Kay and John broke away from their kiss and stared at each other.
John smiled. "I always wanted to do that," he told her.
She smiled back uneasily. What have I just done, she thought to herself. I couldn't
have kissed the boy that for a whole year I thought was my brother!
"Umm John," Kay spoke, trying to find the words to describe how she felt, "that was a
mistake. You really should know that."
She shifted around uncomfortable in her seat.
"Why?" he asked her. "Are you still with Miguel?"
She sighed. She didn't want to explain the long painful story to John. She decided to
just give him a summary of the whole fiasco.
"No," she told him matter-of-factly. "He broke up with me to be with Charity."
"Oh, really?" John said, amused.
Kay saw him beaming and got angry. How could he be happy to hear that Miguel
dumped me for Charity?! she thought to herself. Does he take pleasure in something
that was one of the most painful episodes of my life? Look at him, sitting there
grinning from ear to ear. Kay got angrier by the minute as she stared at John's
illuminated face.
"You liked hearing that, didn't you?!" Kay yelled at him, as she grabbed her car keys
and stormed out of the cafe, forgetting to pay for her lunch.
He watched her go. Part of him wanted to run after her, tell her why he was so happy.
But he just sat there, thinking about what had happened.
Hank and Beth couldn't help but laugh again as they watched Theresa storm out of
the house in tears.
"I may still love her," Hank told himself, "but not in the same way. Now I just love her
as my best friend's sister."
He smiled to himself.
Beth looked at Hank, wondering why he was smiling.
I have to admit it, she thought to herself, when Theresa implied that Hank and I are
going out, it got me thinking. Why aren't we? We are both alone. We are very close so
we would instantly be comfortable with each other. Plus, we have known each other so
long. Maybe my mother is right. Maybe Hank is the one for me!
Hank saw Beth staring at him.
"Everything ok, Bethy?" he asked, referring to her by her old nickname.
She laughed.
"I love you, Hank." Beth said. "Thanks so much for coming to Rain View today."
"I love you, too," he replied, wondering why she said that. Beth was not big on stating
her feelings out loud.
"Hank..." Beth began to say, as she leaned in closer towards him. She was interrupted
by Noah as he entered through the front door.
"I haven't found Kay." Noah said exasperated, throwing his hands up in the air.
Hank looked at Beth curiously, wondering what she was just going to say, before he
looked at his nephew and shrugged.
"I'm sure she's ok, she knows what she's doing," Hank tried to assure Noah.
"I don't know, man," Noah answered, walking upstairs to his bedroom.
Hank stared at Noah's back until he disappeared. He then turned to Beth.
"You were gonna say something, Beth?" Hank questioned her.
"What?!" Beth asked, lost in thought. Should I tell him that I am beginning to develop
feelings for him? How will he take it? Am I over Luis enough to do this?
She looked at him, feeling afraid that what she might say might ruin their friendship.
"Hank, I hope that what I tell you now won't change anything between us. I mean
negatively. I still want to be your friend in the long run. But if you don't want to, I
understand. Because I know ..."
"Beth!" Hank cried out, shaking his head. "Just tell me or show me what you're
talking about. You're not making much sense."
"Ok," Beth replied. "I'll show you."
She leaned in for a kiss, hoping he would understand how she felt about him.
He looked at her in disbelief as her face inched closer and closer to his. What is she
doing, he thought to himself as her lips covered his. He struggled at firstbut welcomed
the kiss, even returned it.
I'm kissing my best friend, Hank thought to himself. There's must be something wrong
with that. But it feels so right!
Beth was glee with excitement. He was kissing her back! In my heart I have always
loved Hank, she thought to herself. But I loved Luis, too. But now he's gone. Hank, on
the other hand, has always been there, waiting for someone to love him. And I love
him. Not Theresa. No one but me.
Hank and Beth continued with their liplock. They did not hear someone enter the
house and say an abrupt "ahem."
"Hey Hank," Luis called out. He could see that his best friend was kissing a brunnette
but couldn't make out who the person was.
Hank parted from the kiss, turning his attention to Luis.
"Beth?!" Luis said, surprised to see her in Harmony after all this time.
"Hi, Luis," Beth said, lowering her eyes. She did not want to see him now. He had just
ruined her moment with Hank.
"It's good to see you," Luis called, walking up to her. He gave her a hug.
She nodded and gave a small smile, feeling uncomfortable.
"Wait a minute," Luis said. "Hank," he said, turning to his friend, "you and Beth?"
Hank looked at Beth before nodding.
"At least I hope so." he said, laughing.
Beth laughed back.
