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!
Towards the end of shift, Warrick passed Nick in the hall. "Are you really going to Grissom's this morning?"
"Well," Nick smiled and put on his Texas drawl, "We haven't been called to a homicide, so, yeah. Grissom asked Greg and me to come over. Besides, Michelle and Heidi want to meet the woman who corralled the bug man! Something about 'bowing down before the goddess', whatever that means." Nick rolled his eyes. "You and Catherine coming?"
"Coming where?" Catherine strolled out of the Trace lab.
Warrick shifted and sighed, "Nick, Greg, Michelle and Heidi are heading to Grissom's."
"He said something about a job for us." Nick added with a smile.
Catherine had the grace to look embarrassed, "Not sure I'm ready to return to the...what did you call it Nicky?.....the 'love nest'?... just yet. I really want to talk to Heather first." She smiled and continued down the hall.
"She's not ready to apologize yet. Give her some time, she'll come around," Warrick spoke softly. "Let Grissom know how she feels, will you? That she was just sorry to have missed his big day. It was just misplaced anger - she isn't really mad any more. Will you?"
"No problem man. Gris'll understand. Catch you later."
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The doorbell rang. "You don't think she came here and finished them both off, do you?" Greg's eyes widened. "I don't think I could process a scene where I knew the victims."
"Oh, for Pete's sake, just ring the bell again! Men! Heather might be mad, but she isn't stupid! 'finish them off'. Honestly, Greg, you watch too much TV!" Heidi leaned past the men and rang again. The door opened almost immediately.
"Sorry. I thought Karen got the door, she thought I did." Grissom smiled sheepishly. "Come on in. Coffee's ready."
As the group entered, Michelle turned to her boss. "I hear congratulations are in order. I'm so happy for you!" The hug took Grissom by surprise and he blushed, but accepted the congratulations graciously.
"Thanks, Michelle. I truly appreciate that."
"Grissom. Warrick asked me to let you know, Catherine isn't really angry, just disappointed she didn't get to see you 'tie the knot' and well, she's a little embarrassed. So give her some time, OK?" Nick headed towards the kitchen, and Karen. "Hey, Karen. I'd like you to meet Heidi and Michelle. They're the rest of the night shift team. Well, except for Doc, but you know him, so this is it." Nick had taken an instant liking to the redhead. If she could tame Grissom, she was all right in his book!
Karen looked up from the fruit she was preparing, "Hi Nick. Gil suspected you'd bring, umm let me see how did he put it?"
Grissom came up to her, wrapping his arms around her waist and kissing her neck, " How did I put what?" he asked
Karen blushed at his actions; " I was telling Nick that you thought he and Greg would bring their girlfriends over this morning."
Grissom looked up at Nick, " I knew you wouldn't be able to resist. Anyway, make yourself useful, Karen made breakfast for everyone, carry those bagels in for me"
Nick raised an eyebrow, " And what will you be carrying in?"
Grissom grinned squeezing Karen tighter, " I just need to say good morning to my wife again"
Rolling his eyes, Nick headed out with the bagels.
" So," asked Heidi, " where is this amazing woman? Is she still in the kitchen?"
"Or did Heather finish her off?" Greg interrupted
Heidi glared at him, " Sometimes Greg Sanders, I could just whip you myself! Will you stop with this 'finishing people off' nonsense!"
Nick laughed, " No, she's fine, or she will be if Grissom ever lets go of her."
Taking the bagels from Nick, Michelle put them on the table with the rest of the breakfast things. " Well it sure looks like they were expecting to feed the 5 thousand, there's bagels, and muffins, fruit, and ooooh look an egg casserole!" she slapped Nicks hand away, " keep your finger OUT of the cream cheese Mister!"
Sitting himself at the table, he grinned at her " That's why I love you honey, you're teaching me all kinds of good manners"
At that moment a giggle could be heard coming from the kitchen, as Karen almost ran into the room blushing as she saw them.
" Oh I'm sorry, " she said as she saw them watching her, and, jumping as Grissom came up behind her pinching her bottom, she turned to him " Stop that right now!"
Grissom had the grace to blush, " Sorry " he mumbled, looking up he clapped his hands together, " So. Who's for breakfast? Come on guys, and girls, sit down, let's eat. I'm starving!"
