Johnny looked through the peep hole and then looked at Ethan "It's Kristina, what do you want me to do?", he asked shaking his head.

Ethan slipped up the stairs looking at Johnny giving him the "Don't tell her I am here eyes."

Johnny took a deep breath and opened the door. She was standing there in sweatpants and a v neck t shirt. Her face was clean, she had no traces of makeup but only traces of tears. He stepped aside and opened the door and she walked in. Knowing Ethan was at the top of the stairs listening, he would have to be very careful what he would say to her. She was his friend too, so the least he could do was listen.

"Hey Krissy, what brings you here this late?" he asked as he sat on the couch.

She came over and sat down on the couch, you could tell that she had been crying. He didn't know what to do, so he took her in his arms and just held her tight.

"Thanks Johnny, I needed that", she said as she pulled away.

Ethan was at the top of the stairs knowing that Johnny had just hugged her and that made him jealous, knowing now what Johnny thought of her.

"Have you heard from Ethan ?", she asked wiping the tear away.

"No, he's in the Dominican getting his divorce, he told me he would call me when he got back", Johnny said feeling horrible about lying to her.

"He is back I was with him in the Dominican. Things ended badly and Sonny and my mom flew us back", she wiped the tears away again.

Johnny hugged her again and tried to console her asking her to stop crying so that Ethan could hear she was upset and that's why he kept hugging her.

"Just tell me what happened," Johnny encouraged.

"I just have to run upstairs and grab something and I will be right back and then you can tell me everything." he said as he ran up the stairs

She sat there alone on the couch wondering why she had come to Johnny. She would normally call Ethan, but this time she couldn't. What was she going to do?

As Johnny ran up the stairs he nearly tripped over Ethan who was listening to their conversation.

"You might not want to listen to this, if you are not ready to hear what she has to say." He mentioned grabbing a blanket.

Johnny went back downstairs and laid the blanket across Kristina and handed her a box of tissues, and a glass of diet coke. He knew she was going to need them.

"Ok Krissy, take your time and tell me what happened", he said as he rubbed her hand.

Johnny, I have no idea what I was thinking. He didn't ask me to go with him, but considering myself as an adult now I was going to make my own discussions. After everything that had happened with Maya, I didn't think he should be alone. So I booked a ticket on his flight and went and sat down next to him. He tried to get me off the plane but slowly he seemed to have warmed up to the idea. When we got to the hotel they had only one room with one bed, which sent everything inside me into overdrive. I imagined us in bed, making love, in my mind it seemed perfect. Then he said he would take the couch. There are times I understand where he is coming from with not wanting to date me because of my father, but he wasn't there. It was just us. I figured we could go to the beach and hang out maybe go dancing later. He didn't object which made my heart skip a beat. We could have stayed in the hotel room all afternoon and all night. So we went down to the beach I had the perfect bathing suit. I slipped off my cover up and was standing there in my new black bikini he had this smile on his face almost as if he liked what he saw. I then saw another woman walk behind me that he must have been staring at. We ended up showering and getting dressed for dinner and dancing. He wouldn't let me drink even though in that country I was legal age. The way he held me when we were dancing sent shivers down my spine. I could feel the heat of his hands through my dress setting my skin on fire. He had a lot to drink and I helped him back to the room at about 3:00am. Small desires in me wanting him to kiss me touch me and he ended up passing out on the bed. I went and showered put on my new nightgown and slipped into bed only to dream what could have happened. He never even leaned over to hold me in bed. We got up the next day and went to the court house where Sonny and my mom busted in and thought we were getting married. I am sure it didn't help that we were standing there wearing white and I was holding flowers. Dad dragged us back on his jet and there was a blowup between all of us, and Ethan told dad that he would see me whenever he wanted to. When we landed they rushed me into the limo and we never got to say goodbye." She let out a sign and started crying again.

Upstairs Ethan was thinking to himself how he was such an idiot, how could he not have seen what she was trying to do. He was oblivious to what she was hoping would happen on the trip. Now he felt ashamed, even though nothing had happened.

Back downstairs, Johnny was hugging Krissy as she was sobbing; he kissed the top of her head telling her everything would be ok. As he leaned away he asked," Is it ok if I tell you what I see from all of this".

Krissy, I see that somewhere along the line you have matured from a school girl into a beautiful woman standing before me, and with that I can see that your feelings for Ethan have changed as well. It went from a school girl crush into some legitimate feelings. I can see the sadness in your eyes, knowing that Ethan is not expressing the same feelings you are. Perhaps he is in a situation where he can't. That may be the reason why he can't act on any feelings he has for you. I know him, he is my best friend. I see the way he looks at you, I hear the way he talks about you when you aren't around. His face lights up. I know that he does have feelings for you I just think he is coming to terms with them and figuring what to do next !

"You are a gorgeous, smart, funny, kind hearted person that any guy would be lucky to have on his arm", he said as he smiled and tucked a piece of hair behind her ear.

"Perhaps, what you need to do is back off a little bit and maybe he will realize what he is missing", Johnny said as he stood up.

Kristina stood up and took off the blanket and threw it down on the couch. She smiled and thanked Johnny for listening. She asked him not to tell Ethan she had come.

"I am going to head home, I am really tired", she said as she hugged him goodbye.

"Are you ok to drive home?" he asked

"I am fine, I actually feel a little better. I will talk to you tomorrow", she said as she walked out the door.

Ethan came down stairs looking as if he had wiped tears from his eyes. Looking at Johnny he said, "Now the confusion is really setting in!"

"What am I going to do now", he asked looking puzzled.

"If Krissy is true to her word she will back off a bit giving you some time to figure out what you want.", he said patting him on his back.

"I wouldn't wait a long time to figure out what you already know. Someone else might come along and see what a great woman she is and you will regret it for the rest of your life", Johnny said as he opened the door.

"Hey Ethan, you never answered me... Do you love her?" Johnny questioned.

Ethan just looked at him confused and headed for the elevator.