A/N Hey, chapter two up and ready, please review it makes us work all the harder to post the next chapter. Thanks to those who put us on story alert and to Moochiecat for reviewing :-)
A/N 2 Were back, heres the second chapter, hope you all enjoy it :-)
"Hey Catherine, What's up?"
Warrick was in the layout room looking at evidence, a shoe impression from his latest B&E case.
"You wanna find out what secret Nick and Greg have been hiding?" Catherine blurted out, no introduction needed.
"Secret?" Warrick stopped what he was doing and turned his full attention to Catherine, intrigued.
"Yeah those two have been keeping a secret from us. All the signs are there, hushed conversations, when we walk into the room they both go unusually silent. When Sara read out yesterdays news headline about some rock duo band Nick had a coughing fit and Greg ran out of the room" Catherine paused to smirk before continuing. "So would you like to help?"
"Of course. How can I be of service" Warrick grinned.
"Take Greg out tonight for some drinks. You and I both know how his tongue slips when he is drunk," Catherine giggled at a memory.
"I'll do it. I need a good night out anyway"
"Try and get Grissom to go along with you. He needs a good laugh, I'll get Sara to persuade him to go"
"Sara? How could she possibly persuade Griss?" Warrick asked confusion etched across his face.
"I have a few secrets also" Catherine smiled cheekily before rushing off to finish off her plan, leaving a puzzled Warrick behind.
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"Thanks Sara for coming along" Catherine smiled warmly at Sara.
Sara and Catherine were in a corner booth in a small bar just at the end of the strip. Nick was at the bar ordering drinks for them, a smile across his face.
"No problem. I'm interested in this little secret also" Sara smiled before looking up to see Nick heading back over to them, drinks in hand.
"Here you go. You know the barman mentioned how lucky I am to be having drinks with two beautiful ladies" Nick shrugged lightly, taking a sip of his beer.
Catherine looked over to the bar man who was staring right at her with a cheesy grin across his face, Catherine smiled and winked making the man blush and hide.
"Catherine, You'll give the poor man a heart attack," Sara laughed before turning to Nick. "Did you close your case?"
Before Nick could reply Catherine interrupted. "We didn't come out to talk about work Sara you know that" Catherine paused and gave Sara a look. "We are here to talk about anything but work, and basically get drunk"
"I'll toast to that" Nick grinned curiously raising his bottle.
"Nick you'll never guess what I saw in Greg's locker yesterday" Sara started enthusiastically. Looking at Nick's shocked face she nudged Catherine. "A guitar! Who knew he could play guitar!"
"Oh well err." Nick took a big gulp out of his bottle to calm his stuttering. "Yeah I think he has only recently been playing it. I don't think he's any good to be honest."
Catherine who was quietly sipping her drink throughout the exchange observed Nick. She knew there was definitely something he was hiding with the way he looked…he looked like he was going to bolt out the door any minute.
Catherine thought for a minute before speaking. "Do you wanna hear some gossip from the lab?"
"Yeah!" Both Sara and Nick said their eyes lightning up with the thought of gossip.
"Firstly I hear that Ecklie has been having trouble with his niece, apparently he bailed her out of a DUI last week, risked his job to save her from not being able to enter the police force" Catherine said proudly.
"No way!" Nick replied to this little bit of information. "I don't like him anyway, he should have lost his job!"
"I agree" Catherine took another gulp of her drink before turning to Sara. "Have you got any Gossip for us?"
"No.?" Sara was confused at this. But seeing Catherine's eyes bore into hers she understood immediately.
"Oh as a matter of fact I do. I hear that Hodges and Mandy are in a relationship"
"I knew it!" Catherine shouted causing a few regular punters to turn around and glare.
"Yep, Hodges confided in me a while back, something about how he doesn't know what a girl likes to do or something along those lines" Sara laughed. Noticing how the bottles on the table were empty she got up. "I'll get the next round" With that Sara went to the bar leaving a meddling Catherine and a shocked Nick behind.
"I can't believe Hodges and Mandy! I actually liked her" Nick shook his head in disbelief.
"Never mind about that I have some even juicer news" Catherine leaned forward closer to Nick.
