Katie sat in the middle of her bedroom, looking at the floor. She felt betrayed. She had become friends with Haley, in order to show Harvey that she was finally opening up, but…

She had seen and heard something the other day in the bar…..

Flashback…

Katie sat in the corner of the bar, like she always did, when she heard Sam talking to Alex.

"Hey, did you see that picture of Katie?" Sam snickered.

Katie was puxxled. What picture?

"Yeah, Haley showed me." Alex giggled. "I can't believe she sleeps with toys!"

Katie's heart pounded. How did someone find that out and get a picture, the only people that had keys to get in the house were…

Harvey and Haley.

'Would Harvey do that?' She thought, then shook her head. 'No, he's way too honest. Haley must have done it.'

Abigail walked up, looking pleased. "Sam, Alex, wanna know what Haley told me?"

"What?" Sam asked.

"Katie has a crush on old Doc Harvey!" She giggled. "Of all people, she chose him! I mean, I've seen her over there so much it seems like she has the hots for him, but I never knew it was true!"

Sam and Alex laughed.

Katie had tears running from her eyes. Haley had betrayed her trust! What to do?

She slammed her pay down on the table, and rushed out, crying all the way home, not even hearing Harvey call out as she rushed past him.

Katie sniffled, wiping away tears. Her new dog, Sidekick, whimpered and licked her face.

She pushed him away. "No, Sidekick, I don't wanna play…" She whimpered.

He whined and made his way out through the dog door she had put in.

He laid on the porch for a while before he saw Harvey walk up. Oh good! He thought. Harvey will know just what to do!

He rushed up, jumping and barking at him, then whimpered to tell him something wasn't right.

Harvey knew something was wrong when Sidekick whimpered. "What's wrong, Sidekick?" He asked. "is it Katie?"

Sidekick barked walked towards the doggy door, then went inside.

Harvey tried the doorknob, finding it was locked. He was puzzled. Did Katie lock herself in?

He knocked on the door. "Katie? You home?"

"Go away." She said, sounding like she was crying.

Harvey worried. She didn't sound very happy. "Katie, what's wrong?"

"It doesn't matter!" She said, about ready to burst into tears.

"Katie…." He warned. "Don't make me come in there."

"I don't care!" She screamed, beginning to cry.

Harvey pulled out her house key and unlocked the door. He opened it, and walked to the source of the sobbing, seeing, Katie curled up in a ball on the floor, crying. Sidekick was licking her face, trying to calm her down.

Harvey walked over to her. "What happened?" He asked softly.

"Haley…took photos of me in my sleep…" She whimpered. "And everyone's laughing at me!"

Harvey frowned, making a fist. Of all people to humiliate her, it was Haley who did it.

Katie started sobbing even more. "She even spilled my biggest secret…I'm surprised you didn't catch wind of it."

Harvey sighed. "actually, I heard…Alex came in this morning, wouldn't stop talking about how you had a crush on me."

Katie ran out of the house crying.

"Katie, wait!" Harvey ran after her.

He followed her cries, then heard a scream. He rushed to find Katie on the ground, trying to push herself back to her feet.

Harvey rushed to help her. Katie tried to scramble away." Stay away!" She screamed.

Harvey was a little hurt. "Katie, what's the matter?"

"What's the matter? What's the matter?!" Katie screeched. "you hate me, that's what's the matter!"

Harvey was confused. "I never said that."

"but you wanted to!" Katie sobbed. "You don't want to be friends with someone who loves you."

Harvey smiled. "You're wrong, Katie."

He sat down beside her, wrapping an arm around her. She whimpered.

"Shh…" He shushed her. "Now, tell me everything."

"I…when I met you….I knew that…we could be more than friends….we could be lovers….I'm scared you'll reject me, not want to be my friend, or just not love me." Katie sniffled, wiping her eyes.

Harvey chuckled. "I had the same fears…but then…I met you. As soon as I laid eyes on you, I was in love."

Katie blushed. "Really?"

"Really." Harvey smiled, giving her a kiss on her cheek.

Katie sighed, tears falling again. Harvey frowned.

"Can I….cry on your shoulder for a bit?" She asked meekly. "I need to let my tears out."

Harvey smiled, pulling her close to him. "Of course you can."

After a couple minutes of crying, Katie's sobs attracted attention. Marnie and Leah came up the road to see what the fuss was.

Marnie's eyes immediately narrowed when she saw Harvey. "What'd you do to her?" She growled.

"I didn't do anything." Harvey snapped, making Leah step back a bit. "She just needed to cry."

"Sure. After what you did?" Marnie asked.

"Marnie, you can't possibly believe that gossip!" Leah said.

"What gossip?" Katie sniffled.

"That you and Harvey stripped and made out." Marnie narrowed her eyes even more.

"Who told you this?" Harvey asked, eyes wide with shock and amazement.

"Haley told-" Marnie didn't even finish before Katie screamed.

"That little rat!" She screamed,

"So, I'm guessing you let yourself trust Haley." Leah said.

Katie was too busy cursing to hear.

Harvey was trying to calm her down. "Yeah, she did."

Katie took a deep breath, and tried to stand, but her leg buckled beneath her.

Harvey's doctor instincts kicked in. "are you okay? Where does it hurt?"

"My leg…" Katie whimpered.

Harvey ran his hand down her leg, finding the problem. "It appears to be broken." He said.

"It hurts…" She cried in pain.

"Shh…..it's okay." Harvey smiled, kissing her cheek. 'I'll fix you up."

Katie whimpered. "What if no one helps? I overheard Maru saying she's never working with you again."

"Yeah, I heard that this morning." Harvey sighed.

Leah smiled. "I'll help you."

Harvey smiled. "Thank you."

The two helped Katie to the clinic. Leah kept Katie calm while Harvey set her leg.

After he casted it, he gave Katie a kiss. "There, all done."

Katie's eyes were dark. "What am I going to do about my farm?" She breathed. "No one is likely to help."

Harvey looked upset. "That's true…." He sighed.

"I'll help." Leah said. "It's the least I could do."

Harvey smiled. "Thanks, Leah."

When the two left, Harvey walked over to Pierre's. He was still open, to Harvey's relief.

Harvey walked up to the counter.

Pierre's eyes narrowed, probably having heard the rumor. "Well, what do you want?"

"I want to buy a bouquet." He said.

Caroline smiled from where she sat. "Lemme guess, you planning on asking Katie?"

"Yeah." Harvey blushed, glad Caroline wasn't being mean like everyone else. Next to Leah, of course.

Abigail huffed. "Why? So you two can strip again and play around?"

Harvey growled. "That never happened."

"According to Haley…" Abigail began.

"Do you trust Haley to tell the truth?" Harvey interrupted.

"No, but-" Abigail said.

"So why do you believe it?" Harvey asked.

"Because it's gossip!" Abigail said.

"Gossip isn't true." Harvey said coldly. "So why believe gossip?"

He paid for the bouquet and walked out. He then entered the clinic.

As he closed the door to the clinic, he sighed.

Is everyone against me and Katie now? Besides Caroline and Leah, I don't think anyone else believes the truth.

Harvey looked up at the ceiling. Yoba, please….let everyone know…let everyone know the truth. Katie doesn't deserve this shame.

Setting the bouquet on his nightstand, he smiled.

I hope she likes this. He thought, closing his eyes, and falling asleep.