A/N: So here is the next one... It's definitely going better between those two :-)! And it's season 5!!! I've already written up until chapter 41 and next week we have a short vacation break thingy called krokusvakantie (translation: krokus crocus and vakantie vacation) :-D, which means I'll probably get to write a bit more. I hope that makes up for the fact that this one is rather short. Enjoy and thanks for the reviews!

Chapter 35

I'm sitting on a bench in the locker room, feeling nervous. It's my first day back and I have listened to the advice of my counselor to talk with my supervisor. I'm rehearsing what I'm going to tell him, it's going to take a lot more courage than I have in me at the moment. I look in the mirror and see my skin is still a bit tanned from the Frisco sun.

Frisco was great, I spent most of my days there surfing and hanging out on the beach with some of my old friends. I talked with my 'mom' about my demons and she helped me deal and put them away again. I went to some great parties with a lot of booze and soft drugs, I stuck to the booze. I even managed to have some meaningless sex with some hot girls. For a moment I regret coming back to Vegas, but I'm tied to this place thanks to one person and I didn't even have the nerve to talk to her in person since my plane landed.

Back to rehearsing… I want to tell Grissom something about my parents, but what exactly and how will this effect our relationship. I'm interrupted by Greg and a woman I have never seen before, Greg informs me she's his replacement then he asks me how my time off was. I just tell him it was great seeing the look of discomfort or maybe boredom on Chandra's face. She won't last a day. Then they leave, I close my locker enough rehearsing I take a deep cleansing breath and head out.

I haven't seen any of the guys and the break room is empty, I walk in and take a cup of coffee. Someone is stomping through the corridors headed for Grissom's office, it's Catherine and she is clearly not happy about something. I hear her shout something about her new office, but Grissom has no time to talk to her and before I even reach his office I see Catherine walking in the direction of the locker room getting ready to head out of here.

Then he hands Warrick his assignment, he pairs me up with Nick. Nick takes the assignment sheet and tells me he'll meet me there. Grissom tells Greg he's doing his final proficiency and Greg leaves with Chandra to get her installed. That leaves me and Grissom, my bravery has left me now I'm face to face with him. I ask him if we can talk and he asks me about my counseling sessions. Saved by the loud crash from the DNA lab, I tell Grissom we'll do this another time then I make a beeline for the locker room.

The case we worked was pretty funny although someone was dead I had a great time working with Nick, he tried to talk to me about why I took so much time off but I successfully turned our conversation about Chandra. He told me about his bet with Warrick, so I ask if he could cut me in. That earned me fifty dollars, because Warrick and Nick had placed a bet of a hundred and Warrick lost. I love Vegas! My first day back was a success and now I'm home eating something in front of the television until there's someone outside my door…

'Not who I expected.'

Catherine just walks in without saying a word, her puffy eyes tell me she has been crying and my grin immediately vanishes. 'What happened? Is Lindsey alright?'

'Yes, there's nothing wrong with her.' she sniffs.

'Okay what did he do? I swear if he …' she cuts me off mid-sentence.

'I walked in on him and one of the girls that works for him, that cheating son of a bitch!' she starts to cry again, I pull her into a hug and wait until she's all cried out. 'This is the part where you'll tell me told you so.'

'No, this is the part where I say, sorry you had to find out like that.' She hasn't stepped back, I'm still holding her close to me and it feels so good.

'Where are my manners…I didn't even ask you how you're trip was.'

'Hey forget courtesy, you just got hurt pretty badly.' She holds me closer, snuggling. 'I heard you got a new office or was it cupboard...' My attempt at humor is successful.

She laughs and rolls her eyes 'How come you know, I haven't seen you all shift.'

'I think the entire lab heard you rant about it to Grissom.' I smirk at her.

'He deserved that! Making me all pleased with the promise of a new office and afterwards giving me a cupboard.' For the first time she smiles, still holding me. She looks up to meet my eyes and sighs 'Why are you the first person I turn to?'

It's a rhetorical question however I answer 'Because I'm a good listener.' She rolls her eyes and points out it was rhetorical 'I know but I had this uncontrollable urge to tease you.'

'You make me happy. For a moment I thought I wouldn't be able to laugh in a long time until I saw you.' She pauses 'Can I stay here, I don't want to be alone.'

My head is screaming to say no when I open my mouth it tells her she can stay whenever she wants. So we walk towards my bedroom, change and lie down, resting in each other's arms. I'm finally home.

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