The Same Last Name
Disclaimer: This is an original piece based on a book of the same title by
Kathleen Gilles Seidel. No copyright infringement is meant and all rights for
Beauty and the Beast characters belong to CBS and the CW Network.
DISCLAIMER: THIS FIC IS RATED M FOR SEXUAL CONTENT, LANGUAGE, ETC. IF YOU ARE
UNDER 18, SCRAM!!! IT IS NOT MY JOB TO POLICE YOU!
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Chapter 10
As more and more people showed up, Catherine's eyes kept straying to Vincent.
He stood several feet away, a beer in his hand, talking to Joe. Periodically,
she would catch him looking her way, as well.
Catherine found herself standing next to JT. He handed her a beer.
"I shouldn't. Technically, I'm still on duty," she told him.
"Aw, who cares. Everyone else is partaking. Live a little," he told her.
Catherine shrugged, and took a pull on the beer.
"Ya know, Vincent and I grew up together. Alex too," JT informed her.
"You did?" Catherine asked. She had never known that.
"Yeah. We all go way back. Alex, well, she always had a thing for Vincent.
They actually dated for a while when we were teenagers."
Catherine looked at him. "Why are you telling me all this?"
"Because, Vincent told me you two have....reconnected. He's my best friend. I
saw what he went through after you left. He was in a rough place. He closed
himself off from everyone."
"I don't know why. It's not like he loved me," Catherine said carefully.
"Vincent felt more for you than he realized. I have never, ever seen him act
that way over a woman, not even Alex. You affected him more than you know."
"And, you think it could happen again?"
"I'm not saying that. I know I can't even begin to imagine what the two of
you went through. That would crush anyone. I just don't want anyone to get hurt
again."
Once again, her eyes strayed to Vincent. He glanced her way and caught her
eye. He smiled, causing Catherine to flush a light pink. JT caught the
exchange.
"You are still in love with him, aren't you?" he asked quietly. Catherine
gaped at him, appalled someone had figured out her secret. "Don't worry. I won't
say anything, especially to him."
"Thank you, JT. I appreciate that," Catherine told him. He nodded.
"I should warn you though. Alex thinks she still has a chance with him. And,
she doesn't like to "share her toys" if you get my drift. I tell you this
because I want you to be careful. Alex will play dirty."
"I'll be careful, JT. Thanks for the concern," she said, touched that he
seemed to care about her, even though he barely knew her.
Just then, a cover of Lifehouse's "Wherever You Will Go" began playing
softly. Vincent excused himself from Joe and walked toward Catherine and JT. He
stopped in front of her and held out his hand. "Would you like to dance,
Catherine?"
Taking his hand, she said, "Excuse me, JT" and allowed Vincent to lead her to
the makeshift dance floor. He placed his hands at her waist and pulled her
close. Her hands rested on his shoulders. They started swaying to the music.
"What were you and JT talking about?" Vincent asked her.
"He was telling me all your secrets," she teased. Vincent looked down at her,
surprise on his face.
"Was he now? And what, pray tell, did he give away?"
Catherine rested her head on his shoulder. Should she tell him? "He
just mentioned that the 2 of you and Alex grew up together."
Vincent looked at her, his face blank. "Yeah, we did. The 3 musketeers, that
was us."
"And that you used to date Alex,"she said softly. He stiffened slightly.
"We broke up a couple years before I met you," he said, an edge to his
voice.
"I didn't mean to anger you. I'm sorry."
Vincent sighed, and pulled her closer. "I'm not mad at you. I could never be
angry at you. What was between Alex and I is in the past."
"You mean like us?"
Vincent rubbed against her. She felt the hardness of his erection press into
her belly. "Does this feel like it is in the past?"
"Why, Mr Keller, are you trying to seduce me?" Catherine teased. VIncent
groaned when she rubbed her breasts against his chest. His hands tightened on
her waist.
"Keep that up, and I'll have my way with you right here," Vincent
growled.
"Promises, promises....." Catherine giggled.
"I'll tell you right now, after all this is over, you and I are going back to
my room and I am gonna make you come so hard, you'll be begging me for more,"
Vincent said, his words broking no argument.
"Who says you won't be the one begging?" Catherine said, egging him on.
Vincent's eyes widened.
"Why Miss Keller, I do believe that is known as a "checkmate."
Catherine giggled. "Is that a challenge?"
"No, that is the honest truth. I want you Catherine. I want to bury myself
inside you and feel you break apart. I want to hear you scream my name when you
come," Vincent told her bluntly.
Catherine was shocked. Vincent had never verbalised his desire for her in
those terms before. Vincent read her face.
"I've shocked you. Is it surprising that I've always found you too enticing
for words? That I've always wondered what I would do if I ever saw you again? Do
you know how often I've dreamed of having you in my bed again." His voice
lowered. "Once wasn't enough, Catherine."
Catherine met his gaze. "No, it wasn't. I want you too, Vincent."
