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!!!
Distribution: Just email me first and let me know where you are
putting it.
A week later, it was time for Tiffani and Edward to fly back to Egypt. Marc had accompanied Kathryn to the airport while Sebastian had somewhere else to be. After Tiffani and Edward boarded the plane, Marc asked, "Would you like to go get something to eat?"
Kathryn smiled at Marc and nodded her head. "Yeah, that sounds good." She said. "Where do ya wanna go?" Kathryn looked around for Sebastian but didn't see him. "Just us?" She asked.
"Yeah. Sebastian said something about having a date to go to." Marc said with a shrug. "Where would you like to go?"
Kathryn felt sick to her stomach thinking of Sebastian with someone other than her. She looked up at Marc. "They have a nice Italian restaurant. It's not far from here."
"Okay, great." Marc commented as they walked towards Kathryn's car.
Kathryn got in the drivers seat and waited for Marc then drove onto the streets. She cleared her throat turning on the radio.
Marc smiled at Kathryn and asked, "Are you relieved your parents are gone?"
Kathryn turned to look at Marc and smiled. "Yeah, I'm so used to not having them here. I hope it's not too weird for you." She said then turned to look out the window.
"No, it's cool." Marc commented. He started to look out the window as well as Kathryn drove him to the restaurant. His cell phone rang. "Hello?" He asked.
Kathryn looked at him as the phone rang she then looked out the window. She turned the radio down as Marc talked on the phone
As soon as the person on the line spoke, Marc recognized it as his sister. "Emilie! I haven't heard from you in so long."
Kathryn smiled as she stopped at the stop light. She then drove on as the light turned green.
"Yeah, I'm with Kathryn. Emilie! I can't believe you said that. She's...Yeah....No I haven't." Marc said, talking to his sister. "Do you want to talk to her? Alright, I'll put her on." He handed the phone to Kathryn. "My sister wants to talk to you."
"What? Ok." She said taking the phone. "Umm hi." She said into the phone.
"Hi. How are you?" Emilie asked, with a somewhat friendly tone in her voice. "It's good to meet you...by phone anyway."
Kathryn was still driving to the restaurant smiling as she held the phone looking out on the road. "Hi, I'm good. It's good to hear finally hear ya."
"Yes. So how is my brother treating you?" Emilie asked in a pleasant tone, even though she knew of her brother's behavior when he was drunk.
Kathryn paused for a moment not sure how to respond to the question. "Great." She said lying. "He's a sweetheart."
Emilie laughed. "Don't be afraid to be honest with me. Has he gotten drunk yet?"
Kathryn looked over at Marc and smiled acting as if the talk they were having was civil then looked back at the road. "Yes, first night we got together." She said not wanting to remember the night.
"You should try to keep all alcohol away from him. He's trying to stop drinking. Well, it's more of we're trying to get him to stop. Because of how he acts. He has a big problem with it." Emilie explained, with a serious tone in her voice.
"Thanks for letting me know." She said not wanting to tell her about what happened that night. Kathryn felt odd talking about it with Marc right beside her.
"Well, if you ever have a problem with Marc, let me know. I'll help you to take care of it. I don't want to see you end up like his last girlfriend." Emilie said in a warning tone.
"Last?" She said starting to get nervous. Kathryn cleared her throat. She gripped the steering wheel harder as she waited.
"Yeah. She almost died. " Emilie revealed. "It was really bad. You seem nice and I don't want that to happen to you, especially since you don't have a choice in this marriage."
Kathryn felt like she just got punched in the stomach and started breathing heavily. "Thanks." She said with a squeaky voice.
"Oh God, I'm sorry. He's still in the car with you. I feel really bad. He's a great guy and everything, as long as he isn't drinking. Or wanting to drink." Emilie continued, feeling guilty for ragging on her brother like this.
"Don't worry about it." She said staring out the window. She pulled into the parking place and sat there not sure if she wanted to go inside since the restaurant served alcohol.
After Kathryn hung up the phone, Marc put the phone in his jacket pocket. "Are you alright?" Marc asked, seeing the weird look on her face.
"Yeah, I'm fine." She said getting out of her car and locked it and walked up with Marc entering the restaurant. "Your sister is nice."
"She is, isn't she?" Marc commented with a smile. He walked to the table that was reserved for them and sat down. When the waitress asked them what they would like to drink, Marc smiled at the waitress and told her that he would have a beer. "What would you like?" Marc asked Kathryn.
Kathryn nodded her head at Marc's first question. "Yeah, she is." After she sat down she looked at the waitress. "I'll just take a water." She said having a feeling she would dread this night but thankful she had the car keys.
The waitress nodded and hurried off to get their drinks. Marc smiled at Kathryn. "So what did my sister have to say? You were on the phone with her for a while."
"Oh, well she just wanted to talk about herself and me." Kathryn stopped talking as the waitress came back with their drinks then she left. "We just made conversation."
"That's cool. I'm glad you two are friends." Marc said with a pleasant smile as he took a drink of beer.
Kathryn smiled. She really wasn't going to spend the day with her agent and photographer, she wanted to be by herself. Kathryn gave a small smile seeing Marc take a drink. "Yeah, it was nice to talk to her."
"So any special plans for the day?" Marc asked, though generally losing more and more interest in her. Interest that was being focused more on his drink.
"Yeah, I wanted to do some shopping. I can drop you back off at the house." She said knowing her clothes now were getting tighter on her since she was pregnant. Kathryn pressed her lips together running her tongue over the lips. She cleared her throat trying to get his attention. "What are your plans?"
"I don't know. I may decide to stay here. I kind of like the atmosphere here. Very cool." Marc commented.
"Here?" She asked looking around. "You mean at the restaurant?" Kathryn looked down at her menu. "I think I'm going to get Fettuccini Alfredo special."
"That sounds good. Do you know if they put rum in it? Because, I feel that always adds an extra Oomph to the recipe." Marc asked with a laugh.
Kathryn looked up from her menu. "I'm not sure. Does it taste alright?" She asked trying to keep him occupied by talking so he wouldn't do anything.
