After dropping Katherine back at her place, Shawn went to the hospital, but his mind was totally at some place else. He was so lost in his own thoughts that he was smiling the whole time even when the patients came in. His head was filled with a vivid image of Katherine's smile, her giggles, and her nervous face when he had touched her.

His hands itched to call her up, but he didn't want to appear too clingy and also for the fact that he knew that she would be busy in the Clinique.

This eight-hour wait appeared to him like a wait for eight centuries.

He dragged himself all along and somehow managed to reach the lunch time.

The moment he got his break, he picked up his phone and called her up,

"Hii".

"What are you doing?"

"Just came back after cleaning myself up".

"What about lunch?"

"I have lost all my appetite for today", she said making a sad face.

"What happened?"

"I had a patient with terrible eczema case. Untreated for 3 months and I had to scale a portion of it to prevent further infection".

"That's too bad but see the silver lining. At least your patients don't pee on your hands while you are examining them".

"What else do you expect from babies, Shawn?", Katherine asked and started laughing.

"Forget it !!!", Shawn said.

And then there was a stretch of silence in between them for a few seconds.

"So umm....", Katherine slurred.

"Ok I will cut the chase Katherine, I can't focus on my work, I can't think of anything else other than you. I just don't understand what is wrong with me. I can't even wait for eight minutes more".

She giggled as she heard him speak that way.

"Stop laughing. It's you who has made me this miserable here".

"I know how you feel Shawn. I myself can't feel my face since morning. I promise I will make up for everything tonight".

"Will see about that", he said and then disconnected the call.

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Katherine left from her clinic a bit early to clean up the house a bit and to buy some groceries for dinner. She wanted to keep the dinner simple yet classy, so she made steak with mashed potatoes and some french beans to go with.

When Shawn called her up and told that he was starting from the hospital, she immediately rushed to the washroom to get freshened up and changed herself to a nice body-hugging black wrap dress with a plunging neckline and a belt-wrap. She worked on her hair a bit and then went downstairs as she heard the doorbell.

He stood there with a bunch of flowers in his hands and an oversized ice-cream box. He smelled all musky and divine and looked all dashing in that loosely fitted shirt and blue trousers. His eyes met hers and he slowly leaned towards her. But before he could lean on her and kiss her, Katherine said,

"Say hello to Shawn, Kate !!!"

"Hi there Kate !!! I didn't see you !!!", Shawn said all apologetically for he was so lost in Katherine that he could not see the tiny human next to her.

"I was like standing right in front of you !!!", Kate said and pouted her lips.

"I have got Ice cream for you", Shawn said and extended the box towards her as a desperate attempt to make peace.

"Oh really !!! You didn't forget your promise. Mama, see he remembered his promise", Kate squeaked and took the box into her hands.

"Can I open it and see?", she asked all innocently.

"Sure baby, but let's have it after dinner ok? Mama is starving !!!", Katherine said and placed the box inside the fridge.

She took the flowers from Shawn, touching his hand playfully and placed them at the center of the dining table and started laying down the plates.

After the dinner was done, Kate came up to Katherine and kissed her before going to sleep. But before she left she turned towards Shawn and asked,

"Are you staying at our place tonight?"

"Errmm... I won't if you don't want me to", Shawn replied.

"I don't have any problem if you stay. But if you are staying then please don't eat my ice cream even if you are hungry at night ok? Promise?" Kate asked.

Shawn chuckled after hearing her sweet request.

"I promise I won't. I have something else in my mind to eat", he said and looked at Katherine who blushed all Scarlett.

After kate left, Katherine looked at Shawn and said,

"You go and watch TV in the hall room, I will do the dishes and come".

"I will do the dishes with you", Shawn said and came towards the kitchen sink.

Katherine went to the sink and handed him a pair of rubber gloves. But he kept them to the side and said, I don't need them. I am here just to see.

"And I thought you will help", Katherine said and put on her gloves to start cleaning.

Shawn leaned on the kitchen slab next to her and kept gawking at her.

"Stop it, Shawn....", Katherine said and blushed.

"You asked me to stop it now. Don't blame me later", he said and moved away and stood behind her, slowly moving close to her.

What are you doing?", asked Katherine when she felt the slight touch of his chest on her back.

"You told I can't gawk you, but you didn't say anything about touching you", he said and slowly placed his palm on her waist and then rested his head on her shoulder.

"How will I work if you are like this"?

"I am not doing anything? Do you feel something?", he said and rubbed the back of his palm slowly on her back.

She shivered instantly with his touch and drooped the cup that she was cleaning.

But before it could hit the ground he picked it up and said,

"You can't bear when I touch you here, how will you bear when I touch you down there, Miss Katherine?"