Title: Safe 1/?
Author: Tim
Pairing: C/S (soon)
Rating: Mature (abuse and language)
Disclaimer: they're not mine
AN: Sara left after her investigation of Warrick, but did stay in touch with
Catherine.
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CHAPTER 1
I don't know where else to go, but I knew I had to get away from him. I
couldn't let my baby girl stay in that kind of enviroment.
I could take the occasion hit from him, but it has been getting worse since he
was passed over for promotion. I knew when his friends took him fishing it was my
chance to get away. The only problem with that was I wasn't able to take that
much with us.
The only thing I going for me was that I had started a separate account to make
sure I had money for us. I know I should stop and rest for the night, but I
want to put as much space between him and I. I was
just glad Emily has been asleep the whole trip, but I know the questions are
going to start when she wakes up though.
The thing that worries me most is that my plan blows up in my face. I mean I'm
coming to Vegas with my three year old daughter where I am friends with two
people who have no idea I'm coming, and the big fact that I don't have a job.
Well, I do have a job, but it is back in Frisco where Stephen lives.
The only good thing about my job in Frisco is that they know about what has
been going on with Stephen and I, so they know when he
comes to ask, they know nothing. I've lost track how long I have been driving
when I see the neon of Vegas on the horizon. I know it won't be too long before
I can get some sleep before trying to figure out what to do next.
I pull into the first hotel I come to and pick Emily and our bags up before hesding inside. After getting us a room, I lay Em on the bed before heading to the shower. I looked at
myself and notice all the stages of bruising on my body and face and know who I
go to see first is going to ask questions.
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I wake up playing bed for my baby girl. I will always love Stephen for her, but
I am glad she doesn't have any trait that reminds me of him. I lay there
running my fingers through her hair knowing I will do anything to keep her
safe. I just hope it doesn't come to that. I feel her start to stir as I brace
for the barrage of questions wonder where we are, and if daddy was coming.
"Morning Mommy, are we going to get something to eat?" Emily asked
giving me a kiss. I wrapped her in a hug and grabbed our bags to pull out
clothes for each of us.
"Yeah sweetie, pancakes okay," I said even though I knew what her
response was going to be. She started bouncing up and down on the bed as I got
her dressed.
During breakfast, I texted
Catherine that I was in town and asked if we could meet. She knows about
Stephen just not 'about' Stephen, but once she sees me, she will. I got a
response quickly telling me to meet her at her place. After Emily finished, I
paid the bill and took her to the bathroom because no matter how careful she
tries to be, she always finds a way to get syrup on herself.
On the way to Catherine's house, I told Em that we
were meeting an old friend of mommy's. She didn't ask any questions as I tried
to figure out how old Lindsay would be now. When I came to Vegas, she was
seven, so she would be ten or eleven now, but she could keep an eye on Em while I give Catherine my situation and ask for advice.
I pulled into Catherine's driveway getting a little nervous. I looked back at Em, and she was just smiling. What I wouldn't give to be
that innocent again. I got out of the car and went to the back to get Emily. I
made my way up the walkway and knocked as I reached the door. I heard Catherine
yell something as the door opened.
CHAPTER 2
I smiled when I saw Catherine's
face, and she offered me one back, but I also noticed that she saw my face. I
wanted to say something, but the silence got the better of both of us until
someone behind Catherine said something.
"Are you going to let Sara and Emily stand out there all day or invite
them in?" Lindsay asked sarcasticly. I had to
smile knowing that she was slowly becoming her mother as Catherine sat us down
on the couch, and Em decided to play shy and hide her
head in my neck.
As Lindsay went into the kitchen, the silence between
Catherine and I continued. I have so much to say, but I'd rather not do
it in front of the kids, and if Em doesn't feel like
coming out of her shell, Catherine and I are in for a quiet visit. Then, I
noticed Lindsay coming back in carrying drinks.
"Emily, would you like a juice box?" Lindsay asked sitting in front
of me holding the box.
Em looked at me, and I nodded as she turned and took
the juice box while whispering a quiet thank you. Lindsay then surprised me by
offering her hand to Em to see if she wanted to go
play. I nodded again as she turned towards me again silently asking for
permission. As I watched them go up the steps, I turned towards Catherine when
I noticed she was about to say something, but I stopped her because I would
lose my nerve if I didn't get this out now.
"Catherine, first off, I'm not here visiting. After the last fight, I
couldn't risk him hitting Emily, so when his friends to him fishing, I packed
us up a few things and just drove. All my friends, my job, and most of my
belongings are back there, and I don't know what to do," I said trying to
blink back tears.
"Sara, it is going to be okay. You did the right thing leaving because I
can tell you that it wasn't going to get better. As for the other stuff, we'll
work it out, but right now I want you and Emily to move into my guest room for
the time being," Catherine said as I just brokedown
in her arms.
