Neither of them had realized the extent of their feelings towards each other until that night when things exploded. Following their intense first date, Morgan and Greg had decided to keep the fact they were dating to themselves. Greg had explained to Morgan some of the issues that Sara and Grissom had experienced from higher up in management. Both of them had decide to keep things quiet and only tell people on a need to know basis.

Unfortunately, one of those people who had to be informed sooner, rather than later was Morgan's father, the Sheriff of Las Vegas, Conrad Ecklie. After a few months of dating Morgan decided it was time. Via text, she asked her dad to meet her at the local coffee shop. She said she had news for him.

Morgan and Greg were already there, sipping coffee. Both worried about telling her father. Morgan was worried about introducing her father to her new boyfriend. Her dad was never really happy to hear about her love life and could be a little overprotective at times. She didn't know he'd react when he found out her boyfriend was Greg.

Greg was just worried about being able to keep his job.

Morgan spotted her father walking by the shop window. "Here's my Dad." She paused to grab Greg's arm. "Now remember, let me tell him. I think it'll come better from me." Greg just nodded and withdrew his arm from Morgan before her dad saw him. He put his arms under the table, away from Morgan's reach.

She sighed as Greg moved his chair a few more inches away from hers. "He's not going to kill you." She rolled her eyes and elbowed Greg, playfully.

"Maybe not here, but he's got a lot of friends higher up in Law Enforcement. They'd never find my body." Greg gave her a half smile to let her know he was kidding, sort of.

Morgan plastered on a fake smile as her father walked into the coffee shop. She caught his eye and waved him over. Suddenly, she felt even more nervous. Ecklie walked over to their table, taking a seat across from the two of them. "Good afternoon, Morgan" He turned his eyes to Greg. "Sanders" he said with acknowledgement.

"Hi, Dad." Morgan squeaked, her voice a little higher than normal. "Here's your coffee."

"Thanks Morgan." Said Ecklie as he pulled out the chair and sat down. Never a man to waste time or beat aorund the bush, he asked, "So what's your big news, M?" He said, eyeing Greg.

Unable to read the expression on Ecklie's face, Greg turned to look at Morgan who seemed to be suddenly at a loss for words.

"Well, Dad." She said, taking a deep breath. "It's like this." she gestured to Greg, "Greg, uh..." Morgan started to sweat. New fears started to creep into her brain. She could handle her dad, but what if he broke up the team because the two of them were dating? She was the new person in the lab, Greg had been around for years. It was going to be her that gets the blame. She started to chicken out.

Greg saw Morgan freeze and decided to help her out. "What Morgan is trying to say, is-"
"No, Greg, I've got this." Interrupted Morgan, turning to look at Greg, instead of her dad."Look, um."

Conrad Ecklie had lost his patience with her. "What on earth is the big deal here?" His eyes moved from one face to the other- both looking down at the table. Suddenly a thought dawned on him. "Good lord, Morgan. Are you pregnant?" Ecklie's eyes bulged as he cast his eyes towards Greg. The two jumped in their seats. Judging by the twin looks of horror on their faces, Ecklie realized he may have been mistaken.

"Dad!" Morgan exclaimed in a quiet but firm voice, "I am not pregnant. Where did you get that idea from? Good Lord!" She shook her head and continued. " I just thought you should know that Greg and I are dating. That's all." She sat back in her chair, relieved she had managed to tell him. She sneaked a peek at Greg, who was closely examining his coffee cup. Great, she thought, Now he may be even more traumatized.

Conrad sat back in his chair, taking a sip of coffee, thoroughly enjoying the look of fear still etched on Greg's face.

"Sorry for jumping to conclusions, you two. But I've known for ages that you have been dating each other." He shrugged one shoulder and put his coffee cup back on the table.

"Ages?" Replied Morgan, suddenly perplexed. "How long have you known for?"

"Oh, at least six months, if not longer. I figured it out on my own."

Morgan gave a small laugh. "Dad, we've only been dating a couple of months."

