CHARACTERS BELONG TO CBS, THEIR NOT MINE!
Okay, I hope I did a lot better on this one. I tried to get the characters
just right, but I don't think I did very well with Sara so once again bear
with me. My mind isn't too awake today, (day off you know) but I think I
did pretty well. Hope you enjoy it and I'll write more soon within the next
couple of days. (
Chapter 2
Catherine POV:
"Hey Linds! Are you having fun at summer camp?" I smiled as she excitedly talked.
"Yeah, there's a lot of kids in my bunkroom though and sometimes they're noisy at night and I can't sleep."
I looked over at Sara seeing her staring out the window as we drove to the mall.
"Well don't you have a counselor in your bunkroom to tell everyone to be quiet so you and your friends can sleep?"
"Yeah, her name is Kari, but sometimes they won't listen to her."
I smiled brightly and said, "Well, it's okay, I mean your having so much fun that you don't really mind do you?"
"Yeah I'm having fun, but I can't wait till august to see you."
I bit my lip and looked over to see Sara studying me and nodded my head.
"Oh, I can't wait to see you too honey. But you just keep on having fun and don't worry about me, mommy's gonna go have fun with Grissom and Sara and Warrick and everyone else in Hawaii."
"Oh mommy that's so cool, I wish I could go!" She said excitedly.
I felt tears come to my eyes and said, "I know baby, but next time mommy goes you can come with me okay?"
I heard another voice say her name, quietly calling her.
I smiled and blinked my eyes, "Hey Linds, how bout you go play with your friends now and you can call me on my cell again tomorrow?"
"Okay mom; hope you have fun on your trip." I smiled, "Thanks Linds, I love you!"
"Love you too mommy. Buh-bye."
"Bye babe."
I hung up and looked over at Sara.
"She misses me", I said quietly as I went through the green light.
Sara smiled, "Of course she does, she adores you. So, what are we doing?"
I smiled and said, "Well I already told you we were going to the mall and when we're there, were gonna shop for some "Hawaii" clothes, possibly get fake tans..."
Sara quickly turned and stared at me, "No way Cath! I am not getting a fake tan."
I looked at her pleadingly and said, "Oh come on Sara, it'll be fun, today's like a girl's night out."
She shook her head, "Sorry Cath, no way, you've heard about the risks of getting skin cancer getting fake tans. I'd much rather just get one in Hawaii, the natural way."
I smiled and said, "oh Sara, you worry too much. Okay, we won't get fake tans, I'll go ahead with you and just get a tan in Hawaii, but we are going to get our haircut, and get a manicure and pedicure."
I noticed her flinch and said, "Sara just stop freaking out, have a little fun for once. Both you and Gil need to lighten up."
She turned and looked at me as we pulled into the mall parking lot and said, "Cath, just don't push me into too much, you know I don't like the same things you do and that I'm not comfortable with "girly" type stuff like you. I mean its a given, I'm a total tomboy and I want to stay that way."
I smiled, "Of course Sara, I'm not going to push you into being something you don't want to be, but just try to have fun, and go with the flow for once. For me, for Gil."
She rolled her eyes, "Cath, Things are just getting back to normal with us, please don't try anything too rash. You know Gris, he's more about what's on the inside, not the outside."
I looked at her dumbly and said, "I know that Sara, I've been friends with Gil long enough to know what he likes and doesn't. Yet he's still a mystery. Anyways, it doesn't hurt to indulge in a little pampering once in a while." I finally found a parking spot near the front and parked the large midnight blue SUV and got out, Sara following, and locked the doors.
We walked quietly, side by side, into the mall. We walked over to one of the directories and I immediately looked for Nordstrom's.
"Okay Nordstrom's is to the left, down that way, all the way down."
I noticed Sara was standing straight up, looking in the direction of a bench in front of a Borders bookstore.
I smiled and yelled out, "Hey Gil! Over here!" Sara quickly turned and looked at me saying, "Catherine! Shut up!"
Gil looked up and around and finally spotted me waving my hand, Sara standing next to me, pretended to look at the directory.
He smiled and grabbed up two plastic bags at his sides and walked over to Sara and me.
Sara quickly turned and smiled as he walked over then looked at my cross eyes and mouthed, "Thanks a lot."
I smiled and turned to Gil.
"Hey what are you doing here, I didn't know you went out, and to the mall at that."
He raised his eyebrows at me and said," I'm not a complete hermit Catherine." He then looked at Sara and smiled,"Hey Sara."
She smiled sheepishly, "Hey Gris, shopping for Hawaii?"
"Yeah, thought I'd find some books on some of the native bugs in Hawaii, so I'd be able to spot them and get some specimens."
I smiled. It never failed, if he could find some way to scientific up anything, he would.
"Gil, how about you leave work behind and just worrying about learning to surf and swim. I said teasingly."
He gave me an odd look and said, "Number one, I do not surf and number two I can swim. I just thought it would be a great opportunity to get some new specimens for my collection." I smiled, "Okay Gil. Well Sara and I are here to shop for some necessities and also get a few things done."
