Catherine is on the phone with Nancy. Catherine asks, "So have you talked to Mom yet?"

Nancy says, "Yeah, she was reluctant at first but I told her I needed a night off from children. So how's it going with Mark?"

Catherine responds, "Good. I mean there's not a lot of time we've spent together just us with work, his friends in from out of town, and now Linds being back. Not that any of those are bad things but you know how it is when you date and you have kids there is not much alone time."

Nancy says, "Yeah I know what you mean. So have you heard Mark play?"

Catherine says, "Well he serenaded me once in bed but other than that no."

Nancy interrupts, "Wait Mark has serenaded you in bed? Now that's romantic."

Catherine laughs and says, "Yeah it was sweet. He hasn't played with this band in years. There was a falling out they wanted to tour and he wanted to finish college. He also told me he had a thing with the bassist and she pretty much didn't return his love."

Nancy asks, "And you're ok with him playing in a band with this woman he used to love?"

Catherine responds, "Nance we've all loved someone else and the fact that he was very honest with me about it gives me no reason to be concerned."

Nancy sighs and says, "You're right. Sorry I'm just used to assholes that aren't honest about anything."

Catherine chuckles and says, "Honey we've all been there, remember Eddie?"

Nancy laughs and responds, "Unfortunately. Speaking of when is he due to see Lindsey next?"

Catherine sighs and says, "Supposedly this weekend, but you know how that usually goes."

Nancy asks, "Does Eddie know about Mark?"

Catherine replies, "No but I am interested to see how that goes, we all know what a jerk he can be. Linds really seems to like Mark too so I don't know how Eddie is going to handle that."

Nancy says, "Yeah. Maybe you'll get lucky and it won't even phase him. I mean you've dated people in the past and he's not been weird about it."

Catherine responds, "True but I don't know that any of them have been serious. I honestly see this lasting for more than a few months."

Nancy smiles and says, "I hope this one works out for you. I'll see you later."

Catherine says, "Bye." And hangs up the call.

At Mark's Apartment …

Mark and Elizabeth are standing in the living room waiting for Kerri.

"If you don't come out soon I'm going to come in there and pick something out for you!" yells Mark into the guest bedroom.

Kerri yells through the door, "Just a few more minutes!"

Elizabeth says, "Boo seriously it's getting ridic you act like we're going to the White House, it's a dive bar."

Kerri finally steps out of the guest bedroom and says, "I'm done!"

Mark says, "Good, I was about ready to leave your ass here, you forget I have to do a sound check and set things up. I unlike you can't walk in and sit at a table drinking all night."

Kerri smacks Mark's arm and says, "Quit being Mr. Grumpy Pants. I know you're just nervous, you'll do fine you've done this a million times before."

Mark says, "True but all of those didn't have years between performances in them."

Elizabeth gets in the driver's seat of Mark's Jeep; she graciously offered to be the DD for tonight's event.

Kerri from the backseat asks, "So are we going to see you tonight or are you and your girlfriend gonna go back to her place?"

Mark says, "I don't know yet. Anything is possible though. What time is your flight tomorrow?"

Elizabeth says, "Not until 5 tomorrow night."

Mark says, "Alright. It's possible I may go back to her place; I also may bring her back to mine. Her sister is coming with her tonight."

Kerri asks, "Oh yeah have you met her?"

Mark replies, "Briefly. Nancy takes care of Lindsey a lot; in fact, that's who she was in Disneyland with. Nancy has a son Lindsey's age his name is Jeremy."

Elizabeth pulls Mark's Jeep into the parking lot of the Bunkhouse Saloon. Elizabeth asks, "Want me to park anywhere special?"

Mark replies, "Nah it's only two guitars I should be good wherever."

Mark grabs the two guitars out of the back of the Jeep and they walk into the bar. Mark points out the reserved table as Kerri and Elizabeth follow him.

Bobby walks up to them and as Mark is setting up his guitars Bobby starts talking to Kerri and Elizabeth. Bobby hugs both of them and says, "It's so good to see you two, it's been forever."

