Chapter 5
He couldn't believe it. She was gone. The house was empty, Warrick had
sensed his guilt and sadness and had sent him out while the others worked.
As he stood outside he whispered her name into the summer breeze. Once
again thinking back to times before, this time a lot further into the past.
***************
He could still remember what she looked like when he had first introduced
himself that night. Her strawberry blonde hair was slightly longer than it
was now, resting gently upon her porcelain shoulders. She was wearing a
red tank top and black slacks, if it hadn't been for the baby blue lab coat
she wore, he would have thought her to be one of the models from the latest
case. She was sitting at the desk, looking into the microscope, writing
notes without looking up. He couldn't help watching her, he didn't want to
disturb her and he didn't mind waiting. It wasn't until a few minutes
later that she did look up and caught him looking at her. He quickly tore
his eyes from her and looked at the floor, hoping that she hadn't noticed.
When he at last looked up at her, the smirk she wore told him that she had
seen him, feeling his face begin to flush, he once again looked anywhere
but at her.
"I'm guessing you were standing there for a reason, not just to stare at
me." The teasing tone she used made him once again look at her, this time
her smirk had turned into a full blown smile that seemed to light up the
entire lab.
"Um, actually I came to see if the evidence I sent from the murder case had
been processed yet?" He watched as she stood up and reached behind him.
"Here you are. The other lab tech finished them before he left, said he'd
paged you, guess he didn't." She said as she handed him the slip of paper,
and returned to her sitting position at the desk.
"Thanks. I'm Gil Grissom by the way." He replied, hoping to catch her name
before he left.
"I know." Was her cryptic response. Sighing at yet another failed attempt
at human contact he turned to leave. "I'm Catherine." He turned back to
her to find another smile filling her face.
"Well thank you Catherine, and if we close this case by the end of shift
would you like to get some coffee to celebrate?" He wasn't usually that
open around people, especially not people he had only just met, but there
was something about Catherine, the way she looked at him, he wasn't sure
but he just felt that he could talk to her.
"Sure." Smiling to himself, he left the lab, only just catching her last
words. "Hope you solve the case" His smile widened further.
*********************
He smiled at the memory, he had solved the case that night, and they had
gone out for coffee and breakfast and she told him about her past, and he
had openly told her about his. That had been the first meeting of many,
and their friendship had just grown stronger every time.
He didn't stop the tears that began to trickle down his cheek. He couldn't
stop the thoughts from filling his mind, he may have lost his best friend,
so instead he slipped back into his Tahoe and let the memories flood back.
*********************
He had held her when she arrived at his door. Held her while she cried.
Whispering reassurances that her husband really did love her and hadn't
wanted to hurt her, while his head and heart were filled with hatred
towards the man. The man that had hit Catherine.
He did that for years after, every time she arrived at his door, sporting
another injury, he would hold her and sooth her. Even after Lindsey was
born, he was there waiting for her, every day. He didn't believe that a
man like Eddie would ever change, and it wasn't long before he was proved
right.
She turned up on his doorstep, Lindsey in her arms, bruising already
present around her left eye, blinking back the tears that threatened to
fall. Only once Lindsey was tucked up safely on his bed, did Catherine
allow the tears to cascade down her cheeks, grimacing as the salty water
hit the cut just above her lips. Again he held her, but he had no words to
comfort her with. He could no longer say anything nice about Eddie. All
he could do was be there for Catherine and try to get her to see sense
about her husband. He hoped she would wake up and see him for who he was
before he hurt her anymore.
Eventually she had woken up to Eddie. She had caught him cheating on her
and had taken Lindsey to his townhouse. He held her as she cried about
Eddie, for what he knew would be the last time. Then he had carried her to
his room, where Lindsey was sleeping, and, careful not to wake the little
girl, she placed the sleeping Catherine down next to her. Watching them
from the door he realised that they each held a part of his heart.
Catherine was no longer his friend, she was his love and he had vowed never
to let anything hurt them again.
************************
He broke down at that last thought. He had broken that vow to her. He
hadn't been there to help her, to keep her from harm.
As he sat in the Tahoe waiting for Warrick to bring him evidence, he cried
for the broken vow and made a new one. If, no when, he found Catherine, he
would tell her how he felt and ask her to make another vow with him, one he
would never break.
Tbc.
x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x
A/N : Hopefully the next chapter will be longer and in someone else's view,
maybe Warrick's and there should be some N/S coming soon too.
Please review and tell me what you think.
- Lindsey Grissom -
I know it has been way too long since I last uploaded but I've had mock
exams and real exams and have had quite a lot of coursework. But as so
many of you have asked for it and one of you wanted it for Christmas I felt
I just had to take some time out of my school work to write the next
chapter. I'm hoping to finish it within the next few days and it should be
posted by the weekend. Hopefully!!!!!
Well thanks for all the reviews and suggestions they are very much
appreciated.
- Lindsey Grissom -
Oh, here's a little teaser for the next chapter.
Chapter 6
'.Then the horror returned as she remembered those eyes. So cold. So
dark. In her minds eye she could clearly see them staring at her as the
drug took control. Piercing their way into her mind. Embedding themselves
in her memory, to forever haunt her. The thought of those eyes stirred
something deeper in her memory, but she couldn't quite place the feeling.
Not in her current state.'
