When I woke up in the morning, Dean wasn't there and I'm a little confused because my first thought was how disappointed I was because he wasn't next to me. I knew something was going on with him, he'd been amazing to be for the past few weeks and we'd been getting closer every day. I couldn't wrap my head around the fact that I was so disappointed because he wasn't in my bed when I woke up.
I shook off the weird feeling that I was having and went for a shower, this time taking my clothes with me this time. And good thing I did because when I came back Roman was sitting on the edge of the bed waiting for me. "Morning." He smiled at me as I walked back in to my room and shoved my things in to my bag. "How did you sleep?" A sneaky smirk popped on to his face and I rolled my eyes.
"If you're referring to my pillow he was very comfy. It's a shame he disappeared." I muttered and sat down on the bed beside him.
He laughed loudly. "He came out of your room as soon as the movie was finished." He told me as he wrapped his arm around my shoulder. I immediately leaned my head against his shoulder and sighed.
"What a gentleman." I grumble with an annoyed tone.
"You seem disappointed." He says with a chuckle.
I consider telling him that I was in fact disappointed that Dean wasn't there when I woke up but thought better of it, it seems he gone back to his teasing ways. We teased me for weeks when I hooked up with Seth for the first time. "Just a little confused." I admitted.
"You like him, don't you?" He chuckled.
"Little bit." I nod my head and try to hide a ginormous grin that spreads across my face.
We chatted for a little while before Roman decided that he was hungry and went to order room service for breakfast before we left for the airport. We all had a few days off and I was heading back to North Carolina for the weekend. I was excited to go home, I was sort of sick of sleeping in hotel beds, even though they are insanely comfortable, there is nothing like my own bed.
When I walked out to the living room Dean was sitting on the couch watching the morning news with a coffee and his phone in his lap. He looked up when Roman walked out of my room and then frowned when I followed closely behind him. For some reason I was feeling a little funny this morning and I followed Roman in to the kitchen to get a coffee. Roman must have noticed that I was feeling a little funny because he walked over to me even though my back was facing him and leaned over my shoulder and murmured in to my ear. "You ok?" He asks softly. I nod my head even though I'm not sure if I am. How could I be? I feel like I shouldn't like Dean, but hell, I do! I like him a lot, I like the way he smiles at me, I like spending time with him and I sure as hell like sleeping next to him. Hell, I even like the way he says my name. But I'm confused, we've always disliked each other, I just don't really understand how things changed so quickly. "No you're not…" He says softly and puts his hand on my shoulder.
"I'm fine, just a little confused." I mutter quietly.
"I'm here if you need to talk. You can come home with me and see Galina and Joelle if you want." He says a little louder this time. I feel like he's trying to let Dean know that something is up because when we walk out of the kitchen Dean has put his coffee down and is looking at me curiously.
"Its fine, just need a few days off." I tell him and take my coffee back in to my room.
When we arrive at the airport for our flights Roman is the first one to leave, after telling me that if I needed to talk he was only a phone call away. I hugged him tight and then Dean and I went to the first class lounge and got a drink at the bar. I hadn't spoken to him all morning and I think he was a little confused. "So what are you planning this weekend?" He asked me curiously as he sipped on his bourbon and coke.
"Not a lot I don't think, just need some rest I think. What are you planning?" I ask him curiously.
"Eh might catch up with some friends. Go clubbing and try to pick up." He chuckles. And for some reason that just made me even more confused than I was this morning. I think he meant it as a joke so I didn't take it to heart and we just continued talking. When he walked me to the gate so I could board my flight back home he pulled me in to a hug and softly kissed my cheek. "Don't do anything I wouldn't do." He chuckles and kisses my cheek sending me on my way.
Finally after what felt like the longest weekend every with everything going through my head at top speed I was back on the road and had met up with Roman at a small café. I was sipping on my coffee chatting to Roman telling him everything or almost everything about my weekend when Dean slid in to the booth next to me and draped his arm over my should. "Hey Princess." He says coolly. I look at him and then look at his arm over my shoulder.
"Did you just call me princess?" I ask with an annoyed tone.
"Yep." He grins at me.
"Well don't." I say and shrug his arm off my shoulder. I go back to my conversation with Roman and he gives me a weird look. I know I just blew him off and I didn't mean to but I've had a horrible weekend and I still can't stop thinking about what he said at the airport.
When we go back up to the room I go and unpack my stuff and Roman comes in to my room and sits on the bed while I sit on the floor in front of the closet and put my things away. "Why did you blow him off?" He asks.
