Title: Love Don't Lie

Author: Angie

Summary: What happened in their past?

Disclaimers: CSI Crime Scene Investigation does not belong to me, they are the property of CBS, Alliance Atlantis, Jerry Bruckheimer and the wonderful actors who portray them.

Author's Notes: Many thanks to Marianne for being the most excellent beta that she is.. Gil and Cath are still Gil and Cath, but this takes place in the past. A sort of... what if?

Rating: R (sorry... need to up the rating a little)

Spoilers: Anything in the series is fair game.

Distribution: The GraveshiftCSI Homepage

Chapter 14

XOXOXO

Catherine rolled over, blinking back the blinding light. "What?"

"Where were you Catherine? It doesn't look good when my own wife doesn't show up. You made me look…"

"Eddie!" She interrupted slowly sitting up in the bed. "I'm sorry. But something happened down at the club."

"There was talk that one of you dancers were killed there. The cops didn't find me so I figured it wasn't you. So, what was so important that you didn't show up?"

"Stephanie was murdered, Eddie."

He faltered, fully taking in her appearance for the first time. "Are you alright?"

"Not really."

"You want to talk about it?"

"I already…" Catherine trailed off, not wanting to reveal her evening to her husband. "I just want to forget."

"Maybe I can help you with that."

"I'm really not in the mood to…"

"I didn't mean that. Just wait here, I'll be right back."

Catherine watched as Eddie left the room, returning minutes later with a glass in his hands.

"What is that?" She asked, peering cautiously at the liquid in the glass.

"Just drink up."

"But what…"

"Try it." He interrupted, raising the glass to her lips and tilting slightly when she opened her mouth.

She coughed, glaring at the smirk on Eddie's face. "What is that?"

"Drink. I promise you'll feel better."

"You promise?" Catherine asked, her eyebrows arching in question.

"Don't make things difficult. I'm trying to be nice here. Just drink it."

XOXOXO

"Ugh…" Catherine moaned, the morning light shining in her eyes. Pushing slightly, she moved Eddie enough to slide out from under him and slip out of the bed to the floor. She looked down at her naked body before looking at the glass on the bedside table. "What did you give me?" Moving to stand up, she quickly dropped back to the floor, the dizziness stopping her movement. Instead, she reached to the bed, pulling the bed covers. She felt resistance and glanced backwards, watching Eddie roll over, taking the covers with him. Fighting back the dizziness, she slowly rose and tumbled towards the bathroom.

Shutting the door behind her, she moved to the sink splashing cold water on her face before standing and looking in the mirror. "I definitely wont be going back to work now." Catherine mumbled as she took in the bruises on her face and the swollen lip.

She reached for a rubber band and pulled back her hair then slipped on the robe that was hanging on the back of the door. Opening the medicine cabinet, she grabbed the bottle of aspirin and left the small room, heading for the kitchen. Two pills and a glass of water later, she found herself curled up on the couch waiting for her husband to awaken.

XOXOXO

"Catherine! Where are you?"

She looked to the hallway, watching as Eddie came stumbling towards her.

"What are you doing out here?"

"What did you give me?" She glared at him as she waited for an answer.

"You don't remember? I told you it would help you forget."

"What did you give me?" She asked again.

"It's no big deal. Just a little pill I got…"

"You drugged me?"

"I didn't…"

"You son of a bitch! You drugged me."

"I was only trying to make you feel better, Cath. And you did. You were totally into last night."

"If I was into it then why do I have bruises all over me? Why am I the one with a swollen lip?"

Eddie walked to her and sat on the couch stroking her arm. "You were begging for more. Kept asking me to help you forget. All I did was help you out. Want to try something else? One of the guys in the band last night gave me something, I guarantee it will make you feel good."

"I don't want anything."

Eddie stood and walked to the bedroom. "You're going to love this. It's a total rush."

XOXOXO

Eddie returned to the room to find Catherine just where he left her, cowering on the couch. "Just a little bit, Cat."

"Stay away from me, Eddie. I don't want anything else."

"You'll like it, babe. You'll have a high like you've never had before."

"I don't want any." She said, watching him warily as he crossed the room keeping her eye on the small vial in his hand. "Get away from me with that stuff. You shouldn't even have it in here."

He walked closer to her, watching for any movements. Once within reach of the couch, he pounced towards her easily overtaking the little fight she had. "Trust me on this, Cat. I know you will like it."

"Get off me!"

He leaned on her more, his full body weight pinning her to the couch. "Stop squirming." He reached for her flailing arms and quickly tucked them under her body, flipping her onto her back before sitting back down, his knees on both sides of her while his weight rested on her mid-section. "That's better. Now stay still." He opened the vial and dipped his pinky into the container. "Just a small amount." He moved his finger to Catherine's nose and held it there, waiting.

"I'm not taking it. Get that stuff away from me Eddie."

"Yes you are. You'll thank me for this later." He moved his free hand over her mouth and waited, not disappointed to watch as she finally took a deep breath inhaling the powder in the process.

XOXOXO

To be continued…