Chapter 4

Natalie ran to the door and opened it. Monk was standing against the wall almost in the same place she had left him. She handed him the phone and said, "It's the Captain."

He took the phone from her and she walked into the living room. "Yeah?" Monk asked the Captain.

"What is wrong with you two?" Stottlemeyer asked.

"Nothing. What did you need?" Monk asked changing the tone of his voice. It was easy when Natalie come back into the hallway with him.

"Did you see anything weird at the crime scene? Like anything incriminating?"

"Remember that bracelet with the name Ellen on it? When I looked in the file it said that the victim had a girlfriend named Ellen." Monk told him.

"You found that in the file? You only looked at it for 2 seconds."

"Well it's right under Disher's notes." Monk said laughing a little because Natalie was playing with his hair.

"Are you laughing?" Stottlemeyer asked him.

"No." Monk said clearing his throat, "No, what did you need?"

"Well could you come down here and talk to the girlfriend with us?" Stottlemeyer asked.

"Right now…I don't think she will go anywhere…do you?" Monk thought to himself for a moment and looked at Natalie. She was making the 'no way are we going down there right now' signal with her hands.

"Yes Monk right now. In fact I will give you 10 minutes and if you aren't here then I am going to send an officer to your apartment and make him drag you out." Stottlemeyer said and hung up the phone.

Natalie took the phone from Monk's hand and put it in her pocket. She looked back at him, wrapped her arms around his neck, and kissed him fervently. They made their way to the couch and fell back on it. "Natalie, (kiss) we should (kiss) really be going (kiss)." He managed to say between kisses.

"Yes we should." She answered back, holding him tighter, afraid he might actually get up. "Oh Mr. Monk!" She yelled out.

"Natalie, your phone is vibrating." Monk said.

"Oh." She said disappointed. "(sigh) it's the Captain, Yeah?" She answered trying to catch her breath.

"Have you left yet? Why are you out of breath again?" Stottlemeyer asked her.

"Well," she laughed because Monk was kissing her neck, "you only gave us 10 minutes."

"Ha, ha. Very funny." Stottlemeyer said sarcastically. "Now get him down here." he said referring to Monk.

"Fine!" She said slamming the phone shut, and Monk moved back up to her lips. "Ok baby, we gotta go." She said when they finally stopped. They had known each other for 3 years, and had only been intimate for one day, but she was already falling in love with him. It wasn't just a crush anymore, and she knew it.

"Ok." he said giving her on last kiss. "Let me get my coat." He went to his bedroom and she followed him.

"Wow! How many women have these walls seen?" She said jokingly as she entered the room, and he smiled back at her. "Adrian, we need to talk. Is this," she said pointing between the two as she walked over towards his bed, "what I think it is?"

She sat down on the bed and he sat next to her. "Natalie, what do you think it is?"

"Are we 'seeing' each other now, or are we just fooling ourselves?" she said looking at him.

"Natalie, I have never felt this way about anyone except for Trudy. And now that I have these feelings for you, I think that Trudy wants me to finally let go. So I do want something more than just really good friends…we better go before he calls again." He said taking her hand. Monk stood up but Natalie pulled him back for another passionate kiss. They fell back on his bed and her phone rang once again. They stopped and pressed their foreheads together catching their breath. "I guess that's our cue to leave." Monk said, making Natalie laugh.

"Oh, why can't I just spill something on the carpet? I think they would understand." She said laughing, as they rose up from the bed.

"Oh baby, don't even joke like that." He said giving her one last kiss. They made their way to the door and got into her car.