A/N: Thank you for ALL of your reviews! They make me want to write more! :) I never thought you guys would like this story so much! Anyway, here's chapter 4...
Double the Charm, Double the Butler
Chapter 4
kateandharvey
As Niles carried her back through the woods to the cottage, he smiled at her. This was what he'd been waiting for his whole life. This was what he wanted, and This is what made him happy. She giggled as he pretended to almost drop her, and blushed as he told her that he was too old to be carrying a woman around, that it had nothing to do with her weight. As they came through the final trees, and into the open clearing where the cottage and limo were, they heard, "There they are!" And watched as a group with flashing lights ran towards them.
Niles, his eyes wide, breathed, "Reporters." And he ran towards the cabin, CC still in his arms. Sending her inside, he told her, "I'll get our things from the car, you stay here." And he pushed through the crowd towards the limo.
As he grabbed their things from the trunk, and walked back to the house, the mob fired questions at him left and right. You two are clearly romantically involved, how does this affect your work? How does CC feel about the publicity? Are you in love? Will you be having children, or getting married? He shoved through the crowd, and into the cottage.
Dropping the bags on the ground, he looked at CC trying to close the window. "Move!" She yelled, in total 'BoB' mode. "Niles, where did these reporters come from?"
Niles walked over to help her until he heard a reporter ask him, "Mr. Niles, is it true that your relationship with Ms. Babcock is just a ploy against your brother?"
They both froze, and stared at the reporters. CC asked the young girl, "Is that who told you all where to find us? Daniel?"
The mousy girl nodded, "Yes, Ma'm."
CC shook her head, "That..." CC sighed, and looked at Niles. "Niles?"
"Yes?"
"I'm going to murder your brother."
Niles laughed, "Join the club!"
"Is it?" The reporter insisted.
Niles shook his head, "No."
CC finally got the window to close, and drew closed the drapes also. When she turned to Niles, he was removing his shirt.
"Niles!" CC exclaimed, surprised.
"What?" He questioned innocently.
CC stared at him, wide eyed. "What the hell are you doing?"
He looked at her as if she had two heads, and for a moment was going to reply, Getting ready for bed. But instead, he walked closer to her, and she backed up. "What does it look like I'm doing?" He whispered to her, stepping closer and closer to her.
CC looked at him. He couldn't be serious, could he? She backed away from him until the thud of her back against the wall stopped her. He came as close as he could to her, until his chest was pressing into her, and his legs against her own. Oh, he was close... So close...
The original idea was to freak her out a little, but when he pressed her against the wall, the look in her eyes... He was a goner. He leaned forward, and kissed her neck. She whimpered, and prayed he didn't hear it. She wasn't religious... He looked at her, and they shared another moment. When they were equal. And CC leaned forward, and kissed him.
The rest of the night would become history.
When CC awoke, the sunlight was streaming in and hitting her directly in the eye. It took her a minute to think about what had happened, and when she remembered, her eyes went wide, and she jumped out of the bed. She disturbed a sleeping Niles as she slammed the bathroom door to change, and he could hear the shower turning on.
He rubbed his eyes, and after quickly checking his watch, walked over to the bathroom door and knocked. "CC?" Slowly, he opened the door, and walked inside. The steam was thick, but not so thick that he couldn't see her outline through the curtain. "CC?" He questioned.
She opened the curtain, and poked her head out with a deer in the headlights look. "Niles? What the hell are you doing?" She shrieked.
"What am I doing?" He questioned, "What are you doing?"
"Taking a shower!" She exclaimed sharply.
"Why?" He asked, shaking his head at her mood.
She rolled her eyes, "Because we need to leave soon! I need to make it back to the mansion!"
He checked his watched, "It's three o'clock in the morning!" He yelled.
"So?" She screamed back at him, "I'm taking a shower... And I'm hungry, why don't you make me something?"
He looked at her like she was crazy. "Make you something? I'm going back to bed!"
He watched her shrug behind the curtain, "Then sleep, servant!"And she never said anything more. Niles could practically feel his heart ripping into a million pieces... Something had happened between them last night, and now she was ignoring it... She regretted it. He told himself, stepping out of the bathroom, He'd been too pushy, and practically forced her into it... He'd forced her... He repeated, convincing himself that he was scum, and should be arrested. Sadly, he climbed back into bed.
In the bathroom, CC was crying, and trying not to sob. Last night, during their passion, she'd whispered in his ear that she loved him... And now, she was vulnerable. He'd heard, and could do anything with it. She never should have said it, and everything would be fine. The only way to block Niles off was to hit him below the belt. And that's what she had to do. Because if she didn't, she might be lost with him forever.