CSI: It's All Greek to Me

Chapter 5 of my CSI story, enjoy.

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Chapter 5

Holly was nervous. She stood in front of the mirror checking her hair and dress. She had a date with Alex and she wanted to make a good impression. Suddenly the doorbell rang, knocking her out of her musing. She hurried downstairs and opened it, Alex stood there smiling, he was dressed in a black suit with an electric blue shirt underneath. His mouth opened when he saw Holly before he closed it again and smiled wider.

"Hey." He greeted, "You look great."

Holly blushed slightly and smiled.

"Thanks, so do you." She replied before they kissed.

There was a brief moment of silence, charged with nervous energy before finally Holly spoke.

"By the way…um, my parents…wanna meet you." She explained, Alex smiled and nodded.

"Okay, let's go see them."

She was surprised, most guys were usually nervous about meeting their girlfriend's parents. But then she saw that the smiled didn't reach his eyes which were tense and she realized he was nervous; he was just putting on a brave face. They stepped into the living room where Sara and Grissom were getting ready to go out too.

"Mom, dad." She called out, getting their attention, "This is Alex, the guy I told you about."

They smiled as Alex greeted them nervously.

"Hello, Mr and Mrs Grissom."

"Please, Sara and Gil is fine." Sara told him with a smile, Grissom also smiled.

"Well, you kids have fun, take care of her Alex."

Alex smiled.

"I will, I promise."

Holly shifted nervously before speaking up, "Okay, I guess we better get going."

With that they all left the house.

As Alex drove he glanced over at Holly.

"Um, I hate to make you nervous after that but…my parents wanna see you too." He explained, Holly gulped but smiled, mimicking Alex from earlier. "Let's go then, I can't wait to meet them."

Alex nodded in understanding and they drove over to his house. Finally they arrived and Alex led her inside. His parents were sitting in the living room, his father was tall and muscular and it was from him that Alex had inherited his black hair and eyes, although his facial features resembled his mother, a woman slightly taller than average with brown hair and hazel eyes. They both looked up as the couple walked in.

"Mom, dad, this is Holly." Alex told them, "Holly, these are my parents, Lucas and Demeter."

Holly smiled nervously.

"H-hello, nice to meet you." She greeted, they both smiled at her and Demeter spoke up, "Nice to meet you too, Agapitos."

Holly smiled, after learning Alex's heritage she had asked him to teach her how to speak Greek, he had readily agreed and Holly was learning quickly.

"Efcharisties." She replied, Lucas and Demeter looked surprised and Lucas then spoke up, "You speak Greek?"

"Alex is teaching me." She admitted.

They chatted for a short while about Greece and about the family before it was time for Holly and Alex to leave for their date, on their way out Lucas called Alex back.

"Yeah?" He asked, Lucas looked at him seriously, "She's a very nice girl son, we're happy you've finally found someone, just please, take care of her."

Demeter nodded and then added.

"We'd hate for you to lose her, it is clear how much it would hurt you." Alex nodded and replied, "Don't worry, I will…She's been hurt enough already."

With that he rejoined Holly and they got back to the car, they then drove off for their date.

They finally arrived at the restaurant and took their seats; they ordered their drinks and meals and waited, while they waited Alex thought for a moment before asking.

"Say Holly, I was wondering, in school I've noticed a lot of people calling you 'Bug Girl', why do they do that?"

Holly laughed and smiled.

"Oh, that, haha, well…My dad is a forensic scientist, so is my mom, one of dad's specialities is forensic entomology, insects. I sorta…inherited his love for insects, I'm studying entomology too, that's why everyone calls me 'Bug Girl'." She explained.

Alex finally understood and he laughed too.

"I get it now, cool."

Their drinks arrived, they continued to talk, about school, about their past, the whole time Alex was a gentleman and even tried to shy away from the subject when Holly showed discomfort; mainly when talking about Mark. When their meal arrived they ate quietly, the silence however wasn't awkward, it felt rather comfortable as they both basked in each other's presence. Finally, after they finished eating they spoke a little more and kissed again before Alex paid for the meal, despite Holly's insistence that she pay her share. They left the restaurant and Alex drove her home, the whole time she was smiling, Alex was the perfect gentleman and, unlike Mark, he truly cared about her. She had been shocked when she discovered why Mark had dated her in the first place and also why he was so insistent on them having sex. Apparently Mark and a group of his friends had constructed a list of the top ten hottest girls in school; whoever could sleep with the most of them would be considered a hero amongst the others. She shook her head; she did not want to think about that, any thoughts concerning Mark brought back bad memories.

"Holly?" Alex remarked, concerned, she shook her head, "I'm fine Alex, really…Thank you, tonight was…amazing."

He smiled and parked the car outside her house. They kissed again and she got out of the car, she watched as he drove away and then headed inside. Once inside she headed up to her room and got ready for bed, she fell asleep quickly, a smile on her face.

End of chapter, hope you enjoyed it, read and review please.