Notes: This is a rewrite of the ending of Cruel Intentions.
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did, I'd be sleeping with Sebastian or shopping with Kathryn. These
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The next morning, Sebastian woke up and felt Kathryn next to him. He smiled at her motionless body. He kissed her on the forehead before he stood up. He walked out of the room and shut the door behind him. He walked into the kitchen to make some coffee before Kathryn woke up so she wouldn't think he had left her. Again. His mind silently added. He was looking through the cabinets for a coffee maker when Lili walked in. "Good morning." Sebastian told her with a smile.
Lili smiled at Sebastian. She was still in her pj's. "You know where Kathryn is?" She asked with a yawn. "She's not in bed or in the bathroom. Are you making coffee?"
Sebastian shook his head. "I haven't seen her. I wonder where she could be." He finally found a coffee maker, pulled it out and then plugged it in. "Yeah, I am."
"Ok, I'm going to go get changed. If ya see her just tell her I was wondering where she was." She said then turned to leave.
Sebastian nodded. "Will do." He made two mugs of coffee and brought them into his bedroom. He set them down on a dresser and lay down next to Kathryn. "Good morning." He whispered softly in her ear.
Kathryn rubbed her eyes sleepily then yawned. "Just five more minutes." She said holding up her hand to show five fingers. She then moved in closer to her brother to get warmer
Sebastian wrapped an arm around her and used the other arm to get a mug of coffee. "I brought you some coffee." Sebastian told her.
Kathryn smiled then gave a playful groan. "Ah, you're no fun." Kathryn sat up. "You better hope this stuff wakes me up or I'll walk around looking like a zombie."
Sebastian grinned at her. "Well that better wake you up or else Lili will in her desperate attempt to find you. She was worried about where you were. Wanted me to tell you she was looking for you."
"Maybe I should just tell her that I wasn't feeling good and I had packed my medicine in your bag. Then I used your bathroom and you let me rest in here since I didn't feel like walking back to my room."
Sebastian was amazed by her ability to come up with something that good that quickly. "That sounds excellent."
Kathryn smiled. "Maybe she'll let me rest with you by ourselves if she thinks I'm not feeling well." She whispered starting to kiss him.
Sebastian leaned in and kissed her back, liking that idea very much. "That sounds like a good plan." He gently pulled away however. "But you should probably tell her before she has a panic attack and calls the cops for a missing person's thing."
"Ok." She said getting out of the bed then walked in the room where Lili was. "Lil? I heard you were looking for me."
Lili had just been walking out of her bedroom when she saw Kathryn come out of Sebastian's room. "Yeah. What were you doing in Sebastian's room?"
"I got sick last night and I accidentally threw my medicine in his bag so I had to go in his room but I got sick while doing so...he wanted to keep an eye on me. I didn't mean to worry you."
Lili nodded sympathetically. "Oh. Are you feeling better now?"
"A little. I think I just ate something wrong before I got here. Do you mind if I go back and get some sleep? Sebastian doesn't mind watching me. I think he's going to go get me some medicine anyway."
Lili shook her head. "That's fine. I hope you feel better. I could run to the store and get you something if you want." Lili suggested, trying to be helpful.
"Really? That would be great." She said with a smile rubbing her stomach. "Whatever you think could help my stomach go ahead and get and I'll pay ya back."
Lili smiled. "Okay, great. I should be back in an hour or so." It took at least 30 minutes each way to get to the nearest drugstore.
Kathryn nodded. "Thanks." She headed back in Sebastian's room closing the door behind her and jumped into the bed. "She's going to go get me some medicine."
Sebastian laughed. "That's right. To fix your stomach..." Sebastian moved himself down on the bed and placed light kisses all over her stomach. "How does your stomach feel now?" He asked.
Kathryn giggled lightly. "It's starting to feel better." She ran her hands through his hair as he proceeded with his kisses. Sebastian continued to kiss her stomach and s his kisses went up her body he used his hands to move her jersey up as well. Kathryn closed her eyes feeling Sebastian's hands on her. She chewed on her bottom lip pressing her body into his hands. Her rock abs started to feel cold with shivers as he kept kissing her. She giggled with pleasure. Sebastian took the giggles as a sign to keep kissing her and so he did. He also used his hands to gently rub her skin. Kathryn moaned with pleasure. She put her hands on her shirt where Sebastian's hand was underneath. She started moaning his name feeling comfortable and starting to get aroused. Sebastian let his hands move to over her shirt where her own hands were. He let his hands join hers and held them as he continued to kiss her. He let his kisses trail up to her breasts and gently sucked on one of them. Kathryn arched her back up letting out a moan. She ran her hand through his hair again. She then took his hand sucking on his fingers trying to get him the same way he was getting her on how she felt. Sebastian stopped sucking on her, in order to appreciate what she was doing for him. With his free hand, he ran his fingers through her hair content to be with her. "I can't believe this is happening." He murmured.
"Why?" She asked taking his finger out of her mouth. She laid her head on the soft pillow looking at him wondering why she ever hated him.
"I just never thought I could be so happy or be with you." Sebastian told her with a smile.
Kathryn smiled down at him. "You'd be surprised at everything I know that can please you." She said with a smile. She took his finger and sucked on it gently rubbing her tongue against his finger.
Sebastian moaned as she gently sucked on his finger. "I don't doubt that." He replied to her comment about everything she knew that would please him.
Kathryn smiled looking down at Sebastian. She moved her feet under the covers holding on to his leg as she wrapped her leg around him. "I'm glad you approve." She said with a smile and kept sucking.
Just as Sebastian was beginning to feel more comfortable and relaxed and happier than he had been in a long time, there was a knock at the door. "Kathryn, I got you your medicine." She tried to open the door, but found it was locked. "Everything okay in there?"
Kathryn bit her bottom lip. "Thanks Lil..." Kathryn looked at Sebastian as he stood up. She put her jersey back on then put the blankets on top of her. "Sebastian...was just going to take a shower and didn't want anyone to walk in."
Sebastian made sure his boxers were in perfect condition and not mussed to look like he had been in an uncompromising situation with his step-sister. He then opened the door. "Sorry about that. " He walked into the bathroom, shutting the door behind him so he could go take a cold shower.
"Oh it's okay." Lili said to Sebastian's retreating back. She brought the bag with the medicine over to Kathryn and handed it to her. "Here you go."
"Thanks..." She said taking the bottle. Kathryn laid her head back on the pillow. "What did you have planned for today?"
"Well, if you were feeling up to it I thought we could go sailing tonight. There were some gorgeous guys that invited us to go with them." Lili told her with a grin.
Kathryn smiled then thought of her brother. "What about Sebastian? Would he go with us?" She asked not sure of how he would feel if she was with another guy.
"They mentioned some of their female friends would be there so we wouldn't feel weird being the only girls." Lili responded.
"Who are these guys?" She asked. "Sailing sounds great. I'm sure the medicine will help."
Lili answered, "They're some neighbors of mine. They go to NYU and are down here for the summer."
"College guys are always good." She said with a smile. "But how do you know they'll....like me?" She asked. "I mean, college guys don't just go on a date with two girls..."
"Well they liked me and they wanted to know if I had friends who'd be interested in going with us. I'm positive they'll love you. I mean you're gorgeous, kind, smart, and funny." Lili replied, listing her friend's positive attributes.
Kathryn smiled. "Thanks. What are these guys like? Are they jock types...or what?"
"They're like Abercrombie and Fitch models. Well, at least they look like them." Lili commented with a twinkle in her eye.
"That's always good." She said trying to be cheerful while thinking of her brother. "When are they coming?"
"In an hour." Lili informed her. "I'll leave so you can get ready." She said, when Sebastian walked out of the bathroom wearing only a towel. Lili then turned and walked out of the room.
Sebastian walked over to his closet to find something to wear. "What are we doing today?" he asked.
Kathryn sat up scratching her brow holding the blankets tightly. "She invited some...friends of hers to come over...to go sailing." She said trying to remain calm when telling him about the guys.
Sebastian nodded. "Oh that sounds fun." He remarked, picking out a white polo shirt and khaki pants and put them on.
Kathryn tried to smile at his pleasantness. "Yeah, except for she invited some guys she thought I'd...have fun with." She said trying to get the right words. She bit her lower lip waiting for her brothers reaction.
Sebastian stopped zipping up his pants when he heard this. "Oh." He commented, obviously displeased by it. But for her sake, he tried to sound pleasant. "That's great. I mean they're new guys and I'm sure they all are nice looking, funny, smart, and not screwed up. " By the screwed up part, he was referring to himself.
"Yeah, and she said that a girl was coming as well. For you.." Kathryn sighed and stood up wrapping her arms around her brother laying her chin in his shoulder. "I hate sharing you."
Sebastian wrapped his arms around her waist pulling her close. "As do I." He leaned in and gently kissed her on the lips.
