A/N: Finally! I got the chapter completed. And my muse is back and I'm deep into the next chapter! Just a forewarning: Chapter 18 and 19 are rated M! Keep that in mind! I'll always post warnings up before the chapters that are above 'T' rating. Thanks so much for being patient with me! I shouldn't take that long again for a chapter (keep your fingers crossed). Thank you for all the great reviews!

The next morning came too soon for Katie and she found herself alone in Sara's apartment. There was a note left on the kitchen table for her. She paused only slightly before stepping forward to reach it, not missing the recent rise in significance of notes in her life.

Kat-

Had to go into work. We'll

meet for lunch with the boys.

Your clothes are in the washer.

Maybe you'll start a trend of

wearing the same clothes multiple

days in a row.  Call me.

Love,

Sara

Lunch? Frowning, Katie looked at the clock and saw it was nearly eleven o'clock. Her eyes widened and she looked back at the clock again. Somehow, she'd managed to sleep most of the morning.

Hurrying back to the washer, she pulled her clothes out and threw them in the dryer. As she grabbed a towel from Sara's hall closet, she heard her phone ringing from the bedroom. Despite feeling rushed, Katie smiled and sat down on the bed when she saw who was calling.

"Morning."

"Mornin' Katie. Wanna go ta lunch?" Murphy's voice came through the phone softly and she could tell he was smiling.

"I can't. I'm already meeting someone special for lunch."

"Oh really?"

"Yeah. He may be Irish, but I love him anyway." She grinned as she heard him chuckle.

"So yer meetin' me brother for lunch, huh?"

Katie laughed out loud. "Well, of course. I've been told I must get his approval of me first."

"Aye, but I think ye've got it. Mind if I join ye for lunch?"

"I suppose." She tried to sigh but laughed again instead.

"Good, how about I pick ye up soon?"

"Uh…how soon?" She glanced at the clock on Sara's side of the bed. It was ticking closer to 11:15.

"Twenty minutes?"

"Make it a half hour, I kinda overslept." Ending the call, Katie grabbed the towel again and ran to the bathroom. She had to hurry if she was going to be ready in a half hour.

Twenty-five minutes later, a knock on the door told her that Murphy was early. She pulled on her still slightly wet jeans and walked to the door. Opening it, she found him leaning against the outer door frame with a grin.

"Ye look rushed."

"You look early." She crossed her arms over her chest. Murphy just laughed and held out a folded t-shirt of hers.

"Forgive me?"

"Thank you! I didn't even think to ask you to bring clothes." She took the t-shirt and hugged him quickly. His arms wrapped around her and held her there, and he leaned his chin on her shoulder.

"You're welcome."

Katie allowed herself to enjoy being in Murphy's arms for a moment before she pulled back. "I've got to get ready to-"

Her words were cut off as he kissed her softly. She lifted her hand to hold the back of his head and kissed him back before he could pull away. His hand reached under her shirt but settled at her waistline, his thumb making soft circles. She leaned more fully against him. It was only when she made a soft sound, somewhere between a sigh and a moan, did he move away.

Leaning his forehead against hers, he laughed softly. "We better stop now. They're expectin' us soon."

"Just let me change into this." Katie stepped back reluctantly and held up her finger. "One minute, I promise."

Murphy nodded and waited at the open door.

The morning was creeping by for Sara, so it was to her delight when she looked up to find Connor in the doorway of her office, watching her. He smiled at her and slowly walked through the doorway.

"So this is what a workin' woman looks like."

"Impressed?" She leaned back slightly and grinned.

"Intimidated, actually." His voice was teasing, but Sara watched him glance around the room again, his eyes stopping on her framed diploma. This was a new side of Connor that she had yet to see. Him, out of his element. After his eyes finally wandered back to her and he smiled again. "Are ye ready?"

"Sure. But I can only take an hour. Taking yesterday off got me behind." Sara slid her chair out and grabbed her purse from below the desk. She put her hand in his and he leaned down to kiss her.

"Definitely intimidated." He whispered. She caught the humor in his gaze before he turned and led her out the door.

