Chapter Ten

Secrets...

Disclaimer: I do NOT own CSI: New York and/or its characters repeat DO NOT own. But I do own my character Katherine Booth.

Both Katherine and Don sat in the car, in silence.

"Uhm… Don…," Kate broke started as she broke the silence, "I'm new to this and I'd like it if we could just take this slow… You know without everyone like…" Kate said a bit worried, knowing that Don's probably been with a lot of girls before her.

Don smiled softly at her, "If you're thinking about keeping 'us' a secret, I'm fine with it, but I don't know if I could lie to Diane and I don't know if you could to…"

Kate sighed and stuttered, "Yeah I was wondering about that too…I…I actually don't know, but maybe we should keep it from her too… just until I can… you know get used to uhm all this… and yeah…"

Don took her hand and said soothingly, "Katherine I really like you and whatever you want to do I'll be right there with you okay? So relax, because we'll take this at any pace you want… whatever makes you comfortable is okay with me."

Kate sighed a little relieved, but she's still uncertain about the whole concept of "dating" because it's all very foreign terrain for her.

"Okay," she said, and then she looked at the time and noticed that it was well passed midnight. The clock in Don's car blinked 2:03 am.

"Shit," she cursed under her breath, "Don I can't go back to my place this late, Diane will know what's going on, and I'm not as good as a liar when I'm face to face with her."

Don started to contemplate on the situation, "Then just stay at my place for the night."

Kate blushed and nodded and unexpectedly placed her head on his shoulder.

Don and Kate enjoyed a comfortable silence all the way to back to their apartment.

Don's Apartment

Kate plopped herself on his couch, boy was she exhausted.

"So… I'm curious how are you going to explain to Diane where you are and why you didn't go home?" Don asked.

"Well…" Katherine started, she already had a plan formulating in her head, and she didn't know if Don was up for it, but the plan was fool proof.

Don gave her a questioning look, "Well??"

"I was thinking… what if you were drunk… and I happen to find you completely wasted and took you back to your apartment and because I am such a caring person I decide to stay with you and make sure that everything is okay?" Katherine explained her plan.

Don thought about it…that plan would work, he might get yelled at by Diane… but when he looked at Kate it was all worth it.

"So I'll uhm… call her now?" Kate said.

"Oh yeah sure…" Don said as he handed her the phone.

Phone Conversation (between Kate and Diane)

RING, RING

"Hello," Diane said as she picked up the phone.

"Hey Dee…" Kate started.

"Oh hey Kate! Where are you I was kind of getting worried about you, I called your cell but it was off so I called Linds… and she told me what happened."

"Oh yeah, I totally forgot about all that I'm kind of in a situation, I won't be able to get home tonight."

"Oh my God what happened? Are you okay? And why?" Diane asked frantically.

"Relax… I'm fine, but to make a long story short, I found your brother completely wasted at a bar, and so being the kind person that I am, I took him home and I don't think I should leave him like this."

"Sigh Typical Don! You know what? I think you should stay with him I'd do it myself… but Zach is here and besides, I think you and Don need some bonding time! Oh and ask him any question; he answers complete truth when he's drunk! Anyway I'll check on both of you tomorrow morning before I leave for work."

Kate laughed, "Well, okay you and Zach have fun, and I'll try to have fun with your brother…"

"HAHA I'm sure you will! Well goodnight!"

They both hung up.

Don smirked, "Success?"

"I think so, I should lie over the phone more often I'm pretty good at it." Katherine said laughing.

Don wrapped his arms around her waist, "We should go to sleep now, because we still have work tomorrow."

Kate nodded and said, "I'll take the couch plus a shirt of yours please."

"What kind of gentleman would I be if I let you sleep on the couch?" Don asked he was determined not to let her sleep on the couch.

"One that would save his time, I can sleep just about anywhere and I'm also extremely stubborn." Kate said as she pulled away from Don and jumped on the couch.

"This is my place I think I get to make up the rules," Don said sternly.

"Well I'm not going to let you sleep on the couch when I'm the one who's crashing at your place!" Katherine said with her arms crossed showing Don that she wasn't playing.

"But-," Don started but Kate interfered by placing her finger on his mouth. "No buts! Besides Diane thinks your drunk! She would find it completely unlike me if she finds you on the couch and me on your bed!"

Don shook his head, if there was ever a girl who could drive him crazy it would be her yet oddly enough he didn't care. "Fine, you win I'll sleep in my bed, but next time we're switching."

Katherine smiled, happy that she won, "Good and fine… next time."

Unexpectedly (on both their parts) Katherine kissed him on the lips. But she meant for it to be just a peck, but Don had other plans as he wrapped his arms around her waist and deepened the kiss.

Katherine's cheeks turned red, but she slowly started to respond and wrapped her arms around his neck. Things were just heating up when suddenly, the phone rang.

Katherine quickly pulled away. Don had to take a second to recover when he did, he cursed, "Damn…"

Kate just chuckled and said, "You better answer- wait, no I'll answer it!"

Don was just about to answer the phone, when Katherine lunged for it and answered it herself.

"Hello?" She said a little out of breath from leaping such a distance.

"Katherine?" The voice answered.

Shit, it's Danny!

"Uh yeah…is this Danny?" Katherine said her voice shaking just a bit, Crap I hope he didn't notice that!

"Did I call the wrong number? Sorry I meant to be calling Don…" Danny asked he was confused…

"No this is Don's number-," Katherine started.

"Then why are you there… at 2 in the morning?" Danny asked, Well this should be an interesting story… ha-ha I guess Don did take my advice.

"Oh ha-ha yeah about that I found Don completely wasted in a club and well I, you know felt bad, for the people that he was going to hurt or kill if he got into a car drunk by himself..." Kate said laughing nervously while she told her so-called 'reason'.

"Oh… well I guess I can't talk to him then?" Danny asked.

"Well you could try but I don't know, he's really out of it, I gave him lots of fluids to drink and uhm made him change into different clothes by himself and sent him off to bed… now I'm just cleaning up." Katherine said sprouting off lies as if that's what had happened.

Don looked highly amused and gave out a low chuckle. Katherine glared and stuck her tongue out at him as she strained her ears to hear what Danny was saying.

"I see, well I guess I'll talk to him tomorrow," Danny said though his voice still sounded uncertain.

"Well, is there a message you wanted to pass on I could write it down before I leave, tomorrow morning, for work." Katherine asked.

"You're spending the night?" Danny asked, completely taken-aback, he was not expecting that.

"Unfortunately yes, Diane isn't exactly willing to do it when Zach is there with her, so she asked me too, instead…" Katherine explained.

"Oh, well nah there's no message I was just wondering if he was okay he seemed to have left in a mad rush… anyway I better let you go to sleep, bye." Danny said.

"Thanks, bye, I'll tell Don you called," Kate replied as she hung up the phone.

Kate smiled up at Don, "You have such a nice and caring friend you know that?"

"Yeah…anyway where were we?" Don asked as he wrapped his arms around her again.

Katherine laughed and shook her head and pulled away from him, "Nuh-uh it's already almost 3! I have to get to sleep if I'm going to be able to function properly tomorrow!"

"Ugh, fine. Here I grabbed you a shirt while you were on the phone with Messer." Don said handing her a shirt of his.

Kate blushed and said, "Thanks you better get to sleep to okay? Good night!"

"Yes ma'am!" Don said saluting her.

"Damn right! Now get to bed its way past your bed time young man!" Kate mockingly scolded him.

Don chuckled as he headed towards his bedroom.

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