A month later
A month had passed since the hearing and as she drove home, she realized how things had massively changed since then. For one, she and Al had legally officialized their situation, which in the end didn't change a single thing and she liked that. She had often heard terrible stories about people being together for years and once things had been officialized, either through cohabiting or marriage, their relationship went down the drain and they split. For them, it was just the opposite, they were more in love than ever. That first weekend dinner at Hank's had been a tad awkward and strange, but as the days and weeks had passed by, things were slowly starting to get back to normal. She had met up with Gaby for lunch a couple of weeks back and they had talked a lot about what had happened since Antonio's death. Gaby was still sad about her brother being gone, but was happy that Cat was moving on with her life. She had thanked her for everything she had done for Eva and Diego and had also told her that Antonio would have approved of her and Alvin's relationship. "Antonio always spoke about Alvin with nothing but praise, he liked him a lot. He would be OK with this Cat", Gaby had told her as they had parted outside the restaurant.
As she was minutes away from home, her phone rang.
"Hey beautiful, don't know if you're up for it but everyone's going to Molly's".
After her first week on the new job, she could really use a night out and a good drink.
"OK. I'll meet you there".
She hung up and headed for the pub.
When she arrived at Molly's, the place was packed. She gently pushed through the crowd and headed towards the back.
"Ah! There she is"! said Adam.
"Hi guys", she said as she sat down on one of the empty stools. "Where's Al"?
"Right here", she heard his voice say from behind her. He placed a Martini glass in front of her and kissed her. "Thought you could use this".
"How thoughtful".
Jay laughed. "So, they already have you on your knees, Instructor"?
"Don't mention it", she said as she took a sip. "I guess I kind of had forgotten how aspiring cops at the Academy, could be so cocky and so damn sure of themselves. It's like they know the job better than you do".
"I wasn't like that", protested Adam.
"Yes you were"! answered Alvin.
Adam frowned. "Well I've changed".
"Good thing too", said Al. "Cause in the beginning, you were going out there guns blazing, not even knowing what the hell you were doing"!
They all laughed.
"So what courses do you teach"? asked Kim.
"Quite a few actually. Investigative Procedures, Defense Tactics, Firearms and how to handle Emotional Situations".
"Wow" said Kim. "That's big"!
Kevin joined in. "Man, girl, you badass"!
They all laughed. "I'll take that as a compliment", she said.
"I would have loved having you as an instructor", said Kim.
"Not me", said Al. "I would never have been able to keep my eyes off of her and focus. They probably would have had to remove me from the program for fraternizing"!
She put her arm around him. "Good thing you're not one of my trainees then"!
"So any interesting trainees"? asked Jay.
"A couple that seem already to be sticking out from the lot, but it's still too early to tell".
"What about undercover stuff"? said Adam.
"What do you mean"?
"You didn't mention a course on going undercover, there isn't one"?
"Technically no, but it's in the works. They've realized that more and more often Patrol Cops move on up in the chain and have no experience in that matter, so they want to start a class on that".
"They should pick you", said Kim. "You've had your share of experience in that field".
Cat smiled but said nothing.
"She's being modest", said Al. "They actually put her in charge of creating the training course on that and to lead it".
She looked at him and smiled shily.
He shrugged. "What, I'm proud"!
"And you should be"! they heard a voice say from behind them. Hank came up to the table, gave Cat a hug and stayed next to her. At that moment in time, there was nothing Caitlin could have wanted more, she was surrounded by the two men that meant the world to her and she had her friends!
Hank took his glass and raised it. "To Instructor Voight! May she be their worst nightmare and make great cops out of them"!
"Here, here", they all said.
"Sorry, can't stay tonight, I've got something planned", said Hank apologetically at Caitlin as he finished his glass and placed it empty on the table.
"Don't worry. Anything important"?
"Nothing important".
An hour later, Caitlin and Alvin were driving back home. As they stopped at the traffic light, Al took Caitlin's hand in his and brought it to his lips to kiss it.
"That was a nice evening", he said.
"Yes, it was. You were boasting".
He smiled. "What can I say, I find you amazing in everything you do. I can't boast in public about certain of those qualities, but when it comes to work, I want everyone to know"!
She gave him a sexy look.
"Oh, no, don't you dare do that now. This is the longest intersection traffic light there is in the district"!
She unbuttoned a few buttons of her shirt, just enough to show some cleavage. "I know", she said teasing him.
He looked at her with desiring eyes. He quickly looked in the rearview mirror and proceeded to change lanes so that he could turn right at the light. She looked at him with fervent curiosity. A few minutes later, he pulled up behind an abandoned warehouse on a dirt field.
"What are you doing"? she asked as he turned off the ignition.
"If you think I'm going to be able to wait almost a half an hour, you're wrong"!
He pulled her close to him and his mouth took control of hers. He undid the remaining buttons, removed her shirt and her bra.
She loved at how since their first time, they had been able to go from soft, romantic and long sex to, hot, passionate, wild and fast sex. It definitely kept things spicy between them.
She removed his shirt and as he pushed the seat as far back as he could, giving them plenty of space, the advantages of big SUV, she removed her pants and thong. When he was ready for her, she straddled him. With every thrust, waves of pleasure filled them. He grabbed her hands and held them behind her, making her lean against the steering wheel, giving him further access into her. She moaned out of pleasure and climaxed first minutes later. Her hips and pelvis continued their magic until in turn he reached his.
She collapsed gently on his chest as they both recuperated. "That was…intense", she said.
He caressed her hair. "The things you make me do"!
"I didn't make you do anything. You're the one who couldn't wait".
"Can you blame me"?
"No. Good thing there is no one here and that the glass is tainted".
Suddenly a light shone at the window and there was a knock on the window. "CPD, stay where you are, put your hands up where I can see them and with one hand slowly open the window"!
Al and Cat looked at each other with eyes wide, then started to laugh at the absurdity of the moment. "He's not serious when he says 'stay where you are', said Cat as she put her hands up in the air.
Al looked at her. "Don't move". He slowly opened the window but simply enough so that their faces were showing.
The officer lowered his flashlight and then took a step back.
"Detective Olinsky? Detective Voight"? It took the cop a few seconds to put in place what was happening. "Terribly sorry for the…. Um interruption. Good night"!
"Good night", said Al with a smile on his face as he closed the window back up.
With that, Caitlin dropped her hands and collapsed again in his arms laughing hysterically.
After they had returned to their normal position and dressed he pulled her in again for a kiss.
"So, how long you think before the entire district knows"? she said looking at him.
"I don't think he'll say anything. To be honest, I think what he really wants to do is forget about what he saw"!
He turned on the ignition again and took the back roads to head home.
"You know the annual gala is coming up", he said nonchalantly.
"Yeah, I know".
"I know that due to that photo in the newspaper, people imagine that we are together, and aside from the Intelligence team and some others, no one really knows that we are. I want to set the record straight".
"You mean at the gala"?
"Yes, I know that you mentioned you may not go, even though you are now part of CPD again, but I want you to. I want to walk into that venue with you by my side. I want everyone at CPD to know how lucky I am".
"Ok".
As he dozed off an hour later, with her in his arms, he finally felt complete again after many years.