"That was spectacular!" Catherine exclaimed as Grissom shut the passenger
side door of the Tahoe for her.
"What was?" he asked getting into the driver's side.
"I've don't think I've danced that much since I quit dancing," Catherine continued as if she hadn't heard him. "I mean not that kind of dancing, but you know, real dancing. But you wouldn't know anything about that now would you Gil?" She punctuated the last two "you's" by placing her hand on his chest and nodding which caused her blonde hair to bounce with emphasis.
"No I think watching you was quite enough Cath," Grissom replied sternly. After the comedy club, the group had proceeded to a nearby bar at Nick and Greg's suggestion. After a few drinks and the discovery of a jukebox in the back of the smoky dive, Catherine decided it was time to make Sara's birthday into a dance party. After teaching Warrick, Nick, and a very amused Greg some new moves, Catherine had worked her way through all of the men in the bar with incredible efficiency.all of then except Grissom who had sat and the bar and chatted with Sara the majority of the night.
After a long silence, they pulled up to Catherine's house.
"Come in with me?" she asked drowsily as Grissom helped out of the Tahoe.
"Of course my dear," Grissom sighed. He was a man in conflict with himself. One part of him was furious at Catherine for flinging herself at every man in the bar, but the other part was more angry with himself for not being more assertive.
Once inside the house, Catherine went straight to her stereo and began fumbling with the cd's sitting on the shelf next to it. As he watched her from the couch, Grissom continued to stew in his frustration. It had seemed obvious to him that Catherine was trying to send him a message earlier that evening, but her behavior at the bar had totally contradicted this theory. Sighing inwardly, Grissom wondered how he could track down serial killers and murderers but somehow Catherine had always eluded him.
Suddenly his thoughts were interrupted by Catherine tugging on his hand. Without a word she pulled him off the couch and wrapped her arms around him. As Billy Holiday crooned on the stereo, Grissom let his arms wind around Catherine's waist as she whispered, "Why didn't you dance with me at the club?"
"Well I." Grissom began trying to think of a better answer than 'dancing's not my thing' or 'I thought it was better to sit around and wish I was dancing with you rather than actually doing it.'
"You don't like me very much do you Gil?" Catherine blurted out as they swayed to the music. "I mean you look at me like you do, but I'm starting to think, I'm starting to wonder if maybe there's someone else. Not that we ever had anything to begin with, I just mean that to you I'm nothing special anymore and it seemed like I was before so either there's someone else or."
"You know that's not true," Grissom said deciding to cut her off before she allowed the four martinis she had at the bar to do any more talking.
"I'm not drunk if that's what you're thinking," Catherine murmured in reply. She paused then reconsidered, "Okay, maybe just a little drunk." She rested her head on his chest and sighed softly.
"Why don't you try and get some sleep," he said softly running his fingers through her blonde hair.
"That's your solution to everything these days isn't it Gil? Just sleep it off," Catherine yawned as she let him lead her into the bedroom. Sitting down her bed in the darkened room, she whispered, "Aren't you ever worried you'll sleep your life away?"
"Are you?" Grissom replied sitting down beside her. In the darkness of the room, Grissom waited for her response for what felt like an eternity until all at once he realized that her lips were getting dangerously close to his. "Catherine, what are you doing?"
"My god Gil, what does it seem like I'm doing?" she laughed softly as she inched closer to him.
**The sexual tension is so thick you need a chainsaw to get through it.so what happens?? Do Grissom and Catherine finally act on their obvious attraction to one another? Does Sara bust in and ruin the whole thing?? Oh and what about that catfight at the bar?? All this and more in Chapter 6 so stay tuned!!
"What was?" he asked getting into the driver's side.
"I've don't think I've danced that much since I quit dancing," Catherine continued as if she hadn't heard him. "I mean not that kind of dancing, but you know, real dancing. But you wouldn't know anything about that now would you Gil?" She punctuated the last two "you's" by placing her hand on his chest and nodding which caused her blonde hair to bounce with emphasis.
"No I think watching you was quite enough Cath," Grissom replied sternly. After the comedy club, the group had proceeded to a nearby bar at Nick and Greg's suggestion. After a few drinks and the discovery of a jukebox in the back of the smoky dive, Catherine decided it was time to make Sara's birthday into a dance party. After teaching Warrick, Nick, and a very amused Greg some new moves, Catherine had worked her way through all of the men in the bar with incredible efficiency.all of then except Grissom who had sat and the bar and chatted with Sara the majority of the night.
After a long silence, they pulled up to Catherine's house.
"Come in with me?" she asked drowsily as Grissom helped out of the Tahoe.
"Of course my dear," Grissom sighed. He was a man in conflict with himself. One part of him was furious at Catherine for flinging herself at every man in the bar, but the other part was more angry with himself for not being more assertive.
Once inside the house, Catherine went straight to her stereo and began fumbling with the cd's sitting on the shelf next to it. As he watched her from the couch, Grissom continued to stew in his frustration. It had seemed obvious to him that Catherine was trying to send him a message earlier that evening, but her behavior at the bar had totally contradicted this theory. Sighing inwardly, Grissom wondered how he could track down serial killers and murderers but somehow Catherine had always eluded him.
Suddenly his thoughts were interrupted by Catherine tugging on his hand. Without a word she pulled him off the couch and wrapped her arms around him. As Billy Holiday crooned on the stereo, Grissom let his arms wind around Catherine's waist as she whispered, "Why didn't you dance with me at the club?"
"Well I." Grissom began trying to think of a better answer than 'dancing's not my thing' or 'I thought it was better to sit around and wish I was dancing with you rather than actually doing it.'
"You don't like me very much do you Gil?" Catherine blurted out as they swayed to the music. "I mean you look at me like you do, but I'm starting to think, I'm starting to wonder if maybe there's someone else. Not that we ever had anything to begin with, I just mean that to you I'm nothing special anymore and it seemed like I was before so either there's someone else or."
"You know that's not true," Grissom said deciding to cut her off before she allowed the four martinis she had at the bar to do any more talking.
"I'm not drunk if that's what you're thinking," Catherine murmured in reply. She paused then reconsidered, "Okay, maybe just a little drunk." She rested her head on his chest and sighed softly.
"Why don't you try and get some sleep," he said softly running his fingers through her blonde hair.
"That's your solution to everything these days isn't it Gil? Just sleep it off," Catherine yawned as she let him lead her into the bedroom. Sitting down her bed in the darkened room, she whispered, "Aren't you ever worried you'll sleep your life away?"
"Are you?" Grissom replied sitting down beside her. In the darkness of the room, Grissom waited for her response for what felt like an eternity until all at once he realized that her lips were getting dangerously close to his. "Catherine, what are you doing?"
"My god Gil, what does it seem like I'm doing?" she laughed softly as she inched closer to him.
**The sexual tension is so thick you need a chainsaw to get through it.so what happens?? Do Grissom and Catherine finally act on their obvious attraction to one another? Does Sara bust in and ruin the whole thing?? Oh and what about that catfight at the bar?? All this and more in Chapter 6 so stay tuned!!