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The bathroom was quite, just what Greg wanted. Eckley had suddenly shown up and demanded that Greg do all of his work before anyone else's because he could close his case tomorrow with the DNA evidence Greg had. For some reason, Greg accepted, and now he was totally overwhelmed with all of the work he had to do. So he decided to hide out in the bathroom for a little while.
He had gotten in and immediately locked the door. He didn't want anyone interrupting his little pow-wow with himself. The room was empty, thank god, and Greg went over and immediately opened the window. If all else failed and Greg wanted to escape, he could easily climb out there.
Greg stuck his head outside into the Las Vegas night and looked around. The window overlooked the parking lot where all of the Tahoe's were parked. His blue bug looked out of place next to the overpowering SUVs, but he didn't care. Greg loved his bug and his name was Harry because Herbie would just weird everyone out. Greg had really wanted a Hummer, but those were a little too expensive for his salary.
A noise from the other side of the parking lot caught Greg's attention, and he turned to see Catherine sauntering across the parking lot with her kit in hand. She was probably off to a scene, Greg thought. He was going to yell something, just to vex her for the fun of it, but then Greg noticed Grissom walking swiftly trying to catch up to her.
"Catherine!" Grissom huffed out.
"What Grissom?" Catherine responded not even bothering to turn around. Greg could tell that she was a little bothered. She reached her Tahoe, and turned around to see Grissom come to a stop in front of her.
"Weren't you going to wait for me?" He asked, leaving against the car trying to catch his breath because the walk trying to catch up to her had tired him out.
Catherine looked first around, and then at Grissom. "Uh, you're here, aren't you?"
"Yes, but you didn't tell me you were leaving." Grissom stated finally straightening up.
"I didn't think you were coming." Catherine flung a strand of her hair behind her ear.
"We're working this case together, aren't we?"
"Yes, but that doesn't mean we have to do everything together, Grissom." Catherine said annoyed and rolled her eyes.
"But I want to come with you." Grissom pleaded.
"How do you know that I want you with me?"
Grissom looked a little hurt at this. "You don't want me to be with you?"
"Wait," Catherine said a little suspiciously, "This is the man who lacks in every aspect of the social interaction section, and you want to be in the company of others for once? What have you done with Grissom?"
"I haven't done anything with him." Grissom replied dryly. "Maybe I want company right now."
"Who died?"
"No one died." Grissom replied now getting a little irritated with Catherine. "Does someone have to die for me to want to be with you?"
Catherine thought for a moment. "Yah."
"Well, I'm sorry then." Grissom replied curtly, and turned to walk away.
"Grissom, come on. Grow up. What do you really want?" Catherine turned and opened the door to the Tahoe and threw her kit in.
Grissom shrugged his shoulders. "Oh no, you are not going to do this to me too." Catherine said advancing towards him. "You either tell me what you want or I am going to leave you here right now. I see the way you drag Sara on sometimes, and I am not going to be your horse trying to get the carrot."
"I am not trying to drag you on, Catherine. I just want to be with you right now." Grissom mumbled.
"Greg? Greg? Are you in there?" A muffled voice from behind the other side of the door called. Greg tore away from Grissom and Catherine and turned to look towards the door.
"Man, I've got to go. Come on, let me in!"
Greg waked over and opened the door a crack. Nick stood there looking quite unhappy. "I'm busy at the moment." Greg stated and closed the door.
"GREG." Nick started banging on the door.
"Have you found Sara yet?" Greg asked opening the door just a touch again and sticking his nose out.
"No." Nick replied, as he continued to bang away.
"Well, I saw her go that way." Greg indicated down to the other side of the hall. "I think she was looking for you too." He said and shut the door once more. Nick stopped banging, and then Greg heard his feet go running in the other direction.
Greg shook his head at Nick's gullibility, and turned back to Grissom and Catherine who were still outside. Grissom had turned away from the building and now stood in-between Catherine and the car as if he didn't want her to get in. Greg half expected him to throw himself down at her feet and start graveling at any moment.
"Grissom, I might scare you, but you confuse me." Catherine said shaking her head. "Come on, I've got a scene to get to." She pushed him aside and made her way around to the other side of the car.
"Catherine, I don't want you to go." Grissom pleaded.
"WH?" Catherine cried. "Why, Gil Grissom, do you not want me to leave?"
"Because I have begun to think that I have feelings for you and before you leave me I want to tell them to you." Grissom stated a little too seriously. His fists clenched and Greg thought he looked as if he was going to turn and start punching the car.
"Right." Catherine said as a totally perplexed expression came over her face. "And what made you enter this sudden realization?" Catherine asked trying to keep a straight face. To Greg it looked like she was trying really hard not to laugh.
"Recent events." Grissom said through clenched teeth.
"Or you mean you talked to Sara again?" Catherine corrected.
"One in the same." Grissom stated.
"Well, Grissom, I think your hearts in the wrong place. Now be a good little boy and go back to playing with you bugs." Catherine turned away from him and opened the driver's side door.
"No, Catherine, please," Grissom begged. "Let me just talk to you."
Catherine made a move to get into the car, "I know how good you are at talking, and I can't really say I would be looking forward to something like that. I'll see you when I get back."
"Please…" Grissom began, but he was but off by the door to the lab opening, and Greg stuck his head out and twisted it to see who it was. He could tell Sara's silhouette any day.
"Look, I've got to run," Grissom said turning back to look at Catherine. "I'll be in my office, come and talk to me, please?" Grissom then turned and hurried in the other direction across the parking lot.
"Catherine!" Sara called, hurrying over to her. "Have you seen Grissom?" she asked.
"Uh, he went that way." Catherine said pointing to Grissom who was now darting back into the building.
"Thanks." Sara didn't stay to chat with Catherine, but instead hurried off in the other direction.
"That was interesting." Greg called out to Catherine who looked over to him hanging out the window.
"You didn't see that." Catherine said sharply.
"I didn't see what?" Greg asked.
"All of that." Catherine replied. "I wouldn't want to have to kill you."
"Sara!" Nick came bursting out of the same door that Sara had just used and sprinted across the parking lot to Catherine.
"Does the fun never end?" Catherine asked Greg, and then turned to Nick. "Sorry, but you just missed her."
"Figures. I see her in the hall way and she books the other way." Nick pants leaning against the car. "Hey, don't you have a scene to get to?"
"I did. Don't know how good it is to go to now with everything that has happened." Catherine shut the car door.
"What's happened?" Nick questioned.
"Lots of stuff!" Greg called from his window seat, and Catherine shot him a nasty look.
"Come on, we're not going to get anything done standing out here." Catherine said to Nick placing a hand on his shoulder. "And we don't know what Greg will overhear. Let's go back inside." The two of them then walked in the same direction that Grissom and Sara had just gone in and re-entered the building.
Greg unlocked the bathroom door and entered the lab trail again. Grissom came speeding by on his way to his office, and seconds after he had turned the corner Sara came around. Greg watched her pass and then walked in the opposite direction. Moments later, Nick was hot on Sara's trail once again.
"This is sad, just sad." Greg said to Catherine who stood in the doorway to the break room.
"You're telling me. What did you put in that coffee?" Catherine laughed and went and took a cup for her self.
"Uh, you really don't want to know." Greg replied a little sheepishly. "But you better not go and proclaim you love for someone tonight." Greg said shaking a finger at her.
"I wouldn't dream of it." Catherine laughed (kind of evilly, Greg noted) and left the room.
Greg looked down at his watch. There were still seven hours left of shift. He grumbled for a minuet, and the laughed to himself. At least there would be something to entertain him with.