Post by CarpentersFan2003 on Jan 14, 2004 20:00:18 GMT -5
Chapter Nine
Nathan turned over on to his side and he felt his hand and arm come to rest on a large lump in the bed. He was still half-asleep but was snapped into full wakefulness when he heard the soft moan of a woman. For one awful moment he thought that he was having a nightmare and he was in bed with his ex-wife Jennifer. His fear stopped when he saw curls of chestnut hair.
“ Karen, are you awake?”
Karen’s response to his question was to roll over and lay her head on his chest. He felt her hand playing with his chest hair, she chuckled gently.
“ What’s wrong love?” Nathan asked.
“ Nothing, I just can’t get over the differences between you and Tom. His chest was smooth, where you are hairy. It tickles me when we make love.” Karen propped herself up on one elbow to look in to Nathan eyes. She saw a slight grimace on his face.
“ I can shave it off for you.” He was openly staring at Karen’s breasts that were peeking out from under the sheet.
“ Don’t you dare! There are other differences in your bodies to.” Karen leaned down and whispered in Nathan’s ear. “ You’re better hung.”
Nathan blushed and then roared with laughter.
“ Why do I feel like a piece of meat all of sudden.”
Karen playfully slapped his cheek; her eye’s gleamed.
“ Oh, stop playing the wounded animal.”
With that Karen pushed back the covers and stood up and walked naked to the bathroom. As she was closing the door she heard Nathan call out.
“ You have a beautiful bottom.”
*** *** ***
It was just after nine when Karen and Nathan parted ways for the day. She was on her way to her parent’s house and he was off for his usual morning rounds at the hospital.
“ Have a good day. I will call you this evening.” Nathan said as he drove off in his BMW.
The drive to Newville Avenue for Karen was wonderful. She was to paraphrase one of her songs on top of the world. When she pulled into the driveway she was humming to herself.
Once out of the car and she had her purse slung over her shoulder she walked into the house.
“ Hello, is anyone here?” she called out.
“ Karen is that you?” She heard her father call from the kitchen.
Karen walked into the room and saw her father and mother reading the morning paper. She bent over her father’s shoulder to kiss his cheek.
“ Hi Daddy, it’s good to see you again.”
“ Good Morning Karen.” Agnes said. “ Have you had breakfast yet?”
“ Yes, I ate with Nathan at my condo.” Karen blushed and then covered her mouth. She’d let the cat out of the bag about him spending the night. Before her mother could start to question her she said.
“ I wanted to tell you that I was at the courthouse yesterday. My divorce will be final in ninety days. Tom is history.”
“ Good riddance to him too. He was all wrong for you Karen, I hate to say it, but I told you so.” Agnes half smiled.
“ Tom was not all that bad Mother. He and I just couldn’t make it work. I will forever have a soft spot in my heart him and his son Marc.”
“ That’s my girl.” Harold said smiling at his daughter.
“ Is the night-owl here or did he go back to his house for the night?” Karen used her nickname for her brother.
“ Richard left at about midnight last night. He was working on some piano arrangements. He’s likely to still be in bed Karen.” Her mother said in an even tone.
Karen sat at the table and poured herself a cup of coffee.
“ So how are things going with Dr. Yates?” Agnes asked. She already knew that the man fascinated her daughter.
“ Nathan and I are getting along wonderfully Mother. He was there at the courthouse yesterday with me. I think that he and I are starting to have feelings for one another.” Karen half smiled and raised an eyebrow. She chose to leave out the fact that she and her new boyfriend had slept together.
“ I’m glad to hear it.” Harold said from behind his newspaper.
“ In fact I have been thinking a lot about my plan to go to Seattle for nine months. I don’t think that I want to leave Downey at the moment. I have Nathan and if something goes wrong then he can help me. Also I have Steven’s number in New York if I need him. Plus, to tell you the truth I don’t want to leave my family again.” Karen knew what she was saying was just what her mother wanted to hear.
“ Oh Karen, that’s wonderful. I knew that you’d see it was better to stay here in Downey. Now you are free to continue your career with Richard and see Dr. Yates too.” Agnes beamed.
It was then that Harold folded his paper looked across the table at his daughter. In an even tone and with no pressure he stated.
“ Karen sweetheart, are you sure that is wise? I’m not trying to belittle your recovery so far, but remember you’re still in an awkward position at the moment. You really need to keep seeing someone that understands your illness.”
“ Daddy, I know what your thinking. I know that I can and will beat this thing. Please I want you and Mom to understand.” Karen pleaded.
“ Harold, I think that if Karen wants to stay here in Downey it’s her choice. She’s a grown woman.” Agnes agreed with her daughter.
