“Are you serious?” Greg’s eye widened.

“For the last time! Yes I’m serious!” said Catherine growing impatient. She has been asked this question enough for one day.

The three younger CSI’s and the lab rat gave her a disbelieving look.

“Remind me again why I told you guys that I’m considering answering Anthony? Oh yea! Me and my big mouth!” said Catherine as she remembered what happened a few minutes ago.....

----- Flash back ----

Catherine was sitting in the break room drinking her coffee and is telling Sara not to forget to drink lots of fluids coz she has a cold, when Warrick and Nick came in both carrying flowers. Sara smirked as she saw the two came in.

“Let me guess they’re from Anthony?” Sara said teasing Catherine.

Catherine stood up to get the flowers from Nick and Warrick.

“Our dear receptionist handed it to us.” Said Nick as he gave Catherine the flowers

“That man would never give up!” Warrick exclaimed.

Catherine chuckled. She took the card, “What does it say?” asked Sara

“Let me guess same old same old, I love you blah, blah” said Nick

“Hey!” Catherine gave him a warning look. “Well it’s not like your considering it or something” said Warrick.

“Well maybe I am” said Catherine facing the flowers with the three younger CSI’s at her back.

“WHAT!!” the three shouted in unison. Warrick and Nick stood up from where they wre seated and Sara almost choked with the tea she’s sipping. Catherine was startled from the noise. “What do you mean, WHAT!!” she mimicked them as she faced the three younger CSI’s.

“You can not be serious with that!” said Warrick disbelieving it

“Why not!”

“That guy’s a jerk!”

“Sara!” Catherine warned her.

“She’s right” Nick backed Sara up

“You guys don’t even know him!” Catherine defended

“But we know you” said Warrick as-a-matter-of-factly

“And we know that you love some one else” said Sara

“Who doesn’t love me back!”

“You don’t even know that” Nick countered

“Well there’s only one thing that I know. Anthony loves me”

“And you don’t love him!” said Nick

“Well I can learn”

“Oh come on, you can’t learn to love some one” said Sara.

“Why are you guys ganging up on me!” said Catherine as she slumped back to the couch. Greg barged in the break room.

“What are you guys talkin about?” he asked looking at Catherine who is seated in front of the three younger CSI’s

“She’s considering on actually saying ‘yes’ to Anthony” Sara whined.

----- End of Flash back ----

“But what about the boss?” asked Greg

“What about him?!” Catherine tried to play innocent

“You practically admitted that you are in love with some else.. oh wait let me correct that... you ‘admitted’ that you are in love with some one else!” said Sara as she sat down beside Catherine.

“I don’t remember saying a name” she said thinking... ‘Oh great! You’re busted! Stupid Catherine! Stupid!! Okay now breathe, that’s right breath girl! You cannot let them see that they are so right. Damn, why do they have to know?’

“Like you even have to!” said Warrick as he smirked. Catherine gave him a daggered look. She stood up and shook her head from side to side, then she headed out the door.

“Where are you going?” Nick called

“I have a date!” she yelled from behind her shoulders going her way out.

The next shift, Nick and Sara are inside the break room talking about their case Greg just came in to get coffee when Catherine stepped in and as if on cue, the three stopped what they were doing and bombarded her with questions.

“Did you really had a date last night?” ; “Was Anthony your date?” ; “Were you serious yesterday?” ; “Did you answer him last night?” ; “Are you ready to admit that it’s Grissom?” ; “Did you tell Anthony that he doesn’t have a chance?” ; ..... Everybody shot questions, Catherine was shocked and wasn’t really able to keep track on whose asking what.

“ENOUGH!!” she shouted at the top of her voice, which startled the three. Catherine sighed in frustration and turned to head out when she bumped to Warrick.

"Whoa! easy Cath, what's the rush?"

Catherine ignored him, she rolled her eyes and started walking away.

“Cath did you really answered him yesterday?” Warrick asked unaware of what happened inside the break room, she turned around to face him and the two other CSI’s and lab rat who is now standing by the break room doorway.

“Yes, I did! I answered him. Happy?!” Catherine growled. She turned back again, she felt irritated and frustrated.

She just got off with an argument with her daughter, she hasn’t finished her paper work, she wasn’t able to get a good rest and haven’t had a descent sleep in days... so she wasn’t really in the mood, and when everybody started shooting her questions like that it just got her more pissed.

When Catherine turned her back Grissom was standing in front of her with a questioning look. Catherine shrugged and shook her head side to side, “Not you too! Yes I answered him! Okay!!”

Grissom was speechless he just nodded and hissed, “I heard”.

Later that night....

Catherine just finished her paperwork. She was all alone in the lay out room. She went to the locker room to get her stuff and go home. ‘Wait a minute something’s not right’ she thought to herself as she closed her locker.

‘Grissom is probably busy in his office either about work or his precious bugs! Nick and Sara are investigating about a DB for three days and they’ve cracked it already they should just be finishing a few more loose ends, Warrick’s on a robbery case and luckily the shop has a camera, but why is it so quiet? Even Greg, I haven’t seen him since.. oh yeah, that must be it. They’re probably avoiding me for tonight so I wouldn’t chop off their heads. Well maybe I should apologize for my sudden out burst’.

She strode through the halls to look for them. She looked over at the break room, no one’s there, she peeped inside the DNA lab, no one’s there either.

‘Where could they all be I’ve checked all rooms. Oh well, one more room to visit!’ She is now standing in front of Grissom’s office; she was about to knock when she heard voices.

