Author's Note: Another update here… things are going from bad, to worse.

Anaya climbed up onto her daddy's lap, "Daddy? Where's Kat-erine? I miss her… I haven't seen her in FOREVER!" she exclaimed, draping herself across him.

"I know sweetie, I miss her too, but she's been busy," he said rubbing her back.

"She said she's never too busy for me… call her up daddy ask her to come play with me, pleeeeaaaseeee!!"

Adam smiled, "Okay Anaya-banana," he said with a chuckle. He got out his phone and dialed Kat's number.

Kat set down the box she'd been packing. "Hello?" she asked, smothering a yawn.

"Kat? It's Adam…"

"Adam! Umm… hi," Kat said biting her lip.

"I was wondering, we haven't seen you in awhile, and Anaya misses you like crazy. Did you want to come over for dinner?"

"I… umm… I don't know…" she paused, unsure of herself.

"Please! Please! Please!! I miss you Kat-erine!! Please!!" Anaya yelled into the phone.

Kat closed her eyes, taking a moment to pull herself together, "I miss you too Anaya… yeah, I'll come over for dinner."

"Yay!!! I love you Kat-erine!" Anaya yelled, getting up off the couch to dance around the living room.

Adam chuckled, "You've made her day Kat, come over soon?"

"Yeah, I'll be there soon," she said before hanging up. She looked around her room, the boxes scattered about, all half packed. "Shite" she cursed softly, before heading to the bathroom for a shower.

After dinner, Kat and Adam were on the porch, watching Anaya play on her swing set. Adam turned to Kat, who had a pensive look on her face, "Kat, is everything okay? You've been acting kind of distant ever since we got back from the picnic."

"Yeah… I'm fine," Kat said taking a deep breath. Here goes nothing, "I got a call that night, from the director of RBC," she said softly, looking out at Anaya.

"And?" Adam asked, a sudden chill running down his spine.

"The beginners technique instructor retired, and he remembered how good I was in his class, well… he suggested to the director that they hire me to replace him," She looked over at Adam. "They offered me the position."

"That's back in London, isn't it?" Adam asked in practically a whisper, a myriad of thoughts running through his head at the moment. She couldn't have said yes, she wouldn't say yes, would she?

"Yes, it's a very prestigious school, you know it's the best."

"I do," Adam replied. "You told them you'd take the job, didn't you?" He asked, his voice breaking slightly.

Kat nodded, "Yes," she whispered closing her eyes tightly to keep any tears from spilling out.

How? Why? You can't leave us, we need you! Adam took a deep breath and looked out at Anaya, "Why? I thought you loved it here, Angel Grove is your home," he said softly.

"I do love it here Adam, but, how could I turn this job down? I haven't had any job prospects here, at least in my specialty," Kat replied, her voice tight as she fought her emotions.

"When are you leaving?" Adam asked, running a hand over his head. She can't leave!

"Saturday morning," she replied, taking a deep breath as Anaya climbed up onto the porch. "Did you have fun sweetie?" She asked, trying to pitch her voice in a happy tone.

"Yes! I'm so glad you came over, I missed you so much Kat-erine," Anaya said climbing up into her lap. "I love you."

"Love you too," she whispered her heart breaking as she held her tightly. She looked over at Adam, who was staring out into the backyard. I did the right thing, she told herself firmly.

Later that night, Adam called Tanya up on the phone. She was still one of his best friends, and the one he needed to talk to at the moment. "Tan… it's Adam."

Oh god, does he know? Tanya thought as she took a deep breath, "Hey Adam, what's up? It's not like you to call so late, everything okay?"

"Kat's moving," he said sadly.

Oh shit! Tanya gasped, "What? Where? When? Why?" She exclaimed, mentally kicking the shit out of herself.

"She's moving back to London, the school there offered her a teaching job, and since she hasn't heard anything back from the local universities, she's taking the position, she's leaving Saturday," Adam said distraughtly.

"Oh god, Adam… I'm so sorry," she said softly. "You really care about her don't you?"

"Tan, she makes me happy, she makes Anaya happy," Adam replied staring out the window.

"I'm so sorry Adam, I didn't mean…" she trailed off.

Adam snapped to attention, "You didn't mean what? Tanya… did you say anything to her?"

"I just… I didn't…" Tanya stuttered.

"You… you…" he trailed off. "I'll be there in an hour," he said heatedly, slamming the phone down.

Zack looked over Tanya who was hanging up the phone, "What's up?"

"I really screwed up Zack, big time."

"Yeah, well I knew that, so what happened?"

"Kat's moving back to London," she whispered.

"Shit! See what I meant Tanya," Zack said grabbing his cell phone.

"What are you doing?" she asked sitting down next to him.

"I'm calling Kim, she's gonna call Aisha, then I'm going out to get something to eat, since I'm betting money Adam is on his way over here right now, isn't he."

Tanya nodded, "I was gonna ask you to get outta here anyway, I'm a big girl, I need to handle this one on my own."

Zack nodded, "And honestly baby, as much as I love you, you've got exactly what's coming to you when Adam lights you up," he said leaning over, kissing her softly. "But I still love you," he whispered.

Tanya smiled slightly, "I love you too, go… call Kim," she said shoving at him. She took a deep breath and steeled herself for her confrontation with Adam, which she knew wasn't going to go well.