Disclaimer: I don't own anything to do with CSI. Just my imagination and my computer :)

Set in season 10 or 11. No specific time though.

When I Look In Your Eyes.

Happiness

Greg twirled a piece of her hair between his fingers. She looked up at him happily.

The kiss on the balcony was all he needed to realize that he loved her. And that she loved him too. They were meant for each other. Like two pieces of a puzzle, they would never fit together with anyone else after being with one another. They were yin and yang. She was the yin, calm and collected, loving and mature. He was the yang, upbeat and goofy, caring and flirtatious. They were soul mates.

"I missed you." Greg whispered in Riley's ear, inhaling the sweet scent of her fruity shampoo. She stroked his shoulder gently.

"I missed you too." She told him, leaning up to kiss him passionately.

He looked into her beautiful eyes and smiled at her. She was everything he needed in his life and he never wanted to be without her.

"I think I might stay here for a while..." She said, smirking at him. He leaned his head against her bare shoulder and kissed her on the neck.

"That sounds pretty good to me." He told her and sighed, fully relaxed. He traced up and down her arm with his hand and felt the goosebumps appear on her perfectly soft skin.

It was the simple things like this that he loved about Riley. Honestly, he couldn't believe that he hadn't realized he loved her before now. They had always flirted but he had thought it was between friends. Obviously not.

They'd been lying beside each other for a few hours now and they were happy to just stay there. Riley moved to lie her head on his chest and he wrapped his arms around her.

They listened to each others breathing and fell into a peaceful sleep.

XXX

Riley followed Greg down the lab hall nervously. She had her visitor badge on and was scared about what people would think. After all, she left without warning and wrote a bad review about Catherine. It wasn't that she didn't like Catherine. That wasn't it at all. She had just thought Grissom was a better leader. Now everyone would probably hate her.

Nick passed her and gave her a high-five. They walked down the hall to the lab and Wendy looked up to see her. She came out of her lab and gave her a quick hug.

"I heard what happened. I'm so sorry." She said thoughtfully. Riley was slightly caught off guard but she managed to smile at her.

"It's okay. I'm fine." Riley hadn't even attempted to cover the bruises that were still on her face. The only remaining cut was on her forehead and she didn't really care what people saw. She felt bad thinking this, but maybe if people saw her hurt, they wouldn't hate her as much.

They made their way through the lab her saying hi to all the lab techs. She could see the curiosity in their eyes. She tried to ignore it but failed miserably.

Just then she saw Ray walk down the hall. When he saw her he raised an eyebrow, but smiled. She gave him a hug and he asked how she was. She told him she was fine, but he seemed like he didn't believe her.

Then they found Sara. Riley had been nervous about meeting her. But she knew Sara was Greg's best friend and it was important to him that they meet each other. They weren't going to tell anyone, including Sara, that they were in a relationship.

"Hey Sara, this is Riley. You know, she replaced you back when you left. She was my attempted murder case last week." Greg said calmly. Riley smiled at Sara. She had seen pictures of her in Grissom's office when she was hired.

"Hey," Sara said and held out her hand. "Nice to meet you. You okay?" She asked, regarding Riley's injuries. Riley knew she had been through bad experiences too. Riley shook her hand briskly.

"Ya, I'm fine." She said and watched Sara smile before walking away down the hall. Greg gave her a smirk.

Riley took a deep breath. She knew Greg didn't want her to do this but she had to.

"Where's Catherine?" She asked him and he gave her a solemn look. She looked at him expectantly.

"Her office." He said, giving in to her. She would have smirked if they were at his apartment.

Riley walked slowly away from him to Catherine's office. She could see her sitting at her desk. The fear rose up in her chest as she stood in the doorway. Catherine looked up at her and instantly looked annoyed.

"What do you want?" Catherine asked her, sliding her glasses off her nose.

"A chance to apologize." Riley said and saw her former boss sigh. When she didn't answer, she closed the door behind her and moved to sit on a chair in front of the desk.

"Look... I...I know it doesn't make it any better. And I know that you could really care less about me. But I wanted you to know this..." Riley said, looking Catherine in the eyes. "I needed to leave... because... My boyfriend... committed suicide a long time ago... I haven't told anyone this but his mother was harassing me.. And I was somad. I... I just couldn't do anything about it... She wouldn't stop."

Catherine's fierce look had softened and she hoped it would disappear.

"I'm not trying to blame it on her. I'm not. It was my fault. Anyway Catherine, your a great team leader. I was so mad at her for threatening me, that I guess it all came out in my interview. I really don't think your a bad supervisor. Your actually an amazing one. I just thought Grissom might have been better. And that's not because he had more experience or intelligence or leadership. It was just because he had spent so much time with the team that they trusted him unconditionally. And they trust you too. Don't get me wrong. They do... it's just that with the change, things got a little messy. I... I just want you to know I'm incredibly sorry for what I said." Riley finished and looked at the floor. She heard Catherine sigh.

"Riley, why didn't you tell us? About your boyfriend's mom? We could have helped." Catherine said, making Riley relax slightly. She didn't know why she didn't tell anyone. She was just too embarrassed.

She shrugged and looked up guiltily at Catherine. "I just wanted you to know I was sorry before I left." Riley told her. She wasn't really leaving, she just needed everyone to think that, so they didn't figure out what was going on.

"It's okay Riley. Thanks for coming." Catherine told her and Riley stood up. She smiled at the supervisor, hoping to make amends. She smiled back and looked back down to her papers.

Riley left the lab feeling happy and knowing she wasn't as hated as she had thought.

I know there wasn't too much about Greg and Riley in this one. But I think Riley needed to fix what she did. :) Review please