Back at One
Pt 5
Disclaimer: I dont own Sarah "Mac" McKenzie, she belongs to Bellisarius entertainment. I dont own Gallant either but he is tied up in my closet if you want him later. I dont own the song used in this fic either I was just listening to it and thought it would work for this chapter
"You look good mom, why don't you go" Dylan said to his mother who had just tried on her tenth outfit
"Yes Cat will you just get out of here now" Mac said coming into the room with a bowl of popcorn
"All right guys I love you thanks for doing this again Mac" Cat said grabbing her coat and running out the door. She ran outside and hailed a cab "South side café" she told the driver, the drove a long time to a little restaurant by the river "Thanks keep the change" she said giving the driver money
"You're a little late" Gallant said jokingly as he saw her walk in the door
"Sorry it was Dylan" Cat said giving him a hug
"That's okay, besides they haven't called my name to be seated yet" Gallant said giving a side wards glance at the waiter
"Slip him some money it always works for me" Cat said handing him a $5 bill
"Okay it worked we're going next" Gallant said coming back over to Cat. They followed the waiter to a back table that was lit with candles
"Here you go" the waiter said handing him and Cat menus "Would you like to order a bottle of wine?" he asked
"Sure, one of your best" Gallant said
"So do you know if anything is good here?" Cat asked after the waiter left
"I don't know I'm used to eating pizzas, the sirloin looks good" Gallant said looking at the menu
"I don't want to order anything to expensive this is our first date" Cat said smiling
"Order anything you want don't mind the prices" he said winking, the waiter came back and took their orders and left Cat and Gallant with nothing to talk about
"So, what got you to join the Marine Corps?" Gallant asked
"I don't know, I always looked up to Sarah and I saw how much she loved the marines and I thought it would do me some good, since our father wasn't very much in our lives and well neither was our mother so she was like both to me" Cat said "Do you have any brothers and sisters?" she asked
"I've got a whole bunch of them," Gallant said laughing a little "They are all pretty much in the army except for my sister" he said
"Oh I guess she dodged a bullet there didn't she?" Cat said laughing
"Well, she's autistic and she's a teacher, so she does the community some service" he said
"Oh Michael I'm so sorry I didn't know" she said
"No that's okay I haven't told a lot of people about that" he said looking at the table in front of him. They were both pretty silent and then their food came and they ate in silence until the check came "So are you about ready to go?" he asked
"Yeah, lets grab our coats and we're out of here" Cat said getting up
"So what do you want to do now?" Gallant asked as they stood outside of the restaurant
"I don't know what do you usually do around here?" Cat asked
"Well I've got an idea" Gallant said walking out into the street "Taxi!" he yelled. The taxi pulled up and both Cat and Gallant got inside
"Where to lovebirds?" the driver asked
"The pier please" Gallant said. They finally got there and they exited the cab
"Oh my Michael this place is beautiful" Cat said as she saw the Ferris Wheel lit up
"I know a good friend told me about this place a long time ago" Gallant said choking up a little
"What happened to this friend?" Cat asked as they sat down on one of the benches
"He was a doctor at the hospital his name was Mark Greene and he unfortunately died of brain tumor last year" Gallant said, "He told me this was the place that he first told his girlfriend that he loved her
"Oh wow, how special," Cat said, "I can see why he liked this place so much its so beautiful"
"Do you hear that music?" Gallant asked referring to the faintly hear music from the fair grounds
"Yeah I do" Cat said
"You want to dance?" he asked standing up
"Here?" Cat asked astonished
"Good of place as any" he said reaching his hand out for hers
~*~
This years love had better last
Heaven knows it's high time
And I've been waiting on my own too long
But when you hold me like you do
It feels so right
I start to forget
How my heart gets torn
When that hurt gets thrown
Feeling like you can't go on
Turning circles when time again
It cuts like a knife oh yeah
If you love me got to know for sure
Cos it takes something more this time
Than sweet sweet lies
Before I open up my arms and fall
Losing all control
Every dream inside my soul
And when you kiss me
On that midnight street
Sweep me off my feet
Singing ain't this life so sweet
This years love had better last
This years love had better last
So who's to worry?
