Title: Our past, Our present, Our future.

Disclaimer: I don't own, you don't own em yada yada yada yada ya.
(No seriously I don't anything..)

Summary: A flashback in time.. to when Gil and Catherine first met,
and the events that led them to where they are today.

It's be done before..but I'm doing it again! (heheh)

Chapter 4


"You should have asked me out sooner!" Catherine giggled " Actually you never really asked me at all, but if you had asked that night we could have spent alot more of our Christmas break together."

"What do you mean sooner, How could I compete with all those guys and yes I did ask you out eventually" he paused taking the book from her.

Catherine smiled " You didn't , we just kind of hooked up, remember?"

Gil nodded as he found the picture " Yeah, it was the third week of January and we were on the ski trip."

"The two day ski trip you didn't want to go on" she added

"Well ,I didn't know how to ski and then I sprained my ankle anyway."

Catherine burst into laughter "that's right you did, because you didn't know how to stop."

"You took me on a intermediate hill, when I told you I had to on he hill for beginners."

Still laughing uncontrollably Catherine spoke " Yeah but the beginner hill wasn't even a hill, it was a little lump in the ground. and I showed you how to stop anyway so no excuses."

Gil sighed " I guess it was a good thing I did sprain my ankle because then we were able to have that whole day to ourselves."

Catherine calmed down " Yeah, I have to agree that day was really romantic."


FLASHBACK

"Come on Gil!" Catherine whined " Don't be such a chicken " Just wait for the chair,put your butt in it and you'll be at the top of the hill before you know it."

This had been the fourth time Gil slide away from the chair lift in fear that he might get stuck on it or fall off of it.

"Catherine" he defended himself " I don't know how to ski, and I really need to be on the small hill." he pointed back " The hill for the beginners"

Catherine shook her head " I taught you how to stop, now " she pointed " Butt in the chair and when we get to the top just bend your knees, just like we practiced."

Gil groaned he wasn't going to win so he might as well give up. When the chair lift came he seated himself smoothly and the chair inched to the top of the hill.

"What was I thinking coming on this trip anyway, I should be at home studying!"

Catherine chuckled " Gil, midterms are over relax, and have some fun besides, I asked you to come and you can't say no to me and you know it."

Gil smiled , he knew she was right, and he was having fun regardless of not knowing how to ski.

"You ready" she turned to him as her ski's touched the ground and the two jumped off.

"Here we go!" she called as she drifted forward down the hill. It only took her a minute or so to reach the bottom.

Gil followed behind her trying to keep up,at first he was doing okay. " This isn't so bad " he said to himself. " I'm almost at the bottom." and then he was. He hit the bottom of the hill and tried to stop just like she showed him but instead his leg jerked sideways and it sent him tumbling forward and he landed with a thud.

Catherine tried not to laugh but honestly it was a site to see, She unhooked her boots from her skis and ran to his side " Gil!" she giggled " Are you okay?"

Gil sat up " It's not funny" she snapped " I think I broke my ankle!"

Catherine nodded " Let me help you get your skis off. Here give me your poles"

Gil handed her poles and could still see the large grin on he face. " Shut up" he whined trying not to laugh with her, but by the time they hobbled back to his cabin he was laughing along with her.

Catherine helped Gil get settled and dried off and they both sat on the couch in front of the fireplace.

"SO?" Catherine turned to him " What should we do?"

Gil sighed " I'm sorry, Cath you don't have to sit here with me, you can go back out if you want."

Catherine shook her head "I'm fine besides. It won't be the same with out you anyway." he paused " I have something for you though" she smiled " I guess I could give it to you now."

Catherine disappeared into the bedroom and came back with her bag. " I had this for you, it's sort of a really late Christmas gift."

She handed him the bag

Gil pulled out two large text books.

"Forensic Entomology Volume 2 and Forensic Entomology Special Edition" Gil paused and looked up at her " These must have cost a fortune! Catherine, I have been looking for these everywhere how did you know?"

Catherine smiled " That night I stayed at your house I saw your collection was missing Volume 2 and I thought that you might want it and then I found the Special Edition the man I got it from said they use it in University so I thought since you're going to be going there you could get a head start, not that you need it!"

"Catherine this..this is amazing, thank you some much! " he paused " I guess I can give you yours then?"

Catherine raised an eyebrow " You did have to Gil." she scolded

"I wanted to" he smiled getting up on one foot and hopping to his room.

Minutes later he hopped back and handed her and long black box.

"It's nothing much, but when I saw it I thought it might look pretty on you, I mean you don't need anything to make you look pretty you just are but,I thought...just open it"

Catherine flipped the top open and inside the box was a silver chain, at the end of it was a small letter 'c' pendant encrusted with small jems, the color of her birth stone.

