A/N - This is a bit short, but I hope you guys enjoy it. Have fun!

-Nina K.

"Rick? What the heck are you doing here? You were only supposed to be here at ten and it's still 8!" Kate said when she opened the door and saw him standing on the other side.

"I know and I'm so very, very sorry, but mother wants to meet with a friend who is leaving the Hamptons, so we'll have to go earlier." he explained. "Please tell me you have everything ready..."

"You're very lucky, mister, that I packed in advance. I just need to change clothes and then we can go, okay?"

"Oh, God, thank you!" he said, giving her a quick hug.

Rick sat on the couch and, after closing the front door, Kate climbed the stairs informing her father that they'd be leaving sooner.

When she came back, she was wearing a turtle-neck navy blue shirt, jeans and black converse sneakers. She looked gorgeous, carrying a thick winter coat, and Rick's jaw dropped. "I'm not going to kiss you if you catch some flies, Rick." she teasingly warned him and he closed his mouth fast.

"Grandpa! We're leaving!" she yelled and her grandfather came downstairs. She kissed his cheek and said good-bye before leaving with Rick, who was holding her suitcase, to go to the Rodgers' loft.

"Oh, Kate! It's so good to see you again!"

"I can say the same, Mrs. Rodgers."

"Darling, quit the formalities, call me Martha." the older woman smiled and Kate smile back.

Rick went to his room to pick up his own suitcase and carried both his and Kate's, through the building, to the car. He opened the back door to Kate and sat by her side, wrapping one arm tightly around her shoulder as she rested her head against his and Martha started the engine.

The ride was great. Rick had a playlist on his IPod, which he set to shuffle, and Kate and him sang most of the songs all the way to the Hamptons. "You are my musical soul mate!"

"I'd rather not be just musical" he whispered in her ear, sending goosebumps down her spine and yet making her smile.

But her smile dropped as soon as he saw the house. No, no, no. It was defiantly not a house, but a freaking MANSION! She raised a brow at him sending a "Why the hell didn't you tell me?" message.

"I didn't mention it was big, did I?" he said, squeezing his eyes shut and expecting an arm slap.

"Big? Big, Rick, seriously? This thing is huge!"

"I'm glad you like it." he said, closing the distance between the in a sweet kiss.

Rick helped both women carry their suitcases in before showing the whole mansion to Kate and the room she would stay, which was the one closest to his. Martha left to see her friend as soon as she finished unpacking and the teenagers were alone.

"So, do you want to go swimming?" Rick asked, snaking his arm around Kate's waist as they both climbed the stairs to each of their rooms.

"Sure. Heated pool, right?"

"Yeah." he pecked her lips. "Go change, I'll do the same."

Kate checked herself in the mirror, just to make sure the bikini she'd chosen to bring looked good enough. She was skinny, she had lost weight, and it wasn't a good sign. She was supposed to have put some on. The lacy red bikini looked great against her tanned skin. She wrapped a towel around her body and climbed on more flight of stairs, as to get to where the pool was.

Rick was already there, wearing nothing but white and grey checkered trunks. His bare chest was amazing and inviting, she could take her eyes off it. He couldn't take his eyes off her either, she looked amazing in that damn bikini.

"See something you like, Ricky?" she teased and bit her lip, only because she knew it drove him crazy.

He closed the distance between them, hugging her tightly against his body as her hands came up to rest on his chest. "I don't like it, Katie. I love it." and with that, he pressed his soft lips to hers and threw them both in the pool.

"Rick!" she screamed as soon as she reached the surface, but he only laughed and that guaranteed a slap on his chest.

"Ouch, Kate. That hurt." he joked and pulled her closer, once more wrapping his arms around her. He liked having her in his arms, keeping her safe.

They got completely lost in each others eyes, and couldn't help but smile. Her arms found their way up to his neck as she pulled his head toward hers in a kiss.

It gained intensity soon, as his tongue slid through her slightly parted lips and she let him in, her own tongue fighting his for domination. He pulled her up by her thighs and she gently wrapped her legs around him.

She pulled away first, resting her forehead to his, and grinned at him, who mirrored it, before pecking her lips once again.

The rest of the afternoon was spent inside the mansion watching movie marathons. Kate fell asleep half-way through the third movie, in Rick's arms, who did the same right after her.

That's how Martha found them when she got back, both fast asleep, cuddled on the living room couch. And she left them like that, not wanting to ruin such beautiful moment.