Disclaimer – I do not own CBS, CSI or any of the characters, I just borrow them for my stories, nor do I own Tomb Raider or Playstation or Vogue magazine, so please don't sue me.

A/N Happy New Year everyone! This is the second sequel to Santa Grissom's Lap, so you will need to read that and the first sequel - Grissom's Newyear's Surprise to understand this story. I do hope you enjoy the return of a little more humor after all the romance and fluff in the last sequel, I am not sure just yet how many chapters this story will run for, so I guess I will just go with the flow of idea's I have got for now. This story is not beta'd so any mistakes that remain are mine sorry. R&R Enjoy!

Evidence, Temper, Sulks and Beer – Chapter 1

All the team were sitting in the break room waiting for the start of their shift, Nick and Warrick were playing Tomb Raider on the playstation as Greg leaned in between them animatedly yelling out instructions to Nick "Use the low sweep kick" "Now the high kick" Greg yelled.

"Greg will you just shut up" Warrick spat out whilst trying to concentrate on the game.

Nick chuckled "Scared your gonna lose War" Nick said as he kept flicking at the controller with his fingers.

"Watch out for the special move Nick " Greg yelled "God man that was close"

"Just wait Stokes I've got something special coming up for you" Warrick chuckled as he baited his friend and furiously pressed buttons on the controller.

"Care to put fifty on it War" Nick took the bait.

"Easy money, sure Nick get it ready because I is a collecting real soon" Warrick laughed as he waited to use his special move again

Sara looked up at the guys from the forensic magazine that she was reading at the table, "What are you guys fifteen or what" she shook her head being ignored as they carried on battle, so she continued to read.

Catherine was sat on the couch idly flipping through the latest Vogue magazine, and ignoring the three computer game crazy men.

Gil was trying to read through some notes in a file, but the guys were getting a bit rowdy and breaking his concentration, he looked at his watch and saw that there was five minutes to start of shift but decided he had had enough of the noise "Right are we ready to work tonight team" Grissom said loudly enough for the three men to hear him clearly.

"One minute Griss" Warrick said almost pleadingly.

"Now!" Gil barked.

"Awe man I had you there Stokes for sure" Warrick moaned as he watched Nick smile brightly.

"Return match next shift War" Nick whispered as they all stopped what they were doing to seat themselves at the table.

"Right it must be a quiet night in Vegas tonight guys, so if you do not have any evidence or results to chase up, or cases to finish up I suggest you get up to speed with all your paperwork" Grissom smiled smugly at his teams groans, he wouldn't be the only one having to wade through mounds of the stuff tonight.

"And unless we get any cases that mean us having to work extra shifts, the get together at our house still takes place tomorrow night okay" Gil added.

"Oh and Sara and Cath get the first... he was interrupted by Jim Brass entering.

"Grissom" Jim said loudly without a greeting.

"Yeah" both Sara and Gil answered cheerfully and smiled at each other, they had been waiting for this to happen since they returned to work after getting married on New Years day.

Groans came from everyone in the room, as Jim closed his eyes and seemed to count to ten, Gil and Sara laughed.

"Come on Sara you are not seriously gonna keep answering every time someone shouts Grissom are you?" Warrick asked knowing the two were enjoying this.

"Why not! I am after all Mrs Sara Grissom now" Sara said proudly smiling at her husband, who she knew loved it when she said that.

"Awe man, even your cell phone?" Nick asked pleadingly.

"Why shouldn't she? she has every right to" Grissom said to everyone smugly.

Jim Brass was shaking his head from side to side, he knew the two were playing with them "Because it is bad enough having one Grissom to contend with, without having two, and we already know that Sara is your clone and has been since she got to Vegas" Jim said unamused.

The couple laughed and Sara said to her husband "Should I put them out of their misery dear"

"I don't know I am having a little fun right now" Grissom said pretending to ponder the question and tapping his chin, then smiled wickedly.

"Enough with the games lovebirds, spill" Catherine demanded tapping her foot, the others eagerly waiting.

Grissom and Sara laughed, but soon stopped at all the pissed off glares that the group were sending them.

"Okay, okay do you wanna tell them dear" Gil asked Sara sweetly.

"Come on Grissom's spill we don't really care who bloody tells us, just get it over with already" Jim said exasperatedly.

"Okay, don't get your boxers in a twist Jim, I will still be answering to Sidle as usual, so it makes it easier for all you guys, so you can thank me now for all the trouble I will be saving you" she chuckled.

"Thank god" and "Hallelujah" were chorused by the group relieved.

"You put us through all that just to tell us that, man that sucks" Nick said.

"I worry about you sometimes Girl" Warrick said looking at Sara.

"What are you moaning at guys she just made it easy for us" Greg said frowning.

"Suck up" Jim whispered loudly enough so everyone heard.

"Right guys back to work" Grissom said loudly then turned to Jim "I take it that it was me you originally wanted to talk to Jim" he said to his friend grinning widely.

"Yeah, lets go to your office" Jim said shaking his head.

Hehehehehehehehe

It was the end of shift and everyone was getting ready in the locker room to go home.

Gil had locked up his office and had his jacket on and was helping Sara on with hers, when Greg went to leave and opened the door he shouted see you later to everyone and then shouted "I will bring some beer with me tonight and the DVD that Archie put together for me, okay Sidle"

"Greg" Grissom said in a warning tone.

"Sorry Sara" Greg said apologetically.

