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The Interviews

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The Girlfriend (Catherine Willows): I don't mind most of what Gil wears. It's usually either pants for work or on the rare occasion he needs to, he'll wear a suit. I wish he'd wear leather more though! And denim!

The Daughter (Lindsey Willows): He needs to be more hip I think. He's a bit old-fashioned in what he wears.

The Co-Worker (Greg Sanders): Loosen up man! Get some crazy shirts in there…sir.

The Co-Worker (Nick Stokes): Catherine is a great dresser, her clothes are always amazing. I think Grissom needs to be just a tad more presentable to go out with her sometimes.

The Co-Worker (Warrick Brown): He needs to mix it up a little. It's always the same thing, day in day out.

The Co-Worker (Archie Johnson): He needs to wear something different sometimes. It's the same…all the time.

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The Episode

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"Okay, we're here at Polo Ralph Lauren," Carson smiled widely. "Ooh and look at all the pretty fashion just waiting for us!"

Gil raised an eyebrow. He was starting to question the sanity of these men.

"And I thought I'd bring along a female fashion consultant," Carson said.

"Hi Dad!" Lindsey said, racing up to him.

"Hey, Linds," Gil smiled, hugging her.

"You two are so cute," Carson commented. "Now, Grissom, what I, and others have noticed about your wardrobe is that everything is so…the same. And your girlfriend loves you in leather apparently…so let's see what we can find!"

Lindsey sat down in a big chair, grinning from ear to ear. This was gonna be so funny.

"Now, the big thing I think, is to get you out of the same old same old. So that means new colours and new styles." Carson grabbed a couple of polo shirts. "These are great, because you can dress them up and down. And let's get a few colours, because frankly, you look great in them all!"

Carson pulled Gil over towards the pants. "Now, chinos are a good thing for you, because you need to be able to move a lot in your line of work."

When he'd finally gotten everything he wanted, he urged Gil towards the changing rooms.

"Are you going to need some help in there?" Carson asked.

"NO!" Gil cried.

"Hmm. Remind me to get you some new underwear," Carson said, before Gil banished him from the room.

Finally Gil came out again. He was dressed in black chinos and a pink polo shirt. He wrinkled his nose. "I'm not sure pink is my colour."

"All men say that," Carson replied. "We can dress it up with a simple sports coat if need be, but it looks great. What does the fashion critic think?"

"Two thumbs up," Lindsey grinned, sticking her thumbs up.

Carson handed Gil some more clothes. "Go to it mister!"

Grissom frowned and took the clothes into the changing room. This time when he came out, he wore jeans and the cable sweater.

"And if it gets really cold…or if you want to really make Catherine's heart flutter, you can pair it up with this leather jacket," Carson told him, draping the jacket over Gil's shoulders.

"You look really cool," Lindsey nodded.

Carson stepped back, pleased with his work. "So, I think we might pass you off to Thom now. What do you think partner?"

"Sounds good!" Lindsey smiled.

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"Hi, Grissom," Thom smiled, as Gil came up to Thom and Kyan. "Ready to go shopping?"

"I hope so," Gil replied.

"Okay, what I noticed about your home, is that it really is a home. It's family-friendly, and it's somewhere that you really want to be all the time. So we're lucky, in that the Door Store and Thomasville are right next to each other."

The three men went into the Door Store first.

"So, what I think we need to find for the two of you, is a new bed, and most importantly, a dining room table. Because I noticed you didn't have one!"

"That's my fault," Gil blushed. "I'm not a huge furniture shopping person."

"Well, today you get to be!"

Gil gulped.

"Okay, so I thought we'd get you a bed first, here at the Door Store. So, can you see any you like?"

Gil nodded and walked over to a king-sized bed.

"And he goes straight for the king-sized bed," Kyan said, in a little commentary tone. "I see size is important in the bedroom." He sat down on the bed next to Grissom. "Do you guys play a lot of Scrabble?"

Gil blushed again.

"Well, the baby had to come from somewhere," Thom reminded Kyan. "You know, it's surprising you don't shop more Grissom, because you have really good taste!"

"Catherine has taught me a lot of things," Gil replied. "She's a good shopper."

"Okay, so I thought perhaps we'd get some lamps to go on the great bedside tables you have. Do you like lamps?"

"Lamps are good," Gil nodded. "Both Cath and I read in bed sometimes, so that'll be helpful."

"I really like these lamps that go with the Chris Madden bed set," Thom suggested. "We can cover them in a colour that goes with the room. What do you think?"

