Hi there. This is a bigger chapter and the last one. Please read the third chapter again because I made some changes.

A special thanks to CSIMOUSE for finding time and will to do some beta work for me. I really appreciate your help.

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"Passengers of the flight number 1425, from Las Vegas to San Francisco, please go directly to the Gate 22 to board. Flight number 1425, gate 22."

Sara closed her laptop and watched people getting up from their seats to go to the gate before placing it back in the handbag. It didn't bother her when people ran to get in the line in front of her.

This was it. That was her flight.

Images of Catherine smiling, talking to the guys and joking around dominated her thoughts, making her heart ache. She would never see that beautiful smile again.

She felt a hand on her shoulder and flinched. "I'm sorry, Ma'am', can I have your ticket please?" says the woman.

"Right, okay, it is here somewhere…" The woman rolls her eyes and looks behind Sara's shoulder asking the next person. "I saw that!" Sara thought with anger. "Here it is."

"Ma'am, can you please release it?"

"I… I..."

"SARAAAAAAAAA! SARA!" The brunette closed her eyes tight. She could swear she was hearing her.

"This is just my brain playing tricks. She would never come after me."

"WAIT, NO! DON'T GO!"

"Ma'am, you have to decide if you are going in or not. We can't wait any longer."

"I know, I just…" She felt a hand on her arm that forced her to look beside to see Catherine's face. She was breathing heavy as if she had just run, but the blonde never ran. Catherine smiled as she tried to catch her breath. "We need to talk…"

"There is nothing to talk about, Catherine."

"The hell there isn't. And I'll not let you go until you give me a chance!" There it was. The determination, the fire inside her blue orbs, the most expressive beautiful eyes Sara ever saw.

"Give you a chance of doing what?"

"Hear me out… for me to make things right this time…"

Sara opened her mouth but closed it seconds later. What could she say that would change anything? It is not like Catherine would say she loved her the way Sara loves her, so why not just go and spare the uncomfortable moment?

Sara looked from the blonde to the flight attendant and gave her a sorry smile. "Do you think you can get my bag back? I'm not going," she said, showing the luggage ticket.

"Thank God" breathed Catherine.

Ignoring the angry looks from the attendant, Sara turned and led Catherine to the closest bench. "Stay there!" Catherine watched the brunette go to the coffee shop and brought her a bottle of water. Not a warm one from the drinking vessel.

"Thank you." Catherine smiled widely.

"You're welcome."

"God, I haven't run like that in ages," Catherine drank the entire bottle without saying a word. She looked at Sara, but the brunette didn't return the look. "I guess we better start talking."

"Go ahead and ask."

"Go ahead and…" Catherine couldn't believe what she was hearing. "I don't get it. You are always so cold with me when you can talk nicely to every guy at the lab, why? What is wrong with me?"

"Nothing is wrong. I just… I have so many things running in my mind right now that I don't know what to say, where to begin…" Sara sighed and turned to face the blonde. "I'm not good with this so if you just ask me… I'd know where to go and where I stand…" Sara explained with a sad smile. Catherine face softened at the vulnerability she saw in Sara's eyes. It was the first time she saw it and she didn't like it. Sara was strong, determined, and stubborn, never weak.

"You talk as if I have this major power over you…" argued Catherine moving her hands in the air. She was confused to say at least.

"That's because you have." Sara whispered, ashamed.

"Why?"

Sara looked away. "Every day at the lab is like a challenge for me. I feel like I have to prove that I'm a good person or a good CSI and…"

"You don't have to prove anything…"

"Then how come we are not even friends, Cat? Why do we fight so much all the time? I know I'm not an easy person to deal with, but I'm not a bad person!"

"I never thought you were a bad person, Sara." Catherine held Sara's hand against her thigh and looked at her eyes, which were filled with tears. "I came here to stop you from going away with the thought that I hate you because I don't. I never felt anything close as hate toward you, ever… and Eddie's case… I forgave you a long time ago. I just didn't tell you that."

Sara looked away, biting her lips. She wished she had heard those words a while ago because it would have spared her from so much suffering. "I didn't find the murder weapon and that girl walked... She is free and it is my fault!"

"No. You didn't find a weapon because there was none for you to find, Sara!" Catherine said. Sara shook her head not believing it. "I checked the evidence…"

"You what?"

"I was hurt and I couldn't believe she would walk. So two days later, I checked the evidence, I talked to Grissom, and realize the only way for you to arrest that bitch would be to forge the evidence. But you…" Catherine smiled and ran her hand through Sara's long brown hair. "… you could never do that" Sara didn't fight the touch this time, but God knew her heart needed that comfort, more then anything in this world. She closed her eyes, stopping the tears, and leaned into the touch.

"Why Cat, why of all cases I have to fail the one that mattered the most to you? All I wanted was for you to have some peace and maybe you'd finally trust in me…"

"You did not fail!" said Catherine convicted, forcing Sara to look to her. "You did your best, and now it's time for you start believing in that so you can move on, Sara. I know I have."

"Do you really, Cat?"

"Yes."

Sara could tell Catherine was very sure of that, which meant she had indeed forgiven Sara. That took a huge burden off the brunette's shoulder, and Catherine could see it in her body language. Catherine pulled Sara into a bear hug.

Sara leaned on her shoulder and sighed. She hadn't felt so good in a long, long time. "Thank you."

"You are welcome," Catherine replied without letting her go just yet. "Sara, do you like me… really, really like me?"

"Always have."

"Good because there are two things I want to do."

"What?" asked Sara just moving her head to face Catherine while keeping her hands placed in the blonde's back.

Catherine hit her in the arm but before Sara could scream Catherine's tongue found her way into Sara's mouth, tasting her for the first time. Sara raised her hand from the back to under Catherine's hair as she found enough strength to do something about the kiss. Like kiss her back.

Their tongues battled for dominance until Sara gave up.

They were interrupted by a man in a uniform. "We recovered your bag. If you could follow me, you can have her" Sara nodded.

"Will you wait for me?"

"No, I'm coming with you."

Sara went to the airline to get it back. She was fined, but was able to get part of her money back. "Why did you push me away if you actually liked me?" Sara finally asked when they left the airport.

"I didn't want you to find out about my crush. Well, it's more then a crush. But anyway, I decided that the best thing for me was to be a total bitch and protect my heart from another big illusion. It was not an easy decision and I feel terrible about it. I hope you can forgive me."

"Considered done," Catherine smiled.

"I'm so glad I got you in time."

"Yeah, how did you know I was here by the way?"

"I checked on your apartment before coming here and that old lady said you had packed all your things."

"Ms Jenkins... She loves a good gossip"

"Thank God. Otherwise, I would be driving like crazy to find you"

"Like crazy, hum?" Sara asked with an eyebrow up, making Catherine blush.

"Come on, let's get my car and go to my place. You are staying with me."

"Oh no, no, no, I really appreciate the offer but I don't want to impose."

"You won't. Besides, I'm the one suggesting it, so let's go."

"Catherine,"

"Sara"

"Fine but you know it will only be for a few days, until I get my old apartment back or find another one."

"We'll see about that," Catherine thought to herself. "Sure. No problem" she answered.

"Good! The last thing I want is to mess things up before we even start a serious relationship".

"Yes ma'am."

"Hey Cat?" the blonde turned and was about to ask 'What?' when Sara's lips met hers. "I always wanted to steal a kiss from you,"

"Well, feel free to do that again any time you like."

Sara laughed and kissed her on the cheek.

The end

I would like to meet a person that runs after the person she loves like that. Wouldn't you guys like it too? Was it good, bad, totally sucked...?