"My drink? It tastes fine, bitch. Mind your own business." He exclaimed angrily at her.
Kathryn's eyes widened then looked down at the menu. She started popping her fingers nervously. "Sorry." She said softly.
Marc looked at the menu, decided what he wanted quickly and yelled for the waitress to come over. "Hey cutie. I'll have the pasta primavera. And the little bitch next to me is going to have the Fettuccini Alfredo. Think you can remember all that?"
The waitress nodded quickly, not wanting to upset the drunk man. "I'll have that out to you in a jiffy." She said, trying to remain pleasant.
"Jiffy?" Marc scoffed. "Did you hear that? Did the girl even go to school?"
"I'm sure she is in school." She said looking back at the girl watching her go in the kitchen. She took a drink of her water then looked at Marc. "You want me to take you back to the house after we eat. I have some things to do." She said lying.
"Okay." Marc said with a shrug. The food was brought out a couple of minutes later and Marc started to eat it. "This tastes like crap." Marc stated in between bites. Yet, he kept eating it.
Kathryn started eating her meal looking down trying not to draw attention to her table. "You want something else?" She asked still not looking up.
"It's fine." Marc told her with an angry look. "Do you mind shutting up? I'm trying to eat."
Kathryn nodded not speaking. She twirled her fork around to pick up the noodles and took a bite. Kathryn felt like crap even though she looked perfect in every way. She then ate a piece of her bread then took a drink not even looking at Marc.
Marc finished eating and when the waitress brought the bill, he laid several bills on the table. More than enough to cover the meal. He left it on the table and stood up. "Are you ready to go, Madame?" He asked sarcastically.
Kathryn nodded and wiped off her mouth then set the napkin down. She stood up following Marc out the restaurant. She walked to her side of the car and unlocked the doors and got in waiting for Marc. She chewed on her bottom lip not saying a word to him hoping the drive to her house would go by quickly.
After a drive that seemed quick to Marc, but slow to Kathryn, they arrived at the house. Marc got out of the car and walked around to Kathryn's side of the car. Her window had been rolled down and he leaned in and kissed her roughly on the lips. "Have fun shopping, sweetpea."
"I'll try." She said looking down at her legs. She wiped off her mouth disgusted by the kiss. She wanted to head to Blaine's. She looked up at him. "See ya later."
"Bye." Marc waved as he walked into the luxurious home owned by Kathryn's aunt, watching Kathryn speed off.
Kathryn pulled out her hair tie from her hair and looked in her mirror wiping away the tears from her face. A few minutes passed and Kathryn pulled into Blaine's driveway. She turned her car off then got out and walked up to his door ringing the door bell.
Blaine had just gotten out of the shower. He threw a pair of black pants on with a hunter green shirt on. He then walked over to the door and opened it. "Kathryn, what brings you here?" He noticed the tear stains on her cheeks. "Are you alright? Come in." He told her in a comforting tone of voice, wrapping an arm around her leading her inside his apartment. He sat her down on a purple velvet couch and then took a seat next to her. "Tell me what happened."
"Marc." She said trying to hold back her tears knowing he already knew of Marc. "I just had lunch with him. He drank and I was pretty much just sitting there." Kathryn looked at Blaine then laid her head on his shoulder. "I can't even spend time with Sebastian. He's so jealous. He'd probably get mad at me for knowing I was here...but I had to tell someone. He's ruining my life."
"Sebastian wouldn't get mad at you if he knew you were here. He'd be glad you're telling someone." Blaine told her with a smile. "What would you like me to do? See if I can get Marc off your back and more along the lines of being...well, on mine?"
"It's not Sebastian who would get mad at me. That would be Marc." She said knowing Blaine knew of Marc. She laughed hearing Blaine's last statement. "No, I can try to do something. I'm working on the rentals to get out of the marriage."
"That's good. We can't have New York's greatest asset tied down so early." Blaine told her with a friendly smile. "Anyway, I think I may have something to help cheer you up. You interested?"
"Sure. What is it?" She asked not having any clue to what might cheer her up.
Blaine grinned at her and walked over to the door leading to his study. "Behind door number 1, we have....Sebastian Valmont." Blaine told her in fake game show host's voice.
"Kathryn!" Sebastian happily exclaimed as he rushed over to her. "What are you doing here?"
Kathryn hugged Sebastian tightly. "I just got done eating lunch with Marc and got away. What are you doing here? I thought you were on a date."
"A date? Who told you that?" Sebastian asked, surprised by that comment. He didn't break away from the embrace with Kathryn.
"Marc." She said closing her eyes loving the embrace. "Did you have fun?" She asked trying to sound pleasant even though she hated the fact of Sebastian with another girl
"I didn't go on a date." Sebastian told her, puzzled by why Marc would lie to her. "I've been over here at Blaine's for the whole day."
Kathryn stood back and looked at him. "You've been here all day?" She asked puzzled. "But why would..." Kathryn sighed.
Sebastian shrugged. "The guy doesn't like me. He's obviously trying to get us further apart."
Kathryn took his hand in hers and kissed it. "Nothing can separate us." She sighed. "We have to buy a house soon. Mom wants us to get used to each other."
"What? You two buying a house together?" Sebastian asked in a choked voice. "That's crazy. You have to convince your mother out of it."
"I'm trying...but she's pretty stubborn." Kathryn scratched her brow. "I'm getting bigger Sebastian. Something needs to be done about Marc or I'm going to have to do something I won't want to do." She said rubbing her stomach.
Sebastian let his hand rest with hers on top of her stomach. He gently kissed her. "You're not getting rid of our child. Tell your mother that you feel living with the guy you are supposed to marry before you are actually married violates your morals or something. She thinks your innocent so play up to it."
"I wouldn't think of getting rid of the child. What about Marc? We really haven't gotten that close. He'll know it's not his."
Sebastian hated to suggest this, but knew he had to. "Well, then get *close* to him soon. I hate the idea of you two together, but you may have to do this."
Kathryn nodded. "I better head back. I'll just tell him I didn't find anything." She kissed him then looked at him. "I love you."
