Promise Me Chapter 16
~The Cottage~
Nikolas walked in only to see Catie.exercising, he groaned and rubbed his face with his hands.
Gia looked over her shoulder at Nikolas when she heard him groan. "What's wrong with you? Tough day?"
"Well I was hoping to come home to some peace and quiet, but instead you have the music blaring and are jumping all over the place." Nikolas knew it wasn't fair to yell at Catie, and get mad at her when it wasn't even her fault. It hadn't even been twenty-four hours and she was all he could think about, and they weren't very pure thoughts. She was driving him crazy; she didn't even to seem fazed by him so he didn't think the attraction was mutual.
When he realized he was doing the exact thing he didn't want to be doing he rolled over and groaned into the pillow.
"Okay, now do you want to tell me what's really wrong?"
Nikolas rolled over and looked up to see Catie standing in the doorway. "What are you talking about?" He asked, even though he knew what she was talking about, but seeing Catie standing in the doorway in tight clothes that showed her long legs, and midriff did things to him that made him crazy and didn't help his mood.
"You walk in here snapping at me when I wasn't doing anything wrong. If you had just asked me to turn down the music I would have, or I could've just gone jogging, but you flipped out."
"Look, I'm sorry I snapped, just a bad day at work." Nikolas said sitting up in bed.
"That's cool." Gia said as she walked into his bedroom and bounced onto his bed. Gia was really starting to like Nikolas; he was just the opposite of Jonny. He apologized, accepted criticism, and most of all he didn't belittle her or hit her.
But she knew nothing could happen with Nikolas for many reasons. They were roommates. They hardly knew each other. She was lying to him about who she really was. She was still technically married. It was too soon, too fast. She didn't want to go down that same road again. And she needed to be independent for a while.
All of those thoughts fogged up and left her mind when she was close to Nikolas, because she didn't care about any of that at that moment. All she could think about was that Nikolas made her feel something she had never felt before. He made her feel safe. ~ Nikolas sucked in his breath as she sat down on HIS bed.
"Well since you're here sulking, and NOT because of me, I'm going to go shower, I'm all sweaty. If you're sure you're okay?" After Nikolas nodded Gia hopped up and headed towards the shower. Leaving Nikolas yearning for a shower himself-a cold shower.
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~The Corinthos Penthouse~
"I'm not sure about her. I mean she hates Liz so that automatically says something, but there is just something off about her." Carly said right after informing Sonny that Catie would be joining them for dinner.
"What's her name?" Sonny asked, suspicious of everyone Carly had contact with.
"Uh.Catie Kline, I guess it's short for Caitlin. You don't mind that I invited her do you?"
"No, of course not, I was just curious. What do you mean something seems 'off?'" Sonny asked while pouring himself a drink. He could tell Carly was formulating a plan and that made him nervous. He had gotten some of what happened at Deception out of her, but he had a feeling there was more.
"I don't know, I guess you'll see when you meet her, then you tell me."
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~The Cottage~
Nikolas searched downstairs for Gia, when he heard her humming upstairs. He headed upstairs to find her, he was wondering if she wanted to have dinner with him, Lucky, and Liz. When he reached her door, he knocked.
"Come in!" She shouted happily at the door.
Nikolas opened the door only to find Catie clad in her bathrobe, which left little to the imagination.
Nikolas was speechless at first, "I.uh.I.uh.well.I.ah.was.um.just. uh.wondering if you. uh.wanted to.uh.join Lucky and his girlfriend. and.uh.me for dinner." He was so embarrassed he couldn't even look at her, but he couldn't seem to tear his eyes away either.
"Oh, thanks for inviting me, that's really sweet of you. And I would love to come, but I have to go and have dinner with my boss. Who, I just found out, is quite a piece of work. Interesting, but a lot to handle. Well anyways, I have to go have dinner with her."
"Really, um whom are you working for?" Nikolas asked out of curiosity and jealousy.
"Well its not definite yet, I guess we'll see after I have dinner with her and her husband."
Relief washed over Nikolas. "Well maybe next time. I'll leave you so you can finish getting dressed. Good luck with your dinner meeting." Nikolas walked out of her bedroom and shut her door behind him. He was so relieved that her boss was not only married, but also in fact a woman, he forgot to ask her whom the job was for. He didn't want to walk back in there to ask her again so he just walked downstairs to meet Lucky and Elizabeth.
