Kara saw the lustful look on Kevin's face and clutched her robe tighter around her, smiling. Kevin growled and tried to grab her, but she escaped his reach. "You must really like playing games with me."
"How did you ever guess?" she giggled.
Without realizing what happened, Kevin wrapped his arms around her waist and brought her close. He sat down on the foot of the bed with her standing between his legs. He kissed her sweetly. He broke the kiss, "I love you."
She closed her eyes and leaned her forehead against his. She took in his words and wondered what kind of impact those three little words had on her especially from Kevin. Ever since her father abused her, she had difficulty telling anyone that she loved them, except for Ric. She couldn't deny that she loved him but she wasn't sure if she could say it back to him "Kevin," she whispered pleadingly.
"Do you love me?"
"Yes, I do."
"Then why can't you say it?"
"I don't know."
"I think you do and for some reason, I think it has to do with your father and possibly some guys have hurt you emotionally before. Am I right?"
Kara opened her eyes and tears were threatening to fall. "Yes, Kevin, you're right. I know that one day I'll be able to tell you, but deep down in my soul, I know that I found the one; the one who was going to take care of me, no matter what. I'm glad that it's you." She kissed him with all the passion she had inside of her. Kevin kissed back with equal passion. Without Kara realizing it, Kevin started to untie the robe. He took it off her and broke the kiss.
"Damn, Kay," he said, looking her up and down. She was wearing a red spaghetti strapped silk top with matching bottoms.
She looked at Kevin's handiwork, "Dammit! It was supposed to be a secret."
"Bull!" he said, both grinned. He kissed her once more before picking her up and laying her down under the covers and followed suit. "Tonight, we're just going to sleep and I'm going to hold you all night." She purred as she snuggled into his arms.
"That idea I like," she said, before yawning. Before they knew it, they were asleep, holding each other and dreaming away.
The Next Morning
Kara woke up, yawned and stretched. She looked over and saw that Kevin wasn't there and wondered where he went. She saw a couple of red roses and a note. She smiled as she grabbed the roses, got the note and opened it. She smelled the roses and read the note. The note read, "Kay, You were sleeping peacefully. I didn't have the heart to wake you up. I went out with the boys to work out. See you went I get back. Forever Yours, Kev."
She got out of bed and put the roses in a makeshift vase and went to the bathroom to get ready. She was in the shower, singing her favorite song, "A Room in My Heart" by Faith Hill:
My heart was once just like a home
With many rooms and open doors
And I always let love in
It would change the rooms around and then
Leave them empty
'Til one by one I locked each door
And soon forgot what love was for
But I never gave up hopin'
So I left just one door open
In case you found me
So there's a room in my heart for you
If your trust has been stolen too
If you walk softly on this worn out wooden floor
And leave behind you the hurt you've had before
There's a room in my heart for you
We'll paint the walls from blue to white
And set the mood by candlelight
Together we'll keep out the cold
And I'll still be there when we're old
If you'll let me
So there's a room in my heart for you
If your trust has been stolen too
If you walk softly on this worn out wooden floor
And leave behind you the hurt you've had before
There's a room in my heart for you
When she came out of the shower, she started singing another song:
Well in this world of sorrow, trouble and temptation
Jesus always promised trial and tribulation
Then He said, "You don't have to fret or fear
Children, be of good cheer and keep walkin' on"
Children, keep walkin' on, keep walkin' on
Keep walkin' on, keep walkin' on
In Jesus Christ the truth is found
He'll keep our feet on solid ground
Sometimes we have to just believe
What He put in the Book for us to read
Satan you can't fool this girl
My Lord overcame this world
And I'm walkin' on, yeah I'm walkin' on
Lord, I'm walkin' on, yeah I'm walkin' on
Well Jesus walked on the water, Peter walked on it too
God gave you the power to do what you cannot do
Every road we travel He's traveled down before
There ain't no need to worry where it leads to anymore
I'm walkin' on, I'm walkin' on, I'm walkin' on
I'm walkin' on, I'm walkin' on, I'm walkin' on
Well the road is narrow and it's straight
But it leads right up to the Golden Gate
It may be rough it may be long
But I don't have to walk alone
Step by step and day by day
He takes my hand and I hear Him say
Keep walkin' on, gotta keep walkin' on
Oh, keep walkin' on, oh keep walkin' on
What you gonna do, can't pay the rent
Yeah what you gonna do when the money's spent
What you gonna do when you just can't cope
Hey, what you gonna do when you're outta hope
Oh, keep walkin' on, oh keep walkin' on…
She came outside of the bathroom, just in time to see the guys in the room, clapping and cheering her singing. She blushed at first, but then she just bowed and took it in. "You would have made Faith Hill run for her money," Ric said.
"That was Faith Hill?" Paul asked.
"Yes, it was, Paul," Kay responded, "I have all of her CD's at home. I listen to it all the time. Believe me. You can ask Ric about it and even Kevin, if he remembered."
"Vaguely, you had a lot of CD's at your place," Kevin replied.
"What's the plan for today?" Ric asked.
"Well, I don't know about you guys, but Paul and I have a lunch meeting with Vince to discuss the options of our angle," Kara replied while applying her make up.
"Autograph session at 1 pm and I'm meeting some of the other superstars who are going to the session for lunch," Kevin said.
"What am I supposed to do?" Ric said.
"I'm sure you'll find something to do," Kara answered.
"Hang out with Scott," Kevin replied.
