Author's Notes:Sorry for the long update. I couldn't get to a computer until now.

Chapter 4: Kiss The Girl:

"Richie, if you don't shut up, I swear!" Tilly warned Richie as the two entered the shelter the following day.

"What did he do now?" asked Angie as she met them at the door.

"I'm just stating the facts." Richie protested.

"Facts? HA!" she yelled. "That's it. You've completely lost it!"

"He's never had it." Angie corrected with a laugh.

"Thank you!" said Tilly seeing that Angie agreed with the crazy nut that was Richie Ryan.

"Hey, wait a damn minute. Who's side are you on?" Richie asked Angie.

"I'm on my own until someone starts to share with the class." Angie replied. "What are you rambling about now?"

"He thinks Joe and I like each other as in like like." Tilly through up her hands in frustration. "How old are you anyway?" she threw at him.

"I'm this many!" Richie answered in a baby voice and held up three fingures.

For that Angie smacked him on the back of the head. "Okay, okay. I'm just saying there was some chemistry last night between you and Joe."

"Well, of course there is! We have become friends you know!" Tilly reminded him.

"I'd say more then." Richie went on.

Tilly went into the kitchen to look for something. Her friends followed. "What are you looking for?" Angie asked. "A very sharp pointy object to hurt him with!" she answered.

"Oh, I'll help." teased Angie.

"C'mon, Ang and Mac saw it last night too." Richie would not shut up about the subject.

Tilly turned on Angie. "Please not you to."

"Well, um, I can't lie Tills, we all saw it. You didn't?" Angie asked her.

"No!" she yelled, her face turning red.

"See, denial!" Richie pointed at her and laughed.

"Alright, that's it." said Tilly. "Ang, I'm going out for awhile. I'll be back later when he's far away!" Tilly said goodbye to Angie but just brushed by Richie without saying a word.

Joe was cleaning some glasses when Tilly entered. She looked a little upset. "Hey, are you okay?" Joe asked with concern.

"No, yes. Gah!" she answered.

Joe laughed. "Let me guess, this looks like it has Richie Ryan written all over it."

"Give the man a prize Johnny! Tell him what he's won!" Tilly said.

"What has he done now?"

Tilly went to answer him but stopped. She couldn't tell him why because once again Richie was right. She did like Joe Dawson. She wasn't sure when it happened but it did. Damn, she thought. Hell has frozen over and I'm so going to kill Richie for this. So, she told him: "Oh, you know he's just being his normal annoying ass self."

"You want to play a bit, maybe that will cool you down some."

"Gladly." Tilly answered with a smile.

Joe walked her to the stage. He wanted to play some too. It had been a busy day and playing music always helped him relax. The Watcher went to help her with her guitar. When he helped with the strap, their eyes met and then it happened. After months of denial. The two finally kissed. The Watcher had fallen for her as well. He fought it off because there was too much to risk. However, the harder you faught something off the harder it faught back and he gave into his feelings. As nice as this was he regretted acted on them and quickly pulled away.

"What's wrong?" Tilly asked.

"I'm sorry but I shouldn't have done that." Joe apologized.

Tilly was confussed. Why would he be sorry about what just happened? She asked him and Joe answered her hontestly, or at least the best way he could without giving away anything. "I really can't say."

"Are you serious?" she asked him. "That's all you got?" she sighed. "You know why Richie was bugging me? Because he saw something more between us, and apartently so did Mac and Angie. You know there was too didn't you? So, did I, but like me you were in denail and this is what happened. But I'm not sorry. Not at all."

"Look, there are things you don't know about me." Joe told her.

"Yeah, well, there are things you don't know about me either." she replied.

"It's different with me." Joe protested.

"Oh, it's always different with you guys!" she yelled at him. "You're really done with this aren't you?"

Joe went silent, giving her her answer. "Then fine. I'm wont' come by anymore."

Then without another word, Tilly stormed out.

"Dammit," Joe cursed being a Watcher had it price.

Not too long after Tilly ran out, Mac came in. The Highlander could see that Joe was upset. "Dawson, are you okay?" Joe told him what happened.

"I'm sorry my friend." Mac apologized.

"Yeah, me too." said Joe with a sigh. "I do like her Mac but you know we have just much to risk as you do when we get other people invovled in our lives."

"I know."

"I don't want her to end up like Lauren..." Joe told him.

"What are you going to do?" Mac asked him.

"I think I should get out of here." Joe answered. "Maybe put some space and time between us. Then maybe she can forget..."

"Or you?" Mac corrected him.

"Maybe."

"Where are you going to go?" The Highlander asked him.

"I think I'll go to to Paris for awhile, do some paper work on you because there's always paper work." Joe said. "Mind keeping this place for while I'm gone?"

"No, I'll watch it for you."

"Hey Mac, one more thing uh."

"What's that?"

"Watch out for her to okay?" Joe asked.

The Highlander assured him he will. Then he watched as Joe went to the bar and pulled out some paper and a pen and started scribbling something down. A few minutes later, Joe foled it up and marked Tilly's name on it. "Can you give this to her?" he asked. "Don't want to leave without at least a goodbye."

"You know I will." Mac said. Mac then watched as Joe left the bar. The Highlander sighed. Sometimes he couldn't help but ask why he was Immortal and why their were Watchers like Joe. Life was never fair but for them it was worse.

TBC...