Title: Taking the Cake Authors: Geek and Peggie Rating: NC-17 Spoilers: None Pairing: G/Original Character, C/W, N/OC, G/OC Disclaimers: Yeah, yeah, we know we still don't own them......but we have fun with them anyway! Thanks: Heidi for Beta-ing (She's the best!). Grissom's Girl for inspiring it!





By the time Nick, Warrick, Greg and Catherine stopped by before work, things had been sorted out somewhat. Both of the "newlyweds" could finish a sentence without gales of laughter. As they approached the door Catherine glared at the three men and whispered, "If this is a joke, guys - you're all dead!"

Grissom opened the door to four very curious faces. "We thought we'd stop by and...y'know...see....um...how...ah...." As Greg stammered, Catherine walked past Grissom into the living room. "Gil, Beany and Cecil here insist you tied the knot last night with a total stranger. I'm here to see if they need to see the department shrink, or if you do. Of course, they swear it's the truth." Catherine smiled as she sat on the couch. Warrick followed with a raised eyebrow to Grissom and joined her.

"Actually, Catherine, Warrick, boys, I'm glad you're here. There's someone I'd like you to meet." Grissom walked to the stairs and called up, "Honey, the gang from work is here."

Catherine's jaw dropped as a tall, beautiful redhead descended the stairs, smiling at them.

Grissom put his arm around her waist, and pulled her gently into the room. " Everyone, this is Karen. Karen Grissom. My wife."

There was stunned silence, broken only when Greg clapped his hands together with glee " See we told you Catherine. But would you believe us? No you would not!"

Grissom stood smiling at Catherine, "Well? Aren't you going to say something? This must be the first time I've seen you at a loss for words."

Catherine drew a long breath. Warrick reached out a restraining hand to her arm, which after glaring at him she shook off as she stood up.

" Well, of all the stupid assed things you have ever done Gil Grissom, this just about takes the cake! Are you completely out of your mind? You are supposed to be getting married to Heather in two days time in case you forgot, which you obviously did. How could you have done something so damn stupid? And with the girl who jumped out of the cake for god's sake! It's like some awful B movie! If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes I would never have believed it!"

" Way to go Catherine," whispered Nick.

She turned on him, " And you! What the hell were you thinking? How could you let him do this? I bet you even encouraged him, right?"

As Nick opened his mouth to protest, she carried on, " Can it Stokes. I know you guys, remember? And did a single one of you think about what this is going to do to Heather? How do you think she is going to feel finding out that her husband to be has just married someone else? And that someone is a complete stranger who jumped out of a cake!"

Warrick reached up to her " Cat, sit down, calm down. Griss has married this girl-" with an apologetic glance he looked at the beautiful red head, "Sorry, Griss has married Karen. We need to accept that and move on."

Catherine turned on him, " So tell me, how would you have felt if I'd come back from my bachelorette party with a husband in tow? Do you think it would have helped to have someone say accept it and move on?"

Grissom stepped forward, reaching out to touch Catherine's arm.

" Catherine, I know how this looks-" seeing her raised eyebrows and pursed lips he carried on quickly, " I need to talk to Heather I know that. So I'm taking tonight off. I'll go over and tell her what's happened, try to explain it to her. But I want you to know, all of you, I want you to know I don't regret this, not for one second." He turned to face his new wife, " Not for one second."

At this, Karen stepped forward; her face suffused with a hint of a blush " I want you to know that this is strange for me too. It's not everyday I wake up married to a total stranger. A total stranger who turns out to be one of the loveliest men I've ever met. And damned sexy too!" she added with a wink that made Grissom blush.

Catherine rolled her eyes " Oh spare us the details please. The point here is that you, Gil Grissom" she tapped him on the chest " were supposed to be marrying Heather on Saturday. The church is booked. Flowers are ordered. Caterers hired. Invitations sent. Dresses paid for. The damned honeymoon is arranged. So what are you going to do about it?" she stared straight into his eyes, " How do you really think she's going to feel? You just better pray she doesn't strap you up in some of her *equipment* and take her revenge."

Grissom went white " Do you think she would?" he whispered.

"You'd damn well better hope she doesn't!" Catherine turned on her heel and headed for the door.

"Sorry. Gris. I think she's just angry 'cause she missed all the fun!" Warrick smiled at the couple as he followed Catherine out.

"Well, that went...frankly, pretty poorly!" Karen shook her head and smiled at the three men. "From what you've told me, it could have been a lot worse."

"Yeah, Catherine on a roll is a sight to behold!" Greg chuckled, "But really, I'm sorry we let you two get into this mess. What are you going to.... I mean, what will you.... Ah, Hell! How can we help?"

"Well, 'Greggo', first you can go to work. Oh, and take Cowboy here with you! I'm going over to see Heather and work things out with her. You can stop by at the end of shift. I'll have a job for you then." Grissom walked towards the front door.

"So, Griss. You're going to see Heather, the woman WHO WIELDS A WHIP FOR A LIVING! Good idea! Do you have any hints on where you'll want us to hide the body? Anything special we need to bring back from the lab?" Greg smirked.

"Yeah," Nick added. "Should we snag a body bag from Doc Robbins? I'm sure he'll be more than willing to help considering."

"Out! Both of you! You'll be late for shift and Catherine, as you know, is not in the best of moods!" Grissom shut the door cutting off the laughter as the two young men made their way down the stairs. He closed the distance to Karen and wrapped his arms around her. "They can move your things here in the morning." His mouth covered hers gently. Karen snaked her hands up his arms and over his shoulders to the curls at the nape of his neck. His lips parted and his tongue flicked against hers lips and then slowly entered her mouth. He could feel the vibrations when she moaned. He pulled her closer as her tongue thrust into his mouth, her hips matching the movement. His hands slid slowly down to her hips pulling her tighter against his arousal. Grissom whispered, "Let's go upstairs, honey."