Note: Hi guys, sorry for the long time it took for me to update. I honestly am ashamed of that ;-). This chapter was kinda hard to write though, since Mea Culpea isn't such an interesting episode (well, it isn't to me) until the end of it. And I'm a terrible smut-writer, so I hope this won't dissapoint you too much. Enjoy! xx.

8. Mea Culpa

Catherine felt his hand was kneading her thigh gently. She smiled; she and Lou were supposed to be watching television together, but he'd been distracted for a while know. Catherine noticed that because, whenever he stopped watching the screen, he touched her. He'd grabbed her hand, played with her hair, kissed her lips and was currently busy with her thigh. She knew he was bored; he hated Desperate Housewives. She knew it would take him only a few more minutes of Bree's unmoving hair and a few more clumsy actions of Susan to go crazy. Catherine turned her head slightly and saw Tony staring at her with a smile. She chuckled and said: "You're aware of the fact that you're staring, right?"

Lou kept smiling and said: "I know. You're much more interesting than that television screen."

Catherine chuckled again. He was so sweet. She leant in and kissed him lightly on his lips. She planned on watching to the screen again, but Lou wasn't planning on letting her go. He put his hand behind her back and whispered: "Don't you think I'm more interesting than that television screen either?"

Catherine smiled and said: "Well, to be honest, I'm not sure…"

He didn't even let her finish her sentence; with one, flexible move he picked her up and carried her upstairs. Catherine laughed while she tried to get out of his grip. She knew she wouldn't be watching any more tv that night; she didn't mind though. As soon as they reached the bedroom, Lou let go of Catherine and placed her on his bed gently. He watched her for a second and Catherine tried to be innocent, saying: "Oh, so this is what you wanted to do instead of watching television. I didn't have a clue."

"I bet you didn't," were the only words that left Lou's mouth before he jumped on the bed and placed his hungry lips on Catherine's. Catherine felt his weight on her body and let out a soft moan when she felt Lou's body pressed against hers. It took Tony five seconds to take off Catherine's shirt and open the button of her pants.

Not long after that, both were only wearing their underwear. Lou's hands were all over Catherine's body. Catherine knew she had to go to work in less than an hour, but as soon as she felt his fingers unclasp her bra and only seconds later his hands caressing her breasts, she forgot about that. His hands were working on her body as if it was magic; every single thing he did gave her a completely satisfying feeling of joy. Lou's hands moved themselves to her panties, never breaking their kiss.

The moment Lou's fingers hit her wet spot, a loud moan escaped from Catherine's lips. It put a huge smirk on his face; he liked knowing that what he did could make Catherine sound like that. He pulled the panties down, knowing that green would be his new favourite colour,- and looked at Catherine's face before gently sliding one finger inside her. The pleasure he could see on her face was priceless.

When a second finger entered Catherine, she knew it wouldn't take too long for her to come. Their eyes were still connected and after another loud moan she whispered: "Oh God… I love you."


Catherine couldn't get the smile off her face when she arrived at work. She knew that was somewhat inappropriate because of the job she did, but she couldn't help it. Lou was such a sweet man. She adored him, and it felt so good to have someone who appreciated her in a way that went further than just showing her off for the way she looked. He loved her for who she was. She hadn't told him about everything that had happened to her in the past. Of course, he knew about Eddie. He knew his death had happened under pretty interesting circumstances. Catherine hadn't told him about Eddie's abuse though. She hadn't told him about her coke habit either, and she definitely hadn't told him about her days as an exotic dancer, though she had the idea that he knew about that last thing already. She knew she would tell him eventually. But, despite the amount of time the two had been spending lately, there were a lot of things they had to learn about each other.

Catherine stopped having a lot of time to think about Lou the moment she met up with Nick, Warrick and Grissom though. Grissom wanted to discuss the Max Lawson case with them, and as soon as they were altogether, Catherine said:

"I remember this case. The Garbetts owned a restaurant that was next door to the victim's hardware store. Max Larson owned the private alleyway that was behind both places."

The case was still very vivid to Catherine; it had been complicated, yet interesting and intriguing. And now, they had to re-open the case. Catherine knew Grissom never made mistakes. And she was sure she would prove that.


Grissom's case had been cleared, but yet, Catherine felt terrible. She was stunned. Ecklie had made her the Swing Shift supervisor. Which meant that she would miss having Greg, Sara and Grissom with her during shift. But the worst part was that she would see Lindsey even less than she had been the last couple of years. Swing's hours were worse than the nightshift. Catherine's had was resting in Lou's lap and she bitterly said: "God, Ecklie's such a weasel. I can't believe he did this!

Lou played with the silky soft strands of Catherine's hair when he replied: "I know. Just… Just try to see the positive sides of this; you're supervisor now. And you still have Nick and Warrick."

Catherine sighed and tried to look up into Lou's eyes when she said: "I know. It's nice to have more responsibilities and it's definitely nice to have Nick and Warrick with me. It's just… I already miss so much of Lindsey's live. I'm afraid I'll see her even less now, and we're not at greatest terms at the moment.. And you… How are we going to spent time together when you're working nights most of the time?"

He leant down and kissed her lightly before he started stroking her hair again and said: "Catherine, you're a great mother. Lindsey loves you, and I'm sure Lindsey understand that you have to work in order for you to live the way you do right now. It will be hard in the beginning, adjusting to the new hours and finding a way to plan things the right way. But I'm sure you'll work that out. You and Lindsey together. You two always do. Lindsey's a teenager, she's supposed to be stubborn. But she will grow past that. She'll never stop loving you, I promise you. And I don't even want to hear you getting worried about us. I love you, Catherine. That's what counts most."

Lou's words had a good effect on Catherine; he knew exactly what to say to make her feel a little better, though she still wasn't too happy about her new job. Catherine got up and cupped Lou's face with her hands before kissing his lips. When she broke it again, she gently caressed his cheek with her thumb while saying: "Thank you. I love you."

He kissed her again before he said: "I love you too."

They sat in silence for a couple of seconds, Catherine's head resting on Lou's shoulder, before she said: "I'll go and call Warrick. See if he's aware of our new team yet."

Lou nodded and watched Catherine leave to grab her cell phone. He couldn't help but smile. She was so gorgeous. He was aware of the fact that there were a billion things the two didn't know about each other yet. He hadn't told her about his.. Well, interesting ex-wife. And he hadn't told her too much about his son yet. He knew that was something he should tell her; the boy was a big part of his life after all. There was so many things Lou knew he had to explain though as soon as he would bring up his ex-wife and son, and he was afraid to scare Catherine away. He knew she wouldn't back away; Catherine's life hadn't been easy either. But he was convinced that, some time soon, there would be the right time to tell her everything. And that time was not today.

Note: So... Liked it, hated it..? Last part was so much easier to write, haha ;-). Sorry for the shortness, next chapter will be longer, I promise. Please let me know if you enjoyed it, the button's down there somewhere...! xxx.