"I love you too." Sebastian told her, truly meaning it. He squeezed her hand gently before letting go. "We'll get through this."
Kathryn smiled and hugged him then let go of him quickly walking out of the house and got in her car not looking back afraid she would break down. She cleared her throat driving back to her aunts. She parked her car in the driveway and walked in the house entering the room where Marc was. "Hi, I couldn't find anything I liked so I decided to just look later."
Marc smiled at her. "Oh, I'm sorry. I'm sure you'll find something next time." The effects of alcohol had worn off a little while ago and he was back to his normal, nice self.
Kathryn sat down by him not sure if he was still drunk. She slowly brought her hand up to his face and brought her mouth to his kissing him with a passion.
Marc kissed for a few moments and then pulled away. "What brought on this sudden display of affection? It's nice, but I wasn't expecting it."
Kathryn placed both hands on his face. "I just wanting to show you how I feel about you." She kissed him again. "I want you so bad." She said trying to lead him on.
Marc gave into her kissing and pulled her closer. He wouldn't resist her anything. He wrapped his arms around her and pulled her down on to the bed with him, undressing her as they kissed. Marc was so wrapped up in paying attention to kissing Kathryn that he didn't notice Sebastian look in and immediately run away. Kathryn eyed Sebastian but kept Marc busy so he couldn't notice her brother. After Marc undid her shirt she threw it to the floor and took off his shirt. She grinned at him as she kept kissing him. She gave fake moans of pleasure holding Marc close to her. Marc smiled at Kathryn and ran his hands underneath her skirt, thinking she was enjoying what he was doing to her. She moved her hands on his belt and started tugging at it indicating she wanted his pants off. She moaned then started kissing his neck followed by soft licks. Marc undid the belt on his pants and unzipped his pants, letting them slide to the ground. He moaned as she kissed his neck and started to remove her skirt. Kathryn smiled up at Marc and continued to kiss him wildly on his neck. "Shhh." She whispered putting her finger on his mouth as he moaned. "You don't want anyone else to hear." She said then brought her lips to Marc's pressing her body on his as he tried to undo her shirt. Marc kissed her in an attempt to remain quiet. Once he removed her skirt, he slid it off of her.
After they had finished, Marc lay next to Kathryn in a state of post-coital bliss. "You were amazing." Marc told her with a smile.
"Thanks." She said laying her head down on her pillow and stared at the opposite side of the room. "You...were good too." She said still staring off. She closed her eyes as Marc wrapped his muscular arms around her and started touching her. Marc pulled her closer and gently stroked her hair. He hadn't been this happy in a long time.
Kathryn kept her eyes closed. She slowly turned her head to Marc opening her eyes as looked up at him. "I uh, I mean we have to go look for a house tomorrow." She chewed on her bottom lip and then spoke. "I found a nice one but since...we'll be living together I need to know what you think." She said not being able to say the word married.
Marc smiled at her. "Great. We can go look together. I'm sure you've picked a great one." Marc was nearly interrupted by the phone ringing. He picked it up. "Hello? Just a minute." He handed the phone to her. "It's for you."
Kathryn took the phone. "Hello?" She asked turning her face away from Marc.
"Kathryn Merteuil? This is Mt. Sinai hospital. We found your number in Sebastian Valmont's wallet and thought it was best to call you. There has been a car accident in which Sebastian was in." The hospital clerk informed her.
"What?" Kathryn asked sitting up quickly. "How? Is he alright? I'm his sister." She took a breath seeing Marc's annoyed look out of the corner of her eye.
"He's in a coma. We're not sure if he'll make it. You should probably come down to the hospital with the rest of his family." The hospital clerk continued.
Kathryn had tears running down her face then looked up. "I...I'm his only family. Our parents...are gone on a trip. I'll be down there." Kathryn said then hung up the phone. "I've got to go." Kathryn said to Marc.
"What happened?" Marc asked, handing Kathryn her clothes.
Kathryn wiped the tears off her face. "My brother...Sebastian. He was in a wreck." She said wondering how he could have gotten in a wreck. Sebastian was a good driver.
Marc's jaw dropped. He couldn't believe that. He started to get dressed himself. "Do you want me to drive you to the hospital?"
Kathryn nodded her head. "Yeah. The lady told me he...might not..." She started crying. "Make it." She whispered.
Marc wrapped an arm around her. "He's going to be okay. She shouldn't have said that. Mt. Sinai is one of the best hospitals in the country. They'll fix him."
Kathryn tried to smile but couldn't. "Let's go." She said taking his hand and led him out to her car. She gave him her keys then got in. After he entered she rested her head on his shoulder feeling apart of her was gone.
Marc drove to Mt. Sinai hospital enjoying the feel of Kathryn take comfort in him. He knew that feeling was wrong, but he was glad he was there for her. True, he was the only one she could turn to, but he didn't let that cloud the feeling of them taking a new step in their relationship. They arrived at Mt. Sinai hospital and Marc said, "I'll go park. You find his room."
Kathryn nodded and got out of the car. She ran into the hospital walking up to the desk. "Hi, I was called in. The lady on the phone said my brother was here. His name is Sebastian Valmont. She said he was in a car wreck."
The clerk nodded and typed in Valmont on the computer. "Room 412. " She told her. "It's only family right now."
"I'm his step sister." She said then ran down to the room where Sebastian was. She burst out in tears again as she saw Sebastian. She ran to his side taking his hand "Sebastian?" She whispered knowing deep inside he could hear her.
Marc found a parking spot after a long time looking. He walked into the hospital and walked over to the clerk. "What room is Sebastian Valmont in?" He asked.
"He's in room 412." The clerk replied. "Are you family?"
Marc nodded. "Yes. He's my...brother-in-law." He then walked over to room 412 and walked in. He felt bad for Sebastian. The guy looked bad. He wrapped an arm around Kathryn to comfort her.
Kathryn felt the tears well up in her eyes as Marc touched her. She looked Sebastian's torn up body. She looked up at the nurse in the room. "How did he get in a wreck?"
