Chapter 16
"uh.. Warrick... I think i need a little help over here..." Greg called from the living room. He had been burping the baby when Andy started to spit up all over his pants.
"I'm coming! Ok, come here Andy." Warrick took Andy, "Ok now what?"
"I need to wipe of my pants... and you can change his sleeper." Greg headed off to the bathroom. "oh, i think he needs to be changed too..."
"Gee wiz, thanks... Come on you." Warrick begun to change Andy when the door rang, "coming." He picked Andy up and walked to the door.
Greg came back out of the bathroom with one pant leg wet. "who's at the door?"
Warrick was grinning at a brown hair woman. She was about his age and she had bags.
"Hi I'm Cassie, This is Nick Stokes' house... isn't it?"
Greg walked out next to warrick. "yes it is.. and you are?"
"I'm his cousin, Cassie Stokes. Cousins through our dads. His is my uncle. And you?"
"I'm Greg Sanders... i'm one of his friends... so you're here for his wedding huh?"
"Yup." She grinned.
"I'm Warrick Brown..." He smiled, "And this is Andy, Nick's son."
"I know that! Hey there little guy." She smiled at the little boy and then to Warrick and Greg. "So where is Nick?"
"out shopping with Grissom... he'll be back in an hour i'm sure.." Greg stated.
"Thanks, hope you don't mind if I hang about, Nick knows I'm here. If he remembered." Cassie looked about but to the guys she looked as if she knew Nick's house well.
"Greg, why weren't we told of Nick's extremely lovely cousin?" Warrick whispered noticing no ring.
"maybe he knows us too well and wants to keep her away from us?" Greg smiled.
Cassie grabbed her bags and put them in the hall. "So, do you work with Nick?"
"Yes.. actually we both do..."
"Ohh CSIs?" Cassie sounded interested as she removed her jacket and sat down.
"I am, Greg's not. He's a lab tach." Warrick smiled at her as he changed Andy.
"Yea... but I'm gonna be getting out into the field more..." Greg snnounced, proudly.
"But not right now."
Cassie smiled at the two, "Your both just as Nick described..."
"You mean... he's talked about us? to you?" Greg stuttered.
"Yes, he tells me alot..."
"Now... would that be good stuff or bad stuff?"
Warrick looked at her, "I remember you, you came five years ago... you split up with your boyfriend and came here for two months. We went to the circus..."
"Ohh yeah, that was you? Well you have umm, changed." Cassie smiled. "I didn't recognize you!"
Andy tried to get hold of Warrick's shirt for attention, and when he didn't get any he started to cry.
Greg looked between the two and walked over to Andy. "I'll take him... "
"Ok Greg, are you sure?" WArrick frowned.
"C'mere little guy..." Greg reached across Warrick and picked up Andy. "Yea, I'm sure... "
Cassie yawned and stretched alittle. "So, got your suits?"
Greg held Andy against his chest and gave him his pacifier. "nope... that's what Nick is gone to pick up actually"
"I see." Cassie watched Greg, "You're good with him."
"Thanks... " Greg smiled over at her.
*****
Nick pulled up into his driveway with Grissom. "man, what a day... all i wanna do tonight is sleep.... who ever thought getting married would be so much work..."
"Well at least we got everyhting you need." GRissom smiled.
"Yea... that's true... I wonder how things went for everyone else?"
"Open the door and we'll hope Warrick hasn't killed Greg." Grissom smiled.
Nick chuckled and brought his bag inside. "greg? warrick? we're home"
"Nick!" Cassie ran at Nick with her arms open.
Grissom looked at Nick, then Cassie then the two others, "Huh?"
"Hey Cassie! I didn't think you'd be here for another day or so... " Nick hugged his cousin
"I missed you lots." She grinned and pulled away from Nick, "Hi I'm Cassie." She shook Grissom's hand.
Grissom smiled and shook her hand, "Hello. I'm Gil Grissom." He looked to Nick to explain.