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Grissom is seated in his chair facing the couch where Nick and Warrick were seated. Greg was standing near Warrick, while Sara is seated at the end of Grissom’s table.

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Catherine was about to leave until she heard Sara’s voice mention her name.

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“Come on Gris! She loves you, you love her!” said Nick

“How do you know that?” Grissom questioned

“It is so obvious, Catherine is definitely in love with you and you are too with her!” said Sara

“She’s with some one else now”

“And so??” said Sara

“Well what do you want me to do?”

“Tell her!!” said Nick in a isn’t-it-obvious kind of tone

“What, I’ll grab her by the arm and tell her, Catherine I’m in love with you please be mine, dump that jerk for me!” he said sarcastically

“Nah! That’s to harsh” said Greg

“But hey, maybe it’ll work” said Warrick. Grissom gave both of them a warning look. They both raise their hands in a form of surrender. “We were just kidding!” they said in defense.

Catherine couldn’t help but grin. She just heard Grissom reveal his love for her. She could just imagine Grissom giving Greg and Warrick a dagger look. She leaned a little closer to the door to hear more. She is actually enjoying this. But she is still confused, how the hell did the ‘kids’ managed to make Grissom spill?

“Could you guys please leave me alone” Grissom ordered

“No way!” answered Sara. Grissom’s eyes widened he was about to speak when Nick intervened, “All this time it is so obvious about you two. Yesterday we got her to spill that she is in love with some one, though she wouldn’t admit exactly who, but hey we don’t need that, we already know.”

“And just a few hours ago, we’ve busted you!” said Greg as if it was some kind of victory.

---- Flash back ----

Nick and Sara were on they’re way to Grissom’s office to tell him that they are done with the case. Greg was also on his way to Grissom’s office to ask him if he could join the field. Warrick is looking for Greg. They all bumped into each other outside Grissom’s office. The door was half closed. Sara knocked lightly but received no response.

“Uh- Gris” Nick called. They all exchanged worried looks when he didn’t respond. He was facing the other way staring at something and probably in deep thought. The four went in silently.

“Grissom” Warrick called, Grissom was startled and was broke from his reverie. He dropped whatever it was he was holding. He looked at Warrick with a surprised face and eyed the other three people standing inside the room.

“Don’t you people know how to knock?” he asked grimaced

“We did but you were too absorbed in what ever it is you are thinking about” replied Sara

“Or who.” Warrick smirked, eyeing the photo of Catherine, which is now on the floor. Grissom blushed and before he can even hid the photo Sara, Nick and Greg were already leaning at his back to see what Warrick meant.

“Oh. My. God” was all that Sara could say.

“Is there any other reason on why you guys came here besides on grinning at me like idiots?” Sara and Nick gave their reports, Greg decided to talk to him about letting him go to the field some other time. They left Grissom alone. All with the same reasons... they don’t want to irritate him which might turn into an outburst just like Catherine... so they decided to give him some air......for now.

After an hour the four decided to pay a little visit to their favourite entomologist.

“Hey Gris!” Warrick greeted. This time Grissom wasn’t in deep thoughts he was merely working on his computer. He looked up, Warrick entered with Sara, Nick following him. Greg was the last to come in and closed the door.

Grissom gave them a suspicious look.

“We came here to talk to you.” Said Warrick

“Encourage.” Nick added

“Bug” muttered Greg

“What ever, any way it’s about some.... ONE” said Sara.

---- End of Flash back ----

“Why don’t you tell her in a romantic way. A very romantic way.” Nick suggested

“Man, Cath’s not easy” said Greg.

“That’s why think Anthony has covered all the romantic ways possible.” Said Warrick

“Probably the reason why she said yes.” Greg concluded

“Well you know guys, the way to say it is really important and all but by the end it actually ends up depending on the who.” Said Sara

“I really appreciate it that you guys are very concerned but this is none of your business!”

“Sorry if we are going way out of line here Gris, we just want you guys to be happy” Warrick explained.

“And I’m really touched.”

“Boss, your gonna have to tell her you know.” Said Greg

“It will just ruin everything”

“She loves you” said Sara pleading Grissom to believe them

“What if your wrong?” he stated.

“You’ll never know until you tell her” said Nick.

The door flew open, “Yea Griss, you’d never know till you try!” Catherine smirked, leaning on the door staring at Grissom.

Sara rose from the table with a grin and so did the three guys who followed her as she headed out the room.

Catherine closed the door behind her. Grissom stood up from his seat, he sighed and told himself ‘it’s now or never’. He held her hands, his eyes were closed as he tried to muster up courage, Catherine on the other hand can’t keep her smile off her face. She watched as Grissom took a deep breath. He looked at her and revealed to her his feelings.

“I love you Cath”

Catherine just smiled at him and nodded, she raised her arms around him, and she leaned forward and whispered “Yea, I heard”.

Grissom stared at her, that when that was all she said and by the looks of it that’s all she’d be saying at that moment. She disentangled her arms that was wrapped around him.

“What? You don’t expect me to answer you right away did you? I’m not easy Gil”

“I heard.”

“But that doesn’t mean you don’t have a chance!” she said coyly.

“And Anthony?” he asked confused

“What about him?”

“You answered him already..” he said more confused

“I did, I told him he doesn’t have a chance. But you do.” With that, she kissed him lightly on the check, opened the door, flashed him a smile and left, leaving a Gil Grissom standing in the room still trying to sink in everything that just happened.

= END =