Notes: Oh my God... I'm embarresed for not updating for so long. You're allowed to hit me. Or yell at me. Or whatever, haha! I just hope this chapter will make up a little bit for the wait. Please enjoy!
Disclaimer: Stole my chapter title from Lana Del Rey's song Lolita.
'Cause I like quite a lot, everything you got.
The doorbell ringing made Catherine aware of the fact that Viggo was there to pick her up and that she, however, wasn't ready yet. She decided that the curls weren't going to happen that night and, after a super quick last minute check-up, she moved down the stairs as quick as she could. When she opened the door she said: "Hey. Sorry you had to wait, I'm ready." Viggo looked nice, in a pair of dark blue jeans and a blazer. Nothing too fancy but fancy enough. He smiled at het as he said: "You look beautiful. Love that dress." "Thank you." As she locked the door, Viggo admired her back. She was wearing an emerald green dress, which looked incredible combined with her strawberry blonde hair and pale skin. It showed off her perfectly fine legs. Yes, she was gorgeous. He walked her to his car as he said: "I hope you like Italian." "Of course I do."
When they entered the restaurant, Catherine was laughing. Not only seemed McQuaid a good agent, he was also quite funny. As the waiter walked them to their table she was still smiling, but as soon as she was seated and the waiter had left, the smile on her face faded. A few tables away from them, she saw Lou smiling to a tall, blonde woman. She knew she didn't have the right to be upset, but she was. And she could tell Lou wasn't too happy with her male presence either when their eyes locked. "Catherine? Catherine, are you okay?" Viggo's voice brought her back to reality again and she forced a smile as she said: "Yeah, I'm fine, sorry. Zoned out for a moment. You know.. I'm just going to go to the ladies room. You want to order some wine? I'll be back in a minute." He nodded. "Sure." He looked at her as she stood up, admiring the beautiful woman in front of him as she walked away before taking a look at the menu again.
Vartann could tell Catherine was walking into his direction and was surprised when she just brushed bye him, not acknowledging him in any way. He briefly closed his eyes when he smelled her perfume –the one he had given to her not too long ago,- before turning back to the woman in front of him. "Alice, I'm just going to the bathroom. I'll be right back." The blonde nodded and smiled in return as Lou got up to look after Catherine. He walked to the bathrooms where he spotted her in the ladies room, looking into the mirror. "You're alone?"
Catherine spun around when she heard those words and hissed: "Jesus, you scared me, Lou. Yeah… I'm alone."
He walked in and closed the door as he said: "So… You didn't even feel like saying hello?"
As Catherine tried to pay attention to the lipstick she was applying instead of the man behind her she said: "Didn't want you to have to explain to your blonde company who I was."
"Well, we work together don't we?" Catherine snored after hearing Lou's comment and said: "You made your point. Now leave, you're ruining my evening."
Lou kept standing where he stood and Catherine wanted to brush past him as he grabbed her arm. "Cath, what are you doing? Why are you upset about me being her with a woman when you're here with your date?"
Catherine knew she was being completely unfair but she really didn't care. She knew whatever thing was going on between her and McQuaid was far from serious and she would leave right now if Lou would tell her he'd take her back. She didn't dare saying that. Instead, she looked away as she quietly said: "I guess I'm just not as important to you as you are to me. Now let me go. Enjoy your dinner, evening, night… Whatever."
With a surprised look on his face, Lou looked after Catherine. He was completely confused by the woman's action. She was not important to him, yet she was the one who had a date? How exactly did that end up making sense?
The rest of the night, the two were trying not to have a staring contest with each other and focus on their company. McQuaid, however, noticed something was up with Catherine, but he didn't feel like it was his place to ask. "So, you guys are leaving tomorrow?" Viggo took a sip of his whine before saying: "Yeah, we'll head back to our offices tomorrow." Catherine nodded and, out of the corner of her eye, she saw Lou leave. She saw him putting his hand on the small back of his company and a slight wave of jealousy washed over her. Catherine turned back to Viggo and said: "You'd like to go back to my place instead of staying here? I'm sure we'll find something good to do." The double meaning in her words didn't go unnoticed by Viggo and he immediately waved the waiter over. He was a good man, a respectful man. But he wasn't going to refuse a woman like Catherine if she was obviously asking him for something.
Catherine didn't waste any time throwing herself at him when they arrived to her place, kissing his lips fiercely as soon as she closed the door behind them. His hand immediately moved to her thigh, kneading it slightly as he huskily whispered in her ear: "God, you're so sexy, woman. I'll miss having a woman like you in our department." He bit her earlobe lightly before moving back to her lips again and pushing her into the wall, pressing himself against her. She moaned loudly when his hand captured her through her underwear, getting more aroused every second. He wasn't Lou Vartann. Far from. Viggo was a good-looking, handsome man for sure. But Catherine knew that whatever would be happening that night, Lou would be the man her mind anyway.
Twenty minutes later, Catherine and Viggo laid in her bed, him caressing her skin lightly as he said: "Are you upset if I'm getting up and go home in a bit?" Catherine chuckled. "No… Not at all. We both know what this is." "Yeah…." Silence washed over them for a bit before Viggo said: "You're a beautiful woman, Catherine. Inside and outside." She smiled, and as she thought to herself that she wished Lou would say that as well, she said: "Thanks… I really appreciate that." She was about to continue when the doorbell rang. It was almost midnight, and Catherine wasn't sure who would be there to visit her at that hour. As Viggo grabbed his clothes and quickly dressed himself, she grabbed her black silk robe and threw it on. She was about to rush downstairs when she heard Viggo say behind her: "Be careful when you open the door…" Catherine turned and chuckled. "So protective, mister. But thanks, it'll be fine."
Catherine looked through the glass window next to her door and her heart skipped a beat when she saw Lou standing in front of it. She was screwed. So, so screwed. He'd already seen her though, which meant she had to open the door. "Lou… Hey." "Hey." He took in her appearance and frowned. She looked hot. Gorgeous legs, showing 'til the silk black robe caught off his sight mid-thigh. "You were already asleep?" "Well… No."
Lou eyed the woman in front him suspiciously and wanted to ask something when she said: "Why are you here? The blonde wasn't that much fun after all?" Catherine saw he couldn't appreciate her comment and added: "Sorry. That was mean."
"I'll pass that message to my niece." "Your niece?" A shade of red appeared on her face and Lou couldn't help but laugh. "What? You thought I was dating a twenty-five year old? Catherine, please…" She didn't know how to respond, and Lou was kind of impressed with the fact that he had been able to make Catherine Willows speechless. "Cath, listen… I think we should talk. Like, normal talk… Like every couple should when they're having issues."
Catherine blinked. Wait… Did he just call them a couple? She was about to reply when she heard Viggo behind her. "Everything okay, Catherine?" Catherine knew Lou could hear both. His eyebrows raised as he said: "Cath… That guy's still with you?" She cursed under her breath, knowing this was bad. Lou opened the door further and Catherine stepped back, knowing the two men now were able to see each other. Viggo looked surprised as he said: "Detective Vartann, that's a surprise. What are you doing here at this hour?"
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