With nothing else to do on this snowy Sunday morning I thought I'd post another one. Hope you all are enjoying it.
With the weeks flying by, Catherine found herself, happier than she'd ever been in her life. It was now the end of June, when she woke one morning, with the sun, groaning softly, knowing it was early. When she tried moving, she felt herself being pinned by Annabelle. She chuckled at the octopus style hold Annabelle had on her. Even after all this time, she still found it hard to believe that they'd wake up like this every morning, most couples fall asleep cuddling and end up apart in the morning, but not this couple, no, they could fall asleep apart and end up tangled up in each other by morning and she wouldn't change it for the world. Freeing herself enough to roll over, she looked at Annabelle, who was breathing heavily, a faint snore making its way out of her mouth. Catherine smiled, no she wouldn't change anything, she was completely in love with this girl. Closing her eyes trying to go back to sleep she gave in when her bladder started screaming at her to get up. Sighing, she untangled Annabelle from her. Slowly climbing out of bed, smiling when certain muscles hurt, she pulled on her basketball shorts, well they were Annabelle's but she had claimed them, she made her way to the bathroom. Making her way back into the room, she noticed Annabelle hadn't moved, the sun caught the ring on Annabelle's finger. Catherine smiled, no there wasn't any other place she'd rather be, well maybe on a deserted island with Annabelle, but other than that. Deciding that her awaken presence in the room would end up waking up the slumbering beauty in the bed, she headed downstairs.
"good morning" Patty smiled hearing Catherine walk into the kitchen.
"good morning" Catherine smiled heading to the coffee pot
"you're up early"
"yeah" Catherine couldn't think of any other reply
"I'm assuming Anna is still dead to the world" Patty said setting her cup of coffee down on the table, as Catherine joined her
"yeah" Catherine rolled her eyes
"not very talkative this morning?"
"my apologies, sometimes I still don't know what to say to you or Nate, so I leave it at one word"
"well" Patty shifted in her chair "it's ok, I didn't know what to say to Nate's parents at first either. There will come a day when you'll be comfortable with us"
"thanks" Catherine smiled
"you have big plans today?"
"not that I know of, I'm sure Belle will sleep all day" Catherine said taking a sip of her still too hot to drink coffee
"well I am headed to Washington, got a lot to do before the big holiday week" Patty rolled her eyes "have you decided when you're heading back to Bloomington?"
"not yet, I'm kind of enjoying being out here, and with no stress of a job to go home to, I'm going to leave that up to Belle"
"Belle" Patty smiled "I love that she lets you call her that, I tried when she was little but she didn't like it"
"hmm" Catherine said taking another sip of her coffee, it had cooled a little and was easier to drink.
"shit" Patty said looking at the time "I have to get going, I'll be back on Sunday night. Try and keep her out of trouble"
"I will" Catherine smiled
"I'm more worried about if you run into Simone again, I know she's been causing problems with you two"
"I'm not worried, we haven't seen her since Belle told her we were engaged" Catherine said playing with her cup
"well hopefully it stays that way" Patty said rinsing her cup out and leaving it in the sink
"right" Catherine chuckled
"alright, I'll see you Sunday" Patty smiled as she made her way to the front door.
"hmm" Catherine said to herself as she picked up her cup again, looking out the patio door at the pool, she was lost in thoughts when she heard someone come in.
"good morning Catherine" Jamie said sitting down on the opposite side of the table as Catherine
"good morning" Catherine smiled, one thing she loved about being here is she was never alone for very long
"been up long?"
"not too long" Catherine said looking at her cup
"do you guys have any plans for today?" Jamie asked as she stood to grab a cup of coffee
"not that I know of, Annabelle is still sleeping"
"I noticed" Jamie smiled "well I was kind of wanting to go shopping, and Michelle is gone for the weekend so" Jamie said making her way back to the table
"Michelle huh?" Catherine smiled knowing that was Collins' first name
"yeah" Jamie smiled, Catherine noticed a change in her demeanor once Collins was brought up
"you two are getting along pretty well"
"yeah, I like her, thank you again for letting me tag along out here"
"no problem" Catherine smiled, silently hoping that their relationship would make it long distance. "well why don't we get cleaned up and you and I can go shopping"
"I'd like that" Jamie smiled, they hadn't had any time alone just to talk. Jamie was hoping for some of Catherine's expert advice on her and Collins' blooming relationship.
