Thank you everybody so much for the AWSOME reviews and to everyone followed and favourited my story I appreciate it so much this is chapter 4 : the aftermath and as I always I hope you like it and please review xx
~ previously ~
He was so close I could
Feel his breath on my lips
~present~
cathrines POV
As our eyes locked again he brushed his lips off mine giving me a slow , sweet kiss a minute later he pulled away, I could see his mouth open to say something but instead he just let out a sigh
"What?" I asked as I placed my index finger under his chin and lifted his head up so he would have to look at me but when our eyes met I wasn't sure what I was seeing
"Catherine I know we haven't known each other for that long and I can't explain it but there's this pull" he paused but hesitantly continued "I - I feel very protective of you am I crazy"
I let a small smile curve my mouth and saw his expression soften I brushed our lips together again and pulled away staring deep into his eyes"Vincent your not crazy you are the most caring, sweet and selfless person I have ever met , if not for you I wouldn't be here right now and I don't know how I will ever repay you for what you did" I looked away trying to fight back the tears pearcing my eyes.
Hey , you just being is more then enough" his words floated like clouds as he gently cupped my face.
I leaned my Cheek into his hand and kissed his palm as I looked up and caught his gaze again he brushed away the few tears that had ran down my face with his thumb and pressed his lips to mine.
What started off as a slow, soft kiss quickly escalated and became fiery and our tongues fought and hands explored each other's bodies. The grip my legs had around his waist become tighter pulling him closer to me as my hands pulled and tugged on his hair, I could feel his hand make its way under and up my top cupping my breast as his other one wrapped firmly around my waist . My back arched And head rolled as he trailed hot wet kisses down my neck and like he could read my mind he threw me over his shoulder and made his way to the bedroom.
He laid me down on the bed and crawled on top of me pulling my tank over my head and throwing it to the floor so all that was covering my top half was my red lace bra. As we continued to kiss and moan into each other mouths I pulled his t-shirt over his head revealing his very impressive torso.
Things were getting very heated and it was evident how much Vincent wanted Exactly the same thing I did as I could feel the bulge forming In his jeans that was now rubbing off my thigh. As things continued to get hot and heavy I started to feel something
"Vincent..." I said breathlessly as he continued to trail wet kisses down my neck
"Vincent" I repeated with more persistence and he lifted his head and moved up a bit so he was directly above me
"yessss" he replied extending the s before quickly kissing the top of my nose and nuzzling his face into the crook of my neck
I let out a slight giggle then tried to be as serious as I could "your vibrating"With the next look I got from him I think he thought I was trying to be dirty because a devilish grin covered his lips and he began to kiss my neck again.
"Vincent ... I-I'm being serious" I protested and lightly pressed my hands against his chest pushing him away which left a very cute pout on his face so I reached down and put my hand into his left pocket and pulled out what felt like a phone and place it in between both our face to see what it was.
"Shit" he breath out before grabbing it out of my hand and rolling onto his back beside me
He turned his face to the side so we were looking at each other "I'm sorry it's the hospital I'm on call" he said disappointedly before getting off the bed and began to search for his shirt.
"No , it's ok I completely understand" I replied quickly trying to mask my own disappointment but I guess like glass he could see right threw me cause when he put his shirt back on he climbed onto the bed and wrapped his arms around me " I'm sorry that I have to go but I promise that I will make it up to you " I could see that he was just as annoyed for us being interrupted as Much as I was so I just threw him a smile and gave him a peck on the lips "go, honestly it's fine , I'll see tomorrow"
"Of coarse" he replied before hopping off the bed and making his way to the Hall "Catherine" he spoke with his deep undeniably attractive voice as he stood in the doorway My head popped up "happy birthday"he said as a contagious smile beamed across his face. I blew him a kiss and before I new it he was gone
Dear god what is This guy doing to me? Was the last thought To crosse my mind before sleep took over.
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Vincent's POV
As the hours past everyone was rushed off there feet as casualties were constantly being brought in which was the result of A collision between a truck and a street full of civilians and in all my years of being a doctor I had never seen something like what I have today it was indescribable but I have no choice but to keep it together along with the rest of the residents here as we tried to contain the situation.
Since I left cats last night at around 1am and arrived at the hospital I've been working for 11 hours straight but now it seems that things were calming down so I decided to take a few I exited the hospital doors and stood leaning up against the wall I took a few deep breaths running my fingers through my hair when I felt my phone buzzing in my pocket so I pressed the green button and rose it to ear
V : "Hello?"
