After the mission, Kitty went to Dudley's house to make sure he was okay. When she got there, Dudley was laying on the couch. He looked a little better and he had a towel on top of his head. But he looked… angry. Once Kitty said hi though he smiled.
"Hey Kitty. How did the mission go?" he asked.
"Good. Sorry that you couldn't come." Kitty replied. She didn't mention anything about the feeling that something wasn't right.
Dudley frowned again. "I figured out how I got sick." he said and he pulled out the box of candy that Cody had given him. "This candy was made before I was even born."
Kitty was confused. She knew for a fact that Cody hadn't done this on purpose but he was always careful with these things. She stayed a while longer and then went back to work thinking about all these things.
The next day-
Dudley came back to work the next day with a smile. Then he saw Cody and his smile was gone.
Cody and Kitty walked up to him. Cody had a look on his face that meant he was sorry. "Hey, Kitty told me what happened with the candy. I'm really sorry."
Dudley nodded and smiled. "Thanks." He said. That wasn't at all what he wanted to say though. But with Kitty standing right there, he couldn't say anything like that.
The morning went on more or less like usual. A little later though, Dudley was walking along and he saw Cody talking to Kitty in the snack room. He couldn't resist listening.
"It's been great having you back Cody." Kitty said.
"It's great to be back… but I want to tell you something." Cody replied.
"What's that?"
"… I want us to get back together… I'm still in love with you."
That was enough for Dudley. He was about to run back to his desk when he realized it was time to go home.
Dudley decided to leave the car and he walked home by himself. On his way home he started singing a song that describe how he felt.
I can take the rain on the roof of this empty house What hurts the most
That don't bother me
I can take a few tears that I've got
And just let them out
I'm not afraid to cry
Every once in a while
Even though going on with you gone still upsets me
There are days
Every now and again I pretend I'm ok
But that's not what gets me
Was being so close
And having so much to say
And watching you walk away
And never knowing what could have been
And not seeing that loving you
Is what I was trying to do
By this time in the lyrics he was starting to sprint home. It's hard to deal with the pain of losing you What hurts the most What hurts the most
Everywhere I go
I'm doing it
It's hard to force that smile when I see our old friends and I'm alone
Still haunted
Getting up getting dressed living with this regret
But I know if I could do it over
I would trade, give away all the words that I saved in my heart that I left unspoken
Is being so close
And having so much to say
And watching you walk away
And never knowing what could have been
And not seeing that loving you
Is what I was trying to do
Was being so close
And having so much to say
And watching you walk away
And never knowing what could have been
And not seeing that loving you
Is what I was trying to do
When Dudley got home he ran in the door and immediately ran into his room and flopped onto his bed.
What hurts the most And not seeing that loving you
Was being so close
And having so much to say
And watching you walk away
And never knowing what could have been
And not seeing that loving you
Is what I was trying to do
Is what I was trying to do
Dudley was beating himself up on the inside wishing he had told Kitty how he felt when he had the chance.
Kitty at that exact same time had gotten home. But instead of looking super happy she was super confused. She had told Cody when it was time to go home that she would answer his question tomorrow. She didn't know why she was confused. She for some reason was now torn between Cody and someone else (Yeah. You can probably tell who that is.)
To be continued