"I'm running out of ideas, Lily!" Jordan had been explaining her shenanigans of the last few days when she picked her friend up from the airport.

"Let me get this straight," the grief counselor said, "you flooded her apartment, sabotaged her car, and trapped her in an elevator all to get her to make a move on the woman that she has a thing for?"

"Well, and to make Catherine realize that she has feels for Sara too." Jordan explained.

"How do you know that Catherine feels that way?" Jordan was starting to become frustrated with her friend because she was beginning to question the plan as much as Woody had been.

"I can just tell! You should have seen the look on her face when we accidentally outed Sara at dinner with everyone the other night. She seemed…happy…to hear that Sara was into girls."

"Even when in Las Vegas for her own wedding, Jordan Cavanaugh can't help but meddle in other people's lives," Lily laughed.

"It's for her own good. Now if I could just think of something else to do."

Sara stared at the clothes laid out in front of her, she felt as if she had been starring at them for hours. She had managed to sneak into her apartment to grab a few outfits for her girl's night out tonight but now that she was back at Catherine's she decided that she didn't really care for any of the choices she had.

She looked through the clothes that she had hung up in the closet one last time in hopes that something might spark her interest. She couldn't wear her little black dress because she was wearing that to the wedding…work shirt…work shirt…work shirt…wait…how did that get in there?

Reaching into the closet she pulled a red halter top. She didn't remember packing this…hell…she barely remembered buying it. She had never had a chance to wear it since halter tops are not exactly work friendly clothing. She didn't even want to begin to think of the amount of drool that Greg would produce if she showed up wearing this...but for tonight…tonight it would be perfect.

"Come on Cath, we're going to be late!" Sara called upstairs. She had been waiting downstairs with Lindsay for the past 20 minutes.

"Just a second!" Was the only reply that came.

The brunette turned back to the couch where the younger Willows was sitting and mumbled, "That's what you said 15 minutes ago."

"Welcome to my mother getting ready for a date," Lindsay told her, "She takes forever and a day!"

Sara's breath caught in her throat at Lindsay's use of the word date. 'It's not a date. We are just going out as a group of friends. No one said anything about a date. Why would Lindsay think this was a date? Would she care if her mom went out on a date with me? If her mom dated a girl? Cool it Sidle!' Her brain was now going a mile a minute. She was thinking so much in fact that she didn't even notice that Catherine had come downstairs. She was finally brought out of her thoughts when she heard,

"You ready to go?"

Sara's head snapped up to where the voice had come from and she was at lost for words. Catherine Willows was standing in front of her in the tightest pair of jeans that she had ever seen and a light blue long sleeved button up shirt that was barely buttoned at all, giving off a great view of her cleavage. If she was wondering earlier how much drool Greg would produce, she had a feeling that it was probably nowhere near the amount that she was producing now.

"Sara?"

Sara knew that she was staring but she had lost herself in the blue eyes that were looking back at her. If it was possible, they seemed to be even brighter then normal. Thankfully, after only another moment, the younger woman found the momentum to stand.

"You look great!" 'As if she couldn't already tell by the way that you have been staring at her,' she thought to herself.

"Thanks, you don't look so bad yourself," Catherine said with a wink.

"You both look great!" Lindsay told them as the momentarily let her attention stray away from the TV. "You guys are going to be the hottest couple on the strip tonight!"

"Thanks sweetie," the older blonde said while giving her a kiss on the forehead. "You know the rules, no more junk food, don't be on the phone too long and get to bed at a reasonable hour! Sara and I will probably be out late so don't wait up for us!"

"I know mom! I'm not a kid anymore! Have fun!"

Catherine and Sara collected their purses as the teen went back to her movie. As Sara was backing out of the driveway she couldn't help but smile at the fact that Catherine didn't correct her daughter's use of the word couple.

"Sara! Catherine! Over here!" The two CSIs turned to their right in the Montecito lobby to find Jordan waving at them.

"You look incredible!" Catherine commented when she saw little red dress that Jordan was wearing.

"Thank you." Jordan nodded, "Woody almost didn't let me out of the hotel room tonight."

The blonde laughed and responded, "I wouldn't have wanted to let you out either!"

Sara's eyes grew wide at Catherine's comment and she hoped that no one noticed, 'Maybe Catherine is into women after all?!'

By the time that Sara had come out of her own head she realized that the topic of conversation had quickly moved on and that Jordan was introducing them to Lily before giving them a run down of the night's events.

"You'll have to tell me all about Jordan when she was in college!" Lily said as she shook Sara's hand.

She smiled, "Only if you tell me what she has really been up to all these years!"

"Deal!" Lily laughed.

