"To Sara returning from the grateful dead known as Las Vegas," Brian said and they laughed clinking beer bottles.
"I wish I could come back a lot of times guys but my work is killer. I've been pulling doubles and triples a lot lately," Sara said.
"That sucks," Ted said. "Well then you better booze up Sar, cos you might not be able to for awhile."
"Yeah," Sara smirked.
"Bet I can still chug faster than you," Aaron said.
"You're on," Sara said and just when they were about to start her cell rang. "Jess answer it and tell them to wait a second."
"Go!" Stephen said.
"Chug, chug chug!" was the voices that greeted Catherine when she called Sara and the phone picked up.
"Hold one one second Sara's almost done," Jessica said and Catherine raised an eyebrow.
Doing what? Catherine thought.
Then cheers were heard.
"Rematch!" Aaron said.
"I'd just kick your ass again," Sara grinned before answering the phone. "Yeah?"
"Were you just having a chugging contest Sara?" Catherine asked.
Catherine was in the break room with everyone waiting to see if Sara could come back, so they all looked at Catherine when she said that.
"Yeah, but I didn't start it," Sara said.
"You just won a chugging contest? Where the hell are you?" Catherine asked and Nick laughed hearing that.
"Sara won a chugging contest. Ha!" He said and Warrick laughed too.
"I'm in San Francisco right now," Sara said and then there was yelling heard again.
"Come on!" Stephen said.
"Go!" Jessica said.
"Great, I'm going to have a group of drunk CSI's tomorrow," Ted said and everyone laughed.
Sara chuckled, "Why do you ask Catherine?"
"Because we were wondering if you could come in but I guess not," Catherine said.
"No!" Brian said when he lost against Stephen.
"I'm the kind of the world!" Stephen yelled.
Sara laughed along with the others, "I'm sorry, but I have 2 more days here."
Catherine was a bit in shock by what she was hearing on Sara's side and looked at the others.
"So there's no way?" Catherine asked.
"What's going on Catherine?" Sara said before Catherine heard a voice in the back going 'I'd kick your ass from here to China, Sara.'
Catherine was a little taken back.
Sara glared at Stephen before going to Catherine, "Wait a second Cath. I need a minute."
Sara handed the phone to Jessica as the waitress came over with more beers.
"Count of three. 1.2.3," Jessica said and they started chugging.
"You guys are going to sick tomorrow," Aaron laughed and Sara flipped him off.
Sara slammed down the empty bottle down first, "hell yeah."
Jessica slapped Sara's hand while Stephen set his down second.
"Damn," he said.
Sara took the phone again, "What's going on Cath?"
"I don't wanna know what's going on over there," Catherine said a little surprised. "We have a case. Is there any way you can come."
Sara looked at them and everything, "When do you need me back?"
The others looked at her and she put a hand up in surrender.
"Tomorrow when your shift usually starts," Catherine said.
"Let me bargin a sec," Sara said covering the phone but Catherine still heard it faintly. "Look, I gotta get back. Wanna come party Vegas style?"
The guys turned to Ted.
"We do have a lot of time off on our plates," Brian said.
Ted sighed, "You all can go, but I need to stay."
"That sucks. Come on," Sara said and the others agreed.
"Can't sorry," he said.
Sara sighed and picked up the phone, "I'll be in tomorrow."
Catherine hung up the phone and looked at them.
"What was going on?" Grissom asked.
"She's coming in tomorrow, but she was drinking with a few friends and I think she won a few chugging contests," Catherine said a little bemused.
"We are talking about Sara right?" Nick said.
"Yeah," Catherine said.
"Guess we need to start drinking with her then," Warrick said getting looks.
"We can all crash at your place," Brian said.
"Yeah I have a guest bedroom and my couch pulls out," Sara said.
"Good," Aaron said, "but what are we going to do when you go to work?"
"Hang out here. I'll try to get off early," Sara said as they set their stuff in the living room of her house.
"Got a killer hangover?" Jessica asked.
"Understatement," Sara said, "But it got my mind of Alec so I'm good."
"Good," Stephen said.
Sara looked at her clothes which were kind of Party clothes. She was wearing tight black pants, and a red tank.
"I think I should change before heading in," Sara said and Brian stopped her.
"Go on in like that," Brian said. "Show them the San Fran look."
"Fine," Sara said putting on her short leather jacket. "I'll be back."
"Later girl," Stephen and the others said.
"Bye Sar-bear," Aaron smirked and then Sara turned to him and they started play fighting.
"What the hell happened to you?" Nick asked when Sara walked in wearing those clothes but they were soaked and she looked a little cranky.
"I got in a fight," she said.
"With a pool?" Catherine asked.
"Super soakers," Sara said flipping her hair behind her shoulders. "So what's the big deal?"
They looked at her a second then got down to business.