Disclaimer: I don't own CSI or any of the characters. In the real world anyway…
Scars
Sara tugged nervously at her shirt sleeves; she had been waiting for Catherine for over 10 minutes. She hated being the first one to show up for a date.
"Hi!" Cath was breathless, evidence that she had rushed not to be too late.
"Hey." Sara smiled with relief, she hadn't been stood up. Not that she though Cath would do that, but it was always a worry of hers.
"Shall we go eat?" Cath asked, grinning at the thought of food. She took Sara's hand & led her into the restaurant.
"Mm, I'm stuffed!" Cath exclaimed, patting her stomach. Sara felt a surge of warmth in her own stomach when she saw Catherine's smile; she liked to know that she was happy in her presence.
"Yeah, me too." Sara was still a little nervous. Tonight might be the night that Cath invites her back to her place.
"You wanna get outta here? Maybe go back to mine for drinks?"
Sara gulped & nodded. A drink was exactly what she needed right now. Even her beer with dinner hadn't calmed her nerves; it just made her feel a little queasy.
"Babe, are you ok?" Cath took her eyes off the road for a moment to gaze at Sara, concerned about how the brunette was behaving.
"Yeah, I'm fine" Sara smiled as Cath placed a hand on her thigh. It sent an electric shock up to her chest. She couldn't tell whether this made her more or less nervous.
As the cold vodka & cola swirled down her throat, Sara felt instantly better; almost relaxed. Cath sat beside her, silently watching the film playing on the TV set, absent-mindedly playing with her hair. Sara stole a glace while the blonde was unaware. "She's so beautiful." Sara thought. "What am I so scared of?" Sara stretched her arm over the back of the couch, inviting Cath towards her. Catherine looked through her hair at Sara & jumped at the chance to be closer to the brunette. Sara wrapped an almost protective arm around Cath.
As the film credits rolled, Cath wriggled free from Sara's grasp & turned the TV off & started playing some music. Sara caught herself looking at Catherine's ass as she fiddled with the stereo, wiggling to the music. Cath turned & Sara quickly averted her gaze.
"Come on, dance with me!"
Sara complied with her request & let the small blonde enclose her arms around her waist. She didn't dislike the feeling but it was strange having someone so close to her. "Why is this weird? We've been on dates before. Hell, we've made-out for hours on that couch, so why am I scared now?" Thoughts ran through Sara's head at lightening speeds.
Cath ran her hands up Sara's sides, across her shoulders & cupped her face. She looked deep into Sara's amazingly deep brown eyes.
"You know, I really like you."
Sara was slightly taken aback at this bold statement but it made her blush all the same.
"What? Was it too soon?" Cath looked truly worried that she had upset or scared Sara.
Sara took her hands. "No baby, it wasn't too soon." For the first time tonight, Sara didn't feel scared, she felt safe.
They sat on the couch, legs entwined, making out like teenagers. Sara pulled away from Cath & tucked a stray strand of hair behind her ear. Cath looked confused & a little hurt that Sara had stopped kissing her. Sara smiled at the blonde's funny facial expression & pulled her on top of her. Cath giggled. Sara felt to warm & safe & taken care of. She kissed Catherine. A deep, warm, passionate kiss. That kind of kiss that makes you go 'wow' afterwards. Cath let out a moan from deep in her throat which made Sara shiver with anticipation.
Cath moved her leg so that her thigh was pressing between Sara's legs which made Sara jump. She soon got used to the gentle pressure followed by the occasional wiggle which caused the hairs on the back of her neck to stand up.
They spent a good half hour lying, just kissing. This was just the kind of build up that made Sara nervous…