Title: Black Eyes and Sore Members
Author: Roxanne Kowalchuk and Kelly Port
Feedback: roxette@mts.net or donas13@aol.com Category: Romance/Humor
Pairing: S/G (Sara/Grissom)
Spoilers: Play With Fire
Summary: The team find themselves in an unexpected adventure.
Notes: This story has been written as a joint effort.
Archived: Sure.
Feedback is always welcomed.
Chapter 3 Hot Water Leads To Hot Nights
The rest of them had watched as Sara made a beeline for the door followed closely behind by Grissom.
"Well, this is going to be a really fun weekend," Nick remarked.
"It will be when I get to be your partner," Catherine replied with a smirk that would have even put the Cheshire cat to shame.
"Now kids," Warrick warned.
"I am not as much of a kid as those two," Catherine said. "Did either of you happen to see where that last kick landed?" she asked.
"It's not like he doesn't deserve it," Nick stated, shocking both of them.
Now that the comment had their attention, both Warrick and Catherine looked at Nick for an explanation.
"Just because you like her," Warrick said.
"No man you have it all wrong, Sara is like a little sister to me, besides even if I did have any feeling for her, she would never notice with that Grissom tunnel vision of hers. He doesn't deserve her, he can be so blind sometimes," Nick finished.
"He's not blind," Catherine murmured.
"What?" both Warrick and Nick said in unison.
"That wasn't out loud, was it?" Catherine asked.
To her question she watched as both shook their heads up and down in unison.
"Well, I think we need to grab a cup of coffee, this could take a while." Was all she said as Catherine began to walk towards the door.
Nick and Warrick had no choice but to follow if they wanted to know what she had meant by her statement, not to mention they could both use the caffeine, as they had a feeling that this day hadn't even really begun as of yet.
*****
"He feels that he is too old and that being the supervisor that anything beyond a professional relationship would be less then ideal. Not that I don't think that he doesn't want to, I just think that he is so scared of so many things that he would lose the one thing that he knows how to keep."
"Her friendship," Warrick interrupted Catherine with.
"That is just plain as sine," Nick blurted out. "If he would just pull his."
Nick never got to finish what he was saying as all too familiar voice asked, "What's as sine?" Grissom asked as he approached the three CSI's sitting at the table.
"This whole thing," Catherine quickly blurted out.
"I have to agree, but from a logistical stand point I can see why Sheriff Atwater has us doing this," Grissom retorted, none the wiser to what the three CSI's had been discussing previous his entrance.
******
Slowly making their way to the next round of torture, Catherine, Nick and Warrick joked with each other.
"Carry me, Nicky," Catherine said to him.
"Walk," Nick answered. "If I have to walk, so do you."
But it was Warrick that came to her rescue. "Hop on Catherine, I'll give you a piggy back ride."
"My hero," Catherine replied as she hopped onto his back. From her high perch, Catherine was the first to notice something. "Has anyone seen Sara?"
Grissom who was bringing up the rear, answered. "Not since the first class."
"Oh, okay," Catherine, said as she held on to Warrick. "She better not skip class, or we'll get Nicky to beat her up."
"Ha, ha," Nick answered as he opened a door to the studio that they'd be. "What the.?" he started but stopped when Warrick bumped into him.
"Nick." Warrick was about to say but stopped as he dropped Catherine down. He said nothing else, as the sight before him had rendered him speechless.
Making his way around Catherine, who poked her head up between Nick and Warrick, Grissom was shocked to see what the three of them were staring at.
"Good Sara, very well done," Paul told Sara as she kicked the pad he was holding. "See, you haven't forgotten anything."
"Actually she has," Grissom started. "She forgot to tell us, she's done this before."
Stopping mid kick, Sara turned around. "Slipped my mind," she answered as she walked away from Paul and over to her water bottle.
"Alright class, let's get going," Paul told them as he decided to break up the fight before it started. "Ropes and mats."
*****
Grissom and Sara were partners once more. Catherine had Warrick and Nick was left with Paul.
Holding the pads for Sara, Grissom watched as she did a front roundhouse kick. "Very good. Not very many people catch on that fast."
"Some people are fast learners," Sara told him as she threw her kick. "Some people have it, some don't."
