"Oh my God!" Ellie whispered to Lindsay, "oh my God, oh my God!"
"What?"
"Your mom and Sara just got it on!"
"How do you know?"
"Um, heard it. Which means everyone else would have…."
"Heard it? But I don't understa- Oh."
"Finally!"
"Me or them?" Ellie thought for a moment,
"Hmm, both!" She joked, receiving a playful slap on the arm. "I think we should get dressed, you know, in case anyone comes in, gets an eyeful!"
"Good plan! Don't want anyone getting a peep at my girl!"
"Am I really your girl? Really?" Ellie teased, getting up and wrapping her arms around Lindsay.
"You know you're my girl."
"I do," she stopped to kiss Lindsay's back, "and I love that. I love you." Lindsay turned in Ellie's arms, biting back the moan when their naked breasts touched,
"I love you too. So much." Ellie closed the distance between them and placed a gentle, loving kiss on her girlfriend's lips. She pulled away and smiled at the pout Lindsay was wearing.
"Get dressed!" Ellie said, as she threw a top at Lindsay.
"Do we have to?" The blonde complained,
"Yes, we do. I need coffee this morning, so we need to be dressed!"
"You and your Damn coffee." Lindsay muttered under her breath, thinking Ellie didn't hear, she thought that until she was on the floor with Ellie above her, tickling her. "ELLIE! STOP!!!" She screamed between giggles, "NOOOO! STOP!!!" Suddenly the door burst open, and a fully dressed Sara was there.
"Oh God. Sorry!" She said, squeezing her eyes shut and turning around. The two girls scrambled to cover themselves up, once they were, Sara turned back around. "You guys want some breakfast?"
"Sure, what we got?"
"I was thinking of going out to eat?"
"OH MY GOD, AWESOME!" Lindsay punched the air, as Ellie and Sara chuckled.
"I'll leave you two to get ready, then." Sara said, sporting a huge grin as she left the room, and headed for Catherine's, "Hey Cat," She whispered, poking her head round the wooden door, "I'm taking the girls out for breakfast, you wanna come?" Catherine stretched and nodded,
"Yeah, it'd be good to spend some time with them both," she answered, getting up and enveloping Sara in a hug. "It'd be nice to spend time with you, too." The blonde whispered, leaning in and giving Sara a loving kiss.
"Hmm, I was thinking the same thing." Sara husked, as Catherine nuzzled into her neck, "Do we tell the girls?"
"Tell the girls what?"
"About us."
"There's an us?!"
"If you want there to be," Sara answered, somewhat hesitantly,
"Of course! YES! We tell the girls!!" Catherine wrapped her legs around Sara and attacked her mouth with her own, "Mhm, God, I love kissing you."
"Oh man! Now I know what it feels like when they walk in on us." Lindsay teased from the doorway, shielding her eyes, Ellie and Sara just laughed as Catherine looked mortified.
"I… Um- You should knock!"
"Yeah… I'll remember that line next time one of you comes into my room unexpectedly." Lindsay held her hand out to be high-fived by Ellie, who happily obliged.
"Quit ganging up on us!" Sara mock-whined, "I want some fooooooood!" She said, bounding out of the room.
"Hurry up and get dressed mom, you got a date!" The two laughing girls walked off to find Sara, leaving a flustered Catherine in their wake. A date! Ha, I wish! She thought to herself as she pulled on a tight, white tank top and a pair of jeans, she then walked to the front door and put her shoes on, Damn, I bet I look God awful. She tied her blonde hair up in a loose pony-tail and joined the others in the car.
"Hey Cat, took you long enough!" Ellie half-heartedly joked, ceasing the conversation that was already taking place in the car.
"Hmm, what's going on?" Sara and Ellie both averted their eyes from Catherine and Lindsay stared out of the window. "Will someone tell me?"
"It's nothing, Cath-"
"Bullshit. I'm a trained investigator."
