I DO NOT OWN BEAUTY AND THE BEAST


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Vincent was waiting for her to come to him. He knew that she was afraid. She was terrified… Observing her, he heard that her heart was out of control. She tried to breathe normally, but it was like the air was too thick to inhale.

From a distance, he looked lovingly at her and whispered."You don't have to be afraid of me, sweetie. It's just me."

It pained him, knowing that she was afraid. The Beast in him wanted to take over and wanted to take revenge on the people who were responsible for her being traumatized. But Vincent fought the Beast desperately. Vincent wanted to give in on his anger and wanted to unleash the Beast, but… he knew she needed him now. More than ever before.

The need to walk towards her and to take her in his arms, was killing him at the moment. He forced himself to stay right where he was, because she had to come to him. And not the other way around. She had to make that move first.

Catherine's tears were rolling down her cheeks. Her heart and body wanted to run to him and wanted to be held by him. But… at the moment her head was playing tricks on her. She knew it was Vincent, the man she trusted with her life. The man who had saved her more times than she could count, the man she loved like crazy. And the man who owned her heart and body.

She knew all that and remembered everything they went through. She remembered that it wasn't easy to have a boyfriend who was in hiding. Her father knew that she was seeing someone, but she wasn't able to introduce Vincent to him. Heather knew about him, because their meeting was pure accidental. And Tess found out about him, after she found his DNA on a case they were working on. After that, Tess investigated the warehouse again and found Vincent too. She was totally freaking out and wanted to report it to their boss, but Catherine begged her not to. And from that day, Tess had also been keeping quiet about Vincent.

She still remembered all those things, but still she wasn't able to move towards him. Not even one single step. The urge was there; to be surrounded by his arms, his warmth. The need was obviously there. The need to lay her head on his warm chest, to inhale his scent, to feel his fingers on her cheeks, to take all of him in and to tell him how she felt. But she was afraid, she was terrified of… the Beast. Even though she knew that he would never hurt her in a million years, still… she was afraid.

Vincent saw that she was fighting an internal battle and thought very hard how he could make her see that she could trust him. That he was there to love her and not hurt her.

From his spot, he smiled and asked."Catherine, remember how Heather and I met?"

Slowly a smile graced her beautiful face. She nodded and said."Yes, how can I ever forget?"

*FLASHBACK*

Vincent was sitting on the fire escape, waiting impatiently for her. She had left him a message, saying that she had to see him. Catherine just had closed a case and was exhausted. Walking into her apartment, she had a feeling in her stomach. It felt like butterflies were flying like crazy in it. She let out a deep breath and walked towards her window.

"Hey, babe. Wanna come in?" she asked.

Vincent nervously ran a hand through his hair and nodded.

After he had jumped inside, he asked." Where is your sister?"

She bit her lower lip and looked him deep in the eyes."Well, she is out of town for the weekend." She responded.

He began to chuckle out of nervousness and said."Oh, that means you're all ALONE?"

She nodded and said." Uhum… Yes, but now that you're here I'm not alone anymore. You want to keep me company, right?"

"Yes, of course." He answered.

She walked towards him and touched his cheek. The one with the scar.

"Do you know how sexy your scar is?" she asked, making him chuckle nervously.

"Most people would find it scary." He answered.

Shaking her head, she whispered." Well, I am not most people. And I think it looks very hot on you."

And at that moment, she began to trail his scar with her fingers, making him close his eyes tightly. A tornado of feelings went through him, almost making him lose control. But luckily he controlled himself. He was balling his hands into fists and took deep breaths. He felt a shiver go through his spine and at one point, enjoyed her touch tremendously.

"Open your eyes, baby." She pleaded.

And so he did and was overwhelmed by the love he felt for her. He needed to feel her lips on his again. But he wanted her to make the first move…

She looked at him intensely, making him believe he was going to drown in her gorgeous, hazel eyes. But he didn't mind if he'd die, as long as he could look at those hazel orbs now. She placed her hand on his chest and drew invisible patterns on it. His heart began to beat faster and louder. At that very moment, he really thought that it was going to come out of his chest. Her heart rate increased also and she sighed deeply.

Pulling his head down to hers, he sucked in a deep breath. And just as his lips were about to touch hers, she stopped pulling.

He took in her scent; it was so intoxicating. She smelled of sweet, sweet roses. She couldn't hold back anymore and took the last centimeter, crashing their mouths together. Finally!

The kiss was soft and sweet. Her lips tasted amazing, like the sweetest candy. Placing her hands on the back of his neck, she pulled him closer.

He picked her up, making her wrap her legs around his waist. Walking across the room, he placed her on the kitchen counter. Their sweet kisses were replaced by passionate and hot ones.

She ran her hand trough his hair, gentle at first. But the deeper and hotter the kisses became, the harder she began tugging on it.

He didn't mind the pain, as long as she was close to him like this. They were grabbing at each other, touching and caressing. Buttons flew around the room, ending up on the ground.

"Catherine." He moaned.

"Yes" she said in between kisses. She was making sweet soft noises, that was driving him crazy!

"We need to slow down." he said.

"You are right" she said, but didn't stop with their 'activities'.

"I want you so bad, Vincent." She said.

"Catherine, I think someone is at the door." He moaned, while squeezing her bottom.

"It's probably just my neighbor. We'll ignore him." she answered. So he just let it go and went on touching her everywhere on her body.

Not long after that, they both heard someone gasp out loud.

"Oh my God!" Heather shouted.

They both let each other go and turned around. Heather was watching them, her mouth open and her eyes almost popping out. Catherine immediately buttoned her shirt and Vincent desperately searched for his buttons on the ground. They were both blushing, making Heather grin devilishly.

She giggled and after a little while she said. "So you're the one."

*End of FLASHBACK*

At this point, they both began to laugh.

"Heather was supposed to go to Los Angeles to meet up with some friends for the weekend, but they cancelled at the last minute." She said, while a small smile crept on her face.

"I heard her, when she was at the front door. But we were literally wrapped around each other, that I didn't notice that she'd walked into the apartment." he responded.

She was still smiling, thinking about that evening. After a little while, she asked."Vincent, is it okay for me to sit right here for a while? I would like to talk some more with you."

"Of course, sweetie. No problem. I am right here, whenever you need me." he said, looking at her with love in his eyes.

He hadn't moved an inch; though he desperately wanted to. She needed space and he understood. He knew that one day they should talk about what happened to her, but today was not that day yet. It didn't matter if he had to wait for her. The important thing is that he was here for her, waiting till she was ready to make the first step towards him.


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