A/N: Okay. Here ya go! I don't have anything to say this time (I think), so enjoy!
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Some time after noon that day (and after showers from both couples), the four met up in the kitchen for food. After eating a light lunch, Stacey and Trevor showed Katherine and Bryan around the house. Bryan keeping a very close eye on Trevor.
Both Katherine and Bryan were impressed with the house (especially the basement that was turned into a game room that included classic pinball machines, a pool table, air hockey table, foosball table, ping-pong table, card table, fully loaded bar, and a very large plasma TV), but were more than content with their little house in the suburbs. Katherine was able to forget about Trevor's conversation for a while, too.
By the time they were done walking through the house (and playing around in the basement that involved a competitive game of ping-pong against the couples), it was time for dinner. Stacey and Trevor wanted to treat Bryan and Katherine to dinner in a restaurant that night. They agreed as long as it wasn't fancy dress since they hadn't planned for it.
Coming back to the house after dinner, a more than slightly tipsy Stacey and Trevor barely made it into the house before they started pulling each other's clothing off of one another.
It was at this point that Katherine was glad that she drove.
Laughing at the antics of her sister and future brother-in-law, Katherine urged a laughing Bryan out to the guesthouse so they could leave the other couple to their...coupling.
In the guesthouse, Katherine sat down on the sofa, then laid on it, curling up on her side, and closed her eyes.
"I'm so tired." She said, groggily. "I envy my sister for being almost eight years younger than me."
Bryan shook his head, then walked to the section of the couch where Katherine's head rested. Making her lift up her head, he sat down and she replaced her head on his lap. Bryan ran his hand through her hair and down her arm before reaching for the remote and turning on the television, just for something to do until he could not longer keep his own eyes open.
When that time came, he turned the television off, picked up Katherine, and carried her back to the bedroom. He woke her up long enough to help her change into her pajamas, then let her crawl into bed to sleep. He then changed into his own pajama pants and got in next to her, falling asleep almost instantly.
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Katherine awoke in the middle of the night with the desperate urge to use the bathroom. She groaned softly, not wanting to get out of Bryan's loose embrace...but really needing to go. Slowly lifting the arm on her waist, she slid to the edge of the bed before lowering Bryan's arm again. Standing up, Katherine heard Bryan shift.
"Kate?" He questioned, using his nickname for her. He was definitely not fully awake, which made Katherine grin.
"Just going to the bathroom." She replied softly. "Go back to sleep."
Nodding and closing his eyes at the same time, Bryan turned onto his back and was immediately asleep again.
Katherine grinned knowing how fast Bryan could fall asleep and also how light of a sleeper he was before she remembered that nature was calling. Almost running to the bathroom, Katherine answered the call.
Once she came out of the bathroom, Katherine took a glance at the clock, noticing it was three AM. She then took two steps towards the bed before realizing that she was wide awake. Not wanting to disturb Bryan, she walked down the hall towards the 'living room' to check her e-mail. Feeling her way in the dark, she got to the front door and, on a whim, decided to look out of the window. There were a few lights on in the house, but she just figured that Stacey and Trevor might have wanted a change of scenery. Shrugging lightly, she went to the 'living room' and turned on the computer.
Katherine moved away from the window just before four men walked cautiously up to the back door of the house and let themselves in.
Once Katherine was done sorting through her mountain of e-mails, she shut down the computer, then decided to go to the house for a later night snack. She started to go back to the bedroom to write Bryan a note of where she was going, when she went to take another look out of the window. Just as she was about to turn away from the window, she saw a line of four people silhouetted against a window on the second floor. Frowning, she walked back to the bedroom and scribbled a note to Bryan, leaving it on his nightstand. She then took his gadget case and went out to the 'living room' again. Placing the case on the coffee table, she paced back and forth a few times before deciding to open it. Taking out the small (no more than an inch), clipable tracking device, she held it between her thumb and forefinger to look at it.
"If you ever go somewhere without me knowing, take this and clip it to your bra or somewhere under your clothes. I'll be able to find you if something...happens." Bryan once told her after telling her of what happened to Kim. Katherine had rolled her eyes at him at the time.
