Chapter 5
Warrick's hands gripped the steering wheel tightly. He glanced back at his friend and mentor in the rear view mirror.
"Okay so hears the deal. Alan asked Sara to marry him over breakfast. She said yes. He convinced her to do the deed today so that they can go on a honeymoon while the lab is closed. She called Nick to round up the gang. Greg and Jacqui are supposed to meet us there. We were supposed to tell everyone but you."
Catherine pulled out a compact to check her makeup. "Like she thought that was going to happen."
Grissom still looked stunned. He tried to take deep breaths, they were supposed to help right?
"Griss you got to buck up. What's your plan?"
"I don't have a plan. What if she really loves this guy? I am not so sure this is the best idea"
Catherine shut the compact with at definite click.
"Grissom get your head out of your ass."
A bead of sweat trickled down Grissom's face.
"You know I think you have insulted me more in the last hour than you have in the last 15 years."
"Well if you had just listened to me in the first place it wouldn't have gotten this far, when you called me from Boston 10 years ago, what did I tell you? Huh?"
"Kids" Warrick held up one elegant hand.
Catherine's cell phone began to emit a shrill beep. "Willows. Sara? Of course we are on our way. Calm down. Is Nick there yet? Don't panic. Everything is going to be okay. We are 5 minutes away. See you in a second sweetie."
Catherine snapped the phone shut and turned around to look at Gil. "She's nervous, very nervous."
"Is Nick with her?" Warrick steered the car onto a side street.
"Yeah"
"Well I told him to do everything including tap dance till we got there."
"Let's pray it's not too late."
For the first time in years Gil Grissom began to pray fervently