He smiled and said, "Well, I have to get back. See you both tonight. Don't be late, I know how you get with shopping Catherine."
"Oh stop it, you know I can stop when I feel like it, see you tonight!"
"Bye Gris." Sara called after him as he walked away.
"Wasn't that great!" I said loudly to Sara, "Now we know that he doesn't completely live in a cage."
Sara smirked and said, "yeah, we saw that, but you didn't have to call him over."
"Oh Sara lighten up would you, didn't you see he was in a good mood. I knew this trip would get him in good spirits, now I've just got to work on you."
I quickly grabbed her arm and said, "first stop, Nordstrom's."
We walked slowly to the store and when we finally reached it, fanned out in search of Hawaii attire.
I picked up a couple different colored v-neck tees, two pairs of Capri's, and a couple other things. Sara chose about the same, only I had to make her buy a pair of Capri's and two pairs of shorts, that she swore she hated. I told her they were cute and she finally gave in.
After that we both bought bathing suits. Amazingly I fell in love with this cute conservative one piece from Victoria's Secret, that was dark red. I also picked up a cloth skirt for a tie around. I helped Sara pick out hers and finally got her two get a two piece telling her she had the young hot body for it and that, maybe she'd catch Gil's attention. Which she promptly stated, "He's an inside person not an outside."
I smiled and said, "Sara, you keep forgetting. Gil's a man, and he may say he's all about the outside, but everyone knows that all men love a little skin."
She smiled and said, "right, just probably not on me."
I laughed and said, "you just wait Sara. When we had the Portia Richmond case, I had to tell him to pick his chin up off the floor before one of the showgirls stepped on it."
She looked over at me in disbelief, "Not Grissom, no way. I couldn't ever see him doing that."
I smiled and said, "would I lie Sara?"
She cocked her head at me sarcastically. "Oh be quiet Sara, lets just pay for our swimsuits."
Sara's suit consisted of a Halterkini and tie hipsters. I never thought I'd get her to buy it, but amazingly enough, my telling her about Gil and his Show Girls, caught her attention.
Afterwards, we headed to dinner at Karl's Jr. Where Sara promptly ordered a Caesar salad and I order a bacon cheeseburger. By the time we'd finished, we needed to head back to our places and get ready for work. I told her I'd pick her up at noon Sunday, so we could get our hair and nails done, then be ready for our trip Monday.
I drove her home, dropped her off and headed to the lab, not worried about leaving my stuff in the car. I just hid it in the back. And headed into the lab, taking a deep breathe, readying myself for whatever we'd have to face tonight.
Chapter 2
Catherine POV:
"Hey Linds! Are you having fun at summer camp?" I smiled as she excitedly talked.
"Yeah, there's a lot of kids in my bunkroom though and sometimes they're noisy at night and I can't sleep."
I looked over at Sara seeing her staring out the window as we drove to the mall.
"Well don't you have a counselor in your bunkroom to tell everyone to be quiet so you and your friends can sleep?"
"Yeah, her name is Kari, but sometimes they won't listen to her."
I smiled brightly and said, "Well, it's okay, I mean your having so much fun that you don't really mind do you?"
"Yeah I'm having fun, but I can't wait till august to see you."
I bit my lip and looked over to see Sara studying me and nodded my head.
"Oh, I can't wait to see you too honey. But you just keep on having fun and don't worry about me, mommy's gonna go have fun with Grissom and Sara and Warrick and everyone else in Hawaii."
"Oh mommy that's so cool, I wish I could go!" She said excitedly.
I felt tears come to my eyes and said, "I know baby, but next time mommy goes you can come with me okay?"
I heard another voice say her name, quietly calling her.
I smiled and blinked my eyes, "Hey Linds, how bout you go play with your friends now and you can call me on my cell again tomorrow?"
"Okay mom; hope you have fun on your trip." I smiled, "Thanks Linds, I love you!"
"Love you too mommy. Buh-bye."
"Bye babe."
I hung up and looked over at Sara.
"She misses me", I said quietly as I went through the green light.
Sara smiled, "Of course she does, she adores you. So, what are we doing?"
I smiled and said, "Well I already told you we were going to the mall and when we're there, were gonna shop for some "Hawaii" clothes, possibly get fake tans..."
Sara quickly turned and stared at me, "No way Cath! I am not getting a fake tan."
I looked at her pleadingly and said, "Oh come on Sara, it'll be fun, today's like a girl's night out."
She shook her head, "Sorry Cath, no way, you've heard about the risks of getting skin cancer getting fake tans. I'd much rather just get one in Hawaii, the natural way."
I smiled and said, "oh Sara, you worry too much. Okay, we won't get fake tans, I'll go ahead with you and just get a tan in Hawaii, but we are going to get our haircut, and get a manicure and pedicure."
I noticed her flinch and said, "Sara just stop freaking out, have a little fun for once. Both you and Gil need to lighten up."