If our hearts get torn
When that hurt gets thrown
Don't you know this life goes on?
And won't you kiss me
On that midnight street
Sweep me off my feet
Singing ain't this life so sweet
This years love had better last
This years love had better last
This years love had better last
This years love had better last
~*~
Gallant kept Cat close to him as they kept swaying even though the music was over. He looked deep into her eyes and saw again what he saw the other night
"Cat?" he said
"Yes Michael" she said still lost in his arms
"I think I'm going to kiss you again," Gallant said leaning in
"I think I just might have to kiss you back," Cat said as she pressed forward and felt his warm lips touch hers in a kiss that left Cat unstable
"Wow I think I might have just lost all medical knowledge," Gallant said jokingly
"Wow me too" Cat said as she laughed
"You know I don't think I've ever had this great of a night" Gallant said as the were sitting in the taxi on the way back to Cats apartment
"Me neither I say we definitely do it again" Cat said taking Michaels hand in hers. They finally got back to Cats apartment and Michael walked her to the door
"Well I guess this is where we part ways huh?" Gallant said shifting his weight on his feet
"Yeah I don't think I wanted this night to really end" Cat said leaning up against the wall
"Well we'll see each other tomorrow, and by then all the rumors will run rampant on what we did tonight" Gallant said laughing
"Yeah nothing is ever a secret around there I haven't been there that long and already figured that one out" she said
"Well good night Cat" Gallant said leaning in for another kiss that again left Cat unstable
"Good night Michael" she said as he left. She walked back into the apartment to see Mac and Dylan pretending to be asleep on the couch "Okay guys how much of that were you watching" she asked
"Oh not all of it" Dylan said jokingly
"Isn't it past your bedtime young man?" Cat asked
"Okay good night mom" he said giving her a kiss on the cheek
"Good night hon don't forget to brush your teeth" Cat said as she heard a groan from him
"So I take it the date went well?" Mac asked gathering up the bowl from the popcorn they ate
"Yeah it went very well I think this guy will be a lot better then David" Cat said plopping down on the couch
Pt 5
Disclaimer: I dont own Sarah "Mac" McKenzie, she belongs to Bellisarius entertainment. I dont own Gallant either but he is tied up in my closet if you want him later. I dont own the song used in this fic either I was just listening to it and thought it would work for this chapter
"You look good mom, why don't you go" Dylan said to his mother who had just tried on her tenth outfit
"Yes Cat will you just get out of here now" Mac said coming into the room with a bowl of popcorn
"All right guys I love you thanks for doing this again Mac" Cat said grabbing her coat and running out the door. She ran outside and hailed a cab "South side café" she told the driver, the drove a long time to a little restaurant by the river "Thanks keep the change" she said giving the driver money
"You're a little late" Gallant said jokingly as he saw her walk in the door
"Sorry it was Dylan" Cat said giving him a hug
"That's okay, besides they haven't called my name to be seated yet" Gallant said giving a side wards glance at the waiter
"Slip him some money it always works for me" Cat said handing him a $5 bill
"Okay it worked we're going next" Gallant said coming back over to Cat. They followed the waiter to a back table that was lit with candles
"Here you go" the waiter said handing him and Cat menus "Would you like to order a bottle of wine?" he asked
"Sure, one of your best" Gallant said
"So do you know if anything is good here?" Cat asked after the waiter left
"I don't know I'm used to eating pizzas, the sirloin looks good" Gallant said looking at the menu
"I don't want to order anything to expensive this is our first date" Cat said smiling
"Order anything you want don't mind the prices" he said winking, the waiter came back and took their orders and left Cat and Gallant with nothing to talk about
"So, what got you to join the Marine Corps?" Gallant asked
"I don't know, I always looked up to Sarah and I saw how much she loved the marines and I thought it would do me some good, since our father wasn't very much in our lives and well neither was our mother so she was like both to me" Cat said "Do you have any brothers and sisters?" she asked
"I've got a whole bunch of them," Gallant said laughing a little "They are all pretty much in the army except for my sister" he said
"Oh I guess she dodged a bullet there didn't she?" Cat said laughing