They arrived at the diner first and grabbed a booth near the windowed wall. Sara glanced around and smiled. Connor had suggested they go here and now she could see why. It was exactly his type of place.

She almost leaned over to tell him but stopped when she saw Murphy walk in, pulling Katie behind him. Nudging Connor, she pointed them out.

"Katie must have taken too long."

"Or Murphy is just starved." Connor grinned and waved as his brother looked toward them. With a relieved smile, Murphy continued to pull a laughing Katie with him.

"Christ, you think we were being fucking timed, Murph." Katie slid into the booth first and smiled at both Connor and Sara.

"It's a good thing we weren't." Murphy shook his head at Sara. "Is one minute always translated to ten in Katie language?"

"Wow, she's getting better. It used to mean twenty."

"Well, if someone hadn't distracted me…" Katie laughed as Murphy tried to look innocently at her. Connor shook his head.

"Just stay quiet, Murph. Ye'll lose no matter what ye say."

Sara watched with a smile as Connor winked at Katie. Murphy just smiled and opened his menu, taking Connor's advice. Sara relaxed against the back of the booth, enjoying the contact she had with Connor as she opened her menu. She watched over the top of it as Katie continued to be teased by both Murphy and Connor in turn.

They were glad to have her back, she realized. It was their way of showing it, probably without realizing it. Sara was surprised to find that she didn't feel left out of the obvious bond between the three of them. Instead, she simply felt happy to be able to be included. She moved her eyes back to Katie and found that she was being watched as well. They shared a smile before Katie turned to respond to something Murphy had said.

Sara felt Connor's hand slip into her own underneath the table.

"Ye're quiet."

She turned and smiled up at him. "I'm observing."

"And what do ye see?"

"Love."

He looked at her for a moment before smiling. His response was interrupted as the waitress stepped up to take their orders. Sara laughed as Murphy exchanged banter with the waitress, as he'd clearly done before. As the waitress shook a finger at both Murphy and Connor, Sara glanced around the table and realized what had kept drawing her eye around the table to begin with. Something had changed. She just hoped it was a change that would have a chance to show itself before something else happened.

McGinty's was quiet as Murphy, Connor and Katie walked in later that afternoon. They had all walked Sara back to work and then had gone back to the apartment with nothing else to do for the day. After a second James Bond movie followed the first, Katie had groaned and suggested McGinty's instead.

Doc sat on a stool behind the bar and smiled widely as the three of them walked in. "Y-ye just missed y-y-yer D-da."

"Christ, he should consider ownin' half the fuckin' bar for as much as he's down here." Connor laughed and took the stool directly across from where Doc stool was. Murphy sat down next to him and Katie sat on the end. A few of the early regulars nodded at them and Doc got to his feet.

"K-katie, me lass. I'm glad ta s-s-see yer b-back." He walked over and put his hand over hers on the bar. She smiled up at him, noticing he already looked better than he had when she last saw him.

"I'm glad to see you are too, Doc."

"And d-d-d-did ye get things f-figured out?" His gaze turned to Murphy then and Katie just grinned. Murphy saw her smile and nodded.

"We're good. How 'bout a Guinness, Doc?"

"Me, too." Connor nodded at him. Katie shook her head at Doc's inquiring glance.

"A screwdriver for me, please."

"What is it with you and that drink?" Murphy laughed. She shrugged.

"Peter once went on a drunken lecture about the benefit of orange juice and vodka. You can get drunk and stay healthy at the same time. The bizarre logic of it kinda stuck with me." She grinned with both Murphy and Connor shook their heads and laughed.

"And we're drinkin' Guinness for our daily barley intake." Connor winked at her and took a drink from his mug. She made a face at him.

"I think I'm looking forward ta meetin' this brother of yers." Murphy added. Katie lost a little of her smile and bit her lip. She took a drink.

"If I can find him."

"We'll find him, Katie." Connor leaned forward and at her. He put an elbow on the counter. "Smecker's still diggin'."

She forced herself to smile and nodded at Connor. "Okay."

"What are ye gonna do when ye find him, anyhow?" Murphy glanced at her.

"Make sure he's okay and then kick his ass."

"Sp-spoken like a t-t-rue older sister." Doc's voice floated down the bar and he grinned at her.

