Hey everyone.
This is 'Every Moment Counts' the prequal to x-x-xpippyx-x-x 's fic 'Let The Truth Sting'
This is a fic about how Ari and Kate met all those years ago. Enjoy!
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xoxElle
It was 1992, just turned 19 year old Kate Todd looked around her in amazement, in the distance she could see the famous Big Ben. She had decided to take a break from college when things got really stressful. Her mother and father were disappointed, so she had packed one small bag and headed off to England for 2 months.
It was in the middle of winter, so she had her favourite dark purple beanie on her head, her long brown hair hanging out from underneath it and her large black jacket wrapped around her. She adjusted her bag on her shoulder and walked a few feet backwards and ran straight into someone.
She spun around quickly and saw a cup of coffee land in the snow "Oh god, I'm sorry!" She said. She looked up at the person she had run into and was immediately drawn to the man's eyes. "Let me buy you another one" She said, keeping her eyes trained on his.
"It is fine" The man said, putting his hands in the pockets of his black leather jacket. "What is your name?" He asked.
"Caitlin...Kate. Everyone calls me Kate" She said, having no idea why she was being so nervous.
"Caitlin" He said with a smirk "I will make you a deal. You join me to dinner tonight, and I will forgive you for spilling my coffee" He said.
Kate smiled at him and nodded "Sure. I'm staying at the Sanders Hotel" She said.
"I will meet you in the lobby at 8" He said, turning and beginning to walk away. He suddenly felt a small hand grab his arm and he turned around.
"What's your name?" Kate asked.
"Haswari. Well, it is Ari, but everyone calls me by my last name" He said, and she knew he was somehow mocking her.
"Ari" She smiled "See you tonight"
Kate walked around her hotel room at 7:45pm getting ready. She couldn't believe that on her first day in England she had gotten a date with a very attractive guy.
She walked through into the bathroom wearing only her bra and panties and started to brush her dark brown hair that reached half way down her back. She then walked back into the other room to her open suitcase and pulled out her only dress. It was light blue, had spaghetti straps and ended just above her knees. She grabbed her bag and walked out of the room, into the elevator and pressed the button to take her to the Lobby.
When the elevator doors opened she walked into the Lobby, immediately seeing her date for the night sitting on one of the armchairs off to the side.
He stood as soon as he saw her, walking to meet her half way "You look exquisite" He said, making her blush and look away.
"Not too bad yourself" She said looking him up and down, taking in the black pants and black dress shirt with thin red strips running down it he was wearing, his leather jacket hung over one arm.
The restaurant he took her to was only down the road. It was small and cosy, and had excellent food. After they had the first of the three course meal, he moved to sit in the seat next to her, putting his arm across the back of her seat.
"You are American, am I correct?" He asked. She smiled slightly and nodded.
"I'm from Indiana. I'm taking a break from College"
"Why?" He asked.
"The classes I was taking were not what I wanted to do, and things got stressful. I've always wanted to go into the Secret Service like my Uncle did" She said "I'm not sure about going to Law School anymore".
He nodded "How long have you been in England?" He asked.
"I got here last night" She said "Tell me about you" She said. He turned to face her more, keeping his arm on the back of her chair.
"My father sent me here to go to Medical School. I am in my third year of study. That is it" He said.
"So you'd be 23 then" She said, he nodded with a smirk "Where did your father send you from?"
"Israel" He said.
"Wow" She said. Their food arrived at that moment and they spent the rest of their meal not talking much, more looking at each other. At the end of the meal they got up and began to walk down the street.
It began snowing and Kate shivered. Ari saw and shrugged off his jacket, putting it over her shoulders and returning to her side. She smiled softly at him and he put an arm around her shoulders as they walked down the quiet street.
When they got to the outside of the Hotel, she turned and looked up at him. Before she knew it, one of his hands was buried in her hair and his lips were on hers. As she kissed him back she wrapped one arm around his neck and the other around his waist. When he pulled away he kept his arm firmly around her waist and looked down at her.
"Lunch tomorrow?" She asked breathlessly. He pressed her lips to hers again and murmured against her lips in agreement.
Kate smiled and stepped away from him and started to back into the hotel "Pick me up here?" She asked, his jacket still wrapped around her.
He smirked and nodded "I will be here at 11" He said. She smiled and turned, walking through the doors of the hotel.
Ari chuckled to himself before walking down the snow covered street.
"So do you have any sisters or brothers?" Kate asked the next day as she and Ari walked down a path next to a lake in a park. She had kept his jacket in her hotel room and she was pretty sure he didn't know she still had it, as when he had picked her up for lunch he was wearing one exactly like it. He nodded.
"Yes. I have two sisters" He said. Kate smiled up at him.
"I have three brothers and a sister. Though none of them are talking to me at the moment" She said. Ari put an arm around her shoulders.
"Why is that?" He asked.
"Because I packed a bag and left for England" She laughed as he guided her to sit on the grass next to the lake.
They looked at the lake for a while and watched as the world went by. Kate turned to look at Ari and leaned over resting her head on his shoulder. He put an arm around her back and kissed the top of her head.
"Would you like to come see my apartment?" He asked. Kate looked up at him and nodded.
"Where is it?" She asked him as they stood up.
Ari smirked and nodded his head to the side. Kate looked over and looked back quickly, her eyes wide.
"Isn't that the most expensive apartment building here?" She said. He chuckled, putting his arm around her and they began walking.
"Yes" He said "And I live on the top floor"
The front door of Ari's apartment flung open, he and Kate tumbling in. He pushed the door closed with his foot while picking Kate up, her legs wrapping around his waist as they kissed. He began kissing down to her neck, so Kate managed to open her eyes.
"Nice apartment" She murmured before his lips were back on hers. He carried her through the apartment and into his room, slamming the door closed behind them.
The next morning Kate woke up alone in the large bed. She sat up, stretching as she did and looked around.
The bedroom was quite large, windows taking up all of the wall next to her. The carpet was white, along with the walls while the bed side tables and the chest of draws were black. The bed had a shiny steel headboard and the bedding was red.
She got up, finding Ari's shirt lying on the floor and put it on, her long hair extremely messy from the night's activities.
She walked across the room and opened the door, leaning against the frame while she watched Ari across the large room making coffee.
"Good morning" She smiled. He looked over his shoulder as he put the things in his hands down. He was wearing black track suit pants and no shirt. He moved his way past one the red couches and went straight up to her. She looked up at him with a smile as he smirked down at her. Her breathing hitched as he leaned close to her, his lips going next to her ear.
"Good morning" He murmured before kissing her, pushing her back against the door frame as he did.
"This is a first" Someone said in an amused voice walking into the room. Ari and Kate broke away from each other and Ari rolled his eyes slightly. Kate looked towards the voice with a slight blush across her cheeks, she saw a man around the same age as Ari taking a carton of orange juice out of the fridge. The man was well built, had red hair, blue eyes and was dressed in worn jeans and an army green jacket.
"This is my roommate Owen. I find it best to ignore him" Ari whispered in her ear.
Owen rolled his eyes and picked up his keys "I have training" He said "It was nice to meet you…"
"Kate" She smiled.
Owen nodded and walked out the door with a slight wave to them before disappearing from sight.
Kate looked up Ari and he stood up straight "He is training to be in the army, he is also attending medical school with me" He said "He is moving back to America once he is finished"
Kate nodded "What are we going to do for the rest of the day?"
Ari smirked and walked towards her so she was walking backwards back into the bedroom "I may have an idea" He murmured into her ear as he closed the door behind him.
More to come soon!
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xoxElle