He wasn't sure if that was meant towards him or what, but he chose to let it go.
"I want everyone to drop the pads, and help your partner do a hundred kicks each leg. So hold onto your partner and get your partner to count the kicks for you," Paul explained as everyone dropped the pads.
Warrick held out his arms for Catherine to hold on to, while she did her first hundred kicks. So did Paul, for Nick. But as for Grissom and Sara, they just stood facing each other.
"You gonna help me?" Sara asked.
"Not until you tell me the truth," Grissom answered.
"What truth?" Sara questioned.
"You know how to do this stuff?"
"I asked Paul to show me some more moves," Sara lied. Of course she knew how to kickbox; she had taken it so long ago.
"Problems?" Paul asked from the other side of the room.
"No, we're fine," Grissom, said as he planted his feet and held out his arms. "Let's go."
Wanting to roll her eyes, Sara grabbed on to Grissom's arms and started her kicks.
"What am I on?" Catherine asked Warrick as she silently hoped it was somewhere near a hundred.
"67."
"That's it?" Catherine asked as she put her hand on her side, and kept kicking. "Are you sure?"
"68, 69, 70." Warrick continued counting.
"I'm starting to hate this," Catherine mumbled as she kept kicking.
"You can do it," Nick told Catherine as he kept kicking. "Paul?"
"79, Nick. Keep going," Paul answered. "Sara, Grissom, how are you two doing?"
"Good," Grissom answered as he continued to count.
"What am I on?" Sara asked as she kicked out to her right.
"56," Grissom answered.
"Okay," Sara said as she picked up the pace.
"Okay, you can switch Catherine," Warrick informed her.
"I've hit a 100?" Catherine asked as she stopped.
"Yup."
"Oh ya," Catherine replied. "Only a hundred more to go," she added as she let the sarcasm drip.
Warrick chuckled as so did Nick and Paul.
But on the other side of the room, Grissom and Sara weren't laughing.
Stopping, Sara switched legs. Before she started, she got a good grip on Grissom's arms.
"You're doing good," Grissom told her. He'd give her that.
"Thanks," Sara said as she started to kick with her left leg.
About five minutes later, everyone switched positions. This time it was Warrick and Grissom's turn to kick.
"I'll kick," Paul told Nick as Nick thought he was going to get to sit down.
"Oh, okay," Nick, said as he planted his feet and held out his arms for Paul.
"Thought you were going to get out of it, weren't you?" Catherine asked as she watched Nick.
"No," Nick replied. "Well, ya."
Catherine chuckled.
"If we all do it, Nicky, you do it too," Warrick said as he quickly realized that he was having trouble lifting his legs. "This hurts."
"You're doing good, Warrick," Paul told him as he continued to kick.
Warrick made a face at Catherine that was meant for Paul that made Catherine laugh.
Grissom was doing the best he could do. But it was starting to hurt, which of course was probably the whole purpose.
"Switch legs, Grissom," Sara told him as he looked up at her.
"Are you sure?"
"Yes, unless you want to keep kicking," Sara answered as she waited for him to make a decision. He was lousy in doing those.
Doing as she had told him, Grissom switched legs and Sara started counting again.
When they were all done, Paul decided that to end the class, he'd have them doing some more stretching.
Nick collapsed on his mat. "I can't feel my legs."
"Suck it up, Nick," Catherine told him as she too collapsed on her mat.
Paul chuckled. It was his turn. "We're almost done, and then we do it all over again tomorrow."
Nick and Catherine both bolted straight up. "Tomorrow again?" They said at the same time.
"Yes, this is a weekend seminar," Paul pointed out.
"Grissom," Catherine said as she looked over at him.
"I said don't ask me, this is all the Sheriff's doing," Grissom told her once again.
"Suck it up, Catherine," Nick told her with a chuckle.
Shaking her head, Catherine laughed too.
When the class was over Sara left first followed by Grissom. Nick, Warrick and Catherine hung back.
"You all did very well," Paul told them as he walked over to them. "But I'm a little confused."
"About what, Paul?" Warrick asked.
"Sara and Grissom," Paul answered. "Are they married?"
Catherine spit her water out all over Nick.
"Hey!" Nick objected.