~The Cottage~
Nikolas walked in only to see Catie.exercising, he groaned and rubbed his face with his hands.
Gia looked over her shoulder at Nikolas when she heard him groan. "What's wrong with you? Tough day?"
"Well I was hoping to come home to some peace and quiet, but instead you have the music blaring and are jumping all over the place." Nikolas knew it wasn't fair to yell at Catie, and get mad at her when it wasn't even her fault. It hadn't even been twenty-four hours and she was all he could think about, and they weren't very pure thoughts. She was driving him crazy; she didn't even to seem fazed by him so he didn't think the attraction was mutual.
When he realized he was doing the exact thing he didn't want to be doing he rolled over and groaned into the pillow.
"Okay, now do you want to tell me what's really wrong?"
Nikolas rolled over and looked up to see Catie standing in the doorway. "What are you talking about?" He asked, even though he knew what she was talking about, but seeing Catie standing in the doorway in tight clothes that showed her long legs, and midriff did things to him that made him crazy and didn't help his mood.
"You walk in here snapping at me when I wasn't doing anything wrong. If you had just asked me to turn down the music I would have, or I could've just gone jogging, but you flipped out."
"Look, I'm sorry I snapped, just a bad day at work." Nikolas said sitting up in bed.
"That's cool." Gia said as she walked into his bedroom and bounced onto his bed. Gia was really starting to like Nikolas; he was just the opposite of Jonny. He apologized, accepted criticism, and most of all he didn't belittle her or hit her.
But she knew nothing could happen with Nikolas for many reasons. They were roommates. They hardly knew each other. She was lying to him about who she really was. She was still technically married. It was too soon, too fast. She didn't want to go down that same road again. And she needed to be independent for a while.
All of those thoughts fogged up and left her mind when she was close to Nikolas, because she didn't care about any of that at that moment. All she could think about was that Nikolas made her feel something she had never felt before. He made her feel safe. ~ Nikolas sucked in his breath as she sat down on HIS bed.
"Well since you're here sulking, and NOT because of me, I'm going to go shower, I'm all sweaty. If you're sure you're okay?" After Nikolas nodded Gia hopped up and headed towards the shower. Leaving Nikolas yearning for a shower himself-a cold shower.
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~The Corinthos Penthouse~
"I'm not sure about her. I mean she hates Liz so that automatically says something, but there is just something off about her." Carly said right after informing Sonny that Catie would be joining them for dinner.
"What's her name?" Sonny asked, suspicious of everyone Carly had contact with.
"Uh.Catie Kline, I guess it's short for Caitlin. You don't mind that I invited her do you?"
"No, of course not, I was just curious. What do you mean something seems 'off?'" Sonny asked while pouring himself a drink. He could tell Carly was formulating a plan and that made him nervous. He had gotten some of what happened at Deception out of her, but he had a feeling there was more.
"I don't know, I guess you'll see when you meet her, then you tell me."
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~The Cottage~
Nikolas searched downstairs for Gia, when he heard her humming upstairs. He headed upstairs to find her, he was wondering if she wanted to have dinner with him, Lucky, and Liz. When he reached her door, he knocked.
"Come in!" She shouted happily at the door.
Nikolas opened the door only to find Catie clad in her bathrobe, which left little to the imagination.
Nikolas was speechless at first, "I.uh.I.uh.well.I.ah.was.um.just. uh.wondering if you. uh.wanted to.uh.join Lucky and his girlfriend. and.uh.me for dinner." He was so embarrassed he couldn't even look at her, but he couldn't seem to tear his eyes away either.
"Oh, thanks for inviting me, that's really sweet of you. And I would love to come, but I have to go and have dinner with my boss. Who, I just found out, is quite a piece of work. Interesting, but a lot to handle. Well anyways, I have to go have dinner with her."
"Really, um whom are you working for?" Nikolas asked out of curiosity and jealousy.
"Well its not definite yet, I guess we'll see after I have dinner with her and her husband."
Relief washed over Nikolas. "Well maybe next time. I'll leave you so you can finish getting dressed. Good luck with your dinner meeting." Nikolas walked out of her bedroom and shut her door behind him. He was so relieved that her boss was not only married, but also in fact a woman, he forgot to ask her whom the job was for. He didn't want to walk back in there to ask her again so he just walked downstairs to meet Lucky and Elizabeth.