As Bobby talks to Kerri and Elizabeth, Mark is making sure his guitars are in tune. He spots the backup Bobby is loaning him and makes sure it's set up the way he wants it. Mark looks at his watch it's a little after 8, just as Mark looks up he sees Catherine and her sister Nancy walking toward the stage. Mark jumps off and kisses Catherine and says, "Hi Nancy, it's good to see you again. I'm glad you could make it out."

Nancy says, "Oh yes me too I haven't had a night out in quite some time."

The waitress walks up and interrupts them asking, "What would you all like to drink?"

Catherine says, "I'll take a vodka rocks with a squeeze of lime."

Nancy says, "I'll take a Miller Lite, the largest draft you have if it's on tap."

Mark says, "I'll take a large draft of Newcastle. Also us three and those two girls right there talking to Bobby are all on one check just bring it to me at the end of the night."

The waitress nods and says, "I'll be right back with your drinks."

Catherine says, "You don't have to do that."

Mark says, "Yes I do. I'm not making my girlfriend pay her own way and this is a special night Nancy's out of the house clearly she looks in need of a good time."

Nancy speaks up, "Mark I like you already, we're going to get along great!"

Sara walks into the bar with Greg and Brass. They walk up to the table and say hello to Mark. Mark excuses himself, as the band is getting ready to do a sound check and go on. After the sound check Mark looks out at the crowd and sees almost everyone from work there.

Bobby gets on the mic and says, "Hello we're Foreplay and we have a very special guest with us tonight the original lead singer of our band Mark Anderson. Everyone give Mark a hand. To kick off this reunion properly we're going to start off with some Thin Lizzy."

The band starts playing the opening to the song and Bobby sings, "Guess who just got back today? Those wild-eyed boys that had been away Haven't changed, haven't much to say but man, I still think those cats are great They were asking if you were around How you was, where you could be found I told them you were living downtown Driving all the old men crazy The boys are back in town."

Once the song is complete they receive a round of applause from the crowd. Bobby says, "Thank you and now you guys are in for a real treat with the musical stylings of Mark. Take it away Mark."

Mark plays the opening to Jessie's Girl on his guitar and gets a few screams from the crowd. Mark starts singing, "Jessie is a friend, Yeah I know he's been a good friend of mine but lately something's changed It ain't hard to define Jessie's got himself a girl and I want to make her mine and she's watching him with those eyes and she's lovin' him with that body, I just know it! And he's holding her in his arms late, late at night You know I wish that I had Jessie's girl I wish that I had Jessie's girl Where can I find her, a woman like that? I'll play along with this charade That doesn't seem to be a reason to change You know I feel so dirty when they start talking cute I wanna tell her that I love her but the point is probably moot 'Cause she's watching him with those eyes and she's lovin' him with that body, I just know it! And he's holding her in his arms late, late at night You know I wish that I had Jessie's girl I wish that I had Jessie's girl Where can I find her, a woman like that?"

Several songs later Bobby says, "Alright we're going to try two songs in a row a little more upbeat so we want your asses on the dance floor!"

The band starts playing Porn Star Dancing. Several people are out on the dance floor. They get to the chorus and most of the bar is singing along, "But I know a place where there's always a show The dollar decides how far you can go She wraps those hands around that pole She licks those lips and off we go She takes it off nice and slow Because that's pornstar dancin' She don't play nice, she makes me beg She drops that dress around her legs And I'm sittin' right by the stage for this pornstar dancin' Your body's lightin' up the room I want a naughty girl like you Let's throw a party just for two You know those normal girls won't do."

Once the song is finished Mark says, "Stay on that dance floor."