"Sorry," Catherine said in between a few coughs.
Paul took that as a no. "No, I take it."
"No, they aren't," Warrick, answered as he rubbed Catherine's back.
"Are they going out?"
"Nope," Warrick replied.
"Well they act as if they are married," Paul stated. "But I should be going, have another class to teach. Listen, there's a hot tub outside around your rooms. You'll have to share."
"Oh, we can do that," Nick said as they all nodded in agreement. "Thanks Paul."
"No problem, see you tomorrow," Paul said as he left the three of them in the studio.
Looking at Warrick and Nick, Catherine started for the door. "I have to be going." And she hurriedly walked out of the studio.
Warrick and Nick both knew where she was going. "Hot tub."
*****
Ten minutes later when Nick and Warrick finally found the hot tub, a signing (do you mean sleeping) Catherine occupied it.
"Well, well," Warrick said as he took in the sight before him.
"Are you two getting in?" Catherine asked without even opening her eyes.
Nick looked at Warrick and then spied a look at Catherine as he jumped in and a second later with a yelp, he quickly jumped out again.
"Man, that is hot," Nick, stated.
"That is why they call it a hot tub," Sara's voice chimed in from behind. Watching Nicky make a face at her, she came to stand beside the hot tub in a terry cloth bathrobe. "Mind if I join you guys?"
"Sure girl, as long as you are always on a case with me," Warrick said.
"No way she is always with me," Nick cried.
"Actually, I think from now on it should be the girls all the way," Catherine said as she opened up her eyes and gave a wink to Sara.
At this Sara laughed and began to take off her robe, to reveal a slim toned body clad in a black low cut and might it be added a very revealing bikini that did not go unnoticed by the other three hot tub occupants, nor by the man that was walking out of the hotel towards the hot tub.
******
Still fuming about the whole situation and not to mention what was happening with Sara. Grissom headed to his room with purposeful strides, he was going to get to the bottom of this, but first he was going to head to the hot tub and soak.
His thoughts were still swirling around the hurt that he felt, all the while realizing that he had brought this on himself, but the same token, with not being truthful with Sara himself. When he walked out the hotel door towards the hot tub, he was drawn out of his thoughts by laughter and then the site of Sara taking off her robe to reveal what he had only ever seen in his fantasizes.
Grissom stopped dead in his tracks and took in the sight before him, she was even more beautiful then Botticelli's Venus, and by the reaction that he was witnessing appearing on his co-workers faces, they were just in shock as he was.
An appreciative whistle from both Warrick and Nick surprised Sara as she slowly lowered herself into the hot water.
"What?" was all she said.
"Little sisters aren't supposed to have bodies like that," Nick replied.
At this all of them started to laugh and both Sara and Nick felt that the heat of the water was enough reason to explain their now flushed checks.
"Hey Grissom," Catherine shouted at which point everyone looked in the direction that Catherine was looking in to see their boss standing a few feet away, wearing a pair of shorts with towel flung over his shoulder.
Sara looked over at Grissom and gave him a smile before turning back, at which point her smile widened before disappearing altogether, which did not go unnoticed by Catherine.
As Grissom walked the rest of the way over to the hot tub, he spoke at the same time. "Any room left in there for me?"
Sliding over Nick left a gap between him and Sara for Grissom. "Sure is," He said.
With that Grissom slowly lowered himself into the hot tub beside Sara and settled in.
For a few moments, everyone is quiet while they relax and soak up the warmth of the water into their sore muscles.
Looking around at everyone, it was Catherine who finally broke the silence with a suggestion. "How about we go out for some food and alcohol?" Their answers were a chorus of agreements and much to everyone's surprise Grissom was even in for it.
And they all silently agreed to meet in the lobby at six to head out for dinner.
Sara and Catherine were the first to leave the hot tub to head back to their rooms and get ready, while the three guys remained in the hot tub.
When the girls were out of earshot Warrick spoke up. "Man we have got the best job and have you seen the women that we get to work with!"
"Yup, this is the life, and who knew that Sara was hiding such a killer bod," Nick added.
"Mind you, that was not the only surprise," Warrick started as he looked across at his boss. "So Grissom, when did you start working out?"
Grissom mumbled a reply that soon had all three of them laughing.
