Notes: This is a rewrite of the ending of Cruel Intentions.
Disclaimer: I don't own the characters, much as I'd like to. If I
did, I'd be sleeping with Sebastian or shopping with Kathryn. These
ideas are just my own and the original storyline is not mine. Please
don't sue. I'm broke.
Feedback: Would be greatly appreciated!!!
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The days passed very quickly leading up to the day when they had to go to the airport and pick up Tiffani, Edward, and this mysterious present for Kathryn they had been told about. After they had been dropped off at the airport by the chauffeur to pick up their parents, Sebastian walked with Kathryn over to their terminal. "You nervous?" Sebastian asked. He knew he was nervous about meeting this new guy. He hated him already.
Kathryn nodded her head. "You have no idea." She said looking into the crowds of people for her family. She felt sick to her stomach then noticed her mother and Edward. "There they are..." She said looking up at Sebastian.
Sebastian squeezed her hand gently to comfort her and then dropped her hand. "Let's go then." Sebastian walked over to Tiffani, Edward, and the guy.
"You must be Kathryn. I'm Marc." Marc told her, outstretching his hand to hers. Once she offered her hand, he took it in his hand and lightly kissed hers.
Kathryn blushed. "Yes, I am Kathryn." She pressed her lips together not sure what to say. She looked at her mother to try to explain this.
"Kathryn, Marc is a friend of the family. You remember the de Beautemps? Well, they traveled to Egypt as well and brought Marc along with them. But we can talk about this later." Tiffani said pleasantly to her daughter.
Kathryn nodded her head. "Oh, yes. Now I remember. She looked at her mother then away. She looked at Sebastian wanting him to say something. "How long are you going to stay here Marc?"
Marc looked over at Tiffani and then over at Kathryn. Tiffani obviously hadn't told Kathryn why he was here. "I'll be staying here for a year at least. See how things work out."
"That's great. I'm Sebastian." Sebastian told him introducing himself. "Where will you be staying?"
"Well, thanks to Tiffani's kind hospitality, I will be staying with you." Marc answered with a smile. He looked over to Kathryn and commented, "Which means I'll be able to get to know you better."
Kathryn nodded her head and blushed slightly. She smiled at Marc then looked at her mother. "Sebastian and I were going to head over to his aunts to go ride."
"That sounds wonderful." Tiffani remarked smiling at her daughter. She nudged her daughter, gently for her to invite Marc to go with them.
Kathryn looked over at Marc. "You can come if you like. We'll probably just be there a few hours." Kat looked at Sebastian.
"Thanks. I'd love that." Marc replied, smiling at her. He liked this girl already.
Kathryn nodded her head. She lead the way out to the limo then got in. "It takes awhile to get there. So, what do you like to do?" She asked Marc.
"Well, I've been horseback riding since I was 5. I play polo occasionally. I love traveling and I also play baseball." Marc replied with a smile as he got in the limo.
Kathryn smiled. "Those things sound fun." Marc was handsome, even better looking that James who was very nice looking. "Where do you live again?"
"I was living in London up until recently." Marc replied. "I was born in Paris though and when I was 8 and my parents split up, I moved with my mother to London."
"That sounds nice. I was planning on taking a trip up there." She said with a smile. "Have you ever been to America?"
"I vacationed in California about two years ago. I've never been to New York before though. I was hoping you could show me around." Marc answered.
"I could do that. Are you out of school since you're going to be staying down here a year?"
"Yes I am. I finished college last year. I have come to America for better opportunities." Marc informed her with a smile.
Kathryn grinned. "Always good. I'm sure you'll do fine." She looked at her brother seeing how miserable he looked. "Sebastian, you feeling alright?"
Sebastian forced a smile on his face. "Yes, I am fine. Just a headache."
Marc looked over at him and asked, "Would you like a Tylenol or Advil?"
"No that's alright. I'm sure it will go away once we get to my aunt's." Sebastian responded, not wanting Marc's sympathy or offer to help.
Kathryn pressed her lips her lips together worried by how her brother was acting. She looked out the window seeing her aunts house as the driver stopped. Kathryn got out and put her hand over her eyes looking out to where the horses were. "Ready to go down there?" She asked both Marc and Sebastian.
Marc nodded and smiled at her. "Absolutely." After he got out of the car, he walked over where Kathryn was patiently waiting for them. He walked with her down the stables. Marc had noticed that Sebastian walked over to the aunt's house rather than with them down to the stables and asked, "So how long have you and Sebastian known each other?"
Kathryn sighed watching Sebastian leave her with Marc but she turned to the horse she wanted to ride and started to stroke his mane. "Five years." She said nuzzling her nose on the horses skin. "My mom married Edward in 8th grade." She turned her head to look at Marc. "Do you have any siblings?" She asked still stroking the horses mane.
"Yes, I have a younger sister. She's like my best friend. You'd like her." Marc replied as he brushed the mane of the horse he was going to ride. "Is your brother always that friendly?" He asked sarcastically.
Kathryn smiled hearing of his sister. She got onto the horses back and looked at Marc. "That's the way he is. Likes people to think he's a tough guy." Kathryn said knowing she was the one who could get to his soft side.
Marc nodded and got on the horse's back. He started to gently trot alongside Kathryn. "I'm guessing your mother hasn't told you why I'm really here, has she?"
Kathryn shook her head biting on her lower lip not wanting this moment to come. "No, she hasn't. I thought you'd be here for vacation or something."
"Well, she wanted me to get to know you. Well. As in well enough for our wedding after you graduate." Marc informed her.
"What?" She asked wishing she hadn't heard what he said. "She wants us to get ma..married?" She asked having a little trouble saying the word. "You came over seas to marry me and you didn't even know what I looked like?"
"I had a picture of you. I knew you were beautiful. And I had heard wonderful things about you from your parents. This is a very important link for our families." Marc told her. He then noticed her uneasiness about this. "I hope we can at least be friends. I'm not asking you to love me."
"I do like you but...don't I have a choice in this?" She asked. "I'm not trying to be mean but to be honest I don't want to turn up like Edward and my mother. I wanted to be with someone I liked and loved." She said looking down running her fingers through the horses hair.
