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10.
Catherine could see the change in Gil's eyes as soon as the words had left her mouth. She knew he hadn't expected that. Not that long ago she'd told him she needed time to think. Thinking didn't include having sex.
Gil got up from the couch and rubbed his temples. He knew that what was going on between him and Catherine wasn't exactly an ideal relationship. Gil knew Catherine loved Tony. If she hadn't, things probably wouldn't be so complicated. But Gil thought Catherine wanted time to think. To think about life, him, Vartann… To think about herself. He hadn't thought that making love included in the thinking as well. He turned around to see Catherine was still sitting on the couch, her hands in her lap and her red eyes fixated on him.
Gil scraped his throat and said: "I thought you needed time to think."
Catherine bit her lip before she finally said: "I did. I still do. It's just… God, I'm so confused. Tony has been so great to me. He is the one who… Who helped me to forget you, Gil. He loves me. He takes care of me. I love him too." Catherine paused, trying to find the right words to continue. Gil started talking first, though.
He sounded somewhat bitter when he said: "If it's him you love so much, then why are you here?"
Catherine got up as well and walked to Gil. He didn't push her away when she grabbed his hand and said: "I'm here because I don't think there's a man in this world that I love more than I love you. But… You're pretty high on the list of men who hurt me as well. Tony has never hurt me. He hasn't done anything to deserve the treatment I'm currently giving him."
Gil sighed after Catherine's little speech and than said: "You know that I'll wait for you. Just… Don't make things even more complicated. Just think."
Catherine bit her lip again while she nodded and let go of Gil's hand. She grabbed her purse and said: "I will. I'll call you."
Gil gave her a small smile and said: "You do that."
Catherine nodded and looked at Gil one last time before leaving his house. She slowly walked back to her car. Once she'd opened the door and settled herself in her seat, she leaned back into the seat and closed her eyes briefly. She needed to talk to Tony. Catherine knew she loved him. But she also knew that she didn't love him enough. Gil was the only man she could give her heart to completely. And no matter how much it would hurt both her and Tony, she knew she had to be honest to him. He deserved that. He deserved someone better than her. Catherine opened her eyes again and, after a deep sigh, she started driving to Tony's house.
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Meanwhile, a surprised Tony was sitting on his couch, looking into the dark brown eyes of a former colleague of him. He could tell she was angry. He could also tell that she was sad. But what he couldn't tell was the reason of her visit. The two of them had always been able to get along just fine as colleagues, but that had been it. He curiously looked up to her, but the woman didn't start talking. That was why Tony said: "So, Sara… I didn't expect to see you here. What brings you here?"
"I'm sorry that I'm here in the first place. I know you need your sleep, I just.. I need to tell you something."
Sara could tell Tony was simply waiting for her to continue. Deep in her heart, Sara knew that she wasn't in the place to tell Tony what she was about to tell him. Especially not since she wasn't even sure that it was actually Catherine Gil was in love with. But her anger was stronger than her knowledge, and that was what had brought her to Tony's house in the first place. She took a final breath before she started talking.
"Gil broke up with me last night."
She paused after that sentence, and Tony figured she needed him to say something. "I'm sorry to hear that."
Sara nodded and continued. "He.. He told me he was in love with someone else. Well, actually, he said that he'd always been in love with someone else. Which basically meant that the whole relationship between me and him was one big lie. Anyway… He said that he couldn't continue lying to himself about how much he loved her. When I asked him who the woman was, he didn't answer. And.. Well, that was when I took a guess. He didn't confirm it. But… I could see in his eyes that I was right."
Sara stopped talking, wondering what Tony would say. She was surprised when he simply answered: "I'm very sorry for you, Sara, but what does that got to do with me?"
Sara started feeling bad for Tony. The man wasn't having a clue. "I.. I'm sorry to say this, but… It's Catherine. He loves Catherine."
It stung Tony to hear that out of someone else's mouth. He'd suspected that for some time now, but to actually hear that from Sara made it a little worse. He didn't want Sara to notice that though. That was why he simply stated: "Well, that's too bad for him. Catherine's with me."
Sara shook her head and said: "I hope so for you. I just… I wonder why Grissom suddenly broke up with me. He said he's been in love with her for years. Why would he suddenly break up with me after all that time?"
Tony knew where Sara was heading for and got up from the couch while he said: "Sara, I think you should go."
Sara nodded and got up as well. "I'll let myself out. I didn't want to upset you. I just figured you needed to know this."
"Just… Just leave, Sara." Tony turned away from the brunette and walked to the fridge while Sara walked to the door. As soon as she opened it, she came eye to eye with the redhead she'd been talking about just seconds ago. Sara could tell Catherine was shocked to see her there.
"Sara… What… What are you doing here?"
Sara shrugged and said: "I just came around to tell Tony something. Nothing you don't know." She wanted to leave after her comment, but Catherine blocked her way.
"What have you told him?"
Sara gave her a glare, and only said: "You'll find out." Sara was then able to get Catherine to step away and let her through. The redhead watched Sara walk to her car, and suddenly, Catherine felt a big lump in her throat. She had the idea that Sara hadn't been at Tony's place for a pleasant visit.
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