Disclaimer: CSI - ain't mine; the song - ain't mine!
Spoilers: doubt it!
A/N: The song I used here is titled 'Foolish heart' by a Filipina singer, Nina. Hope you'd enjoy! Oh, and don't forget to tell me what you think, okay?
Chapter three: Foolish Heart
I need a love that grows
I don't want it unless I know
But with each passin hour
Someone, somehow
Will be there, ready to share
Catherine is walking down the hall and was about to enter the break room when she took a minute to stop by the doorway to look at the two people inside. Sara was on her back, probably making coffee, and Nick is sitting and smiling ear-to-ear staring at Sara. Catherine smirked at this sight. She shook her head from side to side as she saw Nick's mouth starting to open, she walked in and placed her hand on Nick's chin to close his mouth.
"You're starting to drool!" she whispered. Nick blushed and Catherine couldn't help but laugh.
Sara turned around and greeted Catherine. She saw Nick's face in bright pink, she was about to ask him but then he spoke just before she could.
"I. Uh. I have to go!" he stammered and quickly left the break room.
"What's with him?" Sara asked Catherine.
"You spent more time with him, why ask me?"
"Well he's been acting weird"
Catherine shook her head, "Sara, Sara, Sara"
"What?!"
Catherine just giggled and left. She stood by the doorway of her friend's/ supervisor's office. She stood there watching him work and a smile crept in her face. She was going to offer her help to him, on his paperwork but with some strange reason she found it relaxing on just watching him.
Grissom felt a pair of eyes watching him so he raised his gaze and saw Catherine in the doorway. "Is there a reason why you're staring at me like that?"
"No reason" she answered as she made her way into the room she sat down at the opposite chair.
"Want me to help you?"
"Thanks but I'm done already" he said as he closed the folder.
"Oh, okay. Wanna have breakfast?"
"Are you cooking?"
"I was actually hoping you'd do the cooking"
"Fine! Don't you want to see Linds before she heads to school?"
"She's at my sister's house"
I'm so tired of being alone
But will my lonely heart
Play the part
Of the fool again, before I begin
Grissom started doing the pancakes while Catherine sat at the nearby dining chair watching him.
"Are you going to help me or are you just going to smile there and watch?"
"I prefer the second option!" Catherine chuckled, as she stood up and started setting the table. Grissom finished up on making the pancakes; they sat down and started eating. There was a comfortable silence that filled the air until Catherine spoke, "He called me last night"
"Who?"
"Anthony"
"Anthony?"
"You know, the bastard who dumped me!"
"What did he want?"
"He said he misses me, it took him one and a half month to realize that he is sorry and that he wants me back"
"And?" Grissom's eyes were filled with curiosity, fear, worry and jealousy.
"And. And.. I told him I don't want him back!" Catherine replied with a grin.
"You make me proud"
"I try!"
They resumed on eating again. They talked about the last case they just solved Catherine also told him what an ass guys like Anthony are and that she's just glad that he isn't like those men.
"Gris, I'm only going to say this once, coz I don't want your ego to increase 85% more than normal. But you know, whomever it is you fall in love with is just so lucky"
Grissom smiled, sighed then thought 'If only she knew she's the lucky one'
"Uh! I thought so!"
"What?"
"I can see it in your face! Your ego just had a major boost!! I am never repeating that comment again!" she said as she had chewed the last bite of her pancake.
Grissom chuckled, and Catherine rolled her eyes. She stood up and placed their plates in the sink "Anyway. I'll see on Friday"
"Friday?"
"I took two days leave, remember?"
"Oh yeah"
"Okay well I better get going, you take a sleep. Thanks for breakfast!" she said as she left. On her way home, she caught herself smiling and thinking about Grissom. She shook her head to change the topic that was in her mind. When she opened the radio she heard a love song, she sighed and again she started thinking about Grissom. She didn't really noticed it, when she got out of the car and opened her door and entered the house she realize that she's humming the love song and what's more surprising is she's thinking of the man she just had breakfast with while humming the damn song.
"What the hell is happening to me?" she asked herself out loudFoolish heart, hear me calling
Stop before you start falling
Foolish heart, heed my warning
You've been wrong before
Don't be wrong anymore
Catherine walked over to the living room, and a picture caught her attention. It's a picture of her, Gil and Lindsey. It was taken two weeks ago at a family fare held at Lindsey's school. Lindsey insisted for Grissom to come with them. Catherine reminisced the events of that day.
Grissom picked them up early that Sunday morning. They headed at Lindsey's school. They ate lunch together, they watched the presentations, and they also joined all the family games. Lindsey and Grissom won on the father- daughter sack race. Lindsey also insisted for her and Grissom to join one of the games for parents. It was an apple-eating contest, an apple is hanged in front each couple, both the couple's hands are tied, and the goal is to finish eating the apple faster than the other couples. And having such great teamwork and a very enthusiastic cheering Lindsey, she and Grissom won. They also joined a paper-dancing contest, unfortunately, they didn't win on that, coz Grissom fell out of balance standing on one foot while carrying her. Catherine couldn't help but to laugh remembering what happened. She sighed, and placed the photo back. She went to the kitchen to grab some juice, while pouring the juice, she smiled again, she placed the box of juice down she leaned on the wall and sighed.I'm feelin that feelin again
I've been playin a game I can't win
Love's knockin on the door
Of my heart once more
Think I'll let him in
Before I begin
She drank her juice. Still smiling and Grissom in her mind. As she finished washing the glass, she furrowed as a question hit her, "Am I falling for him?", she stared blankly in space for a few minutes... "Oh God. I am!"
"This is not good. So not good!" Catherine inhaled deeply as she sat down at her couch. 'Oh damn! Stop looking at his picture!!' she thought as she caught herself staring at the picture she was looking at earlier.
She stood up and headed to her bedroom. She was about to doze off then she thought, 'I hope Grissom's taking a rest' she sighed then she suddenly sat up straight, 'where the hell did that thought came from?'
"This has got to stop!" she said out loud
'So how do you control your heart again? Oh damn! Catherine! Well, it's not too late, I mean you haven't completely fell for him... right?'Foolish heart, hear me calling
Stop before, you start falling
Foolish heart, heed my warning
You've been wrong before
Don't be wrong anymore
Foolish heart
Foolish, foolish heart
You've been wrong before
= TBC =