"I'll try to control myself when she tries to get to you..." She said with a grin kissing him back. "I'm going to go tell her I'm feeling better and get changed." She stopped smiling up at him. "Unless you want me to stay in here longer."
Sebastian grinned at her. "No, it's okay." Before she left, he added, "And I'll try to keep my jealousy inside but if anyone of them try anything you don't want...you know, I'll beat them up."
Kathryn grinned. "Thanks...and right back at ya." She said then left his room finding Lili in her room. "I told Sebastian. He's fine with it. I think I'll eat some toast or something. My stomach is feeling better. Thanks for the pills." Kathryn sat on the bed with her best friend. "Lil, tell what these guys are like...you know..." She said with a bright smile on her face.
"You mean are they going to be hitting on you?" Lili asked with a laugh.
"Well...yeah. Are they the guys that just want you then leave you or what?" She asked. "I mean I know you have good judgement in guys but I'm just wondering..." Kathryn said pulling up a pair of black tight short shorts and put them on.
"Well, they aren't looking for something too long-termy. I mean they are headed off to college in a little less than two months." Lili replied honestly. "I'm sure some of them are just looking for a good lay and then the others may want a summer fling or maybe more since all of us live in the city during the year."
"You didn't tell them anything about me?" Kathryn asked knowing she was in for it if Lili told them she liked to have a lot of fun with guys. "I mean, Court just broke up with me...."
Lili shook her head. "No, nothing other than what you looked like and your personality. Besides, I think it's time you get over Court and find a new guy."
"Right." She said nodding her head. Kathryn walked into the closet pealing off her brothers jersey and put on a tight tank top since she wasn't wearing a bra. Kathryn walked out and spun around. "I look okay?"
Lili smiled at her. "Yeah, you look great. See, you're already on your way to getting a new guy."
Kathryn giggled. "Just don't tell Sebastian. He doesn't want me serious with any guys just yet since...you know, Court." Kathryn picked up her brush and brushed her brown hair putting her hair back in a ponytail showing off her facial features. "Let's go then."
Lili laughed and walked out of the room with Kathryn. She knocked on Sebastian's door. "We're ready."
Sebastian walked out of the room and followed them out to the garage where the cars were being kept. "Who's driving?" Sebastian asked.
Kathryn shrugged. "I'd rather not take my car out." She said. She looked at Lili. "Do you want to?"
Lili nodded. "Sure, it's fine with me." She took her keys out of her purse and unlocked the door to her black ford explorer. Sebastian got in the car and sat in the backseat, leaving it open for Kathryn to sit with her friend or in the backseat with him.
Kathryn got in the front seat not wanting to be too obvious with Sebastian. She smiled looking back at him then at her friend. "How far away is the place where we're meeting them?"
"It's only about 15 minutes away." Lili said with a smile as she drove. They arrived at the stately home overlooking the lake and they all got out of the car. Lili walked up to the crowd of boys and the three girls who were with them. Lili introduced everyone to Sebastian and Kathryn and immediately started hanging all over the guy she was interested in, Brian. One of the girls came up to Sebastian.
Sebastian smiled over at her. "Hi, you're Jade, right?"
Jade turned around and smiled with a nod seeing Sebastian. "Hi and yes, I'm Jade. Glad you could make it."
"So am I." Sebastian remarked with a slight smile on his face. "Where are you from?" he asked.
"I'm from San Diego. How about you?" She asked with a smile.
Sebastian replied, "New York. You traveled really far to get here."
She smiled. "Yeah, I'm just visiting. Lili said there be a cute guy here."
"Well, seen any you like?" He asked flirtatiously.
Jade smiled. "Yes, actually he's rather cute."
"Well, then that guy is very lucky." Sebastian commented.
Jade smiled. "Yeah, he is." She said with a giggle. "So are you out of school?"
"I have one more year left." Sebastian answered. "How about you?"
Just started college." She said picking up her drink and took a sip. "College is so blah."
"Really?" Sebastian asked. "And here I was looking forward to it."
Jade smiled. "Well I'm sure you'll fit right in. You just seem to have the flare...that takes what guys need to get into the school."
"The flare?" Sebastian asked, amused by her way of putting it.
Jade grinned. "Yeah...you just seem to have that thing that most college guys would die to have."
Sebastian laughed. "Thanks. And I'm sure you're talking about having a beautiful woman by my side, right?" He asked with a wink.
Jade grinned. "Well I'm sure you have a lot by your side."
"Now why would you think that? I only go for one girl at a time." Sebastian commented with a smile.
Jade shrugged. "I didn't mean that you were a pimp or anything. You just seem like a guy who can do well with girls." She said with a grin.
"Oh. Well, I have to admit it isn't hard." Sebastian admitted with a shrug.
Jade nodded her head noticing how James was all over Kathryn. "You want to go down to the lower deck? They seem a little busy."
Sebastian looked over at James and Kathryn. He was disgusted by what he saw. So much for Kathryn resisting the guys. "Yeah, that sounds great. Or unless you want to go to a room?" He asked, wiggling his eyebrows suggestively.
"The rooms downstairs." She took his hand leading him down. Sebastian followed her downstairs into an empty room. He shut the door behind them and leaned in and kissed her. Jade grinned at the kissed returning the kiss while wrapping her arms around his neck. She slowly brought her kisses down his neck. Sebastian wrapped his arms around her waist and walked over with her to the bed. He gently lay her down and continued to kiss her. Jade leaned up to kiss Sebastian wrapping her arms around his neck again bringing him down on her. She hummed softly as the kiss continued. Sebastian noticed her humming, but rather than being annoyed he actually was turned on by it. He continued to kiss her and started to unbutton her shirt. Jade ran her fingers up his shirt grinning at him as her shirt came up. She sat up pressing her body on his kissing his shoulder. Sebastian lay next to Jade on the bed after they finished. She had been good but something was missing. An emotional level or something. *You're turning into a sap, Valmont* he thought to himself. Jade smiled looking at Sebastian. "You want to go head back up to the upper deck where your sis and James are?"
"Sure, that sounds great." Sebastian commented with a grin. He stood up and put his clothes back on and waited for her to dress before they walked out.
Jade put on her clothes and followed him up to the upper deck noticing Kathryn and James. "Where's the other two?"
"Who? Kathryn's friend Lili?" Sebastian asked. "I don't know. "
Jade nodded her head. "Yeah." She shrugged. "Oh well. I guess they'll get out when they're ready."
-Kathryn and James interlude-
James walked over to Kathryn. "You know, you look even better than how Lili described you."
James laughed. "She only had good things to say about you. Is there some dark secret in your past?"
Kathryn shook her head. "No, I was just wondering what she said about me." She said with a smile getting on the boat with the others. "This is a nice boat..." Kathryn noticed the rooms off to the side. "You guys use the boat often. It's very...roomy."
James shrugged. "Well, whenever I'm down here I try to use it. I'm usually down here maybe one week a year, though."
Kathryn nodded her head. "Must be nice. I'd buy one of these things I'm just not good with driving a sail boat or however you make these things move."
James smiled at her. "Well, I could teach you sometime. How long are you going to be down here?"
Kathryn was flattered. "Maybe two weeks. I'm down here for my birthday, which is today." She said with a smile.
"Well, see if I had known, I would have gotten you something." James commented with a grin. "I guess I'll just have to do."
Kathryn blushed. * I'm sure that's what Lili planned on.* She thought. "Don't worry about any presents. My family, except for my brother didn't get me anything." Kathryn cleared her throat. "This is a really nice boat."
James smiled at her. "Thanks." He sat down on one of the benches with her on the deck. "I don't usually sound this forward, but I'd really like to kiss you."
"Sure." She said softly watching him get closer to her. She closed her eyes feeling his lips on hers feeling the kiss getting more intense. She could only hope Sebastian wasn't watching. James wrapped his arms around Kathryn as he kissed her, feeling things heat up more quickly. Kathryn kept her eyes closed for fear of opening them realizing what she was doing. She placed her hands on his face straightening her body up pressing her body on his. James leaned up against the railing as she pressed her body against himself. He continued to kiss her, not caring who was watching or was even around. Kathryn broke off the kiss looking at him. "Shouldn't you be sailing this thing?" She asked looking around. "I mean don't you think we should wait."
"Jason is sailing it." James told her. "He's my cousin and knows how to drive it better than I do." James then asked her, "Are you not comfortable out here? Like you want to go to a room or something?"
"I'm fine here." She said when Sebastian and Jade left. She straddled her body on top of his kissing him again bringing her fingers under his shirt. James nodded and went back to kissing her. Nobody was at this end of the boat anyway, so it wouldn't matter how far they went. He ran his hands under her shirt and slowly moved them up her body. Kathryn softly moaned feeling his hand all over her stomach and chest. She sucked on his bottom lip as the wind blew through her hair. She ran her nails over his back. James continued to kiss her moaning as she ran her nails down his back. Kathryn smiled at his moaning sucking harder on his bottom lip taking his shirt off. After James and Kathryn had finished, he zipped up his pants and threw his shirt back on so no one would be suspicious of anything happening.
