*Caitlin's POV*

I was really glad I had sorted things out with Paul. At the very least it meant it wasn't weighing on my mind and I could concentrate on other things.

We spoke on the phone as often as possible, but because I was stuck in the RAW magazine offices and he was on the road, we didn't get to see each other at all.

I was sitting at my desk, doing yet another rewrite of my latest article when someone knocked on my door.

"You busy?" The person asked.

"I'm always busy," I replied, not taking my eyes off the screen. "But what can I do for you?"

"You can let me take you out to dinner."

My eyes finally left the screen and a smile crept over my face as I saw Paul leaning against the doorframe.

"Perfect timing, I'm starving."

*Paul's POV*

I sat watching Caitlin eat. I loved the way she picked the tomato out of her salad, the way she licked the sauce from the corners of her mouth, even the way she unconsciously kept swapping her fork and knife to different hands.

"What?" She asked as she caught me looking at her.

"Nothing."

"Well stop smiling at me like that then," she laughed. "You're giving me a complex."

I smiled back at her and began eating my steak again. I'd missed her on the road. Speaking to her on the phone just wasn't enough. I needed to see her smile. It lit up my whole day.

"So, you seem to be doing well on RAW," Caitlin commented after the plates had been cleared away. "You're pretty much bad where you were before your injury."

We spoke about wrestling for a while, then the conversation moved to more personal issues.

"So, what's with you and Jeff?"

"That's a long story," she sighed picking up her glass of wine. "Let's see, I met Jeff in Cameron when I was 18. I had just finished high school and run away from home, and the guy I hitched a lift from dropped me off there.

"I was in a diner, crying alone in a booth. Jeff came over and asked what was wrong. In my hysterics I told him everything and he insisted I crash in his spare room. And I just ended up staying." She laughed.

"But why did you run away? If you don't mind me asking."

"Of course I don't mind." Caitlin's eyes stayed focussed on her glass. "My uncle was sexually abusing me and I finally had enough."

I couldn't believe what I'd just heard. Some man, a family member no less, had violated this beautiful creature? It was too shocking. Caitlin instantly saw the shock on my face.

"You think of me differently now." It wasn't a question, it was a statement.

I reached over and placed a hand on her cheek. "No baby, I'm just upset that someone would touch you in a way other than lovingly."

*Caitlin's POV*

As soon as Paul said that, my feelings for him grew. That was the single nicest thing anyone had ever said to me.

"Thank you," I whispered, stroking the back of his hand and trying to hold back the tears.

We paid for our meal and Paul walked me back to my apartment. When we were outside my building, he turned to me and took my hands in his.

"I had such a good time tonight."

"Me too," I responded. "We'll have to do it again."

Paul leaned in and I held my breath as he kissed me. I wrapped my arms around his neck as the kiss deepened. Eventually we parted and he looked at me with a sweet half smile.

"I'm going to go inside now before I hold onto you again and never let you go," I giggled.

"Don't tempt me Caitlin," he laughed, his cockiness back. "I might take you up on that."

I forced myself to say goodbye and walk up the front steps. I got to the second top step before I turned around. Paul was still standing there.

"I knew you'd turn around."

I raised my eyebrow at him. "That's only because I could feel your eyes on my ass."

He laughed and shook his head. "Goodnight Caitlin."

I turned the key in the lock and went inside, but all I wanted to do was be with Paul.

*Paul's POV*

As I walked back to my hotel, my mind was filled with Caitlin. Our kiss was filled with so much emotion, and I realised I was beginning to have some real feelings for her.

That scared the shit out of me. I'd only felt like this once before with Stephanie. And while that had ended amicably, it still hurt. I didn't want to hurt like that again.

But a voice in the back of my head told me I was willing to take the risk with Caitlin.