A/N Yeah more drug addled crap spilling forth from my head.. I hope you
like it.. Then again in this state I don't really care if you don't!
Disclaimer: They aren't mine.. even if the penguin says they are.
Alekxandra knocked quietly on Catherine's door, she stood looking at her shoes while she waited. She looked up as the door opened. 'Oh Ally' Catherine said as she pulled her inside. 'Come sit down.' Catherine said pointing towards the couch. She went and sat down on the couch, 'You want something to drink?' Catherine called from the kitchen.
'No I'm fine.' She replied fiddling with her hair.
'Really' replied Catherine sarcastically as she sat down with a cup of coffee in her hands. She sat for a moment watching Alek fiddle with her hair. 'What happened this time?' she asked softly.
Alek leaned her head back against the couch her eyes closed. 'I can't believe I did it' she whispered.
'Did what Ally? Help me out here cos I'm feeling a little lost' Catherine replied looking at her with concern.
Alek rubbed her face with her hands. 'I let him back in' she said quietly.
'Gil?' Catherine stated not expecting an answer. Alek looked at her and nodded.
'I don't know what I was thinking Cath. I mean..' she got up from the couch and started to pace.
Catherine sat and watched her for a moment. 'What happened? What did he say this time?'
'It's not anything he did or didn't do. I just.' she began fiddling with her hair again.
'So what's got you so freaked out then?' Catherine asked looking directly at her. She had seen her like this before and she didn't like it. 'What happened?'
'Everything was going fine. Then Brass called him in and I don't know. I've been like this since he left.' She sat back down on the couch across from Catherine.
Catherine looked across at Alek her eyes traveled to the scar on her wrist. 'So you feel like you've made a mistake? Or what Ally?' Catherine reached across and touched her hand.
Alekxandra looked down at the scar on her wrist. 'Do you want to know why I did it?' she said not wanting to meet Catherine's gaze. 'I didn't feel important to him.' She said quietly. 'You know even when Steven would beat the hell outta me I still felt like I mattered to him. He always apologized. Told me he loved me. that he'd be lost without me.'
'Just because he doesn't say it doesn't mean he doesn't feel it Ally' Catherine put her coffee cup on the table. 'He just isn't good at expressing his feelings Al. You know that'.
'Catherine I can't do it again. I just can't. It's too hard' She began to cry tears silently rolling down her cheeks.
'You know you need to tell him this' Catherine handed her a tissue. 'He may be a lot of things but Gil would never hurt you intentionally. I never could work you two out.'
Alekxandra laughed softly, she looked at her watch. 'Oh shit Cath it's 6.30 we'd better get moving or we're going to be late'. She stood and walked towards the door. 'I'll see you at work ok?'.
'You need to tell him Al. Or it's going to drive you mad' Catherine looked at her. 'I'll see you at the lab.' She said heading into the kitchen as Alekxandra pulled the door shut behind her.
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'Argh, turn it off' Sara shouted as the cold water hit her, Nick reached down and quickly turned off the taps, shutting off the cold water that was raining down over him and Sara. He stepped out of the shower quickly followed by Sara. He wrapped her in the towel he had brought in for her. He pulled his towel off the rack and started to dry himself off. Nick looked across at Sara shivering, he gently rubbed her arms trying to warm her up.
'Look why don't you jump back into the bed and warm up while I get your bag out of the car?' Nick suggested still trying to warm her up. She nodded racing up the hall and diving under the covers. Nick shook his head smiling as he got dressed. 'I'll be right back' he called heading out into the kitchen.
Sara shivered under the covers as she tried to warm herself up. Nick returned with her bag setting it down on the bed beside her. 'It's getting pretty late. How about I pick us up some dinner on the way to work?' He asked sitting down to put his shoes on.
'Okay' She said still under the covers as she searched her bag for her spare clothes. Nick leaned across and kissed her on the forehead. 'I'll see you outside ok?' Sara nodded her attention still focused on her bag.
Nick waited for Sara in the kitchen, he had tossed the bags of takeout in the bin. Sara appeared beside him 'What you don't like my cooking?' She teased. Nick turned to face her gently kissing her lips.
'Well no. Especially after it's been out all day' He smirked kissing her again, her stomach rumbling loudly.
Sara looked down embarrassed. 'I uh.. think we'd better go. Do you want me to pick you up something for dinner?'