"A drunk driver ran a red light and hit your brother." The nurse replied. "Your brother fared better than the driver though. He died instantly."
Kathryn squeezed Sebastian's hand again. "Can I see his wallet?" She said thinking he might of left some message for her in there.
"Okay." The nurse agreed, not sure why she would want to. She walked over to the cabinet where all of Sebastian's possessions were being kept. She took out the wallet and handed it to her. "Here you go."
Kathryn hurriedly looked through it finding a paper and looked it over wanting a sign of anything from Sebastian. Marc asked, "What are you looking for?"
"I just thought I'd find something in here." Not believing that Sebastian would just leave her. She closed the wallet and put it in her purse then handed the nurse her number. "Please call my number if he wakes. Or maybe I should stay." Kathryn cleared her throat and looked at Marc. "Should I?"
Marc shrugged. "It's up to you. I'm going to leave, but if you want me to bring you anything I'll do that."
"You're leaving?" She asked. "Where are you going? Can I have my keys? I won't have any other way to get home."
Marc handed her the keys. "I'm not a big fan of hospitals. Too many bad memories."
"Bad memories?" She asked not sure what he meant. "Where are you going?" Kathryn looked down at her brother tearing up again. "He looks so hurt."
"I'm going to go get some coffee for you." Marc told her. "You may need it."
"Thanks." She said not looking up. As soon as he left Kathryn sat down in a chair by Sebastian's bed and touched his face. "Sebastian, don't leave me. You're the only thing that keeps me going." Kathryn said choking up. "If you wake up maybe Marc wouldn't care if I nurse ya back to health." She said scared for her brother wishing he'd respond as she laid her head on the bed.
After Marc left the room, the nurse took out an envelope the shape of a birthday or greeting card. "They found this in his car. It's addressed to you. I didn't want to give it to you in front of your boyfriend, thinking it might be personal." She handed the envelope to Kathryn.
Kathryn smiled at the nurse. "Thanks." She said tearing the letter open and flipped the letter open wanting to know what it said.
The letter had been written by Sebastian before he had seen Kathryn and Marc together in their room. It said the following:
"Dearest Kathryn, I know that things are hard right now. But no matter what happens we'll always have each other. I love you. Love, Sebastian."
Kathryn teared up and burst into tears quickly putting it in her purse so Marc wouldn't see it. "Sebastian, please. I need you. Don't leave me. I can't do any of this stuff without you."
The nurse felt bad about this girl's obvious pain. "Would you like me to leave the room?" She asked.
Kathryn jumped up hearing the nurse forgetting she was in the room. "No, you can stay." She said wiping her face. "He's going to live, right? I'll do whatever to get him back again.
The nurse nodded. "Yes, he is. He just has to wake up first. The quicker he wakes up, the better he'll be. All you can do is wait."
Kathryn smiled. "I'm going to find my...Marc. He might want to know his condition." Kathryn said getting up and walked down the hall finding Marc. "The nurse said Sebastian is going to be ok." She said with a smile but with tears still coming down her face. "All he has to do it wake up. Maybe we could leave and I could give the nurse my phone number, cell number and pager."
Marc smiled at her. "That's a great idea." He wiped the tears off of her face. "I'll go get the car and you can give her your numbers."
Kathryn gave him her keys then walked to the service counter. "Hi, here's my numbers if Sebastian Valmont wakes up. Here's my phone, cell phone, and pager number." She said handing the nurse a piece of paper. She then walked in Sebastian's room bending down and kissed him on the lips. "I've got to go now. Wake up soon." She said caressing his face. "I'll be here tomorrow."
Sebastian stirred a little, slowly coming out of it. He recognized the voice of Kathryn faint as it sounded to him.
Kathryn eyes drifted to his moving body. "Sebastian?" She squeezed his hand. "Baby, wake up. It's me." She said kissing him on the face again.
Sebastian opened his eyes a little. "Kathryn?" he asked, thinking he was still dreaming.
Kathryn smiled then pressed her lips together noticing him opening his eyes. "I'm right here." She smiled at him again as she sat down on his bed. She held his hand to her face. "Baby, don't leave me again."
"I never did." Sebastian told her with a smile, thinking he had just woken up one morning. He looked around the room. "Where am I?"
"You were in a wreck. You're at the hospital. You scared me so bad."
Sebastian was confused. "A wreck? I'm at the hospital? But, I'm not in any pain." He tried to sit up. "Forget I said that last part." Sebastian said before moaning in pain.
Kathryn grinned looking down at him. "Yeah, the nurse said a drunk driver ran into you. That's what happened, right?" She asked forgetting about Marc.
"That sounds familiar. I remember driving to...Well, I'm not sure where I was driving to. And then I remember seeing a car come speeding towards me when he had a red light." Sebastian recalled. "Then everything went black."
"I'm so glad you're ok. Where were you going anyway?" She asked looking out the window then down at her brother. "The nurse told me my number was in your wallet." She said with a smile
"I don't know where I was going. I know that I was getting out of the house though." Sebastian replied.
Kathryn sighed. "You were the one I suggest to get with him. I don't feel good about it." She said then looked at him. "You should know that."
Sebastian nodded. "I know. I just didn't think I'd actually walk by and have to see it."
Kathryn placed Sebastian's hand on her stomach. "It's a few weeks old." She said with a smile. "I'm still not sure when I'll tell Marc."
Sebastian smiled. "You shouldn't tell him for a couple of weeks at least. Because he would suspect it wasn't his if you told him soon." He kept his hand on her stomach. "You should probably starting going to one of those...baby doctors soon."
"I will." She said looking up. "I'm going house shopping tomorrow. Even though I'm pretty sure what house we're going to pick. Maybe Marc wouldn't mind you staying with us since mom and your dad are gone. I mean you'll be just getting out of the hospital."
"Where is Marc anyway?" Sebastian asked with a sly grin. "I see you managed to get rid of him for a while at least."
"He's out in the...car." Kathryn said her eyes getting wider. "I completely forgot about him!" She said starting to get worried. "When do you think you'll get out?"
Sebastian shrugged. "I don't know. Whenever the doctors let me out. Hopefully soon."
