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Pregnant!!
Catherine couldn't believe it! Another baby! She never expected it, not at her age anyway. She didn't think it was possible. While she was still with Eddie they had tried unsuccessfully for another baby before things soured between them. But the new life growing inside her was proof that miracles do happen.
Catherine was ecstatic. She had yearned for siblings for Lindsey for years but had despaired of it ever happening. She had missed and craved the feeling of holding a soft cuddly baby in her arms again. She couldn't wait till the little one was born. She hoped for a boy this time, although a little girl would be just as welcome. 'I hope that he or she looks just like their father...'
'Gil... Can we .uhm.talk?' Catherine stammered. *Damn, why am I so nervous*, she silently cursed herself. Calm down, breathe, everything would be alright. It was just that Gil could be such an enigma at times that she didn't know his reaction would be. Furthermore, this would be his first child and he was 50! Not exactly over the hill, but.. Oh God!
Gil smiled at the image of Cath hovering nervously in front of his office. 'Cath, is it important? If you don't mind, can we talk about it after work? I still have a lot of paperwork to catch up on.'
'Uhm, sure, after work is fine' Cath answered and shot off down the hall.
Why was she so fidgety? Gil wondered.
Catherine was getting very worked up at the thought of telling Gil that she was expecting his child. They had been friends for years, but had only been romantically involved for little more than a year. They had not planned for the future, deciding to take one day at a time. Giving them time to adjust to the new relationship. The baby would change things and Catherine's imagination was working overtime at all the possible scenarios after she told Grissom that she was pregnant. They had not talked about getting married, much less having a baby.
She didn't even know if he wanted to be a father. She knew that he always felt uncomfortable with children, as he did not know what to do around them. But he got along well with her daughter, and her daughter adored her 'uncle Gil'.
By the time Gil let himself into her house, Catherine was a nervous wreck.
'Hey' Catherine muttered as Gil kissed her gently on the forehead.
'What is it you wanted to talk about?'
'Erm, I ...er.we.' Catherine mumbled, silently berating herself for sounding like an idiot.
Meanwhile, Gil was chuckling. 'I never thought that I would see the day Catherine Willows was unable to string complete sentences together!'
'Gil, I'm pregnant.' Catherine finally said, not meeting Gil in the eye.
Silence.
'Gil?' Catherine asked when the silence had become unbearable. When she did not get a reply, she walked over to him and put a tentative hand on his arm.
When he felt Catherine's hand on his arm, Gil was shocked out of his stupor. He couldn't believe his ears. Pregnant! Catherine was having his child! Theirs!
'I.I .it's too much to take in for now. I need to be alone for a while.'
Catherine nodded, looking at the man in front of her, knowing that her bombshell had shocked him to the core and that he needed time to think about what would happen next. She did not blame him, but she had wished for a more enthusiastic reaction to her news, that he would wrap her in his arms and tell her how happy he was to become a father.
Pregnant!!
Catherine couldn't believe it! Another baby! She never expected it, not at her age anyway. She didn't think it was possible. While she was still with Eddie they had tried unsuccessfully for another baby before things soured between them. But the new life growing inside her was proof that miracles do happen.
Catherine was ecstatic. She had yearned for siblings for Lindsey for years but had despaired of it ever happening. She had missed and craved the feeling of holding a soft cuddly baby in her arms again. She couldn't wait till the little one was born. She hoped for a boy this time, although a little girl would be just as welcome. 'I hope that he or she looks just like their father...'
'Gil... Can we .uhm.talk?' Catherine stammered. *Damn, why am I so nervous*, she silently cursed herself. Calm down, breathe, everything would be alright. It was just that Gil could be such an enigma at times that she didn't know his reaction would be. Furthermore, this would be his first child and he was 50! Not exactly over the hill, but.. Oh God!
Gil smiled at the image of Cath hovering nervously in front of his office. 'Cath, is it important? If you don't mind, can we talk about it after work? I still have a lot of paperwork to catch up on.'
'Uhm, sure, after work is fine' Cath answered and shot off down the hall.
Why was she so fidgety? Gil wondered.
Catherine was getting very worked up at the thought of telling Gil that she was expecting his child. They had been friends for years, but had only been romantically involved for little more than a year. They had not planned for the future, deciding to take one day at a time. Giving them time to adjust to the new relationship. The baby would change things and Catherine's imagination was working overtime at all the possible scenarios after she told Grissom that she was pregnant. They had not talked about getting married, much less having a baby.
She didn't even know if he wanted to be a father. She knew that he always felt uncomfortable with children, as he did not know what to do around them. But he got along well with her daughter, and her daughter adored her 'uncle Gil'.
By the time Gil let himself into her house, Catherine was a nervous wreck.
'Hey' Catherine muttered as Gil kissed her gently on the forehead.
'What is it you wanted to talk about?'
'Erm, I ...er.we.' Catherine mumbled, silently berating herself for sounding like an idiot.
Meanwhile, Gil was chuckling. 'I never thought that I would see the day Catherine Willows was unable to string complete sentences together!'
'Gil, I'm pregnant.' Catherine finally said, not meeting Gil in the eye.
Silence.
'Gil?' Catherine asked when the silence had become unbearable. When she did not get a reply, she walked over to him and put a tentative hand on his arm.
When he felt Catherine's hand on his arm, Gil was shocked out of his stupor. He couldn't believe his ears. Pregnant! Catherine was having his child! Theirs!
'I.I .it's too much to take in for now. I need to be alone for a while.'
Catherine nodded, looking at the man in front of her, knowing that her bombshell had shocked him to the core and that he needed time to think about what would happen next. She did not blame him, but she had wished for a more enthusiastic reaction to her news, that he would wrap her in his arms and tell her how happy he was to become a father.