"I know that, Kathryn. I wish we had a choice in this. Even if I had a choice, I would still be attracted to you. I won't deny that." Marc replied. "That's why it's important we get to know each other. So we don't end up like those two."
Kathryn nodded her head. "What's so important about the link of our two families?" She asked knowing there was a catch.
"I honestly don't know." Marc told her with a shrug. "It's something to do with my family's business though."
"Oh..." Kathryn said looking into the creek where the horses were going to get a drink. She got off the horse as he started to drink. She closed her eyes leaning her head on the horses body. She knew money was involved in the deal and she hated the rentals for it.
Marc stayed on the horse as it drank water. "You have really beautiful horses." He commented, trying to change the subject off of their marriage.
Kathryn smiled with her eyes still closed then opened them looking up at Marc. "They are Sebastian's aunts. He comes here a lot and has just gotten me into riding these things almost every day." Kathryn looked down at the ground then up at Marc. "What did my mother tell you about me?"
"You two sound close." Marc commented about Sebastian and her. "She told me you were beautiful, witty, smart, clever...If I go on I might start adding my own opinion."
"We are close...he's the only one I have when the rent..parents are gone." She said trying to catch her slip. "What is your opinion?" she asked moving over to his horse.
"I like you a lot. I like how you make sure to know what's going on. " Marc started as he got off of his horse. He started walking closer to her. "I like how you're friendly...honest...intelligent..."Marc was leaning in closer as he listed each adjective to describe her. He leaned in close enough to kiss her and did. Not feeling her resist, he didn't pull away.
Kathryn stood still as Marc approached her. Since she was such much shorter than him he had to bend down to kiss her. She smiled none the less and returned the kiss by wrapping her arms around his neck while putting her fingers on his back and pressed gently.
Marc wrapped his arms around her waist and continued to kiss her. He heard a horse coming by pretty fast and gently pulled away. He pulled a small box out of his pocket. He opened it and took out the ring. He slid it gently on to her finger. He smiled at her, "I'm a little nervous by this whole thing."
Kathryn looked down at her finger as he slipped the ring on her finger. "It's beautiful." She said. She then looked up at him. "This my engagement ring?"
"I'm glad you like it." Marc commented with a smile. "I was worried you wouldn't. I mean I didn't know you and picking out a ring for someone you don't know is hard."
Kathryn smiled. "Don't worry about it. It's beautiful." Kathryn sat down in the grass looking out at the horses. "You didn't leave any girl back at home heartless?" She asked looking up at him. "I'd be sad if something as hot as you got out of my reach."
Marc laughed. "No. When I had traveled to Egypt, my girlfriend has just dumped me...I mean we had broken up." He said in that suave, trying to cover it up way, yet in such a way that she knew it was a joke.
Kathryn giggled. "Very smooth." She said with a grin. "I've only gotten serious with one guy." She said thinking of Sebastian as she picked up a flower. "But it just wouldn't work out..."
"I'm sorry. I've had those where it just doesn't work out." Marc told her with a sympathetic smile, thinking of the girl who had dumped him. It hadn't been easy for her either.
She just nodded her head. "Yeah..." She said softly. Kathryn laid back in the grass. "Are you close with your sister?"
Marc lay down next to her. "Yeah. If we can't see each other then we just write each other letters or call each other about once a week. She's my best friend. How about you and Sebastian?"
Kathryn smiled thinking of the incident on the boat. "Sebastian watches out for me. He's like my guardian angel. Like I said before he may act rough but you have to know him really well to..know what he's going through."
"You're lucky to have him then." Marc told her, leaning in to kiss her again. As he gently touched his lips to hers, he heard a cough. He had long ignored the horses hoofs pounding against the ground but hadn't noticed them stopping. He pulled away from Kathryn and saw Sebastian standing there.
"I wasn't interrupting anything was I?" Sebastian asked in a snide tone.
Kathryn looked up at Sebastian then at Marc as she was laying on the ground. She slowly sat up looking at her brother. "We were just talking..." She said looking out at her horse. She put the hand with the ring on her finger in her pocket seeing he was mad already.
"Well, my aunt would like to see you Marc." Sebastian told him with a glare in his direction. "She'd like to meet you. Introduce you to the family."
Marc nodded. "Thanks for telling me." He smiled at Sebastian and then kissed Kathryn lightly on the cheek. "I'll talk to you later Kathryn." He got on his horse and then rode off, not wanting to keep Sebastian's aunt waiting.
Sebastian made a face as Marc kissed Kathryn. "Did you know about this?" Sebastian asked angrily. "Where's your ring?" He asked holding up her hand and then held up the other one. "Oh, I see he is trying to win you over with money. "
Kathryn showed him her ring. "I didn't ask for this Sebastian and you could try to act a little nicer." Kathryn sat still looking up at her brother. "I don't have a choice in this."
"I didn't ask for it either. Do you think I have a choice in seeing you go get married to someone you are obviously already crazed for?" Sebastian asked, his voice dripping with anger.
Kathryn rolled her eyes. "Quit thinking of yourself. I'm the one who is marrying him." She said annoyed. "I am not crazed for him."
"Oh that's right. You're just riding horses together and kissing him. You don't like him at all." Sebastian commented sarcastically.
Kathryn stood up mad. "I don't need this Sebastian. You're acting like I'm thrilled of the idea of getting married!" Kathryn walked over to her horse and took the reins. "I like him but not for a soul mate. I thought that was what you were for but right now I can't tell if it's just your lust or you that want me right now."
"Kathryn what were you expecting of me? You honestly didn't think I would be jealous or angry? I'm not blaming you but you don't have to act so damn happy with him." Sebastian told her walking with her.
"You want me to act miserable around him? What good would that do? I'm stuck with him either way. What do you want me to do? Make out with you in front of him?" She asked looking down at the water.
"That's not what I meant." Sebastian snapped. "You may not have noticed it, but you are acting like he is the only one that does matter. You are acting like he's your soulmate. But you know what? Forget it. I obviously meant nothing to you." Sebastian turned to walk away. "Have a great time with your new lover." He called out bitterly and sarcastically.
