Chapter 10
The doctor agreed to allow String to sit in a wheelchair and Dom pushed him over to Caitlin's room.
"Get me closer to her," said String.
Dom moved him closer and situated him so that he could hold her hand that didn't have a cast with his good hand.
"We're going to have to learn to work around these casts," he thought to himself. He allowed himself to smile at the thought.
"I love you Caitlin," he said softly. "Please wake up."
String fell asleep sitting up in the wheelchair. Dom was going to move him back to his room but decided against it. Instead, he dimmed the lights and left the two alone as he went and got a cup a coffee.
Caitlin felt herself move from what seemed to be a dark hole to warm and inviting place. Her mind drifted and the thought of String's kiss came back to her as if in a dream. She felt the tenderness of his lips and the passion that they evoked. She felt herself wanting more and then feeling the sadness of his loss when he moved from her.
"No, String, please don't," she begged as if in a whisper.
String bolted up in the chair and managed to stand up beside her. "Caitlin? What's wrong sweetheart?" he asked, worried at what the response might be.
"She's remembering my kissing Gianna," he thought.
Caitlin slowly opened her eyes and stared into String's worried face. "Don't stop kissing me," she said softly. "Do it again."
String's heart nearly skipped a beat. He smiled at her and gently leaned over and kissed her.
"Sorry," he said afterwards. "I'm a little too banged up right now to repeat the one before the crash."
Suddenly Caitlin's mind began to clear and she realized where she was at and what was going on. "Oh my gosh," she said. "We crashed. Are you okay?"
"I'll live," replied String. "You're the one I was worried about. You hit your head and were in a coma."
Caitlin felt the cast on her right arm. "Any other damage?" she asked.
"Just the arm," replied String. "We are lucky that we're able to walk away from this one and catch the guys who did it."
String explained what had happened after the crash and how they caught Daniel and Ballance trying to kill them.
"Wow," said Caitlin. "I never knew being in a movie could be so dangerous. That was pretty greedy of them."
"Yeah, it was," replied String before leaning over and kissing her one more time before finally sitting back down in the wheelchair.
"You look tired," she said.
"He is and he's about to go back to his room," said Dom as he came in and overheard the conversation. "So happy to see you awake Caitlin."
Caitlin smiled at him. "Thanks Dom," she replied. "As much as I hate for you to take him away, he is looking a bit pale."
Dom took String back to his room. The two spent the next several days at the clinic before being discharged and sent home. To String's delight, Caitlin agreed to stay at the cabin to recuperate as long as he promised to still take things slow with them. Eventually they were able to go back to work and move on from the accident.
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Two months later Caitlin and String were on the set of the movie once again. Caitlin met up with him after they went through makeup and wardrobe.
"I can't believe I am going to do this love scene all over again," said Caitlin. "And poor Saint John. He really wanted this role."
"Hey, I can't help that the new director liked my kiss and our stunt so much that he decided to replace Saint John for the entire part," replied String with a grin.
"You just like the idea of doing this scene with me," replied Caitlin. "I know you didn't want to have watch it again when the movie came out."
"I can't help it if it bothers me to see my girlfriend kissing my brother like that," he complained. "And yes, I do like the idea of doing this with you."
Caitlin smiled as they climbed into the bed and the new director went over the instructions for the scene.
"I want to see the same kind of kiss that you gave her right before the helicopter stunt," said the director.
"You got it," said String.
When the director called for action, Caitlin closed her eyes as String moved in to kiss her. They both forgot where they were and focused on each other. They tried to forget everyone else that was in the room including Dom and Saint John. When his lips met hers she couldn't help but feel the electricity of his touch. The passion he put into it was almost more than she could take. When the director called for the end of the scene, she was a bit embarrassed at how flushed she felt.
String smiled at her as he helped her up out of the bed and handed her the robe that the assistant gave him. "Are you okay?" he asked.
Caitlin stared at him for a moment before responding. She couldn't deny how she felt at that moment. She grabbed his hand and pulled him towards the exit. "What's wrong?" he asked.
"Let's go," she said with a smile. "I think we are long overdue for some alone time at the cabin."
String smiled. "I knew that would get her," he thought to himself. "At least I haven't lost my touch."
The End