Sitting themselves around the table gave Heidi and Michelle a chance to get a good look at Karen without being too obvious. They watched the way Grissom could barely keep his hands off his new wife, always touching her, her hand, her arm, gently brushing his fingers against hers. They noted also the looks she gave him, the small smiles, and indulgent glances.
" So Karen, have you always jumped out of cakes?" Heidi asked as casually as she could.
There was a stunned silence for a moment before Karen answered brightly, "Oh no, I only did it as a favor to Al and Susan." She turned and stroked Grissoms cheek, "Best favor I've ever done."
Greg tried desperately to fill in " So, Griss, Heather didn't chain you up and beat you then?"
Instead of silence there was general laughter.
Grissom smiled "Well actually, she told me she'd met someone else, and she couldn't go through with the wedding. She's moving to Miami."
"What a stroke of luck! Did you tell her about you and Karen?" Greg asked, flinching as Heidi hit him. "What was that for?"
"Because, you goon, it wouldn't have been a stroke of luck if Griss hadn't met Karen would it?"
The others laughed at his sheepish expression. "No I guess it wouldn't. Sorry, Griss."
"It's okay Greg, I know what you meant, and yes it was a stroke of luck. I did tell her about Karen, she was very happy for me." He paused glancing at Karen, who gave him a reassuring nod. "I want you guys to know, that Karen and I intend to go through with the wedding planned for Saturday, so Catherine will get to come to my big day, but I want to tell her myself. OK?"
There was general agreement around the table. "Karen, do you have a wedding dress? We could take you shopping after breakfast, if you like." Michelle had already decided Karen was someone she wanted to have as a friend. "That is, if you don't already have plans..."
Heidi nodded in agreement. "You can tell us how 'bad' the boys were Wednesday night!" She turned to Greg, smiling slyly, "That way I'll know if I need to invest in a good whip!"
"That would be greatl! My sister, Kris, will be here by Saturday, but that would be cutting it a little close for getting a dress. As for Wednesday night, I'm afraid I won't be much help. I was kind of 'distracted'." Karen laughed and glanced at Gil.
Laughter spread around the table as Grissom blushed and got up for more coffee. "You're ruining my 'tough guy' image!" he hissed under his breath as he retrieved Karen's cup. "More coffee?"
Towards the end of shift, Warrick passed Nick in the hall. "Are you really going to Grissom's this morning?"
"Well," Nick smiled and put on his Texas drawl, "We haven't been called to a homicide, so, yeah. Grissom asked Greg and me to come over. Besides, Michelle and Heidi want to meet the woman who corralled the bug man! Something about 'bowing down before the goddess', whatever that means." Nick rolled his eyes. "You and Catherine coming?"
"Coming where?" Catherine strolled out of the Trace lab.
Warrick shifted and sighed, "Nick, Greg, Michelle and Heidi are heading to Grissom's."
"He said something about a job for us." Nick added with a smile.
Catherine had the grace to look embarrassed, "Not sure I'm ready to return to the...what did you call it Nicky?.....the 'love nest'?... just yet. I really want to talk to Heather first." She smiled and continued down the hall.
"She's not ready to apologize yet. Give her some time, she'll come around," Warrick spoke softly. "Let Grissom know how she feels, will you? That she was just sorry to have missed his big day. It was just misplaced anger - she isn't really mad any more. Will you?"
"No problem man. Gris'll understand. Catch you later."
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The doorbell rang. "You don't think she came here and finished them both off, do you?" Greg's eyes widened. "I don't think I could process a scene where I knew the victims."
"Oh, for Pete's sake, just ring the bell again! Men! Heather might be mad, but she isn't stupid! 'finish them off'. Honestly, Greg, you watch too much TV!" Heidi leaned past the men and rang again. The door opened almost immediately.
"Sorry. I thought Karen got the door, she thought I did." Grissom smiled sheepishly. "Come on in. Coffee's ready."
As the group entered, Michelle turned to her boss. "I hear congratulations are in order. I'm so happy for you!" The hug took Grissom by surprise and he blushed, but accepted the congratulations graciously.
"Thanks, Michelle. I truly appreciate that."
"Grissom. Warrick asked me to let you know, Catherine isn't really angry, just disappointed she didn't get to see you 'tie the knot' and well, she's a little embarrassed. So give her some time, OK?" Nick headed towards the kitchen, and Karen. "Hey, Karen. I'd like you to meet Heidi and Michelle. They're the rest of the night shift team. Well, except for Doc, but you know him, so this is it." Nick had taken an instant liking to the redhead. If she could tame Grissom, she was all right in his book!
