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Chapter three: Moving again

Now that he knows where she is, he also knows whom she's with. Again he dialed the all too familiar number ...

"Hello. Catherine Willows speaking"

Then he hangs up. It's been one and a half week since he has learned of her where about, he's been trying to have the courage to talk to her but he can't. He also can't stand a day without hearing her voice, so everyday before he sleeps he calls her, just to hear her voice, and when he wakes up he calls her again. And his day is complete.

Meanwhile in Miami

Catherine banged the phone back, "Hey! Easy on the phone!" came Calleigh's voice as she went stepped inside Catherine's office.

"Damn it, I've been having this prank call for a weak and a half now!"

"Why don't you trace where its from"

"I've been meaning to do that, but I got so busy, I didn't have the time."

"Well, it's a slow day, why don't you do that now?"

"Guess your right"

Just before Catherine could exit her office, her pager went off .."So much for catching my mystery caller" Catherine muttered to herself.

That night

"Good night honey"

"Good night"

"I love you Cath"

Catherine just smiled, for some reason she couldn't get the words out, "So, um. It's getting late Horatio, thank you for tonight. I had a great time"

"Same here"

Two days later

"Do you have a minute, we need to talk"

"Sure honey, what about?"

"About ...us, ...I can't be with you, it just wouldn't be right. I mean it's unfair. I'm still in love with someone else. I mean you are a really nice smart and loving person. But I hope you understand that I don't want to hurt you. I don't want to reproach myself. Or anyone else. I'm sorry. But I can't be with you. Maybe we'd be happy someday. And I don't think I can ever love anyone again.

"Catherine – "

"I'm leaving Miami in the next few hours. I want to thank you for all the things you did for me and Linds. I'm really thankful for that but I have to leave. I hope that you'll understand me. I thought I could love you. I thought I could really do. But I realized that I can never love anybody else. I'm sorry. I really am. I hope I'll see you again someday and I hope someday we can be just friends. But I understand if that would be too much. I'm sorry. Thanks a lot. I need to go."

"Cath, wait...it's ok, I mean I understand, I always thought there would be more than friendship between him and you. I realized it the way you talked about him as you and Warrick were here on that case. When you first called him I knew there is more than that. Have you ever told him how you feel?"

"No, I'd probably destroy our friendship and I didn't want to loose him as a friend. And I'm much too afraid to hear his words of rejection. I really need to go now. Thanks again."

"Will you call me? Just as a friend."

"I'll do that"

Back in Vegas

"Warrick you're in charge, I'm still not sure when I'll be back"

"Uh, Grissom where are you going?" Sara asked

"I have to see someone in Miami"

Hours later in Miami

Okay. Which, which, which. Catherine is holding three different plane tickets. Up to now she still has not decided which she'll use.

"Boston. New York. San Francisco" Catherine read aloud

"I like San Francisco, it sounds cool." Said Lindsey, "Then San Francisco it is"

Catherine took Lindsey in her hands and headed their way to check in their suitcases on a flight to San Francisco

Meanwhile ...

Grissom hurriedly walked his way to the main door, there were a lot of people in his way, he walked pass the check in area, then he stopped in his steps when he saw a strawberry haired lady checking her suitcases in.

"Hey Mister! Will you get moving please!"

Grissom's attention was caught by the grumpy woman, when he turned his gaze back to the check in counter, the woman was gone. He figured, he must be seeing things and that its probably the effect of not seeing Catherine.

Minutes later

Catherine is in a plane with Lindsey next to her.

Sara and Gil always said that it would be beautiful there. So why not go there? Gil always had a really good taste. He mentioned often that she'd like it there. So now she's going to prove that. Plus, she doubts that anyone would suspect that she'd be going there ... not that anyone would bother looking for her.

Catherine sighed and glanced at her daughter and thought, this is it, I'm really starting my life over.

TBC