A/N I really really hate this chapter, i don't know why but i guess with all filler chapters they don't seem to have the magic the others do. anyway last chapter up later tonight, hope you like this :-)


Catherine had called an emergency meeting of sorts with Warrick, Nick, Greg and Jim. They were all sat in the corner of the diner drinking fresh cups of coffee, she wasted no time in telling them that she suspected Grissom and Sara were dating and to her delight everyone agreed each claiming to have witnessed something in the last three weeks.

"Why don't we go round the circle and find out what each has seen" Greg suggested "I'll go first"

He leaned back in his seat and stirred his drink "It was a Thursday and I'd had a really rough shift, Hodges was droning on about the trace lab so I took a five minute breather in the locker room"

Catherine was practically sitting on the end of her seat, the glint in her eye told him she was expecting gold dust to come out of his mouth "I headed for the back of the room, near the showers…I just wanted some alone time, anyway I sat there and out of nowhere Sara's voice sounds out…it sounds frustrated but that's not all, Grissom replies to her and she doesn't even sound dazed that he's sat in the shower room with her…we all know how Sara likes her privacy" he finished seeing Catherine look slightly deflated.

"What? Were you expecting them to be getting freaky in the showers" He asked and everyone laughed.

"How about I tell you what I saw?" Brass said once everyone calmed down "I don't remember when it was but Grissom and Sara were both working on a case that a female suspect was denying all knowledge of. We were all looking at photos in the layout room when Sara spotted something…I watched her only to see her rest her hand on Grissom's, she left it there until realising I was watching and quickly removed it, that's unlikely to suggest anything other than the two of them being in a relationship" he finished.

Nick and Warrick smiled each knowing that they had something better to share with the group when Catherine started to talk "The dinner we had at Grissom's wasn't exactly what it seemed" She paused as everyone looked at her slightly confused. "Warrick, you remember asking why he hadn't just asked us himself…well when I took the paper to him with our meal requests he was baffled"

"As in he didn't mean to invite us all to dinner?" Greg asked

"Well done Greg, now you all remember where I found the paper I presume"

"UNDER SARA'S CHAIR" Greg yelled earning several onlookers to give him a dirty stare.

"You might want to yell that a little louder I don't thing Sara heard" Nick laughed

"You are right of course, and his little statement to me that he didn't mean everyone just fits with the conclusion that they are at the very least dating"

"We may have a little proof that they are in a relationship" Nick said as Warrick nodded for Nick to go first. "How far into a relationship do you have to be together before you feel comfortable with public displays of affection?"

"Public as in, in front of your friends and family or at work?" Greg asked

"Well I guess so yeah" Nick replied

"Well for me, to be able to bring a girl to my place of work and show her off to you guys, my family, would have to be at least a year into the relationship"

"Are you that insecure Greggo?" Nick asked

"No, it's just I'd feel comfortable with introducing you to her but to be comfortable with kissing or hugging her then it would be at least a year" Greg paused "And we are talking about Grissom and sara here"

"Well let me tell you what I saw, three weeks ago, when we hadn't solved any cases for two weeks…Sara was the first to crack her case. I was stood outside layout room 2 after finally finding something tangible to present to Grissom, He and Sara were stood in his office and it looked like they were kissing, I blinked and suddenly she was coming towards me, that Sidle smile a glowing. I asked what that was all about and she just said he must have been happy to have a solved case at last"

"Did he kiss you as well Nick?" Jim asked amused

"No, although I did ask if he was going to, he just apologised for me having to witness it"

"So they kissed in the office" Catherine remarked "Since when has Grissom ever shown any emotion more than a pat on the arm for solving a case"

"Never" They all agreed.

"I saw them hugging" Warrick claimed

"When"

"Yesterday, that case from three years ago, she solved it and practically ran to him and hugged him. I watched as she explained her case and hugged her, just to show I was proud…let me tell you her arms remained stuck to her sides" He chuckled

"Wow, so we have Kissing, Hugging, lingering touches, romantic dinners and showers" Jim summarised

"I wonder just how long they've been in this relationship…I think its safe to say they aren't just dating"

"No but I can't believe they are hiding it, we waited long enough for it to happen" Catherine said. "What's our next move?"

"From now on I think we should just watch their every move and let them come clean when they're ready…they've got a lot to lose if Ecklie finds out" Jim replied

At that moment their pagers beeped signalling a big case…


TBC...Last chapter on its way, hope this one didn't disappoint too much :-)