"Are you okay?"Trish asked.I'm okay."Han on, let's go."Trish wrapped his arm around Trish as if he was protecting yet hugging her all at the same arrived at her apartment walking in gathered up all the things she would need to treat Hans hands."Trish,you don't have to."Han said."Han, these could get infected I know your a tough guy but seriously even tough guys get wounds looked after."Trish replied."All right if it will ease your worries than go for it."Han said.
She gently removed the torn cloth from his hands examining them carefully."Jesus,I'm no doctor but these look like third degree burns."Trish exclaimed."They will heal."Han gently dabbed peroxide on the wounds then with great care applied Neosporin and wrapped his hands in proper bandages."There good as new."Trish said."Thank you."Han replied.
"It's the least I could do you have helped me,you came looking for me when my dad brought me to his house and you came looking for me when Mac and Moron kidnapped me."Trish said."They should never have taken you to begin and you were your father's weakness if someone wanted to break him taking his children would have been the best card to play."Han replied."You're right,Han but let's not talk about that right 's been a long couple of days and we just need to crash."Trish said."Yes I agree,I know I will have to explain things to your father once he's better."Han replied.
"Yeah,he will be interested in all of not just because of that you have impressed him."Trish said."Impressed him how so?"Han asked."Well that rescue for one,and the fact you were trying help me figure out why Colin was murdered."Trish said."Well our families were tied together in this bad business and even though tragedy brought us here,I don't want to be anywhere but here with you."Han replied."
"Oh Han,I'm honored you feel that way we hardly know each other trying to solve our brothers murders is a strange way for people to meet but I wouldn't change us meeting except for the circumstances that we met."Trish said."Yes,maybe we were meant to meet and now that we have it is up to us where we go from here."Han replied.
"Well,what do you have in mind?"Trish asked."I would like to really get to know you beyond this."Han replied."Like dating?"Trish asked."Yes,once I secure employment I'm the type of man who likes to pull his weight."Han replied."Your a good man,Han you are honorable kind and a gentlemen to a type of men are rare."Trish said.
"And you are a good woman Trish."Han replied."I didn't know you had a sweet side to you."Trish said."It,is not a side that people see when it comes to me."Han replied."You are full of surprises."Trish said."Is that a bad thing?"Han asked.
"Depends,on the person but I know I'm safe with you."Trish replied."And I will continue to keep it that way."Let's get some rest it has been a rough couple of days."Han turned once he felt Trish's head on his shoulder and her sound asleep carefully he picked her up in his arms carrying her to the mumbled in her sleep but didn't her shoes off placing them on the floor next to her a feather light kiss on her forehead he leaves the room.
As the sun,filtered into the bedroom the Trish woke up to the most amazing smells coming out of her herself presentable she makes her way to the stands in front of the stove humming an unfamiliar tune while he cooked breakfast.
"Good morning Han,"Trish said."And Good morning to you sleep well?"Han asked."Yes,actually pretty how did you sleep?"Trish asked."Yes,so I decided to make us breakfast."Han said."It smells amazing."Trish replied.
"Thank you,do you want to visit your father today?"Han asked."Yeah I was going to later."Trish replied."Do you want me to come with you?"Han asked."Sure Daddy, seems to like you I think he would really like it."Trish replied."I would be honored to join you."Han said.
"You want to talk about last night?"Trisha asked."The hardest thing for me was that I trusted them to watch out for Po where I could not.I never would have dreamed they would kill him over a business deal no matter how much his behavior may have cost them that deal.I told my father, that the other Chinese families would make him accountable for his instead of facing them he took a cowards way out."Han said.
" We, don't get to pick our parents I cut my father out of my life because of the kind of work he Collin was bitter because he wanted to do more and daddy wouldn't let best we could hope for is not turing into you are nothing like your father."Trish said as she stroked his cheek like she did the night before."I know I am not him.I held on to my humanity and there is no business deal that will ever be more important than those I care for."Han said.
Trish felt the butterflies fluttering away in her stomach again it excited her and scared her but It was an incredible feeling that she had never truly had before."Do you have clothes at Po's place?Trish asked."Yes."Han replied."I think,we should pack some clothes for you so you can have clothes to wear because your gonna be staying with me."Trish said.
"Your father may not like that Trish."Han replied."Han, you don't have a lot of options Po's place is wrecked and your father's house is being run through with a fine tooth comb you can't go back there for a while and that's assuming you'll want to."Trish said
After stopping by Po's place Han took a shower changed his clothes and walked holding Trish's hand his hands didn't hurt because Trish wouldn't allow him to be in the trek into the hospital and down the long corridors didn't take that much on the room door Isaac O'Day laid bandaged."Hey,Daddy how are you feeling?"Trish asked."I'm doing al right sweetheart,how are you doing?"Isaac asked."I'm okay really we've been looking out for each other."Trish replied."So,care to fill me in on what I missed?"Isaac asked."Well,sir Po discovered the truth about what was really going on with this had been making contact with Colin trying to warn was seeing a girl that works in Trish's store which worked as a good story for why he would call father had Kai kill him because he didn't want Po to cost him this leaving you last night I avenged my brothers death and my father committed suicide rather than answering to the Five families,which he would have had to once they found out what he and Kai had done."Han said.
