Chapter 14: Taking A Plunge
Summary: Annette tells James about Sebastian and Kathryn while the new couple decides what to do about there future.
In less than ten minutes Annette's life had fallen apart. Walking in and seeing Sebastian all over Kathryn was bad enough but to hear him actually confess his love for her was about the worst things she could imagine. She really didn't think her life could get much worse but she was about to be proven wrong.
After running out of the Valmont house and realizing that Sebastian wasn't chasing after her this time Annette some how found her way to her car. She was still crying hysterically but she managed to get the keys in the ignition and go. At first she didn't know were she was going exactly until she found herself driving back to the Hamptons. Annette had told Kathryn she was going to tell James about what she walked in on but she has done that partly out of spite. However she was so angry she thought James had a right to know about who he got involved with.
Somehow she managed to make it back to the country without getting in an accident. Quickly she pulled into the driveway and went into the house. One of the maids told her that James was upstairs packing and getting ready to leave. Without knocking Annette burst into his room still in tears. He whipped around at the sound of the door flying open "Annette what's wrong?"
Through clenched teeth she hissed "I was right. I was right about something going on between them."
James expression fell "Kathryn and Sebastian?"
"Who else?" She laughed bitterly "god I went there to talk to him like you suggested only he was busy...with her."
"They were..."
Annette sobbed "he was kissing her."
"Well it could of been-"
"Not on the mouth."
"Oh" he replied quietly. Although he knew this was coming it was still surprisingly painful. He loved Kathryn and the idea that she ran to another guy only hours after he professed his love for her hurt like nothing else. "Look Annette maybe it really just is sex. Maybe-"
"No it's not!" Annette screamed "I heard him. He told her he loved her."
James flinched it pain "did she...did she say it back?"
"No of course not. Kathryn wouldn't know what love was if it was staring her in the face. Sebastian's just another toy to her just like everyone else. Just like you." She shook her head lost in thought "I should of listened to you that night when you warned me something was happening between those two. I should of seen it but I couldn't. I didn't want to believe...that he could go back to her after all the awful things she did."
James himself was lost in thought and said absent mindedly "I knew this was coming and yet-"
"Wait a minute" Annette stopped him "what do you mean you knew this was coming? Did you know something was going on between the two of them?"
He hesitated "not exactly. It's just Kathryn had been acting distant these last few days and then at the party I couldn't find her..."
Annette's eyes flew open in a rage "why didn't you tell me that? I told you I couldn't find Sebastian and you went on assuring me that it was nothing when he was probably off fucking her. God how could you keep this from me? Tell me the truth James, were you and Kathryn playing us the whole time?"
James was more than a little thrown by the question. "Annette...playing you? I loved Kathryn I really did-"
"That doesn't answer my question. Was she using you to break up me and Sebastian? Were you working as some sort of decoy?"
He had it with all the head games and lies. He had already lost the girl there was nothing left to lose by telling Annette the truth. "Fine Annette...yeah she did want me to help break up you and Sebastian."
"I knew it!" She screamed "that bitch!"
"We made a deal, she helped me with my painting and in return I helped her make Sebastian jealous."
A look of sympathy crossed her face "only you fell in love with her."
"Yeah but the thing is...I don't think she wanted Sebastian back. Well at least that's what she claimed. I honestly think she was in love with him-"
Annette's expression hardened instantly "oh please! Kathryn loves no one but herself. Haven't you realized that by now! She's using Sebastian just like she used you only I'm not letting her get away with it this time."
"Annette" James said calmly "what are you going to do?"
"I'm going to make sure that witch doesn't get away with this."
With that Annette went racing out of the house the same way she came. "Annette!" James called out after her but she didn't listen. He followed after her outside and to her car. "Annette your in no condition to drive."
"Oh yeah? Watch me" she said getting in the drivers seat.
"Fuck" James muttered. The last thing he wanted to do was to have to see Kathryn and Sebastian together but he knew Annette was too unstable at the moment to drive alone so he hopped in the passangers seat. "Where are you going?"
Annette quickly pulled out of the driveway "back to the city. I want her to admit what she did" she told him as a fresh batch of tears came down her face.
At this point Annette was driving way over the speed limit down the dark country road. "God Annette how is that going to help anything? What are you going to do bust in there while there most likely fucking each other's brains out and tell Sebastian
about Kathryn's plan? It won't do any good."
In a quiet voice she asked "why not?"
"For starters he probably already knows and if he doesn't...I doubt he'll care."
