Talk about us

By Clara

Disclaimer: They’re not mine

Info: 17^th part of 20.

Year: 2024

Archive: My site, Working Love, ShipperWorld, Catherine Willows, GraveshiftCSI, Infinitely Better

Rating: PG

Category: CGR

Author’s notes: This started as answer to a challenge over at ‘Working Love’ and some how it turned into this! Thanks to Jo for the beta! None of the fics in this series will have a summary on them. I don’t want to give it away!!!

Dedication: To the wonderful Jo R. What would I do without ya? ;) Also, thanks to Erin for her help with this part.

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**** leads straight on from ‘My best friend’ ****

Somehow and she really wasn’t sure on this, as soon as they had gotten through the door, Gil’s arms had wrapped around her and she buried her face in his neck. The stress caused by the last few days finally catching up with her.

He didn’t smell of the lab, but of soap and she wondered briefly if he’d gone home and showered before coming to wait on her doorstep. She couldn’t help but be glad Lindsey was staying with a friend that night, she’d seen her mother cry far too many times for Catherine’s liking already.

Pulling back, she smiled up at him as he brushed away the tears that she hadn’t realised were falling.  Taking hold of his hand again, Catherine pulled him over to the couch and they sat down, her head on his shoulder.

Attempting to get more comfortable, she turned her head towards him and sighed, her eyes slipping shut.

Gil could feel her breath on his skin and shivered slightly, disturbing Catherine who lifted her head up and looked at him. Planning to apologise, Gil turned his head and found himself staring into her eyes.

He was almost as surprised as she was when his hand travelled to the back of her neck, pulling her lips to his.

It only lasted a second before he pulled back, resting his forehead against hers. Catherine’s hand came up and wrapped around his wrist not letting him pull away.

“This isn’t a good idea right now.” The words were almost whispered but he had to admit she was right. No matter how much he wanted this, wanted her.

He nodded and moved his hand from her neck; until he was holding on to the hand that had been on his wrist, before pulling away fully and leaning back against the couch. “Gil… Don’t get me wrong here, I care about you so much and I want this more than you’d probably believe, but it’s not a good idea while we’re still working together….”

He turned and faced her again, giving her a sad smile. “You know, I’m getting tired of it. I’ve cared about you for so long and it’s never been right…”

Her expression matched his then and her eyes drifted down to their entwined hands. “I’ve been thinking, maybe we should change things?”

Catherine looked at him in confusion. “What are you talking about Gil?”

“If circumstances haven’t changed in a year, we change things ourselves….Deal?”

She smiled then and nodded. “Deal.” She knew this was the best kind of commitment they could give each other then and making a promise to try for something in the future made the situation that much easier to deal with.

Glancing down with his watch, Gil sighed and shifted in his seat. “I’d better get going…you’ll be ok?”

Catherine replied in the affirmative and tried to keep herself from grinning. “I’ll see you tomorrow.”

She watched him leave before leaning back against the cushions, letting her eyes drift closed; Catherine fell asleep and wasn’t haunted by dreams for the first time in weeks.

~Oh my love, I think that we should talk about us~

Talk about us- Jennifer Lopez