Kathryn sat back on the bench where she had been previously. She smiled at James. "It's really nice out here..." She said noticing it getting dark.
James nodded at her with a smile. "Yeah, it is. It's the nicest time of day. It's still light outside, but not blindingly bright."
Kathryn nodded her head agreeing with him. "Yeah. You were pretty good." She said with a smile.
James smiled at her. "You were amazing." He whispered as Sebastian and Jade approached them. When the two walked over, James smiled at them.
Kathryn grinned at him. "Thanks.." She whispered back then looked at Sebastian and Jade. "What now?" She asked not sure of what other plans they had planned.
"I'm not sure. If it were earlier, we could have people water-skiing or tubing." James suggested.
Sebastian had a feeling something had gone on between Kathryn and James while they were downstairs. So much for being committed to each other. He was unable to look at Kathryn, without feeling guilty. "Kathryn, are you feeling better?" he asked, in reference to her 'stomach ache' she had had earlier.
Kathryn shook her head. "I'm feeling it coming back. Maybe I should use the restroom to take my medicine." She said noticing Sebastian not looking at her.
"I should go with you, since I have it. We'll be right back." Sebastian told Jade and James with an apologetic smile.
Kathryn walked into the bathroom with Sebastian looking at him. "You ok?" She asked feeling uneasy for what she had done with James.
Sebastian had to work to force a smile on to his face. "Yes, I'm fine." He said in a flat, emotionless tone.
"I'm so sorry for what I did with James Sebastian but I didn't expect it to go that far. Baby I love you..." She said taking his hand and held it.
Sebastian smiled at her, instantly forgiving her. "You...you love me?" Sebastian asked, not believing what he had just heard.
Kathryn nodded her head. "Yes Sebastian. I think I always have." She leaned up to kiss him. "Hopefully this will all blow over." She said trying to forget how James said how good she was.
"I love you too." Sebastian told her as he leaned in and then kissed her gently. "That's all that matters."
Kathryn grinned looking up at him. She rubbed her nose against his with a giggle. "Is that what this bathroom thing is about?"
"Maybe." Sebastian told her with a shy grin. He decided that Kathryn didn't need to know about him and Jade.
"Maybe?" She asked raising her eyebrow. "What else do you want to tell me?" She grinned rubbing his hand with her fingers.
"It was nothing." Sebastian replied, not wanting to wreck what was happening now.
Kathryn nodded her head. "Well ok." She opened the door walking back out to the other two. "Are we not heading back to the house tonight? Lili didn't say anything about staying the night on a boat.
As soon as they reached the deck where James and Jade had been, they immediately saw the two were all over each other. "Looks like we came back at a bad time." Sebastian commented, not surprised by their actions.
Kathryn eyed James then looked away. "Figures..." She muttered. She felt like punching his lights out after what she had done with him.
"Come on. Let's just go downstairs and watch TV or something. It'll be okay." Sebastian told her, wrapping an arm around her.
Jade pulled away from James hearing Sebastian's voice. "Hey, where are you two going?"
Kathryn nodded her head. "I want to go home." She followed her brother ignoring the other two and sat down on a couch with Sebastian. "I feel so bad for what I did Sebastian. He's just like all the rest of them."
"Sssh. Kathryn it's okay. I made the same mistake with Jade. Don't worry about it." Sebastian told her, comforting her.
She felt herself falling apart. She laid her head on Sebastian's shoulders trying not to think of anything else. "Do you think James will try anything?" She asked looking over her shoulder.
"Try anything?" Sebastian asked, not understanding what she meant. "You mean with Jade?"
"No, I mean with me..." She chewed on her bottom lip. "I mean he doesn't seem like a guy to take things lightly."
"I honestly don't know. I mean, he's with Jade now. " Sebastian replied. "And as much as I hate having to say this you may have been a one-time thing with him."
Kathryn nodded her head. "I thought guy were supposed to be in awe of me? Like I'm supposed to scare them or something. Not the other way around."
"That's how it's supposed to be. But, then there are the guys who take it upon themselves to do the opposite." Sebastian said with a somber look on his face.
Kathryn smiled looking at him. "I wouldn't mind having you do that with me. I mean you're my man." She giggled then kissed him.
Sebastian grinned at her and kissed her back. "A position I am more than willing to fill."
"I can't wait to get home then. Make me fear you and want you." She said laying back on the couch as he kissed her.
Sebastian laughed. He asked playfully, "You mean you don't want me already?"
Kathryn laughed seeing he was getting riled up. "I didn't think you were prepared but if you are buckle me down baby." She whispered and then softly kissed him.
Sebastian laughed. "I think I'll make you wait until we get back to the privacy of our own home."
Kathryn grinned up at him. "Well pooh. I wanted to just get a taste."
Sebastian gently stroked her hair and kissed her softly. "Well, that will have to be a taste enough for you. I don't think you'd appreciate us getting walked in on at any given moment."
Kathryn nodded. "Yeah, I guess I'll have to wait." She closed her eyes feeling sleep take over.
Sebastian kissed Kathryn gently on the forehead and stood up leaving her alone on the couch. He walked out on to the deck of the boat, not noticing James creep downstairs to the bedroom Kathryn was in. James silently crept down to Kat's bedroom and got into bed next to her. He leaned in and kissed her roughly on the lips. Kathryn moved around in her bed and opened her eyes jumping when she saw James. She pulled the blankets on her. "What are you doing?" She asked backing away.
"I was coming back for seconds. Anything wrong with that?" James asked, a malicious look appearing in his eyes.
"Sebastian...is going to be in here in a bit. I'm really tired anyway."
"What's the thing with you and Sebastian? Are you a couple or are you siblings?" James asked in a sing-song voice.
"He's my brother you perv." She said getting annoyed. "He's just really protective of me."
"Yeah protective of who gets in little sister's pants. I see how it is." James commented cruelly. "Only he has the rights to you. And you like it that way."
Kathryn rolled her eyes. "Just get away from me. "If he's so protective he wouldn't have let me stay on the upper deck alone with you."
James grabbed Kathryn's wrists. "Come on sweetpea. I know you like it rough."
Kathryn struggled hating being the weaker sex. "James don't..." She said struggling. "I really don't want to."
"Why not?" James exclaimed, angrily. He was definitely the kind of guy who didn't handle rejection well.
"I don' t work well when I just get woken up. Besides, where' Jade?"
"Who cares?" James answered. He leaned in and kissed her neck. "It's you I want."
Kathryn's small body was useless against James. She lay still closing her eyes wanting to scream.
"You can scream if you want. Everybody else is asleep. You'll just wake them up for nothing." James taunted.
She opened her eyes looking up at him. "Yeah, usually a scream is a cry out for help." She said feeling him touch her.
"Well, it wasn't last time you were with me." James commented with a grin.
Kathryn rolled her eyes. "Yeah, things were different then. I didn't know you were like this."
James tightened his grip on her and kissed her roughly on the lips. Suddenly, Sebastian walked in the room, having finished the walk he had gone on. No one was up except the guy steering the boat around. He saw James forcefully kissing Kathryn who was struggling against him.
"Get the hell away from her!" Sebastian exclaimed. Kathryn started crying curling her small body in a ball. She tried crawling away from James but he kept a steady hold on her. Sebastian saw that James wasn't going to loosen his grip of Kathryn so he walked over to him, grabbed him, threw him to the ground and started throwing punches at him.
James threw Sebastian off of him. "She wanted me Sebastian. Back off bro and get your own girl."
"Maybe she wanted you earlier, but she doesn't now. Why else would she be over there crying?" Sebastian asked angrily.
"This isn't over." He said angrily and charged out of the room.
Sebastian muttered to himself after he left, "That's for sure." He then hurried to Kathryn's side. "Are you okay?" He asked, sitting down next to her.
Kathryn started crying. "I want to go home." She said rubbing her wrists. "I feel so gross."
"Well, I'm sure we can get them to turn around and sail us back to where we got on and then I'll drive you back home." Sebastian suggested. "Do you want me to go ask?"
Kathryn nodded her head. "Please?" She asked still curled up in a ball.
Sebastian nodded and stood up. He walked out to the deck and over to the guy steering the ship. He talked to him for a few moments, just saying that his sister was sick and needed to go back. The guy told him it would be alright and after hearing that Sebastian walked back over to their room. "It's fine." Sebastian told her.
Kathryn smiled. "Thanks Sebastian." She laid her head on her pillow. "I don't think I've ever wanted to go home this bad."
Sebastian sat down next to her and stroked her hair gently. "Do you want to go home or just back to Lili's?"
Kathryn laid her head on Sebastian's lap. She held onto her brothers leg scared for the first time in her life. "I want to go home. Thanks for sticking up for me."
Sebastian stroked her hair gently. "You're welcome. It's what any guy should do."
