Don't let it go away

This feeling has got to stay

Don't let it go away

This feeling has got to stay

And I never had this taste in the past

Don't let it go away

No Doubt-New

Nick walked into the hospital room with Catherine and Greg and was mildly surprised to find three dark haired men in the same room with her.

Eva was already in her normal clothes and packing away her things from her brief stint at the hospital. She looked up and greeted her visitors with a somewhat relieved smile.

"Hey guys," she said warmly

"Err…hi. Going to introduce us?" asked Greg feeling slightly intimidated by the tall, vaguely formidable looking men in her rooms.

"Oh. These are my brothers; Lucas, Cole and Damon…guys these are my co-workers and good friends"

Catherine and Nick exchanged surprised glances Eva's relationship with her family was notoriously bad. Why all of a sudden were her family taking an interest?

"Hi. I'm Catherine Willows this is Nick Stokes and Greg Sanders. Pleasure to finally meet you"

The brother who had been introduced as Damon smiled briefly "I know that's not true. We haven't exactly been favourable to our little sister since she came here. I'm sure you know that"

The brothers all nodded in agreement all similar in height and the same cat like green eyes and strangely sombre attractiveness as Eva. Only she however had been blessed with the vibrant red hair.

"Okay…so how are you doing?" asked Nick, eager to change the subject.

Eva smiled warmly "Much better. I've had a lot of time to think about things…" She looked anxious for a moment then smiled again this time she seemed sadder though

"I suppose that I should tell you that I'm going back. I'm moving back home to Texas."

Grissom looked up from his papers. A thin dusk had begun to settle over the Las Vegas skyline and he'd just closed another case.

"Catherine".

"I just saw Eva"

"How is she?"

"Fine. So fine in fact that she's moving back to Texas"

Grissom tilted his glasses slightly but said nothing. He didn't have the energy to try and dissuade Eva from her decision. He didn't even have the strength to look Sara in the eyes anymore.

Catherine sat down opposite him and whistled, her eyes lowering for a moment. "What a week eh?"

Grissom nodded just as weakly "Hmm. How are you?"

Catherine laughed mirthlessly "Crap. How about you? More importantly how about you and Sara"

Grissom's glasses were completely off now. He stared at Catherine and she guessed the main question formulating in his mind.

"How did I know? Please Gil, give me a little more credit. I am a CSI"

Grissom smiled faintly.

"So…how are you two? I notice things are a little tense between you"

Grissom sighed deeply there was no way he was going to be able to explain what had happened to Catherine. She wouldn't be able to understand why he'd done what he'd done. She'd judge him. So he lied. He played up to his reputation of being forgetful and oblivious.

"Tense? Oh…I forgot a date we planned," he stated evenly. Even managing to look contrite.

Catherine wasn't buying it.

"Gil. Whatever happened to you and Sara…don't let it go away. You only get one chance in life to find someone who you love and who loves you back...Especially at our age" she finished quietly and looked down at the ground.

Grissom raised his eyebrows "Our age. I find it hard to believe that you are having relationship problems" He said honestly.

Catherine nodded "Yeah. Especially when there's no reason for them. Excuse me" She got up and exited swiftly.

Grissom exhaled and curled his lips in a sad smile.

"You know she's right" He said out loud. The words echoed in melancholia.

He had been so used to being alone that he'd forgotten what it was to be in love to be with someone who trulycared for him. Now he had a second chance at loneliness again.

A/N: I've taken a bit to objectively go through my work and I realise that I may have slightly been overselling the drama bit because I wanted reviews damn it! Anyway, I've taken everyone's advice on board and the rest of this will be mainly conversation based…it'll be a little more poignant fingers crossed and I'll go back to good ole fashioned story writing not soap style scenes. I've got my OC fic for that.

Thanks a heap to firstly Alias101 who rocks the kasbah and is incredibly supportive! Next thanks to Moia who gave me some really good advice and surprisingly still wants to stick around to see what happens! So I hope I don't disappoint. Well that's enough from me. Enjoy?