This takes place after the Kronos incident in the coffee shop while Connor was away with the WC to pick up Sarah Jo. Poor little Pem is missing his mum very much. Thank you Abs for role playing this with me! Rated R for you know what *grin*.

Katherine to the Rescue

Four o'clock arrived and Katherine flipped the sign on the door of Kimmer's Koffees to "closed" with a sigh. It had been a long and "interesting" day with all that had gone on. She locked up the coffee shop and headed towards home to change. The condo felt empty and deserted with Connor out of town as she changed into a pair of tight jeans and a sleeveless cotton shirt that exposed part of her flat, firm belly. She then went to her neighbor's house to go check on the twins and Ev.

She found Ev nursing the twins while sitting in her usual position on Rayden's lap. After the usual greetings and chitchat, Ev brought up the subject of Rayden's kissing her. Rayden of course had told Ev all about it. Katherine ducked her head and blushed while her friend teased her royally about it as Rayden looked on in undisguised amusement. But she felt better afterwards, know that Ev not only knew about the incident, but also approved wholeheartedly.

She and Ev visited for a few minutes more before Katherine excused herself, telling her friend that Giles was having a lot of trouble with a cranky twin who missed his mum very much. Dropping off a sack of left over goodies where the Ev's starving *boys* could find it, Katherine left the house and headed across town to the penthouse.

She was still quite a bit away from it when she began to pick up the faints traces of a baby's loud screams in the air and she broke into a jog to hurry and get there. She arrived at the condo, breathing a little heavier, and knocked loudly on the door, hoping Giles could hear her with all the racket going on inside.

Giles opened the door quickly; he had been waiting anxiously for her arrival. His long hair was disheveled and his eyes were wild, and he held the wailing Pem in his arms.

"Oh my! Come here, sweetie", Katherine said as she pushed the sack of left over cookies and soup into Gile's hands at the same time as she took the hysterical baby into her arms. He latched hold of her top and hung on tight as he continued to scream and sob. The little immortal started to croon a wordless song to him as she projected calm and peace into his poor little broken heart

As Giles watched with wonder, Katherine held Pem up against her chest, dancing with him slowly, switching to a sweet little lullaby that seemed to bring peace to both of them. Pem's sobs slowly subsided to little hiccups as he clung desperately to her.

"He's mummy's little boy," Giles explained. "Wouldn't be consoled." Thankful for her help, he showed her the way to the nursery, where a very young SIM (Katherine later discovers it is Lager Drinker, a new arrival in town) was keeping Tia company. Giles thanked Lager, or La, as they called him, and the young Sim winked at him as he made his way out of the room. Tia bleated her annoyance but without Pem's tantrum Giles could now devote his attention to her.

"Has he eaten any thing lately?" Katherine asked as Pem started to nuzzle around her small breasts, acting like he wanted to nurse. "Yeah, but Lady just weaned him before she left. He wasn't nursing at all during the day, and only wanted it at night whenever he woke up and was frightened. He's stressed, that's why he's looking for it. Wants his mum," he repeated, lifting Tia before the little princess let him know he'd been neglecting her.

"Hmmm. Can't exactly help out in that area" she said with a wicked little grin as Pem grabbed hold of her shirt and pulled on it hard enough to loosen the top buttons and expose part of one of her breasts while Giles watched in interest. Katherine reached over and took a cookie out of the bag that Giles had brought into the nursery with him and sat down with the baby, breaking off little pieces of it that he eagerly chewed on.

"Mum mum mum," hummed Pem as he gobbled down the treat. Tia definitely made her wants known and Giles reached out to grab a cookie for her as well and fed it to her. He sat heavily down as she munched busily - and sloppily - on it. He didn't seem to care. As anyone who has had to put up with hours of shrieking baby can relate, he looked totally exhausted.

"Tell you what, after these two are finished I will give them a bath. You can curl up in your favorite chair with your favorite beverage and recuperate. Katherine to the rescue!" she said with a chuckle as Pem reached out eagerly for more cookie.

He smiled tiredly, his light green eyes showing his relief and gratitude.

Several cookies and a big sticky mess later, Katherine set the babies in the tub and they splashed and played as she scrubbed the remains of their treat off of them. Giles watched her for awhile from the door. She had obviously bathed many a wiggly baby before during her various tenures as a nanny or governess in her lifetime.