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When I woke up, I wasn't really surprised. My sleep patterns have been shitty
for a while, and add to that the drive here, it was bound to happen. I heard
laughter as I turned and saw Lindsay playing with Emily. Despite the age
difference, they seem to be getting along. I didn't see or hear Catherine as I
sat up and watched the girls play.
"Mommy!" Emily yelled when she saw that I
was awake. She came over and gave me a hug as Lindsay handed me a mote. I
waited until Linds and Em were in the kitchen before opening it.
Sara,
I'm sorry I'm not there when you woke up, but I wanted to see if Grissom has
any ideas for your situation. I let you know when I get back. Make yourself at
home.
Catherine
I went off to look for the bathroom when I noticed that Lindsay had taken Em into the back yard to play. I could ask, but I would
rather not disturb the bonding between those two. I actually found it on the
first try, and after cleaning up, I decided to take a look around. I walked
across the hall and found the guest room.
It was a nice sized room with a king sized bed, so Em
and I would both fit comfortably even though she ends up using me as her bed
when we sleep in the same one. I sat down on the corner of the bed and put my
head in my hands trying not to think about what might happen if Stephen finds
us.
I shook that thought off as I left the room and headed off to find the girls. I
went into the kitchen and found recently brewed coffee and poured myself a cup
before opening up the sliding glass door. I just sat down on the deck watching
Lindsay push my little girl on the swing set. I could see her telling Lindsay
to push her higher, but Lindsay gave me a wink as she kept her at the same heighth. I could get used to this, but I knew it wasn't
going to be this easy.
CHAPTER 3
Watching the girls made me smile.
The way they were made it seem like they had known each other for years even
though there was the eight year difference. I almost laughed when Em called Lindsay, Linny. I can't
even imagine how Catherine came out of her mouth.
I finished my coffee and headed back inside, but when I stepped inside the
front door opened and in walked Catherine with Grissom. I don't know what my
mentor is going to say knowing all that Catherine has probably told him. I
rinsed out my coffee mug before making my way into the living room. I walked
over to Gil and gave him a hug.
"It is good to see you again Sara. Catherine told me what is going on, and
I started the ball rolling on possibly getting you into the lab. It may take
awhile since we have to work with your old job, but I'm sure we can work
something out considering the circumstances, and if you need anything let me
know," he said as Lindsay and Emily came in.
"Gil Grissom, this is my daughter Emily Catherine Sidle," I said
introducing them as I noticed both Gil and Catherine's eyes go wide after
hearing Em's name.
I heard a snicker from behind me, and I turned around to see that Lindsay is
finding something funny. I look at Catherine who just shrugs her shoulders. I gave
Em a kiss before sending her over to Lindsay. Sensing
I wanted to talk to Gil privately, Catherine went over to the girls as I took
Gil outside.
"Gil, I know my last tour in Vegas kind of upset some people,
and I want to make sure that my coming in won't do that again," I said as
we made it over to his car.
"Sara, I can't say that it won't, but with Catherine and I in your corner, I think it will be okay," he said
giving me another hug before driving away.
I let loose with a relaxing sigh as I headed back towards the house. Maybe I
wrong earlier when I said that it couldn't be this easy. I opened the door and
found myself laughing at the sight in front of me. Lindsay was on the carpet
being tickled by Em with a little help from
Catherine.
"Do I even want to know?" I asked as Catherine got up off the floor
and came over to me.
She just shook her head as we went into the kitchen. Catherine went to the
fridge and grabbed a couple beers from the top shelf. Normally, I would
decline, but considering my last few days, I could use it. We clinked the necks together before I tipped it back and took
a big swallow.
"Sara, I want you to know that if you need to talk about anything, I'm
here for you," Catherine said touching my arm.
"Thank you Catherine and after everything settles down, I'll probably take
you up on that offer," I said taking another sip of my beer.
We went back into the living room after finishing our beers to find it empty. I
look over at Catherine as she pointed upstairs. I didn't hear anything as we
were coming up the steps which surprised me more than scared me. Lindsay's door
was slightly ajar as I peeked in and saw that she was reading to Em while Em looked like she was
about to fall asleep. After taking a quick picture, Catherine and I both went
back downstairs.
CHAPTER 4
The last two weeks have been
great. Sure, I still have no idea what I'm going to do for a living, but
Grissom keeps me abreast of the situation every couple days. While I'm worrying
almost constantly, Emily has fit right in. Her and Lindsay are two peas in a
pod and now are sharing Lindsay's bed.
Catherine and I have gotten into a rhythm too, but I feel like I'm overstaying
my welcome even though she has told me countless times that it is okay. The
guys have been over a couple times, and they seem to be okay with me being
back. Greg has fallen back into his flirting with me, and I actually find it
flattering now, but that could be just my situation talking.
