**I DO NOT OWN THIS SHOW OR THE CHARACTERS IN THE SHOW, I AM JUST BORROWING THEM**

-Gabe's Apartment-

Catherine raised up quickly, shaken from the horrid nightmare she'd just had.

"You okay?" said Gabe as he was awaken from his sleep from her panting.

"Nothing, I just had a dream that's all. Just go back to sleep."

They both layed back down, Gabe already asleep and Catherine still thinking about her dream. She layed there til morning haunted by the thought of killing him. Killing Vincent. She tried to think as to why she would do such a thing. For Catherine still cared about Vincent. She didn't want to hurt him. She wouldn't!

As Catherine got showered and dressed for another day at the precinct, Gabe brewed up a pot of coffee. As she entered the kitchen, he greeted her with a cup. "Morning."

She was still hypnotized by her dream, it just kept replaying in her mind. "Get off of me!" "No! I love you! Your not supposed to be with Gabe, your supposed to be with me!" "AAAAAAH!" "CATHERINE!" Gabe said to snap her back into reality. She looked at him and said, "I'm sorry, what was you saying?"

"I was saying Good Morning, but…uhm…Catherine are you.."

"I'm fine!" she interrupted. "I promise."

"Well you don't look 'fine'. You look frightened." BUZZ BUZZ! Catherine's phone went off. "It's Tess. I have to go. I don't want to be late. Talk about this later?"

"Okay?" Catherine gently pecked Gabe's cheek as she walked out of his apartment.

-Precinct-

As Catherine arrived at the precinct, Tess greeted her with sarcasm as she normally did, "Wow! What bus did you step out in front of this morning?"

"Tess, I'm fine."

"Nobody said you wasn't, but since we are on the subject, do you mind telling me why Gabe has blown my phone up asking me to see what is bothering you?"

"As I told you already I'm.."

"Fine? Okay I get it. You don't want to tell me. Fine. But when you do want to talk about it, I'm here for you, Cat."

"Thank you!"

-House Boat-

JT makes his way over to the house boat to talk to Vincent about breaking the bro-code. He wanted to explain his reason. PECK PECK PECK! "Vincent, It's me. JT. You home?" JT hears footsteps towards the door. Vincent opens the door. "Oh, hey JT. What's up?"

"I came by to apologize for telling Catherine…"

"You don't have to apologize, JT. It's not like she feels the same way. Come in."

Both men took a seat at the table. It was quiet the first few minutes. Neither one could decide who would break the silence. Finally Vincent spoke first, "You want a drink?"

"Sure."

"I have beer or water, take your pick."

"I'll have a beer."

"JT, I know I said you didn't have to apologize and I meant that, but why did you tell Catherine?"

"I felt like I had to. My best friend was falling apart and I was trying to help."

Vincent tears up as he looks down at the table where his beer sat. He began to smile then looked up at JT as a tear fell down his face. "I really screwed up this time JT. I miss her, a lot. I tried to show that I could be a better man and it didn't work. So, now I am going to back off like I said before, and let her be happy. It hurts to see her with somebody who tried to kill me, but I love her enough to let her go."

"So that's it? You give up on her? The Vincent I knew…"

"The Vincent you knew died the day Catherine shot me."

JT sat there speechless. Then he took a drink of his beer.

-Bar-

Cat and Tess go out for a couple of drinks. "Ok, what is it that is bothering you? Don't say your fine cause its written all over your face. I noticed you have been out of it all day." asked a concerned Tess.

"Okay, fine. I went to Bob in jail about Sam making a beast. He told me that they…beasts only get worse. That they don't get better and that I am the only one who can…kill them. Tess, he told me to kill Vincent."

"And since when does anything he says bother you?"

"Well, I tried to shake it off but it didn't work. Then to add to it Gabe thinks I still have feelings for Vincent and he told me I had to stop seeing him, that he had to go."

"Well, do you?"

"Do I what?"

"Still have feelings for Vincent?"

"Tess, its complicated."

"So UN-complicate things and make it easy for yourself!"

"Fine! Okay! Yes! Yes, I still care about Vincent…and maybe I do still love him, I don't know. It's just, we have been through so much together it's hard to let that go, you know?"

"Of course, Cat. I understand."

"It gets worse. That night when Gabe told me Vincent had to go, I had a dream. A nightmare actually. I had went over to Vincent's to tell him I couldn't see him anymore and things got out of control, he tried to kiss me and I shoved him. He hit the back of his head on the counter, and it killed him. I KILLED VINCENT!"

"Whoa! Hold on! So, you killed the guy for trying to kiss you? What's wrong with you" Tess lets out a giggle.

"Tess, I'm serious!"

"Well maybe you should tell Gabe about it."

"I can't just do that"

"Then why don't you tell Vincent?"

"I need to stay as far away from him as possible."

"Cat, your really not going to kill Vincent."

"Maybe your right."

"Of course I'm right. Look, just try to tell Gabe cause he is worried about you and see what he says." Catherine takes a big sigh. "Okay, I'll try. But don't tell anybody."

"Who would I tell?"

"Tess. Your going on a date tonight with JT. I don't want Vincent to know."

"Fine! I won't."

-Catherine's Apartment-

"So that is why I haven't been myself all day today."

"Catherine, why didn't you just tell me? I thought we were being honest with each other. No secrets."

"I know, I know. It's just not easy being in my position right now and I didn't think you would understand."

