Comfort Zones
Chapter 2
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A few hours later Gil was sitting in his office trying to file some papers on the girl he and Cath had been working on. Without warning Cath came into his office. She didn't say anything; she just sat on the couch and stared at him while he was filing the papers. Finally Gil grew tired of being stared at and asked, "Is there something you needed Cath?"
"As a matter of fact, no. I have just been trying to figure this case out. I've been beating my brains out on this for almost eight hours and I've come up with nothing. Have you been able to contact her family?" She asked getting up and pacing around the room.
"Not yet, I was trying until I realized that no one would be awake, it was only two when I called from here, that would make it three there."
"Well, where's the number, I want to try again." She asked stopping in her tracks to looking at the clock, then back at his desk.
He handed her the paper Nick had gotten for him earlier. She scanned it quickly looking for the number. Finally finding it she picked up his phone and dialed it. She only had to wait for a couple of rings before she heard someone pick up. A very groggy voice answered, "Hello?"
"Uh… hi, this is Catherine Willows from the Las Vegas Crime Lab, can I please talk to Ms. Mona Ho.. Hos… Hoscheid."
"I'm sorry, I'm I don't give money to anything."
"No! I'm not trying to collect money from anyone. I'm trying to find the mother of Kathryn Hoscheid." Cath tried to say quickly so she wouldn't hang up on her.
"Kathryn? Why would you be looking for Kathryn? Has she done anything?"
"No Ms. Hoscheid." Cath said, her eyes filling with tears, while trying to find the words to tell another mother what happened. "We found your daughter last night."
"What would Kitty be doing down there?" The woman asked in a frightened tone.
"Ms. Hoscheid, I'm sorry to have to tell you this, but your daughter was found dead last night. She was hit by a car."
"Could you say that again? I don't think I heard you right." Mona said quietly, obviously trying to understand what she had just heard.
"I'm sorry Ms. Hoscheid." Cath said on the verge of crying. "We found your daughter last night. She's dead." Cath finally managed to choke out before her tears broke free.
There was an eerie silence on the line for a few seconds. Then Mona's harsh voice rang through, "I'll be there as soon as possible." A distinct click was heard on Cath's end following her voice.
Cath set the phone down and collapsed into one of the chairs in front of Grissom's desk, her head in here hands, her body shaking from her sobs.
Gil bolted from behind his desk, he went to Cath and wrapped his arms around her, whispering soothing words into her ear. He held her like this for what seemed to be a lifetime. She buried her face into his neck and continued crying. Soon his shirt was completely soaked and her tears stopped falling.
She slowly lifted her head from his shoulder and wiped away the remaining tears. "I'm sorry Gil. I just kept imagining that is was me who was getting the phone call. What would I do if someone had to call me and tell me that Lindsey was a thousand miles away from home and she got killed? I couldn't handle it Gil, I just couldn't." She sobbed letting her head fall back onto her shoulder and letting the tears fall again.