I got to meet Catherine's sister Nancy and her son Jeremy. She actually got me
to go out to dinner with her once while their mom Lili
watched the kids. We talked about what I was dealing with, and she understood
what I was going through and told me if I ever wanted to talk that she was availiable. We also talked about Catherine's boyfriend
Chris.
Apparently, I'm not the only that sees that Catherine is headed for trouble
with him, but
I have talked to a few friends from Frisco, and they are telling me that
Stephen is seriously pissed off, but doesn't have any idea where I'm at. Most
of the time, I tell them that I'm going stir crazy because I fear leaving the
house and only do it if I have to. The last time I talked to my friend Erica,
she said that the job problem should be fixed shortly.
Tonight though, I watching the three kids.
After getting the kids ready for bed and putting them down, I decided to take a
bubble bath. I lit a few candles and put some of my vanilla bubble bath in the
water. Since Em and I are sharing Catherine's bed
tonight, I grabbed my stuff before coming in. I stretched out in the tub and
closed my eyes. I cleared my head of everything just thinking about taking
Emily to the park tomorrow while Lindsay is at school,
and Catherine is sleeping.
I don't know what it is about a bubble bath, but you can have the crappiest
day, but once you step in to a bubble bath, it all goes away. After changing
into my tee and shorts, I made my way into Catherine's room and tried to climb
into bed without waking up Em. Just about the time I
was going to fall asleep, I felt Em curl into me. I
wrapped my arms around her as I fell asleep.
When the alarm went off, I shut it off and noticed Em
wasn't up, so I let her sleep while checking on the other two. After making
sure they were up, I went back to wake up Em before
going to make breakfast. I know how much Lindsay loves my pancakes, so I got
started on those while Em kept herself entertained
watching cartoons.
Lindsay and Jeremy shooed me out of the kitchen after breakfast while they did
the dishes. I changed Emily into a cute outfit for our morning fun. When I came
back in, I made sure that Lindsay and Jeremy both had everything before we
left. For some reason after dropping off the kids, I went back to Catherine's
to make sure she got home okay.
Em made me laugh as we got to the door when she asked
if Catrin could come with us. I gave her a kiss and
told her I would ask. I sat her down on the couch when I didn't see Catherine
in the kitchen, so I went down the hall to check her bedroom. Her door was
closed when I reached it, so I knocked. I peeked my
head in and saw that she was asleep, so I slipped out and took Em to the park.
CHAPTER 5
Since the park was pretty much
vacant and Em is on an independence kick, I was
relegated to watching her play from the bench. Even though I was watching her
the whole time, she would occasionally yell a 'Look Mom' when she did something
that amazed her. I couldn't help but be a little relieved watching her play. I
think if I had waited longer to get away from Stephen, things might have been
different.
"Sara," I heard someone say, and when I turned in the direction of
the voice, I saw it was Nick with a woman and a little girl about Em's age.
"Hey Nick," I said nodding in the direction of the woman and her girl
as I felt Em run into my leg.
"Oh sorry, Sara, this is my little sister Krys
and her daughter Emma," Nick said as I offered out my hand as I felt Em yanking on my pants.
"And this is my daughter Emily," I said as the girls smiled at each
other before running towards the playground.
"Sara, I know we just met again, but seeing that the girls are getting
along so well, I was wondering if I could take her with us to Chuck E Cheese,
so Krys and I could talk," Nick asked looking
nervous as I thought this is the perfect solution to my Catherine problem.
"As long as Em doesn't mind, I don't see why
not. Just remember I'm at Catherine's when you drop her off," I said
smiling as I headed for the girls. I crouched down as Em
came over to me. I told her what Nick asked, and her face lit up as I watched
her walk over to tell Emma the good news. She gave me a hug around the neck
before taking Emma's hand again as we headed back over to the other adults.
After giving Em the good behavior speech, I headed
back to Catherine's. I hope she is up, so I can see if everything is okay. I
had to smile glad that my daughter didn't pick up my loner persona. I think she
has more friends now than I did my whole childhood. I started to feel bad for
Nick and sister because before they are done, those girls are going to wipe
them both out.
When I walked in the door, I noticed that it was still quiet, so I guess
Catherine is still in bed. I walked down the hall and lightly knocked on the
door. I didn't hear her say anything, so I peeked my
head in. She still had her back to the door, and just as I was about to reshut the door, I heard Catherine crying. I don't really
want to invade her privacy, but I want to also make sure she is okay.
"Catherine, what's wrong?" I asked touching her shoulder.
It broke my heart when she turned towards me as I saw that she had been crying
for awhile. I bent down and wrapped my arms around while she told me that she
caught Chris cheating on her. As much as I wanted to find him and kick his ass,
I climbed in bed with Catherine. I let her use my chest as a pillow as she
slowly fell back asleep.