******
Author: Roxanne Kowalchuk and Kelly Port
Feedback: roxette@mts.net or donas13@aol.com Category: Romance/Humor
Pairing: S/G (Sara/Grissom)
Spoilers: Play With Fire
Summary: The team find themselves in an unexpected adventure.
Notes: This story has been written as a joint effort.
Archived: Sure.
Feedback is always welcomed.
Chapter 3 Hot Water Leads To Hot Nights
The rest of them had watched as Sara made a beeline for the door followed closely behind by Grissom.
"Well, this is going to be a really fun weekend," Nick remarked.
"It will be when I get to be your partner," Catherine replied with a smirk that would have even put the Cheshire cat to shame.
"Now kids," Warrick warned.
"I am not as much of a kid as those two," Catherine said. "Did either of you happen to see where that last kick landed?" she asked.
"It's not like he doesn't deserve it," Nick stated, shocking both of them.
Now that the comment had their attention, both Warrick and Catherine looked at Nick for an explanation.
"Just because you like her," Warrick said.
"No man you have it all wrong, Sara is like a little sister to me, besides even if I did have any feeling for her, she would never notice with that Grissom tunnel vision of hers. He doesn't deserve her, he can be so blind sometimes," Nick finished.
"He's not blind," Catherine murmured.
"What?" both Warrick and Nick said in unison.
"That wasn't out loud, was it?" Catherine asked.
To her question she watched as both shook their heads up and down in unison.
"Well, I think we need to grab a cup of coffee, this could take a while." Was all she said as Catherine began to walk towards the door.
Nick and Warrick had no choice but to follow if they wanted to know what she had meant by her statement, not to mention they could both use the caffeine, as they had a feeling that this day hadn't even really begun as of yet.
*****
"He feels that he is too old and that being the supervisor that anything beyond a professional relationship would be less then ideal. Not that I don't think that he doesn't want to, I just think that he is so scared of so many things that he would lose the one thing that he knows how to keep."
"Her friendship," Warrick interrupted Catherine with.
"That is just plain as sine," Nick blurted out. "If he would just pull his."
Nick never got to finish what he was saying as all too familiar voice asked, "What's as sine?" Grissom asked as he approached the three CSI's sitting at the table.
"This whole thing," Catherine quickly blurted out.
"I have to agree, but from a logistical stand point I can see why Sheriff Atwater has us doing this," Grissom retorted, none the wiser to what the three CSI's had been discussing previous his entrance.
******
Slowly making their way to the next round of torture, Catherine, Nick and Warrick joked with each other.
"Carry me, Nicky," Catherine said to him.
"Walk," Nick answered. "If I have to walk, so do you."
But it was Warrick that came to her rescue. "Hop on Catherine, I'll give you a piggy back ride."
"My hero," Catherine replied as she hopped onto his back. From her high perch, Catherine was the first to notice something. "Has anyone seen Sara?"
Grissom who was bringing up the rear, answered. "Not since the first class."
"Oh, okay," Catherine, said as she held on to Warrick. "She better not skip class, or we'll get Nicky to beat her up."
"Ha, ha," Nick answered as he opened a door to the studio that they'd be. "What the.?" he started but stopped when Warrick bumped into him.
"Nick." Warrick was about to say but stopped as he dropped Catherine down. He said nothing else, as the sight before him had rendered him speechless.
Making his way around Catherine, who poked her head up between Nick and Warrick, Grissom was shocked to see what the three of them were staring at.
"Good Sara, very well done," Paul told Sara as she kicked the pad he was holding. "See, you haven't forgotten anything."
"Actually she has," Grissom started. "She forgot to tell us, she's done this before."
Stopping mid kick, Sara turned around. "Slipped my mind," she answered as she walked away from Paul and over to her water bottle.
"Alright class, let's get going," Paul told them as he decided to break up the fight before it started. "Ropes and mats."
*****
Grissom and Sara were partners once more. Catherine had Warrick and Nick was left with Paul.
Holding the pads for Sara, Grissom watched as she did a front roundhouse kick. "Very good. Not very many people catch on that fast."
"Some people are fast learners," Sara told him as she threw her kick. "Some people have it, some don't."