Nick smiled down at her. 'No you head in I'll bring you something.' He kissed her again as they headed towards the door.
'Nicky. If you keep this up we'll be late' Sara mumbled into his lips.
'Ok ok I'm going' Nick said getting into his car. 'I'll see you at work ok?'
'Ok' Sara replied turning to hop into her car. She looked over at him and smiled as they headed their separate ways.
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Alekxandra arrived at the lab, she put her bag into her locker and headed for the break room. Finding it empty she grabbed an apple from the bowl, and sat down on the couch. She thumbed through a magazine as she ate her apple not really paying attention to anything.
'Alekxandra, how's it going?' Sara asked as she walked over to the coffee pot and poured herself a cup.
Alek looked up. 'Oh hey I'm good. How are you?'
'Good, good. How was your night off?' Sara asked sitting down at the table.
'Interesting' Alek replied her eyes falling back to the magazine in front of her.
Sara was about to say something when Nick appeared at the door. 'Hey honey I've got food' he smiled not noticing Alek sitting on the couch.
Sara felt her face turn red as Nick followed her gaze to the couch. 'Oh hey Alekxandra I uh.. didn't see you sitting there.'
Alek didn't look up. 'It's cool guys. Your secrets safe with me' she replied.
Sara looked at Alek her mouth open. 'How did you..' she started.
Alek looked at her 'Well I did study behavioral sciences Sara. I tend to notice these things.' Nick and Sara looked at each other uncomfortably. 'Don't look so worried, it's not like I'm going to say anything. And I doubt that anyone else has noticed. And if you're worried about Grissom don't. He seldom pulls his head away from the microscope long enough to notice anything. Well anything except for his bugs' She finished her eyes returning to the magazine.
Nick looked at Sara and raised his eyebrows, she smiled back as they ate their food.
A few minutes later Warrick and Catherine walked through the door. 'Hey guys' Warrick called as he poured himself a cup of coffee. Nick and Sara smiled at him as they finished their food. Alek looked up and waved.
Catherine looked over at Alek and smiled. 'Not in a very talkative mood today hey Miss Franks?' she asked. Alek opened her mouth to answer when Grissom appeared at the door.
'Ok all we've got at the moment is the Reynolds case I want you all to concentrate on that.' He stated turning to walk out the door.
'And what are you working on Gris?' Catherine asked noticing the bruise on his neck as he headed out the door.
'Entomological timeline, dayshift case.' He replied walking out the door.
'Bugs right.' Catherine muttered. 'Alright guys let's get a move on then, Sara why don't you and I go over what we've got here.'
'Well Warrick and I can head back over to the house, check if we missed anything' Nick replied heading to the door, Warrick following close behind.
'I guess I'll sit here and babysit the couch then' Alek looked over at them laughing at the looks on their faces.
'Well that's what you get for playing quiet Alek. People forget your there.' Catherine replied with a smirk.
'Exactly. Then they don't notice me watching them.' She stood and walked towards the door. 'Want an extra set of eyes to look over the crime scene?' she asked.
'Yeah fresh eyes never hurt' Warrick answered heading out the door.
'Ok let's do this' Sara said as she and Catherine headed towards the DNA lab to talk to Greg.
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Alekxandra grabbed her kit and followed Nick and Warrick towards the car park. They were arguing yet again about who was going to drive, she shook her head and grabbed the keys out of Nick's hands. 'I'll drive' she said unlocking the door and getting in. Warrick looked at Nick and laughed as they both got in.
'Did you see that bruise on Grissom's neck?' Warrick asked as they drove towards the house.
Nick chuckled 'Yeah maybe Lady Heather paid him a visit.'
'Nah if it was her the bruises would be on his ass' Warrick replied laughing.
'Oh thank you soo much for that lovely mental picture' Alek said sarcastically her eyes watching the road.
Warrick and Nick burst out laughing. Alek rolled her eyes. 'Let me guess. I'm so quiet you forgot I was here again.' She said as she pulled into the driveway of Abbey Reynolds house.
'Sorry Alekxandra we uh.. didn't mean to offend you' Nick mumbled getting his kit out of the Tahoe's boot.
Alekxandra laughed heading towards the door of the house. 'Don't worry about it. All will be forgiven if you tell me who this Lady Heather is.'
Nick and Warrick looked at each other and shook their heads as they followed her into the house.
