*~*Chapter 57*~*

Kelly and Kevin sat out on their patio,holding hands.It was the following day,and they had both decided they needed some fresh air.They were still upset about the day before,and were trying to keep themselves occupied.They were going to go see Nick later in the day to see how he was doing. He kissed her on the cheek."How you doing?," he asked gently. She sighed."I still can't get over the fact that she's gone.I've never lost anyone close to me," she told him.She squeezed his hand. He looked over at her."When I lost my dad,I was devestated.But I learned to live with it,and soon I was back to living my life as if nothing had happened." She was quiet."I just can't imagine the pain poor Nick is in.he loved Blane so much," she said. Kevin nodded."He's a strong guy.He'll be OK," he reassured her. Suddenly she was overcome with a wave of nausea,and she jumped up and ran into the house.He followed,and when she emerged from the bathroom a few minutes later,she gave him a small smile. "I'm OK," she told him. He looked her over."Are you sure?You've been sick the past couple days.Maybe you should go see a doctor," he remarked. She shook her head."No,really.I'm fine," she said. He gazed at her."Are you sure?You don't look fine," he replied. She spun on him."I said I'm fine,Kevin!," she snapped.Realizing what she just did,she hugged him."I'm sorry.But really,I'm fine.I think it's just the events of the past couple days that's making me feel this way.When I'm upset,I throw up.I've always been that way." He smiled at her."You're not pregnant by any chance,are you?," he asked. She shook her head."No.I can assure you of that right now," she said firmly,and they both laughed. They put a movie in then,and for the rest of the afternoon they enjoyed each other's comapny
*~58~*
Nick was going through the boxes that were stored in the bedroom closet.He came across the box containing their wedding pictures,and slowly pulled the album out. He flipped through the pages,running his hands over each one as if by doing so,he could convince himself she wasn''t really gone.But she was~he had finally realized that the day before.And it didn't hurt as much as it had in the beginning,but the pain was still there. About an hour later,the doorbell rang.He set the pictures aside and went to answer it. He was surprised to see Amy when he opened the door.The minute she saw him,she threw her arms around him. "Oh Nick.I'm so sorry about Blane.I've been out of town the past week and just found out about it," she replied. He pulled away from her.They hadn't spoken since she had told Blane about them. "Why do you care what happened to Blane?You hated her Amy.That's why you told her about what happened between us.So don't come in here pretending to care,because I know you don't," he spit at her.He was still mad at her for what she had done. Amy reached for him,but he pulled away.She stepped closer to him.She ran her finger over his cheek."I'll ignore what you just said,because I know you're upset.But I just want to let you know I'm here for you if you need me.I care about you,Nick.You may not want to believe that right now,but it's true," she whispered.She turned and left then,and Nick stared after her for a moment before turning and going back into the bedroom.
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