#79 Because they are jealous.

The launch party for the newest Nikki Heat was more insane than either of them could imagine. There was press everywhere, and as Kate walked into the room, she had to blink rapidly to regain her vision.

"Sorry about that." Rick murmured.

Kate squeezed his arm and smiled. "It's part if this. I get it." Kate replied.

Rick smiled at her and led her further into the room, and Kate took in the lavish setting. She caught a glimpse of Lanie, Kevin, Javier, and Jenny in a corner by the bar and sighed. Rick heard her sigh and when he followed her sightline, he smiled.

"Why don't you go say hi?" He murmured into her ear.

Kate smiled at him and softly kissed his cheek before she turned and went to greet their friends.

"There she is!" Lanie exclaimed when Kate got to the bar. "Someone's looking nice."

Kate blushed and hugged her friend. "Hi, Lanie."

"Where's our boy?" Javier asked.

"He's uh-" Kate said as she looked around. She stopped suddenly when the man she was looking for caught her attention.

Or, rather, the girl hanging off of him did.

"Is that?" Lanie asked as she saw what Kate had seen.

"That's a little gross." Javier said as he too saw what was happening.

"You can tell he's uncomfortable." Kevin said.

It was true. Rick's posture was stiffer than Kate had ever seen it, and that gave her a great deal of comfort.

Kate sighed. "I'll be back. Or not."

Her friends laughed softly as Kate slid off the stool she'd been seated on and made her way across the room. As she got closer, she realized that the woman hanging off her boyfriend's arm was none other than Nathalie Rhodes.

"Hi, Nathalie." Kate said as she reached them. As soon as she arrived, the mayor and his wife bid farewell and left to mingle with the other guests.

"Kate." Nathalie said with a nod, and Kate bristled when she didn't show any signs of backing off. It was no longer a secret that Kate and Rick were together, although, Nathalie had been in rehab...

Kate sighed quietly and turned to Rick. She reached out and firmly grabbed the lapels of his jacket. She smirked when Nathalie loosened her grip, and a moment later, Kate was crushing her lips into Rick's.

Rick was stunned at first, but after a second, he extracted his arm from Nathalie's grip and wrapped it around Kate's waist. His other hand came to rest on the back of Kate's neck, and he tugged her closer to him. When they came up for air, Rick smirked and kissed the tip of Kate's nose.

"She left." Rick murmured.

"I know. But I don't want to stop kissing you." Kate whispered back.

Rick laughed. "Later. But, stay with me the rest of the night. I don't want to deal with another girl hanging off me, unless it's you."

"I don't want to deal with it either." Kate said.

They shared one last chaste kiss before Rick steered them toward another group of people. "By the way," he murmured. "You're cute when you're jealous."

Kate laughed, and didn't even try to deny that she'd been jealous.

There will likely be a part two to this, just because Rick hasn't had the chance to be jealous yet. It might be the next chapter, or the next chapter might be something else.

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