Once Caterina Valentine put her mind to helping those she cared about , she put all of her energy and her whole heart and soul into the matter at hand .
Right now every bit of herself was focused on helping Robbie through adjusting to being without Rex since his death the night before .
He was doing so much better than she had thought he would be . After all it had only been a few years ago when Tori had almost accidentally killed Rex and poor Robbie had just been devastated . Even though Rex had somehow survived that death.
This time however the puppet wasn't coming back to life .
Cat could honestly admit that she was very much in love with Robbie Shapiro , madly, deeply, more so than she ever could have imagined to be so and she wanted for Rex's funeral to be just right .
Robbie needed closure and she knew this was the only way he would actually say goodbye to Rex . She understood this better than any of their friends .
Maybe because of the fact that she and Robbie could read each other so well .
They always had been -funny , how she never really noticed this until she fell in love with him !
She had tracked down Sinjin and Burf earlier this morning and with a little bit of flirting ( very little ) they had agreed to make a small casket from leftover set dressing for Rex.
Cat had a feeling Robbie might want an open service for Rex since he wasn't too badly mangled or anything .
Cat checked her pear phone , noting that she still hadn't heard from him. Though Robbie had confided that he was going to speak to Lane about switching his talents to musical comedy. He wasn't in the same league of songwriting musician as Andre but Robbie did have a knack for his own kind of songwriting .
She had learned this when she and Robbie had done their little give bad news in a cheerful way business venture a few months back.
Robbie really was quite talented .
She sighed , scanned her list of flowers on her pink pear pad , and took a sip of her water when Tori joined her at their usual lunch table .
" Hey Cat ," greeted Tori, popping a French fry in her mouth and noting they were the only ones here," what's up ?"
" Do you think we should get white roses or white lilies for Rex ? I don't really think that Rex would have liked roses so I am sort of leaning towards the lilies but I haven't asked Robbie yet " explained Cat , quietly .
Tori gaped at her . " You were serious about the funeral ? Oh Cat, I don't really think it is going to matter ..I mean, if Rex is really dead this time . I doubt the puppet will have a flower preference and isn't that a ..bit much ?"
" He is really dead which is why we have to give him this funeral ," stated Cat, twisting her hair ," Robbie needs to say a proper goodbye . If you are just going to be negative , Tori, please don't be that way around Robbie ….."
Tori tossed a fry across the table, dejected ." I'm sorry, Cat ," groaned Tori ," I'm just bummed because of me and Andre and frankly , the thought of a funeral is both creepy and depressing "
Cat reached across to pat her friends hand , sympathetically ." I know, I'm sorry but Andre did say more than hey to you today . That's a good sign …"
" There is no good in this ,Cat ," whined Tori ," its awful '
" Hey girls," greeted Robbie , taking a seat beside Cat ," what did I miss ?"
" Oh nothing ," sighed Tori," everything "
" Tori is still hurting over Andre " explained Cat , squeezing his forearm and sending him a warm smile ," did you talk to Lane ?"
" Sorry, Tori ," Robbie addressed his friend first ," he'll come around soon. Andre is never one to stay mad long …"
" Why does everyone keep saying that ?" bemoaned Tori, burying her face in her hands .
" Because it's usually true " commented Cat then peered up at Robbie through her long lashes ," so did you talk to Lane and explain , Robbie ?"
" I did," admitted Robbie , with a slight nod ," I don't know why I was so nervous to tell Lane about Rex. He was great about everything ..he even told me that I was more mature and confident without him and I believed him "
" You are , Robbie …." murmured Cat, resting her forehead against his .
He kissed her lightly ," Thanks, cutie . "
Tori stuck out her tongue at them ." Ugh ! Do you two have to be all smushy ? What else did Lane say, Robbie ?"
" Oh, Lane was going to talk to Helen about it ," continued Robbie ," but he didn't see where it would be a problem or anything …"
" That is amazing " said Tori, " surprising considering how Helen normally is but good "
" Hey " greeted Beck as he and Jade joined them at the table, their hands linked and smiles on their faces. The newly reunited couple actually seemed happy and relaxed .
