As Kevin and Daniel sat together at the coffeehouse, Kevin said, "So, have you decided what you're going to spend your thousand dollars on yet?"
"No," Daniel said, "It's in the bank and my Mom is trying to convince me to leave it there. She wants me to invest it."
"It's only a thousand not a million," Kevin said.
"She says if I do it now, I will have a nice little extra nest egg when I reach retirement," Daniel said.
"I suppose you could," Kevin said, "I'd be more inclined to splurge and spend it all."
"I'm sure you would," Daniel said.
Rachel entered the room and approached their table. "Hey Rachel," Daniel said.
"Hi, honey," Kevin said.
"Don't you 'honey' me Kevin Fisher!" Rachel said angrily.
Daniel and Kevin glanced at each other, before Kevin said, "Is something wrong?"
"I am so infuriated with you!" Rachel said, "How could you do this to me?"
"If you'll excuse me, this sounds personal," Daniel said, as he got up to leave.
"What did I do?" Kevin said.
"I thought we had a relationship built on trust," Rachel said, "I never thought you would lie to me!"
Noticing people were looking, Kevin said, "Could you please keep your voice down. I have no idea what you're talking about."
"I'm talking about this!" Rachel slapped a newspaper down in front of him. Kevin looked down to see the article about his lottery winnings in the newspaper.
"Rachel, I can explain this," Kevin said, "It's nothing to get upset about."
"How can you say that?" Rachel said, "I can't believe you couldn't tell me about something so important."
"If you will please just listen to me," Kevin said.
"So you can tell me another lie?" Rachel said.
"I did not lie to you," Kevin said, "This article is not true. I did not win the lottery."
"Then why does it say you did," Rachel said.
"A few weeks ago, I bought a lottery ticket for Michael as a present," Kevin said, "He put it away and forgot about it and so did I. A little while later, Daniel mentioned someone had won the big lottery prize but no one had claimed it. Then I remembered the ticket I bought and when I checked it I realized it was the million dollar ticket. I couldn't believe it."
"That still doesn't explain this," Rachel said, pointing to the newspaper, "If the ticket was your brother's, why is your name and your picture here?"
"Imagine if you had a million dollar lottery ticket in your hand," Kevin said, "Think of all the things you could do with it, the things you could buy and do for other people."
"You were going to keep the ticket for yourself!" Rachel said.
"I was," Kevin said, "I know it was a rotten thing to do, but I just got carried away. I never imagined I would have that kind of money. I wanted to do something nice for you and surprise you with it."
"Kevin, please don't use me as an excuse for your bad judgment," Rachel said.
"Mikey's pretty sharp," Kevin said, "He figured out what I was trying to do and I gave the ticket back to him. But before I did that, Daniel called the press and told them I won and that's how this got in the paper. I told them I didn't want them to publish anything about me, but they did it anyway."
"So you're saying at the prospect of being a millionaire, you tried to steal what rightfully belonged to your own brother," Rachel said.
"I gave it back to him," Kevin said.
"Yes, after he made you give it back," Rachel said.
"I know it was wrong," Kevin said, "Mikey got over it and he's forgiven me."
"It was still a nasty thing to do," Rachel said.
"I know," Kevin said, "But don't tell me you wouldn't have had the same thought if you had a million dollar ticket that belonged to your sister."
"Well she doesn't need a million dollars," Rachel said.
"That's what I thought about Mikey," Kevin said, "He makes good money, I thought he wouldn't miss it."
"Kevin…" Rachel said, slightly laughing.
"Does that smile mean you're not mad at me anymore?" Kevin said.
"Well, since you did the right thing in the end, I suppose I can forgive you this time," she said, as she took his hand.
"Hey, that money is still in the family," Kevin said.
"Your brother must be thrilled," Rachel said.
"Actually, he hasn't even cashed the ticket yet," Kevin said.
"Why not?" Rachel said.
"How do I know?" Kevin said, "If it were me I'd be spending it right now."
"I'm sure he has his reasons," Rachel said, "He probably needs to decide the best way to handle it all."
"It would have been nice though," Kevin said, "To have that kind of cash. I could have gotten my own place, a new car and done some special things for you."
"Kevin, you don't have to do special things for me," Rachel said, "I like you just the way you are."
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Several days later, Rachel arrived home from work to find Jack and Ashley in the living room. "Am I glad to be home," Rachel said, as she took off her spring jacket.
"Hard day at work?" Jack said.
