Chapter Seven- You Get Used to Somebody

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Disclaimer: I wished I owned these characters, but sadly, I don't.

Author's Note: This chapter is a sequel to the previous ones. I know this story is supposed to be a collection of oneshots, but I wanted to write one about the ups and downs of a relationship and well, the putting them back together is too short to make it a story by itself. So this is the next best thing.vEnjoy!

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Grissom was going to spend another lonely night on his own. It had only been days since Catherine had left, but it felt like years and Grissom felt like he was growing older with every minute she wasn't by his side. He reached for the woman that should have been lying beside him, but found only empty space. He buried his face in his pillow, dampening it with salty tears.

Across town, Catherine lay awake. She was staying at Sara's place, asleep on her couch while her daughter slept in the guest bedroom. Catherine shifted quietly, but found sleep impossible to come. She could only dream of Grissom and the way he used to hold her until she fell asleep.

Thought I felt you touch my cheek this morning

But I must have been dreaming

And in the middle of the night without a warning

I thought I hear you breathing

Me and my so called independence

I got this loneliness that's so relentless

It was morning…finally. Catherine dragged herself off the couch. She glanced in the mirror at the dark circles under her eyes. No makeup trick in the world would cover circles that deep. Lindsay was quiet…too quiet. Catherine knew Lindsay loved Gil like a father and missed him, but Catherine didn't know if she would be able to go back to him.

Work sucked. The two of them passed each other in the hallways like they didn't know each other. Their words to each other were short and to the point. The others could see the pain and hurt that was in their eyes when they looked at each other. It was the most obvious thing in the world and it brought a dark cloud over the entire team as they watched their two top CSI fight without words.

I guess you get used to somebody

Kinda like having them around

I guess you get used the way they make you happy

And bring you up when you're feeling down

I never dreamed when I was letting you go

That I would

Wake up and miss you this much

I guess you get used to somebody

I guess you get used to being loved

Catherine looked like hell. Grissom watched even though she chose to look everywhere but at him. He knew he wasn't much better. He longed to reach out and touch her, say something to her that would ease the hurt between them, but found nothing would roll off his tongue. Catherine walked out of the lab without a word to him, off to chase the evidence on another case she was just assigned.

I kinda miss those rambling conversations

Where we talk about nothing

The way you always made me laugh at my frustrations

Baby that was something

I should've been careful what I wished for

Now I've got my freedom and so much more

I guess you get used the way they make you happy

And bring you up when you're feeling down

I never dreamed when I was letting you go

That I would

Wake up and miss you this much

I guess you get used to somebody

I guess you get used to being loved

Grissom sat in his office all day. He was deep in thought. He had let his priorities slip and now there were at the point where he couldn't be sure if he could save the one thing he treasured the most but took for granted. He heard Catherine returned to the lab and rushed out to meet her. She looked tired and there was dirt on her clothes and face. She looked at him suddenly with a look of expectation on her face. He approached her slowly

"Catherine we need to talk."

"I agree."

I guess you get used to somebody

I guess you get used to being loved

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I know that was short…but sweet right? Lol. Well anyway, that song was You Get Used to Somebody by Tim McGraw. Hope you liked that. I told you I would bring htme back together. The third sequel coming up soon.