He leaned down , kissing Jade with tenderness. " Had to do that its been awhile "
Jade lifted a dark brow and pursed her red lips, almost playfully ." Five whole minutes , Beck, but I'm not complaining " muttered Jade , content ," So, Rob, sorry about Rex and all but I was thinking I could take care of the ..body after the funeral "
Robbie considered and chewed on the bottom of his lip. " Body ? I think ..Cat and I were just going to bury him "
" I could help with that ," offered Jade , no malice in her tone ," I've got a new pair of scissors that are super sharp or I could totally burn the puppet for you "
Robbie blanched as Cat made a surprised face ," Jade, stop it ! "
" What ," explained Jade ," I was , you know, trying to be nice here, Cat . I didn't mean anything by it …"
" She really didn't .." defended Beck, quietly .
Robbie met Jade's gaze and nodded ." Thanks, Jade, but ask me after the service tonight "
Jade nodded ," or I can just take care of it for you "
" You could …." trailed off Robbie as his pear phone went off alerting him of a text ," oh cheese, it's a text from Roxanne . She wont be in from Seattle until after four on Friday ….daren't "
" You really need to end things with Roxanne, dude " contributed Beck , nodding slightly at Cat .
" I know ," admitted Robbie, woefully ," I feel like such a coward . Have you ever broken up with a girl by a text before, Beck ?"
Tori leaned in , curious . " What…...even I want to know the answer to this one "
" Uh, not really my style ," remarked Beck, dragging a hand through his head ," did you forget that s how Andre dumped Sherry ? She was not a happy girl with him…."
" Oh, I forgot about that ….and I considered an email ," continued a thoughtful Robbie ," but decided in person was better . Except I have to wait since her grandfather passed away …I'm not heartless "
" Oh, that reminds me I should really call Gibby and tell him how sorry we are to hear about his Grandpa " Cat stood up," I should make this call inside where its private ."
Robbie squeezed her hand ," Hurry back, sweetheart "
Cat beamed at him ," I will and remember , we are trying to do better until you break up with Roxanne , Robbie . " She kissed his cheek and headed inside Hollywood Arts .
Once she had disappeared , Jade turned her attention back towards Robbie .
" If you don't break up with the gank soon, Rob, I will do it for you ," declared Jade, evenly ," and I wont be nice about it either "
" I will, Jade , " stated Robbie , firmly ," I promise . I just have to ..man up first "
Meanwhile in the Ridgeway High School basement also known as ' Gibby's " restaurant , it was lunch time and Gibby had a good crowd of mostly his regulars . He hand delivered two plain lemonades to Freddie and Carly's table, nodded at Sam, who was behind the grill making her awesome hot meat sandwiches and in her element , when his pear phone sounded loudly over the din of teenagers and an occasional teacher .
" Gibby's "
Cat giggled ," Oh, you sound so professional "
Gibby automatically recognized the cheerful voice on the other end of the line and grinned over the phone . " Cat , how the heck are you ? This is a surprise …been a while since I have heard from you "
" I know since I sent you the deep friend Fat cake recipe, right ," answered Cat," don't you think its really good ? Mom and I found a way to put my brothers new special medicine in the fried cake when he went kind of crazy and figured out about his old medicine in Funky Nut Blast …."
" Yea, it's a big hit and Sam fries them for herself " added Gibby , leaning against a counter . He and Sam had the extra help now so he could take five.
" Oh, kay ," Cat grew serious ," the reason I am calling is to say that I am..well, we are so sorry to hear about your grandfather , Gibby "
" Thanks ," said gibby, watching as Sam took a bite out of her own sandwich while deftly plating another ," it has been kind of hard to deal with but its good to know that I have friends that care .."
Hmm, Freddie must have sent the Hollywood arts gang an email about Granddad.
" I cant imagine how hard it has been for you…." says a sympathetic Cat ," and you have your family there too "
" Yeah, it was really hard dealing with the police ," commented Gibby , off hand ," thank goodness , they aren't pressing charges "
Cat frowned ," Charges ?"
" Oh yeah," continued Gibby , used to relaying the story by now ," they said its not everyday that they find an old man walking down the street with no pants on… "
" No pants ? What do you mean ? He's not wearing any pants ? Was he walking down the street when it happened ?" asked Cat, baffled . She felt as if she had missed something .
" He was on his way to get soup ," told Gibby," he loves his soup "
" And that's when he had a heart attack and died ?" figured Cat , softly .
Gibby leaned against the counter , momentarily stunned ." Died ? My Granddad died ? "
" Um, I'm confused here " admitted Cat, biting her lip.