He wasn't sure if that was meant towards him or what, but he chose to let it go.
"I want everyone to drop the pads, and help your partner do a hundred kicks each leg. So hold onto your partner and get your partner to count the kicks for you," Paul explained as everyone dropped the pads.
Warrick held out his arms for Catherine to hold on to, while she did her first hundred kicks. So did Paul, for Nick. But as for Grissom and Sara, they just stood facing each other.
"You gonna help me?" Sara asked.
"Not until you tell me the truth," Grissom answered.
"What truth?" Sara questioned.
"You know how to do this stuff?"
"I asked Paul to show me some more moves," Sara lied. Of course she knew how to kickbox; she had taken it so long ago.
"Problems?" Paul asked from the other side of the room.
"No, we're fine," Grissom, said as he planted his feet and held out his arms. "Let's go."
Wanting to roll her eyes, Sara grabbed on to Grissom's arms and started her kicks.
"What am I on?" Catherine asked Warrick as she silently hoped it was somewhere near a hundred.
"67."
"That's it?" Catherine asked as she put her hand on her side, and kept kicking. "Are you sure?"
"68, 69, 70." Warrick continued counting.
"I'm starting to hate this," Catherine mumbled as she kept kicking.
"You can do it," Nick told Catherine as he kept kicking. "Paul?"
"79, Nick. Keep going," Paul answered. "Sara, Grissom, how are you two doing?"
"Good," Grissom answered as he continued to count.
"What am I on?" Sara asked as she kicked out to her right.
"56," Grissom answered.
"Okay," Sara said as she picked up the pace.
"Okay, you can switch Catherine," Warrick informed her.
"I've hit a 100?" Catherine asked as she stopped.
"Yup."
"Oh ya," Catherine replied. "Only a hundred more to go," she added as she let the sarcasm drip.
Warrick chuckled as so did Nick and Paul.
But on the other side of the room, Grissom and Sara weren't laughing.
Stopping, Sara switched legs. Before she started, she got a good grip on Grissom's arms.
"You're doing good," Grissom told her. He'd give her that.
"Thanks," Sara said as she started to kick with her left leg.
About five minutes later, everyone switched positions. This time it was Warrick and Grissom's turn to kick.
"I'll kick," Paul told Nick as Nick thought he was going to get to sit down.
"Oh, okay," Nick, said as he planted his feet and held out his arms for Paul.
"Thought you were going to get out of it, weren't you?" Catherine asked as she watched Nick.
"No," Nick replied. "Well, ya."
Catherine chuckled.
"If we all do it, Nicky, you do it too," Warrick said as he quickly realized that he was having trouble lifting his legs. "This hurts."
"You're doing good, Warrick," Paul told him as he continued to kick.
Warrick made a face at Catherine that was meant for Paul that made Catherine laugh.
Grissom was doing the best he could do. But it was starting to hurt, which of course was probably the whole purpose.
"Switch legs, Grissom," Sara told him as he looked up at her.
"Are you sure?"
"Yes, unless you want to keep kicking," Sara answered as she waited for him to make a decision. He was lousy in doing those.
Doing as she had told him, Grissom switched legs and Sara started counting again.
When they were all done, Paul decided that to end the class, he'd have them doing some more stretching.
Nick collapsed on his mat. "I can't feel my legs."
"Suck it up, Nick," Catherine told him as she too collapsed on her mat.
Paul chuckled. It was his turn. "We're almost done, and then we do it all over again tomorrow."
Nick and Catherine both bolted straight up. "Tomorrow again?" They said at the same time.
"Yes, this is a weekend seminar," Paul pointed out.
"Grissom," Catherine said as she looked over at him.
"I said don't ask me, this is all the Sheriff's doing," Grissom told her once again.
"Suck it up, Catherine," Nick told her with a chuckle.
Shaking her head, Catherine laughed too.
When the class was over Sara left first followed by Grissom. Nick, Warrick and Catherine hung back.
"You all did very well," Paul told them as he walked over to them. "But I'm a little confused."
"About what, Paul?" Warrick asked.
"Sara and Grissom," Paul answered. "Are they married?"
Catherine spit her water out all over Nick.
"Hey!" Nick objected.
"Sorry," Catherine said in between a few coughs.
