Chapter Three- Anything You Can Do I Can Do Better
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Nick was getting married. He hadn't told anyone yet. He spotted Catherine and Grissom walking down the hall, doing their usual routine. Catherine would pout some and Grissom would sweet talk her until she gave him and he ended up pushing her up against a wall and kissing her, until Greg spots them and starts screaming about his eyes. "Hey Cath, Gil, can I talk to you guys for a minute?" he asked them before things escalated to that state. Catherine and Grissom broke apart and blushed. "Uh yeah sure…" Catherine stuttered just as Grissom decided to tease her and ran a hand down her back. She shivered visibly. Then he turned to Nick. "Yeah we're done." He stated plainly, ignoring the glares he got from Catherine. Nick laughed. "Okay, well really keep yourself together when I tell you this, but I'm getting married." Grissom and Catherine stared at him. He stared back. Then suddenly Catherine started jumping up and down squealing. "Oh my gosh Nick!" Grissom clapped his hand to his ear. "Ow." He whined. Catherine ignored him and rocket launched herself into Nick's arms. He grinned. "Glad you approve." Grissom was a little more skeptical. "With who?" he asked questioningly. "Jamie" he replied. Catherine let out another squeal. "I knew you two were perfect for each other. I knew it!" she squealed. Grissom clamped a hand over her mouth. "Honey I love you, but you are going to have to stop with the screaming." She pouted but regained control of her excitement.
Nick went searching for Warrick next. "Hey man, I'm getting married." Warrick stared at him. "You're kidding." He said. Nick grinned. "You're not kidding. Whoa man this is huge!" he exclaimed. Catherine and Grissom happened to enter the room. "Yeah I know." Catherine said excitedly. She didn't squeal again, however because Sara was giving her death glares from behind the microscope. Sara turned to Nick. "So what are your plans?" she asked. Warrick had an idea. "You need a bachelor party." He announced. Nick's face grew pink. "You are so kidding." He said. Warrick shook his head. "Come on Nick. It's you last night of freedom." Grissom laughed. "He's right." Nick gave in. "Alright then Gil, Warrick, you're invited." He paused and turned to glance at the two girls. "You girls can come too. You're practically one of the guys." Catherine made a face. "I'm not quite sure to thank you or hit you for that comment." She pondered thoughtfully. Grissom kissed her cheek. "Don't think too hard or you'll hurt yourself." He teased, earning a gentle slap on the arm.
Sara spoke up. "We'll go. Right, Catherine?" Catherine raised an eyebrow. She never really liked Sara. It wasn't just the offish attitude, it was the fact that she was trying to win Gil around every corner. Catherine was wondering what trick she was going to pull this time. She covered her suspicions with a joke. "Sure." She said. "If you think I'm leaving Gil alone with strippers you are sadly mistaken and crazy."
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Two Months Later Friday Night
Catherine was pouting on the bed, Grissom was shaking his head, and Lindsay was in hysterical laughter in the doorway. "I won't wear it." Her mother said stubbornly. "I will not be mistaken for one of those girls." Grissom tried to reason with her. "But you are one of them." He narrowly missed the pillow that went flying at his head. Lindsay crawled into her mother's lap. "I'm wearing jeans and that's final" she stated blandly. The real reason was that she had no idea what Sara was up to and she wanted to be prepared, in clothing she could move in. Grissom gave up. "Whatever you want." He said going into the closet to change into his suit.
Lindsay looked up at her mom. "I can't believe Uncle Nick didn't invite me to his party." She pouted. Catherine laughed and ruffled her daughter's hair. "Honey, this is one party you don't want to go to." She said, her eyes twinkling with laughter. Gil reemerged from the closet. Catherine's eyes flew open at the sight. He looked good. He caught the look in her blue eyes and sent her a wink. She decided it was time to go. "Alright Lindsay, we're gonna run." She said, kissing the top of a mess of red hair. Gil did the same. Lindsay ran to hug her mom one more time. "Bye." Catherine kissed her mom as well who had just entered the room. She was babysitting. The two quickly got in the car and headed out.