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.
A week later, it was time for Tiffani and Edward to fly back to Egypt. Marc had accompanied Kathryn to the airport while Sebastian had somewhere else to be. After Tiffani and Edward boarded the plane, Marc asked, "Would you like to go get something to eat?"
Kathryn smiled at Marc and nodded her head. "Yeah, that sounds good." She said. "Where do ya wanna go?" Kathryn looked around for Sebastian but didn't see him. "Just us?" She asked.
"Yeah. Sebastian said something about having a date to go to." Marc said with a shrug. "Where would you like to go?"
Kathryn felt sick to her stomach thinking of Sebastian with someone other than her. She looked up at Marc. "They have a nice Italian restaurant. It's not far from here."
"Okay, great." Marc commented as they walked towards Kathryn's car.
Kathryn got in the drivers seat and waited for Marc then drove onto the streets. She cleared her throat turning on the radio.
Marc smiled at Kathryn and asked, "Are you relieved your parents are gone?"
Kathryn turned to look at Marc and smiled. "Yeah, I'm so used to not having them here. I hope it's not too weird for you." She said then turned to look out the window.
"No, it's cool." Marc commented. He started to look out the window as well as Kathryn drove him to the restaurant. His cell phone rang. "Hello?" He asked.
Kathryn looked at him as the phone rang she then looked out the window. She turned the radio down as Marc talked on the phone
As soon as the person on the line spoke, Marc recognized it as his sister. "Emilie! I haven't heard from you in so long."
Kathryn smiled as she stopped at the stop light. She then drove on as the light turned green.
"Yeah, I'm with Kathryn. Emilie! I can't believe you said that. She's...Yeah....No I haven't." Marc said, talking to his sister. "Do you want to talk to her? Alright, I'll put her on." He handed the phone to Kathryn. "My sister wants to talk to you."
"What? Ok." She said taking the phone. "Umm hi." She said into the phone.
"Hi. How are you?" Emilie asked, with a somewhat friendly tone in her voice. "It's good to meet you...by phone anyway."
Kathryn was still driving to the restaurant smiling as she held the phone looking out on the road. "Hi, I'm good. It's good to hear finally hear ya."
"Yes. So how is my brother treating you?" Emilie asked in a pleasant tone, even though she knew of her brother's behavior when he was drunk.
Kathryn paused for a moment not sure how to respond to the question. "Great." She said lying. "He's a sweetheart."
Emilie laughed. "Don't be afraid to be honest with me. Has he gotten drunk yet?"
Kathryn looked over at Marc and smiled acting as if the talk they were having was civil then looked back at the road. "Yes, first night we got together." She said not wanting to remember the night.
"You should try to keep all alcohol away from him. He's trying to stop drinking. Well, it's more of we're trying to get him to stop. Because of how he acts. He has a big problem with it." Emilie explained, with a serious tone in her voice.
"Thanks for letting me know." She said not wanting to tell her about what happened that night. Kathryn felt odd talking about it with Marc right beside her.
"Well, if you ever have a problem with Marc, let me know. I'll help you to take care of it. I don't want to see you end up like his last girlfriend." Emilie said in a warning tone.
"Last?" She said starting to get nervous. Kathryn cleared her throat. She gripped the steering wheel harder as she waited.
"Yeah. She almost died. " Emilie revealed. "It was really bad. You seem nice and I don't want that to happen to you, especially since you don't have a choice in this marriage."
Kathryn felt like she just got punched in the stomach and started breathing heavily. "Thanks." She said with a squeaky voice.
"Oh God, I'm sorry. He's still in the car with you. I feel really bad. He's a great guy and everything, as long as he isn't drinking. Or wanting to drink." Emilie continued, feeling guilty for ragging on her brother like this.
"Don't worry about it." She said staring out the window. She pulled into the parking place and sat there not sure if she wanted to go inside since the restaurant served alcohol.
After Kathryn hung up the phone, Marc put the phone in his jacket pocket. "Are you alright?" Marc asked, seeing the weird look on her face.
"Yeah, I'm fine." She said getting out of her car and locked it and walked up with Marc entering the restaurant. "Your sister is nice."
"She is, isn't she?" Marc commented with a smile. He walked to the table that was reserved for them and sat down. When the waitress asked them what they would like to drink, Marc smiled at the waitress and told her that he would have a beer. "What would you like?" Marc asked Kathryn.
Kathryn nodded her head at Marc's first question. "Yeah, she is." After she sat down she looked at the waitress. "I'll just take a water." She said having a feeling she would dread this night but thankful she had the car keys.
The waitress nodded and hurried off to get their drinks. Marc smiled at Kathryn. "So what did my sister have to say? You were on the phone with her for a while."
"Oh, well she just wanted to talk about herself and me." Kathryn stopped talking as the waitress came back with their drinks then she left. "We just made conversation."
"That's cool. I'm glad you two are friends." Marc said with a pleasant smile as he took a drink of beer.
Kathryn smiled. She really wasn't going to spend the day with her agent and photographer, she wanted to be by herself. Kathryn gave a small smile seeing Marc take a drink. "Yeah, it was nice to talk to her."
"So any special plans for the day?" Marc asked, though generally losing more and more interest in her. Interest that was being focused more on his drink.
"Yeah, I wanted to do some shopping. I can drop you back off at the house." She said knowing her clothes now were getting tighter on her since she was pregnant. Kathryn pressed her lips together running her tongue over the lips. She cleared her throat trying to get his attention. "What are your plans?"
"I don't know. I may decide to stay here. I kind of like the atmosphere here. Very cool." Marc commented.
"Here?" She asked looking around. "You mean at the restaurant?" Kathryn looked down at her menu. "I think I'm going to get Fettuccini Alfredo special."
"That sounds good. Do you know if they put rum in it? Because, I feel that always adds an extra Oomph to the recipe." Marc asked with a laugh.
Kathryn looked up from her menu. "I'm not sure. Does it taste alright?" She asked trying to keep him occupied by talking so he wouldn't do anything.