"ok, I'm going to go shower, give me about an hour" Catherine said standing, bringing her cup to the sink and following Patty's actions from earlier
"sounds good"
Catherine walked into the bedroom in just a towel, looking at the bed where Annabelle was now hugging Catherine's pillow, she shook her head and smiled, as she walked over to the bed "hey sleepy head, wake up" she said moving the bed with her knee. Annabelle groaned pulling the blanket over her head "no really Belle come on, wake up"
"I don't want to"
"I know" Catherine said, as she saw Annabelle poke an eye out "why are you in just a towel?"
"Jamie and I are going shopping" Catherine said walking over to the dresser and pulling out her clothes, letting the towel fall to the floor
"you woke me up to tell me your going shopping?" Annabelle groaned
"well I didn't want you to freak out when you finally got up, and no one was here"
"where's my parents?"
"your mom left for Washington, and I haven't seen your dad"
"oh he's probably golfing" Annabelle laid back on the bed "well, have fun shopping" she said pulling the blanket back over her head.
"we will" Catherine smiled, shaking her head, when she was finally dressed she walked over to the bed again, pulling the blanket down so Annabelle's head was out "I'm leaving, I'll see you later" Annabelle groaned as Catherine placed a kiss on her forehead and whispered "I love you"
"I love you too" Annabelle said pulling Catherine's pillow close and rolling over onto it. which prompted Catherine to laugh as she left the room.
"have you talked anymore about the wedding?" Jamie asked as they sat down for lunch, in the surprisingly not busy food court of the mall
"wedding?" Catherine asked confused tossing a fry in her mouth
"yeah yours"
"I'm getting married?" Catherine asked still confused
"yeah to Annabelle remember?" Jamie laughed
"oh right" Catherine laughed "no we haven't talked anymore about it"
"oh" Jamie looked down "so" she said looking up into Catherine's brown eyes "let's you and I talk about it" Catherine just smiled "what is it you would want?"
"well" Catherine said looking around "I'd like to get married on the beach, a small wedding with just a few friends and family of course, but given Patty's status I don't know if a small wedding will be possible" she chuckled
"yeah good point" Jamie smiled, waiting for Catherine to add more but she didn't "oh come on, you're a woman, no doubt you've been planning your wedding since you were little" Catherine smiled "yes I have" she sat straighter in her chair
"well, do tell"
"well" Catherine began "I've always dreamed of being married on the beach, as I stated earlier, but as far as everything else goes, I'm not too sure" she giggled
"how about a dress?" Jamie asked
"um, I'm not too sure, when I was younger, I used to dream about wearing this big elaborate dress with ruffles" they both laughed
"ruffles?"
"what can I say it was the 90's" Catherine said
"oh right, sometimes I forget you're older than us"
"I'll take that as a compliment" Catherine smiled "tell me about you and Collins"
"what do you want to know"
"oh I don't know, what's going to happen when you go back to Bloomington, which reminds me, have you thought about when that will be?" Catherine asked enjoying the small talk
"no, I talked to my mom a few days ago, she told me my great uncle passed away leaving my dad with some money, so I don't have to worry about finding a job, as long as I stay in school"
"sorry for the loss"
"I didn't know him, my dad was close to him when he was younger but they drifted apart, he didn't have any kids, as a matter of fact my dad was the only child in that family"
"explains why he got the money" Catherine said sticking a fry in her mouth, as Jamie smiled "so you're staying as long as we do?"
"if that's ok"
"it's fine with me" Catherine smiled "you think you and Collins can handle the long-distance thing, you know, when we do go back?"
