Author Notes: I have this stroy pretty much done... I'm just going to take my time loading it all... that way if someone gives me a better idea I still have time to change it... not that I really want to change it but ya never know...
Shoutouts: JasonLeeScottFan- it's like you share my brain wave LOL Hope you enjoy this chapter too.
"Kat are you sure you're okay?" Tanya asked as she parked the car outside Kat's house.
"Tanya I'm fine I just needed a ride." Kat replied as she reached for the door handle.
"Kat I can read you like a book. Something is wrong and you're fighting back tears."
"I'm in pain and I just want to go lie down. The doctor said it wasn't a good idea for me to be alone with my concussion. That's why I called you."
"Don't lie to me. I can tell something is on your mind."
"Can I just go inside? You don't have to stay if you don't want. I'll be fine either way."
"I said I wouldn't leave you alone and I'm not going to." Tanya remarked as she got out of her car. Kat silently climbed out of the passenger side and walked toward the front door.
She slipped the key into the lock and paused. "I broke it off with Tommy." She cried. "I couldn't keep living a lie." Tears ran down her face. Tanya rushed to her side and hugged her friend.
"Kat you did the right thing. He's married."
"What am I going to do?" she buried her head into Tanya's shoulder. Tanya stroked her hair.
"Come on let's get you inside and you can cry it all out." Tanya unlocked the door and guided her friend into the house. She sat down on the couch with Kat and let her cry on her shoulder all the while stroking her hair and rocking her.
"What should I do Tanya?"
"There's nothing to do, you already did the right thing. Now you just need time to heal."
"I don't know if I did the right thing or not…"
"Kat… He's married."
"And I'm pregnant."
"What?!"
"I didn't know, I found out today after I broke it off."
"Aren't you on anything?!" Tanya questioned.
"I forget to take the pills everyday and I hadn't been to the doctor to get the patch yet." Kat cried even harder.
"Katherine Marie!" Tanya stood from the couch. "What the hell are you going to do now?"
"Tanya please, I don't know what to do"
"Well don't ask me. I've been telling you to break it off for awhile, now that you have… I don't know what to tell you."
"Tanya I could really use a friend right now."
"Kat everyone knows about you and Tommy, what… how…" Tanya turned and stared out the window. "Nikki is going to find out about this you know. Your reputation will go down the drain as will Tommy's."
"I don't have to say it's Tommy's." Katherine said.
"Then who else could be the father?" Tanya said sarcastically.
"I don't…"
"It goes against my morals, but I think you should get an abortion." Tanya replied without looking at her.
"Tanya! I…"
"I don't see you have many choices. If you have this baby it will ruin your life and Tommy's. Not to mention poor Nikki. What will it do to her when she finds out? She has wanted a baby for so long with Tommy."
"I could go away until the baby is born."
"Then what? Tell everyone you got knocked up right after you left here?" Tanya snipped. She had been worried something like this would happen since she found out about Tommy and Kat.
"Don't turn your back on me Tanya! I need you."
"Should have thought about that before you bedded a married man." Tanya shook her head before walking to the door. "Don't worry I won't say anything till you decide what to do, but don't ask me to help cover your mistake. You made your bed now sleep in it."
Kat watched in horror as her best friend slammed the door and walked out to her car. The one person she thought she could trust turned her back on her. Now she had to decide what to do before it was too late to do anything.
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Tommy sat on his porch silently watching the sunset. Nikki was in the flowerbed tending to her roses. That was how he first met her. She was tending to her roses one day as he jogged by. He was so wrapped up in the thoughts in his head he never saw her watering can laying on the ground. She had cleaned up the cut on his forehead and he asked her to dinner. The rest was history.
"I sure hope that Katherine is alright. She hasn't called yet." Nikki said breaking the silence.
"I'm sure she's fine. Tanya went to get her from the hospital and planned on staying with her for a while."
"You shouldn't have left her there alone Tommy. She's one of your best friends. I'm sure she would have been more comfortable with someone there for her."
"She told me to go. She's a big girl and can take care of herself."
"Well, if she told you to go… I can see you're worried about her. Why don't you go call her?"
"She's probably resting, but I'll call Tanya." Tommy went inside and grabbed the phone. He dialed Tanya's cell phone. To his surprise Adam answered. "Hey Adam, is Tanya there, I wanted to ask how Kat is."
"She's here, hold on." Tommy heard him set the phone down on the table. He waited for Tanya to pick it back up, but it want's her. "Tanya doesn't want to talk to you, but Kat is as fine as can be expected. Broken nose and a concussion."
"What do you mean she doesn't want to talk to me? Why did she leave Kat alone? With a concussion she shouldn't be left alone for the first twenty-four hours."
"I don't know what's going on. Tanya came home really upset about something but refuses to talk about it. Maybe you should go check on Kat since you're so worried. I've got to take care of my wife." Without so much as a good-bye Adam hung up.
