I Do Not Own CSI

"Ok, assignments," Grissom said, coming into the break room.

"We have a few changes starting now. As of today, neither Sara nor Catherine will be going out into the field, they are now lab bound."

"Already," Catherine whined.

"Yes, Catherine, you know the policy, no field work once you're in your second trimester."

"At least we're together, Cath," Sara shrugged.

"And if we get backed up, Hodges will be coming into the field to help." Groans could be heard throughout the room.

"Seriously," Greg asked.

"Yes, Greg. Look, we're two CSI's short in the field, sooner or later we're going to need some help. And you're going to have to get used to it anyway. Once Sara and Catherine are on maternity leave, we're going to be shorter all the way around."

"Have you asked the lab director about getting some other CSI's from other shifts?"

"He's working on it. Oh, I'm supposed to inform you that our episode of True Crime airs tonight at midnight."

"Twenty minutes," Nick asked.

"Afraid so. Anyway, Nick, Warrick, you have an arson case off the strip. Greg, you and I have a DB."

"So, no one is going to see the show."

"We'll tape it, and then we can all watch it after shift," Sara suggested as the guys nodded.

"See you later," Gil said before he left.

"Be safe."

"Doctor's appointment in the morning, right," Warrick asked.

"You bet, have fun with your case. I'll be here."

"Are you hungry, because I'm hungry," Sara asked Catherine as they were going over some DNA evidence.

"I could eat."

"But what? I really don't want the lunch I brought."

"Chinese," Catheinre suggested.

"Meh, how about Greek?"

"I don't know how well Greek would co-operate with me. Pizza?"

"With all the toppings," Sara asked as Catherine agreed. They never noticed Hodges slipping off his stool. He had been listening to the same conversation for the last two hours with the women doing nothing about it and now he was hungry.

"Japanese," Sara asked.

"How about Thai?"

"How about a little of everything," Hodges said, coming into the break room with take out boxes from five different restaurants, including a large pizza with all the toppings.

"Oh my god," Sara said, looking at all the food.

"Hodges, I could kiss you!"

"Well, I did go to all that trouble," he mused as both Catherine and Sara came up to him and gave him a kiss on the cheek.

"Wow, did we just walk into the twilight zone where Hodges is getting the women," Greg asked as he and Grissom came into the break room.

"Well, I do seem to have a way."

"Yeah, you offered them food," Greg snorted.

"Hey, I'm insulted! No, we're insulted," Catherine said, grabbing the Thai food.

"Can I have some," Gil asked, sitting beside Sara.

"Sure," Sara said, feeding him a bite.

"Thank you, David."

"Yeah, if you do this more often I'll put in a good word with some of my single female friends," Catherine said.

"Really?"

"It's been known to happen."

"What do I have to do for you to tell your female friends about me," Greg asked, stealing a piece of pizza.

"First off, you should ask before you take our food," Sara said.

"I learned that the hard way," Gil muttered as Sara gave him a slice of pizza.

"But you know now."

"What else?"

"Hmm, I could really use this to my advantage."

"Oh, food," Nick said, coming in.

"Ask before you touch," Greg warned.

"What?"

"You heard, not our food," Greg said.

"Can I have some of your food then, ladies?"

"Some of it, we're going to want some later for a snack," Sara said with a smile.

"And thank Hodges. He brought it in for us."

"Suck up," Nick coughed out.

"And for that, no pizza for you," Catherine said, taking the food from Nick's hand.

"Hey!"

"Tough luck, Nick," Warrick said, taking his own slice.

"Did you ask," Catherine said, taking Warrick's slice away, too.

"Hey!"

"Learn to ask."

"You mean you're going to make us watch you eat all this good food while we eat our lunches instead?"

"We never said you had to watch us eat," Sara said, snorting when both men gave puppy dog looks.

"Gil's is way better than that. Plus he's got the blue eyes and cleft. But because I'm feeling generous, you can have some."

"You're not going to take it back," Nick asked.

"Not tonight, but this is your warning, next time, ask."

"Warning heard," Warrick said.

TBC

Gotta love the pregnancy hormones, lol

thanks for all the reviews, i will be posting again later today so stay tuned

katie