Katherine brushed her face against his, feeling his lips and nose on her face was what she lived for at the moment. She had missed him so much and being so close to him like this was very comforting. Why can"t they just be like this and not talk?
Seeing through her, Damien started, "You know… you can"t get away by doing this. So, tell me… why were you mad? I"ll listen."
Breathing out a sigh, she lowered her head to avoid looking at him. Fine, she could talk but she didn"t want to look at him while doing so. "I wasn"t really… I mean, not initially, at least. But I was disappointed that you disregarded what we agreed about before. And now, a lot of people have found out about us. I"m already trying to bear with their gossip in the office. And you just basically gave them the proof they needed to make their "gossip" even juicier."
Damien already understood what she meant earlier in the car. "I don"t know what I was thinking. I admit that I was impulsive. I didn"t think it through… I apologize for that."
Katherine did not answer him and stayed silent until he added, "You don"t have to worry about those people in the resort earlier. I"ll make sure they won"t talk."
She doubted he could control everyone but there was nothing else that she could do, so she chose to let go of that and move on to the second issue.
Looking up at him, she stared into his eyes to tell him straight, "It"s also not fair that you doubt my friends. They haven"t done anything to harm me, Damien... I really wish that you would not talk bad about them."
He was quiet for a moment as though he was trying to think about something. He stared back at her and studied the way she gazed at him before he opened his mouth. "I know… but I can"t help myself to think that way. I grew up doubting a lot of people… actually, everyone around me. Trust isn"t something that comes easy for me, Katherine."
Growing up in the Park Family, Damien didn"t exactly have a normal childhood. At least, not normal compared to most children. His father was a disciplinarian and he was taught to doubt everyone he would meet in the future. This was one of the reasons why he had a mirthless smile on his face when he was in front of others. However, it was different when it came to Katherine. Even when he had only met her that time a few years ago, he found himself genuinely smiling at her.
"But you"re right, I should be thankful towards them instead for being there for you," he added.
Hearing what he said, Katherine was now feeling relieved. "Also, it really isn"t their fault that I wasn"t able to remember anything from my past. I only met them after I woke up from the coma, unlike you…"
Damien nodded. Although he still didn"t fully trust her friends, it was not right for him to question her that way. "I haven"t been really helpful to you either… I"m always hesitant to try something because I don"t want to trigger your memory and cause you harm."
Katherine bit her lip. She contemplated for a minute before asking him, "Can I tell you something honestly?"
"Of course."
Swallowing, she admitted, "I… don"t think I want to remember the past."
She watched as Damien narrowed his eyes and waited for her to continue. "I mean… I want to… but I"m afraid that when I do, it would change everything I have now."
The two of them exchanged gazes. "Can you promise to stay with me no matter what you remember in the past?" he asked.
"Really? What if I turn out to be a serial killer and have actual skeletons in my closet?" Katherine found his request cute and she could not help but joke about it.
Damien looked at her like she had grown a second head — a pretty second head.
He could never know what to expect from Katherine as she could be quite unpredictable at times, but what she just said made him chuckle.
"You know what? Even if you turned out to be a serial killer and hid skeletons in your closet for whatever reason apart from being it really horrifying, I"d still stay with you. I will even help you bury dead people," he said with a straight face.
Katherine"s eyes grew wide as she listened to him. "How horrible! Why would I do that?! Why would you do that?!"
Damien threw his head back and laughed heartily. "You were the one who said it first. I"m just trying to tell you that no matter what it is… I will stand by you. Do you understand?" She nodded her head and felt his cool lips touching her forehead.
"You said that "trust" did not come easy for you… So, why did you trust me?" she asked.
"That… I can"t explain," he shrugged. "Call it intuition."
Katherine became speechless. How could he have that with her? She didn"t think she was that special.
"So… Are we okay now? I"m sorry… Forgive me?" he asked in a clear and sincere tone whilst looking into her eyes, waiting for her to answer.
She broke out a gentle smile and snuggled closer. "Only because I miss you."
Damien stifled a laugh and tightened his arms around her. He was glad that they were able to patch things up about their silly fight from earlier without having to shout at each other. Come to think of it… it was the first time they had a fight like this. He found it funny and refres.h.i.+ng only because it was with Katherine. How laughable, he even found fighting "adorable". What happened to you, man?
"Are you really jealous of Matt?" Katherine suddenly asked, making him freeze.
"How close are you that you"re already calling him by his first name? You"ve only met twice! Unless you"ve met him behind my back?" Damien pulled back and lowered his gaze at her.
"Oh, come on! Stop jumping to conclusions. We didn"t meet behind your back, okay? He really is just a friendly person. I don"t think he has any ill intentions."
"How can you say that? You don"t know him yet."
Sighing, Katherine touched his face. "I just feel it, okay? Just like how I feel that Caleb is a good person or Jeffrey…"
He narrowed his eyes at her, unwilling to accept her reasoning.
Seeing the look on his face, she snickered. "You really are jealous of him, aren"t you?"
Damien knitted his brows before looking away.
"I"m not jealous, okay? I just… sort of… want to kick him in the face and throw him across the room when I see him."
Katherine blinked multiple times, unsure of what to feel about what she just heard. "That"s… very specific…"