" Me too. Cat, why would you think that my Granddad died ? " asked Gibby, equally confused.
" Well, Roxanne told Robbie that your grandpa died and I wanted to say sorry ," explained a careful Cat," cause I know how much you love him. "
" My grandfather isn't dead "
" Oh," realized Cat ," so Roxanne isn't in Seattle with you and your family ?"
" The demon's daughter isn't here ," explained Gibby ," and if she were I would sick Sam on her with a butter sock. Uh, thanks for calling Cat but Principal Franklin just walked in and I cant be on here …"
" Kay, kay " Cat hung up the phone and grew quiet .
Roxanne was a liar . She had lied to Robbie and to use her own grandfather was just an awful mean thing to do !
Cat wanted to tell Robbie the truth but was hesitant . Sure he seemed as if he was alright but she could tell he was still trying to come to terms with killing Rex .
She would wait until the time was right and let Robbie decide what he wanted to do .
" Cat " Andre noticed the little redhead standing by her locker staring at her phone and decided he needed to apologize again for his outburst at her the other day.
He was just looking out for his friend but he could have been nicer with Cat .
" Oh hey Andre….we miss you at lunch " says Cat, naturally .
" I miss you guys too ," admitted a truthful Andre ," look , I'm sorry that I jumped all on your case about Robbie . I still think you guys should have waited till Rob ended things with his girlfriend and all but I shouldn't have spoken to you like I did "
Cat twisted her fingers together, mulling over the very thing that had been bothering her conscience . " It bothers me to, you know ," says Cat in a small voice ," I've never loved a boy the way I love Robbie before and I think I just got carried away being in love . Robbie is going to break up with her on Saturday….he isn't a bad guy, you know "
" Glad to hear it ," Andre pulled her into a hug ," hate the whole cheating thing , lil Red especially when I know the two friends are in love "
" Me and Robbie , right " Cat giggled and stared thoughtfully at him ," and for what its worth, Andre, Tori is just as upset at herself as you are with her . "
" I know that but I just need some space right now " explained Andre, letting out a breath," so , are we going all out for this funeral thing, Cat ? Do I need to like bring a casserole for Robbie or what ? I know Jade was hoping he'd let her cremate the puppet …"
" I texted my mom earlier to ask if we could have it at my house ," answered Cat ," she said it was fine . It's a service and a funeral so I think it would be really rude it we didn't have food to eat ….."
" This is some crazy chizz that we're even having a service for a dead puppet "
" Not so much for Rex than it is for Robbie ," stated Cat ," trust me about this "
A few hours later, Cat walked in her home, calling out for whoever was home .
" Mom ? Dad ? " called Cat , heading towards the bright red kitchen where she found her mother making a large salad ," oh hey Mom, I was afraid that you were working over "
" Mr. Gibbons was fine with me getting off work a bit early to help my daughter with a funeral " answered Celia Valentine as Cat stole a carrot to nibble on ," I seem to recall that your group of friends enjoy salads so I thought this would be nice …and I picked up some things you mentioned that Robbie likes . He needn't worry about such things at a time like this ..the poor boy "
Celia was a petite woman with long, wavy strawberry blonde tresses, wide brown eyes, and an easy nature . " It is very thoughtful of you to do this for Robbie, Caterina "
Cat blushed ," I'm in love with him, Mom "
" I know that you are ," smiled Celia with a knowing look," is it alright for me to ask if Robbie has broken up with that North Ridge girl that he has been dating for a while now ? Don't ask me how I know, honey, I couldn't help but overhear you and jade talking about it …."
Cat frowned and plopped down on the bar stool . " No ," muttered Cat , glumly ," not yet . He doesn't want to be a jerk …..you know if he sends her a text dumping her "
Celia dried her hands on a towel and focused her attention on her daughter . " Even though given the situation, Robbie will still wind up being the jerk either way except he would be the jerk that loves you "
" MOOOOOOM, don't ," pouted Cat ," its hard enough as it is with everyone being disappointed in me. Andre doesn't think I'm a horrible person anymore but he still thinks its bad …..me and Robbie "
" Cat, " Celia sent her an understanding smile ," you and Robbie aren't bad people . However you two managed to get yourself into this adult situation I still don't quite understand and I don't know if I want to know all of the details " She smiled ,gently at her daughter ," however , you fell in love and I expect that neither of you had planned for that to happen…..love just happens "
" Robbie has tried to break up with her, Mom, but things keep happening ! " groaned Cat ," it's ..it's so frustrating and you know how much I hate controversy "
" Are you worried that Robbie wont end it with this girl ?"
