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-Catherine's Apartment – 3 Days Until Wedding-

"No JT. It's not like that. I am only staying at the apartment until me and Vincent are married." said Catherine on her phone to JT as she entered the empty apartment.

"I think you're overdoing the whole separation process before the wedding. I mean seriously Cat, how would you feel if you woke up to an empty bed with only a note saying Please don't worry blah blah blah I'll see you at the wedding, don't come find me? For one he was worried, and two you are pregnant, with his child too, so that of course gives him even more reason to worry!"

Catherine sighed and retorted, "JT, will you please stop yelling at me? I am doing this for me. I want time for myself and to be able to spend some time with Heather and Tess and I appreciate you looking out for Vincent, truly I do….but he is going to have to trust that I can take care of the baby and myself. If he truly loves me, if he truly cares, he will understand."

"Well why don't you tell him that? He's pretty upset." JT said with a sigh.

"JT, I have to go, okay? Heather will be here in a while and I want to shower and prepare for her arrival."

JT huffed as he responded, "Whatever. Just promise me that you will talk to Vincent, please?"

"I promise JT. I will talk to Vincent….okay? Bye."

Catherine hung up the phone and tossed it on the counter as she placed her fingers between her eyes rubbing right above her nose in frustration. As she walked into her room, Vincent was sitting on the edge of her bed. Catherine jumped from being startled then she said, "Vincent! Oh my God! You scared me…..what are you doing here?"

Vincent stood up as he responded, "I could ask you the same thing…..Care to explain why I woke up this morning to this?" Vincent laid the note down on the bed then he continued, "Did I do something…did I say something wrong?" Vincent moved closer to Catherine, wrapping his arms around her waist. He then continued, "Please tell me what I did and I will do everything I can to fix this."

Catherine couldn't help but laugh. She then responded, "You think that I'm leaving you?...Vincent I love you with all of my heart. I would never leave you and you didn't do anything wrong. I came here to spend some time with Heather and Tess and to have some me time before the wedding."

Vincent smiled and sighed in relief. "Why didn't you just tell me? I totally understand Catherine…all you had to do was tell me you needed space, although I do wish you would stay with me. But I know there are times that you will need your space and I am going to respect that. Just promise me you will at least call me….I at least need to hear your voice to know that you're alright."

Catherine smiled as she said, "Vincent it's not like I'm across the country…I'll be fine, okay? Look…I'm sorry about how I left without explaining anything. I should have told you. If it makes you feel better, I promise I will call you every night until the wedding. For now, I need to get ready for Heather. She will be here soon."

Vincent let out a sigh then nodded. "Okay." He said then he turned towards the window to make his exit. At the same time Catherine grabbed him by the hand. He turned towards her as she pulled him close to kiss him. She then smiled and looked him in the eyes as she whispered out an I love you. He kissed her again, only a little more deeper than the first one, then he pulled away and whispered "I love you too." Vincent then left and Catherine rushed to get ready.

About a half an hour later, Catherine heard a knock at the door while she was dressing. "Just a minute!" she hollered out as she hurridly pulled her pants on. Another knock, only louder this time. "I'm coming!" she said as she pulled her shirt on and ran for the door. As she opened the door, she saw Heather and a strange male both standing there. Heather looked scared and a little distressed. Catherine got a strange vibe from the male, and her instincts were right. He pushed Heather in on Catherine and entered the apartment. He had a gun pointed at the women and pure hate and evil in his eyes.

Catherine began dialing Tess' number in her pocket and was intending on getting the man to talk while Tess was on the phone.

-Gentleman's Club-

Vincent had entered the old club to find nobody was around. "JT! You home?" he said as he walked around in search of his friend. He then noticed clothing slung around and walked closer to find JT and Tess asleep on the couch together. He then smiled and let out a slight laugh while he tapped on JT's arm and whispered, "Hey….JT….wake up man….we got things to do."

