Greg drove them to a nicer club in town where they got something to eat. Then they each ordered one drink that was alcoholic, because if they had more they would be above the legal limit. Then they danced for hours in each other's arms.

"Liddy," he asked as they danced to a slower song.

"What Greg?"

"I think I'm falling for you."

Her sparkling blue eyes met his dark brown eyes, and with a smile she said, "Good, because I fell for you the day we met."

"Really?"

"Yes."

"Then why haven't you said anything before now?"

"I was waiting for you to make the first move, but then I got tired of waiting."

"Well, now that we've fallen for each other, what should we do?"

"Date, then fall in love, get married, have kids, you know, that sort of thing."

"You make it sound so serious, what if I don't want that much commitment right now?"

"Well, then we can just date for now and see where that leads us."

"I like that idea."

"Me too."

"So, are we a couple now?"

"Yeah, I guess so."

"Good," he said. Then he leaned down to her face and their trembling lips met for the first time. Slowly they allowed their kiss to deepen and their lips parted as they kissed. After their kiss ended, they looked into each other's eyes with love.

Earlier that evening, after Grissom left work, he decided to stop at Catherine's house to see how she was. He parked in the driveway, and then he went up to the door and knocked. A minute later, Catherine answered the door. She smiled at him in surprise.

"Well, I didn't expect to see you here."

"I just thought that I might come over and see how you are."

"Well, I'm fine, and I'm very happy that Liddy got the job."

"So am I. Can you imagine, our daughter will be working with us."

"Not really, it still feels strange to say our daughter… Do you want to come in and have a drink?"

"Are you sure?"

"Yeah, Lindsey is at a friend's house for a sleepover, and Lydia can come home whenever. It'd be nice to have company."

"All right, I'll join you."

So they went into her living room, and she brought in two beers and a bag of chips from the kitchen. Then they sat on the couch with the bag between them and they started to watch TV.

After sitting there mindlessly for about an hour, Gil turned to face Catherine. When she noticed that he was watching her she looked at him too.

"What?"

"Oh, nothing, I was just thinking… well, have you ever thought about the two of us?"

"You mean 'us' as in the couple sense or in the we-have-a-child-together-what-do-we-do-now sense?"

"Well, we've both thought about the second one, but that was last year, I meant the first one."

"Well, I've been telling myself for the past year that I don't want things to change between us, but the truth is that it already has. And I don't mind it. We're family now, just as much as anyone else we're related to, Lydia is our connection, and the thing is, I remember how things were back then. We smiled and laughed and had fun. You were the first guy who made me feel smart and I don't know why I left that. So I guess what I'm trying to say is that I want to give us another shot."

"That's what I wanted to ask you. I'm willing to try it out if you are."

"That sounds good to me," Catherine said, then she laughed. "So we're what now, boyfriend and girlfriend?"

"I don't know. What are we supposed to do now? I mean we're already involved in each other's personal lives. How are we going to things?"

Catherine gave him a sly look. "Well, I can think of a few things…"

"Cath, that's not what I meant. I think."

"This is bizarre, we're both adults who are over forty, we have a child together, what is our problem with restarting this relationship?"

"I don't know, we're already friends, so this isn't much of a change."

"You're right. Well, how about we sit next to each other instead of being on opposite sides of the sofa for starters."

"Ok."

So Catherine moved the chips onto a table, and then she sat next to him. She leaned her head onto his shoulder, and he tentatively put his arm around her back so that he head was resting on his chest. After being uncomfortable for several minutes, they relaxed into one another, and they allowed their inhibitions to be let go. They became comfortable relaxing into one another, so that they even shifted onto the couch with her lying in front of him while they were reclining.

After they had lain like that for awhile, she turned around so that their faces were about an inch apart. They suddenly both became very nervous as they stared into the clear blue pools of each other's eyes. Catherine let out a jagged breath, and then she used her one hand to trace his face, shortly there after, he did the same. Almost at the same time, their faces moved towards one another, and their lips met. First their kiss was gentle and unsure, but then it became stronger and more certain.

"Do you know how much I've missed your kisses?" Grissom asked.

"Not as much as I've missed yours," she replied.

Then they shifted into a sitting position, and they kissed again, and tears came into their eyes. They continued to kiss lightly, and then they kissed more deeply. Only once did they stop kissing, and they spoke.

"I love you Cath."

"I love you too Gil."

They were content, at peace, and for the first time in many years, they felt complete. They were so completely wrapped up in one another that they didn't hear the front door open, and it wasn't until they heard someone gasp behind them that they knew they weren't alone anymore.

Greg and Lydia had come into the house, and when they had come into the living room they were both very shocked to see Catherine and Grissom passionately kissing on the sofa. Both of them gasped, and then Catherine and Grissom stopped, startled, and they looked at the other couple.

TBC...

Hey, sorry I haven't updated in awhile, mostly that was because I was having a very hard time writing G/C... (if you couldn't tell from my other stories, I usually ship G/S, hence my difficulty...)

Thank You Lissa for your amazing help on this chapter! it would have taken so much longer without you!

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