"Long day," Rachel said.
"How is the new job going?" Ashley said, "Sounds like they are piling on the work."
"It was a long day, but not in a bad way," Rachel said, "I like it, it's exciting, but there is so much to learn."
"I'm sure you'll handle it all just fine," Jack said, "It takes a while to settle into a new place."
"Right now I'd settle for a quiet evening," Rachel said, sitting on the couch, "So, how are things with you two?"
Jack and Ashley looked at each other and when they were quiet, Rachel said, "Did I interrupt something when I came in?"
"No, not really," Jack said.
"You both seem distracted about something," Rachel said, "Is anything wrong?"
"It's just been a bad day," Jack said, "All around."
"That might explain the tension in the room," Rachel said, "Can I help?"
"Jack, we might as well tell her," Ashley said.
"Ash…" Jack started.
"She's going to find out sooner or later," Ashley said, "If not from us I'm sure the boyfriend will tell her."
"This is about Kevin?" Rachel said, standing up, "You two didn't get into it with him did you?"
"Not the way you mean," Jack said.
"Would one of you please explain," Rachel said.
"Alright," Ashley said, "What I am about to tell you though, may come as a shock. It certainly did to us."
"You are both starting to worry me," Rachel said, "It's not your father is it? Has something happened to him?"
"No, physically he's fine," Jack said.
"We found something out about Gloria," Ashley said.
"Found out?" Rachel said, "Like what?"
"She has been keeping something from us for some time," Ashley said, "I don't know if you were aware that she had two sons?"
"Yes, she told me about that," Rachel said, cautiously.
"For months she has been passing them off as Ben and Steven," Ashley said, "We were never able to meet them and now we know why."
"What do you mean?" Rachel said.
"Gloria, has been lying to us about her sons all along," Ashley said, "Ben and Steven are not there names at all."
"No?" Rachel said.
"It turns out her sons names are Michael and Kevin," Ashley said, "Michael Baldwin and Kevin Fisher. She finally admitted this to us."
"I know this may upset you," Jack said, "Because this means Kevin was not honest with you."
"None of them were honest with us," Ashley said.
"Gloria told you Kevin was her son?" Rachel said, "Does your father know?"
"We all know," Ashley said, "My father is very upset and he's having a hard time dealing with this."
"How did all this happen?" Rachel said.
"Does it matter?" Ashley said, "The woman has been lying to us for months!"
"Why is it that you don't seem more surprised?" Jack said, "I thought you would be as upset about this as we are."
"I am," Rachel said, "I just…"'
Ashley let out a frustrated laugh and said, "You knew. You've known all along haven't you?" She threw her hands in the air and said, "I should have known. You're not upset, because Kevin didn't lie to you, he confided in you, didn't he. You knew he and Michael were Gloria's sons."
"You knew?" Jack said, "And you didn't tell us?"
"Okay, yes I knew," Rachel said, "And you're right, Kevin was the one who told me. Both he and Gloria asked me not to say anything."
"Did they?" Ashley said, "Well, it is so nice to know where you're loyalties are!"
"I didn't see the harm," Rachel said, "You're father and Gloria were very happy together."
"The harm is that my father is upstairs suffering from a broken heart!" Ashley said, "A broken heart that you could have helped to prevent."
"You can't make this my fault," Rachel said.
"How could you do this?" Jack said, "We had a right to know!"
"We took you in," Ashley said, "We treated you like family and this is how you repay us? You could have been honest, but no you had to lie to us too."
"Where is Gloria anyway?" Rachel said.
Ashley looked disbelievingly at Jack, before she said, "She's gone. Out of our lives."
"Your father kicked her out?" Rachel said.
"She lied," Ashley said, "This sham of a marriage between her and my father is over."
"This isn't fair," Rachel said, "Gloria deserved a second chance."
"I knew it," Jack said, "I've known from the start that your relationship with that boy would only end up corrupting you."
"And what is that supposed to mean?" Rachel said.
"Your so called feelings for him blinded you to the difference between what was the right thing to do," Jack said.
"I have a mind of my own Jack," Rachel said, "Kevin did not force me, or brainwash me to keep quiet. He asked me not to say anything and I promised him I wouldn't. It wasn't my place to say anything. As for my feelings for Kevin, they are as real as they could be. If you haven't noticed I happen to be in love with him."
"Oh, Rachel," Ashley said, shaking her head, "You really have no idea what he's capable of and what he's done, do you?"