"I'm sure hoping so, I really like her"
"we noticed" Catherine winked
"do you think it's wrong to fall for someone you've only known for a month?" Jamie asked looking into Catherine's eyes
"no, I don't, Annabelle and I hadn't been together all that long before I realized I was in love with her"
"do you think she feels the same?" Jamie asked suddenly nervous
"I think" Catherine said reaching across the table for Jamie's hand "if it's meant to be it will"
"it's too soon" Jamie said looking down at the table playing with her fork
"Jamie" Catherine said getting her attention "one thing I've learned is everything happens for a reason, you met Annabelle for a reason, you came with us for a reason, maybe that reason is Collins, maybe not, only time will tell, and if you're feeling the way you are feeling then maybe you should tell her, because who knows she quite possibly might feel the same"
"what if she freaks out?" Jamie asked quietly
"one thing I know about Collins is she's not the type to freak out especially about this" Catherine smiled "just go with your gut"
"nice psychologist you are" Jamie laughed
"good thing I'm not a psychologist, I'm a psychology professor, big difference" Catherine smiled nodding down at the trays "are you done?" Jamie nodded as they both stood.
"hey dork" Annabelle said answering her phone
"glad you answered, Jamie told me her and Catherine were shopping so I thought I'd call and talk to you while you were alone" Collins said Annabelle could hear in her voice something was up
"I'm here" Annabelle said rolling over, she was still lying in bed. "what's up?"
"well" Collins said taking a deep breath "I was thinking about applying at Bloomington"
"really that'd be awesome"
"alright well I'll work on that when we're off the phone" Collins said sighing
"that wasn't the only reason you called I can tell in your voice" Annabelle said sitting up knowing her best friend needed her full attention for whatever it was she was about to admit.
"Jamie"
"what about Jamie?"
"I think" she cleared her throat "I think she's the one"
"really?" Annabelle asked surprised, she was hoping they hit it off, but wasn't expecting them to fall for each other, she saw it in Jamie with the way her demeanor would change when Collins got brought up or she was here.
"yeah" Collins said "do, do you think she feels the same?"
"I don't know Col, you'll have to talk to her about that not me"
"how did you know Catherine was the one?"
"well" Annabelle paused and smiled "it just kind of happened, we were, well, you know, for a month or so, when I couldn't picture my nights not being next to her. I knew I was over Simone, and I was starting to fall for her. What hit me was the night of her birthday, she thought I was sleeping and she told me she loved me"
"wow" Collins said not knowing what else to say
"when do you come back?"
"I'll be back on Monday, and I can't wait to see Jamie"
"speaking of which has she mentioned to you how long she's staying? We never made definite plans on that"
"nope, I thought she was staying as long as you" Collins said hoping that was the case
"hmm, well I guess I'll talk to her about it when they get back"
"guess you will, hey I have to go, lunch is ready and you know how they are about eating as a family"
"right, call or text me later" Annabelle laughed
"ok, thanks bestie, love you"
"love you too and anytime" Annabelle smiled as she hung up the phone tossing it on the bed. "suppose I should get up" she said out loud, looking at the clock it was already passed noon, hearing her mom's voice in her head she laughed and hopped out of bed, in search of her shorts, she couldn't find them "dammit Catherine" she giggled as she reached into her drawer for another pair, as she tossed on her shirt. She headed downstairs and out to the patio for a smoke.
"what do you think of this one?" Jamie said pulling out a dress from the rack, they had decided to go look at wedding dresses.
"I love it" Catherine said taking it from Jamie
"go try it on" Jamie nodded towards the dressing room
"ok" Catherine smiled as she made her way to the dressing room. Once inside she began undressing, finally seeing all the marks on her stomach from Annabelle 'jeez looks like I've been beaten' she smiled, knowing that wasn't the case, she always made sure to keep the marks where they weren't visible "why are we doing this again" she asked knowing Jamie was right outside the door.
