sooo sorry for the delay, hope you enjoy.
chapter 44 continued
Grissom and Aaron returned to the armour of bread and muffins.
?Has anyone arrived yet??
?No, which is unusual. I?m sure Catherine would have been here by now.?
?I?ll finish up in here while you freshen up.?
?No taking all the credit now!?
?Don?t worry I will!?
Sara left to shower and change before the troops arrived.
To true form Catherine was the first to arrive.
?You?re late! We expected you ages ago.?
?Tell me about it. I had to wait for Warrick to get his butt in gear.?
?Always blaming me we?re late. Hey Gris, these are for Sara, where would you like them??
?Just take them through to the back.?
?Something smells good, you haven?t been slaving away just for us have you??
?Oh, it?s nothing really.?
?Only because mum did all the cooking.? Aaron said with a half eaten muffin in hand.
Catherine, Warrick and Aaron were taking the dishes from the kitchen and setting them on the table in the garden, while Grissom made coffee. Just as the last bowl was placed, the doorbell rang.
?I?ll get it.? Warrick said on his way through.
?Great timing guys, everything is set.?
?We haven?t missed the announcement have we??
?No not yet.?
?Good, I? staving. The food outside??
Warrick and Nick just shocked their heads at Greg?s comment.
?Please start, Sara will be down in a minuet, don?t let it get cold.?
?So?what?s the news Gil??
?You?ll have to wait, we want to tell you together.?
?Brass not coming??
?He knows already, but he did say he might pop by.?
Sara was sitting on the bed debating if she should leave her ring on or put it on her chain. She knew Catherine would notice straight away as her eyes were like a hawks; but she could not help wondering did she let something slip when Catherine called. Sara decided it will stay on her finger and her hand would be in her jeans pocket.
Sara joined the others, coffee in one hand and the other in her pocket.
?Thank you for the peach tree Catherine.?
?You?re welcome, thank you for the wonderful food.?
Sara blushed, not being used to compliments especially when it came to her cooking.
Halfway through the meal, Gil decided it was time. He stood up.
?I would like to thank you all for coming. This isn?t going to be easy to say, so I?ll just say it straight. Sara and I have decided it is time to move on with our lives. That is why we have come to the conclusion to?get married.?
As Grissom finished, he looked at everyone?s faces, they seemed to be in shock; except Catherine who leaped out of her chair and ran round the table to congratulate Sara and Gil.
It took a few minuets for the shock to wear off and congratulate the happy couple.
?So how much did you loose??
?What do you mean??
?Come on, we all know how you like to have side bets.?
?Lets just say we didn?t see this coming.?
?No, but I did.? Catherine said with a huge grin.
