Gil Grissom was having a bad day. The man who was never late to work actually overslept when his alarm failed to go off. Upon awakening, he realized why his alarm never went off, dead batteries. Once he started to take a shower things got worse. Now the hot water heater was broken.

He finally made it to work where things didn't get much better. It was an unusually busy night and for once, he couldn't wait for the shift to be over. He went out in the parking lot and climbed into his Denali. He had barely pulled out when the Denali immediately began to overheat and started smoking. The police garage mechanic checked it out and told him it was a blown head gasket. The shop was backed up and there were no loaner cars available.

Gil realized he was going to need a ride and he hoped Catherine hadn't left yet. He headed back over to the parking lot and saw her walking to her Denali. He explained his predicament to her and she was more than happy to give him a ride.

As soon as they turned on the street that led to Gil's townhouse, a line of police cars abruptly stopped them. They were informed that there was a SWAT standoff going on in the area near Gil's townhouse and no one was allowed to enter. Gil began to wonder to himself if this day could get any worse.

"I can't believe this is happening. All I want is a hot shower and some peace and quiet. Is that too much to ask?"

Catherine looked over at him and couldn't help but laugh. He looked utterly devastated and she thought he never looked more adorable.

"Hey, why don't you come over to my house until things calm down over here? Lindsey's in school by now and my mom left this morning to go out of town with Sam so it should be pretty quiet."

He agreed that that would be a good idea and they headed off to her house. They pulled up to her house and went inside. She immediately went to work preparing some screwdrivers for them to drink and Gil went and sat on the couch. Just as she was bringing Gil his, the power suddenly went out.

"I think your cloud of bad luck has followed you over to my house."

"Sorry, looks that way."

"I heard it's supposed to get really hot today. I hope it comes back on soon."

Gil immediately thought to himself that he sure hoped it wouldn't last for long either since he was feeling a little hot being this close to Catherine even when the AC was working. They went around and started opening up the windows to let some air in.

Catherine decided it would be a good idea to change so she headed to her bedroom. Gil was glad he had on a short sleeve shirt since he wasn't able to shed any clothes and still be decent. All thoughts of decency slipped out of his mind when she returned to the living room. She was now wearing very short shorts and a tank top. He went to speak but no words seemed to come out.

"Is everything okay, Gil? You look a little overheated."

He thought to himself *you have no idea*.

"No, I'm fine. Are you feeling much cooler now?"

"Not really."

Catherine saw the look in his eyes and decided to have a little fun with him.

"You know, you can take off your shirt if you want. I promise I'll try to behave myself."

Gil suddenly turned three shades of red and was once again at a loss for words.

"Lighten up, Gil. I was just joking."

"I knew that."

"Yeah, I could tell. Maybe we should switch to ice water instead of alcohol with all of this heat."

"That's a good idea."

While she was gone, he untucked his shirt and unbuttoned a few buttons, hoping to alleviate some of the heat he was feeling but he felt even hotter when she returned with the water.

Catherine immediately noticed his vain attempt to cool off and she secretly was wishing he would just take his shirt off already. She was starting to grow tired of the game she and Gil had been playing for years. This was turning into a perfect situation to move the game to a new level or maybe even more.

She handed him his water and then went to sit on the opposite end of the couch. They sat in silence for a few minutes until she suddenly grabbed a piece of ice from her glass and tossed it towards him.

"Hey! What'd you do that for?"

"I couldn't help it. You just looked really hot." She was hoping he caught on to the double meaning of her words and by the look on his face, he did.

"Well, you're looking pretty hot yourself," replied Gil just as he launched a piece of ice in her direction.

Gil was then looking very smug, as he had managed to land his piece of ice right down the front of her tank top.

"You are so going to get it for that," Catherine shouted as she came up off her seat on the couch and lunged toward him with ice in her hand.

