Author's Note: This is one of the scenes I had written long before I actually started posting this story. I tried to keep it as M rated as I could, but you all have to be the judge of that. I know that I have read some stories much more graphic than I have here, but just wanted to warn you all about it.

Also, I know that what I have happening in this chapter between Kat and Jason isn't exactly romantic, but trust me when I say there is a reason why I have things going the way they are. Just have to hang on to find out exactly what I have in mind.

Shoutouts: Ghostwriter- I'm glad you liked Liz being mature. I figured that needed to happen sooner or later. I felt that Liz's temper was justified, and maybe others might too now that they know the back story of her relationship with Jason. As for the killers identity, we're getting close to finding out. Thanks for sticking with this story so far!

brankel1- Yeah, I'm sure Lilly had lots of fun. Halloween is always tons of fun for kids. I'm glad that Liz apologized too. Relationships are always easier if the ex isn't trying to tear apart the couple. Thanks for consistently reviewing to this story, I appreciate it!

Jeremy Shane- Nice to hear from you, thanks for your constant reviews and for sticking with this story.

Chapter 16

"It's like this guy has just freakin disappeared!" Russ groaned as he slouched back on the couch.

"Yeah, you said that finding this guy was going to be like searching through a handful of hay instead of the whole stack." Kale added. "That was in September, it's nearly Thanksgiving now."

Kat bit on her bottom lip to keep from snapping at her team. It had been stressful for all of them, especially since she was out on medical leave for a while. From across the room she saw Jason shrug.

"I practically have these files memorized!" Tom sighed. "And I haven't been on this case for as long as you guys."

"Okay I get it," Kat pinched the bridge of her nose and slammed her eyes closed. "We're all stressed, tired, and frustrated."

"I say we call it a day and take some time to relax for a bit." Jason suggested as he pushed himself off the wall.

Kat looked up at the group of people with a grin. "Better yet, let's take a week off. I'm sure everyone would enjoy spending Thanksgiving with their families and loved ones."

"You're serious?" Dell's jaw dropped.

"That's a lot of time to be gone on a case." Russ raised an eyebrow.

"I don't care if it is, I'm so take you up on that offer." Kale stood up with a grin on his face. "I'm calling Lindsay right now!"

"I'll take care of the flights, just be ready to get back on that plane at a moments notice." Kat warned.

"Not a problem Boss!" Kale grinned and left the room to call his girlfriend.

"Mom will be glad that I can make it home, I haven't made Thanksgiving dinner in five years." Dell said with a smile.

"I guess I should go see my sister. I haven't seen her in three years. She had a baby boy last year that I haven't seen yet." Russ shrugged. "We owe you one Boss."

"You guys have been working your asses off for me for three years, you deserve sometime with your families." Kat nodded. "What about you Rach?"

"I uh... I really don't have anywhere to go." She shrugged. Tom slipped an arm around her shoulders.

"Than stay here and have dinner with me." He grinned at her. Rachel looked up at him with her big brown eyes.

"I'd like that." She said softly.

"Oh aren't you two the cutest thing!" Dell said in a high pitched tone as he clasped his hands together. Rachel and Tom both glared at him as Jason, Russ, and Kat chuckled at their expense.

"What about you two?" Russ asked.

"My parents are coming in from Australia with my oldest brother." Kat answered. "Jason is kind enough to offer his house as Thanksgiving headquarters."

"Only because you offered to cook everything." Jason laughed.

"You guys are doing Thanksgiving together?" Dell raised an eyebrow.

"Uh kind of." Jason shrugged.

"Her parents are coming to your house, sounds like that's together." Russ laughed.

"Are your parents going to be there too?" Tom asked.

"Yeah." Jason nodded.

"Don't forget Tommy and Anna and Tommy's parents too." Kat added.

"Full house." Rachel laughed.

"Yeah, think the guest list could be a little longer there Kat?" Jason chuckled.

"I could invite Mama DeSantos..."

"No!" Jason cut her off. "I love Mama DeSantos to death, but you know that she'll bring the whole DeSantos clan with her. I can't afford to feed all of them, I can barely afford to feed Rocky alone..."

"It's okay Jason. Tanya is already hosting Thanksgiving for her parents and the entire DeSantos clan." Kat moved across the room to him. Her limp was gone and her leg healed, all that remained was an ugly pink scar. Her arm was now in only a splint and her facial cuts fully healed without even traces of scars.

