The weight of a loss

Chapter 7

Two weeks had passed. Kate had spent every day in her bed, barely eating. Rick didn't know what to do to make her feel better. He had tried to make Kate to see one a psychologist. But each time he had spoken to her about that or about what happened she run away from the talk. She withdraws into herself more every day that passed. Rick had stayed with her all days because he was worried about her.

It was Friday and he had to go to this book signing, he tried to cancel it but he had no choice. Alexis' holidays were off and Martha wasn't at home this day.

- "Kate, I have to go. I'll be back in a few hours" said Rick kissing Kate's head

- "Do you really have to go?" she said with a sad look

- "Kate, we already talk about that. You know I can't cancel"

- "Yeah whatever!!" she said turning her back against Rick

- "Kate, come on! I'll be back in 3 hours, 4 max."

- "Yeah yeah bye"

- "Don't be ridiculous!"

- "I dare you talking to me like that?!" she said, stood up.

- "What the hell are you talking about?"

- "Oh, nothing! You're the best man ever!!" she said almost yelling and running to the bathroom.

- "KATE!! Come back here. I am tired of you running away each time I try to talk to you!"

- "Leave me alone! I don't want to talk."

- "Come on! Stop acting like a child and face your problems!" he said trying to open the door but she locked it.

Suddenly she opens the door violently and yelled at him.

- "For Gods sake how dare you?! You're not the one who lost your child, I am!! So stop your shit!"

- "YOUR child?! So what? You think that I'm happy, you think that I'm not mad and sad? May I remind you that I was his dad! You're not alone in this!"

- "I KILLED OUR CHILD! It is my entire fault. And now I have to live with this. Now leave me alone and go to your freaking book signing!" She said and locked the bathroom's door again. She slide against the door and fell down, crying.

She hoped that Rick would try to open the door, would cancel his book signing to stay with her. But instead she heard him walk out of the bedroom and slammed the door of the loft.

Before he slammed the door she run out of the bedroom and yelled at him.

- "You don't even care a damn shit about me!!"

She walk to the kitchen, took the bottle of vodka, went to the bathroom and close the door. She sat on the floor of the bathroom and started to drink.

A few hours later Rick came back, he went to the living room but didn't find Kate. He look in the bedroom and then in the bathroom. Kate was laying on the floor, somewhere between the sleep and being awake.

- "Heeeyyy"

- "Kate, are you drunk?!" he asked

- "Nooo" she said laughing

- "Yes, take me for an idiot! Come on, get up now"

- "How was the book signing? Did you sign on girl's chest?" she asked still laughing

- "Of course I did, you know me so well!!" he said being mad at her "who do you think I am? I'm married to you, you're the only woman I want, so stop asking stupid questions!"

Kate stood up but almost fall in the floor. Rick grabbed her and took her to their bed.

- "Now sleep!"