Greg POV

"So today's your big day, eh?" I said after giving Grissom his results.

"If by 'big day' you mean my birthday, then yes, it is," he replied absently, focused on the paper.

"Having fun?" I asked, putting my feet up on the desk.

"Don't you have work to do, Greg?"

"I'm waiting for the machine to spit out some results. Are you going to do anything special?"

"I'm going to work," he said, already walking out.

I followed him down the hall and kept pressing him, "Well listen, us people here in the lab were thinking that maybe we could, uh, take you out for breakfast after shift. You in?"

"I don't think so."

"Come on, Griss, live a little. We're paying…" I said.

Grissom kept walking, so I pleaded, "You can go to whatever restaurant you want."

He stopped, "All right, fine. I'll let you know where I want to go in a little bit."

"Yes!" I cried, pumping my fist in the air.

Grissom walked away and I got out my cell phone. Typing 'Grissom's in, but he gets to pick the restaurant. I'll let everyone know where when he tells me.' I sent it to everyone in the lab but Grissom. A few minutes later I got scattered replies of 'Nice' and 'Wait to go' and a sarcastic reply from David. I rolled my eyes and put my phone away, then turned back to my work.

Four long hours later, when I was halfway asleep on my microscope, David walked in. Archie, David and I had gone for breakfast together everyday after shift for the last week. Occasionally we had even headed over to Archie's for a movie and a beer. Being around David had led to me liking him even more- and made it more natural for me to call him David (especially in my head).

"Hey," he said, leaning against the counter.

I looked up at him, "Hey yourself."

"Must be some pretty interesting stuff under there," he said, gesturing to the microscope, "You've been looking in it for nearly a half an hour."

"Don't play that game with me, David. You know damn well that I was sleeping."

"Yeah, you're right. I could hear you snoring from the break room. Anyway, Archie wants to know if were up for a Star Trek marathon after the breakfast with the boss thing. Apparently he bought new DVDs with interviews with Leonard Nimoy and William Shatner."

"Will there be beer?"

David rolled his eyes, "Yes Greg, beer will be involved."

I grinned, "Then I'll be there."

Archie rushed in, "Guess what? I just won the best original Star Trek movie signed by Leonard Nimoy himself!"

"The Search for Spock?" David asked.

Archie frowned at him, "No! The Voyage Home!"

"Search for Spock was the best original Star Trek movie by far."

"No way! Have you even seen The Voyage Home? Because if you had you would know that it was better."

"First of all: I've seen all the Star Trek movies, thank you. And second of all: The Voyage Home was way too flamboyant and slightly out of character, not to mention the fact that-"

"You guys are such nerds," I interrupted, "and take this argument somewhere else, Grissom's coming."

Grissom walked in just after I finished my sentence, "I have some blood I need you to test. It's top-" He paused and stared puzzlingly at David and Archie, "Don't you two have work to do?"

"Yes, uh, right, we do. We were just um… Bye Greg!" Archie squeaked, nearly running out of my lab.

David just gave a half-wave in my direction and walked coolly out.

I turned back to Grissom with my hand outstretched, "You decided where you want to go yet?"

Grissom handed be the box he was holding and I set it on the counter, "Chez Marcel. It's two blocks from here. Excellent food, waiters, there's live music, and the owner is a friend of mine."

"Okay then, Chez Marcel it is! I'll see you there after shift."

"I hope you give me my results before then," Grissom said pointedly before leaving.

"Right, of course!" I called after him before pulling my phone out of my pocket.

'Just talked 2 Griss. The meeting place is a restaurant called Chez Marcel and he said it's about two blocks from here. See everyone there.' I typed, paused, then added a foreboding 'or else' at the end.

I waited until I got various affirmations and then turned to the box Grissom had given me. Cracking my knuckles, I reached for the small thing with the words 'Keep Refrigerated' on the front. 'Let the fun begin.'