"Have you guys eaten yet?" Jordan questioned. Both the brunette and the blonde shook their heads, "Fantastic! Sam and Danny have set up dinner and drinks for up here and have talked to pretty much everyone they know on the strip and so we are not going to have to spend a dime tonight!"

Catherine and Sara were both speechless while Lily and Jordan chuckled at them as Lily spoke up, "Well, let's get to it!"

As dinner was wrapping up the women were trying to figure out what to do next.

"I have always wanted to go on the roller coasters here, are they any good?"

Catherine and Sara looked at each other and shrugged.

"You haven't been on them?" Jordan asked surprised.

"You're talking to the workaholic here Jo. Are you really surprised?" Sara asked.

"No I guess not," Jordan sighed, "What's your excuse Catherine?"

"Roller coasters have never really been my thing. I always took advantage of the other side of Vegas nightlife when I was younger." Catherine said hoping that they wouldn't ask her to elaborate. She didn't really want to explain the personal roller coaster that she would go on after snorting coke all night.

"Alright then, that is all going to change tonight," Jordan said as she reached into her pocket, "Here you go ladies." The ME handed them each an all access pass to the New York New York roller coaster as well as the Big Shot, the X-scream and Insanity, The Ride.

"Which ones do you guys wanna hit first?"

Catherine looked at the passes in her hand. When she said that roller coasters weren't her thing she wasn't just saying it as a cop out answer they really weren't, but this was Jordan's night so it looked as if she was going.

"I don't really care," she answered, "but before we go I am definitely going to need another drink!"

The group decided to go on the New York New York roller coaster first. Sara could see the nervousness in Catherine's eyes as the worker told them what lane to stand in. Catherine stood behind the bar and began to fidget with the cuff of her sleeve when she felt Sara lean into her and whisper,

"You ok Cat?"

Catherine turned her head to face her colleague to find that their faces were much closer then she had expected but she did not back away, "Not really. Like I said before, roller coasters aren't really my thing."

"Why didn't you say anything?" Sara asked as she put her hands on the smaller woman's hips and pulled her closer. She didn't know how she was getting the courage to do be that bold but Catherine didn't seem to mind.

"It's Jordan's night and if she wants to do this then I'm gonna do it. I don't want to put a damper on the night or be the loser standing by the exit waiting all alone."

"It's gonna be a lot of fun! You'll see!" Sara tried to reassure her.

"I hope so." She sighed, "I just…well…I…"

"What?" Sara asked.

"Hold my hand?"

Sara had never smiled so widely before as she took Catherine's hand and said, "Always."

The moment was broken as the line of cars pulled back into the station. The 4 women clambered into their seats and put their safety restraints in place, 3 out of the 4 of them being very excited about the coming experience. As soon as the cars began to move forward, Catherine reached over, grabbed Sara's hand and held on for dear life. She could feel her heart pounding in her chest as they made their assent up the track. Everyone began to scream as the cars plunged down the track towards the lights of the strip. Sara couldn't decide if she was screaming because of the roller coaster for because Catherine's fingernails were digging into her hand.

"That was so AWESOME!" Jordan screamed as the car slowed down and began to wind through the ceiling of the New York New York casino before pulling up to the dock. "What'd you guys think?"

"I loved it!" Lily laughed.

"Fantastic!" Sara replied.

Catherine plastered the biggest smile on her face as she could before saying, "It was fun!"

Jordan quickly hopped out of the car as their safety harnesses were unlatched, "Sweet! Let's check out the pictures and then get in line again!"

Sara could not help but laugh at her friend's enthusiasm as she saw Jordan and Lily scurry towards the set of monitors that showed the pictures. "What do you say Cat, up for another ride?"

Catherine smiled, "As long as you hold my hand again."

Sara laced their fingers together as the lead them towards the monitors where Jordan and Lily were standing as she replied yet again, "Always."

After going on the New York New York roller coaster 4 more times, the group of women made their way to the opposite end of the strip to go on the rides on top of the Stratosphere Tower. Climbing out of the cab, Catherine stared up at the tall hotel with fear in her eyes. Sara could sense the blonde's apprehension already so she quickly put her hand in hers and began tugging her towards the buildings entrance. The pair walked in front of Lily and Jordan, thankfully far enough ahead to not hear the two whisper about them.

"Jordan check it out!" She said excitedly pointing towards the CSIs.

"I know! They have been doing that since we were in line for the New York roller coaster the first time. Did you see that they were always holding hands in all the pictures too?" Jordan was happy that something seemed to be working out.

When they made their way up to the elevators that would take them to the observation deck, they were all surprised to find out that not only did their all access passes grant them access to all the rides on the top of the hotel but also priority boarding on the elevators that would take them up there. Soon they were all crammed into the small elevator car to begin their journey upwards. There were so many people in the car that Catherine was pinned against Sara's chest, in turn, pinning her to the wall. It was a position that Sara had always dreamed about but they weren't in an elevator – sometimes that is – but there were definitely never that many people in there with them.

