A/N: So, as I've never been to California I've decided I will place this fic in some new country/town, well a new location that only exists in my imagination and in this fic. Thanks to all of you who are reading my fic!

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Greg and Nick left around 11 pm. Grissom had planned on leaving when the two other guys left, but first of all, he didn't know they were going to stay so late and he didn't consider the fact that he and Sara would be in a very interesting debate on whether Monster's Inc was better than Finding Nemo. Sara said that Finding Nemo had a very nice message about dreams and the things you could be able to do, despite the disadvantages, where Grissom stood up for Monster's Inc saying that the message the movie sent to the viewers was not the subject of their discussion and he based his entire argument on how it was a funnier movie with better animation.

"How long have they been sitting there?" James asked his wife as they got ready for bed. It was late and he had to work the next day.

"Um… about seven hours" Laura said smiling, she was glad her little girl was being more sociable, usually she would only hang out with Greg, Nick and Mia.

"Seven hours? Doesn't the kid have a home!" James was complaining

Downstairs the debate was over. They had come to the agreement that if they were talking about "important" (Sara's point) but very "subliminal" (Grissom's point) messages, Finding Nemo was the better film, but if they were talking about "Plain fun" (Grissom) but "only fun" (Sara) Monster's Inc was the better film. Grissom looked at the time and saw that it was close to midnight so he said that he should go and bothered Sara by telling her that she surely didn't want to oversleep the next day.

"I had a really nice time" Grissom said, they were standing on the porch

"So did I, I mean, it was nice with Nick and Greg but just us… well, it was… nicer"

"So, I would like to… show you how grateful I am"

"Uh" He's gonna kiss me, he's gonna kiss me! Sara though happily, trying not to smile like an idiot.

"How about we go out on Thursday?"

"Oh" So much for a kiss "I can't on Thursday, I'm having a girl's night with Mia"

"Ok then… Friday?" Now you sound desperate Gil, why the urge to go out with her?

"Friday will work fine"

"See you Friday then" Grissom said before walking away "Thank you" he said as he got into his car.

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"This is NOT what I imagined you had on mind for a guy's day out!" Grissom said

"But you have to admit this is going to be fun!"

Grissom and Warrick had planned that day out since the beginning of the semester, it would include no cell phones, no pagers, no computers, no girls; nothing but the two of them. And there they were, in the middle of nowhere at four in the morning. The plan had been to go on a one day road trip but after Grissom said he had no plans for Thursday either and Warrick called Cath to make sure she was okay if he cancelled their date, they decided that going out for two days would be better.

"Tell me again why you had to wake me up at three in the morning?" Grissom asked

"Are you complaining Mr. 'I'm awake before nine every single day'?" Warrick teased him

Warrick had a friend who was going abroad with his family for a couple of months and said this friend's family had a very nice beach house on Beverly Hills so after playing some cards, Warrick had convinced his friend to give them the keys of the house. The result? Guys trip to Beverly Hills. Warrick and Grissom had decided that they could use a break from everything, girls, books, cell phones and all; which is indeed how they ended up in here, just the two of them with their surf boards and tons of junk food. They weren't so far away from Beverly Hills but Warrick knew that Grissom arrived home past midnight so it was a way to bother him, he could remember Grissom's face when he entered his room at 3 in the morning.

"Rise and shine" – he had said – "It's not even shining yet" Grissom had answered covering his head with his pillow. Warrick, who had gotten a good night's sleep and was all excited over the trip began turning on the lights, because the sun wasn't out yet, and talking about how great the coming two days were going to be.

Grissom slept the entire ride there, he wasn't the type of guy who could fall asleep in the car or on the ground or anywhere other than his bed, but as he was dead tired he just gave up and attempted to catch up on his sleep. He was having such a great dream; it was placed on Sara's living room, they were having the same conversation they had had the previous night, everything was the same only a little more… intimate for some reason and when they were standing in the door instead of just saying goodbye they had kissed, it was a wonderful kiss if he could say and suddenly… the earth started shaking.

"Dude, wake up, I'm not going to carry you or your things inside!" Warrick said as he shake Grissom

"I'm up, I'm up, no need to shake me" he said as he got out of the car.

