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A very brief re-cap:
Callie took a seat beside Felina. Then T-Bone continued, "Razor and I were talking. We don't want to keep any secrets from you two, especially if we want these relationships to work." He paused, looked over at Razor, who looked back at T-Bone and nodded for him to continue. Then T-Bone continued as he looked back at the girls. "We are taking a very large risk here, but we trust both of you two to keep this secret to yourselves."
Callie said, "What are you talking about T-."
She was interrupted as T-Bone and Razor took off their masks, revealing Chance and Jake.
Callie brought both of her paws up and covered her open mouth.
Felina, on the other hand, tilted her head slightly to the side and gave the two toms a stern look. Then she said, "I thought so. I had my suspicions that you two were the SWAT Kats."
Both Jake and Chance looked at Felina with a shocked look on their faces. Then Jake asked her, "If you knew, why didn't you turn us in to your uncle?"
"If I did that, the city would have lost two of its best good guys. I couldn't let that happen," Felina said to the pair.
Callie looked over to Felina and asked, "Why didn't you tell me? Did you think I could not keep this under wraps?"
"Sorry Callie." Felina looked at Callie. "I had no solid proof. Just a hunch that they were one and the same. I just needed to be sure. Also, it was not my place to tell you. It is theirs."
Callie looked down into her lap as she thought to herself, "T-Bone and Chance are one and the same, so why did he wait so long to confess his feelings for me? T-Bone even said that night we confessed our love for each other that 'Once he saw me, he was a goner, and he never looked at another she-cat'? Yet, Chance had girls hanging all over him back in school. Even after we first met. Is this all a lie? I really need to find out." Then with a tear in her eye, she asked Chance, "Can I talk to you privately in the other room?"
Callie got up, walked over to her bedroom, and waited for Chance.
Chance got a lump in his throat as he walked over to the bedroom, entered, closed the door, and then looked down at the visibly upset Callie.
Callie looked him straight in the eyes and asked him, "Was this all a lie? Do you really love me, or is this all just an act? I really need to know right now. Because if it is an act, I want you out of my life permanently! Think real hard, Chance. You only have one shot."
Chance knew that Callie had every right to be angry with him, but every word she spoke was like an arrow to his heart. He knew exactly how long and how deeply he'd been in love with her, but he'd only recently had the courage to let his true feelings show while behind the mask of his alter ego, T-Bone. The Chance that Callie knew was a playboy with more brawn than brains. He had to set the record straight, let her see the tom he truly was, or he'd lose her forever.
Chance threw his arms around her, pulling her close to him. Then he placed his head on her shoulder, and proceeded to bawl his eyes out.
Callie never saw Chance display so much emotion before. He was always 'Mr. Macho-Tom' who never showed his true self, yet there he was, literally crying on my shoulder. She hugged him back while using her right paw to stroke his head in attempt to get him to calm down.
Chance finally reeled himself back after a good five minutes, he lifted his head up so his eyes could meet Callie's. Then he said, "What I said to you the other night is definitely not a lie. I do love you with all my heart and soul. I cannot imagine my life without you in it. Yes, I did have to live a double life and act differently around you. That I apologize for, but it was to maintain my dual identities. I could not have you placed in danger if you knew that T-Bone and Chance were one in the same. I really meant what I said the other night when I told you that once I saw you, I never looked at another she-cat. Even though I did have other she-cats on my arm, or hanging onto me back in school, they were just substitutes for you. I was the jock, and you were the absolutely gorgeous she-cat that had her mind set on getting the best grades that you could. I just kept up the tough guy act to keep myself from being hurt, because if I ever got the nerve to ask you out on a date, you would have most likely said no. We were just in two different circles back in school. Then we graduated, and you left for grad school while I joined the Enforcer academy. There was not a day that I didn't think of your smile or the way that you always help fellow cats when they need it."
Callie really did not know what to think. Chance was letting his feelings for her out, and they were all on display for her to see. She just looked at him and listened as he continued.
