25. Shock Waves.
Note: Sorry guys, I'm not keeping my promise. It's just that Shock Waves was a little more interesting to write about considering the fact, that even though Meat Jekyll was quite a nice episode, this one had much more I could write about, haha! Enjoy! XX.
"Bomb squad says it's all cleared." "Alright, well I'm going to need video from all the news teams, on the ground and in the air." "Okay." Their quick, professional conversation was far from anything romantic. Catherine was quite in shock though, and Lou could tell. Nick was hurt in front of her, and who knew what could've happened if he hadn't found out about the bomb. She rested her arm on Lou's shoulder for a bit before walking away. "Catch up with you later." Lou looked after her for a split second, wondering what exactly was going through his girlfriend's mind. He knew he had to focus on work though, as did Catherine, so he decided to find her later and talk with her.
Catherine watched Nick struggle with evidence. It broke her heart to see him like this again. It reminded her of a few years ago, when he was buried alive. It pained her so much to see him hurt in a way like that again. As she stood in the door opening, she said: "Go home Nicky, you're tired." "No I'm okay, everybody's tired." Catherine walked closer to him as she said: "Not everybody's got shot and then blown up." Nick chuckled. "It's not funny. I almost lost you. I almost lost Ray, and I don't want to lose this case 'cause you're almost maxed out. You need to sit down with the department shrink." Nick appreciated Catherine's concern a lot, but the shrink-part wasn't something he liked. "Wooh, come on!" "It's mandatory after a shooting incident." "I know about the rules…" Catherine interrupted him. "It's not about the rules, Nicky, it's about you." "Look the time I waste talking to a shrink, is time I can be helping you out on this case." "You can't just John Wayne this like everything else." Nick sighed and looked away. Old feelings started to come up in Catherine's head, and she hoped her admitting something Nick didn't know about her, would help him. "After losing Warrick, I thought, if I just worked hard enough, if I focused completely on the case, that I.. Wouldn't have to about his death." Nick knew bringing up Warrick's death was something that hurt Catherine. It still hurt him too to think about his friend, and he could tell Catherine was getting tears in her eye. So was he. "There isn't enough work in the world. I realized that I couldn't do my job without talking to somebody." "I never knew that about you." Catherine shrugged. "I'm good at hiding things… Like you. Just ask yourself this, okay," Catherine said as she took a card from her backpocket, "if you got a call out tomorrow to the restaurant where you got shot, and officer Clark died, could you focus? Would you be there for your team? Would you want you backing you up right now?" Catherine could see Nick think, knowing she was right. "Make that call." She lightly touched his shoulder before she walked away to leave Nick alone and think. And to be alone for a bit.
She made her way to her office as quick as she could, not noticing anyone while she made her way to that spot. Lou did notice her though, and saw she was upset. He followed her to his office, and got in only seconds after she did. He saw Catherine standing in her office, facing an old picture of their former team. He quietly closed the door behind him and locked it, before walking over to her and placing his hands on both sides of her body. "What's wrong, Catherine. Don't tell me there's nothing, I can tell there is."
The comfort of Lou's warmth and presence made Catherine's tears fall freely. He hugged her closer to him as he kissed her hair. "I'm sorry, Lou. I just… I was afraid of what could happen to Nick, it made me think of Warrick… It just got a little bit too much. It'll be over in a second." Lou smiled slightly. Catherine always wanted to be the strong woman, hated to be upset in his arms. He turned her around though and whispered: "You don't always have to be strong, you know." Catherine shrugged. She knew he was right, but she didn't want to tell him that. She kissed him lightly on his lips, knowing they couldn't be too affectionate in her office. "I'm glad you followed me."
David, Catherine, Greg and Vartann where all at the scene. A seemingly, normal, ordinary scene. The moment Vartann dropped his battery –which he'd just borrowed from Greg for his flashlight,- on the floor, Catherine however realized it wasn't a normal scene. It was a trap. "David, wait." Catherine saw the trap, while at the same moment, Vartann's battery kept rolling into a darker spot. "Lou! Greg! Don't touch anything!" Catherine high voice screamed as loud as possible. It was too late though; as Greg tried to drag Lou away, the battery hit an object and the place exploded. David and Catherine both ran inside. They found their friends, who were both as good as fine. "We're okay." Vartann immediately said when he saw Catherine barging in. He couldn't go to her immediately though; he first thanked Greg for saving him, after which all four looked at the scene in front of them. "It isn't over," Catherine said. They knew help was on its way, and all went out of the building after observing for a bit.
Lou insisted Greg got checked out first when the ambulance came, and waited patiently for his turn. It was then that he spotted Catherine on her own, on the side, near her car. He quickly walked over to her. She was staring deep into space and didn't notice Lou until he said "Hey." He gently but quickly grabbed her arm to lead her out of the other people's sight. He gently kissed her lips before saying: "Are you okay?" "Are you?" Catherine was a little taken a back, still, but more of all, she was grateful that nothing serious had happened with both Lou and Greg. "Yeah, yeah…. Just, shocked, I guess. Can't believe this just happened. I'm just so happy Greg shoved me out of the way on time, and that you found out about it. It almost felt like a silly nightmare." Catherine closed her eyes briefly. "I'm glad you're okay." She was about to kiss him when her cellphone rang, the caller ID showing it was Nick. "Hi Nicky." "Hey, where'd you go? I need you to help me for a second." "I'll be right there."
It was clear Catherine had to leave. Lou's hand went to Catherine's cheek, caressing it lightly while she leant in to his touch. "We'll talk later, okay?" He nodded before watching her walk away. Both knew the last words about this hadn't yet been said. All Catherine had in mind was a fact that she hadn't yet been thinking about. She loved Lou. In a different way that she'd loved Eddie, Warrick and Sam. But she'd already lost three of the most important men in her life. What if she would lose Lou as well?
Note: It's fiction, right... Things gotta get more dramatic at some point ;)? I have an idea which way I'm heading with this story, I just hope you all like it so far. I'm really busy with school right now, but I nevertheless will do my best to update as often as possible!