Cassidy's POV
Connor and I walked down the flights of stairs until we reached to ground floor and walked out of the apartment building and made out way towards my car. There was complete silence between us as we walked, it was really awkward being caught by Melanie and Murphy and it was awkward walking down the sidewalk with Connor without being hostile.
"This is weird isn't it?" I asked not looking at him as wen continued to walk. When Connor didn't respond I looked over at him and he looked down and me and smirked.
"Nothin' weird 'bout da way I feel 'bout ya" Connor said and I looked at him suspiciously, "What?" He asked confused.
"Who are you and what have you done with Connor Macmanus?" I asked looking behind him searching for the real Connor. The man standing in front of me certainly wasn't the same man that had tried to kill me several times and he was not the man that used hate and force when making love to me. Connor stopped walking and frowned at me hurt by my words, this time it was my turn to question him.
"What's wrong now?" I asked and he just shook his head, "Connor" I glared and he began to walk again. I hurried to catch up with him and grabbed onto his arm, "Why do you always do that, you shut me out like I don't mean anything to you" I stepped closer to him and gazed into his deep blue eyes, "We both know that's not true, I mean something to you, and I always have, that's why you didn't kill me that first night" As I spoke Connor's jaw clenched and he seemed very uncomfortable. He suddenly shook his head and took a step back so he could walk around me and continue towards my car. I stood there and didn't say anything to him and let him walk away from me, I wasn't always going to chase after him like a love struck puppy, that just wasn't my personality, after all, this wasn't love. Connor finally realized that I wasn't following him and he turned around and groaned as he walked back to me.
"Come on, I'm supposed ta be walkin' ya to ya car" Connor nodded in the direction of my car.
"Connor, come on now, what happened to the sweet man that was walking me down the street earlier?" I asked and he looked at me with no expression on his face, "Obviously he doesn't exist" I mumbled to myself and pushed past him and started walking towards my car, "Come on, walk me to my car" I called back to him and Connor jogged to catch up with me.
"Now what's got ya panties in a bunch?" Connor stopped me.
"You seriously have to ask that question, you shut down every time I point out that you do something sweet, you don't let me in, and we are supposed to me civilized and try and make this work, but you live in your own world where you only let me visit when its convenient for you" I explained and Connor just listened to me and nodded when he felt it was appropriate.
"I'm not good at dis stuff Cass, I ain't built for relationships, so ya can't expect me to know what ta do all da time" Connor spoke and I understood what he was saying, but it still didn't make any sense why he went from one extreme to the next, but I decided not to press the issue, he was sort of opening up and I didn't want to stop that.
"I'm not either, especially with men like you, but you intrigue me in so many way, that I choose to stay and figure you out, so don't push me away like you've been trying to do, and I'll stop trying to kill you" I laughed and gave him a smile. He slightly smirked and I could tell I was breaking his hard outer shell.
"Deal" He smiled and threw his arm over my shoulder and we continued to walk towards the car again, we finally made it there and he took my hand in his and brought it up to his lips and kissed it lightly.
"What happened to my bad boy huh?" I asked smirking at him and there was a flash of something wild in Connor's eyes and he pushed into me and pressed me up against the side of my car and crashed his lips into mine. I moaned into the sudden and unexpected passionate kiss and Connor smirked into the kiss proud of his effects on me. When he pulled away I was out of breath and found myself leaning towards him wanting more, Connor was a mysterious man that was doing mysterious things to me, and I was loving every minutes of it.
"Ya know we still 'ave ta take Andrew out, gotta continue the search for da boss, it's our job" Connor said and I nodded knowing that Andrew wouldn't be a big loss, but it would get them one step closer to me and finding out that I was the boss.
"I know" I nodded. Connor smirked as I kissed him and said goodbye, I got in my car and looked at him one last time before starting my car and pulling away.
Murphy's POV
Melanie and I were still locked in a tight embrace as we kissed and my hands wandered all over her body, we had grown extremely close over the time we had spent together and the fact that we had taken the relationship the next level last night made our embrace even more intimate. We were highly distracted by each other when Connor came barging back into the apartment and hollered at us.
"Oh, get a room" I could tell by the sound of his voice that he was smirking.
"Shut it Connor" I called back and kissed Melanie a few more times before stepping away from her, it was bad enough we had walked in on Cassidy and him, but I didn't like it the other way around. I liked keeping my family and my relationships separate, I was a shy guy, and when it came to my brother I didn't like him knowing too much about my personal life.
"Jus' payin' it forward brudder" Connor laughed to himself and I growled in response.