"You guys don't know what happened to Scott do you?" Ric asked.
"No, what happened?" Kara asked.
"He didn't tell me anything," Paul said and Kevin agreed.
"He had some disagreement with Vince and left the federation. He isn't working with us anymore," Ric explained.
"What?" Kara said.
"Yeah, Vince really didn't explain much about what really happened."
"I think I know why," Kevin said. "He's recovering from alcohol and stuff. I think Vince caught him from drinking and thought that Scott would be back to his behavior like before and probably wanted him out."
"That could be it. I mean, Scott did have a problem with alcohol before, but he joined rehab. I thought he had it under control," Paul said.
"He did, but obviously Vince disagreed," Kevin said.
"Well, I gotta go and get ready for the meeting. I'll catch up with all of you later on," Paul replied.
"I gotta get ready myself as well," Kevin replied. Just then Kara came out of the bathroom and noticed that everyone was leaving.
"Kay, I'll meet you downstairs in an hour," Paul replied.
"Ok, see ya," she replied back.
"Need the bathroom anymore?"
"All finished," she said. "So Ric, what are you going to do?"
"I'll more likely go back to my hotel room, get showered and then call the family, pay some bills and all that other stuff. I've been putting it off for a couple of days."
"Ok, I'll see you tonight at the arena," she said, giving Ric a hug.
"I'll see you tonight," he said, returning the hug and then left.
She finished getting ready and saw Kevin come out of the bathroom with nothing but a towel around his waist. She looked at him with desire, "You're drooling," Kevin said.
"I have every right to drool over you," she said.
"As I have every right to drool over you as well," he replied, kissing her temple.
"I gotta go and meet Paul and Vince downstairs. I'll see you after your autograph session today," she said, putting some things into her purse.
"Ok, I'll see you later," he said, kissing her.
She kissed him back, "I better go before you try and strip me." Kara laughed as Kevin growled. She went towards the elevator to meet Paul and Vince. She was in her own little world and didn't realize that Paul was following right behind her. She stood in front of the elevator and pushed the down button.
"Heading somewhere?"
Kara jumped in surprise, "Paul, you scared me."
"Obviously, you were off somewhere for the past minute or so. I was right behind you."
"I was thinking," she said, dreamily.
"About Kevin, I assume?"
"Maybe"
"I know you were. You have that look on your face," Paul stated.
"What look?" she asked. The elevator doors opened and they both walked in and pressed for the lobby floor.
"The same look that Kevin had when I was talking to him the other day. Both of you are in love with each other."
"Paul, I am in love with him, but I don't have the courage to tell him," she confessed.
"Did he tell you?"
"Yes"
"Did you say it back?"
"No, but he understood why I couldn't. I want to, more than anything, but I don't know if I can," she said, then the doors opened again and they both walked out. They both met Vince in the middle of the lobby. They decided to stay at the hotel's restaurant for the meeting. The meeting went on for a couple of hours before Paul and Kara went back upstairs to Kevin and Kara's hotel room. Kara looked around as they both walked into the room, "Obviously Kevin isn't back yet."
"I'm not surprised. Autograph sessions take a long time," he explained.
"Well, I didn't know. I never had one myself."
"I think you will. I mean I will be having one myself in like a month or so. You'll probably be there with me."
Kara nodded, "Want to see if Ric is doing anything?" Paul nodded and Kara called Ric. "Ric, you doing anything right now? Paul and I are finished with the meeting and Kevin isn't back yet from the session. Ok, we'll meet you there in a few. Ric's in his hotel room, finishing up his paperwork. I'm going to leave Kevin a note explaining where we are," she said and then wrote the note and placed it where Kevin would see it. Both headed towards Ric's hotel room and knocked.
Ric opened the door and allowed them to come in. "Hold on a minute. I'm talking to Beth on the phone right now" Kara's eyes lit up as soon as she heard Beth's name. She stood next to Ric while he was talking to her, wanting to talk to Beth. Ric was laughing, "Honey, Kara wants to talk to you but I think I'm not going to." Kara whined and gave Ric her puppy dog look. "Yes, she's using it right now." Kara stood there in shock with her fists on her hips. Ric just laughed and gave her the phone. Soon, both Kara and Beth were chatting away.
"Are they close?" Paul asked.
"Unbelievably close," Ric replied as he watched her laugh at whatever Beth had said. "I mean, there were times where her own mother just didn't care for her and Beth came in to comfort her. Damn, it just amazes me how she's this beautiful person and her parents are just crappy."
"I agree. She's had a lot of bad shit happen to her," Paul said. There was a knock on the door and Ric opened the door and saw that it was Kevin. Kevin came in and saw Kara chatting away on the phone. He pointed at her and looked puzzled.
"She's talking to my wife," Ric said. Kevin nodded in understanding and the three guys talked business until it was time to leave for the arena. Ric looked at Kara and she was still chatting away on the phone. He tapped her on the shoulder and pointed at the watch.
"Oh, I gotta go, Ashley. Dad's calling me to work now," she said, smiling and looking at Ric. "I'll talk to you later. Yeah, it was definitely good to talk with you. Give Reid my love, will ya? Bye." She hung up the phone and looked at the guys innocently, "What?"
"How is it that you can sit in one place and talk on the phone for hours but get restless for a simple meeting?" Paul asked.
"I don't know," Kara said, shrugging her shoulders. She walked out the door and went to her hotel room to get her things before heading to the arena.