By Crime Of Passion
Disclaimer: Same as before! I own nothing.
Rhythmically, Dave pounded on the Shear's Quarter's door as the rain poured down around the building. He waited, and finally after a minute Jodi appeared obviously tired and stressed.
"Dave." She greeted, rubbing her eyes.
"Hi, is everything alright? Kate there?" He ran his hand through his wet hair.
"Look… This isn't a good time…" She whispered, looking behind her.
"Why? Is she ok?" He said, pushing past her.
"Dave. Don't." She followed him into the living room, where Kate was at last asleep. Dave looked down at Kate's tear stained cheeks and her small, fragile body smothered in a huge donna. Concerned he turned to Jodi, with a sigh she silently took his arm and lead him back to the veranda
"She had a letter." Jodi started, " her sister was in a accident" With the morbid expression on her face, Dave didn't need anymore elaboration.
"Oh my god!" He practically yelled, his voice slicing through the sound of the heavy rain.
"Shhh…She just got to sleep. Yesterday she seemed pretty unsettled, before she got the letter, do you have any idea?"
Dave's gut swirled. "No..."
Soft footsteps alerted them that Kate was up.
"Jodi I have to help, Stevie" They both heard Kate say in a perfectly normal way.
"Kate wait there!…. You better go." She whispered to Dave.
Sighing he nodded, Kate didn't need another thing to deal with. Too late.
"Dave." Kate's dull eye's looked at him with confusion. "I have to help Stevie" she turned to Jodi.
"Kate, no." Jodi placed her hand on her friend's shoulder.
"But she needs help with the calves." Kate replied in monotone.
"Kate." Dave said softly and slowly.
"I have to speak to Tess, Kate, will you be ok till I get back?" Jodi asked.
Kate nodded, tightening the donna around her body. Jodi, glanced back at both of them as she left, uncertainty flooded her mind.
" Kate I don't know what to say."
Kate moved to get her riding boots.
"What are you doing?" Dave's eye's followed her.
" I have to help Stevie."
"No Kate." He shook his head.
She took no notice and slipped on her boots.
"Kate, your not up to it." He said, hurting for her.
She stood up and grabbed her hat from the hook.
"Kate!" He grabbed her tiny wrist.
" Please, Dave I have to help Stevie." She screwed up her nose, trying to pull away.
With his other hand he gently stroked her cheek.
"I need to help Stevie" She said desperately, tears forming.
"Kate, sweetheart, shhh.." Protectively her took her into his arms and rubbed her back.
"I' m so tired." She sobbed, her head resting against his chest.
"Come here" He took her hand and lead her to the outside couch, he sat down and let her rest against his body. He wrapped his arm around her waist and stroked her shaking arms, as he tried to calm her with his soothing words. It didn't take her long to fall asleep and when Jodi arrived home, Dave had moved Kate onto the inside couch, where she was sleeping peacefully. Dave was in the kitchen stirring something into a pot, Jodi looked totally surprise but pleased.
"Thanks." Jodi said.
"How's Tess?" Dave asked.
"Hmm… Nick left." Jodi sighed sadly, "It's Sally's fault, how could anyone get involved with her, is what I want to know." She added bitterly.
Dave took a deep breath and looked outside into the walls of rain….
"That's what I want to know.."