It had already been a week since Greg arrived at the academy and already he felt at home. He found much understanding after his heart to heart with the commander. Turns out, Cruger had once suffered the loss of a wife as well. Only unlike the Commander, Greg seriously doubted that he would ever be reunited with his wife.

He had also had the chance to meet Cruger's prized B-Squad. There were only four of them, which was a bit of a surprise after hearing countless stories over the past year of five. Yet, out of the four, he understood why they made such a team. After being a CSI for so long, he learned to be observant of people and their behaviors. These rangers felt complete when they were together. Greg knew the feeling all too well. In the beginning of his career he felt that way too.

He walked into the mess hall and took a seat by the window as he pondered the similarities between the B-Squad and his old team. There were many that surprised him. Grissom had worked by the book, much like Cruger and Sky. Catherine had a questionable past and in a way so did Z. Sydney was a peacemaker like Nick, and Bridge's light heartedness reminded Greg of himself.

He let a long breath escape from his lips as he prayed silently that Bridge wouldn't lose it as he had. A memory flashed through his mind of himself dancing like an idiot in front of Gil and Catherine with evidence in the shape of a showgirl's headdress on his head. Shaking the memory from his head, he centered his thoughts on Bridge. He desperately wanted to talk to the young ranger, but he never got a chance to get him alone.

Putting the thought aside, he focused on Kat who had just crossed the room to go sit with Boom. She had asked him on his first day if they had met before, and he had said no. Now he didn't know what to think. The more he saw her interact with others, the more familiar she seemed to be. The way she spoke, the way she moved and the way her eyes would stare into his were all very familiar. He didn't know if it was her feline heritage that gave her the ability to sense familiarity sooner or if he was just reading too much into it, but either way it was a bit creepy. Creepiness aside, she was easy on the eyes and he wasn't blind to that fact. He just wished that he didn't feel like he was betraying Sara when he thought of Kat. Sighing, he averted his gaze and stared out the window.

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Boom watched as Kat strode towards him. He always marveled at how she moved with such grace. Although he would only do so in his own mind. It was a huge secret crush and he knew it. The only other person to know of his feelings for her was Bridge and that was because of his psychic abilities. He had accidently read it in Boom's aura one day while the three of them were working together. The confrontation that followed was a little more than embarrassing and Bridge promised he would never tell anyone about any of it. However, it was nice to have someone to talk to about issues like that.

Kat sat down across from him with a loud humph and he slid her favorite snack, a bowl of tuna salad, across to her. "Thanks." He heard her mutter under her breath. He watched her for a few seconds as she slowly picked at her food. Something was on her mind, he could tell. She had been distracted all week. Ever since Cruger had dressed her down for his mistake.

"Are you okay." Boom asked softly so that he wouldn't startle her.

She glanced over her fork before setting it down. "I don't know." She answered.

Boom shook his head. It was so unlike Kat to give an answer like that and he was starting to get concerned. "Kat, you can talk to me, what's wrong?"

She shook her head. "I don't know, I'm so confused."

Boom raised an eyebrow. He didn't like that answer either, because it made him downright worried. "About what."

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Kat stared back at Boom for what seemed like forever. She could tell that he was really concerned for her well being. He had been ever since her heart transplant. She felt a small tingle of amusement creep up on her. Leave it to Boom to do all the worrying.

She knew that if she didn't tell him what was up, he would freak himself out with worst case scenarios. On the other hand if she did tell him, she knew that she might end up breaking his heart. She was pretty sure that she knew what he felt for her, and she didn't want to see him hurt. She had grown to love Boom in the time she had known him, but the love she felt was not a romantic one, unfortunately for him. She loved him like someone might love a little brother.

Other than Doggie, Boom was her best friend, that much was certain. She knew what it felt like to be in his position, to be in love with someone who can't return your affections. After all, she had strong feelings for Doggie for many years, knowing that he would only have love for his presumed dead wife, Aisinya. She mourned when he was sad and rejoiced when he returned from the battle with Grumm alive with his wife in tow.

She was just afraid to say anything to Boom about his feelings for her. Or for that matter, Saying anything about what she had been confused about. Either topic could potentially disrupt the balance of her friendship with Boom. Sighing she rubbed her hand over her eyes and thought about how she was going to put her explanation into words.

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