"Hey um shift's almost over you wanna go back to your place and chill"

"Sure Lindsey's at Nancy's house tonight so..."

"Actually I was thinking of just relaxing if you don't mind"

"No that sounds fine I need to relax"

"Meet you outside"

"Yeah sure," Catherine walks back to the locker room and sits on the bench in front of her locker looking at the pictures she had tacked up there. There was a picture of Grissom from when they went on vacation the year before. He was wearing a black short sleve shirt, Dungarees, and hiking boots. He was standing on a rock looking out into the mountain wilderness. She grabs her purse and jacket and kisses the picture," My one and only"

Meanwhile Grissom was sitting behind his desk staring at a picture of Catherine from that same vacation. She was hugging her knees on a rock wearing a deep forest green sweater, hip huggers, a pair of tennis shoes, little makeup, and a smile. She had her hair up in a pony tail and was looking at him with a small amount of seduction in her eyes. She looked so beautiful," My angel"

They meet up out at his truck," You wanna go get a movie for us to watch"

"Sure what do you wanna see"

"Grab what ever"

"Okay you wanna come with or meet at your place"

"Let's um meet at my place I wanna clean up a little okay"

"Yeah sure I'll see you in fifteen"

"Okay," she gives him a small feather kiss and walks off to her truck.

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"Gil"

"Yeah Cath"

"Can you tell me I'm beautiful"

"You're beautiful Catherine. As beautiful as the morning sky is blue"

"Thank you"

"Cath"

"Yeah"

"Have you..."

"A little it's nothing really I just needed to hear it come out of your mouth"

"Oh"

"Gil do you really love me"

"Yes with all my heart and love"

"Do you love Lindsey"

"Since the first day I held her in my arms I've loved her as if she were my own," she begins to sob," Cath what's wrong"

"She's just falling so far away from me Gil hitchiking, falling grades, back talking god next thing I know she's going to be sneaking out at night to go drink and smoke pot. I'm losing my baby Gil"

"Just give her some time"

"She's had time Gil I just don't know what to do anymore"

"You want me to talk to her"

"No she'll probably resent me more if you do that"

"Just give her some time and we'll see if she comes through if she doesn't I'll talk to her she needs to treat you with more respect Catherine no matter how old she is"

"Gil can you just please hold me"

"Yeah," she falls into his arms.

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TBC