Paul took that as a no. "No, I take it."
"No, they aren't," Warrick, answered as he rubbed Catherine's back.
"Are they going out?"
"Nope," Warrick replied.
"Well they act as if they are married," Paul stated. "But I should be going, have another class to teach. Listen, there's a hot tub outside around your rooms. You'll have to share."
"Oh, we can do that," Nick said as they all nodded in agreement. "Thanks Paul."
"No problem, see you tomorrow," Paul said as he left the three of them in the studio.
Looking at Warrick and Nick, Catherine started for the door. "I have to be going." And she hurriedly walked out of the studio.
Warrick and Nick both knew where she was going. "Hot tub."
*****
Ten minutes later when Nick and Warrick finally found the hot tub, a signing (do you mean sleeping) Catherine occupied it.
"Well, well," Warrick said as he took in the sight before him.
"Are you two getting in?" Catherine asked without even opening her eyes.
Nick looked at Warrick and then spied a look at Catherine as he jumped in and a second later with a yelp, he quickly jumped out again.
"Man, that is hot," Nick, stated.
"That is why they call it a hot tub," Sara's voice chimed in from behind. Watching Nicky make a face at her, she came to stand beside the hot tub in a terry cloth bathrobe. "Mind if I join you guys?"
"Sure girl, as long as you are always on a case with me," Warrick said.
"No way she is always with me," Nick cried.
"Actually, I think from now on it should be the girls all the way," Catherine said as she opened up her eyes and gave a wink to Sara.
At this Sara laughed and began to take off her robe, to reveal a slim toned body clad in a black low cut and might it be added a very revealing bikini that did not go unnoticed by the other three hot tub occupants, nor by the man that was walking out of the hotel towards the hot tub.
******
Still fuming about the whole situation and not to mention what was happening with Sara. Grissom headed to his room with purposeful strides, he was going to get to the bottom of this, but first he was going to head to the hot tub and soak.
His thoughts were still swirling around the hurt that he felt, all the while realizing that he had brought this on himself, but the same token, with not being truthful with Sara himself. When he walked out the hotel door towards the hot tub, he was drawn out of his thoughts by laughter and then the site of Sara taking off her robe to reveal what he had only ever seen in his fantasizes.
Grissom stopped dead in his tracks and took in the sight before him, she was even more beautiful then Botticelli's Venus, and by the reaction that he was witnessing appearing on his co-workers faces, they were just in shock as he was.
An appreciative whistle from both Warrick and Nick surprised Sara as she slowly lowered herself into the hot water.
"What?" was all she said.
"Little sisters aren't supposed to have bodies like that," Nick replied.
At this all of them started to laugh and both Sara and Nick felt that the heat of the water was enough reason to explain their now flushed checks.
"Hey Grissom," Catherine shouted at which point everyone looked in the direction that Catherine was looking in to see their boss standing a few feet away, wearing a pair of shorts with towel flung over his shoulder.
Sara looked over at Grissom and gave him a smile before turning back, at which point her smile widened before disappearing altogether, which did not go unnoticed by Catherine.
As Grissom walked the rest of the way over to the hot tub, he spoke at the same time. "Any room left in there for me?"
Sliding over Nick left a gap between him and Sara for Grissom. "Sure is," He said.
With that Grissom slowly lowered himself into the hot tub beside Sara and settled in.
For a few moments, everyone is quiet while they relax and soak up the warmth of the water into their sore muscles.
Looking around at everyone, it was Catherine who finally broke the silence with a suggestion. "How about we go out for some food and alcohol?" Their answers were a chorus of agreements and much to everyone's surprise Grissom was even in for it.
And they all silently agreed to meet in the lobby at six to head out for dinner.
Sara and Catherine were the first to leave the hot tub to head back to their rooms and get ready, while the three guys remained in the hot tub.
When the girls were out of earshot Warrick spoke up. "Man we have got the best job and have you seen the women that we get to work with!"
"Yup, this is the life, and who knew that Sara was hiding such a killer bod," Nick added.
"Mind you, that was not the only surprise," Warrick started as he looked across at his boss. "So Grissom, when did you start working out?"
Grissom mumbled a reply that soon had all three of them laughing.
******