Gil was looking out of the window when the pilot came on the intercom and announced they were going to be landing in an hour. The weather in Flordia wasn't any better than in Las Vegas. He looked down and noticed something on his jacket. He picked up a strand of hair and immediately thought of Catherine. He sighed and looked back out of the window.
"Come on, hon. You gotta get up. You've got to do something today..." Alison and Lynn were kneeled by Catherine's bed, encouraging Catherine to get out of bed and do something. All she ever did was lay in bed, look out of the window, and cry. Catherine shook her head and wipped her tears.
"I can't... I can't do anything without him..."
"Yes you can, Cath! You did things when you didn't know him..."
"Exactly. I didn't know him..." Brent ran into Catherine's room and stopped at the sight of Alison, Lynn, and Catherine.
"Catherine? You said Gil went to Miami?"
"Y... yes." Alison gave Brent a strange look and got up.
"Why? What's wrong?"
"You guys might wanna come see this..." Catherine suddenly pushed herself up and followed Brent downstairs. The TV was on and suddenly, a news report came on.
"We have just gotten news... a plane making it's way to Miami, Florida has crashed just 30 minutes outside of Miami. Information on the passengars and pilots have not been confirmed. The condition of the plane hasn't been released, but we will keep you updated on the..." Brent turned the volume of the TV lower and turned to see Catherine's reaction. Her tears increased and her breathing became difficult.
"Catherine... Catherine!" Alison tried to get words out of Catherine, but all she would do was stare at the TV. Lynn sat on the couch against the window and watched as her mother and Brent tried to get Catherine to speak.
"He's dead, isn't he?" Catherine said softly. Brent shrugged his shoulders and Alison just hugged Catherine.
Gil was walking off of the ramp and inside the Miami airport when he saw groups of people surrounding TVs. He picked up his bags and walked over to one to see what was so important. He listened to the story the news reporter gave and sighed as he realized it could've been him on that same flight. It could've been him that was dead at this exact moment.
Brent turned the volume on the TV louder when the news came back on.
"We have just received a list of people who... did not survive from Flight 254, headed for Miami, Flordia..." Catherine gripped the chair tighter as the reported read the names off of the list. "Diane Wilson, Ryan Smith, Amanda Lapier, Kyle Foreman, Danny Reighn, Rachel Ebinese, Natalie Portman, and..." Catherine was on the edge of her seat as she waited for the last person's name to be called. The house was quiet and no one moved. Lynn had her head on her hands, Alison was still kneeling by Catherine, and Brent stood still on the side of the TV. "and... Gina Green." Catherine's whole body shook. She placed her hand over her heart and her other hand moved her bangs out of her eyes.
The phone rang. Everyone jumped. Brent walked over, answered the phone, and slowly handed it to Catherine.
"Catherine?"
"GIL!"
"Cath..."
"Gil... where are you? Are you okay? Oh my God! You're not... you're not dead? But..."
"Sweetheart... calm down. I'm fine. I'm in Miami. Nothing happened. And no... I'm... not dead."
"But..."
"Las Vegas had more than one flight headed for Miami. My luck, I didn't get on the plane that crashed..."
"Gil..." Catherine couldn't finish her sentence. She could barely talk at all. This was really something she would never forget. She finally calmed herself down and walked to her room with the phone. "Gil... I was so scared. I couldn't talk. I haven't eaten anything..."
"Catherine. You need to stop worrying. Go eat something... get some sleep. I'm fine."
"I know you're okay, but... I keep worrying that you won't come back..."
"I promised you I would..."
"I know. I know. But... promises are words. How do I really know you won't fall in love with some other beautiful woman down there and get married?"
"Because... I'm already in love with some other beautiful woman and I'm on the phone with her right now..." Catherine smiled and got up from the bed. Her stomach made a noise and she started feeling dizzy. "Gil..."
"Cath... listen to me. I'm going to call you. Everyday. To make sure you're alright and to show you that I haven't forgotten about you. Alright?"
"You would really do that? I mean... I'm sure you're going to be too busy to take breaks and make a phone call..."
"I didn't have to come to Miami and help... so yes. And besides, I'd do anything for you..." Catherine's smile grew larger. "Listen... you go get something to eat, get some rest, take a shower, do whatever's relaxing... and I promise... I'll call you later on tonight."
"But the time zones..."
"Don't worry about that..."
"Alright."
"I love you, Cath..."
"I love you too..."
"Now... go do something relaxing."
"Okay. Bye, Gil."
"Bye, Cath..." They hung up the phone at the exact same time. Catherine threw the phone onto the bed and made her way downstairs. The minute she hit the floor, she felt dizzy and sick. She held her stomach and slowly walked in the kitchen. Lynn was fast asleep by now. Alison and Brent were just sitting around and talking.
"Cath... you feeling okay? You don't look so good..."
"I'm... I don't know..." Her eyes suddenly rolled to the back of her head and she hit the floor. Brent ran from his chair and picked Catherine up. Alison ran to the sink and got a cold towel to place on Catherine's forehead.
"What's wrong with her?" Brent said walking up the stairs.
"I don't know... It must be all that crying she was doing."
"She was a little worked up about Gil, so... this might have something to do with it." They softly laid Catherine down on her bed and headed back downstairs. A few hours had passed. Alison and Brent were about to go to sleep when the phone rang. Alison ran to the phone and answered it before Catherine could wake up.
"Hello?"
"Um... is Catherine there?"
"Gil?"
"Alison?"
"Hey..."
"Hey... um... Where's Cath?"
"She's um... she's sleeping."
"Oh..."
"Yeah. She had a little accident today..."
"What! What happened? Is she okay? Where is she!"
"Gil... relax. Me and Brent think it was because she was just stressed and under a lot of pressure. The whole plane thing really got her worked up. She fainted before she walked into the kitchen."
"Make her eat something. Now. Wake her up and make her eat. Tomorrow, take her to the doctor and see what's wrong."
"Gil... really..."
"Alison. Please. I'll pay for the visit and anything else... just, please. Take her to the doctors tomorrow, okay?"
"Alright. I promise..."
"When she wakes up... tell her to call me." Gil gave Alison the number to his hotel and hung up the phone. Alison sighed and turned to face Brent.
"He said to wake her up and make her eat. Tomorrow, I'm taking her to the doctors..."
The next day, Catherine woke up with a cold towl on her face. She sat up and suddenly fell back down. Everything in the room was spinning. She closed her eyes and sighed.
"Catherine? You up?" Catherine sat back up and strained to see who was in the doorway.
"Alison?"
"Yeah, Cath. Who else? The easter bunny?"
"Very funny... what... what happened?"
"You fainted..."
"How?"
"I don't know... but we're going find out..."
"Huh?"
"Gil called last night. A few hours after you had passed out. He made me promise that I would take you to the doctors today. And he said you HAVE to eat something." Catherine moaned as Alison pulled her out of the bed and got her dressed for what was to be one of the happiest days of her life.
TBC! A lot more drama to come. Thanks for the reviews. XD