"Ashley, don't start," Rachel said.
"After what we've learned about Gloria, I think there are a few things you need to know about her son," Ashley said.
"Ash, this is not the time," Jack said.
"Oh, I think it's the perfect time," Ashley said, "It's time for everything to be out in the open. After I'm finished, you may have a different attitude towards your boyfriend."
"The last thing I want is too hear you talk badly about Kevin," Rachel said, "I am so sick of everyone trying to put him down."
"Did you ever think that there's a reason everyone has this attitude towards him," Ashley said, "He is dangerous. He has hurt and tried to harm certain people."
"I'm not listening to this," Rachel said.
"You have to," Ashley said, standing in Rachel's way of leaving.
"No, I don't," Rachel said, pushing past Ashley, "I'm not going to listen to another word! You talk about Kevin trying to turn me against you, but you are now trying to turn me against him. It's not going to work, I care too much about him to listen to anymore."
Rachel grabbed her coat as Ashley said, "Kevin tried to kill Colleen."
Rachel paused and slowly turned around. "What did you say?"
"Colleen almost died because of Kevin," Jack said.
"He locked her in a freezer and left her for dead," Ashley said, "We also have every reason to believe that he purposely started the fire that burned down Gina's restaurant."
Rachel stared at them before she slowly walked towards them and said, "You're telling me that Kevin tried to kill Colleen and he destroyed the restaurant."
"I know this is hard for you to hear," Ashley said.
"You know, I knew you didn't like Kevin," Rachel said, "But for you to make up such sick and disturbing stories like this is just too cruel!"
"Rachel, we're not making them up," Jack said, "He has done these things."
"If that's true," Rachel started, "Then why isn't he in jail?"
"He was very clever about it," Ashley said, "There was never enough evidence."
"Did you ever think that's because there isn't any?" Rachel said, "Did it ever cross your mind that he didn't do it? Far be it for you to think that Kevin could be innocent of anything! Why on earth would he want to harm Colleen?"
"Because he felt she was interfering in his personal life," Ashley said, "Which leads to the other things he's done."
"If you're going to tell me that he's tried to hurt somebody else…" Rachel said.
"He used the internet to get to know underage girls," Ashley said, "He would lure them to his apartment and then take advantage of them. One of those girls was Colleen's friend, Lily Winters. Kevin took advantage of her and Colleen tried to expose him, so he tried to kill her."
"This is most ludicrous thing I have ever heard," Rachel said, "First you tell me he's a murderer and then he's an arsonist and now he's a sexual predator. What's the matter couldn't you think of anything better?"
"Rachel, I am sorry, but this is all true," Ashley said.
"No, it isn't," Rachel said, "It can't be. Kevin would never do this."
"I know that's what he wants you to believe," Jack said.
"Honey, I'm afraid he's not the person you thought he was," Ashley said. Ashley went to put an arm around her but Rachel flinched away.
"No," Rachel said, "There's no way this is possible." She headed for the door.
"Rachel…" Jack said.
"It's all a bunch of lies, " Rachel said, "I don't believe a word of it!" She left slamming the door behind her.
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"Rachel," Kevin said, answering the door at the apartment.
"I want to talk to you," Rachel said.
"Right now, isn't really the best time," Kevin said.
"Well, you had better make time," Rachel said, entering the apartment, "Because there are some things I need…." She stopped when she saw Gloria and Michael. "I'm sorry," Rachel said, "I didn't mean to intrude like that."
"No, it's fine," Michael said, "You might as well join the party."
"I'm assuming you've heard," Gloria said.
"I certainly did," Rachel said, "And for what it's worth I don't think they should have made you leave."
"You don't?" Gloria said.
"No," Rachel said, "I think you deserve a second chance and I told them that. Not that they were pleased to hear it."
"You spoke on my behalf?" Gloria said, "Thank you."
"I like having you at the Abbott house," Rachel said, "I'd miss you if you weren't there. It was kind of like having a mother again."
Gloria smiled and said, "Oh, dear, I appreciate that so much. That is so sweet of you to say. You were one of the few in that house who gave me a chance."
"I'm not exactly a welcome presence in that house right now either," Rachel said.
"Why not?" Kevin said.
"I knew the truth and I didn't say anything," Rachel said, "I conspired with the opposition."
"No, no, that's not fair," Gloria said, "There's no reason your relationship with that family should suffer because of me. I'm going to tell them that too."
