Cassidy's POV
I made it home and tried to keep my mind focused on other things besides Connor and everything that had happened the night before and the fact that Melanie and Murphy had walked in on us made it ten times worse. I rushed into the house and up the stairs and left a trail of clothes as I walked towards the shower, I was going to wash away the feelings and move on with my day. I stepped out of the shower and went into my walk in closet and picked out a pair of khaki slacks and a nice teal short sleeved button up shirt, I slipped on my black flats and headed down the stairs where I almost knocked over Melanie as she was coming up the stairs.
"Good you're out of the shower, we need to talk right now!" Melanie grabbed onto my arm and dragged me back up the stairs and into her room. I walked over to the small couch she had in her room and took a seat confused.
"What do we have to talk about now?" I asked not wanting to talk, I wanted to get to work and lose myself in the day.
"You and Connor silly" She hopped onto her bed and looked at me expectantly. I groaned and rolled my eyes not wanting to talk about anything.
"Melanie, there isn't anything to talk about" I complained and she just shook her head.
"No, you don't get to get away that easily" Melanie stared me down and I groaned again.
"What do you want to know?" I asked knowing she wouldn't give it a rest until I told her everything she wanted to know.
"What happened, how did it start, do you love him, was he any good, when you going to see him again?" She rattled off a million questioned and I just shook my head laughing.
"Things happened, can't remember how it started, don't love him, that's for me to know and you to never find out, and I'm not sure when I will see him again, didn't think about that" I explained and she was practically floating in excitement.
"Oh come on what happened?" She asked trying to get information out of me.
"We talked and argued" I said and she frowned and glared at me and I couldn't help but laugh at the look on her face, "After we argued, I finally broke down and asked him if he felt anything for me because I thought I felt something for him, and he answered and then things got nice and hot" I could feel my cheeks getting heated.
"So he said he did?" She asked and I side glanced at her.
"Got hot and heavy, so yes he said he did" I smirked and she squealed like she had that morning.
"I'm so excited for you Cass!" She exclaimed and I shook my head, it was strange that she was more excited about all of this than I was.
"Yea, yea" I continued to shake my head, "Now you spill, usually when you want to talk about me, there is also something you want to say as well" I questioned and Melanie's face turned bright red and she got really excited.
"Murphy said he loved me, well I said it first and he was kind of shy and nervous about it, but then later that night while we were ya know, he said it back!" She rambled on a mile a minute and I found it hard to understand everything that she was saying.
"Wow" I said shocked, I was really surprised that Melanie had said it to Murphy let a lone him saying it back, I was afraid that Mel was getting too deeply involved with Murphy that when it came time to finally get rid of them she wouldn't be able to let go.
"I know right, I can't believe it, I'm in love with Murphy MacManus and he loves me back" Melanie smiled to herself and the fact that she was truly happy made me happy, but there was always the thought that Murphy could do something to hurt her.
"Yea, I can't believe it either" I smiled but it wasn't genuine. Luckily Melanie was too distracted by her excitement to notice. Suddenly my phone rang and I took it out and pressed the answer button, Melanie hopped of her bed and ran over to me to listen in thinking that it was Connor or something.
"Hello?" I answered and one of my informants spoke into the other line.
"We have a lead on the Saints, we need to know if we are to pursue the matter or stop the search" I looked around not making eye contact with Melanie and thought about what my decision was going to be. If I didn't make them pursue the issue then they would not see me as fit to lead the mob anymore, but if I pursue it there is a chance of my people finding the Saints and executing them, and the way Melanie now felt about Murphy I wasn't sure I could hurt her like that.
"Pursue at all costs" I said before I had actually finished my thoughts.
"Yes ma'am" My informant replied and I hung up the phone, when I turned around to look at Melanie she looked extremely pissed off.
"How could you tell them to pursue, what happens when they catch them, do you not care about Connor, do you not care about me" Melanie was starting to get teary eyed and it made me very uncomfortable, I didn't realize that she was going to take this that hard.
"Listen, Mel it's not what you think, I have to make them believe that I'm leadership material, I need you to understand that I do care about you" I looked at her and she shook her head not believing me.
"If you cared about me, you would call off this search and let Murphy and I be happy, and I still cant believe that after you finally gave into Connor you are still gunning for him" Melanie was really disappointed in me, but I needed to make her understand that I was doing this to protect us.
"Melanie they are gunning for me, they are searching the ranks to try and find the boss, they want to kill me, you honestly think that Connor is going to not kill me just because I'm sleeping with him, because I don't think he will hesitate at all" I was saying these things, but I hadn't realized what I was saying until then, I was afraid of what would happen when Connor did find out, because I did believe that he would kill me without a second thought.
"Cass, I don't think he would kill you, you didn't see the way he looked at you, he really cares about you, I could see it in his eyes" Melanie reassured me, but I wasn't about to believe her. I would do what I needed to in order to protect her, and myself even if it meant eliminating Connor and Murphy from the equation.
