Chapter Forty-Five: A Little Party Never Killed Nobody

"Are you sure?" Bonnie asked. The doubt she was feeling was clearly audible in her voice and she earned a sharp look for it.

"Yes, most definitely." Kai replied boldly, almost sounding like his old self.

"Don't you want to think about it again? I mean, no one is rushing you."

Kai got up from his chair and went over to hers, leaning onto the armrests. "Bon, tell me what the hell I'm supposed to do the entire day. Also, it's senior year and even though I have the ability to process a lot of information in a short amount of time, I am not that good. So, going back to school is the obvious choice." Kai closed the distant between them right before Bonnie opened her mouth to interject and captured her mouth with his. The kiss, which Bonnie tried to wiggle her way out of at first turned into a full make-out session when Bonnie realized there was no getting out of it and started to embrace it rather than to fight it. She was well aware that Kai was trying to distract her from the topic of his imminent return to school just two days from now (and damn the bastard for being so good at it) but there was nothing Bonnie could do to fight this. Her body would just give in to him. She saw how this could turn out to be a problem in the future. If Kai would use his body every time to get out of a discussion with her, Bonnie might need to commit herself into rehab so she could learn a few techniques to withstand the alluring sensation that was Kai Parker, in order to finally get things talked through. But right now was not the time or place to be pushy, so Bonnie reveled in the moment instead.

Too soon for her liking Kai broke off the kiss and smiled at her triumphantly and sat back down in his seat, turning his attention back to the cereals in front of him. What a freaking dick.

They were sitting in the Parker dining room. Bonnie had stayed over after the memorial had ended and had made sure that Kai got enough rest after an exhausting day like this. It had taken him a while to fall asleep but once Bonnie started stroking his hair, his lids got heavier by the second and he finally closed his eyes. Bonnie soon after followed him into the land of dreams. Now, after spending half the morning being lazy, they were eating a late breakfast- consisting of cereals for him and bacon and eggs for her- when Kai had presented her with his choice to come back to school on Monday.

She had been happy hearing this at first, but then the doubt kicked in. What if he wasn't ready- and Bonnie was pretty certain that he was not after everything Jo had told her yesterday- and going back to school would only make things worse? Right now she had him mostly to herself, except for his family, but with all these other people around, it might get harder for her to reach him and talk to him about his way of grieving. She needed to make sure she talked to him before school started again. She just needed a good opportunity.

The opportunity didn't come, at least within the next two hours she spent with Kai. He seemed significantly better than yesterday, which was not really surprising, but he still avoided certain topics and was overall too indifferent about pretty much everything. Bonnie would need to have this talk tomorrow since she promised Faye to come over. So she said goodbye to him and thought about the best way to initiate this talk on her way over to Faye.

Faye was in some crisis over what to wear to some party later that day. Bonnie was too occupied with her own thoughts that she missed what kind of party she was referring too until Faye turned to her and asked her what she would wear.

"Me?" Bonnie asked confused.

"Yeah, I guess you won't be looking like this." Faye pointed at her sweat pants and loose shirt. She hadn't minded changing before heading to Faye's.

"I'm not going to go anywhere tonight, Faye." Bonnie shook her head to underline the finality of her decision, there was no point in trying to convince her otherwise.

"Really? You're going to let Kai go alone?"

"What? Kai is not going to any party!" Bonnie was surprised to hear Faye say this. How in the world would she think he was up for that already?

Faye shrugged. "Hmmm, I heard some people say he was showing up. I mean, this is the 'boarding school party-girl' that's throwing this party. You know the one that's party you actually attended this year with Carolina and Elena? Kai is actually a regular party guest on her parties but I guess this is not the right time and she only did announce the party about a week ago, maybe he didn't even hear about it."

Faye kept on rambling about that party but Bonnie's thoughts were spinning again. "Who said he was gonna be there?" Bonnie asked.

"I spoke to Jennifer Friggs, who is currently dating Brian Glen and according to her, Brian said Kai would show up "for sure"." The last part of her sentence she put in air quotation. Faye now watched Bonnie's reaction to this. Brian Glen said Kai was going to go to that party? That was news to her. Kai was in NO condition to be drinking but the fact that it came from Brian, one of Kai's oldest friends, worried her. But would he really hide something like this from her? At this point, Bonnie didn't know what he would do or not do, because he had become somewhat unpredictable, even more than before. But the problem now was that his carelessness and the grief he was trying to avoid would make the prospect of dulling his feelings even further with alcohol sound like a really good thing. If he heard of this party and his friends pushed him a little he might have said yes. If he did say yes, tonight would turn into a disaster.

