It felt like a cloud of darkness consumes the world around her as she tried to speak to stop him but no words comes out of her mouth. He's walking away and theres nothing she can do about it. She reaches for him and he just kept on walking. She couldnt see his face but she knew she couldnt let him go. He is the air that she breathe and somehow she knew her life would stop if she lost him. She started running and she finally seem to keep up with him. She grabbed him from behind and he disappeared with a puff of smoke. Standing alone in the darkness she called for him.

Catherine shot up straight in bed and let out a scream. "VINCENT!" She was covered in sweat and breathing heavily. She looked all around her, trying to get a sense of where she was. Images of Vincent unconcious flashed through her head all at once. She laid back down and stared at the ceiling trying to calm down.

Vincent jumped up as he heard Catherine scream his name. He was having trouble sleeping due to his throbbing headache. He ran over to her room almost breaking down the door. He found her laying down, staring at the ceiling and breathing hard.

"Are you ok?" He sat next to her and waited so she could catch her breath.

She sat up and she gently reached for him. He took her in his arms and she gripped him tighter. She rested her head on his chest still shaking.

"I..I..had a really bad dream." She shook her head. "It doesnt make sense. And then i just kept seeing you unconcious on the floor." She looked up at him with tears in her eyes. "For a minute, i thought i lost you again."

"Its ok Catherine. Im here, see" He reached for her face and looked in her eyes. "I'm here and I'm not going anywhere." He placed his forehead against hers as he felt her breathing slowing down. He wiped her tears with his thumb and then pulled her in his arms to hug her.

"Do you mind staying with me tonight?" She asked nervously.

"Not at all. I cant seem to fall asleep either."

He gently laid down next to her but staying on top of the blanket. She snuggled close with her back to him as he snakes his arm around her waist and held her tight. He took in her scent as he felt her starting to relax in his arms. Her breathing deepens and her legs curl against his under the blanket in an attempt to get closer. He couldnt help but smile while he gently kiss the curve of her cheek and whispered, "Try to sleep. Im not going anywhere."

Catherine snuggled closer to him as todays events keeps replaying in her head. But feeling his arms around her makes her feel safe that she finally drifted off to sleep.

Vincent lays awake trying to figure out what couldve caused his blackout. The ER doctors said that it could just be low blood pressure but he knew it is more than that. It started when he was a teenager and grew worst until finally 3 years ago he was diagnosed with a benign brain tumor. He went through the surgery to have it removed and thats when he met Alex. She was his primary doctor throughout the process and thats how their relationship started which grew to them almost being engaged. After the recovery they grew further and further apart and now thinking back she probably just pitied him and thats why their relationship didnt last. She started complaining that he didnt have enough time for her once he was well enough to start working again. He didnt really try that hard to keep her either. Maybe it was the comfort that she gave him while he was recovering that made him fall in love with her. He knew catherine was different. He looked down as she stirred slowly in his arms as she turned around and rested her head in his chest. Hes never felt this way about anyone and he would do anything in the world for her. He knew he would have to tell her whats going on with him, but tonight he will just cherish this moment . As he listened to her breathing, he kissed her forehead and closed his eyes.

Vincent woke up and reached for Catherine and found her side of the bed cold. As he sat up, he heard voices coming out of the kitchen so he headed down the stairs and found his friends eating breakfast on the dining table.

"Good morning sleepy head." Catherine smiled at him as she took a bite of her eggs.

"Hey big guy, feeling better?" JT carefully eyeing Vincent's reaction.

"Im good. Finally slept better." He said as he smiled at Catherine. She looked at him and mouthed the words. Thank you.

Tess caught the exchange. "Omg. You guys finally did it. Is that why i heard you screaming his name last night?"

Both felt their cheeks turn red and Catherine defensively said, "um no. I actually had a bad dream and Vincent came into my room and stayed with me."

"Uh huh. Sure. Is that what we are calling it these days, "dreams"?" She teased with air quotes.

