CHAPTER SIX

Catherine stepped outside through the back door of the cafe and breathed in deeply. She leaned back against the wall behind her and exhaled. She just stood there and looked ahead of her, her mind drifting off to the conversation she'd had earlier in the afternoon with Danny. This led her mind to the wander off in to thoughts of John Cena.

She didn't really know how to feel about the whole situation. She knew she was attracted to John, but did she really want to get involved with someone else after her failed relationship with Richard? But would she regret letting the opportunity pass her by, knowing that she may never see John again? Would she always wonder what might have been?

Catherine was jolted out of her thoughts by the sound of someone clearing their throat beside her. A bewildered look came across her face as she turned her head to see who this person was. She gasped slightly when her brown eyes meet the blue ones of John Cena.

He smiled gently, shoving his hands in to the pockets of his jeans.

"What are you doing out here?" Catherine asked, suprised to see him of all people.

"Danny let me through." John said after a slight pause. "I...ummm...I just wanted to..." he stuttered, trying to find the right words. Catherine laughed softly at John's attempt to speak. John just smiled and leaned against the wall beside her.

There was a few moments of silence before John turned towards Catherine, taking his hands out of his pockets and playing with the hem of his jersey. "Look...erm...I know you're probably gonna say no, but...umm...I was just wondering if...if maybe...you'd wanna go out with me sometime?" he finally managed to get out, looking away from her as soon as he had finished speaking. And as soon as he had said it, John cursed himself for being so forward.

A few seconds passed in silence before Catherine turned and looked up at John, a small smile on her face. "Look, John..."

"No, it's okay." John said, holding his hand up, stopping her from going any further. "I knew this was a bad idea. I'm sorry...I should really get going." he said, turning around and headed back inside.

His attempt to leave was stopped though by Catherine as she placed her hand gently on John's arm. "No, John, listen to me." she said. He turned around and looked at the woman in front of him. "John, it's...it's not that I don't want to...it's just that..." Catherine muttered, looking down at the ground. "I...I just don't think I'm ready to get involved with anyone right now."

John moved a little closer to her, placing his index finger under her chin and tilting her head up slightly until their eyes met.

"Why not?" he whispered to her.

Catherine sighed and moved out of John's reach. "I've just got out of a very complicated relationship, John, and I just don't think this would be a good idea."

John nodded slightly. "But you said it's not that you don't want to." he said, again taking a step closer to her. "So, you do want to?"

Catherine sighed and ran her hand through her hair. "That's not the point, John..."

She was cut off in mid-sentence by John's fingers against her lips. "Do you want to?" he repeated.

Catherine paused for a moment, then nodded slightly and pushed John's hand away.

"It doesn't matter though." she said, shaking her head. "I just don't think it would be very smart jump straight in to another relationship right now." Catherine exclaimed, turning her back on John. "You should just go." she murmured quietly, crossing her arms across her chest.

John lowered his head and went to turn away, but then stopped himself. There was definitely something between him and Catherine, did he really want to just walk away from it now?

He took a breath and walked up behind Catherine, placing his hands on her arms and turning her around to face him. She tried to look away, but John moved his hands up and placed them on either side of her face, preventing it.

"I...I don't know what it is, but...I like you...a lot..." John started. "I know feel something for you...and I know you feel something for me...all I'm asking is for one chance...please."

A saddened expression crossed Catherine's face as she tried to push John away again, but he wouldn't move this time.

"John..." she tried to speak.

She soon stopped when John leaned down to her level. Her eyes fluttered closed as she felt his lips brush gently over hers in a soft kiss.

He pulled away after a second. Her breathing was heavy as she opened her eyes and looked at him.

"I have tomorrow night off work." he whispered. "Let me take you out to dinner."

Catherine sighed and laughed slightly. "You don't give up, do you?"

"Not for something I really want." he smiled.

Catherine laughed again and shook her head, gazing up in to John's blue eyes. "Okay." she said softly, reaching down to retrieve her notebook and pencil from her apron. She scribbled her address and phone number on it and ripped it out of the book, handing it to John. "I'll see you tomorrow."

A huge smile stretched across John's face as he folded the piece of paper up and put it in to his pocket. "I'll pick you up at around seven o'clock?" he suggested.

Catherine smirked and nodded. John smiled back at her and winked as he turned and headed back inside the cafe.

Catherine shoved her notebook and pencil back in to the pocket of her apron and let herself fall back against the wall, a wide smile plastered on her face.

Sorry it's taken so long for me to get an update up here. I've been taking a little writing break. I'm back now though and will have updates up more frequently for all my stories from now on, just bare with me. Anyways, stay tuned for more of this story. R&R please guys.