"Rach, you have a phone call on line 6," Cath said handing me the coffee and pointing to the phone.
"Oh, ok," I shrugged, picking up the receiver and pressing the button, "Rachel Davies."
"Rach, it's Nat," I heard on the other end.
"Natalia, hey, what's up?" I turned around to face the wall.
"I'm sorry about you walking in on Calleigh and me," my ex-girlfriend said.
"Nat, I'm at work, can't this wait?" I sighed, hoping she wasn't going to get into this with me here.
"No, because Eric and I have been called into Vegas. Connection to a case we have here, and I'm currently at the airport about to head over to your lab."
"I see, well then I guess it can't wait. Where are you staying?" I rubbed my forehead, not looking forward to this.
"Uh, Tangiers I think. Is there any chance we can catch up tonight and talk about this?" Natalia sounded desperate.
"I guess we can after shift, we'll get breakfast, I'll talk to you when you get here ok?"
"Ok, and Rach, for what it's worth, I miss you," Natalia said softly.
"I miss you too," I whispered before hanging up, "Cath, can I have a word with you please?" I asked and walked out of the layout room before she even had a chance to answer.
I was pacing a hole in the floor in Cath's office by the time she caught up to me.
"Hey girl, calm down, what's wrong?" Cath was concerned, pulling me to sit down on her couch.
"Natalia is here in Vegas. Her and one of the boys from the lab, some connection to one of the cases," I cried.
"Ok, so why is this upsetting you?" Cath asked.
"She misses me," I said, looking up at my cousin desperately.
"You still have feelings for her don't you?" she asked, when I nodded she continued, "And Sara?"
"I've always been in love with Sara, it's what held me back with Nat," I said.
"Rach, you and Natalia were together for nearly two years so of course you still have feelings for her, but she cheated on you," Cath pointed out.
"I know she did, but she's always had a thing for Calleigh, kinda like what I have for Sara. I put myself in her shoes and wonder if I would've done the same thing if the opportunity presented itself," I tried to defend Nat.
"It doesn't matter what you would or wouldn't have done Rach, it's what has happened. What's happening with you and Sara at the moment?"
"Nothing, we haven't talked about our feelings for each other. For all I know she doesn't feel anything anymore, I mean it was three years ago when she admitted she cared for me but she couldn't take it further, wouldn't take it further. She's probably moved on anyway," I shrugged, wiping the tears that finally came. Cath handed me a box of tissues.
"She still loves you Rachel, everyone knows that. She has become herself in the last three weeks since you've been back, no longer a shadow of her former self," Cath smiled.
"So what do I do then?" I asked.
"Whatever your heart tells you to. I can't tell you what to do, I can only advise."
"Then advise," I laughed.
"If I were in your position, I'd probably talk to Natalia and let her know that you need to move on with Sara," Cath suggested.
"So basically, find out what Nat has to say and move on as friends, then follow my heart with Sara?"
"If that's what your heart wants," Cath smiled.
