10 Fifth Vow: Rival Takes Over II

Grey let out a frustrated sigh. "Cathy... You know I am pursuing you and I know that you that I am serious in what I do. So why did you hug him front of me?" Grey tried his best to calm himself. He didn't want to overwhelm the brunette, knowing the fact that they aren't an official couple. He doesn't have any legit ground to be angry.

"I don't understand why you are so angry? It was just a friendly hug from the guy who's been my friend for more than a decade." Catherine answered.

"Friendly? If you saw how, he looked at you, I wouldn't call it friendly."

"Well, I'm sorry if that's how you saw it but we are friends Grey. Friends. That's it. He doesn't even like me that way. He made it clear to me."

"Enlighten me how he made it clear Cathy." He just couldn't right now with anyone. He needed to punch something or maybe beat to death a certain someone. "He never really made a move on me; besides he's engaged with someone. He told two years ago before he left."

Grey sighed in relief. Knowing that, Catherine will totally think that her and Victor will nothing more than friends. "Fine, I'll accept that for now. I have to go. Get head inside." Before Grey could turn his back on her, Catherine grabbed his hand.

"Grey, before you go tell me why meeting him got you so upset. You can't just say that 'I'm pursuing you' bs. We aren't even a real couple yet."

Grey's anger simmered down a few notches. 'Yet?' He thought. His sly smirk made Catherine cover her mouth. "Yet huh? So you'll really say yes in the future." He chuckled. He held both of Catherine's hands. "I am angry Cathy because he might try something on you. He might steal you away from me and I don't want that. I know we aren't a real couple but I'm trying to make this work. I'm trying to make us work."

Catherine looked at Grey. She saw sincerity, vulnerability and sadness. She saw Grey's emotions in the purest form. Guilt filled her stomach. "I'm sorry Grey. We only just met a couple of days and you are taking things too fast. It's too much for me." She couldn't look Grey in the eyes anymore or else she might cry.

"I'm sorry Cathy... We'll take things slowly, okay? Just promise me that you'll set a proper distance from Victor." What Grey would've like to say is for her to permanently cut Victor off her life but he couldn't do that to his Cathy. He doesn't want to upset her even more.

Catherine sighed. She couldn't just reject Grey right when he is being sincere. "Fine, I'll do that..." Grey let go of her hands and hugged her. "Cathy, I'm being overprotective because I like you, keep that in mind." He wiped off her forehead using his jacket and kissed her after. He needed to wipe the traces of Victor from her.

They stayed hugging for a few minutes. Catherine hated to admit it but she felt secure in his arms. She broke the hug because he needed to go home. It's very late in the evening after all. "You should go home now Grey, it's late." He touched her cheek. "Yeah, I'll go now. Bye Cathy." He hugged her once more before going inside the car. Catherine waved goodbye and got inside when Grey's car is out of her sight.

In the far corner of the neighborhood, a man in black messaged his boss using a worn-out phone "Boss, the target has left young mistress's household. I got his plate number. Orders now boss." On the other line, Victor face burned with wrath. He is fuming. "No don't go after him. I'll be the one handling him. Go back now."

Victor ended the call and stared at his phone. He clenched it hard.

"I never should've left you Rosie."