Breakaway - A Contemporary Romance Drama Story by kate hopkins Page B
Authors: kate hopkins
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had never felt before rose to the surface and brought tears to her eyes. She longed to stay locked in this heated embrace with Nathan forever.
Nathan ended the kiss a minute later and looked at Kate with desire in his eyes. "I never-"
Kate laid a finger against his swollen lips. "Please don't say anything."
Nathan examined her face. "Leave him, Katie.
"I can't," Kate said. "I'm sorry, but I can't."
"Why can't you?" Nathan wanted to know.
Reluctantly, Kate moved out of his arms. "I know we've always been open with each other, but there are some things I can't share with you." A tear escaped and slid down her cheek. "Promise me you won't confront Edward."
"I won't promise you that," Nathan said.
"If you care for me," Kate said. "If you have ever cared for me, you won't confront him."
Mr. Holden's words came back to haunt Nathan. Let Kate handle this. You will only make things worse if you confront Edward. "I won't confront him."
"Thank you," Kate said relieved.
"I have questions, Katie." Nathan walked to the door. He paused in the doorway and glanced back at Kate. "Sooner or later you will answer them."
Chapter 1 2
Nathan was relieved when the last patient of the day was gone, and he could escape to his office. He locked the door behind him, shut the blinds, took off his doctor's coat and lay down on the sofa. Closing his eyes, he sighed heavily and willed his body to relax. As he lay there he thought about Kate, the kiss they shared, the words they had spoken. He wished he could turn back the hands of time and be more supportive, more compassionate. Kate needed him and he had let her down. Angry with himself, he unhooked his cell phone from his belt and dialed Jill's cell number. She answered on the fifth ring.
"Hello?"
"Jill," Nathan said. "I need to talk to you."
"All right," Jill said. "I'll see you in a minute."
"You're in the building?" Nathan asked.
"Yes," Jill answered. "I'm getting out of the elevator as we speak."
Nathan ended the call and got to his feet. He crossed the office and unlocked the door. Opening it, he stepped into the corridor and saw Jill approaching. "I'm glad you're here. I need your advice. By the way, why are you here?"
"Do I need a reason to visit my big brother?"
"Of course you don't need a reason to come see me." Nathan bent down and kissed Jill's forehead.
"Good," Jill said. "Matt wants to know when you're going to come over and see him."
"I'll drop by tomorrow," Nathan said.
"Come for lunch," Jill said, moving past him and into the room.
"I will." Nathan closed the door. "Do you want me to open the blinds?"
"You can if you want to," Jill said, taking a seat on the sofa. "Come sit beside me, brother dear. Tell me what's on your mind."
Nathan joined his sister on the sofa. "Mom and dad were having lunch at Tuscany's yesterday when they saw Edward kissing another woman. That bastard is cheating on Katie."
"Tell me something I don't know," Jill muttered.
"What does that mean?" Nathan sad. "Did you know about Edward's infidelity?"
"I had a pretty good idea," Jill said. "Go on, what else?"
"I went to see Katie during lunch," Nathan said. "She knew Edward was cheating. She said he was never faithful to her. I asked her why she hasn't left him. She told me she had her reasons. What those reasons are I don't know. She wouldn't tell me. I told her to leave him. She said no." He paused. "She begged me not to confront him. I promised her I wouldn't. What do I do, Jill?"
Jill placed her hand on Nathan's arm. "You promised her you wouldn't confront Edward. Keep your promise."
"Damn," Nathan growled. "When I made Katie that promise I had no idea how hard it was going to be to keep it."
Jill rose from the sofa and turned her back to Nathan. "I know how you feel. It's hard to keep a
Nathan ended the kiss a minute later and looked at Kate with desire in his eyes. "I never-"
Kate laid a finger against his swollen lips. "Please don't say anything."
Nathan examined her face. "Leave him, Katie.
"I can't," Kate said. "I'm sorry, but I can't."
"Why can't you?" Nathan wanted to know.
Reluctantly, Kate moved out of his arms. "I know we've always been open with each other, but there are some things I can't share with you." A tear escaped and slid down her cheek. "Promise me you won't confront Edward."
"I won't promise you that," Nathan said.
"If you care for me," Kate said. "If you have ever cared for me, you won't confront him."
Mr. Holden's words came back to haunt Nathan. Let Kate handle this. You will only make things worse if you confront Edward. "I won't confront him."
"Thank you," Kate said relieved.
"I have questions, Katie." Nathan walked to the door. He paused in the doorway and glanced back at Kate. "Sooner or later you will answer them."
Chapter 1 2
Nathan was relieved when the last patient of the day was gone, and he could escape to his office. He locked the door behind him, shut the blinds, took off his doctor's coat and lay down on the sofa. Closing his eyes, he sighed heavily and willed his body to relax. As he lay there he thought about Kate, the kiss they shared, the words they had spoken. He wished he could turn back the hands of time and be more supportive, more compassionate. Kate needed him and he had let her down. Angry with himself, he unhooked his cell phone from his belt and dialed Jill's cell number. She answered on the fifth ring.
"Hello?"
"Jill," Nathan said. "I need to talk to you."
"All right," Jill said. "I'll see you in a minute."
"You're in the building?" Nathan asked.
"Yes," Jill answered. "I'm getting out of the elevator as we speak."
Nathan ended the call and got to his feet. He crossed the office and unlocked the door. Opening it, he stepped into the corridor and saw Jill approaching. "I'm glad you're here. I need your advice. By the way, why are you here?"
"Do I need a reason to visit my big brother?"
"Of course you don't need a reason to come see me." Nathan bent down and kissed Jill's forehead.
"Good," Jill said. "Matt wants to know when you're going to come over and see him."
"I'll drop by tomorrow," Nathan said.
"Come for lunch," Jill said, moving past him and into the room.
"I will." Nathan closed the door. "Do you want me to open the blinds?"
"You can if you want to," Jill said, taking a seat on the sofa. "Come sit beside me, brother dear. Tell me what's on your mind."
Nathan joined his sister on the sofa. "Mom and dad were having lunch at Tuscany's yesterday when they saw Edward kissing another woman. That bastard is cheating on Katie."
"Tell me something I don't know," Jill muttered.
"What does that mean?" Nathan sad. "Did you know about Edward's infidelity?"
"I had a pretty good idea," Jill said. "Go on, what else?"
"I went to see Katie during lunch," Nathan said. "She knew Edward was cheating. She said he was never faithful to her. I asked her why she hasn't left him. She told me she had her reasons. What those reasons are I don't know. She wouldn't tell me. I told her to leave him. She said no." He paused. "She begged me not to confront him. I promised her I wouldn't. What do I do, Jill?"
Jill placed her hand on Nathan's arm. "You promised her you wouldn't confront Edward. Keep your promise."
"Damn," Nathan growled. "When I made Katie that promise I had no idea how hard it was going to be to keep it."
Jill rose from the sofa and turned her back to Nathan. "I know how you feel. It's hard to keep a
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