Stop living the lie

By Clara

Disclaimer: They’re not mine

Info: 18^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? ;)

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Catherine opened her eyes and looked down at the man lying with his head in her lap. Her hand drifted up and she brushed the hair away from his forehead as he slept.

Their agreement had been made over a year ago. The deadline being two months ago and neither had mentioned it. Catherine being too scared in case he had changed his mind and she wasn’t entirely sure Gil still felt the same.

She shifted slightly and pulled her legs out from under her, trying not to disturb Gil too much, but despite her best efforts, he began to wake up, groaning slightly.

“Hey... Don’t move too much.”

Gil looked up at her and grimaced. “I’ll work on that…”

She smiled down at him and then looked around at their surroundings again. The sun had begun to rise and Catherine couldn’t help but marvel at how beautiful the scene was.

Looking back at Gil, she helped him sit up and let him lean against her. “You know, it’s been over a year.”

She felt more than heard his reply. “I was beginning to think you weren’t going to bring it up.”

“Well, I wasn’t sure you still felt the same!”

“Catherine, my feels haven’t changed in 16 years… what makes you think they’d change now?”

She was momentarily stunned by his admission. Not expecting for him to admit that much, even with their conversation last year. She settled for shaking her head slightly and smiling.

“It’s time to change things Gil.”

“How are we going to do that Catherine?”

“Well, there’s always-”

She was interrupted by what sounded to them like a helicopter, looking up Catherine began to wave her arms and was unbelievably relieved when it began to descend a short way from them.

Watching, she felt like crying when Sara jumped out, followed closely by Warrick and a paramedic.

“Catherine, Grissom!” Sara ran over and crouched in front of them. “Are you ok?”

Catherine nodded and gestured to Gil as she spoke, “I’m fine, Grissom’s been shot in the shoulder, we should probably get to a hospital.”

The paramedic nodded his agreement and helped Gil to his feet, supported by Warrick, they made their way to the helicopter, followed closely by Catherine and Sara.

“How’d you find us?”

“Suspect robbed a convenience store just outside of town, Nick found blood in the car and it matched the description of the one gunning it away from your crime scene… the guy folded pretty quickly and told us where you were.”

Smiling in relief Catherine let Warrick pull her into the helicopter and took Gil’s hand again. They watched in silence as the desert disappeared from view as they headed back to the city.

~ We all have a saviour, So do yourself a favour, Stop living the lie ~

Stop living the lie- David Sneddon