Thanksgiving …

It's Thanksgiving and the team is coming over to Catherine's house. Catherine and Nancy are in the kitchen preparing food. Mark and Sara are playing Clue with Lindsey and Jeremy in the living room.

Catherine asks, "So are you going to tell Mom that you and Sara are dating?"

Nancy sighs and replies, "I really want to but you know how Mom is and do we really want to put up with her comments all day?"

Catherine responds, "I don't know. Look how she handled Mark maybe she's calming down."

Nancy sighs and says, "Well it's not like you were coming out to Mom either."

Catherine laughs and responds, "I've known you've gone both ways for years, I guess it's something I just assume everyone knows. I think you should tell her though."

Just then Mark and Sara walk in the kitchen and Mark asks, "Tell who what?"

Catherine answers, "I told Nancy she should tell Mom that her and Sara are dating."

Sara puts her hands up and says, "Whoa! I love being with Nancy and eventually your mom has to find out but can we do it on a holiday where she won't stuff me and put me on the table for dinner!"

Nancy puts her arms around Sara and says, "I agree with Sara besides if anyone if gonna stuff Sara and have her for dinner it's going to be me!" Sara leans down and captures Nancy's lips with hers.

Mark jokes, "Well you could just do that in front of her and the problem kind of takes care of itself."

Catherine starts laughing and says, "Babe can you help me with the turkey? Then these two love birds can have a few more moments alone until Mom shows up."

After dinner everyone is either visiting, cleaning up or watching football.

Nick leans over and whispers in Mark's ear, "So how long do you think Sara and Nancy are going to wait before telling Lily?"

Lily walks by and asks, "What are you two whispering about over there?"

Mark quickly replies, "Just game strategy."

Nick asks, "So Mark how are your friends Kerri and Elizabeth doing? Isn't Kerri pregnant?"

Mark replies, "They are doing well. Yes, Kerri told me she was pregnant a few weeks ago."

Lily responds, "Isn't it just amazing what science has come up with? I mean think not long ago your friends wouldn't have been able to do that, that's so nice."

Catherine is standing behind the couch with Nancy while this is going on and gently nudges her in encouragement.

Nancy says, "Hey Mom?"

Lily looks up and says, "What dear?"

Just then Nancy grabs Sara's hand and says, "Mom, Sara and I are dating. I know I haven't seriously dated anyone since Alan died so know that I'm very excited about this. Please say you're ok with this."

Lily get up from her seat and stands in front of Sara and begins, "Sara I've known you for quite some time and you are a very sweet and very nice woman … but just know if you wrong my daughter in anyway not even Grissom will be able to find your body."

Sara audibly gulps and responds, "Yes, ma'am."

Lily walks towards the kitchen and asks, "Who wants some pie?"

Sara and Nancy look at each other thinking that went way better than expected. Sara leans in and kisses Nancy.

Just then Lily walks in putting the pie on the dining room table and says, "Come on girls it's time for pie, you can kiss later."

Everyone laughs as they get up and go to the table for desert.

After most people have left Mark and Sara are on the back porch drinking beer.

Mark says, "So Lily seemed rather accepting minus the death threat if you hurt Nancy."

Sara chuckles and responds, "Yeah went a lot better than I expected. Although you didn't get that threat did you?"

Mark puts the bottle to his lips and takes a long sip and says, "No actually, but Lily did find out about us at a funeral so maybe that had something to do with it."

After a few moments of silence Mark says, "So how is everything going with Nancy? I assume well since you guys told Lily today. We really haven't had a chance to talk much because you've been rather preoccupied but it's understandable."

Sara responds, "Really well actually. You remember that text you sent me about lighting that flame? I'm starting to wonder if you sent it to Nancy as well. I called her and let her know I was coming over and when I got there it was like an impromptu date was set up. She had already fed the kids and it was just us for dinner and some wine. Dinner was nervous silence then she said she wanted to talk to me about something. She told me she thought we should go out. I of course being the suave person I am was taking sip of my wine and immediately choked and it ended up on my face and shirt. Nancy came over to check on me and was helping me clean myself off. We were just about to kiss but the kids walked in and Lindsey and I started working on her project. The whole time Nancy and I were stealing glances, I really hope Lindsey scored well on that project or I will feel really bad but there was an obvious distraction. Then after the kids went to bed we talked. Catherine had called her out on her feelings for me and told her to go for it. Which shocked me because you know how terrified I was that Cath wouldn't think I was good enough for Nancy. Then we finally got to kiss without interruption and the rest as they say is history."

Mark chucked and said, "I definitely didn't text Nancy. I had no idea Catherine had talked to her actually. I'm happy for you Sar."

Sara playfully nudges Mark's side in response.

Mark suggestively wiggles his eyebrows at Sara and asks, "So have you gotten lucky yet?"

Sara just smiles and blushes answering his question.

Just then Catherine and Nancy walk out on the porch joining them Catherine says, "The kids decided to watch movies in Lindsey's room so it's just us."

Mark suggests, "There's 4 of us we could play Euchre."

In Lindsey's room her and Jeremy are watching a movie. Lindsey and Jeremy are so close they might as well be siblings. Lindsey loves Aunt Nancy and Sara together, they seem really happy and Aunt Nancy hasn't dated anyone since Uncle Alan died. Lindsey wonders what Jeremy thinks about it though because he hasn't said a whole lot about it.

Lindsey turns to Jeremy and asks, "So what do you think of your mom and Sara dating?"

Jeremy shrugs and replies, "It's ok I guess. They seem happy. It's just weird you know because I haven't really seen my mom with anyone since my dad died."

Lindsey nods and thinks before she responds, "I get it. My mom dated lots of people after her and my dad got divorced. Then Mark came and my mom seemed happier than she's ever been. My dad wasn't crazy about Mark and couldn't figure out why. You think he would've wanted my mom to be happy right? Then when he died I blamed Mark for a bit because I thought he should've been able to catch my dad's killer. Then we had a chat and I realized it wasn't his fault and he was really disappointed that he wasn't able to catch the killer. Just when I thought I was never going to know what happened to my dad I found out Brass, Sara and Mark opened it back up and figured out what happened, I've never been more relieved in my entire life. I realize it didn't bring my dad back but knowing that the killer was behind bars somehow made me feel better. Not to mention of all the people my mom has dated Mark actually gives a shit about me. I think Sara can be that way for you."

Jeremy takes all this in and says, "Thanks Linds."

Lindsey covers the both of them up with a blanket and they nod off before long.

Catherine rejoins the card game; she went up to check on the kids. She says, "Nance the kids are sacked out in Lindsey's room and you two have been drinking why don't you two just stay in the guest room tonight."

Nancy looks at Sara who nods and Nancy says, "Sure thanks."

A few hours later once they have Nancy and Sara settled in the guest bedroom Mark and Catherine are getting ready for bed.

Catherine is getting pajamas out of her dresser when Mark comes up behind her and starts kissing her neck. Catherine let's out a moan of approval and says, "You do know my sister and Sara are in the next room right?"

Mark responds, "So I can be quiet."

Catherine laughs and says, "Well I can't you know that!"

Mark responds, "I can't help it I'm good at my job, would you rather I be bad at it?"

Catherine says, "No! We're just going to have to wait a bit."

Mark laughs and responds, "I never pegged you for shy!"

Catherine shakes her head and captures Mark's lips with hers. Maybe, just maybe she can try to be quiet this once.