Meet me halfway
Pairing: McRoll
McRoll Pairing
Continuation of Season 2 episode 4Mea Makameae
When Steve and Cath finally meet up in Mumbai
Chapter 1
Steve's POV
It was amazing the feelings she always managed to invoke in him..
One little smile and she had his heart racing, and his stomach all tied up in nervous knots.. She made him feel like a teenager again, and that is how he knew she was the one for him.. The ache he felt in his heart the day she told him she got new orders being sent T.A.D to NAVCENT, it was a disappointment for sure but more then that, he felt a sadness knowing that he knew he wouldn't be able to see her for a while..
Though he was still yet to tell her, he knew in his heart he loved her.. He just wasn't ready to say those three words out loud yet as those words whilst they didn't scare him, it wasn't just a throwaway word he said to anyone, especially Catherine. He did hope that him always asking her for favours was his way of saying he missed her and just wanted to see her or even hear her voice.
It had crossed his mind that one day it might be too late to say those words, but he just couldn't quite yet… He wanted it to be a special moment between them, he wanted those words to be just heard by her and no one else. He knew Lori had already begun to develop a crush on him, and he was very careful not to exploit that at all, he didn't want to lead her on or make her feel there was any kind of chance, when really, the only person he wanted was Catherine.
So, sitting on a plane on his way to Mumbai a few months later, she had been given some time off finally and she had called Steve to let him know if he still wanted to meet halfway, and so now he was on his way to meet her in Mumbai. Anyone who saw him would have thought he was nervous about the plane ride but he was just filled with exited nerves about meeting up with her again. His hands were a little sweaty as they always did when he was nervous and so he wiped his hands on his jeans, and took a breath in.
"You know they say planes are the safest way to travel", a young woman around his own age pipped up.. She was sitting in the seat beside him, and heard the sharp intake of breath along with his nervous habit of wiping his hands on his pants.. He turned to look at her, and smiled. She was a pretty woman, and she was looking at him like she was interested and this was her way in, he chuckled and nodded.. "I know.. I'm not a nervous flyer", at her look of doubt, he continued on a little quicker.. "I'm really not.. It's just.. I'm meeting up with my girl in Mumbai, we haven't seen each other in months and I'm just a little excited".
He wasn't an idiot, he could see the slight disappointment in her eyes though with a slight mischievous grin when he mentioned the word 'my girl', that didn't stop her from containing to flirt though, "Well, maybe when we are on our way back, we could meet up when we get home". He smiled softly and shook his head, knowing exactly what she wanted to do if they met up, "I'm only interested in one woman, so I'm sorry, I can't".
It was also clear she wasn't about to give up, "Well, let me know if you change your mind, I can give you my number before we land". Shaking his head, he chuckled, "I'm flattered, I really am, but I won't change my mind", with that, he put his headphones on so he could tune into the inflight movie and so she knew that the conversation was over and not negotiable.
Getting off the plane, he could see her already.. She had not long gotten off her own flight and had been waiting maybe only around ten minutes or so for him and his smile got wider as she turned around and spotted him, the look on her face lighting up in a grin as she picked up her go bag and ran through the airport to get to him, the woman who had spoken to him was with her friend and both saw it, "You never had a chance", her friend laughed and shook her head as she began to walk away while the woman who spoke to him couldn't stop watching and staring, thinking how lucky she was to have such a sexy man travelling all this way to see her.
It was heaven to have her in his arms again, and his heart filled with a warmth and he leaned in and kissed her temple before she pulled back a little.. "I was gonna meet you at the hotel", she spoke for the first time in way of greeting, "but then I turned and saw you there and couldn't stop myself from running right into your arms". He chuckled and smiled back, leaning in this time to kiss her lips.. "I wouldn't have it any other way Cath", he added, smiling softly as she returned his kiss.