Title: Christmas Has Come Early
Author: Jennifer
Pairing: Cath/Sara
Rating: PG-13
Spoilers: No.
Disclaimer: Nopers.
Challenges: Christmas and New Years
Word Count: 1502

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Grissom walked into the break room internally cringing, that time of year again.....Christmas. He very well knows that God could never exist, all science contradicts this, yet once a year all his fellow scientists turn their backs on science and celebrates the birth of Christ.

Tinsel strung up around the break room with a sad little plastic Christmas tree in corner. He took his daily....no nightly cup of coffee before shift as Catherine Willows, walked through the door with little Christmas tree earrings in her ears and greeted Grissom with a hearty seasonal hug.

"Merry Christmas Grissom, got any plans yet?"

Grissom thought to himself for a second, paused, smiled privately and replied curtly.

"Why yes I'm going to be deliriously happy this Christmas and see how many Christmas beetles I can catch."

Warrick who had just entered the room scoffed loudly at Grissom's uncharacteristically funny remark.

"tis the season to be merry, as they say?!" Warrick quoted shrewdly.

Sara and Nick joined them quietly and made their way to the communal coffee life giving machine as Grissom gave out assignments. Nick, Warrick and Grissom were together for something, Catherine wasn't really paying attention. She was more interested in the unusual pairing of herself and Sara.

They walked silently to the Tahoe, dumping their kits in the back, Sara grabbing the keys and destination slip and getting in the drivers seat before Catherine realised what was going on.


"Damn you Sidle, your going to get me killed slow down! It's just a robbery!!!!"

Catherine was being throttled around in the passenger seat as Sara flew around the traffic, switching lanes, cutting people off, being a pompous prick of a driver to everyone else on the road. Catherine thanked her lucky stars as they pulled up to the crime scene in one piece.

"Hmmmm that's weird"

"Whats weird?"

"Where the hell is the detective, they are normally waiting for us."

Then a squad car pulled up and Detective Vega pulled up.
"Ladies forgive my lateness got another call and this scene is over."

Sara and I give each other confused looks and turn back to Vega.

"What?" I ask.

"Yeah, we found him snooping around the tape area, dumb ass returned to the scene and admitted to doing it............guilt got to him he said."

"Well then there's no point for us to be here Detective? Is it ok for us to leave?" Sara asked.

"Sure, sorry about this again. Have a merry Christmas."

Sara and I turned back to the Tahoe in scarily perfect unison and I called back to the detective.

"Merry Christmas too, see ya round."

Driving back to the lab, I notice Sara staring out the window, the reflection of the bright casino lights twinkle in her eyes, she looks sad. I put my hand over hers and leave one hand on the wheel as I got to drive back to the lab.

She looks at me as we pull up to a stop at the lab, I can't believe this but I look into her eyes. Seeing emptiness, darkness, loneliness I feel empowered to do something.

"Sara, its Christmas Eve and I was wondering what you'll be doing Christmas Day?"

This question makes her eyes bulged, her body openly cringe, she takes a long tiresome sigh.

"Nothing Catherine, my family and friends are in San Frisco so I'm doing anything. Please don't tell that to Grissom, it would really piss him off, he already thinks this job steals to much from me."

"I wont Sara, it just I was wondering cos its just me and Lins for Christmas, my sister and her family are going to the family ranch to visit my parents and I cant make there for work reasons......do you wanna come over."

I'm feeling spontaneously random.

"Yeah, yeah we can pick your clothes up on the way home tonight, you can sleep in the spare bedroom and help me put up Lindsey new Barbie Dream thingo. Lins is mad about you and I would love nothing more...... please?"

"Ummmm, ok, I cant believe you asked me that Cath, ummm, actually why not? I will, I have been meaning to get out and make a life. I would be honoured!"

"Great lets go finish shift, meet you out here after shift."

We hug each other for the first time ever, and part our separate ways.



In my office, ten minutes to the end of shift I am anxiously waiting like child to open my presents on Christmas day. I can't believe that Sara is going to be coming home with me tonight, wow, to spend Christmas day with me and Linds. This is amazing.

Thinking all the amusing possibilities of what mistletoe jokes Greg has most likely played on Sara keeps me occupied till clock out time. Meeting Sara and the Tahoe I give her another hug, this time longer....I like hugging her..... Ok that's a little odd.

As we pull up at Sara's apartment I wait in the car while she gets her stuff I get some time to think. It dawns on me that I may just have a soft spot for Sara; however Sara returns before I get a chance to really think more about that fleeting thought.

We arrive my house and Lindsey is asleep and the poor babysitter is passed-out on the couch, I wake her, pay her and she leaves. Sara and I move the presents I bought for Lindsey under the tree.

"Cath, look I feel really bad for not buying Linds anything..........."

I cut her sentence off at tell her that she can give Lindsey a present I bought, one of the smaller ones and she can pay me back. She smiles warmly and I can see those beautiful quirky front teeth, they are so captivating, kinda like a lava lamp Lindsey bought for me once.

Sara looks around, stretches and yawns. I jerk myself out of this haze and play the host role.

"Ummm Sara the guest bed is down the hall if you want to go to bed, there are sheets on the edge of the bed if you can be bothered to make it. I would help but im just really tired."

"Ok thanks Cat, oh and don't forget if you don't go to sleep Santa won't come and give you presents."

Was I hearing right, I got to be hearing wrong, cos it sounded like Sara was flirting with me.

" Hey Cath, stop me if this goes to far, but instead of me making the spare bed which I would only really sleep In for one night, and making you wash all those sheets I could just share your bed. I mean,,,,,,, oh forget it, that out of line."

I think Christmas may of come early, I spin around so I'm facing her directly and smile so happily.

"Sure Sara you can sleep in my bed, that's if you want...... Sara do you want to sleep In my bed with me?" I asked in my most seductive voice.

"Yes, yes I do. Lead the way."

I gazed into her ballistic brown eyes and I felt like I had dived into the pools of her mind, I stood standing there staring for a lifetime. She walked slowly towards me, smiling her own seductive smile; she reaches out her godlike hand and grasps my own in her hand.

Slowly we walk to the bedroom, at the entrance she turns back to me, looking into my eyes. "Catherine, I'm scared, I have wanted this for too long, this is not a one night thing, this this this is obsessive love. You got to know that before we do anything."

"Yes Sara I do understand, it's the same honey, I can understand your feelings."

She doesn't seem convinced, I slowly pull her into a hug giving her time to pull away, she doesn't, my heart does a 360 in my chest. Slowly she pulls away and moves her head down and places a gentle kiss on my lips.

We make our way to my bed, she places me on the bed, lying me down, never taking her eyes off mine. She starts to take her clothes off, I follow suit. Soon we are naked and Sara is moving on top of me, kissing me.........loving me.

Our eyes connect, sending me over the edge, again and again.


"Cath, Cath, honey, wake up its Christmas."

I hear her angelic voice but it isn't registering, I just think its part of my dreams. I open my eyes expecting to be alone but when warm arms start to pull me up I see her, my goddess, my love and soon my life.

" I can hear Lindsey out there, she's probably snooping, and we got to get up and open the presents and all."

I smile, its not a dream, its not a dream.

"But honey Christmas has come early for me, I have opened my present and I loved it."

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