Ending # 7
by Jenn

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Vincent gently caressed her fingers as he searched his mind for the words to express what he was about to say.  

 

"Catherine, I can feel what you're feeling as you're feeling it.  Like tonight, I felt your terror when you were asleep.  I needed to know if you  were ok," he explained quickly.  Gazing down at their joined hands, he felt Catherine's confusion.

 

 "You can feel my emotions and my dreams?"  Catherine finally questioned  squeezing his hand tighter.  "How is that possible?"

 

"I don't understand it myself.  This has happened before.  Usually when someone was suffering from an illness, or grief.  Never had I been able to  feel the happiness, or joy, until now."

 

Catherine gently released his hand.  For one brief moment Vincent was afraid she was going to retreat back into her apartment.  But then he felt her understanding, her joy at what had been said.  Reaching her arms out to him, she pulled him tightly into her embrace.

 

"Vincent this is wonderful.  How I wish I could feel it too," she breathed  into his shoulder.

 

"But you can Catherine," Vincent replied as he stepped back and looked into her eyes.  "When I feel your happiness, I am happy, when I feel your sadness,  I feel sad." 

 

Pausing for a moment he took Catherine back into his arms.  All  at once he knew he could say the words he had wanted to express from the moment he found her in the park,   "I love you, Catherine."

 

Safe in his arms Catherine allowed the tears to fall.  She knew how she felt  when she was with him and when they were apart.  Like a piece of her had been taken away.  She knew she loved him the moment she heard his voice those many months ago.  

 

Holding him tightly she softly replied, "I love you too."