Good Luck Charm 5/6
Sara and Lindsey finished the dishes, as Catherine finished setting up the living room. Catherine was seated on the couch when Sara and Lindsey walked in.
"What movie did you pick Mom?" Lindsey asked sitting down next to Catherine.
"You'll have to wait and see baby," Catherine replied.
Sara took a seat on the other side of Catherine. She leaned against Catherine's side, taking Catherine's hand in hers, resting her head on Catherine's shoulder. Sara relaxed and closed her eyes as Catherine's hand squeezed Sara's hand. Lindsey leaned over and looked at Sara and became slightly worried.
"Sara, are you okay?" she asked.
"Never been better Linds, never been better."
"I wanna sit next to both of you," Lindsey said getting up from the couch.
Sara lifted her head from Catherine's shoulder and released a sigh of disappointment that only Catherine could hear. Sara let go of Catherine's hand and moved over slightly on the couch.
"I was hoping you wanted to sit next to me, cause I wanted to sit next to you too. Get over here Squirt," Sara replied patting the space between her and Catherine.
Lindsey jumped between them as Catherine hit play on the remote. Lindsey snuggled into Sara's side and Sara draped an arm around her shoulders, pulling Lindsey closer to her side.
Once again, Catherine found herself paying more attention to Sara than the movie. Lindsey was drifting off as Catherine scooted closer to the two. She placed an arm on the back of the couch, moving her hand up to play with Sara's hair.
Sara shivered slightly at the feel of Catherine's fingers brushing through her hair. She turned her head to the side to find Catherine gazing at her. Smiling, she leaned into Catherine's hand as her thumb traced across Sara's cheek. Sara sighed at the gentle touch and turned her head in Catherine's hand, placing a kiss in Catherine's palm.
Catherine smiled as she looked down at Lindsey who was fast asleep
"She's dead to the world," Catherine whispered.
"What time is it?" Sara asked.
"Just a little after ten."
"Wow, ten o'clock on a Friday night and she's asleep? How cute."
"I'm gonna take her to her room," Catherine said getting up.
"You need any help?" Sara asked shifting slightly.
"No, it's okay, I got it," she said straitening out her shirt, "Thanks though. But I would like a little glass of wine, if you wouldn't mind?"
Sara stood up, careful not to wake Lindsey, and moved in front of Catherine. She placed her hands on the sides of Catherine's neck and pulled the blonde into a kiss. Catherine's arms went around Sara's waist as Sara's tongue entered Catherine's mouth. While Sara's hands tangled themselves in Catherine's hair, Catherine's hands moved down to squeeze Sara's ass pulling Sara closer to her. Sara purred into Catherine's mouth at the contact and pulled away from the kiss breathless.
"We need to stop Catherine," Sara whispered, resting her forehead to Catherine's.
"I don't want to Sara," she pleaded.
"I'll go get the wine and you take care of Lindsey, and then we'll talk."
"Talk?" Catherine said worry evident in her voice.
"Good talk Catherine. It's a good kinda of talk," she replied kissing her again.
"Promise?" Catherine asked.
"I promise angel," she replied caressing her cheek.
She placed another kiss on Catherine's lips and walked into the kitchen. Catherine tried to catch her breath as she picked up Lindsey and walked down the hall. She tucked Lindsey in her bed, and made a stop at the mirror before heading back to Sara.
She looked at herself and giggled at the sight before her. Her cheeks were flushed, lips swollen, and hair out of place. She tried to straighten herself out but decided there really wasn't any point. She took a deep breath and walked back to the living room.
Sara was getting settled back on the couch when Catherine walked back in. As Catherine came around to take a seat, Sara poured two glasses of wine and handed one to Catherine. She smiled at Sara as she took a seat on the couch.
"I was so scared that I was gonna walk back here and you'd be gone," Catherine confessed.
"I'm not going anywhere unless you want me to."
"No, please don't leave," Catherine whispered placing a hand on Sara's knee.
Sara moved closer to Catherine and took her glass of wine from her. She leaned forward slightly and placed their glasses on the coffee table. She leaned back on the couch and brushed a hand through Catherine's hair. When she reached the back of her neck, she traced the outline of Catherine's cheek ending with a finger under her chin.
Sara gently pressed her lips to Catherine's in a sweet kiss. Sara pulled away but kept contact with Catherine. She put an arm around Catherine's shoulders, pulling Catherine into her side. Sara toyed with the ends of Catherine's hair, while Catherine placed an arm around Sara's waist, leaning her head on Sara's shoulder.
"Hey Catherine, can I ask you something?" Sara said breaking the silence.
"Of course"
"This is what you want right? You and I? Together?"
"Yes, I do Sara. For the longest time," Catherine replied placing a kiss on her neck.
Sara let out a sigh of relief as Catherine snuggled closer to her.
"Its what you want, isn't it?" Catherine asked.
"More than anything Catherine. It's just seems so unreal. I mean, up until six hours ago, I thought you were straight."
"I could say the same thing to you Sara. Hell, you have a whole family. That adorable little girl Candace and ... Laura."
"You wanna know what happened between us don't you?"
"Not if you don't wanna tell me," Catherine lied.
"Don't lie to me. You are dying to know!" Sara said squeezing her shoulders.
"Of course I am, but I'm not gonna pressure you."
"Anything you wanna know Catherine just ask, okay? I'm sick of hiding."
"I'll listen to whatever you wanna tell me."
"Well, when I was working in San Francisco, Laura worked in the corners office. I knew I was attracted to her right away. But, she was eight months pregnant and happily married. But, we became friends, had lunch everyday together, outside work we hung out, ya know, stuff friends do."
"That must have been hard for you being attracted to her," Catherine said tracing her fingers across Sara's stomach.
"I fell more in love with her every minute I spent with her. Well, after about six months after Candace was born, Mitch left her. Needless to say, she was a wreck. Newborn, highly emotional and no one to help her."
"In steps Sara in shinning armor," Catherine added.
"I guess so," Sara laughed, " We were together almost 24 hours a day. Well, my lease was almost up at this point when Laura asked me to move in with her. I mean, we were already pretty much living together so I didn't hesitate. Now at this point, everything was still platonic. At least on her end. Then one night, we were sitting on the couch after Candace was asleep and I glance over and see her staring at me. I asked if everything was okay, and she said 'Please don't hate me' and before I could respond, she leaned over and kissed me."
Sara took a deep breath and continued.
"We got 'married' and were together for four years. Then one day, Mitch shows up wanting to be a part of Candace's life and begging Laura to take him back. In the end, Laura let him back in Candace's life but she and I stayed together. And then, I was coming home from the store one day with Candace and Laura and Mitch were ... in our bed."
"Oh Sara," Catherine sighed sitting up slightly finding tears in Sara's eyes.
"We talked and she ending up giving Mitch a second chance, for Candace's sake. I didn't blame her. I just wanted what was best for Candace and having a father was better than having to mother's. At least back then it was. So, I walked away from both of them. And about a week later Grissom called me and here I am."
"Oh Sara, I'm so sorry honey," Catherine replied squeezing her knee in support.
"I told Laura that I still wanted to be a part of Candace's life and she agreed. She didn't want Candace to never see me again. That's why I am always so guarded with kids. I don't want to get to attached and have them taken out of my life. It hurt so much with Candace, so I play the "I'm not good with kids" card a lot. It's just for my own protection, and the day I left I swore never to get involved with anything who had kids."
"What? No," Catherine said as she looked as Sara, tears building in her eyes.
To Be Continued...