Knowing that Lindsay shouldn't see her mom like this I called
I woke up feeling fingers on my stomach. I looked down and found that Catherine
had undone the last few buttons and was running her fingers along my skin. It
has been so long that I have gotten any that this was starting to stir the pot,
and as much as I want to flip Catherine over and make her scream, I think we
should at least talk first. I was about to say something when she blew across
my stomach causing me to make a squeaking noise causing Catherine to look up.
"Oh Sara, I'm sorry. I didn't..." was all I let her get out before
putting my finger over her mouth.
"Catherine, it isn't a problem, but if you are serious about this, I think
we really need to talk, and we have some time now," I said smiling as I
explained my morning.
CHAPTER 6
I knew this conversation wouldn't
get too deep if we stayed on the bed, so I got up.
I heard Catherine groan as I got to the door and headed towards the kitchen to
start some coffee. As much as I would like to rock Catherine's world, neither
one of us is in a good place. She just broke up with her boyfriend, and I am on
the run from my abusive one.
As I was grabbing two mugs, I felt Catherine wrap her arms around my
midsection. I leaned back into her taking in her warmth as she started to kiss
my neck. I guess leaving the bedroom isn't the problem. Now, I have to break
this up before we do this in the kitchen. I broke up her clasp arms and placed
them on my hips as I turned around.
"Catherine, you have no idea how much I want to do this, but I don't think
either one of us is ready for that yet. I have no doubt that you can keep me
safe, but I would like to get some things settled before exploring this
further. Now that being said, I don't have a problem with some kissing and cuddling
with the promise of something more," I explained as Catherine smiled
before placing a tender kiss on my lips.
"Okay, now why don't you go stretch out on the couch, and I'll bring the
coffee in before we do some of this cuddling you are promising me," Catherine
said swatting my ass lightly but not before I returned her kiss.
When I got into the living room, I saw that we had a couple hours before
Lindsay got home, and maybe an hour before Nick brought Em
back. That is something I haven't seen that much of since we got here,
Catherine and Emily. If she is anything like her daughter, I'm sure they will
instantly click.
I was brought out of my internal discussion by Catherine's hand on my cheek. I
smiled up at her as she placed our mugs on the table before climbing into my
lap and laying her head on my chest. I wrapped my arms around her and kissed
the top of her head as we just laid there playing with each other's hands.
I don't know when we fell asleep, but I woke up to noises coming from the
kitchen. I knew it wasn't Catherine because I still felt her against my chest.
I opened my eyes and looked towards the kitchen to see three adults moving
around, and I heards Em
laugh a couple times. I squeezed my arms around Catherine as I faced the
kitchen doorway waiting to see who is in there.
Catherine was still sleeping when I saw Emily come through the doorway holding
Emma's hand. She saw that I was awake and came over. I gave her a kiss on the
cheek as she headed towards her room. Lindsay popped her head out looking for
the girls as I pointed towards the bedroom before she went to make sure that
they were okay.
Catherine started rubbing her face against my chest as she started to wake up.
I know she is going to want a wake up kiss, but she doesn't realize that we
have some guests in the house that she isn't aware of. She turned around
smiling up at me as I looked into her loving blue eyes as she brought her hand
behind my neck and pulled me into a passionate kiss.
"Damn," I heard Nick say from the doorway as I saw Catherine's eyes
bug out before she buried her face in my chest as I started laughing especially
after Nick's sister Krys smacked him for spying on
us. As soon as they went back into the kitchen, I sat up and took Catherine's
face in my hands and gave her a kiss before standing us up and heading into the
kitchen to make the introduction. When we walked into the doorway, I saw that
the three of them were making dinner. Oh yeah, this is going to be a fun dinner.
CHAPTER 7
I whispered to Catherine that I
was going to check on the kids while she made a new friend. Since no one saw us
standing there, I gave Catherine a smack on the butt making her squeal as I
quickly made my way upstairs. I knew that was probably costing me later, but it
will be worth it.
As I got closer to Lindsay's room, I was trying to figure out why I wasn't
hearing more noise. I peeked my head in her doorway to
see the three of them on the bed while Lindsay read to them. I just stood there
watching both Emma and Emily listen intently while Lindsay read to them. They
both would occasionally look up up at Lindsay while
she was reading before going back to the pictures in the book. I guess
Catherine isn't the only Willows looking out for a Sidle.
When I noticed that Lindsay had finished the book, she whispered something into
Emily's ear that made her smile, and when I saw Em'
head turning I ducked behind the doorway. I heard Lindsay start talking to the
girls again, so I peeked back around the corner.
"Boo," Emily yelled as I screamed in surprise causing all three girls
to start laughing.
After I realized what happened, I grabbed Emily and started to tickle her, but
her cohorts came over and triple teamed and ended up tickling me. We were having
so much fun that I didn't hear the other two mothers come into the room.