"Sebastian no!" She said walking up to him grabbing him by arm. "You mean everything to me." She said with tears coming to her eyes. "Don't leave me again...I want you and only you."
"I don't know Kathryn. I can't handle my emotions being toyed with back and forth." Sebastian told her, this hurting him to say. "Maybe we should just end things since you have your fiancé now."
"No, please. I promise to spend time with you." She said using her free hand to wipe the tears from her face. "I'm not trying to toy with you. Sebastian please, I'll do anything to keep you. Just don't leave me alone again."
Sebastian couldn't resist her or bring himself to end things. "Alright." Sebastian told her, gently wiping her tears away. "Don't be hurt if I don't spend that much time with you two though. I hate seeing you with someone else."
Kathryn smiled through her tears at him. She took his hand and placed it on her face kissing it gently. "I'm sure I could sneak out in the middle of the night to see you." She whispered closing her eyes feeling his skin on hers.
Sebastian wrapped his arms around her waist and put his fingers through the belt loops of her jeans. He closed his eyes, relishing the few moments they had together.
Kathryn placed her head on Sebastian's shoulder. "I didn't mean to upset you. This is just really hard on me." She said softy kissing the side of his neck. "You mean everything to me."
Sebastian pulled her closer. "That's why it's so hard on us. I've never felt this way about anyone else and no one has ever meant so much. No one ever will."
Kathryn smiled hearing how much she meant to Sebastian. Her lips went up to Sebastian's lip and started kissing him passionately. Sebastian leaned her back against a tree, kissing her passionately as he pressed himself up against her. Kathryn closed her eyes as the kiss continued. "Sebastian..." She moaned out softly. She felt his body pressed against her. She ran her fingers under his shirt softly rubbing his skin. Sebastian enjoyed feeling her hands upon his skin and continued to kiss her more passionately. He never wanted to let go of her.
"Did your aunt really wanna see Marc?" She asked as she stopped kissing him running her thumb over his face.
"Maybe." Sebastian replied with a sly grin. "I'm sure she would want to have met him eventually..."
Kathryn grinned. "You're so bad." She said teasingly. "Maybe that's why I like you so much." She said with a grin the started kissing him again.
Sebastian grinned back at her and ran his hands up and down her body as they kissed again. He pulled away. "We probably should get back though. "
"Yeah." She said then got on her horse. "Are we going to meet later on tonight?" She asked as the horse went up to the stable.
Sebastian nodded with a grin. "Meet me in my room?" Sebastian asked, knowing that was the furthest one from where Marc was staying.
Kathryn smiled. "Sounds good." She said getting off the horse as they got up to the house. She walked with Sebastian into the house. "I love you..." She whispered seeing Marc in the other room with the others.
"I love you too." He whispered back, before walking into the room with the others. He smiled smugly at Marc, knowing the power he held over him now.
Marc smiled at Kathryn entering but felt uneasy with the smirk on Sebastian's face. Was there something he didn't know about?
Kathryn smiled looking at Marc. "Hi." She then looked at her step aunt and smiled at her as well. "Your horses are really growing on me." She said to her aunt noticing Sebastian's smug look to Marc but ignored it.
"I'm so glad." Helen told Kathryn. "You'll have to come down here more often. I was just going to make some iced tea for Marc, so I'll be right back." She then stood and walked out of the room.
Kathryn nodded her head watching her aunt leave not sure how to feel being stuck in a room with her fiancée and lover. She closed her eyes feeling her stomach grow in knots. She wasn't sure if she was sick or not cause she had never felt like this before. She remained silent wishing one of them would talk.
Marc noticed that Kathryn was looking paler than usual. "Are you alright, Kathryn?" He asked, concerned.
"Huh?" She asked looking up at Marc as he questioned her. "Oh, me? Yeah..." She cleared her throat not wanting anyone to worry. "I'm fine. It's just been a long day." She said half lying."
"You should go lay down then. You're looking very pale. I'll take you to your room." Marc suggested standing up and taking her arm in his.
"It's only because I've been riding for the past few hours. I probably always look like this." She said not wanting to leave. Kathryn looked at her brother to help her out. "I promise...if I feel any worse I'll go up to my room." She said seeing that Marc was a stubborn guy.
"Okay." Marc said giving in. "But at least sit down."
Sebastian interrupted Marc, "Kathryn will be fine. If you'll excuse me, I have something that needs to be attended to." He then turned and walked out of the room, not wanting to be around this Marc guy anymore. He was too nice and something seemed off about him.
Kathryn gave Marc a timid smile. "I promise I'll sit." She said getting comfortable in the couch she was sitting on. "You like Sebastian's aunt? She's always been nice to me."
"She seems very nice. Your whole family seems to be nice." Marc commented.
"Thanks." She said resting her right arm on the side of the couch. Kathryn moved her tiny body on the couch feeling worse. She looked up getting paler. "Maybe I should go get Sebastian." She said wanting to leave but not get Marc suspicious.
"Why would you want to go get him?" Marc asked, not understanding. "I can take care of you."
"I didn't mean it like that." She said placing her forehead on her hands as she crouched over. "I just need time to adjust to you. I'm not used to this."
"Not used to someone wanting to take care of you?" Marc asked, dumbfounded by that if it was the case.
"Se...Sebastian takes care of me. My parents are never home and if I get sick with my home she rushes out thinking I'll cause an epidemic." She said then sighed with pain. "I'm also not used to be engaged."
Marc gently stroked her hair. "It's not that hard. It's somewhat like dating. Only with marriage preparations."
Kathryn sighed feeling herself crying. "Yeah, but I have no choice. I mean I like you and all I just don't know why my mother is making me do this when she doesn't even know me!" She said hurt. She then looked at him. "Plus you're way too nice. All the guys I know who were in your shoes would take advantage of this situation." Kathryn shook her head hating herself.
"Well, things must be different in America. Taking advantage of a girl who is ill is strongly looked down upon in England. I never would do something like that." Marc insisted. He wiped one of her tears away. "Why don't I take you to your room so you can lie down and feel better?"
