• 1-Sweet Salvation
• 2-The bugman
• 3-Spiders and apartments
• 4-Goodbye and hello
• 5-Love and pain
• 6-Pain and lies
• 7-A hidden past
• 8-A hidden past and the consequences
• 9-Decisions
• 10-Before it's too late
• 11-I can´t live in the past, I need the future …
• 12-Hope
• 13-Some things never change
• 14-Insecure
• 15-A real family
• 16-Candle lit dinner
• 17-College girls
• 18-A new case
• 19-Search for the evidence
• 20-Bits and pieces of evidence
• 21-Another murder
• 22-Tradegy hits full force
• 23-Sara’s fears and wishes
• 24-Down to one
• 25-Survival of the fittest
• 26-Traces
• 27-Can you keep a secret?
• 28-Close call
• 29-Weekend
• 30-Damnit!
• 31-Damnit!
• 32-I can see you, can you see me?
• 33-Being followed...
• 34-The day
• 35-Wreckage
• 36-We´ll be alright
• 37-Revenge is sweet…
• 38-Away
• 39-The Wedding
• 40-The ceremony
• 41-The day after

AN: Oh god,
you’re so going to hate me for this…

Chapter 34

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The day…

This
is it, this is the day that will change my life forever or throw me back to
being the person I used to be. This is the day that I will ask Catherine to
marry me, and her answer could change everything.

Jenn
and Lindsey kept telling me that I didn’t need to worry. But after all I am
Sara Sidle, the girl who couldn’t love someone or be loved for more then a
couple of months, weeks, okay… days. But at this moment I was also the girl who
would take the big step. Ever since I had been with Catherine I had become more
confident, but around two in the afternoon I just couldn’t stay in bed any
longer.

I
decided to go for a walk, a real walk this time, and think about tonight, about
what I would say when I ask her to marry me. I packed my things into a
back-pack, and wrote a short note to Catherine in the kitchen. I told her that
I couldn’t sleep and that I was going for a walk, I also asked her if she could
wear her black dress. I told her that I would be back at seven and that I
wanted to have dinner in a restaurant. I grabbed the back-pack and my keys and
closed the door behind me. I wanted to spend the day walking through the
surroundings of Lake Mead. I just needed some alone time, and I loved to hike
through the surroundings, it cleared my head.

~*~

I
parked my car in front of Jenn’s townhouse, and knocked on the door. The door
swung open and Jenn laughed at me. “Nervous?” she asked when she saw my face. I
laughed at her, she has the same ability that Catherine and Lindsey have, they
can see through someone, even when you’re trying really hard to hide your true
feelings, somehow they always know what’s underneath it.

“Yeah,
I am.”

“Oh
honey, that’s completely normal. Come in.” she said holding the door open
further so that I could pass her.

We
sat down on the couch and talked for a while, until Jenn urged me to get
dressed, it was almost six o’clock and I wanted to look my best for this
evening. I took a quick shower and blow-dried my hair, leaving the curls in it.
I put on the dress and was applying my make up when I heard a knock on the
door. “Sara, I have something for you.”

She
opened the door and peeked around the corner. “You can come in.”

“When
I saw your dress this earlier this week I immediately had to think about this
necklace and earrings that I have. They would look great on you. I would love
it if you wore them tonight.”

“Are
you sure, these are beautiful?” I say looking at the necklace and earrings.

“Of
course I’m sure. C’mon Sara you’re family. And besides that I wouldn’t offer it
if I wasn’t sure.”

~*~

I
was so nervous that I wasn’t really sure if I was fit to drive home to pick-up
Catherine. I tried to calm down and took a few deep breaths before I walked up
the lawn and opened the door. Catherine was in the hallway the moment she heard
the key in the lock. Catherine came towards me but stopped dead in her tracks.
She was completely stunned by my appearance.

“Wow!”
was all she could say after a couple of minutes. Lindsey appeared in the
doorway when we didn’t show up. She held up her thumb to me before she returned
to the living room.

I
stepped up to Catherine, “Well you don’t look to bad either.” I said with a
smile before planting a kiss on her lips. Catherine whimpered.

“Do
we have to go somewhere else, can’t we stay at home?” she asked when we broke
apart.

10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";mso-ansi-language:EN-US;font-weight:normal'>“Yes
we are definiteling ing somewhere.”

“Do
we have to? I would rather get you out of those clothes and devour you. Ravish
your body with hot and steamy sex before we fall asleep.”

“Although
that offer is very tempting, I have to insist that we go out. I have made
reservations… Give me just a minute.” I walk up the stairs as fast as I can, I
know that Cath is watching my every move. I can feel her eyes resting on me. I
open the drawer in the bedroom and rummaged through it to retrieve the little
velvet box. I open it and look at the ring. I know I’m doing the right
thing.

“Lindsey,
are you ready?” She nods and runs upstairs to get her bag. I had already
discussed this with her and Jenn. I wanted to keep everything a secret until
the moment I asked Catherine.

