Summary: An unexpected guest arrives at Sebastian and Annette's party.
Chapter 2: The Party Guest
"Congratulations. You two really are such a lovely couple" the middle age women dressed in vintage Chanel greeted them.
Wrapping an arm around Annette's waist Sebastian plastered a smile to his face as he tried to control his boredom. He didn't even know this women yet he knew everything that was coming out of her mouth was complete and utter bullshit. She was just one of many arrogant, tight assed social lights that had been greeting them all night with a mixture of smug knowingness and fake politeness. Sebastian knew what the old bat in front of him and all the other assholes who had been invited to this party were thinking: It will never last. That poor girl has no idea what she's getting into. I'll give it a month before she finds out he's screwing someone else on the side. Just like his father...
Well he didn't give a shit what anyone thought about him. He loved Annette and he was going to marry her no matter what anyone said about him behind his back. Looking over at his fiancé he admired how calm and collected she looked. He knew she must be wondering what everyone was really thinking and he wondered if it really bothered her. If it did she didn't show it.
A year and a half. They had been together a little over a year in a half and even Sebastian had to admit he was surprised by it especially seeing as how they started out. Remembering a little over a year ago Sebastian cringed when he recalled how close he came to blowing it. He wanted to blame it on her but in actuality it was all him.
It started after Kathryn left. After their final good-bye Sebastian began to fall in this depression of sorts if you could call it that. It started as this gnawing feeling in his stomach that he tried to push away. He would admit that part of him missed Kathryn but he reminded himself that he should be happy she was out of his and Annette's lives. However the more he ignored it the worse it got.
Then the dreams started. Sebastian began waking up night after night thinking about her. He could never remember the dream just the feeling and knowing that Kathryn was in them. He'd lie awake at night recalling their kiss and the look on her face as she told him good bye.
The worst of it though was when he found himself being drawn to dark haired women who had more than a passing resemblance to Kathryn. Although he did love Annette he would slip away at night or cancel a date with her so he could discretely have these women for a night or an hour of quick sex. After they were finished Sebastian would discard them with little care for there feelings. He cared nothing for them he was just desperate to make the ache go away.
At first he argued with himself that he wasn't really cheating on Annette. There were no feelings involved it was just plain, simple fucking, a way to get over his need for Kathryn. The thing was it didn't work, not even a little bit. Soon after it began Annette began to realize that Sebastian was indeed acting different. Besides the fact that he wasn't around as much there was his mood swings and distracted behavior. She would ask him about it but he would always just blow her off.
Finally Annette got fed up and told Sebastian that if he didn't snap out of it she would leave him. This seemed to register with Sebastian as he realized he couldn't carry on this way forever. After all he hadn't talked with Kathryn since she left and god knows if he would ever see her again so the night following Annette's ultimatum Sebastian vowed to forget about Kathryn Merteuil for good.
For the most part he did. He and Annette were happy together as they finished high school together then attended college. Somewhere along the way Sebastian asked her to marry him seeing as he thought he could never be this happy with anyone else including Kathryn. Annette happily accepted and now here they were at their engagement party completely blissful.
"I have to admit I'm quite proud of you Mr. Valmont" Annette told him as they sat down at one of the large tables set up in the ballroom of his father's townhouse.
"Why because I haven't strangled anyone yet?"
She smiled good naturedly "well yeah. I know how much you didn't want to have this party but I think it was a really nice gesture on your fathers part. I mean before tonight I was starting to think he didn't like me."
"Why would you say that?" It was true his father didn't like her. As soon as Edward had laid eyes on Annette he knew exactly what kind of girl she was and wasn't above telling his son what he thought of her. He saw Annette as the typical good girl who set high expectations for herself and all those around her and if you didn't follow suit you weren't worth her time. In simple terms he thought she was a "Jesus freak" with a stick up her ass "just like her father."
No matter how much Sebastian protested other wise Edward didn't seem to see the same girl he did. Oh he was always polite and nice to her but there always seemed to be an edge. Sebastian knew he was just hoping he would get over her soon and dump her which is why he didn't tell his father about the engagement right away. When he finally did he was shocked to learn he already knew "well congratulations son. How about I throw you an engagement party?"
Sebastian was stunned to say the least and didn't really believe his father had the best of intentions. However when he told Annette of his father's offer she jumped at the idea and so here they were. Sebastian knew the old man was up to something he just didn't know what.
"Well it really is a nice party" Annette said glancing around at the well coifed guests "whatever the reason for it."
"I guess. So what do you say we sneak out of here for a little bit?" Sebastian asked suggestively as he kissed her neck.