"he's my boss... and my best man for the wedding..."
"Ahh so that's who... nevermind. So where's Sara?"
"Out with Catherine... probably still shopping... she should be home soon enough."
"Well then, lets see the suits." Warrick smiled.
Nick laid the bag on the step and took out the suits, handing them to each person. "Greg, you should be grateful you have a black tux, I was half-tempted to get an orange or blue one... you know, to suit your style" He chuckled.
"That would have been cool." Cassie grinned.
"About a dress, where might I buy one?" She grinned sweetly.
"I think Sara and Cath would be more than happy to take you shopping..." Nick said, casually.
Grissom smiled, "I'm sure they would." He looked at Greg and at Cassie, he then looked at nick.
Warrick frowned, "I'm sure Greg'd take you to the mall tomorrow night..."
Cassie smiled to Greg, "Would you?"
Greg smiled. "Yea... sure, that'd be no problem."
"Thanks." She smiled, "So which room is mine Nicky?"
"upstairs at the end of the hall... it's the last door on your right.... Greg, would you show her please?" Nick looked over at him.
Sara pulled up to the house. "We're home." Nick watched Greg show Cassie to her room and walked over to Sara. "Hi hunny." Sara kissed Nick.
"Hey baby... how'd your day go?"
"Mmmm It was ok, missed you." She kissed Nick, "Yours?"
"I think I'm gonna be sick." Warrick annouced to the room.
"Hello Sara, Catherine." Gil smiled.
"Hey Gil!" Catherine smiled and walked over to him.
He smiled and looked at her, "Have fun?"
"Yep... can't wait for the next wedding now..." She grinned. "How about you?"
"Yeah, I just met Nick's cousin, Cassie." He grinned and looked at her in the eye.
"And?" Cath looked at him. "what's she like?" She added.
"Umm, she's nice, very bubbly... Very greg." He smiled.
"I see... I'll talk to her later i'm sure..." Catherine remarked.
"Your cousin?" Sara looked at Nick.
"Yea... Cassie, remember I mentioned her to you..." Nick smiled
"Ohh yeah... I remember..."
"Gil... I need your opinion on something ok?" Catherine looked over at Sara and smiled at her before picking up the bag with her dress in it.
Sara grinned, knowing what was coming. "You can go change in my room."
Catherine ran into the room and quickly changed into her dress for the wedding. She opened the door and stepped back out into the hallway. Grissom was turned back on ot her at the moment. She cleared her throat to get his attention. "So what do you think Gil?"
Gil, who was midway through saying to Warrick that he was amzed Nick's cousin was so like Greg, turned and couldn't speak. She was gorgous, and even then it was an understatment. Catherine was perfect to him, he couldn't say anything, his breath caught in his throat, he forgot all the people around him and only saw Catherine.
Catherine walked over to him and blushed slightly. "Gil Grissom is speachless? Does the dress really look that good on me?" Cath grinned.
"See I said it was nice, Nicky cover your eyes, oggle me... not Cath." Sara grinned.
"Cath I'm amazed, you look good... you do realise that your meant to dress down so Sara is the center of attention..." Warrick laughed.
"well just you wait till you see Sara... her dress looks gorgeous on her... " Catherine smiled
"ok Sara... go change into your dress now..." Nick smiled.
"Nicky... now you know that you aren't allowed to see her in her dress until the wedding day... so you're all going to have to wait..." Catherine grinned.
"Hehe." Sara kissed his nose.
"Hey Nick that room is amazing... wow nice dress!" Cassie smiled, as she walked back to the group.
"Thanks... you must be Cassie?" Catherine assumed.
"Yup, and since your not wearing a ring, you must be Catherine?" Cassie smiled.
"Yea... that's me... Nice to meet you"
"And you're Sara!" Cassie hugged Sara.
"Hi Cassie, nice to finally meet you." She smiled at the younger woman.