He couldn't believe it. She was gone. The house was empty, Warrick had
sensed his guilt and sadness and had sent him out while the others worked.
As he stood outside he whispered her name into the summer breeze. Once
again thinking back to times before, this time a lot further into the past.
***************
He could still remember what she looked like when he had first introduced
himself that night. Her strawberry blonde hair was slightly longer than it
was now, resting gently upon her porcelain shoulders. She was wearing a
red tank top and black slacks, if it hadn't been for the baby blue lab coat
she wore, he would have thought her to be one of the models from the latest
case. She was sitting at the desk, looking into the microscope, writing
notes without looking up. He couldn't help watching her, he didn't want to
disturb her and he didn't mind waiting. It wasn't until a few minutes
later that she did look up and caught him looking at her. He quickly tore
his eyes from her and looked at the floor, hoping that she hadn't noticed.
When he at last looked up at her, the smirk she wore told him that she had
seen him, feeling his face begin to flush, he once again looked anywhere
but at her.
"I'm guessing you were standing there for a reason, not just to stare at
me." The teasing tone she used made him once again look at her, this time
her smirk had turned into a full blown smile that seemed to light up the
entire lab.
"Um, actually I came to see if the evidence I sent from the murder case had
been processed yet?" He watched as she stood up and reached behind him.
"Here you are. The other lab tech finished them before he left, said he'd
paged you, guess he didn't." She said as she handed him the slip of paper,
and returned to her sitting position at the desk.
"Thanks. I'm Gil Grissom by the way." He replied, hoping to catch her name
before he left.
"I know." Was her cryptic response. Sighing at yet another failed attempt
at human contact he turned to leave. "I'm Catherine." He turned back to
her to find another smile filling her face.
"Well thank you Catherine, and if we close this case by the end of shift
would you like to get some coffee to celebrate?" He wasn't usually that
open around people, especially not people he had only just met, but there
was something about Catherine, the way she looked at him, he wasn't sure
but he just felt that he could talk to her.
"Sure." Smiling to himself, he left the lab, only just catching her last
words. "Hope you solve the case" His smile widened further.
*********************
He smiled at the memory, he had solved the case that night, and they had
gone out for coffee and breakfast and she told him about her past, and he
had openly told her about his. That had been the first meeting of many,
and their friendship had just grown stronger every time.
He didn't stop the tears that began to trickle down his cheek. He couldn't
stop the thoughts from filling his mind, he may have lost his best friend,
so instead he slipped back into his Tahoe and let the memories flood back.
*********************
He had held her when she arrived at his door. Held her while she cried.
Whispering reassurances that her husband really did love her and hadn't
wanted to hurt her, while his head and heart were filled with hatred
towards the man. The man that had hit Catherine.
He did that for years after, every time she arrived at his door, sporting
another injury, he would hold her and sooth her. Even after Lindsey was
born, he was there waiting for her, every day. He didn't believe that a
man like Eddie would ever change, and it wasn't long before he was proved
right.
She turned up on his doorstep, Lindsey in her arms, bruising already
present around her left eye, blinking back the tears that threatened to
fall. Only once Lindsey was tucked up safely on his bed, did Catherine
allow the tears to cascade down her cheeks, grimacing as the salty water
hit the cut just above her lips. Again he held her, but he had no words to
comfort her with. He could no longer say anything nice about Eddie. All
he could do was be there for Catherine and try to get her to see sense
about her husband. He hoped she would wake up and see him for who he was
before he hurt her anymore.
Eventually she had woken up to Eddie. She had caught him cheating on her
and had taken Lindsey to his townhouse. He held her as she cried about
Eddie, for what he knew would be the last time. Then he had carried her to
his room, where Lindsey was sleeping, and, careful not to wake the little
girl, she placed the sleeping Catherine down next to her. Watching them
from the door he realised that they each held a part of his heart.
Catherine was no longer his friend, she was his love and he had vowed never
to let anything hurt them again.
************************
He broke down at that last thought. He had broken that vow to her. He
hadn't been there to help her, to keep her from harm.
As he sat in the Tahoe waiting for Warrick to bring him evidence, he cried
for the broken vow and made a new one. If, no when, he found Catherine, he
would tell her how he felt and ask her to make another vow with him, one he
would never break.
Tbc.
x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x
A/N : Hopefully the next chapter will be longer and in someone else's view,
maybe Warrick's and there should be some N/S coming soon too.
Please review and tell me what you think.
- Lindsey Grissom -
I know it has been way too long since I last uploaded but I've had mock
exams and real exams and have had quite a lot of coursework. But as so
many of you have asked for it and one of you wanted it for Christmas I felt
I just had to take some time out of my school work to write the next
chapter. I'm hoping to finish it within the next few days and it should be
posted by the weekend. Hopefully!!!!!
Well thanks for all the reviews and suggestions they are very much
appreciated.
- Lindsey Grissom -
Oh, here's a little teaser for the next chapter.
Chapter 6
'.Then the horror returned as she remembered those eyes. So cold. So
dark. In her minds eye she could clearly see them staring at her as the
drug took control. Piercing their way into her mind. Embedding themselves
in her memory, to forever haunt her. The thought of those eyes stirred
something deeper in her memory, but she couldn't quite place the feeling.
Not in her current state.'