Kim walked into her dark apartment and switched on the lights. The place felt pretty lonely now that Oscar had moved out. Julian kept her company most nights but he had to close up the bar this evening, which left Kim home alone. She placed her take-out bags on the counter and rifled through her mail. She walked across the room to her couch and sat down on the cushion resting her feet on the coffee table in front of her. She let out a big sigh and closed her eye's shaking off the stress of the day. As she sat there in the calm, she recalled the encounter that she had that day.

Flashback

Kim was standing at the 4th floor nurse's station when she heard someone behind her call out her name.

"Kim?!"

Kim recognized the voice right away and her eyes widened a bit.

"Joanna? Oh my gosh what are you doing here?" Kim moved from around the desk and over to Jo, trying to pull her in to a hug. Jo steps back and folds her arms across her chest, avoiding the embrace. Kim begins hurling more questions at Jo.

"So, why are you here? How did you know I was in town? How did you know where you could find me?"

"Don't play your innocent act with me." Jo sarcastically replies.

Kim chuckles a little and tilts her head to the side.

"I'm sorry, I don't know what you are talking about. I'm just really surprised to see you that's all." Kim lowers her head to look at the floor.

"I'm here for Drew. I heard about what happened to him and that he was living here so I came to re-connect with him. It sounds like you've been doing some connecting of your own." Jo spits out the words with disdain.

Kim steps into Jo and grabs her by the arm. Jo, grips Kim's hand and forcefully removes it from her arm.

"Do not grab me." Jo orders.

"I'm sorry, but, I have to work here, can we please talk about this in private?" Kim flashes Jo a stern look and points her in the direction of the hallway benches. Jo nods her head slightly and motions for Kim to lead the way.

The women take a seat on a secluded bench under the stairway, where Kim thought they would have a bit of privacy.

"What are you up to, Kim?" Jo firmly asks.

"What do you mean?" Kim looks away and dismisses Jo's question.

Jo grabs at Kim's face and makes her look her in the eye.

"I know what you did to Drew. I know you lied about Oscar."

"Yes, yes I did. So what? What are you going to do about it now, everything's already out in the open," Kim angrily growls at Jo.

"Don't be coy with me Kim. I know you. I know you better that anyone else, don't forget that. We grew up together and were friends for a long time."

"Friends!? You and I are NOT friends anymore!" Kim's voice boomed through the hallway. She darted her head around quickly to see if anyone had heard her outburst.

"Oh you are SO right! We are NOT friends anymore, but before everything you did, we were friends. Really good friends. I am sorry, that you feel I betrayed you in San Diego, but I did what I thought was right. And you got your revenge on me anyway, didn't you?"

"Oh yeah, that's Jo, always doing the right thing." Kim mocked. "I almost got kicked out of med school because of you."

"No, you almost got kicked out of medical school because of your actions. I still don't understand how you got out of that one." Jo retorts.

"Because I didn't do anything wrong." Kim spits back.

"Right, whatever." Jo rolls her eyes. "Look, I'm not here to rehash that old crap. All I want to know is are you up to your old stalking ways?"

"Stalking? That's a bit of a harsh word don't you think?"

"Kim, I mean it, don't act all innocent with me. You know what I'm talking about." Jo grabs Kim by the arm and twists her around to face her.

Kim, wriggles out of Jo's grasp and lunges forward standing in front of her, furious.

"I don't owe you any explanation for anything. But, just so you'll get off my back I'll tell you. NO. I'm not doing anything to Drew. He won't have anything to do with me since he found out I lied." Kim bitterly replies, folding her arms across her chest and refusing to look at Jo.

Jo stands up and pushes up right next to Kim, standing shoulder to shoulder with her.

She quietly whispers, "You better be telling me the truth. Drew is very important to me and I'm not going to be letting anyone mess with him. Got it?"

Kim twists her head away from Jo and quietly scoffs. Jo stands there for a few more seconds making sure she had gotten her point across and then walks off toward the elevator and out of sight. Kim turns to watch Jo go, scowling at her the whole time. She couldn't believe the nerve of Jo, accusing her of doing something wrong. She had no idea. Kim sighed out loudly and shook off the encounter. She walked back over to the nurse's station and got her mind back on her work.

End Flashback

Kim growled out in frustration remembering the upsetting encounter with Jo. She sat up quickly and removed her shoes. She picked them up and walked over to the hall closet. Placing the shoes on the closet floor she then reached up and grabbed a wooden box off the shelf. She carried the box over with her back to the couch and set it on the coffee table. Sitting, she rubs her hands over the top of the box a few times. Carefully opening the box, Kim peers inside and slowly a devilish smile creeps across her face. She reaches in the box and calmly removes two items, placing them on the cushion next to her. Sitting back in the sofa she bends her legs up underneath her and shoves her feet into the cushion next to her. Looking down she gently picks up the small doll and holds it up to her chest. She pats the doll on the back and gives it a squeeze. Placing the doll back on the couch next to her she then picks up the silver watch and holds it up in front of her. She rubs the face of the watch with her thumb and brings it close to her face. Kim catches a scent of Drew's cologne, wafting off the watch and she smiles slightly. She holds the watch to her cheek and then kisses it softly.

As she sits there on the couch with the items on her lap Kim fantasizes about Drew. She needed to figure out a way to get him to forgive her. She longed for him to hold her, to touch her, to want her. Kim's thoughts were interrupted by a knock on the door.

On the other side she could hear a muffled voice.

"Hey Kim, it's Julian, are you still awake?"

Kim's eyes widened. She couldn't let him see these things. Quickly she placed the items back in the box and stashed it back on the top of the closet.

Impatient with no response, Julian knocked again, a bit louder and longer.

"Kim, are you there?"

"Coming!" Kim took a quick survey of the room to make sure everything was put back in order. She took a deep breath in and put her thoughts of Drew out of her mind. Striding over to the door she smiled as she opened it.

"Hi there beautiful." Julian cooed when he saw Kim.

Kim giggled and threw her arms around Julian's neck. "Hey there, Charlie. How was your night?" Kim guided him through the door and into the room closing the door behind them.

"Oh, it was, just, you know, work."

"How about you, how was your day?" Kim darted her eyes back and forth not wanting to let him know about her visit from Jo.

"Oh you know, it was work." They both chuckled and locked arms as they glided over to the sofa to sit down. The slumped back in the cushions and kissed each other sweetly.

"You know, I just want you to know that I am so happy I have you to come home to after a hard day. I love you."

"I love you too, Charlie." Kim reaches over and hugs Julian and lays her head on his chest. Julian was so comforting to her. She wanted to hold on to this moment. She wanted to let Julian be enough, she hoped that she could.

As she laid there peacefully in his arms her thoughts slowly wandered back to the items in her secret box and her longing for Drew.