Catherine had placed her hands on the brunette's hips as the car continued to move. When she looked up she saw sweat beginning to appear on the younger woman's forehead and though there may have been a lot of body heat being generated she could tell that Sara's reaction was not a result of that,

"Hey, you ok?" She asked giving Sara's hips a comforting squeeze.

Sara knew from her tone that there was no way that she could talk herself out of this one, "I'm just not a big fan of enclosed places like this. It's been a problem since…" she trailed off knowing that Catherine would understand what she was talking about.

She gave the brunette reassuring smile, "We'll be up there soon."

Sara began to relax a little more as she felt a hand move from her hip and begin to make small circles across her back. She smiled to herself and began to think about what might happen if there were not so many other people in the elevator with them.

The quartet wandered around the observation deck and admired the lights of the strip from their high elevation before getting in line to go up the roof to go on the rides. Catherine didn't even need to see Sara's face to know that she was starting to get uncomfortable at the thought out being in a crowded elevator again. She placed her arms around the brunette's waist as she walked up behind her. Stretching up on her tip toes she whispered to her, "I've got you."

Lily and Jordan came around the corner to get in line with their friends and smiled at the sight that they saw. Jordan put out her hand to Lily for a high five before standing in line behind them.

Reaching the rooftop, the girls agreed to go on the Big Shot first. Catherine felt as though she was high enough already and was not too into the thought of being shot another 1000 feet in the air but she was never one to chicken out on things. As they got in line she slipped her hand into Sara's silently asking for the younger woman's support which is was instantly given. The line went much more quickly then the blonde was hoping because before she knew it, she was being strapped in to the harness.

"Sara, if anything happens, tell Lindsay I love her!"

The three other women giggled at Catherine's request. "I hate to break it to you Cath," Jordan answered, "but if anything happens, which it won't, I don't think that any of us would make it."

"I know that! I'm just meaning if I have a heart attack for something ya know. Right now it feel like my heart is going to explo…!" Catherine sentence was cut short by the car shooting up off the ground and into the Vegas skyline. All 4 women screamed at the top of their lungs as they looked over the strip. Three of them then began to giggle as car bounced a few times before settling back into its home position.

Catherine was reluctant to let go of Sara's hand as they exited the Big Shot. The ride hadn't been as bad as she thought it was going to be but it still scared her. Sara took her hand and tugged her behind Jordan and Lily to the next ride – the Insanity.

"You expect me to get in a swing that dangles thousands of feet in the air over the side of the hotel?" Catherine asked as they got in line.

"Come on Cat! It's gonna be fun! You know, after everything that Sara has told me about you I never expected you to be scared of something like this." Jordan admitted.

"Sara talked to you about me?" It wasn't about going on the ride anymore. It was about figuring out just how much Sara had told Jordan about her. Why would Sara tell Jordan about her?

Sara on the other hand was none too happy about Jordan confession. She was busy giving Jordan the evil eye which Jordan of course was ignoring.

"Oh yeah, all the time. She always says how strong and confident you are and how much she enjoys being able to work a woman like you." Jordan told her. It wasn't a lie. Sara had said those things but Jordan made sure to leave out the part when Sara would talk about how she wishes that she could work above and under the blonde as well. If she let that slip she knew that Sara would throw her off the side of the building.

"So come Cath, you gonna show me this strong and confident woman that my oldest friend has told me all about or are you gonna chicken out?"

Catherine let out a sigh before grabbing Sara's hand once again, "Let's go!"

Once Catherine was completely satisfied that her lap bar was completely secure, she locked arms with Sara and then locked her eyes shut. Being that high up was one thing but being able to see straight under herself was completely different. She began to hold her breath as the felt the machine begin to move. It wasn't long before she could feel the swing begin to rotate in a circle and everyone else on the ride was screaming around her.

"Come on Cat! Open your eyes!" Sara said, "It's not that bad!"

"NO!" the stubborn blonde responded.

"Come on Willows! Don't make me disappointed!" She heard Jordan scream from the seats next to her.

"Just open your eyes Catherine! It's great!" Lily encouraged.

Catherine turned her head so that she was facing Sara before she opened her eyes. She found that Sara was facing the other direction, "Alright they're open!"

"See Cat! Great view huh?" Sara asked without facing her.

"Yep," Catherine smiled, "It sure is."

Sara turned to look at Catherine only to find that she was staring at her and that Catherine was not concentrating on the view of the city at all. Her mind began to race thinking about what Catherine really could have been meaning. She was about to question her when the ride began to slow and move back towards the dock. They group quickly unlatched their lap bars and moved forward.

