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Part 10

After they had sex in his car, she felt even more guilty. All she wanted to do was just spill it, get it out, but losing this summer with him, is what stopped her every time. He was so out of breath by the time round two ended, that they didn't press for more. She kicked herself every time she bit her lip and shook her head. This was important. He might not even care but she wouldn't know unless she told him.

They pulled up to the beach and there wasn't too many people there. "Hey, what's going on?" He turned to her and watched her look everywhere but at him. "You've been acting weird all day. We had amazing sex in my car, we got to go see something your mom loved so much, but you still feel off to me. Are you in pain? Are you mad at me for something?" He reached for her hand but she kept hers locked under her legs.

"I haven't been honest with you. I haven't told you something that is important because I didn't want to ruin this summer with you and well bringing it up is embarrassing. I still took it even though, for a while I didn't need it but…" She cringed bringing it up like this, especially since they just had sex but he needed to know and he was getting worried, so she had no choice but to tell him.

"Want to tell me what you're talking about? I surely doubt that it will ruin things." He reached for her hand but when she didn't give it up, he pulled it from under her leg. That got her to look at him.

"I haven't taken my birth control pills for a month or so and I wasn't thinking about it, when I left it at home so… and I know you wear a condom but it came off that one time and just now, you didn't wear one. What if I get pregnant? I can't lose you and this whole thing is a mess. I should've brought it, I just was so nervous that this wasn't going to go the way I wanted it to. I'm sorry Rick." She didn't reach for him even though she wanted to, she didn't want him to pull away from her.

"Kate? I'm not mad at you. And how would you lose me? You being pregnant with my child wouldn't be a bad thing. Do we have time for a baby right now, probably not but this wasn't something you should have kept from me. I'm not mad, you could never lose me, and we will get you some. No big deal." He pulled her closer to him, sliding her right out of her seat and into his lap. He brushed her hair away from her face and held her cheek in his palm. "Is this what has had you so worried?"

"Yeah. And you're saying you wouldn't run from me? You wouldn't mind to have a kid with me?" This conversation was going so far past what they've ever discussed and yet she was happy. Happy that he wouldn't mind to have a child with her. That he would be with her, that she would never lose him. It made her smile.

"Of course I wouldn't run from you. Why would you think that? I've been in love with you since that first time I saw you." He couldn't help but plant a small kiss on her lips.

"Yeah right. Shut up." She playfully slapped him on his chest but he shook his head.

"I'm telling you the truth. I was completely struck by you. I went home that night and couldn't sleep. All I could think about was you, and how I wanted you. And when I forced myself on you, you hated me. I couldn't stand that, and just when we started to get into some groove, Demming came along. I was heartbroken. I thought that I'd lose you forever. So asking you here, was my last chance to have you. And if you said no, I wasn't going to bother to come back. I hated to see you with him, it broke my heart Kate. It broke my heart to see the woman I loved with another man." He was pouring his heart out to her and he didn't fight to take it back. She kept doubting herself and their relationship so he had to lay all the cards on the table.

"You, you mean that?" She was completely shocked and completely elated. She didn't know how to feel or what to do except kiss him with all her might. She pushed herself to him, even though they both already ached from sex. She held his face in her hands and didn't stop when they both winced. They were getting smashed and slammed into the car every time they fought each other for control. She played with his tongue in a frenzy and he played with hers back. It was unspoken between them.

"Kate?" He pushed her back ever so slightly, so he could get a breath when all he really wanted to do was go for round three. His hands slid under her tank top and began to play with her bare back.

"Yeah? Sorry but after what you said, I couldn't help it. Rick, I love you so much but you were always too famous for me. I'm just some cop and you're known everywhere, I didn't think you'd want anything to do with me. And when your ex was getting married, you sneaked off to be with her. Did you ever think about how that made me feel? So when Demming actually showed interest in me other than light flirting, I went for it. I hoped that you would fight for me. You didn't. That was until you were going to the Hamptons and you asked me. It took time to think about it. That's when I realized that my heart wasn't with Demming. When he asked me to go with him, all I thought about was you and how I wish I had said yes to you. So I broke up with him and came to you. I had hoped you didn't hate me for turning you down and, now we're here. I love you more than I can ever put into words Rick."