Gil nodded. "They look nice."

Thom grinned. "Okay, let's go find a dining table."

The men entered Thomasville.

"What I like about this store, is that while it's still homey, like the Door Store, Thomasville is a little more upmarket. I really like this dining table, from the Bridges 2.0 set, because it's classic while still having the same kind of family feel as the rest of your place."

"Are you this agreeable when you're shopping with Catherine?" Kyan asked.

Gil nodded mutely. "She's the boss." He smiled. "But I like it that way."

"And that's why we're here. So you can be co-boss," Thom told him, patting him on the back. "But now I'm going to pass you off to Kyan."

"Let's go, bro," Kyan grinned.

Gil took a deep breath.

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"So, are you ready for this?" Kyan asked, as they walked along to the store.

"I sincerely doubt it," Gil answered. He started back on his little silent mantra: I'm doing this because I love Catherine so much. This is all for Catherine. I'm doing this because I love Catherine so much. This is all for Catherine. I'm doing…

"We're here at Mandalay Bay, and you're going to get a bit of a spa treatment."

Gil froze. Did this crazy man say spa treatment? I'm doing this because I love Catherine so much. This is all for Catherine. The mantra started again.

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Gil lay back as some person he had never met smeared some peculiar smelling goop on his face. He hoped Catherine appreciated this.

What really bothered him though, was that he was wearing nothing but a robe. Now, Gil Grissom was not a prude by any means. But to be honest, the only person he really felt comfortable being naked around, was Catherine Willows. Of course, it was better if she was naked too, but that wasn't the point.

The point was he was wearing nothing but a robe, in with a group of people he didn't know, including a gay guy. It was unsettling to say the least.

"So, Grissom, tonight's the big night. Are you nervous?"

"A little," Gil replied, thankful none of the goop had made its way into his mouth. He was quite happy being at a crime scene, surrounded by bugs and dead bodies. This was…terrifying.

"After the facial, we'll be getting a nice massage. Should ease all the tenseness and kinks out," Kyan explained.

"I don't have to take the robe off, do I?" Grissom asked, his eyes wide.

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"Hi, Grissom," Jai smiled, as Grissom rounded the corner. "Enjoy the spa?"

Gil was not going to admit to anyone…except maybe Catherine, that he enjoyed the massage. Although, he had to admit, it was more fun and much better when Catherine gave him a massage. "It was an experience," he nodded, pushing his glasses up his nose.

"Anyway, we're here at Babies R Us. I thought it would be a great surprise for Catherine if we got a few things for the new baby. What do you think?"

Gil's face lit up at Catherine's name and the mention of the baby. "Sounds fantastic!"

"So we're here at Babies R Us, and I think there's quite a few things to get, because when I saw that nursery, I noticed pretty much the only thing there was the paint on the walls and a crib."

Gil nodded. "Sounds about right."

"Did you have any ideas about themes?"

"Butterflies," Gil said adamantly. "Cath and I want bugs and butterflies."

"How about this nursery theme then?" Jai asked, pointing to the Gossamer Wing collection.

Gil's face brightened. "That's perfect!"

They found the perfect stroller, a blue jogging stroller.

"I love this," Gil said, looking at a rubber ducky cradle swing.

Jai grinned. "Me too. I think it's perfect. Want to go find a rocking chair for Catherine?"

Gil nodded eagerly.

As they tried out some of the rocking chairs, they started a conversation.

"Are you excited about tonight?" Jai asked.

Gil's face broke into a genuine smile. "I am. I want to spend the rest of my life with her, loving her. I want to raise our children together. I want to make her the happiest woman alive."

"Okay, so if she says no, I think Carson will eat his Versace sweater."

Gil smirked. "As entertaining as that would be, I'm going to just hope she says yes."

Jai nodded. "Well, now that we've picked a rocking chair, I think I get to pass you off to Ted now."

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"So, I hear you're a pretty great cook," Ted smiled. "And I thought that maybe you could make Catherine a turkey club sandwich as her favourite food, then top it off with the chocolate piece de resistance."

Gil nodded. "That sounds great."

"We're here at Godiva and they make some of the finest chocolates in the world," Ted smiled. "I thought we could have three chocolate boxes. The biggest one we could fill with chocolate mousse, the middle one with raspberries and the smallest one with the ring. What do you think?"

"Sounds perfect," Gil agreed.

"What kind of chocolate does she like?"

"She likes all kinds, but I think she likes milk chocolate best."

"Let's go shopping then!"

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TBC