"My drink? It tastes fine, bitch. Mind your own business." He exclaimed angrily at her.
Kathryn's eyes widened then looked down at the menu. She started popping her fingers nervously. "Sorry." She said softly.
Marc looked at the menu, decided what he wanted quickly and yelled for the waitress to come over. "Hey cutie. I'll have the pasta primavera. And the little bitch next to me is going to have the Fettuccini Alfredo. Think you can remember all that?"
The waitress nodded quickly, not wanting to upset the drunk man. "I'll have that out to you in a jiffy." She said, trying to remain pleasant.
"Jiffy?" Marc scoffed. "Did you hear that? Did the girl even go to school?"
"I'm sure she is in school." She said looking back at the girl watching her go in the kitchen. She took a drink of her water then looked at Marc. "You want me to take you back to the house after we eat. I have some things to do." She said lying.
"Okay." Marc said with a shrug. The food was brought out a couple of minutes later and Marc started to eat it. "This tastes like crap." Marc stated in between bites. Yet, he kept eating it.
Kathryn started eating her meal looking down trying not to draw attention to her table. "You want something else?" She asked still not looking up.
"It's fine." Marc told her with an angry look. "Do you mind shutting up? I'm trying to eat."
Kathryn nodded not speaking. She twirled her fork around to pick up the noodles and took a bite. Kathryn felt like crap even though she looked perfect in every way. She then ate a piece of her bread then took a drink not even looking at Marc.
Marc finished eating and when the waitress brought the bill, he laid several bills on the table. More than enough to cover the meal. He left it on the table and stood up. "Are you ready to go, Madame?" He asked sarcastically.
Kathryn nodded and wiped off her mouth then set the napkin down. She stood up following Marc out the restaurant. She walked to her side of the car and unlocked the doors and got in waiting for Marc. She chewed on her bottom lip not saying a word to him hoping the drive to her house would go by quickly.
After a drive that seemed quick to Marc, but slow to Kathryn, they arrived at the house. Marc got out of the car and walked around to Kathryn's side of the car. Her window had been rolled down and he leaned in and kissed her roughly on the lips. "Have fun shopping, sweetpea."
"I'll try." She said looking down at her legs. She wiped off her mouth disgusted by the kiss. She wanted to head to Blaine's. She looked up at him. "See ya later."
"Bye." Marc waved as he walked into the luxurious home owned by Kathryn's aunt, watching Kathryn speed off.
Kathryn pulled out her hair tie from her hair and looked in her mirror wiping away the tears from her face. A few minutes passed and Kathryn pulled into Blaine's driveway. She turned her car off then got out and walked up to his door ringing the door bell.
Blaine had just gotten out of the shower. He threw a pair of black pants on with a hunter green shirt on. He then walked over to the door and opened it. "Kathryn, what brings you here?" He noticed the tear stains on her cheeks. "Are you alright? Come in." He told her in a comforting tone of voice, wrapping an arm around her leading her inside his apartment. He sat her down on a purple velvet couch and then took a seat next to her. "Tell me what happened."
"Marc." She said trying to hold back her tears knowing he already knew of Marc. "I just had lunch with him. He drank and I was pretty much just sitting there." Kathryn looked at Blaine then laid her head on his shoulder. "I can't even spend time with Sebastian. He's so jealous. He'd probably get mad at me for knowing I was here...but I had to tell someone. He's ruining my life."
"Sebastian wouldn't get mad at you if he knew you were here. He'd be glad you're telling someone." Blaine told her with a smile. "What would you like me to do? See if I can get Marc off your back and more along the lines of being...well, on mine?"
"It's not Sebastian who would get mad at me. That would be Marc." She said knowing Blaine knew of Marc. She laughed hearing Blaine's last statement. "No, I can try to do something. I'm working on the rentals to get out of the marriage."
"That's good. We can't have New York's greatest asset tied down so early." Blaine told her with a friendly smile. "Anyway, I think I may have something to help cheer you up. You interested?"
"Sure. What is it?" She asked not having any clue to what might cheer her up.
Blaine grinned at her and walked over to the door leading to his study. "Behind door number 1, we have....Sebastian Valmont." Blaine told her in fake game show host's voice.
"Kathryn!" Sebastian happily exclaimed as he rushed over to her. "What are you doing here?"
Kathryn hugged Sebastian tightly. "I just got done eating lunch with Marc and got away. What are you doing here? I thought you were on a date."
"A date? Who told you that?" Sebastian asked, surprised by that comment. He didn't break away from the embrace with Kathryn.
"Marc." She said closing her eyes loving the embrace. "Did you have fun?" She asked trying to sound pleasant even though she hated the fact of Sebastian with another girl
"I didn't go on a date." Sebastian told her, puzzled by why Marc would lie to her. "I've been over here at Blaine's for the whole day."
Kathryn stood back and looked at him. "You've been here all day?" She asked puzzled. "But why would..." Kathryn sighed.
Sebastian shrugged. "The guy doesn't like me. He's obviously trying to get us further apart."
Kathryn took his hand in hers and kissed it. "Nothing can separate us." She sighed. "We have to buy a house soon. Mom wants us to get used to each other."
"What? You two buying a house together?" Sebastian asked in a choked voice. "That's crazy. You have to convince your mother out of it."
"I'm trying...but she's pretty stubborn." Kathryn scratched her brow. "I'm getting bigger Sebastian. Something needs to be done about Marc or I'm going to have to do something I won't want to do." She said rubbing her stomach.
Sebastian let his hand rest with hers on top of her stomach. He gently kissed her. "You're not getting rid of our child. Tell your mother that you feel living with the guy you are supposed to marry before you are actually married violates your morals or something. She thinks your innocent so play up to it."
"I wouldn't think of getting rid of the child. What about Marc? We really haven't gotten that close. He'll know it's not his."
Sebastian hated to suggest this, but knew he had to. "Well, then get *close* to him soon. I hate the idea of you two together, but you may have to do this."
Kathryn nodded. "I better head back. I'll just tell him I didn't find anything." She kissed him then looked at him. "I love you."
