'That's it Grissom! I can't take it anymore. Why don't you just disappear!
Eddie used to say he loved me too! Every time we made love! Look where it
took us! So how do you expect me to believe you? ' Catherine screamed at
Grissom in frustration.
'Are you saying that you want me to leave you alone? Is that what you really mean?'
'Yes. No. Oh god, I don't know!'
Grissom could see that Catherine was getting very worked up. He knew that she had gone through a very eventful day and the strain was starting to show. She was starting to shiver with emotion as she stood there in front of him.
'Oh Cath,' Grissom said as he walked towards her.
'Don't Gil, please, don't. Don't touch me.' Catherine said, backing away from him, her deep blue eyes pleading with him to understand.
'Cath!' Grissom said in concern.
'Gil, please, I beg you, just leave me alone!'
'Catherine, you're not well and I just want to take care of you.'
'Don't worry Gil, I've been taking care of myself for years. I can take care of myself just fine.'
'Damn it Catherine, why don't you just let me take care of you?' Grissom said with a raised voice as he began to lose his patience. Whoever said that love was wonderful sure never met or fell in love with a woman as stubborn as Catherine Willows.
'I can take care of myself, I told you already! Besides, it's none of your business!'
'None of my business!' Grissom spluttered. 'You really want me out of here don't you? You just can't wait to see the back of me! Or is this your way of telling me that you don't love me?'
At that, Catherine's head jerked up. For the first time since their confrontation, she looked directly at him and he saw that her eyes were heavy with unshed tears.
'What if I say that I want us to erase the nightmare of the past few months, and start out over again with a clean slate?' Grissom said gently, not wanting to spook her.
She sighed so deeply, her entire body quivered. 'And what if, next week, or next month, or next year, you change your mind?'
He reached out and cupped her face. ' I love you, do you hear? Until tonight, I couldn't bring myself to admit that, and I won't be repeating the words now if I didn't know them to be true.'
'Oh, I'd like to believe you!' she cried. 'Heaven knows, I've waited long enough for you to say them.'
'So, what's the problem?'
Just as she opened her mouth to answer, his cell rang.
The next chapter is the last, and it is rather short, so don't get your hopes up too high!
'Are you saying that you want me to leave you alone? Is that what you really mean?'
'Yes. No. Oh god, I don't know!'
Grissom could see that Catherine was getting very worked up. He knew that she had gone through a very eventful day and the strain was starting to show. She was starting to shiver with emotion as she stood there in front of him.
'Oh Cath,' Grissom said as he walked towards her.
'Don't Gil, please, don't. Don't touch me.' Catherine said, backing away from him, her deep blue eyes pleading with him to understand.
'Cath!' Grissom said in concern.
'Gil, please, I beg you, just leave me alone!'
'Catherine, you're not well and I just want to take care of you.'
'Don't worry Gil, I've been taking care of myself for years. I can take care of myself just fine.'
'Damn it Catherine, why don't you just let me take care of you?' Grissom said with a raised voice as he began to lose his patience. Whoever said that love was wonderful sure never met or fell in love with a woman as stubborn as Catherine Willows.
'I can take care of myself, I told you already! Besides, it's none of your business!'
'None of my business!' Grissom spluttered. 'You really want me out of here don't you? You just can't wait to see the back of me! Or is this your way of telling me that you don't love me?'
At that, Catherine's head jerked up. For the first time since their confrontation, she looked directly at him and he saw that her eyes were heavy with unshed tears.
'What if I say that I want us to erase the nightmare of the past few months, and start out over again with a clean slate?' Grissom said gently, not wanting to spook her.
She sighed so deeply, her entire body quivered. 'And what if, next week, or next month, or next year, you change your mind?'
He reached out and cupped her face. ' I love you, do you hear? Until tonight, I couldn't bring myself to admit that, and I won't be repeating the words now if I didn't know them to be true.'
'Oh, I'd like to believe you!' she cried. 'Heaven knows, I've waited long enough for you to say them.'
'So, what's the problem?'
Just as she opened her mouth to answer, his cell rang.
The next chapter is the last, and it is rather short, so don't get your hopes up too high!