JT woke up and looked up to see Vincent standing there. Tess woke up soon after and threw the cover over her head in embarrassment. "Can you give us a minute?" asked JT.

Vincent still smiling put his hands up as he backed away from JT and Tess. As JT and Tess dressed Vincent walked in with his hand over his eyes and he said, "You two decent now?"

JT huffed out, "Yes!"

Tess' phone began to ring, "It's Cat. Hold on."…. "Hey, Cat…I was about to call you….." Tess could hear a guy in the background yelling….. "Cat!" she yelled, and no response from her. "Hello?! CAT!" she yelled again….still nothing. Then Tess dropped her phone when she heard Heather in the background screaming while Catherine begged the man to leave her sister alone. Vincent searched for an explanation from Tess as to what was going on but Tess froze for a moment.

"Tess! What is it?" exclaimed Vincent.

Tess snapped out of her trance and finally responded, "I think Cat is in danger. Let's go. We will take my car."

-Catherine's Apartment-

"Please…..please….don't hurt me. I'll do whatever you want." cried Heather as the mysterious man pointed the gun at her.

Catherine had to think fast…not only for her sister, but for her and her baby as well. She kicked the gun out of the man's hand, then kicked him the face as she screamed at Heather to run and call the police. Heather and Catherine ran for the door but the man grabbed Catherine by her ankle and about made her fall. She turned and began kicking the man again, only to get pulled down to the ground flat on her back by the man and it knocked the very breath out of her. Heather ran downstairs the building to the entrance where she bumped into Vincent.

"Oh my God! He's got her and it's all my fault! You have to help her Vincent! Please! Hurry!" Heather said hysterically crying.

Tess ran up with Vincent while JT stayed with Heather to call the police.

Catherine fought the man hard, trying to avoid the baby being hurt. She ran to her room to find her gun. No sooner than she grabbed her gun, the man tackled her to the bed fighting her for the gun. He tried so hard to point it towards her to shoot her but she was strong. She punched him in the face a couple of times but it didn't faze him, he still fought. He then head butted her almost knocking her out. He stood up with the gun pointed towards her and then he cocked it then…BANG BANG BANG!

JT and Heather heard the gunshots and Heather looked over at JT. "Do you think they got to her in time?"

Catherine looked up to see the man standing in a frozen state. He then dropped the gun and fell to the floor. She saw Vincent and Tess standing right behind where the man had stood, Tess still pointing her gun in fright. Catherine got up off the bed and practically ran into Vincent's arms. She was upset and shaking.

"Are you alright?" Vincent asked windedly from running up the stairs.

She pulled from him to look up at him. She then asked, "Where is Heather? Is she alright?"

"She's fine. She is with JT." Vincent said then he noticed Catherine's lip was busted and bleeding. He then continued, You've been hurt Catherine! Come on. I'm taking you to the doctor."

Catherine shook her head as she said, "Right now I need to check on Heather. Are the police on their way?"

Tess sighed then said, "Me and JT will take care of Heather…you need to think about the baby and go with Vincent to see a doctor."

Catherine nodded, then she pushed her way between Tess and Vincent leaving the apartment. Vincent followed behind her, and then Tess.

As Catherine made it outside, she spotted Heather talking to an officer. She approached them then asked, "Have you gotten an I.D. on the perp yet?"

"Not yet. But we think he may be our perp for raping and murdering 3 other women. He matches the description that one of the witnesses gave to our sketch officer. If that's the case, be lucky that neither of you were done the same way." the officer said in response.

He then asked the women for their testimony and handed them a sheet of paper as he walked away. Catherine and Heather hugged each other in relief that they were still alive. "You okay Heather? Do you need to go the hospital?" asked a concerned Catherine.

Heather shook her head and replied, "I don't think so. I'm a little shook up. But I'll be fine. What about you? And the baby? You really should go and have them check on the baby, Cat. It would be horrible if something happened to her." Catherine smiled slightly and nodded, "Vincent is going to take me. I'll be fine, Heath."

