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Chapter 25: Going to Vegas

6 months later

The team was in the break room at the end of shift when Sara walked in the room with a smile. "Alright guys, I have some good news, your trip to Las Vegas has been approved."

Greg proposed to Morgan on New Years and they decided to get married in late June, and when they sent out invitations to the their guests, they even included Sara's team, which surprised them all, but was very happy for the invite. Of course they would've had to find a way to do it since it would be the whole team, but with Sara's good news it looked it worked.

After the cheering had subsided, Sara continued. "Providing that we make it up to swing and night shift."

They nodded as Kevin spoke with a smile. "Which we already agreed that we would."

Sara nodded in return before speaking again after looking at her watch. "Alright, our plane leaves in two hours, so do what you have to do to get ready and I'll meet you all at the airport."
They nodded again before standing up from their seats, but before they left the room, Sara finished with a smile, but she was using her serious tone. "And just a reminder, we are back to work on Sunday morning, so if you miss the flight coming back here and can't make it in the lab on time, or call in sick, you are doing decomps for two weeks, no exceptions. So, while I want you all to have fun and enjoy the small break from work, do it responsibly. Do I make myself clear?"

After the team all said 'yes' they finally left the room, and once they were gone, Sara looked at the remaining team member with a smirk. "That goes for you too, Dr. Grissom."

Grissom smiled as he stood up from his seat, then he stopped in front of her and spoke softly with a smirk of his own. "You sure about that? I might have an 'in' with the boss."

Sara raised an eyebrow and crossed her arms over her chest as she spoke with her eyes sparkling a little. "Oh, really? How far of an 'in' do you have?"

His look changed to loving as he continued. "She just so happens to be my wife."

After the proposal, they got married two weeks later (A few days before Christmas), and now have been married for the last 6 months, and it's been the best six months of their lives.
Their professional and personal lives were clicking like it never clicked before. Of course not every day was picture perfect and their dates would occasionally have to be postponed, but they made it work.

Her face lit up at hearing him say that word, she'll never get tired of him referring her as his wife. Then she shook her head and got back into lab mode. "Well, wife or not, you don't get any special treatment."

He then whispers while moving a step closer to her, making her shiver slightly at the closeness between them and his words. "I thought I already do get special treatment."

Sara chuckled as she pushed him back slightly. "Don't forget were we are, Dr. Grissom."

He smiled and stepped back a little. "I know, I'm sorry. I some times can't help it."

She looked around the room, seeing it was still empty before whispering back. "Believe me, me neither." They looked deeply into each other's eyes, then she cleared her throat and stepped back this time before finishing. "So, we are in agreement then?"

He nodded with another smile before finishing in return with one more smirk. "Well, if I miss the plane then I know you did too because I'm not planning on leaving you out of my sights."

Having the same idea as him, she nodded. "Very well, I'll be doing the same."

"Then it sounds like we've got ourselves a very good time lined up in Vegas, Mrs. Grissom."

They gave each other one more smile before she turned and walked out of the room, and he watched her with a loving look in his eyes as both hearts were fluttering at their banter. They didn't care how many times they do this back and forth, or what they are even talking about, they're enjoying these moments like never before.

Later that Evening

When Sara's team, including Nick and Whitney, arrived in Vegas, they rented four vehicles, one for the Grissoms, another one for Nick and Whitney, and the last two was for the remaining group for them to decide how to share. Then they followed Nick to the one of the casinos/hotels that Catherine owned because of her late father, and while the group was getting their rooms sorted out, Sara and Grissom, who had other sleeping arrangements for tonight, stayed in their rented vehicle waiting for them, and after a few minutes of silence, Grissom looked over at her as he slipped his hand over hers. "You ok?"

Sara looked over at her husband, which her whole body warmed after thinking of him as that, before replying while she turned her hand over so she could slip her fingers through his. "You mean about being back here?" After he nodded, she continued while looking out her window. "I'm good, while this place does hold a lot of bad memories." She looked at him again with a smile and sparkle in his eyes. "I did have some of the best memories too, and that's all I'm thinking about right now." He smiled with his eyes sparkling before they leaned over the middle console and kissed softly on the lips, and after they pulled back, she continued. "Besides, this visit is for a special reason, so I'm in very good spirits."

As they were pulling back from a second kiss, the rest of the group was walking to their vehicles, and after they got in, this time they followed Sara and Grissom to an Italian restaurant, where they were going to meet Catherine, Lindsey, Brass, Greg and Morgan.

Once they got there, they greeted one another with hugs and smiles, then when Nicole pulled back from her hug with Catherine, she spoke with a bigger smile. "Thank you for setting up the rooms for us."