"You're right. I didn't think about how that made you feel. I wasn't thinking and with Demming, I wanted you to be happy Kate. I couldn't risk taking away the one thing that made you happy. And who cares if you are a cop or a stripper or I don't know, I love you. It's always been you Kate." He kissed her softly once more and then made sure she heard him.

"You would have just let me go with Demming, because you thought that was the one thing that made me happy?" She smacked him and he rubbed the spot. "Seriously? How much of an idiot could you be?! I wanted you to do something. You're the thing that makes me happy Rick. I almost slept with him! And you really don't care that I'm not famous?" She slid her finger along his bottom lip.

"You didn't sleep with him? Why not? And yes, I don't care if you're not famous, you're the one that I want." He kissed her finger then intertwined their fingers together.

"Because I wanted it to be you in bed with me. I was almost there one night and when I invited him in, I looked at him and saw you. I knew I couldn't be physical with him, pretending it was you. And not to break out in Grease but you're the one I want too." She lightly kissed him then slid off his lap.

"You were worried that you'd think of me? Really? So you wanted it to be me the whole time?" He broke out into a devilish grin and stroked his chin.

"Shut up! Not the whole time, when he was kissing me, ohhh it was good." She closed her eyes and licked her lips. He watched her and his smile vanished from his face. She opened one eye and couldn't help but laugh at him. "Ha. Got you. But no, he wasn't a terrible kisser but there wasn't that spark that we share. Nothing like us." She reached for his hand and he squeezed hers. He gently swung their hands back and forth and she watched him feel so much better about himself.

"So it's decided that we both fell in love at first sight." He wore a proud grin and she hated to burst his bubble but…

"Wrong. At first I thought you were an asshole. Now I love you but not right away." She watched him pull his hand back and wear a mask of shock.

"How dare you! And here I thought that we felt the same way… oh the shame and grief I am feeling right now!" He pretended that he was going to faint and she couldn't help but laugh at him.

"Bull shit! You thought I was just some piece of ass for you to fuck. Please, love?! Ha!" She began to play with her fingernails and waited for his response.

"You thought all I wanted to do was fuck you?! Do you not remember the conversation we just had."

"I'm not talking about now, I know how you feel now but then, yeah. I was thinking, sure sex would be amazing but I might have feelings for you. I didn't just want to have an intense, amazing night of fucking but I wanted to make love with you. So there!" She didn't wait for him to say anything back but she darted out of the car, picked up her shoes and ran into the sand. She motioned with her finger for him to follow her and he did. He left his shoes in the car and chased her through the sand.

He tackled her into the sand and once he was on top of her, he smiled. "Kate? Would you like to never say that we fuck again?"

She laughed but smiled as well. "We don't fuck now, we make love." She winked and flipped him over. "And speaking of making love, I need to get birth control pills. So, want to take a ride back to the city tomorrow morning so I can get them?" She straddled him in the sand and played with his chest.

"Go back to the city? Really?" He grabbed her hips and slid her closer along his chest. "We just got here, what if they want to rope us back into a case or something?"

"I won't let them. But come on, don't you want to have sex again before this summer is over?" She watched him slowly nod his head. "Then, we have to go home and get my prescription and while I'm there, I can grab more clothes." She slid off him and she pulled him up from the sand.

"More clothes? As is, you have too many." He leaned in to kiss her but she pushed him back into the sand. "You're gonna pay for that!"

He continued to chase her down the beach as she ran and laughed at him. What was the worst thing that could happen if they went home? They get roped into a case? She wouldn't let that happen. She wanted this summer just as much as he did. Nothing was going to stand in their way, he would make sure of that. He watched her hair blow in the wind and the smile plastered on her face. He would do anything and everything for her to be happy. ANYTHING

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