"It's not funny Kat." Jason scowled. "Don't try to scare me like that."

"Oh relax Jason, no need to have a coronary." Kat laughed as she placed a hand on his chest. "First off, we have never run out of food for any dinner, even with Rocky around. Amazing as that is. Secondly, have you ever seen Mama DeSantos show up for a dinner without at least enough food for half the party?"

"Good point." Jason mused.

"Alright, let's get this place cleaned up. Then you guys go pack your bags and I'll make the arrangements for your flights."

The team quickly cleaned up their small mess before Dell and Russ left to pack their suitcases. Kale was already packing after he finished his call to Lindsay. Kat called the airport and scheduled a late night flight for the three men back to New York and their return trips back to Angel Grove five days later.

"You guys are lucky!" Kat called through the house. "They had five seats left for a flight leaving tonight at eight!"

"You're the best Boss!" Kale called from his room where he was busy packing.

"I'll call my sister and tell her to pick me up." Russ commented as he stepped into the hallway.

"My mom says, Thanks for letting me go home for the holidays." Dell said. "She called my brother and he and his wife are coming over as well. I haven't seen him in over seven years."

"It's hard when families drift apart." Kat sighed. Jason placed a hand on her shoulder, knowing she was thinking about her family. She hadn't seen her parents since Charlie's funeral. Her brother had been out of her life for even longer.

"They'll be here soon." He smiled at her.

"You ladies want to get something to eat?" Tom asked.

"Let me guess, a burger and beer?" Kat laughed.

"Actually, Rach likes clam chowder, so I was thinking that new seafood place on Fourth Avenue."

"Sounds good to me!" Rachel grinned. Kat and Jason shared a knowing look.

"We're in." Jason nodded.

"Come on Rach, let's get freshened up a bit." Kat gestured toward her room down the hall. Rachel smiled as she stood from the couch and followed Kat to her room. Once in the room Kat turned to Rachel. "How's things going with Tom?"

"Great!" Rachel beamed.

"Rach, you do realize that he's falling for you, right?" Kat raised an eyebrow. "Are you even remotely serious about him, or is just another fling for you?"

"Since when is it your business..."

"Tom is Jason's partner. What you do to Tom affects Jason, and by default me."

"So you and Jason are together now!" Rachel squealed.

"Rachel." Kat crossed her arms over her chest and Rachel sighed.

"I can't say that I'm in love with him... yet, but I can say that I really do care about him." Rachel said quietly. "I don't want this to be just another fling, I really want there to be something with Tom."

"I'm glad to hear that." Kat nodded with a smile. "Tell me about him."

"Oh Kat, he's just so wonderful!" Rachel flopped back onto Kat's bed with a happy sigh. "He's unpredictable and spontaneous; daring with just a dash of dangerous; gentle and caring... Oh man!... And the sex is incredible!"

"I didn't need to hear that last part." Kat laughed, but Rachel continued as if she didn't hear Kat's comment.

"But it's not just sex with him, Tom actually made love to me! He didn't just screw me to have a good time, he was so loving and slow and gentle." Rachel's voice grew light and dreamy.

"I'm happy for you Rachel." Kat said as she patted Rachel's knee. "I was worried about you."

"You were worried about me?" Rachel sat up and raised an eyebrow. "You do realize that people have been calling you the 'ice queen' behind your back for years, right?"

"They have?"

"Kat, you never let anyone get close, not even for just friendship."

"That's not true." Kat argued.

"When's the last time you had a girl chat just like this with someone other than your old friends?"

"I uh..."

"That's what I mean." Rachel nodded. "Jason's changing you and you don't even realize it."

"He what?" Kat took a step back.

"It's a good thing Kat." Rachel shrugged. "He found someway to break through those walls you have built up around you and now he's holding the gates open for other people to come in too. You've actually formed some kind of relationship with your team while we've been here. I mean, I've been calling you Kat and you haven't once corrected me."

"Okay, so I'm a little nicer than I used to be." Kat shrugged as she leaned back against her dresser.

"You're going soft Kat, and Jason is the reason." Rachel laughed.

"What did you just say?" Kat blinked a few times, the 'Angel Killers' words echoing in her mind. 'You're allowing yourself to become distracted.'

"You're going soft." Rachel repeated. "But it's a good thing, really it is."

"Do you think Jason's distracting me from this case?"

"No more than Tom is me." Rachel shrugged.

"So that's a 'yes'." Kat sighed.

"No."

"No what?"

