Chapter six: accidental meeting

Nick Stokes and Warrick Brown walked into a diner after just finishing up a case.

"Damn I'm tired" Nick groaned

"You're tired? Imagine all the work I still have to do!"

"I thought Griss finished everything before he left?"

"Yea, well what about the new ones?"

"Well, that's the cause of being supervisor man!"

"I don't get it, he leaves for 4 days then comes back a few weeks later he leaves again, do you really think he'll find Cath just by spending four days in each DAMN STATE!"

"First of all, not in all states, secondly the only reason he doesn't go away more than 4 days is because he can't lose his job, because losing it will leave him with no more connections, and in case you haven't noticed he has connections in all those places he goes to, and I bet he gets those people as a search team for him!" Nick jested and smirked

"Whatever man!"

"So where's Griss now?"

"Jersey I think"

"Last time he's in New York, now he's in Jersey, where will he be next?!"

"Let's just order man"

As Nick turns his head around to call for the waitress something caught his eye, his mouth hung opened speechless, "Nick. Nick! Nick!!"

Warrick followed Nick's gaze, "Did you see that girl over there, isn't it?..."

"Who?"

"I think that's Lindsey"

"Lindsey?"

"Yes Lindsey"

"Probably just looks like her. Come on man, what would she be doing here?"

The two men turned to each other and with a look in the eye, the rose and followed the little girl. As they both walk into the direction the girl has turned. They walk slowly around a corner and can't believe their eyes, there just a few tables away is the woman with the most who left them all without saying goodbye four months ago.

Now she's sitting at a table with a smart man talking about something and laughing a lot.

She seems to be happy.

Meanwhile on that table

"I'm glad that we decided to be friends, I mean I'm still not ready for

Anything, but I want to thank you for the last few weeks. It was a lot of fun and I guess Linds and Al are having fun too."

"Well, Cath I have to thank you, but it was great and family tickets are just a lot cheaper."

And again he has managed to make Catherine laugh. And quite frankly to that comment it made her realize he was so right, it feels good with him around. But something is missing.

"You ready to go?" Marc asked as Lindsey and Al approached them.

"All set!" Lindsey said cheerfully.

"We're going shopping!" Al enthusiastically announced for the fourth time that day.

Cath slightly slapped him on his arm, "So let's go Prince Charming."

"You're a funny woman"

"She looks happy" Nick said sadly.

"Yeah, with her Mr. Family man"

"Who's going to talk to Gris?"

"I don't know if we should tell him, he might not take it well. I mean he seems to be depressed enough but someday he'll be over her leaving him."

"Maybe you're right"

"Maybe I am."

"But Griss would just be hoping like a fool, he's gonna know it someday you know"

"How about this, we talk to Sara and Greg, and look for Cath, I mean we've already found her so its gonna be easy to check her up see how she's doing"

"Are you sure it's a good idea for the four of us to mingle?"

"Its not like we have a choice"

TBC