She smiled wishing she could believe him. "Yeah, I wish I could believe that." She looked down at her red wrist seeing the scratch marks that James made on her. "They hurt Sebastian..." She said showing him her wrists.
Sebastian frowned seeing the scratches. He gently massaged them, hoping to make them feel better. "When we get home, we'll take care of them." The boat stopped and Sebastian stood up with her. "I'm guessing they're ready for us to leave." He walked over to the deck with Kathryn and they walked off the ship. After they started walking to their car, the boat pulled away going back out on the lake. Sebastian got into his car with Kathryn. Kathryn followed Sebastian to his car and got in. She was still in her night clothes and sighed looking down at herself.
She looked at Sebastian then laid her head back on the head of the chair. "I feel terrible for leaving Lili."
"I'm sure she won't mind. We can call her when we make it home." Sebastian told her, taking her hand in his.
Kathryn nodded. "Yeah, I guess." She looked out the window as he drove off. She ran her free hand through her hair sighing. "Can we go get some breakfast?"
"Sure. Where would you like to go?" Sebastian asked.
"Do they have any nice restaurants that serve breakfast around here?" She asked looking at the streets. Kathryn looked down at her clothing and sighed. "I better change if I'm going into a public place."
"I'm sure there's some cafe." Sebastian commented looking outside. He came across a nice one and stopped. "I'll go get a table, while you're changing." Sebastian told her, getting out of the car.
Kathryn ducked down after her brother had walked into the cafe. She took out a shirt and put it on quickly since no one was around. Kathryn then picked out a nice black skirt and put it on. Kathryn then took out her hair brush and brushed her hair. Finally she grabbed her purse taking out her make up and put it on. Kathryn stepped out of the car looking perfect as usual and walked into the cafe seeing Sebastian and sat down across from him.
Sebastian grinned at her as he saw her walk in. He wasn't the only guy who noticed her beauty, but that didn't matter to him. "Hey." Sebastian handed her a menu as she sat down. He looked at the menu, deciding what to order.
Kathryn looked down at the menu seeing all the breakfast specials. Most of the food specials looked like they were made mostly out of fat. She looked at Sebastian seeing his eyes on the menu. "What are you ordering?"
"Not sure. I was thinking of getting an omelet maybe." Sebastian commented. "How about you?"
"I was thinking of their special strawberry pancakes." She sighed. "I hope it's nothing to big." She then smiled at the waitress who came to the table.
"Can I get you two drinks and if you've decided on something to eat I can take that too." She said looking at both of them.
Sebastian smiled at the waitress and told her, "I'd like a coffee and an omelet." He looked over to Kathryn for her response.
"I'll have a water and....your strawberry pancake special."
The waitress nodded her head and wrote down their orders then walked into the kitchen telling the cooks what they had.
Kathryn looked at Sebastian. "I guess this is my birthday breakfast." She said a smile.
"Do you want me to get them to put a candle on your pancake?" Sebastian asked, teasingly.
Kathryn giggled. "No, I'll think I'll be able to handle myself without a candle." She said with a smile. "You can do the candle stuff when we're home."
Sebastian raised an eyebrow at her. "The candle stuff?" Sebastian asked with a grin. "I'll be taking advantage of that you know."
Kathryn giggled. "I know. That's why I want to wait till we're at home." Kathryn smiled as the waitress came with their drinks then left. She took a drink smiling at her brother.
Sebastian smiled at Kathryn. "I'm going to hate when the rentals return. Things are going to have to go back to like they were before."
She pressed her lips together in thought. "It's not like they stay home for more then one day anyway. Besides, they don't come home till later this month."
Sebastian nodded. "That's true. Besides, school is starting soon and you know how they loathe being home when school is in session."
Kathryn nodded. "Yeah, but it'll be ok. I'm sure with the two of us we can think of something." She said with a grin.
Sebastian grinned back at her and their food was brought to them by the waitress. "Yeah." He started to eat his omelet. "How's your strawberry pancake thing?"
Kathryn took a bite of her pancakes. The pancakes were covered in strawberries, strawberry sauce, and cream cheese. "It's very good." She said actually enjoying her food.
"I'm glad. It's your birthday. You deserve good food...good company....good presents..." Sebastian told her as he leaned in and gently kissed her. When he pulled away, he smiled at her.
Kathryn blushed as he looked at her. "I've got everything I need right in front of me." She squeezed his hand and smiled.
Sebastian squeezed her hand gently. "That you do."
Kathryn smiled at him as she ate the rest of her meal. "How much was my part of the meal?" She asked taking out her wallet.
Sebastian shook his head. "Kathryn, it's your birthday. You aren't buying this meal."
"You never let me pay." She said holding her wallet. "I've got plenty of cash. We are from the same family, remember?" She asked.
"I know that, but it's not right for the girl to pay." Sebastian told her with a smile. "I must sound old-fashioned but that's what I think."
Kathryn shook her head with a smile on her face and put her wallet in her purse. "Fine, have it your way..." She pushed her plate aside as she finished and looked at Sebastian.
Sebastian took the check and after putting his plates aside, he walked with Kathryn to pay the bill. He got his change and walked back over to the table to leave a tip. After he did this, he walked out to his car with Kathryn and commented, "That was nice."
Kathryn followed Sebastian out to the car and got in. "Yeah, that was nice." She kissed Sebastian on the cheek. "That's for taking me."
Sebastian grinned at her and started to drive to their house. "Happy birthday."
"Thanks Sebastian." Kathryn stayed silent on their way home then walked into their house as Sebastian turned off the car.
" I'm going to go check for messages." Sebastian told her with a grin and kissed her softly as he walked to where they kept the answering machine. There were 5 new messages. The first 4 were from friends of Kathryn's wishing her happy birthday. When he got to the fifth message, he heard Tiffani's familiar voice:
"Hi I hope you both are doing great and having a good time. Egypt is wonderful. We thought we'd let you know we're coming home really early. As in next week. We have found the most wonderful birthday present for Kathryn and she has to see what it is immediately. He...well I don't want to ruin the surprise for her. We'll talk to you later." Sebastian walked up to Kathryn's room and knocked on the door.
"Come on in..." She called out putting her hair up. She took off her shoes after her hair was done waiting for her brother to come in.
"There are some messages you might be interested in hearing." Sebastian told her as he opened the door and walked in.
"I'll check them later." She said looking in the mirror. Kathryn turned to Sebastian. "So...how should we spend my birthday?"
Sebastian grinned at her. "Well, we could go out tonight."
"Where?" She asked wrapping her hands around his waist and looked up at him.
"To a nice restaurant and then out to a club. If that's what you want." Sebastian told her.
"The restaurant sounds nice but I'd rather just stay home with you tonight." She said laying her head on his chest.
Sebastian ran his hands through her hair. "Yeah, I'd love that too." He told her as he kissed her forehead.
Kathryn smiled. "So...who were the messages from on the answer machine?"
"Four were from your friends. The fifth was your mother. She's coming home next week with someone who is a birthday present for you." Sebastian answered, the smile leaving his face.
"What?" She asked not believing her ears. She felt her world spinning around her. "I...I told them I didn't want anything." She said feeling her world crashing.
"Well, it could just be a servant or something. They only said it was a he." Sebastian replied wrapping his arms around her, pulling her close to comfort her.
Kathryn wanted to laugh. "I doubt it. My mom knows how I act around the opposite sex. She would have gotten a female." She frowned. "She's ruining my life!" She said angrily.
"It's going to be okay, Kathryn. You have me, remember?" Sebastian told her, trying to cheer her up. "If this guy gets in our way, I'll beat the crap out of him."
She wiped her eyes as tears came out of her eyes. "I know my mother. She's going to force me to marry him." She shook her head. "I don't want to lose you..." She said looking up at him.
Sebastian wiped away one of the tears running down her eyes. "You won't lose me. Nothing can come between us, Kathryn. How else would we be together, right now?" Sebastian asked, equally scared he would lose her, but trying to be brave for her part.
"So, when are they coming back and where are we supposed to meet them?" She asked wishing her birthday had never come.
Sebastian replied, "Early next week. That gives us about two or three days alone. I'm sure we're supposed to meet them at LaGuardia. Of course, we have to bring the limo along with us. " He said the last sentence, sarcastically. He wasn't looking forward to this new arrival who would be vying for Kathryn's affections along with him.
Kathryn gave a tiny smile at her step brother. "Well, what are we going to do since I'm going to be sacrificed next week?"
Sebastian nearly laughed at her comment about being sacrificed. "I don't know. I'm pretty tired since I've been up all night. I could use some sleep."
"Yeah, me too." She said scratching her arm remembering James. "I can go in my room, if ya wanna be alone."
"Why would I want to be alone?" Sebastian asked her, with a smile. Kathryn blushed and took off her skirt then hopped into the bed. She lay down on the bed waiting for Sebastian. Sebastian lay down in the bed next to her. He lay on his side facing her, happy to just be looking at her beauty.
Kathryn smiled at Sebastian and wrapped her arms around his waist. "Night sweetie."