"Well there's no doubt you are going to tell me, so come on spit it out" Nick replied unconsciously leaning towards Catherine,
"Grissom and Sara are living together!"
"Oh my god!" Nick said pronouncing every syllable slowly. Turning around to see Sara he saw her what looked to be flirting with a tall handsome man at the bar. "I don't believe you"
"Believe what you want. It's a fact" Catherine grinned before rushing out her next words when she saw Sara heading back over. "Don't tell her I told you, only we know"
"Speaking about me?" Sara joked seeing Nick and Catherine's heads closely together.
"We would never do that" Catherine smiled innocently. "Come on Nick you must have some gossip to share with us"
Nick thought for a few moments. "No actually I don't, wow I thought I was up to date with all the gossip"
"I don't believe you" Catherine stated, having none of it.
"Its true, I haven't been really talking to anyone for any gossip" Nick shrugged taking his new bottle and downing half the contents.
"Come on Nick you must have something" Sara egged him on.
"I don't. Why are you so bothered about me having any gossip for you?" Nick asked suspiciously.
"Maybe due to all the hushed conversations you have been having with Greg. We thought that you would have something big to tell us" Catherine said getting angry at the lack of information he was telling them.
"Guys I cant believe you! I know what this is all about now!" Nicks voice got higher while he was indicating his hand in-between them. "You only got me out for a drink so I could tell you some secret I have been apparently hiding from you all. That's pathetic"
Nick shook his head disapprovingly at both Sara and Catherine's hurt faces before taking his phone out of his pocket and heading out of the door.
Meanwhile on the other side of town.
Grissom was walking alongside Warrick and a whining Greg, although his idea of a night out consisted of him and Sara he figured showing a little team spirit couldn't harm anyone. Greg didn't mind going for a drink with the guy's normally but tonight was meant to be a big rehearsal, one Greg badly needed to attend.
"You know I'm all for bonding and such but I'm really not in the mood for drinking" Greg tried to plead looking directly at Grissom.
"Oh come on G, how often do we get the pleasure of Grissom coming out with us?" Warrick countered.
"Your right, I'm sorry…let's go and have that drink" He faked a smile and wandered into the next bar he saw.
Grissom headed up to the bar for the first round, he ordered two whiskey chasers and a scotch which should start the ball rolling.
"So Greg…are you dating anyone at the minute?" Warrick asked easing himself in to the interrogation.
"No, not at the minute too much stress makes Greggo rather dull" he replied swallowing his whiskey chaser straight down followed by the lager.
"Whoa Greg, you want another one of those" Warrick smiled signalling the waitress to come over.
"Sure, I'm in the mood for a large hangover tomorrow" Greg replied sarcastically although the temptation to forget his missed rehearsal by drinking was overwhelming.
After three more whiskey chasers Greg was well on his way to becoming drunk and loose tongued. Grissom had tried to stop Warrick from egging Greg on feeling guilty for intruding upon the young lad's privacy but after Catherine's threat to spill his secret he knew he couldn't do anything.
"I've been hearing things about you Greg" Grissom started.
"Yeah, I've been hearing some things too, your holding out on us bro" Warrick added.
"I don't know what you've been hearing cos Nick and I have been verrry careful" he slurred
"Oh really and why would you and Nick have to be careful Greg" Grissom asked enjoying this free talking Greg.
"Well duh, we didn't want any of you to find out"
"Find out what?" Warrick pressed just as Greg's phone buzzed.
"Excuse me would ya, I gotta take this" He smiled
"Heya Nicky, I'm having such a good time with Grissom and Rick" Greg said heading outside
"Yeah, they asking you to spill our secret?" Nick asked angrily.
"No, they wouldn't…"
"They would and that's exactly what Catherine and Sara have just done, let me guess they've got you drunk enough to tell them anything and you've told them"
"I haven't and they were acting strange, only asking me questions…Nick I think you're right" Greg said suddenly sober.
"Listen go back inside and tell them their behaviour is disgusting and I'll get a taxi and pick you up, ok"
"Alright, I'll text you the name of the bar and see you in ten minutes"
He hung up and headed to the table, a good telling off was in order for both Grissom and Warrick.
TBC soon