Content that his charges will survive the bath - and the person bathing them will also survive the dunking and thrown suds - he dragged himself to Lady's bedroom to look over the clothing he's left there. Mostly things for work and bed, but he decided it would be pushing matters to come out in silk boxers and nothing else. Finally he located a pair of Docker shorts and a white golf shirt. Discarding his work clothes - fine Italian slacks, finest leather shoes, silk socks and tie, and a British-cut dress shirt, he changed into the outfit, which was very casual for him. Then he came out to the kitchen, pausing to look in on her again, and found a bottle of California wine. Looking it over, he replaced in sadly in the refrigerator, and opted for Chianti instead. "Do you like wine?" he called as he reached for a corkscrew.

"Oh, I do, but it doesn't like me! Connor made me go on the wagon after that champagne incident at Ev and Rayden's. But if you can mix it with something else, I think I can handle it. It's been a hard day." A faint shadow of the stress she had been under crossed her face, but she quickly sealed it off so the babies couldn't pick it up from her.

"I think I can manage to cut it with some soda water," he said as he went back to the fridge. "I'm rather good with chemical compounds," he added with a grin.

Katherine came out of the bathroom with the two babies wrapped in towels and one riding on each hip. She sat them both into the playpen and diapered them quickly before sliding them into their pajamas. Both of them were laughing and smiling at her as she sang little nonsense songs to them while she dressed them. Then she mixed up a bottle of formula for each one of them and picked them both up, one in each arm and sat down in the rocking chair to give them their night bottles, still singing to them softly.

Giles mixed her drink and then, adding ice to it so it wouldn't get warm, he brought it with him to the great room. It was too warm to light a fire, so he pushed a button and a screen came down in the fireplace, projecting a fake one. Then he curled up in his favorite chair and brooded over Lady's absence.

About twenty minutes later Katherine comes in with a bright smile. "Mission accomplished!!! Nanny Kat was successful in getting them both to sleep!" she said gleefully as she entered the room. She found Giles in the same condition, curled in a fetal ball with his longhaired head nodding on his chest. The wine was on the table, untouched. She debated leaving but he suddenly awakened, his bright eyes opening quickly. "Lade-," he started, then looked sheepish.

"Looks like you need a hug and a cuddle as much as I do right about now", Katherine said quietly, her sky blue eyes shining as she looked at him. "It's been a long day for both of us, I think."

He stood nervously. "Very long, I'm afraid. Nothing much going on at work," he continues, showing her to the sofa graciously, "But that can be more trying than a busy day, sometimes."

"I know the feeling", she said softly as she curled up next to him, leaning against his chest. He could feel her shudder for a moment as she relived for a brief moment some of the incidents that had happened earlier.

Giles was a bit uncertain how to proceed. She was certainly upset about what had happened during the day, and the caring physician part of him wanted to give her comfort. Although missing Lady terribly, he had no real problem spending the night with someone else. SHE was with Methos, and he really had no problem with it. In many ways Methos owned more of her than he did. But he was worried that he might fail to please Katherine. He'd heard she could wear a guy out...and an Immortal at that! He was already running on low!

As if reading his thoughts, Katherine looked up at him with luminous eyes that he felt he could fall into and drown. "It's ok", she said softly, with just a touch of a sweet purr to it. He could sense her projecting her strength gently into his mind and he could feel it start to refresh him.

His eyes opened wide as he felt renewed. He didn't have to ask her in words, she could see the question in those light green orbs. Feeling that something had passed between them, he gently reached out and took her face in his hand. After a pause of no more than a second, he gently kissed her. It wasn't a passionate kiss, and yet it contained passion; it was more a bonding sort of kiss. A bridging of an abyss they hadn't known was there.

Katherine gave herself totally to the kiss and in doing so opened up herself up completely to him. He could feel the faint tinges of leftover anger and fear from her encounter with Kronos earlier; something else that had her both excited and unsure at the same time; and more than that, he could feel the growing pleasure she was feeling while being held in his arms.

Giles pulled back, still wide-eyed. "It is amazing! I suppose you know that Lady and I . . . well, it is more of a sharing of physical feeling, not emotions. What I'm feeling from you . . "

Katherine put a finger to his lips and smiled, making a little *shhhh* sound. Giles grinned sheepishly again, confessing, "I'm a scientist first, I guess. Always analyzing. I suppose I should stop, huh?"

