THE MORNING AFTER
Catherine woke up with a slight headache. She rubbed her sore eyes and looked around the room feeling slightly disoriented. You're at Grissom's house, a voice in the back of her mind reminded her. "Oh, right," she said aloud in a groggy morning voice. She found the cold tea on the table beside her and smiled. Then she found the note that was beside it.
She unfolded the paper and read it to herself.
Catherine,
I thought you should know that I think you
are both a great CSI and a great mother to
Lindsay. Things will work themselves
out before too long. In the meantime, I think
you should take some time off. Spend some
of it with your daughter. You deserve to have
a life outside of work.
I'll be at the lab if you need me.
Gil
Catherine smiled at the letter in her hands. She took the mug of tea and warmed it up in Grissom's kitchen. After she finished it, she found a piece of paper and scribbled a large "thank you" on it. She left it where she knew he would find it, and then left the house.
She felt better. She felt good. She wasn't going to work today.