I DO NOT OWN BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
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Catherine and Vincent had been talking for hours. At one point, he sat on the floor near the window, while she laid on her sides on the bed, facing him. They were laughing at some of the crazy things they had done together. Some things gave her shivers and some things made her teary, but she was glad that he hadn't forgotten any of it.
"Cat, if you are sleepy then I will go. Get some rest, sweetie." He softly said, a small smile gracing his face.
She immediately sat up and shook her head." No, no… I don't want to sleep. I… I get , uhumm ." she began, but couldn't continue.
Vincent looked at her, his heart aching tremendously. He wanted to take her in his arms so badly, but he was terrified that she would pull away from fear. She looked so vulnerable at the moment, her eyes welling up and her face suddenly drained of any color.
Catherine already had her hand up, wanting to reach out to him but instead she lowered her head and let her tears flow.
With all the strength he had, Vincent stood up but stayed at his spot. "What is it, baby? What happens when you sleep? Tell me, please? You can trust me." he said, wishing that he could look in her eyes.
She sniffled and grabbed her pillow."I , I don't want to talk about, okay?"
Watching her like this, broke his heart into pieces. She looked so lost and very afraid. He wasn't used to seeing her like this. Catherine was tough, but after they tortured her, she was the opposite. His anger almost got the best of him, almost letting the Beast get out. But he pulled himself together, remembering that she needed Vincent… and not the Beast.
Sighing deeply, he decided to ask her anyway."Do you have nightmares when you are asleep? Is that it?"
Catherine looked him straight in the eyes and shouted."I don't want to talk about it!"
Right after, she broke down and cried. He couldn't take it anymore, so he took two steps towards her. But the moment she realized that he was close, her eyes were filled with fear."Don't… don't come near me! What… what are you going to do with me?!" she cried.
And her hands were covering her face.
He immediately stopped in his tracks and closed his eyes. Hurt, he immediately took those steps back and stood at his former spot near the window. So this was what Tess meant, when she said that Catherine was physically better, but mentally… she was unstable.
"Hey, sweetie. I am not going to do anything to you, okay? And I'm at my spot again, not close from you okay?" he said, his voice trembling.
Catherine's chest was heaving and her heart was beating fast. His action really scared her. Looking at him, she felt pain in her heart. She knew that he'd never hurt her. But at that moment, she was afraid. When she saw hospital personnel, she gets a panic attack and totally loses it. But not only that; she was afraid of everyone. Even her loved ones. Catherine didn't understand it, but lately she was afraid of Tess and her own sister. Even of Vincent.
He was the one she trusted with her life, but she was afraid of the Beast.
Vincent heard that her heart was beating steadily again; her breathing also got normal. He watched her and thought about Heather's words. She had told him that after Catherine's first panic attack at the hospital, she was afraid whenever someone touched her. Even she and Tess didn't touch her, because they were afraid of how Catherine would react to it.
At the moment, she looked so lost so he thought he'd remind her of the first time… they kissed.
"Cat, sweetie. Remember our first kiss?" he asked, his eyes teary.
She looked him in the eyes and nodded.
*FLASHBACK*
It was around 8 in the evening. She and Tess had just wrapped up a murder case. With Vincent's help of course. Cat had dropped Tess at her apartment and just as she was about to walk into the building, Tess turned around.
"So, Cat. You know that, uhum… that I am not totally against you seeing Vincent…" she began.
"I am not seeing Vincent." she cut her off.
Tess laughed out loud and said."You can pretend all you want, okay? But I know that you are in love with him. Tell him, please. You two are driving me nuts!"
"Shhhh, not so loud! You do know that he has super hearing and that he follows me till I am home safely, right?" Catherine whispered, while looking around, hoping that Vincent didn't hear Tess.
Tess raised her eyebrow and shouted."Come on, Vincent. I know you can hear me. Just tell her already how you feel!"
At that moment, Catherine felt so embarrassed. Hiding her face in her hands, she wished that the earth would open up and swallow her whole. She could strangle Tess. Aaaarghh! But to prevent from hurting her partner and friend, she immediately drove away.
Suddenly the rain was pouring, so she had to drive slowly. She had trouble seeing the road and at one point, she saw someone in the middle of it. Catherine stopped her car and just as she was about to step out of it, she saw who it was. Vincent?! What the…?
He stood in the rain, so she said."Why are you still standing there? Get inside, Vincent!"
Getting in the car, he apologized."Sorry, but I am soaking wet, Cat."