She nodded her head, an amused look on her face. "I am an empath you know." as she caressed his lips with her fingertips ever so gently.

"Yes, I-I'd heard. But it's different from what I'm used to. " His voice trailed off as the passion in his face warmed. He let her caress his lips for another moment, then gently opened his mouth, inviting her in.

Katherine accepted the invitation and leaned over and kissed him, her tongue exploring his mouth. He was becoming very quickly aware of the deep passion that lay just beneath her calm exterior. Groaning softly, he started pushing her back on the couch. Like he did with Lady when they were joined, he was giving himself over to the moment, exploring with his mind the things he could do to give his lover pleasure.

When they broke for air a few long and pleasurable moments later, Katherine reached up and gently stroked Giles face and chuckled. "We both had *interesting* days, didn't we? Do you mind if I get a few things off my mind before we go any further?

"Interesting is a good word for it," he panted, moving slightly to relieve the pressure in his groin. "Sure, go ahead." But he didn't seem too pleased with a delay.

Sensing his discomfort, Katherine reached down and unbuttoned the waistband of his Dockers, a mischievous look on her face. He smiled, relieved. "What's on your mind," he asked, realizing he'd appeared rude.

Katherine snuggled up against his chest again, making herself comfortable, her little hand playing with the hair on his belly. She sighed deeply and explained. "Kronos came into the coffee shop. He tried to bully me into letting him control both me and my place." Her hand slid slightly under the loosened waistband as she talked.

"You didn't let him did you?" Giles asked, trying to remain detached enough to appear concerned. But he couldn't concentrate with her roaming fingers. He and Lady had had sex before she left, so it hadn't been a long time without, but he was worked up now, and curious about Katherine's abilities.

"No, I didn't. In fact he got a face full of hot coffee and an earful of exactly what I thought of him. Unfortunately, I think that just made him want me more. Looks like I haven't seen the last of him. And frankly, it has me really scared", she admitted, trembling slightly.

She withdrew her wandering fingers from underneath the waistband of his shorts and took hold of his hand and placed it upon her breast. "He did touch me here though", she said with a grin.

"If I know Kronos," he said in his smooth, velvet voice, "it wasn't like this." He gently caressed her, feeling her nipple pucker and harden against his tender fingertips.

"Your right", she chuckled. "He squeezed it awfully hard. Hmmm. Maybe you out to check it out? Huh, doc?" She said playfully, her eyes shining with mischief as she completely pushed the events that had happened earlier aside. She had vocalized her fear, now it would have no further effect on her. At least for tonight.

"Umn," he murmured, opening her blouse. "You're right. He may've bruised it." Conveniently, he did not mention that she was Immortal and any bruising would have healed by now. Gently moving the material away, he revealed her bare breast. Smiling at the sight, he said, "In my professional opinion, Miss Dixon, you're just perfect." He leaned over and gently licked the tip of her nipple, then looked up at her with a cheeky grin.

Katherine giggled and smiled happily. "I'm glad you think so." She raised up slightly and shrugged off her shirt completely, tossing it onto the floor. Giles nuzzled between her small but perfectly shaped breasts. Lady was built larger from the get-go, and nursing hadn't made her any smaller. So this was quite a change for him, and he liked it.

Katherine groaned slightly and put her hand on the back of his head while arching her back to push her firm little breast towards his exploring mouth. In the meantime, her other hand resumed its wanderings down around the waistband of his shorts. His organ pushed into her hand, throbbing in its need. Giles moaned softly and shifted, enjoying his meal and starting to pick up again on the tingle of her projected excitement.

Katherine was beginning to lose herself completely in the pleasure of the moment. She gently stroked his erect member as she moaned softly into his hair, enjoying the sensation of his mouth on her breasts. His hips began moving forward, already starting a rhythm although not yet inside her. He groaned, amazed that he could feel what she was feeling without making any effort to link with her. It was different; more emotions than pure physical sensations, but it was similar enough to get his full attention.

Katherine chuckled sweetly as she felt him move in her hand. "My, my", she teased as she continued to play with his throbbing organ.

