I do not own Passions; all I own is Kate Crane.
Author's Note- I just wanted to thank the people who read and reviewed my story. It means a lot that you all have taken the time to do so. Please keep it up!
Chapter 22- I can't lose him
Kate still couldn't speak, she couldn't think. She just kept seeing the images of the horrific night play over and over in her head.
Then she heard a sound that snapped her back into reality.
"Chief Bennett, what happened?" Gwen asked.
Kate looked up at her, not really believing that she was there. But she was.
Fox felt Kate stiffen. She was no longer in a trance like state, her eyes on the floor, she was staring at Gwen.
Before he could stop her, she had flown off the bench she was sitting on, and was on top of Gwen, attacking her, hitting her as hard as she could.
By the time Dylan and Fox pulled Kate off of Gwen, Kate was screaming at her, and Gwen was staring at her like she had seen a ghost.
"Why! Why did you do it? Why did you do this to him?" Kate screamed, fighting against Fox and Dylan as they struggled to hold her back. Ethan and Sam helped Gwen up from the floor. She was white as a sheet, and looked at Kate as though astonished that she was there.
"Calm down!" Fox told her, but his advice fell on deaf ears. Kate continued screaming at her, everyone in the room was quiet, and watching what was going on.
"What the hell?!" Sam asked. The woman had been sitting on the bench one minute ago, barely able to respond to simple questions, and now she was going crazy. He had never seen a display like this.
"It was her! She did this! She wanted me, but she got him!" Kate continued to yell. "She told me that it was all my fault, I had ruined her life, and that she had to get me back. She shot him! She shot him!" Kate fought to be freed, to attack Gwen, to make her sorry for what she had stolen from her.
The whole room gasped. "She's lying! Why would I shoot Hank? I don't have anything against him, I like him." Gwen protested, backing away from the crowd.
By now, Kate was sobbing. She had stopped fighting, and Fox and Dylan were supporting her, for she could barely stand.
"Gwen, where were you tonight?" Sam asked his daughter in law.
"I was at the mansion; I was reading a book in my room all night." Gwen said.
Sheridan looked over at her. "How did you not hear Kate screaming? I was in the cottage and I heard her, you were in the mansion a lot closer to her, why didn't you come out to see what was going on?"
Sam had had enough of this. "Gwen Winthrop, you are under arrest for the attempted murder of Hank Bennett. You have the right to remain silent. If you choose to waive that right, anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law... Sam continued, as the deputy cuffed and led Gwen out of the room and down the hall.
Fox and Dylan took Kate back over to the bench. Audrey and Theresa came over to her. They had never seen her like this. She was really losing it, breaking down completely.
"Kate, honey, we don't know what happened. He could still be alright." Audrey tried to reassure her. "I'm sure he will be alright."
"You don't know that, it's all my fault. She wanted me, he was protecting me." Kate continued to sob.
"Excuse me?" A timid voice called into the room. "I am Dr. Miller; I was working on Officer Bennett. I was told his brother was here?"
Sheridan answered first. "He had to leave. He should be somewhere in the hall."
The doctor left the room. Kate had stopped crying. "I have to see him, I have to know." She stood up and headed to the door.
She looked down the hall, trying to read the police chief's response, but he turned, and she could no longer see his face. Kate saw him shake the doctor's hand and turn around. They locked eyes for a moment, and Kate gripped the door frame, fearing what he might tell her.
"He is okay." Sam said to her. She felt relief rush over her. "He is stable. Do you want to see him?" He asked her.
Kate just hugged him. "Of course I do."
He gave her a reassuring smile, and led her down the hall to Hank's room. "Wait here." He instructed her. She nodded, and watched him disappear through the door.
~*~*~
Hank was lying on the hospital bed, his face ashen. He was hooked up to a machine that beeped every few seconds. His eyes had been closed, but when he sensed there was someone else in the room, he opened them.
"Hey." Sam said to his younger brother. "How are you feeling?"
"Is she okay?" Hank asked him, ignoring his question.
"Kate is fine. You saved her life."
"It was Gwen, she was crazy, ranting at Kate about how she had ruined her life." Hank started to explain. It hurt to talk.
"We know. Kate told us the same thing." Sam said.
"Where is she? Can I see her?"
"Of course, little brother." Sam told him. "I'll be right back."
He opened the door, and Kate walked inside. It was obvious that she had been crying. She rushed over to him once she saw him. Kate wanted to hug him, but was afraid that she would hurt him more.
"I was so scared, I thought you were..." She trailed off, not wanting to finish the sentence.
"I'm going to be fine." Hank told her, bringing his hand to touch her cheek. "I'm not going to leave you, not again."
Kate smiled at him, and kissed the back of his hand. "You better not." She leaned over and kissed him. "I can't lose you.
"You never will. I love you Kate." Hank told her.