"Where is this party again?" Bonnie finally asked.

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After texting him, asking about his plans for the night the second Bonnie left Faye's house, she drove back home. She only checked her phone when she was parking her car in front of her house. Before she read his answer she breathed in an out. God help him if he lied to her right now. He didn't because he plainly told her he was planning on going to that party. But he also didn't see Bonnie's objections when she told him that that might not be the best idea. Their short discussion via WhatsApp about the topic ended with him telling her he'd go anyways and if she wanted she could join him.

Bonnie sighed and went inside. She slammed the door shut, the anger about Kai's negligence coming to the surface.

"You alright, baby?" Abby stuck her head out of the kitchen.

"Yeah, I'm fine." Bonnie said but sounded anything but. She followed her mother into the kitchen, slammed her bag onto the ground and let herself drop down on a kitchen chair. Her mother was drying Champaign glasses over at the kitchen island and watched her daughter with wary eyes.

"Should I even mention that I don't believe you for a second or are we just going to pretend that I am not witnessing your mood today?"Abby asked.

Bonnie scoffed. There was no way of hiding her true feelings from her mother, she shouldn't have even tried. "It's not even a big thing, it's just- Kai wants to go to a party tonight and I think that that is more than just a dumb idea but the stubborn bastard won't listen to me." Bonnie placed both her elbows on the table and buried her hands in her hair.

"You think he's not ready for a little bit of normality yet?" Abby wondered out loud.

"I don't only think so, I'm 100% sure of it. He is not dealing with his loss properly, he is running from it. Also, a party can hardly be considered 'a little bit of normality'. Kai isn't exactly known to be the civil bystander in those kinds of things. He'll use this opportunity to bury his pain even further with the help of alcohol and in his current condition it is not really helpful, but of course he doesn't see it like that." Bonnie voiced her concern and her mother nodded understandably.

"You know you can't force him to grief, right? He has to find his own way of dealing with this. Maybe he needs to make this experience to understand that this is not the way."

"Mom, he doesn't even know that he is having an issue. He thinks he's getting better. I know that I can't force him into anything but I am concerned about him. I can't let him run off into his own misery like that." The desperation Bonnie felt inside rushed to the surface. This guy was the most complicated person Bonnie had ever encountered but due to her feelings for him and the very strong bond they shared even when you didn't consider the romantic aspect of their relationship, she couldn't just let him be. She needed to go to that party to make sure he was okay.

Bonnie checked the clock and then jumped out of her chair. Abby looked at her surprised. "What are you doing?"

"I'm going to make sure he doesn't do anything stupid. I'm going to that party." Bonnie explained and went to get upstairs to her room.

"Wow, rewind. You're going to a party where a bunch of teenagers are drinking alcohol without parental supervision?" Abby followed Bonnie to the landing.

Bonnie stopped in the middle of the stairs and turned around to watch her mother. "Mom, there is no need to be concerned right now. I'm not going to enjoy myself, I'm going to babysit my boyfriend. I'll take the car so I won't be drinking anything tonight, you can trust me. Anyways, wouldn't be the first time I went to a party." Bonnie turned back around and disappeared into her room.

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10 p.m.

That was the time Faye had told her the party would start. It was 10:30 now that Bonnie was walking inside the house she only barely remembered from the last time she was here with Elena and Caroline. It was a different time then. She and Kai had only just become friends, celebrating their history assignment, and Bonnie was still deep into the Jeremy-drama. Tonight though, she wasn't here to have fun with her friends, she was here to make sure the guy, that was now not only her best friend but her boyfriend, wouldn't drink himself to death. She hadn't even bothered changing. She had only put on some jeans but kept the loose shirt she had worn all day.

She had waited a little to arrive at the party scene because she didn't think that Kai would be the first to arrive. When she entered the house and saw all the drunken teenagers, she knew that this couldn't have been the result of thirty minutes of partying. Faye must have told her the wrong time.

"Bon, you're here." Like on cue Faye appeared between a bunch of dancing drunks and hugged her.

"I thought this only started half an hour ago." Bonnie screamed over the loud music.

"What? No. The party already started at 8. Did I forget to tell you that? There was a circular mail-" Faye looked apologetic but Bonnie wasn't mad at her. It was only an honest mistake. "Come on, I'll get you an apology-drink."

