I need hate you but I feel love

Chapter four




It was long shift and one of the most tiresome which she ever had. Situation in team was serious. The tension was worse and worse day by day. Cath was very tired from this situation, Ecklie´s questions and demands on all lab. She loved her work but she felt sometimes that work she had in French palace was at least relaxing when it came to human energy. It was also one of the day when she wished that she had someone in her life. Of course except Lindsey and her mother. Someone who would be waiting for her before lab and drove her home where she would have prepare breakfast and bed.

She concluded case which she worked with Rick and handed over finished paperwork to Grissom. She went to the locker room straight from his office. She worked as robot. Unlocked locker, grab her purse and jacket, lock it again and went to a parking lot. She was so much wrapped up herself that she didn´t catch sight of Sara in the locker room who watched her with strange look in her face.


When Cath came before headquarters and went to her parking space where she was facing surprise. Surprise which had name, Horatio. He stood leant about the side of her car and waited there for her. She was surprised that he was capable remember her Tahoe yesterday evening. But she must remind herself that he´s man who was trained as member of bomb squad and there was explanation his skills on the crime scene and anywhere else.
Cath´s face was suddenly lit up with smile and almost all her tiredness was forgot.
"So, Horatio, to what do I owe for two visit during...," Cath peeked on the watch, "during ten hours?"
"I figured that you will be tired after the long shift and though case and you would like to make a safe way to home," answered her man who was freshly clothed in deep charcoal gray silk suit and navy blue shirt.
"So I got up early and grabbed cab to this way and so here I am," answered her sincerely.
"Horatio, you´are my saver. I am so tired that I am slowly blind. You aren´t saver, you´re knight in shining armor. What I did so good that you came into my way today morning?" Cath whispered with more and more wearily voice.
Horatio didn´t answer to her question. He only stayed here and observed her with beam on his face. He shrugged his shoulders and after the moment he added:
"You need help and coincidentally I am in city. So I am here. It´s so plain."
"You´re great man. You know it, don´t you?" said with grin and gave him friendly hug. He hugged her gently back.
Exactly in this moment, Grissom and Sara went outside the headquarters. They saw several last moments’ interaction between Cath and stranger who was with her in parking lot. They both were petrified with the look, which they saw. Sara was the first of them who recovered from the picture before her. Grissom had a blank face longer that he would like to show.
The hug wasn’t long and so they could see who is the men with Cath. It was not nobody else than her visitor from the last night, Lt. Caine. Sara saw the look on Grissom´s face. Although he was mister when it came to the emotions and their display in presence others people. This time it was different. If you would like to read his face, you could see jealous, anger, disgust and something unidentifiable in one look. Something, which looked almost as regret. Sara very well read his expressions and was hurt with his wordless action but she was determined that she will be patient with him. She knew that his friendship with Catherine was something he was valued and he lost. So she decided to fierce step in this situation.
"They´re lovely couple, honey. Don´t you think it same thing?" she asked him.
"Of course, you have true," answered coldly and went ahead Sara to get his car from parking lot so they could go to home soon. He let Sara wait for him before the headquarters.
When Cath and Horatio slipped from their hug and turned to Catherine´s car. She gave him the keys without word from her purse. He accepted it and led her to the passenger side, which he open as first and helped her settle in car. He closed the door and went to driver´s side. When he was settle too, they drove out of the parking lot in silence between them. They sat in the car for a few minutes when Catherine turned her attention to Horatio.
"So, when you will move to me, Horatio?" asked him.
"Catherine, I guess that this conversation can wait when you will be after good sleep and it´ll be later."
"No, mister, you will not squirm from it now. I think that the best solution will be we will stop in Rampart and you‘ll check out. It‘s only several minutes beyond our schedule."
"Catherine, just now you need go to bed and sleep," said Horatio.
"No, we‘ll do it so how I want it. Yeah, you can drive my car now but you can be also sure that you‘ll be in troubles after than. I am pig headed and I always win every argument which I had," she told him. "Even arguments with Grissom," whispered for herself but H heard it and was so wise that he didn‘t comment it. He shot her with surprised glance which she didn‘t see cause she was lost in thoughts from past. Thoughts, which was so painful. She came back into past.
Horatio saw that any arguments would be not good so he was driving way to his hotel where he could take his bags. He had an opportunity watch Catherine during the short time in car. What he saw was so much unusual for Catherine Willows who he met, he saw sad woman. He couldn‘t find the strong woman who he met in Miami. They were soon in Rampart and they went to prepared things for Horatio´s arrive to Cath´s house.

While Horatio went to his room for his bags and check out, Catherine stayed in reception hall of Rampart and watched people around her whom went out or in casino. She slowly walked around room when she ran into someone. She wanted apologize when she heard the voice, which called her. She thought that she would never more talk with this man. She was in stupor.
"Hi, Mugs," greeted her Sam.
"Don´t never call me again Mugs," whispered with cold voice Cath.