"I love you too." Sebastian told her, truly meaning it. He squeezed her hand gently before letting go. "We'll get through this."
Kathryn smiled and hugged him then let go of him quickly walking out of the house and got in her car not looking back afraid she would break down. She cleared her throat driving back to her aunts. She parked her car in the driveway and walked in the house entering the room where Marc was. "Hi, I couldn't find anything I liked so I decided to just look later."
Marc smiled at her. "Oh, I'm sorry. I'm sure you'll find something next time." The effects of alcohol had worn off a little while ago and he was back to his normal, nice self.
Kathryn sat down by him not sure if he was still drunk. She slowly brought her hand up to his face and brought her mouth to his kissing him with a passion.
Marc kissed for a few moments and then pulled away. "What brought on this sudden display of affection? It's nice, but I wasn't expecting it."
Kathryn placed both hands on his face. "I just wanting to show you how I feel about you." She kissed him again. "I want you so bad." She said trying to lead him on.
Marc gave into her kissing and pulled her closer. He wouldn't resist her anything. He wrapped his arms around her and pulled her down on to the bed with him, undressing her as they kissed. Marc was so wrapped up in paying attention to kissing Kathryn that he didn't notice Sebastian look in and immediately run away. Kathryn eyed Sebastian but kept Marc busy so he couldn't notice her brother. After Marc undid her shirt she threw it to the floor and took off his shirt. She grinned at him as she kept kissing him. She gave fake moans of pleasure holding Marc close to her. Marc smiled at Kathryn and ran his hands underneath her skirt, thinking she was enjoying what he was doing to her. She moved her hands on his belt and started tugging at it indicating she wanted his pants off. She moaned then started kissing his neck followed by soft licks. Marc undid the belt on his pants and unzipped his pants, letting them slide to the ground. He moaned as she kissed his neck and started to remove her skirt. Kathryn smiled up at Marc and continued to kiss him wildly on his neck. "Shhh." She whispered putting her finger on his mouth as he moaned. "You don't want anyone else to hear." She said then brought her lips to Marc's pressing her body on his as he tried to undo her shirt. Marc kissed her in an attempt to remain quiet. Once he removed her skirt, he slid it off of her.
After they had finished, Marc lay next to Kathryn in a state of post-coital bliss. "You were amazing." Marc told her with a smile.
"Thanks." She said laying her head down on her pillow and stared at the opposite side of the room. "You...were good too." She said still staring off. She closed her eyes as Marc wrapped his muscular arms around her and started touching her. Marc pulled her closer and gently stroked her hair. He hadn't been this happy in a long time.
Kathryn kept her eyes closed. She slowly turned her head to Marc opening her eyes as looked up at him. "I uh, I mean we have to go look for a house tomorrow." She chewed on her bottom lip and then spoke. "I found a nice one but since...we'll be living together I need to know what you think." She said not being able to say the word married.
Marc smiled at her. "Great. We can go look together. I'm sure you've picked a great one." Marc was nearly interrupted by the phone ringing. He picked it up. "Hello? Just a minute." He handed the phone to her. "It's for you."
Kathryn took the phone. "Hello?" She asked turning her face away from Marc.
"Kathryn Merteuil? This is Mt. Sinai hospital. We found your number in Sebastian Valmont's wallet and thought it was best to call you. There has been a car accident in which Sebastian was in." The hospital clerk informed her.
"What?" Kathryn asked sitting up quickly. "How? Is he alright? I'm his sister." She took a breath seeing Marc's annoyed look out of the corner of her eye.
"He's in a coma. We're not sure if he'll make it. You should probably come down to the hospital with the rest of his family." The hospital clerk continued.
Kathryn had tears running down her face then looked up. "I...I'm his only family. Our parents...are gone on a trip. I'll be down there." Kathryn said then hung up the phone. "I've got to go." Kathryn said to Marc.
"What happened?" Marc asked, handing Kathryn her clothes.
Kathryn wiped the tears off her face. "My brother...Sebastian. He was in a wreck." She said wondering how he could have gotten in a wreck. Sebastian was a good driver.
Marc's jaw dropped. He couldn't believe that. He started to get dressed himself. "Do you want me to drive you to the hospital?"
Kathryn nodded her head. "Yeah. The lady told me he...might not..." She started crying. "Make it." She whispered.
Marc wrapped an arm around her. "He's going to be okay. She shouldn't have said that. Mt. Sinai is one of the best hospitals in the country. They'll fix him."
Kathryn tried to smile but couldn't. "Let's go." She said taking his hand and led him out to her car. She gave him her keys then got in. After he entered she rested her head on his shoulder feeling apart of her was gone.
Marc drove to Mt. Sinai hospital enjoying the feel of Kathryn take comfort in him. He knew that feeling was wrong, but he was glad he was there for her. True, he was the only one she could turn to, but he didn't let that cloud the feeling of them taking a new step in their relationship. They arrived at Mt. Sinai hospital and Marc said, "I'll go park. You find his room."
Kathryn nodded and got out of the car. She ran into the hospital walking up to the desk. "Hi, I was called in. The lady on the phone said my brother was here. His name is Sebastian Valmont. She said he was in a car wreck."
The clerk nodded and typed in Valmont on the computer. "Room 412. " She told her. "It's only family right now."
"I'm his step sister." She said then ran down to the room where Sebastian was. She burst out in tears again as she saw Sebastian. She ran to his side taking his hand "Sebastian?" She whispered knowing deep inside he could hear her.
Marc found a parking spot after a long time looking. He walked into the hospital and walked over to the clerk. "What room is Sebastian Valmont in?" He asked.
"He's in room 412." The clerk replied. "Are you family?"
Marc nodded. "Yes. He's my...brother-in-law." He then walked over to room 412 and walked in. He felt bad for Sebastian. The guy looked bad. He wrapped an arm around Kathryn to comfort her.
Kathryn felt the tears well up in her eyes as Marc touched her. She looked Sebastian's torn up body. She looked up at the nurse in the room. "How did he get in a wreck?"
"A drunk driver ran a red light and hit your brother." The nurse replied. "Your brother fared better than the driver though. He died instantly."
