Chapter 8
I dunno why I even bother with a disclaimer, not like anyone reads it. But I don't own 'em.
Kate growled impatiently as she waited for Roman to come back from the Brady Pub. He promised her it would only take a minute or two to get them some food. She didn't know why she cared. She couldn't stand the man and now she was getting annoyed at him for not being in her company. She sighed, and then suddenly realized something, "Oh my god, I'm falling for him. This is just great." She slammed her fist down on the table in front of her and practically screamed. "This isn't happening. For once in my life I have almost everything I ever wanted. My children are all healthy and happy, I have a good job, Nicole is out of commission and Sami isn't going to be a problem. Why do I have to start feeling like this now?!"
Just then Roman entered her suite. "Hey, sorry it took so long but ma wanted to know who all the food was for, then dad started giving me the third degree, it took me forever to get them off my back." He set the food down and walked over to Kate, giving her a kiss on the cheek and seating himself on the couch next to her.
"It's all right, I don't mind I had some phone calls to make anyway," Kate lied easily, she was so used to it.
"Oh, should I go? I can just leave the food here and you can get back to work." Roman stood up, ready to go at her command.
This was the moment of truth, she knew that Roman had more meaning behind his words then just, "Can I stay or should I go?" But she was unsure of what to say. Telling him to leave would be the last straw for them, she knew he didn't want to be jerked around, she wouldn't do it to him either. But telling him to stay was a different story completely. If she asked him to stay he may want to take their "relationship" to the next level and she was not in any way, shape or form ready for that.
"Kate?" Roman's voice broke her thoughts.
"Oh, sorry, I was just thinking about things. I, uh, well I'm really tired." Kate saw the look on Roman's face was pure disappointment. "But, on Monday why don't we go have dinner?"
Roman's face lit up, "Sounds good. I'll call you tomorrow." He leaned over to kiss her on the cheek but Kate turned at the last minute and their lips met. Kate pulled Roman down onto her, hungry for more, she allowed her mouth to open to permit more access on his part. Suddenly, he pulled back.
"If we don't stop now then I may not be able to stop tonight and I don't want to pressure you into doing something that isn't this best step for our relationship, whatever it may be." Roman gave her a quick peck on the cheek and was gone.
Kate sat on the couch in her apartment* thinking about what Roman had just said. *That man is a total gentleman. He was kind and sweet, he knew that I didn't want to take the relationship to that next level and he was okay with it. Why couldn't I have found him first? Before all those men warped my life.* Kate thought to herself, "It doesn't matter, he's here now and I'm not letting go." She got up and went to bed.
~Elsewhere.~
Roman walked into his apartment whistling, he knew that at first Kate was just a tool to get closer to cracking down on the DiMera's, when he started working on her, he liked the challenge she posed, now it was different. He hadn't felt like this since Marlena, but this was different, his feelings for Kate were different, stronger, more confusing. She was unique, unlike any other and he loved her for that. Love, he chuckled to himself, it would be a long time before he could EVER tell her that. She barely trusted him now; she'd had her heart broken one too many times for her to trust him just yet. But all he needed was time and things would work out for them. Time, he had plenty of that.
I dunno why I even bother with a disclaimer, not like anyone reads it. But I don't own 'em.
Kate growled impatiently as she waited for Roman to come back from the Brady Pub. He promised her it would only take a minute or two to get them some food. She didn't know why she cared. She couldn't stand the man and now she was getting annoyed at him for not being in her company. She sighed, and then suddenly realized something, "Oh my god, I'm falling for him. This is just great." She slammed her fist down on the table in front of her and practically screamed. "This isn't happening. For once in my life I have almost everything I ever wanted. My children are all healthy and happy, I have a good job, Nicole is out of commission and Sami isn't going to be a problem. Why do I have to start feeling like this now?!"
Just then Roman entered her suite. "Hey, sorry it took so long but ma wanted to know who all the food was for, then dad started giving me the third degree, it took me forever to get them off my back." He set the food down and walked over to Kate, giving her a kiss on the cheek and seating himself on the couch next to her.
"It's all right, I don't mind I had some phone calls to make anyway," Kate lied easily, she was so used to it.
"Oh, should I go? I can just leave the food here and you can get back to work." Roman stood up, ready to go at her command.
This was the moment of truth, she knew that Roman had more meaning behind his words then just, "Can I stay or should I go?" But she was unsure of what to say. Telling him to leave would be the last straw for them, she knew he didn't want to be jerked around, she wouldn't do it to him either. But telling him to stay was a different story completely. If she asked him to stay he may want to take their "relationship" to the next level and she was not in any way, shape or form ready for that.
"Kate?" Roman's voice broke her thoughts.
"Oh, sorry, I was just thinking about things. I, uh, well I'm really tired." Kate saw the look on Roman's face was pure disappointment. "But, on Monday why don't we go have dinner?"
Roman's face lit up, "Sounds good. I'll call you tomorrow." He leaned over to kiss her on the cheek but Kate turned at the last minute and their lips met. Kate pulled Roman down onto her, hungry for more, she allowed her mouth to open to permit more access on his part. Suddenly, he pulled back.
"If we don't stop now then I may not be able to stop tonight and I don't want to pressure you into doing something that isn't this best step for our relationship, whatever it may be." Roman gave her a quick peck on the cheek and was gone.
Kate sat on the couch in her apartment* thinking about what Roman had just said. *That man is a total gentleman. He was kind and sweet, he knew that I didn't want to take the relationship to that next level and he was okay with it. Why couldn't I have found him first? Before all those men warped my life.* Kate thought to herself, "It doesn't matter, he's here now and I'm not letting go." She got up and went to bed.
~Elsewhere.~
Roman walked into his apartment whistling, he knew that at first Kate was just a tool to get closer to cracking down on the DiMera's, when he started working on her, he liked the challenge she posed, now it was different. He hadn't felt like this since Marlena, but this was different, his feelings for Kate were different, stronger, more confusing. She was unique, unlike any other and he loved her for that. Love, he chuckled to himself, it would be a long time before he could EVER tell her that. She barely trusted him now; she'd had her heart broken one too many times for her to trust him just yet. But all he needed was time and things would work out for them. Time, he had plenty of that.