Hello friends. Remembering that I don't own the characters, it's just a story from fan to fan.
Steve was sitting on the couch, squeezed between Brooke and Danny. He tried to pay attention to the movie and occasionally looked at Brooke and Danny and smiled. Deep down it wasn't a smile of joy, it was a smile to hide your pain. It was easier to smile to avoid questions that reminded him of what he didn't get over, it was easier to smile to try to deceive himself.
The film continued on the TV screen and he looked at his friends who were there, looked at Brooke, Eddie ... and felt alone in the crowd.
"Where will my love be?" he thought as he remembered that she had already been there on that very couch with him on happy days.
They were good moments divided only between the two. He lowers his head and smiles, and this time it is a genuine smile.
"Do you think the movie is funny?" Danny asked.
"Yes," Steve replied not to have to explain.
"But the hero of the movie is almost dying," Brooke told him.
"Sorry," Steve said.
A few minutes later, Steve excused himself and went into the bedroom. He opened the door to the balcony and looked out at the dark horizon. "Are you thinking of me as I am thinking of you? Even if you are with someone else, we are alone within ourselves."
Steve sighed and stretched his arms.
"You didn't teach me to live without you, you didn't teach me to forget you. You just taught me to love you. How to forget your beautiful smile?" Steve sighed.
He thought about where she might be right now. The urge to call her was so urgent, but he knew he wouldn't do it. "Where are you, Catherine? I could be myself with you. With you I didn't need to hide behind a smile."
Danny realized Steve was taking too long and went after him.
"Steve, you left Brooke there alone. This is not cool."
"You're right, Danny. I'm already coming down," Steve replied.
"Don't delay," Danny said and went back to the living room.
Steve looked again at the starry sky and thought about the smile and the sparkle in Catherine's eyes. "Who can compete with the stars besides you, Cath? Nobody." He asked and he answered himself.
Steve went down the stairs and returned to the living room. He sat down again between Danny and Brooke and smiled at her. "My smile, my cover."