Disclaimer - see chapter one. Also, uses lyrics from Elton John's "Sorry
Seems To Be (The Hardest Word)" - from where the title came. These belong
to the artist and writer, not to me.
Chapter Ten - The Song
It didn't take him long to find Catherine. He met her in the corridor just outside the break room.
"Hey, I was just coming to get you. They're starting Karaoke in there. Should be funny. I was gonna get Grissom too."
"He's still in his office. I'll meet you inside."
He winked to her then walked into the party.
Curious about the wink, her mind pondered it whilst she made her way to Grissom's office. She found him sitting feeding his ants, his back to the door.
"It's sad, so sad, It's a sad, sad situation," she sang.
"And it's getting more and more absurd," was his, spoken, reply, still feeding the ants.
"Yes it is. They're on karaoke now."
At that he turned to face her. "Doesn't it normally take copious amounts of alcohol to encourage someone to do that?"
"They're all sober. Don't panic." She walked into the office and sat in her usual manner, in her usual chair. "I didn't know you were a fan of Elton John."
"I'm not. I just like a couple of his songs."
"Ah." She nodded slightly, looking around the office, humming the same song.
"It does, Cath." He said suddenly, and seriously.
"I know." She responded earnestly. "So, you don't have to - "
"Yes I do. I should have followed you. You were upset. It was my fault. I shouldn't have let you go."
"But since when have you been able to stop me doing what I want?" She smiled comfortingly.
"Nevertheless, I'm sorry. And I'm sorry it's taken me so long to say it. And I promise you it did not take me this long to feel it."
There it was. A spoken apology. It had to have taken a lot for him to say it, so they didn't discuss it any further. She wouldn't let him. She simply ushered him into the break room, instilling calm into the hearts of the rest of the team by being seated together. As it should be.
TBC..
Chapter Ten - The Song
It didn't take him long to find Catherine. He met her in the corridor just outside the break room.
"Hey, I was just coming to get you. They're starting Karaoke in there. Should be funny. I was gonna get Grissom too."
"He's still in his office. I'll meet you inside."
He winked to her then walked into the party.
Curious about the wink, her mind pondered it whilst she made her way to Grissom's office. She found him sitting feeding his ants, his back to the door.
"It's sad, so sad, It's a sad, sad situation," she sang.
"And it's getting more and more absurd," was his, spoken, reply, still feeding the ants.
"Yes it is. They're on karaoke now."
At that he turned to face her. "Doesn't it normally take copious amounts of alcohol to encourage someone to do that?"
"They're all sober. Don't panic." She walked into the office and sat in her usual manner, in her usual chair. "I didn't know you were a fan of Elton John."
"I'm not. I just like a couple of his songs."
"Ah." She nodded slightly, looking around the office, humming the same song.
"It does, Cath." He said suddenly, and seriously.
"I know." She responded earnestly. "So, you don't have to - "
"Yes I do. I should have followed you. You were upset. It was my fault. I shouldn't have let you go."
"But since when have you been able to stop me doing what I want?" She smiled comfortingly.
"Nevertheless, I'm sorry. And I'm sorry it's taken me so long to say it. And I promise you it did not take me this long to feel it."
There it was. A spoken apology. It had to have taken a lot for him to say it, so they didn't discuss it any further. She wouldn't let him. She simply ushered him into the break room, instilling calm into the hearts of the rest of the team by being seated together. As it should be.
TBC..