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Catherine felt an adrenaline rush the moment she entered the club. Girls were on tabletops, dancing around poles. Reminded her of her old profession. The rest of the gang ran up to them. All of them were dressed nicely, even Sara, who had chosen a red dress. Catherine felt a little strange, but still confident. She was used to this scene and being in jeans and a sexy red top didn't matter. Sara suddenly spoke up. "This used to be what you do right Catherine?" she asked wickedly. Grissom could see a catfight in the future, but made no comment. Catherine was a tough gal, she could handle herself. "Yeah, it was." She replied taking a sip of her beer. "Well Red…" Sara said menacingly, or what she thought was menacingly. "Anything you can do, I can do better." She leapt onto the stage and the girls on the pole, silently laughed and let her have a go. "This is gonna end really bad." Catherine muttered, getting nods from all the guys.
Sara climbed onto the stage and wrapped her arms around the pole. She tried. She sincerely tried, but it didn't work out. She fell. "Ow!" she cried then started cursing under her breath at her now developing black eye. Catherine fought back laughter. Nick and Warrick weren't as successful. They each earned a broken beer bottle on their heads from the less than pleased Sara. Grissom held up a hand for peace. No one paid attention. They were arguing now, over who's beer it was.
Suddenly Sara had another wicked idea. "Well, since we've proven that I can't do it. What about Catherine?" she pointed out. Catherine looked up. "What about me?" she inquired, purposefully trying to annoy Sara. "Dance, o great Catherine." Sara said. I should've expected something like this. Catherine thought. By this time, the guys were already all over the idea. "Come on." Nick begged. "I'm getting married tomorrow." Gil kept silent but she could read the smile tugging at his lips. He was enjoying this. Warrick was bribing her and Nick was pleading. She rolled her eyes. "Okay! Enough with the pity and alcohol routine!" she said forcefully. "I'll do it." She said rather sullenly. Cheers all around.
She got up on the stage. "Hey deej. Gimme something a little more country. I'm a born and raised Montana girl." She called. If she was going to do this, she mine as well do it right. Devil Went Down to Georgia came over the speakers. She smiled. Back in her old shoes. The girls on the poles grinned, maybe it was another amateur thinking that it was going to be easy.
Catherine moved easily and swung around it, making Gil's heart skip a beat. Nick's eye grew wide. "I can see how she paid to go to college." He mumbled entranced. Sara was pouting bigtime by the time. Catherine was doing awesome and all the guys in the room were sending her glance, even the professionals were staring at her like she was something from another planet. She swung her legs around the pole and grinding up to it, winking at Gil. "Man, I would pay to be that pole." Warrick said, getting a shoulder check from Gil. "Back off, she's mine." He said dangerously. Warrick held up his hand in surrender. The song ended and Catherine jumped back onto the floor. "Happy?" she asked, with a smile on her face. "Yeah." The boys all replied in a daze. The professional dancers returned to the stage, still gaping at her. She was a veteran, and they knew it.
Gil grabbed a hold of her hand and pulled her close, before any of the strangers in the place could approach her. "Let's go home. I got something in mind." Catherine raised her eyebrows. "What about Nick's party?" she asked. They glanced in Nick's direction. "I think you've given him all the party he can take." Gil responded at Nick's dazed expression. They left quickly with Gil's heart hammering the whole way.
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Sorry guys that I had to pick on Sara in this chapter and boy was it a long chapter, but there weren't any other girls on the team and so I figured she was the best choice. No pun intended. I just thought that the setting would be interesting. Hope you liked that! Review and then more will be on the way.
Also check out my other fic. "Leaving Las Vegas." It's going to be heartwrenching though. Hope you like that too and drop me a review, because I might discontinue it if no one likes it.