To Sara, the rest of the week seemed to be a blur. By the time Saturday
morning arrived, she was a picture of calm in contrast to just about
everyone else.
It seemed that just about everything that could go wrong did.
The photographer that had been lined up broke his leg the day before the wedding in a water-skiing accident and at the last minute, Grace was able to locate someone else to fill in. The florist had the wrong date for the wedding marked on her schedule and, due in large part to Megan's finagling, she was able to get a bouquet for Sara in spite of it. When the bakery delivered the cake, the driver tripped and dropped one of the layers of the wedding cake. And Sara's parents missed their flight and didn't get in until midnight, the night before the wedding.
At least they didn't have to worry about the pastor not showing up. Nick's uncle Mark was the one officiating the ceremony, and he lived next door to Nick's parents where the wedding was being held.
In the midst of all of this and with just an hour and a half to go before the wedding, another crisis had developed.
Warrick was missing.
Nick was beside himself. He had arrived at his parent's ranch earlier that morning to get ready for the wedding which they were having on the back lawn near a large pond. Warrick was supposed to arrive with Kevin and Chelsea; however, they had shown up with only the kids in tow and they weren't giving much information on why he wasn't with them. With an hour to go before the wedding, Nick began to wonder if Warrick had second thoughts about standing up as his best man, when the man in question finally showed up.
"Hey, man, where have you been?" Nick looked nearly panicked.
Warrick chuckled as he stood in the doorway. "I had a little surprise I had to pick up for you and Sara before the wedding."
Nick shook his head in disbelief. "We didn't need anything, we just wanted you here."
Warrick stepped into the room and glanced at the open door. "Uh, this needed a little personal delivery." With that, Grissom, Catherine, and Greg stepped into view.
Nick was utterly dumbfounded, when he finally found his words, they were mixed with tears. He pulled Catherine into a hug and his voice was thick with emotion. "I can't believe you guys are here. Has Sara seen you yet?"
Greg grinned at Nick and Grissom's lips turned upward into a half smile. Catherine spoke for all of them as she stepped out of Nick's embrace. "We haven't seen Sara yet; Warrick thought you'd be close to having a heart attack if he didn't get his ass back here."
Nick grinned and wiped at his eyes. "I can't believe you guys are here."
"You have no idea how hard this was to keep a secret from you." Warrick chuckled. "I'm surprised no one in your family spilled it."
Nick looked incredulous. "They all knew?"
Warrick smiled. "Yeah, they did."
Nick stammered as he looked at Grissom. "I thought you said you couldn't get the time off."
Grissom smiled. "We didn't get the time off. Thanks to some creative thinking from Catherine, we left after shift and we'll arrive back in Vegas just before the next shift."
Tears started to flow down Nick's cheeks again. "I'm so glad you guys are here. You have no idea how much this means to me." He wiped at his tears and smiled.
Greg stepped forward and extended his hand, but Nick pulled him into a manly hug, clapping him on the back as Greg offered his congratulations. "Just remember, if you hurt Sara, you'll have me to answer to."
Nick chuckled as he let Greg go. "I have no intention of hurting her."
Grissom extended his hand to Nick and avoided being pulled into a hug by patting Nick on the shoulder. "Congratulations, Nick."
"Thanks, Gris." Nick smiled.
Catherine gestured toward the door. "We're going to go find Sara before the wedding. We'll see you later, Nick." She placed a kiss on his cheek before turning and heading out the door.
"I'll be right back, man." Warrick headed off with the others in tow to locate Sara.
Sara stood in front of a full length mirror, looking very much the part of a beautiful bride. Her silk gown suited her perfectly. The emerald cut crystals that ran down each side of the spaghetti strapped dress, added an elegance to the simple cut. She sat there chatting amiably with Chelsea as Fiona was throwing a temper tantrum in the middle of the floor because she'd been told that she couldn't carry Harley the kitten down the aisle.
A soft knock sounded at the door and Sara and Chelsea both glanced in it's direction. Chelsea called out. "If you're name is Nick, you'll have to wait until the ceremony, otherwise, come in."