Vincent just shook his head and laughed. He didnt really want to discuss the last night at all. He knew he needed to follow up on his condition but he'll be damned if anything was going to get in they way of this vacation.

"On a serious note, are you ok? You had us worried there."

"Yes. Im fine. Thanks for asking Tess. Docs said it was just probably my blood sugar being low. Just got to follow up with my doctor that's all." He tried to keep a straight face so they would believe him. Hell he needed to believe it too. Right now all he hopes is that it was just a fluke and he wasnt going through a relapse.

JT got up and wobbled over to him. "See we're all good...eveything is good. So whats the plan for today?"

"Well we were planning on hiking the trails, or we can go into town and check it out."

"Dont let us stop you from hiking. With everything yesterday, i wouldnt mind staying in." Tess said as she wrapped her arms around JT. "Dont worry, Ill take care of you." She places a kiss on his forehead."you too go..explore."

"ok. I can tell when we are not wanted." Vincent chuckled. "Catherine, what would you like to do today?"

"Hmm. I wouldnt mind going into town and check out the stores."

"Ok. Shopping it is."

"Wow Vince, thats brave. Can't say i didnt warn you." Tess laughed.

Catherine got up and walked over to Vincent. "Give me an hr to get ready."

"Ok. Im going to eat real quick and take a shower and meet you down here."

Tess took the opportunity to tease the two, "why dont you both conserve water and shower together?"

If Catherine's looks could kill, Tess would certainly have died.

"Ok. Ok. I was just saying." She turned back to JT and started giggling.

Vincent fixed him up some breakfast and then headed upstairs to take a shower. Each room had their own private bathroom so no one had to share despite Tess' comments earlier.

Vincent couldn't get the night before out of his mind. Laying with her, taking in her scent and holding her, never has he felt so peaceful before. He was so glad they could get over the Tori situation. He never wanted to see her hurt or have her cry again because of him.

He stepped out of the shower and got ready. He was particularly excited to spend some alone time with her. Now that everyrhing is settled and she has forgiven him, they could start over and maybe go back to the way things were before it became complicated.

He headed down stairs and wauted for her. There was no one there so he assumed JT and Tess went back to their room. He sat on the couch catching up on his emails from work when he heard her coming down the stairs. WOW. To him she's never looked so beautiful.

"Hey."

"Hey. You look great."

She giggled. "Thanks. Are you ready?"

"Yeah. Lets go." She tossed him her keys and he grabbed her hand and intertwined it with his. They headed for the car and he made sure to open her door before getting in the driver's seat.

"Just to let you know, you're the first man to drive Lola." She winked at him.

"Well ... lola" he patted the dash of the car. "I will take care of you"

They spent most of the day looking at boutiques and different shops along the main street of the town. There was a little farmers market at the edge of town and as Cahtherine was looking at different trinkets, Vincent slipped away to the florist two stalls down and got her a small bouquet of flowers.

He walked back and as he got close he grabbed her waist and put his arm infront of her with the flowers. "For you" and he gave her a quick kiss in the cheek. She gasped in surprise and turned around and kissed him on the lips. The vendor snickered infront of them and they broke their kiss. He waited for her as she paid for a necklace and held her hand again.

They found a small deli and decided to grab an early dinner. They both ordered their food and sat in a small booth at the back.

Catherine kept looking at Vincent and secretly she was worried about him since they haven't really talked about what happened the night he blacked out.

"Are you really ok? Because I'm worried about you." She asked as she caressed his face. He grabbed her hand and kiss her palm. "Yes, I'm fine. Honestly"

"You'd tell me if something is wrong ... right?" She looked intently in his eyes. "I'm scared of losing you."

"Yes. I promise you'll be the first to know if its something." He squeezed her hand, "Can you please stop worrying about me? I'm the bodyguard remember?"

