I love you, I love him not
Part 2
Chris kneeled in the road for a few moments before she came to her senses and realized it probably wasn't the best place to be. She got up slowly, wiped the tears from her eyes, and walked to her car. She shot a cold glare at Angelo who was currently unconscious on her sidewalk before ducking into her VW Beetle, starting the engine and driving towards the Kingdom. The song that had been playing when she and Hook had shared their first kiss, "I don't know why I love you" came over the radio and it was all she could do to keep from breaking down. She shut the radio off and continued driving. Why was this happening? She and Hook had been so happy together the past couple of weeks, why did everything good in her life turn to shit?
She made it to the hospital in 5 minutes, although to her it felt like hours. She almost turned around numerous times in fear. What was she supposed to say to Hook?
"He kissed me I swear!" That was a cliché, the "it wasn't me" excuse was something Angelo himself had used on her she remembered, when she had walked in on him and Karen that day. She remembered him pleading with her that afternoon "Chris I swear to God! She forced me into it, she's very intimidating!" She hadn't believed him, and had broke up with him right then and there. She knew Hook wouldn't believe it either, so how could she make him believe when he had seen it with his own two eyes? She remembered a quote from the movie Chicago when a wife had caught her husband in bed with 3 other woman. "Come on! Are you going to believe what you see or what I tell you?!" the man had asked. Yes, it was kind of like that; the truth that Chris could offer him would seem like a pathetic excuse from a woman who realized she had done wrong and was now trying to cover her ass.
She pulled up to the physician's lot and swiped her card and went in. She saw an empty spot next to Hook's car and on impulse pulled in. Actually, as she looked around, it didn't seem like there was much of a choice, it was either a spot next to Hook's or Stegman's car and she really didn't want to risk getting her car spray painted or something accidentally. She locked her car door and started walking towards the hospital, fear building with every step she took. She walked through the doors and into the main entrance moving towards the elevators. When she reached them she pushed the down button and waited. She felt a tap on her shoulder and jumped, turning around to see Carrie standing next to her. "Good afternoon Dr. Draper." She said cheerfully. "Good afternoon Carrie." Chris nodded and walked into the elevator as it opened. "Anything wrong?" Carrie asked noticing the strange look on Chris' face. Chris shook her head and tried to control herself as tears threatened to fall. "No, nothing at all." She lied pushing the basement button. "Where you headed?" she asked. "Peds" Carrie said smiling, "I'm going to go check on Mona Klingerman." Chris nodded and pressed the button for the fifth floor. "Looks like it's going your way first." She said as the elevator began to move up. Carrie nodded. When the elevator reached peds Chris and Carrie said goodbye as she exited. When the elevator door closed and it began moving down, all the tears that Chris had held in when Carrie had been there spilled out. It just didn't seem fair, she and Hook had been so happy, why did this have to happen? The elevator began to move down again and Chris' stomache churned. As the elevator opened when it reached the basement, Chris began to feel dizzy like she was going to be sick. She exited the elevator and slid against the wall I until the dizziness passed and then began to move towards Hooks Kingdom. When she arrived at the entrance she stared into the room for a moment, not sure if she should go in or not. "Hook?" she called, no response. She walked in and looked around. Where was he? "Hook?" she called again. She heard a movement and a few seconds later, Hook emerged from the beads that separated his living area from his graveyard. Hook stared at her coldly. "Hook, I..." she started. Hook shook his head. "No need to say anymore Chris, I saw what I saw so you don't have to explain anything and I don't want your apology." Chris wiped tears from her eyes "Please just listen to me!" she pleaded. "Say what you must," Hook said "but I doubt it will change anything." Chris looked at him for a few minutes trying to decide on the best thing to say that would make her sound sincere. "Look, Hook. I know you're mad, and I know you have no reason to trust what I say right now. All I can tell you is the truth and leave the rest to you. I can't make you believe me and I'm not going to try. But I swear on my life I would never hurt you. Angelo kissed me and I tried so hard to make him stop but he wouldn't. I swear!" Chris looked at him with pleading eyes. She had a strong feeling that it was over between them- actually she had known it from the start. But she couldn't just go back inside her house and pretend it never happened, and she couldn't let go of the small hope that maybe Hook would actually believe her. "Chris, I want to believe you, I really do, because I thought what we had was special. But you have to understand that it's hard for me." Chris shook her head as she listened to his words. "Please don't tell me it's over." She sobbed. Hook looked at her. "Maybe not, but I think we both need some time to think things through. We'll talk some other time, Goodbye for now." Chris nodded, walked out of the room shrunk against the wall, and sobbed...