Disclaimer: The characters and premise of CSI do not belong to me, I own
only the crazy situations that I put those wonderful characters in. This
is for fun, not for profit.
Chapter One
Catherine couldn't help but smile as she walked through the corridors of the crime lab. It was her first day back at work after her weekend at Grissom's cousin's wedding, and the highlights of those few days were replaying in her mind. She giggled out loud when she recalled Grissom's karaoke performance. That was something she had never expected to see, and something she doubted she would ever see again, but something that would definitely live forever in her memory.
She was awoken from her daydream by Warrick shouting her name from behind her. Intentionally she dropped the smile, adopted one that appeared false, and turned to face him.
"Warrick."
He stopped opposite her. "How did it go?"
"Smoothly... Bride looked beautiful – "
"Cath," he cut her off, "not that I don't care about the wedding, but how did it go with Grissom?"
Feeling that her true smile was about to betray the charade she wished to play out, Catherine turned away from him, sighing heavily as she did so, and continued her act as she slowly walked along the corridor.
"Oh it went just fine..." she said, sarcastically. "I learned a lot about Grissom I didn't know before... For example – " she stopped and turned to him. "– Did you know that Grissom was once engaged?"
Shock showed in all Warrick's features, and he was unable to speak in the time Catherine allowed him before she carried on.
"And it just so happened she was at the same hotel."
Warrick cringed. "Oh, Cath, I'm sorry," he said, genuinely concerned.
Catherine shrugged. "Don't worry about it."
Warrick was about to respond when Grissom rounded the corner. Their supervisor stopped when he saw them, and, looking slightly uncomfortable, he looked first at Warrick, and nodded, then looked at Catherine. She averted her eyes, looking down at her feet.
"Cath, could I... see you in my office, please?" Grissom asked nervously.
Catherine rolled her eyes and turned to face him. "I was just talking to Warrick. Can't it wait?"
"It's important," Grissom replied seriously.
Warrick looked from Grissom to Catherine, and could tell that she did want to talk to him, so he felt confident enough in excusing himself so that she could go with him.
"Cath, it's okay, I'll catch up with you later," Warrick said with a supportive smile, then he headed for the break room.
After ensuring that the younger man was out of sight, Catherine looked at Grissom and smiled widely.
"Hey."
"Hey," he replied, his smile matching hers. "Remind me why we're doing this to Warrick?" he asked as they started to walk towards his office.
"Because he deserves it," she said lightly.
"Is this part of that 'long story' you still haven't explained to me?" Grissom questioned, remembering that when Warrick had been mentioned over the weekend, she had said it was a long story as to the relevance. He had forgotten about it as soon as she agreed to marry him, and had therefore never found out what Warrick had to do with anything.
"Yes," was the whole of her response as they reached the office and he stepped aside to allow her to enter first.
Closing the door behind him as he followed her in, Grissom moved instantly to Catherine and planted a tender kiss on her lips. When he pulled away and looked at her, a look of surprise was accompanying her glowing smile.
"What?" he asked, confused as to why she was shocked.
"We're at work," she explained.
Grissom shrugged, grinning mischievously, "I know."
He leant in again, feeling her giggle against his lips as he kissed her.
"Did you ask me in here just to kiss me?" she asked when they separated for air.
"Would you object?" he replied.
The twinkle in her eyes told him her answer.
"But," she said, trying to be more serious, "We do have to start work in five minutes."
Grissom nodded. "Yes, we do. And that's why I asked you in here... The other reason I asked you in here," he added upon seeing Catherine pout. "Are we going to tell the team?"
"Aw! And spoil all the fun I'm having with Warrick?" she smiled.
Kissing her once more, with a kiss that carried on after his lips left hers, Grissom whispered, "You don't need Warrick to have fun, honey."
Catherine laughed again, and looked contentedly into his eyes. "Do you want to tell them?" she asked solemnly.
"I want to tell everyone."
His answer had the desired effect, and Catherine's smile grew even wider. "Then we'll tell them."