"Well, at least that means everyone is okay," I heard Catherine say
as the girls got off, so I could sit up as Emma decided to be the storyteller
and explain what happened as both Krys and Catherine
were laughing by the time she was finished. I was sitting against Lindsay's bed
when Emily came up to me holding Emma's hand.
"Mommy, this is my best friend Emma. She just moved here too, and Linny is our big sister," Emily said so sweetly as I gave her and Emma a hug looking up at
Catherine and Krys who both had tears in their eyes
while Lindsay was hugging her mom.
We all ended going downstairs before either Nick or Nancy came to what we were
all up to. They were putting the finishing touches on the dinner while
Catherine, Krys, and I set the table while the girls
were in the living room waiting until dinner was ready. I was glad that the
girls were talking about their day at Chuck E. Cheese during dinner because it
kept the heat off Catherine and I. Don't get me wrong, I'm not ashamed of
Catherine, but I'd like to let it sink in before talking about it.
After a little ice cream for dessert, Nick took Krys
and Emma home while Lindsay took Emily upstairs leaving Catherine and I by ourselves. We both didn't know what to say because we
both agreed to take things slower, so I turned towards Catherine and
interlocked my hand with hers. She gave my hand a squeeze before crawling
across the couch until she was straddling my hips.
I placed my hand behind her head and was bringing her lips down for a kiss when
somebody rang the doorbell. I let out a groan as Catherine climbed off and
headed for the door. I headed to the kitchen for a water
and grabbed one for Catherine until I heard Grissom's voice. I ended up putting
the waters back and decided to start some coffee. He and Catherine both came in
with smiles on their face.
"Good evening Sara, I'm sorry for dropping in, but I finally have some
good news for you. Sara, your first day at the lab is next Sunday. Conrad Ecklie is going to
"Gil, I want to thank you for this, and I promise that Catherine and I's relationship will not interfere with our work," I
said keeping my arm around Catherine's waist.
"I know it won't. You both are too professional to let that happen. I can
see you both are happy, so you won't hear anything from me. Besides, I think I
can use it to my advantage when either of you is being difficult," Gil
said laughing as Catherine and I both hit him before we sat down to talk.
CHAPTER 8
The first couple months being back
in the lab were rough, but having Catherine around helped immensely. The guys
were great, but I had forgotten how hard some of the cases Vegas get are. Emily
has blossomed here, and she and Krys' daughter Emma
have become inseparatable. So much so, she stays over
there when I'm working. The household has come together really well too. Emily
loves the fact that she has her own room.
Catherine and I have been working on our relationship by going out to dinner
and movies whenever time allows it. Our kissing usually ends up with one of us
on top of the other before one puts the brakes on, and I know it is only a
matter of time before we take the next step. At work we are consumate
professionals except for the little kisses here and there, but nothing overly
aggressive.
Tonight though, I am stuck in the lab because Grissom is making me do
paperwork. He said that I hadn't done since I came back, but I know I did it
for the first couple cases I did. My only saving grace has been Catherine texted me that I'm probably having more fun than she is.
Being bored, I decided to play with her and send her dirty texts which got me
threats of spankings when we got home. I ended sending her back one saying that
it isn't punishment if I enjoyed it.
I went to get a coffee refill halfway through my stack which I planted the
finished ones on Grissom's desk. I plan on getting the rest done, so he won't
be catching cases unless something major comes in. I walked into the breakroom to find it and the coffee pot empty, but Greg
left his good stuff by the pot, so I brewed some of it and read a forensics
magazine while I waited. After pouring my cup, I headed back to Catherine's
office to finish my paperwork.
The rest of my paperwork went fast, and I ended falling asleep at Catherine's
desk. It wasn't until she moved hair off my face that I woke up. I sat up and
pulled her into my lap resting my head on her shoulder asking if we could go
home. She helped me up as I grabbed my finished files and headed to Gil's
office to drop them off. I walked in with a tired smile as I plopped them on
his desk.
"I should have known you would have finished these. Now get out of here
both of you," he said as I giggled quietly as Catherine and I headed for
the car.
After dropping Lindsay off at school and Emily and Emma, who want to be
referred to as Em and Em,
off at pre-school, Catherine and I drove home. We ended up eating a quick
breakfast before retiring back to the bedroom. Catherine was starting to
unbutton her shirt when I walked over and did it myself. I kissed the skin that
I uncovered, and when I tossed her shirt in the hamper, I delicately removed
her bra before kissing both breasts as I knelt on the floor to take off her
pants. I wasn't going to push, so I stood up after taking care of that.
Catherine returned the favor, and when I moaned after she kissed my breasts,
she smiled knowing that we would be making love soon. I for one couldn't wait.
Catherine took my hand and led us into bed before taking her favorite
protective position spooning behind me with her arm wrapped around me. She has
no idea how safe I feel when I'm in her arms like this. We both said 'I love
you' as we fell asleep.