"C" he whispered " For Catherine. But I guess you figured it out."

Catherine looked up at him " Gil, you said it wasn't much, why..how can you afford this?"

Gil shrugged " Don't worry about it, I had a job and I had all this extra cash and you're my best friend..your my only friend and I wanted you to have it..I wanted you to have something special from me."

Catherine wiped away a tear " I don't know what else to say Gil thank you so much, I love it. it's beautiful."

"Just like you." whispered

Catherine took it out of the box and turned her back to him to help put it on.

"Let's see" Gil called

Catherine turned around tears still in her eyes a smile still on her face.

"Does it look okay?"

Gil nodded, his face just inches from hers " Yeah, it looks great. " he paused " Catherine? Do you belive in love at first sight?"

Catherine nodded

"Catherine I think I'm in love with you"

Catherine nodded once more

"Catherine? Can I kiss you?"

Another nod

Gil took a deep breath and leaned. It was only a second later that their lips crashed together, at first it was just a small, light kiss, but it was growing intense by the second.

minutes later Gil pulled away

"I'm sorry, if that was bad,..I never..I have never done that before."

Catherine lips were still pursed and her eyes were still closed

"Catherine?" he called to her

her eyes shot open " No one's ever kissed me like that before" she confessed " It was amazing" she smiled as she began to cry again.

Gil pulled her into him and wrapped his arms around her and that was how they stayed through most of the night.


END OF FLASH BACK

"I felt so safe in your arms " Catherine whispered " And being there with you felt so right, I never had that before..feeling like nothing in the world could hurt me."

Gil hugged her and smiled " I felt the same way, me holding you, it might seem weird because we were so young but when I had you next to me it was like there was a part of me being filled you know, like my empty space was suddenly not empty."

"yeah " she replied " and I never told you this but when we got back and you dropped me off that day my mom and I got into a fight about you."

Gil leaned in with interest " Really..about me?"

Catherine nodded " Yeah, when we fell asleep in your cabin, the chaperone for mine called my mom and told he I had spent the night in one of the male cabin's. It was horrible, probably the worse fight we ever had.."


FLASHBACK

Catherine kissed Gil good bye and ran into her house. She carried her bag up to her room and went to find her sister.

"She's out!" A voice yelled up the stairs.

Catherine joyfully bounced down the stairs. As soon as she saw her mother who was sitting at the kitchen table she knew something was wrong.

"Sit!" he mother commanded before Catherine could even ask what was happening.

Catherine sat down.

"Are you having sex with that boy?" her mother got right to the point.

Catherine was taken aback. " What?"

"don't play dumb with me!" her mother yelled " One minute your with Eddie, and now I find out you spent the night in a cabin with some joke named Gil Grissom."

"How did.." Catherine began

"It doesn't matter how I know! Are you sleeping with him?"

Catherine shook her head no.

"You're lying, I can see it in your eyes, your sleeping with him I know it"

Catherine shook her head again " NO,I'm not, I'm not sleeping with him and I wasn't sleeping with Eddie!" she defended herself.

"That's bull, it's just in your nature."

Catherine looked hurt " What do you mean? What are you saying?"

"I'm saying that my daughter is nothing but a slut!"

Catherine stood up from the table " Mom, don't say those things."

"Why ?" she snapped " It's the truth, I knew you would be trouble from day one!" she got up from hr chair and went to Catherine's side. " You'll stay away from that boy, you'll go back with Eddie and you'll make him happy like a girlfriend is supposed to!"

Catherine shook her head " NO! You can't make me be with Eddie! I love Gil, and he loves me and you can't keep us apart. Do you hear me!" Catherine screamed back.

"Maybe you didn't hear me right!" her mother grabbed her arm. " Eddie is the best thing for you! That loser isn't. You'll keep away from that boy or else!"

Catherine ripped her arm from her grip. " NO! I won't! " she snapped back

Catherine's mother had, had enough and before Catherine knew what was what her mother's hand was leaving a red print across her cheek.

Catherine stood there stunned staring a her mother and holding her cheek. " I hate you! Catherine whispered " I HATE YOU!" she screamed this time and ran out of the house.

END OF FLASHBACK


"Wow, I can't believe she said those things to you, I could never imagine talking like that to Lindsey." Gil commented as he wrapped an arm around her shoulder.

"I know, I was just as shocked, she used to say things to me all the time but when she called me those names it was ..It hurt so much, and she was so wrong, I never slept with Eddie then, and you and I weren't. She just never really knew me, she still doesn't!"

Gil pulled her into a hug

"It's not a big deal anymore, and you shouldn't be worried about what she thinks. Everyone loves you for you, and if it means anything at all I know exactly who you are."

Catherine smiled as he pulled her into a kiss

"I like that" she replied " I like that you know."

TBC