Tommy stared at the phone in his hand. What was going on? He quickly dialed another number. Somebody should stay with Kat, but she didn't want him around.
"Yo Tommy!" Rocky's cheerful voice drifted over the phone.
"Hey Rocky, I was wondering if you would do me a favor."
"Sure."
"Kat has a concussion and shouldn't be left alone. Tanya can't stay with her I was hoping maybe you could."
"I see call the friend with no life and the girlfriend out of town." Rocky laughed. "Of course I'll do it. I'll head over there right now."
"Thanks Rocky." Tommy hung up the phone. He thought back to a few hours ago at the ER. Once again Kat had shattered his heart, but he couldn't ask Nikki to fix it. If she had found out about him and Kat… Well, maybe he didn't care too much if she left him, but it could ruin Kat. Everyone in town would know about them, Kat would be considered a home wreaker. He couldn't do that to Kat.
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Rocky pulled up in front of Kat's house. It was already dark and all the lights were off, but it was too early to go bed. He quickly rushed to the door and started knocking.
"Kat! It's Rocky. Are you okay? Open the door Kat!" He feared the worst. He knew that it was too easy for a concussion victim to slip into unconsciousness. "Kat if you don't open the door I'm going to come in!" Rocky twisted the door knob and found it unlocked. He quietly walked into the dark house. "Kat." He called out. He barely heard sobbing coming from the back room.
Rocky moved quickly in the dark toward Kat's room. "Kat." He called again.
"Go away Rocky!" She called back. Rocky noticed that her bedroom door was open. Katherine lay face down on her bed crying into the overstuffed pillow.
"Kat, what's wrong?" Rocky asked as he sat down on the bed and started rubbing her back.
"What are you doing here?" she asked.
"Tommy asked me to come keep an eye on you. He's worried about you. Why isn't Tanya here?"
"We got into a fight, she doesn't want to be around me."
"What did you fight about?"
"It doesn't matter, everyone will side against me once it comes out."
"Kat, have I ever chosen a side. I usually stand on neutral ground. I play the peacemaker or the negotiator. You can tell me what's going on."
"No I can't." Kat buried her head deeper into the pillow.
"Katherine, you can trust me. I never tell secrets and I never judge." Rocky said as he continued to rub her back.
Katherine lay silently for a few minutes. "I'm pregnant." She whispered.
"How will that cause a fight? That's wonderful news."
"It will cause a fight when people learn who the father is." Kat finally sat up to face Rocky. She could just barely make out his face in the glow of the street lights.
"Tommy?"
"How did you…"
"I noticed the looks Jason and Tanya were giving to you and Tommy behind your backs. I just put the pieces together."
"I don't know what to do now Rocky."
"You could say that it's someone else's child." Rocky suggested. Kat shook her head.
"I thought of that too, Tommy might insist on a paternity test later. He knows that I haven't been with anyone else." Kat sighed. "I'm beginning to think Tanya is right. I should have an abortion. This baby will bring nothing but trouble to everyone involved."
"Katherine! I can't believe I'm hearing you say this. You have always wanted to be a mother, you wouldn't be able to live with yourself if you did that." Rocky took her by the shoulders. "Just tell Tommy that you were with someone else and that guy is the father."
"Rocky, who would I say it is? Besides I know Tommy, he would fight for a paternity test. He wouldn't just let his own child go."
"Then leave town." Rocky replied.
"It's not that easy." Katherine sighed. "I have a job and responsibilities. I just bought this place… I can't just pack up and leave. It would look too suspicious."
Both Rocky and Kat sat silently for a few moments, before Rocky broke the uneasy silence. "What if you ran off with me?"
"Rocky! I…":
"Now hear me out Kat. You and I take off together for a while. When we come back you're pregnant and everyone around town will think it's mine."
"Rocky… Tanya knows it's Tommy's. Besides, what would Casey say?"
"Tanya would never say anything about it. She'd be too worried about Tommy
and Nikki's marriage. And Casey is the most understanding person. If we told her the truth she would go along with our plan."
"I appreciate what you are offering, but Tommy might still say something. He wouldn't care if it ruined his marriage. He knows I wouldn't run off and get pregnant, especially with one of our friends." Katherine started to cry again. Rocky pulled her against him and rubbed her back.
"It's okay Kat, we'll figure out something." Rocky soothed. He gently kissed her forehead as she buried her face into his chest.
"I appreciate everything Rocky, I really do, but I'm afraid that nothing will work. Somehow my secret will get out and…"
"Shhh don't think about it now Kat." Rocky soothed. "Let's get you some food. I know you haven't eaten dinner yet."
"Thanks Rocky." Kat smiled in the dark. She really didn't know what she had done to deserve a friend like Rocky. He was willing to change his whole life just for her, if it weren't for Tommy she might just have taken him up on his offer.