Chapter 3 - This Is Your Song

We open at Catherine's elephant, where Doc Robbins has made his way up to talk to Catherine. Sara is following meekly behind.

"We need to have a few words," Doc Robbins says.

Catherine, is lying on her bed, and her eyes focus on Sara. She scowls.

"What about?"

"About your behaviour last night," Sara growls.

"I have no idea what you're talking about," Catherine answers.

"Gil Grissom is supposed to be mine!" Sara cries.

"For god's sakes, how old are you? Five?"

"Let's remember you work for my father!"

"No, I work for the Doc," Catherine corrects her.

"Ladies, ladies," Doc Robbins says.

"You're just jealous because he likes me better than you," Catherine smiles winningly.

"I'm not a jealous woman. I just don't like people touching my things!" Sara replies.

"Time out!" Doc Robbins cries. "Now, Mr Grissom is going to be helping to write the play that the French Palace will put on. Naturally, Catherine, you will have a starring role. I just want to make sure that you two can behave yourselves."

"I don't know why you're asking me that question," Catherine answers. She catches Doc Robbins look and sighs. "Fine. I'll behave."

Doc Robbins turns to Sara.

"Fine," Sara grumbles, and stomps back down the elephant.

After she goes, Doc Robbins turns back to Catherine. "I want you to remember something, Catherine."

"What?"

"We're creatures of the underworld. We can't afford to love." With that, he tips his top hat at her and heads off after Sara.

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We now make our way to a small car, which is puttering along towards Catherine's elephant.

Inside are squeezed Gil Grissom, Greg Sanders, the unconscious Texan, Nick and Warrick.

"This is not going to end well," Gil moans. He turns to Greg. "I don't know why you talked me into this." He glances to the front of the car. "And for that matter, I don't know why you allowed a narcoleptic to drive!"

"What? He holds a drivers license," Warrick says from the front of the car.

Gil groans and turns his attention back to Greg. "Why did I let you talk me into this."

Greg looks serious. " Gil, you may see me only as a drunken, vice-ridden gnome whose friends are just pimps and girls from the brothels. But I know about art and love, if only because I long for it with every fibre of my being."
"Well spoken," Nick praises him.
Warrick scratches his head. "But we're not pimps. Nor are we girls."

"Don't ruin it," Greg tells him. "The point is, you and Catherine had a connection from the very first moment you met. You can't let that kind of love go."

The car pulls up at the bottom of the elephant and Gil stares up at the great height.
"Go on," Greg says.
Gil leaves the car and makes his way up to the elephant, with no one bothering him as he goes up.
"Unbewievable! Stwaight to the ewephant!" Greg says, amazed and tongue-tied.
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Our view is shifted to the top of the elephant, where Catherine answers the door and her eyes widen, as Gil Grissom stands before her.
"What are you doing here?"
"I…uh…I need to talk to you."

Against her better judgement, Catherine opens the door wide enough to allow him in, and then shuts it behind her.
"What is it then?" Catherine asks, trying to be impartial and not care what he says.
"Please, sit down," Gil says.
Narrowing her eyes, Catherine sits on her bed, crosses her legs and stares expectantly at him.
Gil cleared his throat. "Catherine…"
 
*CUE MUSIC*
 
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My gift is my song

And this one's for you

And you can tell everybody

That this is your song

It maybe quite simple

Now that it's done
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 Catherine's eyes widen. This is certainly not what she was expecting when he arrived.

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Hope you don't mind

I hope you don't mind

That I put down in words

How wonderful life is

Now you're in the world
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In light of her recent visit with Doc Robbins and Sara, this wasn't what she should be listening to. But she couldn't help herself.

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Sat on the roof

And I kicked off the moss

Well a few of the verses

Well they've got me quite cross

But the sun's been kind

While I wrote this song

It's for people like you that

Keep it turned on
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No one had ever written a song about her before. It was actually quite flattering. Not to mention utterly beautiful and moving.

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So excuse me for forgetting

But these things I do

You see I've forgotten

If they're green

Or they're blue

Anyway the thing is

What I really mean

Yours are the sweetest eyes

I've ever seen

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Her eyes! He liked her eyes! No one had ever complimented her on her eyes before. They were always commenting on her other…assets and she felt superficial when they did. But this…this was different.

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And you can tell everybody
This is your song
It may be quite simple but
Now that it's done
I hope you don't mind
I hope you don't mind
That I put down in words

How wonderful life is
Now you're in the world

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She had never heard anything so beautiful in her life. And the look in his eyes…it took her breath away….
 
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I hope you don't mind

I hope you don't mind

That I put down in words

How wonderful life is

Now you're in the world
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She is speechless. He is looking at her. She feels she hasto say something but…her mind keeps turning over what Doc Robbins had said.

"That was beautiful," she murmurs. "But, I can't do anything about it. I can't fall in love."

Gil's eyes widen. "Can't fall in love? But a life without love, that's terrible!"

"It's not so bad," Catherine says, standing up. "It's just the way things are."

"Love is many a splendid thing. Love lifts us up where we belong. All you need is love."

"Please, don't start that again," Catherine begs.

"All you need is love."

"A girl has got to eat."

"All you need is love."

"Or she'll end up on the street!"

"All you need is love."

"Love is just a game," Catherine sings, turning away from him.

"I was made for loving you baby, you were made for loving me," Gil sings, stepping in front of her.

Catherine presses a finger to his chest. "The only way of loving me baby, is to pay a lovely fee."

"Just one night, gimme just one night."

"There's no way, cause you won't pay!"

"In the name of love! One night in the name of love."

Catherine almost laughs. "You crazy fool, I won't give in to you."

"Don't leave me this way. I can't survive, without your sweet love, oh baby, don't leave me this way."

Catherine sighs. "You'd think that people would have had enough of silly love songs."

Gil smiles. "I look around me, and I see it isn't so, oh no."

"Some people want to fill the world with silly love songs."

"Well what's wrong with that? I'd like to know, cause here I go…and." He grabs her hand and they stand atop the peak of the elephant. "Love lifts us where we belong. Where eagles fly, on a mountain high."

Catherine turns to him. "Love makes us act like we are fools. Throw our lives away, for one happy day…"

"We could be heroes, just for one day," Gil interrupts.

Catherine takes a deep breath. "You…you will be mean."

Gil laughs. "No I won't."

Catherine makes an exasperated noise. "And I…I'll drink all the time."

"We should be lovers."

"We can't do that."

"We should be lovers…and that's a fact."

"Though nothing, will keep us together…"

"We could still try…just for one day…."

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We could be heroes
Forever and ever
We could be heroes
Forever and ever
We could be heroes

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Gil takes her hand. "Just because I will always love you"

"And I can't help loving you." Catherine smiles at him. "How wonderful live is…"

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Now you're in the world

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As they lean in to kiss, Catherine stops him.

"You're going to be bad for business, I can tell."

Gil grins and they kiss.

*CUE FIREWORKS*


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