September: Catherine is at the lab dropping off evidence from a case, as she is about to go back Grissom stops her.

"Hey Catherine!"

"Yeah?"

"May I see you in my office for a minute?"

"Uh huh." Catherine says as she walks into Grissom's office.

"Shut the door please."

"Ok. What's up?"

"Are you ok?"

"Yeah, I'm fine why?"

"I was just wondering you seem a little unfocused lately."

"I'm fine."

"Ok, you can go." On her way out Catherine drops her ink pen.

"You dropped your pin."

"Oh." Catherine bends over and retrieves the pen.

"What?" Catherine asks due to Grissom staring at her with a puzzled look on her face.

"I was just thinking."

"Ok? Should I be concerned?"

"No, I just have a question."

"About what?"

"Your wardrobe."

"Excuse me?"

"You never button your jackets."

"Huh?"

"Why is your jacket buttoned?"

"I don't know it just is."

"Is something going on?"

"Like what?"

"I don't know."

"Look nothing is going on."

"You aren't leaving until you tell me what's going on."

"Nothing is going on."

"I don't believe you."

"Look I need to get back to the crime scene."

"Ok fine go, but this isn't over."

"Whatever."

Later on Greg and Catherine the crime scene, and the rest of the gang is at the lab.

"Guys can I talk to you for a second?"

"Sure Gris what's up?"

"Have you guys noticed Catherine acting strangely lately?"

"Uh… no."

"I'm with Nick I haven't noticed anything."

"Sara what about you?"

"I don't think so."

"Why are you asking us anyway?"

"Well Nick something just isn't right, but I don't know what."

"Something isn't right about what?"

"Catherine…"

"Guys why don't you go back to work I need to talk to Catherine in private ok?"

"Ok."

"What now?"

"Catherine just tell me what's going on."

"Nothing, is it hot in here or is it just me?"

"It is kind of hot why don't you take off your jacket?"

"Fine." Catherine says as she tosses it on the back of the chair. "Are you happy now."

"No I'd be happier if you'd stand up."

"Fine, do I need to explain?"

"No, I see. You can put the jacket back on if you want."

"Thank you."

"I just don't see why you didn't tell me it isn't that big of a deal Catherine."

"Maybe not, I just don't want everyone to know yet."

"Catherine they're going to find out sooner or later."

"I know, hopefully sooner than later."

Thanksgiving Catherine's:

"Lindsay come on get out of bed."

"Why."

"We need to go shopping."

"Today?"

"Yes today, otherwise we won't get to go shopping at all, because I'll be at work."

"Ok so what are we shopping for?"

"Different things."

"Can we get paint?"

"What for?"

"Um…"

"Oh right, but no."

"Why?"

"We might me moving."

"Where?"

"Miami."

"When, why?"

"Right after the baby is born, and because we need a change of scenery, plus I know the supervisor out there."

"I don't want to move."

"Why not?"

"I just don't ok?"

"Why?"

"All my friends are here and I just don't want to move."

"Lindsey I understand but I may ultimately decide to move out there."

"Fine whatever."

Afternoon: The girls are on a sidewalk walking to the next store nothing unusual about the two of them except the way Catherine had started walking recently. Although by now her baby bump should be noticible enough to recognize as pregnancy, not fat wasn't. The fact that she ws pregnant should have been noticible, after all she was 27 weeks, but it wasn't. The baby was healthy, but at almost 7 months pregnant Catherine had only managed to gain a measly 5 and 1/2 pounds. With low weight gain, slightly elevated blood pressure, and the fact that she was over 40 making it a very high risk pregnancy the doctor threatened to put her on bed rest if there was no change at the next visit, but Catherine wasn't going to let it get in the way of her having a good holiday season. So they continued to shop.

"So mom, were you serious when you said we might move to Miami?"

"Yeah, but it all depends."

"Ok."

"You hungry?"

"Starving."

"Well if you had eaten the breakfast I made you..."

"Mom I hate to tell you this but you really shouldn't quit your job to persue a career in cooking."

"And why not?"

"You're a really bad cook."

"Is everything I make bad?"

"No, your cheesecake is good."

"My secret is I buy the cheesecake weeks before the holidays... when you aren't with me, discard the box, put it on a festive plate and hide it in the freezer."

"So when we go home if I were to get in the freezer there would be a cheesecake waiting on me?"

"No."

"Why not?"

"I already ate it."

"All of it?"

"Yep."

"Can we get another one?"

"As long as you promise me not to let me eat it by myself."

"Deal."

"Good, so what do you want to eat?"

"I'll tell you, if you tell me what the baby is."

"It's a baby."

"Mom!"

"Guess you're just going to have to starve to death."

"You're mean."

"I'm sorry. So do you want the usual?"

"Yeah."

Later on home: Catherine is in the midst of gift wrapping when the phone rings unable to find the phone she yells at Lindsey.

"Lindsey get the phone please."

"Ok." Lindsey grabs the phone and starts talking. "Hello?"

"Hey Lindsey is your mom there?" The voice on the other end asks.

"Yeah hold on..." Lindsey walks the phone into her mother. "It's for you."

"Who is it?"

"Sara."

"Thank you." Catherine says to Lindsey before putting the reciever to her ear. "Hello?"

"Hi."

"What do you need?"

"Uh... I don't need anything, but Grissom does."

"I don't want to hear this, I'm not going in to work I have 3 days off and I plan to be off all 3."

"He doesn't want you at work, he wants you at his place."

"What for?"

"Well for some reason he's decided to organize a dinner, for the team."

"You're kidding right? You are talking about the same Grissom, right?"

"Yeah."

"Ok, what time?"

"7:30."

"Do I need to bring anything?"

"Grissom said to bring yournot really homemade homemade cheesecake."

"Yeah ok, I'll see you there bye."

"Bye."

Catherine hangs up the phone and hollers for Lindsey. "Lindsey would you come in here please?"

"Yeah, coming. What?" She asks as she enters the room.

"We're going to dinner."

"Ok, but you might need to unbury yourself first."

"Good idea, a little help please."

"Ok, so where are we having dinner?"

"At Grissom's."

"That's funny, Grissom throwing a dinner party."

"He is so be ready in ten minutes, 'cause I have to go pick up a cheesecake."

"Ok."

the checkout line: Someone bumps into Catherine by accident.
"Sorry."

"It's ok." Catherine says as she turns around.

"Catherine."

"Nick."

"I see you're buying what you need for your homemade cheesecake."

"Yeah."

"You do know that everyone knows that your cheesecake is Sara Lee right?"

"Yeah, pretty much."

"Where's Lindsey?"

"In the car."

"Ok, well I see you there."

"Ok."

Grisssoms: Catherine rings the doorbell with Lindsey standing next to her and Nick behind her.

"Hey, come in."

"Grissom did you cook?"

"If I said yes would it be a shock."

"Uh yeah."

"No, I didn't cook, but you didn't make the 'homemade' cheesecake either so I guess we're even"

"I guess so."

Catherine, Nick, Lindsey, and Grissom enter the living room where Warrick, and Sara are already waiting.

The night goes very well, the group talks and eats until almost midnight when Catherine decides to go home.

"Bye." Catherine says as she walks out to her car.

"Bye."

The next 2 days Catherine and Lindsey stayed in, wathced movies, and relaxed. It was all very normal, except for the part that Catherine was home.