"Sounds like you know from experience."

"Two older s-sisters. I c-cau-cau…I got it from th-them more than once." Doc turned slightly away. "FUCK! ASS!"

"Older sisters know what they're talkin' about. You should've listened to them." She smiled at him.

"They'd have j-j-just b-been afta me fer somethin' else."

"Okay. That's true."

Doc was distracted then as two more patrons came in then and sat down at the bar. The crowd started getting off of work and after another few minutes, Katie, Murphy and Connor moved away from the bar to one of the booths.

Katie found herself people watching again, half-listening to the conversation the boys were having about some of the patrons. Several of them were known for fighting, especially while in the bar at the same time.

Beer flowed from the taps and Katie could feel the tension rising and falling with the moods and arguments of the men at the bar. The more she was in McGinty's, the more she realized that an Irish pub was a living and breathing thing, ebbing and flowing with life as long as the doors were open for business. She watched again as Doc broke up an argument between the same two men and then had a pint with them as a peace offering. God, she'd learned to love the Irish.

However, as the place got busier, Katie also noticed a change in both of the boys. They'd tensed up and become a little more aware. It was quite possible someone in this crowd had been involved in what had happened on St. Patty's. Looking at the brothers, she smiled slightly.

They dealt with their tension in different ways. Connor had leaned back on his side of the booth, seemingly opening himself up to the bar. It also put him in a position where he could see everything going on. Murphy, on the other hand, sat forward in his seat, blocking most of her view of the bar with his body. His elbows were on the table on either side of his pint and his eyes were wandering the room. With their two positions combined, Murphy and Connor could now keep an eye on the entire bar without making it obvious that that's what they were doing.

Katie laughed softly and shook her head, draining the last of her drink. Murphy glanced at her and smiled. "What?"

"If I didn't know better, I'd say you two were the most relaxed patrons in this bar."

"Who says we aren't?"

"Me. If you want to leave, we can."

Murphy shook his head and exchanged a look with Connor. "We're on a mission."

"Okay, 007. Who's the spy?"

"If we knew, we wouldn't be watchin'." Connor chuckled, putting his arm back up on the back of the booth seat. His eyes were focused up on the bar again.

"Are you trying to catch someone doing something?"

"No, we're just tryin' ta fuckin' keep 'em from doing it again."

"This place was packed that night. It could have been anyone."

"Yeah, exactly."

Katie sighed and nudged Murphy. "I'm gonna go get something else. You two want anything?"

They both shook their heads and Murphy slid out of the booth to let her out. She made a face at Doc when she got there. "Humm…actually, can I just get a Coke?"

Doc nodded and filled a glass for her quickly, setting it in front of her before turning back to another patron. Katie grabbed a few cherries from the other side of the bar and headed back to the table.

Connor and Murphy had gotten up and were talking to a few other guys who looked a little older. One of them, a short balding man seemed to know them quite well. Katie sat her drink down on the table and started to sit down. She grinned as she saw Murphy reach over with a smirk and knock his fist lightly on the shiny part of the man's head. The loud laughter floated over.

Connor happened to look up and motioned her over. "Katie, this is our old boss."

"So yer the lass I've been hearin' about. Which one of these fuckers reeled ye in?" The man grinned up at her and she couldn't help but laugh. She glanced at both Murphy and Connor who gave her no help.

"Ha, I'm just keeping their hopes up." She winked at the man and turned felt her cheeks start to turn red as the whole table burst out laughing. Eying the table, she smiled realizing now they were all listening. "And now that I've sufficiently embarrassed myself, I'm gonna go sit down."

A hand landed on her shoulder as she turned to go and she found Murphy grinning down at her. He nodded toward the table and followed her over. "So yer keepin' me hopes up, huh?"

"Well, I'd hardly want to dash your hopes now." She smiled but as she looked up at him again, she realized he wasn't listening. Nodding toward the table, he raised an eyebrow on her.

"Ye left yer drink here, Katie."

"It was just for a second."

"A second too long." He grabbed her drink and walked up to the bar, leaving her sighing at the booth. Connor walked over then and looked at her.