I woke up to find myself face to face with one of Catherine's glorious breasts.
I was thinking about waking her up in an interesting fashion, but I didn't want
to upset her, so I just ran my fingers over her smooth stomach. It caused her
skin to goosebump as I ran my index finger around her
belly button that got me a low moan.
"You best be willing to finish what you started Sara," Catherine said
talking with her eyes closed as I peeled down her panties taking in the sight
of her blonde curls and glistening center.
Since I had already stirred the pot, I didn't feel the need for foreplay as I
slide down the bed until I was between Catherine's legs. I teased her clit my
finger before sliding a couple in deep and started sucking on her clit. I
touched her g-spot causing her hips to buck as sucked harder while massaging
her spot harder as I felt her walls clamping down. Catherine's moans were
getting louder as I kept up with my ministrations, and before I knew it,
Catherine screamed out my name flooding my mouth with her essence.
"My turn," was all I heard as I found myself flat on back giving
Catherine a nod letting her know it was okay.
The next time I woke up I found myself alone. I grabbed my robe off the back of
the door and heard the shower running as I headed downstairs to start some
coffee. While I waited for it to finish, I walked to the front door to grab the
paper. I came back in and poured myself a cup before checking to see what the
Giants did the night before. I had just finished my first cup when the doorbell
rang. I made sure my robe was completely secure since I was naked underneath
before opening the door.
"Hello Sara,"
"Stephen!"
CHAPTER 9
Before I chance to move Stephen's
hand was around my throat and when I tried to close the door on him, he punched
me in the face. I couldn't scream for Catherine since I could barely breathe,
and now my one eye is slowly swelling shut while the other is watering. I hear
him slam the door, and I feel the back of my head slam against it as he starts
to talk.
"Dear, sweet Sara did you think you could hide from me forever. Your
friends were good at playing dumb, but when the new guy showed up, and I played
the 'best friend' to him and found out where you were, and now I can get my
family back," Stephen spewed out as I felt myself slowly blacking out
until I heard her.
"The police are on their way, so I suggest you take your hands off my
girlfriend before I put a hole in the back of your head," I heard
Catherine say and when I saw him turn his head, I saw my opening and kneed him
in the groin dropping him to the ground as I crawled towards Catherine's form.
I don't know how much time passed between Catherine saving me, and Brass and
the guys showing up, but I never left Catherine's side. I think Grissom tried
to get evidence from me, but I swung wildly at him keeping him at a distance.
It was Catherine whispering that she would be here for me as long as I needed
when I allowed Gil to take swabs and pictures of my face. I heard Brass tell
Catherine that I could come to PD later to make my statement.
The next feelings I felt were Catherine cleaning my cut before placing the ice
pack over the swelling on my eye. I heard Catherine say she would be right
back. She placed my hand on the ice to hold it place. but
when I couldn't feel her or hear her, my hands started to shake, and I started
to cry. It wasn't until I felt her arms wrap around that I completely broke
down.
"Oh Sara I'm sorry, I left I just wanted to get the girls squared away. I
should have known that they could have waited," I heard Catherine saying
as she rocked me on the couch.
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I woke up with a pounding headache, but I felt safe and warm. I tried opening
my eyes, but my right one was swelled shut, and I realized that earlier wasn't
a dream. I looked over at Catherine sleeping and smiled knowing she protected
me. I gave her a kiss on the cheek before slowly making my way over to the
bathroom to get something to stop this pounding. I opened the medicine cabinet
and grabbed a couple tablets before closing the mirror and seeing the damage
for the first time.
I traced the handprint on my neck before lightly touching my swelled eye. I
turned on the shower and stripped out of my clothes to get him off me. I was
completely into cleaning myself off that I didn't hear Catherine come in until
she wrapped her arms around me kissing the back of my neck.
"I know this might be a stupid question, but how are you?" Catherine
asked tracing her fingers along my stomach as I turned around.
"Much better now that I know I have a ferocious Cat to protect me. I have
never had someone do what you did for me, so thank you my beautiful protector,"
I said giving her a kiss before pulling her in for a tight hug.
"I don't know if you know this, but I can be a bit of a bitch, and if you
harm something that is mine, she comes out ten-fold," Catherine said as
stayed clinged to her.
We got out of the shower and dressed before Catherine made us some lunch before
heading to PD. I held Catherine's hand as we walked through the halls while we
made our way to Brass' office. He stood and smiled as we walked in, and I
gripped her hand hard as I told Jim about everything. I gave him the name of
the police captain in Frisco to talk to about getting the past incidents.
Before we left, Jim gave me a fatherly hug that had me crying again.