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Disclaimer: This is an original piece based on a book of the same title by
Kathleen Gilles Seidel. No copyright infringement is meant and all rights for
Beauty and the Beast characters belong to CBS and the CW Network.
DISCLAIMER: THIS FIC IS RATED M FOR SEXUAL CONTENT, LANGUAGE, ETC. IF YOU ARE
UNDER 18, SCRAM!!! IT IS NOT MY JOB TO POLICE YOU!
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Chapter 10
As more and more people showed up, Catherine's eyes kept straying to Vincent.
He stood several feet away, a beer in his hand, talking to Joe. Periodically,
she would catch him looking her way, as well.
Catherine found herself standing next to JT. He handed her a beer.
"I shouldn't. Technically, I'm still on duty," she told him.
"Aw, who cares. Everyone else is partaking. Live a little," he told her.
Catherine shrugged, and took a pull on the beer.
"Ya know, Vincent and I grew up together. Alex too," JT informed her.
"You did?" Catherine asked. She had never known that.
"Yeah. We all go way back. Alex, well, she always had a thing for Vincent.
They actually dated for a while when we were teenagers."
Catherine looked at him. "Why are you telling me all this?"
"Because, Vincent told me you two have....reconnected. He's my best friend. I
saw what he went through after you left. He was in a rough place. He closed
himself off from everyone."
"I don't know why. It's not like he loved me," Catherine said carefully.
"Vincent felt more for you than he realized. I have never, ever seen him act
that way over a woman, not even Alex. You affected him more than you know."
"And, you think it could happen again?"
"I'm not saying that. I know I can't even begin to imagine what the two of
you went through. That would crush anyone. I just don't want anyone to get hurt
again."
Once again, her eyes strayed to Vincent. He glanced her way and caught her
eye. He smiled, causing Catherine to flush a light pink. JT caught the
exchange.
"You are still in love with him, aren't you?" he asked quietly. Catherine
gaped at him, appalled someone had figured out her secret. "Don't worry. I won't
say anything, especially to him."
"Thank you, JT. I appreciate that," Catherine told him. He nodded.
"I should warn you though. Alex thinks she still has a chance with him. And,
she doesn't like to "share her toys" if you get my drift. I tell you this
because I want you to be careful. Alex will play dirty."
"I'll be careful, JT. Thanks for the concern," she said, touched that he
seemed to care about her, even though he barely knew her.
Just then, a cover of Lifehouse's "Wherever You Will Go" began playing
softly. Vincent excused himself from Joe and walked toward Catherine and JT. He
stopped in front of her and held out his hand. "Would you like to dance,
Catherine?"
Taking his hand, she said, "Excuse me, JT" and allowed Vincent to lead her to
the makeshift dance floor. He placed his hands at her waist and pulled her
close. Her hands rested on his shoulders. They started swaying to the music.
"What were you and JT talking about?" Vincent asked her.
"He was telling me all your secrets," she teased. Vincent looked down at her,
surprise on his face.
"Was he now? And what, pray tell, did he give away?"
Catherine rested her head on his shoulder. Should she tell him? "He
just mentioned that the 2 of you and Alex grew up together."
Vincent looked at her, his face blank. "Yeah, we did. The 3 musketeers, that
was us."
"And that you used to date Alex,"she said softly. He stiffened slightly.
"We broke up a couple years before I met you," he said, an edge to his
voice.
"I didn't mean to anger you. I'm sorry."
Vincent sighed, and pulled her closer. "I'm not mad at you. I could never be
angry at you. What was between Alex and I is in the past."
"You mean like us?"
Vincent rubbed against her. She felt the hardness of his erection press into
her belly. "Does this feel like it is in the past?"
"Why, Mr Keller, are you trying to seduce me?" Catherine teased. VIncent
groaned when she rubbed her breasts against his chest. His hands tightened on
her waist.
"Keep that up, and I'll have my way with you right here," Vincent
growled.
"Promises, promises....." Catherine giggled.
"I'll tell you right now, after all this is over, you and I are going back to
my room and I am gonna make you come so hard, you'll be begging me for more,"
Vincent said, his words broking no argument.
"Who says you won't be the one begging?" Catherine said, egging him on.
Vincent's eyes widened.
"Why Miss Keller, I do believe that is known as a "checkmate."
Catherine giggled. "Is that a challenge?"
"No, that is the honest truth. I want you Catherine. I want to bury myself
inside you and feel you break apart. I want to hear you scream my name when you
come," Vincent told her bluntly.
Catherine was shocked. Vincent had never verbalised his desire for her in
those terms before. Vincent read her face.
"I've shocked you. Is it surprising that I've always found you too enticing
for words? That I've always wondered what I would do if I ever saw you again? Do
you know how often I've dreamed of having you in my bed again." His voice
lowered. "Once wasn't enough, Catherine."
Catherine met his gaze. "No, it wasn't. I want you too, Vincent."
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