Warrick poked his head in. "Hey, Sara, I've got a little surprise for you."
"Uh, please tell me that my parents finally got here from the hotel." She'd spoken to them when they'd gotten in, but hadn't seen them yet.
Warrick grinned. "They're both getting dressed according to Nick's mom."
Sara smiled. "So what's the surprise?" She wrinkled her brow, noting that Warrick wasn't holding anything behind his back.
Warrick opened the door a bit wider to reveal Catherine, Grissom, and Greg.
Sara let out a squeal and jumped up, rushing over to the doorway and hugging each one of them in turn. "I can't believe you made it. Nick said you weren't coming. I wanted all of you here, but he said you couldn't get the time off. Oh, I'm so glad you're here." Unlike Nick, Sara was all smiles.
Catherine looked at her incredulously. "Sara, you look amazing."
Sara smiled and gestured toward Chelsea. "Chelsea helped me pick it out."
By this time, Fiona had given up her temper tantrum and was looking at the three strangers curiously.
Grissom and Greg both were speechless. Greg finally found his words. "Wow. Sara. Wow."
Sara giggled. "I take it you like the dress, Greg."
He just nodded and grinned appreciatively. "You look beautiful, but then, I've always thought you were beautiful."
Sara and Catherine exchanged an amused glance before Sara turned back towards Greg. "Thanks."
Grissom smiled at her. "Sara, you are a vision."
She smiled back at him. "Thanks, Gris."
Catherine gestured toward the doorway. "We should probably go get seated so you and Nick can get married." She was smiling widely at Sara.
"I'm so glad you're all here. I can't believe it. Thank you for being here." Sara was literally gushing.
Before they headed out of the room, Catherine pulled Sara into another hug. "Love looks good on you, Sara."
"Thanks, Catherine." Sara beamed as they all turned and left, leaving her Chelsea and Fiona in the room.
Chelsea grinned at Sara and gestured in the direction everyone had just left. "Based on the reaction those men had to you in that dress, I'd say Nick's a goner."
It seemed that just about everything that could go wrong did.
The photographer that had been lined up broke his leg the day before the wedding in a water-skiing accident and at the last minute, Grace was able to locate someone else to fill in. The florist had the wrong date for the wedding marked on her schedule and, due in large part to Megan's finagling, she was able to get a bouquet for Sara in spite of it. When the bakery delivered the cake, the driver tripped and dropped one of the layers of the wedding cake. And Sara's parents missed their flight and didn't get in until midnight, the night before the wedding.
At least they didn't have to worry about the pastor not showing up. Nick's uncle Mark was the one officiating the ceremony, and he lived next door to Nick's parents where the wedding was being held.
In the midst of all of this and with just an hour and a half to go before the wedding, another crisis had developed.
Warrick was missing.
Nick was beside himself. He had arrived at his parent's ranch earlier that morning to get ready for the wedding which they were having on the back lawn near a large pond. Warrick was supposed to arrive with Kevin and Chelsea; however, they had shown up with only the kids in tow and they weren't giving much information on why he wasn't with them. With an hour to go before the wedding, Nick began to wonder if Warrick had second thoughts about standing up as his best man, when the man in question finally showed up.
"Hey, man, where have you been?" Nick looked nearly panicked.
Warrick chuckled as he stood in the doorway. "I had a little surprise I had to pick up for you and Sara before the wedding."
Nick shook his head in disbelief. "We didn't need anything, we just wanted you here."
Warrick stepped into the room and glanced at the open door. "Uh, this needed a little personal delivery." With that, Grissom, Catherine, and Greg stepped into view.
Nick was utterly dumbfounded, when he finally found his words, they were mixed with tears. He pulled Catherine into a hug and his voice was thick with emotion. "I can't believe you guys are here. Has Sara seen you yet?"
Greg grinned at Nick and Grissom's lips turned upward into a half smile. Catherine spoke for all of them as she stepped out of Nick's embrace. "We haven't seen Sara yet; Warrick thought you'd be close to having a heart attack if he didn't get his ass back here."