"No I don't think you're getting distracted. You do your job when you're here, your time off... that's another story. You used to spend all your free time obsessing over this case, pouring over every little detail. Now, you're actually having a life."

"So I am getting distracted." Kat ran a hand through her soft golden locks. "Jason's changing who I am, and I didn't even realize it."

"But it's a good change Kat!" Rachel argued. Just then her phone started ringing. "Hold that thought, I have to take this call. I'll be right back."

Kat watched as Rachel made a hasty exit out of her room. He was right, what good am I if I let myself get distracted by Jason? I was once one of the best, now... Now I'm being shown up my a psychopathic serial killer, who happens to take an interest in me. Maybe I should tell Jason about... No! There's no need to worry him... Kat turned and scowled at herself in the mirror. You promised to catch this guy, and instead you're playing around here. You're supposed to be seeking justice for all those women, not letting yourself be all... twiterpaited!

Kat closed her eyes and let out a heavy sigh. Finally she pushed herself off her dresser and walked back down the hall to where Jason and Tom were waiting. "I'm sorry guys, I can't go out today."

"You okay?" Jason asked as he stepped in front of her, worry showing clear in his midnight eyes.

"I'm fine, I just... I have a lot of work to do. I've been out on the sidelines for a while. I need some time to process things and get back into my groove."

"If your sure." Tom shrugged.

"I'm sure." Kat nodded as she stepped around Jason and grabbed the files off the shelf.

"Kat, what's wrong?" Jason asked. He took her by the shoulders and spun her around to face him. His midnight eyes pleading with her to talk to him, but her steely determination won out.

"Nothing." She snapped as she tried to break free of him, trying to pretend she didn't notice the hurt in his eyes.

"Kat, don't do this." Jason pleaded. "Don't shut me out, I just barely got here."

"Jason..." Kat closed her eyes and sighed as Jason hugged her to him.

"Please Kat." He whispered. "At least let me work with you tonight. I promise, nothing but the case."

Kat wanted to push him away and say that she could manage on her own, but she couldn't do it. She loved him too much. "Fine." She sighed.

"I'll make us a working dinner." Jason grinned as he released her.

"Tell Rachel that we're sorry we couldn't join you two." Kat said as she slipped the files into her shoulder bag and grabbed her car keys off the bookcase.

"Not a problem. We'll see you guys later then." Tom waved as Jason and Kat walked out the door toward their vehicles.

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Jason had fixed a simple dinner of grilled cheese and tomato soup. The twosome ate silently as they each read a different file and taking notes, again. Now it was approaching midnight and they still sat at the table, files and dishes all around them.

"I can barely read anymore." Kat complained as she pushed the file away from herself. "Everything is so blurry right now."

"I'm with you there." Jason nodded. "We should call it a night."

"I didn't get anything, all our leads have led to dead ends. Russ was right, it's like this guy just vanished." Kat slumped back in the chair.

"What information did we get from your accident?" Jason asked as he began cleaning up the files and dishes.

"I..." Kat paused. "I actually have no idea. I didn't read the file."

"Why not?"

"I wasn't thinking about it." Kat smacked her forehead. "I've been so preoccupied with the actual murders that I didn't think to include the attempted murder. How could I have missed that?"

"Because you're stressed and as you put it, on the sidelines with medical leave."

"I'm not focused one hundred percent on this case, that's the problem." Kat muttered. Jason sighed as he realized what her sudden problem was earlier. He moved behind her, gently massaging her shoulders.

"You're still an amazing agent, Snowflake. You're focused when you're working and you put the job first."

"Then why is this... thing getting the better of me?" Kat snapped as she tried to escape Jason's hands.

"I'm not a distraction to you Katherine!" Jason gripped her shoulders tightly, effectively keeping her in the chair. He knelt down next to her once she stopped struggling and looked into her sapphire eyes. "Normal people can switch off the job and manage a life outside these files. You're not a bad agent because you suddenly have a guy to keep you company in the off times."

Kat stared at him tears began to gather in her eyes, she willed them to not fall. "I'm so torn here Jason."

"About what?"

"About us, about the case, about... everything." Kat replied as the tears finally slid from her eyes. Jason reached up and wiped them away with a slightly calloused thumb.

"Talk to me Kat. Tell me what you're so confused about." Jason pleaded.

"What happens when this case is solved? When I have to go back to New York?" Kat asked suddenly, her eyes growing cold.

"Kat, I..."

