Title: Woody Falls In Love

Chapter Four:

Author: Jaycee

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Catherine's first night at the bar was such a success that Sam immediately hired her as a full time waitress – a fact that made Carla extremely happy. Not only does she get to work with her favorite niece – but Sam also allowed her to have half-shifts and to sometimes even take the night off, something that she really needs because Eddie is coming back to town in a few days.

Even the regular patrons at the bar had grown a liking to Catherine – with her sunny personality and great looks, she's a big hit with the customers.

"Good evening sir, ma'am. How may I help you?" Catherine asked her customers two weeks later, a big smile on her face.

"Two martinis please." The man ordered and she went to the bar.

"Hey Woody?" She called out. Woody, who was cutting up a lemon, immediately released the paring knife he was holding and went to Catherine.

Cliff stared at Woody's retreating back in surprise. They were talking when Woody suddenly left him. He turned to Norm. "Hey Norm. What's up with Woody Boy?" He asked curiously.

Norm popped a few peanuts into his mouth and looked at Cliff. He shrugged his shoulders. "What do you mean, Cliffy?" He asked.

"Everytime Catherine calls him, he suddenly stops anything that he's doing and attends to her." Cliff replied. They both looked at Woody who was talking to Catherine as he fixed up two martinis.

Diane walked in between them and placed the tray on the bar. "Are you two blind? Can't you see that Woody likes Catherine?" She asked, shifting her gaze from Cliff to Norm.

Cliff leaned onto the bar as he exchanged a look with Norm. "Woody Boy? In love?" He asked. Diane sighed as she fixed her apron.

"You two ninnies are so blind. Woody's been like that ever since Cath started working here. I don't think he just likes her – I think he's in love with her." Carla inputted as she entered the bar, placing the dirty mugs on it.

"Oh I see. Our little Woody is finally growing up." Norm said smilingly, making the others laugh at the teasing tone of his voice.

The door opened and in came Sam. "Hey everyone. What's going on?" He asked, smiling at Catherine as he passed her.

Diane smiled. "Hello, my fiancé." She greeted warmly. Carla rolled her eyes and went out of the bar to tend to her customers. Sam nodded at Diane and kissed her lightly on the lips.

"We were just talking about Woody." Diane informed him.

"Why? What about Woody?" Sam asked and opened a bottle of seltzer.

"It seems like our little Woody is in love with your new waitress." Cliff said, gesturing at Woody, who was staring at Catherine as he went back to this task of paring a lemon.

Sam chuckled. "Woody? In love with Catherine? I don't think so."

Diane frowned. "Why won't you believe us? Call Woody and we'll ask him what he thinks of Catherine." She suggested.

"Yeah. Yeah. That would make us know for sure if Diane's theory is right." Cliff agreed.

"Okay." Sam turned and called out, "Woody. Come here man." Woody walked over to them. "Yeah Sam?" He asked.

"We just have a question to ask you, Woody boy." Norm began, as he started to smile.

"Sure. Anything." He answered.

Norm looked at Cliff and they both nodded. "Are you in love?" They asked in unison. Sam and Diane laughed and they all looked at Woody for his answer.

Woody looked at the four of them, and Diane's smile grew as Woody blushed. "I don't know yet. Maybe I am. Maybe I'm not." The three men hooted, making the patrons in the bar look at them curiously.

"Hey guys. What's up?" Catherine asked as she entered the bar. Woody turned around in surprise, almost bumping into Sam.

"Nothing Catherine. Um… we were just talking about…" Norm trailed off and looked at Sam for help.

Sam nodded and looked at Catherine who was leaning against the bar, looking at them inquisitively. Sam thought about his answer, and then he remembered what Woody told him earlier before he stepped out of the bar. "We were just talking about… the play that Woody is trying out for tonight." He said, clapping Woody on the shoulder. Woody stared at Sam and started shaking his head.

Catherine stood up straight. "You're an actor Woody?" She asked. Woody nodded without saying a word. "I've always wanted to be an actress – but I just don't have the guts to try out." She said.

"Well… why don't you come with Woody tonight? You can see if you can try out or something." Diane suggested.

Catherine glanced at Diane and then shook her head. "Oh I don't know. I can't act and…" She trailed off and then looked at Woody sheepishly.

Woody just stood there looking at her when Sam pushed him towards Catherine, nodding encouragingly. "Um… Catherine. Do you want to come with me tonight? You can try out, if you want." He told her, smiling.

Catherine smiled. "Really? But I wouldn't want to be a hindrance…" Woody held up a hand to stop her from continuing. "You can never be a hindrance, Cath. I would love it if you can come with me." He said looking into her eyes and then looking down on the floor.

"I would love to go with you Woody. I've always wondered how it will be like to be in a real theater." She said excitedly and Woody was awed with the way her eyes were twinkling happily.

