"Kat, wait." David said and took Kat's arm. They had reached the parking lot.
"Doesn't it bother you?" Kat eye's were full of tears.
"No, because I've been where you are." David's voice was so calmed that it had the a smoothen effect on Kat.
"When?"
"Last year, I not sure when I fall for Dani, for all I remembered she was always Patrick's sidekick. But when I realised I was head over heels in love with her it was late. I always know what to do, except when it comes to that girl, believe me. I asked Patrick, he said there was nothing. Ultimately I realised it was my fear making me see things that weren't there. It hasn't been easy, I broke with her last winter because I thought I was doing the right think, she is too young, I know. But I can't stop myself, I love her, I came to help Patrick but I'm not going to lie to you, I was eager to see her again. Even if we are not together." David said.
"But.." Kat felt her head dizzy from emotions and information.
"Look, the thing is, let's pretend that you are right. Dani and Patrick have something, they just don't know yet. If that is the case, I don't care, I would never change any single moment I spend with that girl. I rather have a pack full of memories, than one full of regrets." David said.
"I know you are right... It's just it has been too much for a , David." Kat said, and left for her car.
David returned to the hospital.
MEANWHILE
"KAT!" Patrick screamed.
"She won't come back, you'll have to talk to her when you get out of here." Dani said in spanish.
"I know." Patrick said sadly. "When did the David thing happened?" Patrick asked calmly.
"Last year, in January. He had some business in Chile, he went home for three days, we spend all day together. I don't even recall when, but by the end of the first day, we were walking holding hands, we laughed so much when we realised it. Then he kissed me. I know he is older, but I don't care, and I knew I should have told you, but I was afraid that if it didn't work you'll have to choose; and I kept remembering how much you hated to choose when your parents divorced, even if you wanted to be with your dad." Dani said. "And Patrick, I know you want to protect Susan. She might be your mother, but you can't put yourself in danger, and it's ok. Believed me, I'm having a hard time to keep myself to go and screamed to Joe and Susan a few things they deserved." Dani said and the anger made her eyes even darker.
"I know". Patrick took Dani's hand, and smiled. He felt a 10 year old boy again. "Can we..."
"I swear I was going to tell you the same thing." she said with relief.
"Do you think I would be available to put some sense in Kat?" Patrick asked, making space in his bed for his friend.
"She'll come around, ultimately you'll have to convince her, besides, I really thought you were done after the elections. And you manage to sleep with her, it would be fine. I start" Dani said
"You always start." Patrick complained.
"I'm older and wiser." She said.
"Yeah, for six months."
"That's enough, baby boy. I see a dinosaur." Dani said looking to the celling.
"Over there" Patrick said pointing a stain in the celling.
"Yeah that's right."
"OK. I see a star." Patrick said.
"Over there" Dani pointed another stain.
"Wrong." Patrick announced.
Patrick and Dani where arguing when David entered the room. He smiled, he sat and watched them play. After becoming friend with Pedro and Patrick he learned Spanish, he could understand it, read it, and even writing, talking that was another issue. Every time he tried Patrick and Dani made fun of him.
LATER IN THE STANFORD HOUSE
Walter and Bianca were preparing everything for dinner. Kat just excuse herself, she said she was to tired for eating. Walter bought it, Bianca knew something was up with her sister. But she decided to play along, she had dinner with her father, and when it was over, she told him, she was going to take a snack for Kat.
Bianca entered her sister room, she was listening something in her iPod, she looked confused.
"Do you want something to eat?" Bianca asked.
"Not, really." Kat answered.
"What happened?" Bianca asked to her older sister.
Kat let everything out. It was too much for her to handle, she was worried for Patrick, at the same time she was angry at him, she felt jealous, but at the same time she knew that if Patrick was in loved with some else there was anything she could do about it, not even complain. No one can rule the heart. David was so right, maybe he was Yoda.
Bianca listened to her sister, and thought about her literary crush: "One person can't feel all that at once, they'd explode." It was a wonder to her, that her sister didn't turn into a million pieces.
"Patrick is not in love with her, he told me himself" Bianca said after her sister finished her long speech.
"When?"
Bianca told Kat about her talk with Patrick, Kat only nodded.
"I get it here" she said pointing to her head "but here" she pointed to her heart "It's another story. I think I'm just too much of a insecure teenage girl."
"You are a teenage girl Kat" Bianca smiled "I've been trying to tell you that for years. You might be more mature that 99% of teenagers of the world, but you are still one of us."
Both sisters laughed.
"I don't know how you did it, but you managed to grow up in record time." Kat smiled at her younger sister. "By the way, I'm giving my blessing to Blank" Kat announced.
"Really? Did he told you something?" Bianca asked with a full grin on her face.
"Yeah, he was brave enough to ask me." Kat said.
"Well, if you are OK, I'll go to my room" Bianca said trying to sound as normal as she could.
"Say hi to Blank for me, would you?" Kat said grinning at her sister.
"I have no idea what you are talking about." Bianca left before she let out more, it wasn't she didn't trust Kat, but she knew her to well to know if she acted as enthusiastic as she felt, Kat would make fun of her until the end of times.
Kat was looking at the ceiling, trying to put an order in everything she felt. Then it hit her, David was right, she didn't believed in Patrick because she was too afraid of loving him. All her problems with him could be summarised in that. She was terrified of her own feelings, because it could only mean one thing, she was becoming vulnerable to get hurt.