"You have Lilly here Jason! I won't let you leave her for me."

"I couldn't do that anyway." Jason said sadly as he leaned back against one of the chairs. He pulled his knees up and rested his forearms over his knees. His eyes stared unfocused out past Katherine.

"I can't just walk away from my job Jason. I worked so hard to get where I am." Kat said sadly. "So where does that leave us?"

"I don't know." Jason replied, his voice just above a whisper. She can't be breaking up with me! I just got her! I love her too much to let her walk away!

"I don't know either Jase." Kat said as she slid out of her chair. She sat on the ground next to Jason and rested her head on his shoulder as he wrapped an arm around her waist. "I know I love you and I don't want to lose you, but..."

"But how do we make this work?" Jason finished for her. Kat nodded and Jason sighed. "I don't know Kat. All I know is that I love you too much to say good-bye."

"But if we keep going like this, one or both of us is going to get hurt." Kat argued as she pulled herself out of his embrace. She stood from the floor and began gathering up the case files. Jason remained silent, still seated on the floor. What could he say to make this right? What could he do to keep Kat there with him?

Kat placed the files into her shoulder bag and started toward the front door. She paused at the entryway to the kitchen and looked back at Jason sadly. "I'm so sorry." She blinked back her own tears as she turned and walked through the livingroom to the front door.

"Katherine!" Jason called just as Kat grabbed the doorknob. She turned to look at him, her hand releasing the door.

"What?" She asked. Jason crossed the room in four long strides and then crushed his lips to hers forcefully. Kat gasped at the sudden desperation in his kiss and Jason took advantage of her open mouth, driving his tongue into her mouth. His arms encircled Kat and pulled her flush against him. Kat had never felt so much emotion put into one single action and found herself being slowly infected by Jason's emotional outpouring. The shoulder bag fell to the ground with a thud and her arms went around his neck.

Jason deepened the already passionate kiss, slowly backing her up until she was against the door. He let go of her lips and began trailing gentle kisses along her jawline and down her neck.

"Jason!" Kat's voice was low and breathy. She clawed at his shirt until the offending garment was finally free of his body and laying in a puddle of black cotton the ground. Kat looked over Jason's bare chest, silently appreciating his sculpted body. She had seen him without a shirt before, but with her desire coursing hot through her, her gaze took on a whole new appreciation.

Kat slid her slender hand along the rock hard muscles his chest, enjoying the feel as the flexed under her soft touch. She then began kissing his broad shoulders, working her way to his neck. Jason let out a small gasp as she gently bit into his sensitive skin. He began working on undoing her dark blue blouse. As they locked lips once again he slid the silky material off her delicate shoulders revealing her black lacy bra.

Jason slowly undid the hooks on her bra and slipped the straps down her arms. He looked at her, silently asking permission to removed the last of the material from her body. Kat smiled at him and he pulled the bra completely free of her. He wasted no time in grasping her soft globes in his hands and gently kneading them with his fingers.

After a few moments, Jason gave into temptation and drew one perky nipple into his mouth. Kat moaned from deep within, sending a shiver of excitement through his body. He switched over to the other one and Kat gripped his shoulders, her nails biting into his flesh.

As their lips met, Kat began working on the front of Jason's jeans. Jason mirrored her actions and removed hers as well. They stood kissing in nothing but their underwear. Kat slowly slid in her hand under the waistband of his boxers, wrapping her fingers around his hardened member. Jason groaned and instinctively snapped his hips.

Unable to bear much more, Jason stripped off his boxers and then took hold of Kat's waistband. He locked eyes with her as he slid her silky underwear down her slender legs.

He pressed her back against the door again and gently raised her right leg to rest on his hip. His thumb traced the scar running over her knee and up her thigh. He pressed his lips to hers again as he entered her, his mouth muffling her screams of ecstasy.

Katherine raked her nails up his back and bit on her bottom lip, trying not to cry out as he increased his speed. It was to believe that she hadn't done this in over ten years. Her body was overloaded with sensations; the cold from the door on her back, the heat from Jason's body on her front, the pistoning hardness between her legs, and his soft lips all over her face and neck.

"Jason!" Kat cried out as her eyes rolled to the back of her head. Her body tightened around him, sending him over the edge as well.

"Oh Kat!" He gasped as he braced his hands on the door to keep from collapsing and crushing her. They remained tangling together, trying to catch their breaths. Their bodies covered in sweat and their heartbeats racing. "That was incredible." He whispered.