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"So, what time did he leave?" Sara's dad asked from behind her

"Dad! You scared the hell out of me!" she said as she eat her cereal "He left around midnight" Oh that is going to drive dad crazy, I'm evil

"Midnight uh…"

"Yes daddy, hey, see you later" Sara said while taking her plate and glass of juice with her, she wasn't going to leave her dad an opportunity to ask more questions

Sara was working on her paper, she had Grissom's notes and information next to her but not so close because when it came to Grissom she became a little clumsy and she could only imagine what his reaction would be if she spilled orange juice over his valuable notes.

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Catherine woke up around 10 am, she really appreciated her beauty sleep and those were sacred hours for her, so as Warrick was out of town she had nothing to do but to sleep and… well that was what she was going to do. After taking a long shower and eating breakfast, she found herself bored to death. it had been a long time since she had been bored like that, usually if she was bored she would talk with Warrick or go out with him but as he had told her that he would "have my phone off, I'm spending some quality time with my pal" she knew that calling him wasn't an option.

Let's see, let's see what can I do? How did I have fun before Warrick? Well, bothering Grissom but they are both gone. A friend, a girl friend, yes that's what I need a girl friend that's not jealous over my cheerleader spot, or that I have a boyfriend or something like that, where can I find a new friend? Ally is abroad and Stacy is just nuts and Denise, well, Denise could work.

Catherine walked to where she had left her cell phone and dialed Denise's number, she picked up after four rings and then told her that she had plans for the day, that she had to go to the campus because of a last minute plead to rehearsal and she would be spending the entire day at the campus.

"Hey if you want to come I'm sure there will be no problem" Denise suggested.

What no one knew was that the only reason why Denise had the snow fairy part was because Jessica Taylor had broken her foot.

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The sun was at its highest temperature, the sand was burning and the waves were incredibly big. Grissom and Warrick had been surfing for the last two hours and they were far from tired, it was one in the afternoon and they couldn't think of another way to be having more fun. Although Warrick's mind was on the waves and on the sea, Grissom's mind was back in their town, near the pier in a very nice house with a porch where the Sidle family resided. A huge wave was raising behind Grissom and he didn't even see it, it was Warrick's shouting that placed his mind back to Beverly Hills, "Oh crap" Grissom said as he tried to catch the wave, or at least get somewhere so the wave wouldn't crash on him, but lets say that he wasn't fast enough and the wave crashed making him sink.

"Dude, where were you?" Warrick asked when Grissom finally got to the surface

"A couple of miles away from here, let's go in, I'll explain"

Grissom didn't want to be facing Warrick when he told him everything, sure Warrick was his best friend, but it was still quite personal for him so he decided to bet himself busy by cooking their meals. Warrick, knowing Grissom for as long as he knew him, told him to stop avoiding the subject and start talking, "Do it fast, like a band-aid. The faster you get it out, the less the pain" he bothered his friend. Grissom turned around from the barbeque where he was cooking the hamburgers and suddenly mumbled something.

"Ok, now say it again but pronounce each word" Warrick said laughing a little

"I said I think I have feelings for… Sara" as he finished saying the phrase he turned around to face the hamburgers.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa. You're telling me that you are actually interested in one girl"

"I guess I am, I'm not certain ok? I might be wrong, I might be imagining things" Grissom said in defense. You've never been a good liar Grissom, you have feelings for her

"Man, forget about the hamburgers! Now tell me what makes you think you have feelings for this Sara chick"

"Don't call her a chick" So much for not being sure of having feelings for her "Look, ever since I met her…"

One of the best things Grissom found about Warrick was that he was a good listener. Well, he was a good listener when he was curious about something or he figured that they were talking about something really important. Grissom just began talking and talking, telling him everything since the first moment they met, he told him about her being the reason he was happy that day after certain class, about being her with whom he had been meeting the last few days and all that stuff. Warrick simply listened and with every single word Grissom said, got more and more convinced that his friend was little by little falling for the girl he was talking about.

"Do I know her?" he asked when Grissom was taking some time to structure another sentence

"I think you do, she's tall, brunette, got incredibly long legs, beautiful chocolate eyes…"

"If you're ogling the girl like that you certainly have at least a crush on her" Warrick said with a grin on his face

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"And one, two, three. Sara, your face; don't look at the floor" Madame Benoit said as they were in the middle of the rehearsal.

The group had been divided, half of the group was learning a new choreography while the other half was taking a break, then they would switch. Usually Madame Benoit wouldn't allow anyone that wasn't part of the cast or the staff attend the rehearsals, but she knew Catherine Willows. She had even helped her with one or two cheerleader's choreographies. So, naturally, when she asked her if she could watch as they practiced she just agreed.

