Melanie's POV

I heard someone coming down the stairs and was surprised when Connor walked into the kitchen and started rummaging through the cabinets while rubbing at his chest.

"Everything ok over there?" I asked and Connor immediately froze.

"What, yea, all good" He waved me off and continued to search he cabinets.

"Looking for anything in particular?" I stood up and walked over to the counter next to him. He seemed frustrated or in pain and there was a franticness in his movements that slightly worried me.

"Pain, I've got pain" He looked down and slightly shook his head as he continued to rub at his chest.

"Advil" I opened the cabinet to the left of him and grabbed the bottle and pressed it into his palm, "Though I'm not sure that's going to help the type of pain you're experiencing" I scoffed and started to pour myself another cup of coffee.

"What?" Connor turned and looked at me and I smirked as I kept my head down and focused on pouring the thick brown liquid into my mug.

"The pain right there" I poked Connor in the chest where he had previously been rubbing and I was afraid for a moment that he was going to attack me, but when I saw he was not on the offensive, I continued, "No Advil will help that" I smirked and looked at him over my coffee mug. He looked at me with a very confused expression on his face and I knew he was very lost.

"That's heart ache you're feeling you dumbass" I laughed and left him to his thoughts after I poured another cup of coffee to take to Murphy in the living room.

"What are ya smirkin' 'bout?" Murphy asked as I sat down on the couch and handed him his mug.

"You're idiot brother is lovestruck" I giggled to myself and Murphy looked at me and I had to control my laughter because he looked like he had just been told the world was ending, "Stop it please, I can't breath" I squeaked out in between fits of laughter.

"My brudder?" Murphy asked and I nodded my head as a response. Murphy shook his head and rubbed his forehead as he pondered the thought and the rand his hand through his hair and scratched the back of his neck before looking back at me. The look on his face still struck me as funny and I couldn't stop myself from laughing once again.

"All laughing aside, it is sad" I stated and suddenly got very serious. Murphy looked at me once again confused by my sudden change in emotion.

"What makes ya say dat?" He questioned and I shrugged before settling into the side of his chest, as I got comfortable on the couch.

"Cassidy loves him, and now he loves her, he just doesn't know, it's kind of tragic that they can't see just how much they love each other" I explained and Murphy just shook his head.

"Ya girls and your overthinking keeps ya from seeing anything, ya get obsessed with relationships, no wonder men are afraid of ya" Murphy spoke and I turned around and glared up at him and he just smiled down at me.

"You better watch what you say about us women, because last I checked, you needed us to have pleasurable sex" I smirked wickedly and Murphy immediately changed his tune and tried to suck up to me, but I did my best rich girl impression and stuck up my nose to him.

"Melanie, I need your help with something" Cassidy's voice floated into the living room and she could have had better timing, because I was serious about punishing Murphy for that little comment.

"What can I do for ya?" I asked as soon as I made it into the dining room where she had set up shop.

"Which arrangement do you like better for the flowers to go on the casket, I kind of like theses, but Joe would kill me if there were purple flowers on his grave, but these don't have any pazzaz, I don't know, there will be the whole Boston PD, should I ask them" Cassidy rambled on and on and finally stopped to take a breath and I could tell she was still on the verge of cracking. Losing Uncle Geoff had cracked her, but losing Joe by her own hands had shattered her all the way to the core, though she would never admit it.

"Cassidy, you need to slow down you are on fast forward, take a second to stop and think" I started to approach her, but just like a butterfly, she got spooked and started to flutter onto other things.

"These flowers, now Joe won't want any of the mob guys there, not with the cops all there, how do I keep them out, they will want to pay their respects, two wakes, two funerals, no that won't work" She started pacing and rambling and I final had, had enough.

"Cassidy!" I yelled and she stopped and looked at me shocked, "Stop moving, stay there, don't say anything, just stop" She continued to study me, but to my surprise she had listened and was standing there silent.

