Catherine woke up on Grissom's couch at first not realizing where she was.

"Gil" she whispered as she looked around his office. She stood up to leave as he came in

"You're' awake" He smiled

"Does that hurt?" she questioned as she looked at his black eye

"It's nothing I fell, don't worry about me"

Catherine watched him closer. " Liar, did I hit anyone else"

Gil smiled " Nah you pushed Warrick but he is fine" He paused " Cath we need to talk"

"Something is wrong Gil What's wrong"

"Catherine you should sit down:

Catherine sat back on his couch

"We got your test results back from the rape kit and they don't match Catherine."

Catherine made a face. "I don't understand what do you mean they don't match"

"I am so sorry Cath but I have to ask this, are you sure there was no one else with you? Are you certain it was Todd Coombs"

Catherine crossed her arms angrily

"Are you trying to tell me that I don't know wt I am talking about, are you saying that Todd Combs didn't rape me because you don't know shit, I was there I am the one who had to go through it."

"Catherine please calm down, I have to go with the evidence and it tells me that Todd Coombs was not your attacker."

Catherine looked at him with tears in her eyes

"Are you letting him go?"

"No we have your blood in his car and on his pool deck so we can charge him for kidnapping and attempted murder, but we can't get him for rape if the DNA does not match. I am sorry Cath I really am" He paused " We did it though we got him to confess to Linley Parker's murder. So he is going away Cath for a long time and you. You're going to be okay."

"How do you know?"

"Cath I have something to confess to you"

"Sometimes you don't know what you have until it is taken from you and well what I am trying to say is that I love you Cath and I have for a long time now but I just did not know what to say or how to say it."

Tears filled her eyes

"I love you too" She paused " But I can't do this not now and I don't know when. I'm sorry Gil but I don't think I am ever going to be okay after what has happened I need to get out of this city. You know start again find a new reason for me want to try and make life worth living and I can't do it here so I am going"

Catherine got up to leave

"Wait' Gil called "Going where? What are you talking about you can't just leave everything and everyone. When did you decide this"?

"I made my decision soon after I lost Eddie. Going through what I went through with Todd just made me want out even more I just think that I need some space from everything"

Gil was hurt

"From me too" he looked up at her

"Everything"

"I see" Gil said " So excuse me for asking but if you had not been taken and hurt so bad would you be staying" he said with a frustrated tone " Because I thought we were getting over Eddie and making new start"

"We?" She snapped "Gil there has not been a we since Edie died and I have been so confused. You have to understand that I don't think I can trust anyway right now"

"I want to be there for you I want to help you get better. Cath you are in no shape to making this type of decision think about Lindsey."

"I know and it is going to break her heart to leave her friends and you but Gil you have no idea what I went through, I almost died Gil and"

"Exactly Cath. You did almost die, but you are here now and there is a reason for that. You can just run away from everything. You were raped and hurt so bad. Do you really think that running to a new city is going to change that?"

Tears began falling from her eyes again

"No" she said. Her voice quivering "But I don't think I am strong enough to face anyone"

Gil sat down beside her and hugged her "You are strong enough, you have made it through so much, you are only going to get stronger and I want to be with you when you do." He kissed her forehead " So please Cath don't leave me, because I almost lost you tonight and it was so hard."

Catherine smiled " But I don't want to hurt you"

"How do you think I will feel if you just run away with out trying"?

"Okay," she whispered

"Does that mean you are staying?"

"Yeah I promise" she smiled "Gil can you take me home"

NEXT DAY

Grissom stood out front of Catherine's house ringing the doorbell

"Cath come on open the door," He whispered.

Gil dialled her house number but the phone just rang.

Gil got out his keys and entered her house

"Cath" he called.

The house was quite and he felt a chill run down his spine

"Catherine" He walked to her bedroom. Everything seemed okay until he opened her drawers.

They were empty.

"NO" he yelled He ran to Lindsey's room checking her drawers hey were empty to.

"NO Cath you promised me"

Just as he walked out his cell phone rang

"Grissom"

"Gil, I know I said I would stay but I couldn't I am sorry, when I get to where I am going I will call you, so don't worry about me or Lindsey we will be fine, we are not gone forever but I'm not coming back until I am sure about my life and us. I want to be with you but I won't hurt you and I have to make sure I am ready for this before I get into it. I know I promised but Gil you have to understand. Gil I love you and I don't want you to forget that." There was a pause and Gil tried to speak " My flights boarding now Gil I have to go but I will call you soon. I love you Gil Grissom"

Catherine hung up.

Gil sat down on her couch and looked around

"I love you too Cath" he whispered to himself

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That is the end of this story I plan to do a whole new story like a sequel so keep a look out