This Kiss

Chapter 11

Chapter 11

Leaving the funeral home Olivia told Natalia she needed to run some errands and took off for the jail. Natalia decided to run over to Company and see if the Cooper family needed any help. Walking upstairs she found Frank Cleaning out Coop's room at the boarding house. "Frank. I saw you headed this way."

"Hey."

"So what's going on? I saw all these boxes in the window."

"It's done. My dad turned over the entire restaurant to Alan. Every last stick."

"Oh no."

"Oh yes." ,

"Are you alright? Just...tell me what I can do to help."

Olivia walked up to Phillips cell and he looked up at her from his place on the bench. "Olivia."

"Alright."

"Alright what?"

"I can't wait. I need you to be straight with me about your intentions. Why are you here? And no speeches, no nothing, just tell me the truth."

Natalia went into Company to grab some more boxes to help Frank and saw a picture of Nicky and Rafe. Picking it up she began to speak aloud. "I can't believe it's been a year since I lost you. Life goes on. So many things have changed. Some are good, some are just confusing, some are just so sad. Coop was so young. Your family's in a lot of pain and I'm gonna do everything I can to help them Nicky. They've been so good to me. And I have caused one of them so much pain Nicky. I hurt Frank and I didn't mean to, I just, I couldn't not love Olivia, I just couldn't. And I know you would have wanted that. You would have wanted me to find love again, and I have Nicky. I have found an amazing love, and I'm so happy Nicky. Thank you for that. Thank you for saving her." Placing the picture back in the box she grabbed the empty boxes and headed back up to help Frank. "How can I help?"

"You know what I'm almost done. These boxes just need to be taped up so..."

"Frank, Frank, I'm not just talking about packing."

"I'm sorry."

"Hey, you know you've been there for me and Rafe more times then I can count and I want to return the favor so just tell me. Is there anything that I can do? Anything..."

"You know what Natalia, I really appreciate the offer, it's just that it's been a really brutal week. Coop's gone and now dad giving up Company."

"I don't understand, why, why would he do that?"

"My take is that he just doesn't wanna walk into Company and not see Coop at his laptop like he always was, you know? Look I'm sorry um, how are you doing? You know I saw you and Olivia fighting outside the funeral home. Is everything alright?"

"Oh just, what else is new? Olivia and I we don't really just you know agree on much anyway it's just how we are I guess."

"Hmm, I guess that can make for a long day sometimes. Listen you mind helping me out with that bookcase there?"

"Yeah."

"Thanks."

Olivia stared at Phillip though the bars, worry etched into her features. "I need to know why you're here."

"Are you armed."

"No, but that's really your thing these days isn't it? It's very Alan of you."

"Mmm, sorry about that. Sorry about many things. What I did to Emma."

"You made my life a living hell."

"I'd say we both caused each other a lot of pain."

"So what now? Everything's good?"