Response to the csi100 John Michael Montgomery challenge.

[alyse]

Disclaimer: Don't own them
Notes: Cross-posted to csi100 and cath_and_nick, as well as Always Thinking.

Nickels and Dimes and Love - Cath/Nick, PG

When she's feeling blue, Nick brings her candy bars from the vending machine. When she's thirsty, he brings her a soda, buys her a cup of coffee from Starbucks.

On the way home he stops at the gas station and buys her flowers, just because they were there when he went in to pay. Nothing flash - just sprays of sweet-smelling spring buds, not the huge, expensive bouquets of roses that Eddie bought her on the rare occasions he felt guilty for warming someone else's bed.

It's never a lot - just nickels and dimes - but it means the world.

It's love.

~*~

Dream On, Texas Ladies - Cath/Nick, PG

The first trip out to meet Nick's family started off hell. Not for Lindsey - Nick had nephews, nieces and a sprinkler; heaven to a desert child. Her whoops of sheer joy accompanied them into the cold kitchen.

But Nick's mom wasn't happy about this older woman dating her baby. She spent the first hour bringing Nick up to date on all his old girlfriends.

Nick spent it watching Lindsey through the window, a fond smile on his face. Then he turned to Catherine and the look in his eyes took her breath away.

His mom sighed and changed the subject.

Comments

[rhianne.livejournal.com]

Aww! ::sniff:: They're lovely - especially the second one :) I can just see Nick gazing out of the kitchen window at Lindsey *g*

[alyse]

Thanks, hon :)

[damerel.livejournal.com]

Oh, these are gorgeous! The first one is so Nick in love. :: soppy grin:: I guess Nick's mum would be somewhat hostile to the older woman, not to mention the ready-made family with Lindsey, but at least she has the sense to realise when she really has no chance.

Lovely!

[alyse]

Thank you :) And I'm a real sucker for Nick and Cath and Lindsey stories, as you may have guessed. I think Nick would be half thrilled and half terrified to have Lindsey in his life.

I definitely see Nick as being the romantic sort - but small romantic gestures, more day to day thoughtfulness than big, obvious displays of affection. He just strikes me as the sort.

[damerel.livejournal.com]

Absolutely! And the difference you draw out between him and Eddie couldn't be more marked.

I think Nick and Cath are very good for one another: he's so open, spontaneous and generous, giving her what she may otherwise have stopped believing in, and she makes him stop and think sometimes, while also giving him security. Oh, and all the hot sex as well, of course.

[alyse]

Yep, I totally agree there. They are good for each other - they complement each other and yet they're still similar enough to hit it off. Catherine may be older and more cynical, and Nick may be younger and more naive, but Nick has the same kind of inner strength that Catherine has. Hers is more 'in your face' I'm a survivor strength, more aggressive in some ways, but Nick is someone who shares her capacity to bounce back in spite of some horrific experiences, and yet still has enough strength to be compassionate and sensitive to the needs for others, as well as being fun and funny.

::sigh:: I do so adore these two.

[whairami.livejournal.com]

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