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____________________ It was around nightfall when Grissom arrived at the lab. He honestly didn't want to go to another night at work. He was just thinking of the long night ahead of him, but then he saw Sara and his mood lightened considerably.
"Hey Grissom."
"Hi."
"Lovely night, don't you think?"
^Hell no!^ "Umm.yeah. I guess so."
"Any new stuff for us to work on tonight?"
"I already told you this morning when you left ~ I need some paperwork done and you guys are going to do that."
"Shit. I thought that you might change your mind. Are you sure?"
"For the last time Sara, yes." ^She's extremely obsessed with her job. I thought that she liked every aspect of it. Well, I guess, maybe not. You can never figure her out sometimes.^
They both walked the rest of the way in silence. When they finally got to the break room, they found nick in there watching none other than Spongebob. Grissom finally spoke.
"Nick, I have a question. When the county calls and asks what we spent our money on this month, should I tell them that we bought a premium package on cable just so my CSI's can sit on their asses all night and watch some little inane sponge dance across the television?
Sara failed to stifle a laugh.
"Huh? What?" said Nick who didn't hear a word that Grissom was just saying. Then he turned around and realized that he had company. "Oh! Hi Grissom. Hi Sara."
"Hi," said Grissom. "Are you ready to work yet?"
"But shift hasn't even started yet!!!"
"It will be in," Grissom consulted his watch, "in two minutes. So, Where's Catherine?"
"Here I am," said Catherine who just walked in the door, "What'd I miss?"
"Nothing. Warrick called in sick, so were one short tonight. Anyway, shift starts in two minutes, so have your fun now."
"Grissom turned to Catherine to talk to her but Catherine said that she forgot something in her car and she'll be right back. Suddenly, all hell broke loose as Nick and Sara decided to have their "fun." Sara took Nick's coffee and ran away with it, so, naturally, Nick had to follow and get his coffee back.
"Come back here you little bitch!" Nick yelled playfully. "I'll get you!"
"Catch me if you can!" Sara yelled back.
"They ran all over the lab and tried not to knock over anything. They were really unsuccessful at this because they ran into lots of people and frequently made them drop whatever they were carrying. They finally ended up back in the break room where they started. Just as Sara was about to pour Nick's coffee down the sink, Grissom's phone rang. Sara paused for just a second listening intently, and in that second, Nick took the opportunity and snatched his coffee back. He was finally woken up now and he really didn't need it, but getting the coffee back was the victory trophy.
^Wow^ Nick thought, ^Sara can run.^ He flashed her an "I got the coffee so I win" smile.
All Sara did was smile and turned back to Grissom.
"Uh-huh.yeah," he was saying, "no, not really.thanks.okay, bye."
"Sounded like a really fascinating conversation, Grissom," Sara said. "Who was it? Do tell! The suspense is mounting." She burst out laughing.
"Shut up. It was only Catherine calling to tell me that those guys who put advertisements on your cars hit the parking lot." Nick and Sara grinned mischievously at each other. "I HATE those people! I got to go get the ad off of my car or it's going to bother me all night."
He walked out of the break room and out the front door of the lab into the night with Sara and Nick in tow.
Suddenly noticing they were following him, Grissom exclaimed, "what are you two doing here?"
"Free country" replied Nick. He and Sara grinned at each other behind his back. They knew something that Grissom didn't.
Grissom realized that when he got to his car, his was the only one with an advertisement on his car. ^Oh well, at least I didn't come out here for nothing.^ He reached out for the piece of paper, but it jerked away. "What the hell?" He tried to pick it up from the ground, but it moved again. Grissom reached for it a third time, but it pulled away again.
Sara, unable to control herself, burst out laughing, and nick followed her. From behind a car, Catherine emerged, holding a string attached the paper Grissom was chasing after.
"The oldest trick in the book Grissom! And you fell for it!" laughed Nick.
"Who's idea was this?!" Grissom asked angrily. Immediately all fingers pointed to Sara. She smiled guiltily.
"I.well.I uh."
^Sara? Couldn't be! Well I guess it's true. I thought she was better than this^ "God damnit Sara! Shift has already started and I'm out here in the parking lot just fooling around! Get in there and never do this shit again! We don't have time for this!"
They all walked back to the lab and went to their offices. Catherine was trying to calm Grissom down.
"We really need some humor in the lab sometimes she reasoned. With all of the deaths and everything else, we really need a way to keep happy." She reasoned.
"Yeah, I guess you're right." Grissom thought for a second. "Everyone, you can do this sometimes, and not always on me."
"Thank you, thank you!" Sara squealed with delight. Then she planted a quick kiss on his cheek.
"You're welcome. Now you all really need to get to work, and yes Sara, you have to do it. Now get to work."
They all went to their offices and went to work. Grissom was in his office thinking about his Big Mouth Billy Bass. ^I really need to get new batteries for old Fred. I really like seeing when others, especially Greg, walk in and see him.^
^I really don't want to do this, ^ Sara thought. ^Might as well work with Nick so I have someone to talk to and so I have something really nice to look at. Maybe if I can get him at my place this morning, we could have a lot of fun. Imagine Nick in bed...Ooh!^ She got up and went to work with him and maybe persuade him to come home with her.
Catherine sat in her office and called home to make sure that her daughter Lindsey was getting ready for bed. "You okay honey? Okay then, Mommy loves you! Bye!" ^I wish I could be a normal mom who is home for her daughter. If Ed wasn't such a jerk maybe I could have been.^
News had not gotten around to Greg yet that Warrick was sick. Greg went into Warrick's office because he was tired of doing DNA already. He walked in and found a note on Warrick's desk.
A ransom note.
To be continued.
