"Hello?" Catherine could hear Nick on the other end. He was talking loud and fast. Gil suddenly sat up, bringing Catherine with him. "Okay... I'll be there in a few minutes..." He shut his phone and threw it on the bed. Catherine turned to him with a worried look and hugged him.
"What's wrong?"
"It's Sara..."
"What about..."
"She's missing."
"What?" Gil was already out of the bed and getting dressed. Catherine sat in bed and ran her fingers through her hair.
"You can either come with me... or stay here. Your choice..."
"I'll go if you want me to but..."
"Well I have to leave now..."
"Oh. I have... I have work anyways. You just go ahead..."
"Alright. Thank you, Cath." He quickly walked over to the bed and kissed her on the lips. "I love you... so much." He whispered in her ear before he was out the door. Catherine listened to the door slam and his car start up before she fell back on to the bed. She sighed and looked out of the window. It was about 7 AM and it was still dark outside. Rain drops started falling on the glass and the sound of thunder made her jump. She slowly got out of bed and made her way downstairs.
Gil walked through the doors and Nick suddenly greeted him.
"Where is she?" Gil said looking around.
"I ... I don't know, Gil. But... the crime lab in Miami called, they said they have some hits and maybe a few ideas on who could've taken her..."
"Get me a plane ticket to Miami then..."
"Gil... what about..."
"Do it..." Gil took out his cell phone and dialed his phone number. Catherine was just walking in the kitchen when the phone rang. She slowly walked over to it and picked it up.
"Hello?"
"Catherine?"
"Yeah. Gil. What's wrong?"
"Cath... I'm coming back home..."
"But..." Gil hung up the phone and was already out of the building. He got in his car and drove back to this townhouse as fast as he could. He didn't even bother to knock... he opened the door and ran in the kitchen to find Catherine sitting down at the table, drinking a cup of coffee. He ran up to her and grabbed her. "What the..."
"I have to leave..."
"Gil... really. You just left work. You want to go back? And it's pouring outside!"
"Leave Las Vegas..."
"What?" Catherine couldn't manage to hold in any tears. "But... why? Is it because of me? I mean... what did I do..."
"No. NO! I would never leave you, you understand me? This has nothing to do with you. The crime lab in Miami think they might have a lead on a case that could be related to Sara's disapperance..."
"Oh..." The tears were flowing down Catherine's cheeks. Her eyes were red and she couldn't seem to catch her breath. "When... when will you be back? When... are you leaving... I can't... why can't I go!"
"Baby..."
"No... no. Just... just go."
"I love you, Catherine. I love you so much..."
"Then why do you have to go?"
"Because... she's..."
"She's what, Gil? She's more important than me?"
"No! Catherine! That's not it at ALL! You know that! You know I love you more than anything else in this entire world!"
"Then why does it feel like it's the other way around!"
"What?"
"You say that, but do you really mean it?" Gil pulled her into a long hug. When she broke away, she looke down at the floor. He picked up her head and kissed her softly on the lips. She started crying harder and wrapped her arms around his neck. He broke away after a few minutes and rested his head on the top of hers.
"I do mean it... and I'm sorry... I love you. I really, really do."
"I know... I know. I love you, too. More than anything..." He broke away and walked to his room. He threw his suitcase on the bed and started throwing clothes in. Catherine sat on the other side of the bed and watched him. "When... when are you coming back?" Catherine said wiping the tears from her face.
"I... I don't know. A month? A year?"
"What? A year!"
"Catherine..."
"Gil... I can't wait a year! I can't even wait a day!"
"I'm... I'm sorry!" Catherine turned her back to him and watched the rain hit the window. She listened to him zip up his suitcase and watched as he walked over to her and kneeled infront of her. "Catherine... look at me." She slowly turned her head and looked him straight in the eyes. He took her hands in his and kissed them. "I love you. Do you understand that?" She nodded her head and felt the tears come again. "I don't care how long I'm in Miami, I'm still going to love you. No matter what... I know it seems like a long time, but trust me. I have no idea when I'm coming back. It could be next month... it could be next year." Catherine looked away and he turned her head back towards him. "I want you to know... no matter what happens there, I'm going to come back. I promise." Catherine got up and walked out of the door. She made her way downstairs and grabbed her coat. She walked outside and got in the car. Saying goodbye was the hardest part, so she wanted to get it over with and quick.
Gil picked up his bag and ran to the car. He covered his head with his jacket and hopped in the car. He looked over at Catherine. She was soaking wet from the rain and shivering from being so cold. He took off his jacket and wrapped it around her. He took off for the airport. He parked the car and got out. Catherine opened the door and wrapped the jacket tightly around her. He grabbed his bag out of the trunk and walked up to Catherine. She went to take off the jacket but he wrapped his arms around her instead of helping her take it off.
"Keep it. It's so you'll know I'm coming back." She nodded. It was raining hard. He couldn't tell if she was crying or if the rain was making it look that way. Once he heard her whimper he took her into his arms again and kissed her. She held on to him as she cried.
"I love you, Gil... so much."
"I love you too, Catherine. With everything I've got. I promise... I'm coming back." He grabbed her hands when he was about to walk away. She slowly let him go and watched as he ran off inside the airport. She leaned against the car and watched him disappear into crowd of people.
Gil sighed as he walked into the airport. He suddenly regretted not taking Catherine with him. He got a ticket, waited for his plane to be called, and finally boarded the plane. He sat there and looked out of the window. He could still see Catherine leaned against the car. She had his jacket tightly wrapped around her. She was soaking wet. Her hair was wet and flying in the wind, her clothes were wet, and her shoes were flooded with water. He placed his hand on the window as the plane took off and looked back until he couldn't see the car aymore.
Once Catherine lost track of the airplane she got back in the car. Once she got back to Gil's house, she pasted it up and made her way to Alison's. She didn't want to be in the house. She pulled up into the driveway, got out, and walked up to the door. She knocked and waited for someone to answer. Alison opened the door and was tieing her robe when she saw Catherine in the doorway.
"Oh, honey... what... what happened?" She grabbed Catherine's arm and led her inside.
"He... he's gone."
"What? Who's gone?"
"Gil... he left."
"Why? Where?"
"He... he went to Miami. He... he went help find one of his missing CSIs." Catherine said rolling her eyes. She fell back onto the couch and cried. Lynn slowly walked out of her room and ran once she saw Catherine.
"Ms. Catherine? What's wrong?"
"Nothing, sweetie. Just... just had a little emergency..."
"Is everyone alright!"
"I hope so..." Catherine said holding back the tears as Lynn joined her on the couch and hugged her.
Aww. TBC. / HAHA. I'm suppose to be punished from the computer because I made 3 Ds and 3 Fs on my report card... but... I still manage to update my stories. ROFL. Thanks for the reviews you guys:) Oh... and if they have some mis-spelled words, which I'm pretty sure they do, then I'm sorry. I didn't have time to look over it for corrections. LOL