She went to put the ice down his shirt and she had just managed to reach her target when Gil grabbed her wrists. He arched his back as soon as he felt the cold sensation sliding down his chest.

As they wrestled on the couch, she was able to free one hand and quickly grabbed another piece of ice out of his glass. Just as she went to put the piece of ice down his shirt again, his lips closed over her fingers as he took the ice into his mouth.

She was momentarily stunned by the feel of his lips on her fingers and he took advantage of her dazed state and flipped her so she was now underneath him. He grabbed another piece of ice and gently ran it across her lips, eliciting a shiver from her. Liking her reaction, he began to trail the cube along her jaw line.

"Hey, no fair, you're…"

Her words were quickly cut off by the feeling of his lips now tracing the trail he was making with the ice down her neck. All coherent thoughts soon escaped her as he ran the ice along the tops of her breast gently followed by his lips.

Catherine arched her back and let out a moan, which quickly brought Gil back to reality. He suddenly realized perhaps he had gone too far and he stopped and brought his head up to look directly into her eyes. He was taken aback when he saw that her eyes showed no doubt, just a mixture of love and lust.

She knew that he wanted to make sure this was what she wanted and she needed to let him know that there was no doubt in her mind that she wanted him.

She cupped his face in her hands and within an instant their lips were crashing down on each other's. His tongue quickly demanded entrance into her mouth and she willingly obliged. Tongues dueled as his hands found their way under her tank top. She let out a moan when she felt the sensation of his hands on her bare skin.

They reluctantly broke the kiss when the need for air became too great. His hands were caressing her underneath her top and he then moved them down to the hem and slowly began lifting the garment over her head, kissing the newly exposed skin along the way. As soon as it passed her head, it was quickly flung across the room.

His lips went straight to her collarbone and then to the exposed tops of her breasts and he sucked at the sensitive flesh. She arched her back and became desperate to touch him.

Her hands wasted no time in finding their way to the remaining buttons on his shirt. As her nervous fingers fumbled with the buttons, she grew impatient and let out a frustrated groan.

Gil immediately looked up at her to see what was wrong and let out a chuckle when he realized the source of her frustration. He took her face and held it in his hands and gently looked into her eyes.

"Hey, it's okay. We've got plenty of time. I'm not going anywhere," he softly said to her.

She began to feel tears well up in her eyes. "Do you really mean that? Is this really happening?"

"Cath, I've never been more serious about anything in my life. This is where I've always wanted to be. I was just too afraid it would always be just a fantasy. But now that my dream is coming true, I hope you're happy I'm here because I don't plan on ever leaving."

He then placed a soft kiss on her lips. "I love you, Catherine."

"I'm glad you want to stay because I won't ever be able to let you go. I love you too, Gil."

Her fingers were still on the buttons to his shirt so he covered her hands with his and started to undo them. "Here, let me help."

Once the last button was undone, she placed her hands on his chest and caressed the soft skin she found there. Her hands moved to his shoulders where she began to push his shirt off. He sat up and helped get his shirt off the rest of the way.

She quickly sat up as well and then began to move her hands over his entire chest. Her lips soon followed and then found their way to his nipples. She lightly flicked her tongue over his right nipple, enjoying the feel of it pebbling beneath her. She then took it in her mouth and ran the sensitive bud lightly between her teeth.

She heard Gil moan at the sensation and then she was briefly distracted when she felt his hands working on the clasp to her bra. She gently continued to suck on his nipple and then began to work on the other one.

He was able to quickly unhook her bra and she knew he was eager to touch her so her lips reluctantly left his chest. She removed her bra the rest of the way and then he laid her back down against the couch.

His mouth was soon on her breast. He was swirling his tongue around her left nipple while his hand was softly caressing the other. He took her nipple into his mouth and began to suck, driving her wild. He was gently pinching her other nipple between his fingers and the sensations began to overwhelm her.