Sara chuckled "It's okay Greg, but when I am not on the clock I am Grissom not Sidle" she chuckled at his questioning face.

"Don't start with that again Sar" Nick whined.

"I'm out of here guys, see you tonight" Warrick said as he went out the door shaking his head followed by Greg and Nick.

Catherine fastened her jacket and shook her head smiling "You two really enjoy tormenting the guys don't you, should I be worried?" she asked the couple.

"No but Sara should be" Gil said amused.

Sara turned to her husband with shock on her face and eyes wide "Why" Sara demanded.

"Lets just say that Jim and Ecklie are still a little pissed at what happened to them at the lab party, and how you managed to pursued them to take part, so they are seeking justice, so I would watch your back with those two if I were you" Gil warned then chuckled.

"Oh Sara, I am soooo glad I am not you" Catherine chuckled as she went to leave "Catch you later"

"Do you know what they are gonna do to me?" Sara asked with a bit of trepidation in her voice.

"No, they wouldn't tell me anyway" Gil smirked.

"Gilbert" Sara warned.

"I don't know what they are gonna do to you honey" he said softly hoping she believed him, not that he was really lying, it was all about semantics.

They both left the lab and got in Gil's car to head home.

Hehehehehehehehe

After they both got home, had breakfast, shared a long energetic shower and had their usual sleep entwined in each others arms, they fed Hank and had taken a leisurely walk with the dog to the local park. Now it was 7pm and they were adding the finishing touches to the snacks and drinks that would be on offer to their guests tonight.

Gil had done any cooking that needed doing whilst Sara had opened all the packets and placed them in dishes, that was about all she was capable off in the way of preparing food.

"Hey Gil why are you making the dips? we could have just bought some" Sara asked him feeling a little guilty at not being able to help with the cooking.

"Because honey mine taste better than the store bought ones, you already told me that remember" Gil said smiling at her.

"Well you wouldn't have had to have done so much work, while I have to watch you otherwise" Sara said exasperatedly whilst fidgeting and looking around for something to do.

They were both a little nervous because this was the first time that they had had their friends come visit. With them both being very private people they had managed to keep their work and private lives separated, and now they were having not just one or two friends visit but a whole bunch of them.

The gathering had been scheduled for this night with it being a weekend when most people were available, which didn't happen very often, and it was supposed to take place at Catherine's house but she had told the couple at the last minute, that Lynsey had the flu and her Mother had offered to watch her if she could find another location to hold it. So Gil and Sara had reluctantly offered the use of their home instead.

"I don't mind Sara honestly" He said shrugging his shoulders at her.

Sara let out a heavy sigh "Is the house tidy enough?" she asked.

"Yes dear" Gil replied.

"Do we have enough drinks and snacks, because the guys eat like pigs sometimes" she said frustrated.

"Yes dear we do have enough snacks and drinks, stop worrying, and please don't be unkind to pigs honey" he chuckled.

Sara sent him a glare "This is not funny at all Gilbert Grissom, and I swear to god if any of those guys bring in their field kits with them the party if off, you hear me" Sara said a little agitated at the thought of Greg, Nick, Warrick, Catherine and Jim Brass particularly, invading their home.

Gil put down the jug he had just filled with orange, and walked over to her to hug her tightly "Hey come on honey calm down, nothing bad is going to happen, and besides I'm here, even though technically I am not their boss tonight just a friend, but that doesn't stop me from assigning them decomps and all the horrible jobs that I choose if they piss you or me off" he leaned down to kiss her and she tilted her head to deepen it.

"Mmmmmmmm" Sara moaned pulling out of the kiss "Should we just not answer the door when they come, and pretend we are not in?" she asked hopefully.

Gil chuckled he knew she was very nervous, she had been jittery and moody since they had both woken up "No honey we can't do that, we were bound to have them come round sooner or later, so why not just let it happen and get it over with, at least we know they are not coming unannounced" he said hoping to placate her.

She groaned heavily and slumped in his arms "Do we have to Gil" she whined and pouted.

Gil laughed loudly and tightened his grip on her kissing her pouting lips "Come on you can help me in the kitchen honey" he said loosening his hug and holding her hand pushing her towards the kitchen.

"Oh yeah chef Sidle in the kitchen, hooray" she said sarcastically.

Gil turned and gave her the raised eyebrow look "Come on I can make it fun for you" he said in a sing song voice.

A loud laugh escaped Sara "I thought we only used cream, syrup, chocolate sauce and strawberries for that in the bedroom" she deadpanned.

Jaw dropping to the floor Gil stopped abruptly just behind her "I will have to punish you for that later you know Miss Sidle" he said then patted her butt playfully.

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Fifteen minutes later they heard a sharp knock at the front door, Gil dried his hands on the dish towel and put his arm around Sara's waist "Since these are our first ever guests I think we should both greet them, are you ready sweetheart?" Gil asked his nervous wife.

"Ready or not, I can't do anything about it now can I?" she said resignedly.

They both made down the hall toward the front door, Gil kissed Sara on the lips briefly before unlocking the door and throwing it open wide.

"Oh my god" Sara managed to exclaim as her jaw fell and her hand came up to her mouth in shock.

Gil was absolutely stunned as his eyes widened and his mouth gaped open and shut like a fish at the sight before him.

Tbc

A/N I know it may not have been as funny as some of my previous stuff, but believe me when I say I have only just started. If you would like to see the next chapter please press that little button below and leave me a review!