"Alright guys! One more up here and then we can do some of them again if we want to!" Jordan said excitedly.

"Actually, I am gonna head to the restroom before the next ride." Lily told them.

Catherine tagged along with Lily to the ladies room leaving Jordan and Sara together. Jordan couldn't help but notice her friend's distraction.

"Hey Sar, are you ok? Did the spinning get to you?" She asked genuinely concerned.

"No, no. Nothing like that. The ride was fine, it was what happened on the ride that is getting to me?"

"What are you talking about?" Jordan asked as she gave her a puzzled look.

"When we finally got Catherine to open her eyes, I asked how she liked the view and she said it was great but then I turned to actually look at her and she wasn't looking at the view – she was looking at me. What the hell does that mean Jo?"

"It means she likes you. She has been finding some way to touch you all night – holding your hand, snuggling with you on the elevator. Don't think I haven't noticed." Jordan said poking her friend in the side.

Sara quickly swatted her hand away as she responded, "That's different. She is afraid of roller coasters and I am claustrophobic. Any touching that has occurred tonight has been strictly for comforting purposes. That's it."

"I'm not so sure about that." Jordan smiled.

"Stop getting my hopes up ok. Please! I have been wanting this for way too long to get crushed ok. Please, just stop!"

"Stop what?" Lily interrupted, "Is Jordan causing problem again?"

Sara froze seeing that the other 2 women of their group were back from the restroom. She hoped that they did not hear too much of the conversation.

"Nothing! Nothing! Jordan is just being Jordan, you know! Old friendly jokes!" Sara hoped that the subject would not be pushed.

Thankfully everyone did seem to catch on. "Ok," Catherine said as she linked her fingers with Sara's, "last ride?"

As the group made their way back to the elevators to take them back up to the ride deck, Sara could not help but wonder about the hand that was currently wrapped around her own.

"Alright, shooting up off the top of the hotel, swinging around the side of the building fine, but you want to plunge me off the side of it?" Catherine asked as she watched the X-Scream in motion.

"It's the last ride of the night Catherine we won't force you to go on anything else if you don't want to! Come on!" Lily begged.

"I don't know guys." She said reluctantly.

"I think I have exactly what you need." Jordan smiled as she reached into her back pocket. "A little liquid courage."

She held out a flask to the older woman, "You have had that with you the entire time and are just giving it to me know?" Catherine exclaimed. "What's in it?"

"Vodka."

"Fantastic!" She said as the unscrewed the cap and took a giant swig. Her friends were amazed as the downed half of the alcohol without even flinching. Handing the container back to the brunette she smiled, "Thanks! Now let's get in line before I change my mind."

Sara was beginning to lose the feeling in her fingers and they were not even on the ride yet. "Cath, could you ease up a little? I think you are going to break my fingers off?"

"No way!" she said squeezing even tighter, "it's your friend who wants us to go on this ride!"

"Then squeeze her fingers!" Their bickering was cut short when the ride before them came to a stop and it was their turn to board.

Once their lap bars were secured in place, Catherine once again linked her arm through the brunette's. Sara was thankful that her fingers were finally getting a break. The anticipation built as the machine tilted backwards in preparation of tipping them forward over the edge of the building. Catherine screwed her eyes shut so that she did not have to witness her possible death. As soon as the felt the car begin to move forward again she turned to the side and buried her face into the brunette's neck while the motion of the car was enough to make her scream.

Not soon enough, the ride was over and the group was standing in front of the photo monitors.

"There it is!" Lily said pointing to the top monitor in the corner. They all laughed at how the picture had turned out! Jordan and Lily were in the front seat with their hands in the air, mouths open as they screamed. Sara and Catherine were sitting behind them. Sara had one arm in the air since the other one was being gripped by both of Catherine's. They could not see the blonde's face since it was hidden in between Sara's neck and shoulder. Sara smiled to herself as she remembered the feeling of the woman's breath on her neck.

"I'm gonna buy it." She said stepping up to the counter. She might not be able to experience that feeling ever again but she would at least have the picture as a souvenir.

After purchasing the picture she turned back the group, "You guys want to do any of them again?"

"Well, I think we all know that Catherine doesn't want to go on any of them again," Jordan said grinning at the blonde. Catherine's only response was to stick her tongue out at her. "But I think that I am good too. Lily?"

"Yeah, we can move on and I know exactly where we are going next.

They all looked at her with anticipation. Jordan didn't even know that her friend had anything planned. "What do you got in mind Lil?"

"The one thing that no bachelorette's night out is complete without. We're going to the strip club!"

Sorry it took me SO long to update. The summer kind of got away from me! But I did give you a long chapter to make up for it! Hope you liked it! You can push the little button and let me know! ;)