"because it's fun, and you are getting married" Jamie replied
"not anytime soon" Catherine said adjusting the top, so she wasn't falling out
"come on let me see" Jamie said knocking on the door
"fine" Catherine said unlocking the door and stepping out
"oh my god, you look amazing, Annabelle is sure to go crazy seeing you in it"
"Jamie, we aren't getting married anytime soon" Catherine was starting to get annoyed, she only proposed because it felt like the right thing to do at the time, she herself wasn't ready for marriage, although she wasn't getting any younger, she was already in her 30's. 'but Annabelle was worth waiting for' she smiled to herself "I do like it"
"and it fits perfectly, like it was meant to be yours"
"yeah" Catherine said turning around in the mirror "think it's too soon to get it?"
"I say do it, you'll need it eventually"
"yeah in like 100 years" Catherine giggled
"well you're a step ahead of me, you're engaged" Jamie giggled as Catherine smiled at her "I think I'll get it and have it shipped to my house then I don't have to worry about Annabelle seeing it"
"you will when we get back"
"ah but not if I have it shipped to Leonard's" Catherine smiled coming up with that last minute as she looked in the mirror, "I really like it"
"then get it" Jamie smiled as she met Catherine's eyes in the mirror. Catherine smiled, nodded, then headed back into the dressing room to change.
"oh my god" Catherine whispered as they walked in the house
"what?" Jamie whispered not knowing what was going on, as she heard the sound of a guitar, followed by a beautiful voice. "is that Annabelle?"
"you lived with her for an entire year, but you never heard her sing?" Catherine smiled
"no, besides she was with you most the time"
"right" Catherine smiled as she listened to the voice that could sooth her no matter what.
"she's amazing" Jamie said as she saw Catherine set the shopping bags down and head in the direction the music was coming from.
I am trying not to tell you
But I want to
I'm scared of what you'll say
So I'm hiding what I'm feeling
But I'm tired of holding this inside my head
I've been spending all my time
Just thinking about you
I don't know what to do
I think I'm fallin' for you
I've been waiting all my life and now I found you
I don't know what to do
I think I'm falling for you.
I'm falling for you.
As I'm standing here and you hold my hand
Pull me towards you and we start to dance
All around us
I see nobody
Here in silence
It's just you and me
I'm trying not to tell you
But I want to
I'm scared of what you'll say
So I'm hiding what I'm feeling.
But I'm tired of holding this inside my head
I've been spending all my time
Just thinking about you
I don't know what to do
I think I'm fallin' for you
I've been waiting all my life and now I found you
I don't know what to do
I think I'm fallin' for you.
I'm fallin' for you.
Oh, I just can't take it
My heart is racing
Emotions keep spinning out.
I've been spending all my time
Just thinking about you
I don't know what to do
I think I'm fallin' for you
I've been waiting all my life and now I found you
I don't know what to do
I think I'm fallin' for you.
I'm fallin' for you.
I think I'm fallin' for you
I can't stop thinking about it
I want you all around me
And now I just can't hide it
I think I'm fallin' for you
I can't stop thinking about it
I want you all around me
And now I just can't hide it
I think I'm fallin' for you.
I'm fallin' for you.
Oh
Oh no no
Oh
Oh, I'm falling for you
When Annabelle was finished with the song, she looked up seeing Catherine and Jamie standing in the doorway "hi" she smiled
"hi" Catherine said softly
"you just get back?"
"yup" Catherine said slowly making her way into the room, leaving Jamie standing in the doorway, it wasn't for long, when she realized what was happening she quickly disappeared, after she saw Annabelle take Catherine in her arms. "you know what you do to me when you sing"
"I wasn't expecting you back so soon" Annabelle said looking in those pools of brown, which were full of lust.
"so soon, we've been gone since 9" Catherine laughed as she kissed her. "you haven't been up very long have you?"
"ah, no" Annabelle said looking down
Catherine shook her head "I love you, I have some stuff to put away" she got out of Annabelle's grip and headed to where she left the bags
"what did you buy?" Annabelle asked following her
"a wedding dress" Catherine blurted out before thinking, as they both stopped in their tracks.