Cat was quiet . " No, Robbie promised me and I believe him "
" Well, despite the dicey circumstances which I hope you wont let happen again ," continued Celia , reassuringly ," I think Robbie is a man of his word "
Cat played with the end of her hair " I love that about him too….I ..I just wish he would break up with Roxanne really soon or I am going to cry "
" How exactly does this Roxanne feel about you, my darlin daughter , throwing a funeral for her boyfriends puppet ? I cant imagine that would set well at all…."
" She would probably hate it and me if she knew about Rex ," retorted Cat , sharply ," I did tell you about how Roxanne is the kind of girl who has been trying to change Robbie into somebody he isn't …and Robbie has never told her about Rex "
Celia nodded ," That speaks volumes right there so at least there wont be any awkwardness tonight at the service "
" Except for Tori and Andre "
" I swear the drama you teenagers get into …." chuckled Celia , putting an arm around Cat's shoulders , hugging her ," mind you I understand the falling in love but cheating is still very wrong .."
" I know that, Mom "
" However , I trust that you and Robbie will make things right ," continued Celia ," and let me just say that I have always been fond of that Robbie Shapiro "
Cat frowned ." You didn't like my other boyfriends ? I thought you liked Daniel …"
" Your father liked Daniel ," corrected Celia ," and you fancied yourself sort of in love with him ..I wanted to let you decide and follow your own heart. I thought he was too smooth and I was right ….and I didn't like the earring "
" I feel different with Robbie …a lot different " admitted Cat, almost shyly .
" I can tell ," teased Celia , a glint in her dark brown eyes ," of course, I had hoped you might have noticed that boy adoring you a lot sooner than you did, young lady " She rolled her eyes upwards ," You about drove me up a wall , Caterina , about that dream of yours regarding Robbie not rescuing you from those dream cannibal children "
" I never had a dream about Robbie before ," defended Cat ," and he was supposed to save me . I was upset with him for two days over that …."
" I know ….I remember it " Celia laughed ," alrighty then , shouldn't you be texting all of your friends about tonight ? You need to get changed and decide how you want to set things up….the den is picked up unless you want everything outside "
" Oh, I already did ," Cat held up her pear phone ," I told them 7: 30 but I imagine that Robbie will come early with the body …"
" Good ," answered Celia ," you will have to thank your brother because I told him about it so he was nice and dug a hole in the backyard for you …."
" You let him have a shovel, Mom ? I thought that was one of the things on his list he couldn't have …" says a worried Cat ," its dangerous "
" Steven is adjusting well to the new you know what ," informed Celia in a hushed tone ," he's been acting like an average, normal 22 year old so I let him use the shovel . It is fine and I am having a good feeling this time, Cat "
Cat clapped her hands together , excited . " Yay ! " She kissed her mothers cheek ," I should start setting things up before Robbie gets here . Oh, and the flowers should be here soon ..I went with lilies instead of roses "
Just then her older brother bopped his head around the corner " Cat, two odd looking aliens are at the door for you with a casket …."
" Oh goody, its Sinjin and Burf ! Now I wont have to set that up by myself "
With her brother and her two friends help , they arranged the small casket in the backyard then Cat used some scrap velvet from her costume making to line it and a small pillow .
She arranged lilies in a large vase nearby then went to work helping her mother prepare the food because it was the right thing to do plus her friends would be hungry .
She set up a small buffet in the den and framed a nice picture of Rex and Robbie .
Cat had just changed into a short , simple black dress with a light cardigan when Robbie showed up carrying Rex in a box . " Robbie , you look so nice "
" Thanks " He wore a pair of nice pants , his blue collared shirt and a jacket ," you look pretty " He felt very uncomfortable holding Rex as if he would suddenly come to life again like some evil horror menace ," he's still dressed in his favorite outfit though I was thinking I'm not sure an open casket is something I can deal with ….."
" The casket is in the backyard …come on, I'll put him in there for you " Cat took his hand , leading him outside and to the simple casket ," I think not seeing him is best for you too "
" You did all this for me, Cat ?" asked Robbie, awed by how nice everything looked .