"Night." Sebastian told her before kissing her forehead.
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The next morning, Sebastian woke up and felt Kathryn next to him. He smiled at her motionless body. He kissed her on the forehead before he stood up. He walked out of the room and shut the door behind him. He walked into the kitchen to make some coffee before Kathryn woke up so she wouldn't think he had left her. Again. His mind silently added. He was looking through the cabinets for a coffee maker when Lili walked in. "Good morning." Sebastian told her with a smile.
Lili smiled at Sebastian. She was still in her pj's. "You know where Kathryn is?" She asked with a yawn. "She's not in bed or in the bathroom. Are you making coffee?"
Sebastian shook his head. "I haven't seen her. I wonder where she could be." He finally found a coffee maker, pulled it out and then plugged it in. "Yeah, I am."
"Ok, I'm going to go get changed. If ya see her just tell her I was wondering where she was." She said then turned to leave.
Sebastian nodded. "Will do." He made two mugs of coffee and brought them into his bedroom. He set them down on a dresser and lay down next to Kathryn. "Good morning." He whispered softly in her ear.
Kathryn rubbed her eyes sleepily then yawned. "Just five more minutes." She said holding up her hand to show five fingers. She then moved in closer to her brother to get warmer
Sebastian wrapped an arm around her and used the other arm to get a mug of coffee. "I brought you some coffee." Sebastian told her.
Kathryn smiled then gave a playful groan. "Ah, you're no fun." Kathryn sat up. "You better hope this stuff wakes me up or I'll walk around looking like a zombie."
Sebastian grinned at her. "Well that better wake you up or else Lili will in her desperate attempt to find you. She was worried about where you were. Wanted me to tell you she was looking for you."
"Maybe I should just tell her that I wasn't feeling good and I had packed my medicine in your bag. Then I used your bathroom and you let me rest in here since I didn't feel like walking back to my room."
Sebastian was amazed by her ability to come up with something that good that quickly. "That sounds excellent."
Kathryn smiled. "Maybe she'll let me rest with you by ourselves if she thinks I'm not feeling well." She whispered starting to kiss him.
Sebastian leaned in and kissed her back, liking that idea very much. "That sounds like a good plan." He gently pulled away however. "But you should probably tell her before she has a panic attack and calls the cops for a missing person's thing."
"Ok." She said getting out of the bed then walked in the room where Lili was. "Lil? I heard you were looking for me."
Lili had just been walking out of her bedroom when she saw Kathryn come out of Sebastian's room. "Yeah. What were you doing in Sebastian's room?"
"I got sick last night and I accidentally threw my medicine in his bag so I had to go in his room but I got sick while doing so...he wanted to keep an eye on me. I didn't mean to worry you."
Lili nodded sympathetically. "Oh. Are you feeling better now?"
"A little. I think I just ate something wrong before I got here. Do you mind if I go back and get some sleep? Sebastian doesn't mind watching me. I think he's going to go get me some medicine anyway."
Lili shook her head. "That's fine. I hope you feel better. I could run to the store and get you something if you want." Lili suggested, trying to be helpful.
"Really? That would be great." She said with a smile rubbing her stomach. "Whatever you think could help my stomach go ahead and get and I'll pay ya back."
Lili smiled. "Okay, great. I should be back in an hour or so." It took at least 30 minutes each way to get to the nearest drugstore.
Kathryn nodded. "Thanks." She headed back in Sebastian's room closing the door behind her and jumped into the bed. "She's going to go get me some medicine."
Sebastian laughed. "That's right. To fix your stomach..." Sebastian moved himself down on the bed and placed light kisses all over her stomach. "How does your stomach feel now?" He asked.
Kathryn giggled lightly. "It's starting to feel better." She ran her hands through his hair as he proceeded with his kisses. Sebastian continued to kiss her stomach and s his kisses went up her body he used his hands to move her jersey up as well. Kathryn closed her eyes feeling Sebastian's hands on her. She chewed on her bottom lip pressing her body into his hands. Her rock abs started to feel cold with shivers as he kept kissing her. She giggled with pleasure. Sebastian took the giggles as a sign to keep kissing her and so he did. He also used his hands to gently rub her skin. Kathryn moaned with pleasure. She put her hands on her shirt where Sebastian's hand was underneath. She started moaning his name feeling comfortable and starting to get aroused. Sebastian let his hands move to over her shirt where her own hands were. He let his hands join hers and held them as he continued to kiss her. He let his kisses trail up to her breasts and gently sucked on one of them. Kathryn arched her back up letting out a moan. She ran her hand through his hair again. She then took his hand sucking on his fingers trying to get him the same way he was getting her on how she felt. Sebastian stopped sucking on her, in order to appreciate what she was doing for him. With his free hand, he ran his fingers through her hair content to be with her. "I can't believe this is happening." He murmured.
"Why?" She asked taking his finger out of her mouth. She laid her head on the soft pillow looking at him wondering why she ever hated him.
"I just never thought I could be so happy or be with you." Sebastian told her with a smile.
Kathryn smiled down at him. "You'd be surprised at everything I know that can please you." She said with a smile. She took his finger and sucked on it gently rubbing her tongue against his finger.
Sebastian moaned as she gently sucked on his finger. "I don't doubt that." He replied to her comment about everything she knew that would please him.
Kathryn smiled looking down at Sebastian. She moved her feet under the covers holding on to his leg as she wrapped her leg around him. "I'm glad you approve." She said with a smile and kept sucking.
Just as Sebastian was beginning to feel more comfortable and relaxed and happier than he had been in a long time, there was a knock at the door. "Kathryn, I got you your medicine." She tried to open the door, but found it was locked. "Everything okay in there?"
Kathryn bit her bottom lip. "Thanks Lil..." Kathryn looked at Sebastian as he stood up. She put her jersey back on then put the blankets on top of her. "Sebastian...was just going to take a shower and didn't want anyone to walk in."
Sebastian made sure his boxers were in perfect condition and not mussed to look like he had been in an uncompromising situation with his step-sister. He then opened the door. "Sorry about that. " He walked into the bathroom, shutting the door behind him so he could go take a cold shower.
"Oh it's okay." Lili said to Sebastian's retreating back. She brought the bag with the medicine over to Kathryn and handed it to her. "Here you go."
"Thanks..." She said taking the bottle. Kathryn laid her head back on the pillow. "What did you have planned for today?"
"Well, if you were feeling up to it I thought we could go sailing tonight. There were some gorgeous guys that invited us to go with them." Lili told her with a grin.
Kathryn smiled then thought of her brother. "What about Sebastian? Would he go with us?" She asked not sure of how he would feel if she was with another guy.
"They mentioned some of their female friends would be there so we wouldn't feel weird being the only girls." Lili responded.
"Who are these guys?" She asked. "Sailing sounds great. I'm sure the medicine will help."
Lili answered, "They're some neighbors of mine. They go to NYU and are down here for the summer."
"College guys are always good." She said with a smile. "But how do you know they'll....like me?" She asked. "I mean, college guys don't just go on a date with two girls..."
"Well they liked me and they wanted to know if I had friends who'd be interested in going with us. I'm positive they'll love you. I mean you're gorgeous, kind, smart, and funny." Lili replied, listing her friend's positive attributes.
Kathryn smiled. "Thanks. What are these guys like? Are they jock types...or what?"
"They're like Abercrombie and Fitch models. Well, at least they look like them." Lili commented with a twinkle in her eye.
"That's always good." She said trying to be cheerful while thinking of her brother. "When are they coming?"
"In an hour." Lili informed her. "I'll leave so you can get ready." She said, when Sebastian walked out of the bathroom wearing only a towel. Lili then turned and walked out of the room.
Sebastian walked over to his closet to find something to wear. "What are we doing today?" he asked.
Kathryn sat up scratching her brow holding the blankets tightly. "She invited some...friends of hers to come over...to go sailing." She said trying to remain calm when telling him about the guys.
Sebastian nodded. "Oh that sounds fun." He remarked, picking out a white polo shirt and khaki pants and put them on.
Kathryn tried to smile at his pleasantness. "Yeah, except for she invited some guys she thought I'd...have fun with." She said trying to get the right words. She bit her lower lip waiting for her brothers reaction.
Sebastian stopped zipping up his pants when he heard this. "Oh." He commented, obviously displeased by it. But for her sake, he tried to sound pleasant. "That's great. I mean they're new guys and I'm sure they all are nice looking, funny, smart, and not screwed up. " By the screwed up part, he was referring to himself.
"Yeah, and she said that a girl was coming as well. For you.." Kathryn sighed and stood up wrapping her arms around her brother laying her chin in his shoulder. "I hate sharing you."
Sebastian wrapped his arms around her waist pulling her close. "As do I." He leaned in and gently kissed her on the lips.
"I'll try to control myself when she tries to get to you..." She said with a grin kissing him back. "I'm going to go tell her I'm feeling better and get changed." She stopped smiling up at him. "Unless you want me to stay in here longer."
