Smiles and Silences
1 Day before the Wedding
They all stood in the break room. Glasses of champagne in their hands,
smiles on their faces, and joy in their hearts. Everyone but Grissom. He
looked happy, and to everyone else he seemed so. But not to the 3 younger
CSIs that stood around him. They knew that the news of Catherine's refusal
had affected him more than he let on. They had tried to find out more
about why she had left that night, but the case had been harder than
expected and they had been unable to talk to Grissom about it. They never
found the time after that. Work and preparations for the wedding had kept
them busy but they had not forgotten.
"So Nick, how does it feel? Your last night of freedom and your spending
it here, with your fiancée." This gained Warrick chuckles from Sara and a
few of the lab techs that had over heard.
"He just can't get enough of me I guess." Sara stated, a sarcastic grin on
her face, which soon transformed into one of surprise as her gaze landed on
the break room doors and the person walking through them.
"Hey isn't that. . ." before she could continue, a voice shouted through
the busy chatter of the room.
"Auntie Sara!" Warrick and Nick's heads swung round to face the little
blonde, whose voice they would never forget.
"Lindsey!?" Confusion and happiness filled her voice as she picked up the
girl and embraced her in a hug. Putting her down, Sara began to open her
mouth to speak, but the little girl had just noticed the others watching
her.
"Uncle Warrick! Uncle Nick!" She received hugs from them both, and
Warrick swung her around. Turning she saw Grissom talking to Greg,
completely unaware of her presence.
Cautiously she walked up to him and tapped him on the back. Slowly he
turned in reaction to the gentle touch. At first he saw no one but
suddenly he caught a glimpse of blonde that drew his attention down. He
saw her eyes light up when she caught his eye. In that moment he forgot
about the others around him and all he could think about was the little
girl that he now held in his arms. Her giggling and the sudden silence
that fell upon the room brought him back to reality. Looking around he
found everyone looking towards the door. Curiosity filling him, he too
looked that way. The sight that met him was something he thought he'd
never see again. Something that he only saw in his memories and dreams.
"I'm not too late for the party, am I?" Her voice broke the silence and
the spell that had suddenly filled the room.
It was all it took. Sound once again enveloped the room as people rushed
towards the woman that had been out of their lives for 2 years.
As the crowd died down and Warrick and Greg had said their hellos, Nick and
Sara had spoken to her about their wedding and how they finally got
together, Grissom watched as Catherine was led towards him by Sara, who
swiftly left, leaving him, Catherine and Lindsey alone.
They both stared at the girl in his arms, unable or unwilling to look at
each other, afraid to see what was showing in the other's eyes.
After a long silence between them, Lindsey was the first to speak.
"Uncle Gil, we came back for the wedding. Mom said that we were going to
be together again for a while. Are we?" She asked with all the innocence
only a child has.
"I don't know sweetheart, I hope so." He answered, still not looking at
Catherine.
Looking up as he spoke, Catherine was could not believe what she heard.
"Do you really?" She questioned, somewhat afraid of the answer.
Looking at her for the first time since she had stood in front of him, he
spoke, so softly that she almost missed the answer.
"Yes."
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There's the next chapter. Next one should be up soon, so review and it
might come quicker (you never know).
- Lindsey Grissom -
1 Day before the Wedding
They all stood in the break room. Glasses of champagne in their hands,
smiles on their faces, and joy in their hearts. Everyone but Grissom. He
looked happy, and to everyone else he seemed so. But not to the 3 younger
CSIs that stood around him. They knew that the news of Catherine's refusal
had affected him more than he let on. They had tried to find out more
about why she had left that night, but the case had been harder than
expected and they had been unable to talk to Grissom about it. They never
found the time after that. Work and preparations for the wedding had kept
them busy but they had not forgotten.
"So Nick, how does it feel? Your last night of freedom and your spending
it here, with your fiancée." This gained Warrick chuckles from Sara and a
few of the lab techs that had over heard.
"He just can't get enough of me I guess." Sara stated, a sarcastic grin on
her face, which soon transformed into one of surprise as her gaze landed on
the break room doors and the person walking through them.
"Hey isn't that. . ." before she could continue, a voice shouted through
the busy chatter of the room.
"Auntie Sara!" Warrick and Nick's heads swung round to face the little
blonde, whose voice they would never forget.
"Lindsey!?" Confusion and happiness filled her voice as she picked up the
girl and embraced her in a hug. Putting her down, Sara began to open her
mouth to speak, but the little girl had just noticed the others watching
her.
"Uncle Warrick! Uncle Nick!" She received hugs from them both, and
Warrick swung her around. Turning she saw Grissom talking to Greg,
completely unaware of her presence.
Cautiously she walked up to him and tapped him on the back. Slowly he
turned in reaction to the gentle touch. At first he saw no one but
suddenly he caught a glimpse of blonde that drew his attention down. He
saw her eyes light up when she caught his eye. In that moment he forgot
about the others around him and all he could think about was the little
girl that he now held in his arms. Her giggling and the sudden silence
that fell upon the room brought him back to reality. Looking around he
found everyone looking towards the door. Curiosity filling him, he too
looked that way. The sight that met him was something he thought he'd
never see again. Something that he only saw in his memories and dreams.
"I'm not too late for the party, am I?" Her voice broke the silence and
the spell that had suddenly filled the room.
It was all it took. Sound once again enveloped the room as people rushed
towards the woman that had been out of their lives for 2 years.
As the crowd died down and Warrick and Greg had said their hellos, Nick and
Sara had spoken to her about their wedding and how they finally got
together, Grissom watched as Catherine was led towards him by Sara, who
swiftly left, leaving him, Catherine and Lindsey alone.
They both stared at the girl in his arms, unable or unwilling to look at
each other, afraid to see what was showing in the other's eyes.
After a long silence between them, Lindsey was the first to speak.
"Uncle Gil, we came back for the wedding. Mom said that we were going to
be together again for a while. Are we?" She asked with all the innocence
only a child has.
"I don't know sweetheart, I hope so." He answered, still not looking at
Catherine.
Looking up as he spoke, Catherine was could not believe what she heard.
"Do you really?" She questioned, somewhat afraid of the answer.
Looking at her for the first time since she had stood in front of him, he
spoke, so softly that she almost missed the answer.
"Yes."
x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x
There's the next chapter. Next one should be up soon, so review and it
might come quicker (you never know).
- Lindsey Grissom -