"Every guy I've been with has hurt me. I don't expect much from any guy now a days. This has been the only time I've been ill for a long time. I mean there has to be some flaw." Kathryn shook her head as Marc told her to go to her room. "I want to stay here. I'll go up to my room when it's necessary."
"If you insist. " Marc commented about when she would go to her room. "I have my own flaws. But they don't involve taking advantage of girls." Marc then changed the subject, not wanting to get into his own flaws. "What is it that hurts?"
Kathryn noticed his change of subject but didn't say anything to it. "My stomach. It keeps coming and going." She said sitting back on the couch looking at Marc waiting for him to say something.
"Do you think it was something you ate?" Marc asked concerned.
Kathryn chewed on her bottom lip looking at the table in front of her. "Yeah, that might be it." She said breathing slowly. "Whatever it is feels really bad." She said squeezing her eyes in pain.
Marc nodded. "Should we call a doctor to come see?" He asked, worried about her.
Kathryn shook her head. "No, I'm sure it will go away with some medicine soon."
"Oh alright. What kind of medicine do you need?" Marc asked, ready to go get some for her.
"Tylenol." She said. "I think I'm going to the rest room. I'll be right back."
Marc nodded and watched her leave to go to the restroom. He walked upstairs to Sebastian's room and asked, "Where do you keep the Tylenol? Kathryn still isn't feeling well."
Sebastian walked over to his medicine cabinet and took out a bottle. He walked downstairs to the living room. They waited together wordlessly for Kathryn to come out.
Kathryn took her purse with her to the restroom and took out a pregnancy test. She really didn't know why she was doing it but there was something in her and she couldn't deny that. She waited a few minutes after taking the test and her eyes welled up again seeing she was pregnant. She quickly wiped off her face and threw the test away. She walked in the room where her brother and Marc were and sat down. "Sorry that took so long."
"That's alright. Are you feeling better?" Marc asked, thinking she had just thrown up.
"Yes, much." She said trying to place a fake smile on her face. She looked at Sebastian not sure how he'd react. She then looked down at the ground feeling alone.
Sebastian smiled at her. "Kathryn, a friend of yours called. Would you like to take it in your room?" He asked, trying to make it plausible for him to talk to her in private.
"Yeah, it might be Lili." She said but knew Sebastian was tricking Marc. She walked to her room sitting down her bed waiting for Sebastian to enter.
Sebastian looked at Marc and knew he understood there was no other purpose for him to be there so he left. He walked over to Kathryn's room and sat down next to her. "What's the matter?" He asked, understanding there was more to it than just a slight stomach ache.
Kathryn started to cry. "I can't tell you." Kathryn said not sure of how he'd react. "I hate my life." She said crying harder thinking of the child inside her
"Kathryn, you have to tell me. How else can I comfort you and make you feel better and tell you everything will be alright?" Sebastian asked, wrapping an arm around her.
"I'm pregnant." She whispered. "And I think it's your child. I mean I'm not that big of a slut but you're the only one I've been with this past year."
Sebastian wasn't expecting this. "Well, then we'll raise it together. It's going to be okay." Sebastian told her kissing her on the forehead. "Wow. This is amazing."
"Yeah, what am I supposed to tell Romeo in there?" She asked laying her head on his shoulder. "Everything seems to be turning out wrong."
"No. This is wonderful. We're going to have a baby together. Yeah, we have him to worry about but we will find a way to get him out of the picture." Sebastian told her with a comforting smile.
Kathryn looked out of the room with a concerned look on her face. "He's acting like a magnet towards me. I mean he is sweet but this is going to be hard." She felt over whelmed hearing he'd stay with her and the child. "Thank you Sebastian."
Sebastian nodded. "We'll find a flaw that will get him out of the picture. He's acting too perfect."
"Yeah, that's what worries me. He told me he had some but wouldn't tell me what they were." She held his hand tightly. "Sebastian, I'm thankful I have a part of you in me. I'll need it to get through this."
Sebastian leaned in and kissed her gently. "I'll always be with you." He smiled at her. "I'll figure out what his flaws are. I'll befriend the guy, take him out, let everything reveal itself."
Kathryn smiled at him after the kiss. "I love you." She whispered. She grinned giving him her own kiss. She then left the room feeling better and sat down by Marc. "Sorry that took so long. My friend has a motor mouth."
Marc smiled at her. "That's all right. I'm just glad to see you back and feeling better."
"Yeah, I'm feeling better. 10 times better." She said stretching her arms. "So what now?" She asked hoping no surprises would pop up anywhere.
"That's great. Do you want to go out tonight or something?" Marc asked with a smile, glad that she was feeling better.
"Go out? Sure." Kathryn sat up after slumping over. "Where do you wanna go? Some where dressy or what? I have plenty of clothes to choose from so whatever you want is fine."
"We could go out to a club." Marc suggested.
Kathryn smiled. "Alright. Sounds fun. I have a great new dress that I want to wear to the club anyway. I'm sure we'll have plenty of fun down there."
"Great. I'll go change." Marc said starting to walk towards his room. "You should invite Sebastian to join us. If we're going to be family, I want to be friends with him."
Kathryn walked up to her room and changed into her new red dress. The dress was low cut and pretty short and had some revealing spots and hoped no one would mind too much. Kathryn then walked to Sebastian's room. "Sebastian?" She asked opening the door. "Would you like to go to the club with Marc and me?" She asked standing behind the door to hide her dress.
Sebastian figured this would be a good opportunity to see what the guy was like drunk. "Sure." He said with a smile. "What are you hiding?" He asked, teasingly. "I've seen you with clothes off, Kat. I'm sure your dress isn't that bad."
Kathryn stepped in her brothers room and tried to smile. "Who said I was hiding anything?" She asked. "You can invite your friends to the club. I don't want you to be by yourself."
"I'm sure my friends will be there and if they aren't, I'll make new ones." Sebastian said with a laugh. He looked at Kathryn in the dress. "You look amazing. You don't know how much more determined you have made me to get Marc out of your life. Just promise me, I can have one dance with you, okay?"
Kathryn nodded her head. "I promise Sebastian." Kathryn grinned. "I'm ready to go when you are."