Sebastian grinned at her. "No, it's okay." Before she left, he added, "And I'll try to keep my jealousy inside but if anyone of them try anything you don't want...you know, I'll beat them up."
Kathryn grinned. "Thanks...and right back at ya." She said then left his room finding Lili in her room. "I told Sebastian. He's fine with it. I think I'll eat some toast or something. My stomach is feeling better. Thanks for the pills." Kathryn sat on the bed with her best friend. "Lil, tell what these guys are like...you know..." She said with a bright smile on her face.
"You mean are they going to be hitting on you?" Lili asked with a laugh.
"Well...yeah. Are they the guys that just want you then leave you or what?" She asked. "I mean I know you have good judgement in guys but I'm just wondering..." Kathryn said pulling up a pair of black tight short shorts and put them on.
"Well, they aren't looking for something too long-termy. I mean they are headed off to college in a little less than two months." Lili replied honestly. "I'm sure some of them are just looking for a good lay and then the others may want a summer fling or maybe more since all of us live in the city during the year."
"You didn't tell them anything about me?" Kathryn asked knowing she was in for it if Lili told them she liked to have a lot of fun with guys. "I mean, Court just broke up with me...."
Lili shook her head. "No, nothing other than what you looked like and your personality. Besides, I think it's time you get over Court and find a new guy."
"Right." She said nodding her head. Kathryn walked into the closet pealing off her brothers jersey and put on a tight tank top since she wasn't wearing a bra. Kathryn walked out and spun around. "I look okay?"
Lili smiled at her. "Yeah, you look great. See, you're already on your way to getting a new guy."
Kathryn giggled. "Just don't tell Sebastian. He doesn't want me serious with any guys just yet since...you know, Court." Kathryn picked up her brush and brushed her brown hair putting her hair back in a ponytail showing off her facial features. "Let's go then."
Lili laughed and walked out of the room with Kathryn. She knocked on Sebastian's door. "We're ready."
Sebastian walked out of the room and followed them out to the garage where the cars were being kept. "Who's driving?" Sebastian asked.
Kathryn shrugged. "I'd rather not take my car out." She said. She looked at Lili. "Do you want to?"
Lili nodded. "Sure, it's fine with me." She took her keys out of her purse and unlocked the door to her black ford explorer. Sebastian got in the car and sat in the backseat, leaving it open for Kathryn to sit with her friend or in the backseat with him.
Kathryn got in the front seat not wanting to be too obvious with Sebastian. She smiled looking back at him then at her friend. "How far away is the place where we're meeting them?"
"It's only about 15 minutes away." Lili said with a smile as she drove. They arrived at the stately home overlooking the lake and they all got out of the car. Lili walked up to the crowd of boys and the three girls who were with them. Lili introduced everyone to Sebastian and Kathryn and immediately started hanging all over the guy she was interested in, Brian. One of the girls came up to Sebastian.
Sebastian smiled over at her. "Hi, you're Jade, right?"
Jade turned around and smiled with a nod seeing Sebastian. "Hi and yes, I'm Jade. Glad you could make it."
"So am I." Sebastian remarked with a slight smile on his face. "Where are you from?" he asked.
"I'm from San Diego. How about you?" She asked with a smile.
Sebastian replied, "New York. You traveled really far to get here."
She smiled. "Yeah, I'm just visiting. Lili said there be a cute guy here."
"Well, seen any you like?" He asked flirtatiously.
Jade smiled. "Yes, actually he's rather cute."
"Well, then that guy is very lucky." Sebastian commented.
Jade smiled. "Yeah, he is." She said with a giggle. "So are you out of school?"
"I have one more year left." Sebastian answered. "How about you?"
Just started college." She said picking up her drink and took a sip. "College is so blah."
"Really?" Sebastian asked. "And here I was looking forward to it."
Jade smiled. "Well I'm sure you'll fit right in. You just seem to have the flare...that takes what guys need to get into the school."
"The flare?" Sebastian asked, amused by her way of putting it.
Jade grinned. "Yeah...you just seem to have that thing that most college guys would die to have."
Sebastian laughed. "Thanks. And I'm sure you're talking about having a beautiful woman by my side, right?" He asked with a wink.
Jade grinned. "Well I'm sure you have a lot by your side."
"Now why would you think that? I only go for one girl at a time." Sebastian commented with a smile.
Jade shrugged. "I didn't mean that you were a pimp or anything. You just seem like a guy who can do well with girls." She said with a grin.
"Oh. Well, I have to admit it isn't hard." Sebastian admitted with a shrug.
Jade nodded her head noticing how James was all over Kathryn. "You want to go down to the lower deck? They seem a little busy."
Sebastian looked over at James and Kathryn. He was disgusted by what he saw. So much for Kathryn resisting the guys. "Yeah, that sounds great. Or unless you want to go to a room?" He asked, wiggling his eyebrows suggestively.
"The rooms downstairs." She took his hand leading him down. Sebastian followed her downstairs into an empty room. He shut the door behind them and leaned in and kissed her. Jade grinned at the kissed returning the kiss while wrapping her arms around his neck. She slowly brought her kisses down his neck. Sebastian wrapped his arms around her waist and walked over with her to the bed. He gently lay her down and continued to kiss her. Jade leaned up to kiss Sebastian wrapping her arms around his neck again bringing him down on her. She hummed softly as the kiss continued. Sebastian noticed her humming, but rather than being annoyed he actually was turned on by it. He continued to kiss her and started to unbutton her shirt. Jade ran her fingers up his shirt grinning at him as her shirt came up. She sat up pressing her body on his kissing his shoulder. Sebastian lay next to Jade on the bed after they finished. She had been good but something was missing. An emotional level or something. *You're turning into a sap, Valmont* he thought to himself. Jade smiled looking at Sebastian. "You want to go head back up to the upper deck where your sis and James are?"
"Sure, that sounds great." Sebastian commented with a grin. He stood up and put his clothes back on and waited for her to dress before they walked out.
Jade put on her clothes and followed him up to the upper deck noticing Kathryn and James. "Where's the other two?"
"Who? Kathryn's friend Lili?" Sebastian asked. "I don't know. "
Jade nodded her head. "Yeah." She shrugged. "Oh well. I guess they'll get out when they're ready."
-Kathryn and James interlude-
James walked over to Kathryn. "You know, you look even better than how Lili described you."
James laughed. "She only had good things to say about you. Is there some dark secret in your past?"
Kathryn shook her head. "No, I was just wondering what she said about me." She said with a smile getting on the boat with the others. "This is a nice boat..." Kathryn noticed the rooms off to the side. "You guys use the boat often. It's very...roomy."
James shrugged. "Well, whenever I'm down here I try to use it. I'm usually down here maybe one week a year, though."
Kathryn nodded her head. "Must be nice. I'd buy one of these things I'm just not good with driving a sail boat or however you make these things move."
James smiled at her. "Well, I could teach you sometime. How long are you going to be down here?"
Kathryn was flattered. "Maybe two weeks. I'm down here for my birthday, which is today." She said with a smile.
"Well, see if I had known, I would have gotten you something." James commented with a grin. "I guess I'll just have to do."
Kathryn blushed. * I'm sure that's what Lili planned on.* She thought. "Don't worry about any presents. My family, except for my brother didn't get me anything." Kathryn cleared her throat. "This is a really nice boat."
James smiled at her. "Thanks." He sat down on one of the benches with her on the deck. "I don't usually sound this forward, but I'd really like to kiss you."
"Sure." She said softly watching him get closer to her. She closed her eyes feeling his lips on hers feeling the kiss getting more intense. She could only hope Sebastian wasn't watching. James wrapped his arms around Kathryn as he kissed her, feeling things heat up more quickly. Kathryn kept her eyes closed for fear of opening them realizing what she was doing. She placed her hands on his face straightening her body up pressing her body on his. James leaned up against the railing as she pressed her body against himself. He continued to kiss her, not caring who was watching or was even around. Kathryn broke off the kiss looking at him. "Shouldn't you be sailing this thing?" She asked looking around. "I mean don't you think we should wait."
"Jason is sailing it." James told her. "He's my cousin and knows how to drive it better than I do." James then asked her, "Are you not comfortable out here? Like you want to go to a room or something?"
"I'm fine here." She said when Sebastian and Jade left. She straddled her body on top of his kissing him again bringing her fingers under his shirt. James nodded and went back to kissing her. Nobody was at this end of the boat anyway, so it wouldn't matter how far they went. He ran his hands under her shirt and slowly moved them up her body. Kathryn softly moaned feeling his hand all over her stomach and chest. She sucked on his bottom lip as the wind blew through her hair. She ran her nails over his back. James continued to kiss her moaning as she ran her nails down his back. Kathryn smiled at his moaning sucking harder on his bottom lip taking his shirt off. After James and Kathryn had finished, he zipped up his pants and threw his shirt back on so no one would be suspicious of anything happening.