"Just tell her, Sar." Sara shook her head defiantly.
"Tell me what?"
"For God's sake, Sara. Right, she was just telling us how she really, really likes you." Sara shifted uneasily in her seat, a tell-tale sign she was embarrassed,
"Well, I really, really like you too, Sara." Catherine said, as she fastened her seatbelt, "Drive woman! I'm hungry!" This received laughs all-round, and Sara started the car and drove toward the nearest diner. The drive to the diner was enjoyable, everyone chatting and laughing, the easy banter flowing between everyone,
"Sara? Will you put some music on, please?"
"No."
"Aw, why?"
"'Cause."
"Great answer, please?"
"Fine, what you got in mind?"
"Keep going 'till you find a good station." Sara pressed a few buttons and multiple songs played, one after the other, each receiving a 'no', until Best of You by Foo Fighters came on. "Awesome! It's just started! My heart is under arrest again, but I break loose. My head is giving me life or death, but I can't choose-" The music suddenly stopped, "Hey, what did you stop it for?"
"Um, because we're here!"
"Oh yeah!" Ellie grinned,
"Hey, Elle," Catherine said, before anyone left the vehicle, "You've got a really good voice."
"Thanks, but you should hear Sara." Ellie said, leaving the car with Lindsay following behind her, Sara looked incredibly embarrassed and turned to leave the car, muttering something.
"What was that, Sar?" Catherine questioned, grabbing Sara's arm,
"Um, I said I'm not that good."
"Sing to me."
"Cath, please. I'm not good."
"Just sing, please, how will I ever know if you are or not? Sing to me, sing! Sing! Sin-"
"She's my angel, up above my world. She's the only one who understands me, that's why I call her, my new family. She's the only one that I want by my side; she's the only one that I believe can save my life." Catherine was gob smacked,
"Oh my God, Sara. You have an amazing voice." Sara shrugged it off and got out of the car, walking toward the diner, Catherine ran to catch up and wrapped her arms around Sara, "You are amazing, Sara. Everything about you, don't ever doubt that." She whispered, before kissing the taller woman, "I love you." She whispered again, looking into Sara's eyes, she knew it was the right thing to say.
"I love you too." Sara breathed, pulling the blonde into her and attacking her lips lovingly. "I love you too." The two CSIs entwined their hands and walked into the diner, each wearing matching grins. The two younger girls had seen this interaction and were each smiling, happy that they could finally be a family. Once Catherine and Sara were sat at the same table as Ellie and Lindsay, and they had ordered, the talk quickly turned to how Ellie knew Sara, a question that had been playing on both the Willow's minds.
"Well, um. It's kinda complicated-"
"No, it's not. Basically, Sara's like my mom. Well, she and my other mom got married when I was like a year old, but they were together when my mom was pregnant with me, so Sara took care of me for ages, and then my mom got into drugs and stuff and kicked Sara out when I was about 9 or 10, Sara gave me her number and E-Mail, so I could always talk to her."
"Ahh, so why don't you call Sara 'mom'?" Lindsay asked,
"I don't know, I just never did." This seemed to pacify Lindsay, and Catherine was about to comment when someone called to Sara,
"Oh my God, Sara?!" A curly haired woman walked over, a coffee to go in one hand and a cell phone in the other,
"Stell!" Sara got up and hugged this mystery woman, giving her a friendly kiss on the cheek, at this, Catherine's jealousy rose. "How've you been?"
"Busy! I don't even have to ask about you, do I, Miss Workaholic?"
"Hey!" Sara raised her hands in mock surrender; Stella laughed and looked toward the table,
"Hey Ellie!" Stella smiled at the raven haired girl, who got up and wrapped her arms around Stella's waist,
"Hey Stell!"
"You okay, kiddo?" Ellie pulled away and nodded, then gestured toward the two annoyed blondes,
"This is Linds, um, she's my girlfriend." Lindsay smiled, finally happy to be introduced, "And this is Catherine, Sara's girlfriend." Catherine smiled a little, but her overwhelming jealousy stopped her from being friendly.