Disclaimer: I don't own the characters, much as I'd like to. If I
did, I'd be sleeping with Sebastian or shopping with Kathryn. These
ideas are just my own and the original storyline is not mine. Please
don't sue. I'm broke.
Feedback: Would be greatly appreciated!!!
Distribution: Just email me first and let me know where you are
putting it.
The days passed very quickly leading up to the day when they had to go to the airport and pick up Tiffani, Edward, and this mysterious present for Kathryn they had been told about. After they had been dropped off at the airport by the chauffeur to pick up their parents, Sebastian walked with Kathryn over to their terminal. "You nervous?" Sebastian asked. He knew he was nervous about meeting this new guy. He hated him already.
Kathryn nodded her head. "You have no idea." She said looking into the crowds of people for her family. She felt sick to her stomach then noticed her mother and Edward. "There they are..." She said looking up at Sebastian.
Sebastian squeezed her hand gently to comfort her and then dropped her hand. "Let's go then." Sebastian walked over to Tiffani, Edward, and the guy.
"You must be Kathryn. I'm Marc." Marc told her, outstretching his hand to hers. Once she offered her hand, he took it in his hand and lightly kissed hers.
Kathryn blushed. "Yes, I am Kathryn." She pressed her lips together not sure what to say. She looked at her mother to try to explain this.
"Kathryn, Marc is a friend of the family. You remember the de Beautemps? Well, they traveled to Egypt as well and brought Marc along with them. But we can talk about this later." Tiffani said pleasantly to her daughter.
Kathryn nodded her head. "Oh, yes. Now I remember. She looked at her mother then away. She looked at Sebastian wanting him to say something. "How long are you going to stay here Marc?"
Marc looked over at Tiffani and then over at Kathryn. Tiffani obviously hadn't told Kathryn why he was here. "I'll be staying here for a year at least. See how things work out."
"That's great. I'm Sebastian." Sebastian told him introducing himself. "Where will you be staying?"
"Well, thanks to Tiffani's kind hospitality, I will be staying with you." Marc answered with a smile. He looked over to Kathryn and commented, "Which means I'll be able to get to know you better."
Kathryn nodded her head and blushed slightly. She smiled at Marc then looked at her mother. "Sebastian and I were going to head over to his aunts to go ride."
"That sounds wonderful." Tiffani remarked smiling at her daughter. She nudged her daughter, gently for her to invite Marc to go with them.
Kathryn looked over at Marc. "You can come if you like. We'll probably just be there a few hours." Kat looked at Sebastian.
"Thanks. I'd love that." Marc replied, smiling at her. He liked this girl already.
Kathryn nodded her head. She lead the way out to the limo then got in. "It takes awhile to get there. So, what do you like to do?" She asked Marc.
"Well, I've been horseback riding since I was 5. I play polo occasionally. I love traveling and I also play baseball." Marc replied with a smile as he got in the limo.
Kathryn smiled. "Those things sound fun." Marc was handsome, even better looking that James who was very nice looking. "Where do you live again?"
"I was living in London up until recently." Marc replied. "I was born in Paris though and when I was 8 and my parents split up, I moved with my mother to London."
"That sounds nice. I was planning on taking a trip up there." She said with a smile. "Have you ever been to America?"
"I vacationed in California about two years ago. I've never been to New York before though. I was hoping you could show me around." Marc answered.
"I could do that. Are you out of school since you're going to be staying down here a year?"
"Yes I am. I finished college last year. I have come to America for better opportunities." Marc informed her with a smile.
Kathryn grinned. "Always good. I'm sure you'll do fine." She looked at her brother seeing how miserable he looked. "Sebastian, you feeling alright?"
Sebastian forced a smile on his face. "Yes, I am fine. Just a headache."
Marc looked over at him and asked, "Would you like a Tylenol or Advil?"
"No that's alright. I'm sure it will go away once we get to my aunt's." Sebastian responded, not wanting Marc's sympathy or offer to help.
Kathryn pressed her lips her lips together worried by how her brother was acting. She looked out the window seeing her aunts house as the driver stopped. Kathryn got out and put her hand over her eyes looking out to where the horses were. "Ready to go down there?" She asked both Marc and Sebastian.
Marc nodded and smiled at her. "Absolutely." After he got out of the car, he walked over where Kathryn was patiently waiting for them. He walked with her down the stables. Marc had noticed that Sebastian walked over to the aunt's house rather than with them down to the stables and asked, "So how long have you and Sebastian known each other?"
Kathryn sighed watching Sebastian leave her with Marc but she turned to the horse she wanted to ride and started to stroke his mane. "Five years." She said nuzzling her nose on the horses skin. "My mom married Edward in 8th grade." She turned her head to look at Marc. "Do you have any siblings?" She asked still stroking the horses mane.
"Yes, I have a younger sister. She's like my best friend. You'd like her." Marc replied as he brushed the mane of the horse he was going to ride. "Is your brother always that friendly?" He asked sarcastically.
Kathryn smiled hearing of his sister. She got onto the horses back and looked at Marc. "That's the way he is. Likes people to think he's a tough guy." Kathryn said knowing she was the one who could get to his soft side.
Marc nodded and got on the horse's back. He started to gently trot alongside Kathryn. "I'm guessing your mother hasn't told you why I'm really here, has she?"
Kathryn shook her head biting on her lower lip not wanting this moment to come. "No, she hasn't. I thought you'd be here for vacation or something."
"Well, she wanted me to get to know you. Well. As in well enough for our wedding after you graduate." Marc informed her.
"What?" She asked wishing she hadn't heard what he said. "She wants us to get ma..married?" She asked having a little trouble saying the word. "You came over seas to marry me and you didn't even know what I looked like?"
"I had a picture of you. I knew you were beautiful. And I had heard wonderful things about you from your parents. This is a very important link for our families." Marc told her. He then noticed her uneasiness about this. "I hope we can at least be friends. I'm not asking you to love me."
"I do like you but...don't I have a choice in this?" She asked. "I'm not trying to be mean but to be honest I don't want to turn up like Edward and my mother. I wanted to be with someone I liked and loved." She said looking down running her fingers through the horses hair.