"What's the fuck's goin' on?"

"I left my damn drink here and Murphy's having a fucking fit about it." She glared at Connor as he tapped the back of her head with his palm before moving past her. "What the fuck was that for?"

"Katie." He just looked at her. "Shut it." He nodded slightly toward Murphy who was on his way back with a new Coke for her.

She took the drink from him with a nodded thanks and kept her eyes on the table, stuck between being angry and feeling guilty. Connor had a point but he hadn't needed to be an ass about it.

All three of them were silent for a few minutes before Murphy finally sighed. "Let's just fuckin' get goin'."

Connor nodded. "I don't really feel like bein' at a pub tonight."

Together, they finished their beers and looked pointedly at Katie who rolled her eyes. She drank the rest of her Coke quickly and followed Murphy out of the booth.

On the way home, she kept silent and listened as Connor called Sara quickly. Murphy didn't speak either but he did take her hand as the darkness settled as they got closer to home.

As they reached the hallway of their apartment building, the smell of cigars had permeated the air. Da sat in his chair and a serious looking Smecker sat with a lit cigarette on the couch nearest him. They both looked up as the three walked in. Murphy and Connor exchanged a look.

"What's goin' on, Da?" Connor sat in the other chair and leaned forward.

"We've got a job in New York City."

"When?" Murphy asked. He let go of Katie's hand and slipped off his coat, setting it over one of the table chairs.

"Tomorrow mornin'."

Katie watched from where she continued to stand near the door. Murphy sat on the other end of the couch and both twins turned to look at Smecker. He leaned forward and put out his cigarette.

"They're getting closer to working together. We need to strike now." Getting to his feet, he nodded at Da and headed toward the door. "I'll see you tomorrow." He pulled his coat off of another chair and patted Katie on the shoulder as he walked past. The door shut on a silent apartment.

She couldn't watch them fidget any longer. Putting her own coat neatly over a chair, Katie walked to the kitchen and pulled out four beers. Setting them on the coffee table, she crossed her legs and looked at Da.

"What are the specifics, Da?"

He gave her a small smile, seeming surprised that she'd spoken up. The sound of the other two beers being opened filled the air before he answered.

"The number of those connected with the Fertitta's in the area has gone up by more than 50 in the last week alone. Something's gearing up."

"So we're hittin' them in their fuckin' home." Murphy sighed.

"Aye."

"If nothin' else that'll get them the fuck out of here."

"How do you figure that, Connor?" She shook her head. When they went into their 'Saint's mode' it was hard to follow them at times. Their minds seemed to be so in tune that they rarely had to explain it to each other. But she was lost and it had become important to her in the last few minutes to understand.

"They'll think we've moved on ta New York City."

"A red herring." She nodded and received a grin from Murphy.

"Exactly." He lost a little of his smile as he stared at her for a moment. She forced herself to finally look away, swallowing the lump that had started to form in her throat.

Da's movement distracted her as he got to his feet. "I've got ta go talk ta Doc before we leave. He can keep his ear ta the ground while we're gone."

Both Connor and Murphy nodded and they all watched him leave. For a few moments, nobody said a word. Katie finally sighed and turned to face them both.

"I thought you were taking a break."

"We've got ta do something. Otherwise, a fuckin' war is gonna get started." Connor sighed and looked at Murphy. Murphy nodded at him. Katie watched confused as Connor looked between the two of them before he got to his feet. "I'll see ye both tomorrow mornin'."

He grabbed his coat and walked out of the apartment, shutting the door quietly. Katie turned again to look at Murphy. He put his feet up on the coffee table with a sigh before looking at her. He patted the couch next to him. "Sit closer, I won't bite."

Eying him closely for another second, Katie slid over and sat so that she leaned against him. His arm came over her shoulders and she closed her eyes.

"He went to Sara's, didn't he?"

"Aye." His voice was quiet and close to her ear. Looking back up at him, she saw that he had also relaxed with his eyes closed, the beer bottle dangling from his fingertips.

"How long do you think you'll be gone?"

"One, two days tops." He answered without opening his eyes. Smiling slightly, she reached over and pulled the bottle from his hand, setting it on the coffee table near hers. He was watching her with a small smile when she looked back. "Takin' care of me?"

