~Waiting with the orphans..waiting for the bee stings they tell me that success brings.

Two Days Later:

"You know this whole Grissom leaving thing is like my parents' divorce all over again," Greg mused.

"How so?" Warrick asked grabbing a cup of coffee.

"Well, if you look at our group dynamic, Grissom and Catherine are basically like the mom and dad of the group. Now dad's gone, and mom's running around trying to find him. It's sad really," Greg replied.

"So what does that make us?" asked Sara who was sitting on the couch.

"Latchkey kids," Greg said matter-of-factly.

"Hey quit that Greg, Catherine's on her way in here," Nick said looking down the hall. However, before she could get all the way to the breakroom, Catherine's path was intercepted by Conrad Ecklie.

"So, you're finally moving up in the world Catherine," Ecklie said.

"Something like that," Catherine replied continuing to walk.

"You know I find it funny that Grissom's position wasn't even offered to me," Ecklie said following her.

"You jealous or something Conrad?" Catherine said lightly. There was no way in hell she was going to let Ecklie get to her.

"Of the fact that Gil's favorite girl at Dream Dolls finally made it to supervisor," Ecklie smirked. "Not at all."

"What makes you think I wanted this stupid position in the first place," Catherine snapped. "It's my old job with more dammed paperwork."

"Well why else would you sleep with your boss Catherine?" Ecklie quipped.

"If you would have had anything close to a rational thought in the entire time I've known you Conrad," Catherine began. Then she reconsidered, "No, you know what, I'm not even going to continue this with you. Why the hell should I bother?"