If you asked Kate yesterday what she'd be doing this weekend, the answer wouldn't have been watching a half-naked guy cook her breakfast at 4pm Saturday afternoon. That's exactly what she was doing.

Alexis was at her Grandmothers, Rick didn't have to write this weekend and Kate was on break so really she could just enjoy this day without any major interruptions. Not that running into Alexis would be an interruption, maybe just a little awkward when she found Kate in her house wearing nothing but one of her Rick's shirts.

"How long are you in New York Kate?" Rick asked while flipping one of the pancakes that were cooking on the stove. Honestly he didn't want her to leave. He has never liked a girl this much when he hardly known them.

"How long is it until Christmas?" Kate replied while trying to count the days.

Rick didn't even need to think to answer that one. Alexis had reminded him twice a day every day of when Santa was coming. "Two weeks exactly."

"Well then," she replied, "I'm going home in three weeks."

Rick turned around to face her and he had a ghastly look on his face. He knew that she wouldn't be staying for very long but three weeks was too short. He wanted to spend every moment of the next three weeks with this woman.

Kate just laughed at his expression, and her heart skipped a beat or two. He didn't want her to go. He felt exactly the same way as she felt. Suddenly so many ideas of commitment and long distance relationships popped into her head. Was she ready to have a seven year old in her life though? She's of course not going to be her mother but it's a big thing for a 20 year old who is half way through a law degree to have a boyfriend and help parent a child. She was getting way ahead of herself; they were still on the first date.

Kate got up off the stool she was sitting and walked over to Rick who had turned the stove off and was just standing there with that same sad look on his face. She reached him and wrapped her hands around his neck and pulled him in for a kiss.

"If you want me you can have me for three whole weeks," she whispered gently into his ear.

"What if I want you for more than three weeks," he replied while gently brushing his fingers through her hair.

"Well we'll just have to sort something out then," she smiled and leant in to kiss him again. They took each other's lips with passion and it felt like he was saying good bye to her. The thing is though it was quite the opposite. They weren't saying goodbye, the were welcoming a new start, a new relationship and Kate welcomed it with open arms.