"No, don't bother," Rachel said, "The way their acting right now I don't want much to do with them either."
"I think we just need to give everyone a chance to cool down and think things over and then see what can be worked out," Michael said.
"Maybe," Kevin said, "But those people know how to hold a grudge."
"Why do you say that?" Rachel said.
"Look how they've been treating me," Kevin said.
"Yeah, why is that?" Rachel said.
"I've told you they don't like me," Kevin said.
"There must be some reason," Rachel said, "That's one of the things I want to talk to you about."
"Are you mad at me for something?" Kevin said.
"Do I have a reason to be?" Rachel said.
"You know," Gloria said, "I feel like I need some fresh air. Michael, would you take a walk with me?"
"Yeah, sure, why not," Michael said.
Michael glanced at Kevin and Rachel before he shut the apartment door behind him. "Do you want to tell me what you're upset about?" Kevin said.
"I need to ask you something," Rachel said, "And I really hope you're going to tell me, it's not true."
"You know, you're acting really strange," Kevin said.
"You would be too, if you had the conversation I did," Rachel said.
"What conversation?" Kevin said.
"With Jack and Ashley," Rachel said.
Kevin rolled his eyes and said, "They never give up do they."
"I want to talk to you about something they said to me," Rachel said.
"Rachel, I've had a hard day and I really don't want to talk about Jack and Ashley," Kevin said.
"I've had an interesting day too," Rachel said.
"Why don't we just forget about everyone else right now," Kevin said, "I would much rather hold you in my arms and I could really use one of these." He kissed her and at first she kissed him back, but then she pulled out. "Kevin, no, not now," she said.
"I think right now is the perfect time," Kevin said. He leaned in for another kiss, but she pulled away from his arms. Kevin sighed and said, "Rachel, what's wrong?"
"Hopefully, nothing," Rachel said.
"What does that mean?" Kevin said.
"I need you to tell me the truth," Rachel said.
"About what?" Kevin said.
"About what's going on between you and the Abbotts," Rachel said, "Specifically Colleen."
Kevin paused before he said, "Where is this coming from?"
"What happened between you and Colleen?" Rachel said.
"I don't know what you mean," Kevin said.
"Did you do something to her?" Rachel said, "Did you try to hurt her?"
"I don't want to talk about this," Kevin said.
"Oh, you don't," Rachel said, "Is that because you tried to kill her?"
"What did you say?" Kevin said, "How can you ask me something like that?"
"Just answer me," Rachel said, "And I want the truth. Did you try to…."
"Why would I do something like that?" Kevin said, cutting her off, "Is this what Ashley told you? Why can't that woman keep her nose out of other peoples lives."
"Are you telling me you didn't try to kill Colleen?" Rachel said, "That you didn't lock her in a freezer and leave her for dead?"
"What happened between me and Colleen is in the past," Kevin said, "I would really prefer to leave it there."
"Why won't you give me a straight answer," Rachel said, "Or maybe you already have. An innocent person would have immediately said 'I didn't do it'. You're not saying that, instead you're really nervous and you won't look me in the eye."
"Rachel, please, just…" Kevin started.
"Kevin, you tell me the truth!" Rachel demanded, "You tell me or I am walking out that door and I am not coming back."
"I wish I could tell you," Kevin said, "I'm sorry, but I can't. It's something you just need to leave alone."
"Goodbye, Kevin," Rachel said, heading for the door.
"No!" Kevin said, running after her. He caught her as she opened the door and he shut it again. "Okay," he said, "We can talk about this. Just please don't leave."
"Are you going to tell me the truth?" Rachel said.
"If you promise you'll hear me out," Kevin said.
"Fine," she said, walking back into the apartment, "Go ahead. Tell me what happened."
"I don't know where to start," Kevin said.
"You can start by admitting whether or not you tried to kill her," Rachel said.
"It's not as simple as that," Kevin said, "I can't just say yes or no."
"I didn't think you were ready to tell me anything," Rachel sighed, heading for the door again.
"Alright, I did it!" Kevin blurted out, to stop her from leaving.
Rachel slowly turned around. "What?" she said.
"I locked her in the freezer," Kevin said.
Nodding, Rachel said, "Okay, so it is true. When you say you locked her in the freezer, you were just angry with her. You weren't really going to leave her there, were you? You just wanted to scare her and then you were going to let her out, right?"
Kevin wasn't saying anything. "Kevin?" Rachel said.
