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Am not entirely sure where i am going with this story but the thought wouldn't leave me alone. Will update asap but may take a while for me to organise my thoughts. Anyway, hope you enjoy, let me know what you think.
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Something was wrong. She didn't know what or why but she knew something was wrong. After Sara found out about Hank's affair Catherine had been keeping a closer eye on the girl. She made a point of asking if she was okay more often and they had agreed that if Sara had a date she would text Catherine to let her know where she was, just in case something happened. Though the brunette was still very much an enigma, Cath had gotten better at reading her. And as soon as she laid eyes on Sara tonight she knew that everything was not alright.
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The night before she had been quiet all shift and had jumped a mile whenever anyone got too close to her. Tonight she had shuffled into the locker room without so much as smiling to the others. She was wearing a thick long-sleeved shirt even though it was late summer and still quite warm. All night she seemed impossibly even more jumpy than the night before and had barely said ten words. Later on she entered the break room and made a beeline to the coffeepot. Since they were alone Cath thought this was a good time to confront her so stood up and walked up to her. "Ahem, Sara?" The brunette clearly hadn't heard her approach and jumped out of her skin when Cath spoke. "Sorry I didn't mean to startle you," she softened her voice but Sara just looked at her with wide eyes, before nodding slowly and turning back to the pot of crime-lab coffee-mud. "Are you ok?"
"I'm fine." Sara replied bluntly without even looking up. She was hoping Cath would let it drop, but of course the blonde couldn't do that.
"Really? Because you don't look fine." Sara didn't respond so Catherine lightly grabbed her arm, noting how the girl instantly tensed, and turned her so she had to face the blonde. "Listen Sar, I don't know what's wrong but I know something is. I…" Before she could continue Nick and Warrick bounced in babbling about sports results and Sara immediately tugged her arm free turned back to the coffee. The guys nodded a greeting and went back to arguing as they threw themselves onto the couch. Trying to act discreetly, Catherine took a step towards Sara so that she was pressed right against her side. If it was possible Sara tensed up even more as Cath leant in and whispered in her ear "If you need to talk, you know where I am." with that she grabbed the cup of coffee that Sara had finally managed to pour and walked out, leaving behind a bemused and caffeine-less brunette.
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I promise the next chapter will be longer. Please review xxx