Faye wanted to drag her to the kitchen but Bonnie stopped her. "I'm not here to drink, Faye. Have you seen Kai?"

"Well, he's most definitely here somewhere. I saw him earlier but not in while."

"I need to find him." Bonnie screamed and Faye told her where she saw him last. Bonnie turned around and left her friend behind. It was hard to get from one place to another because the dancing crowd was literally everywhere and Bonnie bumped into someone every ten inches. When she finally got to the lounge room where Kai was supposed to be, she was already in a bad mood and when she found the room empty except for a couple that was making out in the corner it didn't get any better. Bonnie sighed and turned around to watch over the living room. It was the general partying area but people were spread all over the house and the back yard. It could take forever for her to find him. She didn't even bother calling him because he wouldn't notice anyways. The music was way too loud and way too bassy.

She decided that the best technique would be to take a look into every room before she would head outside. On her way to the kitchen she ran into Liza and Connor who were sitting in the sunroom like the last time. She quickly went to say hi and asked Liza if she had seen Kai but Liza only knew as much as Faye. Bonnie wanted to continue her search, not bothering asking Connor for help, when he held onto her arm.

"He was taking shots by the pool outside only 10 minutes ago." Connor said like a beaten dog. He was probably still feeling bad for what he said the other day. Bonnie had given him a rather hard time recently, not too happy about this rivalry in general but what Connor said about Kai in the cafeteria had just taken the cake. Connor held on to Bonnie's arm for a moment longer, his eyes piercing into hers. He was clearly trying to look apologetic and the fact that he helped her find him right now only underlined that feeling. Bonnie hadn't told every one of her friends about her and Kai yet and Faye had promised to keep it to herself for now. His reaction to that news would be interesting. She wasn't willing to forgive him just yet but she was glad for his help. She smiled at him and he finally let her go.

Rushing towards the back door to get to the pool area Bonnie bumped into even more people, some of them too drunk to stay safely in one place and some wildly making out. She was starting to feel a little jealous of these people who could just get wasted, didn't have to bother about anything else and could just have a good time with the person they were attracted to. Bonnie wanted to do just that.

After a while she finally reached the door. When her hand reached out for the door knob she was swept off her feet by strong arms and turned around in one quick move before her feet touched the ground again. She was a little disorientated and didn't know who had swung her around like this until she heard a deep voice talk to her.

"Benneeeett, so nice to see you could make it."

Bonnie looked up and was surprised to look into the boofy face of Brian Glen. He smiled a crooked smile and watched her with a mixture of restraint and politeness that she had never seen on him before.

"I didn't know you cared so much." Bonnie said sarcastically, wondering what had gotten into him to address her in such a way. He didn't seem too drunk, his eyes were still clear and he could still stand straight but there was a hint of an alcohol scent on him and Bonnie hated that she was standing close enough to even smell it.

"Well, of course I do, Bonnie. We're all friends here, aren't we?" Brian exposed his teeth in the smile he gave her now. He didn't intent to, Bonnie was sure, but he looked to arrogant and dumb right now.

Bonnie only watched him skeptically. The two had only talked about three times before and it had never been pleasant. There was never anything close to friendship forming between the two so Bonnie had no idea what this was all about. But now that she had Brian right in front of her, she could use the opportunity and ask about Kai's whereabouts. She opened her mouth to ask when Brian beat her to it.

"Listen, Bonnie. I know we have gotten off on the wrong foot and I know that that was mostly my fault. I wanted to apologize for that and make sure that we're cool. I mean, you're Kai's girl now, and Kai is my friend. I don't want any bad blood between us, you know."

Bonnie blinked. Did Brian Glen kind of apologize to her for being a dick? It was completely weird because he had never bothered about what she thought of him before but now that he knew that her and Kai were together, it seemed like he wanted to iron everything between them. It didn't make any sense to her, but the weird friendship that Kai had with this guy had always been a mystery to her. The way Brian seemed to be scared of Kai sometimes and the way he tried everything to make Kai content, it was just weird. Maybe he was just afraid that Bonnie would say something bad about him and Kai would lash out on Brian for it. Not a really nice prospect, Bonnie had to admit.

"Don't worry, Brian. We're good." Bonnie simply said and Brian seemed to relax. "Hey, speaking of Kai, have you seen him?" Bonnie continued.

