Grissom and Catherine told their colleagues that they were dating, and they were all very happy about it, although Sara was slightly jealous even though she had already known. In the end however, Sara decided that she couldn't begrudge the happiness of her friends. They also informed Ecklie that Lydia was considering resigning from her job. He said that although she wouldn't be paid for her sick leave that if she decided to return instead of resigning that the position would still be there for her.

After a few weeks of living at Grissom's house Lindsey said that she was ready to move back into their home, so the three women moved out of his house. He was glad to get his space back, but he missed having them there.

When the Fourth of July came, Greg and Lydia decided to go on a date, although Lindsey wanted to hang out with her sister still, since they had been spending the past few weeks together, she understood. Lydia had an amazing time with Greg, and they enjoyed developing their relationship even more. They completed one another in ways that neither of them had ever known before.

They went to amusement parks and other things together and they enjoyed every second of it. The same was true of Grissom and Catherine, they loved one another and they enjoyed every second of their time together. All five of them went to different things together and soon Greg was considered to be almost a part of the family as well.

Lydia decided that she should remain at her job in the lab, while she took courses in law enforcement to make sure that she really wanted to make the change.

In early autumn, Grissom took Catherine to a beautiful cottage in the mountains for the weekend. One evening he had made dinner, and they enjoyed it under the beautiful twilight sky. Candles lit the deck and the sunlight sparkled across the lake.

When they had finished they went for a walk along the lake, and then they sat on a bench and they looked at the stars. He put his arm around her shoulders and she nestled into him.

"Cath," he said after awhile.

"Yes Gil?" She replied as she turned her head to look into his eyes.

"I've been thinking about something for awhile, and I was wondering what you think about it."

She sat up and turned to face him more completely, and cocked her head slightly as she said, "What?"

He reached into his pocket and he pulled out a small ring box. As he opened it he said, "Catherine, I loved you once a long time ago. A lot happened then, and we weren't friends for awhile, and then we had an amazing friendship for many years. After I found out that we had a daughter, I became so much closer to you, and then I fell back in love with you, and this time it's been so much better than the first time, I could never imagine spending another day without you in my life. So, I want to know if you will marry me, and spend the rest of our lives together."

Catherine smiled, laughed, and started to cry, she couldn't say anything so she did the only thing she could think straightly enough to do, she kissed him. After their kiss ended he asked, "Is that a yes?"

She punched his arm softly, and while she was still crying she said, "Of course it's a yes. I love you so much Gil. I want to be your wife." They kissed again as he slid the ring onto her finger. She looked down at the ring and said, "It's beautiful." Then they kissed again.

When they went home they told Lindsey and Liddy about it, and the two girls were thrilled about it. The happy couple announced their engagement to their colleagues the following day and they were also excited about it. The best part of the relationship that Grissom and Catherine had, as far as work was concerned, was that they were in the same position so there was no conflict of interest at work.

They started to plan the wedding a few weeks later, since they didn't see a point in waiting. While they were making arrangements and plans and doing those types of things, Greg was hatching a plan in his head that he felt he needed permission to act upon.

While they were working one day, Greg managed to work up the courage to see Grissom while he was alone in his office. He nearly ran as he entered, but he felt that he had to.

"What is it Greg, you've been preoccupied all day?"

Greg took a seat and after hesitating he said, "Well, I've been thinking about this for awhile, and well I thought that I needed to ask you about it. I've always been told that this the right thing and everything…"

"Greg, would you just say something?"

"Ok, I want to ask you if I can have your permission to marry Lydia."

"My permission? That's a little old fashioned don't you think?"

"No, I don't. Like Papa Olaf always told me, 'all ways do the proper thing' and well this is the proper thing to do. So, what do you say? Can I marry your daughter?"

"If she says yes, I approve and I don't think that she'll say no."

"Thank you Grissom."

"You're welcome Greg."

So the next time Greg went on a date with Lydia he made sure that everything went as smoothly as possible. They went to an amusement park they went on the Ferris Wheel. While they were stopped at the top he stood up and then he kneeled down in front of her, and he took a ring from off of a necklace that was around his neck.

"What are you up to," she asked, although she already guessed the answer. She started to smile and she couldn't stop.

"Liddy, I know that I won't be able to match the amazing proposal that Griss gave to Cath, but I want to know if you'd marry me. I want you to hear what I'm going to say first though. You're the most amazing person that I've ever known, and I've never loved anyone the way that I love you, for me you are perfection, and I love you. Will you marry me?"

"Of course I will Greg. I love you so much. I don't think that there is anyone else in this world that I would rather share my life with. Sure mom and Gil had a very romantic engagement, but I'd go for fun with you over romantic any day."

Then he slipped the ring around her finger, and as he went to kiss her the ride started again which caused him to fall forward into her. They both laughed. "So would I," he said, and then they kissed.

When they got back to Catherine's house they planned on announcing their engagement, but unexpectedly more than just Catherine, Grissom, and Lindsey were there, Nick, Warrick, Sara, and Brass had all come to help with the wedding preparations. So in front of the entire group they said that they were engaged. They were congratulated, and hugged by their friends or their family, since that's what good friends really are.

The dates for the weddings were set. Catherine and Grissom were to be married in early November, while Greg and Lydia decided to marry in mid-December. Lindsey was to be the flower girl at both ceremonies. Lydia was chosen as Catherine's maid of honor and Roxie was chosen as Lydia's maid of honor, although both decided that Sara was going to be in a special position as well because she had been their friends and she had brought the family back together. The men had a harder time choosing who would be best man at their weddings. After they debated in amongst the men for awhile, it was decided. Nick was going to be Greg's best man, and to keep it fair, Greg was made Grissom's best man.

The dresses, decorations, caterers, and hosts were chosen, as were the honeymoon spots and Lindsey's babysitters. The guest lists had been made and the invitations had been sent. There were only a few things left to plan, and the couples were very happy. There were two issues that worried Grissom and Catherine though, issues that they needed to talk about with Lindsey and Lydia, and even Greg.

TBC...

on the insistence of some and because I felt like it they are engaged : ) (but I needed a small cliffie!)

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