"Oh," Eclkie smiled "Well, maybe I've been in the office so long, my investigative skills are a little rusty. I can't believe you were that afraid to tell me, M."
He reached over and put his hand on top of Morgan's. With a smile, he continued. "I've known Greg a long time. He's a good guy and I'm sure he'll treat you right." Turning towards Greg, all traces of a smile gone,"Isn't that right, Sanders?" he added.

"Yessir." Replied Greg, finally finding his voice.

They had managed to keep things quiet work for almost one year. Morgan was certain that some people had suspicions, but nobody had dared ask her directly if the two were dating. However, it would be Greg who gave up their secret.

"Hey, Sara, Russell said you needed some help?" Greg walked into the room and took a look at the table full of mounds of broken plastic, glass, wires and other electronic pieces. Sara had just finished sorting the evidence into separate piles in a grid pattern, leaving around five piles of broken electronics neatly laid out on the table.

She looked up and grinned. "Are you good at jigsaw puzzles? I have a fight in a bedroom where pretty much everything in the room was smashed into a million pieces. One of these pieces of electronics may be a murder weapon. Right now I'm just trying to figure out what electronic they used to be. The TV was easy." She pointed to the largest pile on the far corner of her work space.

"Well, lets see what you have." Greg walked over to the closest pile of broken material. He picked up a couple of shards of plastic, examining them through a small handheld magnifying glass. He put those down and picked up a larger piece. This one had a part of a logo on the side of the piece. Recognition dawned on Greg. He had seen this before. He held up the logo to show Sara. "I recognize this logo. It's an alarm clock. Morgan has the same one. It plays different nature sounds for an alarm."

Sara took the plastic piece from Greg's hand, pretending to examine it. "Greg," she said slowly, still investigating her piece. "How do you know what alarm clock Morgan has? Aren't alarm clocks normally found in someone's bedroom?"

Greg froze. He tried to come up with an excuse, but nothing was forming in his brain. Sara took his silence as an admission that Greg and Morgan were more than just friends.

"How long has this been going on?" She asked, turning to him and giving him a wide smirk.

Greg knew Sara could be discrete. "It's been about a year." Greg grinned sheepishly.

Sara stopped looking at the evidence in front of her and turned to face Greg. "Every once in a while I'd suspect something was going on between the two of you, but I could never prove it. Congratulations, I'm happy for you. You deserve it." She smiled and gave him a pat on the arm.

"Thanks, Sara. Things have been going good lately and we've just moved in together. We both assume it won't be long before we're found out. I just didn't think it'd be me spilling the beans." Greg shook his head. Glancing out into the hallway, he took a few steps back towards the entrance of the room. He reached for the door and closed it. "But now that you know, I need help with something and I think you will be the perfect person to help me."

Sara shrugged, "With what, exactly?"

"Well, I need help picking out an engagement ring. I went by myself a couple of weeks ago and got overwhelmed. I need a woman's help."

Sara's face broke out into a huge grin. "Oh Greg!" She reached up and pulled Greg into a big hug. "Of course I will. That's wonderful."

At that moment, Morgan happened to be walking by. She glanced into the room, just in time to see Greg and Sara embrace in a hug. Curiosity got the better of her. She opened the door and walked in, just as Greg and Sara were breaking apart.

"Am I interrupting anything?" She asked, slight smile on her face as she stood in the doorway.

Greg waved her over to join them at the table. She joined the two and looked at Greg's sheepish face and Sara's grinning face. Turning to face Greg, she raised her eyebrow at him. It was an unspoken question and Greg could read her mind. "Yeah, I let it slip." He confessed.

Morgan swatted his arm and laughed. "I always knew you'd slip up. I'm just surprised you lasted that long."

"I am surprised too." Greg confessed. "I have always wanted everyone to know that I'm dating the most wonderful woman in the world."
Morgan smiled sweetly at Greg. Sara rolled her eyes.

Greg tried to think of the best way to propose to Morgan. He thought of a sunset hike at Red Rock Canyon, but he wasn't a hiker, that'd tip her off too easily. His next idea was a romantic dinner. Sara nixed that idea, it was too cliche she said. The Las Vegas strip at night held possibilities, but Greg dismissed it as too touristy. Finally one night, they'd decided to stay in and watch a movie. He even let her pick a romantic comedy. Just before sitting down for the movie, he'd put the ring in his pocket waiting for the perfect time.

