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Kate has been crying her eyes out for the past half our, while trying to explain to me what exactly happened and why she is back from Barbados already. Her eyes are red and puffy, her make-up is smudged all over her face and it seem she has put on enough eye-line and mascara to last her a life time. After a lot of hiccups and sobs the only words I was able to decipher were "Jake", "ass-face's", "slutty dancer" and "cheat", probably meaning that her new found love Jake had probably cheated on her with a "slutty dancer", making them both "ass-face's".
I really don't know what I should do to comfort her, because it honestly feels wrong for me to do it, considering what an ass-face and bitch I have been lately. She was just betrayed by someone she though loved her and here I am trying to soothe her whilst I am no better than Jake is. But I can't tell her right now, can I? That would probably kill her. Shit I have really dug my own grave here and I definitely deserve everything that's coming for me. If I don't tell her now though, I'll probably never get it out, or she will find out from someone else. Shit, shit, shit.
"Kate, please stop crying" I say stroking her back "he is not worth crying over, come on he doesn't deserve you" I say realizing I don't either. What the hell have I done?!
"Yea you are right he doesn't, but how could I have been so stupid to trust him?! He was just so sexy you know and charming and damn he was so good in bed. God it's like I was too fucking blind to see that I didn't mean anything to him and that he was just using me for sex. I'm so glad that you have Christian who actually cares about you" she says finally calming down a little.
"Actually..." I begin. Come on Steele this is the perfect opening for the truth "Kate, there is something I haven't been completely honest to you about..and you should really hear it from me." Kate lifts her head so that she can see my face while I continue. "There is really no easy way to say this, but you have to know how truly sorry I am and that I did not plan for it to happen"
"Shit, you are scaring me Steele" she says worry crossing her face.
I take a deep breath "Okay umm well, when you were away, Elliot asked me out for some drinks...you know just as friends, but over the past few weeks we have hung out a lot more...and we developed feelings for each other and we kissed and we are sort of together now" I say really quickly to get it all out at once.
Kate's face seems to have gone completely emotionless, so when she begins laughing like a maniac I think she has officially lost her mind. I stare at her in disbelief, having expected a lot of yelling and maybe even violence but I was certainly not expecting this.
"Well that's just" she giggles "great isn't it! My best friend with my ex, after my last boyfriend just cheated on me" she laughs.
There is no way she actually finds this funny. "Kate please, I am really sorry..." I start.
She abruptly stops her crazy laughing fit after hearing my words, and instead has a deathly expression on her face which would make any sane person wish they could be swallowed up by the ground. "Sorry?! You're sorry? Really? You probably weren't very sorry while you were fucking him in my apartment or were too busy doing god knows what to have the decency to at least tell me. Seriously Ana how could you be such a bitch? Just because you were with one brother, it doesn't automatically mean that the other is yours too!" she yells.
There is the Kate I was expecting and she is not holding anything back now. "Please let me explain Kate..." but she won't let me finish.
"I don't care what you have to say, and I don't want a fucking explanation! I was sitting here heart broken and crying and you were comforting me, telling me that Jake did not deserve me because he was a lying cheating fuck, but you are no better Ana! I though you were my best friend and that I could trust you not to betray me like this. Obviously I was wrong, because this hurts a shit load more than what Jake did to me!" her tone has become icy and sarcastic when she continues "Everyone always thinks you are so sweet and innocent Ana, but at least now you have shown me your true colours and it's become clear that you're actually a deceiving, conniving little slut and bitch, who would hurt anyone in her way to get what she wants!"
I am completely speechless when she finishes and all I can do is try to hold in the tears that are going to be making an appearance soon. I don't deserve to be upset about what she has said though, because it's pretty much all true. Everything except that I purposely hurt her and that I don't care about the fact that I did.
I see Kate close her eyes "You know what, just get the fuck out of my apartment" she whispers in a cold voice. I hear the doorbell ring and suddenly realize, that that is Elliot right on time for our dinner plans.
Kate seems to have also noticed that we have a guest waiting at our front door and swiftly gets up to open it "I wonder who that could be" she says sarcastically with an obvious smirk on her face. "Hi Elliot, it's great to see you again...are these for me" she says grabbing a dozen roses out of Elliot's hand.
"Kate hey..." The shock of seeing Kate has clearly taken him off guard, and all he is really doing right now is standing freakishly still, having no clue what to say or how to react next.
Kate on the other hand knows exactly what she is doing "Mmm these do smell good, too bad they aren't actually for me" she says turning around throwing them at me, almost hitting me straight in the face. I feel a small sting on my face from one of the thorns that must have scratched across my face and let out a small "ouch".
This seems to have woken Elliot up from his current state, as he lunges across the room to make sure I'm okay "Kate are you crazy?" he bellows.
"I'm fine" I murmur.
"Yea Elliot she is fine" she yells as she grabs one of the remote controls from the television, and throws it across the room, this time targeting Elliot. She hits her target on the head perfectly. "But I'm not."
Elliot grabs the back of his head and swears loudly "FUCK! Look Kate, can't we just talk about this rationally. At least give us the chance to explain."
"I have already heard everything I need to hear, so save it and both of you get the fuck out!"
I look her straight in the eyes for a moment, but when I don't see her expression change, I grab my purse and Elliot by the arm and walk out of the door, which is slammed shut as soon as we have exited. She just needs some time to cool off...then she will want to talk about all of this right? I mean we can work this out I am sure of it, or did I just lose my best friend forever?
Elliot takes my hand in his and asks "Hey are you ok Ana?"
Am I okay? I don't know...I doubt it. Everything Kate said to me was right, and I deserved every word of it, but hearing it come out of her mouth still hurt,"yea I'm fine".
"Ana I'm sure that once she has calmed down, she will want to talk to you, so that you can work everything out" Elliot says hoping to give me some reassurance.
"Yea, right" I utter doubtfully.
"Hey, if you want you can stay at my place tonight, since you probably don't want to go back home and Kate will most likely refuse to let you through the door" he says.
"Umm yea sure I guess. Thanks" I say giving him a weak smile "but do you mind if I just meet you there, because I honestly just feel like being alone right now."
He looks slightly surprised by my suggestion but nods and says "sure Ana, take as long as you need and call me if you need anything."
I lean forward to kiss him, and as we deepen our kiss I am the first to pull away "Thank's, I'll see you soon."
"Later's, be careful Ana" he says letting go of me. "I will" I reply and walk away after giving him another small smile.
I have been wandering the streets of Seattle for a few hours now, thinking about the events of tonight. Poor Kate, how will I ever be able to make this up to her? I start to feel a little sleepy and drowsy, and decide to head over to Elliot's place before I fall asleep on the side walk. As I make my way across the street to catch a cab, it suddenly feels like time has slowed down somehow, and everything is happening in slow motion. There is a loud noise coming from somewhere that I can't place, and all I know is that its getting closer and louder. Without any warning, my vision is completely blinded by a bright light that is keeping me from seeing my surroundings. I feel a sudden impact, fall to the floor in a haze, and hear screaming until everything eventually becomes quiet. Deathly quiet, it's as if someone has just pressed the mute button on my life.
I hope that Kate throwing things at Elliot and Ana was not too much :P I just always imagined Kate to be overly dramatic so I thought it fit :) Please let me know what you thought of the chapter :)