You'll Never Stand Alone

Chapter 13

Kevin fell back asleep for a little while longer, then got up and quietly made breakfast while Whitney continued to sleep in. She finally stirred awake as her nose filled with the aroma of bacon, eggs and pancakes. She yawned and stretched as she realized that she was practically naked in Kevin's bed. She then noticed that there was a robe at the end of the bed with a note that read "For you." She got up, washed her face and brushed her teeth and trekked into the kitchen.

Kevin was putting the last touches of the breakfast platter her had created when he looked up and spotted Whitney leaning on the entryway in his robe. Even with no makeup, she was a natural beauty and it was a turn on to see her in his clothing.

"Well good morning sleeping beauty," he greeted her. He came over and kissed her on the cheek. "Did you sleep well?" Whitney smiled, briefly thinking about what had happened between the two of them the night before. "As a matter of fact, I did." She surveyed the food in front of her. "Wow, that all looks so good." Kevin chuckled. "I figured since you are always hungry, you would want some breakfast once you woke up. I was gonna set up in the living area, so give me a sec." A few minutes later, the two sat across from each other, enjoying the delicious food Kevin had prepared along with coffee and orange juice. They had small talk, while they watched a show on TV. Whitney peaked over at Kevin and realized that it frightened her that she was so comfortable with him so soon. She knew that she clung and settled into him quickly when she was on the set because of his trusting, calm nature. However, she had never been the type to climb into bed so soon with any guy; it was just the way she had raised. Granted, she had her fun with her select few before settling with Bobby. But with Kevin, it felt so natural to become intimate as quick as they did. It was if everything was strategically done like in a movie. Except this is real life and I slept with a married man she thought to herself.

She wiped her mouth off with a napkin. "Oh my God, I'm so stuffed!" she declared. "Kevin, thank you so much for making all of this. You can really cook" Kevin smiled. "It's no biggie." He said humbly. They turned back to finish watching the television show. Afterwards, Whitney volunteered to clean up, to which Kevin told her not to worry about because he was having a maid clean later on that day. Whitney asked if she could smoke a cigarette, which Kevin granted her permission to do so inside. A moment of silence surpassed them as Whitney lit her cigarette and drew in a couple of nervous puffs. Kevin sat next to her and took a deep breath. "So....um.... about last night...." He started off. Whitney blew out another puff and shyly looked over at him. "I think.... I don't know what exactly to think." Kevin admitted, at a brief loss of words. "I mean, I know the elephant in the room here is that I'm a married guy and your engaged and we supposed come from two different worlds... so in actuality, this should have never even have happened." He turned to look at her, afraid of the reaction he would receive for what he was about to say next. "But it did, and it was real and incredible and passionate. And... I think what we shared was something more than just a simple 'hook up'." He paused, trying to look into her eyes. "Whitney, I don't know what is going on. But I've developed feelings for you, far deeper than just us being friends. And I don't know how to react to it and how we move on from here as far as a personal relationship goes... but I do think that anything is possible."

Whitney took in everything that Kevin just spilled out to her. It was true that everything he was telling her, she felt the same way. She had developed deep feelings for him as well, and it scared her because she felt like she should have her feelings invest in Bobby. But it was a lot about Kevin Costner that made her look at love a whole lot differently. "Kevin, I... I don't know what to say to this." She started. "I think last night was beautiful as well. We made love and it was good." "Just good?" Kevin quizzed. She laughed as she playfully jabbed him. "It was more than good... it was out of this world." They both laughed. "And I'm not even gonna lie, I have some feelings developed for you too." She put out her cigarette and sighed, trying to see how she could place her words. "But the fact of the matter is that you're still married and I'm engaged. If this had been a few years ago and you were single, then we could've taken a crack at it. But we can't because of your family and me because of my soon to be family. And we can't take a risk at hurting a lotta people over just some "feelings". Kevin's heart sank. He knew that it would end up this way, but he had to at least try. But the more he thought about it, the more it made sense. "You're right." He said. "I guess I've been so unhappy with my marriage and then you come along and I lost my senses for a second." Whitney nodded. "I did too. Kevin, I really love spending time with you and you're such a great man....but we know what's right and what's wrong. I have to work on my future marriage and you need to work on your present one." Kevin nodded, fully understanding what she meant. "And we have a movie to finish professionally. So it's best to not have any baggage."

The two of them sat briefly in silence. Finally Whitney said "So, here's to our friendship." She extended her hand out to him and Kevin kissed it. The laughed briefly, as their chemistry couldn't help but to draw each other to their most vulnerable areas: their eyes. Like a magnet they drew closer to each other, preparing to connect through lips once again. They couldn't stop the force that pulled them together ...until.....

There a loud bang on the door. "YO, it's Bobby Brown! Is anybody there?!" he called out from outside. Kevin and Whitney jumped up from the couch and Whitney ran under Kevin's bed as she waved her hand. "Oh my God. Get rid of him!" she mouthed. He must have come off early from his show! Damn it! Kevin nodded and calmly went to the door. Today is the day where my acting skills will truly come to a test, he thought