"I know that, Kathryn. I wish we had a choice in this. Even if I had a choice, I would still be attracted to you. I won't deny that." Marc replied. "That's why it's important we get to know each other. So we don't end up like those two."
Kathryn nodded her head. "What's so important about the link of our two families?" She asked knowing there was a catch.
"I honestly don't know." Marc told her with a shrug. "It's something to do with my family's business though."
"Oh..." Kathryn said looking into the creek where the horses were going to get a drink. She got off the horse as he started to drink. She closed her eyes leaning her head on the horses body. She knew money was involved in the deal and she hated the rentals for it.
Marc stayed on the horse as it drank water. "You have really beautiful horses." He commented, trying to change the subject off of their marriage.
Kathryn smiled with her eyes still closed then opened them looking up at Marc. "They are Sebastian's aunts. He comes here a lot and has just gotten me into riding these things almost every day." Kathryn looked down at the ground then up at Marc. "What did my mother tell you about me?"
"You two sound close." Marc commented about Sebastian and her. "She told me you were beautiful, witty, smart, clever...If I go on I might start adding my own opinion."
"We are close...he's the only one I have when the rent..parents are gone." She said trying to catch her slip. "What is your opinion?" she asked moving over to his horse.
"I like you a lot. I like how you make sure to know what's going on. " Marc started as he got off of his horse. He started walking closer to her. "I like how you're friendly...honest...intelligent..."Marc was leaning in closer as he listed each adjective to describe her. He leaned in close enough to kiss her and did. Not feeling her resist, he didn't pull away.
Kathryn stood still as Marc approached her. Since she was such much shorter than him he had to bend down to kiss her. She smiled none the less and returned the kiss by wrapping her arms around his neck while putting her fingers on his back and pressed gently.
Marc wrapped his arms around her waist and continued to kiss her. He heard a horse coming by pretty fast and gently pulled away. He pulled a small box out of his pocket. He opened it and took out the ring. He slid it gently on to her finger. He smiled at her, "I'm a little nervous by this whole thing."
Kathryn looked down at her finger as he slipped the ring on her finger. "It's beautiful." She said. She then looked up at him. "This my engagement ring?"
"I'm glad you like it." Marc commented with a smile. "I was worried you wouldn't. I mean I didn't know you and picking out a ring for someone you don't know is hard."
Kathryn smiled. "Don't worry about it. It's beautiful." Kathryn sat down in the grass looking out at the horses. "You didn't leave any girl back at home heartless?" She asked looking up at him. "I'd be sad if something as hot as you got out of my reach."
Marc laughed. "No. When I had traveled to Egypt, my girlfriend has just dumped me...I mean we had broken up." He said in that suave, trying to cover it up way, yet in such a way that she knew it was a joke.
Kathryn giggled. "Very smooth." She said with a grin. "I've only gotten serious with one guy." She said thinking of Sebastian as she picked up a flower. "But it just wouldn't work out..."
"I'm sorry. I've had those where it just doesn't work out." Marc told her with a sympathetic smile, thinking of the girl who had dumped him. It hadn't been easy for her either.
She just nodded her head. "Yeah..." She said softly. Kathryn laid back in the grass. "Are you close with your sister?"
Marc lay down next to her. "Yeah. If we can't see each other then we just write each other letters or call each other about once a week. She's my best friend. How about you and Sebastian?"
Kathryn smiled thinking of the incident on the boat. "Sebastian watches out for me. He's like my guardian angel. Like I said before he may act rough but you have to know him really well to..know what he's going through."
"You're lucky to have him then." Marc told her, leaning in to kiss her again. As he gently touched his lips to hers, he heard a cough. He had long ignored the horses hoofs pounding against the ground but hadn't noticed them stopping. He pulled away from Kathryn and saw Sebastian standing there.
"I wasn't interrupting anything was I?" Sebastian asked in a snide tone.
Kathryn looked up at Sebastian then at Marc as she was laying on the ground. She slowly sat up looking at her brother. "We were just talking..." She said looking out at her horse. She put the hand with the ring on her finger in her pocket seeing he was mad already.
"Well, my aunt would like to see you Marc." Sebastian told him with a glare in his direction. "She'd like to meet you. Introduce you to the family."
Marc nodded. "Thanks for telling me." He smiled at Sebastian and then kissed Kathryn lightly on the cheek. "I'll talk to you later Kathryn." He got on his horse and then rode off, not wanting to keep Sebastian's aunt waiting.
Sebastian made a face as Marc kissed Kathryn. "Did you know about this?" Sebastian asked angrily. "Where's your ring?" He asked holding up her hand and then held up the other one. "Oh, I see he is trying to win you over with money. "
Kathryn showed him her ring. "I didn't ask for this Sebastian and you could try to act a little nicer." Kathryn sat still looking up at her brother. "I don't have a choice in this."
"I didn't ask for it either. Do you think I have a choice in seeing you go get married to someone you are obviously already crazed for?" Sebastian asked, his voice dripping with anger.
Kathryn rolled her eyes. "Quit thinking of yourself. I'm the one who is marrying him." She said annoyed. "I am not crazed for him."
"Oh that's right. You're just riding horses together and kissing him. You don't like him at all." Sebastian commented sarcastically.
Kathryn stood up mad. "I don't need this Sebastian. You're acting like I'm thrilled of the idea of getting married!" Kathryn walked over to her horse and took the reins. "I like him but not for a soul mate. I thought that was what you were for but right now I can't tell if it's just your lust or you that want me right now."
"Kathryn what were you expecting of me? You honestly didn't think I would be jealous or angry? I'm not blaming you but you don't have to act so damn happy with him." Sebastian told her walking with her.
"You want me to act miserable around him? What good would that do? I'm stuck with him either way. What do you want me to do? Make out with you in front of him?" She asked looking down at the water.
"That's not what I meant." Sebastian snapped. "You may not have noticed it, but you are acting like he is the only one that does matter. You are acting like he's your soulmate. But you know what? Forget it. I obviously meant nothing to you." Sebastian turned to walk away. "Have a great time with your new lover." He called out bitterly and sarcastically.
