Hiya people. So, I just had my last day of college for the term; and I thought hey, you deserve a new chapter. Sorry it's taken, literally, forever. Lol - okay, maybe not literally - but close enough. I still got loads of work to do over this break, but I'll try to be nicer because it's Christmas. So enjoy. I'll try make it long for y'all.

XxX

Later that night.

"I can't believe that man." Lily ranted as the three officers entered the apartment.

"We know already; will you give it a rest?" Greg groaned, flopping down on the sofa. "Scotty, can't you gag her or something, she's been driving me nuts the whole way."

Lily looked at the younger man with an appalled expression. "Excuse me?"

"Lil, he's right, okay? Just lay off. So okay the guys an ass-"

"To put it mildly, yeah."

"But," He raised his voice a little to silence her, "That's no need to torture us. Besides, you can always talk to Sara tomorrow."

Grissom hadn't left Sara's side all night, ignoring the fact that there was an interview needed to be done. When he wasn't hovering around, she was in the field conducting her own investigation. Finally, the end of shift rolled around, with no more than a glance from Lily's 'witness'.

"Yeah, as long as it's before shift." She huffed sitting abruptly on Greg's armchair. "Because if I have to face him again, there's no way he'll be leaving in working order."

"I think you're forgetting something." Greg said, turning his face to the side, out of the bright green pillows decorating his sofa. "He's Catherine's best friend."

"He's coming out tonight." She groaned, bringing her face to her hands.

"Well, technically, it's not tonight…" He offered sitting up slowly.

"Greg, if I were you, I'd shut up about now." Scotty offered, sitting down on the arm of his host's three-piece. "What time we leavin' anyway?"

"Oh, about an hour and a half." He gently glided from the sofa, as if he were guilty.

At this, Lily looked up quickly. "That long?"

"Long? Are you crazy? I was trying for two hours and you think this is a long time." Greg looked towards Lily in amazement, leaning heavily on the back of his previous seating. "At least now I know Sara isn't the only one who takes all of five minutes to get ready." He teased. "Then again, anyone looking that fine doesn't need to take her sweet, sweet time." Greg trailed off as he gaily waltzed off into his bedroom, pushing the door closed behind him.

Lily and Scotty stayed silent for a short while, before Scotty coughed, bringing Lily's attention towards him.

"Um, Lil, aren't you gonna go get changed?"

"Into what? I have no idea where we're going." She mumbled resting her head against the back of her chair.

"Are you tired?" Scotty all but laughed.

"A little."

"So you didn't go to bed that night I stayed over?"

"What makes you say that?" She bought her eyes to face him, as if she were about to read him.

"The light in your kitchen was on when I woke up." He shrugged.

"I couldn't get to sleep." She lied. "So, where are we going anyway?" She made her way to the kitchen, turning on the electric coffee maker. She damned well was going to stay awake tonight, like it or not.

Scotty followed her, and leaned against the kitchen counter, folding his arms. "Now, if you were a normal dame, I'd say go for a dress, but seeing as your you." He let the sentence end there.

"You know what? Screw you Scotty. Just because you never see me in a dress, doesn't mean I don't wear them. Geez. You people - you think I'm some sort of freak. Well, I'm not okay. You don't care to see me outside of work; so don't think that you know me." She took her coffee and began walking out of the kitchen into her temporary bedroom.

He swore he heard her murmur "Asno del gato" under her breath. On a chance he called her on it.

"Did you just call me a-"

"Jackass." She shouted, slamming her door.

"You're unbelievable. You know that?" He shouted towards her door, thankful for the loud music he heard coming from Greg's door. It was muffled and incoherent to him, but he knew that Greg couldn't hear them arguing.

"I'm unbelievable? Says the man who tries to screw me one minute and screw with me the next."

"Oh, so we're playing like that are we? Maybe I should just walk in again, and maybe I could undo that mistake too."

"You come in here Valens and I will kill you."

"Really?" He made his voice sound interested. "Maybe we should test that theory."

"Fine, see if I care."

"Fine, I will."

"Fine."

In a flash of anger and courage, Scotty barged open the door. In an instant, all of that dissipated as he looked directly at the woman in front of him. There she stood, facing the full length mirror, her back to the door. The colour she wore was of a purple rose; deep but glossy. The straps were thick, crushed material, fixed with a broach like, diamond stud where it met the top, front and back. The length ended just below her knee, with thin, almost translucent strips of material, started part-way down the leg, hung, flowing, like a delicate river. Indeed Lily was wearing a dress. And…

"Lil, you look amazing." he said after he had completely scanned her frame.

"It was the first thing I bought when I had enough money." She turned to Scotty. "I couldn't make it to prom. I got this a few years later. It reminded me of the dress I wanted for prom, so I got it. And…I've never worn it."

"Wear it now."

"Now? After so long?"

"Why not. If you bought it with you, why not wear it."

"I always figured I'd wear it for something special." She sighed.

"Well, this is a special day. Let's see; you, Sara, party. Any of these things ring a bell?"

"Scotty, you better stop getting all soft on me. If you remember, I'm only wearing this to prove you wrong." She turned away, delving into the bag on her bed for a pair of shoes.

"Well, maybe I like being soft. But either way, I still don't think you're normal."

She turned to face him, shoes in hand, as she was about to dig at him again. She silenced as he grabbed her wrist in his hand. It was only then that she realized how close he had gotten.

He looked into her eyes at he continued. "You're much more than normal." He paused for the briefest of seconds before adding, as an afterthought. "Leave the shoes. We've got a whole hour before we have to go; and then some."

He bought her hand over the bed and she dropped the shoes, staring deep into his eyes. He bought his hand towards the back of her head, and as it came in contact with her clip, it was her turn to grab his wrist. The beat of Greg's music was long forgotten as she found reassurance in his eyes. Sky blue meeting the brown of the earth, they were at the border of each other. Slowly she let go of him, as he stepped closer and let the hair fall.

XxX

I know I said the party would be now but I couldn't resist the urge to write some sort of conflict or mushy stuff…So I threw em both together in one chapter. Any good? Oh well.; I had fun writing it - that's what counts right. I'll try get another chapter done in the next few days. Oh - and if you've read my other story and you haven't given me you're opinion please do, there isn't a winning way to go yet. Luv C. xx

BTW: Spanish from Babel Fish.