!"

Grissom, didn't know what to think, he always promised his brother and mother that he would look after Marie, but not seeing her in so long, it dawned on him that she wasn't the little girl anymore, that used to run around asking questions, but can answer them herself.

Greg knocked lightly on the office door, after hearing an invite he enter looking to Grissom, "I got the results from that blood splatter from the Fillies case." Greg handed a folder to Grissom, turning to Marie.

"Hay," she said Greg smiled to Marie looking her up and down.

"So you going to introduce me Gil, or am I doing it myself," Marie added getting to her feet looking to Greg with a smile.

Greg let out a laugh, "oh I'm Gregory Sanders, but you can call me Greg," he quickly held his hand out to her.

"Well Greg, I'm Marie Louise Grissom, but you can call me Marie." she extended her hand reaching for his. Greg smiled as he took her hand lightly shacking it.

"Erm oh Gris it's ok if I take off now?" Greg asked letting go of Marie's had but still felt the warmth of her skin on his.

Grissom nodded glancing from Marie to Greg watching her focus on the young lab tech.

Marie then turned to Greg, "look I know we just meet, and you probable got somewhere to be, but can I tag along with you?"

Greg couldn't believe it, he looked to Grissom, "yes, can I help you?" he asked watching the two of them.

Marie let out a small giggle, "Erm just meet me at the palm's I'm staying there, about 7:30 is that ok?" Marie asked moving closer to Greg now watching her uncle working.

Grissom nodded, going back to his paper work, "look here's my cell," Marie added writing down on a scrap piece of paper, "If you're late, or not going to show, call me!"

Grissom took one more look up, "sure!"

Marie smiled, "great Greg, show me Vegas," Marie said taking his arm slightly pulling him out the office.

"Yeah sure," was a simple replying walking out the office as Grissom carried on his case.