The band starts playing Casual Sex. Mark starts singing, "You'll never meet my mom, strings will never be attached We'll always get along, cause it doesn't have to last and anytime I call, you don't have to call me back I'm never gonna fall, but I'm never hard to catch! She says she's cool with it, she's down with it There's nothing wrong with it, cause it's easier this way She's so cool with it, she's down with it There's nothing wrong with it, don't want it any other way! It's just your typical, hardcore, casual sex We're single but we're lovers, crazy for each other Just your typical, hardcore, casual sex We're wild under the covers, crazy for each other! We don't have to go on dates, you don't have to like my friends I won't get in your face when you're making other plans If you're tired of the taste, you can try another blend My heart will never break, I'm just here to break a sweat."

They play 6 more songs and Bobby says, "Thank you we're going to take a short break and we have 2 more sets coming at you."

Mark walks down toward Catherine who says, "Wow and you haven't played in years. How awesome were you when you played all the time?"

Mark smiles and says, "I'm pretty sure you're just bias."

Brass walks up to Mark and says, "I had no idea you were a talented musician. Great show so far."

Mark says, "Thanks I appreciate you coming."

A drunken Archie walks up to the group and says, "MARK!" and hugs him.

Mark returns the hug and says, "Hey buddy been doing a little drinking?"

Archie says, "Just a smidge." Archie quickly returns to his date.

Nick and Warrick both walk up singing praises to Mark and then say they just got a call out and have to excuse themselves. They tell Sara to stay though until Grissom calls her out.

Sara says, "Hey Mark great stuff. How are you feeling?"

Mark responds, "Pretty good."

Sara playfully smacks his arm, "Good we miss you around the office and I'm looking forward to working some cases with you."

Mark sees Greg and walks over and hugs him and asks, "Hey man how are you feeling?"

Greg replies, "Much better now that I'm listening to your band and drinking some beers."

Mark says, "I hear you, well I have to get back up there, I'll talk to you later."

The band gets back on stage to start their 2nd set. Steph opens with Edge of a Broken Heart by Vixen.

Once Steph is done Mark says, "This next song is a favorite of mine. Mark plays the opening chords and starts singing, "Yeah, it's been a long, long time. Such a sight, you're lookin' better than a body has a right to. Don't you know we're playin' with the fire? But we can stop this burnin' desire, Leah! Ah! Leah! Here we go again! Ah! Leah! Is it ever gonna end? Ah! Leah! Here we go again! Ah! Leah! I see your lips and I wonder who's been kissin' them. I never knew how badly I was missin' them. We both know we're never going to make it, but when we touch, we never have to fake it, Leah! Ah! Leah! Here we go again! Ah! Leah! Is it ever gonna end? Ah! Leah! Here we go again! Ah! Leah! We ain't learned our lesson yet! Baby, it's no good. We're just askin' for trouble. I can touch you, but I don't know how to love you. It ain't no use! We're headed for disaster. Our minds said, "No!" But our hearts were talkin' faster, Leah!"

Several songs later Mark says, "This has always been a song we've done from the beginning. I hope you enjoy it as much as we do." The band plays the opening and Mark starts singing, "I was talking with a friend of mine, said a woman had hurt his pride Told him that she loved him so and turned around and let him go Then he said, "You better watch your step, or your gonna get hurt yourself Someone's gonna tell you lies, cut you down to size" Don't do me like that Don't do me like that What if I love you baby? Don't do me like that Don't do me like that Don't do me like that Someday I might need you baby Don't do me like that Listen honey, can you see? Baby, you would bury me If you were in the public eye givin' someone else a try And you know you better watch your step Or you're gonna get hurt yourself Someone's gonna tell you lies, cut you down to size Don't do me like that Don't' do me like that What if I love you baby? Don't, don't, don't, don't"

A few songs later Bobby says, "I requested that Mark do this next song. I hope you all enjoy his rendition of it as much as I do."

Mark plays the opening chords and starts singing, "You're not shy, you get around
You wanna fly, don't want your feet on the ground You stay up, you won't come down
You wanna live, you wanna move to the sound Got fire in your veins Burnin' hot but you don't feel the pain Your desire is insane You can't stop until you do it again But sometimes I wonder as I look in your eyes Maybe you're thinking of some other guy But I know, yes I know, how to treat you right That's why you call me in the middle of the night You say it's urgent So urgent, so oh oh urgent Just wait and see How urgent my love can be It's urgent."