While his mouth moved to her other breast, he reached up and got a piece of ice out of the glass. She had her eyes closed and when she felt the sensation of the ice against her nipple, she almost came right then. She arched her back, unable to control herself against the cool sensation.

He ran the cube all around her areola and nipple and his tongue lapped up the wetness that it left behind. Then he began to run the ice down the middle of her chest towards her navel. His tongue followed the same pattern, moving in one long stroke. He dipped the ice into her navel and then placed butterfly kisses around her stomach.

He then began to work on getting her shorts off of her. He got them undone and slid her shorts and panties together down her long legs. Once he got them off, he started placing kisses along her inner thighs inching ever so closer to his goal.

She was dying to feel his tongue on her and she bucked her hips, letting him know that she was ready. He looked up at her with a mischievous glint in his eyes and he moved his head up to give her a long, languid kiss. Right in the middle of the kiss, his hand found her center and she bucked wildly against him and moaned into his mouth. His fingers parted her folds and quickly encircled her clit.

While he was still kissing her, he grabbed another piece of ice. He then broke the kiss and put the ice between his teeth and moved his head southward. With the ice still between his teeth, he went straight to her clit.

As soon as she felt the ice against her throbbing clit, she came hard. Not stopping to let her ride out her orgasm, he ran the ice all around her clit. While still teasing her with the ice, he inserted two fingers inside of her and began pumping. She was writhing beneath him, her orgasm still overtaking her. With her intense heat, the ice quickly melted and he was hungrily lapping at her center.

After her breathing returned to normal, she urged his head up to hers. He quickly kissed her so she could taste herself on him.

"God, you're amazing. Where did you learn to do that?"

"What can I say, you inspired me."

"Now it's your turn."

She pushed him back against the opposite side of the couch, and she grabbed some ice and began to lavish the same attention to his nipples and chest that he did with hers.

She then went to work on his belt buckle and then the zipper to his pants. He stood up to facilitate the removal of his pants and boxers. She slid them down agonizingly slow. She quickly sped up once his erection sprang free, eager to lavish attention on it. She helped him while he stepped out of the garments and then he sat back down on the couch.

Not wanting him to miss out on the unbelievable sensation, she took one more piece of ice and ran into along his length, starting at the base and slowly up to the plump head. Gil bucked uncontrollably; his eyes glued shut and his hands were gripping at the material of the couch.

She licked the entire impressive length of him and then took him completely into her mouth. As she moved up and down his shaft, she felt him began to tense so she stopped because she knew he was close.

He brought her head to his and captured her lips in a searing kiss. He had her lie down on the couch and he then hovered over her, poised to enter her. He looked into her eyes to make sure she was ready, and when she reached up to capture his lips in another kiss, he then slowly buried himself inside her warmth. After a brief pause so she could adjust to his girth, he began to thrust.

Initially his thrusts were slow and long and she was meeting him thrust for thrust. Their bodies were melded together as one. Catherine began to feel her climax nearing and she dug her nails into his ass and he began to speed up, close to release himself.

She wrapped her legs around him allowing him to be able to penetrate deeper. The new angle caused him to brush her clit with every thrust. The friction it was causing made him pound into her even faster.

He reached under her hips and pulled her closer too him and with one more hard thrust she came, screaming out in ecstasy. His release immediately followed as he completely filled her.

He collapsed on top of her and pulled out as he quickly moved to her side so as not to crush her. He held her with her back to his chest as their bodies recovered from their intense orgasms. After several minutes, she turned to face him and placed a loving kiss to his lips.

"Wow, that was… amazing. I love you, Gil."

"I love you too, Cath. And to think, I thought I was having a bad day. This turned into the best day of my life."

After several more minutes of lying in each other's arms, the power suddenly came back on. She sat up and pulled him towards her.

"Now that the power's back on, we can go take a nice long, hot shower."

Gil laughed as he got up to follow her to the bathroom.

"Oh, by the way, remind me to thank the SWAT team."