This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events, and incidents are either the products of the author's imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.

Rated STEAMY: Mainstream audience. Heavy sexual tension; lite graphic details; may contain coarse language; sex scenes contain some adult language...BUT still suitable for the general audience.

"Being in love can be a torment of things, so many emotions can be expressed, from the indescribable feeling first finding love to the bitter emptiness of a love loss. Love knows no boundaries"

Song: All in Love is Fair- Stevie Wonder

Chapter 1: Love's a Crazy Game

"Cat watch this" little 8-year-old Vincent Keller says as he speeds around the ice rink at a local pond.

Catherine watched as her best friend Vincent did a small jump and tried to spin only to fall flat on his butt.

Catherine laughed as she skated over to help him up.

"Are you ok" she held her hand out for him to grab

"Of course" he smiled pretending the fall didn't hurt him much, he would definitely have a bruise in the morning.

Vincent let Catherine help him up "Come on Vincent let's take a break I know that fall definitely hurt your such a faker," Catherine said knowing him all too well, always wanting to appear macho.

He smiled as he skated to end of the rink and sat down on a nearby bench. He felt a mild throbbing pain in his backside from his fall but chose to ignore it. The winter afternoon was cloudy but a small break in the clouds allowed a little light to shine through. There was a glow around the rink. Not many people around which Vincent was happy about not so many people saw his fall.

"I brought something for you," Vincent says as picks up his backpack.

Catherine sat down next to him waiting to see what it was.

"Ta-da," Vincent says as he pulls out a pack of Little Debbie chocolate cupcakes.

Catherine's eyes lit up as she pulls off her winter gloves. Her mom didn't allow her and her little sister to have many sweets and little Debbie chocolate cakes was a definite NO NO. He always laughed hearing Catherine imitate her mom "Do you know how much sugar is in those things as well as artificial flavors and preservatives that stuff is filth not healthy at all" Catherine would say in her mom's voice pointing her finger. Vincent always brought them it was his favorite and once Vincent introduced them to Catherine they became hers too in secret of course.

Vincent opened the wrapper and took one out and gave it to Catherine he always shared one of his two cakes from the pack with her. He smiled watching the smile on her face he liked so much as she took a bite of hers.

Vincent and Catherine have been friends since kindergarten from the moment she walked into the classroom he was in awe of her. She reminded him of the beautiful china dolls his mom kept from her childhood that he and his brothers were forbidden touch. She had these hypnotizing light greenish yellow eyes and long dark brown hair and beautiful smile. When he got the chance to talk to her that first day of school he asked her to be his friend it was the first thing he said and she immediately said yes and they have been friends ever since. Their friendship came naturally.

"Catherine when we get older I am going to marry you," Vincent says as he finishes the last bite of his cake.

Catherine frowned "You can't marry me I am your best friend plus I am going to marry Brad Pitt"

Vincent smirked "You can to marry your best friend my mom and dad did they were best friends first. And Brad Pitt is a celebrity he will probably only date other celebrity girls"

Catherine rolled her eyes at him finishing the last of her cake. "Maybe when we are older I'll keep you in mind"

Vincent smiled.

Catherine was just as crazy about Vincent as he was her she just pretended not to be. Boys were gross and had cooties, Vincent was no exception but she still liked him a lot.

"Come on let's keep skating," Catherine said to Vincent just as a light snow begins to fall. Catherine skated off before Vincent could get up. He watched her go around the rink once before he skated up next to her. He grabbed her hand and she grabbed his other hand.

"Alright ready to spin?" Vincent asked

Catherine nodded and they held hands going toward the center of the ice. Catherine leaned her head back as Vincent begins to spin her around.

Catherine laughed as she always did as Vincent went faster.

"Catherine Chandler you will marry me you will see"

Catherine grinned and giggled shaking her head no.

16 Years later...

Vincent was standing with his residency supervisor as he and the other interns listened to Dr. Murphy describe and diagnose a little boy with a severe rash. Vincent took mental and physical notes like the others paying close attention to what he was saying. He checked his watch for the eighth time this hour realizing it was two minutes till lunch with Catherine. He was anxious to see her they ate lunch together almost every day and she still gave him butterflies in his stomach.

"Alright, guys lunch time see you all in an hour" He announced.

Vincent made his way down the halls of the children's hospital he couldn't wait to be an actual doctor and work here helping kids get better and saving lives.

Everyone knew Vincent he was tall, attractive, brown hair, light brown eyes, and a body he made sure he kept in shape at the gym 3 to 4 times a week. He was an all-around good guy he stood out but people loved him for it. He was at the top of his class and every doctor he encounter took a great liking to him.