Brian told her the same as Connor just mere minutes ago and Bonnie used the opportunity and got away from Brian. He seemed like a harmless guy but there was just something about him Bonnie couldn't stand. She would try and stay out of that one's reach for as much as possible.

When Bonnie finally got to the back yard she could spot Kai and a few other guys, including Walter, gathering by the pool. There were bottles of alcohol spread all over the ground which daunted her. The tiny hope that he had been reasonable and hadn't gotten drunk was disappearing. Kai stood with his back to her so he couldn't see her, but Walter seemed to recognize her, at least he said something and gestured in her direction while Bonnie approached them which made Kai turn around. His face lit up when he spotted her and her heart betrayed her because she hadn't seen such an expression on him in a while and it was his reaction to her. But no, she had to stay strong now.

She reached him and before she could say anything she felt his lips pressed on hers. Kai kept her in a tight embrace and normally she would have felt a horde of butterflies rushing through her stomach but right now all she could take in were the whistles and encouraging sounds of the dudes sitting behind them and the obvious sent of alcohol in Kai's breath.

The kiss ended rather quickly, but Kai still kept her pressed against him. "Hey there, I didn't think you'd actually show."

"You and me both." Bonnie wiggled her way out of his grip which he obviously disliked and tried actively to prevent. "Are you drunk?" Bonnie now hissed silently so that the others couldn't hear her. Kai let go of her.

"Juuust slightly." Kai joked but the way he was slurring his words told her that he was more than just slightly drunk, not as drunk as she had expected him to be since he was still able to walk and talk but still- she had been too late.

"Yeah, right." Bonnie stated. "Would you mind leaving your posse alone for a minute or two?"

"Yeah Parker, go hit that." Some dude yelled as he heard her words. Kai only turned around and threw him a deafening death-glare. Without further recognition he took Bonnie's left hand and dragged her away from the pool and around the house. They stopped when they reached the porch. Bonnie instantly recognized the place. It was where they first kissed. The prestige of the place didn't escape Kai either, when he sat down on the steps and dragged her down with him, so that she was sitting on his legs, captured in between his arms.

The next second Kai had captured her lips once more but this time it wasn't as gentle as before. The alcohol in his body was probably encouraging him to be bolder. The intensity of the kiss made it impossible for Bonnie to pull away. At first she tried to resist but within seconds she knew there was no way of winning this fight and she lost herself in the kiss. The moment lasted forever until she finally regained some of her brain functions and softly broke of the kiss. Kai tried to place another quick kiss on her lips but she drew away.

With a skeptical look he leaned back a little so he could properly watch Bonnie. "What's going on?"

"As nice as this is, I'm not here for that." Bonnie said, looking down on her lap and then locking gazes with Kai again.

"Oh, no? I thought we were going to get some drinks and then celebrate our more-or-less anniversary. Because, I don't know if you realized but this party was the very first time we kissed." Kai smiled at her.

The fact that this seemed to be a very vivid memory in his mind and that he stressed the importance of said memory like that, made Bonnie's heart skip a beat. Sometimes he was just so cute and he didn't even realize it. "That little fact did not escape my attention." Bonnie suppressed the gigantic smile that wanted to show on her face. She reached out her hand and cupped the right side of his face. "But I won't be celebrating with you here tonight. This is not the place to be for either of us."

Kai sighed annoyed and let his head fall onto her shoulder. "Ergh, not that again."

"Yes, that again. I think we should get home, go to bed, cuddle a little and then sleep it off." Bonnie said softly.

"I feel fine, Bonnie, really. You don't have to worry about me. Everything's better, I feel better. We can enjoy ourselves for a change." Kai tried to convince her.

"Well, like I said, you should sleep it off and we can talk about it in the morning."

"There is nothing to talk about." Kai stated, sounding completely convinced.

Bonnie hesitated. She looked deeply into his eyes. Traces of the lack of sleep and minimal diet over the past weeks were clearly visible on his face. Though he was still as handsome as ever, the change only increased her worries about him. "Yes, there is." Bonnie only stated and he watched her like he didn't have a clue what she was talking about.

"Look, there is something we need to talk about but I need you to be sober for that." Bonnie elaborated further but the expression on his face stayed the same. Bonnie sighed. "I can't force you to do anything, but I'm leaving. You are very welcome to join me." Bonnie placed a peck on his cheek and got off his lap. She walked down the few steps until she was standing on the gravel that lead towards the drive in of the property and turned around once more to face Kai. He was watching her, staying uncharacteristically silent. His expression had faded into an unreadable look.

