Title: Getting To Know You, Too
Author: cjacsifan
Pairing: Catherine/Riley
Rating: PG
Disclaimer: CSI is owned by CBS and Jerry Bruckheimer
Summary: Riley takes the time to get to know Lindsey.
Spoilers: None for the show but you might want to read the two stories I wrote for Catherine/Riley Pairing

A/N: This is a continuation in my WILEY series, hope you
like...comments and critiques are welcome.

It is a usual Saturday off for Catherine, i.e. She doing all the
housework and Lindsey either lying around doing little or nothing to
help her mother or up in her room studying... maybe.

The phone rings, "I'll get it Lindsey..." Catherine yells up to her
daughter, "but she probably can't hear me because that stereo of hers is
so DAMN LOUD."

Lindsey was quicker answering the phone, "Hello, Oh hi Riley I suppose
you want to talk to my mom?"

"No Lindsey, it's actually you I wanted to speak to," came the answer
from the receiver.

"Me...why would you want to talk to me?"

"To see if you want to get together at the mall, I hear TWILIGHT is a
hot movie, so I figured we can do lunch and the movie?"

"Welll....I do have to clean my room and finish my geometry assignments
that the teacher gave me to do during the Christmas break, God I hate
geometry."

Riley laughs and says, "So did I Lindsey, so did I, well how about then
late lunch and a movie, meet me at the mall and bring your gift card and
we can go shopping."

Lindsey thinks about it for a millisecond, "Sure but what should I tell
mom?"

"Tell you're going to meet a friend at the mall for lunch and a movie."

"Shouldn't I tell her it's you?"

"Well Linds...if it's okay to call you that I know you know I am fond of
your mom, and I just want to get to know about you and what you think
about your mom and being close and find out about you too, and I can
tell you about me."

"I think I can handle that, and thanks for caring most of mom's other
dates, main squeezes, flavors of the month, whatever you want to call
them didn't give two cares about me, See you around 4:00...ok...and by
the way Linds is fine."

"Okay Linds see you then, bye"

Riley smiles to herself because she IS becoming fond of Catherine and
hopes that seeing her take an interest in Lindsey will let Catherine
know that she is serious about her, even if neither of them have said
anything about their feelings towards one another, but Riley is
beginning to ealize she is starting to feel towards Catherine the way
she did about her deceased girlfriend who did tell her to move on in her
life if the opportunity arose,

Meanwhile back at the Willows house, "Linds, who was that?"

"Just one of my friends, she asked if I could meet her at the mall to
see that new vampire movie TWILIGHT, but I told her I had to clean my
room and finish my geometry assignments, I told her if I couldn't make
it to call her and tell her but if I could to be there..." thankfully we
have caller id and Riley's number came up so I could write it down,
Lindsey mumbles to herself.

"Well how are you doing with all that?"

"I'm done with my room, but not the geometry yet....can I go?"

"What time are you meeting her?"

"4:00, but only if it's okay with you"

"Okay, you can go just make sure you're not out too late...by the way
who is this friend?"

"Her name is Riley..." uh-oh, Lindsey thinks I blew she'll never let me
go, but then she quickly comes up with a different last name, "Riley
Jefferson, new girl in school, my geometry partner as a matter of fact,
she is new this year from Reno ."

"Okay sweety just as long as you have fun and she tells her folks, by
the way you want me to drive you?"

"No that's okay mom, I'll walk it's not that far."

"Be careful"

"I will be, now I got to finish this geometry before I go...so I better
get to it."

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Four o'clock and Riley Adams is pacing the pavement in front of the mall
nervously when she sees Lindsey walk up the sidewalk, "Hey Linds how are
you?"

"Doing good, thank God I was able to get the geometry done and mom had
to check it just to make sure it was all correct, something that drives
me absolutely nuts"

"Linds, she's just looking out for you, I guess it's called an
occupational hazard, especially after some of the things we see
everyday."

"I know...I know, so movie or food first?"

"Well seeing that the movie starts in about twenty minutes, I'd say
movie, then food...your choice of cuisine."

"Are you okay Riley?"

"Well I am a bit nervous..."

"Why?"

"Not to worry we can talk about it at dinner...okay."

"Sure."

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After the movie, and some serious shopping that completely depleted the
gift card Riley gave Lindsey, the two ladies make there way to Grinino's
Pizzeria, "So Linds, did you like the movie?"

"You better believe, God is that leading man HOT or what?"

"He was that for sure....so think we can talk now?"

"Sure Riley, but why are you so nervous?"

"Well Linds you see, I know you know about your mom and I going out for
breakfast nearly every morning."

"Yeah but there is more isn't there."

Riley begins to play with the napkin in her lap nervously,"Yes there is
Lindsey, I would like to tell you a story..." Riley then begins to tell
Lindsy the exact same story that she relayed to Catherine no more than
two weeks ago.

"So you are telling me you are a lesbian..."

"That, but there's more...."

"You want mom to be your girlfriend."

Riley just sat there in shock at the blunt honesty of Lindsey's
statement, "Damn I should never try to keep things from someone who's
mom is a CSI level 3...Well not right now because I'm not sure if your
mom feels the same way I do... So you see that's why I'm so nervous."

"You mean you want MY permission?"

Riley just sits there dazed and nods her head, keeping her head down so
as not to see the girl's rejection.

Instead she feels herself being drawn into a huge bear type hug, "God
Riley of course you have my permission...my mom has done nothing but
talk about you since you joined the team."

Riley feels a large weight lift off her shoulders as she and Lindsey,
have a great time together talking about anything and everything, and
it's finally time to head for home, "Linds get in and I'll give you a
ride."

The two were home in a matter of minutes, "Hey mom I'm home."

"So how was the movie?"

"It was great then after we went for pizza so I won't really be hungry
for dinner, but i'll have some soup later."

"Okay can I meet Riley?"

"Sure..." Lindsey then motions Rley to come to the house and as she
walks through the door there is shock on Catherine's face.

"You...you're the new friend Riley...now why would you want to talk to
my daughter alone,was it about me?"

"Yes it was Catherine, I was asking Lindsey's permission to take you out
on dates, other than our breakfasts...if that's okay with you."

Catherine couldn't believe her ears, someone actually was making Lindsey
an important part of a relationship with her, she walked right up to
Riley and couldn't stop the tears forming, "Riley, that's the sweeting
thing anyone has ever done for her or me ever...and of course I will
date you..."

She then proceeds to gather up both Lindsey and Riley in a group hug,
"See Linds, I told you she was very special to me."

"You were right mom...I think she's a keeper."

Riley could only smile and bask in the warm glow of the feelings of the
woman that gave her a reason to love again and that woman's wonderful
daughter.