She smiled, shook her head but didn't say a thing. It was so Vincent to worry more about her car getting wet, rather than worry about his health.
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It was still raining, when they arrived at the warehouse. "Thanks, Cat. See you tomorrow?" he said and walked away.
She didn't react, because her attention was on something else. In the pouring rain, she followed him. Knocking at the door, she wondered where and how he could've gotten that huge gash on his chest.
Vincent had already taken off his shirt to take care of his wound, when he heard Catherine's heartbeat. He covered himself up and opened the door.
"Cat, what are you doing here? Now you are wet too!" he exclaimed.
"Aren't you going to let me in, Vincent?" she asked, while rolling her eyes.
"Oh, sorry. Come in." he responded.
He handed her a towel, so she could dry herself a bit. And just as he was about to ask what she was doing here, she demanded.
"Let me look at your wound, Vincent. What happened?"
He closed his eyes for a few seconds and stated." You don't miss a single thing, huh?"
"Hey, I am a detective and very good at my job, okay? Now let me see." She replied.
Sighing deeply, he showed her the gash on his chest.
"God! It's very deep, Vincent! What exactly happened?" she asked, while taking care of his wound.
Vincent had closed his eyes by now and was taking deep breaths. Yes, it hurt but he didn't have any trouble with the pain. He had trouble with her being so close to him, touching his upper arm, breathing so close to him, hearing her heart beat steadily, smelling her perfume. Oh, he didn't have trouble with the pain. But he sure had trouble, how her fingers felt on his skin. God, his whole body felt like it was on fire by her touch.
He hadn't answered her question, but Catherine wasn't exactly waiting for it. No, not at all. She was too distracted by him. By seeing him shirtless, admiring his beautiful chest, touching his fiery skin, smelling his cologne. Just being this close to him, made her head spin deliciously. It was a miracle that she hadn't messed up the band-aid.
When she was done, she had both her hands on his upper arms and looked at her work one last time and said."Okay, I'm done."
She then looked up and locked eyes with him. Gazing into each other's eyes, her hand suddenly landed on his face.
"Did you hear what, uhum… what Tess said to me, when I dropped her off?" she asked, her voice shaky.
He nodded and answered." Yes… I heard every single thing she said. Is it true?" He responded.
Catherine sighed deeply and had trouble answering him. Should she tell him the truth? Or lie?
With her eyes closed, she let out a deep breath and answered him. At that very moment, her heart was hammering wildly against her ribcage.
"Yes… it, uhum… it's true."
He had this look in eyes, like he couldn't believe it."Really?"
At that moment, she felt very bold. So Catherine smiled and caressed his cheek very slowly to make the feeling last. He immediately closed his eyes, enjoying the feel of her fingers on his skin.
" Yes, I am in love with you." She confessed.
When he heard that, he immediately opened his eyes and whispered." I'm in love with you too."
They locked eyes, her hand still on his face. He didn't know who closed the little gap between them, but someone did. The moment her lips touched his, he closed his eyes. The room was deliciously spinning around. At one point, he felt her hands around his neck and her warm fingers locking together. She was moving her lips slowly; tasting, sampling.
He couldn't get enough; her lips tasted better than he had imagined. It tasted so sweetly. Suddenly she had her hands in his hair, tugging on it as they deepened the kiss. He then ran his fingers through her gorgeous hair, while kissing her with so much passion it left them both aching for more. Their lips began to move faster, leaving them both breathless. All the locked up tension that they felt, was finally being released.
"Anybody home?" they both heard JT say.
Vincent pulled away first, making her whimper softly at the loss of his fiery lips on hers. They looked each other deep in the eyes; both looking dazed. Especially Catherine, but she didn't get a chance to dwell on it too long because JT walked into the room, interrogating them both.
*END of FLASHBACK*
She began to giggle softly." JT always had 'great' timing." She said.
He laughed too and said." Yes. And it was so 'funny' that I got that huge gash on my chest, because I heard Tess say that you were in love with me."
She began to giggle a bit louder and responded."Yeah, I almost had a heart attack, when you told me that you were eaves dropping on us and fell over and fell on a broken bottle. That's how you were wounded."
Catherine sighed deeply and whispered."Talking with you makes me feel good. Do you mind if I take a nap? But please stay?"
He lovingly looked at her and answered." For you, everything my sweetheart. Try and go to sleep, okay? I am here. You are safe, don't you worry about a thing."
Although Catherine was terrified to sleep, she slowly drifted off. And with Vincent's face on her mind, she finally went to dreamland.
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