Cassie looked at Grissom, "Whats up with...." She followed his line of sight, "Ohh! I see!"
Warrick had to laugh, he couldn't help it.
Catherine rolled her eyes and took Grissom by the hand and led him down the hall. She looked back at Sara and smiled before leaving her sight
Grissom quickly came crashing down to earth. "Catherine where are we going?" He asked but followed.
Cassie looked at Greg, "Has he been hit on the head or something?"
Nick laughed at the scene before him. "ok.. as much as I'm enjoying all of this excitement. I'm hungry... so how about we all get some dinner?"
"Yummy," Sara kissed Nick, "I think thats a good idea..."
*~*
Grissom frowned "Catherine why are we in here?"
Catherine just smiled at him.
*~*
"I'm assuming that when Griss and Cath are finished, they'll join us... " Nick smirked at Sara
SAra smiled and nodded.
*~*
"Gil... is there anything in your life right now that doesn't involve work or bugs? Wait... I mean, Do you think that we'd be able to... Have dinner sometime. Not like we have in the past, but..." Catherine rambled a little.
He didn't know what came over him, hell he'd been acting out of character all day. He just leaned over and kissed her. Maybe it's true actions speak louder than words. Heck he didn't words.
Catherine was pleasently surprised and found herself responding to him. She cradled his head in her hands, caressing the back of his neck, kissing him back. She didn't know what had come over him, but she was glad it had.
Gil pulled back and looked at her. Was he in love? SAra once said she wished she had no feelings like him, so how could he be in love?
Catherine smiled at him and looked down at the floor, almost embarassed to act so instinctively.
He moved her face to his, there was no need for words, his eyes said everything.
Catherine's smile gre to a grin as she threw her arms around him and pulled him to her, kissing his cheek, and his lips.
*~*
Outisde Warrick looked at the others sitting around, "They've been in there a long time... and no wordds have been heard... I'm worried..."
"Maybe their not talking..." Cassie pondered aloud.
"maybe one of us should go see what's going on?" Greg smiled.
"Dude! If their... and you walk in... griss'll kill you."
"Eww guys, that IS gross." Sara crunched her nose up and snuggled into Nick's arms.
Nick chuckled. "Hey... personally, I think it's about time... so let's just let them have their 'moment' ok?"
Sara smiled and kissed Nick.
"that's cool man, besides... I'm starved. let's get some eats..." Greg smirked.
"Yum!" Cassie smiled.
Warrick frowned, "Umm I'll go get it... pizza ok?"
"You want me to come with you?" Greg asked, looking at him oddly.
"Nah, I'm ok, I'll get some beer too." Warrick grinned and grabbed his keys and jacket.
"ok... you need any extra money or anything?" Greg once again offered. He dug into his pocket and pulled out a 20 and handed it to warrick before he left.
"I'm cool." Warrick walked out.
Sara smiled and watched Warrick go. "Now wheres my baby boy?"
Greg picked up Andrew and handed him over to Sara. "There you go mommy"
"Ohh hi baby... did you miss mommy?" Sara smiled rocking Andrew, "I think it's time for bed..."
Cassie smiled at Sara and Andrew. She turned and looked at Nick as he gazed at Sara and Andrew.
"You want me to put him down?" Nick asked Sara.
"I'll do it..." She smiled and walked off to his little blue room.
Cassie sat back round, she looked at Greg, "What you smiling at?"
"Nothing..." Greg smiled at her sheepishly.
"What? Tell me!" Cassie threw a cusion at him,
"I was just thinking that... well, when we go to the mall, I was wondering if you might wanna grab a snack and catch a movie..." Greg asked.
"Like a date?" Cassie smiled.
"well.. yea i guess..." Greg said quietly, a little shy.
"m'kay." Cassie nodded.
"Ok, we have pizza!" Warrick grinned walking back in.
.... Continued in Chapter 17....