"Sebastian" she giggled "we can't just leave our own party. Besides my father hasn't even shown up yet. I really have to talk to him about some things. There's this organization that wants to join our church that I think can really help..."
As Annette went on about her latest charity project Sebastian's attention drifted away. He looked over at the small crowd gathered by the door. Slowly the crowd seemed to part and someone new emerged, someone...unexpected.
At first Sebastian didn't really think it was her. It had been so long since he had heard anything about her so how could she just be there? But sure enough there she was walking through the door with that same confident self assured strut.
In a matter of minutes Kathryn and Sebastian's eyes locked. She didn't smile at first just looked at him with her penetrating gaze completely oblivious to the society hounds swarming around her with there nosy questions.
"What is she doing here?" Annette asked more amazed than upset.
Without pulling his eyes away Sebastian whispered "I have no idea but I'm going to find out." Slowly he stood and walked towards her pushing past the annoying women who had congratulated him earlier. As he approached her Kathryn began to smile as she held her head up. When he got to her he didn't say anything at first not sure what he should or wanted to say. Finally he muttered "it's been awhile."
"Yes it has" Kathryn said as Annette came up beside him wrapping her arm around his.
"You must be Kathryn" she said stiffly.
Kathryn gave her a quick once over before plastering that famous fake smile on her face and extending her hand. "Yes I don't think we've been properly introduced. You must be Annette."
Although Annette was well aware of the act Kathryn was performing she wasn't about to upset her guests and make a scene. Instead she shook Kathryn's hand and smiled "yes it's nice to meet. I've heard a lot about you."
Kathryn looked over at Sebastian "have you?"
"Yes well I should say I have read a lot about you and your...accomplishments."
Immediately Kathryn knew what she was talking about but didn't let on. She only looked over at Sebastian with a hint of an amused grin and said "ah I see. Well I just wanted to congratulate you two."
"Thank you" Sebastian said not really sure he believed it. "When did you get back in town?"
"Last night. I was going to call but I thought a surprise would be better."
His eyes remained completely fixated on her "well I'm surprised all right. How did you find out-"
"Kathryn you made it!" Edward came up behind them carrying a scotch and a blond on his arm.
Kathryn turned to him and greeted him with a hug. "Hello Edward. Yes my flight just made it."
"Never mind" Sebastian grumbled under his breath. He knew his father was up to something but he never thought he would invite Kathryn if only because he didn't know the extent of there relationship only that she was the only girl besides Annette who he ever cared about. "Well dad that was certainly nice of you" he said with an edge in his voice.
"Well I thought it would be a nice surprise. I know how close you and Kathryn are."
Were. Sebastian was tempted to correct him but decided to stay mum. In truth he felt more than a little giddy at the sight of his dearly departed step sister. He sometimes wondered what he would say to her if they ever saw each other again and now here they were and he didn't have a clue. However before he even had a chance Kathryn was being usurer away by his father. She glanced over her shoulder at him before turning back around to greet some guests.
"I can't believe he invited her" Annette murmured "or that she had the nerve to show up after what she put us through."
"Well that's Kathryn" Sebastian sighed as he faced his fiancée. "I'm sorry if I had known he was going to invite her I would have put a stop to it."
"Of course you would. It's not like you wanted to see her, right?"
"Right" he lied easily.
For the next half an hour Sebastian greeted guests with Annette on his arm all the time wondering when he would have the chance to be alone with Kathryn. He told himself to stay away but he found he just couldn't. Kathryn for the most part seemed to be avoiding him which made him even more curious.
Right before dinner was to start Sebastian lost tract of her. His eyes scanned the room but she was no where in site. "Sebastian" Annette said trying to get his attention "did you hear me?"
"Huh? What was that baby?"
"I'm going to go sit with daddy. Are you coming?"
"Umm...I'll be along in a minute. I have to take care of something first."
Annette went along to dinner while Sebastian left the party and went outside. The busy street was littered in limo's and town cars but Kathryn was no where to be found so he headed back inside. Sebastian took the long way to dinner wanting to avoid having to sit through a whole dinner with Annette's father. The man was a complete bore.
As he passed by his bedroom he stopped when he noticed someone inside. Kathryn was standing at his desk with her back to him looking at a picture. "What are you doing in here?"
She turned around and smiled "avoiding your shitty party."
"Then why did you come?" He asked stepping into the room and closing the door behind him.
Kathryn sighed "call it curiosity I guess. When I heard you were engaged I had to see it to believe it."
Sebastian looked down at the picture in her hands. It was of Annette and him at the beach that was taken the previous summer. "And now that you have?"