Sighing and rolling her shoulders, Katherine pulled away the front of her camisole to clip the tracking device to her bra, between her breasts. Leaving the case unlocked and on the table, Katherine made her way to the house.
Once reaching the backdoor, she noticed that it was unlatched, so, being cautious, she pushed it open and tiptoed in. She made it to the fridge and took out a glass bottle of Snapple. Just as she closed the fridge, some giant of a man came up behind her, wrapping one arm around her waist to lift her up and the other clamping over her mouth so she didn't even have time to scream.
The Snapple bottle went crashing to the floor.
The brute easily carried Katherine with one arm up the stairs to the second floor and into Trevor's study where they came in on a conversation between Trevor and Stacey who was tied to a chair.
"I thought you said you loved me." Stacey sobbed.
"Oh, I did, sweetheart, but you became too predictable over time." Trevor grinned evilly. "And I just wanted your money."
Stacey stared up at him in shock before bowing her head and sobbing some more. Trevor looked up at the sound of the door hitting the wall as the hired brute walked in carrying a struggling and kicking Katherine, the one he really needed, not this good for nothing sister of hers.
"Ah," he said, standing upright and motioning to the chair across from Stacey. "That was easier than I thought."
The brute shoved Katherine in to the chair, then tied her in the same fashion as Stacey.
"W-What do you mean?" Stacey asked, lifting her head, tears still running down her cheeks.
"Dear, stupid, Stacey..." Trevor started.
"Don't call my sister stupid." Katherine practically growled as the goon finished tying her up and stepped away.
In two steps, Trevor was in front of Katherine. Glancing down at her, he raised his hand and backhanded the right side of her face.
"Katherine!" Stacey screeched.
Grunting, Katherine's head slumped to the side, but she turned her face back after a moment to glare at him, even as her eyes started to water.
"Keep your mouth shut." He snapped. "That goes for you, too." He looked behind him to Stacey whose open mouth snapped shut. "I don't really need you anymore, anyway." He went to reach for something in his jacket pocket.
"I knew it." Katherine said softly, bringing her head back upright.
Trevor paused and turned to look at her. "What?"
"I overheard you on the phone last night. Not all of it, but enough to be cautious of you and what you had planned."
"And yet...you still came in the house."
"To protect my sister."
Trevor humphed a non-humorous laugh. "And look at the fine job you did there, Big. Sissy." He made a flourish with his hand over to Stacey.
"I'm sorry, Katherine." Stacey whispered lowering her head once more.
Katherine glared white, hot fire at Trevor, but he was either oblivious or chose to ignore it. "What do you want with me, then?" She asked through gritted teeth.
"I thought I told you to keep your mouth shut." Trevor growled at her, before being falsely polite again. "But since you asked so nicely, I guess I could tell you a little bit."
Katherine sat still and continued to glare, but listened closely.
"You are going to be doing a little computer networking for me." He grinned, not about to divulge his whole plan to her.
Another hired gun entered the study, but was motioned by Trevor to stay by the door.
"And if I don't help you?" Katherine asked, clenching her fists.
"You can say good-bye to little sissy...forever." To prove his point, Trevor reached into his jacket pocket to pull out the hidden 9mm handgun and pointed it at Stacey, whose eyes widened and fresh tears were produced.
"No!" Katherine exclaimed.
"Oh, and once I'm done with her, I'm going after that so-called boyfriend of yours."
Katherine grunted as she struggled against her bonds and tried to lunge at Trevor. Trevor and the hired help laughed.
"Ooh, it seems I've found your weaknesses, Katie." Trevor continued to laugh even when Katherine growled at the nickname. He stopped suddenly. "Too bad at least one of those weaknesses won't even see the sunrise today." Trevor whipped the gun around and shot Stacey in her heart, then in the middle of her forehead.
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A/N: Evil bastard, isn't he?
Soooo, I'd really like to know what you though tof this chapter because if you didn't like it, then the rest of the story is gonna suck...