Nathan did recall what she was talking about.  That had been a strange time coming from her - especially since she was always so communicative, and had suddenly just dropped off the face of the earth it seemed.  What had happened to her then was still a mystery.  He had never bought her story before, but he had long ago known when she would open up about things...and when pushing her was pointless.  Thus, repeatedly asking her what was wrong during that time would have yielded no results, and so he did not push.  Now, however, he sensed something very wrong was coming from that time of silence.  What it was - he could only imagine, and his fears took hold as his heart began to race.<br/><br/>Tenderly, he pulled her closer, but turned her head to where she was looking into his eyes.  "Tell me, Love.  Tell me what happened," Nathan gently prodded.  Whatever she was struggling with - he would be there for her.  He always was.  This was no different.  He had been with her through death, finances, dreams, nightmares, successes, dances, walks, plays, and more.  Nathan, as he admitted to himself, still loved her...despite her being married with a child.  This did not matter to how he felt for her, and it certainly didn't matter how he wanted to make her okay...how he longed to make her smile, laugh, and be happy as she deserved.  Softly, he stroked her spine...coaxing her to speak of what lay in her heart, and burned at her beautiful soul