CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Love Is
Chapter Two
"The victim is twenty-four year old Christiana Rexford. Two shots to the chest, she's lived in Vegas 3 weeks. She's a showgirl at The French Palace. She's probably the most talented dancer ever to perform there. Besides you of course Cath" the cop on the scene says making Catherine only smile at the last comment.
"Who's the guy?" Gil asks gesturing to the guy sitting on the steps of the house with his head in his hands.
"Christiana's husband Ryan Rexford, he got back from picking up their 24 month old daughter, Reillie, from his parents place in Laughlin and came in side and found his wife on the dining room floor. Called for help" The officer replies.
Catherine and Gil walk away and into the house. And walk into the crime scene. Gil bends down beside the body of Christiana Rexford. David Phillips, the coroner, walks in wanting to take the body to the morgue.
"Hey David, you're kind of late to be picking up the body now aren't ya?" Catherine asks. "You or some other coroner is usually here before the CSI's get here." She adds.
"Yeah well I had two other bodies to pick up and take to Doctor Robbins before I could pick up this one," David replies.
Back at the lab Sara and Nick were ready for Ava to run the samples they brought back.
"Hey Ava here are some samples that need to be run." Nick says. He heads out of the room with Sara following closely behind him.
"What the hell is wrong with you? Ava just started working here and you're treating her like a piece of crap. You treat Greg better than her and he's worked here longer." Sara says stopping Nick.
"Greg and I were friends before he worked here. I helped him get this job. I have no idea why I don't like Ava I just don't, just like you don't like Catherine." Nick says then walks away before Sara could reply.
Sara shakes her head at Nick and goes back in to the lab to talk to Ava.
"Sorry about Nick he's a little weird today I have no idea why though." Sara apologizes.
"Its ok I'm used to being the new girl. I've worked in three different crime labs in the country in the past year. So I'm kind of used to not being accepted right away."
"Why exactly have you been to three separate labs in the past year?" Sara asks.
"I've been transferred that many times. I was transferred from the Dallas Crime lab, where I worked for 8 years and was well loved, to the Hartford Connecticut Crime then to the Sacramento Crime Lab and now I'm here in Vegas and I hope I stay here because it's damn hard on my kids."
"You have kids?" Sara asks.
"Yes three little munchkins. Fiona is eight, Nicole is five and Chantal is four. They are my world. Nicole's and Chantal's father died 7 months ago."
"What about Fiona's father?"
"He left after I told him I was pregnant and haven't heard from him since."
"That's harsh you've had a rough time. Well welcome to Las Vegas Ava it's very nice to have you part of the team." Sara says knowing there was something going on between Nick and Ava, but decides that whatever it is it will come out in time.
Catherine and Gil came back to the lab dropped there samples off at trace, DNA, and ballistics and were now sitting in Gil's office talking.
"Catherine, you have to know how much you mean to me. When you were married to Eddie, I was jealous, angry and confused as to why you wanted to be married to him. When you had Lindsey it was the first time in the longest I ever saw you smile. I drove you to the hospital because Eddie was in LA for some reason and you had no one else to drive you. I was the first person to hold Lindsey after she was born besides you and the doctors and nurses. I thought Lindsey was the most beautiful thing in the world besides her mother anyway. Catherine I was there to help you get off the cocaine and get away from Eddie's abusive ways. You mean the world to me you always have and always will. Lindsey means a lot to me too. When she asked me to go to her school play when she played Cinderella in her teachers twist of three fairytales I was happy to go and watch the little girl I watched grow up play her favorite fairytale character in a play. You and Lindsey are like my second family. I love you both very much." Gil says smiling at all the memories he had with Catherine and Lindsey.
"I remember all the times when you went to the zoo, the park and the movies with Lindsey since Eddie's death and I appreciate it. Lindsey appreciates it. For the longest time I thought you were with Sara because you guys finally surpassed all the tension and heartache you caused each other and you both seemed overly happy."
"Sara and I have our friendship back. Although I believe she still has feelings for me I hope our friendship doesn't go kaput again. Sara and I go out once in awhile as friends just like we used to before she started dating the paramedic Hank Peddigrew. But I don't have feelings for her like I do for you Cath trust me." Gil says reassuringly.
"I trust you more than anybody." Catherine says hugging Gil tightly.
"I love you Catherine," Gil says kissing the top of her head.
"I love you too. I think we should tell the team and Lindsey about us. Would you like to come over for dinner tonight its Movie and Pizza Night at my house? We can tell Linds about us then hang out and watch movies and eat lots of junk food." Catherine says excitedly.
"I would love too. When should we tell the team?"
"I'm not sure. I think we should wait a little while, while we get used to being together. But we definitely have to tell Lindsey cause we won't be able to spend time together without her figuring it out eventually. I swear she's a future CSI.
"Good plan." Gil agrees kissing Catherine gently only to have her deepen it.
Ava came into the locker room at the end of the day to go home to her munchkins and catch some sleep before work the next day. Nick was sitting on one of the benches in a daze. He suddenly looks up when he hears Ava open her locker door.
"Hi Ava" Nick says bitterly.
"Don't be bitter with me Nicholas Stokes you're the one who left me I didn't leave you." Ava says not looking at Nick.
"Then when I try to get in my child's life you turn around and don't let me get to know her." Nick shoots back.
"Why did you leave me in the first place I thought you loved me?" Ava asks curiously.
"I was scared Ava I did...do love you you're the only woman I will ever love. But I was scared that I wasn't ready to be a father at 26 so I left and I regretted it right away. Then when I finally found you to apologize and to be in my daughter's life you had married your ex and had 2 kids with him. You wouldn't even let me see my daughter."
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