Torn [A Robert Downey Jr. Fan-Fic]

Chapter 11

Six weeks later...

*Kate's P.O.V*

I was still staring at the two blue stripes.

Could this be real?

Suddenly, I had this strange feeling again. I got up immediately and ran to the bathroom where I threw up into the toilet.

Yeah, morning sickness. How I missed that!

It's been over six years since I've been pregnant with Elsa. I never thought I'd go through this again. But when it came to Danny, he couldn't wait to be father again. He always wanted more children but I was the one who didn't.

But right now... I was. And I couldn't be happier.

*Nathan's P.O.V.*

It was not easy for me to see her like that every day. Every time she recognized me, all I got was a little smile. And besides of the few surgeries we had together we didn't even say three words to another.

But she seemed to be happy.

Wasn't that all I ever wanted for her? To be happy with a man she truly loved?

Sure, I wished I was the one. But obviously, she didn't feel the same as I. And it killed me inside. It drove me insane to see her happy with another man.

As long as he treated her well... That was all I could ever ask for.

*Kate's P.O.V.*

"Kate?", Danny asked as he entered the house, "I'm back home."

"Hey", I greeted and welcomed him with a kiss in the hallway.

"Oh, I love when you welcome me like that", he countered smirkingly and kissed me again, "What did I do to deserve this?"

I giggled and grabbed his hand, leading him into the living room where I have prepared a romantic candlelight dinner for us.

"I have to tell you something", I said as we sat down on the table, "But you should eat first. You look exhausted..."

He started with the soup I made earlier this evening. Although, it wasn't easy to do all this when I had to throw up at least every five minutes. But still, it seemed as if he liked it.

"Yeah, it was a rough day", he explained still eating, "I didn't even see you at all..."

"Well, I wasn't even there", I retorted, "I didn't feel very well this morning so I called myself sick today..."

He sadly looked at me.

"Why didn't you tell me? I would have stayed at home with you...", he countered seriously, "But how do you feel now?"

"Great", I answered immediately and smiled from one ear to another, "I've never felt any better..."

"Honey, what aren't you telling me?", he wanted to know and seemed to be confused.

I took a deep breath.

"I'm pregnant", I finally announced.

He stared at me and didn't say a word. He was surprised, of course. But still I expected any kind of reaction from him.

"I'm pregnant", I repeated in case he didn't understand me.

"I have an affair", he mumbled, "I'm so sorry, Kate..."

I stared at him in disbelief.

Did he really... Did he really just say that?

My eyes filled with tears.

"You- you did..."

"I am so sorry, Kate", he apologized again, "I didn't mean to hurt you..."

I stared at him intensely. For a long time- at least it seemed so- we remained in silence, simply staring at each other. And all of sudden, I grabbed the plate filled with soup and threw it at him.

"You didn't want to hurt me!", I shouted and quickly got up, "You didn't want to hurt me, Danny?! Maybe you should have thought about that earlier!"

I turned around and wanted to run upstairs but he came after me.

"Kate!", he yelled, "Kate, wait!"

He grabbed my hand and turned me around again.

"Kate, listen to me!"

"I've listened to you enough", I replied and tried to escape him but he was too strong, "Let me go, Danny! Let me... You're hurting me!"

He has now pushed me against the wall.

I closed my eyes. I couldn't look at him right now.

"Just listen to me for a second", he repeated and finally let go off me.

"What do you want to explain?" I wanted to know, "All this time, you've been sleeping with another woman but I wasn't allowed to be friends with Nathan because you thought there was more? You're disgusting, Danny!"

I pushed him away from me and ran upstairs to pack my suitcase.

"Please, don't leave me now", he said and followed me.

I felt the tears rushing down my cheeks.

"You gotta me kidding me", I mumbled as I grabbed my clothes and put them into the suitcase.

"What are you going to do?", he wanted to know, "Where are you going?"

That was a good question. I had absolutely no idea where to go.

"I don't know", I replied then, "I'll take Elsa and see where we're going... I just have to leave this place. I- I- can't look at you anymore, Danny..."

"You can't take Elsa", he insisted, "She's my daughter! You can't take her away from me..."

"Well, news flash! Elsa is my daughter as well. And you're the one who cheated, Danny! I'm going to take her and you can see her when I decided to trust you again!"

"Kate!", he shouted at me and grabbed my shoulder.

"Don't you dare to touch me again!", I shouted back.

"I can touch you whenever I want! You're my wife, you belong to me!"

What the hell?!

"How can you even look at yourself in the mirror?! Can you at least tell me who that stupid wh**e was?"

He stared at me intensely.

"It was that nurse, Susan, right?", I concluded and sighed, "I should have known..."

He glanced at me and grabbed my arm even harder. He really hurt me.

When did he become like this? How could I be so blind all this time? How couldn't I recognize he has changed like that?

"Let me go!", I shouted at him again. The pain was now almost unbearable.

"You're staying!", was all I heard before he punched me and I felt his fist against my cheek.

I fell to the floor and got unconscious when my head hit the corner of our bed.