"Nice to meet you, I'm Stella Taylor."
"Since when?!" Ellie and Sara both shrieked,
"Since Mac and I got married." Stella gushed, subconsciously twirling the gold band on her finger,
"Oh my God!!!!! I'm so happy for you!" Sara said, giving Stella another hug, only pulling away so Ellie could dive on her and offer her congratulations.
"So am I, he finally asked me!" Stella looked at her watch, "Damn, listen. I gotta go, here's my number," she passed a card to Sara, "Call me whenever, it was good speaking to you again, both of you! Nice to meet you," She said to Lindsay and Catherine, who smiled in return, "See you soon, Sara, don't let it be too long!" She teased, before one last hug; she then left the diner, answering her phone as she got to the door. Sara sat back at the table, noticing the change of Catherine's mood instantly,
"Linds, you coming outside?" Ellie asked, grabbing Lindsay's hand and walking outside,
"Cath, baby, what's up?" Sara asked,
"Who was she?"
"Huh?"
"Stella, how do you know her?"
"Oh my God. Are you jealous?"
"No," Catherine lied, looking away from Sara,
"Yes you are!" The older woman turned to retort, but Sara surprised her by kissing her pretty much senseless. "You're adorable when you're jealous. But why are you?"
"Because."
"Oh c'mon!" Catherine turned to Sara with tears in her eyes,
"Because I'm old. Because I have Lindsay. Because she's younger and better looking than I am, she's everything I'm not. And if it's not her, you'll find another younger model to replace me, one with less baggage, and trust me, you won't have to look hard." Catherine finished, before sobbing. Sara enveloped her in a tight hug, and kissed her crown.
"Catherine, I love you. I love you. More than anyone and anything, I love Lindsay like a daughter, I love how she's made Ellie happy again, but I hate the fact you feel like this, you're not old. And to be honest, there is not one single person better for me than you are. I love you." Catherine looked up at Sara, blinking back unshed tears,
"I'm so sorry," She choked out, Sara shook her head,
"No, don't apologize, just smile. That's all I need, that beautiful, radiant smile." Catherine grinned at this, feeling much happier now reassured.
"You always know what to say."
"I just say what I think you need to hear, and mmph-" Sara's sentence was cut short as she was silenced with Catherine's lips, when the need for oxygen became an issue, they both pulled away.
"Ahem." A cough interrupted this magical moment, and both women stared warningly at the intruder, who was the waitress with their food, as she left, Sara got up,
"I'm gonna go get the girls." Catherine nodded, and sipped the hot coffee in front of her. She then looked up to see Sara shouting at something, and Ellie comforting a crying Lindsay behind the tall brunette, Catherine hurried out to see what was going on, but caught the tail-end of what Sara was shouting.
"I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOUR FREAKIN' PROBLEM IS, BUT HOW FUCKING DARE YOU SAY ANYTHING TO MY DAUGHTER!!" What on earth is happening? Catherine thought to herself, scared, and proud, of Sara's outburst. "Linds, are you okay baby?" Lindsay nodded, seeming somewhat calmer; she flung her arms around Sara's neck and whispered a very heartfelt 'thank you', before walking over to Catherine and hugging her in the very same way. Ellie and Lindsay then walked into the diner, mumbling something about freshening up.
"Sara, what happened?"
"I went to see the girls, and when I got out here, some guy was insulting them both, I just kinda flipped, I mean, they're my daughters, and I-"
"Sara. I love you."
"Huh?"
"I love you." Sara grinned, and all her anger was gone, replaced with a much stronger feeling of love.
"I love you too."
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Sorry if you didn't like it, I really wanted to get a chapter out, as I have a busy weekend ahead! And I felt like I'd been neglecting you all, thanks for all the reviews, they make this all worth while! x