TITLE: How Gil gets the girl

chapter 3

SUMMARY: Gil and the entire team of the graveyard shift at ACID
DROP. Catherine's ex butt's in madness and confusion is
guaranteed,Gil fights... more then once...and some romance and
angst thrown in the mix. ENJOY


Catherine stormed into her home and slammed the front door. "DAMN
IT!"she screamed heading to the bedroom to peel off the wet dress
that clung to her body " Damn you Gil.." she snapped " Damn you
Chris..." Damn you men."

Catherine slipped into a quick shower cursing Gil the whole time.
When she came out her room she noticed the green light flashing on
her phone," Gil" she whispered looking at the screen, he had called
but he didn't leave message.

Catherine sat on her bed wondering what to do next.

"He was drunk" she whispered to herself pulling the blankets up to
her chin. " He doesn't love..he can't I can't...he 's my best
friend, It wouldn't work." she sat back up in her bed and began
reaching for the phone " NO" she stopped herself "Everything will be
okay in the morning, everything will be back to normal."

Catherine sighed and looked over at her alarm clock . It was going
to be a long night


Gil, Warrick, Nick, Sara and Greg were already in the restaurant
waiting for Catherine to arrive.

"So what happened with Cath last night?" Warrick looked over at Gil
who was holding his head up with his hand the whole time his eyes
sat focused on the front doors.

"Gil?" Greg called from the other end of the table " Did you tell
her?"

Gil shot a glance at him " Tell who what?"

Greg looked around the table a huge smile on his face " Nope.
didn't tell her. Can we order now? She's clearly not coming"

Gil sat back in his chair " She is coming, just wait for her. What's
the rush?"
At that second Catherine walked through the doors. Gil watched her,
in his mind it was like doves flying in the sky. The kiss he gave
her last night was embedded in his mind. For a few short seconds he
was truly in heaven. The way her body felt next to his, the way she
tasted..all bliss.

"Gil?" Warrick whispered " Gil?" he tried again this time breaking
Gil from his trance but only for a second.

There came a time in life when Gil had to let lose and let the rest
of his body do the thinking for him. This was on of those times.
Despite everything that had happened between him and Catherine the
night before he couldn't help thinking the way he was.

Catherine arrived at the table.

"Morning guys." she smiled before even acknowledging Gil.
"Sara" she waved " Warrick, Nick..Greg." she then stopped and stared
at the empty seat beside Gil.

"Gil?" she called to him.

Gil was staring at the floor.

"Gil?"

He wouldn't look up, If he did he may not be responsible for his
actions if he were to grab her and take her in his arms right then
and there, witness or no witness. That's right. That's exactly what
he wanted to do. He may not have been thinking straight but it
didn't matter, he was thinking with his head but not he one attached
to his shoulders.

How could he still be mad at me? she wondered to her self taking
the only seat next to him.

Gil took a deep breath " Cath..good morning" he said speaking into
the glass of water he brought to his mouth.

"Feeling better?" she asked trying to go on like whatever happened
last night really hadn't

"What do you mean?" he replied " Oh, you mean last night. i told you
I wasn't drunk."

Catherine sighed " Gil not now okay?"

Gil put his cup down " Why not, they all know how I feel." he looked
around the table " Isn't that right guys."

No one answered. Gil was on his own.

"I kissed her last night," he looked over at Greg " Since you were
so eager to know , and I told her I loved her. she looked at me like
I was nuts and told me I was drunk. I could have wasted my time with
someone else, but i didn't cause I don't want anyone else, but I
knew she wouldn't want me, I knew that if I wasn't like Eddie or
Chris, then she wouldn't think twice.B ut I tried anyway...so that's
it forget it"

"Fine." Catherine snapped " I knew you wouldn't be able to get
through you're breakfast without saying something stupid.I wasn't
going to come today,But I couldn't sleep last night" she got up from
her chair " I kept thinking no way could Gil feel the same way that
I felt for him. And even if he did, he couldn't have waited 20 years
to tell me, like I did."

Gil stared in her in confusion

"That's right !" she snapped " I thought and thought and the only
thing I came up with was that I love you too and then i come here
all prepared to talk to you after breakfast and you open your mouth
and screw up everything."

Gil stood up and chased after her " Wait I'm sorry"

"NO!" Catherine pulled away " NO you've already shown me that there
is a chance you could hurt me. I can't do that anymore!" she began
to sob " I can't take anymore of the hurting."

Gil watched as she got in her tahoe and drove home.

Had he really blown it ...again.