Hey everyone, here's chapter 14 :) as always please let me know what you think, reviews very much appreciated xxx
italics are Catherine's thoughts
Tess looked to the doorway leading into Catherine's room and bit her bottom lip
"Doesn't everyone deserve a do over?" Vincent's gaze was desperate ,he needed this second chance with Catherine and prayed Tess would give him that chance
She took a deep breath and quirked an eyebrow
"I won't lie to my best friend Vincent" she deadpanned but let out a sigh
"but your right every deserves a second chance so...if She doesn't ask, I dont tell" she paused thinking was this the right thing to do before continuing
"But Vincent...you better hope she doesn't remember the truth before you tell her or this bad situation is going to become a 100 times worse"
he nod his his head and released a breath relieved Tess had agreed
"thanks Tess, I promise your not gonna regret this" he reassured and she nod her head muttering under her breath as he walked away
'I better not'
As the Days past Catherine became stronger and was finally after four weeks of being in the hospital discharged and free to go
She packed the last of her stuff into her bag and walked into the hospital bathroom looking at her reflection she grazed her fingers over the stitches she had above the bottom of her right eyebrow
She could feel a little anxiety build up, She was happy to be going home but she still felt a little lost
She doesn't know the person she lives with although he came to visit her a couple of times it still felt weird, then there's Vincent the man who's apparently her ex
Who she couldn't help but stare at whenever he visited her along with an endless supply of red-vines in the past few days
she wondered what he saw in her?
Like come-on the guy looks like a Greek god! She thought letting her hand rest on her neck as she bit her bottom lip, getting lost in thought
She let her mind wander to him...thinking about what it would be like to kiss him, run her hands threw that hair, to have his strong arms wrapped around her holding her firmly to his chest
to feel his kiss, his touch, his lips on hers, his tongue, bare skin, sweat...
Oh dear god Catherine get a grip you just met the guy a few days ago she thought but then remembered that she actually hadn't she'd known him for a lot longer
She'd actually dated the guy, kissed him...even given him her virginity.
She cleared her throat as her phone beeped bringing her back to reality and pulled it out of her back pocket, smiling as she saw it was a text from Vincent
Hey, you need a lift home? :)
She bit back the smile as she walked toward the edge of the bed and sat down
She thought for a minute what to reply because in a weird way she actually wanted to text Tess and tell her not to bother coming so she could tell Vincent yes but she new that would just be ridiculous
No, Tess is picking me up In 5 :) but thanks for the offer
She pressed send then stuffed her phone back into her back pocket as Tess walked into the room
"Ready?" She asked and Catherine nod her head grabbing her bag she followed after Tess as she left the room and felt another vibration so she pulled out her phone again to read
Your welcome, see you when you get home :)
Her eyebrows slightly furrowed when she read the message but couldn't help the ping of excitement that rose in the pit of her stomach as a thought popped into her head
Is he waiting for me?
When Tess parked outside Catherine's apartment building she looked to her best friend to see her staring out the window fidgeting with her finger nails
"Are you ok?"
Catherine looked to Tess and nod her head unbuckling the seat belt both girls hopped out of the car and walked through the entrance of the building.
Catherine was surprised at how disappointed she felt when she got to the apartment and Vincent wasn't there
I barely know this guy, how does he have such and effect on me?
She made small talk with JT and Tess until she could feel a headache coming on so she excused herself from the conversation and went to bed
Hours past and Catherine stretched cat like as she opened her eyes, she smiled feeling surrounded by heat and looked to the window to see darkness and spotted the clock beside her bed reading 11pm she let out a groan and pulled the quilt off her body and made it onto her feet, walking toward the door she she slowly opened it and squinted as her eyes adjusted to the light sticking her head out she realised it was really quiet
So she walked down the hallway and into the living room but stopped in her tracks when she heard a noise
She squinted her eyes as she walked around the couch to see...Vincent sound asleep
Huh! What the...
She looked around the room to see nobody else there and furrowed her eyebrows
What is he doing here?
She walked to the side of the couch and placed her hand on his shoulder lightly shaking him
"Vincent.."
She continued to shake him until a minute later he sprung up in the chair causing Her to grasp her chest trying to control her breathing
"Vincent what are you doing here?" She asked releasing heavy breaths
"Catherine.." He rose his hand to his head and turned in the couch placing his feet on the ground
"Sorry...i didn't mean to scare you, I came over to see how you were doing and Tess told me you were asleep so when they went to catch a movie I decided to stay to make sure you were ok and must've fallen asleep sorry if i scared you"
Catherine couldn't help the small smile that crept onto her face
He wanted to make sure I was ok
"Um thanks" she wasn't quiet sure what to do next so she just let out a sigh and sat beside him leaning her head on the couch she closed her eyes
She actually felt really...comfortable around him
Vincent watched her intently as she let her hands rested by her side and sunk deeper into the couch
"Vincent.." She whispered
"Can I tell you something?" She asked and He sat beside her in the same position and placed his hand hers
Catherine felt a spark down her spine as she felt Vincent's hand on hers
"Of coarse"
"I..." She hesitated but chose to continue" I feel lost" she took a shuddering breath
"Don't get me wrong I'm happy that I live in the city and am going to my dream college but I-I just feel..."
"Lonely" he finished and her jaw slightly dropped
"Yeah" she let out a tired laugh and felt him lightly squeezed her hand
"Your aloud to feel that way Catherine, you just woke up from a coma...of coarse your gonna feel lost but just know that we're all here for you" he laced there fingers together and lightly squeezed her hand, leaning over he pressed his lips to the side of her head
"Thank you" she whispered releasing a breath she opened her eyes and turned her head to lock eyes with him a small smile covering both there faces
"Tess and JT should be back later...so I better" he started to get off the couch but she held his hand tighter
"Actually...would you mind staying" she shook her head "I completely understand if you can't, it's just without Tess being here It feels a little weird" she wore a shy smile as he nod his head
"Of coarse, you go back to bed...I'll be here when you wake up"
Catherine smiled Then out of no where furrowed her eyebrows which caused Vincent to furrow his
"What wrong?"
"Nothing" she was quick to respond which caused him to quirk his eyebrows "I mean it's nothing I'm just tired" she threw him a reassuring smile and rose off the couch, walking toward her bedroom her thoughts were swirling in her head
Why Was I so effected when he said he was sleeping on the couch and more importantly why the hell do I want him in my bed so bad?
"Catherine" her head whipped in his direction when she heard her name being called
"Yeah"
"Goodnight" she wasn't sure what she was seeing in his eyes as he said goodnight but it intrigued her
"Goodnight Vincent" she replied with a smile before continuing to her room and closing the door behind her
She released a breath she didn't realise she was holding
How is he Having this effect on me?
As she walked over to her bed and climbed under the covers her head hadn't hit the pillow when she fell asleep with only one person in mind
Meanwhile as Vincent laid on the couch, hands propped behind his head he smiled to himself knowing that the woman he loved
Would soon be his again.
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