A/N Well hit the little button and review or I'll write more rambling crap like this tomorrow just to punish you all!!! hehehe
Disclaimer: They aren't mine.. even if the penguin says they are.
Alekxandra knocked quietly on Catherine's door, she stood looking at her shoes while she waited. She looked up as the door opened. 'Oh Ally' Catherine said as she pulled her inside. 'Come sit down.' Catherine said pointing towards the couch. She went and sat down on the couch, 'You want something to drink?' Catherine called from the kitchen.
'No I'm fine.' She replied fiddling with her hair.
'Really' replied Catherine sarcastically as she sat down with a cup of coffee in her hands. She sat for a moment watching Alek fiddle with her hair. 'What happened this time?' she asked softly.
Alek leaned her head back against the couch her eyes closed. 'I can't believe I did it' she whispered.
'Did what Ally? Help me out here cos I'm feeling a little lost' Catherine replied looking at her with concern.
Alek rubbed her face with her hands. 'I let him back in' she said quietly.
'Gil?' Catherine stated not expecting an answer. Alek looked at her and nodded.
'I don't know what I was thinking Cath. I mean..' she got up from the couch and started to pace.
Catherine sat and watched her for a moment. 'What happened? What did he say this time?'
'It's not anything he did or didn't do. I just.' she began fiddling with her hair again.
'So what's got you so freaked out then?' Catherine asked looking directly at her. She had seen her like this before and she didn't like it. 'What happened?'
'Everything was going fine. Then Brass called him in and I don't know. I've been like this since he left.' She sat back down on the couch across from Catherine.
Catherine looked across at Alek her eyes traveled to the scar on her wrist. 'So you feel like you've made a mistake? Or what Ally?' Catherine reached across and touched her hand.
Alekxandra looked down at the scar on her wrist. 'Do you want to know why I did it?' she said not wanting to meet Catherine's gaze. 'I didn't feel important to him.' She said quietly. 'You know even when Steven would beat the hell outta me I still felt like I mattered to him. He always apologized. Told me he loved me. that he'd be lost without me.'
'Just because he doesn't say it doesn't mean he doesn't feel it Ally' Catherine put her coffee cup on the table. 'He just isn't good at expressing his feelings Al. You know that'.
'Catherine I can't do it again. I just can't. It's too hard' She began to cry tears silently rolling down her cheeks.
'You know you need to tell him this' Catherine handed her a tissue. 'He may be a lot of things but Gil would never hurt you intentionally. I never could work you two out.'
Alekxandra laughed softly, she looked at her watch. 'Oh shit Cath it's 6.30 we'd better get moving or we're going to be late'. She stood and walked towards the door. 'I'll see you at work ok?'.
'You need to tell him Al. Or it's going to drive you mad' Catherine looked at her. 'I'll see you at the lab.' She said heading into the kitchen as Alekxandra pulled the door shut behind her.
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'Argh, turn it off' Sara shouted as the cold water hit her, Nick reached down and quickly turned off the taps, shutting off the cold water that was raining down over him and Sara. He stepped out of the shower quickly followed by Sara. He wrapped her in the towel he had brought in for her. He pulled his towel off the rack and started to dry himself off. Nick looked across at Sara shivering, he gently rubbed her arms trying to warm her up.
'Look why don't you jump back into the bed and warm up while I get your bag out of the car?' Nick suggested still trying to warm her up. She nodded racing up the hall and diving under the covers. Nick shook his head smiling as he got dressed. 'I'll be right back' he called heading out into the kitchen.
Sara shivered under the covers as she tried to warm herself up. Nick returned with her bag setting it down on the bed beside her. 'It's getting pretty late. How about I pick us up some dinner on the way to work?' He asked sitting down to put his shoes on.
'Okay' She said still under the covers as she searched her bag for her spare clothes. Nick leaned across and kissed her on the forehead. 'I'll see you outside ok?' Sara nodded her attention still focused on her bag.
Nick waited for Sara in the kitchen, he had tossed the bags of takeout in the bin. Sara appeared beside him 'What you don't like my cooking?' She teased. Nick turned to face her gently kissing her lips.
'Well no. Especially after it's been out all day' He smirked kissing her again, her stomach rumbling loudly.
Sara looked down embarrassed. 'I uh.. think we'd better go. Do you want me to pick you up something for dinner?'
Nick smiled down at her. 'No you head in I'll bring you something.' He kissed her again as they headed towards the door.
