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Katie got out of the shower before Jake and got ready. With a smile on her face she left the house. She was on a mission. She ran over to Hectors house and knocked. He opened the door and a sudden smile appeared on his face.
"Katie!" he was always so up and happy in her presence, it warmed her heart.
"Hector i wanted to apologise earlier for Jake. Hes really-" Katie began.
"Sweet. Its sweet Katie. I can tell he cares. Its so good to finally see you with someone like that" Hector beamed.
Katie placed her hand on her chest, "I knew you would understand. Its new but it isn't at the same time...we met under weird circumstances" she then stopped herself.
"Oh? How so?" Hector asked her.
Katie giggled a little and brushed it off, "Hey that's for another time. I did come to ask you something actually"
"Anything"
"Out of curiosity was everything ok around here when we left? I mean Marie told me about Police knocking on doors?" she had to make it sound like she didn't know why. Lying about Marie was her first option. Marie and Hector didn't talk.
"Oh no i haven't seen a thing. Maybe it was some disturbance or something. Did she say what it was about?" relief washed over her. It meant the Police if they turned up now, would assume herself and Quentin had been on the outside of the Cordon the whole time.
"No we got interrupted and shes gone away with Sally for a few days so i thought i might ask you" Kate felt uneasy how easy lying was to him. Marie had taken Sally away. But nothing about the Police was true. She just needed to make sure they hadn't visited their neighbourhood yet.
"Lovely. You know i was worried about you. You and Quentin were away for over a month" his curiosity worried Katie. She needed to keep this cover.
"Yeah i know. I didn't want to be away so long. My friend recently had a horrible divorce and i was only going to stay a week. But she really needed me" there was that lying again. She faked a smile, "well i better get going. Jake will be ready by now and probably wondering where i am"
Hector moved forward and took her hands sweetly in his, "I really hope this is the right one Katie"
It was genuine and it killed her to lie to him. But about Jake. There was no lying. He was real, "He is Hector. For once i actually believe that"
He patted her hand, "Then go on. Get"
She smiled and moved down his porch and back over the road, another quick wave and he closed his door. She walked back into the house and closed her door. She closed her eyes as she leaned against it.
"Hey you ok?" Jake asked from the sofa, he was flicking through the channels, "you will be proud. I saw you talking to Hector and i stayed here. That i think deserves a-"
Katie opened her eyes and gave him a sad smile. He instantly jumped up and came to her, "What happened?"
She sniffed, "For a while its going to be like this. I need to get used to it"
"Hey used to what? Your scaring me" he responded, his intense stare solely on her.
"Lying Jake. I've known Hector for years and i just out and out lied to him. But we need to survive here. I've always been kinda transparent" she shook her head with a giggle.
"No your right" Jake said seriously and Katie rose her eyebrows, "yeah i could see straight through you. I could tell from the moment we met that you wanted me" his lips curled up into a smile.
Katie laughed and placed her hand in his chest, her laughter shaking both their bodies. She left his lips on the top of her head and him murmur into her hair, "Wanna find a house together today?"
"Mmm" she moved back and looked up at him, "so much Jake Riley"
