Nick tried to convey and make known to Kate how he really feels about her, how he feels for her, how he wants to express to her his desires and longing without restraints. He was worried about how Kelly would react to his indecency. Knowing the latter was still lying in a coma state in the hospital, but his first concern right now is to make his beloved Kate feel the honesty and sincerity of his words.Nick used his knees and an elbow as his support not to press Kate down on the bed, but he made sure his right hand was free to touch her. He kissed all her tears away. Nick gently held Kate's left cheek to make sure she wouldn't move away to escape his kisses as his lips trailed from her forehead to the bridge of her nose, to her lips and chin. Kate did not resist, but she also did not know how to respond. With her eyes still tightly shut, she did not know what Nick was doing aside from feeling the touch of his lips all over her face. Then she felt his kisses on her lips, p

Nick crawled his way up to level his face with hers."Say it again," Nick whispered to Kate's right ear as he hovered above her.Kate was still a bit dazed from that wonderful experience Nick had finally made her know on her own experience. "What...?" Kate whimpered. Her voice was still hoarse. She took a deep breath, anticipating his sensual touch anywhere her skin as he was too close. She could feel the air that exhaled from his breath."Say my name again, please?" Nick's voice was guttural as he playfully bit the lobe of her ear closest to his lips.Kate closed her eyes as tickles rippled all over her. The mere thought that Nick was going to caress her with his sensuous lips arouses Kate, but it's doubled by Nick's warm breath, and playful nibbling on her skin as his lips now traveled down to her neck just below her ear. Nick paused. He moved back a bit to distance himself and have a good look at Kate's face when he did not hear any verbal re

Nick went to the laundry room to hang dry his wet clothes. Along the way, he thought about warming a glass of milk for Kate. Then walked back to Kate's room."She didn't say yes, but she didn't say no," Nick murmured his thoughts as he waited for the microwave timer to finish. "Maybe she's just too upset to say anything."Nick was still feeling nervous and had no idea how to speak to Kate. He isn't even sure he knows what he is doing, but he just has got to soothe her annoyance over him in whatever means and at all cost. He cannot let this issue stay until their next or Kate's next visit to see Kelly. The mother would no doubt be in distress if she felt Kate was sad. Nick didn't want that. He might foolishly trigger taboo issues on Kelly. Not good for the patient and not good for him, who aims to win his girl's mom. Whatever misunderstandings between him and Kate should be dealt with by both of them, he is willing to do anything she asks just to keep peace's flag soaring h

Just like Lori had told them on their way to Kelly's ward, the patient did not seem to recognize them. There was no way yet to tell, as the patient was obviously still trying to gather herself, her senses, and maybe recall whatever had happened to her. Her voice hadn't surfaced yet, her eyes blinked, and Kate was already overjoyed to watch her mom fight with all her might to regain her consciousness."Mom, it's me, Kate," the daughter pitifully sobbed while holding her mom's hand. Nick was right behind Kate, ready to rub her shoulders and back as his silent expression of support."Mom, we missed you," Nick did not make his joy hidden. A tear silently fell and landed on Kate's shoulder, but as the latter was too preoccupied with her mom's latest progress, she couldn't care for anything else. Kelly's tears streamed down from the side of her eyes to below her temples and rolled to the back of her head. Due to the injury needing surgery, her head was clean-shaved, and to

A thick silence filled the whole room.A very tensed, awkward, or uncomfortable silence seemed to have cloaked the three of them. And each one has different interpretations to it. They had their heart hanging in a deep and bottom-deadly cliff-like state of feelings. One was scared of how others may react to it. Someone was also clueless on how to express or state its mind about the revelations that popped out surprisingly. The topic must have been in their minds for quite a while now, but it still came like a guest unannounced. Leaving every one of them lost for words to say in response right away. Kate has her heart pounding like crazy. She was scared at how her mom would take Nick's confessions. She was also hoping deep within her for a positive reaction from her mom, whom she had known to be strict with her regarding relationships with a man romantically or sensually. Nick felt like,