His lips pressed gently into hers. Once; and then twice; and then he took advantage of the small opening when she smiled, and he pushed further, lips caressing lips as his tongue playfully flicked at her teeth.

~ If I could grant
~ You one wish
~ I'd wish you could see the way you kiss

She sighed contentedly, returning his actions, losing herself in the sensations swirling through her body. Her tongue shot out to meet his, and he nipped and sucked and let his own tongue massage it, as his hands threaded through her hair, cupping her head, holding her close to him.

~ Ooh, I love watching you, Baby
~ When you're driving me crazy

With her gaze intently locked on his, she saw the corners of his eyes crinkle as she felt his lips curl against hers. She knew the mischievous glint in his eyes well and moaned in anticipation of what she knew was coming next.

His tongue thrust into her mouth as his hands gripped her ass and pulled her flush against him. His exploration of her mouth turned from teasing to forceful, tongues duelling, teeth clashing, frenzied gasps for air as he not only kissed her, but devoured her.

She fought to keep her eyes open, loving the dark, desirous look that stared back at her, silently challenging her to manage to keep control over her eyelids as he drove her further into madness.

~ Ooh, I love the way you
~ Love the way you love me
~ There's nowhere else I'd rather be

She quirked an eyebrow, letting him know that she was accepting his challenge and he smirked against her before slipping his hands below the waistband of her trousers and panties and kneading the bare skin of her ass.

They rolled a little but her eyes remained open.

He laughed and trailed his fingertips over her skin as he moved his hands round to unfasten her trousers. She moaned again, and whipped one hand up to force his head closer to hers, scraping her fingers through the hairs at his neck.

Her last coherent thought flitted through as her trousers fell to her ankles and his thumbs hooked into her panties. And, though only in her head, the word was breathless. "Perfect."

~ Ooh, to feel the way I feel with your arms around me
~ I only wish that you could see the way you love me
~ The way you love me

After dispensing of her underwear, his hands slid round her waist, softly drawing patterns on her back while he edged her slowly backwards. His kisses were returning to tender, less invasive, slow caresses or fast touches.

She moved willingly, melting to the taste with every touch, missing the contact with every break for air.

His hands dropped from beneath her shirt a split second before his body pinned her to the wall, one of his legs between hers, his fingers now crushed between them, slowly unfastening each button on her shirt.

He pulled his head back, his desires as clear there as in the pressure against her thigh. He shifted the leg that rested against her centre, and on a gasp she lost control of her eyes.

~ It's not right
~ It's not fair
~ What you're missing over there

She felt his breath tickle across her ear, then his teeth nipped the lobe. "Open," he whispered, softly kissing when the sound of his instruction had entered.

Rolling her head back against the wall, she complied, opening heavy eyes to the swirling world around her. He kissed his way round her neck, paying special attention to her pulse point, before trailing his lips up to hers and then finally meeting her eyes.

He smiled. "That's better." His soft words had barely registered when his hands roughly tore the shirt apart and he pressed her harder against the wall. She swallowed this moan, sending a tremble through her body.

~ Someday I'll find a way to show you
~ Just how lucky I am to know you

Never taking his eyes from hers, he found her lips and teased them with fleeting touches of his, while his hands found their way between their bodies and gripped her breasts. Her body shifting moved her against his leg, and her eyes fluttered closed as she whimpered.

Moving his leg to increase the friction she'd triggered, he instructed the impossible. "Open."

She whimpered again and shook her head once. "Can't," she whispered.

He kissed her, pulling her bottom lip into his mouth and sucking and nipping it, as he rocked himself against her thigh. His hands massaged, his thumbs flicking her taut nipples and she increased her movement upon his leg.

Her entire body shivered when he stilled abruptly. "Open," he repeated, voice low and gruff this time, as his right hand began to slip agonisingly slowly down her body.

She dropped her head forward slightly, and forced her eyelids to reveal an intense glare.

~ Ooh, I love the way you
~ Love the way you love me
~ There's nowhere else I'd rather be

He smirked and then grinned smugly when she trembled as his hand closed around her centre. One finger teased her already tingling bundle of nerves, and her inner muscles trembled further.

"God, Gil," she breathed, sinking back into the solid wall.

She let him play - stroking her, touching her, slipping a finger inside of her to drive her completely insane ­ for all of two minutes before she grabbed his belt and yanked it open, his trousers receiving the same treatment to give her access to his erection.

She pumped it twice, watching his eyes darken further than she had though possible, then she guided his head to her, lifting one leg around his hips to grant him access. "Now ­ oh!" she cried out as he entered on her demand.

~ Ooh, to feel the way I feel with your arms around me
~ I only wish that you could see the way you love me
~ The way you love me

He stilled and she adjusted to take him comfortably, quivering with every movement in her already highly aroused state.

When she arched her back away from the wall, to accept him more deeply, he slipped one arm round her, to hold her against him, and his other hand caressed her breast as he began to move inside her.

His thrusts were slow, and deep, and her muscles pulsated around him. Shockwaves radiated from his touch on her breast, colliding with those from her core, merging into explosions behind her eyes, heightening her trembling, increasing her breathing, pushing her closer and closer to the edge.

"I won't ­ " she began but her throat was too arid for words. She flicked her tongue out to moisten her lips, and he captured it with his. His own tongue followed it back into her mouth, and mirrored his actions where they were joined.

She shivered and he pinched her nipple to further the sensation. She moaned, her eyes rolling back again, and he dragged his lips from hers. "Let go," he whispered, barely audibly over their heavy breathing and panting.

~ You're the million reasons why
~ There's love reflecting in my eyes

Both hands moved to her hips and he pulled her against him as he pushed himself into her. He pulled almost completely out, fixed his eyes onto hers and then repeated the movement again and again while her hands gripped his shoulders, her nails digging in to his skin.

She held his gaze as the pressure built up inside her, as waves rose then abated, each one more fervent than the last, sweeping her towards the edge, carrying her towards her climax.

It hit her full force, and he demanded she open eyes she hadn't realised were closed. She obeyed, shivering and trembling, pulsating so perfectly as she watched his eyes glaze before his mouth slammed into hers, as he slammed into her one last time, beating inside her as he found his release.

His lips tenderly kissed her collarbone as he collapsed against her, and she lifted a shaky hand to his chin, raising his head, so she could see his face.

"Open," she whispered, smiling.

He shook his head once, and she kissed his lips tenderly before repeating her request. He acquiesced this time, love meeting love as their eyes met.

~ Ooh, I love the way you
~ Love the way you love me
~ There's nowhere else I'd rather be

He smiled back at her, and she slowly lowered the leg that had been wrapped around him, so they could both stand more steadily. He leaned his entire body into her and kissed her slowly, stroking his tongue along her lower lip.

"I love you," he whispered, his quiet words tingling against her lips.

She couldn't help but smirk, "I noticed."

~ Ooh, to feel the way I feel with your arms around me
~ I only wish that you could see the way you love me

Catherine woke up panting and sweaty and moist between her legs. It took a few seconds for her to register what was going on, and then she let out a growl of frustration.

Dropping a hand to her forehead, she sank deeper into her pillow, cursing her body and her mind. And cursing Gil Grissom.

My God that man could love her.

If only he could see that.

THE END