Author's Note: Again, apologies for the delay. School never stops it seems. Anyway, this story is slowly winding down to an end.
Adam lay in bed, staring at the ceiling as he contemplated the day's events. He couldn't believe she was gone, he couldn't believe he actually let her go without saying anything to her. "I should have stopped her," he said softly, turning over to bury his head into his pillow.
He looked up as he heard the pitter-patter of little feet entering his room. "Anaya? What's wrong sweetie?" He asked, watching as she padded over to the bed and held her arms up, waiting for him to pick her up.
"Daddy, I can't sleep," she said softly, burying her head into his chest. "Can I sleep with you?" She asked, wrapping her arms around his neck.
"Of course you can Anaya-banana," Adam replied softly, his heart breaking at the pitiful tone to her voice. "I think Daddy needs somebody to snuggle with tonight too," he said laying her down in bed next to him.
Anaya snuggled up against him, "Daddy… I want her to come home," she said after a few minutes, and a soft sniffle could be heard. "I want my Kat-erine back," she whispered before starting to cry softly.
"Ooh baby girl, don't cry," he said holding her tightly. He began to rock her, humming gently. I want her back too, he thought to himself, unable to hold back his own tears as he took care of his daughter. Finally, Anaya cried herself to sleep and Adam followed soon after, evidence of his own bout of tears still streaking his face.
Kat was awakened by the chime signaling their descent in New York. She brought her hands up to her cheeks and winced slightly. "My god, I must look a fright," she said softly, gently touching her puffy eyes. She couldn't believe she'd cried herself to sleep. "I did the right thing dammit," she murmured. Then why does it feel so bad, a treacherous part of herself asked.
After arriving she headed into the terminal. She had five hours until her flight to London left, and all she felt like doing was curling up in a chair and crying once more. She shook her head, trying to snap herself out of her misery and began to head towards baggage claim. She stopped short when she saw two figures leaning against a pole near the claims area for her flight. "K..kim? Aisha?" She asked softly, staring at them in shock for a split second before all but flinging herself at them.
"Kat!" Kim exclaimed, wrapping her arms around her. She held her tightly when she felt Kat breaking down on her shoulder. "Oooh honey," she whispered soothingly, her heart aching at what Kat must be feeling at the moment. Aisha just wrapped her arms around Kat from behind and she and Kim just stood there, letting Kat cry out all her emotions onto their shoulder.
After a good long cry that seemed to take hours, Kat picked her head up, "What are you guys doing here?" she asked in astonishment. She really was shocked, Kim was the last person she would have ever expected to be at the airport right now.
"You really think we could let you make a mistake this huge?" Kim asked, taking a tissue from Aisha and wiping gently at Kat's eyes.
"It's not a mistake, I'm doing the right thing," Kat said in a monotone voice. She felt nauseated by that very statement now.
"If it truly the right thing, you wouldn't be so upset right now," Aisha responded gently. "Why is this the right thing? Seriously, Kat, this is a huge mistake."
"I can't find a good job there, I have solid work lined up in London, how could I stay there?" Kat replied sniffling once and trying to daub away more tears.
"What about Adam? What about Anaya? Honey, they love you. You love them, you can just runaway," Kim said with a soft sigh. "Besides," she said with a small smile, "you CAN find an absolutely great job back in Angel Grove."
Kat looked down and saw a mischievous look in her fellow pink's eyes. "Kim, what are you talking about, and what did you do?" She asked accusingly.
"I didn't do anything!" Kim protested. "I called up my old gymnastics coach, he works at AGU now, he told me that their Principals of Dance instructor retired. They're currently looking for a new teacher. I might have slipped your name into the conversation," she said with grin and a wink.
"Kimberly! I already accepted the position in London!" Kat exclaimed, though internally she was thrilled at the proposition of having a position back in Angel Grove. "I can't go back!"
"I might have made a phone call to your friend in London, telling him that you found a position closer to home," Aisha said trying to hide her grin.
"What?!" Kat exclaimed. "But, I can't go back!"
"Why?!" Kim and Aisha exclaimed right back at her. They shared a look before fixing her with their own looks.
"I can't go back! Adam probably hates me for leaving him, Anaya too," Kat said softly, looking as if she was about to break down again. "Even if I do go back, they'd never forgive me for leaving in the first place."
"Honey, the moment Adam sees your face, he's going to grab you and kiss you and probably declare how much he freaking loves you," Aisha scoffed, crossing her arms over her chest.
"Yeah, sure he will," Kat dismissed that with a wave of her hand.
"Wanna bet? Twenty bucks says he will," Aisha retorted holding out her hand.
"Deal," Kat said shaking on it before she realized what she'd just agreed to do. "Hey!" she exclaimed, her eyes going wide.
"Excellent!" Kim squealed, grabbing Kat's arm. "Get your backs girl, our flight back to Cali leaves in half an hour." She steered her over to the baggage carousel as Aisha furiously texted a message, Pick us up airport, flight 153.
"Our flight?" Kat asked, thoroughly confused at the moment, the foremost thought in her mind was that she was going back to Angel Grove, she was going back to Adam. That thought gave her butterflies in her stomach, and alternatively filled her with dread.
Author's Note2: I just have to thank everyone who has stuck through this story and taken the time to review. I love you guys so much for it. The end is nearing folks.