Catherine waved it off with a chuckle. "It's no problem, I know the owner."

They all chuckled as they sat down at the two long tables they had set up in a private area of the restaurant, then between ordering their drinks and dinner, they chatted until Greg started to stand up as he was clearing his throat. "If I can have your attention for a few minutes." Once everybody had stopped talking and their attention was to him, he continued. "As you all know I'm getting married tomorrow."

When he stopped for a second, Nick spoke with a smirk. "It's about time too."

They chuckled before Greg smirked back. "You're the one to talk." Everybody chuckled again as the older man smiled shyly while Whitney placed a comforting hand top of his with a smile of her own, then after a pause, Greg continued. "Anyways, all I'm trying to say is thank you for being here. I can't imagine spending my wedding day without any of you guys, no matter how long or well I have known you, it really means a lot to me, more than you know."

Sara, who was sitting to his left, smiled with a nod. "I think I can speak for all of us when I say, we wouldn't be anywhere else this weekend, we're happy to be here."

The rest of the group grabbed their drinks, lifted them up and said 'here, here' before taking a sip, and after Greg and Morgan shared a smile, Greg took a drink, then as he was sitting back down, a few waiters and waitress came to their table with their food, which was just in time because they were all hungry.

With talking and laughing in-between their bites of food, it took them longer than usual to finish dinner, but once they were and ready to leave, the San Diego team and Whitney weren't ready to go back to the hotel, so Nick, Lindsey, Greg and Morgan offered to show them around town, while Catherine invited Brass, Grissom and Sara back to her place so they could visit with one another some more.

Once the bill was taken care of, goodbyes and see you tomorrows were said, and as Sara and Grissom walked out of the restaurant, he asked while nodding toward the younger group that was walking toward their vehicles. "You sure you don't want to go with them? You can probably catch a ride with Nick and Whitney."

Sara looked over at her husband and shook her head. "Nah, you know I'm not much into the party scene."

They stopped at their rented vehicle and he nodded his head as he was unlocking the vehicle. "I know, but I just don't want you to feel that you're missing out on anything."

Sara smiled at him as she cupped his cheek before speaking with love in her tone and eyes. "I don't feel I'm missing out on anything when I'm with you, no matter what we are doing. But thank you for asking."

"You're welcome."

After he opened the door for her, they share a sweet kiss before he helped in the vehicle and closed the door, and as he was walking to the driver's side, not for the first time in his life, he felt blessed to have that wonderful woman by his side.

When the group made it to one of the tamer bars in Vegas, well as tamed as it could get with a dance floor, they grabbed an area in the corner, and once they were settled and drinks were ordered, Nicole cleared her throat before speaking. "I'll be right back, I'm going to make a phone call."

They all nodded in understanding before she walked away to a more quieter place so she could call Stephanie, who was watching her son for the weekend since Stephen asked if he could come over for a sleepover. So, while she was doing that, the rest of the group was watching the dancers with smiles, until the next song came on, then Whitney took Nick's arm while Morgan took Greg's and they headed to the dance floor, and after Kevin, Tim, and Lindsey excused themselves to head to the restroom, Devon looked at Mariah as she took a sip of her drink that had arrived a moment later, then he asked while she looked at the dance floor with a sad look on her face, which she had been wearing that look throughout the evening, even though she tried to hide it the best she could. "What's wrong?"

Mariah looked at him with a raised eyebrow. "What do you mean? Nothing is wrong, I'm fine."

He looked at her with sympathy before speaking again. "I'm sorry, but I don't believe you." When she looked down, he placed a finger to her chin and lifted it up before continuing with a small smile. "Come on, you can tell me, what happened?"

This time Mariah sighed before telling him. "Adam's been cheating on me."

She had been dating this guy for the last four months, and it turned out he had been cheating on her for awhile now.

Devon cursed silently before cupping her cheek now and spoke again with comfort. "Then forget about him, he doesn't deserve your sadness. He let go the best thing that could have happened to him."

Mariah smiled a little as a tear came down her cheek. "Really?"

"Really, if he couldn't see how amazing you really are, then it's his loss, some lucky man out there will be able to see it."

Feeling a little more confident from his words, she nodded as she reached for her drink again. "You're right, it is his loss." After she took a sip and sets the glass back down on the table, she continued. "And I should forget about him. You want to dance."

He nodded with a smile. "Absolutely, lead the way."

She smiled in return before taking his hand and leading them toward the dance floor, now ready to just enjoy this trip without thinking about the one who broke her heart.

When the other group arrived at Catherine's, the men made themselves comfortable on the couch while the women were in the kitchen getting drinks.

Brass looked over at Grissom a few seconds after the women left the room and said with a smile. "You look happy, married life suits you...again."

