Revealed

Chapter Seven Part One

Meanwhile,Kate Howard was out of the hospital and had new thoughts in her mind. Thoughts that told her that she should tell Sonny about his son with her cousin. She had kept that secret,that horrible dreaded secret from the man she loved for twenty two years. Twenty two years too many. It didn't matter anymore what Olivia thought. Sonny needed to know.

"Kate?" A voice asked hesitantly.

She turned to look at the person who had said her name. Maxie Jones,her assistant stood there,framed in the doorway of her office. The petite blond had a steaming latte clasped in her hand. "Maxie." She said trying to smile at the girl.

Maxie smiled and stepped farther into the office,hand outstretched to hand Kate her coffee. "Welcome back ." She said to her boss politely.

Kate smiled at the girl. "Thank you Maxie. I heard from Clarice that you got the new issue of Crimson out yourself. Wouldn't run anything by her from what she told me." She said sternly,looking at the girl.

Maxie looked down at her open toed shoes in embarrassement. "I'm sorry Kate. I really couldn't help myself. I really wanted to get the magazine running." She explained. She suddenly noticed how distant Kate seemed,almost as if she wasn't really there and she wondered if her boss knew that Spinelli was her long,lost nephew. Her almost husband's son. She shook her head slightly. If Kate knew,she would've said something.

The blond bustled out of the room and to her desk to answer a phone call. During that time Kate got on the elevator to leave and go see Sonny.

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"Hello Max." Kate said,smiling at her boyfriend's bodyguard.

" Sonny didn't mention that you were out of the hospital." He said,letting her into the foyer.

She smiled at him thankfully as she stepped inside. "He doesn't know. Where is he? May I speak to him?" She inquired.

"Well, he's in a meeting at the moment." Max stammered nervously.

Kate frowned. "He's in a meeting? But with who?"

"I can't tell you tha--" He was cut off when the door to the living room opened and Claudia Zaccarah walked out with Sonny behind her.

Claudia stopped short and smirked at Kate with one hand on her hip and her black and red stilletto clicking on the ground. "Well,well,well." She purred. "Look what the cat dragged in. So what was it like to be shot?"

"You can leave now." Sonny told her coolly,glaring straight at her.

"Fine. But don't forget are little arrangement Sonny." Claudia said moving closer to him,until their faces were mere inches apart before turning on her heel and sashaying out the door with a laugh.

Kate turned back to Sonny and they walked into the living room,shutting the door behind them. "What was that all about Sonny?" She asked,her voice shaking,forgetting the reason she was here in the first place.

"It was just buisiness Kate." Sonny said quickly,going over to the bar to pour himself a glass of scotch. "So what are you doing out of the hosital?" He asked.

Kate swallowed hard and wouldn't look at him. It was now or never.