"P-Please," he panted, almost out of his mind with the need to couple with her. Occasionally, as he had been kissing her, a small flame of fear arose and nagged at him. {{What if it is as good as it is with Lady? What if it has all been physical with her?}} But the differences were magnified the further along it got, and he was sure in his heart that it would be good ... great .. and yet not quite the same. He had to know if this was so.

Katherine pulled away from his embrace and stood up in front of him, her small breasts just a few inviting inches away from his mouth. But before he could take advantage of that she reached down and grasped his shorts. "Raise up", she said in a voice made low with

passion. He did as he was told, his light green eyes cloudy with desire.

Katherine tugged off the shorts and tossed them onto the floor with her shirt. She then stood up straight again before him and undid the button and zipper on her jeans as he watched. Giles wet his lips slightly as he quickly pulled the golf shirt over his head, his eyes remained on her as long as possible.

With a teasing look on her face she very slowly started to push her tight jeans down as his eyes watched every movement she made. As the pants lowered, a pair of lacy bikini panties was revealed. Again he licked his lips. She was of a different body type than Lady and he felt almost like a kid in a candy store. Diversity was *good* sometimes. He wanted very much to press up..and into...her.

At last the jeans were pushed down to the floor, and the tiny immortal stood almost completely bare in front of him. She couldn't weigh more than a hundred pounds soaking wet, he thought to himself as she moved closer to him. He reached out and placed his hands on her slender hips and slid the skimpy panties down as well.

His hands were huge, as all SIM's hands were. One slid around her tiny hip and down to her buttock, which he could contain, one side in one hand. The other reached up and moved her hair away, giving him access to her pale neck. He buried his face in her sweetness and whispered, "May I make love to you?"

"You had better!" she chuckled. "I sure haven't come this far to stop now!" She tipped his head up and kissed him hard, her naked body pressed hard against his as she stood between his open legs. He lifted her gently, their lips still pressed firmly together, and laid her down on the sofa. He had thought of taking her into the bedroom, and had they been at *his* house he would have. More privacy. But Crystal was living with DeBracy now, and they had the entire penthouse to themselves. Why walk across the entire apartment??

Her arms were draped around his neck as he gently placed her down on the couch, her mouth eagerly devouring his. He could feel her need to be touched, to be loved. And most importantly, her willingness to return the favor. The hunger was the same, only it wasn't. Lady's was a raw hunger, a need to be filled. This was more emotional, a desire to be close to another human being, fueled very obviously by passion. He pushed her down gently and very tenderly pressed her legs open to accept him. Ben Adams had hinted that Katherine had been really abused in the past, but he sensed no fear in her.

"It's ok", she giggled, when she sensed his hesitation. "I won't break!"

"Just okay?" he joked, pushing slightly so he penetrated her. He gasped, then smiled down at her when he felt her pleasure. Katherine groaned and arched her hips up towards him. She reached up and pulled him down to her so her mouth could once again crush up to his.

He felt her hunger raging now and delighted in the emotionalism of it. For a moment he wished he could feel Lady's emotions that way, then realized it was better to keep *some* things a secret. That did not take anything away from *this* experience, however. He knew he and Katherine would remain friends - possibly quite close friends - when this was over, but this would not threaten what he felt for Lady. That delighted him and he set about making love to Katherine with vigor and delight.

It did not take much to bring Katherine up to the heights of pleasure. He could feel her need for him to take her even stronger and he responded to it. Her small hips arched up under him hard with each thrust as she moaned with pleasure beneath him. Giles was dizzy with passion as they neared the peak together. Again, he felt her joy as the wave crested, not quite the physical sharpness of a shared orgasm. It was the same experience only with a different slant. Either way, he knew he had pleased her, and that made his experience better. Kissing her deeply as they both tumbled over the edge, he pressed deep into her, exploded with passion and manly pride, and collapsed on her. He was nothing but a mere mortal, but he had satisfied her.

Katherine's hand played with his hair as he lay on top of her, spent and happy. He could feel her chest vibrate as she hummed a little wordless tune, which felt soothing and relaxing to him. He could feel how pleased she was with being with him. Exhausted, the tune lulled him, and he drifted off into a light doze.

After he had fallen asleep, Katherine continued to play with his hair and gently caress his back and shoulders as she thought about everything that had occurred. It had been a very *interesting* day! One that had ended very well indeed.