Kathryn sat back on the bench where she had been previously. She smiled at James. "It's really nice out here..." She said noticing it getting dark.
James nodded at her with a smile. "Yeah, it is. It's the nicest time of day. It's still light outside, but not blindingly bright."
Kathryn nodded her head agreeing with him. "Yeah. You were pretty good." She said with a smile.
James smiled at her. "You were amazing." He whispered as Sebastian and Jade approached them. When the two walked over, James smiled at them.
Kathryn grinned at him. "Thanks.." She whispered back then looked at Sebastian and Jade. "What now?" She asked not sure of what other plans they had planned.
"I'm not sure. If it were earlier, we could have people water-skiing or tubing." James suggested.
Sebastian had a feeling something had gone on between Kathryn and James while they were downstairs. So much for being committed to each other. He was unable to look at Kathryn, without feeling guilty. "Kathryn, are you feeling better?" he asked, in reference to her 'stomach ache' she had had earlier.
Kathryn shook her head. "I'm feeling it coming back. Maybe I should use the restroom to take my medicine." She said noticing Sebastian not looking at her.
"I should go with you, since I have it. We'll be right back." Sebastian told Jade and James with an apologetic smile.
Kathryn walked into the bathroom with Sebastian looking at him. "You ok?" She asked feeling uneasy for what she had done with James.
Sebastian had to work to force a smile on to his face. "Yes, I'm fine." He said in a flat, emotionless tone.
"I'm so sorry for what I did with James Sebastian but I didn't expect it to go that far. Baby I love you..." She said taking his hand and held it.
Sebastian smiled at her, instantly forgiving her. "You...you love me?" Sebastian asked, not believing what he had just heard.
Kathryn nodded her head. "Yes Sebastian. I think I always have." She leaned up to kiss him. "Hopefully this will all blow over." She said trying to forget how James said how good she was.
"I love you too." Sebastian told her as he leaned in and then kissed her gently. "That's all that matters."
Kathryn grinned looking up at him. She rubbed her nose against his with a giggle. "Is that what this bathroom thing is about?"
"Maybe." Sebastian told her with a shy grin. He decided that Kathryn didn't need to know about him and Jade.
"Maybe?" She asked raising her eyebrow. "What else do you want to tell me?" She grinned rubbing his hand with her fingers.
"It was nothing." Sebastian replied, not wanting to wreck what was happening now.
Kathryn nodded her head. "Well ok." She opened the door walking back out to the other two. "Are we not heading back to the house tonight? Lili didn't say anything about staying the night on a boat.
As soon as they reached the deck where James and Jade had been, they immediately saw the two were all over each other. "Looks like we came back at a bad time." Sebastian commented, not surprised by their actions.
Kathryn eyed James then looked away. "Figures..." She muttered. She felt like punching his lights out after what she had done with him.
"Come on. Let's just go downstairs and watch TV or something. It'll be okay." Sebastian told her, wrapping an arm around her.
Jade pulled away from James hearing Sebastian's voice. "Hey, where are you two going?"
Kathryn nodded her head. "I want to go home." She followed her brother ignoring the other two and sat down on a couch with Sebastian. "I feel so bad for what I did Sebastian. He's just like all the rest of them."
"Sssh. Kathryn it's okay. I made the same mistake with Jade. Don't worry about it." Sebastian told her, comforting her.
She felt herself falling apart. She laid her head on Sebastian's shoulders trying not to think of anything else. "Do you think James will try anything?" She asked looking over her shoulder.
"Try anything?" Sebastian asked, not understanding what she meant. "You mean with Jade?"
"No, I mean with me..." She chewed on her bottom lip. "I mean he doesn't seem like a guy to take things lightly."
"I honestly don't know. I mean, he's with Jade now. " Sebastian replied. "And as much as I hate having to say this you may have been a one-time thing with him."
Kathryn nodded her head. "I thought guy were supposed to be in awe of me? Like I'm supposed to scare them or something. Not the other way around."
"That's how it's supposed to be. But, then there are the guys who take it upon themselves to do the opposite." Sebastian said with a somber look on his face.
Kathryn smiled looking at him. "I wouldn't mind having you do that with me. I mean you're my man." She giggled then kissed him.
Sebastian grinned at her and kissed her back. "A position I am more than willing to fill."
"I can't wait to get home then. Make me fear you and want you." She said laying back on the couch as he kissed her.
Sebastian laughed. He asked playfully, "You mean you don't want me already?"
Kathryn laughed seeing he was getting riled up. "I didn't think you were prepared but if you are buckle me down baby." She whispered and then softly kissed him.
Sebastian laughed. "I think I'll make you wait until we get back to the privacy of our own home."
Kathryn grinned up at him. "Well pooh. I wanted to just get a taste."
Sebastian gently stroked her hair and kissed her softly. "Well, that will have to be a taste enough for you. I don't think you'd appreciate us getting walked in on at any given moment."
Kathryn nodded. "Yeah, I guess I'll have to wait." She closed her eyes feeling sleep take over.
Sebastian kissed Kathryn gently on the forehead and stood up leaving her alone on the couch. He walked out on to the deck of the boat, not noticing James creep downstairs to the bedroom Kathryn was in. James silently crept down to Kat's bedroom and got into bed next to her. He leaned in and kissed her roughly on the lips. Kathryn moved around in her bed and opened her eyes jumping when she saw James. She pulled the blankets on her. "What are you doing?" She asked backing away.
"I was coming back for seconds. Anything wrong with that?" James asked, a malicious look appearing in his eyes.
"Sebastian...is going to be in here in a bit. I'm really tired anyway."
"What's the thing with you and Sebastian? Are you a couple or are you siblings?" James asked in a sing-song voice.
"He's my brother you perv." She said getting annoyed. "He's just really protective of me."
"Yeah protective of who gets in little sister's pants. I see how it is." James commented cruelly. "Only he has the rights to you. And you like it that way."
Kathryn rolled her eyes. "Just get away from me. "If he's so protective he wouldn't have let me stay on the upper deck alone with you."
James grabbed Kathryn's wrists. "Come on sweetpea. I know you like it rough."
Kathryn struggled hating being the weaker sex. "James don't..." She said struggling. "I really don't want to."
"Why not?" James exclaimed, angrily. He was definitely the kind of guy who didn't handle rejection well.
"I don' t work well when I just get woken up. Besides, where' Jade?"
"Who cares?" James answered. He leaned in and kissed her neck. "It's you I want."
Kathryn's small body was useless against James. She lay still closing her eyes wanting to scream.
"You can scream if you want. Everybody else is asleep. You'll just wake them up for nothing." James taunted.
She opened her eyes looking up at him. "Yeah, usually a scream is a cry out for help." She said feeling him touch her.
"Well, it wasn't last time you were with me." James commented with a grin.
Kathryn rolled her eyes. "Yeah, things were different then. I didn't know you were like this."
James tightened his grip on her and kissed her roughly on the lips. Suddenly, Sebastian walked in the room, having finished the walk he had gone on. No one was up except the guy steering the boat around. He saw James forcefully kissing Kathryn who was struggling against him.
"Get the hell away from her!" Sebastian exclaimed. Kathryn started crying curling her small body in a ball. She tried crawling away from James but he kept a steady hold on her. Sebastian saw that James wasn't going to loosen his grip of Kathryn so he walked over to him, grabbed him, threw him to the ground and started throwing punches at him.
James threw Sebastian off of him. "She wanted me Sebastian. Back off bro and get your own girl."
"Maybe she wanted you earlier, but she doesn't now. Why else would she be over there crying?" Sebastian asked angrily.
"This isn't over." He said angrily and charged out of the room.
Sebastian muttered to himself after he left, "That's for sure." He then hurried to Kathryn's side. "Are you okay?" He asked, sitting down next to her.
Kathryn started crying. "I want to go home." She said rubbing her wrists. "I feel so gross."
"Well, I'm sure we can get them to turn around and sail us back to where we got on and then I'll drive you back home." Sebastian suggested. "Do you want me to go ask?"
Kathryn nodded her head. "Please?" She asked still curled up in a ball.
Sebastian nodded and stood up. He walked out to the deck and over to the guy steering the ship. He talked to him for a few moments, just saying that his sister was sick and needed to go back. The guy told him it would be alright and after hearing that Sebastian walked back over to their room. "It's fine." Sebastian told her.
Kathryn smiled. "Thanks Sebastian." She laid her head on her pillow. "I don't think I've ever wanted to go home this bad."
Sebastian sat down next to her and stroked her hair gently. "Do you want to go home or just back to Lili's?"
Kathryn laid her head on Sebastian's lap. She held onto her brothers leg scared for the first time in her life. "I want to go home. Thanks for sticking up for me."
Sebastian stroked her hair gently. "You're welcome. It's what any guy should do."
She smiled wishing she could believe him. "Yeah, I wish I could believe that." She looked down at her red wrist seeing the scratch marks that James made on her. "They hurt Sebastian..." She said showing him her wrists.
