Chapter Six- It Should've Been Him
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Grissom was on air. Ecstatic. Catherine was back. He nearly did a little dance. Finally after a long summer, Catherine was back home⦠where she belonged. Nick raised his eyebrow when Grissom walked past him.
"Hey Warrick, does Grissom look like he's dancing to you?" he asked, nudging his buddy in the ribs.
Warrick glanced at Grissom's retreating back. "Man, I think he's trying to, but it's a little scary."
Nick laughed. "I think I know why he's so happy."
"I can't say I'm not happy either. The redhead's coming back today." Warrick replied as the two of them got back to work.
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Catherine held Eddie's hand as they descended the plane. Lindsay was clinging onto her mother's other hand and they approached the car. Grissom's eyes grew dark when he spotted Eddie and felt his mood plummet. He nearly shot Eddie with his gun when he saw him bend down and kiss Catherine. He got out of the car.
"Gil!" Catherine exclaimed happily, wrapping him in a tight hug. "I've missed you."
Grissom didn't answer. He didn't trust himself to even open his mouth. He glared at Eddie from over Catherine's head.
Lindsay completely forgot about her father for the moment. "Uncle Gil!" she screamed, rocket launching herself into Grissom's arms.
"Hey Butterfly." He greeted, swinging her around, secretly glad that Lindsay had ignored her father for him.
Eddie cleared his throat, clearly sulking at the fact that he was being ignored. "Grissom right?" he asked.
Grissom nodded coldly. "Yeah." He answered, making it clear that he wasn't one of Eddie's fans.
Eddie smiled just as coldly and offered a hand. "Eddie." He said.
Grissom didn't shake it. "I know." He said turning away to help Catherine with the suitcases.
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One Month Later
"Eddie, can you please let me get to work?" Catherine demanded as Eddie kissed her over and over again.
Eddie didn't let go. "But can't you just call in sick?" he purred.
This was familiar territory and she wasn't about to go down that road again. "Eddie seriously, I need to get to work." She said firmly.
What had happened? She used to be wild and crazy and not mind if she was at all late. Now she couldn't even bear to think about the rest of the team handling a case without her. She shook the thought off her mind. She just didn't want to get fired.
Eddie let her go. "Fine." He seethed. "Make work your biggest priority. I doubt you care about anything other than that Grissom"
Catherine was taken back. "What?" she asked startled by his angle of attack. "What the hell are you talking about?"
Eddie was pissed off. "I can see the way he looks at you and you spend so much time working overtime, you think I can't tell?" he raged.
Catherine shook her head. "You're crazy." She stated plainly. "Absolutely insane."
Eddie grabbed her by the wrists. "Shut up." He shouted at her, throwing her back against the wall.
Catherine kicked him. "Let go of me you bastard and get the hell outta my house." She screamed back.
"Fine, but Lindsay's coming with me." Eddie said, pulling his voice down from a shout.
"Hell no." she yelled at him. "She's staying right here."
"Alone?" Eddie demanded. "She's only nine."
"My mom will watch her."
"That's not good enough. She needs a parent. Hell Catherine, you need a parent."
At this moment Lindsay ran down the stairs before her mother let Eddie have a piece of her mind. "Mom, I wanna go with Dad." She said, meeting her mother's eyes.
Catherine stared at her daughter. What have I done wrong? She wondered. She took a sharp intake of breath. "Okay sweetie, but call me when you wanna come home." She said, trying to keep herself from crying that Lindsay had chosen her father over her.
Eddie picked up Lindsay. "You're never here and she's needs a better parent." He said, carrying the child out. "I'm gonna take her to an amusement park and then get a hotel room or something. I'm moving out for the time being, my friend will get me an apartment."
"Whatever." Catherine replied softly. She reached over and kissed her daughter on the forehead. "Have fun honey." She whispered, before Eddie took her out to the car.
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Catherine stormed into the office with dark rage in her eyes. Her pain had decreased and so her anger took over. All the interns shuffled out of the way, frightened that they would be the target of the redhead's rage. Greg noticed this and poked his head out of the lab.
"Cath what's wrong?" he asked.
Catherine shook her heads. "Nothing Greg." She said a little too sweetly. "I'm fine."
He let it go. He was afraid that if he pushed the issue, she would blow up in his face.
Catherine walked past everyone else getting nervous glances from Nick and Sara. Warrick tried to engage her but only got a dirty look in return. She walked right into Grissom's office.
He looked up and saw Catherine. "Hey." He said slowly, seeing the rage in her eyes that was also laced with grief.
Catherine tried to fight back tears. "She chose him over me." She stated plainly. "She chose him over me." And then broke down into a current of tears.
Grissom found himself by her side in a flash, wrapping his arms around her shoulders. "Hey, it's okay." He said gently. "In no time at all she's gonna find out what Eddie's really like and she'll call her mommy and ask her to take her home."
Catherine took a shaky breath. "You're right. I'm overreacting." She said slowly. "I think I'm going to go and get on the wagon with that case."
She quickly walked out and Grissom didn't stop her. He had seen the bruises on her wrists and was wondering what had happened. He wished she felt what he felt. He turned back to his work. She couldn't see it. She was blinded by Eddie or at least by what he used to be. She wanted a family for Lindsay and would sacrifice everything for her daughter. Grissom just wished that the person to make things right shouldn't have been Eddie, it should've been him.
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Eddie left Lindsay in the car when he went outside to smoke a joint. She was amused by the music on the car. Go me. He thought, taking a snort and rejoicing at the wave of pleasure that rolled through him. He had given up his job because Catherine was so much easier than work. He didn't need her anymore. All he needed now was Lindsay. The foolish woman would do anything for the child and Eddie planned to use that to his advantage. As long as he was the center of Lindsay's affections then Catherine will follow. He pulled out his cell phone.
"Hey Vanessa." He purred into the phone. "I'm free for the day, though I got the midget with me. You wanna go for a ride and a some fun?" He smiled when he got the answer. Vanessa was the wild child that Catherine used to be. Out there and sexy. Catherine had grown up too much, not missing work for him anymore. He was tired of that. He wanted what he needed and if Catherine couldn't serve it up then Vanessa will.
"Lindsay come on, I've got a friend I need to pick up." He said, his voice a little raspy from the fix he had just had. He found it hard to think, but he didn't care. At least the drug felt good at the moment.
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Eddie's still an ass. So sad ain't it? O well, review and I'll update!
