Disclaimer: The perfect Christmas gift for me would be to own CSI, but as that will never happen, I would settle for the seasons of CSI on DVD.
Summary: A nice, short Christmas story for you. Sara has bought Grissom the 'perfect Christmas gift' and won't tell anyone what it is.
The Perfect Christmas Gift
Chapter One: Shopping
"What should I get Grissom for Christmas? I never know what to buy him," Greg sighed.
"Just get him some sort of bug, he'll be happy," Nick quipped.
"He does like bugs," Catherine agreed, "find an entomology book he doesn't have."
"I think he has them all," Greg rolled his eyes, "what are you guys getting him?"
"If we tell you, you'll just steal one of our ideas," Warrick shook his head.
"Someone help me! Sara?" Greg turned to the silent person in the room.
"Oh, I got him something special. But I'm not telling any of you what it is," Sara answered mysteriously, "and I can guarantee none of you will get him the same thing."
"Now you've caught our interest…what is it?" Catherine asked.
"I won't tell you," Sara smiled, "all I will say is that it is the perfect Christmas gift for Grissom."
"That's helpful," Greg sighed, "maybe I won't get presents for anyone. That would be so easy."
"Then don't bother showing up at the office party," Nick said, "everyone else will be exchanging gifts. You wouldn't want to seem cheap."
"I'll think of something…eventually," Greg walked off.
"What are you guys getting for Greg?" Warrick asked once the man was safely out of earshot.
"I bought him a CD that I know he has been wanting," Sara said.
"I haven't actually done any of my shopping yet," Nick admitted sheepishly.
"Nicky! The party is in two days and it's three days before Christmas Eve. You realize it's going to be extra insane to shop now," Catherine shook her head.
"Even I know better than waiting until the last minute," Warrick laughed.
"I finished my shopping before Thanksgiving to avoid the insanity," Sara added, "good luck Nick."
"Is it really that bad?" Nick asked.
"The mall, or actually any store a few days before Christmas? Yeah it's bad," Catherine smirked.
"Can I get any of you to come with me?" Nick asked.
"No way, man," Warrick stood and left before he could get roped into anything.
"I have to go home and take Lindsey to see her grandma," Catherine also left, leaving Sara sitting alone.
"Don't even look at me like that Nick Stokes," Sara warned, "I am not going shopping with you."
"Please," Nick shot her a puppy dog look, "I will let you pick out your own present."
"You can't bribe me into going out in that madness with you," Sara crossed her arms.
-------------30 Minutes Later-----------------
"I can't believe you dragged me into this," Sara was being pulled along by Nick.
"You know I love you for it," Nick flashed her a smile.
"Do you even know what you are getting for anyone?" Sara asked.
"I've got an idea," Nick assured her, "so will you tell me what you got for Grissom?"
"No," Sara shook her head, "I said I wasn't telling anyone. Not even you Nick."
"I'm hurt Sara, I thought we told each other everything," Nick gave her another puppy look.
Sara laughed, "Nick there's a lot of things I don't tell you. Even if you think you are my big brother."
"Well, I am disappointed in you little sis," Nick teased.
"Real siblings don't tell each other everything, you of all people should know having had so many to grow up with," Sara returned.
"Yeah, let's hurry up and get this over with," Nick turned into a store.
Nick and Sara made their way through the music store looking for a classical music CD that Sara knew Grissom would like. Just as Sara was about to pick one up, an older woman snatched it out of her hand. Sara turned and gave the woman a look, but the woman was glaring at her. She walked away before Sara could even say a word.
"I think I just had the CD," Sara turned to Nick, but some old woman ripped it out of my hands before I could tell."
Nick snorted, "An old lady beat you?"
"Shut up," Sara smacked him lightly on the shoulder, "I was caught off guard and I wasn't about to wrestle with and old woman."
"You have to be quicker than these people Sara, they're crazy," Nick winked.
"I didn't think a classical CD was going to be such a hot item that I'd have to be ready to defend myself," Sara laughed.
"Oh well. There are a few more music stores around here. One of them is bound to have it in stock. Like you say, it's not exactly a hot item," Nick lead her out of the madhouse of a store. All around people were fighting over CDs.
"This is exactly why I didn't want to come with you," Sara pointed to a lady about her age ripping a CD away from a teenager, "people are truly insane."
"So," Nick said casually, "can I even get a hint as to this 'perfect Christmas gift' of yours?"
"You aren't going to sneak it out of me, Stokes, but if you insist," Sara started.
"Oh I insist," Nick interrupted.
"It has to do with bugs," Sara said, "and that's all you're getting out of me."
"Fair enough, but you will know what I'm getting for everyone," Nick smiled, "so it would only be fair."
"Can we please just drop this? You'll see it at the party," Sara crossed her arms firmly.
"Okay, I'll leave it alone," Nick sensed she was really getting annoyed.
A/N: I started this story on Tuesday evening. I was listening to Christmas music and worrying about what to get for my dad. Suddenly this story popped into my head. (I just saw today that there is a story sort of similar to this one on the site, it involves Nick pestering Sara about what she got Grissom. I promise this was written long before I saw that story).
Also, don't worry, I'll be back to my other story soon, there's only one more chapter to this and it's already written.