"I didn't." I say bluntly even though I know full well that I blew him off for no reason. I feel like a cow.
"Yes you did. Did something happen?" He asks curiously and tilts his head to the side.
"No." I'm even being vague with my best friend and I feel awful.
"Catherine I know you, and I know that something is up. Tell me what's going on." He says and gets off the bed and comes over to me. He bends down and takes my hand and yanks me up to my feet. I have to hide the pain in my face at the force. He walks me over to the bed and makes me sit down. "Tell me what's going on." He repeats and sits next to me on the bed.
I sigh loudly, I'm pretty sure there is no way I'm going to get out of this one. "You remember that stalker I told you about?" I ask quietly. After I had broken up with Seth I started getting stalked by a fan who was certain that we were 'meant to be together'. He broke in to my house while I was on tour and stole countless things that Seth had given me, thank God I wasn't home. I had taken out a restraining order and upgraded the security system at my home but he had still turned up over the weekend.
"Yeah, did he come over?" He asks with a nod.
I nod my head in reply. "Yeah he wouldn't leave when the cops showed up so they arrested him." I say quietly.
"Did he hurt you?" He asks.
Well in actual fact he did hurt me but I wasn't about to tell him that. I had gone out on to my veranda to ask him to leave which I must admit was the stupidest fucking thing I've ever done. He had gotten the better of me and managed to beat me down a little before I escaped and locked myself inside. "No." I shake my head at Roman.
"Go talk to Ambrose, he's confused." He says.
I nod my head and tell Roman that I'll talk to him before the show starts, right now I need to unpack and take some painkillers before someone starts to notice that limp. When my stalker roughed me up he pushed me in to the railing on my veranda and had managed to bruise my hip bone and I was in a lot of pain, walking was difficult if I hadn't had painkillers and I hadn't had any since this morning and it was around five o'clock in the afternoon.
I walked out in to the lounge where the guys were and they were sitting on the couch with their bags by the door. Roman stood up first and then Dean who hadn't uttered a word to me since I blew him off. "You guys ready?" He asks.
"Yep." Roman answered after glancing at me. He snatched the keys off Dean and headed for the door. I sat in the back and Dean took the passenger seat.
New Message From Dean-
Did I do something wrong?
New Message From Cat-
No, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to blow you off I just had a horrible weekend.
New Message from Dean-
What happened?
New Message from Cat-
I have a stalker and he showed up at my house over the weekend
New Message from Dean-
Shit! That's not good, are you ok? He didn't hurt you did he?
New Message from Cat-
He bruised my hip bone but that's it. I'm ok.
"Catherine what the fuck? Did you at least call the cops?" Dean turned around in his seat with a frown on his face.
"Of course I did! They charged him for trespassing and breaking an intervention order." I reply looking up from my phone in shock.
"And what about your hip? Did they charge him for injuring you?" And that was when I realised that I had told Dean something that I had left out when I told Roman what happened.
"What? What happened to your hip?" Roman looked over his shoulder before Dean yelled at him to keep his eyes on the road.
"I didn't tell them about it so nothing happened. This is the reason I didn't want you guys to know because I'm stressed enough as it is! I've had x-rays and ultrasounds. And I'm neither fractured nor pregnant, thanks for asking!" I see Roman roll his eyes and Dean snorts and the goes back to be silent.
New Message from Dean-
Sorry I shouldn't have done that. Are you sure you're ok?
New Message from Cat-
Yeah I'm fine.
"Get out of the car." My door opened and Dean leaned in to the car and unclipped my seat belt. He offered me his hand with a small smile and I took it and he helped me out of the car. I walked around to the back of the car to grab out my bags but Dean stopped me. "Can I see?" He asks softly and puts his hands gently on my waist and looks down at my hips. I nod my head and pull up my tank top and lower my denim skirt so he can see the rather large bruise that covers my hip bone. It's an ugly brown and green colour and it's horribly painful because I haven't take my painkillers. "Babe you shouldn't even be here." Dean frowned.
"I need to work Dean." I tell him softly and put my top back down and readjust my skirt.
"It doesn't matter, you're injured and you're scheduled be out there with Roman tonight. Seth is meant to rough you up…" I can tell he's worried, it's written all over his face. Roman has gone inside and left the car keys in the trunk for Dean to pick up before we go inside. "Do you at least have painkillers?" Ok, so Dean's concerned face is adorable!
"Yeah I'll take them when I get inside I'll make sure that I talk to Seth before go out, make sure he knows that I'm injured." I tell him. "Don't worry about me, I'll be fine." I tell Dean and lean up and kiss his cheek.