Chris quickly went to the opposite bed and sat down next to Katheryn. "Katheryn, breathe. Just breathe. Everything will be
fine, I promise." This didn't help, and Katheryn started to pant faster. Chris put his hand on her heart and felt the rapid pace
of the beating. He ran into the bathroom and got a glass of water. He came back into the room and put it to Katheryn's lips.
"Here, drink this," he said calmly as possible. He knew she was scared, and he didn't want her to hear the horror in his voice
because that would scare her more. He was still holding the glass to Katheryn's lips while she timidly tried to sip the water.
After a period of 15 minutes, Katheryn finally calmed down. "What happened to me?" she asked holding her head. "I've
never experienced that before. I've never been so scared in my life. What happened?"
"You had a panic attack. Don't worry about it, you're fine now," Chris said looking at her. "Are you ok now?" he asked.
"I feel fine. My heart isn't racing if that's what you're asking, and I can finally breathe. But, Adam is gone. I don't feel
safe anymore." Katheryn closed her eyes and took a deep, relaxing breath. "Jay is going to get me. I know he is. I
guess I need to go back into hiding and start a whole new life. Risking it is not worth it."
Chris frowned. "Jay won't get you. I won't let him. And you don't need to go into hiding. I'll be by your side every step
of the way. I don't know what happened, but I do know that you're scared, and I can't do anything but help you. If I
don't, I'll regret it and I know it." Katheryn looked at the bed and grinned a little. Her hair fell in front of her face, and
Chris gently put them behind her ears. He stroked her now dry cheek with his hand. Katheryn felt right with him. She
felt connected with him, like he was a safe haven. Katheryn looked up at him, and he was just staring at her.
Without warning, the both of them were leaning into each other. Slowly, they got closer, and just when their lips were a
few centimeters apart, there was a loud knock on the hotel room door.
The two of them stopped dead in their tracks. They could hear each other breathing. Katheryn was the first to pull
away when she heard the loud knocking again. Chris then got up to answer the door, silently cursing to himself as he
turned his back.
He opened the door, and to his surprise he saw Jay standing there. He had a huge bump from the fight earlier that
night. Chris stood in the doorway to make sure Jay wasn't going to pull anything harsh. "Can I help you Jay?"
fine, I promise." This didn't help, and Katheryn started to pant faster. Chris put his hand on her heart and felt the rapid pace
of the beating. He ran into the bathroom and got a glass of water. He came back into the room and put it to Katheryn's lips.
"Here, drink this," he said calmly as possible. He knew she was scared, and he didn't want her to hear the horror in his voice
because that would scare her more. He was still holding the glass to Katheryn's lips while she timidly tried to sip the water.
After a period of 15 minutes, Katheryn finally calmed down. "What happened to me?" she asked holding her head. "I've
never experienced that before. I've never been so scared in my life. What happened?"
"You had a panic attack. Don't worry about it, you're fine now," Chris said looking at her. "Are you ok now?" he asked.
"I feel fine. My heart isn't racing if that's what you're asking, and I can finally breathe. But, Adam is gone. I don't feel
safe anymore." Katheryn closed her eyes and took a deep, relaxing breath. "Jay is going to get me. I know he is. I
guess I need to go back into hiding and start a whole new life. Risking it is not worth it."
Chris frowned. "Jay won't get you. I won't let him. And you don't need to go into hiding. I'll be by your side every step
of the way. I don't know what happened, but I do know that you're scared, and I can't do anything but help you. If I
don't, I'll regret it and I know it." Katheryn looked at the bed and grinned a little. Her hair fell in front of her face, and
Chris gently put them behind her ears. He stroked her now dry cheek with his hand. Katheryn felt right with him. She
felt connected with him, like he was a safe haven. Katheryn looked up at him, and he was just staring at her.
Without warning, the both of them were leaning into each other. Slowly, they got closer, and just when their lips were a
few centimeters apart, there was a loud knock on the hotel room door.
The two of them stopped dead in their tracks. They could hear each other breathing. Katheryn was the first to pull
away when she heard the loud knocking again. Chris then got up to answer the door, silently cursing to himself as he
turned his back.
He opened the door, and to his surprise he saw Jay standing there. He had a huge bump from the fight earlier that
night. Chris stood in the doorway to make sure Jay wasn't going to pull anything harsh. "Can I help you Jay?"