As the end credits rolled, Morgan who was cuddled up to Greg, stretched out her arms and wrapped them around his chest. "That was a sweet movie. Love at first sight". Greg, who had just barely tolerated the movie, grinned and looked down at Morgan.

"I"m glad you liked it. Although it's only November and it was a Christmas movie." He said, giving her a kiss on the top of her head.

"December 1st is tomorrow. Besides, It was a love story set at Christmas time. You like Christmas and this year you have me to help you buy your Christmas gifts. Well for everyone but your work secret Santa gift." Morgan shifted onto her knees, rising up to meet his eyes. "Unless you'll tell me who your secret Santa is?" She raised her eyebrows and smiled. "I'll tell you mine."

Finding an opening, Greg decided to go for it. "Well, I have already purchased my secret Santa gift for the office."

"Greg," said a clearly astonished Morgan. "We drew names two days ago. It's not even December yet. How did you have time to buy one?"

"Morgan. Sometimes the perfect gift is obvious." He withdrew his arm from the back of the couch and took both of her hands in his. Looking into her eyes, he continued speaking. "You have been the best gift I could have ever gotten. You make me so happy." He paused and smiled at Morgan.

Morgan, completely unaware what was coming, leaned forward and kissed him on the lips. "Have you been taking notes from the romantic comedy, Sanders?", she said, still leaning close.

Greg took his hand from hers and ran his thumb down her cheek, enjoying the feel of her soft skin. "Morgan, I love you and want to spend the rest of my life with you. Will you marry me?" He fished the ring out from his pocket and held it up. Morgan leaned back, shocked. Sure enough, he was holding a simple and beautiful diamond ring.

Morgan broke into a wide grin. "Oh, Greg! Of course I will." She leaned forward and hugged him tightly.

The annual CSI night shift Secret Santa party was in full swing. Alcohol was flowing, people were talking and laughing. Greg was sitting on a chair, talking to Nick and occasionally glancing at his fiancee sitting across the room. She was smiling and laughing with Doc Robbins and David. She had put her engagement ring on just before the party. So far no one had noticed. Sitting beside Greg, empty shot glass in hand, Finn was arguing with Hodges over who each person's secret Santa had been.

"Hey, Greg, were you Morgan's secret Santa?" she elbowed Greg in the stomach.

"Yeah." Replied Greg turning towards her.

"Weren't you Morgan's Secret Santa last year too?" Hodges demanded to know.

"Yep." Replied Greg with a smile.

"How'd you get her twice? Who'd you bribe?" Hodges said, giving Greg a stern look.

"Aw, let it go Hodges." Smiled Finn, accepting another shot from a Nick who was handing out shots. "He loves her." Finn said 'loves' teasingly, looking at Greg to gauge his reaction.

"Well, we should have a rule that nobody gets the same person two years in a row." Scoffed Hodges, also accepting a shot from Nick. "What'd you get her this year?"

"It was the Nail Polish, silly!" said Finn loudly. Greg looked over at Morgan. She had heard Finn's voice and knew it was getting closer to reveal time.

"Nope." Said Greg simply. "That wasn't her secret Santa gift."

"Well what was it?" Finn yelled across the room to Morgan. "What'd Greg get you for your gift this year?"

Morgan smiled and held up her left hand, engagement ring sparkling. At first Finn looked confused, but slowly she became aware of what Morgan was showing her. Finn gasped, clambering closer for a better look. "Is that what I think it is? Wait, you and Greg? You guys are engaged? When did this happen? Aww, congratulations!" She enveloped Morgan in a boozy hug.

Others in the area heard Finn's exclamation and turned to watch Morgan and Finn. They saw Greg walk over to the two and bring his arm around Morgan. He gave her a kiss on the top of her head, confirming Finn's outburst.

"Wait, what?" Asked Hodges, dumbfounded. "You're engaged? Since when?" His head swiveled from Morgan to Greg and back.

"Well, son of a gun." Drawled Nick.

"Wait, Greg and Morgan are dating?" Asked Henry, thoroughly confused.