The party started to wind down and the group sat at the table. All of them were considerably drunk. Mac sat at one side of the table with Stella on his lap. They were acting like teenagers but looking around the table, they all were. Danny and Lindsay were having another make out session and Grissom and Sara, even though they wouldn't touch eachother, wouldn't stop staring at eachother. Catherine sat beside them, giggling every now and again at nothing in particular. Nick sat beside her.

"Cath, you are sooooo drunk." His words were slurred causing another giggle from Catherine.

"Who isn't?" She pointed around the table and giggled once more.

"I'm not that drunk." Danny raised his hand in the air. All eyes turned to him as he fell off his chair. "Maybe I am." The table erupted in laughter.

"Ok, ok." Grissom cleared his throat. "Seeing as none of us are fit to...to.. drive! Who wants to grab a couple of cabs and come to my place for some poker or something?" A chorus of "yeah" and "why not" came from around the table. Grissom opened his cell phone and made the call. "Three cabs are on their way."

When the cabs arrived Mac, Stella and Nick got in the first, Danny, Lindsay and Warrick in the second and Grissom, Sara, Catherine and Greg in the last. The cabs pulled away from the curb and fifteen minutes later they pulled up outside Grissom's apartment. Catherine was last to vacate the taxi. She stumbled out of the back with some help from Nick and Grissom. Everyone filed into the apartment and sat on various seats.

"You know I have an extra seat if you need it." Grissom was talking to Mac and Stella. Stella had chosen to sit on Mac's lap yet again.

"No thanks, I'm fine." Stella leant back against Mac's chest. "Besides, I'm comfy here."

Catherine giggled again and cursed loudly. "I hate giggling."

"It does sound funny." Warrick laughed. Catherine threw a cushion at him and it hit him square on the head. "Hey."

This started a pillow fight with any cushion that could be found, being thrown around the room. Greg ducked behind the couch to avoid a cushion thrown by Sara. The cushion hit Grissom on the chest. He looked down at the cushion and at the spot where he was hit. "Ow." He picked the cushion up and threw it at Warrick. He picked his way through the madness and sat beside Sara. He rested his arm on the back of the sofa,behind his girlfriend. He leant over and nipped at her ear.

"Stop. Sorry about the pillow." She wriggled out of his grasp. "It's ok." He continued to trail kisses down her neck. Another cushion hit Grissom and he immediately stopped. Catherine let out another giggle.

"I knew I was right about you tow." She smiled and got up, signaling that the fight was over. "Gil, what movies have you got?

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The final credits rolled down the screen at around 3:30am. Catherine, Grissom Sara and Mac were the only ones still awake. Nick and Greg had fallen asleep on the pile of cushions on the floor, each had a blanket thrown over them. Warrick was asleep in the armchair and Danny and Lindsay were asleep on one of the couchs. Lindsay atop of Danny. Stella was asleep on the remaining couch, leaning against Mac.

"Time for bed." Catherine yawned.

"I have a spare room, but there is only one bed and the couch left." Grissom shrugged.

"Judging by the way you two were snuggled together earlier." Catherine nadded at Mac. "You and Stella take the other bed. I'll sleep on the couch."

"Ok. Here." Sara threw a blanket at Catherine and padded into the master bedroom. Catherine walked to the couch and looked at Mac. "Do you mind?"

"Sure." Mac lifted the sleeping Stella into his arms and carried her into the room Grissom had pointed out. She snuggled up to his chest and he whispered something in her ear. He pulled back the covers and lay her down, detaching himself ffrom her arms. She complained at him and opened her eyes. "I was comfortable."

"Well Catherine needed the couch so we're sleeping in here." He removed his socks and got in the bed beside her. She rested her head on his chest. "I can't complain." He smiled into her hair and soon was asleep. The only sound throughout the apartment was the faint snoring from a few of the guys.

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Stella awoke to the sound of quiet talking and the smell of food cooking. She felt the bed beside her and realised that Mac was gone. She got out of the bed and stumbled into the kitchen. Mac and Grissom were standing at the counter, cooking bacon and eggs and all sorts.

"Smells nice." Stella yawned and sat at the breakfast bar.

"Morning gorgeous." Mac smiled and offered her some toast. "You'll have to wait for the others before we eat the fried stuff."

"What time is it?" She looked around noting the empty room. "And where are the others?"

"It's about 9:30 and Sara is still asleep." Grissom turned back to his bacon. "If you look in there, you'll see they're all still asleep aswell."

"Not all of us." Catherine wandered in with the blanket wrapped around her shoulders. She took a seat next to Stella. "Morning."

"Morning, how did you sleep." Grissom asked, he knew that his couch wasn't exactly comfortable.

"Alright. It would have been better if Warrick wasn't snoring." She also looked around the room. "Where's Sara?"

"Right here." She walked in wearing one of Grissom's t-shirts and pyjama pants.

"Well seeing as half of us are here, who wants to wake the boys?" Catherine hopped off the stool. "I'll do it."

She walked into the living room and pulled one of the cushions out from under Nick, waking him and causing him to roll onto Greg. She threw the pillow at a snoring Warrick. "Time to get up." Danny awoke and moaned at the weight on top of him. Greg, having recovered from his rude awakening, sprang to his feet.

"Do I smell eggs?" He ran into the kitchen and Catherine laughed. "Better than a puppy."

Warrick hauled himself from the chair and kicked Nick. "Come on, get up." Nick covered his head with a blanket and flailed his arm, trying to hit Warrick. "Fine then sleeping beauty, stay there."

All ten of them sat around eating their breakfast. Catherine was glad that she was not giggling anymore but Greg would not let her forget it. Everytime somebody said something he would giggle like she had the night before. Catherine sat glaring until finally, she cracked. "You have have 3 seconds, Sanders. 1,2..." Greg took flight and locked himself in the bathroom just as Catherine came racing after him.

"So when are you guys going back to New York?" Sara asked as she finished her toast.

"In two days I think." Mac replied. "I am glad we came here though." He smiled at Stella who leant her head on his shoulder.

"Couldn't agree more." Danny added. Catherine re-entered the room. "And know we know about you two." Catherine looked at Grissom and Sara."Cat's out of the bag."

"In that case I can do this." Grissom leant over and kissed Sara. Greg , who had ventured out from the bathroom, put his fingers in his mouth and blew a wolf whistle making the others laugh.

"Okay you've made your point." Catherine said when they didn't break apart. When they stopped Grissom poked his tongue out at his friend. "You're so childish." She said.

"Anyway, come on children. Let's go. We have a shift tonight and none of us got much sleep." Catherine led the group out of the apartment leaving Sara and Grissom on the couch.

"She left us with the cleaning up." Grissom sighed.

"That can wait." Sara got up and led him by the hand to their bedroom.

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