"Somebody has to." The words slipped out before she thought about them and their eyes met.

They looked at each other for the length of a breath before he leaned forward and kissed her softly on the right temple. He then brushed a kiss over the other temple, over her eyes and nose before finally reaching her mouth. The kiss was nearly weightless but Katie still felt the spark of it.

"I'll be fine." He pulled her gently back so that she was leaning against him again. His hand brushed down her hair and made circles on her back. She closed her eyes, listening to the steady beat of his heart. "Tell me about yerself."

Smiling slightly, she sighed. "You already know about me."

"What were you like as a child?"

"I was the bratty middle child and a daddy's girl. I had a high squeaky voice until at least the age of eight, causing my family to call me Minnie Mouse when they were teasing me."

"We could get ye a little bow…" He joked and she elbowed him. Laughing, she leaned back against him. "What else were ye like?"

"Hmmm…well, I basically grew up in a boy's world. With my brothers and all of my guy cousins, let's just say I wasn't afraid of getting dirty. We used to all have these great mud wars near the pond behind our house. Mom got mad at us the first few times but then gave up once she realized we wouldn't quit." Her voice had a soft quality to it. "Poor Peter. He was the youngest for a long while and he was a fairly small boy until he hit a growth spurt the year he turned ten. He got the brunt of everything. Even I picked on him."

"No wonder he found a job where he could carry a gun." He kept his voice low too. Katie laughed again.

"That's exactly what Brett said when he sighed up for the academy." She turned her head toward Murphy. "What about you? I bet you and Connor were little hellions."

"Aye, but we were fuckin' angelic ones." He laughed. "We didn't play mud wars, but we did have a great spyin' game where we'd pick someone in the town and create stories about them. We had some fuckin' great ones too. Uncle Sibeal became an escaped convict in our eyes, despite the fact that he'd hardly ever even left the town. And we decided that Da was also a spy, and that's why he was stuck in the states."

"Why was Da in the states?" Katie asked softly and bit her lip as Murphy paused.

"Well, he probably wouldn't mind if I told ye. He was in prison. Da got caught when we were just toddlers. We didn't meet him again until last year." He grinned. "But I have a feelin' that he and Ma kept in contact over the years. He knew way too fuckin' much about us early on."

"So have you and Connor always been this close?"

"Fuck, we were even closer when we were little. Could hardly stand being separated. So much so that Ma and Uncle Sibeal worried about it. Christ, I remember the one time I went to sleep over at a friend's house without Conn. We watched a scary movie and I was up all night, fuckin' terrified out of me mind. I'm still convinced ta this day that if my brother had been there, I would've been fine. After that, we refused to be separated."

"What about now though?"

He laughed softly. "Well, we grew out of it a bit when we were teenagers. But we still don't like bein' too far away from each other."

"Understandable. You're only half the threat when you're apart." Katie turned to face him fully and laughed at his raised eyebrow. "Just admit it. You and your brother learned how to double team people long ago."

"Maybe."

"Definitely. I've had you two do it to me enough times to know." She pointed a finger at him and then yawned. Squeezing her eyes shut tightly, she tried to will the sleepiness away. It'd been coming in slowly since she'd leaned against him. She could not sleep. Would not sleep.

"Maybe it's time to get some sleep." Murphy sat up a little, keeping his arm around her. She shook her head and sat up fully.

"No. I'm not tired."

"Bullshit. Ye're yawnin'."

"Let's stay up." She smiled at him but he just shook his head.

"Katie, Da'll be pissed at me if I don't make ye get sleep. And he'll kill me if I don't get any. I need ta be alert tomorrow."

She stared at him for a minute, feeling the slight humor of the moment gone. Nodding, she leaned forward.

"Wait, what just happened there?" He bent down to look her in the face.

"I'm tired Murph. But I don't want to go to sleep." She traced the knuckles on his hand and the lump in her throat grew. "Morning will be here soon enough without sleeping through tonight."

He was quiet. Quiet enough that she finally looked over at him. He was staring down at their hands as well but raised his eyes as she watched him. "Katie."