Nathan turned over on to his side and he felt his hand and arm come to rest on a large lump in the bed. He was still half-asleep but was snapped into full wakefulness when he heard the soft moan of a woman. For one awful moment he thought that he was having a nightmare and he was in bed with his ex-wife Jennifer. His fear stopped when he saw curls of chestnut hair.
“ Karen, are you awake?”
Karen’s response to his question was to roll over and lay her head on his chest. He felt her hand playing with his chest hair, she chuckled gently.
“ What’s wrong love?” Nathan asked.
“ Nothing, I just can’t get over the differences between you and Tom. His chest was smooth, where you are hairy. It tickles me when we make love.” Karen propped herself up on one elbow to look in to Nathan eyes. She saw a slight grimace on his face.
“ I can shave it off for you.” He was openly staring at Karen’s breasts that were peeking out from under the sheet.
“ Don’t you dare! There are other differences in your bodies to.” Karen leaned down and whispered in Nathan’s ear. “ You’re better hung.”
Nathan blushed and then roared with laughter.
“ Why do I feel like a piece of meat all of sudden.”
Karen playfully slapped his cheek; her eye’s gleamed.
“ Oh, stop playing the wounded animal.”
With that Karen pushed back the covers and stood up and walked naked to the bathroom. As she was closing the door she heard Nathan call out.
“ You have a beautiful bottom.”
*** *** ***
It was just after nine when Karen and Nathan parted ways for the day. She was on her way to her parent’s house and he was off for his usual morning rounds at the hospital.
“ Have a good day. I will call you this evening.” Nathan said as he drove off in his BMW.
The drive to Newville Avenue for Karen was wonderful. She was to paraphrase one of her songs on top of the world. When she pulled into the driveway she was humming to herself.
Once out of the car and she had her purse slung over her shoulder she walked into the house.
“ Hello, is anyone here?” she called out.
“ Karen is that you?” She heard her father call from the kitchen.
Karen walked into the room and saw her father and mother reading the morning paper. She bent over her father’s shoulder to kiss his cheek.
“ Hi Daddy, it’s good to see you again.”
“ Good Morning Karen.” Agnes said. “ Have you had breakfast yet?”
“ Yes, I ate with Nathan at my condo.” Karen blushed and then covered her mouth. She’d let the cat out of the bag about him spending the night. Before her mother could start to question her she said.
“ I wanted to tell you that I was at the courthouse yesterday. My divorce will be final in ninety days. Tom is history.”
“ Good riddance to him too. He was all wrong for you Karen, I hate to say it, but I told you so.” Agnes half smiled.
“ Tom was not all that bad Mother. He and I just couldn’t make it work. I will forever have a soft spot in my heart him and his son Marc.”
“ That’s my girl.” Harold said smiling at his daughter.
“ Is the night-owl here or did he go back to his house for the night?” Karen used her nickname for her brother.
“ Richard left at about midnight last night. He was working on some piano arrangements. He’s likely to still be in bed Karen.” Her mother said in an even tone.
Karen sat at the table and poured herself a cup of coffee.
“ So how are things going with Dr. Yates?” Agnes asked. She already knew that the man fascinated her daughter.
“ Nathan and I are getting along wonderfully Mother. He was there at the courthouse yesterday with me. I think that he and I are starting to have feelings for one another.” Karen half smiled and raised an eyebrow. She chose to leave out the fact that she and her new boyfriend had slept together.
“ I’m glad to hear it.” Harold said from behind his newspaper.
“ In fact I have been thinking a lot about my plan to go to Seattle for nine months. I don’t think that I want to leave Downey at the moment. I have Nathan and if something goes wrong then he can help me. Also I have Steven’s number in New York if I need him. Plus, to tell you the truth I don’t want to leave my family again.” Karen knew what she was saying was just what her mother wanted to hear.
“ Oh Karen, that’s wonderful. I knew that you’d see it was better to stay here in Downey. Now you are free to continue your career with Richard and see Dr. Yates too.” Agnes beamed.
It was then that Harold folded his paper looked across the table at his daughter. In an even tone and with no pressure he stated.
“ Karen sweetheart, are you sure that is wise? I’m not trying to belittle your recovery so far, but remember you’re still in an awkward position at the moment. You really need to keep seeing someone that understands your illness.”
“ Daddy, I know what your thinking. I know that I can and will beat this thing. Please I want you and Mom to understand.” Karen pleaded.
“ Harold, I think that if Karen wants to stay here in Downey it’s her choice. She’s a grown woman.” Agnes agreed with her daughter.
