Diego is twenty and a young good-looking Sergeant in the new Lycan SWAT team on the island Lucrania. He's also the right hand of Commander Ezra Khan. He's good in his job as intelligance officer and well liked by everyone. His parents Vice Commander...
I have not seen Caitlin again after the Christmas service on Friday morning and I have the urge to skip work and kidnap her to a secluded location, but her Dad will hunt me down that's for sure, not to mention her Mom. She will go ballistic on me. I drive past a little wooded area next to the beach every morning on my way to work. This morning I see a realtor's name board and a 'for sale' sign which makes me stop next to the road. I sit there and I look up the driveway seeing part of the house and I know this must be mine.
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This is the place, I want to bring Caitlin to, one day in the future. I get out, take the 'for sale' sign out and drive up the road. In front of the house I stop next to the car in the driveway. When I get out a man comes out the door smiling. "So you're the first person to stop and I only have put the sign out an hour ago." I hand him the sign and he looks surprised. "You can put this one away, this house is mine." He looks bewildered. "Sir, but you do not even know the price yet..." I smile indulgently. "It will not matter it still will be my house in the next few hours." I ask for the price and necessary papers, I fill it in and go right to my bank manager, then I phone Khan to tell him why I'm late and I make an appointment with him for later. I arrange for the money to be paid directly into the previous owner's account and I send the paperwork to my lawyer so he can arrange the property to be put into my name. I have saved most of my money since my parents refuse to take any money from me for the small house I am living in on their premises. I also have my inheritance from my great Grandfather on my Father's side that he left me when he died. I go to work, late for work for the first time ever. At the office I am just in time to meet with Khan. He sits behind his desk with a poker face. "Morning Sergeant, I assume all went well with the purchase of the property?" I smirk and tell him how I came to see the 'for sale' sign and everything that happened after that. He looks pleased with the explanation I give him. Then he sits back and studies me like I'm a strange phenomenon. "Diego are you really going to stay alone in that huge house? Or..." I laugh and hold up my hand. "Sir I need a place of my own. I cannot stay at my parents forever. The house I bought has a huge gym, so I don't have to go out to gym anymore that will save me some time. I sometimes cannot sleep and would love to be able to go for a jog or to the gym without disturbing my parents. If you wonder if I want to entertain random girls there you can rest assure that's the last thing on my mind. There I will also have a private study so I can even work a case in the evenings from the privacy of my home." Khan nods but looks worried. "Diego the thing that bothers me is if you do random hook-ups that my daughter is going to know of it. With your mind link with her, you can change her state of mind and by accident she can find out what you do. I watched the two of you since she came out of hospital and it seems as if your friendship is very close. I do not have a problem with that but I don't want her to experience things she's not ready for." I know I'm turning red. "Sir I promise you I have a very good block and Caitlin cannot just push my block away at will. I don't do hook-ups because I believe it's wrong. I have never done that type of thing and I'm not going to start doing that now that I have a very private property of my own." Khan smiles. "I know we already asked this question but what if you find your soul mate?" I smile too. "Then I will just make sure my block is even better than before." He sighs and relaxes in his chair. "I'm sorry I asked so many private questions Diego, but Caitlin is very important to us." I laugh indulgently. "Don't worry about that Sir. I do understand she is your only daughter. I really try hard to not make her see or feel my doings at all. My type of work isn't something that I want Caitlin to know the detail off." The next moment Major Cat enters the office. "I should hope you keep Caitlin out of this job. Hallo you two. Tell me what news around the office is?" Khan tells her about my house and she's very excited for me. "Wow that is wonderful. I actually have a favor to ask of you Diego. I need someone to keep an eye on Armando and Caitlin for the weekend while Khan and I go to another friend's wedding in Sicily. I thought you can come and stay at our house, but if you want help to move in the weekend they can just as well stay over at your house if you don't mind.' Khan slaps himself on the forehead. "O my goodness I totally forgot about that stupid wedding." Cat looks angry and I sit very still when her eyes blaze. "I know, I actually thought of a way to get out of that one but couldn't think fast enough when Cilla phoned me again to remind me of her daughter Elle's wedding. I don't like the little brat and then she had the audacity to make a "no children please" invitation. She herself is still a snot nose of nineteen, so why can Caitlin and Armando not go. I tell you why...It is because my Caitlin will outshine the bride even in her pajamas." I laugh inwards and I know that's not a lie at all. I've seen it with my own eyes but I cannot tell them that. So I keep a poker face and see how Khan smiles when he glances at Cat. He's still smitten with her after all the years. I know they are talking via link but I wait to hear what else they have to say.
