Author: ecrevain anonyme

Disclaimer: CSI doesn't belong to me.

Characters: Catherine/Gil

Spoiler: everybody has their secrets, now its no secret anymore

Summary: Gil has Sara, Catherine has none, but Brass wants her

You Don't Know Me

Chapter 1: A Night of Revelations

"Catherine, wait!" Grissom walk as fast as he could to reach Catherine. He knows that she's very angry but he doesn't know exactly why.

"What's wrong with you? Is it because of my relationship with Sara? "Catherine ignored him and continued walking towards her car.

"Are you Jealous?!" Finally, Grissom had triggered Catherine and she finally stopped. She turned and walked towards him. Grissom stopped as he sees his close friend coming to with tears falling from her angry eyes.

"You don't get me do you?" she said without taking her eyes from him. Grissom don't know what to say.

"Maybe I don't. But please, tell me what your problem is. You're killing me here."

"I'm not jealous. How dare of you to say that… " Catherine started yelling, before she finished her sentence Grissom interrupts.

"I'm sorry. I'm sorry if I hurt you in any way. I'm sorry that I didn't tell you my relationship with Sara…" he calmly put his hand to her arms which made Catherine feel relaxed.

But before her friend can even explain further Catherine removed his hands calmly and said, "I've told you everything. And there you are, hiding so many things from me. Don't you trust me?" she didn't let Grissom answer and continued, "I'm disappointed, well I guess that's just an understatement of what I feel right now. I'm really hurt. So just please, leave me alone."

She turned around and walked towards her car with tears flowing faster from her eyes. Grissom just looked at her enter her car and leave. Sara came and asked him if he already wants to go home. He told her that he needs a walk and fresh air, which she understands. She can see from his eyes that he's very down, and she knows it's because of the way Catherine reacted.

'I'm not jealous, why would I be. I'm not his lover; I'm not in love with him.' She said to her self.

'But why am I so mad at him? I know I saw it coming. Maybe I'm just over reacting…or maybe… he does get me. Maybe I'm jealous' Catherine tried to removed the idea of her being jealous.

Grissom went to the bar where he, Catherine and Brass usually go to have a drink. He ordered tequila and a beer. He knows drinking plus hunger means he can't drive. But he didn't mind. He just really wants to get drunk.

"Had a bad night?" a man said. Grissom turned over his shoulder and saw Brass smiling at him.

"May I join you?" in which Grissom gave a nod.

The Captain asked what was bothering his friend, so Grissom opened up about him and Catherine.

"Well, I guess she was really mad of you not telling about you and Sara. I'm disappointed, but I guess I understand. So you and Sara huh?" he said with a smile and a pat on Grissom's back. Grissom just gave him a smile.

Brass changed his topic and asked the very questions that he's wanted to ask Grissom.

"Gil, you and Catherine had been together for many years, and you've been tight right?" Grissom wasn't sure of where Brass is going with it but he gave his friend a nod.

"And you know her better than anyone else."

"Apparently not." Then Grissom took a sip of his beer, then a shot of tequila. Brass ignored his answer and continued.

"Do you think there would be any chance of her going out with me?" Grissom was surprised of what he said. Brass can see that Grissom was surprised by the way his face reacts.

"I know you're surprise. It's just that, I've always wanted to ask her but I'm afraid that she'll reject me because of so many things... first of all, I thought you two have, you know, a thing for each other…"

"A thing?" Grissom interrupted.

"Yeah you know, 'more than friend' relationship. And second, I don't know if it would be right to date your coworker. But of what happened between you and Sara, I know now that I should ask her out."

Brass is finally relieved that he already let his feelings out. Grissom's head started to ache. He's not sure if it is because of the drinks or Brass' revelation, but he tried to hide it.

Grissom took a very deep breathe. "Brass, I'm not sure if she would go out with you. I'm not even sure if she would want to go out with anybody else in the lab. Like what happened with her and Warrick."

Brass was not expecting that kind of answer from his friend. He was quite disappointed, again. But he made up his mind. He'll ask her out whether she'll reject him or not. 'It's now or never' he said to himself.

The rest became very silent. They both had something in their minds. They both drank their liquor but Brass observed that Grissom had drunk more combinations of beer and tequila. So he asked the bar tender not to give him anymore.

Sara was worried about Grissom so she called his celphone but Grissom was too drunk to answer his phone, so Brass answered. She insisted that she'll get Grissom and take him home. Brass stayed beside his friend until Sara arrived.

"Thanks." Sara said and smiled. Brass helped Sara get Grissom into the car. Grissom just kept on babbling about his life. They both had never seen him drunk.

When they arrived home, Sara gave all her strength to reach to the bed and let Grissom rest there, but Grissom fell on to the floor before even reaching to the bedroom door. Sara was really pissed seeing him looked like trash. Her anger reached another level when Grissom cried another woman's name.

"Catherine! Catherine!" his voice getting softer "…I need you, don't leave." Sara don't know how to react. She tried to reason to her self. 'He just felt guilty, that's all.'

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