She couldn't help but giggled and thought back to the night they first met. It made her heart suddenly skipped a beat and she felt her cheeks burn.

They finished their meal and headed back to the house. They went in and found JT and Tess snuggled on the couch and a movie playing on the TV. Vincent started to chuckle when he heard JT loudly snore and Tess stirred in his arms.

"We should just leave them alone. Tess is not the best person when u wake her up." She grabbed his hand and walked to her bedroom.

"How does she sleep with that loud mouth next to her?" Vincent still laughing.

"That girl sleeps through anything. She slept through a building fire once. Thank god it was next door." She said laughing along with him. "I had a nice time tonight. Thanks for coming with me."

"Anytime. I had fun spending time with you." He confessed.

Catherine walked slowly towards him, almost seductively, as he leaned against the footboard of her bed. She put her arms around his neck looked up at him, he lips almost touching his. "Thanks again for the flowers too."

Vincent wrapped his arms around her waist and held her tight. "Anything for you." He tilted her head up gently, and kissed her. Lightly at first, then with mounting intensity, their lips danced together. Her tongue parted his lips, and began to snake its way around his.

After a few minutes, they broke the kiss, totally out of breath, gasping for air.

"Wow." He managed to say. "I swear you'll be the death of me."

She smiled and rested her head on his chest and hugged him tight. "Would it be too much for me to ask you to stay with me tonight?"

"No. But i need to be honest with you, I'm going to need a quick COLD shower after that one. Ill let you get ready for bed and I'll be back in 15 ok?" He knew he couldnt resist her but right now he needed to keep his lust for her in control. He respects her wishes on taking things slow and he doesnt want anything to screw that up.

She nodded, "ok. Thanks Vincent." He left her room and headed for the shower.

When he made his way back, she was already in bed under the covers. She had on a black tank top and some boy shorts. He can feel his lust for her building up again. He climbed under the covers and placed a kiss on her cheek. "Goodnight Catherine."

She shimmed next to him and held his hand over the sheets. "Goodnight Vincent. I need to keep my distance from you tonight." He understood what she meant.

Within minutes Catherine stopped shuffling about, her breathing slowed down and Vincent knew she had fallen asleep. Sleep didn't come easily to him as the possibility of what could be happening with him again. It was in the darkness all the question came back to haunt him. What's wrong with me? Please tell me Im ok. Is this a relapse?

Spending time with Catherine served as a distraction for him not to think about it. But now a couple of hours later he lays next to her still awake. He noticed when Catherine began to mumble and struggle in her sleep. With a shriek she jerked awake and began to shake violently.

"Hey Catherine, it's alright it was just a nightmare." He said in a calm voice putting his hand on her shoulder.

She jumped at his touch but once she realized where she was, she began to quietly sob into his chest. He put his arms around her and just held her until she had calmed down.

"Thank you." She whispered.

"Do you want to talk about it?" He asked

"No, I don't really remember what it was about anyway. I'm fine." She said looking up into my eyes but He knew she was lying. He just stared back into her eyes. She leant in and gave him a light kiss, and he kissed her back. At first it was tender but things rapidly started to get very intense. She became more aggresive as her tongue twisted and writhed around his and hands roamed gripped his hair and pulled his closer. The feeling was electric. She rolled on top of him moving her attention down to kissing and nibbling his neck. She knew she needed to stop but this felt right to her. She didnt care where this night would take them just that she needed him right now. It was all happening too fast for Vincent but he knows he didn't have the strenght to stop. As she kissed him on his lips again, this elicited a deep throaty moan from him. She ran her hands down her sides and then ran them up again bringing his shirt with it. She pulled back so she could lift the shirt over his head revealing his chiseled body. She looked into his eyes and she said ever so softy "I want you."

A/n: sorry for the wait. I wasnt sure on where i wanted to take this. Hope you like the chapter. Might be a lil boring but i wanted to build their relationship up again :) thanks again for every single one of you that takes the time to leave a review.