Savior
Chapter 37
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Derek walked into the bedroom holding a white lace romper by the hanger with a grin on his face. "Can you wear this tonight?" he asked and wiggled his eyebrows.
Cate rolled her eyes and shook her head. "That was put away for Miami, mister."
He pouted and laid the fabric across the bed. "So I don't even get to see you in it. That's some kind of bullshit."
"I'll send pictures," she retorted with a wink. "And besides, we're going out for drinks. I don't need to get all dressed up."
"As long as you pull out some heels," Derek mentioned as he stepped out of the bedroom.
Cate shrugged as he walked out of the room and finished getting dressed. She wore a pair of high rise jean shorts and a bright red top with a plunging neckline. She accented the top with a black bralette in a criss-crossed pattern across her chest.
The brunette left her hair down in soft curls and accented her blue eyes in a soft smoky eye. She looked back and forth between the pairs of shoes she had taken out to decide from and frowned. Derek asked for heels, but she didn't have any that she loved with her outfit.
Cate remembered back to her shopping trip with her sister and niece, and grabbed her cell phone from the dresser. She browsed through her e-mail and found a delivery notice for a pair she had ordered.
"Babe," she called out as she slipped on her flip flops. Cate stepped into the hallway and almost ran into Derek as he stepped into the hall from the bathroom with his toothbrush in his mouth. "I have a package downstairs. I'll be right back."
He nodded as she placed a kiss to his cheek. Derek caught himself watching her head down the hallway and grinned at the length of her shorts.
Cate grabbed her wallet from her purse as well as her keys before heading out of the apartment. She tapped her nails on her wallet as she waited for the elevator to arrive. The doors opened in front of her, so she stepped in, not paying too much attention.
The elevator descended to the next floor down as the doors opened again. Cate offered a tight lipped smile to the woman who stepped on before focusing back on her manicure, cursing herself for leaving her phone in the apartment.
As the doors closed again, she noticed the woman standing next to her who was not so discreetly looking up from her cell phone to watch the brunette. Cate tried her best to shrug it off, but the elevator seemed to be taking longer than usual to head down the ten floors.
She finally planted a smile to her face and turned to the woman next to her. "Hi there," she offered, and extended her hand. "I'm Cate."
The other woman fumbled with her cell phone and slid it into the pocket of her hospital scrubs. "My apologies," she answered before taking Cate's hand. "Did you just move here?"
Cate nodded. "Yes," she answered softly. "I moved in with my boyfriend."
The woman on the other side of the elevator nodded politely. "That's great," she replied.
The silence between the two was almost deafening. Cate kept glancing towards the red numbers in the corner, and wishing it would descend faster.
"Where are my manners?" the darker skinned woman said, "I'm Savannah."
Cate smile politely in her direction as the doors opened on the lobby floor. "It's very nice to meet you. I hope I'll see you around?" Cate offered. Savannah nodded as Cate walked towards the front desk to check for her delivery.
"Let's grab coffee sometime?" Savannah asked.
Cate pursed her lips into a smile. "Sounds like a great idea."
Savannah checked the clock on her cell phone and sighed. "I've got to run or I'll be late for work. You look like you're on your way out, so enjoy." The two laughed. "Have a drink for me."
Cate nodded as she signed for her delivery. "Sure," she replied as Savannah started towards the parking lot doors.
The brunette picked up hers and Derek's mail as well as her package and started back towards the elevator. As she rode the elevator back to the tenth floor, all she could think of was where she had seen Savannah before. She looked so familiar, but Cate could not put a finger on it.
She shook her head as she stepped into the hallway leading to their apartment. After fumbling with the mail and package, she finally got the door unlocked and walked inside.
Cate left the mail on the table next to the door and carried the box into the bedroom to open.
Derek stepped out of the closet and ran his hands over the black dress shirt he had just put on. The brunette looked up from her seat on the bed as she adjusted the strap on her heel. Her eyebrow rose in enjoyment as she looked him up and down, appreciating the tighter jeans on his muscular legs.
"Well now I feel underdressed," she joked.
Derek grinned. "I think you look perfect." She took the hand he extended and stood from the bed. "I like those," he said and pointed to her shoes.
Cate showed them off and grinned. "I feel like an Amazon," she noted due to her height. She found herself just a bit shorter than Derek in the four inch heels.
"Are you hiding a Wonder Woman costume in the closet too?" She rolled her eyes. "This makes it a lot easier," he said as he placed a hand to her cheek. She was the perfect height to not have to lean down to kiss her.
Cate relaxed in his touch and wrapped her own arm around his neck when he placed his lips on hers. Derek's other hand found the small of her back and then rested under her shirt.
The two lost themselves in their own little world, wrapped in each other's arms. Cate finally pulled back, her eyes feeling heavy as she caught his gaze. "If you do that again, we're cancelling our plans."
Derek's grin lit up the bedroom. "That doesn't sound like such a bad idea. I am still hurt, you know."
Cate chuckled and slipped out of his grasp. "And you made the plans with JJ for tonight. You're not bailing now." The brunette started towards the bedroom door and turned back to Derek when she reached the door frame. "We could maybe leave a little early."
He caught a glimpse of her smirk as she started down the hallway towards the kitchen and living area. "You're a bad influence, Miss Johnson," he called out as he followed her.
She turned around at the name and placed a hand to each hip. "You never answered my text message the other day," she pursed her lips as he stalked towards her. "You love the sound of my full name?" she joked before turning to grab her purse from the counter.
As she was checking to make sure everything was inside, Derek stepped behind her and trapped her in with a hand to either side of her on the counter. "I think Catherine Autumn Morgan has a fantastic ring to it," he whispered in her ear.
He noticed the goose bumps rise on her neck before stepping away from her. Cate closed her eyes to keep her composure and released a few deeps breaths. As she opened them, she saw Derek grinning at her from the front door to the apartment.
"Ready to go?" he asked with a wink.
She beamed back in his direction and grabbed her bag before following him to the door. Her heart was beating through her chest, a symptom of anytime he spoke to her like that. But it was definitely something she could get used to.
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