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Chapter 18

For a whole minute Sara didn't move. And it was only when she looked up and realised half the lab was gawping at her like a rare zoo animal that she turned on her heel and followed Catherine's footsteps to the locker room.

Cath was pacing anxiously, albeit rather pleased with herself, around the low bench. She felt, rather than saw Sara enter and turned around.

"What the hell was that?" Sara asked, more confused than anything. Catherine smiled, shyly this time.

"You think I'm ashamed of us. Of what we were doing. Well I'm not." She explained, stepping closer. Sara frowned and stepped back. Undeterred, Catherine continued "I love you Sara. And I don't care who knows it."

"And you think that changes everything? That all of a sudden I was going to forget what you did?" Sara asked, throwing her hands up helplessly.

"Marry me." The blonde gushed.

"What?" Sara asked, not sure she had heard that correctly.

"Marry me. I love you; I want to be with you."

"You don't want to get married again. You told me that." Sara reminded her of a conversation they had had a couple of weeks before. "You said you couldn't face the thought of going through it all again in case you got your heart broken again."

"But I would. For you." Cath insisted. "Sara, I'd do anything for you." For the first time, Sara's features softened.

"You'd go through all of that again, just to prove a point to me?" She asked. Catherine stepped closer, and this time Sara didn't move.

"I'd move to the ends of the Earth for you, darling. I love you." They were both so caught up in each other's gaze that neither had noticed Warrick and Greg appear in the doorway, watching them with nervous curiosity. There was silence.

"You're crazy Cat." Her empty voice made the boys wince, but they couldn't see what Catherine could: that little sparkle in her eyes and that adorable half smile. Cath stepped closer still, a cautious smile playing on her lips, closing the gap between them. Slowly, she pressed their lips together.

The kiss was soft this time, tender.

Warrick chuckled quietly, patting Greg on the back. The young lab rat was grinning eagerly, all earlier animosity forgotten for the time being – if Sara was happy he was happy, and right now Sara looked pretty damn happy.

Still unaware of their presence, Catherine buried her hands in Sara's hair and deepened the kiss.

However, an amused Texan voice broke the moment.

"Why am I always the last to know around here?"

~fin~