Young Summer Love
Disclaimer: I own nothing…
Rating: PG-13, teen stuff
Summary: Young, innocent, summer love. Grillow's when they were young.
PS: Who's watching the Gossip Girl TV series this fall? I am!! It's got S, B, N… and them. Okay, not go on and read.
"Everything is all set," Catherine said walking into her father's office.
"Muggs," he greeted her, "That's great." Catherine sat in one of the leather seats in front of his desk.
"My party is finally planned." Catherine sighed.
"I take the last few days have been stressful."
"Planning a party is not as easy as it looks," she replied.
"How have you been Muggs? Haven't seen your face around her a lot," Sam asked after the short silence.
"I'm fine Dad. I've just been hanging out with some friends. And thinking about how close I am to being an adult. I graduated high school and soon I'm going to be moving out and I don't even know what I want to do with my life."
"I'm sure it'll come to you. You're a smart girl."
"Mom told me that I shouldn't go to college and that I should get married as soon as possible." Catherine and Sam both laughed. Catherine slid down in the chair so that she was more comfortable.
"Your mother's a bit old fashion."
"Very old fashion and crazy. She's going to be real disappointed though." Catherine pressed her glossed lips together. Sam smiled at his daughter. She truly was about to be an adult. She was already one in his eyes.
"What about your present from your dear old dad? What do you want, Muggs?" Sam asked leaning back in his leather computer desk chair. Catherine shrugged her shoulders.
"I don't know. Nothing big though, Dad. Maybe… nothing at all. Maybe just love and support in everything that I do," Catherine answered.
"You already have that Muggs." Blue eyes meet blue eyes.
Catherine gave a small warm and sincere smile. "Thank you."
Sam got up and walked around his desk. He grabbed Catherine's hand so that she stood before him. He kissed her on the forehead. "I love you Muggs." Sam wrapped his arms around her.
"I love you too Daddy. Forever and ever." Catherine hugged him back and rested her head on his chest. She remembered when she was a little girl and she use to say that. Sam would hold her at night until she fell asleep in his arms. She was his little princess. She still is his little princess.
She jumped when her ring tone sang. She pulled her cell phone out of the pocket of her sweatshirt and saw that it was Gil.
"I'll talk to you later." She kissed him on the cheek. Sam simply nodded and watched her walk out of his office.
"Hey," she said.
"Hey. What's up?" he asked.
"Nothing. My party planning is finally complete," she replied jumping on the living room couch.
"Round of applause to Catherine. What are you doing tomorrow afternoon?" Gil asked.
"I don't know. Why?" she asked.
"I wanted to spend some time with you before I go to work." Catherine turned on the wall mounted flat screen TV.
"I think we could work something out. How does lunch sound?"
"Perfect. What are you doing?" he asked.
"Watching TV, thinking about how I'd rather be lying in your bed with you, fighting over what to watch." Catherine smiled.
"That does sound better than washing deceased bodies."
"Eww. Make sure you use bleach when you shower before you touch me again." Gil laughed.
"I'm well protected. Hey baby, I have to go. Just got a body in."
"Can you just say, 'I have to go.' with no dirty details?" she asked referring to the dead body.
Gil laughed again, "I have to go."
Catherine sucked her teeth, "Uhh. Why?" she whined.
"I love you Catherine."
"I love you too." She giggled and hung in her cell phone.
"Ohh. Who was that?" Tony asked jumping next to her on the couch.
"Nunya."
"Nunya?"
"Nun ya damn business."
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"Oh my god! Stephanie!" Catherine ran and threw her arm around her childhood best friend.
"Catherine!" Stephanie said hugging her back.
"You look amazing." Catherine looked over her. Her long brunette hair was now jet-black and was a cute cut that was shortened to her shoulders. He hazel eyes were blue. She wore Bermuda shorts and a yellow tank top and a pair of yellow Juicy Couture flip-flops.
"So do you. You're growing out your red hair!" Catherine patted her strawberry blonde hair that was in a ponytail. She straightened her strapless blue dress.
"How long are you staying?" Catherine asked.
"For two weeks. I'm staying at the Rampart," she replied, "I just thought I should at least stop by, ya know."
"I'm so glad you did. Come on." Catherine grabbed Stephanie's hand and dragged her to her bedroom.
"I like what you did to your room." Stephanie said flopping on Catherine's bed.
"Thank you. The purple flowery theme was getting old.
"I bet. So what has been up with you?"
"Nothing. I'm so over being ditched for Europe. Meet some new friends and just moving on," Catherine replied leaning back in her computer desk chair.
"Meet any cute boys?"
"Yes I did. I'm in love with one now."
"Tell me about him, girl," Stephanie said sitting up and hugging a pillow.
"I'll do even better. You can meet him."
Stephanie's eyes lit up. "When?" she asked.
"Today. I was just about to leave before you showed up on my doorstep. Gil and I were having lunch today."
"Gil? Catherine and Gil," Stephanie said.
Catherine shushed her hoping her mother was off minding her own business.
"What? It sounds nice. Does he have a brother?"
"No he's an only child," Catherine said pushing her out of her bedroom door.
"Friends?"
"Best friend taken. His other one's you really wouldn't want to date."
"Why not? They ugly or something?"
"You have arachnophobia," Catherine replied silently thanking god she had not ran into anyone she was related to, especially her mother.
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"Theses are from yesterday?" Lily asked gazing at the pictures in front her.
"No, earlier today." A tall bald man, in black, replied.
Lily flipped through the pictures of Gil on top of Catherine, kissing passionately on a blanket, then some of his tossing her into the lake nearby. She dismissed the look on Catherine's face; happiness.
"Follow them, keep an eye on them. I have to find out a way to get rid of him."
