"I can't believe it, she wants to live on her own; how can someone be this stubborn? WoFat is dead, fine, I know that, but that doesn't mean she can move on. He wasn't her only assignment back then." Steve ranted after he had told her about Doris' plan.

"Do you remember what you had written in your letters and what you told her?" Catherine asked. "You said, you wanted her out of the house and out of your life again. Now, she's finally looking for a house and you want her to stay. I don't get it, Steve."

"I don't want her to stay. Having her here is not good for us. You know her being around makes me act differently, but I don't think she should be someone on her own."

"Then let her move out."

"What if something happens to her?"

"See there is your problem, Steve. You have no idea what you want. You have said that you want her out, then you say you want her to stay. I think you need to figure a way out by talking with her." Just like you did with me…Catherine added silently.

"If it were just that, it would be easy."

"It would be easier if you both wouldn't be so damn stubborn."Now I see where you get you're damn stubborness from. "Just let her move into a new house and you'll see if something happens to her. You can't protect her 24/7 just because you are scared something happens to her, but put into place some safety meaures just like you did when I moved into my new apartment. Maybe some space between you and her will help to make the right decision."

"Calling Dr. Sigmund Freud?" Steve asked not sounding really impressed by Catherine's whole speech.

"Don't try to be funny,this is serious, Steven." Catherine said Steve cringed as she used his full name. Geez, what is it with everyone around here calling me Steven?

10 minutes later Steve parked his truck in the parking lot of Catherine's appartment building at the base. The second he had turned off the engine Catherine had her hand on his cheek caressing it softly while their eyes were locked in love and desire again.

"Do you mind if I join you at the briefing?" Steve asked flashing her a mischievous smile as his fingertips gently traced up and down her left arm. I'll make sure that this briefing will be anything but brief! And I'm sure the walls are much thicker here than at my house.

"Oh such a tempting offer… she thought to herself as she watched carefully his hand leaving her arm and landing on her knee. Stay strong, Rollins. You know how high the chances are that he will not see his sister again tonight or for the matter tomorrow morning. When we are in bed, we lose all self control….well I lose more than that, like my voice.

"Steve…" she tried to reply but then she had to hold her breath as his hand landed between her legs as they travled over to her other thigh. Stay strong! Catherine took a deep breath. "As much as I love the thought of having you all to myself… It's your sister's last night and she wanted to spent some time with you before leaving. And we both know that this will not happen if I take you with me." Catherine replied seriously as his hands were still caressing her somewhere on her thighs.

"And after we have had dinner?" Steve asked giving her the most innocent look he could make as his face got closer to hers.

"After dinner we can do whatever we want." Catherine replied and then she leaned into kiss him.

"I love you." Catherine said as their lips parted and she just looked into his eyes. Way too hard to say no…and he knows it! Catherine thought to herself as Steve pulled her back on to his lap and held her in his arms so he could passionate kiss her again. She struggled to break free. Ok, Cath, see if you can resist me now.

"I love you, too, Cath, more than youknow."

"Steve, I think…" She managed to say when she freed his lips from his. "Stubborn man." Catherine mumbled against his lips as Steve tighened his arms his love, and deepened their kiss showing her that he had already made his decision about her. I will never ever let her go, not for all the money in the world, not for … Ouch!

"Ouch!" Steve pulled his head back and reached for his bottom lip. "Catherine?!" he looked totally surprised.

"That's what happenes when you are too stubborn." Catherine replied a winning smile on her face.

"You don't have to bite me." Think of it as a love bite, Steve.

"Payback is a bitch, isn't it?"

"Payback for what? I didn't do anything?" Steve replied then he had no idea about what Catherine was talking about.

"So you call that nothing?" She asked him brushing her hair over her right shoulder exposing the mark Steve left on her last night or this morning.

"That doesn't hurt, and you weren't complaining about it when it happened.."

"It doesn't hurt, but people can see it. I'm 34 years old and running around with a Hickey."

"There was a time in High School when we thought it was cool….a sign that you were spoken for."

Catherine just rolled her eyes. "So when do you pick me up?"

Steve just looked at her wondering if he should discuss her little bite attack or not. "I'll pick you up at 7."

"Then see you later." Catherine replied placing a quick kiss on his injured lip before she got out of the truck.

"Laters." That was all he could reply as found himself totally amazed by her again.

Mary-Ann had spend her day with her friends shopping at the mall and when she arrived at home she was surprised to find the house empty. Steve's truck was in the driveway but he wasn't in the house; she went outside to the beach to find her brother coming out of the ocean. "Hey! Where are Mom and Catherine?" Mary asked when he was close enough to hear her.

"Doris is looking at a house and Catherine is at her appartment. You don't mind that she is going to join us for dinner?"

"No, not at all. So from what I heard you guys are back together?" Mary replied with a chicken shit grin on her face because her plan worked perfectly.

Oh, no! Not her too! Wasn't Doris embarrassing enough? Steve asked himself blushing. "Yeah, I made it up to her and we are back together."

"Really? Aww, I'm so happy for both of you!" Mary almost squealed when she hugged her brother. "And I'm proud, really, really proud of you." She added.

"Thanks, sis. But without you I would still be the miserable caveman I was that can't admit his feelings. Thank you, Mare."

"Your welcome, but you should thank Danny, too. He was the one who locked you into his office." Mary replied letting go of her brother. "And about the caveman who can't admit his feelings, from what I heard this morning you learned that fast, huh? Both of you." Mary teased him.

Steve didn't know what to say to his sister. "Don't worry. I had earplugs for the night. But in the morning, well it was pretty interesting what I heard. I didn't think I would see you at all today." Mary just couldn't stop teasing him again.

"Mary!"

"What? It's not like you did something that I've never done before. But enough with the teasing, I have to get ready for tonight and you better get ready too. Do we pick her up or…?"

"Yeah, I'm going to pick her up, but you can still drive with us."

"Do you think Mom is really coming, because I have to tell you guys something and I want her to be there too." Mary asked a little worried that Doris wouldn't be there.

"She'll come." Steve comforted her. I hope for her that she will come.

The next chapter will be the last one, but I have already plans for a sequel.

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