Author's Note: Chapter 2… here ya go.
Catherine pulls up to Greg's apartment building. Wait, Greg's?
"Cath, what are you doing?" I ask as Lindsey and Miley hop out of the car and buzz the apartment.
"Picking up Greggy, duh." She says to me. I groan.
"We're picking up Greg?"
"Obviously, Gil."
"Great." I say sarcastically and Catherine gives me a look. Greg and Sara walk down the stairs inside the apartment building and out the door. Wait a minute. Sara? I look over at Catherine, who looks like she's thinking exactly what I am.
"What the hell?" We both ask at the same time.
"Well… this is an… interesting new development." I say to Catherine. She shrugs.
"I knew something was up." She says knowingly. I glare at her.
"Yeah right. How?"
"I caught them making out in the locker room last week." Catherine says and my eyes widen.
"More than enough info, dear."
"I know." Catherine smiles at me and kisses me on the lips. I deepen the kiss… might as well if Greg's having fun too.
"EW SO GROSS!" Lindsey screams as she pulls open the back door. "SHIELD YOUR EYES!" Cath and I break apart and Catherine gives Lindsey a glare.
"Hey boss, hey Cat!" Greg exclaims cheerily as he jumps into the car. "Having fun up there?"
"Looks like you were." I say in mock happiness to Greg. He blushes, turning the color of a ripe tomato. Catherine and I slap hi-fives. Sara climbs into the car and looks at Greg's red face.
"Did I miss the punch line?" She asks as she buckles her seat belt.
"Oh yeah." Catherine smiles and pulls the car out.
"Are you sure this is the right place?" Catherine pulls down a dirt road that Greg directed us onto a few minutes ago.
"Duh." Greg says and Catherine gives him a look in the rearview mirror.
"Don't make me come back there. Sara might get jealous." Catherine says with an evil smile on her face. Sara throws Lindsey's tennis ball at her. "OW!"
"My job is done." Sara puts on her sunglasses and leans back in her chair. Catherine pulls up to a small hut filled with canoes and a larger building off to the right.
"'Greg's Canoe Rental'." I read. "Greg…."
"What? My buddy owns a lot of places!" Greg exclaims and throws his hands up. "It's not me!" I groan.
"You mean surfer-dude Greg." Catherine states more than asks. Greg shakes his head frantically, reminding me of a dog for some reason.
"Well, how many Greg's do you know?" I ask him.
"Greg's a popular name, boss." Greg states matter-of-factly. I groan. Greg number three. Maybe I should just call him three. Or call Greg one. Or call Greg two… no now I'm really confused.
"Well, whatever his name is, let's get canoeing!" Lindsey shouts from the back and she and Miley cheer excitedly. Catherine unlocks the doors and we all climb out. Just then, Nick and Warrick pull up in Nick's car.
"Guess who was over whose house last night." Catherine says seductively to Nick and Warrick.
"Are you serious?" Nick asks Catherine as she points her thumb over at Greg and Sara. She nods.
"Dead serious."
"No way."
"Way."
"Nuh uh."
"Yeah."
"Get out of here."
"GUYS!" I yell at all of them.
"I'm going to get you, Catherine Willows!" Greg yells angrily and takes her purse from under her arm.
"GREGORY YOU GIVE THAT BACK NOW!" Catherine yells at Greg, who stares at her for a second like a deer in the headlights, then begins to run frantically into the men's bathroom, arms flailing behind him. Nick, Warrick, and Sara all start cracking up while I try to stifle a laugh.
"I'M GOING TO BEAT YOUR ASS, YOU HEAR ME?" Catherine runs towards the men's bathroom and opens the door.
"Cath, that's the men's-" I say as she slams the bathroom door in my face. I shrug at the guys and they all run after me into the bathroom. Catherine is pushing open all the doors of the stalls.
"GREG!" Catherine yells loudly, the sound echoing through the bathroom. "I FIND YOU AND YOU WILL BE ON DOC ROBBINS' TABLE NEXT!" Catherine runs out the other end of the bathroom and we all follow. We all see Greg running down the grassy hill behind the bathroom, Catherine's purse slung around his arm. The rest of the kids run after Catherine down the hill while I stand and laugh at the scene. I wish I had a camera.
"Pretty wild group of kids ya got there." An old man says behind me as he exits the bathroom.
"You have no idea." I reply and he smiles and walks away. Suddenly, Greg's running straight by me back into the men's bathroom, still holding Catherine's purse.
"Here, boss." Greg drops Catherine's purse in my hands and continues running. Catherine runs right past me, along with everyone else. I stare at Catherine's purse as the bathroom door shuts.
"GREG!" I hear from inside the bathroom and open the door. "I'M SO GOING TO BEAT YOUR ASS WITH A CANOE PADDLE!" Catherine's yelling as she crawls under a bathroom stall door, which hopefully has Greg behind it.
"Really? Well I might as well take my chances…." Greg says dangerously as he flushes the toilet. Wow, Greg's actually smarter than I thought, pulling a trick like that.
"YOU DID NOT JUST FLUSH MY PURSE DOWN THE TOILET!" Catherine yells as she gets up on the other side of the stall.
"Ohhhhh yeah." We all hear Greg say. Suddenly there's a lot of noise, like banging on the doors.
"OW!" Greg yells in a high-pitched, girly voice. Oooh that was probably one of Catherine's left hooks.
"CATH HE STILL HAS TO BE ABLE TO WORK FOR US!" I yell through the stall door. I move out of the way just in time as Greg tumbles out of the stall onto the ground and Catherine stands there triumphantly.
"Damn, boss, your wife has a lot of strength." Greg rubs his head and gets up to his feet.
"Let's not go there." I say to him. I turn to Cath. "Looking for this?" I swung her purse around on my index finger and she grabbed it.
"Thanks." She gave me a quick kiss and then turned and smacked Greg in the head with her purse.
"OW! What the hell?" Greg yelled angrily as he rubbed his head again.
"That's what I wanna know!" Catherine yelled. She walked over to him and stared at him directly in the eyes. Oh crap. I know that stare.
"Uhh… umm… Where are Lindsey and Miley?" Greg just saved himself there. Wait… Lindsey and Miley!
Author's other note: Yeah yeah I know. They didn't go canoeing yet. BUT THEY WILL!