At the end of shift, the team piled into Catherine's Tahoe. They stopped by the diner and picked up breakfast and then headed to Grissom's townhouse. A weary looking Grissom answered the door with a sheepish look on his face. He welcomed them in and as each one passed him they offered words of encouragement, a pat on the back, or a handshake, only Catherine offered him a hug.

They settled in Grissom's living room, seated around the coffee table. They looked at Grissom expectantly. He cleared his throat. "I'm sorry I didn't trust you all enough to tell you about this."

Catherine beamed at him. Greg smiled. Nick and Sara sat close together holding hands smiling at Grissom. Warrick broke the silence. "We'll we're here now. We've got your back, man."

"Thanks." Grissom answered.

Catherine could tell that Grissom was uncomfortable with all of this new found closeness. "Hey, we brought food, let's eat."

With the tension in the room dissipating, they all grabbed some food and fell into a natural rhythm of conversation as they ate. Nick and Sara occasionally whispered to each other, chuckling afterward, their hands unconsciously kept connecting, producing a smile each time they touched. After the food was gone, they all sat back and just continued enjoying the conversation. Grissom having observed the interaction between Nick and Sara, spoke up raising an inquiring eyebrow, "Nick. Sara. Is there something you want to tell me?"

Nick and Sara exchanged a nervous glance which gave way to a smile. Sara squeezed Nick's hand. Nick spoke for both of them, "Well, Gris, Sara and I are dating." Nick looked back over at Sara and they smiled at each other.

Warrick interjected, "I already told them they couldn't make out at crime scenes, Gris."

Grissom rolled his eyes at Warrick's comment and then turned his attention back to Nick and Sara. "As your friend, I'm happy for you. As your boss, I'm still happy for you, but as crass as Warrick's comment was, he's right, you need to be professional when you're at work." There was a softness about Grissom that they didn't expect. This wasn't lost on the rest of the team, especially Catherine.

"Thanks, Grissom." Sara smiled in reply as she leaned into Nick and put her arms around him. Grissom seemed to understand the deeper meaning of Sara's words. He understood that she was thanking him for turning her down. He knew they might never speak about it, but he was glad that they both were glad at how things had turned out. Nick was smiling and he put his arms around Sara.

Trying to lighten the moment, Warrick teased Nick and Sara, "Get a room, you two."

Nick grinned. Sara blushed. Greg chuckled. Catherine smiled. Grissom looked over at Catherine. She amazed him. She was one of the strongest people he knew, yet she could be so gentle. She'd walked right through the walls he had erected to protect himself and been there for him without being asked. He didn't know he needed her until she was there. He wasn't sure what was going on inside of him, but he sensed that he'd better figure it out soon.

Catherine noticed Grissom studying her and smiled, "Hey, I hate to break up this party, but some of us have to work tonight." She winked at Grissom and rose to leave. The rest of the team followed suit. Catherine paused at the door as Grissom saw them out. "Gil, I'll be back in a little while."

Grissom smiled, "Cath, you don't have to. I can manage."

She grinned, "I know. I want to be here for you. Would you just let someone take care of you?"

Resigned to letting her help, Grissom nodded.

Catherine gave him a quick peck on the cheek and left. Grissom smiled. She didn't see the rest of the team notice this interaction. Wisely, they kept it to themselves.

Catherine dropped Greg, Warrick, Nick, and Sara back at the lab to pick up their vehicles. "I'll see you guys tonight." She called as she drove out of the lot and back to Grissom's.

Sara was the first to voice what they were all thinking. "So, do you think there's something brewing between those two?"

Nick winked at her, "Stranger things have happened."

Sara smiled at him and gave him a playful swat, "Yeah, who would have thought that you and I would get together?"

Nick grinned at her and started to pull her into a hug when he heard Warrick and Greg clearing their throats. Nick looked up to see two bemused grins. "What?"

"Me and Greg." Warrick stated.

Nick looked somewhat confused, "You and Greg, what?"

Warrick smiled, "You two. Getting together. We knew it was only a matter of time, once Grissom was out of the picture anyway." Greg smiled with a knowing look.

Sara sputtered, "What do you mean?"

Warrick laughed, "C'mon, Sara. You and Nick have been flirting with each other since the day you showed up. It was only a matter of time."

Sara looked at Nick who had managed to pull her into his embrace, "Well, I have always thought you were pretty hot." She snaked her arms around his waist and winked at him.

Nick grinned, "You're not so bad yourself, Gorgeous." He leaned in to kiss her, but paused when Warrick cleared his throat.

"You might not want to do that here in full view of the day shift." Warrick raised an eyebrow. Nick and Sara stepped apart.

Greg laughed with a gleam in his eye. "I've got to get going. I actually have a date. New lab chick. She's hot."

Nick's jaw dropped slightly, "Way to go, Greg."

Sara smiled, "See you, Greggo."

"Later, man." Warrick waved. "I need to get out of here myself. I get the feeling you two would like to be alone." He raised an eyebrow at the last comment as he headed for his Tahoe.

Nick and Sara grinned at each other. "Sara, Warrick does have a point. You want to get out of here?"

She smiled, "Yeah. Where should we go?"

Almost simultaneously they said, "Lake Mead!"