Ch. 28: The Wedding Reception

Catherine and Grissom arrive at the Tangiers for their wedding reception. They walk into a beautifully decorated ballroom that appears it came out of dream. Catherine and Grissom greet their guests, and are so happy that it seems like nothing could ruin their perfect day.

Doc Robbins: Gil, Catherine… I am so happy for you. I still can't believe you two are married now.

Grissom: Thanks, Al. We're glad you made it.

Catherine: Yes, thanks Doc. Well, enjoy yourself tonight.

Wendy: Catherine, you look so beautiful. I'm so happy for you and Grissom.

Catherine: Oh, Wendy… thank you so much. I'm glad you came.

Wendy: Are you kidding? Nobody wanted to miss this. And luckily…Hodges owes me 20 bucks.

Grissom: You were betting about our wedding? What was the bet?

Catherine: I bet I could guess… that we wouldn't actually get through the ceremony?

Wendy: Hodges was the one who came up with the bet, but I went along with it since Hodges is almost always wrong when it comes to relationships.

Catherine: Well, we're happy to prove Hodges wrong. Well, enjoy the party.

The dinner began and everybody is having a great time. Finally it was time for the presentation.

Emcee: Ok, everyone it is now time for the presentation of the wedding party.

Rascal Flatts' "You" began to play.

Emcee: First up we have Tina and Warrick Brown

Warrick and Tina then made their way to center stage

Emcee: Next we have Laura Grissom and Greg Sanders

Laura and Greg then followed Warrick and Tina

Emcee: Now we have Lindsey Willows, the daughter of the bride, and Nick Stokes.

Nick and Lindsey then followed

Emcee: We now have the best man and the maid of honor, Jim Brass and Sara Sidle.

Brass and Sara then became the last ones at the end of the line

Emcee: Now the moment we've all been waiting for… it is my honor to introduce Mr. and Mrs. Gil Grissom.

Everyone stood and applauded as Grissom and Catherine made their way.

Emcee: The bride and groom will now dance the first dance

Keith Urban's "Your Everything" was the song that they chose since it was the song that started their romance.

Grissom and Catherine began their dance finally now husband and wife. They couldn't have been more in love dancing together. To them, it brought back the memories of when they first fell in love.

Catherine: Well, can you actually believe it? We're finally married. How's it feel not being a bachelor anymore?

Grissom: It feels good since I'm now married to the most wonderful woman who stole my heart.

Catherine: You know after my divorce I never thought that I would fall in love again; much less get married again until you.

Grissom: I never thought I would get married; I thought I was destined to be a bachelor all my life, but then you came. You're it for me. You are the one I want to spend the rest of my life with.

Everybody applauded at the end of the song, happy to see how happy the newlyweds are. The dance began, and Grissom and Catherine began to mingle with their guests.

Grissom was visiting with Brass and Doc Robbins, while Catherine was visiting with Sara and Laura. Grissom happened to look up when he saw Sofia walking into the reception.

Grissom is very surprised that Sofia came to his wedding. Sofia had also spotted Grissom as she walked in, but she stays by her table. She was glad she came, but she was still hurting since she had come so close to marrying Grissom. Deep down, she knew she still cared for him despite that she was now dating someone else. But to her greatest surprise, Grissom comes up to talk to her.

Grissom: Sofia, I'm glad you made it. It's good to see you.

Sofia: Thanks, Gil. Great party…thanks for inviting me.

Grissom: I was surprised to see you when you walked in, but I'm glad that you came.

Sofia: I almost didn't. But congratulations… I'm really happy for you and Catherine.

They are quiet for a moment, and then Ecklie comes up to them

Ecklie: Sofia, I got you something to drink. Oh hey Gil.

Grissom: Hi, Conrad. Nice to see you.

Ecklie: I didn't get a chance to give you my congratulations at the wedding, but congratulations. You and Catherine make a good pair. By the way, where is your lovely bride? I'm sure she's wondering where you are.

Grissom is offended at that, but he keeps his cool

Grissom: Catherine's visiting with some of her relatives so I came to get a drink, when I ran into Sofia. So, uh, Conrad, did you come by yourself or with someone?

Ecklie: Actually I came with my girlfriend…Sofia.

Grissom: Really? You two are dating?

Sofia: Yeah, we've, uh, been dating for almost a month now.

Things kind of tense between Grissom and Ecklie, and Sofia is just surprised seeing the tension between her ex and her current boyfriend. Catherine notices the look in Grissom that he always had when Ecklie managed to tick him off, so she quickly rushes to her husband.

Catherine: There you are honey. Oh, hi Sofia, Conrad.

Sofia and Ecklie: Hello, Catherine.

Catherine: Gil, uh, Kathleen and Mom wanted to talk to us for a moment. Excuse us please.

Sofia: Its, uh, no problem.

Ecklie: Yeah, go ahead and do what you need to do. And, uh, congratulations again.

So Catherine and Grissom walked until they were a good distance away from Ecklie and Sofia. Grissom can tell that Catherine is upset. Catherine is a little jealous and decides to ask what happened

Catherine: What the heck was that? I can't believe you were talking to your ex and Ecklie. You know that can only lead to trouble.

Grissom: Calm down. I ran into Sofia when I went to get a drink, and I only talked to her for a moment. Then Ecklie walked up, so I had to talk to him. You're not going to believe this, but Sofia is Ecklie's new girlfriend.

Catherine: Oh, really?

Grissom: Yeah, Ecklie told me himself. Now, come on…cheer up. *smiles* You shouldn't be upset on our wedding day.

Catherine: You're right. I love you. *smiles back*

Catherine then kisses her husband; she feels so stupid getting upset over nothing. Now Warrick, Nick, Greg, Sara, and Laura saw everything that happened between Ecklie and Grissom. They are glad that Catherine dragged Grissom away since Grissom could've said something to get himself in trouble. They could tell Catherine was upset, and they are very surprised how smooth Grissom is seeing how he managed to calm down his new wife within 5 minutes. The team laughed at that, and enjoys the rest of the party. After the party, Grissom and Catherine leave to go on their honeymoon. They leave Nick and Warrick in charge of the lab while they are gone for 3 weeks to the Bahamas. They leave Lindsay with Catherine's mom, and with everything in place they head off to enjoy their honeymoon.