After calming back down again, Catherine drove us over to Krys',
so I could see Emily and explain what happened. I'm sure Nick gave her the
heads up on what to expect since he was at Catherine's after it happened. I
took a couple deep breaths, and Catherine gave me a good luck kiss as we headed
up the walkway. Krys must have let Emily watch by the
window because she flew out the door and into my arms. I pointed to the back
yard as both Catherine and Krys both nodded as I held
my little girl tight.
"Mommy, did something happen at work last night?" Em
asked in a small voice.
"No baby, Mommy didn't get hurt at work. Daddy
came over today, and he was mad at mommy because she left and tried to hurt me,
but mommy's new friend Catherine protected me," I explained without too
graphic as Emily leaned forward and kissed my swollen eye.
"I like Caterine and Linny.
Mommy, are they our new family?" Em asked as I
hugged her tight telling that yes they were our family.
CHAPTER 10
I just sat there in Krys' yard holding my baby girl knowing we wouldn't have to
run anymore because I was going to make damn sure that Stephen doesn't see the
light of day for a long time. My past is just that, and Catherine is my future
which means I see this through because I know she will be there to pick me up
when I am down as will my extended family. I felt Em
pulling away, so I looked up into her hazel eyes and noticed she was smiling.
"What are you smiling about goofball?" I asked lightly tickling her.
"We were going to go to the park, and I was hoping that you and Caterine would come with us," she said still missing
the 'h' in Catherine's name.
"I'll go. Let's go see if we can talk Catherine into to going too," I
said lifting her up, but she wanted to walk herself, so I just followed behind
her as we walked into the house. I watched from the doorway as she walked over
to my protector and whispered something into her ear causing Catherine to look
towards me.
I watched Catherine's smile get bigger as she kissed Em
on the cheek before whispering something back to her. Em
walked over to the stairs and headed upstairs as Catherine got up and came over
to me giving me a hug. She gave me a quick peck on the lips as it sounded like
a herd of elephants coming down the steps. The three girls came down all smiles
as Lindsay came over and gave me a hug as Em and Em went over to Krys.
The trip over to the park was quick and while Catherine and Krys
watched us, I played with the girls. We did everything from tag to me pushing
the three girls on the swings to a very tiring game of hide and seek. When we
were ready to leave, I was whooped while the three girls looked like they could
go for a couple more hours, but I did know that as soon as bedtime comes, they
will drop like logs. Hopefully, I will still have some energy to play with
Catherine.
Catherine insisted on taking us out to dinner, and after convincing Krys it was a losing battle to try to fight Catherine, we
ended up at Chuck E Cheese. I guess Catherine wanted to make sure that the
girls would be down when the hit their pillows. The first time I watched Em play the whack a mole game, I almost had pop come out my
nose because she was so hilarious with her mallet handling. After Lindsay
showed her the way to do it, she was less spazzy.
During dinner, Krys and I made plans to hang out
since I'm figuring on getting some time off until the swelling goes down on my
eye. I couldn't believe my luck. I came here to get away from Stephen, and I
end up with more than I could ever fathom. After dropping off Krys and Emma, Catherine drove the rest of us home. I had
to carry Emily into the house because she was out like a light, and Lindsay
looked like she was about to drop.
I carried Em straight to her bed and dressed her in pjs before heading to our bedroom. I pulled out my favorite
big Harvard tee as I kicked off my shoes before starting to take off my
clothes. After unclasping my bra, I threw my clothes into the hamper and had
just picked up my nightshirt when Catherine's hands came around and cupped my
breasts. I leaned into her touch as I dropped the shirt back onto the bed
before turning around.
"You are seriously overdressed Miss Willows," I said smirking as she
returned one back to me.
"I guess you have some work to do then, huh," she retorted as I
walked over to the door and locked to avoid any kid scarring with parental
nudity.
"Since you are being that way, you aren't allowed to touch me until I say
you can," I said bending down and taking off her shoes before trailing one
of my hands up her inseam.
I lightly pressed my hand into her sex before bringing both hands up and
starting to unbutton her top. I heard her breath hitch as I took her blouse off
tossing it into the hamper before reaching around undoing the clasp of her bra.
I smiled watching her nipples stiffen at the change in temperature as I knelt
on the carpet. I slowly undid the button and zipper before bringing them down
her legs. After having her step out of them, I also tossed them in the hamper
before climbing on the bed.
"You're allowed to touch me now," I said from the bed as Catherine
slowly turned around.
She didn't say anything as she crawled onto the bed and placed my hands above
my head. I knew from earlier that I was not to move them until she permitted,
so I tucked them under my head as Catherine took both her hands and started
caressing my breasts before rolling my nipples into taut points using her thumb
and forefinger. She continued stroking my body as I watched one her hands trail
down my body as it went under my panties. I let out a low moan as she slid two
fingers into my core and started to rub the heel of her palm into my clit and
as she rubbed against my g-spot the first time, I knew it was a matter of time
before I came. My moans kept getting louder as I put a pillow over my mouth to
muffle the scream that was imminent, and after her repeated massages of my
spot, I screamed Catherine's name into the pillow before riding out my climax.
