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Disclaimer: I do not own any part of CSI or its characters. That honor goes to the good folks over at CBS. Abbott and Costello also deserve some credit for this chapter!

Title: Greg's Story: A Part of the Team!

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Around the Campfire

"Why didn't you say anything to me sooner, Greg…?" Nick mumbled, as he reached toward the fire, carefully grabbing the end of his skewer, and quickly yanking the whole thing out of the flames.

"I was paying attention to Catherine!" Greg replied, trying to stifle a laugh.

"Oh, don't you even think about blaming this on me!" Catherine grinned.

"Would you like me to make you a new one, Nick?" Greg teasingly asked his friend.

"No, I'm good, man, thanks…" Nick sighed, staring down at his completely burnt shish-kabob.

Warrick just chuckled, carefully studying his own skewer. "Well… if this thing catches on fire, will someone please let me know…?" he asked.

"Uh-huh…" Sara smiled. "No problem…"

"If we see it on fire, we'll be sure let you know…and the moment that we first see it!" Grissom assured him. "But while we're waiting for the rest of the shish-kabobs to either burn or cook, let's get back to our discussion, shall we… ? So…who's up?"

"Now…?" Greg asked.

"Yes…" Grissom replied, looking over at him. "You're up…?"

"No, now…?"

"What, man…?" Warrick asked, rubbing the back of his head. "Who…? You?"

Greg shook his head, frowning. "Who would be first…" he told Warrick, grabbing another piece of burnt pork off of his skewer.

"…That's right, so who's up?" Nick mumbled, biting his lip.

"No, as I said, who would be first… now would be up…" Greg repeated, smiling.

"Now…?" Sara questioningly whispered to Grissom.

"Yes, but who?" Grissom shrugged, raising an eyebrow.

"Yup, Sara!" Greg grinned.

"What…?" Sara frowned.

"No, what would be second!"

"Who?" Catherine asked.

"Now!"

"Now, what?" Warrick asked, trying to hide his growing smile.

"Who would be first, what would be second! Now!" Greg announced.

"Who, what? Who's up?"

"No," Greg sighed. "Now is…"

"Now is…what…?" Catherine frowned, getting completely confused.

"Now is not what… Now is up, and what is not…"

Warrick squinted, "Huh…? I don't understand! Certainly you know…"

"Right, but not certainly…" Greg shrugged. "Now…"

"Uh…What?" Warrick gave Greg a confused smile, staring across the fire at him.

"Nope, now!" Greg repeated, starting to laugh hysterically.

"What the heck is wrong with him…?" Catherine started to laugh, as if becoming infected with Greg's good mood.

"I don't know!" Warrick grinned, he himself starting to laugh.

"NO, IT'S NOW!" Greg yelled, as he couldn't stop laughing.

Sara started to chuckle, raising her gaze to meet Greg's. "Nice job…really…" she told him.

"Thanks, Sara!" Greg replied, smiling.

"Huh?" Warrick asked, once again squinting in confusion over at his younger colleague.

"What… is going on…?" Nick raised an eyebrow, eating another piece of burnt meat.

Sara glanced at Nick, the smile on her lips growing even wiswe. "He adapted Abbott and Costello's 'Who's on First' bit, I believe… if you recall, the first thing that Grissom asked us was 'Who's up…?' Well… Who was never up… he was on first…" she informed everyone.

"Yup, she's right! And in the skit," Greg pointed out, "It says something about 'the heavy hitter now…' So… I decided that Now was up… and just so you guys know," he added, raising an eyebrow, "What was on second, and I Don't Know was on third… Certainly? He was an outfielder…" he laughed.

Grissom chuckled, staring down at the fire. "So… you're up, then, Greg?" he finally asked.

"I actually already went!" Greg replied, smiling. "I like my humor… it helps me get through some very difficult and uncomfortable situations…"

Warrick ran a hand through his hair, grinning. "I like your humor, too, man…" he admitted. "Because although I tease you quite a bit, I… enjoy the fact that you can make me smile, whenever I need something to cheer me up…"

"I agree…" Catherine mused, staring at the fire for a moment. "Our jobs certainly aren't easy… we see people on the worst day of their lives, and…you help make things quite a bit more bearable, Greg…" she added, smiling over at him.

Sara sighed, her head still resting on Grissom's shoulder. "Actually… yeah… you've helped me get through some pretty difficult cases, also…" she told him. "But now that I'm thinking about it, Greg…I'm not so sure that you get all of the credit that you so rightfully deserve…you should know that I respect you quite a bit…"

"Well…" Greg looked down at the ground, biting his lip. "Now that you mention it, Sara, sometimes… I feel like none of you really, truly respect me… at times, you all tend to… treat me like the kid brother that no one wants around…"

"But Greg, sometimes you act like a kid!" Nick pointed out, before frowning, as Grissom flashed him a warning look.

"I know that…" Greg quietly mumbled. "But… I have a serious side to me, too… I know that I… talk about video games a lot, and electronics, and just… about having fun in general, but… I also take my job very seriously, and… I'm not sure that you all realize that…"

"I know that you take your job extremely seriously, Greg…" Grissom spoke up, as he held Sara in his arms, his fingers gently brushing against her side. "And I can honestly tell you that if I didn't believe that, you… would not have a job with the Las Vegas Crime Lab…"

Greg swallowed, before looking up at Grissom, and returning his gaze to the ground in between his feet. "That's…good to know…" he sighed. "So… you all think that I am… a part of this team…?" he quietly asked the group.

"Greg…" Nick hesitated. "I apologize if… you've felt excluded at times. You are a part of this team, I promise you that…" he said. "I might tease you from time to time, but… I still have all of the respect in the world for you!"

"…Really…?" Greg asked.

Nick simply nodded.

"Yeah, man," Warrick agreed. "I trust that you'll have my back, if… anything ever happens to me…you might laugh and joke around quite a bit, but when it comes right down to it, you're brilliant at what you do…and I respect you for that…"

Catherine nodded her head, before speaking up. "Greg… things would not be the same without you around… seriously…"

"In fact," Sara hesitated, raising an eyebrow. "I consider you to be one of my best friends…" she flashed him a small smile.

"Well… thank you, Sara…" Greg replied, biting his lip. "I consider you to be a good friend, too… actually, I consider all of you to be my friends…" he admitted.

"Same here, man…" Warrick assured him.

"Definitely…" Nick added.

"Without a doubt…" Catherine confirmed.

"I do, too…" Grissom quietly said.

"Well… thank you then, guys…" Greg replied, smiling.

"But before we move on," Grissom spoke up. "I have one more thing to say to you, Greg… You're pretty good at finding the balance between humor and seriousness, so don't worry about things quite as much…don't change who you are, because you don't believe that you fit in with us," he added. "You are an integral part of this team… don't ever forget that…"

"Okay…" Greg replied, finally grinning. "I won't…"

"Hey, Sara…?" Warrick then quietly asked, trying not to laugh. "Your shish-kabob is on fire…" he pointed out.

Sara glanced down at the fire, smiling. "Actually… that's yours, Warrick…" she trailed off. "Mine is over here…"

"Oh, hell no!" Warrick frowned.

"So… anyone up for some pizza…?" Greg interrupted, laughing.

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TO BE CONTINUED 