"Well, she's autistic and she's a teacher, so she does the community some service" he said
"Oh Michael I'm so sorry I didn't know" she said
"No that's okay I haven't told a lot of people about that" he said looking at the table in front of him. They were both pretty silent and then their food came and they ate in silence until the check came "So are you about ready to go?" he asked
"Yeah, lets grab our coats and we're out of here" Cat said getting up
"So what do you want to do now?" Gallant asked as they stood outside of the restaurant
"I don't know what do you usually do around here?" Cat asked
"Well I've got an idea" Gallant said walking out into the street "Taxi!" he yelled. The taxi pulled up and both Cat and Gallant got inside
"Where to lovebirds?" the driver asked
"The pier please" Gallant said. They finally got there and they exited the cab
"Oh my Michael this place is beautiful" Cat said as she saw the Ferris Wheel lit up
"I know a good friend told me about this place a long time ago" Gallant said choking up a little
"What happened to this friend?" Cat asked as they sat down on one of the benches
"He was a doctor at the hospital his name was Mark Greene and he unfortunately died of brain tumor last year" Gallant said, "He told me this was the place that he first told his girlfriend that he loved her
"Oh wow, how special," Cat said, "I can see why he liked this place so much its so beautiful"
"Do you hear that music?" Gallant asked referring to the faintly hear music from the fair grounds
"Yeah I do" Cat said
"You want to dance?" he asked standing up
"Here?" Cat asked astonished
"Good of place as any" he said reaching his hand out for hers
~*~
This years love had better last
Heaven knows it's high time
And I've been waiting on my own too long
But when you hold me like you do
It feels so right
I start to forget
How my heart gets torn
When that hurt gets thrown
Feeling like you can't go on
Turning circles when time again
It cuts like a knife oh yeah
If you love me got to know for sure
Cos it takes something more this time
Than sweet sweet lies
Before I open up my arms and fall
Losing all control
Every dream inside my soul
And when you kiss me
On that midnight street
Sweep me off my feet
Singing ain't this life so sweet
This years love had better last
This years love had better last
So who's to worry?
If our hearts get torn
When that hurt gets thrown
Don't you know this life goes on?
And won't you kiss me
On that midnight street
Sweep me off my feet
Singing ain't this life so sweet
This years love had better last
This years love had better last
This years love had better last
This years love had better last
~*~
Gallant kept Cat close to him as they kept swaying even though the music was over. He looked deep into her eyes and saw again what he saw the other night
"Cat?" he said
"Yes Michael" she said still lost in his arms
"I think I'm going to kiss you again," Gallant said leaning in
"I think I just might have to kiss you back," Cat said as she pressed forward and felt his warm lips touch hers in a kiss that left Cat unstable
"Wow I think I might have just lost all medical knowledge," Gallant said jokingly
"Wow me too" Cat said as she laughed
"You know I don't think I've ever had this great of a night" Gallant said as the were sitting in the taxi on the way back to Cats apartment
"Me neither I say we definitely do it again" Cat said taking Michaels hand in hers. They finally got back to Cats apartment and Michael walked her to the door
"Well I guess this is where we part ways huh?" Gallant said shifting his weight on his feet
"Yeah I don't think I wanted this night to really end" Cat said leaning up against the wall
"Well we'll see each other tomorrow, and by then all the rumors will run rampant on what we did tonight" Gallant said laughing
"Yeah nothing is ever a secret around there I haven't been there that long and already figured that one out" she said
"Well good night Cat" Gallant said leaning in for another kiss that again left Cat unstable
"Good night Michael" she said as he left. She walked back into the apartment to see Mac and Dylan pretending to be asleep on the couch "Okay guys how much of that were you watching" she asked
"Oh not all of it" Dylan said jokingly
"Isn't it past your bedtime young man?" Cat asked
"Okay good night mom" he said giving her a kiss on the cheek
"Good night hon don't forget to brush your teeth" Cat said as she heard a groan from him
"So I take it the date went well?" Mac asked gathering up the bowl from the popcorn they ate
"Yeah it went very well I think this guy will be a lot better then David" Cat said plopping down on the couch