Variation #3
He looked back at the woman standing quietly beside him, "So you up for dinner?"
She smiled gently, lowering her eyes for a moment, then looked up at him, with blue eyes sparkling like diamonds.
"Of course," she replied, winking at him as she began to walk down the hall towards the lab.
As Grissom watched Catherine make her way down the hall, blond hair swinging in rhythm to her stride, he felt a huge grin appear on his face.
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"You know I've never been one to doubt you Gil," Catherine as she stared out the window of the Tahoe. "But it seems to me that we've been driving for an awfully long time in the opposite direction of restaurants and well, anything resembling civilization."
"Patience grasshopper," Grissom replied, his eyes searching off into the horizon for something Catherine couldn't yet determine. "All will be revealed soon. Now for the time being, I need you to close your eyes."
"You wish is my command master," Catherine said giving him a wink before she closed her eyes. After a few minutes she felt the car stop.
"I'll be right back," Grissom said tenderly touching her cheek.
"My eyes are still supposed to be closed right?" Catherine asked, wondering what he could possibly be up to.
"Only for a few more minutes," Grissom replied.
Catherine sat in the Tahoe wondering where in the world Grissom had decided to take them for dinner. He had been very cryptic about the whole thing when he had picked her up at home after work. Before she could think about it anymore, Catherine felt the passenger door of the Tahoe open.
"Open your eyes," Grissom whispered softly into her ear.
Catherine opened her eyes to be greeted with the beginnings of a spectacular desert sunset.
"Oh wow, Gil this is.." She began, but found herself unable to come up with the words needed to describe the sight. She allowed Grissom to take her hand and lead her out of the Tahoe to a picnic blanket he'd spread out a few feet away.
"How did you have time to get all this together after work," Catherine said sitting down beside him. "I was only home for about half an hour before you showed up."
"Well a little advance planning helps Catherine," Grissom quipped unpacking the picnic basket.
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A few hours later, as the stars came out, Grissom lay on his back staring at the sky. Catherine was stretched out next to him, propped up on one elbow.
"So how long have you been planning this Gil?" Catherine asked leaning towards him, her blue eyes sparkling.
"For, uhm, a while," Grissom said, hoping he wasn't blushing.
"How long is a while?" Catherine asked softly, as she moved closer to him.
"Well we've know each other for how long now?" Grissom replied, knowing that he was now blushing.
"And you've...all this time.." Catherine said feeling her eyes brimming up with tears.
"Cath, I can barely remember a time when I didn't feel the way I do about you," Grissom replied pulling her close to him.
"I had hoped for so long, but there was Eddie and." she began, letting him wrap his arms around her.
"You had no way of knowing," Grissom replied.
"You're right," Catherine sighed softly and snuggled closely into Grissom's embrace.
"Cath," Grissom asked softly, savoring the feeling of her in his arms.
"Hmmm?"
"If you could go anywhere in the world, do anything, where would you go and what would you do?" he asked, absentmindedly running his fingers through her blonde hair.
"I would stay right here with you," Catherine said without a hint of hesitation.
"Same here," Grissom replied, tipping his chin down to kiss her forehead.
He looked back at the woman standing quietly beside him, "So you up for dinner?"
She smiled gently, lowering her eyes for a moment, then looked up at him, with blue eyes sparkling like diamonds.
"Of course," she replied, winking at him as she began to walk down the hall towards the lab.
As Grissom watched Catherine make her way down the hall, blond hair swinging in rhythm to her stride, he felt a huge grin appear on his face.
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"You know I've never been one to doubt you Gil," Catherine as she stared out the window of the Tahoe. "But it seems to me that we've been driving for an awfully long time in the opposite direction of restaurants and well, anything resembling civilization."
"Patience grasshopper," Grissom replied, his eyes searching off into the horizon for something Catherine couldn't yet determine. "All will be revealed soon. Now for the time being, I need you to close your eyes."
"You wish is my command master," Catherine said giving him a wink before she closed her eyes. After a few minutes she felt the car stop.
"I'll be right back," Grissom said tenderly touching her cheek.
"My eyes are still supposed to be closed right?" Catherine asked, wondering what he could possibly be up to.
"Only for a few more minutes," Grissom replied.
Catherine sat in the Tahoe wondering where in the world Grissom had decided to take them for dinner. He had been very cryptic about the whole thing when he had picked her up at home after work. Before she could think about it anymore, Catherine felt the passenger door of the Tahoe open.
"Open your eyes," Grissom whispered softly into her ear.
Catherine opened her eyes to be greeted with the beginnings of a spectacular desert sunset.
"Oh wow, Gil this is.." She began, but found herself unable to come up with the words needed to describe the sight. She allowed Grissom to take her hand and lead her out of the Tahoe to a picnic blanket he'd spread out a few feet away.
"How did you have time to get all this together after work," Catherine said sitting down beside him. "I was only home for about half an hour before you showed up."
"Well a little advance planning helps Catherine," Grissom quipped unpacking the picnic basket.
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A few hours later, as the stars came out, Grissom lay on his back staring at the sky. Catherine was stretched out next to him, propped up on one elbow.
"So how long have you been planning this Gil?" Catherine asked leaning towards him, her blue eyes sparkling.
"For, uhm, a while," Grissom said, hoping he wasn't blushing.
"How long is a while?" Catherine asked softly, as she moved closer to him.
"Well we've know each other for how long now?" Grissom replied, knowing that he was now blushing.
"And you've...all this time.." Catherine said feeling her eyes brimming up with tears.
"Cath, I can barely remember a time when I didn't feel the way I do about you," Grissom replied pulling her close to him.
"I had hoped for so long, but there was Eddie and." she began, letting him wrap his arms around her.
"You had no way of knowing," Grissom replied.
"You're right," Catherine sighed softly and snuggled closely into Grissom's embrace.
"Cath," Grissom asked softly, savoring the feeling of her in his arms.
"Hmmm?"
"If you could go anywhere in the world, do anything, where would you go and what would you do?" he asked, absentmindedly running his fingers through her blonde hair.
"I would stay right here with you," Catherine said without a hint of hesitation.
"Same here," Grissom replied, tipping his chin down to kiss her forehead.