C : "Hey Vincent ,it's Catherine"
V : "Hey cat is everything alright?"
C : "yeah , I was just calling because I saw what happened on the news is everybody ok"
V : "well so far all Who were involved are still alive , there are a few people who are still in serious conditions but there injuries aren't life threatening but the next few hours will be critical but all in all this situation could've turned out a whole lot worse."
C : "good I'm glad to hear there all still alive...uhum... How are you? this must be very stressful on all the doctors and nurses I mean I couldn't even imagin.
" V : "thank you , i appreciate your concern and me along with the rest of the staff are doing as well as could be expected but I feel better now that I've heard your voice"
C : "no problem ... Uhum ... I was wondering if you would like to come over to mine at say 8pm.i thought maybe we could have dinner , a glass of wine , pick up where we left off"
I left out a slight chuckle before replying " you know that sounds perfect , do you need me to bring anything?"
C : "no thats ok , so I'll see you at 8"
" yeah ,see you then" I replied before we said our respective goodbyes and hung up the phone "Keller", I heard a voice shout from behind me and when I turned around I saw it was "my office"
"Be right there sir" I replied as I made my way back in through the hospital entrance.
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Catharine's POV
"Everything had to be perfect!" Thats what I kept telling myself , Vincent would be here a couple of hours for our 'date' and everything needs to go off without a hitch.
I stood In front of the mirror in my bathroom and stared at my reflection, I closed my eyes and it was like I could still feel his breath on my neck and his hands all over my body , by breath hitched just thinking about it.
When i opened my eyes I left out a long sigh , what am I gonna wear?what am I gonna cook?well it Seems like my hands had already dialled the phone before my brain could register what was going on 'Great!'
Suddenly I was brought out of my thoughts by the sound of my phone ringing , when I pulled it out the caller ID read tess.
"Hey tess , what's up?"
T : "nothing just calling to chat , you sound different " C : " different?"
T : "yeah you almost sound giddy , is there something you need to tell me?" C : "nope , what would I have to tell you"
T : "have you met someone?"
'Dammit'i can't hide anything from this woman
T : "you have , haven't you oh my my god SPILL ! What's does he look like? where does he work ? Do I know him?..."
C : "Jesus tess slow down , first of all he works at the hospital he's a doctor ,second I'm not sure if you know him he was the guy that came with JT the night we went to that club opening like two weeks ago!"
T : " wait ... Vincent ... Your screwing VINCENT"
C : "tess tone it down I'm not screwing Vincent !" Well not yet I thought to myself as a cheeky grin covered my face
T : "yeah...rite" she replied and I could hear the tone of sarcasm in her tone
C : "ok tess well as much as I would love to stay and chat all day , I've got things to do... So I'll call you later "
T : "wait cat ... Catherine Elizabeth chandler do not hang up on me"
"Bye tess" was the last thing I yelled down the line before hanging up the phone.
Well I better get to work !
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Before I new it , it was 7:55pm and I was standing in front of the mirror giving my outfit one last look over.
I decided to go with a black fitted skirt that stopped a few inches above my knees ,a dark blue sleeveless blouse which showed off the perfect amount of cleavage , black wedges and a small pair of diamond earrings , I let my hair flow down my back with light curls running through it and light makeup with red lips.
since there is a high possibility that Vincent wont be going home tonight I made sure to wear something a little spicy underneath too so I went with a black lace bra and matching thong which I hope will disappear a short time after he arrives.
An with that final look over I nod my head in approval and made my way back out towards the kitchen. as I was about a meter away from the door I heard a knock. I sped over so quick I nearly fell out of my shoes and swung it open
"Vincent...come in" I said feeling those butterflies resurface again He walked in ,stopped in front of the island and turned around to face me
"Hey Catherine... Ah these are for you". He replied Handing me the most gorgeous bouquet of red roses i had ever seen.
I smiled at him taking the flowers from his hands and closed the gap between us brushing our lips together
"thank you Vincent there beautiful"
He smiled back at me but is soon disappeared
"Hey, is everything ok" I asked worriedly placing the flowers on the counter
"Ah...listen Catherine we need to talk "I nod my head and he grabbed my hand leading us over to the couch , we sat down facing each other and I could my heart pounding against my rib cage.