"Great. Great. Why don't you two kids start your night right now? Things are really slow tonight so I'm sure I can handle this bar alone." Sam said as if an after-thought.

Woody and Catherine both looked at Sam and Woody shook his head. "Oh no Sam. We can leave later. The tryouts are not for another hour." Woody said, not understanding the look that Sam is giving him. 

Diane stepped forward. "No Woody. You two can go out now so you can have dinner first." She said clearly.

Woody looked at Sam and then at Diane, understanding finally dawning on his face. He grinned and clapped Sam on the shoulder. "Thanks Sam, Ms. Chambers." He said.

Catherine warily followed Woody out of the bar. "Are you guys sure?" She asked.

"Yes, we're sure. Have fun you two." Sam called out and he and Diane waved when they exited the bar.

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"I told you I couldn't go up that stage, Woody! Why did you enter my name?" Catherine asked laughingly as she and Woody walked into Cheers about three hours later. Woody tried out for the part of Romeo in the local production of Romeo and Juliet.

Woody grinned. "I thought you were just kidding when you said you have stage fright." He said and gestured for her to sit down on one of the bar stools and he went behind the bar. The bar was almost empty, with just Pete talking to Norm. Diane and Carla were cleaning the tables and Sam was behind the bar, counting the money in the cash register. "What would you like, Cath?" He called out, patting Sam on the back as he passed his boss.

"Just water Woody. Oh my… I can't believe I froze up just like that!" Catherine moaned, frowning as she placed her head on her arms.

Woody shook his head. "Don't be so hard on yourself Cath. It can happen to anyone." He said consolingly. Catherine looked up and saw Woody trying to keep a straight face – and failing.

"You actually think that this is funny! I can't believe you!" Catherine said indignantly.

Woody was repentant immediately. "I'm sorry Cath. I didn't mean to be insulting or anything." He said remorsefully. But when he looked at her, he saw the sides of her mouth was twitching upwards too. "You're not really mad." He said, shaking his head, smiling.

Catherine laughed. "Of course I'm not. I was just kidding." She told him as she accepted the bottle of mineral water.

Sam walked over to them. "So I guess its safe to say that you two had fun." He commented.

Cath looked at him. "Oh yes Sam. Woody is a great actor. I believe that he's going to get that part." She praised, looking at Woody with a big smile.

Woody started to shake his head, blushing slightly. "Oh I don't know about that. I want to get the part, but if I don't, then that's okay too." He said.

"We'll be going now, people. I'll see you tomorrow!" Norm called out as he and Pete went out of the bar.

"I'll be going too, Sammy." Carla called out. She turned to Catherine. "You coming Cath?" She asked.

Catherine shook her head. "That's okay Carla. Its Woody's turn to lock up tonight and I told him that I'll stay with him. He's going to take me home later." She replied. Woody met Sam's eyes at this, and the latter winked.

Carla shrugged. "Okay. Bye everyone." And with that, she went out of the bar.

"Sam. Are you ready?" Diane asked. Sam turned around. "Yeah I am. So, we'll be leaving you two kids alone, okay?" He said.

Woody smiled. "Yeah Sam. Night Ms. Chambers." He called out. Catherine echoed his sentiments and the two puttered around the bar in comfortable silence. When the bar was finally spotless, the two sat down on the bar stools and faced each other.

Catherine smiled at him. "Carla told me that you came from a farm. How was it living there?" She asked, curious.

"Oh it was the best. I've always loved living in the farm. I love animals and I love taking care of them." Woody replied.

"Why did you come here then if you love living in a farm so much?" She asked.

Woody shrugged. "I just want to make more out of myself, you know? So even though my father didn't really want me to continue staying there – I said that I have to do this. So I went here. And I don't regret for doing this. I love it here." He explained. He looked at her and asked, "How long are you going to stay here again?"

"Just for the summer. And if I like the college, then I'll stay here longer than that. I heard that the Boston University is great with their Veterinarian course." She replied.

"You like animals?" Woody asked. It's the first time he has talked to a city girl who actually likes to be around animals.

"Not only do I like them – I love them! When I was a kid, I would pick up stray cats and dogs from the streets and I would take them home – which drives my mom crazy coz in a week's time, our house is so filled with animals that there's no space left for us to walk around anymore." Catherine reminisced, making the two of them laugh lightly.

"I did that too when I was a kid. My mother used to get mad at me too – but she understands my love for animals." Woody supplied.

Catherine grinned. "I've never met someone who understands my love for animals like you do, Woody. I am so glad that I met you." She said, looking at him.

"Me too." He said. They continued staring at each other, the smiles on their faces slowly fading into awareness.

Catherine was the first one to break away from their gaze. She jumped off the stool and walked over to the door. "Let's go?" She asked, grabbing her jacket from the rack.

Woody looked at her in confusion and nodded. He grabbed his jacket and opened the door for Catherine, letting her walk out first. He then secured the door and they walked side by side down the street.