thanks again for all your kind words and reviews. Sorry its been taking so long due to yhings in rl. I hope to update every other day as i was before *fingers crossed*
On another note: Happy birthday to Austin Basis today :) #batb
Catherine had to re - read the letter a couple of times to make sure she read it right. Her heart would skip a beat every time she would get to where he admitted that he was falling for her. Her heart soared. She needed to see him at once. She grabbed her coat and put on her hoodie and practically ran down the fire escape. She reached the end of the alley and saw him hailing for a cab.
"VINCENT!"She screamed as if her life depended on it. "VINCENT KELLER!" She was running to him now.
Vincent heard someone calling his name. He turned to see what looked like Catherine running to him. Wow I'm really out of it. I'm seeing her everywhere. I'm must really be tired. He shook his head. A cab stopped infront of him and he got in. He needed to get some sleep, especially if he's going to see her later. He told the driver where to go and he felt his eyes closed.
Catherine stopped in her tracks as soon as she saw him get in the cab. DAMNIT. She headed back to her apartment and once inside, turned on her phone. She wanted to hear his voice. As soon as she turned it on, it went off like crazy with all the notifications. Last message was from her sister. Cat. I'm worried about you. I'm coming over. Heather. That was about 20 mins ago, before she could answer her text, there was a pounding sound at the door.
"CATHERINE CHANDLER OPEN THIS DOOR! I KNOW YOU'RE IN THERE."
She practically tripped over herself trying to unlocked the bolt and as she opened it, Heather lunged at her and hugged her tightly. "OMG! Are you ok? Ugh. How could he? And I actually liked him. What an ass? He's worse than Evan." Heather said with exasperation in her tone.
"Heather. We are trying to work it out. He wasn't really my bf. We were pretending for my sake so I can get Evan to leave me alone. So when he kissed Tori, he was free to do so." She confessed.
"So did you know about the Tori situation?"
"No." She sighed. "I mean not when it happened and that's what upsets me the most. And that I had to hear it from Evan. He wanted to tell me last night, but we saw Evan and Tori before he can get the chance."
"That Tori is CRAZY! I almost felt bad for Vincent, and then I found out that he kissed her." She shook her head. "Enough about them, how are you?"
"I'm ok, in fact if I'm being honest with myself, I'm more than ok. He was here last night and this morning and we talked, kinda." She paused. She looked at heather and said reluctantly, "I'm falling in love with him."
"Really? After all that?" Heather looked at her shocked. She's still trying to decide if her sister was crazy or delusional. "You can't be serious Cat."
"I am. I really don't expect you to understand but I forgive him Heath. And I care a lot about him"
"Look I just don't want you to get hurt again. I'm going to be here for you no matter what, but please be careful. "
Catherine smiled at her sister and leaned in for a hug. "What will I do without you?"
"Probably go crazy and have a very boring life". They both laughed. "Well I gotta go. Duty calls. Ill see you at the cabin on Wednesday."
Crap. Catherine forgot all about the cabin. She was supposed to leave today with Tess and JT. Vincent was all up in the air that she hadn't even asked him." Yeah I'll see you there" She grabbed her phone and dialed Tess' number.
Vincent was walking to his room when he ran into JT and Tess, who looked like they were on their way out with luggage in hand.
"Where are you two headed?" he asked scratching his head.
"Uh the cabin. Didn't Cat tell you?" Tess' phone rang and she raised up her hand and looked at her phone. "Ill be right back" Catherine was calling her. "Hello. Are you ready? We are heading out. Or are you okay?" She said as she stepped away from the two men.
"No. Ill meet you guys there tomorrow is that ok? With everything that went on last night I didn't even get a chance to process everything, let alone pack. That way it'll give you a night with just the two of you."
"Are you sure? We can wait. Although the night alone would be nice." Tess said jokingly.
"No go ahead. I still need to talk to Vincent anyway."
"That's probably why he looked like a deer in headlight when I mentioned it as he saw us leaving. Are you inviting him? Or are you guys ok?"
"I've got a lot to tell you and right now is not the time because im still trying to figure it out. Ill tell you soon?"
"Ok. Just know I'm here for you. No judgments. I love you. I'll see you soon."
"Love you too."