"a what?"
"um" Catherine turned around to look at her "we, um, we were looking at dresses and I found the perfect one, so I bought it" she could feel her heart pounding in her chest
"well, where is it?" Annabelle asked looking over the bags
"I had it shipped back to Bloomington, so I didn't have to worry about how to get it home"
"oh" Annabelle said, not knowing what else to say "well I can't wait to see it"
"you'll be waiting awhile" Catherine said picking up the bags and heading upstairs leaving Annabelle standing there contemplating what was happening. She stood there for a few minutes then followed Catherine's steps to the bedroom
"are you saying you want to get married soon?" Annabelle asked standing in the doorway
"no, I know we aren't ready, all I am saying is I found a dress I loved so I bought it"
"just like that?"
"yup" Catherine said going through a bag
"hmm" Annabelle said sitting on the bed, she wasn't sure on how to approach this conversation. "so, um, have you given any thought as to what you want, you know, as far as a wedding goes?" Catherine looked at her.
"Annabelle, I"
"Catherine, I know you've thought about it, what woman hasn't?"
"have you?" Catherine asked looking in those pools of blue
"I have" Annabelle said smiling
"and?" Catherine asked moving the bag so she could sit on the bed.
"I want to get married on the beach, a small wedding with a big party after" Annabelle saw Catherine smile, as she reached for her hand. "that's exactly what I want too" leaning in they shared a kiss that took Catherine's breath away. "god Belle, I don't know how you do it, but" she stopped letting out a deep breath
"how I do what" Annabelle asked giving her signature smirk
"how you take my breath away" Catherine added looking directly in those pools of blue
"you do the same for me" Annabelle was completely lost in Catherine's eyes, which shown nothing, but the love Catherine had for her.
"let me put this stuff away, Jamie's bored, so let's go do something"
"like what?" Annabelle asked sitting down on the bed
"I don't know" Catherine sighed, she wasn't sure what to do, they'd been there for over a month, and with Collins gone she wasn't sure what the 3 of them could do.
"let's just go hang out in the pool" Jamie said in the doorway, "sorry I didn't mean to interrupt"
"you aren't interrupting anything" Annabelle smiled "swimming sounds good to me, then we don't have to go anywhere"
"and you can put off taking a shower" Catherine said not bothering to look up "and cleaning up this mess" she added picking up a dirty sock and tossing it in the hamper
"what?"
"is this how it's gonna be when we get back?"
"who knows" Annabelle laughed standing up heading towards the door "come on, let's go swimming" she said as she passed Jamie. Leaving Catherine shaking her head, once everything was put away, she sat on the bed, sighing. She wasn't completely sure what she wanted she knew she loved Annabelle, falling more in love with her every day, but was she, were they, ready to be married? Looking around the room, she found a picture Annabelle had put on the dresser, they had taken at the beach, she picked it up, it was the 2 of them smiling. Annabelle had Catherine in her arms, she remembered after Collins had taken the picture, she had pushed Annabelle into the water. Being with them made Catherine feel younger, she smiled putting the picture back on the dresser and leaving the room. Descending the stairs, she heard Annabelle and Jamie giggling about something as they went outside, making her miss having a friend, although she was happy with Annabelle, and being around her friends, but it was making her nostalgic for friends her own age. Shaking her head to get the thoughts out, she made her way to join the younger girls.
"Annabelle no"
"why"
"why what? Why no?"
"yes, why no" Annabelle said spinning around looking at Catherine "it's not like you give a fuck anyway"
"what is that supposed to mean?"
"the last few days you haven't given a shit about what I do or what I want"
"what's that supposed to mean" Catherine asked, she stopped, thinking back, she sighed, realizing the last few days she was in a funk, thinking back to the day they went swimming, and her realizing she wanted friends her own age.
