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Everything he does, better than ordinary.

"So, what did you do then? You didn't stay here with him after… Well, after those things happened, did you?"

"I'd… Well, I'd usually go to Gil."

Catherine and Lou were tangled together in Catherine's bed sheets, curled up together, talking about Catherine's marriage with Eddie. And everything that happened before and after. When they got home that night, Lou didn't ask her a thing about Eddie, regardless of the amount of questions he had. But Catherine had wanted to talk about it, let him ask questions and tell him everything she felt like telling. He tried to hide the anger, the pain, he felt as Catherine spoke about the first time Eddie had let her use cocaïne, and the first time he'd hit her. He was there to support Catherine and listen to her.

"Gil Grissom?"

Catherine chuckled. "Yeah…. Grissom and I are…Well, I'm not so sure about what we are at the moment, but we were great friends back in the day. Not only when we worked together, but long before that. Circumstance got us to meet and, well, I don't know, there was this click. As… Unsocial, as he could be with some people, he and I understood each other right of the bat. Most times, that was. And when Lindsey was born… God, he loved her. It was amazing to see how he could do things with her, and then see the change in personality when he was around… Like… Other people, you know, at work or something. Gil has a manual you need to learn. But I knew it, completely. When… When Eddie would hit me, yell at me or whatever… I could always go to him. I was always able to, before Lindsey was born and after. He would make sure I put eyes on the bruises, feed me and Linds… Do something fun with us. He… He would beg me to leave Eddie. I always insisted I couldn't. I'd leave his place after a day or two… And usual returned again the next week with a new bruise."

"Wow…" He kissed her forehead as he thought about everything she said. She was a lot more calm then she was earlier, and told him the story as if it was about a movie character, not herself. "I'm.. I'm happy that you had someone to go to."

She nodded. "I was… Gil was the one who got me a job eventually at the lab. I left Eddie a few years after, when Linds was five. Still can't believe how long I stayed with Eddie. Strange things you do when you're in love… And when that love was gone, I just wanted to make it work. For Lindsey. Guess that's the most stupid thing to do… Going back again to someone over and over again, knowing it's not good for you."

"I… I really appreciate you telling me all this, Cath. I just wish you wouldn't have gone through all of that."

Catherine shrugged. "Yeah… Can't change the past. And at least it gave me Lindsey… And I wouldn't wanna trade her for anything in this world."

There was a silence for a while after those words. Both of them were thinking. Catherine about how she was glad she'd finally told Lou more details about her past. Now, he did know about most of them in general but still; the details were much more horrifying then he'd probably thought. Lou, on the other hand, was glad she'd decided to share these things with her. There was one question though that was spinning around in his head, and he hated himself for that. Catherine mentioning her old supervisor and, apparently close friend, Gil Grissom, gave him something else to think about. He knew it didn't even matter at this point, yet he wondered if Gil and Catherine had ever been more than just friends. He knew he shouldn't ask about that, but he couldn't get it off of his mind.

"I think we should get some sleep, honey. You need to work again in a few hours."

"So do you…" Both chuckled and Lou kissed her forehead as he said: "Well, yeah, but I just want you to feel better again."

Catherine rested her head against Lou's as she said: "Yeah, I should get some sleep. Linds promised to call again tomorrow, I hope she'll come back to visit sometime soon."

"I'm sure she will, sweetheart."

When Lou woke up a few hours later, he found the woman that was supposed to lie next to him was gone. He threw the sheets off of him and yawned as he walked downstairs, where he found Catherine behind her laptop and smelled fresh coffee. "Good morning, honey." She turned around and smiled. "Hey, good morning. There's coffee on the counter, and I made pancakes."

Lou kissed her and she happily kissed him back. "So, what did I deserve that for?" "Do I need a reason to be nice to you?" Lou chuckled as he walked over to the counter and grabbed some coffee and food before moving back to the couch were Catherine was indulged in her laptop. "So, what's so interesting about that screen you're looking at?"

A smile appeared on Catherine's face as she said: "It's weird… Grissom emailed… For the first time in months. I'm just surprised, but it's so nice to hear from him."

"Ah, I see."

He tried to shake his feelings of jealousy off of him and took a bit of the pancakes before saying: "So, what did he write?"

Catherine shrugged. "Not that much. He apologized for not writing, asked some things about me and Lindsey… And he said he's planning to come back for a while. He says he and Sara are having some problems, and he wants to come back to see if things can be fixed."

Lou's feelings of jealousy slowly ebbed away as he heard Sara's name, knowing he was being stupid again. "Oh, well… I just hope they're able to then. Never thought they would ever be separated, they seem quite…. Perfect."

He looked at Catherine and he saw something in her eyes, not sure what exactly she was thinking, as he heard her say: "Yeah, well…. Let's just hope they'll make things right."

She closed her laptop and said: "So… You wanna take a shower?"

Lou looked up again and saw her wink at him with a huge smile plastered on her face. He smiled and got up as well, following her upstairs to the bathroom. He wondered why he was always searching for something he could be jealous of regarding Catherine.

Catherine and Lou arrived at work later that evening, where both went their separate ways. After a few hours, Lou decided to take a look in Catherine's office to see if she was there, hoping to just talk a bit and have fun. When he arrived, the door was wide open and he saw Catherine's back, as she was talking on the phone. Instead of letting her know he was there, he listened for a bit.

"Yeah, I was surprised when you emailed me… Been so long. I know, there's been so much going on since you've left. When is your plane arriving? Okay, is Sara picking you up? Oh… Well, I can come if you want me to. Okay, just let me know what time… That's fine, I'll just keep this morning free. No, it's not a problem, I'm happy to see you. Bye."

As soon as Catherine ended her conversation, Lou knocked on her door; he knew he'd been listening while he shouldn't and immediately felt guilty. Catherine almost jumped when she heard the knock, and when she quickly spun around she said: "Gee, Lou, don't do that! You scared me!"

He chuckled. "Sorry, honey. Bad conscious?" "No… Just not used to people sneaking up on me like that." His arms moved around her shoulders so he could hold her and kissed her lightly. "I just wanted to say hi. Know you're busy with your case tonight so I figured I wouldn't see you that much tonight." Catherine smiled and kissed him. "That's sweet. Yeah, we're busy.. Gotta head out in a few minutes, Nick's trying to locate a suspect."

Lou was about to tell her he had to go too, but there was something nagging in the back of his head. He was quite positive it had been Gil Grissom she'd been talking to on the phone. He didn't know why he was as jealous as he was; he had no reason for it at all. "I've got to go too. Hey, you want to grab some breakfast in the morning?"

"No, I can't… I.. I promised Lindsey I would skype with her, and I guess it's important we can do that together."

"Of course, honey. I'll call you later then." He kissed her again before walking away. He was slightly getting angry. Why was she lying about picking Grissom up from the airport? He started grinding his teeth, wondering what was going on.