Grissom's face was beaming. "I'm very happy, and you're right it does, best decision of my life."

The other man nodded before asking with a smirk. "So, no more being stupid?"

Grissom chuckled while shaking his head. "No, somehow, someway that amazing, beautiful woman loves me, and I'm done questioning why, and just let it be."

Brass held out his hand to him with one more smile. "I'm happy for you two, it's about time."

"Thank you, and I agree."

As they were releasing hands, Brass asked again, changing the subject. "I heard you got a new boat."

"Yep."

His old company had sent him some money, and while it wasn't a huge amount, it was enough to use most of it on a boat that caught his eye. It had a little more speed to it than the last one he had, but it still had a small cabin so they could spend the whole night on it if they wanted to. It hadn't gotten that far yet, but like he promised, he did take her on a boat ride and they both enjoyed a wonderful afternoon on it.

"Well, maybe we can finally go on that fishing trip I talked about."

Grissom chuckled one more time with a nod. "Anytime, Jim. You are welcome anytime."

A short pause was next before they continued on other conversations.

While the men were chatting in the living room, Catherine looked over at Sara, who had just closed the fridge with two beers and a juice container in her hands, and when she saw the older woman looking at her, she asked with a smile. "What?"

Catherine smiled wide as she spoke. "You look happy, married life suits you...again."

Sara chuckled with a nod. "I am very happy, happier than I ever been. Now don't get me wrong when I married him the first time, I was happy, I was over the moon even." As Catherine nodded in agreement, Sara continued after a sigh. "But a part of me felt that the other shoe had to drop sometime, so it felt that something was hanging over us, you know what I mean?"

"Yeah."

Sara shrugged as she opened the two beers. "And I guess that's exactly what happened." She then gets another big smile on her face as she finished. "But this time feels so much different, we don't have to worry about long separations, wondering and scheduling on when we'll get see one another again, and we don't have our dinner dates through a computer screen, everything is just clicking for us."

Catherine couldn't help but smirk next. "Finally?"

Sara nodded with a chuckle. "Yes, finally."

"Well, I'm happy for you both, you guys deserve it."

"Thank you Catherine, that really means a lot to me."

After Catherine nodded, she turned and walked to the cupboard to get some glasses for the juice that Sara had grabbed, and as she was pulling them out, Sara asked after clearing her throat. "How are you doing?"

The older woman smiled while she walked back over to the counter. "I'm fine."

Sara raised an eyebrow as Catherine placed the glasses on the counter. "You sure, even after seeing Nick and Whitney together?"

Years ago, during one of the rare times it was just the two of them hanging out after work, they went to a bar together, and after a couple more than the usual number of drinks, Catherine blurted out how much she really cared for Nick. Afterward, she tried to convince Sara that she didn't mean it and it was just the alcohol talking, which Sara went along with it, but she could see in her eyes how much of a lie that was, and in time she finally noticed the moments between them, even thought that it was only a matter of time before they finally got together. But then major events happened, Catherine ended up leaving the lab, then Nick left and had met Whitney, resulting in their feelings for one another being buried further down. And as much as Sara wanted to say something, it wasn't her place to get in the middle.

Catherine waved it off and replied with a smile, even though her heart was aching. "I've made peace with it a long time ago. Besides, do you see how happy he looks? Who am I to get in the way of that."

Sara looked at her with sympathy. "I'm sorry Catherine."

She shook her head as she poured the juice into the glasses. "Don't worry about it." She then smirked as she lifted the juice bottle up. "You're not the only one who is a survivor."

Sara smiled with a nod. "I don't doubt that for a second."

They share one more smile before Catherine walked to her fridge to put the juice inside, then spoke again as she walked back towards the counter. "Now let's just enjoy the reason why you are all here in the first place."

"I second that."

After grabbing the drinks from the counter, the women walked back into the living room, which the guys had stood up when they saw them walk in, then once Brass had gotten the beer from Catherine, and Grissom had gotten one of the juices from Sara, they clinked their drinks together, but before they took a sip, Brass spoke with a smirk. "To Sara and Gil to finally getting it right."

They chuckled as Catherine said 'amen', then while they took sips of their drinks, Grissom placed his arm around his wife's shoulders and brought her closer to him so he could kiss her temple while her face was beaming.

After they swallowed their sips, the four of them sat down, Catherine and Brass on the couch while Sara and Grissom took the love seat, before they talked and laughed about old times, just enjoying this time together.

AN: Hope you liked it. Ok, first the bad news, there is only three chapters left. The good news, well, I think it's good news, is that a sequel is planned, and next chapter will be out soon. Please Review.