"I want you to take a deep breath and relax for five seconds, just five seconds, so you don't spontaneously combust" I demanded and she actually sucked air into her lungs and let it out slowly. I had to admit I was slightly jumping in triumph inside, because Cassidy Isabella Morelli had never actually listened to me.

"Now sit down and I'll bring you a glass of water" I walked into the kitchen and was shocked to see that Connor was asleep at the table a glass of water in hand pushed out in front of his head resting on the wooden table top. I had to stop myself from stopping and admiring the cuteness of the situation, before I walked over to the cabinet and grabbed a glass and filled it with water. When I walked back into the dinning room Cassidy was still sitting where I left her and she willingly accepted the glass of water and sipped on it periodically.

"Thanks" She sighed and I almost asked her to repeat it, but I figured she was under enough stress as it was and I didn't need to make it any worse by having her repeat her gratitude.

"Anytime, but Cassidy, you have got to slow down, this stress is going to kill you, and I wont have that" I tried a small smile and I was relieved when she returned it and relaxed into the chair she was sitting on.

"Do you know where-" I cut Cassidy and pointed to the kitchen, I knew she was about to ask where Connor was and I figured it would be cute for her to walk in on him napping.

Cassidy's POV

I was as calm as I would be for the next few days as I walked into the kitchen and discovered Connor sleeping on the table. I looked around the room suspiciously and slowly approached him. The encounter we had, had in my room had been so strange and I wanted so badly to just talk to him and have him say anything back to me, even if it was that he hated me and never wanted to see me again. Not only my emotions, but his constantly confused me as well, it seemed like one moment he was all over me and the next he was afraid to touch me, I knew one thing for sure, I loved him.

"Connor?" I whispered and he didn't stir, I slowly approached him and just prayed he wasn't having a terrible dream when I woke him up.

"Connor?" I took the glass of water away from him and sat down in the chair next to his before I ran the back of my hand lightly over the side of his cheek. He stirred slightly and made a sound that sounded like a groan and a sigh combined.

"Connor?" I spoke one more time and his eyes shot open and he looked up at me with his head still rested on the table. Connor sat up proper in his chair and stretched slightly before speaking to me.

"Hey" It was one word, but it was all I needed to feel dramatically better, I was lovestruck by Connor and I was ok with that, the man made me feel like I could conquer the world and comforted me when I thought I couldn't.

"I see you decided to take a little nap, didn't sleep well last night?" I asked and scooted his glass of water back towards him and he picked it up and took a drink.

"Was a little worried 'bout ya after everyting" He confessed and I smiled shyly as Connor was slowly opening up to me.

"Sorry, didn't mean to keep you up" I apologized and he looked at me like I had said something terribly wrong.

"Don' apaologize" I had to stop my jaw from hitting the floor as Connor sat there and continued to look at me. I realized that I had been silent for an abnormally odd period of time and cleared my throat before I spoke.

"Well, you're welcome to go an take a nap in bed, instead of resting on a hard table top" I suggested and he waved me off.

"I'll be good, beds at 'ome aren't too much nicer dan this table" He chuckled to himself and I smiled back at him. Suddenly everything went silent and we were just sitting there awkwardly, "Ya know, it should really be me doin' da apologizing" Connor confessed and I tilted my head slightly, not understanding what he meant.

"Ya saved my worthless life by takin' out ya brudder 'nd I never thanked ya" Connor rubbed the back of his neck as he spoke and that was one clue to me that he was very uncomfortable with the whole situation.

"Apology accepted" I smirked and he looked up at me shocked, "Besides, I saw the world that didn't have you in it, and I like this one better, even if I still have you as a thorn in my side" I laughed and Connor's eyes brightened up.

"So we're back to normal, no more" He paused, "Whatever dat was up der" He waved his hand towards the stairs and I nodded.

