A/N: Hello Hello! Yes, yes, this is the chapter you all have been waiting for. Can't wait to share it with you. I hope you enjoy. This isn't the end of the story of course as things must get worse before they get better. Anyways shout outs to slm38, Kittensbreath, ladybrin, Lucky Starz, BlackSwoon, LaurenLaneLover and mewkazurinu2004 for your lovely reviews. Hope you enjoy this chapter!

Chapter 11-Their First Night Together

Niles continued to run after C.C. down the street. He was soaking wet and his white shirt was completely see through under his jacket. He couldn't help but be angry at Kat.

Why did she have to hug me right in front of C.C.? Really out of all the times she could have done that. Of course, I have no feelings for her, but I guess I could see how C.C. would think otherwise. Kat is very pretty. But as pretty as she is, she will never be my C.C. I have to catch her.

With these thoughts in mind he, continued to chase her down the street. Damn she is fast especially considering she had heels on.

Finally she stopped, about to open the door and get into an available cab.

….

It was still pouring outside and the raindrops were hitting her face like clear oval shaped peals. She had been holding in the tears the whole way to the cab and they would no doubt erupt as soon as she shut the door. She would rather have one cab driver see her cry, than hundreds of people in the theatre.

But those tears never came, for just as she was about to get into the cab she a felt hand wrap around her wrist. Forcefully she was spun around to meet his gaze and he pulled her toward him and immediately cupped the back of her neck with his right hand and her right cheek with his left as he planted a possessive kiss on her lips. After the initial millisecond of shock wore off, she was ravenously kissing him back as the rain continued to pour down on both of them.

Their lips came apart for a brief moment as he lifted her off the ground. Surprised by the amount of strength that he had, she wrapped her legs around him and they continued to desirously kiss one another.

With one arm still tightly wrapped around her he briefly leaned her against the cab and used his left hand to open the door. He immediately put his left arm back around her and helped her into the vehicle before getting in with her.

Like a couple of lustful teenagers, they continued to passionately kiss one another in the car. Niles was loosing control of his hands as he explored every inch of her body memorizing each and every contour of her curves.

Finally realizing where they were, they broke apart. Not wanting to break all contact, however, they simply held hands.

They realized then that the cab was not moving and the driver was still waiting for them to give an address.

He spoke:

"Where to? And just so you know, the meter was running the whole time."

Slightly embarrassed at his loss of control, Niles gave him the address before saying.

"Well, it was totally worth it."

And he turned and smiled at C.C. before she rested her head on his shoulder and he played with her loose damp blonde strands of hair for the duration of the ride to his apartment.

….

Finally arriving at his place, Niles paid the driver and they both left the cab, holding hands with their fingers entwined. They said little to one another, however, as the fear of wanting each other was evident in both of them.

Both their hearts were pumping a mile a minute as they got into the elevator hand in hand.

Finally the elevator reached Niles' floor and he pulled her toward his door. Releasing her hand, he nervously fumbled with his keys before finally getting them straightened out to where he could open his door. She followed behind him and when she was in the apartment, he walked back over to shut and lock the door.

They were both standing in the living room of his apartment. There was still silence between them as the gazed at each other. They were both still damp from the rain but they did not notice the cold air blowing on them from the a/c vent on the ceiling.

Even completely soaked the bone, she looked beautiful. It was time she knew how he felt.

"C.C. I love you."

Although she saw the play and knew his feelings due to it, there was just something so powerful about hearing the words come out of his lips. She had been waiting for someone to say these words to her for all of her life.

All of the emotions she had been bottling up were on the verge of coming out now. All the hurt she had gone through all of her life was being overcome by the love that she felt for this man right now.

Emotion started pouring out of her and tears of joy poured down her face. Niles just stood there in awe briefly before he went to retrieve her a handkerchief and wiped the tears off her face. He wrapped his free arm around her shoulder as he continued to comfort her.

"Don't cry Babs."

She managed a light laugh as the tears continued to pour down her face. When she had control of herself once more, she finally spoke.

"Niles, I think I love you too."

And with that said and realized he scooped her up into his arms like a knight in shining armor. With her in his arms, he walked gracefully to his bedroom before putting her down lightly on the ground.

Nerves were starting to get the better of him but he persisted on as he fumbled with the zipper of her dress. Slowly he slipped the dress off her body while using his palms to memorize the feeling of her soft cream-colored skin. The dress fell to the floor as he continued with his hands down her waist stopping about halfway down her thigh as her undergarments were revealed.

Now it was her turn. She carefully slipped off his suit coat to reveal his white button down. She fumbled with the first two buttons revealing the top half of his broad chest. She played with the curls of his chest hair before placing her hand on his heart. His fear and excitement was evident in the speed of his heartbeat.

She tried to reassure him with her eyes as she continued to undo the rest of the buttons of his shirt.

They were all undone and she carefully slipped his shirt down his arms and back, taking in his skin with the tips of her fingers as she took off his shirt.

She continued on downwards removing his belt. Nerves were getting to her now as well as she fumbled with the buckle. Niles helped her along until his pants were completely off and on the ground behind him.

They quickly took off their own undergarments as desire flowed through them both.

Their lips were locked as C.C. fell on top of him as the two became one on the bed. The connection that these two had went beyond physical. It was an emotional connection they had both never experienced with anyone else.

Niles and C.C. made love several times that night before falling asleep in one another's arms.

…..

Niles woke up the next morning initially thinking that he might have been in a long mystical dream. It took him a few minutes to snap back into reality and realize that all that happened the night before was not a dream but real as ever.