"I wasn't going to let her out," Kevin said, "I didn't want to."
"She would have died if she hadn't gotten out of there," Rachel said.
"I know," Kevin said.
"And that's what you wanted," Rachel said, "Then you did try to kill her." She drew a breath and then said, "Kevin, how could you?"
"It seems like a lifetime ago," Kevin said, "Things were so different for me then. I was a mess."
"Are you actually trying to justify what you did?" Rachel said.
"No," Kevin said, "I know it was wrong and not a day goes by that I don't regret what I did. That's part of the reason I'm going to therapy. To help me deal with situations better."
"That doesn't change the fact that it happened," Rachel said, "And what about the fire? Did you do that too? Because I'm really hoping that you started it by accident and then you didn't say anything because you got scared."
"I was so angry," Kevin said, "I don't think I even realized what I was doing. I was so overcome by rage that I just wanted somebody to hurt. To hurt the way I did. So, I locked Colleen in the freezer and set the place on fire. At the time, I was really glad I did it. It was like it wasn't me, like I couldn't control myself."
"You're starting to scare me," Rachel said, "I've never heard you talk like that before."
"Rachel, sweetheart, you don't need to be afraid of me," Kevin said, "I love you, I would never hurt you."
"The way you hurt Colleen?" Rachel said, "And what about Lily Winters. Did you stalk her on the internet and then take advantage of her."
"I feel so bad about that," Kevin said.
"Oh, my gosh," Rachel said, as a few tears escaped.
"Look, I didn't mean to," Kevin said.
"You didn't mean to sexually take advantage of an underage girl?" Rachel said.
"I didn't mean to hurt her," Kevin said, "I didn't mean to make her sick!"
"Excuse me?" Rachel said, "You made her sick?"
"I didn't know I was," Kevin said, "I would never have done it on purpose."
"You gave Lily a disease," Rachel said, "And since then you and I have…."
"She's not sick anymore," Kevin said, "And neither am I. I swear to you I don't have it anymore, besides you and I were safe about it."
"That doesn't change the fact that it happened," Rachel said, "How many other girls have you done this to? Actually, I don't want to know. I don't think I can stand to hear anymore."
"Sit down with me and let me explain," Kevin said.
"Explain?" Rachel said, "What is there to explain? Do you have any idea how sick and disturbed this is?"
"Rachel," Kevin said, taking her hands.
She snatched them away. "Don't…touch me," she said.
"I know you're upset," Kevin said, "And I don't blame you, but I know we can get through this."
"I don't think so, Kevin," Rachel said.
"We just need to talk about it," Kevin said.
"I've heard more than enough already," Rachel said, "I had no idea that you could be so cruel and heartless. That you could even think to do these things to people, is really frightening."
"I'm not like that," Kevin pleaded, "I'm really not and I'm trying so hard to change and to be a better person. As long as I have you by my side, I feel like I can get through anything."
"I'm afraid you're going to have to go it alone from now on," Rachel said.
"What?" Kevin said, "What are you saying?"
"I can't be with you anymore, Kevin," Rachel said, "Not now."
"Yes, you can," Kevin said, panicked, "We can work this out and everything can be like it was before."
Shaking her head, tears fell as Rachel said, "No, it can't. Things can't ever be the same again." Kevin took a few steps towards her, but she backed away. "Please, don't come near me."
"If we can just talk about this," Kevin said, "Please, Rachel don't do this."
"I don't want to talk to you," Rachel said, "Not now, not ever again."
"Okay, I'm sorry," Kevin said, "I'm really sorry, I ever did any of these things. You know I love you. You can't just throw all that away, because I know you love me too."
"You mean I did," Rachel said, "But it's over."
"No…." Kevin said.
"I don't want to see you anymore," Rachel said, "So, I would really appreciate it, if you would stay away from me, from now on."
As she headed for the door, Kevin called out, "Rachel, please don't go! Rachel….!"
She left shutting the door behind her. Rachel stepped onto the elevator as inside the apartment Kevin couldn't hold back his own tears. Rachel stood crying as the elevator doors closed in front of her.
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A little while later, Michael and Gloria, returned to the apartment, to find Kevin sitting on the couch, with his arms folded.
"Kevin?" Michael said. He didn't get any response and he glanced at Gloria before he tried again. "Kevin?"
"What?" Kevin said, in a frustrated tone.
"Is everything alright?" Michael said.
