New one from me guys, I have not given up on Occupational Paradise : )
It was 8.30 in the morning when a black mini-bus full of excited yet tired CSI's pulled up outside a white house. Warrick who was driving at the time pressed the horn to signal they had arrived, Catherine popped her head out the door signalling that she would only be a minute before she disappeared back into the house, closing the door behind her.
Five minutes later and Catherine still hadn't come out and everyone was getting antsy.
"Come on," Greg whined, he was excited about getting away for a while and hopefully getting to see Sara in a bikini.
"I swear to god if you don't sit still I will kick you out on your ass and leave you here," Sara warned as Greg kicked her shin for the third time in thirty minutes. The guy could just not sit still.
"Nu-uh if it wasn't for me none of you would be going camping, it was all my idea," Greg answered back.
"Actually if it wasn't for my brother letting us use his mini-bus no one would be going anywhere," Lou chipped in from the backseat, he had overheard the CSI's talking about this trip away a few days ago in the break room and had decided to tag along, he hadn't had a vacation in ages and the prospect of spending more time with Catherine helped him make his decision.
Greg was about to argue back when Catherine's front door swung open and Catherine stumbled out with her arms full of equipment, Greg glanced out the window and quickly shut his mouth when Lou jumped out the car as soon as he saw her struggling. The rest of the team watched in amusement as Lou quickly walked up to Catherine, although they couldn't hear what was being said they could guess he was offering to help her. They watched as a shy smile graced Catherine's face as she handed over some of her things.
"Man he is so whipped," Warrick commented as he watched the scene unfold, Sara rolled her eyes at the boys.
"Do you think they are ever going to tell each other how they feel," came Nick's voice from the front passenger seat.
Everyone knew that Lou liked Catherine and Catherine liked Lou, well everyone but them. As trained investigators it had been easy to notice how Lou followed Catherine around with a lost puppy look on his face and how he would go out of his way to do anything for her. Catherine on the other hand seemed oblivious to his attentions, just passing them off as him being a gentleman. Catherine would become quiet and shy whenever Lou was around, she had even been caught staring at him a couple of times by Sara who had called her on it. When Sara had asked her about it she had denied it but the faint pink blush that had come to her face had given her away and eventually she had admitted that she liked Lou and told Sara she had never felt so nervous about a guy since she was a teenager.
"They better get it on soon 'cause if I have to sit in another room while they make eyes at each other I will explode," Greg complained.
"Ssssh." Sara pointed out the window to show that the couple in question were about to get in the car.
After packing all of Catherine's things in the car they climbed into the backseat and settled in. Due to Nick's carefully planned seating arrangements they had to sit next to each other for the whole journey, Sara was not happy about being sat next to the constantly fidgeting Greg but she would endure it if it meant that Lou and Catherine might actually spend some time together. Lou had graciously let Catherine take the seat next to the window, she settled in and immediately turned her head away from the body next to her and focused on the scenery outside. Lou was sitting awkwardly next to her trying not to touch her in any way, he knew that if he did his body would react inappropriately.
Warrick took one glance at the awkward couple on the backseat before starting the engine and setting off.
"And we're off," Greg cheered throwing his hands up into the air and hitting Sara on the side of the head in the process.
"God damn it Greg!" Sara cursed slapping his arms away.
'This is going to be a long journey.' Catherine thought as she sighed deeply.