"exactly what I said" Annabelle said as she walked past her out of the room down the stairs. Leaving Catherine alone in the room, she sighed and sat on the bed. Trying hard to keep the tears in, the psychologist in her told her she needed to talk to Annabelle about what was on her mind lately, and make sure she knew it had nothing to do with her feelings for her, but the other part of her told her to keep it bottled up. That Annabelle wouldn't know how to deal with it, and she should just try hard and let it go. "no dammit, I need to talk to her" she said to herself as she stood up, making her way to find Annabelle. Once downstairs she found Annabelle in the kitchen talking to Jamie. Overhearing their conversation about Simone, Catherine felt the green monster in her stomach again. Not having control of her actions, she turned around and headed back upstairs. Finding her suitcase in the closet, she set to work packing. Looking in the mirror that was above the dresser, she stopped, taking a good look at herself "look at you Stark, this isn't you" she said to herself as the flood gates opened. She made her way backwards to the bed, putting her head in her hands, as she sobbed. Annabelle must have sensed something was wrong, the next thing Catherine knew was the feeling of Annabelle pulling her into her arms. "Catherine, what's wrong?" she whispered, as she ran her hand through her hair. Catherine tried to tell her but nothing was coming out. "Catherine" Annabelle said softly, pulling back, looking into her brown eyes, that were red and puffy "I can't help you if I don't know what's wrong"
"I'm sorry Belle" Catherine sobbed
"sorry about what?" Annabelle asked confused, she really didn't know what was going on with her, it was like a switch had been flipped and Catherine turned into this completely different person.
"here" Catherine said pulling out of her grip, reaching for her phone she pulled up an article, handing it to Annabelle to read
"oh Catherine, I, I didn't know" Annabelle said setting the phone down on the bed pulling Catherine in, suddenly everything made sense.
"I know you didn't, I should have told you, but"
"baby" Annabelle said, reaching up she had Catherine's face in her hands "you can tell me anything" she pulled her back in, holding her tight. Looking around she saw Catherine's suitcase on the bed "were you leaving me?"
"no, well yes, but not in the way you think, I was" Catherine paused as she sniffled "I was going to go home"
"why?"
"I don't want to fight with you, Annabelle, it kills me when we fight"
"the same for me, but we both know that couples fight, it's healthy" Annabelle said
"I know but" Catherine couldn't think of anything to say
"I love you" Annabelle said kissing her forehead
"I love you" Catherine sniffled "you're going to make one hell of a psychologist"
"I learned from you" she said, Catherine finally let a smile grace her face "are you going to be ok?"
"I will be" Catherine sighed, wondering if she should tell her about the other things that were bothering her
"that's not it is it?" Annabelle asked
"no" Catherine said looking at the floor. It was like Annabelle could read her like a book
"what is it then?"
"I'm just lonely"
"lonely? How could you be lonely in this house, someone is always here"
"Belle" Catherine paused sighing "not that kind of lonely, I miss" she stopped "I miss being around people my own age"
"my parents are about your age"
"Annabelle be serious here"
"I am, shit you're closer in age to them than we are"
"Annabelle" Catherine breathed out "it's not" sitting on the bed
"I get it" Annabelle said sitting next to her "do you have anyone from college you could call?"
"no, we all lost contact, years ago, the only one is" she shivered when she went to say the name, Annabelle just nodded, putting her hand on Catherine's leg "well if you want, we can head back home after my mom's party"
"Annabelle, I don't want to go home" Catherine sighed
"then what is it you want Cat? Tell me, you want the moon? Just say so and I'll throw a lasso around it and give it to you" that made Catherine chuckle and say "nice" it was a quote from Catherine's favorite Christmas movie 'It's a Wonderful Life' "but in all seriousness, whatever you want to do we can do"
"can we maybe spend the day together just the two of us"
"I can make that happen" Annabelle said realizing outside of sleeping they hadn't had any time alone since Collins had been gone
"don't get me wrong I love Jamie, it's just"
"I get it, Collins will be back today, so why don't we get up early tomorrow and I'll take you out for the day"
"I'd love that" Catherine smiled
"but for now, why don't WE put your stuff back in the drawers and head down for a swim" she made sure to put emphasis on we
"ok" Catherine said standing up, Annabelle did the same but reached out pulling her in close kissing her softly "I mean it when I say I'll give you the world"
"I know you do, and I do too" Annabelle smiled kissing Catherine then set to work putting Catherine's clothes back in the drawers.
