Disclaimer - see chapter one
Chapter Seven - Await Return
The next few days - or, rather, nights - passed slowly. After answering all the initial questions about Catherine's whereabouts, her health, and his new ant farm, Grissom had settled the team back into their normal routine. Thankfully they had plenty of cases to work on. "Thankfully" not to be insensitive to the victims, but to keep his mind off Catherine. More particularly, to keep his mind off Catherine and Horatio Caine. It kept wandering to ponder how close they were, and when they became so. She had never mentioned him. Except for details pertaining to the case, she hadn't said anything about her time in Miami. Now, suddenly, she was wearing a diamond necklace, and was out there in Miami, instead of here, with them. How had he missed such a development?
"Hey, Gris! You gonna be here for the New Year party?" Nick called to him from the doorway. "Providing we're not at a crime scene, I mean."
"What do you think?" was Grissom's reply.
"I think you're on the rota so you have to actually be here, but you won't specifically be at the party." Nick nodded in understanding.
Grissom smiled. "Very good, Nicky boy."
Nick laughed and walked away. He had known the response he would get before he asked. Grissom didn't party. Seeing him at Catherine's on Christmas Eve had been quite a surprise, but then, Catherine could convince Grissom to do just about anything. As he entered the corridor, he called back to him.
"Best put on a nice suit, anyway, Cath's coming back."
Grissom looked up, shocked that Nick referred to the suit, surprised and thrilled that Catherine was coming back so soon, and slightly worried about what would happen.
TBC..
Chapter Seven - Await Return
The next few days - or, rather, nights - passed slowly. After answering all the initial questions about Catherine's whereabouts, her health, and his new ant farm, Grissom had settled the team back into their normal routine. Thankfully they had plenty of cases to work on. "Thankfully" not to be insensitive to the victims, but to keep his mind off Catherine. More particularly, to keep his mind off Catherine and Horatio Caine. It kept wandering to ponder how close they were, and when they became so. She had never mentioned him. Except for details pertaining to the case, she hadn't said anything about her time in Miami. Now, suddenly, she was wearing a diamond necklace, and was out there in Miami, instead of here, with them. How had he missed such a development?
"Hey, Gris! You gonna be here for the New Year party?" Nick called to him from the doorway. "Providing we're not at a crime scene, I mean."
"What do you think?" was Grissom's reply.
"I think you're on the rota so you have to actually be here, but you won't specifically be at the party." Nick nodded in understanding.
Grissom smiled. "Very good, Nicky boy."
Nick laughed and walked away. He had known the response he would get before he asked. Grissom didn't party. Seeing him at Catherine's on Christmas Eve had been quite a surprise, but then, Catherine could convince Grissom to do just about anything. As he entered the corridor, he called back to him.
"Best put on a nice suit, anyway, Cath's coming back."
Grissom looked up, shocked that Nick referred to the suit, surprised and thrilled that Catherine was coming back so soon, and slightly worried about what would happen.
TBC..