Bonnie smiled. "Good night, Kai." She turned around and started walking towards the drive way full of cars.

"Wait." Kai said after a few paces. Bonnie turned around and watched him. His gaze was stuck on her and his eyes seemed heavy all of a sudden. He reached out a hand, indicating her to come back. She did and took his outstretched hand. He squeezed her hand and lifted it up to place a soft kiss on it. "I'll get my coat." He simply said and got up, not letting go of her hand.

Bonnie stepped closer to the porch and reached her other hand up to his neck, drawing him down to her so she could give him a kiss. "I'll get the car." Bonnie whispered against his lips and felt him nod. Their ways separated. Kai headed inside and Bonnie headed to her car. She started the engine and drove it as far as she could towards the entrance of the house. Five minutes later, Kai reappeared on the porch and headed straight to her. When he placed himself in the passenger seat they locked gazes for a second.

"Faye says 'bye'." Kai said tiredly.

Bonnie smiled and turned her gaze to the road.

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Just a minute after Bonnie had hit the road Kai had fallen asleep. The alcohol had taken its toll and his general situation probably only added to that. Bonnie directed the car to the Parker house and when they arrived not even 15 minutes later, she hesitantly woke Kai up by brushing her fingers along his cheek.

He stirred and grumbled, seemingly not too amused about having to get up, even though the prospect of a proper bed should have motivated him enough. After yet another five minutes of persuasion Bonnie had finally managed to wake him up properly and they were headed towards the entrance. When they sneaked- or in Kai's case stumbled- into Kai's room, he dropped down on the bed instantly, covering his face with his arm and groaned.

Bonnie only laughed. "Not feeling so good?"

"I can't remember that alcohol has this effect. Never had it before." Kai complained.

"Welcome to the real world." Bonnie snickered, trying not to sound too amused by the sight of Kai suffering. He kind of deserved it. She went over to the bed and sat down on its edge looking over Kai's still covered face. "You need anything?"

"I don't know. What do people need when they are feeling bad because of alcohol?" Kai peaked through at her.

"I don't know. A bucket maybe?" Bonnie teased and Kai groaned.

"You're making fun of me."

"I'm not." Bonnie tried to convince him but the bliss in her voice was clearly audible.

"Yeah, you totally are." Kai wanted to turn away from her but she kept him in place, removing his arm from his eyes and thus forcing him to look at her.

"Hey, I am not." This time she was genuine and Kai looked at her, still not 100% convinced. In contrast to his hangover-like feeling, his eyes were bright and it seemed like he was mostly clear-minded. The short nap had done wonders for his mind but not for his body. His eyes softened now that Bonnie had reached out a hand and brushed it through his hair. "I'll go get you that bucket." She sweetly informed him and wanted to get up. Except Kai had a different idea and held onto her arm, trying to keep her in place but Bonnie was already halfway out of the bed and the tug on her arm made her lose her balance. She tumbled back onto the bed and had to support herself on his right hip to not fall on him completely. When she touched Kai, he hissed and exhaled hardly. He tried to suppress a moan from the pain he was obviously feeling.

Bonnie looked at him, worried. "What was that?" Bonnie's touch couldn't have had such an impact on him, but something was clearly hurting him.

"Nothing, everything's fine." Kai tried to bluff it out but Bonnie was already lifting his shirt to inspect his hip. What she saw was a huge bruise reaching from his hip bone up to his lowest rips.

"Oh my god, Kai. What is this? What happened?" Bonnie asked startled at what she was seeing. She hadn't noticed anything off about him tonight, but the past few days he seemed fine as well, so it could have only happened tonight.

Kai sat back up and pushed his shirt down again. "It's nothing." When Bonnie glared at him he continued. "Well, Zach and Brian got into a fight tonight. It was stupid and they were really punching each other hard. So I tried to calm them down and Brian accidentally hit me, that's all."

"Really? This looks fucking serious, Kai. What kind of person has a punch that can cause something like this?" Bonnie voiced her doubts out loud.

"Err, have you seen Brian? The guy is a quarter back. You don't have the slightest idea what he can do when he is angry."

Bonnie watched Kai intensely. It didn't seem like he was lying to her, but he had still kept the incident from her.

"Why haven't you told me?"

"Why should I? I have a bruise, it'll get better. I'll live. No story to be told here, really."

