Chapter 7
Frasier walked Daphne to the park, and they sat on the bench. She was shaking, she couldn't stop, she knew she lost Niles, and it was killing her.
"Daphne I promise you, Niles will forgive you, I will take all the blame for that kiss"
"Frasier I was there do you think Niles is that stupid. He is not, he will never forgive either of us, and your Father will hate me"
"My Father would never hate you Daphne. He may disown me but I deserve it"
"This isn't funny Frasier"
"Am I laughing, I'm trying to cheer you up".
"Poor Niles where would he go he must feel so betrayed"
"Yes do you know he never smacked me before, that hurt Daphne"
"Are you in pain"?
"No I mean it hurt seeing him so lost, I hate myself for doing this to him". Frasier stood up, he was so angry at himself. Daphne jumped up, "This was both our faults, that kiss meant nothing to you right Frasier"?
"It meant something Daphne, but you belong to Niles. I'm going to call you a cab, and you go to the apartment, he probably will be there. He will see you, but I will stay away from him for a while. I don't blame him if he never forgives me, because I crossed a line, I never should have. I care about you Daphne, after today maybe we should stay away from each other. I don't trust myself around you at the moment".
Daphne has tears in her eyes, "What are you saying Frasier, you have feelings for me, romantic feelings"?
"I don't know what I'm feeling Daphne please go"
"No, I can't leave you like this, you need someone too". She touched him, but he yelled, "Don't go to Niles, he is what is important not me Daphne"
"What are you going to tell your Father Frasier"?
"Tell him that I hurt Niles, that I'm a fool, and that I'm sorry".
Daphne hugged Frasier, "I hate this Frasier, I hate that I hurt Niles. I hate that I probably ruined any chance with him. I feel sick that I'm torn between going to Niles, and staying with you. I'm so confused what is wrong with me"?
Frasier touched her face, "What are you saying Daphne, you don't have feelings for me do you"?
"I do but I love Niles, I don't know what I feel for you. I thought of you like a brother until that kiss. Why did we kiss each other, because God forgive me, I enjoyed it at the time. I keep replaying it over, and over in my head. Did I do something to make you kiss me"?
"You were just you, and you are sweet. Niles is so lucky to have you, but you have to fight to win him back. You have to convince him that what happened between us was all my fault. You have to admit it was the worst night of your life. He might believe that, and I can live with that"
"I won't put the blame on you Frasier, I'm not that kind of person".
"Go Daphne or I will do something I will regret". Daphne turned and walked away, but she yelled, "I will always be your friend Frasier that is a promise". She ran toward the street, and hailed a cab. Frasier saw her speed off, he sat on the bench, and wondered what was going to happen now?