Surprise!

Catherine and Nick came through Nick's front door. He was carrying Brianna in her new car seat. Catherine rushed into the living room ahead of him.

Grissom, Greg, Brass, Sara, Warrick, Robbins, and Catherine yelled, "Surprise!"

Nick was so shocked he almost dropped the car seat. Everyone was standing in the living room smiling at Nick. There was a generic cake on which someone messily wrote, "Welcome Home, Brianna." Nick set down the car seat and took Brianna out.

"Oh, my god. What are you all doing here? What is this?" he asked, still stunned.

Sara explained, "Catherine called us and told us that you didn't have anything for the baby, so we all pitched in."

Greg smiled, "Yeah, call it a last-minute baby-shower." Greg paused and touched Brianna's hand. "Hey, Brianna, you have some beautiful DNA there."

"We even brought diapers. Damn, she is a real cutie!" Warrick said, grinning at Brianna. Warrick couldn't believe how tiny she was. But what really struck him was how natural Nick looked with her. Warrick could tell in an instant what a great dad Nick would be. A slight feeling of relief washed over him.

"This is great," Nick expressed. "Thank you guys so much. For everything. Not just this, but for working so hard on this case."

Grissom chimed in, "Well, there's one more present. I am forcing you to take two weeks off, paid family leave. That's an order." He looked at the baby. "You need time to get to know your daughter."

Everyone looked at Grissom like he sprouted a second head.

"What? I can be a sensitive boss."

"We even set up Lindsey's old baby furniture in your spare bedroom," explained Catherine. "It still needs decorating, but it will do for now."

"Thank you again. You guys must be exhausted."

Brass shook his head, "Actually, I'm hungry. Let's dig into this cake."

This made Nick realize he really hadn't eaten anything since dinner the night before. He was suddenly very hungry. Catherine started cutting the cake and handing out slices. Brianna was passed from person to person. She was a good baby, and didn't seem to mind all the attention. Even Grissom held her for a few minutes.