And now, Nathan knew the truth of those silent weeks, and why.  He knew what had happened, and he was furious with Jack.  Even if Caitlyn had begged him to do that; he should have cared enough to make sure she got home safe...not used her as a cum dump to make a profit off of.  And, worst, she had miscarried her very first child as a result; for he doubted the men were gentle with her.  It could be anyone of those immoral creeps who had drugged and ravaged her.  Anyone of them could be Niniel's father.  And, Jack...he had not only allowed it to happen, but made money from doing it.  Then, when he had found out she was pregnant - he felt bad and married her; only to have her lose the baby.  Now, his best friend was caught in a loveless marriage...one in which her husband never eve paid attention to her anymore.  The marriage of convenience turned to a marriage of entrapment for them both - him believing he wasn't needed anymore, because the first child had been lost only to have Niniel come along later, and for Caitlyn - trapped with a man who she had never thought to marry.  All the while, she had been wanting him...and he had been too shy to do anything about it at the time.<br/><br/>Now, she was stuck in a marriage she was trying to make work, but without any help from her husband.  He was ignoring her, and his duties around the house.  Looking from Niniel to Caitlyn - Nathan wondered how he was going to stop himself from killing Jack.  The man had ruined a piece of Caitlyn's life, and he hated the man for it.  Hated him with a furious passion that actually scared him.  The only reason he remained sane at all was Caitlyn holding his hand.  Other things came to his mind as he stood up with Caitlyn to get Niniel ready to take her to her grandmother's for a bit during her shift.  Her loveless marriage meant really there was and never had been anything between her and Jack.  Indeed, it was merely a marriage of pity, not love, and that made a great difference in Nathan's mind.  To him, it meant she was pretty much free to do as she saw fit.<br/><br/>As he helped take Niniel over to her grandmother; Nathan took Caitlyn's hand again, and kissed it softly.  "If you think that would make me abandon all the love I have ever had for you; then you forget, Precious, just who your best friend is," he whispered to her softly.  They stopped along the sidewalk still halfway to her mother's house, and he faced Caitlyn.  "I have always loved you, Caitlyn.  What you told me does not change that for a moment.  Did you really think I would hate you, or throw you away for something you had no control over, Precious?  You have been my very best friend for years...since the night we first danced, and I have loved you this entire time from beginning to end.  Even in the moments of silence between us; I never ever stopped loving you," Nathan told her - his voice filled with love, but firmly expressed.<br/><br/>They continued on to her mother's home.  He had told her now - though it did nothing to cool his rage for Jack.  How had he dared to use his best friend in that manner?  Who did he think he was to sell her body to all those strangers as if she were nothing more than a whore?  He was furious...lethally so, but for Caitlyn and Niniel - he kept his temper under wraps.  So far as he was concerned; Caitlyn could abandon Jack without him thinking any less of her.  Hell, she owed him nothing.  He wasn't even being a good father to Niniel, and she deserved a fantastic father in her life.  What gave him the right to treat his daughter as nothing?  Niniel didn't deserve to be tossed aside like that.<br/><br/>"I will never abandon you, Caitlyn, or your precious daughter," Nathan finally said when they were nearly to her mother's home.  He knew she needed to get to work after they dropped off Niniel, and he would need to go back to their home.  Jack would not be home until after 6pm, and lately he had been staying out even later than that.  What he did during those hours no longer really mattered to Nathan.  So far as he was concerned; Jack had betrayed Caitlyn more than once.  He had betrayed her with that incident in the dorms.  He had betrayed her when didn't even love her, or even try to love her when she needed him.  And, he had betrayed his duties as husband and father.  To Nathan, that was the end of it.  Naturally, the choice was up to Caitlyn, but whatever she chose - he would not ridicule or judge her.<br/><br/>Thus, with Niniel dropped off; he walked Caitlyn to her job feeling closer to her than he ever had.