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Chapter 2: Telling the Team

After Shift

As Nick and Warrick were sitting in the break room, finishing up their paperwork from the case they had completed, Grissom walked into the room, and as he was going to the sink to clean out his coffee mug, he spoke to them. "Breakfast on me this morning, you guys in?"

Both guys looked up from their paperwork to look at their boss, who had turned to look at them, and Nick asked in a shocked tone. "Really?"

The last couple of years their team breakfast had been pretty much non-existent, at least when it concerned having them with Grissom. Nick, Warrick, Sara, and lately, sometimes Greg, would share a meal together once or twice a week, with Catherine there every once in awhile, but they honestly couldn't remember the last time Grissom was even there.

The older man nodded with a small smile. "Really. I know it's been awhile, but I was hoping we can change that."

He didn't only ask because Catherine needed to talk to them, he has come to realize that he not only pushed Sara away the last few years, but the other team members suffered too, so having a fresh start with Sara wasn't the only person he wanted one with.

The guys started to smile as Nick nodded. "Ok, sure, I'm in."

Warrick nodded in agreement. "Me too."

Grissom nodded in return. "Alright, how about you come in early and finish up those reports."

They nodded again as they closed up their files, then as they stood up, Nick asked. "What about Sara and Catherine?"

"Catherine is already on board, and I'll call Sara to let her know." They nodded one more time, and as they were walking towards the door, Grissom finished. "And why don't you see if Greg is available."

Warrick replied first this time with the smile still on his face. "You got it, boss." Before they finally walked out of the room.

Grissom smiled as he finished cleaning his coffee mug, then after placing it in the cupboard, he started walking out of the room, pulling his phone out of his pocket, hitting speed dial number one, placing it up to his ear and waited.

A second later that beautiful voice was heard.

"Sidle."

"Hi, Sara it's me."

On her end of the phone, she smiled. "Hi, what's going on?"

He walked into his office and closed the door while replying. "I uh, I wanted to inform you that plans have changed a little."

Feeling a little disappointed, but trying to hide it, she replied. "Oh I see, work? I mean I get it, I..."

He cuts her off as he sits down in his chair. "It's not work, technically breakfast is still a go." He paused for a second before lowering his voice, not that he really needed to since he was in his office with the door closed, but he wanted to make sure she understood. "But in a different way than I had wanted."

Which she did, and not able to stop herself, Sara smiled again as she asked with a smirk. "And how did you envision our breakfast together?"

Feeling his heart race, he replied after clearing his throat. "Well, I was hoping for it to be just the two of us, either I cooked at your place or mine, or I brought something over from the diner."

There was a pause, and Grissom was hoping he didn't step over the line, but then he got a huge smile on his face a second later when she responded. "Bummer, I think I would have enjoyed that breakfast."

Not able to stop his next words, he asked in a hopeful tone. "There is always next time?"

No hesitation on her part while the smile was still on her face. "And I'll be looking forward to it."

He spoke softly again. "Me too."

There was another slight comfortable pause as they soaked up those words, before she got them back to the reason he was calling, understanding what he was saying. "So, it turned into a team breakfast?"

"Yeah, and as part of the team, you are invited. In fact, I insist that you do come."

Hearing the end of his sentence, she asked in a concerned tone. "Griss, is everything ok?"

"I wish I can tell you, but it isn't my place, just please come."

"Ok, I'll be there."

"Alright, do you need a ride?"

"Nope, I got it covered."

"Aright, bye Sara."

"Bye, Griss."

After they hung up, he closed is phone and placed it his jacket pocket, then after a sigh, he closed his opened files, got up, grabbed his briefcase, walked out of his office and closed the door before he walked down the hall so he could leave the lab and head to the diner.

Once they had arrived at the diner, they sat at their usual table, or the usual table when there was two more people added to the 'party', ordered and waited until their food came, passing that time and eventually their meal with stories about the past.

As the meal was coming to an end, Catherine and Grissom shared a look, and she nodded before taking a last sip of her coffee, then after setting the mug back down on the table, she spoke after clearing her throat. "I have something I need to say." They all stopped with what they were doing and their attention went to the blond before she spoke again. "First of all, thank you for coming this morning, I know Grissom was the one to invite you, but he mostly did it for me."

There was a pause before Nick asked in a concerned tone. "What's going on Catherine?"

