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He offered her a smile in exchange for her shocked expression, before settling his drink on the table and himself in the seat opposite her in the booth.
After a few moments, shock finally relinquished her voice, allowing her to speak.
"Gil? What are you doing here?" she was proud that she'd managed to sound less drunk than she actually felt.
"A little bird told me you might be here," was all the explanation he offered before taking a sip of his drink, which Catherine guessed to be scotch.
Her eyes narrowed.
"You mean Nick?'
To his credit, Gil merely shrugged, choosing instead to take another sip of his drink.
It was all the confirmation Catherine needed.
"That weasel!"
"Cath," his soft voice pulled her from what was going to be a lengthy rant. " Don't blame Nick. He was just worried about you. That's why he told me you planned to come out after shift. He wanted someone to keep an eye on you and he was… otherwise engaged. So he told me."
She sighed, bringing her straw to her lips and taking a long swallow. When she returned her eyes to Gil's however, she noticed they had darkened slightly compared to when he had first sat with her.
She chose to ignore it, and the beats her heart skipped in response to his scrutiny, chalking his response up to the drinks she'd already consumed and the crappy lighting in the bar.
"Well, now you're here, at least let me buy you a drink." Noticing both their glasses were almost empty she motioned to a nearby waiter, who quickly took their orders and scuttled off to the bar.
They sat in companionable silence until the waiter brought their drinks over, spending a little too much time staring at Catherine for Gil's liking. When the latter cleared his throat slightly, the younger man blushed before handing Gil his drink in exchange for a few bills to cover the tab and heading back to the bar.
Catherine, who had been sipping her drink oblivious both to waiter's attention and the exchange between him and Gil, looked up as he walked away.
"Hey! I was supposed to get those!" Gil smiled and shook his head.
"You get the next one," he replied, taking a long swallow of his scotch.
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