Chapter thirty-nine

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"He what?" Kono's face was filled with anger.

"Look babe I think he just felt bad-"

"Felt bad?"

Danny crossed over Steve's living room to sit next to Kono on the sofa. After Steve had gone to the hospital, Danny had driven over to spend down time with Kono and Charlie. But Charlie was out with a friend so only Kono was home. When she had asked where Steve was, he felt complied to tell her the truth.

"Well yeah, I mean come on Kono! They were together for seven years. That's a long time. And despite maybe falling out of love with her, he only left her because of Charlotte. You know that."

Tears filled Kono's eyes as Danny spoke. Yes she knew Steve had serious feelings for Catherine. That was obvious but she didn't know they were still there. And she certainly didn't know he had loved her. "Did he say that?"

"What?"

"That he loved her?"

"A while ago. Before Charlie. When Cath started spending more time on the island."

"And he specifically said that he loved her." Danny nodded reluctantly. "So what happened?"

"I don't know? I'm not Steve Kono. They spent too much time together maybe? Or they weren't the same people they once were? Or maybe they had nothing in common except for their love of sex? That's a question you need to ask him Kono, not me."

Kono shook her head furiously. "No. No-"

"Why not?" Danny followed as Kono ran up the stairs to Steve's room. She opened the wardrobe and started pushing her stuff into a large leather bag. "Kono what are you doing?" She carried on. "Kono?" Danny grabbed her upper arm an turned her to face him.

"If he loves someone else, I can't be with him Danny." She pulled her arm out of his grasp and carried on with his packing."

"This is stupid Kono. He doesn't love her anymore! He loves you."

"I know but-"

"But what Kono? You are as bad as him. This isn't about him going with Catherine. This is about you being scared of committing to him!"

"No it's not!" She said defensively.

"Really? Don't go then."

"I...I have to. Look things are just moving so fast! We're practically living together. I'm pregnant. I just need time away from him."

Danny laughed. "Fine do what you want. I'm going to wait here for Charlie. You know where the door is." He walked down the stairs praying that Kono would change her mind. He grabbed a beer from the fridge and turned Steve's TV on. Five minutes later Kono came down. She looked at him and he at her.

"This isn't just about Catherine. Or about things moving too fast. He goes out and does crazy things that could get him killed. Then what? Our kid would have no dad. And that's worse than having a dad you hardly see." She said.

"So you are separating yourself from Steve to protect your unborn child and not because he might still possibly have friendly feelings of Catherine? And definitely not because you're scared of commitment?"

Kono nodded. "It's what's best for the baby."

"Yeah no Kono. What's the best is letting your child grow up with two parents who are in love with each other and it."

"I'm sorry Danny."

"It's not me you need to apologise to."

And with that Kono picked up her bags and left.