*Cat’s POV*

“So… what exactly did you talk about?” I asked as some men put down the last piece of furniture before leaving.

Colton was patting at his coat, getting off the snow that was beginning to fall. “Nothing important really.” He looked up at me, giving me a mischievous grin.

I crossed my arms as I stared at him. “I wasn’t born yesterday, Agent Patterson.”

“Please, please, just call me Colton.” He hung up his coat and was now working on taking his boots off. He kicked them off as he just sighed. “Actually, if you really want to know. It was about you.”

I blinked. He flopped down on the couch, letting out the biggest sigh of relief known to man. “Man, this is comfortable. Agent Lee knows how to do it.”

“Wait a minute…” I held up a finger at him. “Don’t tell me-“

“Yep. I told him the truth. Well, majority of it anyways. He knows I’m a part of the CIA, no point in holding that back. I also pointed out that I knew you. What he doesn’t know is that you’ve been living above him all this time in this apartment. He thinks I need help in finding you, but since you are already here we all know how bogus that lie is. He’s not interested in me though, I could tell from the look on his face he wants to see you again, so on a whim, I offered it.”

“You… what!?”

Colton reached forward, grabbing a remote off the coffee table. He turned on the TV I rarely used. “Yeah. I told him that with my help, I could get you back into his life. It’ll be perfect. We had the conversation before about throwing your face out into the public, so… wait, what is today?”

“February fourth.” I answered.

He held up his hands. “Wa-la! Perfect. We got ten days to dish out this plan.”

“What?”

“Valentine’s Day. A day filled with fluttering hearts and couples that express their love through chocolate.” He made a face. “Disgusting, right? Anyways, I’ll have something planned up then, so you don’t worry about a thing.”

“Colton…” I started.

He lets out a heavy sigh. Shutting off the TV, he turns his body toward me. “Think about it. This boy obviously has feelings for you. I’ve read in the papers, people still think he’s moping over his ex-girlfriend. What they don’t know is that he has a new-founded love. What better way than to have him confess his feelings and you go to him? It’ll be a hit! Not only will people not expect it to not be Eleanor he is confessing to, but a mere girl nobody has ever heard about?”

I crossed my arms again, feeling my foot tapping. “I don’t like it. My job is to protect him, not put him into danger.”

“It’s nothing to worry about.” Colton said. A small smile was on his face. “With this happening, you can actually be near him. Also, you got me to watch your back too. With you being with him, you can protect him. I’m keeping a lookout on your sister so she can lead me to this organization she is in. Come on, it’s a good plan. Admit it.”

I rubbed my hand on my face. “Whatever. Do whatever it is you need to do. I’m trusting you to have this plan play out well.”

I started walk away upstairs. I heard the TV turn on again downstairs. I walked into my bedroom, seeing the new furniture displayed out. I sat on the bed, letting the silky covers run through my fingers. I sighed heavily before falling back on the bed, the sound of crushing cushion filling my ears. I stared at the ceiling. Okay, I’ll admit, if I wanted Michelle to come out of hiding, this was a good plan. But I didn’t want Louis involved in any of this. As far as he knew, I was off on my own. How would he feel knowing I’ve been next to him all this time? Wouldn’t he feel betrayed? Well, I wouldn’t be surprised if he already did, but still.

I won’t tell him. I’ll come back into his life and I’ll stay, but I’ll have to stay quiet about my plans of getting to Michelle. He didn’t need to be involved in this again. Plus, this was CIA business. Louis can’t know, if he did, it’ll be a violation against CIA rules. I let out a long breath. “Damn you, Colton. You better make sure this doesn’t get us killed.”