"uh.. Warrick... I think i need a little help over here..." Greg called from the living room. He had been burping the baby when Andy started to spit up all over his pants.
"I'm coming! Ok, come here Andy." Warrick took Andy, "Ok now what?"
"I need to wipe of my pants... and you can change his sleeper." Greg headed off to the bathroom. "oh, i think he needs to be changed too..."
"Gee wiz, thanks... Come on you." Warrick begun to change Andy when the door rang, "coming." He picked Andy up and walked to the door.
Greg came back out of the bathroom with one pant leg wet. "who's at the door?"
Warrick was grinning at a brown hair woman. She was about his age and she had bags.
"Hi I'm Cassie, This is Nick Stokes' house... isn't it?"
Greg walked out next to warrick. "yes it is.. and you are?"
"I'm his cousin, Cassie Stokes. Cousins through our dads. His is my uncle. And you?"
"I'm Greg Sanders... i'm one of his friends... so you're here for his wedding huh?"
"Yup." She grinned.
"I'm Warrick Brown..." He smiled, "And this is Andy, Nick's son."
"I know that! Hey there little guy." She smiled at the little boy and then to Warrick and Greg. "So where is Nick?"
"out shopping with Grissom... he'll be back in an hour i'm sure.." Greg stated.
"Thanks, hope you don't mind if I hang about, Nick knows I'm here. If he remembered." Cassie looked about but to the guys she looked as if she knew Nick's house well.
"Greg, why weren't we told of Nick's extremely lovely cousin?" Warrick whispered noticing no ring.
"maybe he knows us too well and wants to keep her away from us?" Greg smiled.
Cassie grabbed her bags and put them in the hall. "So, do you work with Nick?"
"Yes.. actually we both do..."
"Ohh CSIs?" Cassie sounded interested as she removed her jacket and sat down.
"I am, Greg's not. He's a lab tach." Warrick smiled at her as he changed Andy.
"Yea... but I'm gonna be getting out into the field more..." Greg snnounced, proudly.
"But not right now."
Cassie smiled at the two, "Your both just as Nick described..."
"You mean... he's talked about us? to you?" Greg stuttered.
"Yes, he tells me alot..."
"Now... would that be good stuff or bad stuff?"
Warrick looked at her, "I remember you, you came five years ago... you split up with your boyfriend and came here for two months. We went to the circus..."
"Ohh yeah, that was you? Well you have umm, changed." Cassie smiled. "I didn't recognize you!"
Andy tried to get hold of Warrick's shirt for attention, and when he didn't get any he started to cry.
Greg looked between the two and walked over to Andy. "I'll take him... "
"Ok Greg, are you sure?" WArrick frowned.
"C'mere little guy..." Greg reached across Warrick and picked up Andy. "Yea, I'm sure... "
Cassie yawned and stretched alittle. "So, got your suits?"
Greg held Andy against his chest and gave him his pacifier. "nope... that's what Nick is gone to pick up actually"
"I see." Cassie watched Greg, "You're good with him."
"Thanks... " Greg smiled over at her.
*****
Nick pulled up into his driveway with Grissom. "man, what a day... all i wanna do tonight is sleep.... who ever thought getting married would be so much work..."
"Well at least we got everyhting you need." GRissom smiled.
"Yea... that's true... I wonder how things went for everyone else?"
"Open the door and we'll hope Warrick hasn't killed Greg." Grissom smiled.
Nick chuckled and brought his bag inside. "greg? warrick? we're home"
"Nick!" Cassie ran at Nick with her arms open.
Grissom looked at Nick, then Cassie then the two others, "Huh?"
"Hey Cassie! I didn't think you'd be here for another day or so... " Nick hugged his cousin
"I missed you lots." She grinned and pulled away from Nick, "Hi I'm Cassie." She shook Grissom's hand.
Grissom smiled and shook her hand, "Hello. I'm Gil Grissom." He looked to Nick to explain.
