Part 10

"Stop been so macho Rich…just put your God damn arm around my shoulder" I growl.

He leans on the car that I had managed to lift him out of, now he's stood, holding his side just looking at me, I'm not amused – I have a split lip from where his hand accidentally hit me as he nearly fell as the two off us made our way from the hospital with him refusing a wheel chair. All I wanted to do was get him up the steps and into my god damned apartment.

"Look, I can do it…" he argued.

"Rich, you have holes in you, you can't…Bobby, help me out" I pleaded as I looked to where Bob was sat on the bonnet of the car.

"If he wants to go by himself let him" He explained with a shrug as he sat with his sun glasses pushed onto the top of his head. I'd like to know why I'm the one with a blood stained shirt and a split lip and there is nothing wrong with him. I growled in frustration – "Rich you can't stand…"

"I can…and I don't see why I can't be at home" He was going all out now.

I shook my head in annoyance, I'm sure they planned this. The two of them planned to royally piss me off. Bobby began to speak, "Hey man, you get to sleep with Sara…why the hell are you arguing?"

Rich smirked and looked at me.

"Next, he sleeps next to Sara!" I confirm – "Come on, let's get up and inside…"

Rich takes a step but takes a sharp intake of breath, "Okay…" He decided, sounding a little winded, "I'll take that help."

I smile, I win! I move over and wrap my arm around his waist as he puts his draped over my shoulder – it's a good job that I run and work out so that I can take his wait. The further we walk the heavier he becomes however.

"So do I get to see you girl yet?"

"She's not here" I tell him.

"Oh, with the husband, a little quality time!" He joked.

I jabbed him in his lower ribs and was happy when he took a sharp intake of breath and lent forward a little. That shut him up!

This was going to be a hell of an experience -


"Sar … where's the beer?" Bobby asked me, shouting from the kitchen, I was stood in the bathroom washing the blood from my face.

"What?" I asked.

"Beer! Where is it?" He shouted again.

"None left…Grab a soda" I shout back as I look at my reflection in the mirror. I imagine Catherine coming up behind me, wrapping her arms around my waist and pulling me close. For some reason I feel a little needy today and that wouldn't be a bad thing – having her hold me. I kind of want here to just be with me some days – not doing mush just hanging around, watch crappy tv, fight over what to eat, just be together.

"Where are you?"

I swing around to the voice, stood in the doorway – Bobby held up a coke, "I'm not drinking this if I have to be round you two all day…I'm going to head to the store – you need anything?"

"Err, just what ever you want to eat" I tell him, a little distant.

"Where were you just then?" He asked.

"In my head" I tell him, "and listen Rich can't drink with the meds that he's on so…get him some more soda"

"Okay, no problem…" Bobby walks off. I follow him out, still in my shirt and jeans that have the blood on – I sighed, "Get some scotch as well while your out…I settle up when you get back"

He smiled, and lowered his hand into his pocket, "Hitting the bottles hard huh?"

"Nothing to do with you"

"Well, I'll set Rich on you if you don't pace yourself Sar" I know this was his way of showing concern.

We walked into the living area and I saw Rich playing the computer console – he had one leg rested on my coffee table and the other on the floor. I have to say he looked much happier now that he wasn't sat in a hospital. "Hey, can I get you anything?"

"I could get used to this, waited on hand an foot"

"Yeah well don't, it's only while your sick" I tell him.

"I'm not sick" he returns, "And I'm fine thanks" I nod my head and sit on the arm of the Chair, "I'll see you guys latter then"

As Bobby opens the door, I hear him start talking, "Hey…nice to see you again…go on in" I look to the doorway and see Catherine walk in to view. I stand and a smile forms on my face, "Hey hun…" I beam.

She smiles, and pushes her sun glasses atop her head. Rich turns to see who it is as I walk into and embrace and a smoldering kiss. I pull back – "No idea how much…" I tell her as she questions my forcefulness with her eyes. Truth was I did need her.

"Hey to you to" She smirks, her hands find there way to my waist and I'm happy to feel her fingers run softly in circles. It sends a hot, burning sensation through me, I lean on her shoulder and hug her warmly.

"Not that I'm complaining but what are you doing here?" I ask, she can probably tell that something's different because I have my arms around her waist ensuring that she doesn't move anywhere.

"Missed you" She explains with a shrug.

I smile at this and lean forward again, a soft kiss this time.

It's broken, however when I feel something hit me off the back, I turn to see Rich looking my way moving to Catherine's side with my arm around her waist still holding her against me. "Hey introduction" He growled as he through a cigarette packet at me that fell next to the pack of matches that hit me earlier.

"Sorry" I say, "Cath, this is Rich, Rich, Cath" I explain, as I push my hand into the wait band of the jeans she is wearing.

"I'd get up and shake your hand but…Sar told me I couldn't move so…" Rich held out his hand – Catherine smiled and took a step forward reaching out.

"Well, it's nice to meet you…" She says.

"You to" He explained, "I've hared a lot about you…"

I held my breath, no please, don't start.

"Is that so?" Catherine asked.

