I am writing this as a challenge from my friend who wanted a different way the team could get back together.

It must include Grissom saying "I want my team back"

Must be GSR and cannot involve a kidnapping.

Well ground rules down here we go, oh and encase you didn't realise takes place when team is still split

The car was so silent you could hear a pin drop. Grissom was concentrating on the road in front and Catherine was concentrating on hating the other people in the car. To say it had been a bad day would be an understatement and now to top it of Sara had a horrible headache. Not only had she managed to annoy Grissom by getting emotionally involved and shouting but also she had to work with Catherine because their cases had crossed over. Catherine had gone out her way to order Sara around and to tell her what order to process in. That was when Sara lost it and snapped back, shouting 'I will process in what the hell order I want' didn't seem to go down well. Brass had kept well out of dodge once the yelling started. It was lucky for Sara that he had been there then to take Cath away. Sara had the feeling that if he didn't it would have ended in the two of them hitting each other. After this Grissom had taken her aside and talked to her, what made it worse was the way he sounded disappointed with her. She no longer cared what Catherine thought of her all she wanted to do was get back to the lab take some aspirin and go hid away for a couple of hours.

Catherine was now going through files venomously asking Sara to pass her one every ten minutes. Sara read the next mileage sign great still twenty-five miles. They couldn't have gone along the inter-state back; no they had to call to question someone making the journey twice as long. Sara cracked the window open and rested her head against the side allowing the cool breeze to alleviate her headache.

"Sara it's freezing shut the window" spat Catherine from the front. She had a jumper on and was still wearing a scarf. Sara on the other hand had just a tee shirt on despite the lowness of the temperature.

"I could turn the heating down," suggested Grissom noticing she no longer had her coat on.

"It's the only thing stopping us from freezing" mumbled Catherine closing the file on her knee.

The car seemed like a sauna to Sara and she couldn't understand why Catherine was so cold or why Grissom still wore his jacket. She needed some fresh air and to get away from Catherine who was making her headache decidedly worse. A few minutes later they passed a sign indicating two miles to the next rest stop.

"Can we stop?" asked Sara leaning forward.

"Sara I would like to get home some time in the next week" replied Catherine.

"Are you ok?" asked Grissom to which Catherine rolled her eyes upset that Sara was gaining attention form Grissom.

"Yes I'm fine," replied Sara quickly.

"Well then why do you want to stop?" demanded Catherine turning around. The sight shocked her slightly. Sara had gone back to leaning against the window and she looked somewhat paler than usual, what seemed most odd to Cath was the fact she had bare arms yes she didn't seem cold.

"I have to go to the bathroom," Sara said thinking of an excuse.

"Seems a good enough reason to me" said Grissom signalling to leave. Catherine settled back down in her seat admitting defeat. Also secretly wanting to get out the car and stretch her legs for a bit. As they pulled of they were dismayed to find the service station was closed up.

"There's one further up" said Grissom rejoining the road. Sara mumbled a response closing her eyes in hope of easing the pain. She shifted her neck that was becoming stiff from leaning against the window.

"Grissom there's no station for 15 miles," said Catherine reading the map she had pulled out the draw. Grissom looked across confused.

"But. Oh wait I'm on a different road" he said not really to anyone.

"Well that's great"

"I thought you didn't want to stop Cath," said Grissom a hint of enjoyment in his voice.

"I didn't but Sara did," replied Catherine turning to face Sara.

"It's fine," mumbled Sara not bothering to move.

Ten minutes later and her headache had got worse. She didn't want to have to take some aspirin while in the car as Grissom would start questioning her and telling her to go home, while Cath would roll her eyes besides Sara wanted to finish this case.

"Erm Grissom could we stop somewhere for Er conveniences?" she asked sitting up uneasy.

"Sure" he waited until some trees came into view before pulling over. Sara left the car taking her bag with her and disappearing from view before sitting down and taking some aspirin. She sat for a couple of minutes enjoying the fresh air before heading back.

Grissom was sat staring at Catherine.

"What?" she finally questioned

"Do you think she's ok?" he asked.

"Yes Grissom it's a natural thing" she said turning back to her files, she had to admit there was something up with Sara but at the minute she didn't care.

"You ok?" asked Grissom as she got back in.

"Fine," replied Sara trying to sound cheerful. After another half an hour Sara had fallen asleep almost laid across the back seat her seatbelt the only thing stopping her from falling of the seat completely.

"Well there's nothing in here" announced Catherine closing the last file.

"Well I'm sure that we can get a DNA match from the blood we found" said Grissom reassuringly in a quiet tone indicating for Catherine to keep her voice down.

"Do you think I should speak to her?" asked Grissom

"Should you really have to ask Grissom? You are her supervisor so you should otherwise she'll head for burn out. However you have a habit of making it worse so no" despite the fact Catherine was angry at Sara she knew how frustrating Grissom could be and didn't really fancy dealing with Sara once he had pissed her of also.

"She only hits out because she gets upset," offered Grissom as some sort of explanation.

"I know that Gil I'm not stupid neither is she, we argue with each other get out our emotions then start working together normally a couple of days later." Grissom was taken aback not really expecting Catherine to replay.

"Were like a married couple in that respect, but she has to calm down or she'll say something to Ecklie again and she wont have a job and believe me without that she wouldn't carry on" Grissom sat taking this in for a minute. He never really knew how aware Catherine could be about others emotions.

"I have not forgiven her for shouting though" she added quickly as if trying to regain her position of super bitch.

"She gets frustrated mostly with herself, also with me"

"Who doesn't?" smiled Cath. "I get It I do but I'm not going to stand there and take it. She was out of line. Yes I know I was as well but in the heat of the moment things get said"

"Especially with you two" commented Grissom.

"Well it's better than sitting and brooding like a unexploded bomb, no one knowing if or when you're going to explode"

"That was a very nice metaphor Catherine however I am not going to explode"

"You should. Shout once in a while let your emotions show. Maybe if you did Sara might calm down," she said looking over her shoulder at her sleeping form. Grissom sat silent so Catherine went back to looking through the files.

Sara woke as they pulled into the lab her headache had eased considerably it was however annoying her rather like an itch you can't reach.

"Well I'm pleased you don't sleep on the job," said Catherine as Sara sat up.

"Well at least I don't sleep with the job," muttered Sara loud enough for Catherine to hear.

"Yes but you wish you did" she replied as they got out casting her eyes towards Grissom.

"Wish what?" he asked as they went inside.

"That we could get a confession out the father," said Sara quickly taking some bags out her kit.

"I'm going to see if there's anything on the fibre's" she said taking a bag off Catherine and retreating away down the corridor.

"Burnout" muttered Catherine heading to the break room to talk to Nick about the case. Grissom was left stood alone once again, why could he never understand woman or people to that matter. He stood watching everyone for a while. Greg was talking to Archie both laughing. Catherine was stood drinking coffee and talking to Nick who had started going through files. Sara was nowhere to be seen.

"Grissom" Warrick's voice made him jump.

"Your doing that Grissom look again," he said before heading by him and into the break room. Right I'll go talk to Sara thought Grissom, he may not be able to understand her but he was closer to her than anybody.

TBC.

I know that was a bit slow but please give it chance : )

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