Disclaimer: I forgot to do it in the first chapter so here goes: I don't own CSI or anything affiliated with it, except the computer games. And as Santa hasn't brought me George Eads for Xmas, I doubt I ever will!
A/N: Thank you for my wonderful reviews! This is my first fic, as I'm sure you can tell so I was so proud to get reviews! YAY ME! Keep 'em coming!
Chapter Two
As Grissom approached Ecklie's office he decided that he was going to stand up to the Bald Eagle once and for all. There was to be no more of the "quiet Grissom". From now on, when it came to Ecklie, Grissom was going to be fierce and fight for what he wanted.
As he rounded the corner he rehearsed what he was going to say just once more before coming to a halt outside Ecklie's door. As he knocked on the small pane of glass he noticed that his palms were actually sweating.
"Come in." came Ecklie's voice from inside, echoing throughout the lab like an owl on a hot summer's night.
"Conrad," Grissom said, popping his head around the wooden door, "Can I ask a favour?"
"Sure, why not? I haven't tortured anyone yet today and it's getting late."
"I was wondering if it would be possible for the day shift to cover for me and my shift on Saturday night? I would like to take them all on a team building course to stop any arguments which may break out over the holidays." Grissom asked pleasantly.
"Nope" Ecklie barked. "Sorry Grissom but I really needed to torture someone and I'm afraid it'll have to be you."
"Fine by me," Grissom replied, almost sweetly, "Lets just see how many people you can torture with a lab that's on strike because if you don't give our team this opportunity we will turn against each other and we will end up on strike." As Grissom turned the handle on the door to leave he heard an inaudible mumble. "Sorry?" enquired Grissom.
"We can do it," said Ecklie, a little louder that time, "but you will owe me big time."
"If you say so Conrad, if you say so," replied Grissom as he left the office feeling satisfied and excited for the first time in months. "Sucker!" he chuckled to himself as he walked back to his office with a new-found spring in his step.
Two hours later, Grissom had been trying to choose a venue for his "team building course" when he realised that he still hadn't told the team about it. He sauntered out of his office to the break room where he found the CSI's sat around the table talking. Greg got up to leave as Grissom came through the door but Grissom waved at him to sit back down.
"Greg, it's ok. I've taken your advice and I've decided that I do need to lighten up so this weekend you're all coming out with me! Yes, even you Greg."
"I can't come." Sara said entirely too quickly.
"Well, maybe I should mention that if you stay at work you'll be working with the day shift."
As Grissom said this, Sara's mind went into complete meltdown. Now she had a choice to make; spend Saturday night working with the man she loved to hate or the man she hated to love. After spending a few moments pondering this, she decided that anything was better than working with Ecklie and that new girl, Sofia.
"Fine. Where did you say we were going?"
"I didn't." Grissom said as he left the room, smiling at what he was about to do to them all.
A/N2: So maybe it's not that funny yet, but it will be! I promise!