"Ok , so what's it you wanna talk about"I asked hoping It wasn't anything major.
He took a deep breath in and began "ok am ... Today the doctor who had trained me when I was first an intern at the hospital offered me an opportunity"
"Oooook" I said cautiously
"He asked me ... If - if I would accompany him along with a couple of other doctors ... Overseas as you probably already know there are soldiers fighting a war that's going on in Afghanistan and there low on veterans for the injured"he paused waiting for my response but I honestly didn't know what to say so I just sucked in a breath and tried to find words
"I haven't decided whether I'm going or not " he quickly squeezed in noticing my loss for words
"Am w-when are you suppose to be leaving?"
He looked down towards the ground "if I agree to go then ...tomorrow night"
"Wow" I sighed rising to my Feet "that is ... Short notice" suddenly my emotions were all over the place so walked towards the kitchen trying to create some space between us , but as soon as I walked away he was on my heels.
"How long" I asked trying to mask my tears
"He didn't give me any specifics but said it could take anything up to ... Up to six months if not more"
At that it was like I could feel my heart being ripped out of my chest and pulled apart piece by piece I was so sad and hurt and angry that before my brain had registered what my mouth was saying it was too late
"Vincent I think you should go" I said as I turned around to face him
His head popped up "what?" He replied with a look of shock covering his face
"Too Afghanistan , I - I think you should go " I said fighting back the tears that were threatening my eyes
He just stared at me through the dimmed lighting in my apartment
"Catherine I - I don't wanna break your heart"
"Vincent... The only thing that would break my heart is if .. If I held you back" I muttered feeling the tears stream down my face
He walked towards me closing the gap and pulled me into his embrace wrapping his arms around my small frame and whispered into my ear "Catherine I don't know what to do now" he lifted his head and looked into my eyes wiping away my tears with his thumb "because I'm falling for you " he stated before brushing our lips together
And then for some reason I decide to follow my head instead of my heart , I lifted my hands and lightly pressed them again his chest pushing him away I took a few steps back out of his reach and wrapped my arms around myself
"Vincent , you should ...you should go" I said in slightly cold manner trying to avoid his gaze but it was inevitable and when I did look up I was met by his watery eyes
"Catherine ,Please don't do this"
"Just go , please don't make this any than it has to be" I said as I closed my eyes trying to stop the tears
But when I opened them again he was gone.
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~ 18 months later ~
Cathrines POV
"Tess , Tess i will call you back later" I hurriedly muttered down the line before Hanging up the phone as I tried to concentrate on watching my step as I walked towards the gym that was about a block away from my apartment wearing my black 3/4 length workout pants , a blue t- shirt , trainers and my hair was up in a messy bun I was ready to blow off some steam.
When I reached the entrance I pushed the door open and was met by the usual overly flirtatious gym employee Patrick "hey cat" he said with a stupid grin on his face and I could practically feel him undressing me with his eyes "hey Patrick" I replied in a dry tone.
I walked past him as quickly as I could and made my way over to a tall black punching bag that had my name written all over it.
I bent down and placed my water next to me as I grabbed the boxing gloves and jammed my hands into them before putting my earphones in and started to beat the crap out of my stress reliever.
It has been 18 months , 4 days and 10 hours since Vincent walked out of my life , well I can't really say walked considering I practically kicked him with not replying to any of his calls or text , I-I just couldn't handle it ...it was like when he left my apartment that night , a piece of my heart left with him and I hate him for making me feel This way , I hate the fact that I cared about him so much , and I hate the fact that I still do, I wished everyday after he left that I had stopped him an told him that I was falling for him too and that I wanted him to stay ... To stay with me. and I wished I would've called him and not just completely shut him out of my life like the way I did but it's too late... It's clearly too late he's gone .. And I have no idea when or if he's coming back.
I had now moved on from the punching bag which I had hit so hard my knuckles had started to hurt and was now on the treadmill and clearly not paying enough attention as I lost my footing and hit my head prity hard on the side of the machine. My vision was blurry but I heard a woman shout out "help , is anybody a doctor "suddenly I saw a tall figure tower over me and lift me into there arms bridal style ,but something about these arms felt very familiar so I tried to lift my head up to see there face and what I saw made me gasp ,
"Vincent ..." I whispered before everything went dark.
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