Billy thought about all of his plans to straighten her out. Maybe he would not need to. It could just be the environment that she had been in that had caused her to be that way. Her mother had gotten remarried after her father's death, and the guy was a bit of a jerk. So Billy could understand that she was angry. And now that she was in his more comforting and much less hostile environment, the Kate he knew could come back. The comedy show that was flashing in front of him was the last thing he was thinking about.<br/><br/>He was thinking of Kate back in the day. His little niece who he had taught to swim and had played with so much as a child. But sadly his time had been stripped of him by college and they had drifted apart. And now, here she was a very alternate image to the girl he used to know. All of his thoughts of straightening her out were going to go by the wayside. He was going to be her good uncle first and then disciplinarian last. The cellphone in his pocket vibrated. Ignoring it, he muted the TV and just listened to the shower. Billy was no scientist but he could tell when someone was just letting the water run over them and when they were moving around. And Billy could tell she was standing there in the shower.<br/><br/>That was an act a normal person might do but not for the amount of time she was doing it. There had to be something on her mind. He was going to discuss it with her when she got out of the shower. And in thirty minutes time when she finally got out of the shower and appeared in his living room after he unmuted the comedy show, his conviction was to do just that. And when she told him she was not going to the mall especially wearing what she was it all the more strengthened his resolve.<br/><br/>He promptly turned off the TV and looked her directly in the eyes. Those alluring eyes were catching him again but his will was not so weak. Kate looked more than beautiful but still he was resolved not to let his will go. He was going to talk to her and comfort her and break through that goth shield she had formed around herself.<br/><br/>"Kate, come sit down. We need to talk." He patted the space on his couch next to him. If she sat down he was going to try and hug her. It was an effort to make her feel loved and wanted. He felt that is what she wanted to feel.<br/><br/>"I love you, Kate. Do you realize that? It is not anything weird or anything like that. But I do. I am your uncle and I am here for you. I know I had been gone for a few years in your life and I am sorry for that. But I am here for you now. And I will be here for you whenever you need me from now on." His hug would tighten at this point, if she had even sat down and allowed herself to be hugged. He kissed her forehead and held his embrace of her, waiting for her reaction.