After 5 more songs they end their set and Steph says, "We have one more short break for you and we'll be back for our final set."

Mark says, "Bobby come over here I want to introduce you to Catherine."

Mark and Bobby walk off stage and toward Catherine. Mark says, "Catherine this is Bobby."

Bobby shakes her hand and says, "It's very nice to meet you. You have a great guy here."

Catherine smiles and says, "Tell me about it, I don't know how I got so lucky."

Bobby says, "Mark tells me you two work together. What is your area of specialty?"

Catherine responds, "Blood spatter analysis."

Bobby says, "So I'm guessing by looking at the size and shape you can figure out things like weapons that were used and things like that?"

Catherine nods and says, "Yeah that's the general idea."

Bobby says, "I can definitely see Mark's attraction to you, I imagine you two have a lot in common with your crime scene nerdiness."

Rick says, "Hey Mark, Bobby can you guys check this out for a second?"

Mark and Bobby walk away to help Rick. Catherine sees Steph walking towards her.

Steph says, "Hello Catherine I'm Steph it's nice to meet you. I just want to say you have a great guy there. I had my chance and blew it, but I think Mark and I were better as friends. You know there are just some people you are not meant to be with, you know what I mean?"

Catherine laughs and says, "Trust me I have an ex-husband I know exactly what you mean."

The two women continue on in conversation.

Bobby leans in so Mark can hear him and says, "I get it man."

Mark asks, "What do you get?"

Bobby says, "You and Catherine I get it. I'm sorry for trying to push you onto Steph, you know I just really miss the way things were sometimes."

Mark hugs Bobby and says, "Hey man it's all good."

Bobby takes the mic and says, "Alright everyone time for our last set."

The band starts off the set with Two Tickets To Paradise. Mark starts singing, "Got a surprise especially for you Something that both of us have always wanted to do We've waited so long, waited so long We've waited so long, waited so long I'm gonna take you on a trip so far from here I've got two tickets in my pocket, now baby, we're gonna disappear We've waited so long, waited so long We've waited so long, waited so long I've got two tickets to paradise Won't you pack your bags, we'll leave tonight I've got two tickets to paradise I've got two tickets to paradise Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh."

The band plays 12 more songs and they get down to their last two songs. Mark says, "These last two songs are two that are really important to us. This next one is from a band we knew back in Ohio called July for Kings this one is called Normal Life."

Mark plays the opening chords and starts singing, "I stood under Ohio's skies I could see the open fields for miles I thought "what the hell am I doing back here again?" but now I'm trying to reassemble the things I kept and the pictures fade but I hope to resurrect the things that kept me sane back then in the backyard playing on the swing set dark green shoes off you can get your feet wet mom and dad sat quiet in the sunroom sundown, big moon, big sky. Now I just want to live a normal life get a fast car and a pretty wife we could have children of our own settle down here until they're grown we could buy a house out on the beach and just die there, out of reach do you want to live do you want to live do you want to live a normal life with me live a normal life with me."

The crowd seemed to like the band's little taste of home. Bobby says, "This is the last one. You guys have been a great crowd. We've used this one as a closer for years I hope you enjoy it. Take it away Mark."

Mark starts playing the opening chords to Closing Time. Jerry also joins in on the keyboards. Mark starts singing, "Closing time Open all the doors and let you out into the world Closing time Turn all of the lights on over every boy and every girl Closing time One last call for alcohol so finish your whiskey or beer Closing time You don't have to go home but you can't stay here." Mark points to Catherine and says, "This chorus is for you." Mark starts singing again. "I know who I want to take me home I know who I want to take me home I know who I want to take me home Take me home."

Mark and Catherine lock eyes and she smiles. Nancy nudges her with her arm and they look at each other and smile. Catherine knew it sounded cliché but she felt like the luckiest woman in the world at this moment.