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A couple of hours later, Chrissy was straightening up Steve's office, and doing her best not to burst into tears. She couldn't believe Steve had actually called her his friend after all they'd been through in the past six weeks. They'd lived together, slept beside one another, shared a few not-just-friends kisses, and she'd nursed him back to health twice. Didn't that mean anything to him? She'd thought so, especially after this morning. However, the second that woman had strutted through the doors of Five-0 in a slinky pink top, a hooker skirt, and stripper shoes, everything had been turned upside down.
From the second that Lori, who Chrissy referred to as Slutty Former Colleague with the Hots for Steve, had walked through those doors, Chrissy knew that something was up. From the way she dressed to the way she acted and talked around Steve, everything about her had given Chrissy the feeling that Lori wanted Steve, and that she would do anything to make sure she got him. It made Chrissy really uneasy, especially after the way Steve acted around her, and referred to her as a "friend."
Chrissy felt both mad and upset about it. Part of her was screaming, How the hell could Steve even think to refer to me as his friend? I mean, he told me he loved me. We've been through more in six weeks than most couples have been through in a lifetime. Another part of her was crying, What if he wants Lori? What if he didn't tell her that we were together because he's interested in having a relationship with her? God, if he cheated…I'm not sure I could take it. I can't be someone's second choice, and that's what I might be now that she's in the picture.
Chrissy heard the door to Steve's office open and close behind her. She knew she wasn't alone, and she had a bad feeling she knew exactly who it was. Unfortunately, Chrissy wasn't sure she was ready to face Steve yet.
Chrissy felt Steve's arms come around her waist and rest on her stomach. His nose nuzzled her hair as he kissed the back of her throat. Despite the fact that it felt good, she knew she had to separate herself from this part of their relationship so she could think straight. She pulled his hands off of her stomach and quickly moved away from him.
Steve moved in front of her so she had to face him and inquired, "What's up, Chrissy?"
Chrissy retorted, anger obvious in her voice, "Nothing, Steve. It's just that 'friends' don't kiss and touch each other like that."
With that, Chrissy whirled around and left his office, leaving Steve completely dumbfounded.