The Affair

Thank you.

"Mommy? Daddy?" Natalie ask as her eyes flutter open.

"Oh my. Your awake. Honey. I've missed you." Katherine says as her and Brad go to Natalie's side.

"What happened?"

"We'll explain later. Brad go get the doctor." Katherine says and Brad runs out and a few seconds later, he comes back in with Dr.Parker. Katherine finds that weird considering that he said he wasn't working.

"I thought you weren't working." Katherine says a little hurt.

"Things came up." Nick says. "So you must be the famous Natalie. I've heard so much about you. Let me see, you are a dancer and you love spongebob." Nick says and Natalie laughs.

**********

It's been 2 days since Natalie woke up and she can go home. They are waiting in the release papers. Katherine was in the bathroom.

"Daddy? The day I woke up, I heard you talking about how much you loved mommy, why?"

•flash Back•

"Why did I do all this? I love her. Now she's filing for divorce and kissing other men. I can't believe I did this. My marriage, my kids, everything. Maybe I should just sign the papers. But I don't want to. I love my wife so much......" Brad was saying until Dr.Parker walked in.

•end of flashback•

Meanwhile, Katherine is coming out of the bathroom, just as Nick is getting off of work. Katherine runs up to him.

"Nick, can we talk?" Katherine says.

"Sure. Let's do it in private."

"The bathroom is the most private place here."

"Well, lead the way." Nick says and Katherine goes into the bathroom. This is the most awkward place any of them have ever had a conversation.

"Why are you avoiding me?"

"I'm not avoiding you. I've been busy."

"You told me that you didn't have to work two days ago but you were here anyway. I thought we were...." Katherine says but gets interrupted by Nick.

"I don't see why this is such a big deal. We are NOT dating." Nick says and it hurts him to say that. Katherine is taken back by that comment.

"Oh. I just thought since we both liked each other...." Katherine is interrupted by Nick kissing her. She kisses back. The kiss gets pretty intense. Nick pulls back out of breath.

"I didn't say I didn't want to date you. I was avoiding you because you rejected my kiss and then Brad said he wasn't signing the papers, and he called you his wife."

"If he wasn't signing the papers, why am I officially a single woman? He signed them yesterday."

"Well, do you wanna go on a date tomorrow night?"

"My daughter is coming home today. I can't just leave. How about you come over for dinner tomorrow? "

"Perfect. I gotta go." Nick says.

*****

Katherine is tucking Natalie in bed.

"I'm so glad that you are here with me."

"Mommy, I saw Natasha and my brother, in heaven."

"You did?"

"Yea, at first, I was going to stay, but I remembered what you said the first day or second, that I was all you had left. I did t want to leave you alone, I fought momma, I fought for you."

"I'm glad that you did. You know, tomorrow is your birthday."

"I'll be 8. Can me and you just hang out?" Natalie ask.

"Sure. It'll just be us." Katherine replies forgetting about Nick coming over. "I love you, Natalie."

"I love you too. Mommy."