Author: Smokinhottie
Rating: G
Disclaimer: Unfortunately I do not own any of these characters. I wish I did!
This is my first ever story to be put out on this site! Please give me honest feedback but be kind! By the way, if you are unfamiliar with CSI I have included footnotes to help you understand.
Chapter OneCatherine Willows sighed as she pulled into the parking lot of the Las Vegas Police Department's CSI headquarters. As she stepped out of her silver Honda Accord, her shoulder length blonde hair blew gently in the cool desert night breeze. She pulled her black leather jacket closer to her as she felt a chill run down her spin. She had decided to go casual tonight with jeans and a white blouse.
Once her doors were locked, she made her way to the sidewalk, while casually scanning the parking lot to see who was already there. She saw Warrick Brown's blue Yukon parked in its usual spot. Sara Sidle had pulled in behind Catherine and was now locking the doors to her tan 4Runner. Catherine frowned slightly. She was surprised to not see Nick Stokes' Ford Explorer or Gil Grissom's Emerald Denali; since both were usually already there by the time she arrived. Catherine shrugged as she walked down the sidewalk to meet Sara.
"Hey Catherine!" Sara said with a smile. She was tall and slender with short brown hair that matched her warm brown eyes. She wore a tan corduroy jacket with a scarf that matched the deep burgundy shirt she wore. Like Catherine, she was also wearing jeans. She took a sip of her hot chocolate as she shifted her purse on her shoulder.
"Hi Sara." Said Catherine as she returned the smile. The two women were making progress in their relationship. Originally, both didn't get along with each other. However, over the years, they had learned to put aside their differences and work things out.1 Now, they were almost like mother and daughter.
In fact, the entire team viewed each other as family. Grissom and Catherine played the role of mother and father to the younger CSIs. People, who worked so closely together, as they had for the past several years, couldn't help but grow close. It was what made their team great. Everyone had different strengths to offer and together nothing was impossible.
Catherine and Sara walked down the sidewalk towards the entrance to the building, chatting about the cases they had been working on lately. As they rounded the corner of the building, they saw Warrick Brown coming out of the building carrying several duffel bags. Both women hurried to help him as he struggled with the door.
"Thanks guys, " said Warrick once they managed to get through the door and set the bags down on the ground. "How are you doing tonight?" Warrick Brown was tall, dark, and handsome. He had on jeans and a white t-shirt that accented his athletic build.
"We're ok. What's with the luggage? You going on vacation and taking half the lab with you?" Sara said with a smile. Warrick chuckled some as he shook his head.
"I wish, look it's a long story. I'll explain it all in the car. First, I need to get these bags in my car. The sooner we do that, the sooner we can all leave." He said as he picked up the bags and made his way to the car.
"Where are we going?" Catherine asked as she and Sara each grabbed the rest of the bags and followed him back to the parking lot. When he opened the trunk of his car and started putting bags in, the girls saw that it was already crammed with equipment.
"What's with all the stuff, Warrick?" Sara asked again.
"I'll explain in the car! We have to go! Grissom and everyone are already waiting on us!" he said as he got into the driver's seat. Sara and Catherine looked at each other with confusion before climbing into the car too.
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