"Wait." Gil said and ran to the front of the room. "Can I have your attention please"?

Gil stood in front of everyone and cleared his throat. " I have something I would like to share with everyone." Grissom walked over to Warrick and whispered to him. " Sorry man but this is something I really need to do, I hope you won't hate me for stealing the spotlight for a minute." he reached into his pocket and showed Warrick a small package. "It will only take a minute" Gil turned and took a spot on the floor in front of the crowd and continued his speech.

"My good friend and colleague Warrick once told me that a man has to do what a man has to do, so this is the reason for my stopping the celebration. I know that this is Warrick and Rachel's night but he said e would forgive me for stealing the light just this once." Warrick turned and smiled at Catherine who was still standing in the middle of the dance floor. "Tonight, I experienced the most wonderful, magical moments that I have ever experienced before. Tonight I told the most beautiful, smart, caring, women in the world that I loved her and fortunately for me she told me that she loved me back" Gil sighed "Hearing those words for the first time from her after almost twenty years of being best friends made me feel the like the luckiest guy in the world and now that I have her, I am never going to let her go, because I am the luckiest guy in the world." Gil walked toward Catherine and noticed the tears in her eyes. "Catherine, tonight you have made me the luckiest and the happiest guy in the whole world" Gil stopped in front of Catherine and got down on one knee, taking her hand in his he smiled "Catherine" he said pulling the small package out of his pocket and opening it up to reveal a beautiful diamond engagement ring. "Will you marry me?" Gil let out a small sigh and caught his breath, while the crowd waited in silence.

Catherine stood in front of him. He could tell by the look on her face that she was stunned beyond belief and she was speechless.

" Gil.. I…" she sighed. "Gil" she smiled "I love you so much, I have since the first time I met you, but I was married and I couldn't just walk away from that.. And then I got divorced and you and I became even closer then we were before my divorce." Catherine smiled " anyway here I am blabbing on about me when I should be talking about us, about the new family we will be starting, about Lindsey and how happy she is going to be when she finds out she is going to be a flower girl." Catherine pulled Gil off the floor and kissed him " Yes" she smiled and wrapped her arms around his neck " Yes I will marry you" a tear fell from her eye as she felt his lips connect with her's and when the applause came from the crowd behind them.

Gil hugged her and kissed her again " I love you Catherine Willows" she smiled " And I love you Gil Grissom" Gil and Catherine stood in the middle of the dance floor lips locked totally oblivious to the wedding party around them.

Moments later Nick, Warrick, Greg and Sara came to them.

"Hey Gil" Warrick smiled and hugged him " It's about time man" he smiled " it's about time"

"Well Catherine" Nick and Sara smiled as they hugged her at the same time " I guess we did a good job with this matchmaking thing" Catherine smiled " yep" she laughed to herself " you guys did great"

Gil escaped from the crowd and grabbed Catherine by the hand and pulled her back to the table.

"Hey we have been her long enough Warrick knows we care. You want to get out of here? Maybe go get a blanket. I heard the rain stopped and we could go take a walk on the each and watch the stars."

Catherine kissed Gil " I would like that"

The two went and said their goodbyes to Warrick and Rachel who were leaving soon for their honeymoon and ran out of the hotel.