Sebastian frowned seeing the scratches. He gently massaged them, hoping to make them feel better. "When we get home, we'll take care of them." The boat stopped and Sebastian stood up with her. "I'm guessing they're ready for us to leave." He walked over to the deck with Kathryn and they walked off the ship. After they started walking to their car, the boat pulled away going back out on the lake. Sebastian got into his car with Kathryn. Kathryn followed Sebastian to his car and got in. She was still in her night clothes and sighed looking down at herself.
She looked at Sebastian then laid her head back on the head of the chair. "I feel terrible for leaving Lili."
"I'm sure she won't mind. We can call her when we make it home." Sebastian told her, taking her hand in his.
Kathryn nodded. "Yeah, I guess." She looked out the window as he drove off. She ran her free hand through her hair sighing. "Can we go get some breakfast?"
"Sure. Where would you like to go?" Sebastian asked.
"Do they have any nice restaurants that serve breakfast around here?" She asked looking at the streets. Kathryn looked down at her clothing and sighed. "I better change if I'm going into a public place."
"I'm sure there's some cafe." Sebastian commented looking outside. He came across a nice one and stopped. "I'll go get a table, while you're changing." Sebastian told her, getting out of the car.
Kathryn ducked down after her brother had walked into the cafe. She took out a shirt and put it on quickly since no one was around. Kathryn then picked out a nice black skirt and put it on. Kathryn then took out her hair brush and brushed her hair. Finally she grabbed her purse taking out her make up and put it on. Kathryn stepped out of the car looking perfect as usual and walked into the cafe seeing Sebastian and sat down across from him.
Sebastian grinned at her as he saw her walk in. He wasn't the only guy who noticed her beauty, but that didn't matter to him. "Hey." Sebastian handed her a menu as she sat down. He looked at the menu, deciding what to order.
Kathryn looked down at the menu seeing all the breakfast specials. Most of the food specials looked like they were made mostly out of fat. She looked at Sebastian seeing his eyes on the menu. "What are you ordering?"
"Not sure. I was thinking of getting an omelet maybe." Sebastian commented. "How about you?"
"I was thinking of their special strawberry pancakes." She sighed. "I hope it's nothing to big." She then smiled at the waitress who came to the table.
"Can I get you two drinks and if you've decided on something to eat I can take that too." She said looking at both of them.
Sebastian smiled at the waitress and told her, "I'd like a coffee and an omelet." He looked over to Kathryn for her response.
"I'll have a water and....your strawberry pancake special."
The waitress nodded her head and wrote down their orders then walked into the kitchen telling the cooks what they had.
Kathryn looked at Sebastian. "I guess this is my birthday breakfast." She said a smile.
"Do you want me to get them to put a candle on your pancake?" Sebastian asked, teasingly.
Kathryn giggled. "No, I'll think I'll be able to handle myself without a candle." She said with a smile. "You can do the candle stuff when we're home."
Sebastian raised an eyebrow at her. "The candle stuff?" Sebastian asked with a grin. "I'll be taking advantage of that you know."
Kathryn giggled. "I know. That's why I want to wait till we're at home." Kathryn smiled as the waitress came with their drinks then left. She took a drink smiling at her brother.
Sebastian smiled at Kathryn. "I'm going to hate when the rentals return. Things are going to have to go back to like they were before."
She pressed her lips together in thought. "It's not like they stay home for more then one day anyway. Besides, they don't come home till later this month."
Sebastian nodded. "That's true. Besides, school is starting soon and you know how they loathe being home when school is in session."
Kathryn nodded. "Yeah, but it'll be ok. I'm sure with the two of us we can think of something." She said with a grin.
Sebastian grinned back at her and their food was brought to them by the waitress. "Yeah." He started to eat his omelet. "How's your strawberry pancake thing?"
Kathryn took a bite of her pancakes. The pancakes were covered in strawberries, strawberry sauce, and cream cheese. "It's very good." She said actually enjoying her food.
"I'm glad. It's your birthday. You deserve good food...good company....good presents..." Sebastian told her as he leaned in and gently kissed her. When he pulled away, he smiled at her.
Kathryn blushed as he looked at her. "I've got everything I need right in front of me." She squeezed his hand and smiled.
Sebastian squeezed her hand gently. "That you do."
Kathryn smiled at him as she ate the rest of her meal. "How much was my part of the meal?" She asked taking out her wallet.
Sebastian shook his head. "Kathryn, it's your birthday. You aren't buying this meal."
"You never let me pay." She said holding her wallet. "I've got plenty of cash. We are from the same family, remember?" She asked.
"I know that, but it's not right for the girl to pay." Sebastian told her with a smile. "I must sound old-fashioned but that's what I think."
Kathryn shook her head with a smile on her face and put her wallet in her purse. "Fine, have it your way..." She pushed her plate aside as she finished and looked at Sebastian.
Sebastian took the check and after putting his plates aside, he walked with Kathryn to pay the bill. He got his change and walked back over to the table to leave a tip. After he did this, he walked out to his car with Kathryn and commented, "That was nice."
Kathryn followed Sebastian out to the car and got in. "Yeah, that was nice." She kissed Sebastian on the cheek. "That's for taking me."
Sebastian grinned at her and started to drive to their house. "Happy birthday."
"Thanks Sebastian." Kathryn stayed silent on their way home then walked into their house as Sebastian turned off the car.
" I'm going to go check for messages." Sebastian told her with a grin and kissed her softly as he walked to where they kept the answering machine. There were 5 new messages. The first 4 were from friends of Kathryn's wishing her happy birthday. When he got to the fifth message, he heard Tiffani's familiar voice:
"Hi I hope you both are doing great and having a good time. Egypt is wonderful. We thought we'd let you know we're coming home really early. As in next week. We have found the most wonderful birthday present for Kathryn and she has to see what it is immediately. He...well I don't want to ruin the surprise for her. We'll talk to you later." Sebastian walked up to Kathryn's room and knocked on the door.
"Come on in..." She called out putting her hair up. She took off her shoes after her hair was done waiting for her brother to come in.
"There are some messages you might be interested in hearing." Sebastian told her as he opened the door and walked in.
"I'll check them later." She said looking in the mirror. Kathryn turned to Sebastian. "So...how should we spend my birthday?"
Sebastian grinned at her. "Well, we could go out tonight."
"Where?" She asked wrapping her hands around his waist and looked up at him.
"To a nice restaurant and then out to a club. If that's what you want." Sebastian told her.
"The restaurant sounds nice but I'd rather just stay home with you tonight." She said laying her head on his chest.
Sebastian ran his hands through her hair. "Yeah, I'd love that too." He told her as he kissed her forehead.
Kathryn smiled. "So...who were the messages from on the answer machine?"
"Four were from your friends. The fifth was your mother. She's coming home next week with someone who is a birthday present for you." Sebastian answered, the smile leaving his face.
"What?" She asked not believing her ears. She felt her world spinning around her. "I...I told them I didn't want anything." She said feeling her world crashing.
"Well, it could just be a servant or something. They only said it was a he." Sebastian replied wrapping his arms around her, pulling her close to comfort her.
Kathryn wanted to laugh. "I doubt it. My mom knows how I act around the opposite sex. She would have gotten a female." She frowned. "She's ruining my life!" She said angrily.
"It's going to be okay, Kathryn. You have me, remember?" Sebastian told her, trying to cheer her up. "If this guy gets in our way, I'll beat the crap out of him."
She wiped her eyes as tears came out of her eyes. "I know my mother. She's going to force me to marry him." She shook her head. "I don't want to lose you..." She said looking up at him.
Sebastian wiped away one of the tears running down her eyes. "You won't lose me. Nothing can come between us, Kathryn. How else would we be together, right now?" Sebastian asked, equally scared he would lose her, but trying to be brave for her part.
"So, when are they coming back and where are we supposed to meet them?" She asked wishing her birthday had never come.
Sebastian replied, "Early next week. That gives us about two or three days alone. I'm sure we're supposed to meet them at LaGuardia. Of course, we have to bring the limo along with us. " He said the last sentence, sarcastically. He wasn't looking forward to this new arrival who would be vying for Kathryn's affections along with him.
Kathryn gave a tiny smile at her step brother. "Well, what are we going to do since I'm going to be sacrificed next week?"
Sebastian nearly laughed at her comment about being sacrificed. "I don't know. I'm pretty tired since I've been up all night. I could use some sleep."
"Yeah, me too." She said scratching her arm remembering James. "I can go in my room, if ya wanna be alone."
"Why would I want to be alone?" Sebastian asked her, with a smile. Kathryn blushed and took off her skirt then hopped into the bed. She lay down on the bed waiting for Sebastian. Sebastian lay down in the bed next to her. He lay on his side facing her, happy to just be looking at her beauty.
Kathryn smiled at Sebastian and wrapped her arms around his waist. "Night sweetie."
"Night." Sebastian told her before kissing her forehead.