____________________ It was around nightfall when Grissom arrived at the lab. He honestly didn't want to go to another night at work. He was just thinking of the long night ahead of him, but then he saw Sara and his mood lightened considerably.
"Hey Grissom."
"Hi."
"Lovely night, don't you think?"
^Hell no!^ "Umm.yeah. I guess so."
"Any new stuff for us to work on tonight?"
"I already told you this morning when you left ~ I need some paperwork done and you guys are going to do that."
"Shit. I thought that you might change your mind. Are you sure?"
"For the last time Sara, yes." ^She's extremely obsessed with her job. I thought that she liked every aspect of it. Well, I guess, maybe not. You can never figure her out sometimes.^
They both walked the rest of the way in silence. When they finally got to the break room, they found nick in there watching none other than Spongebob. Grissom finally spoke.
"Nick, I have a question. When the county calls and asks what we spent our money on this month, should I tell them that we bought a premium package on cable just so my CSI's can sit on their asses all night and watch some little inane sponge dance across the television?
Sara failed to stifle a laugh.
"Huh? What?" said Nick who didn't hear a word that Grissom was just saying. Then he turned around and realized that he had company. "Oh! Hi Grissom. Hi Sara."
"Hi," said Grissom. "Are you ready to work yet?"
"But shift hasn't even started yet!!!"
"It will be in," Grissom consulted his watch, "in two minutes. So, Where's Catherine?"
"Here I am," said Catherine who just walked in the door, "What'd I miss?"
"Nothing. Warrick called in sick, so were one short tonight. Anyway, shift starts in two minutes, so have your fun now."
"Grissom turned to Catherine to talk to her but Catherine said that she forgot something in her car and she'll be right back. Suddenly, all hell broke loose as Nick and Sara decided to have their "fun." Sara took Nick's coffee and ran away with it, so, naturally, Nick had to follow and get his coffee back.
"Come back here you little bitch!" Nick yelled playfully. "I'll get you!"
"Catch me if you can!" Sara yelled back.
"They ran all over the lab and tried not to knock over anything. They were really unsuccessful at this because they ran into lots of people and frequently made them drop whatever they were carrying. They finally ended up back in the break room where they started. Just as Sara was about to pour Nick's coffee down the sink, Grissom's phone rang. Sara paused for just a second listening intently, and in that second, Nick took the opportunity and snatched his coffee back. He was finally woken up now and he really didn't need it, but getting the coffee back was the victory trophy.
^Wow^ Nick thought, ^Sara can run.^ He flashed her an "I got the coffee so I win" smile.
All Sara did was smile and turned back to Grissom.
"Uh-huh.yeah," he was saying, "no, not really.thanks.okay, bye."
"Sounded like a really fascinating conversation, Grissom," Sara said. "Who was it? Do tell! The suspense is mounting." She burst out laughing.
"Shut up. It was only Catherine calling to tell me that those guys who put advertisements on your cars hit the parking lot." Nick and Sara grinned mischievously at each other. "I HATE those people! I got to go get the ad off of my car or it's going to bother me all night."
He walked out of the break room and out the front door of the lab into the night with Sara and Nick in tow.
Suddenly noticing they were following him, Grissom exclaimed, "what are you two doing here?"
"Free country" replied Nick. He and Sara grinned at each other behind his back. They knew something that Grissom didn't.
Grissom realized that when he got to his car, his was the only one with an advertisement on his car. ^Oh well, at least I didn't come out here for nothing.^ He reached out for the piece of paper, but it jerked away. "What the hell?" He tried to pick it up from the ground, but it moved again. Grissom reached for it a third time, but it pulled away again.
Sara, unable to control herself, burst out laughing, and nick followed her. From behind a car, Catherine emerged, holding a string attached the paper Grissom was chasing after.
"The oldest trick in the book Grissom! And you fell for it!" laughed Nick.
"Who's idea was this?!" Grissom asked angrily. Immediately all fingers pointed to Sara. She smiled guiltily.
"I.well.I uh."
^Sara? Couldn't be! Well I guess it's true. I thought she was better than this^ "God damnit Sara! Shift has already started and I'm out here in the parking lot just fooling around! Get in there and never do this shit again! We don't have time for this!"
They all walked back to the lab and went to their offices. Catherine was trying to calm Grissom down.
"We really need some humor in the lab sometimes she reasoned. With all of the deaths and everything else, we really need a way to keep happy." She reasoned.
"Yeah, I guess you're right." Grissom thought for a second. "Everyone, you can do this sometimes, and not always on me."
"Thank you, thank you!" Sara squealed with delight. Then she planted a quick kiss on his cheek.
"You're welcome. Now you all really need to get to work, and yes Sara, you have to do it. Now get to work."
They all went to their offices and went to work. Grissom was in his office thinking about his Big Mouth Billy Bass. ^I really need to get new batteries for old Fred. I really like seeing when others, especially Greg, walk in and see him.^
^I really don't want to do this, ^ Sara thought. ^Might as well work with Nick so I have someone to talk to and so I have something really nice to look at. Maybe if I can get him at my place this morning, we could have a lot of fun. Imagine Nick in bed...Ooh!^ She got up and went to work with him and maybe persuade him to come home with her.
Catherine sat in her office and called home to make sure that her daughter Lindsey was getting ready for bed. "You okay honey? Okay then, Mommy loves you! Bye!" ^I wish I could be a normal mom who is home for her daughter. If Ed wasn't such a jerk maybe I could have been.^
News had not gotten around to Greg yet that Warrick was sick. Greg went into Warrick's office because he was tired of doing DNA already. He walked in and found a note on Warrick's desk.
A ransom note.
To be continued.