The Next Day
Melanie's POV
I was wandering around the house not really knowing what to do, Cassidy was busy with mob business so I had no one to hang with so I opted for flipping through the channels on the TV. I had found a very interesting zombie show called The Walking Dead and I was very intrigued by the characters, the cop in the show was climbing under a tank and zombies were trying to get to him, I was practically on the edge of my seat screaming for him to get out of there. Out of no where my phone buzzed to life and started blaring music and I literally jumped off of the couch and had to take a few seconds to catch my breath. After I composed myself I reach down and took my phone off the couch and answered.
"Hello?" I questioned not looking at the caller ID before answering.
"Mel, it's Murphy" Murphy's familiar and soothing voice came of the phone and I was instantly at rest.
"Oh hey Murph' what's up?" I asked and I caught myself twirling my hair around my hand and immediately stopped myself, after all I was a grown woman.
"Jus' wonderin' if ya would want ta go to dinner tanight?" Murphy asked and I had to hide my excitement at the thought of Murphy and I going on an actual date.
"Of course" I smiled so wide my face started to hurt.
"Good, I'll pick ya up 'round 7, bye Mel" Murphy said and hung up the phone before I could say goodbye or even say I loved him again. I was so obsessed with saying it constantly, I wanted him to never forget it, and the fact that he would say it back every time made me never forget that he loved me as well. As soon as I got off the phone I screamed very loud in excitement and was shocked when Cassidy ran into the room with her weapon drawn and looked around ready to kill.
"What's wrong, what happened?" She asked out of breath and I couldn't help but smirk to myself and laugh. She tilted her head and looked at me confused and I told her to put down her weapon.
"Murphy asked me out to dinner, we need to go shopping!" I grabbed onto her arm and dragged her towards the door.
"At least Tivo my show!" She ran back into the living room and recorded the rest of The Walking Dead. I smirked at her and then noticed she still had her gun in her hand.
"Best be leaving that here" I suggested and she nodded and went to lock it in the liquor cabinet instead of the gun safe.
"No one will look there" She smiled and we walked out the door.
We went straight to my favorite store and I practically ran back to the dresses, I wanted something nice and flattering, but also something sexy and flirty. Cassidy groaned to herself as I fluttered around and looked at all the dresses.
"Come on Cass, maybe we can find something for you too, something Connor will love" I pulled on her arm and she reluctantly followed me.
"I'm not shopping for Connor" Cassidy shook her head and I immediately frowned.
"Why not?" I stopped and looked at her, she looked away from me and shrugged.
"Don't see a point" She finally looked at me and I smiled.
"Well then we find something for you to feel great in just for the hell of it, but first a dress for me" This got me a smile from her and she was finally on board for dress shopping. I knew things were weird between Connor and her, but I felt like he would really enjoy seeing Cassidy all dolled. I explained to Cassidy what I wanted and she laughed in my face.
"I don't think they make conservative dresses that are sexy, kind of a contradiction" She shuffled through a rack and finally took out a dress that was a teal/robin's egg shimmery color, "But I think this would look amazing" She handed me the dress and I ran to the dressing room to try it on. It was a tube dress and hugged me in all the right places, I wasn't blessed with big boobs like my cousin, but I still had a full figure and this dress accented everything perfectly. I walked out and showed Cassidy, she beamed when she saw my face.
"This is the dress" Cassidy smiled and stood next to me in the mirror, I was in love with the dress, but I didn't want to get too attached I still wanted to try on a bunch more.
"Pick out more, I wanna try on at least 30, it has to be the best for Murphy, he deserves the best and I want to give it to him" I rambled on and Cassidy rolled her eyes and walked back to the racks of dresses and thumbed through them, "He really is great Cass, he treats me nice, he's super sweet and gentle, great in bed, very sensitive when need be, amazing body, and the accent" I was undressing and dressing as I continued to talk about just how great Murphy was. Cassidy continued to hand me dresses and everything, every time I walked out in a dress it just wasn't the same reaction as the first one and I frowned at all the others.
"I've been talking about Murphy too much haven't I?" I asked and Cassidy laughed.
"No, not at all, I just feel like I slept with him too after everything you've told me" I could feel the heat rise to my cheeks and I got really embarrassed.
"Well let's talk about you and Connor, when are you guys going to go out on a date?" I asked and Cassidy laughed again.
"Connor would never do what Murphy is doing, he's too tough and hard for that" She explained and I thought I heard a bit of disappointment in her voice.
"Are you ok with that?" I asked watching her carefully in the mirror as I modeled the dress.
"Yea, I've never been a girl that wants to be wined and dined all the time" She shrugged.
"Just a skip straight to dessert type of girl right?" I turned and looked at her and a smirk tugged at her lips.
"He has to at least buy me a drink first" She cocked an eyebrow and we both broke out into laughed at her seductive comment. At that moment I knew that the teal dress I tried on was my date dress and we headed for the check out still laughing about Cassidy's comment.
A/N: So here is 26 this was a fun one to write! Hope you enjoy! Song for this chapter is going to be Tickets by: Maroon 5. Thank you McBrideReedusLover and Sissymac for your reviews, love seeing what you guys say! Wanna be mentioned R&R Please!