She ran her finger down the picture "are you happy Sebastian?"
Sebastian was more than a little taken aback by the question. Since when did she care about his happiness? "I...yes I am."
"Well I guess that should be all that matters" she sighed as she set the picture back down.
"But? Come on do your worst"
"What? Do you want me to tell you you're making a mistake? You don't need me to tell you that." Kathryn smirked "besides I'm sure Annette has heard enough of that."
"It doesn't matter what you or anyone else says. Annette and I are happy together and we're going to stay that way."
Kathryn stepped closer to him studying his face. "Are you aware that when you lie you're eyes look to the left?"
"Shut up I am not lying."
She laughed "whatever you say. So are you happy to see me?"
"Not in the least."
"You're doing it again" she whispered as she stepped closer to him. "I think you did miss me."
Sebastian tried to do his best not to react to being so near to her. It was a game between them and he didn't want to show weakness. Holding his head up he said "think what you want. The truth of the matter is I haven't really given you a second thought."
"Really? You haven't even thought about that kiss that we shared? Hmm" she tossed her head back in thought as she stepped even closer to him "isn't it funny we spent all that time together, with all that pent up sexual energy and we have only shared one kiss."
"It never should of happened" he whispered as he thought about how easy it would be to kiss her again.
"Probably not. Still you ever wonder what would happen if we hadn't stopped at just a kiss?"
"No" Sebastian lied.
The smug smile was gone from her face as she said "I do." Then without a word she walked past him and headed for the door. Sebastian was going to let her walk away and just forget the encounter never happened after all that was what he should do. However he found himself turning around quickly and grabbing her forcefully by the arm. "I lied" he told her before pulling her into a kiss that matched their previous one in its intensity.
Although this kissed surprised her as did the last one this time Kathryn was more prepared as she eagerly kissed him back. Neither said a word as they fell back onto his bed. They both wasted no time pulling off each other's clothes. It was true that in all there time together they had never actually had sex but they had gotten peaks of each other naked from time to time. But this time it was different, more intimate.
After Kathryn lifted her black dress over her head and Sebastian pulled off her panties he pulled away briefly to admire her. "What?" she asked as she laid back on her elbows.
"It's just..." he trailed off but she knew what he was thinking. Kathryn smiled and pulled him back down for a kiss. In no time at all and without a second thought of his fiancé Sebastian pushed himself inside her. He had on more than one occasion wondered what it would feel like, especially when he was fucking some faceless Kathryn wannabe, to be buried to the hilt inside of her. Strangely it felt nothing like he thought. It was indeed amazing, she was hot and tight but there was something different about it. A level of comfort and intimacy that he never thought he could have with her.
As he pumped inside of her at an easy rhythm Kathryn wondered what he was thinking. Although this was far from what she expected to happen that night she wasn't complaining. In the time she had left New York Kathryn's thoughts often wondered back to Sebastian. She knew he was with Annette and it hurt her to think about it which was why she wasn't even going to come to the party. But then she had changed her mind and now looking into his face as it contorted with pleasure she was suddenly glad she had come.
Sebastian knew he was on the verge of coming as he felt Kathryn's body tense around him and her breasts heave. He wanted to scream out how fantastic he felt but he knew they had to keep quiet. They couldn't afford for anyone to hear them. Besides if they were interrupted he didn't think he would be able to pull away from her.
Kathryn's legs wrapped around him tighter and she groaned "Sebastian...I'm..."
"Shh" he whispered as he kissed her neck and then her mouth. "God you're beautiful" he told her.
She groaned loudly as he hit that certain spot inside of her setting off one of the more intense orgasms in her young life. As Kathryn came around him Sebastian held off coming for a moment to enjoy the feel of her tight walls crushing him. But he couldn't hold back for long and after letting out one final low groan he came inside of her as she held herself tightly against him.
They stayed wrapped around each other for a little while both too stunned to say anything. Pulling away from her neck Sebastian looked in her face as he whipped the loose strands of hair out of her eyes. "Ok so I missed you" he whispered.
She laughed as she kissed him softly. Their moment of bliss was interrupted by the sound of a ringing phone. They both pulled away as if they got caught. "It's mine" Kathryn told him as she sat up and grabbed her purse.
Sebastian looked around the room as if suddenly realizing where he was. It wasn't a dream he really had slept with Kathryn and his fiancée was really just down the hall. "Hello?"
Whoever was on the phone seemed to do most of the talking. Kathryn only said a few "un huh's" then hung up with a "I'll see you then."
After she closed her phone Sebastian asked "who was that?"
"My boyfriend, he's on his way over."
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