"So that's Sara. Nice to put a name to the brunette that was making Gil laugh that day" Catherine thought as she saw that tall and slender woman raise her face so she was no longer looking at the floor. "She's not bad looking". It there was something Cath loved to do, it was to look after Grissom. They were really close if you actually thought about it, they had known each other for at least five years and when a guy broke up with Cath after a three years relationship, it was Gil who had been there and offered her a shoulder to cry on and lean on when ever needed it. He was the kind of friend who you could call at 2 in the morning and tell him why you couldn't sleep, he was the kind of guy who would stand up for you in front of a jerk who was trying to hit on you and was making you uncomfortable. And as for her, she was the kind of girl friend Gil needed. She looked after him and when ever a girl was trying to hit on him she would investigate; find out if the girl was good enough for him. So far not many girls were, considering that she was taken and that she couldn't ever think of Gil as anything more than a friend.

Sara finished with her dance and got off stage. Her things where on one of the seats close to Catherine, making it easy for her to make a smooth move to place herself on the row behind where Sara was sitting.

"You look familiar to me, have we met before?" Cath asked knowing she had seen her at Mia's party

"Saturday's baseball game maybe" Sara said, huh, the crazy girl that's Grissom's friend

"Hi, I'm Catherine Willows, I'm one of Grissom's friends" she said, now tell me how are you going to classify your self, brunette

"Sara Sidle, pleased to meet you" not falling for the classifying trick

"So, you are Sara Sidle, Gil has mentioned you a couple of times, you should be flattered. Gil doesn't mention many of his students often" I think I hurt her, maybe she's his friend, maybe I'm pushing too much "Look, I'm sorry, I think I'm over talking here, would you like to get a coffee later?"

"So we can clear some things up?" Sara asked, if she's friend's with Grissom then she can't be that bad, maybe she just thinks I'm after him and wants to know a little more about me, but the question is, am I really after him? "Sure, but I'm not sure until what time we'll be practicing"

"Oh don't worry, I'll wait, I have nothing else to do actually"

Practice lasted until 5, after a little ride in Catherine's blue Volkswagen Beatle they where in the same Starbucks where Sara had run into Grissom the previous day "Maybe it's some kind of special deal, always go to the same coffee shop" Sara thought as Cath began talking about something, she really wasn't paying attention and just caught the part where Catherine asked her what would she be having. Each girl paid for her coffee, Sara having a latte and Cath having a cappuccino, and sat down at one of the bars. In the last few days Sara had discovered that she was quite a sociable person, taking coffee with some girl she didn't even know, inviting Grissom over for their movie nights and practically ending up in his arms, agreeing on going out with Grissom after having a girls night with Mia, hell, she was very sociable!

So after listening to Catherine talking about her great life and her great boyfriend and her great friendship with Gil Grissom, Sara was a little bored of Catherine's life, so when Catherine asked her to tell her about herself she more than gladly began talking. Of course, Sara, being Sara didn't tell much personal information, she told Cath about her little family, about her love for ballet and all of those minor details, what she didn't talk about was about her relationship with Grissom, or lack thereof , which was the reason why Catherine and her were talking in that exact moment.

Making a quick inspection Catherine didn't find something terribly wrong about Sara, she seemed as a nice girl, a little private; not that she was expecting for her to open up completely to a stranger, but she did expected to find more things about her and Gil, and she was smart, one quality Grissom really liked in a woman.

"Look, I usually don't do this kind of stuff and maybe you'll freak out because of this but please don't tell Gil I asked you this" Catherine said as she got the courage to ask Sara the million dollar question "Do you like Gil? I mean as a more than friends kind of thing?"

"What?" Sara was surprised by the question "Look, it hasn't been even a month since we met"

"So?" Cath wasn't going to give up so easily

"So, I don't know! Its nice being around him … I really don't know" Great, now you're confused

"Ok then, hey, as an other subject it was nice talking to you, here's my number. Maybe we could get together to do something sometime" Cath was being honest, she did enjoy the time she spent with Sara

"Sure, well, don't tell Grissom what I told you. I had a nice time too" Sara said as she left the coffee shop, heading for the bus stop "That Catherine girl, she's nice, I think that maybe sometime, I will give her a call"

TBC…

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A/N: I love your reviews, if you have time please leave one. Thanks! I'm already working on the next chapter so I suppose it won't take me long to update.