CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Romance- PG
Summary: Grissom and Catherine have fun in a lake :-D
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Dinner by the Lake
They had driven five and a half hours to the coast of California, only to turn around the same way they came with a handcuffed man in the backseat of the police car in front of them.
Catherine and Gil worked two days straight and many hours overtime on a case that killed twenty innocent women in a bombing. The killer tried to escape the LVPD by running to Los Angeles, but that still didn't stop them from tracking him down.
On the long drive home, Catherine almost instantly fell asleep, and Grissom couldn't help but watch her slender body rise and fall as she inhaled and exhaled. Her lightly-highlighted wavy blonde hair fell around her shoulders and enveloped her thin face in such a manner that any man would have a hard time keeping his eyes off her.
Outside, the sky was splashed with a deep shade of light purple and pink as the sunset. Within minutes though, the sun ha completely disappeared beneath the horizon and the only visible lights were those that came from the headlights of passing cars. As the white light of other vehicles sped by Grissom and Catherine's Tahoe, the flash of brightness crossed across her, illuminating her face in a milky-white glow.
He tried to force himself to turn away from her and look at the road, but he was of no avail. His foot rested on the gas pedal for several yards as he watched her, when he suddenly drifted off the road and into the grass. The sudden bounce the car made as he drove over a rock jolted her out of her sleep as well as bringing him out of his daydream.
"What was that?" she mumbled, wiping her eyes wearily.
"Just something in the middle of the road Cath… go back to sleep."
Her body turned over in her seat so her face was out the window, not facing him. For the rest of the drive his eyes only lingered over her several times, but he made sure that nothing would wake her.
The next day after shift
Catherine walked out of the courtroom and into the hot Las Vegas sun wearing a light blue shirt that matched her eyes and a short black skirt. Daintily, she seated herself on one of the marble steps, crossed her legs and waited for Grissom to join her. She checked her watch which read 7:10 PM and sighed realizing that she hadn't eaten in over nine hours. While she pondered where she should grab a bite to eat, Grissom silently approached her, watching the way the wind blew through her hair.
"You just gonna stand there Gil, or are we gonna go to dinner?" she asked, turning around and catching him staring at her.
"Yeah… where do you wanna go?" he replied, embarrassed that she had caught him.
"I dunno about you, but I'm starving, so whatever's closest sounds great to me," she smiled.
"I think I know a good place," he smiled back as she tossed him the keys and brushed of her skirt, following him to the car. He fiddled with the keys, unlocking her door first and escorting her inside.
"Thanks," she said, sliding into the seat. Then, he too sat down and started the car off towards one of his favorite restaurants.
"Look familiar?" he smiled, taking her hand and helping her out of the car.
"The only place in Las Vegas that serves calamari… brings back memories…"
"You remember working this case 5 years ago?"
"How could I forget… looks like you have something to go with your calamari this time," she smiled approaching the hostess. "2 please, non-smoking…" The young girl grabbed two menus and led the way to a small table by the window that had a great view of the lake.
"This is nice…" Catherine said opening her menu and scanning over the list of entrees.
"I thought you'd like it…"
"Isn't that amazing Gil?"
"What?"
She pointed out the window towards the lake where the full moon's glow cast a reflection in the calmly rippling water.
"Have you decided yet?" A short brunette woman named Wendy asked them, drawing their faces away from the window.
"Yes, I'd like the calamari," Gil replied, handing her his menu.
"I'm actually not that hungry… I'll just eat some of his…" Catherine sighed passing the waitress her menu.
"I thought you were 'starving'…" he smirked after the waitress left.
"Yeah I guess, but you know how it goes…"
"Um… I think you lost me Cath…"
"Well it's just that women never eat on dates…"
"Oh so now this is a date?" he asked sarcastically.
"Well, uh… no…" she blushed, nervously laughing.
He just smiled as the waitress returned with their drinks and a platter of calamari with two plates. They ate in a comfortable silence, talking only about the case they had just won in court earlier that day.
As they walked back to the car, Catherine surprised him by taking off her heels, chucking them in the trunk and taking off in the dark. He followed her, and found her sitting by the edge of the lake under a tree.
"What are you doing?" he asked, sitting down beside her.
"Ever since we came down here 5 years ago, I've wanted to go to this lake. It's so beautiful here," she leaned back to rest her head against the trunk of the tree and stared up at the starlit sky and the gleaming moon. Sighing heavily, she closed her eyes and took in the peaceful serenity of her surroundings.
Grissom worked up the courage to slip his arm around her shoulder, fearing that she would hate him for doing so. To his surprise, she sunk contentedly into his chest and watched the water flow around the rocks in the lake.
"I wish I could stay here forever…" she whispered, listening to the crickets sing their nightly melody in the darkness of the trees around them.
"Me too…" he said, gazing down at her.
She raised her head to meet his eyes and took his other hand in hers, entwining her fingers. Before either of them knew what was happening, their lips had touched rather awkwardly. It wasn't a matter of who kissed who, but rather the buzz the kiss seemed to create.
She smiled sweetly at him before unrepentantly taking off into the cool murky waters of the lake. He watched as she shivered in the seemingly black water, and silently laughed to himself. Rising to his feet, he walked in up to his ankles as she dove in, completely submerging herself.
"God this is freezing!" she squealed, resurfacing and wiping the water from her eyes.
He stood at the edge laughing at her, not wanting to get in, but knowing well enough that he was getting in one way or another.
"Oh shut up! At least I got in you wimp!" she smirked, but he just shrugged his shoulders. "Oh come on!" she whined.
She dove again, emerging only inches in front of him and pulled his hands, knocking him face first into the dark, cold water.
"Catherine!"
"Yes?"
"God I'm gonna get you for that!" She shrieked and tried to swim away from him, but he was too quick for her.
"What are you doing? Gil NO!" she shouted as he picked her up and tossed her into the water. "GIL GRISSOM!" she yelled, splashing him in the face. "God I hate you!"
"No you don't…" he smiled, pulling her to him.
"Oh I don't now do I?" she smiled as he wiped her long locks out of her face and tucked them behind hear ears.
He wrapped his other arm around her waist, closing off the gap between the two of them. He leaned in to kiss her, but instead of meeting her lips, he was splashed in the face by a spray of water. Her playful actions caught him off guard and she couldn't help but laugh at the bewildered look on his face.
"We even now?" she giggled as he wiped the water of his face.
"Well that depends…"
She raised an eyebrow at his statement, "On what?"
"Are you gonna be nice?" he asked.
"Hmm…" she sighed licking her lips, "we'll see…"
A/N: wahahaha a cliff hanger! Behold the all mighty cliff hanger! So… tune in tomorrow when I'll post the second chapter! Thanks everyone for reading!