Grissom and Sara were just loading the groceries into the back of the car when Sara asked, "do you think we should invite Brass over for breakfast? He hasn't been over in ages."
"Might as well, we bought enough food to feed the entire lab." Sara chuckled along with Grissom as they climbed into the car and headed home. Sara picked up her phone and called Brass.
"Brass"
"Hey Brass, Griss and I are having the crew over for breakfast. Want to join in?"
"I'd love too. Who found out this time?" he practically chuckled.
"Greg, you should have seen his face, it was a sight! Oh, and by the way. Non of them know that you know either sooo…"
"Yeah, yeah. What time?"
"We are on our way home right now. The guys should be pulling up the same time we do."
"I'm not far away. I'll be there in about ten. Alright"
"That's fine, see you in ten" she hung up the phone and smiled over at Grissom, "you know, I think we might need a bigger kitchen if many more people find out."
He smiled back at her and nodded his head, pulling into their driveway just as the gang was arriving. They all helped with the groceries and then let Griss take over in the kitchen.
He was just finishing cutting the vegetables when the doorbell rang. He looked over at Cath. "Hey Cath can you get that for me?" She got up from her seat and headed towards the front door.
She came back into room accompanied by Brass. "hey guys, what's up?"
Cath narrowed her eyes at the detective, "ok, these two" she motioned towards Grissom and Sara, "never invite people over unless…"
"Yeah Cath, I know. Have known for a while." She gasped and then looked at the two on the other side of the island in the kitchen with beady eyes. "Ok Brass, spill."
Grissom handed Brass a class of water and then motioned for him to sit, indicating it was alright for him to tell his tale.
Brass was just leaving the station when he noticed Gil getting into his Denali. He ambled over to the SUV to say hi when he notice someone else in the car as well, Sara. This wasn't unusual, as the two of them often came to the station on cases together.
It was what they were doing that was a little odd. Although they seemed to be discussing something, again not strange, Gil had his hand on her shoulder and his thumb was massaging small circles on it.
Sara seemed to be a little upset, probably due to a case, and Gil was apparently consoling her. He was about to interrupt when Gil leaned in and kissed Sara, enveloping her in his arms.
They were embracing each other when Sara glanced over Grissom's shoulder and looked right at Brass. He smiled at her and she said something he couldn't hear. Gil released her and turned around to face his friend, offering him a small embarrassed smile while shrugging his shoulders.
Brass walked up to the SUV, "hey Sara, Gil. Looks like you finally got your head out of your ass huh. Why don't you take me out to breakfast and we can all have a nice long discussion."
"Wait, you mean you were the first to find out? When?" Cath quizzed Brass
"Well, let's just say they took me to Gil's old flat." He replied
"That long ago huh!" she said pointedly looking at the pair in the kitchen.
"Can I finish my story?"
"Sorry."
"Ok, so where was I…Oh yeah."
It was about six months later Grissom came to Brass in his office to ask some advice. Gil came up to the chair and slouched himself into it facing the detective. "What's the matter Gil?"
"I want to ask Sara something, but I just can't seem to find the right way to do it." He said exasperated.
"Is everything all right? Are you two fighting or something?"
"No! Nothing like that" and he pulled a small box out of his pocket. Brass immediately knew what the poor sap in front of him was talking about.
"Gil, I know you will find the right time, just keep the ring with you and when you get the courage, just do it."
"Wait wait, you mean to tell me the two of you are…engaged?" Greg yelled across the room as Grissom placed the first completed omelet on a plate and placed it on the counter. As a response Sara held up her left hand, the diamond sparkling in the light.
"Yes Greg, Sara and I are engaged, we were talking about our wedding this morning when we invited you to breakfast. Here, eat your omelet." Grissom shoved the plate in front of the young man and all seamed to have been forgiven.
The rest of the morning went quickly with everyone exchanging how they found out and what their reactions were. Things were beginning to wind down when Warrick looked over at Sara and Grissom, "so, when's the wedding?"
Grissom looked over at Sara and then replied, "We still have a couple of people on our list to tell. Until then we can plan, but we still have to keep it hush-hush. You guys need to keep it quiet for a little longer, ok?"
They all agreed and headed home for some much needed sleep before shift began again. As for Grissom and Sara, they had a meeting with the sheriff and had just enough time to spruce up before they had to leave.