Cat only nodded ," Well Steven, Sinjin, and Burf helped move the casket for me and I didn't think Rex was fussy about flowers . Lillies are nice , I thought "
Robbie's heart tumbled and fell even harder in love with Cat in that moment .
" You are amazing "
" Thanks, Robbie …." Cat lifted Rex carefully and placed him inside the wooden box , arranging the purple giraffe beside him just so ," there, I think that is just right "
Robbie noticed her purple giraffe . " Cat , why is Mr. Purple in with Rex ? You love him and I don't remember you mentioning your giraffe being sick …."
Cat turned around , placing her hands on his arms and their eyes met ." I've learned to love so I don't need him anymore , Robbie "
Touched beyond words, Robbie bent and placed his lips over hers in an achingly sweet and loving kiss . " I am completely in love with you, Caterina Valentine "
She rested her forehead against his ," I love you too , Robbie , but we shouldn't be all like this ..until your free "
Robbie sighed ," I am counting the hours "
" Not as much as me " admitted Cat as they heard the voices of all of their friends .
" Cat , that is some wicked spread you have in there ," said Jade ," good job "
" You have to eat after a service ," explained Cat, " it's polite "
Jade peered in the casket , noting the torn arm of Rex with approval then her eyes fell on the purple giraffe . Cat's giraffe . It was about time the baby girl moved on and looks like she and Rob were moving on together .
" Sorry, Robbie, but I'm proud of you for showing the puppet no mercy " said jade , sincerely and even gave the surprised geek a hug ," and the offer is still open if you want me to burn him for you "
" Uh, thank you, Jade " answered a numb Robbie as Beck closed the lid . Now that it was actually happening , he was having a time with memories of Rex who had been his only friend when he was younger .
Who had made friends much easier than an awkward boy with glasses .
Beck clamped a hand across his back. " You holding up okay, Robbie ? "
" I thought I heard him arguing with me on the way over here ," admitted Robbie , honestly ," then I realized it was my nerves . I'm sad but I know its for the best ….and I think once Rex is in the ground I will be finally free of his hold on me "
" Which is a good thing …..he was never right after the wind blower accident " said Beck
" I thought we all agreed that Robbie doesn't need to rehash all the bad things about Rex " contributed Tori , joining them outside ," just the good memories "
She gave Robbie a hug . " Trina sends her sympathy "
" Trina doesn't like me " pointed out Robbie with a light laugh ," but thanks "
" She was being nice ," told Tori ," and I promised I would relay the message . " She moved beside Cat ," Wow, you did a awesome job at putting this together , Cat . It even looks like a , you know, real funeral service …"
" Thanks , Tori , I appreciate it " says Cat , squeezing Robbie's wrist ," there is Andre "
She moved away and greeted her friend . " Oh goody, I was afraid you weren't coming "
Andre shifted, uncomfortably . " Don't care much for these things but didn't want to let Robbie down ," answered Andre , " I didn't have time to make a casserole so I brought cake . Chocolate cake cause I figured Robbie would need it ….the dude likes his sweets like you do "
" That was nice of you ," says Cat ," you should talk to Robbie then I think we should start soon…. Its just going to be all of us "
Andre lifted his head, eyes colliding briefly with Tori's and his heart raced then plummeted right back down to the ground as if remembering why things were the way they were now. He nodded and found his way over to Robbie who was talking with Beck and Jade, and interjected himself in between them , making small talk rather than stand awkwardly by Tori .
" Real proud of you, Robbie , for how your handling this thing with Rex " told Andre ," you haven't needed Rex for a while now . So I think its all going to be good for you from now on ….."
" Thanks, Andre " said Robbie, " uh, just a second , guys "
He moved , glanced quickly at realized that the casket was closed on Rex forever .
Cat noticed and pressed herself against him , wanting to give him comfort .
" Do you want me to open it, Robbie ? Beck closed it but if you wanted to look at him one more time ….we can open it back up "
" No, I'm okay ," said Robbie , and meaning it ," though I do think it might not hurt if I didn't know what Jade could do with his body …."
