"Expect the Unexpected" part 6
By trueshipper

All info. is available in the prologue.

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Just a second longer, and their lips would have met, but fate was against them this time.

"Hey, are you guys leaving without me?" called Warrick as he ran across the parking lot. He looked between them feeling the tension surround him as he came upon them.

Gil leaned towards Catherine so he could whisper in her ear. "We are having breakfast together. We need to talk."

Catherine was speechless so she could only nod at his statement. "Come on, we need to get going before Brass kills us for leaving him with three bodies.

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"It looks like a double shift for us on this case," said Catherine with a slight hint of disappointment.

"We will have that talk. It will just be postponed, and I have no intention of forgetting," answered Gil. "The sooner we finish the sooner we will talk."

"I think I found something," called out Warrick.

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It wasn't until the next day they found themselves with time off. The triple murder had taken all their time, and they had to bring on help from the day shift to solve it while Sara and Nick were stuck with their other cases.

"I never thought this case would get done with. I just want to go home and sleep for a week," said Catherine.

"We all need some sleep, but could I take you out for a dinner before work tonight?" asked Gil.

"I would enjoy that Pick me up at 4." She leaned up and kissed him on the cheek before heading out for her car.

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Again Catherine found herself pacing her floor again. 'That man can make me a nervous wreck like no one else,' Catherine thought. There was the knock on the door. This dinner was going to change everything.

Outside her door stood an even more nervous Gil Grissom. He had so much to tell her, and though he hoped she felt the same he never heard her say so. 'But it could be the beginning of something wonderful.' Something he'd been waiting years to be able to tell and show her.

They both sat nervously in the car waiting for them to get to the destination. Each tried to keep their mind on other things, but neither knew what to do to quiet the moment. Luckily for both of them the restaurant was only a short drive away.

They were seated in the back booth. Both hidden in their menus trying to look like it was some business dinner instead of what might be considered their first date. They quickly ordered hoping that with nothing to do they could get down to business.

"Cath, I want to tell you why I went out with Sara," whispered Gil.

TBC..