"Sure, why wouldn't it be," Kevin said, not looking at anyone.
"Well, you're sitting here alone," Michael said.
"I guess I'd better get used to it," Kevin said.
"Where is…" Michael started, "Where's Rachel?"
"I don't know," Kevin said.
"Sweetheart," Gloria said, sitting beside him, "Are you alright?"
"No, not really," Kevin said, with his eyes still on the floor.
"Did you and Rachel have an argument?" Gloria said.
"I wish that's all it was," Kevin said.
"What does that mean?" Gloria said.
"She hates me," Kevin said.
"Kevin," Michael said, "I'm sure that's not true."
"Yes, it is," Kevin said, standing up, "She hates me just like everybody else does!"
"Okay, I understand you and Rachel had a fight," Michael said, "But hate is a strong word."
"Apparently, it's not strong enough," Kevin said.
"Kevin, couples fight all the time," Gloria said, "Believe me, I know that better than anyone. Couples also make up."
"Did you not hear me?" Kevin said, "She wants nothing more to do with me."
"People say things they don't mean all the time, when they're angry," Gloria said.
"That's right," Michael said, "I'll bet you anything, tomorrow she will be back in your arms."
"Mikey, she broke up with me," Kevin said.
"Broke up?" Gloria said, "Why? What happened?"
"I really don't want to get into it," Kevin said.
"Maybe you're just misreading the situation," Michael said, "Like I said, she was angry and…."
"I believe her exact words were 'don't ever talk to me or come near me again'," Kevin said, "Plus, she actually used the words 'it's over'."
"I'm sorry to hear this," Michael said.
"No more than I am," Kevin said.
"This doesn't make any sense," Gloria said, "What could you two possibly have fought about that could have been so bad."
"You know, they say the truth will set you free," Kevin said, "Well, I'm free alright."
"What truth are you talking about?" Michael said.
"She knows everything," Kevin said.
"What is everything?" Michael said.
"Everything, about what happened with Colleen and Lily and the fire at Gina's," Kevin said, "She knows what I did."
"I need you to start over," Michael said, "What do you mean Rachel knows?"
"It's all Ashley's fault," Kevin said, "It's not enough she had to ruin Mom's life, but she has to ruin mine too."
"Never mind Ashley right now," Michael said, "How did Rachel find out?"
"Ashley told her," Kevin said.
"And Rachel believed her?" Michael said.
"Not at first," Kevin said, "She came over here to confront me and started to ask me if all the things Ashley had told her about Colleen, the fire and Lily were all true."
"And what did you tell her?" Michael said.
"I admitted it all to her," Kevin said.
Michael sighed and closed his eyes. "Why?" he said, "Why would you do that?"
"Because she threatened to walk out on me for good if I wasn't honest with her," Kevin said, "I didn't want to lose her Mikey, that's why I told her everything. Not that it made any difference in the end."
Michael rubbed his forehead saying, "I don't believe this. This is the worst thing you could have done."
"I told you, I didn't feel like I had a choice," Kevin said, "I don't know what you're getting upset about, she broke up with me, not you."
"Kevin, I think what you're brother is trying to say is that Rachel might tell somebody what you admitted to," Gloria said.
"Who would she tell?" Kevin said.
"Maybe the Abbotts," Gloria said.
"Or the police," Michael said, "Then you would be in real trouble."
"You don't think she would do that do you?" Kevin said.
"You let a very angry and disillusioned young lady walk out of here," Michael said, "In her frame of mind who knows who she might tell."
"If she hasn't already," Gloria said.
"I have to go," Michael said.
"Where are you going?" Gloria said.
"To do some damage control," Michael said. He grabbed his coat and left.
Gloria looked at Kevin, who said, "Please don't look at me like that."
"Like what?" Gloria said.
"Like I'm going to break any second," Kevin said.
"I know how much this must hurt," Gloria said.
"I hate it when I feel this way," Kevin said, "Hurt doesn't even begin to describe it. I love her Mom. Why can't she just forgive me?"
"Honey, maybe in time she will," Gloria said.
"I don't think so," Kevin said, "You didn't see the way she looked at me. She feels like I betrayed her in the worst way."
"She loved you once," Gloria said, "Feelings like that don't just go away. No matter what she says, I'm sure she still has feelings for you."
"Please don't try to make me feel better," Kevin said, "Rachel and I are over for good."
"I'm so sorry," Gloria said, giving Kevin a comforting hug.