Chapter 2
Characters: John, Kate, Marlena, Roman
John stared at Marlena. "You don't really mean that, do ya Doc?" He questioned her.
"On that island, I found something with Roman that I just don't have with you." She told him.
"And what's that? Loyalty? Doc, I have been so loyal to you! And I even have forgiven you after you had sex with Roman."
"Look, I just feel that Roman and I are better suited for each other." Marlena told John. "I'm sorry. Thank you for rescuing me and everything John, but it's time I go be with him."
"Okay." John shook his head. "If it's what you want, then I will let you go to him and be with him."
"Thank you." Marlena left John with only a peck on the cheek and a quick hug. She had packed her clothes and left for Roman's house.
XXX Roman's House XXX
Marlena knocked at the door. "Be right there." Roman shouted.
"Doc?" Roman looked at her shocked. "What are you doing here?"
"Roman, I want to be with you." Marlena was frank with him.
"But you and John…Is something wrong? Did he hurt you?" Roman looked at her worried.
"No, no." Marlena shook her head. "But Roman, you and I…We shared something on that island, and it's not just there. You and I have always shared something, and not just the twins." Marlena insisted. "What I mean is, you and I are meant to be. I want to be with you and not John. I'm not married to either of you right now, but isn't it something you have always wanted, us to be back together. Well, I'm asking for that, let's be us again."
"Are you sure you and John are really over?" Roman asked her.
"We don't have what we used to have. Every time I am with John I feel like it is some sort of play or act, like I have to be perfect. I don't want to try to be so perfect anymore. I just want to be happy, be content with where I am in life."
"Is this because of the baby?" Roman asked.
"It only adds to it." Marlena told him. "Just please, accept that I want to be with you and let's be a couple again."
"Okay!" Roman nodded and helped her get settled into the house. "Can I get you anything?" Roman asked her.
"No, let's just talk."
"Okay."
And they talked for the next few hours, catching up on a lot of things that they hadn't ever covered.
XXX Kate's House XXX
John knocked at the door Kate's house, a big fat frown on his face. "John. I wasn't expecting you. Come in, come in!"
"Thanks." John sat down on the couch and tried to relax.
"What brings you here? I thought you would want to be spending time with Marlena."
"I normally would, except that she only wants Roman."
"What?" Kate sat down next to him, a sad look on her face too. She felt pain for him, maybe she felt it even more because she loved him.
"We were just talking and she started crying. I didn't know what to do. She told me that she didn't have feelings for me anymore, that all she could think about was Roman, her and Roman and that she wanted to be with him again. I guess it was bound to happen. She was on that island for a long time with Roman and it is only normal for her to gain even more feelings for him than she might have had before. It's just hard to give up a marriage that has been so good for so long."
"I know exactly how you feel." Kate comforted John. Their hands were gently intertwined, as they often were when these two were talking to each other. "I'm so sorry."
"I think I will survive." John told her. "I wish we had just stayed together, that I had never let you leave that night with Roman. I was a fool to think that everything was really going to be the same when she and Roman came back."
"We both thought everything was going to be what it was before they were gone, and we were both wrong. We can only look forward now." Kate reassured him.
John nodded. "Can I stay here again? Like old times?" He asked.
"Of course, stay as long as you want to."
"Thanks. I love you Kate."
"I love you too John." Kate went to stand up, but John gently pulled her to him.
"Don't leave me." John whispered to her. He stood up and kissed her, constantly deepening it until they both were aroused. "I need you."
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Next up I will have the whole Belle/Mimi/Phil/Shawn storyline