"Sebastian no!" She said walking up to him grabbing him by arm. "You mean everything to me." She said with tears coming to her eyes. "Don't leave me again...I want you and only you."
"I don't know Kathryn. I can't handle my emotions being toyed with back and forth." Sebastian told her, this hurting him to say. "Maybe we should just end things since you have your fiancé now."
"No, please. I promise to spend time with you." She said using her free hand to wipe the tears from her face. "I'm not trying to toy with you. Sebastian please, I'll do anything to keep you. Just don't leave me alone again."
Sebastian couldn't resist her or bring himself to end things. "Alright." Sebastian told her, gently wiping her tears away. "Don't be hurt if I don't spend that much time with you two though. I hate seeing you with someone else."
Kathryn smiled through her tears at him. She took his hand and placed it on her face kissing it gently. "I'm sure I could sneak out in the middle of the night to see you." She whispered closing her eyes feeling his skin on hers.
Sebastian wrapped his arms around her waist and put his fingers through the belt loops of her jeans. He closed his eyes, relishing the few moments they had together.
Kathryn placed her head on Sebastian's shoulder. "I didn't mean to upset you. This is just really hard on me." She said softy kissing the side of his neck. "You mean everything to me."
Sebastian pulled her closer. "That's why it's so hard on us. I've never felt this way about anyone else and no one has ever meant so much. No one ever will."
Kathryn smiled hearing how much she meant to Sebastian. Her lips went up to Sebastian's lip and started kissing him passionately. Sebastian leaned her back against a tree, kissing her passionately as he pressed himself up against her. Kathryn closed her eyes as the kiss continued. "Sebastian..." She moaned out softly. She felt his body pressed against her. She ran her fingers under his shirt softly rubbing his skin. Sebastian enjoyed feeling her hands upon his skin and continued to kiss her more passionately. He never wanted to let go of her.
"Did your aunt really wanna see Marc?" She asked as she stopped kissing him running her thumb over his face.
"Maybe." Sebastian replied with a sly grin. "I'm sure she would want to have met him eventually..."
Kathryn grinned. "You're so bad." She said teasingly. "Maybe that's why I like you so much." She said with a grin the started kissing him again.
Sebastian grinned back at her and ran his hands up and down her body as they kissed again. He pulled away. "We probably should get back though. "
"Yeah." She said then got on her horse. "Are we going to meet later on tonight?" She asked as the horse went up to the stable.
Sebastian nodded with a grin. "Meet me in my room?" Sebastian asked, knowing that was the furthest one from where Marc was staying.
Kathryn smiled. "Sounds good." She said getting off the horse as they got up to the house. She walked with Sebastian into the house. "I love you..." She whispered seeing Marc in the other room with the others.
"I love you too." He whispered back, before walking into the room with the others. He smiled smugly at Marc, knowing the power he held over him now.
Marc smiled at Kathryn entering but felt uneasy with the smirk on Sebastian's face. Was there something he didn't know about?
Kathryn smiled looking at Marc. "Hi." She then looked at her step aunt and smiled at her as well. "Your horses are really growing on me." She said to her aunt noticing Sebastian's smug look to Marc but ignored it.
"I'm so glad." Helen told Kathryn. "You'll have to come down here more often. I was just going to make some iced tea for Marc, so I'll be right back." She then stood and walked out of the room.
Kathryn nodded her head watching her aunt leave not sure how to feel being stuck in a room with her fiancée and lover. She closed her eyes feeling her stomach grow in knots. She wasn't sure if she was sick or not cause she had never felt like this before. She remained silent wishing one of them would talk.
Marc noticed that Kathryn was looking paler than usual. "Are you alright, Kathryn?" He asked, concerned.
"Huh?" She asked looking up at Marc as he questioned her. "Oh, me? Yeah..." She cleared her throat not wanting anyone to worry. "I'm fine. It's just been a long day." She said half lying."
"You should go lay down then. You're looking very pale. I'll take you to your room." Marc suggested standing up and taking her arm in his.
"It's only because I've been riding for the past few hours. I probably always look like this." She said not wanting to leave. Kathryn looked at her brother to help her out. "I promise...if I feel any worse I'll go up to my room." She said seeing that Marc was a stubborn guy.
"Okay." Marc said giving in. "But at least sit down."
Sebastian interrupted Marc, "Kathryn will be fine. If you'll excuse me, I have something that needs to be attended to." He then turned and walked out of the room, not wanting to be around this Marc guy anymore. He was too nice and something seemed off about him.
Kathryn gave Marc a timid smile. "I promise I'll sit." She said getting comfortable in the couch she was sitting on. "You like Sebastian's aunt? She's always been nice to me."
"She seems very nice. Your whole family seems to be nice." Marc commented.
"Thanks." She said resting her right arm on the side of the couch. Kathryn moved her tiny body on the couch feeling worse. She looked up getting paler. "Maybe I should go get Sebastian." She said wanting to leave but not get Marc suspicious.
"Why would you want to go get him?" Marc asked, not understanding. "I can take care of you."
"I didn't mean it like that." She said placing her forehead on her hands as she crouched over. "I just need time to adjust to you. I'm not used to this."
"Not used to someone wanting to take care of you?" Marc asked, dumbfounded by that if it was the case.
"Se...Sebastian takes care of me. My parents are never home and if I get sick with my home she rushes out thinking I'll cause an epidemic." She said then sighed with pain. "I'm also not used to be engaged."
Marc gently stroked her hair. "It's not that hard. It's somewhat like dating. Only with marriage preparations."
Kathryn sighed feeling herself crying. "Yeah, but I have no choice. I mean I like you and all I just don't know why my mother is making me do this when she doesn't even know me!" She said hurt. She then looked at him. "Plus you're way too nice. All the guys I know who were in your shoes would take advantage of this situation." Kathryn shook her head hating herself.
"Well, things must be different in America. Taking advantage of a girl who is ill is strongly looked down upon in England. I never would do something like that." Marc insisted. He wiped one of her tears away. "Why don't I take you to your room so you can lie down and feel better?"