"I thought I heard the doorbell" Annabelle smiled as she and Catherine made their way into the living room seeing Collins sitting next to Jamie on the couch
"I got back early" Collins smiled jumping up to give Annabelle a hug, while Annabelle had a hold of her she whispered, "can I talk to you in the kitchen for a minute?"
"yeah" Collins said letting her go following her to the kitchen
"now that you're back, do you think you can entertain Jamie for a couple days while Catherine and I have some much-needed alone time?"
"I can do that" Collins smiled, but it didn't last long "is everything ok?"
Annabelle sighed "I hope so, I think some time alone will help"
"yeah go" Collins said "I got Jamie" she winked following Annabelle back into the living room "I'm sorry Catherine" Collins went over and wrapped her in a hug "I didn't get a chance to give you a hug yet"
"oh, um" Catherine said surprised, not sure how to take this, Collins had never hugged her before, she made a mental note to ask Annabelle what she had said to her in the kitchen.
"so Jamie, Catherine and I are going to take off for a couple days, will you be ok?" Annabelle asking hoping that didn't sound too rude of her
"oh, um" Jamie said looking at Collins who nodded "I guess that'd be ok"
"I have something planned for you, so we'll be busy anyway" Collins smiled
"ok" Jamie smiled
"ok well" Annabelle said looking at Catherine "let's go pack" nodding towards the stairs, Catherine quickly followed
"where are we going?"
"we have a cabin, a couple hours from here in the mountains, I figured we could go there for a couple days, it'll be just the two of us, and peace and quiet, just what I think we need"
"no distractions?" Catherine asked it came out as a question, but it was more a statement
"none" Annabelle smiled reaching out pulling Catherine close and kissing her
"sounds nice" Catherine smiled
"let's get some clothes packed and we can leave"
"ok" Catherine said kissing her
"we need to stop at the store in the town before the cabin, get the necessities"
"the necessities?" Catherine asked
"yeah I'm pretty sure there isn't even toilet paper there" Annabelle laughed "we haven't been here in years, or I haven't I don't know when the last time mom and dad came here"
"ok" Catherine said, it almost came out as a whisper, Annabelle looked over at her "are you ok?"
Sighing Catherine looked at her "I'm sorry I'm such a whiney bitch, this isn't who I am"
"baby, it's ok" she reached over grabbing Catherine's hand "I understand"
"I hope you do" Catherine turned to look out the window "I can't get over the fact that whenever I hear Simone's name I" she stopped
"you what?" Annabelle asked curiously
"I get jealous" she said pulling her hand away, it took a lot of her to admit that
"I know you do" Annabelle said softly "but I want you to know I love you not her"
"I know Belle, but"
"what would put your mind at ease?" Annabelle asked, she thought she knew what the answer would be, but she wasn't 100% sure.
"I don't know" Catherine sighed. The conversation stopped from there and they drove the next few miles in silence. Until they came into the town where they had to stop. "ok time to go shopping"
"we should get married" Catherine blurted out
"um, I thought we were already planning that?"
"soon, let's get married before we head back to Bloomington" Catherine said nothing thinking before she talked
"I thought you wanted to wait?" Annabelle said pulling into a parking spot and putting the car in park
"would it really matter if we are married or not? I mean you either way you'll finish school, I'll make sure of it"
"no, I suppose not, I just" she paused looking straight ahead the light caught the ring on her finger, she looked over at Catherine "if you're sure this is what you want let's do it"
"I am sure" Catherine smiled "now let's go get our necessities, I'm getting hungry"
The song in this chapter was Falling for you by Colby Caillat