"No more" I reassured him and things started to not feel as weird between us, but I could still feel the pang of hurt left over from the realization that he had no feelings for me.

"Cassidy" Connor spoke my name and I snapped out of my thoughts and looked at him expectantly. Connor shook his head almost fighting with himself about a thought that wanted to creep out of his mind.

"There's, just" Connor trailed off and I so badly wanted him to just spit out what he was trying to say, "Do ya need 'elp wit anyting?" He finally asked and I wanted to scream because it definitely wasn't what I wanted him to say.

"Well I'm sure you don't want to help me with funeral arrangements" I paused and he just continued to look at me. I was so confused and so badly wanted to know what was going on in his head, but sadly he was locked up tight like a bank safe.

"Well if ya don' want me ta 'elp" Connor almost seemed hurt by what I had said and it automatically made me feel bad.

"You can help if you would like" I backtracked and his eyes lit up at my words and I couldn't help but smile.

"Don' see anyting else ta do" He shrugged his shoulders trying to play it off as he was not really interested in helping, but I knew that he really did want to help.

"Well come on then" I pushed my chair back and abruptly stood and waited for Connor to wake up some more and start moving. I led Connor into the dinning room and showed him just what I was trying to decide and he helped make some of the decisions that I was having difficulty with. As much as I hated Connor sometimes, for the things he put me through, he was still the one person that I turned to lately when my world felt like it was crashing down around me, there was just something about him that made me feel at peace, something that felt like home.

Melanie's POV

Murphy was rambling on about something that was on the TV, but my focus was on Connor and Cassidy in the dinning room they were actually working together and not threatening to kill anyone. I honestly just wanted to walk in there and spill the beans about Connor being in love with Cassidy, but I didn't, I wanted Connor to break out of his stubborn shell and face his love like a man, like his brother had with me. I glanced at Murphy and smiled and he stopped talking and looked at me funny.

"What?" He questioned as I continued to smile at him.

"Oh, nothing, just admiring the view" My smile turned into a wicked smirk and Murphy was getting the hints I was dropping and carefully picked me up and carried me upstairs and into my bed room.

Cassidy's POV

I heard giggiling and when I turned around to see what it was I saw Murphy carrying Meanie up the stairs, I rolled my eyes at the whole thing and turned back to my work.

"What was dat all about?" Connor asked and I glanced up at him, acting like I didn't know what he was talking about.

"What was what about?" I questioned back and Connor gave me his best 'I know you're hiding something' look.

"The rollin' of the eyes and the growl" Connor looked down as he gathered together some of the papers we had spread out on the dinning room table. I swallowed hard as I tried to think, I thought I had only rolled my eyes, but apparently I also growled, stupid body making noises I didn't permit.

"Did I do that?" I shrugged my shoulder, "I didn't notice" I ended the conversation by grabbing papers and walking out into the hallway and slipping into the secret mob room. It felt so weird being in here after no doing business for so long, with there being no major problems with moving the product there wasn't much need for regular meetings, but I thought I should get one together just to check up on things.

"So what's dis room?" Connor walked up behind me and I turned to take the papers he was holding before answering.

"Mob room" I ran my hand over the back of my chair, I felt closure, having the man who killed my family in the room that all of those family members had been in, and I sighed to myself as the emotions and worries were lifted away.

"Ya-" Connor stopped himself before he asked me if I was ok, I smiled to myself because he had actually listened to me when I told him to stop asking me that.

"I'm fine, really" I turned and smiled at him before I jumped up on my tippy toes and planted a quick kiss on his lips before leaving the room. If only he knew just how fine I was with all of this.

A/N: So now I'm working towards 60 chapters, only 9 more to go! Can't wait to see where this goes. Sorry that it has been a little dull lately, but everyone knows that happiness cannot last for long with the saints! Hope you enjoy! Song for this chapter is Devil Inside by INXS. Thanks Sissymac for the review! Wanna be mentioned R&R Please!