"I'll say." Kat grinned. She recovered quicker than he did, being that he was the one doing all the work. She slowly slid her leg off his hip. Jason's softened member slipped from her with the movements, leaving Kat feeling slightly empty.

"I love you." Jason said softly. Kat smiled and pecked him on the lips.

"I love you, Jason." She cooed back at him. Jason captured her lips in another heated kiss. "I um... hate to say anything... but... this door is kind of cold on my butt."

Jason's eyes grew wide and he quickly stepped back. He had been so wrapped up in his desire for Kat that he hadn't realized that they were still in his entryway. "Oh god!" Jason groaned.

Kat immediately moved in front of him, placing her hands on either side of his face. "Jason, don't worry about it. We got caught up in the moment. I forgot where we were too."

"This isn't how I want our first time to be."

"Does anything ever work out according to plan?" Kat smiled.

"Hardly ever." Jason laughed. "I just... I wanted to go slow with you and treat you right. I want to make love to you, not just screw around."

"Jason, you did nothing wrong here." Kat shook her head. "If you had tried to led me to the bedroom, I would have seen this coming and probably run. What we just did was what was best for us. Not giving me time to think, only to act, was the right move for this moment."

"You're not going to regret this later, are you?"

"I could never regret you."Kat gave him a slow, gentle kiss. "There's plenty of time to have a nice romantic night, so really don't worry."

"It was incredible." Jason smiled and wrapped his arms around her naked form.

"Yes it was." Kat purred.

"You're doing it again." Jason laughed.

"Doing what?"

"Purring."

"Meow." Kat grinned.

"Come on Kitten, let's get showered and to bed. It's almost one now." Jason said as he threw Kat over his shoulder and carried her off toward the master bath.

"Jason!" Kat squealed. "Jason, put me down!"

"Why? I like you here." Jason smirked as he playfully swatted her bare butt.

"Jason!"

"Just relax Snowflake." Jason laughed. "I promise I'm not going to drop you."

"I'm not going to win am I?"

"Nope."

"Well, at least I have a wonderful view of your prefect ass." Kat sighed.

"As do I." Jason glanced at the perfectly round butt on his shoulder. Kat really did have a great body.

Freshly showered and dressed in one of Jason's old t-shirts, Kat snuggled under the covers of Jason's king size bed. Jason had taken the time and cleaned up their clothes from the livingroom and started a load of laundry to wash Kat's clothes, before crawling in bed next to her. She curled into his side with her head on his shoulder and gently stroked his bare chest with her hands with his arm draped down her back. They took up hardly any room on his giant bed, since they were snuggled so close together.

Jason chuckled to him and Kat raised an eyebrow at him in questioning. "I was just wondering why I bought such a big bed. We're in the middle of it and still have plenty of space on either side of us."

"We might need it." Kat half shrugged. "I might decide that don't like you in the middle of night."

"Well in that case..." Jason pulled his arm free of her and scooted across the bed to the edge. "Good-night." He mock pouted.

"Get your fine ass back over here." Kat laughed as she grabbed her shoulder and tried to pull him back to his previous spot. Jason used the advantage of his strength to prevent her from rolling him over. "Fine, you big baby, be all butt hurt." Kat teased as she let go of him. Jason hadn't been expecting that and fell forward right off the bed.

"Ouch." Jason hissed from the floor.

"Serves you right for messing around." Kat laughed. Jason stood and glared at her, crossing his arms across his broad chest. "You don't scare me!"

"I should scare you." Jason smiled before jumping onto the bed and pinning Katherine beneath him. Kat struggled against him trying to break free. Jason bent his head down and capture her lips in a soft passionate kiss, all struggling stopped. He broke the kiss and gazed into her eyes. "This time, we do things my way."

Kat smiled and nodded as Jason pulled his shirt from her body. I don't think I can ever get enough of this man. I gave my up my dreams before... Well, I could get transferred rather than outright quitting... I'll talk to the director soon. Kat told herself. She finally silenced her mind and focused solely on Jason and what his skilled hands and mouth were doing to her body. "I love you Jason!" Kat gasped.

"I love you too Katherine." Jason replied, pausing in his ministries to give her a kiss on the lips again. "Now just lay back and enjoy yourself." He smiled and slid down her body.

"Oh God!" Kat cried out as Jason gave her the most intimate of kisses. I like doing things his way! Kat mentally grinned before her body shook with pleasure. "Oh God!"