" I'll talk to Jade later " assured Cat ," um, you sit down and I am going to say a few words then we can get the service started , Robbie "
Robbie took a seat and the others did as well as Cat straightened her dress and stood in front of the casket, a bit nervous herself . " Hello everyone ," greeted Cat , smiling a tiny smile ," I want to thank you for coming . I know it means a lot to Robbie that all of his friends are here with him as we lay Rex Powers to rest . "
She folded her hands together," I have known Rex as long as I have known Robbie and it always amazed me at how different they were . Rex was cool and popular but he was never very nice ….it was disgusting how he always hit on all the girls "
Tori laughed ," He was shocked that one time I kissed him "
Robbie chuckled , feeling moisture well in his eyes . " Rex always thought you were the hottest, Tori and that freaked him out big time "
" So anyhow Rex never hit on me " went on Cat ," which I know was because of Robbie ., which was nice . He could be awfully mean when he wanted to be ..which was a lot ….um, this isn't coming out the way I wanted it to "
Robbie stood up and went over to Cat, taking her hand into his . " Rex knew I thought highly of you, Cat, and I would have killed him a lot sooner if he disrespected you. "
" He used to not be so bad , you know, until high school ….I knew I would have wound up a loser for sure if Rex hadn't been the cool one among us "
Robbie's voice cracked a bit with emotion ," He could say the cool stuff and the North Ridges girls thought he was awesome . He was popular and I didn't so much blend in when I had Rex with me ….plus he could do a pretty kick ass rap "
Everyone chuckled recalling the party at Keenan Thompson's house and Rex's freestyle against Sam Puckett was legendary of Hollywood Arts parties .
" But these last few months I discovered that I didn't need him to fight any battles for me or to get the girl or to be a bully anymore ," went on Robbie , " I did think about sticking him in the closet but I didn't want to see how weak I was so here we are . "
He sighed, heartily," You were a good friend when I needed you, Rex, and I loved you. "
He kissed his fingertips and placed it on the coffin lid ." Goodbye "
Cat took his hand and led him back to their seats , gesturing to Tori to continue .
Flashing an uneasy smile , Tori made her way up front . " Rex ..what can I say about Rex ," wondered Tori with a laugh ," he gives a good neck rub "
Andre chuckled, despite himself , and nodded . She had been cramming for her Theatre tech Exam and had actually taken the puppet up on a neck massage .
" We weren't really friends but I do know he loved this certain song ," told Tori," so I thought that I would sing it for him "
" OH " was heard from Jade until Beck silenced her with a tender kiss .
Move your body right next to mine
Feel the beat and we're lost in time
I'm yours and now you are mine
Forever baby
Robbie clutched Cat's hands, the tears flowing easy now and sang along with Tori .
" All the things that we want to do, never gonna let go of you " sang Robbie , quietly ," Meant for me and I'm meant for you. Forever baby …."
Tori stepped forward to hug him then returned to her seat as Jade stepped forward .
" Yeah, I don't really know what to say ," retorted jade ," Beck is making me do this "
Andre chuckled and managed to share a smile with Tori. Typical Jade and taking the tension right out of the service which they all needed .
" I never really liked the stupid puppet but I was real happy that Rob murdered him ," continued a honest Jade , noticing that even Robbie had managed a half smile ," he can be a normal geek now which I know we're all happy about . If I had known it would have been all about Cat , I would have knocked Robbie into her much sooner and murdered the puppet years ago …"
Cat shook her head at her best friend then noticed that Robbie was actually laughing .
" I might have let you too, Jade " muttered a red faced Robbie , smiling lovingly at Cat .
" That's all I have to say ," declared Jade ,' can we eat now ? I'm starved "
" Does anyone else have any memory they want to share with Robbie before my brother buries the ..well, before ?" inquired Cat, glancing at Beck and Andre .
" Rex and I were never really friends either …" said Beck, " sorry, man "
" Rex did help me have an awesome party at Keenan's so that was cool " added Andre
" That concludes our service for Rex ," announced Cat ," and there is a buffet in the den so you can all help yourself and mingle . Thank you "
While their friends couldn't get back inside the house fast enough, Cat walked with Robbie up to the casket and watched the emotions flash across his face until they settled on acceptance . " You are in a better place, Rex, and maybe Mr. Giraffe will teach you a thing or two about finding love . Goodbye "
Cat held tight to his arm. " Do you need to be alone, Robbie ? I can go inside "
" No, sweetheart, I am okay ," declared Robbie , strongly ," thanks to you . "
He kissed her temple . " Tomorrow night at Karaoke Dokee I am ending things once and for all with Roxanne so that you and I can finally do this relationship the right way "
" That is all I have ever wanted , Robbie " murmured Cat, softly.