She took a moment before responding. "I've decided to leave Vegas."

Everybody, well outside of Grissom, looked shocked, and if someone had been drinking something or eating something, it would have been spit out or chocked on, then Warrick, who was shocked the most, asked. "Why?"

Not able to keep eye contact of the man she secretly had feelings for, but knew she could never have, told them her reasoning, where, and honestly believed it was for the best.

When she was done, and with the shock still in them, Nick spoke first. "Wow, I got to admit that IF I thought that one of us was to leave the team or Vegas first, you would have been one of the last people I would have thought to do that." He took a moment before he cleared his throat and finished, trying to keep his emotions intact. "That being said though, if this is something you believe is the right thing to do, then I support you 100%"

Catherine smiled with tears in her eyes as she reached her hand to touch Nick, who was sitting across from her. "Thank you Nicky."

As Nick nodded, Sara and Greg also showed her their support, then she looked over at Warrick, who was sitting at the end of the table to the left, and asked softly. "Warrick?"

Still trying to process what was going on and trying to surpass the sad feelings he had on her leaving, he cleared his throat and nodded before replying with a small smile. "Of course I give you my support, I just want what's best for you."

"Thank you, Warrick."

After Warrick nodded, he looked back down at his coffee mug, still hoping that this was just a very bad dream.

After a second had past, Catherine spoke again. "I better go, thanks again for being here this morning." They nodded as she stood up, then she looked at Grissom. "And thanks for breakfast."

Grissom nodded before she turned and walked out of the diner while the team watched her until she was out of sight, then a few seconds later, Warrick drinks the rest of his coffee before getting up and saying. "Excuse me, I'll see you guys later." Before walking away from the table and out of the diner.

When it was just the four of them, Greg spoke. "So, this is really happening? She's leaving and there is nothing we can do to stop it?"

Nick spoke as he stood up from the table. "Sorry man, when Catherine wants to do something, it's getting done, no matter what." He then says 'goodnight' before also leaving, and Greg wasn't that far behind.

As Grissom, who had been seated next to Nick with Warrick on the other side of him, takes the last sips of his coffee, Sara, who was seated at the right end of the table, looked at him with sympathy, knowing that losing Catherine, not only from a team member standpoint, but an everyday friend standpoint, could be hard on him. "How are you doing?"

There was a pause before he replied. "Surprisingly, ok. Yeah, it sucks that she's not going to be around everyday." He then smirked. "Keeping me in line, especially when it comes to my paperwork." She chuckled a little before he continued. "But as long as she feels it is the right move, I can't fault her for it, like what Warrick had said, I only want what's best for her." Then to make Sara understand how he meant that so there was no confusion on how he felt about the blond, he finished. "As any good friend would want." Getting what he meant, she nodded with a smile before he continued once again with a sigh. "But that being said, it does pose a problem where the team is concerned."

Sara nodded again in understanding. "You need a second hand man."

He looked at her softly as he whispered. "Or Woman." She smiled shyly before looking down, while he sat there a little happy he can still make her feel like that, only making him a little more confident on their potential future.

When she looked at him again, she cleared her throat before speaking. "You do got two good options to promote within the team, Nick and Warrick."

He raised an eyebrow as he asked. "You taking yourself out of the running?"

"I am."

He took a breath before he started to speak. "Sara, if this is about..."

Sara cuts him off while shaking her head. "It isn't, was I hurt that I didn't get the promotion, yes of course, but after what happened last night and I had a lot time to think it through, I've realized that I'm not ready to run a team." She stopped for a second before replying with her heart racing. "Besides, I think apart of me that wanted it so bad was so I could be distracted, probably not the healthiest choice of a distraction, but one nonetheless, and now I think I might have a new distraction."

As they looked into each other's eyes, Grissom could read what she meant and that got him to smile a little, making her smile, before he nodded in understanding and spoke again after clearing his throat. "Just know that I really do believe in your abilities as a CSI, and that one day I can see you running your own team. I'm sorry if I ever made you feel otherwise."

Feeling emotional, but keeping them inside, she replied softly. "Thank you, that really means a lot coming from you."

"You're welcome, and I meant every word."

Seeing that in his eyes, she nodded before asking with a smirk. "So, who is it going to be, Nick or Warrick?"

Grissom picked up his coffee mug to take the last sip of his coffee before he sets it down and replied. "Good question."

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