Karen looked up from the fruit she was preparing, "Hi Nick. Gil suspected you'd bring, umm let me see how did he put it?"
Grissom came up to her, wrapping his arms around her waist and kissing her neck, " How did I put what?" he asked
Karen blushed at his actions; " I was telling Nick that you thought he and Greg would bring their girlfriends over this morning."
Grissom looked up at Nick, " I knew you wouldn't be able to resist. Anyway, make yourself useful, Karen made breakfast for everyone, carry those bagels in for me"
Nick raised an eyebrow, " And what will you be carrying in?"
Grissom grinned squeezing Karen tighter, " I just need to say good morning to my wife again"
Rolling his eyes, Nick headed out with the bagels.
" So," asked Heidi, " where is this amazing woman? Is she still in the kitchen?"
"Or did Heather finish her off?" Greg interrupted
Heidi glared at him, " Sometimes Greg Sanders, I could just whip you myself! Will you stop with this 'finishing people off' nonsense!"
Nick laughed, " No, she's fine, or she will be if Grissom ever lets go of her."
Taking the bagels from Nick, Michelle put them on the table with the rest of the breakfast things. " Well it sure looks like they were expecting to feed the 5 thousand, there's bagels, and muffins, fruit, and ooooh look an egg casserole!" she slapped Nicks hand away, " keep your finger OUT of the cream cheese Mister!"
Sitting himself at the table, he grinned at her " That's why I love you honey, you're teaching me all kinds of good manners"
At that moment a giggle could be heard coming from the kitchen, as Karen almost ran into the room blushing as she saw them.
" Oh I'm sorry, " she said as she saw them watching her, and, jumping as Grissom came up behind her pinching her bottom, she turned to him " Stop that right now!"
Grissom had the grace to blush, " Sorry " he mumbled, looking up he clapped his hands together, " So. Who's for breakfast? Come on guys, and girls, sit down, let's eat. I'm starving!"
Sitting themselves around the table gave Heidi and Michelle a chance to get a good look at Karen without being too obvious. They watched the way Grissom could barely keep his hands off his new wife, always touching her, her hand, her arm, gently brushing his fingers against hers. They noted also the looks she gave him, the small smiles, and indulgent glances.
" So Karen, have you always jumped out of cakes?" Heidi asked as casually as she could.
There was a stunned silence for a moment before Karen answered brightly, "Oh no, I only did it as a favor to Al and Susan." She turned and stroked Grissoms cheek, "Best favor I've ever done."
Greg tried desperately to fill in " So, Griss, Heather didn't chain you up and beat you then?"
Instead of silence there was general laughter.
Grissom smiled "Well actually, she told me she'd met someone else, and she couldn't go through with the wedding. She's moving to Miami."
"What a stroke of luck! Did you tell her about you and Karen?" Greg asked, flinching as Heidi hit him. "What was that for?"
"Because, you goon, it wouldn't have been a stroke of luck if Griss hadn't met Karen would it?"
The others laughed at his sheepish expression. "No I guess it wouldn't. Sorry, Griss."
"It's okay Greg, I know what you meant, and yes it was a stroke of luck. I did tell her about Karen, she was very happy for me." He paused glancing at Karen, who gave him a reassuring nod. "I want you guys to know, that Karen and I intend to go through with the wedding planned for Saturday, so Catherine will get to come to my big day, but I want to tell her myself. OK?"
There was general agreement around the table. "Karen, do you have a wedding dress? We could take you shopping after breakfast, if you like." Michelle had already decided Karen was someone she wanted to have as a friend. "That is, if you don't already have plans..."
Heidi nodded in agreement. "You can tell us how 'bad' the boys were Wednesday night!" She turned to Greg, smiling slyly, "That way I'll know if I need to invest in a good whip!"
"That would be greatl! My sister, Kris, will be here by Saturday, but that would be cutting it a little close for getting a dress. As for Wednesday night, I'm afraid I won't be much help. I was kind of 'distracted'." Karen laughed and glanced at Gil.
Laughter spread around the table as Grissom blushed and got up for more coffee. "You're ruining my 'tough guy' image!" he hissed under his breath as he retrieved Karen's cup. "More coffee?"
