Hey guys. I know, I suck with updates for this *hangs head in shame* but I'm slowly figuring out where it's going to go, and managed to finish off this chapter last night. Hope ya'll like it and haven't given up on me lol! As always, I own nothing.

Once Lou had gotten himself ready they'd headed out, stopping for a late lunch at a restaurant down the street. After they'd eaten they'd gone for a walk, wandering around the streets hand in hand simply chatting and enjoying each other's company.
Now, the sun was just beginning to set, the streets filling a little more with people on their way out for the evening.
"You still feel like catching a movie?" Lou queried as they walked. He released her hand in favour of wrapping his arm around her waist, keeping her close as they navigated around people.
"Sure, there's a theatre a couple blocks from here, hopefully they'll be playing something good."
He shrugged slightly. "If we don't like the movie we can always make out in the back row."

Catherine laughed and swatted him playfully on the chest. "Aren't we a little old for that?"
Lou gasped. "You're never too old to make out in the back row of the movies; I'll prove it to you when we get in there." He winked and snuck a kiss as they paused on the street waiting for the light to change so that they could cross. Once it was safe they made their way over to the theatre, coming to a stop in front of the board displaying the listings.
"Oh Jaws!" Catherine's eyes lit up as they landed on the title.
"That's just finished," the bored looking teenager in the ticket booth piped up, causing the redhead to frown slightly. "The original Halloween is due to start in, like, five minutes though."
"I haven't seen that movie in years!" Lou exclaimed, turning to his companion who smiled slightly and nodded.

As he paid for the tickets Catherine mentally kicked herself. While she had previously admitted to watching and enjoying slasher movies, Halloween was the only one she hadn't seen in its entirety; both she and Lindsey had been so freaked out by the music and the Michael Myers mask that they'd switched it off half an hour in and watched something else. The prospect of now sitting in a dark movie theatre and watching it didn't exactly fill her with joy, but the Lou had looked so excited when he'd found out it was playing that she didn't have the heart to refuse.
"You ok?" The man in question asked once they'd collected popcorn to share and made their way to the right screen.
"Yeah, I've just never seen this movie before."
"It's great, you're going to love it."
'I highly doubt that' she thought to herself as they made their way to some empty seats. When she realised he'd led her straight to the back row she shot him a look, earning her a grin in response.

They settled themselves just as the lights dimmed and the movie began to play. The music started and Catherine shivered. This was going to be torture. Lou noticed her movement and, assuming she was cold moved the obstruction between their seats and wrapped his arm around her, pulling her towards him until her head was resting against his shoulder. She snuggled closer, placing her hand on his thigh and smiled as she felt him press a kiss to the top of her head.
The movie progressed with Catherine spending the majority of it with her face pressed against Lou's shoulder, her eyes squeezed tightly shut. At one point she looked up just in time to see Michael Myers sit up in the background behind Jamie Lee Curtis. Feeling her tense in his arms Lou glanced down to see her eyes closed and the grimace that crossed her face.

"You ok?" He whispered and her eyes snapped open to meet his. "Not enjoying the movie?"
She smiled sheepishly and shook her head.
"His face freaks me out," she replied with another shiver. Lou chuckled and received a swift jab to the ribs.
"I'm sure I can find a way to take your mind off it," he said and before she could respond he swooped down and captured her lips with his own. She moaned quietly into the kiss, allowing him to deepen it as she wrapped her arms around his neck. One of his arms wound round her waist to pull her closer while the other tangled in her hair, holding her head to his as their tongues duelled and played. Catherine gasped and broke the kiss as Lou pulled her into his lap before pressing kisses to her neck.
"Lou, maybe we should stop," she whispered but her protest was half hearted and was quickly silenced as he pressed his lips to hers again. His hands began to wander, one of them sliding underneath her tank top and stroking her heated skin, making her shudder.

The sound of a throat being cleared made them pull apart, both breathing heavily. Glancing over her shoulder Catherine's cheeks flushed bright red as she saw an usher standing next to their row, a smirk on his face.
"Maybe ya'll should continue that someplace private," he whispered loudly before turning and walking away. Wordlessly Catherine slipped from Lou's lap and back into her own seat. The handsome detective couldn't help but chuckle, keeping an arm around her waist and pressing a kiss to her cheek.
"Told you you're never too old to make out in the back row," he whispered, earning him a quiet laugh and a slap on the arm. Still chuckling he rose and pulled Catherine to her feet, gathering up their stuff while she straightened her clothes then leading her down the aisle and out of the cinema, ignoring the whispers and soft giggles of the other moviegoers they passed.

"I have never been so embarrassed in my life!" Catherine groaned once they were outside.
"I'm sure they get it all the time," he replied with a laugh, lacing his fingers with hers as they began to walk along the street.
"Yeah, from teenagers not people our age!"
"I didn't hear you complaining." He lowered the tone of his voice, making her stomach flip.
"Didn't say I was copper," she shot back and paused, lifted herself onto her tiptoes and pressed a kiss to his lips.
"How about we head back to my hotel? We could have a drink or something, or I could take you straight home if you want?"
"A drink sounds good," she replied with a smile which he returned before kissing him once more and looping her arm through his as they continued along the street.

A couple of hours later they were back in Lou's hotel room, having stopped at a liquor store to buy some non-alcoholic beer for Lou and a bottle of wine for Catherine. The bottle was now half empty and they were sat together on the bed, Lou with his back leaning against the wall and his arm around Catherine's shoulders, whose head was resting against his chest. She'd claimed the TV remote as soon as they'd gotten comfortable and was still flipping through channels trying to find something to watch. Settling on a movie that had just started she tossed the remote onto the bed and downed the last of her wine, placing the plastic cup on the bedside table before snuggling further into Lou's embrace.

"I still can't believe we got caught making out in the back row," she commented. Lou swallowed a sip of beer and chuckled.
"It was fun though," he replied, kissing her forehead.
"Oh definitely," the strawberry blonde in his arms responded with a smile and stifled a yawn as they both turned their attention back to the movie.
"Species. I haven't seen this in a while," Lou spoke again after a while.
Catherine tilted her head to look up at him. "If this is anything like Halloween I may have to hurt you."
He laughed and shook his head. "It's a sci-fi movie with an alien, a lot of action, that kind of thing. The female scientist is pretty hot though," he finished with a grin. Catherine rolled her eyes but turned her attention back to the screen nonetheless.
They lapsed into a comfortable silence, content to watch the movie and spend more time together. In the back of both their minds was the constant knowledge that Lou would be returning to Vegas in a few short days; neither were really sure where they would go from that point and knew they would need to have a conversation about it sooner rather than later, but were reluctant to do so for fear it would spoil the lovely time they had been having together.

A couple of hours later the movie had finished and the credits were beginning to roll. Lou glanced down and couldn't help but smile; Catherine's eyes were closed and her breathing was deep and even. He moved some hair away from her face and kissed her cheek, causing her to stir and snuggle further against his chest. Carefully so as not to wake her Lou shifted to lie flat on the bed. With his free hand he switched off the lamp and pulled the rumpled covers up over them before wrapping his arm around her body, pulling her close.
Looking down at her face, which was sporadically illuminated by the flickering light from the television, Lou wished that he could stay in this moment forever. She looked so peaceful that very soon her rhymic breathing relaxed him to the point where his eyes began to droop and he quickly joined her in slumber.

There you go :) Couldn't resist putting that second movie in there after my friend suggested it hehehe.
Lily
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