Disclaimer : This fanfic is based on chars from CSI, which is owned by CBS,
A. Zuiker, and Atlantic/Alliance, et al. I don't make any profit or make
any money from this. No infringement is intended. This is just for fun.
" Yo, Griss, why did you want to see me ? " Catherine was leaning against the doorframe to Gil's office, an amused but curious look on her face. She had been working on a case with Nick earlier today and when Gil had paged, was just finishing up some of the paperwork.
" Yo ? " the man in front of her repeated. He threw her a strange look and something that appeared to be a smile, before motioning for her to sit down.
Shaking her head and smiling in return, Catherine obeyed.
" So, what do we have ? "
Grissom didn't reply. He just stared at the files in front of him, frowning a little.
She raised an eyebrow at his silence. It wasn't an uncomfortable silence at all though.
She knew he just needed to handle a few things before he was ' ready' to talk to her.
Also gave her the opportunity to study his office for the thousandth time. The bugs and snakes in jars, spiders in little cases, they used to give her a creepy or weird feeling. Now they were just….familiar.
" Cath ? "
Snapping back to reality, Catherine now tried to focus all of her attention on Gil, who was staring at her intensely. " This isn't about a case. This is….about you "
Now it was Catherine's turn to frown. " Should I be scared ? "
Grissom shook his head at the blonde's humor. He had learned to appreciate her smart and witty comments over the years. They had actually made him smile on some occasions.
" No" he answered plainly. " I wanted to know how you were doing…seriously "
" Ow " Catherine's reply sounded between disappointed and relieved. " I'm doing ok..and um….not that I don't appreciate it, but, why do you ask ? "
Ignoring her question, Gil then asked " And how's Lindsey doing ? "
Confused at his avoiding her question, Catherine answered " Fine. She's doing fine. What is this about ? "
Letting out a sigh of annoyance or maybe even defeat, Grissom knew it was time to tell her. " The case I sent Warrick and Sarah to. The white male. Found dead in one of the dressing rooms of the Casino…. ? " He waited for her to respond.
" Yes, I know. Shot twice. One in the head, one in the chest. What about it ? "
Feeling very uncomfortable, but still wanting to tell the news with some tact, Gil said in a low voice " Cath, …..It's Eddie "
He wasn't sure how he'd expected her to react. He had to admit he had been scared of her reaction. But now, Gil wasn't even sure what he saw in her eyes when he told her the news. Terror ? Shock ? Pain ?
No.
Nothing.
It scared him even more.
" Yo, Griss, why did you want to see me ? " Catherine was leaning against the doorframe to Gil's office, an amused but curious look on her face. She had been working on a case with Nick earlier today and when Gil had paged, was just finishing up some of the paperwork.
" Yo ? " the man in front of her repeated. He threw her a strange look and something that appeared to be a smile, before motioning for her to sit down.
Shaking her head and smiling in return, Catherine obeyed.
" So, what do we have ? "
Grissom didn't reply. He just stared at the files in front of him, frowning a little.
She raised an eyebrow at his silence. It wasn't an uncomfortable silence at all though.
She knew he just needed to handle a few things before he was ' ready' to talk to her.
Also gave her the opportunity to study his office for the thousandth time. The bugs and snakes in jars, spiders in little cases, they used to give her a creepy or weird feeling. Now they were just….familiar.
" Cath ? "
Snapping back to reality, Catherine now tried to focus all of her attention on Gil, who was staring at her intensely. " This isn't about a case. This is….about you "
Now it was Catherine's turn to frown. " Should I be scared ? "
Grissom shook his head at the blonde's humor. He had learned to appreciate her smart and witty comments over the years. They had actually made him smile on some occasions.
" No" he answered plainly. " I wanted to know how you were doing…seriously "
" Ow " Catherine's reply sounded between disappointed and relieved. " I'm doing ok..and um….not that I don't appreciate it, but, why do you ask ? "
Ignoring her question, Gil then asked " And how's Lindsey doing ? "
Confused at his avoiding her question, Catherine answered " Fine. She's doing fine. What is this about ? "
Letting out a sigh of annoyance or maybe even defeat, Grissom knew it was time to tell her. " The case I sent Warrick and Sarah to. The white male. Found dead in one of the dressing rooms of the Casino…. ? " He waited for her to respond.
" Yes, I know. Shot twice. One in the head, one in the chest. What about it ? "
Feeling very uncomfortable, but still wanting to tell the news with some tact, Gil said in a low voice " Cath, …..It's Eddie "
He wasn't sure how he'd expected her to react. He had to admit he had been scared of her reaction. But now, Gil wasn't even sure what he saw in her eyes when he told her the news. Terror ? Shock ? Pain ?
No.
Nothing.
It scared him even more.