"Yeah, it is…" He looked to me, and I was convinced he was going to bring up Eddie, or…the stripping…oh shit… I gave him the look. "…I hear you were the one holding Sar over the last few days so…I think I owe you a big thank you"

"Just get better" Catherine tells him, "That's thanks enough" She explains.

I sigh in relief, I don't even offer anything instead I just walk behind Catherine and wrap my arms around her waist. "I think I still need to thank you for that" I whisper into her ear. She moved one of her hands and placed it on my thigh - I smirk.

"Well, I'm going to give you two a little space and grab a sleep – Mind if I…" he looks towards the bed room.

"I'll give you a hand" I tell him.

This time he doesn't argue, he must be really tired, he actually looks it. Hew just let me help him up, I'm supporting his weight again. "Nice to meet you Catherine, I'll talk to you again" he assures.

"You to, hope you feel better"

"Thanks"

I smile, as I drag Rich towards my room. He moves his head to my shoulder – he must be real tired.


"Hey you" I walk out onto the balcony as she stand looking out across the city. I move my arms around her waist and hold her close as I to look over the city – the people wondering around, the world passing us by.

"Everything okay?" She asked.

"Yeah, just the meds…" I explain, "He'll be fine"

She nods her head. Then she fell silent – something was on her mind, I could tell.

"Want to talk to me?"

She shrugs her shoulders, "I was walking to my Car, and I was on my way home but…I just needed to see you" She explained.

I was happy with that… I mean, who wouldn't be? "Well, I'm glad you did, because I've been thinking about you" I tell her, "Tell me that you're okay"

"I'm better than okay" She explains. Then she turns in my arms, so now she is pressed against me – facing each other. I smirk and take the banister behind in my hands pulling myself close against her – "What happened to you baby?" she spoke seriously, as she moved her hand over my split lip and ran it down the front of her shirt.

"Nothing…just Rich…a little unstable on his feet, fell and I took his fist to my face" I lean forward and rest my forehead against hers – "It's nothing hun" I reassure her.

"you sure…I can kiss it better if you like" She teased, as she brought her lips closer to mind. Before they met however, she pulled back – this happened a few times before I lent forward and caught her in time. I loved how she smirked into my kiss before I deepened it

"Better?" She asked,

"Much" I nodded a slight dopey-ness about me.

"Good" She smiled before she turned again in my arms. I lent into her wrapping my arms around her.

Pushing her hand through her hair she sighed, it's a change, the two of us been together without her been assaulted by her supposed … no…I'm not going there. Things just seemed so right today. I don't know how long there was silence between the two of us but honestly I was just happy to hold her. She however, wasn't thinking the same as me – "Baby?"

"Hum?" I replied dreamily.

"…do you believe in fate?" she asked, cautiously incase I thought she was crazy. Honestly this was not something that I was used to, hearing her start acting like this.

"Fate, as in – everything happens for a reason?" I ask her.

She nodded her head, leaning back resting on my shoulder and closing her eyes, "Yeah"

"Yeah…" I nod my head, "I do"

"I…never regret or look back, because if I do…I know I'll feel so sick inside about everything that I've done." She tells me, and I hear the pain and regret surface. I have no idea what has cased her to start thinking like this.

"Hun…!" I ask, as I move one hand under her shirt trying to offer comfort.

"Sorry…" She says.

"No, don't be" I tell her, "What are you thinking about?"

"My life so far…and how you are the only good thing that ever happened!" She explained.

My heart burned alight with that statement. I stopped, for a moment looking at her, she opened her eyes and locked her blue orbs with me. She was serious – and I think it was at this moment in time that I knew I would never let her go. I was so unsure of my voice, and for good reason as it barely sounded a whisper – "I love you" I've never said that and meant it as much as I do right now. If I died here, I wouldn't care because she knows how I feel and I know that she's mine.

She kissed me, again passionately for a time until I pulled back – right now I was in heaven. I looked away from her over the city and I must have pulled away too quickly – because she turned and took my hand "baby…what…?"

"I…it…" I couldn't even string a sentence together, "…feels like I'm dreaming" I explained, "I've never had someone like you love me before" I explain.

"Well get used to it" She whispers. I smile and lean further into her –


I was sat to the side with my back against the corner; she was sat between my legs with her back rested on my chest as I had my arms around her waist playing the games console. The two of us had spent the last hour together – I have no idea where Bobby has got to and I have no idea how long Rich will be asleep for but what I do know is that I love just hanging around with her and doing stupid stuff getting into stupid conversations. "You know I never thought you'd be the type to sit on a computer game"

"I have friends like Bobby and Rich, it's what they do" I explain to her.

She nodded her head –

"I was thinking … about going to your brothers with you… I'll come"

"You will" I pause the game and look at Catherine –

"Yeah…" She smiles, "I want to spend some time alone, just you and me…no work, no punters and no…"

"Husband" I finish for her. She nodded her head.

"But how will you get out of it?"

Catherine pondered my question, and then looked to the wedding band on her finger – "I'll think of something"


TBC…

sorry that it took me so long to update - i'll try and get more to you soon