Matters Of The Heart.

Meeting The Team

Kelsey's P.O.V.

"KT wake up, we are going to be late for work." I groaned and turned over pulling the covers over my head. I heard a deep chuckle and the next thing I knew I was being crushed by someone laying on top of me.

"KT. Wake. Up." He whispered into my ear.

"I'm going to kill you Gilbert Arthur Grissom."

"No you won't. You enjoy this position."

I smirked evilly I know he is enjoying this position I could feel it. "Almost as much as you are."

He blushed a deep shade of red and muttered "I am a man. You're a beautiful woman. My body appreciates the position we are in."

"Why are you laying on me in the first place Gilbert?" I asked my voice coming out as a squeak when I felt "him" twitch against me.

"Time to get up for work." He answered as I starred into those deep blue eyes trying to see if anything had changed between us. No. He was still smiling at me like always.

"Mkay. Can you get off of me so I can get ready or are we going to lay here all day?"

He laughed as he got up "I'm leaving in 15 minutes. With or without you."

My eyes widened. That barley gave me enough time to get a shower and fix my hair! I jumped out of bed and rushed over to my suitcase grabbing the outfit I laid out yesterday. I heard Gil's deep chuckle as I closed the door. Asshole.

After I took the shortest shower I have ever took in my life and was ready 16 minutes had passed. Damn. I'll have to call a cab.

I walked out into the living room to find Gil there standing by the door holding my jacket out for me. "You didn't leave me?"

"No. I just said I would to make you hurry." He gave me his famous smirk and winked.

I narrowed my eyes at him and stepped as close as I could to him. "That was very mean Gilbert." I whispered in his ear. It was always a weak spot for him.

"W-we better get going." He stuttered pulling back from me an heading towards the door. I smacked his butt as I pushed passed him.

"Kelsey you know the rules. Pay up."

I stepped closer to him and kissed his cheeks, nose, and since I couldn't reach his forehead I kissed his neck.

I expected him to say that it wasn't the deal, but he just smiled and grabbed my hand as he pulled us the rest of the way out to the car.

After 10 minutes or so I asked the question that's been on my mind since he said it. "So what happened between you and Sara? Are y'all still a 'thing'?

He looked over to give me a 'where the hell did that come from' look but answered anyway "I meet Sara while I was doing a lecture, I wasn't willing to take the risk of losing my career for her so no we aren't a 'thing' and we never will be."

For some reason hearing him say that made something warm spread in my chest. I felt a million times happier. I wonder why this mattered so much to me. He was just a very close friend, right? Right.

"Come on Kelsey, it's time for you to meet the team." He whispered.

I got out of the car and walked beside Grissom on the way into the lab, To my surprise a couple of people stopped me to say hello and how impressed they were with my accomplishments, Grissom smiled like an idiot the whole time getting wierd looks from the people in the lab. What was so wierd about him smiling? He was always smiling when I saw him. He didn't do that here?

"Kelsey go wait in the break room. We meet there to hand out assignments. I'll meet you there." Grissom said still smiling at me.

"Yes master. See you Gilbert." I smirked at him.

"Good go slave. See you KT." He replied giving me a smirk of his own.

I shook my head and walked into the direction that he pointed out to me earlier. It wasn't that hard to find the break room but I when I got there I saw that a couple of people already accuppied the room. Two of them were two of my favorite people.

"Well what do you know? I haven't seen someone so ugly before." I said sarcastically.

Warrick turned around in a flash and smiled widely when he saw that it was me. "Thomas. You say that but you know you want this."

"Only in your dreams Brown." I stated smirking.

"Where's my hug girl?" I walked over and gave him a hug. "Right there."

He laughed. Catherine smiled at me and opened her arms up for a hug, I shook my head and gave her a hug. "You two always were huggers."

"Uhh Cat who is this?" A nice looking blonde headed man asked.

"Greggo where have you been for the last year? This is Kelsey Thomas." A man with a deep southern accent answered.

"No way! Sara did you hear that?" The man named Greggo asked the pretty brunette that sat beside him.

She opened her mouth to answer but was interrupted by the asshole. "Greg Sara and Nick you have a 419 out by Henderson. Warrick, Cat continue working on the case from last night.

KT your with me on the serial killer case."

"Whose KT?" Sara asked.

"That would be Kelsey." Catherine pointed out.

Sara gave me an evil look before turning and going out the door. "Don't worry about her. She'll like you once she gets to know you." Warrick said as he patted my back before he walked out of the door chatting away with Catherine adamantly. I smiled they were meant for each other.

"Are they together yet Gil?" I asked.

"Not that I know of. Come on we have a case to look at." He told me as he made a sweeping motion towards the door. I walked out of it as he laid a hand on the small of my back leading me.

Once we got to the lay out room he started explaining the case to me "The press calls this killer the Keeper Of Hearts. They call him that because he takes his victims hearts, and puts a rose in its place. So far there hasn't been any fingerprints or semen. No kind of DNA at all. All we have are the notes that he leaves. All of the things we have recovered are in these boxes. Whatever you want to look at or go over feel free to do that. I have to go to a conference but I'll be back in a couple of hours. If you find something, anything come get me. I don't care what it is."

I nodded and started working. I went through each box laying out all the evidence from each case carefully. I started to see the similarities, Each victim a dark headed female 25-30, Dark blue-green eyes, slender build, all single. I started with the letters next, All of them said the same thing. Something about the handwriting looked familiar though. I've seen it somewhere, I just couldn't put my finger on where.

"I don't know who you are, or why your here but remember one thing: Grissom is mine."

I turned around in my seat to find Sara there standing by the door. "I'm sorry?" I asked. I thought nothing was going on between them?

"You heard me. Grissom is mine, We will be together after I tell him I transferred to swing. So just back off."

"Im not here to try and take him away from you." I told her seriously.

"So you don't love him?" She asked curiously.

I opened my mouth to reply but paused. Did I love him? He made me smile more than anything. We were more comfortable with each other than anyone else. He made my heart beat faster with a smile. "Yes."

"What?" A third voice whispered.