Part 8
"Hey Sara can I ask you a favor?" " Sure you can ask but I don't know if I
will do it." " I want to take Katrina to this restaurant and it is black
tie and I was wondering if you would help me pick out a dress for her. She
is a little strapped for cash and I don't want her to feel uncomfortable."
Sara uncharacteristically kissed his cheek. " What was that for?" "
You are so sweet. Of course I will help you. We can go after shift. Does
that sound good?" "That should be fine." Greg told her. He went into the
men's room to call Nick. He checked all the stalls to make sure that he was
alone. " Hey, everything is set up. I will make sure that stuff gets
delivered to your place by tonight." "Thanks Greg. No one is to know that I
am back." Nick told him. " Nope. See you later." " Whom're you talking to?"
Warrick asked. "My mother. My little sister is having her sweet sixteen
party next Friday and she wanted to see if I forgot. She also needs me to
go and pick out a dress for her." " Oh. How was breakfast with Sara the
other day?"" It was good. She's going to help me pick out the dress. We'll
see how it goes." " Ok well the reason I was looking for you is that
Catherine needs some stuff." Warrick told him. Greg followed him out and
ran literally into Catherine. " Whoa where's the fire?" " I have the info
you need. Who verified the identity of the victim? The DNA sample doesn't
match the name that you have. It does however match Jonathan James. The
midnight pit boss." " Crap. Anything else?" "Yeah where's the body? And the
blood samples you gathered are nothing but ketchup and syrup. I didn't
figure that out until I ran further tests." " What do you mean, where's the
body? It should be in the morgue. Why?" Catherine asked. " Well I went down
there to get some samples and it was gone. The form said that a family
member claimed it and had it cremated." " They must have a new intern. They
really should stay with them at all times. That way they won't mess u p
this big. Thanks Greg. See you later." Catherine said and then left the
lab. " Ok Greg how about this one?" Greg spent the better part of an hour
convincing that he needed to see what the dresses looked like on. " That
one is definitely not it, way too much color. Let's try the black one." "
All right but you have to feed me cause this is making me hungry." Sara
told him as she headed back into the dressing room. " Sara thanks again for
helping me. I don't know what I would have come up with if I didn't have
you to help." Greg said." This dress is a little form fitting and is..."
Sara stopped talking when she noticed the look on his face. " I take it
this is the one that you like?" " Definitely. You look gorgeous." " Thanks.
I'll go change and then you can pay for it and have it wrapped." "Ok, just
toss it over when you are out of it and I will meet you up front." While
she was changing he gathered the shoes and accessories and headed for the
front. He had just finished giving the address to where the stuff needs to
be sent when Sara met him. " All right let's get some food. I will buy
since you did last time." " No you did me a favor this morning and the
least I can do is feed you." " Katrina is sure a lucky girl to have you."
"Greg you are a life savor. Right this minute the dress and other
accessories should be on the way to be delivered. Instructions included
being ready by 6:30 on the dot. You made sure that everyone would be at the
restaurant by 6:30 right? The only people who know the real reason are you,
Grissom and I. Everyone else thinks that we are being rewarded for a job
well done." Nick had to include Grissom in on the plan and if he had to he
would be the one to transfer. But nothing was going to stop his plan.
Grissom told him that he wouldn't have to transfer because they would work
it out later.