"he's my boss... and my best man for the wedding..."
"Ahh so that's who... nevermind. So where's Sara?"
"Out with Catherine... probably still shopping... she should be home soon enough."
"Well then, lets see the suits." Warrick smiled.
Nick laid the bag on the step and took out the suits, handing them to each person. "Greg, you should be grateful you have a black tux, I was half-tempted to get an orange or blue one... you know, to suit your style" He chuckled.
"That would have been cool." Cassie grinned.
"About a dress, where might I buy one?" She grinned sweetly.
"I think Sara and Cath would be more than happy to take you shopping..." Nick said, casually.
Grissom smiled, "I'm sure they would." He looked at Greg and at Cassie, he then looked at nick.
Warrick frowned, "I'm sure Greg'd take you to the mall tomorrow night..."
Cassie smiled to Greg, "Would you?"
Greg smiled. "Yea... sure, that'd be no problem."
"Thanks." She smiled, "So which room is mine Nicky?"
"upstairs at the end of the hall... it's the last door on your right.... Greg, would you show her please?" Nick looked over at him.
Sara pulled up to the house. "We're home." Nick watched Greg show Cassie to her room and walked over to Sara. "Hi hunny." Sara kissed Nick.
"Hey baby... how'd your day go?"
"Mmmm It was ok, missed you." She kissed Nick, "Yours?"
"I think I'm gonna be sick." Warrick annouced to the room.
"Hello Sara, Catherine." Gil smiled.
"Hey Gil!" Catherine smiled and walked over to him.
He smiled and looked at her, "Have fun?"
"Yep... can't wait for the next wedding now..." She grinned. "How about you?"
"Yeah, I just met Nick's cousin, Cassie." He grinned and looked at her in the eye.
"And?" Cath looked at him. "what's she like?" She added.
"Umm, she's nice, very bubbly... Very greg." He smiled.
"I see... I'll talk to her later i'm sure..." Catherine remarked.
"Your cousin?" Sara looked at Nick.
"Yea... Cassie, remember I mentioned her to you..." Nick smiled
"Ohh yeah... I remember..."
"Gil... I need your opinion on something ok?" Catherine looked over at Sara and smiled at her before picking up the bag with her dress in it.
Sara grinned, knowing what was coming. "You can go change in my room."
Catherine ran into the room and quickly changed into her dress for the wedding. She opened the door and stepped back out into the hallway. Grissom was turned back on ot her at the moment. She cleared her throat to get his attention. "So what do you think Gil?"
Gil, who was midway through saying to Warrick that he was amzed Nick's cousin was so like Greg, turned and couldn't speak. She was gorgous, and even then it was an understatment. Catherine was perfect to him, he couldn't say anything, his breath caught in his throat, he forgot all the people around him and only saw Catherine.
Catherine walked over to him and blushed slightly. "Gil Grissom is speachless? Does the dress really look that good on me?" Cath grinned.
"See I said it was nice, Nicky cover your eyes, oggle me... not Cath." Sara grinned.
"Cath I'm amazed, you look good... you do realise that your meant to dress down so Sara is the center of attention..." Warrick laughed.
"well just you wait till you see Sara... her dress looks gorgeous on her... " Catherine smiled
"ok Sara... go change into your dress now..." Nick smiled.
"Nicky... now you know that you aren't allowed to see her in her dress until the wedding day... so you're all going to have to wait..." Catherine grinned.
"Hehe." Sara kissed his nose.
"Hey Nick that room is amazing... wow nice dress!" Cassie smiled, as she walked back to the group.
"Thanks... you must be Cassie?" Catherine assumed.
"Yup, and since your not wearing a ring, you must be Catherine?" Cassie smiled.
"Yea... that's me... Nice to meet you"
"And you're Sara!" Cassie hugged Sara.
"Hi Cassie, nice to finally meet you." She smiled at the younger woman.