'Nicky. If you keep this up we'll be late' Sara mumbled into his lips.
'Ok ok I'm going' Nick said getting into his car. 'I'll see you at work ok?'
'Ok' Sara replied turning to hop into her car. She looked over at him and smiled as they headed their separate ways.
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Alekxandra arrived at the lab, she put her bag into her locker and headed for the break room. Finding it empty she grabbed an apple from the bowl, and sat down on the couch. She thumbed through a magazine as she ate her apple not really paying attention to anything.
'Alekxandra, how's it going?' Sara asked as she walked over to the coffee pot and poured herself a cup.
Alek looked up. 'Oh hey I'm good. How are you?'
'Good, good. How was your night off?' Sara asked sitting down at the table.
'Interesting' Alek replied her eyes falling back to the magazine in front of her.
Sara was about to say something when Nick appeared at the door. 'Hey honey I've got food' he smiled not noticing Alek sitting on the couch.
Sara felt her face turn red as Nick followed her gaze to the couch. 'Oh hey Alekxandra I uh.. didn't see you sitting there.'
Alek didn't look up. 'It's cool guys. Your secrets safe with me' she replied.
Sara looked at Alek her mouth open. 'How did you..' she started.
Alek looked at her 'Well I did study behavioral sciences Sara. I tend to notice these things.' Nick and Sara looked at each other uncomfortably. 'Don't look so worried, it's not like I'm going to say anything. And I doubt that anyone else has noticed. And if you're worried about Grissom don't. He seldom pulls his head away from the microscope long enough to notice anything. Well anything except for his bugs' She finished her eyes returning to the magazine.
Nick looked at Sara and raised his eyebrows, she smiled back as they ate their food.
A few minutes later Warrick and Catherine walked through the door. 'Hey guys' Warrick called as he poured himself a cup of coffee. Nick and Sara smiled at him as they finished their food. Alek looked up and waved.
Catherine looked over at Alek and smiled. 'Not in a very talkative mood today hey Miss Franks?' she asked. Alek opened her mouth to answer when Grissom appeared at the door.
'Ok all we've got at the moment is the Reynolds case I want you all to concentrate on that.' He stated turning to walk out the door.
'And what are you working on Gris?' Catherine asked noticing the bruise on his neck as he headed out the door.
'Entomological timeline, dayshift case.' He replied walking out the door.
'Bugs right.' Catherine muttered. 'Alright guys let's get a move on then, Sara why don't you and I go over what we've got here.'
'Well Warrick and I can head back over to the house, check if we missed anything' Nick replied heading to the door, Warrick following close behind.
'I guess I'll sit here and babysit the couch then' Alek looked over at them laughing at the looks on their faces.
'Well that's what you get for playing quiet Alek. People forget your there.' Catherine replied with a smirk.
'Exactly. Then they don't notice me watching them.' She stood and walked towards the door. 'Want an extra set of eyes to look over the crime scene?' she asked.
'Yeah fresh eyes never hurt' Warrick answered heading out the door.
'Ok let's do this' Sara said as she and Catherine headed towards the DNA lab to talk to Greg.
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Alekxandra grabbed her kit and followed Nick and Warrick towards the car park. They were arguing yet again about who was going to drive, she shook her head and grabbed the keys out of Nick's hands. 'I'll drive' she said unlocking the door and getting in. Warrick looked at Nick and laughed as they both got in.
'Did you see that bruise on Grissom's neck?' Warrick asked as they drove towards the house.
Nick chuckled 'Yeah maybe Lady Heather paid him a visit.'
'Nah if it was her the bruises would be on his ass' Warrick replied laughing.
'Oh thank you soo much for that lovely mental picture' Alek said sarcastically her eyes watching the road.
Warrick and Nick burst out laughing. Alek rolled her eyes. 'Let me guess. I'm so quiet you forgot I was here again.' She said as she pulled into the driveway of Abbey Reynolds house.
'Sorry Alekxandra we uh.. didn't mean to offend you' Nick mumbled getting his kit out of the Tahoe's boot.
Alekxandra laughed heading towards the door of the house. 'Don't worry about it. All will be forgiven if you tell me who this Lady Heather is.'
Nick and Warrick looked at each other and shook their heads as they followed her into the house.
A/N Well hit the little button and review or I'll write more rambling crap like this tomorrow just to punish you all!!! hehehe
