Breakaway - A Contemporary Romance Drama Story by kate hopkins Page A
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scooped the baby up into her arms. "You can't be hungry. Mommy fed you a little while ago."
"Maybe she has a dirty diaper," Nathan said from the doorway.
Startled, Kate whirled around, "N-Nathan, you're early."
"My last appointment didn't take as long as I thought it would." Nathan joined Kate at the crib and took Gaby out of her arms. "Let's check that diaper, baby girl." He laid her down on the changing table and opened her diaper. "You're wet. Let's get this thing off."
Kate watched as Gaby waved her tiny hands in the air and gurgled happily. "I don't know why you're so unsure about becoming a father. You're wonderful with Gaby."
"She's a wonderful baby," Nathan said. He tossed the diaper in a disposal can. Reaching for a baby wipe, he cleaned her bottom, tossed the wipe in the can, powdered her and put a new diaper on her. He picked her up and kissed her cheek before handing her back to Kate. "I'll be right back. I want to wash my hands."
While Nathan washed his hands Kate returned Gaby to her crib and covered her with a blanket. "Sleep well, sweetheart. Mommy will check on you later." She slipped out of the nursery quietly and met Nathan in the hallway.
"Is there someplace we can talk privately?" Nathan asked.
"We can go to the library," Kate said. She led the way to the library. "Don't mind the mess. I'm rearranging books."
They sat down on the brown leather sofa and Nathan turned toward Kate. "How have you been?"
"Good," Kate said. She stared at Nathan and waited for him to speak.
"Katie," Nathan muttered. "There's something, I need to tell you, but I don't know how to go about it."
"You know you can tell me anything," Kate said softly. "So just come out with it."
Nathan grasped Kate's hand and cleared his throat. "Mom and dad were having lunch at Tuscany's yesterday. They saw Edward there. He was with a woman. Katie, they were kissing."
Kate's heart knocked against her ribs. Slowly, she rose from the sofa and put some space between her and Nathan. With her back to him, she closed her eyes and took a ragged breath. Damn you, Edward. Why can't you keep your affairs behind closed doors? Why must you make me look like a fool? Angry, embarrassed and hurt, she couldn't bear to look at Nathan.
"Katie," Nathan said.
Kate felt his breath on her neck and shivered. "What?" She croaked.
"Look at me," Nathan whispered.
"No," Kate said.
"Katie." Nathan put his hands on Kate's shoulders and gently turned her around. He wrapped his arms around her and held her close to him. "I'm sorry-"
"Don't," Kate said angrily. "Don't say you're sorry. I don't want your pity. I'm getting used to Edward's little liaisons."
Nathan pulled back and gaped at Kate. "You mean you knew he-"
"I'm not stupid, Nathan," Kate snapped. She placed her palms against his chest and pushed him away. "I know Edward's cheating. He's never been faithful to me."
"Good God, Katie," Nathan said stunned. "Then why in the hell are you still with the bastard?"
"I have my reasons," Kate said, crossing her arms in front of her chest.
Nathan gripped her elbows. "Reasons or not, you can't stay with him. Katie, you deserve to be with a man who will love and respect you."
"Do I really?" Kate said hoarsely.
"Yes," Nathan breathed.
Kate saw Nathan's eyes wander to her mouth and her breath caught in her throat. Electricity filled the air between them. An aching need to feel his body against hers came over Kate. Slowly, she melted against him and encircled his neck with her arms. "Kiss me, Nathan," she whispered. "I know it's wrong, and that we shouldn't, but I need you."
"Oh, Katie." Nathan lowered his head and his lips settled on hers.
Kate was unprepared for how sweet, how gentle the kiss was. It felt right being with him this way. Moaning, she tilted her head and deepened the kiss, her hands moved hungrily over his back. Feelings she
"Maybe she has a dirty diaper," Nathan said from the doorway.
Startled, Kate whirled around, "N-Nathan, you're early."
"My last appointment didn't take as long as I thought it would." Nathan joined Kate at the crib and took Gaby out of her arms. "Let's check that diaper, baby girl." He laid her down on the changing table and opened her diaper. "You're wet. Let's get this thing off."
Kate watched as Gaby waved her tiny hands in the air and gurgled happily. "I don't know why you're so unsure about becoming a father. You're wonderful with Gaby."
"She's a wonderful baby," Nathan said. He tossed the diaper in a disposal can. Reaching for a baby wipe, he cleaned her bottom, tossed the wipe in the can, powdered her and put a new diaper on her. He picked her up and kissed her cheek before handing her back to Kate. "I'll be right back. I want to wash my hands."
While Nathan washed his hands Kate returned Gaby to her crib and covered her with a blanket. "Sleep well, sweetheart. Mommy will check on you later." She slipped out of the nursery quietly and met Nathan in the hallway.
"Is there someplace we can talk privately?" Nathan asked.
"We can go to the library," Kate said. She led the way to the library. "Don't mind the mess. I'm rearranging books."
They sat down on the brown leather sofa and Nathan turned toward Kate. "How have you been?"
"Good," Kate said. She stared at Nathan and waited for him to speak.
"Katie," Nathan muttered. "There's something, I need to tell you, but I don't know how to go about it."
"You know you can tell me anything," Kate said softly. "So just come out with it."
Nathan grasped Kate's hand and cleared his throat. "Mom and dad were having lunch at Tuscany's yesterday. They saw Edward there. He was with a woman. Katie, they were kissing."
Kate's heart knocked against her ribs. Slowly, she rose from the sofa and put some space between her and Nathan. With her back to him, she closed her eyes and took a ragged breath. Damn you, Edward. Why can't you keep your affairs behind closed doors? Why must you make me look like a fool? Angry, embarrassed and hurt, she couldn't bear to look at Nathan.
"Katie," Nathan said.
Kate felt his breath on her neck and shivered. "What?" She croaked.
"Look at me," Nathan whispered.
"No," Kate said.
"Katie." Nathan put his hands on Kate's shoulders and gently turned her around. He wrapped his arms around her and held her close to him. "I'm sorry-"
"Don't," Kate said angrily. "Don't say you're sorry. I don't want your pity. I'm getting used to Edward's little liaisons."
Nathan pulled back and gaped at Kate. "You mean you knew he-"
"I'm not stupid, Nathan," Kate snapped. She placed her palms against his chest and pushed him away. "I know Edward's cheating. He's never been faithful to me."
"Good God, Katie," Nathan said stunned. "Then why in the hell are you still with the bastard?"
"I have my reasons," Kate said, crossing her arms in front of her chest.
Nathan gripped her elbows. "Reasons or not, you can't stay with him. Katie, you deserve to be with a man who will love and respect you."
"Do I really?" Kate said hoarsely.
"Yes," Nathan breathed.
Kate saw Nathan's eyes wander to her mouth and her breath caught in her throat. Electricity filled the air between them. An aching need to feel his body against hers came over Kate. Slowly, she melted against him and encircled his neck with her arms. "Kiss me, Nathan," she whispered. "I know it's wrong, and that we shouldn't, but I need you."
"Oh, Katie." Nathan lowered his head and his lips settled on hers.
Kate was unprepared for how sweet, how gentle the kiss was. It felt right being with him this way. Moaning, she tilted her head and deepened the kiss, her hands moved hungrily over his back. Feelings she
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