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Playing to Win
The crew all headed into the gaming room to wait for the go-carts to become available. Grissom looked at the group in front of him. "Ok guys, lets break off into pairs for the game portion of the day. Lets make this fair, Catherine and I will be competing against each other. Nick, you and Warrick, and Sara your with Greg."
They all nodded their heads in agreement, "Ok, now lets pick our games."
Warrick and Nick headed towards the nearest fighting game and the rest of the crew followed. They all knew this was going to be fun, and close. They were right. It took over ten minutes on one game for Warrick to kick Nick's butt.
Nick sent an apologetic look Grissom and Sara's way while Greg's face lit up in a wide smile. Sara saw the look on his face, "what's up with you Greg, you look like the cat that got the mouse."
Greg turned around and motioned to the game sitting behind him. It was a dancing game and he was certain he would be able to beat her at it. She gave him smirk and, much to his surprise, agreed to play.
The two of them waited for the game to become available and then took their spots. Sara graciously allowed Greg to pick out the song and he was going to take full advantage of the opportunity.
The music began and…so did Sara. They all looked on as Sara matched Greg step for step. Grissom was practically drooling with her abilities, deciding he would have to utilize them later, in private.
"You go girl!" came from Nick and a low whistle was emitted from Warrick. Catherine was trying to lift her jaw off the floor as Greg began to sweat profusely with the exertion he was using to keep up with the game.
Sara was smiling broadly as the song came to a close and the next one started. She didn't miss a beat the entire time but by the end of the second song Greg was showing obvious signs of slowing.
They all broke out laughing when Greg tripped over his own feet and fell off the game. He laid on the floor and began laughing hysterically while Sara was being congratulated.
"Man Sara, who knew you could dance like that!" Warrick said in astonishment.
"Well" she began to explain, "Someone told me I needed to get a diversion and I saw some kids playing this one day in the mall and decided to try it. It soon took a life of its own. I've been in a couple of competitions and…" she trailed off.
She looked at the astonished looks on their faces and turned a little red in the face.
"Well" she heard Grissom say suddenly "I guess that leaves just Catherine and myself to decide which team wins this round." He turned to Cath and gestured for her to pick the game.
She took a good look around before landing her eyes on the perfect game. She motioned to the game and then at Grissom. He sighed heavily and then headed over to the fake cars.
Catherine stepped into one of the cars as Grissom stepped into the other. He acquainted himself with the controls and then inserted the money while Cath did the same with hers. He looked over at her and nodded his head and they both pushed the start button.
At first it seemed Grissom was going to win the game but Catherine soon took the lead, managing to push Grissom's car off the road and making him crash. Once the game was done and the final tally made Grissom lowered his head.
Catherine had managed to win by one point. Greg jumped in the air with glee and Warrick gave Cath a high five followed by a very tight hug. Grissom and Sara gave each other knowing looks and then they all headed towards the next leg of the competition.
Sara, Grissom, and Nick all had determined looks on their faces. They were going to be damned if they were going to have to skinny dip in the hotel pool late tonight. Greg was practically salivating when he made the suggestion, but since no one else could think of something, they had no other options but to agree.