"Yes ma'm."
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"Where are we?" Stephanie asked.
"Downtown Las Vegas. You've never been here before?"
"No. Were going through here to get to the place you boyfriend is?" Stephanie looked out the window of Catherine's car.
"Nope. The place is right there. This is where we had our first… date I guess you could call it." Catherine parallel parked the car, glancing at Stephanie and seeing the look on her face.
"What?" she asked.
"I thought maybe that you guys would eat at a five, maybe ever four star restaurant than a zero star place."
"Steph. Please don't play the stuck up rich girl thing. They have the same stuff, just for way less."
"To make up, this guy better be extra cute." Stephanie climbed out of the car after Catherine and followed her into the diner.
"Where is he?" she asked impatiently.
"Righttt… there." Catherine pointed at the curly haired guy, taking a sip of his water; Gil.
"Oh he is cute."
"Wait until you check out his ass. But, hands off Steph. He's mine."
"I'll try and keep my hands to myself. No promises," Stephanie joked as they got closer to the table.
"Hey."
Gil looked up and smiled when he saw Catherine.
"Hi." Gil stood up and kissed on the lips, not noticing Stephanie at all.
"Oh. This is Stephanie. My best friend who use to live here that I told you about." Catherine stepped beside Gil. "This is Gil," she said to Stephanie.
"Hi." Gil held out his hand.
"Hello." Stephanie said studying him.
"Shall we sit?" Gil asked the girls.
"We shall." Catherine said looking at him.
Gil slid into the booth, Catherine close behind him. Stephanie slid into the booth opposite them.
The waitress came by the table and took their orders.
"So how long have you two been together?" Stephanie asked.
"Two and a half months. I don't know. It seems like forever." Gil said looking at Catherine, then back at her best friend.
Stephanie smiled, "You too look so great together."
Catherine laid her head on Gil's shoulder. "Thank you."
"What are you two up to later? I assume something safe, if she's not like Jacqui," Gil asked.
"I don't know. Shopping or something."
"What's with chicks and shopping?" Gil asked.
Stephanie laughed, "What is up with us and shopping Catherine?"
"I don't know. It's just one of our master plans to drive guys crazy," Catherine suggested.
"Yeah, strip clubs cure them though."
"Not all guys," Gil said.
"You mean you don't go to strip clubs?" Stephanie asked leaning on the table.
"Nope."
"That's a first," she replied. "Even Cath and I went to strip clubs."
"Steph." Catherine looked at her friends.
"You went to a strip club without me Cath?" Gil joked.
"We were drunk and just had this huge fight with our other two friends. Harmless fun."
"So she is a duplicate of Jacqui."
"No, not at all. Jacqui's just a little crazier."
"Who's Jacqui?" Stephanie asked hearing her name for the second time.
"His best friends girl friend. She's a wild child," Catherine answered.
Just as Stephanie was about to ask her a question, their food arrived. They ate with some conversation; Gil and Catherine sneaked some glances and light touches.
"Stephanie, I'll meet you at the car." Catherine tossed her keys to Stephanie.
"Kay. Nice meeting you Gil," Stephanie said waving.
Gil smiled and waved back.
"I hope you didn't mind me bringing her. I didn't know she was coming to Vegas today." They stood in front of the dinner on he sidewalk.
"It's okay. As long as I get to kiss you." Gil pulled her body close to his, wrapping his arms around her waist.
"You do." Catherine pressed their lips together and parted her lips, granting him access to explore her mouth.
They broke apart when they heard Catherine's car horn blow. Catherine captured his lips again, sucking on his bottom lip before they pulled apart again.
"I'll make sure she's busy next time I see you."
"Okay. I'll call you when I get off work. I love you."
"Kay. I love you too." Gil watched her blue dress move with her body as she walked back to her car. She waved to him before she got in her car, and he waved back.
Catherine got into the drivers side smiling. Gil always made her look like a silly mess, but she loved that.
"Let me guess, your parents have no idea that you're in love with him," Stephanie said when Catherine settled in the drivers seat.
"Why do you say that?" she asked.
"He looks like he's not…"
"What? Rich? No Gil is not rich. But what does money have to do with it?"
"Almost everything. The money puts you two in two different lifestyles."
Catherine gripped the steering wheel slightly, "I love him. He loves me. What else is there?"
"Does he love you, or your money?"
Catherine took a deep breath; she was frustrated, "He's never seen or touched my money. He works hard making money for himself. And you're sounding like my mother."
"I'm just having my word now instead of later." Stephanie laughed.
"What's so funny?" she asked.
"Your poor mother is going to have a heart attack when she finds out that you're in love with a guy who has a job and eats at a no star restaurant." She laughed again.
"I know. I can't wait to tell her… well yes I can." Catherine laughed as well.
"You have to promise me Steph that my parents, especially my mom dose not know that I am with Gil. I'm not ashamed, but I know my mom will freak out or something and I really don't want to deal with any of her crap before I move out." Catherine glanced at Stephanie, and then put her eyes back on the road.
"Well… since he is really cute… and cool. I guess I could," she replied.
Catherine smiled. "I would hug you and do our old secret hand shake, if I weren't driving."
"Cool. I wasn't planning on dieing tonight anyways." Stephanie shrugged her shoulders and turned on the radio.
Catherine smiled, glad that her BFF, whom she hadn't seen in forever was there. She bobbed her head and sung the song that blasted through the speakers, and the thought of Gil floated in her mind.
A/N: This chapter took me so long to write. I kept on getting stuck, but then I got… unstuck. Other chapters will flow better because I already have most of them on my "mind blueprint fic… stuff". Anyways hit the review button… and hey why don't ya leave a review? Love ya!