The Next Page part 2
By Rita Widmer
Catherine let him hold on to her tight. She knew he needed someone to be
there, to hold on to for support. This day was bound to come, and it had
and it was heartbreaking to watch him and see that anguish in his eyes at the fear of loosing everything. Even if he did lose his hearing, she would not leave him alone. "Gil, things will be all right. Just wait and see," she said softly into his ear.
He stepped away from her slightly, but kept her in his arms. "How do you
know that? If I lose my hearing then I loose everything. What would I do without my job? How do I support myself?"
"We'll find a way if it comes to that. You will never be alone. You have
too many people that love you to let you go through this alone."
"Cath, I won't let you do that for me. You have no idea what its like to
live with someone that can't hear. It is a lot of work, and you would need to learn sign language. I can't ask anyone to do that."
"If it were the other way around would you let me go through it alone?"
"Of course not. You shouldn't go through that alone."
"So why should you go through it alone when you've got me and your friends to help you out? They are here for you without asking."
"It's just too much to ask of you or anyone."
"You are not asking. I'm offering you my love and friendship to help you through this."
Gil looked up at her as she said the word love, but before he could reply she was heading out the door.
"I've got work to do, but after shift we are going back to your house, and we are going to figure this out." She was almost out the door when she turned around, and said, "By the way, I do know sign language." Then she left.
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After shift
Catherine walked into Gil's office. She tried saying his name, but he still never looked up at her. Walking over to her desk, she tapped him on his shoulder to get his attention. "Hey, its time for us to go home now."
Grissom sighed as he realized his work is done for the night. Now he had to go home and figure out a way to convince Catherine that she shouldn't try to help him out even though he knew how much he needed her help. It was going to be the hardest thing to do, but he had to do it for Catherine's sake.
"Don't force me to take you out of here Gil Grissom."
"You...you can't force me out. I'm bigger then you."
"Are you so sure I can't?"
"Cath, I will not go, just because you told me so. The shift is over, and I'm going home. Do you want to grab some breakfast? Or should you go see Lindsey before she goes to school?"
"Lindsay's at my sisters for the night, and she will take her to school.
Breakfast sounds delicious, but we are getting it to go. I will not let you procrastinate on this."
"Why won't you let this go? You have much better things to do then watch
over me."
She looked him straight in the eye, and told him exactly why. "Because for some unknown crazy reason I happen to love you."
TBC
By Rita Widmer
Catherine let him hold on to her tight. She knew he needed someone to be
there, to hold on to for support. This day was bound to come, and it had
and it was heartbreaking to watch him and see that anguish in his eyes at the fear of loosing everything. Even if he did lose his hearing, she would not leave him alone. "Gil, things will be all right. Just wait and see," she said softly into his ear.
He stepped away from her slightly, but kept her in his arms. "How do you
know that? If I lose my hearing then I loose everything. What would I do without my job? How do I support myself?"
"We'll find a way if it comes to that. You will never be alone. You have
too many people that love you to let you go through this alone."
"Cath, I won't let you do that for me. You have no idea what its like to
live with someone that can't hear. It is a lot of work, and you would need to learn sign language. I can't ask anyone to do that."
"If it were the other way around would you let me go through it alone?"
"Of course not. You shouldn't go through that alone."
"So why should you go through it alone when you've got me and your friends to help you out? They are here for you without asking."
"It's just too much to ask of you or anyone."
"You are not asking. I'm offering you my love and friendship to help you through this."
Gil looked up at her as she said the word love, but before he could reply she was heading out the door.
"I've got work to do, but after shift we are going back to your house, and we are going to figure this out." She was almost out the door when she turned around, and said, "By the way, I do know sign language." Then she left.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
After shift
Catherine walked into Gil's office. She tried saying his name, but he still never looked up at her. Walking over to her desk, she tapped him on his shoulder to get his attention. "Hey, its time for us to go home now."
Grissom sighed as he realized his work is done for the night. Now he had to go home and figure out a way to convince Catherine that she shouldn't try to help him out even though he knew how much he needed her help. It was going to be the hardest thing to do, but he had to do it for Catherine's sake.
"Don't force me to take you out of here Gil Grissom."
"You...you can't force me out. I'm bigger then you."
"Are you so sure I can't?"
"Cath, I will not go, just because you told me so. The shift is over, and I'm going home. Do you want to grab some breakfast? Or should you go see Lindsey before she goes to school?"
"Lindsay's at my sisters for the night, and she will take her to school.
Breakfast sounds delicious, but we are getting it to go. I will not let you procrastinate on this."
"Why won't you let this go? You have much better things to do then watch
over me."
She looked him straight in the eye, and told him exactly why. "Because for some unknown crazy reason I happen to love you."
TBC