"Of course I understand. Catherine, I love you and if we are going to make this work we have to come to each other about things that bother us."

"Right, I'm sorry."

"I meant it when I said I loved you. I do Catherine." Catherine nods while forcing a smile.

"Do you love me?"

She begins to speak, then sighs.

"Catherine?"

"Gabe"

"Do you?"

"Honestly?"

"Yes."

"I care about you Gabe, truly I do and I love spending time with you."

"But?"

"But I can't say that I love you."

"This has to do with 'HIM' doesn't it?"

"No, Gabe, it's not like that."

"Then what is it?"

"It's complicated. I don't even know anymore."

"Tell me this then. Do you love Vincent?"

"Gabe."

"You do, don't you?"

Catherine's eyes were filled with tears. But she could not answer Gabe. She couldn't lie to him anymore, yet she couldn't tell him the truth neither.

"Catherine, please. I need to know."

"Why?"

"I just do. Please, be honest."

"Yes…I love him Gabe. I'm sorry."

Gabe looks at Catherine, saddened by her words. "I knew it" Gabe grabs his coat, and storms out of Catherine's apartment, slamming the door behind him. Catherine begins to cry. She feels good to finally get her true feelings off of her chest, but she feels horrible about how she made Gabe upset.

-House Boat-

Back at the house boat, JT sends a text to Tess to meet him at the Gentleman's Club at 8pm. She replies back to tell him she isn't able to make it. JT calls her as soon as he gets the text. "Hey, uhm….what's going on that you have to cancel?"

"It's Cat. She's upset and she needs me right now."

"Well, what happened?"

"She would rather I not say, but Gabe left her."

"WHAT?!"

"Yeah, uhm…I got to go. I'll talk to you later?"

"Yes, yes of course."

"Thanks JT!"

The phone hangs up and JT looks up at Vincent.

"What is it, JT?"

"Gabe broke up with Cat."

"Oh…I hate to hear that." Vincent grabs another beer when JT's phone goes off again.

"Hello?"

"Hey, can we still meet up for dinner tonight? Cat wants to be alone and I have nothing else to do."

"Of course! So, I'll meet you at 8?"

"I'll be there?"

"Okay. Great!"

Vincent looks at a smiling JT. "Now what?"

"Hey Vincent, I have to go. But you will be alright, right?"

"Oh yeah, totally. Just going to stay in. Maybe take a shower to try to clear my head of some things."

"Good! You need one!"

Both of them chuckle a little at JT's joke.

"Okay JT, it hasn't been that long. Have fun on your 'date' hot shot."

"I will. You sure you don't want me to stay?"

"Go on JT!"

"Alright, see ya later"

-Catherine's Apartment-

"Tess, go! I'm fine. I will be fine."

"Are you sure? Cause I can cancel again if you…"

"Go have fun. Enjoy yourself. I'll be fine."

"Call me if you need me."

"I will"

Tess leaves Cat's apartment. Catherine looked at her phone in hopes that Gabe had tried to call her. Nothing. Even though she felt bad for hurting Gabe, she needed to see Vincent. She grabs her keys and locks up her apartment. She heads over to the house boat.

-House Boat-

PECK PECK! "Vincent?" No answer. She notices the door is unlocked and she walks in. "Vincent?"

Vincent comes out with a towel wrapped around his waist, using another one to dry his hair. "Oh, hey!"

"The door was unlocked and…"

"Its fine, you know you can come in when you want to. So, what are you doing here anyways? Did you find Sam?"

"No, uhm…actually…I came here to see you."

"Me?"

"Yeah."

"I'm sorry, I should put some clothes on."

Vincent goes up to his bedroom to change into some clothes then comes back downstairs. "Are you okay?"

Catherine's eyes begin to water up with tears. "Vincent, he left me because of you."

"Me? What did I do?"

Tears roll down Catherine's face.

"Catherine, what did I do? Tell me what to do to fix this between you and Gabe."

"I don't think it can be fixed….or if I even want it to be fixed."

"What do you mean."

"Gabe left because….because I am still in love with you."

Vincent's whole body burned with shock. He couldn't believe the words that came out of Catherine's mouth.

"He caught onto me and told me that you had to go if we was going to make it work and then later he told me he loved me and I couldn't say it back because it wasn't true. I love you, Vincent. Always have. I tried to deny my true feelings because I thought you didn't have feelings for me anymore. When JT told me how you felt, those feelings I had pushed in the back of my mind came back out full force. Please tell me I'm not too late."

"Catherine…I"

"What?"

Catherine begins to walk closer to Vincent. They both had tears in their eyes. "Say something Vincent."

"I don't know what to say." Vincent turns away from Catherine and puts his head down, looking at the floor. Catherine slowly reached her arms around Vincent's waist. He turned towards her, both looking into each other's eyes.

"Catherine, words couldn't begin to tell you how I feel."

"So show me instead."

Catherine cradles Vincent's face, then moves her hand to the back of his neck. She pulls him close, then even closer.

"Show me." She whispered into his lips and Vincent moves even closer to finally taste the lips of the woman he loved. The kiss began to deepen. Both beginning to breathe hard.

"Uh-Oh! What's this?" shouted JT.

Vincent and Catherine broke off the kiss to see JT and Tess standing there. Both smiling from ear to ear.

"Did we just interrupt 'something' here?" said JT.