Update! Update! Update! Thanks again for all the reviews you have no idea how inspiring they are.
loveRnB Mary is not the only one who sees it.
N20 Your welcome & thanks again for your review!
jodiesto Patience! haha
And Dorian the best beta reader in the world!
"I take it, that I'm not the person you are expecting?" Danny asked as he walked in to Steve's office and saw a hint of disappointment on Steve's face. He had been watching Steve every now and then from his office for hours and each time he looked over, Steve wasn't doing his paperwork, which was very unlike him. Normally Steve would be all over it to get it done as soon as possible, because if Danny knows one thing about his partner for sure, it's that Steve hates paperwork.
"No, you're not." Steve spilled the truth. "So what do you want, Danny? I'm busy." He asked as he grabbed his pen to sign a paper he hadn't read before.
"Yeah, I can tell that you are busy." Danny replied sarcastically. "Busy doing nothing." he added.
"Well I am." Steve looked up at him.
"You are, but it's not the paperwork that's on your desk. So I'm wondering what's on my partner's mind that keeps him from doing his work?" Danny asked and then sat down on the opposite of Steve's desk.
"Wait let me guess!" Danny said before Steve could even answer that he was fine and there was nothing on his mind, at least nothing that would be his business anyway.
"You run out of cargo pants?" Steve rolled his eyes. "But seriously, what's going on with you?"
"Nothing, I'm fine." Steve replied. "And if you don't mind. I would like to get this done." He replied as he motioned to the stack of papers next to him. "Just let it go, Danny!"
"Okay, okay." Danny shrugged as he got up again he walked to the door of Steve's office. Then he turned around again. "Longboards tonight at 8?" He asked his partner.
"Okay." Steve replied as he already knew that he wouldn't get out of this. Sooner or later he had to tell Danny what happened last night after he left. At least he would have a couple of hours to think about it before talking to someone.
For the rest of the day Steve tried his best to focus on his work in front of him instead of spending every single thought on Catherine. The next time he checked his watch it was already evening. He still had two hours 'til he would go out with Danny so he decided to stay for another 30 minutes before he would head home take a shower and leave again. The sooner he would be out of his house again the better. He knew that his sister would ask him about last night, again.
45 minutes later Steve pulled up the driveway and noticed that Catherine's car was gone. She must have been there maybe she left a note. The he noticed that his mom's car was not in the driveway. He was hoping that Mary had left with her, Steve thought as he got out of his truck. As he opened the front door it seemed like his thoughts were right. No sign of Mary. Steve wasted no time and headed upstairs to the bathroom. After his long needed shower Steve got dressed and ready to leave again. He headed back downstairs and reached for the handle of the front door, not noticing that his sister was sitting on the couch.
"Where do you think you are going?" Mary asked, sounding like a mother who just caught her teenager leaving the house without permission.
Damn! Steve thought as he stood there frozen for a second before he let go of the door handle and turned around to face his sister.
"Out with Danny." Steve replied his voice sharp as he crossed his arms in front of his chest. "I'm not sure if you have noticed but I'm an adult so can go anywhere ever I want."
"I can see that." Mary commented as she thought about his situation with Catherine. Very mature how you handle that. "Catherine was here."
As if I haven't noticed that her car was gone, Steve thought. "You have to talk to her." Mary stated as she looked at her brother.
"And you are saying this, because?" Steve asked annoyed.
Mary rolled her eyes Catherine was right; he can be such a jerk sometimes. "Really, Steve? Are you that blind?" Mary asked not giving him a change to say something. "Seriously, Steven! Don't you realize how much she loves you and that you hurt her last night?"
Once again Steve felt like someone had hit him straight into the face. "Why do you think she would be so devastated after you used the 'She's not my girlfriend' quote twice?"
Again Steve didn't know what to say. "If I would be you, I would go and talk to her before she runs off with some other guy."
Another guy? Steve asked himself shocked. The thought of Catherine and another guy made him sick to his stomach and in his heart.
Mary could see on his face that her last sentence had hit him right in his heart. "I know that it's not my business, Steve, but what you are doing? All I'm saying is talk to her and stop being a jerk to a great woman who is in love with you and has been for years. You may think I don't know what's going on with you, but I do. I also know a lot about her feelings so think carefully before you make your decision. Either go out with your partner or go and talk to her." Mary said as she reached for her magazine that was on the coffee table.
Steve stood there for another minute processing what Mary had just said. Then he shook his head and left. He needed to talk to someone who could actually give him the man's perspective and offer advice about how to solve this mess he got himself into.
Later that night Steve and Danny were sitting in a bar. They had a couple of beers and then Danny dropped the question. "So what is going on with you? The whole day you seemed distracted."
Steve took a deep breath. "It's Catherine."
"You mean the woman who is NOT your girlfriend?" Danny said with concern on his face.
"That's the problem." Steve replied and then he told his partner the whole story about the events of last night after Danny left.
"So you really kissed her and then told your mother that there is nothing between you and her and Catherine was standing next to you?" Danny asked at the end and Steve nodded. "No wonder she's angry." Danny replied. As he was about to rant again to Steve about how stupid he was being to just let her go like that, when he got distracted. His eyes wandered over to the bar. "Oh oh."
"What oh oh?" Steve asked puzzled.
"See there at the bar?" Danny motioned his head over to the bar and Steve turned around.
I think you already know who is at the bar. Leave a review and I'll update this weekend again!
