Why do I always get the boring stuff to do.......filling out forms.....paperwork. It's always the same. When there's no important case, I'm the one damned to do paperwork. And these aren't even our papers to do....no, day-shift screwed up and who's gonna tidy the mess up???? Night-shift, of course..... Well in fact it's ME!.....Poor "ME"......Again a boring night......I know I should be glad....no dead people, which is good.....for them at least, but paperwork???? Ugh....And Gil? Where is he??? He told me he would join me, as he too has some "boring administrative stuff" to do.

......Man I like his office. It's so.........Grissom-like! I feel very comfortable in that room....STOP Cath and work! I need to concentrate on what I'm doing......It's easier to keep thoughts together when Gil's not around me.......By the way, where is he?? Did he go out on the field without telling me?... ...No, he wouldn't do that.....The trousers he's wearing today... mmmhh.....They fit him very well.....He looks soooo sexy in them......Can't take my eyes of his butt.

I can't believe what a mess day-shift made of this.....Are they always working like this?....Those are important documents.... Boy.......How can they care so little?...uhm....Well, the answer is easy when you take a look at Ecklie!

......Did Gil enter the room?...I can feel him......I can feel it, when he comes near me. That amazes me.......As soon as I sense him near me, there's a trembling inside me going through my whole body and butterflies start slightly flapping their wings in my stomach. I don't dare to look up. Go to work Gil! stop staring at me....I guess, no, I know he's watching me....That confuses me.....makes me nervous......Don't tremble Catherine, just don't! Pretend to be working!!

"Hey Cath," Gil said in a low and soft voice.

"Hey!" Oh my God his eyes.....I shouldn't have looked at him......His eyes are soooo beautiful.....like the crystal clear water of a lake in high mountains.....One look at them and I get lost! I feel totally free! Without any ties or responsibilities......Like standing on the edge of this lake and looking to the endless horizon....Feeling free.....

"Catherine? Is something wrong with you?"

"No,...uhm....I...was....reflecting over this stuff here." Whoa, he got me....damn I flushed. I'm sure he saw it. He sees nearly everyting. I don't dare to look at him....but I'm sure he's smiling. I sense it.

"Can I help you?"

"No, it's nothing special and I`ve already read and sorted out most documents. Just some more pages and than I'm ready."

"Ready?...for what?"

"Done! I mean I'm done....finished!" C'mon Cath get yourself together!!!

"Ok, here's what we do. I help you check the last documents and then you help me with my stuff. Show me what you've got."

God Gil!! I can't work when you are near me aaaand d-d-definitely can't think when you're sitting so close next to me. My heart!....I desperately need help! He's sitting so close that his thigh is touching mine.....Thank God I'm sitting! My knees would be to weak to hold me.......Does he know what he is doing to me? Can he feel my tension? ..Oh my God, this feels so good!!.....Can he hear my heart beating?? It`s as loud in my head as a drum. And the nearer he gets, the louder the drum is beating. Concentrate,....concentrate on the paper....Ah, here's an important hint!

"Look at this! Read those five lines!"

What is he doing?? HELP!!! Instead of taking the paper, he grabs my hand and moves closer!!....Butterfly Alarm!!! They're everywhere!! Is he going to hold my hand as long as he's reading?? I can't breath!! His face is just inches away from my cheek.....I can smell his aftershave...I love this scent...I can slightly sense his breath.....It's sending shivers through my body and makes me unable to breath!....Catherine swallow and breath! That's almost too much....But I can't escape, my knees are too weak. Hey...I actually don't want to escape....I'm trapped. He got me. I'm lost in him. I fell for him! But he doesn't know....or does he?.........He's so close, if I'd turn my head I'd practically kiss his left cheek. I'd love to do it.....My lips are dry.....Oops need to be careful,...shouldn`t lick my lips to often......Kiss me, Gil! please!! Kiss me! Do it! I can't stand this tension and nearnessany longer! How long does it take for him to read those five lines?......If that takes a bit longer than i'll pass away.....

*Beep* damned Beeper made me jump........Nearly gave me a heart attack.......Drums and Butterflies still there,...but a little bit weaker than before.

"It's Greg. I need to go to the lab. I'll be right back!"

"Okay." and gone is the nearness........What a nice butt......What lithe movements........Ooops, he turns around and again he catches me watching him. Gosh, that is embarrassing!! ....And his look.....I flush again.....

"Well Catherine, that little break should give our hearts a little time to slow down. And as soon as your knees regain enough strength to hold you, .... get your jacket and meet me at the parking lot in five minutes. We go and have breakfast. I invite you!"