She took a deep breath and ignored the sudden racing of her heart. "Will you sleep in my room with me tonight?"

"I'd hoped to." His smile was warm and he kissed her lightly before standing up. "Just let me grab my pillow."

He was out of the living room before she could say anything else and she rubbed her hands over her face. "Christ." Why was she so fucking nervous all of a sudden?

She stared down at the slight tremor in her hands. Murphy. In her room. For the night. A smile played across her lips. He would be leaving in the morning, but she would be able to hold onto him tonight. Would be able to love him tonight.

Getting to her feet, Katie walked softly down the hall and turned the light on her in room. Her eyes fell on the bed and she couldn't help but smile slightly. Oh my God.

His hand touched her back softly and she jumped. Kissing the side of her head, he moved past her and slid her pillow over to make room for his on the outside. Sitting down on the bed, he began to untie his shoes. Katie just watched him, unsure of what to do. Man, it's not like it's my first fuckin' time. Get it together, Katie. His eyes rose to hers and she felt the butterflies jump in her stomach. She loved him so much.

He kept eye contact as he stood up and moved to her. Smiling slightly, he framed her face with his hands and kissed her again, slowly. She raised her hands to his waist as he pulled back to look at her.

"What's wrong?" His voice was barely a whisper and his eyes were staring down into hers, concerned. "Why are you shaking?" He slipped his arms around her and held her tightly against him. From the tension in his body, Katie realized he thought she was terrified about something.

"Murph, I'm fine. I'm just…" She closed her eyes in embarrassment. How did she explain this? She felt so much in this moment for him, but she was full of nerves too. He moved to look down at her but she kept her eyes closed to avoid his gaze. "I'm just nervous."

He paused in his movements and then he raised his hand to the side of her neck, skimming his thumb along her jaw. "Katie. Open yer eyes."

After taking a deep breath, she looked at him. He was watching her with a mixture of humor and amazement. "What?"

"There's nothing ta be nervous about."

"I just…I've never felt this strongly about anyone. Ever." She ended in a whisper. He smiled slowly at her and trailed his fingers down her back. A shiver danced down the same path.

"Do ye want ta know what I said to you that night in the warehouse?"

"You mean what Connor was asking you about that night?" She kept her eyes on his face and raised her hand to his cheek. He turned his head slightly to kiss her palm.

"Aye." Murphy nodded and his eyes moved away for a second before raising to meet hers against with a new intensity in them. "I promised I'd take care of ye, Katie. And I will. As long as ye'll let me."

His lips met hers with a new sense of urgency. Katie moved her hand to his shoulder and slipped the other underneath his shirt, working it up to pull it off. She could feel the beating of his heart against her fingertips as her hand paused in the act. Kissing him deeper, she moved closer to him. Needed to be closer to him.

He broke their kiss and lifted the shirt over his head and she found herself pressed against the warmth of his bare chest. Her hands worked their way down to his belt but he put his hand to stop her.

"Wait." He breathed against her lips. "Yer turn."

The feeling of his rough fingertips against her skin was a sensation that made her smile. He trailed his hands up her abdomen and the sides of her breasts before lifting her t-shirt over her head. He grinned as he looked down at her. "I knew ye'd be beautiful."

"Murph." She laughed softly and he smiled at her again. Leaning down, he captured her lips again, kissing her deeply. His lips were sweet and gentle, and she worked to keep the tears back as he stopped and leaned his forehead against hers with a small sigh.

"Christ, Katie. I don't know how else ta tell ye." He kept his eyes closed as she stared up at him. Putting both hands on his chest, she moved up and kissed him softly.

"Just tell me then."

She saw the blue of his eyes in the moonlit darkness of the room as he looked back down at her. He licked his lips and raised a hand to her shoulder, sliding it along so that it cupped the back of her neck. With his other hand, he pressed her palm against his chest, over his racing heart.

"I never thought I could love anyone as much as I love me brother. But I love ye that much. Maybe even more." He kissed her and pulled her against him again.

Tears filled her eyes and she leaned her head against his chest. She forced a few deep breaths before looking up at him. "I love you so much, Murphy."

