I don't own BatB, Catherine, Tess, Jt, Vincent (I wish..), or any other characters mentioned. Depending on the response of this chapter I may make this into a four or five shot story.
Knowing how hard Catherine was fighting to be strong at this point, Tess knew she shouldn't be alone. Especially not the same night that her biological father was almost killed in front of her as she was bringing him into the precinct to be arrested.
When Tess got to Cat's apartment she just invited herself in, seeing as she knew Vincent wouldn't be anywhere near the apartment. While at the precinct booking Bob Reynolds all Tess had been told was that he was almost killed by Vincent who was less than happy to see him still being kept alive and not being killed off. When Tess found Catherine she was sitting in her room staring at the fire escape trying not to cry.
"Hey partner." Tess said drawing Cat's attention for a few seconds. Her next question broke the dam. "How are you doing?"
"I might have killed him Tess." Catherine said before she started to sob. Tess sat next to her with the goal of comforting her, but Cat shied away from her touch. Tess thought Cat was talking about her father, as she had not gotten the message that Vincent had been shot, by Cat's hand.
"They won't kill him. I was there for the sentence. He got life in prison for his crimes and for his involvement with Muirfield."She said trying to console her friend with the fact that Reynolds would not be killed, though Cat only cried harder.
"No..V..Vincent..."Catherine got out between the sobs wracking her body. This confused Tess.
"Cat, Reynolds is behind bars and Muirfield is done with. Vincent will be fine." Cat only shook her head more.
"T-Tess...I..I shot...I shot him."
"What?" Tess asked shocked. Cat tried to control her breathing slightly, enough to be able to speak enough for Tess to understand.
"He was going to...going to kill Reynolds. I had to stop him before he completely lost his humanity. If he killed Reynolds there was no going back. I wouldn't be able to forgive him for that. He may not have been able to save my mother, and I forgave him for that because he had no power, but he was going to purposely kill one of the only family members I have left alive." Cat said before an eerie silence settled over the apartment.
"Cat, where...where did you shoot him?" Tess asked knowing that as cops, they were taught to shoot to kill.
"His side, not high enough to hit anything or cause any internal damage. I just...I just needed to save him." Catherine said in an almost silent tone. "I couldn't lose him. Not after everything that I have had to go through. I only have a few people that I can trust and I can't lose anyone else."
"It will be alright. Doesn't he have the ability to heal faster?"
"Tess, you...you didn't see the..the amount of blood..."
"How about this? I will call Jt and have him go check in with Vincent. Just to give you peace of mind." Cat gave a very subtle nod and Tess pulled out her cell before walking out of Cat's room. Jt picked up on the first ring.
"Tess?"
"Yeah. I need a favor."
"What?"
"Can you go swing by Vincent's houseboat, unless he is with you?"
"Why?"
"Promise you won't freak?" When Jt did speak Tess continued. "Scratch that, you will freak regardless. Just don't go after Cat."
"What happened?"
"He tried to stop her from bringing in Reynolds and he tried to kill him. Cat...Cat stopped him knowing it would have cost him his humanity."
"I am a little confused."
"She shot him Jt. Said it was in his side, nowhere near causing any internal damage. She is in her apartment beating herself up and worrying that she just killed him because apparently there was a lot of blood."
"What the hell? Of course there would be a lot. He can't heal himself as fast as he could before he was taken. I haven't seen him and I am headed to his place right now." Jt said before beginning to mutter to himself forgetting he was still on the phone. "That fucking woman.. Wants to 'save' him and shoots him...After all the shit he does for her..."
"Jt! What the hell? I can still hear you. And so you know, this 'fucking woman' you are referring to is my best friend and she is internally killing herself over the fact that she shot him. She is still fucking crying in her room so... You say one word of your opinion to her and I swear to god Forbes, you will not want to remain in this state. I don't give a shit about the fact that we are together, you speak of this, and I will shoot you and you will wish you were dead. Got it?" Tess asked before hanging up.
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