"Hey, Vincent come to steal my best friend away and turn her into a Vincent Keller fan-girl for a while?" Tess says. Tess was Catherine's best friend who was also a nurse her sarcastic demeanor made him laugh they were always teasing each other about something.

"Haha" Vincent smirks "Where is Catherine?"

"She is with a patient she told me to have you wait for her by the elevators"

"Thanks"

"Send her back normal please"

Vincent waved her off as he continued down the hall apparently his girlfriend's best friend is tired of hearing about him. He laughed he couldn't help it that he was "the man"

Vincent continued walking down the hall until he felt hands wrap around his arm and pull him into a utility closet. Vincent turned just in time to see Catherine.

"Hey," she says as she wrapped her arms around his neck as he closes the door behind him.

He backed her up against the wall just as their lips locked.

Vincent's whole body ignited soon as their lips touched, her familiar scent invaded his senses. She naturally molded into him feeling so right and so perfect in his arms she made him want more.

Catherine's whole body shivered at the touch of his hands on her. His hands gripped her hips and played at her waistband of her nurse scrubs. Their kisses growing deeper and deeper, tongues wrestled. Vincent smelled so good the way he felt and the way he held her made her want him so bad.

She reluctantly pulled away as she tried to catch her breath " I pulled you in here because I am going to be delayed maybe thirty minutes for our lunch date"

Vincent looked disappointed but understood. "I was looking forward to lunch with you beautiful"

He gave her another a quick peck she tasted of peppermint and her lips were so tempting to him.

"I know I'll try to hurry I also got you something" she reached into her pocket and pulled out a strange fruit.

Vincent smiled. For the last two years, Catherine has been trying different fruits from all over the world surprising Vincent with them so they could both try them together. He loved it, it was something they shared together that was fun and different. He learned something new about so many fruits and their country of origins because of her.

"so what are we trying today?"

"Mangosteens"

"Mangosteens? that is really what it's called?"

Catherine giggled "yes It originated in the Sunda Islands and Indonesia but is also found in the US mostly Florida" she smirked as she put it up to his lips.

His perfect sexy lips opened as he took a small bite of the purple fruits open middle. He noticed it's white fleshy middle as he chewed.

"mhmm that is delicious taste kind of like a strawberry and a peach mixed together," Vincent said

Catherine bit into it as well "Wow that is good, I love this I think it kind of tastes like a mango too" she give Vincent another bite.

A small line of juice came out from the corner of his mouth she stood on her toes and licked the juices up before he could wipe it away, then finished it with a sexy kiss.

Vincent almost lost it with that move she just made, that was so damn hot. He wanted to take her right then and there. He was getting so turned on. As close as they stood all his senses were going crazy. The air was thick and she felt so soft and warm and right in his arms. He returned her sexy kiss with one of his own letting his tongue explore her mouth. Both getting a sweet taste of the fruit on each other's lips.

He finally pulled away from that heated kiss knowing if he kept it up they would not be able to stop "Catherine if you do not want me to get us fired for beasting out on you in this closet you better not kiss me like that again" he smirked.

she laughed "sorry... it just happened"

"Yea right, Go back to your patient before you get us in trouble"

she handed him the rest of the Mangosteen and headed out into the hall smiling.

"Oh my gosh you two are going to so get fired," Tess says walking by with several charts in her hand.

Catherine walked off to catch up to Tess as Vincent walked slowly to the elevators to recover from that sexy ass kiss. Catherine sure knows how to make him weak in the knees.

Vincent went into the Cafe of the hospital and he grabbed a few slices of pizza for him and Catherine with sodas and salads.

Vincent sat thinking about how they put off getting engaged until after he finished his residency but lately he been rethinking it. He wanted to be married to her now. He has a year or so left and he was feeling like he couldn't wait that long. He had secretly been customizing a ring for her for a few years now, he had saved for it since he was a little boy. The ring had been put in safekeeping for whenever he decided to get it lately he been contemplating to give it to her more and more. While he sat he decided he could wait no more so he called his jeweler. He was a good friend of Vincent's since high school Greg.

Greg had been fascinated with stones, gems, and crystals as a kid so it was only fitting he became a jeweler.

"Vincent it's been a long time, calling to customize the ring again?"

"No, I want to pick it up today this time"

"you sure?"

"yes"

"OK good luck, I'll have it ready for you when you get off"

"Thanks, man," he said hanging up his cell.

Vincent smiled as his soon to be fiancee came strolling into the cafe. She sat across from him and grabbed her slice of pizza.

Vincent stared at her as she started talking, knowing in his heart, mind, body, and soul he was making the right choice he loved this woman since the first time he saw her. He didn't want to wait any longer tonight was the night he was going to ask her to marry him.

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