Tess hung up the phone and walked over to Vincent and JT who were still staring at her.
"Hello?" She shook her hand infront of the two men laughing. "Ready JT?"
"Uh yeah. She coming?"
"No she's going to meet us there tomorrow. So you have me all to yourself tonight." She seductively winked at him. JT then leaned in for the kiss and now they are both gasping for air in between their kisses.
"Uh … this just got awkward" Vincent looked at them wearily. "I'm going to go crash now. I'll talk to you later" as he pointed to his door and walked in.
Vincent woke up and jumped up on his bed. He reached for his phone to find out the time. Shit! I slept all day. It was now 6pm and he realized he's been asleep for 10 hours. He checked his phone to see if Catherine had tried to call, but nothing. A sense of disappointed rushed over him and he started losing hope again. He wished that Catherine has read the letter and maybe, just maybe it was enough for her to give him another chance. He got up from his bed and took a shower. He can't seem to shake the feeling that he had lost Catherine and he felt tears running down his face. He wiped them with his hand and took a deep breath. He felt weak and helpless. He shook his head and walked out. He quickly dried off and grabbed a pair of jeans, tshirt and a coat and headed out the door. He needed to see her and nothing can stop him from doing so.
Catherine laid on her bed just listening to the CD that has now played on repeat for most of the day. The silence in her apartment gave her the chance to take in everything that has been going on. She hasn't stopped smiling since she made up her mind that she wanted to be with him. She was falling for him too and she can't wait to tell him. She spent most of the day waiting for him to call and every now and then distracting herself with the mindless chores she needed to do before she heads out to the cabin. At this point, she had all of her bags packed and the apartment in a pristine condition. She is getting ansty waiting for him to call. She decided to get in the shower to get ready. As she was drying herself off she heard a light knock at the door. Her heart began to flutter and shivers ran down her spine. She couldn't stop the smile that has now formed on her lips. "Coming!" she called out. She grabbed a pair of jeans and a sweater and quickly got dressed. She didnt have time to dry her hair so she just put it in a bun on top of her head. Still smiling, she opened the door and her smile suddenly turned into shock. "Evan, Hi, What are you doing here?"
With a bouquet of flowers, yet again, he leaned in and hugged her. " I'm just making sure your ok. I havent heard from you and i felt i needed to check up on you"
Evan was the last person she wanted to see, ok maybe Tori was, but although she appreciated his concern, there was only one person she wanted to be around. She backed away from the hug, took a couple of steps back and grabbed her keys and shut her door. " Thanks for checking up on me but im actually on my way out."
As she was walking away, Evan grabbed her hand and jerked her backwards." Look Catherine, I know we've talked about us and you pushed me away because of Vincent, but after last night, I wanted to know if you would give me another chance" . Desperation was all over his voice as he looked at her and suddenly leaned in for a kiss.
Vincent reached Catherine's apartment with a glimmer of hope in his heart. He bought her another single red rose in hopes to see her smile. As he reached her hallway, he found her outside talking to someone whom he recognized. He walked towards them and was about to say something when he saw Evan kiss her. Vincent felt anger take over him again but he stood frozen not knowing how to react. He wasn't really in a place to do anything especially what happened with Tori.
SMACK.
Vincent jumped at the sound and then he suddenly heard Catherine's voice.
"EVAN! WHAT THE HELL?"
Just then he realized that she had just slapped him across the face. She pushed him back from her and she said "if you know what's good for you, you will leave right now."
Her voice is now breaking and he knew that she was trying really hard not to cry. He walked over to them and he stood once again between Catherine and Evan. He calmly looked at him and said, " she asked you to leave and i think you should."
Evan grunted at him and threw the bouquet of flowers at him and walked off.
Vincent wanted to go after him but all he cared about right now is Catherine. He turned around to find tears running down her face. He wiped them with his thumb and held her tight. He felt her let go and started sobbing. "Let's go inside ok. He's gone now." She nodded her head against his chest and pulled him tighter. Vincent reached for the keys that had now fallen on the floor and opened her door. He lifted her up as her head rested on his shoulders and set her down gently on the couch. He tried to get up but Catherine stopped him as she pulled on his arm.
"Can u please just .. hold me? I .. need you .. right now" she managed to say in between her sobs.