"I'll walk ya out to ya car" I told Melanie and she nodded, I walked with her down the stairs and out to her car which was parked on the other side of McGinty's. I kissed her a few more times before she finally got in her car and I watched her pull away and kept an eye on her until she was out of view. I sighed to myself at the sudden loneliness that took over, never had I been this interested in a woman to where I missed her the second she left, Melanie was changing me for the better, I just wasn't sure Connor would feel the same about that. I made it back to the apartment and went to work reorganizing my bed and putting my things back where they were supposed to be, Connor was just finishing up showering when I finally finished and laid down on my bed to relax.
"So Cassidy 'nd ya got real close I see" I called out to Connor and he groaned.
"Oh fuck off Murph'" Connor retorted wrapping his bottom half in a towel.
"Serious, 'ow many times 'ave ya 'ad sex since da first time, I dint know ya 'ad dat kinda stamina" I teased but I had hit a soft spot and Connor glared at me more angrily than normal.
"Ya watch ya mouth" He warned and I laughed to myself.
"What 're ya gonna do Connor fight me 'gain" I shook my head knowing that was always Connor's way of settling something when it came to us.
"Damn right" Connor growled and I decided to let him be, I didn't have the energy to fight with him at the moment, all I wanted to do was relax and enjoy the peace and quiet.
"Since ya got someting ta say 'bout Cass and I, I got someting ta say 'bout Mel and ya" Connor began, so much for peace and quiet, "Ya awful soft on 'er lately, like unusually soft on 'er, you dint do what I tink ya did brudder" Connor pulled on his pants and used the towel that was previously around his waist to dry his blonde hair.
"No, Connor, I dint" I lied and hoped that Connor was buying it, but I could tell by the smirk that was tugging at his lips that he had caught my lie and was about to call me out on it.
"I call bullshit!" Connor shouted, "I call bullshit, ya told 'er dint ya, ah ya dumbass" Connor went on and called me some other names and complained some more but I ignored his complaints and tried to focus on more important things.
"Connor give it a rest" I groaned, but he wasn't done yet.
"Murph' ya can't 'onestly feel dat much for dis girl, she's a rich bitch dat prolly only loves ya for ya accent, dat was a pussy move ta tell 'er dat" Connor continued but I had, had enough when he called Melanie a bitch, that was crossing the line. I jumped out of bed and charged at him and tackled him to the ground, as soon as we hit the ground we both started failing our arms trying to hit one another but all we did was make a lot of noise and roll around on the floor. Finally we gave up and sat on the floor huffing and puffing and glared at each other.
"She ain't a bitch, 'nd I don' care what ya tink, I love 'er so just fuck off Connor and quit houndin' me 'bout it" I shook my head irritated that we always fought over the stupidest things.
"Ok" Connor said and I looked up at him kind of shocked, this had to be the first time that Connor had actually backed down from a fight without pressing the issue further or giving me a hard time about it.
"Ya really gonna just leave it at dat?" I asked and Connor nodded.
"If ya feel day way 'bout 'er der ain't anyting I can do ta change ya mind, all I can do is look out for ya and make sure ya safe, ya watch yaself wit her brudder, she is related to Cassidy" He smirked and stood up and offered his hand to me and helped me up as well. Once we were standing we gave each other our signature nod of understanding and went about out business. I was still shocked that Connor hadn't pressed the issue further, but I was glad that he was understanding about my feelings for Melanie and wasn't going to bug me about it. On the other hand, I hadn't promised to leave him alone about Cassidy so I took my chance.
"So what's goin' on wit Cassidy and ya, obviously not jus' a physical torture relationship like ya told me earlier" Connor stopped what he was doing for a second and then continued, I could tell he wasn't going to be as open about talking as I had been, but it was still my job as brother to give him a hard time, "She's a 'andful isn't she" I implied and Connor finally looked up at me and smirked.
"Dat she is" Just like Connor to make every insult I try to throw at him a positive.
"Nothin' can get ya down Connor, 'ow do ya do it" I shook my head and Connor just laughed to himself.
"Natural talent" I laughed along with him and we went back to what we were doing and silence fell over the apartment and I was finally able to relax and get some rest after the crazy night and morning I had, had.
A/N: Well this chapter was only a few words over 2,000, but that many nonetheless, more of a focus on Murphy, I feel like I neglect him sometimes. Hope you enjoy! Song for this chapter Burnin' Love by: Elvis Presley. Thanks McBrideReedusLover and Sissymac for your reviews! Wanna be mentioned R&R Please!