Kate looked at him and smiled. "I love you too."
Author's Note- I just wanted to thank the people who read and reviewed my story. It means a lot that you all have taken the time to do so. Please keep it up!
Chapter 22- I can't lose him
Kate still couldn't speak, she couldn't think. She just kept seeing the images of the horrific night play over and over in her head.
Then she heard a sound that snapped her back into reality.
"Chief Bennett, what happened?" Gwen asked.
Kate looked up at her, not really believing that she was there. But she was.
Fox felt Kate stiffen. She was no longer in a trance like state, her eyes on the floor, she was staring at Gwen.
Before he could stop her, she had flown off the bench she was sitting on, and was on top of Gwen, attacking her, hitting her as hard as she could.
By the time Dylan and Fox pulled Kate off of Gwen, Kate was screaming at her, and Gwen was staring at her like she had seen a ghost.
"Why! Why did you do it? Why did you do this to him?" Kate screamed, fighting against Fox and Dylan as they struggled to hold her back. Ethan and Sam helped Gwen up from the floor. She was white as a sheet, and looked at Kate as though astonished that she was there.
"Calm down!" Fox told her, but his advice fell on deaf ears. Kate continued screaming at her, everyone in the room was quiet, and watching what was going on.
"What the hell?!" Sam asked. The woman had been sitting on the bench one minute ago, barely able to respond to simple questions, and now she was going crazy. He had never seen a display like this.
"It was her! She did this! She wanted me, but she got him!" Kate continued to yell. "She told me that it was all my fault, I had ruined her life, and that she had to get me back. She shot him! She shot him!" Kate fought to be freed, to attack Gwen, to make her sorry for what she had stolen from her.
The whole room gasped. "She's lying! Why would I shoot Hank? I don't have anything against him, I like him." Gwen protested, backing away from the crowd.
By now, Kate was sobbing. She had stopped fighting, and Fox and Dylan were supporting her, for she could barely stand.
"Gwen, where were you tonight?" Sam asked his daughter in law.
"I was at the mansion; I was reading a book in my room all night." Gwen said.
Sheridan looked over at her. "How did you not hear Kate screaming? I was in the cottage and I heard her, you were in the mansion a lot closer to her, why didn't you come out to see what was going on?"
Sam had had enough of this. "Gwen Winthrop, you are under arrest for the attempted murder of Hank Bennett. You have the right to remain silent. If you choose to waive that right, anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law... Sam continued, as the deputy cuffed and led Gwen out of the room and down the hall.
Fox and Dylan took Kate back over to the bench. Audrey and Theresa came over to her. They had never seen her like this. She was really losing it, breaking down completely.
"Kate, honey, we don't know what happened. He could still be alright." Audrey tried to reassure her. "I'm sure he will be alright."
"You don't know that, it's all my fault. She wanted me, he was protecting me." Kate continued to sob.
"Excuse me?" A timid voice called into the room. "I am Dr. Miller; I was working on Officer Bennett. I was told his brother was here?"
Sheridan answered first. "He had to leave. He should be somewhere in the hall."
The doctor left the room. Kate had stopped crying. "I have to see him, I have to know." She stood up and headed to the door.
She looked down the hall, trying to read the police chief's response, but he turned, and she could no longer see his face. Kate saw him shake the doctor's hand and turn around. They locked eyes for a moment, and Kate gripped the door frame, fearing what he might tell her.
"He is okay." Sam said to her. She felt relief rush over her. "He is stable. Do you want to see him?" He asked her.
Kate just hugged him. "Of course I do."
He gave her a reassuring smile, and led her down the hall to Hank's room. "Wait here." He instructed her. She nodded, and watched him disappear through the door.
~*~*~
Hank was lying on the hospital bed, his face ashen. He was hooked up to a machine that beeped every few seconds. His eyes had been closed, but when he sensed there was someone else in the room, he opened them.
"Hey." Sam said to his younger brother. "How are you feeling?"
"Is she okay?" Hank asked him, ignoring his question.
"Kate is fine. You saved her life."
"It was Gwen, she was crazy, ranting at Kate about how she had ruined her life." Hank started to explain. It hurt to talk.
"We know. Kate told us the same thing." Sam said.
"Where is she? Can I see her?"
"Of course, little brother." Sam told him. "I'll be right back."
He opened the door, and Kate walked inside. It was obvious that she had been crying. She rushed over to him once she saw him. Kate wanted to hug him, but was afraid that she would hurt him more.
"I was so scared, I thought you were..." She trailed off, not wanting to finish the sentence.
"I'm going to be fine." Hank told her, bringing his hand to touch her cheek. "I'm not going to leave you, not again."
Kate smiled at him, and kissed the back of his hand. "You better not." She leaned over and kissed him. "I can't lose you.
"You never will. I love you Kate." Hank told her.
Kate looked at him and smiled. "I love you too."