And just as promised Christmas Eve came rolling around and all the CSI members were sitting round the table in the brake room. Each of them had a present in hand but Grissom came with nothing visible. Greg, as usual was the first to speak.

"Okay, since this was all my idea, I'll go first. The name I pulled out was," he paused looking at Catherine,

"Catherine. Could you please stand up to receive your Christmas present?" She stood and walked over to him and took the very large box. She opened the box and found a very, very small box inside. She smiled widely and opened the smaller box. Inside was the most beautiful necklace she had ever seen. It was a small gold chain with a little diamond handing from it. She gasped and turned to Greg.

"Oh Greg, it's beautiful! But you really didn't have to…"

"Oh nonsense, you deserved it!" He took the necklace and began to put it around her neck. After she turned to him and gave him a big hug.

"Thank you so much," she was almost in tears. "I love it!"

"Your welcome and Merry Christmas. Now it's your turn. Who did you get?"

"Well I got Warrick." She looked at him and blushed. She quickly turned around to get her present before he noticed. Too late. Warrick stood up and walked over to Catherine and took the little package from her hands. When he opened it he through his hands around Catherine, picked her up by the waist, and started swinging her around in circles. He put her down and gave her a shy but excited kiss on the cheek. She became even redder.

"Well, tell us what she got you already!" Sara said.

"Front row seats. Football. Dinner after with players. Two tickets." He was in such shock he couldn't speak using full sentences. Catherine, with all her connections, had got him two tickets to see the Super Bowl, sit in the front row, and meet the players at their dinner after. She was so happy that he was happy and as she went to sit down he gave her another hug saying thank you over and over again.

Although she was happy that he was happy, she wanted to go to the game with him. But she knew that he would probably have more fun with Nick.

"Wow, concrats man!" Said Nick. "Now Warrick who did you get?"

"Well Nick, I got you!" Nick stood up and walked over and took the big brown bag with more tissue paper that the store itself had. He opened it and smiled. Everyone around was cheering and he was really happy too. He pulled out a big green sweater that had 'TEXAS' on the front in big red letters. He got up and gave Warrick a manly hug, "thanks bro, it's really great."

"No sweat man. Now who did you get?" Nick started to laugh by stopped after everyone gave him a strange look.

"Grissom."

"Oh that explains a lot." Greg added getting laughs from everyone except for the bug man himself.

"Okay boss, come on up here."

"Okay hurry up. I don't like audiences." He stood up and took the brightly wrapped gift. He pulled off the wrapping and smile at Nick. He showed the rest of the team what his gift was. Nick had given him a hat for the winter that said 'CSI', a scarf, and a pair of gloves, all saying the same thing as the hat. He patted Nick on the shoulder and said, "Thanks Nick. I really like them." The rest of the CSIs were smiling as he sat back down.

"Griss, it's your turn. Who did you get?"

"Let's let Sara go first."

"Alright, Greg could you come up please?" She said pulling a huge, flat box all wrapped up from behind the couch. Greg smiled and rubbed her arm. She told him to open it and when he did his eyes lit. Under the wrapping was a large picture frame that could hold many pictures. In the centre was a picture of Greg sitting on a bench at the last picnic they had all went to. In the top right corner was a picture of Warrick and Catherine hugging at the same event. On the top left were Nick and Gil at the Christmas party held last year. On the bottom left was a picture of them all at a dinner held for Ecklie's new Position. And finally, in the bottom right hand corner was a picture of Greg and Sara. He had his arm wrapped around her and she was snuggled against his side.

At the sight of this gift Greg (trying to hide it unsuccessfully) had started crying. He pulled Sara into a big bear hug and she returned it fully. As he released her he gave her a quick peck on the lips and she smiled.

He knew that Sara had her heart set on Grissom and yes, he was sad about that, but the friendship they had he would never through away.

"Thank you so much Sara. I love more than you will ever know."

The rest of the team clapped and smiled telling Sara she had done a really good job.

"Well, since we all know who Grissom got why don't you give the woman in question her present." Sara looked at his blank expression and frowned.

"He didn't get me one." She said solemnly.

"Well thank you guys for Coming and exchanging gifts and I'll see you tomorrow night where we can catch some crooks." Sara said trying to hide her embarrassed face.

"I got you a present Sara."

"Okay where is it?"

"I want to show you alone."

"Sure. Bye guys, I need some sleep." She walked out immediately and ran to her car.

"Grissom you embarrassed her in front of her friends," Catherine said after the guys had left.

"I got her a gift Catherine, I just wanted to give it to her alone."

"I know you got her a gift. Now go give it to her. Go, go, hurry!"

Sara was walking to her car very lethargically. How could he do that to me? And in front of my friends and the people I work with everyday! She slid her key into the lock and began to turn when she heard someone call out her name.