"Every guy I've been with has hurt me. I don't expect much from any guy now a days. This has been the only time I've been ill for a long time. I mean there has to be some flaw." Kathryn shook her head as Marc told her to go to her room. "I want to stay here. I'll go up to my room when it's necessary."
"If you insist. " Marc commented about when she would go to her room. "I have my own flaws. But they don't involve taking advantage of girls." Marc then changed the subject, not wanting to get into his own flaws. "What is it that hurts?"
Kathryn noticed his change of subject but didn't say anything to it. "My stomach. It keeps coming and going." She said sitting back on the couch looking at Marc waiting for him to say something.
"Do you think it was something you ate?" Marc asked concerned.
Kathryn chewed on her bottom lip looking at the table in front of her. "Yeah, that might be it." She said breathing slowly. "Whatever it is feels really bad." She said squeezing her eyes in pain.
Marc nodded. "Should we call a doctor to come see?" He asked, worried about her.
Kathryn shook her head. "No, I'm sure it will go away with some medicine soon."
"Oh alright. What kind of medicine do you need?" Marc asked, ready to go get some for her.
"Tylenol." She said. "I think I'm going to the rest room. I'll be right back."
Marc nodded and watched her leave to go to the restroom. He walked upstairs to Sebastian's room and asked, "Where do you keep the Tylenol? Kathryn still isn't feeling well."
Sebastian walked over to his medicine cabinet and took out a bottle. He walked downstairs to the living room. They waited together wordlessly for Kathryn to come out.
Kathryn took her purse with her to the restroom and took out a pregnancy test. She really didn't know why she was doing it but there was something in her and she couldn't deny that. She waited a few minutes after taking the test and her eyes welled up again seeing she was pregnant. She quickly wiped off her face and threw the test away. She walked in the room where her brother and Marc were and sat down. "Sorry that took so long."
"That's alright. Are you feeling better?" Marc asked, thinking she had just thrown up.
"Yes, much." She said trying to place a fake smile on her face. She looked at Sebastian not sure how he'd react. She then looked down at the ground feeling alone.
Sebastian smiled at her. "Kathryn, a friend of yours called. Would you like to take it in your room?" He asked, trying to make it plausible for him to talk to her in private.
"Yeah, it might be Lili." She said but knew Sebastian was tricking Marc. She walked to her room sitting down her bed waiting for Sebastian to enter.
Sebastian looked at Marc and knew he understood there was no other purpose for him to be there so he left. He walked over to Kathryn's room and sat down next to her. "What's the matter?" He asked, understanding there was more to it than just a slight stomach ache.
Kathryn started to cry. "I can't tell you." Kathryn said not sure of how he'd react. "I hate my life." She said crying harder thinking of the child inside her
"Kathryn, you have to tell me. How else can I comfort you and make you feel better and tell you everything will be alright?" Sebastian asked, wrapping an arm around her.
"I'm pregnant." She whispered. "And I think it's your child. I mean I'm not that big of a slut but you're the only one I've been with this past year."
Sebastian wasn't expecting this. "Well, then we'll raise it together. It's going to be okay." Sebastian told her kissing her on the forehead. "Wow. This is amazing."
"Yeah, what am I supposed to tell Romeo in there?" She asked laying her head on his shoulder. "Everything seems to be turning out wrong."
"No. This is wonderful. We're going to have a baby together. Yeah, we have him to worry about but we will find a way to get him out of the picture." Sebastian told her with a comforting smile.
Kathryn looked out of the room with a concerned look on her face. "He's acting like a magnet towards me. I mean he is sweet but this is going to be hard." She felt over whelmed hearing he'd stay with her and the child. "Thank you Sebastian."
Sebastian nodded. "We'll find a flaw that will get him out of the picture. He's acting too perfect."
"Yeah, that's what worries me. He told me he had some but wouldn't tell me what they were." She held his hand tightly. "Sebastian, I'm thankful I have a part of you in me. I'll need it to get through this."
Sebastian leaned in and kissed her gently. "I'll always be with you." He smiled at her. "I'll figure out what his flaws are. I'll befriend the guy, take him out, let everything reveal itself."
Kathryn smiled at him after the kiss. "I love you." She whispered. She grinned giving him her own kiss. She then left the room feeling better and sat down by Marc. "Sorry that took so long. My friend has a motor mouth."
Marc smiled at her. "That's all right. I'm just glad to see you back and feeling better."
"Yeah, I'm feeling better. 10 times better." She said stretching her arms. "So what now?" She asked hoping no surprises would pop up anywhere.
"That's great. Do you want to go out tonight or something?" Marc asked with a smile, glad that she was feeling better.
"Go out? Sure." Kathryn sat up after slumping over. "Where do you wanna go? Some where dressy or what? I have plenty of clothes to choose from so whatever you want is fine."
"We could go out to a club." Marc suggested.
Kathryn smiled. "Alright. Sounds fun. I have a great new dress that I want to wear to the club anyway. I'm sure we'll have plenty of fun down there."
"Great. I'll go change." Marc said starting to walk towards his room. "You should invite Sebastian to join us. If we're going to be family, I want to be friends with him."
Kathryn walked up to her room and changed into her new red dress. The dress was low cut and pretty short and had some revealing spots and hoped no one would mind too much. Kathryn then walked to Sebastian's room. "Sebastian?" She asked opening the door. "Would you like to go to the club with Marc and me?" She asked standing behind the door to hide her dress.
Sebastian figured this would be a good opportunity to see what the guy was like drunk. "Sure." He said with a smile. "What are you hiding?" He asked, teasingly. "I've seen you with clothes off, Kat. I'm sure your dress isn't that bad."
Kathryn stepped in her brothers room and tried to smile. "Who said I was hiding anything?" She asked. "You can invite your friends to the club. I don't want you to be by yourself."
"I'm sure my friends will be there and if they aren't, I'll make new ones." Sebastian said with a laugh. He looked at Kathryn in the dress. "You look amazing. You don't know how much more determined you have made me to get Marc out of your life. Just promise me, I can have one dance with you, okay?"
Kathryn nodded her head. "I promise Sebastian." Kathryn grinned. "I'm ready to go when you are."