The First Of Many Courses
Chapter 1
Katherine's blue-gray eyes fluttered open, she felt soft licking at her feet and she giggled a little and saw the shaggy dog at the end of the couch cease its assault on her toes and it tilted its head to the side adorably. She clicked her tongue and gestured for the dog to come over and she began to pet him, she couldn't remember his name but he was friendly, they all were for the most part.
"He seems pretty taken with you, they all seem to have really."
The woman looked off towards the doorway where Will Graham rested against the door frame, still in his pajama, hair unkempt as always, and no glasses. He held a hot cup of coffee in his hands, she could see the steam rising off of it.
She smiled at Will. "Being good with strays must run in the family." The blonde woman replied.
They were family but they held no similarities to each other besides their eyes, the same shade of blue-gray and pale skin. They were only cousins, so there really wasn't any need to have a strong genetic correlation between the two of them, Will had dark hair while Katherine had bright blonde locks, his hair was curly while hers fell in waves. Will was tall and slim and Katherine was short and shapely. Their mothers had been sisters and looked enough alike but the two of them couldn't be anymore different. Genetics was a strange thing.
Her cousin smiled back at her comment and let out an amused sound. The two of them hadn't seen each other in years and yesterday she'd just shown up, she'd had no where else to go. No one else to turn to and Will being the good man he was. Couldn't turn away another stray. Especially one that was his blood.
Will had been a gracious host, giving her a place to crash and not asking questions but Katherine knew he'd want answers or maybe he already knew the answers. Will was a genius and with that empathy disorder he had she wouldn't have been surprised if he'd already figured out what happened to her.
Katherine got up and headed towards the kitchen. "What do you want for breakfast, Will?" She began rummaging through his cupboards for a pan. "How do pancakes sound?"
"Katherine-" Will began but his cousin quickly silenced him.
"We can talk over breakfast." The blonde turned around and said with a small smile.
"No that's not it," Will continued. "You don't have to tell me or anyone else anything you don't want to."
She hugged her cousin, he seemed a bit taken back by the gesture but he returned the hub and patted her back a little. "Thank you." Katherine muttered in his ear as a tear slid down her cheek.
-H-
The rest of the day was spent in the living room of Wills farmhouse looking at ads in the newspaper for possible jobs she could apply for in the area. Katherine spent the day alone, though she was really alone with all the dogs but Will had a work and a therapy appointment today so she had no other conventionalist company. Not that Will was much of a conversationalist anyways.
Nothing was catching her interested in the papers, Katherine knew she should just go to a local hospital or doctors office and apply there for a medical billing job but she couldn't get her butt off the couch. The blonde woman really didn't want to leave the safety of her cousins house today but she felt bad intruding in his personal realm, she needed to get a job and move out as soon as possible.
-H-
Katherine woke up when she head Will walk in the door, the dogs barked excitedly and gathered around him, competing for his love and affection. She watched her cousin tuck something under his arm and kneel down and pet them all. He then gave her a brief smile and approached her.
"I have something for you." He handed her a newspaper from under his arm. It was from Baltimore. Her eyes searched his matching ones for some answer. He took it and flipped it to the wanted adds and pointed at one. It was open interviews for the job of a secretary at a psychiatrist office. For Wills psychiatrist. The psychiatrist that helped him catch the Minnesota Shrike. Dr. Hannibal Lecter was searching for a new secretary.