Nick grinned and wiped at his eyes. "I can't believe you guys are here."
"You have no idea how hard this was to keep a secret from you." Warrick chuckled. "I'm surprised no one in your family spilled it."
Nick looked incredulous. "They all knew?"
Warrick smiled. "Yeah, they did."
Nick stammered as he looked at Grissom. "I thought you said you couldn't get the time off."
Grissom smiled. "We didn't get the time off. Thanks to some creative thinking from Catherine, we left after shift and we'll arrive back in Vegas just before the next shift."
Tears started to flow down Nick's cheeks again. "I'm so glad you guys are here. You have no idea how much this means to me." He wiped at his tears and smiled.
Greg stepped forward and extended his hand, but Nick pulled him into a manly hug, clapping him on the back as Greg offered his congratulations. "Just remember, if you hurt Sara, you'll have me to answer to."
Nick chuckled as he let Greg go. "I have no intention of hurting her."
Grissom extended his hand to Nick and avoided being pulled into a hug by patting Nick on the shoulder. "Congratulations, Nick."
"Thanks, Gris." Nick smiled.
Catherine gestured toward the door. "We're going to go find Sara before the wedding. We'll see you later, Nick." She placed a kiss on his cheek before turning and heading out the door.
"I'll be right back, man." Warrick headed off with the others in tow to locate Sara.
Sara stood in front of a full length mirror, looking very much the part of a beautiful bride. Her silk gown suited her perfectly. The emerald cut crystals that ran down each side of the spaghetti strapped dress, added an elegance to the simple cut. She sat there chatting amiably with Chelsea as Fiona was throwing a temper tantrum in the middle of the floor because she'd been told that she couldn't carry Harley the kitten down the aisle.
A soft knock sounded at the door and Sara and Chelsea both glanced in it's direction. Chelsea called out. "If you're name is Nick, you'll have to wait until the ceremony, otherwise, come in."
Warrick poked his head in. "Hey, Sara, I've got a little surprise for you."
"Uh, please tell me that my parents finally got here from the hotel." She'd spoken to them when they'd gotten in, but hadn't seen them yet.
Warrick grinned. "They're both getting dressed according to Nick's mom."
Sara smiled. "So what's the surprise?" She wrinkled her brow, noting that Warrick wasn't holding anything behind his back.
Warrick opened the door a bit wider to reveal Catherine, Grissom, and Greg.
Sara let out a squeal and jumped up, rushing over to the doorway and hugging each one of them in turn. "I can't believe you made it. Nick said you weren't coming. I wanted all of you here, but he said you couldn't get the time off. Oh, I'm so glad you're here." Unlike Nick, Sara was all smiles.
Catherine looked at her incredulously. "Sara, you look amazing."
Sara smiled and gestured toward Chelsea. "Chelsea helped me pick it out."
By this time, Fiona had given up her temper tantrum and was looking at the three strangers curiously.
Grissom and Greg both were speechless. Greg finally found his words. "Wow. Sara. Wow."
Sara giggled. "I take it you like the dress, Greg."
He just nodded and grinned appreciatively. "You look beautiful, but then, I've always thought you were beautiful."
Sara and Catherine exchanged an amused glance before Sara turned back towards Greg. "Thanks."
Grissom smiled at her. "Sara, you are a vision."
She smiled back at him. "Thanks, Gris."
Catherine gestured toward the doorway. "We should probably go get seated so you and Nick can get married." She was smiling widely at Sara.
"I'm so glad you're all here. I can't believe it. Thank you for being here." Sara was literally gushing.
Before they headed out of the room, Catherine pulled Sara into another hug. "Love looks good on you, Sara."
"Thanks, Catherine." Sara beamed as they all turned and left, leaving her Chelsea and Fiona in the room.
Chelsea grinned at Sara and gestured in the direction everyone had just left. "Based on the reaction those men had to you in that dress, I'd say Nick's a goner."