"Warrick, where do we go from here? There is so much to think about and . . ." Catherine was starting to realize what had happened between her and Warrick. She knew they couldn't just be together. Life wasn't that easy. She was his boss, his supervisor. Could it work out for them?

Catherine was unsure.

The two were still tearing up the dance floor.

Warrick cut her off by putting a finger to her lips and gently murmuring into her ear, "Shh, Cath calm down, its gonna be fine. Trust me, alright."

Catherine nodded her head in reply. "But its just that . . . well, I'm your boss. We could get in trouble if anything happened and if Ecklie were to find out about it. . ."

"Hey Cath, lets go some place where its more quiet. I can't concentrate with the music."

"Lead the way Rick."

Warrick took her hand and led her out of the club to the parking lot where she then took him to her car. Catherine got in the drivers side as Warrick did the opposite.

"Alright." Warrick said, starting the conversation. "First of all, Ecklie will not find out and so what if he does. I think Nick and Sara might start dating now too. So its not like we would be alone. Second of all, Ecklie won't find out. And third, the lab doesn't have to know. We can very easily keep them all in the dark."

"Yeah but what about Lindsey? Warrick, she is finally starting to come around you know. She is hanging out with a better group of friends now, and luckily, she hasn't been picked up hitch hiking again. She talks to me about school and she gives me respect. We are starting to build a stronger mother, daughter relationship now and I wouldn't want a man to wreck that for us . . . but I think it would be different with you. She likes you Warrick."

Catherine paused to take a breate because she had bene talking so quickly.

"Go on." Warrick told her patiently.

"I remember when I told her that you had gotten married, she got upset..But then when I told her you were getting a divorce it was just like an angle had come down upon her and she was the happiest teenage girl I had ever saw. When she was younger, after Eddie . . . after Eddie died, she had hope of you and I getting together.

Together the two just sat in silence for a minute. Warrick didn't know how to respond to what Catherine had said so he just took her hand in his.

All these emotions and hidden feelings were coming out and it upset him to know how she felt for him but he was too clueless to see any of her feelings.

God how stupid am I? Why the hell did I think I was in love with Tina? Think of all the rejection Catherine must have felt when I got married. Man, I made some hell of a lot of mistakes.

These were all the thoughts going through Warrick's head. He had never felt like such a fool before.

They sat in silence for a few moments but he then took her into his arms and held her close.

She hadn't felt safe with anyone in a long time but with Warrick she did.. He was everything she needed. He was everything she wanted and he wanted her. They wanted each other and each other they would have.

TBC