She turned and looked at me as we pulled into the mall parking lot and said, "Cath, just don't push me into too much, you know I don't like the same things you do and that I'm not comfortable with "girly" type stuff like you. I mean its a given, I'm a total tomboy and I want to stay that way."
I smiled, "Of course Sara, I'm not going to push you into being something you don't want to be, but just try to have fun, and go with the flow for once. For me, for Gil."
She rolled her eyes, "Cath, Things are just getting back to normal with us, please don't try anything too rash. You know Gris, he's more about what's on the inside, not the outside."
I looked at her dumbly and said, "I know that Sara, I've been friends with Gil long enough to know what he likes and doesn't. Yet he's still a mystery. Anyways, it doesn't hurt to indulge in a little pampering once in a while." I finally found a parking spot near the front and parked the large midnight blue SUV and got out, Sara following, and locked the doors.
We walked quietly, side by side, into the mall. We walked over to one of the directories and I immediately looked for Nordstrom's.
"Okay Nordstrom's is to the left, down that way, all the way down."
I noticed Sara was standing straight up, looking in the direction of a bench in front of a Borders bookstore.
I smiled and yelled out, "Hey Gil! Over here!" Sara quickly turned and looked at me saying, "Catherine! Shut up!"
Gil looked up and around and finally spotted me waving my hand, Sara standing next to me, pretended to look at the directory.
He smiled and grabbed up two plastic bags at his sides and walked over to Sara and me.
Sara quickly turned and smiled as he walked over then looked at my cross eyes and mouthed, "Thanks a lot."
I smiled and turned to Gil.
"Hey what are you doing here, I didn't know you went out, and to the mall at that."
He raised his eyebrows at me and said," I'm not a complete hermit Catherine." He then looked at Sara and smiled,"Hey Sara."
She smiled sheepishly, "Hey Gris, shopping for Hawaii?"
"Yeah, thought I'd find some books on some of the native bugs in Hawaii, so I'd be able to spot them and get some specimens."
I smiled. It never failed, if he could find some way to scientific up anything, he would.
"Gil, how about you leave work behind and just worrying about learning to surf and swim. I said teasingly."
He gave me an odd look and said, "Number one, I do not surf and number two I can swim. I just thought it would be a great opportunity to get some new specimens for my collection." I smiled, "Okay Gil. Well Sara and I are here to shop for some necessities and also get a few things done."
He smiled and said, "Well, I have to get back. See you both tonight. Don't be late, I know how you get with shopping Catherine."
"Oh stop it, you know I can stop when I feel like it, see you tonight!"
"Bye Gris." Sara called after him as he walked away.
"Wasn't that great!" I said loudly to Sara, "Now we know that he doesn't completely live in a cage."
Sara smirked and said, "yeah, we saw that, but you didn't have to call him over."
"Oh Sara lighten up would you, didn't you see he was in a good mood. I knew this trip would get him in good spirits, now I've just got to work on you."
I quickly grabbed her arm and said, "first stop, Nordstrom's."
We walked slowly to the store and when we finally reached it, fanned out in search of Hawaii attire.
I picked up a couple different colored v-neck tees, two pairs of Capri's, and a couple other things. Sara chose about the same, only I had to make her buy a pair of Capri's and two pairs of shorts, that she swore she hated. I told her they were cute and she finally gave in.
After that we both bought bathing suits. Amazingly I fell in love with this cute conservative one piece from Victoria's Secret, that was dark red. I also picked up a cloth skirt for a tie around. I helped Sara pick out hers and finally got her two get a two piece telling her she had the young hot body for it and that, maybe she'd catch Gil's attention. Which she promptly stated, "He's an inside person not an outside."
I smiled and said, "Sara, you keep forgetting. Gil's a man, and he may say he's all about the outside, but everyone knows that all men love a little skin."
She smiled and said, "right, just probably not on me."
I laughed and said, "you just wait Sara. When we had the Portia Richmond case, I had to tell him to pick his chin up off the floor before one of the showgirls stepped on it."
She looked over at me in disbelief, "Not Grissom, no way. I couldn't ever see him doing that."
I smiled and said, "would I lie Sara?"
She cocked her head at me sarcastically. "Oh be quiet Sara, lets just pay for our swimsuits."
Sara's suit consisted of a Halterkini and tie hipsters. I never thought I'd get her to buy it, but amazingly enough, my telling her about Gil and his Show Girls, caught her attention.
Afterwards, we headed to dinner at Karl's Jr. Where Sara promptly ordered a Caesar salad and I order a bacon cheeseburger. By the time we'd finished, we needed to head back to our places and get ready for work. I told her I'd pick her up at noon Sunday, so we could get our hair and nails done, then be ready for our trip Monday.
I drove her home, dropped her off and headed to the lab, not worried about leaving my stuff in the car. I just hid it in the back. And headed into the lab, taking a deep breathe, readying myself for whatever we'd have to face tonight.