“Kim …”

The blond forced herself to look up.

“Kim, I am so sorry for what happened. I was frightened and I hurt you. I never wanted that to happen.”

The blond shook her head slowly.

“Kerry, don’t apologize. You did that enough five years ago.”

“But Kim …”

“Kerry, I mean it, don’t.”

Kerry didn’t know what else to say. If Kim was still so mad at her, why was she here? There coffee arrived and the waitress pulled several packages of cream from her apron pocket. As she reached for one, Kim noticed the hurt look on Kerry’s face. She sighed as she put the cream back on the table.

“Kerry, all I meant was that I forgave you so you don’t need to keep apologizing.” Kim smiled a little as she saw Kerry relax a little. “I’m the one who needs to apologize.”

“Kim, you didn’t do anything that requires an apology,” but even as she said it Kerry could think of a few things that she still harbored anger over.

“I shouldn’t have left without at least telling you. And I shouldn’t have lied to you about Lori.”

“Lori?” It took Kerry a moment to remember that Lori was the woman that had opened Kim’s door that morning only a few weeks after they had split up.

“I told you that we were together,” Kim said choosing her words carefully. “We weren’t.”

“You weren’t?” Kerry asked remembering the agonizing pain she had felt when it was Lori at the door instead of Kim.

“She was just a friend who was in town. Nothing happened. I’m sorry, but at that point I did want to hurt you.”

Kerry was angry, but trying to control it. Everything that had been going on back then had been a nightmare. That patient, Shannon Wallace had accused Kim of sexual harassment. Robert had tried to use it as an excuse to get rid of Kim, and Kerry had done nothing. She had sat there while the chief of staff had said horrendous things about her lover. She was so terrified that somebody would find out that she was a ***** that she wouldn’t say anything that might even imply that she was friends Kim, let alone in love with her.