Vincent came from behind Catherine and placed his hand on her back rubbing it slightly, "Hey, Heather. You going to be okay? I'm taking Catherine to the doctor….I can take you too, if you want?" Vincent asked.

Heather grabbed Vincent and hugged him. "Thank you for saving my sister." She said as she pulled away from him and then continued, "I'll be fine. But I could ride with you guys to take Cat…if neither of you mind?"

"Yeah. Sure." Vincent replied.

-Hospital-

"Well the babies heart beat is normal and you said that you still could feel her moving around…..nothing abnormal, so I believe the baby will fine. On the other hand, you have a few cuts and bruises and will be pretty sore the next couple of days so I'm putting you on bed rest for a week to make sure you are feeling better." claimed the doctor as she went back over Catherine's chart.

Catherine looked up at Vincent and Heather, then back to the doctor with a hurtful look in her eyes. She then asked, "What about my wedding? I'm supposed to get married in a couple of days."

The doctor sighed as she retorted, "I'm sorry Catherine…..you need to rest your body. I don't recommend you being on your feet that long."

Catherine then cut the doctor off, "What if I rested a lot at the wedding? I could sit down if I felt weak."

Vincent then butted into the conversation, "Maybe we should wait and see how you are feeling tomorrow to be able to determine that. I don't want you to push yourself just for the wedding."

Catherine sat up then looked at the doctor and said, "Is that all? Can I go now?"

The doctor nodded and told her she was free to go. Catherine got up and stormed out of the hospital room. Vincent sighed and ran to catch up with her with Heather following behind him.

"Catherine….wait!" shouted Vincent but Catherine kept walking.

"Cat!" yelled Heather. But she still kept walking towards the car.

"Heather…can you give a few minutes to talk to your sister in private? I promise it won't be long." Vincent asked and he walked towards the car when Heather agreed.

As he approached the car, Catherine was leaned up against it with her arms crossed. She briefly looked up at Vincent then she looked in a completely different direction from where he was standing. Vincent walked closer to hold her when he saw a tear stray from her right eye.

"Don't touch me!" she demanded and he backed away from her.

"What? You're mad at me because I love you enough to put your health before the wedding? Because I agreed that the wedding should wait until you feel better?" he paused for a reaction but she simply wiped away her tear then turned her whole body around, her back now faced him. He then continued, "Really, Catherine? The silent treatment? I know you can hear me. You are so stubborn. I am trying to look out for what is best for you."

Catherine spun around then said angrily, "What's best for me?! You think that this is best for me?! Our wedding is barely 2 days away and putting it off is best for me?! How could you know what is best for me?"

Catherine then motioned for Heather, "Heather, come on!"

Vincent retorted, "Well every time I turn around and the words 'I'm fine' come out of your mouth, something bad happens. I am only trying to protect you Catherine, and look out for you. You can't seriously be angry with me for that."

"You know what? It's obvious that you're not ready for this. You are always playing the hero and I love you for wanting to protect me all the time….." Catherine said and she took a sigh.

Vincent then said, "But?"

"Vincent….I don't need a superhero….I need a boyfriend. Somebody who can trust my instincts once in a while instead of their own. I told you I'm fine and you should be on my side with this….but if you can't then maybe we should reconsider our wedding….and maybe our relationship too."

"Catherine…wait." Vincent interrupted. Then she continued, "I'm going to Tess' for a while, she's on her way to pick me up right now. You can call me when you think about what I have said."

"Catherine…please don't do this." Vincent pleaded.

Catherine walked up to him and kissed his cheek. Tess then pulled up and Catherine turned to get into the car, and they left.

Vincent then said to Heather, "What has gotten into her lately?"

"Hormones I guess. Look Vincent, just give her some time. I'm sure she will get over it soon. She loves you and I think you know that too. I think you also know that you have been a little too protective here lately. I know she's pregnant but that don't make her broken….can you give me a lift home?"

Vincent sighed really deep and ran his hand through his hair, "Yeah…let's go."