I felt Catherine climb off the bed as I lifted the pillow off my face as I
watched her go to the closet and grab one of my shirts and put it on before
turning around and handing me my shirt before going to the door and unlocking
it. She also shut off the light as I scooted over in bed. I gave her a tender
kiss before wrapping my arms around and watching her fall asleep before quickly
joining her in slumber.
CHAPTER 11
To say it has been a rough few
months would be making a gross understatement. I have had some serious rough
patches in my life, and this ranks right up there. The only thing keeping it
from being one of the worst is Emily, Catherine and the rest of the family
behind me picking me when I am feeling down. After Stephen's attack, I was on
leave for two weeks which gave me time to talk over my wishes with the DA and
to get to know my new friends Krys and Emma better.
One thing I found about Nick's sister is she doesn't put up with alot of shit, and here I thought Catherine was bad.
Once I got back to work, things started to get back to normal until the first
hearing. Catherine and I sat in the gallery as the charges were read. Stephen
would occassionally glance over giving me the look
that always scared the shit out of me, but when Catherine gripped my hand
tightly, I realized that he wouldn't ever touch either one of us again. Work
was rough after that with the pointing and staring, but going through school as
the daughter whose mother killed her father made me used to that.
Everything went back to normal again for a while until the trial started. Gil
knew I wouldn't be real focused, so he assigned me to lab work. I was fine with
it because I was never by myself, and even if it was slow, Greg would make damn
sure that I was entertained. Catherine and I suffered a little because we
weren't making love all that often, but the heavy makeout
sessions definitely made up for it. She promised me that she was fine with it,
but warned me that once the trial was over, she was going to make me forget the
whole ordeal. I thank whoever is watching over me everyday for bringing
Catherine Willows back into my life.
For the most part Emily was shielded from the whole thing. It also helps that
she has her partner in crime Emma keeping her company. I love watching those
two together. They play like they have known each other forever,
and I think anyone who has ever babysat for them has gotten the 'are they
sisters' question. Then, there is Lindsay. The girls treat her like she is a
queen by listening to everything she tells them. Catherine and I both think
playing big sister to them both has helped Lindsay too. I was finally brought
out of my intenal ramblings by Catherine touching my
arm.
"Jury back?" was my question as she just nodded as I took her offered
hand as we headed for the car, but Catherine stopped us at the door.
"Sara no matter what happens, he will not lay another finger on you,"
she pulling me into a deep and passionate kiss.
"I want to thank you so much for the strength and courage to make it
through this," I said interlocking our fingers heading for the car.
Catherine made a quick detour for a little mocha interuption.
Got to love a woman who knows what you need when you need it as I started
thinking about what she has for us later pending the outcome. I was happy with
the way the DA handled the trial and knew he did his best to convince the jury
that the bastard needs to be put away. I think Emily being in the picture helps
tremendously. We linked hands again as we walked into the courtroom to find it
full of my friends. I rested my head on Catherine's shoulder as the jury came
back in as the judge asked if they had reached a verdict to which the foreman
stood up.
"We the jury find Stephen Jenkins guilty on all charges," he said as
I let out the breath that I had been holding before fighting the urge to cry as
the judge announced when the sentencing would be as the gallery started to
clean out.
Catherine must have known I was close to letting all that I had been holding in
out because we practically ran to the car. As soon as my door closed, I
collapsed in her arms just letting the tears flow.
I don't remember the drive home. I don't remember coming into the house, but I
do remember waking up in Catherine's arms. I basked in the warmth of her
embrace as I started to play with the hem of your shirt, but ended up getting
my hands smacked for my troubles.
"No fooling around Sara. As much as I want to let you make me scream, and
then return the favor. Today is about putting the past behind us. Tomorrow is a
different story, but we'll discuss it then, so come back up her, so I can hold
my girl," Catherine stated completely serious knowing she was right about
why I wanted to do it.
After getting out of bed, we made lunch for the girls before asking them what
they wanted to do. They put their heads together in a little huddle before
Lindsay announced that they wanted a family vidfest.
With all the emotions of the day, I had to fight the urge not to cry again even
though it would have been a valid reason. I just help Catherine with dishes
while the girls picked their movies.
A couple weeks later, we were back in court finding out that Stephen was
sentenced to thirty years in prison. This time when I walked outside holding
Catherine's hand, I felt happy, free, safe. As I went
to open the door, I felt Catherine flush against my back with her lips beside
my ear.
"I hope you took your vitamins this morning sweetie because you are going
to need them," she said nipping at my ear lobe before going around the
car. Oh yeah, this is going to be one hell of a ride.
The End