"I could have helped you." Bonnie nagged helplessly, annoyed that there was yet another thing Kai had kept from her.

"How? What would you have done?" Kai sounded annoyed. "I'm not some damsel in distress. I don't need to be rescued. I can handle myself and if I don't tell you about some dump accident then it is because it is of no importance. You need to stop worrying about me all the time. I- Am-Fine."

"Oh, are you now?" Bonnie bit back and glared at him. Kai focused his attention on her and gave her a warning look.

"What's that supposed to mean?" He hissed sharply, now appearing completely sober. It was a rhetorical question because they both knew that what Bonnie was implying wasn't related to this incident but his general condition.

"You know what I mean." Bonnie turned away from his piercing gaze.

"No, please enlighten me. I'd like to hear all about the little psychoanalysis you and Jo-." Kai bitched but Bonnie interrupted him with her own raging voice.

"You know why I didn't want you to go to that party? Because I knew you weren't ready, because you are still hurting. All that talk about being fine tonight. That's bullshit, major bullshit. It's like you're a different person at the moment. No matter what it is, you don't have an opinion or reaction to it. Sometimes it seems like you are not even paying attention to anything that's happening around you. You don't allow your feelings to unfold, you're running away from it. That's why I didn't want you to go to that party because in a situation like this, where you don't want to feel and alcohol and god knows what else is within reach, I feared that you would use the opportunity to further extract yourself from your feelings and I wasn't too wrong, was I?" Bonnie breathed heavily after she finally stopped her rant.

"Okay, you're being a little overdramatic here, Bonnie. It was just a party, I am entitled to a little bit of fun after everything, don't you think?" His tone was accusing. His eyes were boring into hers and Bonnie could clearly see the fury inside of them. Great, this was going great. She had planned for this to be a civil conversation but the moment had been off, so now it had turned into a full-grown fight. Something she had wanted to avoid, actually.

"The point is not that you are not supposed to have fun, Kai. The point is that you are still in pain over losing your mom but you don't want to see it. You're in denial and that is not good. You need to deal with these feelings to get better."

"I AM dealing with this!" Kai exclaimed.

Bonnie scoffed. "Please, look at yourself. You need to stop lying to yourself. You are not okay. You're walking around like a zombie. Your body is still alive but you are dead inside. It's like you don't feel anything."

Something rushed over Kai's face that Bonnie would interpret as hurt. It was only there for a second before it was replaced by anger. They were staring into each other's eyes, both enraged and emotionally heightened.

"I don't feel anything, huh?" Kai finally broke their silence. His voice was calm, too calm for the situation and Bonnie only now realized that she had gone too far with her accusation of him feeling nothing, because she had implied that he was also feeling nothing for her, the only emotion he had shown over the last weeks. Something that Bonnie knew, was hard for him to begin with. Her statement had probably made him think that she didn't believe that his feelings were genuine, that their relationship had any kind of future. However he had taken that statement, it had insulted him.

"Kai-" Bonnie tried to reach out to him to explain her point more civilized but Kai avoided her touch.

"You know, you're right, Bonnie. I don't feel a single emotion. I never have and never will." He interrupted her, still too calm.

"I didn't-"

"What gives you the right to judge the way I am coping with my mother's death? How the hell would you know how I am supposed to deal with my feelings right now? People don't deal the same way with loss and you have no idea what it feels like to lose someone. So why don't you go unnerving someone else with your useless advises?" Now he was the one hurting her with his harsh words. It was on purpose, Bonnie was sure of it. She hurt him, he hurt her back. That was the way the old Kai Parker would have dealt with a situation like this, but she had thought that when it came to the both of them he had grown. But apparently not. Bonnie looked into his face, anger written all over it, he was breathing heavily. Tears started to form in her eyes. She hadn't anticipated such an outcome. She was just worried about him and wanted to help, but apparently he was in more pain than she had thought.

Before the tears could come streaming down her face, she stood up from the bed, reached for her stuff and headed to the door. She heard Kai drop down on the mattress once more. Right before she opened the door she hesitated for a second. Was this really the right way to handle this situation, just storming out of the room? But then she shook her head, she was too hurt and angry at him to be staying and he probably was too. The distance would clear their heads and maybe tomorrow the air between them would have cleared and they could have a decent conversation. But right now, being in each other's vicinity would not do anyone any favors. So she opened the door and got out without a second glance or word.

Author's note: Ups, ended things on a not so good note. Hope you'll forgive me.