Kathryn squeezed Sebastian's hand again. "Can I see his wallet?" She said thinking he might of left some message for her in there.
"Okay." The nurse agreed, not sure why she would want to. She walked over to the cabinet where all of Sebastian's possessions were being kept. She took out the wallet and handed it to her. "Here you go."
Kathryn hurriedly looked through it finding a paper and looked it over wanting a sign of anything from Sebastian. Marc asked, "What are you looking for?"
"I just thought I'd find something in here." Not believing that Sebastian would just leave her. She closed the wallet and put it in her purse then handed the nurse her number. "Please call my number if he wakes. Or maybe I should stay." Kathryn cleared her throat and looked at Marc. "Should I?"
Marc shrugged. "It's up to you. I'm going to leave, but if you want me to bring you anything I'll do that."
"You're leaving?" She asked. "Where are you going? Can I have my keys? I won't have any other way to get home."
Marc handed her the keys. "I'm not a big fan of hospitals. Too many bad memories."
"Bad memories?" She asked not sure what he meant. "Where are you going?" Kathryn looked down at her brother tearing up again. "He looks so hurt."
"I'm going to go get some coffee for you." Marc told her. "You may need it."
"Thanks." She said not looking up. As soon as he left Kathryn sat down in a chair by Sebastian's bed and touched his face. "Sebastian, don't leave me. You're the only thing that keeps me going." Kathryn said choking up. "If you wake up maybe Marc wouldn't care if I nurse ya back to health." She said scared for her brother wishing he'd respond as she laid her head on the bed.
After Marc left the room, the nurse took out an envelope the shape of a birthday or greeting card. "They found this in his car. It's addressed to you. I didn't want to give it to you in front of your boyfriend, thinking it might be personal." She handed the envelope to Kathryn.
Kathryn smiled at the nurse. "Thanks." She said tearing the letter open and flipped the letter open wanting to know what it said.
The letter had been written by Sebastian before he had seen Kathryn and Marc together in their room. It said the following:
"Dearest Kathryn, I know that things are hard right now. But no matter what happens we'll always have each other. I love you. Love, Sebastian."
Kathryn teared up and burst into tears quickly putting it in her purse so Marc wouldn't see it. "Sebastian, please. I need you. Don't leave me. I can't do any of this stuff without you."
The nurse felt bad about this girl's obvious pain. "Would you like me to leave the room?" She asked.
Kathryn jumped up hearing the nurse forgetting she was in the room. "No, you can stay." She said wiping her face. "He's going to live, right? I'll do whatever to get him back again.
The nurse nodded. "Yes, he is. He just has to wake up first. The quicker he wakes up, the better he'll be. All you can do is wait."
Kathryn smiled. "I'm going to find my...Marc. He might want to know his condition." Kathryn said getting up and walked down the hall finding Marc. "The nurse said Sebastian is going to be ok." She said with a smile but with tears still coming down her face. "All he has to do it wake up. Maybe we could leave and I could give the nurse my phone number, cell number and pager."
Marc smiled at her. "That's a great idea." He wiped the tears off of her face. "I'll go get the car and you can give her your numbers."
Kathryn gave him her keys then walked to the service counter. "Hi, here's my numbers if Sebastian Valmont wakes up. Here's my phone, cell phone, and pager number." She said handing the nurse a piece of paper. She then walked in Sebastian's room bending down and kissed him on the lips. "I've got to go now. Wake up soon." She said caressing his face. "I'll be here tomorrow."
Sebastian stirred a little, slowly coming out of it. He recognized the voice of Kathryn faint as it sounded to him.
Kathryn eyes drifted to his moving body. "Sebastian?" She squeezed his hand. "Baby, wake up. It's me." She said kissing him on the face again.
Sebastian opened his eyes a little. "Kathryn?" he asked, thinking he was still dreaming.
Kathryn smiled then pressed her lips together noticing him opening his eyes. "I'm right here." She smiled at him again as she sat down on his bed. She held his hand to her face. "Baby, don't leave me again."
"I never did." Sebastian told her with a smile, thinking he had just woken up one morning. He looked around the room. "Where am I?"
"You were in a wreck. You're at the hospital. You scared me so bad."
Sebastian was confused. "A wreck? I'm at the hospital? But, I'm not in any pain." He tried to sit up. "Forget I said that last part." Sebastian said before moaning in pain.
Kathryn grinned looking down at him. "Yeah, the nurse said a drunk driver ran into you. That's what happened, right?" She asked forgetting about Marc.
"That sounds familiar. I remember driving to...Well, I'm not sure where I was driving to. And then I remember seeing a car come speeding towards me when he had a red light." Sebastian recalled. "Then everything went black."
"I'm so glad you're ok. Where were you going anyway?" She asked looking out the window then down at her brother. "The nurse told me my number was in your wallet." She said with a smile
"I don't know where I was going. I know that I was getting out of the house though." Sebastian replied.
Kathryn sighed. "You were the one I suggest to get with him. I don't feel good about it." She said then looked at him. "You should know that."
Sebastian nodded. "I know. I just didn't think I'd actually walk by and have to see it."
Kathryn placed Sebastian's hand on her stomach. "It's a few weeks old." She said with a smile. "I'm still not sure when I'll tell Marc."
Sebastian smiled. "You shouldn't tell him for a couple of weeks at least. Because he would suspect it wasn't his if you told him soon." He kept his hand on her stomach. "You should probably starting going to one of those...baby doctors soon."
"I will." She said looking up. "I'm going house shopping tomorrow. Even though I'm pretty sure what house we're going to pick. Maybe Marc wouldn't mind you staying with us since mom and your dad are gone. I mean you'll be just getting out of the hospital."
"Where is Marc anyway?" Sebastian asked with a sly grin. "I see you managed to get rid of him for a while at least."
"He's out in the...car." Kathryn said her eyes getting wider. "I completely forgot about him!" She said starting to get worried. "When do you think you'll get out?"
Sebastian shrugged. "I don't know. Whenever the doctors let me out. Hopefully soon."