This chapter has been especially written for ILOVEJorja and of course for Fish on the AAM forum!
Disclaimer -- Same as chapter 1...
As soon as Catherine had passed security at Miami airport, laughing at the trouble she had for having only one bag which was her purse, she called the crime lab to ask Nick to pick her up when her plane would arrive. She couldn't reach him, so she left a message with the receptionist. She didn't know how she was going to explain the getaway to Miami, but she needed someone to pick her up. When she boarded the flight, she closed her eyes. She hadn't slept the night before out of fear that Eric might return to Calleigh's place. Catherine slept the entire flight from Miami to Las Vegas. She was shocked to see Sara at the airport when she walked out of the gates.
"Hey! What are you doing here?" Catherine asked her.
"I got Nick's message 'cause he was out, something about our supervisor leaving without notice," Sara said, "What was with the impromptu trip to Miami?" she asked. Catherine grabbed her bag and ignored Sara's question.
"Look, we're not leaving before you tell me why the hell you went to Miami." Sara said crossing her arms.
"I went to see her, okay?" Catherine said, "Not that it's any of your business." She added walking towards the entrance.
"Who? Your girlfriend?" Sara asked catching up.
"Yes, why do you care?" Catherine asked. She then realised it was the first time she referred to Calleigh as her girlfriend.
"I don't, just curious." Sara said walking past Catherine. The supervisor sighed and followed the brunette to the car. The ride was a long quiet one, neither one of them talked. Catherine walked out of the car quietly and grabbed her purse. Catherine heard Sara sigh loudly.
"Catherine, I'm glad you're happy, okay." Sara said loudly. Catherine turned around and looked at Sara.
"What did you say?" Catherine asked.
"I said I'm glad you're happy." Sara said getting out of the car. She walked up to Catherine and looked at her.
"Why?" Catherine asked.
"Because when you're happy, things go better at work, you're more concentrated, you're nicer, you're just better at your job when you're happy" She paused. "Or you know, when your getting some." Sara said. Catherine looked at her with wide eye. "I can even tell that you have been with that girl for about a year because you've been smiling more." She added. Catherine looked at her feet and smiled again.
"She makes you happy." Sara said. "I guess that's good." She added with a small smile.
"Thanks for the ride home." Catherine said turning to go to her house.
"No problem, I'll see you at the lab." Sara said as she returned to the car. Catherine watched at the black SUV drove away and smiled. Someone from her team finally knew how she felt about Calleigh. Catherine threw her keys in the jar next to the door and listened to her messages. Calleigh had left one.
"Hey, it's me, lemme know when you get home, I love you." Was all she said. Catherine smiled and made her way to her bathroom.
After a quick shower, Catherine sat down with bottle of sparkling water and called Calleigh.
"Hello." Calleigh answered after one ring.
"Hello sexy." Catherine said.
"Hi." Calleigh said with her honey covered accent. "How was your flight?" she asked.
"It was good." Catherine replied. The two chatted for almost two hours until Catherine realised she had to go to work.
"Oh! I have to run! Time for work, it would look bad if the supervisor was late." Catherine said.
"Okay, call me when you get off." Calleigh said.
"I will, love you, have a nice day." Catherine said.
"Love you, too, have a good shift." Calleigh said hanging up. Catherine smiled as she put the phone down. She put on her shoes and walked out the door.
"Need a ride?" She heard Sara say. Catherine looked at the end of the driveway and saw Sara leaning on her car.
"Not really," Catherine smiled. "I do have a car." She added.
"Okay, well, I'd like to talk to you and I don't want to do it at work, please take the ride." Sara said. Catherine smiled and walked to Sara's car. The ladies sat in quiet for a part of the ride until Catherine decided to talk.
"So, what do you want to know?" Catherine said. She wasn't one to be open about her personal life, but she loved to take advantages of opportunities to talk about Calleigh.
"Have you been dating for a year, like I guessed?" Sara asked.
"Yes, slowly for the first few months, but lately we've seen each other every other week or so." Catherine smiled.
"See? That's what I meant, that smile, you always do it when you're in love." Sara said pointing to Catherine.
"She makes me feel things I've never felt before, she makes me feel warm, important, sexy, needed." Catherine smiled and softly bit her lower lip. "Sorry," she added looking at Sara.
"Don't apologise for being happy," Sara said, "I've been telling Grissom about how happy you are, he said the same thing as me, that you were probably seeing someone." She added.
"You two talk about me?" Catherine asked.
"Not always, he asks how you are sometimes." Sara replied casually. Catherine smiled.
"How is Grissom?" Catherine asked.
"He's good, he misses the team." Sara replied. "Now, don't change the subject, I know you love to talk about her." She added.
"What can I say?" Catherine said. "Calleigh is just amazing, I don't have to change who I am when I am with her, she loves me no matter what I say or do. Her touch, her perfume…" Catherine began.
"Woah! I don't need to know about your sex life." Sara laughed, stopping her.
"Sorry, I just miss her." Catherine said.
"How does Lindsey feel about this?" Sara asked. Catherine didn't answer. The truth was that besides Sara and Natalia, pretty much no one knew about the two. "She doesn't know?" Sara asked shocked.
"I haven't told anyone, we haven't told anyone." Catherine said, "you know, Calleigh's friend Natalia knows and I think her ex knows, too but that's it." She added. Catherine hadn't told Lindsey as she was off to college in another state and almost never came home.
"So you haven't told anyone?" Sara asked again. Catherine shook her head. They both realised they were at work. Sara parked the car and they got out.
"You know, Catherine, I think if you two are serious about this thing, you should tell people, go out in public." Sara said, "If the team, Nick, Wendy, Greg, all know you like I do, they'll accept it. Don't be afraid to be yourself." She added before going inside. Catherine stood still and let Sara's words sink in. She smiled as Calleigh's face filled her mind and then went inside, ready for work.
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