CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION

LOVE IS
Rating: PG-13

Pairings: G/C, N/S, W/OC

AN: I hope this chapter is good.

Chapter Eight

"WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON!" Catherine screams tears starting to fall down her face at the sight of the love of her life with another woman in his arms.

"Cath its not what it looks like." Gil says getting up from the couch.

"Not what it looks like? What it looked like to me is that you had another woman in your arms." Catherine replies not even bothering to wipe away her cascading tears.

"Cath, honey…"

"Don't honey me. You told me you loved me. If you do then why did you have her in your arms?"

Gil walks over to Catherine and takes her face in his hands. All he wanted to do was hold Catherine. "Please let me explain." Catherine pulls away and sits in a nearby chair.

"Talk"

"Gil let me explain, after all it was my fault." Sara says, speaking for the first time. After Gil nods Sara tells Catherine what had happened during lunch with Ava and that she ran to Gil for help. She also apologized to Catherine for making her think that Gil was cheating on her. "I'm really sorry Catherine. I'll leave so you guys can talk."

Catherine stands staring out the window. She forgave Gil. She never forgave the other guys that cheated on her before but for some reason she always forgave Gil, though he wasn't cheating. Catherine feels his arms slide around her waist and his warm, gentle lips on her neck. "I love you Cath."

"I love you too" Catherine replies turning in his arms.

"So you forgive me then?"

"Of course I always forgive you." Catherine says smiling.

"What's wrong?" Gil sometimes knew when she was upset about something and this was one of those times.

"Lindsey and I had a fight. She thinks I cheated on Eddie and that because I hated him so much that I killed him, or rather I had him killed. I love Lindsey. I'm almost a 100 sure that she knows that I didn't kill or have Eddie killed or that I cheated on him. I hope she knows I love her."

"She knows that you love her. I'm sorry you and Lindsey don't get along well"

"Yeah well she is in her rebellious teen years now and I have to stop treating her like she's still my little girl. I miss her being my little girl Gil she was so sweet and we never fought now we fight all the time and I hate it because that's all I did with Eddie. Can you talk to her? Tell her that I love her and that I hate fighting all the time also that I never cheated on her dad and that I didn't kill him or have him killed or even think it. Please"

I can try. What makes you think she'll listen to me?"

"She's always listened to you. She loves to learn stuff from you. I want to know she is ok, I'm very, very worried about her."

I know baby. I love the two of you a lot and if anything happened to either of you I would literally die. You guys are the most important things in my life."

"Gil, can we make love?"

"Of course" he replies kissing passionately.

Nick Stokes sits on the couch in the townhouse he now shared with Sara. He was waiting for her to come home. He had, the most wonderful afternoon Fiona. He loved his daughter a lot. When he hears the doorbell ring her answers the door and sees Ava standing there.

"Ava what are you…" Nick is interrupted when her lips makes contact with his. Nick pushes her away "Ava I'm engaged I'm going to be a father in 6 months and I love Sara she is my first my last my everything there is no way in hell that I'm going to lose her at any cost."

"I have no doubt you love but the question is does she love you?"

"Of course she loves why else would she be marrying me and having my baby?"

"Well she told me she doesn't love you."

"She loves me and I'm not going to trust what you say. GET OUT OF MY HOUSE. "

"fine." Ava replies, leaving shoving past sara who had walked in just as Nick pushed Ava away.

"Hey gorgeous" Nick says kissing Sara on the cheek feeling her tense up he asks "What's wrong?"

"Do you love me?"

"How can you ask that? Of course I love what would make you think that I didn't?"

"Well Ava said you didn't love me. And I didn't know what to believe I thought it must've been true because if you loved her once then it was possible for you to love her again. I guess I was wrong."

"Oh honey…I love you so damn much. I don't love Ava; I think she's saying things to get us to break up. But I promise I won't let that happen. I love you and I never want to lose you, I don't think I could possibly live a day without you never mind a lifetime."

"Then why were you kissing her?"

"I didn't she kissed me."

"I love you Nicky so much."

Nick smiles down at her and says "does this mean you forgive me?"

"Yes, but we really have to something about Ava I really don't want her trying to ruin our lives."

"That's my girl."

Catherine wakes and smiles into Gil's chest. She liked waking up in his arms it made feel all warm and protected. She gently kisses his chest before he begins to stir.

"Hello Beautiful. How was your sleep?"

"it was great I love sleeping in your arms."

"I like sleeping with you in my arms."

"I think you should talk to Lindsey today, I really want you to come live with us so that I can sleep in your arms all the time."

"Okay I will. Hey did Nick and Sara tell you what happened to Elizabeth and Peter?"

"uh…yes the murderer is Ron McLean. He killed them because they did nothing to help his sister when she got hurt at work. Or so he says."

"I'm so sorry about your friends."

Catherine gets out of bed and pulls her panties and Gil's shirt on "its ok the murderer is in prison now."

"Where are you going?" Gil asks as Catherine walks towards the bedroom door.

"I'm going to make some coffee."

"Oh okay, I'll be down in a minute."

"Okie Dokie Smokie." Catherine replies winking at Gil.

An hour later Gil and Catherine pull into Catherine's driveway and walk into the house and noticed that Lindsey had gone missing. As Catherine asks Nancy where Lindsey was Gil flips through one of Lindsey's Seventeen magazines, before looking around the room before he spots a note in Lindsey elegant handwriting. It said:

Mom,

I left so we can both have a break from one another. All I seem to cause you is pain and frustration so this is most likely the best thing to do. I love and care about don't ever forget that. I will come back in a few weeks. See you later.

Love, Lindsey

Tears start to fall down Catherine's face as she reads the letter. She agreed with Lindsey that best thing they could was take a break from each other but she hoped he daughter was in a safe place.

AN: What did you think let met know? ok?