"Me too," she whispered.
John smiled. "I always wanted to do that," he told her.
She smiled back uneasily. What have I just done, she thought to herself. I couldn't
have kissed the boy that for a whole year I thought was my brother!
"Umm John," Kay spoke, trying to find the words to describe how she felt, "that was a
mistake. You really should know that."
She shifted around uncomfortable in her seat.
"Why?" he asked her. "Are you still with Miguel?"
She sighed. She didn't want to explain the long painful story to John. She decided to
just give him a summary of the whole fiasco.
"No," she told him matter-of-factly. "He broke up with me to be with Charity."
"Oh, really?" John said, amused.
Kay saw him beaming and got angry. How could he be happy to hear that Miguel
dumped me for Charity?! she thought to herself. Does he take pleasure in something
that was one of the most painful episodes of my life? Look at him, sitting there
grinning from ear to ear. Kay got angrier by the minute as she stared at John's
illuminated face.
"You liked hearing that, didn't you?!" Kay yelled at him, as she grabbed her car keys
and stormed out of the cafe, forgetting to pay for her lunch.
He watched her go. Part of him wanted to run after her, tell her why he was so happy.
But he just sat there, thinking about what had happened.
Hank and Beth couldn't help but laugh again as they watched Theresa storm out of
the house in tears.
"I may still love her," Hank told himself, "but not in the same way. Now I just love her
as my best friend's sister."
He smiled to himself.
Beth looked at Hank, wondering why he was smiling.
I have to admit it, she thought to herself, when Theresa implied that Hank and I are
going out, it got me thinking. Why aren't we? We are both alone. We are very close so
we would instantly be comfortable with each other. Plus, we have known each other so
long. Maybe my mother is right. Maybe Hank is the one for me!
Hank saw Beth staring at him.
"Everything ok, Bethy?" he asked, referring to her by her old nickname.
She laughed.
"I love you, Hank." Beth said. "Thanks so much for coming to Rain View today."
"I love you, too," he replied, wondering why she said that. Beth was not big on stating
her feelings out loud.
"Hank..." Beth began to say, as she leaned in closer towards him. She was interrupted
by Noah as he entered through the front door.
"I haven't found Kay." Noah said exasperated, throwing his hands up in the air.
Hank looked at Beth curiously, wondering what she was just going to say, before he
looked at his nephew and shrugged.
"I'm sure she's ok, she knows what she's doing," Hank tried to assure Noah.
"I don't know, man," Noah answered, walking upstairs to his bedroom.
Hank stared at Noah's back until he disappeared. He then turned to Beth.
"You were gonna say something, Beth?" Hank questioned her.
"What?!" Beth asked, lost in thought. Should I tell him that I am beginning to develop
feelings for him? How will he take it? Am I over Luis enough to do this?
She looked at him, feeling afraid that what she might say might ruin their friendship.
"Hank, I hope that what I tell you now won't change anything between us. I mean
negatively. I still want to be your friend in the long run. But if you don't want to, I
understand. Because I know ..."
"Beth!" Hank cried out, shaking his head. "Just tell me or show me what you're
talking about. You're not making much sense."
"Ok," Beth replied. "I'll show you."
She leaned in for a kiss, hoping he would understand how she felt about him.
He looked at her in disbelief as her face inched closer and closer to his. What is she
doing, he thought to himself as her lips covered his. He struggled at firstbut welcomed
the kiss, even returned it.
I'm kissing my best friend, Hank thought to himself. There's must be something wrong
with that. But it feels so right!
Beth was glee with excitement. He was kissing her back! In my heart I have always
loved Hank, she thought to herself. But I loved Luis, too. But now he's gone. Hank, on
the other hand, has always been there, waiting for someone to love him. And I love
him. Not Theresa. No one but me.
Hank and Beth continued with their liplock. They did not hear someone enter the
house and say an abrupt "ahem."
"Hey Hank," Luis called out. He could see that his best friend was kissing a brunnette
but couldn't make out who the person was.
Hank parted from the kiss, turning his attention to Luis.
"Beth?!" Luis said, surprised to see her in Harmony after all this time.
"Hi, Luis," Beth said, lowering her eyes. She did not want to see him now. He had just
ruined her moment with Hank.
"It's good to see you," Luis called, walking up to her. He gave her a hug.
She nodded and gave a small smile, feeling uncomfortable.
"Wait a minute," Luis said. "Hank," he said, turning to his friend, "you and Beth?"
Hank looked at Beth before nodding.
"At least I hope so." he said, laughing.
Beth laughed back.
"Me too," she whispered.
