One Day … -
DISCLAMER, i do not own Beauty and the Beast of course, this is just a work of fiction based on the characters and the show.
A/N : Cat get hurt on the job, Evan takes care of her (cause I feel like writing a bit of cute !)
"The suspect is running in your direction" Wilankski's voice sounded weird through Tess' walkie talkie. Just when she heard the words the man pop up in front of her and quickly Cat ran after him.
The man was fast and almost escaped them, almost. They had to push a few people out of their way but then after running around a couple of blocks Cat jumped right on him mmobilising him to the ground.
He still put a hell of a fight pulling out a knife, but only a few seconds later Tess reached them and helped Cat cuff him.
"We got him" Tess proudly anounced to the rest of the team, "Get your ass here".
Catherine chucked a bit. Few years back Tess and Wilankski were partner and they really didn't get along, so it was always quite funny to witness Tess braging about being a better cop that this mysogynist detective.
Waiting for the back up to come with pick up the suspect both women laughed together watching the poor man stuggle, he obviously was mad that he had been taken down by women. But laughing made Catherine feel some pain on her side, she put her hand to check.
"Is that blood ? " Tess asked her tone suddenly serious.
The petite brunette pushed her jacket aside to discover her blouse a bit torn, so she pulled it a bit up to check. "Yeah but it's nothing"
"Oh poor little lady got hurt, hope you didn't break a nail" that was the signal that Wilankski and his partner finally had found them.
"Very funny" Tess answered for her partner. "Just get him in the car so we can all go back to the precinct and then home, it's late ! " she almost yelled. Then giving her attention back to her partner she asked in a softer voice : "Are you sure you're ok ?"
"Yeah, yeah … it's just a scratch, I'll clean it when I get home." Cat answered.
The lab was very calm, not a sound and just a dim light. It was quite late and Evan had been a bit before leaving for the night.
Everything was now shinning, his files were in perfect order and he had also finished some report he was late on. He could now go home.
As he walked in the main room of the precinct he saw Cat, and Tess finishing up some paperwork at their desks.
"Done !" Tess exhaled in victory. She stood grabbed her coat and said : "I'm tired I need to go get some sleep, don't forget to clean that up once you're home" she said gesturing at Cat's side.
"Don't worry" she answered almost annoyed at her friend's concern.
"And can you put this on Joe's desk ?" she asked pointing at her report.
"Yes I can"
"Thanks ! Night !"
In seconds she was out and Catherine remained alone sitting at her desk. "Night" she answered almost to herself since her partner was already far.
"Clean what ?" Evan's voice startled her.
He was standing right behind her in his black jeans and blue shirt obviously ready to leave as well.
"Damn, you scared me, I didn't hear you coming !" she said before answering his question. "I just scratch myself when we arrested someone, it's nothing". She shook the paperwork a bit before his eyes so he'd recognize the case she was refeering to.
"Can I take a look ?" he asked a bit worried. He knew Cat, and she was often minimizing things when she'd get hurt. It was like she had this pathological need to always be the tough one, to never show any weakness.
"Come on I'm a doctor after all" he said tilting his head hoping to convince her.
"Yeah … your patients are dead !" she retorted with a wicked smile.
Evan put his stuff down and frowned plafully at her. "Yeah I know, but before I moved to New York I had real patients, with a pulse !"
"Really ?" she aked surprised. "So … you didn't work at a morgue in London ?"
"Don't try to change subject. Show me where you got hurt." his tone was serious all of a sudden. She didn't need to be the detective she was to realise that something had happen that made him change job and country. And to go that far it probably had been huge, so she didn't insist.
She stood and pulled up her shirt a bit.
"Ouch ! You really need to clean that immediately, it could get infected." he stated "Wait here I'll be right back."
Catherine sat back down and stoked her face a bit. She was exhausted. When Evan came back he had everything he needed to take care of her little wound.
"I need you to take your shirt off and to hold your jeans a bit further down so I can clean properly" he said with a seductive smile. Seing her hesitation, probably due to his tone he added : "Come on sweetheart, I'm teasing you, I'm just going to take care of your wound"
She frowned and helf his gaze for a few seconds before finally complying. It felt weird standing there in her bra in front of a man that was constantly flirting with her at work, but surprisingly he didn't take advantage of the situation by joking futhermore about it.
"There you go" he said once done.
"Thanks"
She put her blouse back on while he was focused on tidying his tools. This was such an adorable scene, him being so careful with the material. She had noticed already how meticulous he was all the time with his work.
"What are you doing here so late ?" the precinct was amost empty, only a few detective where around.
"I was a bit late on some reports, nothing much but I just wanted to get everything done. " Evan answered still focused on his stuff.
"Oh, okay ..."
"I have to put that back " he added pointing at his medical tools.
"Yeah sure, well I have to put our reports on Joe's desk" she answered.
When he got back a minute later she was gathering her stuff at her desk to leave too. She looked up and saw him walking toward her.
In that moment for an unknown reason she felt like asking him if he'd like to go out for a drink. Maybe to thank him for his kindness, and also maybe to ask him a bit about his past; knowing he had not always been a coroner had gotten her curious.
But when she opened her mouth to ask him her phone buzzed : a message from Heather, her little sister needed a ride home.
"Sorry I have to go, my sister needs me ..." she said with an awkward chuckle.
"Oh yeah sure, hope everything is ok."
"She just needs a ride"
"Good, well … have a good night, and … don't forget to change the plaster tomorrow morning" Evan told her.
"Yes doctor" she said with a smile, "and thank you again".
"Anytime, … well … try not to get hurt too often though !"
She laughed a bit and put her jacket on, "I'll be careful, good night".
He looked at Catherine as she was walking away wondering why he was able to joke around and flirt while they were working together but didn't dare to ask her out for a drink when a real opportunity presented itself.
He sighed and smile to himself as he too made his way out. One day, he thought, one day he would dare.
A/N : So what do you think ? I like this one personally.
Pretty please leave a review and I'll make you cookies !