Cassie looked at Grissom, "Whats up with...." She followed his line of sight, "Ohh! I see!"
Warrick had to laugh, he couldn't help it.
Catherine rolled her eyes and took Grissom by the hand and led him down the hall. She looked back at Sara and smiled before leaving her sight
Grissom quickly came crashing down to earth. "Catherine where are we going?" He asked but followed.
Cassie looked at Greg, "Has he been hit on the head or something?"
Nick laughed at the scene before him. "ok.. as much as I'm enjoying all of this excitement. I'm hungry... so how about we all get some dinner?"
"Yummy," Sara kissed Nick, "I think thats a good idea..."
*~*
Grissom frowned "Catherine why are we in here?"
Catherine just smiled at him.
*~*
"I'm assuming that when Griss and Cath are finished, they'll join us... " Nick smirked at Sara
SAra smiled and nodded.
*~*
"Gil... is there anything in your life right now that doesn't involve work or bugs? Wait... I mean, Do you think that we'd be able to... Have dinner sometime. Not like we have in the past, but..." Catherine rambled a little.
He didn't know what came over him, hell he'd been acting out of character all day. He just leaned over and kissed her. Maybe it's true actions speak louder than words. Heck he didn't words.
Catherine was pleasently surprised and found herself responding to him. She cradled his head in her hands, caressing the back of his neck, kissing him back. She didn't know what had come over him, but she was glad it had.
Gil pulled back and looked at her. Was he in love? SAra once said she wished she had no feelings like him, so how could he be in love?
Catherine smiled at him and looked down at the floor, almost embarassed to act so instinctively.
He moved her face to his, there was no need for words, his eyes said everything.
Catherine's smile gre to a grin as she threw her arms around him and pulled him to her, kissing his cheek, and his lips.
*~*
Outisde Warrick looked at the others sitting around, "They've been in there a long time... and no wordds have been heard... I'm worried..."
"Maybe their not talking..." Cassie pondered aloud.
"maybe one of us should go see what's going on?" Greg smiled.
"Dude! If their... and you walk in... griss'll kill you."
"Eww guys, that IS gross." Sara crunched her nose up and snuggled into Nick's arms.
Nick chuckled. "Hey... personally, I think it's about time... so let's just let them have their 'moment' ok?"
Sara smiled and kissed Nick.
"that's cool man, besides... I'm starved. let's get some eats..." Greg smirked.
"Yum!" Cassie smiled.
Warrick frowned, "Umm I'll go get it... pizza ok?"
"You want me to come with you?" Greg asked, looking at him oddly.
"Nah, I'm ok, I'll get some beer too." Warrick grinned and grabbed his keys and jacket.
"ok... you need any extra money or anything?" Greg once again offered. He dug into his pocket and pulled out a 20 and handed it to warrick before he left.
"I'm cool." Warrick walked out.
Sara smiled and watched Warrick go. "Now wheres my baby boy?"
Greg picked up Andrew and handed him over to Sara. "There you go mommy"
"Ohh hi baby... did you miss mommy?" Sara smiled rocking Andrew, "I think it's time for bed..."
Cassie smiled at Sara and Andrew. She turned and looked at Nick as he gazed at Sara and Andrew.
"You want me to put him down?" Nick asked Sara.
"I'll do it..." She smiled and walked off to his little blue room.
Cassie sat back round, she looked at Greg, "What you smiling at?"
"Nothing..." Greg smiled at her sheepishly.
"What? Tell me!" Cassie threw a cusion at him,
"I was just thinking that... well, when we go to the mall, I was wondering if you might wanna grab a snack and catch a movie..." Greg asked.
"Like a date?" Cassie smiled.
"well.. yea i guess..." Greg said quietly, a little shy.
"m'kay." Cassie nodded.
"Ok, we have pizza!" Warrick grinned walking back in.
.... Continued in Chapter 17....