She placed her lips on his for one last kiss before they had to be professional.
TBC...
Chapter One
Catherine couldn't help but smile as she walked through the corridors of the crime lab. It was her first day back at work after her weekend at Grissom's cousin's wedding, and the highlights of those few days were replaying in her mind. She giggled out loud when she recalled Grissom's karaoke performance. That was something she had never expected to see, and something she doubted she would ever see again, but something that would definitely live forever in her memory.
She was awoken from her daydream by Warrick shouting her name from behind her. Intentionally she dropped the smile, adopted one that appeared false, and turned to face him.
"Warrick."
He stopped opposite her. "How did it go?"
"Smoothly... Bride looked beautiful – "
"Cath," he cut her off, "not that I don't care about the wedding, but how did it go with Grissom?"
Feeling that her true smile was about to betray the charade she wished to play out, Catherine turned away from him, sighing heavily as she did so, and continued her act as she slowly walked along the corridor.
"Oh it went just fine..." she said, sarcastically. "I learned a lot about Grissom I didn't know before... For example – " she stopped and turned to him. "– Did you know that Grissom was once engaged?"
Shock showed in all Warrick's features, and he was unable to speak in the time Catherine allowed him before she carried on.
"And it just so happened she was at the same hotel."
Warrick cringed. "Oh, Cath, I'm sorry," he said, genuinely concerned.
Catherine shrugged. "Don't worry about it."
Warrick was about to respond when Grissom rounded the corner. Their supervisor stopped when he saw them, and, looking slightly uncomfortable, he looked first at Warrick, and nodded, then looked at Catherine. She averted her eyes, looking down at her feet.
"Cath, could I... see you in my office, please?" Grissom asked nervously.
Catherine rolled her eyes and turned to face him. "I was just talking to Warrick. Can't it wait?"
"It's important," Grissom replied seriously.
Warrick looked from Grissom to Catherine, and could tell that she did want to talk to him, so he felt confident enough in excusing himself so that she could go with him.
"Cath, it's okay, I'll catch up with you later," Warrick said with a supportive smile, then he headed for the break room.
After ensuring that the younger man was out of sight, Catherine looked at Grissom and smiled widely.
"Hey."
"Hey," he replied, his smile matching hers. "Remind me why we're doing this to Warrick?" he asked as they started to walk towards his office.
"Because he deserves it," she said lightly.
"Is this part of that 'long story' you still haven't explained to me?" Grissom questioned, remembering that when Warrick had been mentioned over the weekend, she had said it was a long story as to the relevance. He had forgotten about it as soon as she agreed to marry him, and had therefore never found out what Warrick had to do with anything.
"Yes," was the whole of her response as they reached the office and he stepped aside to allow her to enter first.
Closing the door behind him as he followed her in, Grissom moved instantly to Catherine and planted a tender kiss on her lips. When he pulled away and looked at her, a look of surprise was accompanying her glowing smile.
"What?" he asked, confused as to why she was shocked.
"We're at work," she explained.
Grissom shrugged, grinning mischievously, "I know."
He leant in again, feeling her giggle against his lips as he kissed her.
"Did you ask me in here just to kiss me?" she asked when they separated for air.
"Would you object?" he replied.
The twinkle in her eyes told him her answer.
"But," she said, trying to be more serious, "We do have to start work in five minutes."
Grissom nodded. "Yes, we do. And that's why I asked you in here... The other reason I asked you in here," he added upon seeing Catherine pout. "Are we going to tell the team?"
"Aw! And spoil all the fun I'm having with Warrick?" she smiled.
Kissing her once more, with a kiss that carried on after his lips left hers, Grissom whispered, "You don't need Warrick to have fun, honey."
Catherine laughed again, and looked contentedly into his eyes. "Do you want to tell them?" she asked solemnly.
"I want to tell everyone."
His answer had the desired effect, and Catherine's smile grew even wider. "Then we'll tell them."
She placed her lips on his for one last kiss before they had to be professional.
TBC...
