CC didn't know how she felt about seeing him again. Emotions insisted on rumbling through her. There was a sense of familiarity washing over her, but there was more much more. She didn't know how to act. Will he treat me any different? Can I forgive him? He saved me from myself how can I not? She took a deep breath as the taxi pulled up to the mansion. She swallowed. Why am I so nervous? I came here many times before. She shook here head. Here goes nothing.

For some reason she thought she had to knock on the door. Niles answered it in his familiar voice. "May I take your coat?" he tried to be nice to her cause he thinks he might lose her again. He wore a silk shirt, tie and slacks in a monochromatic charcoal, beneath a tan sports jacket. He slid that smoldering gaze from her head to her toes, and that gaze did more than concern her. It heated every drop of blood in her body. She saw something in Niles' midnight greenish eyes that caused her skin to jolt. A fire. A passion. Maybe even a little bit of love. She shivered some.

"If you're cold you should leave it on."

"I don't need it. Hang it up butler boy." He smiled at her. I think she's fine. He chuckled. Not too much of a change so far. That's a good sign. When he grabbed the edge of her coat there seemed to be a burst of fire. Their hands meet like magnets drawn to each other. A wanting that needed the other one. He could feel every nerve in his body and in hers. Now he remembered what he had missed, his heart. That was because she held it within her. He could feel heat moving down his body. His heart was going into overdrive. He gazed her body again. Slowly undressing her in his mind.

"Stop staring at me servant."

"You haven't changed a bit!" he shot at her. He threw her jacket at her.

"Hang it up yourself." He walked off into the kitchen, anywhere, to get away from her. She felt hurt. He didn't see the change in me.

"He will. He just needs time." David's soft voice called. She sighed.

She went to the dinning room. "Hello, hello." Niles was serving Max and Fran lunch. He didn't even look at her. He carried on like she wasn't even there. "CC," Max literally jumped up out of his seat. "Good to have you back."

"Uh huh…" Fran mumbled. Max got up and hugged her. "You look good."

"Thanks I think." She tried to smile but her heart wasn't. She knew she hurt Niles' feelings but what about hers? She stared over at him. Look he's got those fancy pants on. But why?

"Cause of you. He wanted to…"

Impress me didn't he?

"Yeah and…"

"And I blew it." She said out loud.

"Blew what?" Max questioned. She had to think quickly.

"Backers, I blew it with them didn't I?"

"They don't even know. I made up a story about not having a full crew even though I did."

"You lied." Fran yelled.

"It wasn't a total lie." Max commented.

"Nanny Fine." She winked. "I'm part of that crew."

"And I needed you here." CC broke her embrace with Max.

"Well, Maxwell we have work to do." she headed for the office. Max followed her, he was energized to get to work.

"I see that she hasn't changed a bit." She looked at Niles, who seemed to be out of it.

"More Niles," she pointed to her plate. I was right. He is not all here. "Hello Niles."

"UH…" he shook his head.

"You must bee thinking."

"Yeah," he sighed. "A little."

"She's fine. Trust me."

Today she tried hard concentrated on her work like always so he wouldn't distract her, but it just wasn't working this time, not at all. All she had on her mind was him and wanting to be in his arms. Oh those strong arms. His presence sent her in a tizzy and her being so close to her is why she couldn't concentrate any.