He was quite disheartened, however, as he realized that the other side of the bed was empty. He got up and slipped on some pajamas. He looked to see that their clothes had been moved off the ground, no sign that anything had happened the night before.

Apprehensive to enter the living room for fear she wouldn't be there, he slowly opened the door.

He was greeted, however by the heavenly aroma of the coffee pot. C.C. was standing with her back turned in his white terrycloth robe pouring a cup of coffee for each of them. He used this opportunity to slowly sneak behind her and wrap his strong arms around her waist.

"I was beginning to think you had left me, my queen", he said before planting a few kisses down the side of her neck.

"Never, lover", she turned around and planted her lips on his in a sweet, soft and tender kiss.

Breaking apart from the kiss, they each grabbed their cup of coffee and sat down next to one another on his brown leather loveseat.

C.C. opened her mouth to speak.

"I took the liberty of removing our clothes from the floor this morning. They were still damp after all. I'll take them to the cleaners today while you are at work."

"Oh my gosh, work. I totally forgot. I skipped out of the cast party last night. I had more important things to attend to." He fiendishly smiled at her.

"In all seriousness, Niles, I am sure they are going to ask you where you disappeared to. What are you going to say to them?"

"That I was making love to the most beautiful woman in the world." He continued with his devilish grin before speaking once more.

" Seriously, I guess I'll just tell them I had some sort of emergency. I would say that is accurate. I couldn't let you get away last night."

"By the way, who was that loose floozy that I saw you in the arms of last night? "

"Andrew Lloyd Webber's secretary. I think she might have a thing for me."

"You think?" C.C. stated sarcastically.

"Of course, I only have eyes for one woman. She has had my heart for 20 years and counting." He took her hand in his and placed his other hand on top of hers.

"I love you, C.C. Babcock."

"I love you too, Niles Brightmore."

And they sat on his couch, shoulder to shoulder, hand in hand reveling in this happy and loving moment together.

It felt so wonderful to be loved. Although C.C. wasn't used to the feeling, she had no problem growing accustomed to it. All these years she had kept her heart closed off, looking for love in all the wrong places when it was right there in the Sheffield mansion staring her dead in the face day in and day out.

She was finally able to prove to herself that social status has nothing to do with the value of a person. The ideals she had been taught to live by all these years were nothing but lies, for as they crumbled before her 2 months ago, she was able to learn that love overcomes any obstacle whether it be money, social status or family pressures. That void that she had felt in her heart for so long was finally filled.

Of course she understood that her and Niles would have a long road ahead of them. She still needed to tell him about the inheritance. She was afraid he wouldn't take it well, but if they were going to have a long lasting relationship, then she would need to be honest with him.

Her family would surely give her hell for being with a man who had once in his life been a butler. But she would cross that bridge when she came to it.

For now, it would be about her and Niles and their relationship with one another. No one and nothing would change that in her mind. She would tell Niles about the inheritance today over lunch. She hated keeping secrets from him because she wanted to share everything in her life with him and of course, she hoped these feelings were mutual.

"Niles, will you be able to get out of work for a late lunch?" she asked anxiously.

As if he knew something was wrong, he said reassuringly

"Yes, my dear. Is this an invitation?" He smiled at her simply.

"Yes of course, I really need to talk you about something important. There are some things we need to discuss. "

"Should I be afraid?"

Although his tone was light, C.C. wondered if he knew that she was keeping something big from him. He always knew what was going on in the Sheffield house after all and she wondered if maybe he could see right through her expressions into the deep inner workings of her brain. It scared her to no end to think that he had the ability to detect every thought and feeling in her mind and heart.

She opened her mouth to speak, praying that he couldn't detect the edge in her voice.

"Of course, not, I just want to talk about some things. That's all."

"Glad to hear it. Ok well, I guess I better start getting ready for work."

With that said, he stood up, planted a quick peck on her lips and headed into his room to get ready for work.

While he was getting ready, C.C. just continued to sit on the couch pondering about how she would tell him the truth. She needed to tell him her reasons for doing it and she knew that how she worded her explanation could make a huge difference on how he would take the news.

Of course as she thought about today, she became more and more anxious. Her nervousness was evident in her movements, as she twiddled her thumbs and darted her eyes across the walls of his apartment. She stood up to put her coffee cup in the sink and she started to pace around his apartment. She had to force herself to sit down, knowing that if Niles saw her, he would definitely question her strange behavior.

Finally, he came out of his room, ready for work. She couldn't help but admire how handsome he looked in his very classy looking suit. She took in the smell of his cologne as he walked by to grab his coat off the coat rack.

He extended his hand for her to take and when she did he slowly pulled her out of the chair and into his arms. With his hands on her lower back, he pulled her towards him and planted a loving kiss on her lips. She responded, kissing him back and running her hands through his hair.

Becoming mesmerized by one another, they remained lip locked a little longer than normal for a simple goodbye kiss.

Breaking apart, Niles opened his mouth to speak:

"Goodbye for now, my queen. I should be out of work around 2 for lunch. I will call you with a meeting place."

"Goodbye, lover." She smiled weakly, knowing in her heart that telling him the truth would not prove easy.

He pecked her on the lips once more before grabbing his coat and walking out the door.

C.C. left his apartment about a half hour later and headed to her penthouse to get an outfit to wear to lunch. She planned to go out for a little bit to get some fresh air and think about how she would approach her conversation with him.

Unfortunately, this conversation she was anticipating on having with him over a 2 o'clock lunch would never happen, for the truth about the inheritance would be revealed through other means.

Things were about to get ugly.