"What happened should have never we can't change what's been will you do,now?"Issac asked."Well, sir I do not intend on going back to Hong Kong everything I had in the world was here and I lost that by this unnecessary ,Trish has given me something else to stick around for.I care about your daughter very much and wouldn't dream of doing anything that would dishonor her."Han replied."Son,I knew when I saw the two of you together the care and concern you have for both her and I.I know there are feelings between you and you are one of any man I would trust with my being said I give you my I help anyway I can to make sure you don't get deported."Issac said.
"Thank you sir."Han replied."Trish watched thier exchange with full that in spite of all the sadness something good would come out of found herself a good man who though hardly knew her had her back beyond all reason protected her respected her and had grown to love he held her it was the most tenderness she had received from a dude she wasn't dating."Any news when they plan to release you?"Trish asked."Day after tomorrow."Issac said."That's good it will give us a chance to make sure everything is settled at the house."Trish replied.
"Okay,Sweetheart."Issac replied."There is going to be a lot of mess to clean father can't have Moron and the others around anymore knowing that they were helped Mack with his plans against your father."Han said."I know it looks like you might be doing the same when it comes to your father."Trish replied.
"Yes,His decisions have effected my life and Po's I spent many years in a prison in Hong Kong because of the choices my father Po lost his life for a choice my father will no longer be allowed to affect my life."Han said."I'm sorry Han,I know this is a fresh wound to you."Trish replied.
"No,don't apologize Trish you are not at 's just enjoy this time without having to worry about all that has happened."Han seemed to fly before they knew it their stomachs were grabbed a quick bite to eat before heading to the O'Day house.
"So far so good."Trish said."Yeah,everything seems you want to grab your bag?since we rushed out quickly the last time we were here."Han asked."Yeah might as well."Trish took Trish's bag heading to the car he carefully opened the door for her and got in the driver's side."You know you impressed those kids in the park that day,after you left you were all they talked about how cool those moves were they wanted to learn."Trish said.
"In Hong Kong it is not an uncommon thing for young children to learn to fight."My brother and I had lessons for years,Or woman to learn the we are also taught discipline."Han said."I saw that in the they all tried to bait you and it didn't work."Trish said.
"I knew what they were doing he didn't like me talking to you or the fact his underlings couldn't take me down."So they tried to embarrass to have the tables turned."Han replied."Yes,You are a very challenging guy Han Sing."Trish replied."Challenges are fun it's the simple things that can become boring."Han said.
"I've been around you, a few days now I can say with certainty you are not boring."Trish replied."You are not boring either I enjoy your company."Han said."You have been a comfort to me,I don't normally cry in front of people especially people I don't know but when I did it felt as if you weren't going to judge me but it felt like I belonged be side you."Trish said.
"When we were young,We were at the age where we still thought girls were mother laughed and said you two are thinking with a child's mind when you grow up you will meet all sorts of girls and some will stand out while others you will notice however they won't compare to the one for whom you feel a connection with.I can't speak for Po but for me I believe I now understand her meaning."Han said.
"Really how so?"Trish asked."Because I have dated had relationships and not one did I feel a connection you,You there was a connection instantly."Weather you realize it or not."Han said."Yes,I felt it to the first day we met."Trish replied.
"That proves,there is something to explore between leans in kissing Trish surprises her with the kiss but she doesn't pull their worlds simultaneously spin on their around them seems to fade into the background of a world they created just for finds when she's near Han her heart skips a beat.
And he finds when he is near her she takes his breath away."What are you thinking about?"Trish asked."Oh, about you and what my future has in store for me."Han said wrapping his arm around her."Oh,I think you will be okay Han."Trish replied.
"No,We will be is my home now with you."Han replied."With you I know we will be."Trish said."You know,when I told you I missed you.I meant it.I was not going forward without you had a mission and we completed and gained something I never could have dreamed."Han said.
"There is a lot in my life I never thought would happen,but we can't control what fate has in mind."Trish replied."No,but it seems this here and now is just part of it."Han said."The nice part."Trish replied."I see your point Trish."Han said.
Han leans over wrapping Trish in his strong arms kissing her with such a passion that for the first time in her life she felt that even though she and Han were trying to get to know each other better. that stripping him and throwing him down on her bed in the throws of intense passion,would be crossing the line of being forward but it would be welcome if she chose that.
"Wow,that was...I don't know what to say."Trish said."You don't have to say anything."Han replied."Come on,We have to go pick my father up."Trish said."Lead on."Han replied."Hello sweetheart,Han."Issac greeted."Let's get you home."Trish said.
Han and Trish helped Issac with his things and proceeded to drive him him to his bedroom."You know,Han when I was a young man dating Trish's mother her father didn't like me.I was always polite brought her home on he just wouldn't one day She was walking home from school a group of guys start talking to her she tells them that she has a boyfriend and she wasn't interested,They get mad and snatch her and my friends come around the corner when I heard her friend grabbed her and got her out of the I and my other friends beat the crap out of we grab the guys tie them up and head straight to her parents were sitting on the porch when we showed parents see her messed up clothing and her father asked."What the hell happened to my daughter and why are their hands tied?"I said,She was walking home when these punks tried to rape beat them up and brought them here as proof I love You're daughter and will protect her and so you can see I'm not like them."I told mother stood up beside him looking outraged by what I just told called the police and the punks were arrested and I managed to gain the respect of both her parents.
"The point is I never thought that I would one day be in my father in law's a similar situation but without the prior 's Ironic."Isaac laughed."I understand sir,Love is just as much a powerful motivator as any other."Han replied."Daddy,you never told us that story."Trish said."Sweetheart,because there was never a time for that story until now."Issac said.
"Well at least you know I'm not a bad guy."Han said.