"Five years and that's all you have to say to me?" he asked. Standing so close she could taste his breath.

She wanted to move away from him. But she didn't want him to know just how much he affected her. So she stood right there. She wasn't going to let him intimidate her.


"Well... Is there anything else you want me to say?" she asked 

The side of his mouth moved upwards.

He was smiling? Why the hell was he smiling like that? She thought. She didn't remember saying anything funny.

"You left... Kitty" he said. "I asked you to stay... Begged you to stay... And you left anyways.. With him. And now you come back... Acting like everything is okay between us...?"

There was something about him... She thought. Something about the way he called her 'Kitty' that made her heart flip. He was the only one who called her that. She hadn't even realized how much she missed him calling her that. 

"You shouldn't have gone with him". He said. 

"Oh really? Why not? Because you didn't want me to?" she asked. She was starting to get angry. 

"Yeah that's right" he replied. "And because of what you felt for me -what we felt for each other. When I came near you, you felt an excitement so intense that you ceased to breathe --like you are feeling right now. You wanted me just as much as I wanted you. And that should have been enough to make you stay"

ALWAYS BEEN YOU 

Katherine blinked at him. "Urmmm, he already left for work" she said. 


"He left for work last night?" Tim persisted. "I heard him leave" 


"Just eat your food, Tim" Katherine urged, hoping he would drop the topic. 


"Is he going to come back?" Tim asked. Ignoring her suggestions. 


Katherine swallowed hard, she couldn't deny that the thought hadn't crossed her mind too, but she shook the thought away. No need to overthink. She reminded herself "Of course, he will be back, Tim" she said. "Now finish your food" 


"When is he going to come back" Tim asked again and Katherine gave him a look. 


"You are going to upset your sister if you keep asking those questions, Tim. You know how she acts when she's upset" she said. "Daddy will be back. Now finish your food and go to school" 


"Hey, Tim" Chloe called as she walked towards Tim and his friends. They all stopped and watched as she walked up to them. 


Chapter One Hundred and Fourteen