"Once I graduated from the Enforcer academy, I was assigned to stand guard duty at City Hall where you were interning at the time, which was when I saw you next. You were dressed in a tight black skirt, a white top, and your hair was done up in a messy bun. I saw you from across the hall and I nearly lost it. I almost ran up to you right then and there to ask you out. My partner at the time had to hold me back. He said it would not be proper for me to date a City Hall intern. My brain understood what he said, but I could not stop my heart. You became even more beautiful than you were in school, which I didn't think was possible. But I had to bide my time and wait. I was re-assigned to flight duty, where I first met Jake. He was going to be my gunner. By that time, Mayor Manx had deputized you. I went to your ceremony where he officially made you the Deputy Mayor of the city. My heart stopped when I saw you up at the podium. You were now an official of the city, and now completely off limits to someone like me. I left City Hall with my heart so heavy, it was dragging on the ground, because that was when I realized that we would never be together. I went back to my barracks and shut out the world. The only thing that I thought of was you and I together, and how happy I could make you if I was ever given the chance. Then my world came crashing down around me. Dark Kat was terrorizing the city. Jake and I were on his tail in our jet when Commander Feral clipped our jet with his. You know the rest of that story. That was when the SWAT Kats were born. Every time that you came to the garage to have your car fixed, I tried to get up the nerve to talk to you, ask you out, or something to see if there was any spark between us. But me being the tom, I let that get in the way of showing you how I felt about you for all of those years. I just could not show my true self to you. T-Bone came on the scene and rescued you from Mac and Molly Mange when they tried to rob the bank around the corner. You had this gleam in your eye as T-Bone grabbed you around the waist and pulled you to safety. That was when I realized that T-Bone and Chance must remain separate in your eyes. That was, until today. I just could not hide behind that mask anymore in front of you, Callie. It hurts too much that you could be in love with T-Bone, and not Chance, even though we are one and the same. I have loved you since school, and I always will. So if you want me to leave, I will, but I will never stop loving you."
"Chance, that time back in school when you were on the football team, I could not help but be infatuated with you. You were the big, strong, and handsome tom that every girl wanted, including me. Do you remember the time where I accidentally dropped my books in the hall? The only cat that came to help me was you. We accidentally touched paws and I felt a shock run through my system that I had never felt before. As you looked into my eyes after picking up the spilled books, my heart stopped. Then you asked if I was ok in that sexy voice of yours, and I just wanted to put my arms around you and kiss you. But there was always a cheerleader or another she-cat who had your attention at the time. So I held back and just thanked you for the assistance and walked away. I went to all of your games and meets, just to see you. I thought throughout school that I was never in your league, and we could not be together. Graduation came and went. You left for the academy and I left for Grad school. I could not stop thinking about having those big arms wrapped around me, keeping me safe and warm. It helped me get through school and my internship at City Hall. I did notice you when you were on security detail. You looked so handsome in your dress uniform. I wanted to invite you to lunch, but I was told by my superior that it would not be proper behavior. As you said, T-Bone arrived and saved me from the Mange's. Since I could not be with you because of who we were at the time, I shifted my feelings towards T-Bone. Now that you have revealed that Chance and T-Bone are the same cat, all of the feelings that I have had for you have come back to life, and now I can act on them freely." Callie kissed Chance as she finished speaking.
Chance was now feeling like an idiot. All of this time wasted. Callie had been harboring feelings for him all this time, and he had been too busy being 'Mr. Macho-Tom' to notice it. Never again. He deepened the kiss, licking her bottom lip, asking permission to enter her mouth with his tongue while running his paw up and down her back.
Callie opened her mouth as Chance slipped his tongue in. They both battled for dominance until Chance let his paw slip past her tail to her backside, giving it an affectionate squeeze. She moaned into the kiss, then broke it off. She then said, "That was intense," as she panted. "We had better see what Jake and Felina are up to," Callie said to Chance.
"Alright, love," Chance said, not letting go of her waist.
The two left the bedroom and saw Jake and Felina laying on the couch, with Jake buried under Felina. Both were in a lip lock similar to the one they had shared at the beach.
"Your apartment is just down the hall, Felina. You could have gone there instead of using my couch," Callie said to Felina.
Jake and Felina broke their kiss, and realized the position that they were in. Felina got off of Jake, straightened her dress, and said, "Sorry Callie, we both figured that you two were having your own make-out session in there, so why not join in the fun?"
"Far from it, Felina. We were just in there talking about why neither one of us has made a move in all of the years that we have known each other. Yes, we did kiss rather deeply once we were done, but I was not straddling him like you were doing to Jake. Get a grip, girl," Callie said to the now embarrassed couple.
Chance said, breaking the silence in the room, "How about we all go and get some food? I know a very nice restaurant just a few blocks over where the owner knows about the SWAT Kats. We can go there and talk all of this out. Callie, I suggest that you put on a nice dress. Not that I don't mind seeing you in just an oversized shirt." He smirked at Callie after he finished speaking.
Callie ran back into her bedroom and put on a dress that was similar to Felina's. The only difference was she put on a pair of boots instead of shoes.
Chance looked over at Callie once she emerged from the bedroom and his mouth dropped open. After about thirty seconds, he said to her, "You look absolutely gorgeous, Callie."
"Thank you, Chance," Callie replied while blushing.
"Let's go," Jake said, taking Felina's paw in his.
Chance and Callie followed, also leaving the apartment hand-in-hand.
End of Chapter