She kissed him softly and felt him kiss back, his lips more demanding this time. The need for him hit her again and she arched herself against him, feeling him moan into her mouth.

His hand had her jeans undone and halfway down before she realized it. She moved her hands to his belt and pulled it off of his jeans, tossing it over her shoulder. He guided her out of her jeans and his kisses became deeper and slower paced again.

Katie felt herself melt against him as he moved his kisses down her face and to her neck. Goosebumps broke out on her body and she tightened her arms around him. He covered her hand at his waist for a moment before he slipped off his own jeans.

Pulling back for a moment, Katie found Murphy staring into her eyes, his smile growing. Brushing the hair back off her face, he crushed his mouth to hers and she moaned softly. She felt him smile against her lips as he continued kissing her and leaned her back on the bed, supported by his arms. Her bra was off and she couldn't remember when he'd slipped it off of her. His mouth wandered to her chest.

She sighed lightly as he left a trail of kisses along her breast bone but moaned as his lips found her nipple. The sensation deep inside her began to build and she pulled him back up so she could kiss him again. Sitting up, she pushed him so that he lay on his back. Pulling her lips away from his, she smiled as she climbed on top of him.

"What should I make you say?" She whispered in his ear and laced her fingers though his. The slight vibration of his laughter went through her body.

"What do ye want me ta say?"

She pursed her lips and then grinned down at him again. "What do you want?"

His eyes wandered down her body and he just smiled. He moved their joined hands up to her waist.

Moving her hips, she rocked against him. Hearing a slight intake of air, she laughed softly. "Murphy, what do you want?"

He sat up quickly and she found herself straddling his lap as his hands spread across her back. "I want you."

His lips meet hers, parting them and his tongue moved in as he deepened the kiss. She wrapped her arms around him tightly and rocked her hips again. She moaned softly with him this time.

She put her hands on his face and trailed one to the back of his neck, making small circles with her finger. He groaned against her lips and deepened the kiss, rolling them both so that she had her back against the bed again.

She opened her eyes again as his lips parted from her and she saw him watching her though the moonlight coming through the windows. He smiled slightly and kissed her temple as his hand whispered caresses down her stomach and across her thigh.

He continued to lay soft kisses across her face as his fingers worked within her, sending her waves of pleasure. She pulled his face down to hers and kissed him desperately. Her hand wandered down his stomach and inside of his boxers, finding him hard. She ran her fingers down his length and squeezed slightly, moaning loudly as his fingers clenched inside of her. He kissed her roughly this time, moving both hands to hold her tightly against him. With shaking hands, she slipped his boxers off of him.

"Now, Murph." She whispered softly and he moved over her, surrounding her body with his. He entered her smoothly and she felt him moan into her mouth. She kissed him harder, pulling him as close as possible and wrapping her arms around his neck. They found a rhythm quickly and their moans echoed softly through the room.

The sensations surrounded her and she could feel his hands caress her as he moved inside of her. She ran her fingers down his back and felt him shudder slightly.

His hands wandered back up her body and he framed her face with his hands again, bringing his mouth to hers. She felt herself nearing the edge and ran her hands down his back again, clasping them together to hold him closer to her. He brought a slightly trembling hand to run through her hair. His whisper was deep. "I love ye, Katie"

She moaned his name and felt the ripples of pleasure run through her as she felt the orgasm. She pulled her arms tightly around him and she felt him climax and relax against her, breathing quickly. He leaned his forehead against hers for a moment, looking down into her eyes. He smiled softly at her.

His lips met hers and the kiss was gentle and sweet. He rolled over onto his back, bringing her with him. She was warm but Murphy felt too good to her at the moment to move away. She laid her head down on his chest and listened as his heart began to slow down. His breathing became deeper.

"I think I can sleep now." She whispered and felt him laugh in response. His arm settled around her and his fingers traced circles on her lower back.

"Glad I could help ye."

"I love you, Murphy." She felt his fingers pause for a second and heard the smile in his voice as he answered.

"I love you too. Now go ta sleep, Katie."

Katie grinned and felt sleep bare down on her as her breaths began to match his. His hand stilled on her back and she welcomed dreams.