~*~

After
we dropped Lindsey off, I drove the car back to the city. I parked the car
behind one of the hotels at the strip and got out of it, I wanted to make this
the perfect night. So I walked around the car and opened the door at
Catherine’s side. I offered her my hand when she got out of the car.

I
took Catherine down the hall of the hotel, into the restaurant that was on the
far end at the right. We were shown to a secluded table at the back of the
restaurant, just like I asked when I made the reservations. The waiter handed
us the menus and he left us. I reached across the table and covered Catherine’s
hand with mine. “Baby, choose everything you want.” She smiled; I knew that the
prices where ridiculous here but right now I didn’t care how much it was going
to cost.

~*~

He
watched them from a distance, their happy faces and loving gestures made him
sick. Once he had loved them now he hated their guts more then anything.

~*~

Catherine
excused herself and went to the bathroom. I retrieved the little velvet box
from my bag, I checked it one last time to make sure that the ring was really
in there. This was it this was the moment. I gestured to the waiter and he
approached me. I asked him to bring us a bottle of champagne after I proposed
to Catherine. He wished me luck before he returned to the bar.

I
waited for Catherine to return, more nervous then I ever had been before my
hands clung onto the box, as if it could save me. Catherine sat down and smiled
at me, she immediately saw through me.

“Sara,
what’s wrong baby?” she asked.

“Catherine,
there is something that I need to tell you.” I gather all my strength and start
talking. “Catherine, this past year with you has been the best I can remember
in a long time. I have never been this happy with someone else; I was rather
lonely for years. When I met you that first day at CSI I was stunned by your
beauty. Through the years you were the object of my affection and this past
year you’ve been the centre of my world. That is why I would like to ask you if
you want to marry me?” I was down on one knee and held the little velvet box
up. When Catherine looked up in horror. The look in her eyes scared me, had it
all just been my imagination? Weren’t things as good as I thought they had
been?

Seconds
later my head hit the floor and I slipped into unconsciousness. The last thing
I heard was Catherine screaming my name.

~*~

He
could see what happened when Catherine excused herself. He could see the velvet
box and the shimmer when the light caught the ring. He knew that he couldn’t
wait any longer. This was his moment, and nothing could ruin it. He awaited
Catherine’s return, and moved closer to them. He was curious to hear what
Sara’s next step would be. He never wanted them to be happy, especially not
this happy. He waited until Sara dropped to her knee; he knew that this was his
moment. She was more vulnerable and Catherine would be so caught in the moment
that she wouldn’t be able to react. He stood up; with his black suit on he
blended into the scenery perfectly so he had no trouble at all approng
ng
them. Catherine looked up just seconds before he hit Sara down with the back of
his gun. He didn’t want to kill her just yet; he wanted to see the pain in her
eyes when she found out what had happened to her girlfriend. Sara’s lifeless
body fell to the floor with a horrible thud.

He
held his gun pointed at Catherine and told her to stand up; she’s bent over
Sara begging her to wake up. Tears are streaming down her cheeks. He hears her
chant that she loves Sara.

  /p>

“Willows,
stand up now or do I have to shoot her before you’ll listen to me?” he demands,
before he grabs her arm and pulls her up. He laughs, that is going to leave a
beautiful mark on that light skin. She stands up turns around and looks at him
for a couple of seconds befohe jhe jumps forward and starts hitting him, she
screams at him.

“What
did you do, what did you do you bastard!” He grabs her wrists; she winces in
pain.

“Feisty,
I have to give you that. But remember I am the one holding the gun.” He points
the gun at Sara. “You’re going with me or you watch her die right there on that
spot.”

She
gives in, the tears still running down her face. “I’ll listen to you, please
don’t hurt her.”

No
one in the room moves, everyone is standing still. Some people are crying, some
people screamed but at this moment everyone was silent. “Stay here, don’t
follow me.” He says before he drags Catherine to the kitchen. He holds up his
gun, “I want everyone out of this kitchen right now and no one gets hurt.” The
chefs and cooks walk past us as fast as they can into the restaurant. He pushed
Catherine towards the door at the back of the kitchen. He swings the door open
and pushes her out. A car was parked at the other side of the door. “Get in.”
is all he says.

~*~

The
waiter sat down on his knees, he asked for a wet towel and held it on Sara’s
head wound. “Miss, hello miss can you hear me?” he asked when her eyes
fluttered open.

I
looked up at him, wondering what had happened until the thoughts came crashing
back onto me. I try to get up, reaching out for help. “Miss you can better stay
down, you received a pretty hard blow to the head.” The waiter tries to hold me
down.

“No,
I’m alright where is Catherine?” I ask, she’s not here she would be by my side
if she was, wouldn’t she?

“Madam
the man who hit you in the head took her with him. He had a gun; there was
nothing we could do. The police are on their way.”

“No,
no this can’t be happening…” was all I could say tears flowing from my eyes.

~*~

Catherine’s POV