So, finally a new chapter! Its short, but I am hoping to have the next chapter up soon! Kinda got out of the writing groove, but Im feeling it again! Hope you enjoy! Please leave a review! It motivates me beyond belief! Wendy

Chapter 12

"So, Cath? How did everything go with Lindsey?" Greg asked his supervisor from the doorway of Catherine's office.

"What? How did…" She stared at the younger CSI in question.

"Well, Lindsey sent me a text message wondering if I was really ok with you two dating and asked if I thought that Sara really loved you."

"When did she do that?" Catherine sat staring off into space for a moment. "Dinner! I thought she was texting her friends or some boy."

"Well, I am a friend." Greg sat down across from Catherine and grinned. "And I am a boy."

"Greg! You're a man who acts like a boy. There's a difference."

"True, but regardless, Lindsey was concerned about you, so I gave her some advice. And I am assuming since you aren't all up in arms or yelling at me, it must have worked!" Greg sat back with a smug grin.

"What did you tell her?"

"I told her that you are adults and know what you want and that you two seem really happy together. I also told her that if she wanted to know if Sara really loved you, she should just ask."

Catherine smiled knowingly. "That's why she just out of the blue asked Sara if she loved me. I wondered what brought that on."

"Glad I could help." Greg got up and sauntered out of the office, a huge smile on his face.

"Well," Catherine declared to the now empty room, "who knew that Greg Sanders would ever be an asset to my love life!"

"Willows" Catherine grabbed up her phone as she was driving to a crime scene. Nick sat next to her in the passenger seat.

"Hey, Sexy!" Catherine grinned at the sound of Sara's throaty voice.

"Hey yourself, Hot Stuff." Catherine looked over at Nick who was rolling his eyes.

"Hey, ummm, I got a call from Gil. He's going to be coming here to get his stuff and sign papers on the sale of the townhouse this Tuesday." Sara waited anxiously, wondering how Catherine would react to this bit of information.

"Oh, well. It has to be done." Cat bit her lip trying to think before she said anything regrettable. "So, are you going to see him?"

"Well, I know it will be awkward, but we did part on good terms. He and I do not have issue with one another. I will at least see him at the realtors and storage unit. I was thinking of having everyone get together, like a reunion of sorts. What do you think?"

"Sara, I can't think about this right now. I'm pulling into a crime scene and Nick is sitting right here." Catherine was slightly annoyed at this development. She knew that Sara and Gil parted on good terms and had no malice toward one another, but facing your lovers ex-lover was never a good scene. But then again, she couldn't keep Gil from seeing everyone at the lab, so being in charge of the plans for a get together would at least give her some feeling of control. "Second thought. You know what? Yeah, why don't we just plan that? We can make the arrangements and I will talk to everyone at the lab once we have the details down."

"ummmm, ok! That was easier than I thought it would be." Sara sighed in relief. "I love you."

"You too, Hun." Catherine smiled as she hung up. Nick sat staring at her, a questioning look on his face.

"What's that all about?"

"Uh, well. It seems that Gil is going to be here this week."

Nick sat staring for a moment, thinking. "That could be…awkward."

"Sara says it won't be. She and Gil parted on good terms. It will be awkward for us most likely." Catherine opened her door to get out.

"Cath, wait!" Nick put his hand on her arm to stop her exit. "I wasn't talking about either of those things. What I was concerned about was how he is going to respond to you being with Sara?"

"SHIT!" Cath settled back in her seat. "I hadn't thought of that. Well, I'm assuming Sara told him when she talked to him."

"Yeah, but, Cath. You know what they say about assuming." Nick looked at her compassionately. "You better make sure she told him."

"Right. I'll talk to her when I get home. I'm sure she told him."

As they worked their scene, Catherine couldn't keep her mind off of Gil's approaching visit. She just had to call Sara. "Sara here!"

"Hey, Babe." Cath tried to sound casual, but Sara sensed the tension in her voice.

"What's wrong? Is everything ok?" Sara sounded frantic.

"HEY! Stop. Everything is fine here. I, uh….I just need to know." Cat cleared her throat.

"Just spit it out, Babe." Sara said encouragingly.

"Did you tell Gil about us?" She bit her lip waiting for the answer.

Sara smiled to herself. Of course this would worry her girlfriend. It wasn't just seeing an old co-worker and ex-lover of hers, it was him seeing his old friend and co-worker who had now taken his place as lover. "Well, Cat, I thought we would wait until everyone was around and tell him ourselves. Or maybe we could just let him figure it out by subtly leaving him clues like hand holding and kisses and gentle touches. I'm sure he will figure it out quickly."

"Sara! That is a HORRIBLE idea! You need to tell him BEFORE he gets here!" Catherine couldn't believe Sara would be that insensitive to Gil and not to mention it was a bit tacky and….Catherine frowned when she heard hysterical laughter on the other end. "That is NOT funny, Sara!""Yeah, it is! Do you really think I would do that to Gil? To US?" She let out a few more chuckles before continuing. "I did tell him. He actually wasn't all that surprised. He said he always wondered if that outward annoyance and seeming hatred we had for one another was just strong sexual attraction that we were in denial over being in existence."

"Well, that does sound like Gil." Catherine let out a heavy sighed. "Ok. I have to go, Sweetie. See you soon."

"Be careful, My Love." Sara smooched into the phone and hung up.

This was going definitely going to be the weirdest reunion.