"Of course he'll care! She's been lying and manipulating him and-"
"And that's one of the things he loves about her" James finished. "Sebastian's not an idiot Annette. He knows exactly what Kathryn is capable of and my guess is he probably figured out long ago what she was doing."
She shook her head "then why would he fall for it?"
James glanced over at her "because he loves her Annette. I think he realized this was his opportunity to prove to her that she wanted him as well."
At this Annette began to cry again "he loved me, I know he did. Why would he throw that away for her? God I'm such an idiot."
"No your not you just fell for the wrong guy."
"I trusted him I believed him, I bought every lie and explanation he gave me." With each word Annette pressed harder down of the accelerator. She didn't even notice she was doing it. She just kept picturing her beloved Sebastian and that tramp together and it just mad her angrier.
Annette was sobbing so hard she didn't even notice the car that was coming towards them. "Annette!" James screamed "watch out!"
Still crying Annette looked up in time to see the SUV coming towards them. Everything happened in half a second. She looked up and her vision was blurred but she could see those two headlights. Without even thinking Annette turned the wheel quickly sending the car through the guard rail. The last thing she remembered was James screaming as they went over.
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"Well we missed the bed again" Kathryn laughed as she collapsed on top of Sebastian who was still inside of her.
"Yes I guess we did. Oh well next time" he told her as he reached up and yanked a sheet off the bed. Sebastian smirked as he recalled how they ended up on the floor. He was carrying Kathryn to the bed and slipped. Kathryn just laughed calling him a loser as she undid his pants. They fucked twice of the hard wood floor neither minding the discomfort.
Kathryn pulled herself up a little still laughing "what makes you think there will be a next time?"
"Because" he said confidently "if I don't fuck you, you'll have to go crawling back to your Australian friend."
At the mention of James Kathryn's smile fell immediately "that's not funny."
Sebastian studied her curious about her change of mood "it's not? If I didn't know better I might think you actually have feelings for this guy."
She avoided is eyes "he's ok."
"My god could it be? Is Kathryn Merteuil actually feeling guilty about something?"
"Shut up" she told him coldly. "I didn't want to hurt him, I really didn't...but I did."
Sebastian sat up with Kathryn still on his lap "you really liked him huh?"
"Yeah"
He couldn't help but feel a little bit jealous of this "more than me?"
Kathryn smiled at the insecurity in his voice "if I liked him more than you he would be inside me right now." She leaned over and kissed him then pulled away.
"What's wrong?"
"I keep thinking about your little girlfriend."
Sebastian rolled his eyes "she's not my girlfriend anymore."
"Whatever" Kathryn sighed "what do you think she's going to do?"
"What about us? I doubt anything. Annette's hardly the vindictive type."
She scoffed "oh I think she might surprise you. She loved you a lot Sebastian I don't see her giving that up any time soon. I mean what if she starts telling people about us."
Sebastian knew this conversation would happened soon or later. The inevitable were is this all going. He had a feeling they had different views on the subject. "What if she does? Would that really be so bad?"
"Yes!" Kathryn saw a look of hurt pass over Sebastian's face and said "I didn't mean it like that."
"Yes you did. Let me guess I'm good enough to fuck just as long as no one knows about it."
Kathryn rolled her eyes "in case you've forgotten we are related, by marriage anyway. I don't really see either of our parents being to keen on the idea of us dating."
"So" Sebastian shrugged "then we break them up."
She raised her eyebrows "break them up? Just like that?"
"Why not?"
"You make it sound so simple."
He sighed "well it should be. We break them up and then after enough time is passed we tell them were seeing each other. Simple as that."
Kathryn was impressed that he seemed to have thought this through. Still she saw some flaws in the plan namely that her mother would never, never allow her to date Sebastian weather he was her step brother or not. Before Tiffani and Edward married Kathryn had spotted Sebastian one morning at the country club having breakfast with his father. The two of them stared at each other for awhile and Kathryn realized then how much she wanted him. Apparently her mother had seen it too and she warned her daughter that she was to have nothing to do with him. His reputation would destroy her good name and no way in hell would she let that happen.
She knew her mother would never allow her to have a relationship with him especially since he they were at one time step siblings. However Kathryn didn't want to ruin the moment with this detail and decided she would just cross that bridge when she got to it. "It sounds like you've been planning this out."
"Well yeah I've thought about it. Haven't you?"
Kathryn didn't want to admit that she often thought about what it would be like if they could be together. "Sometimes, I guess."
Sebastian smiled "well it's nice not to have to wonder anymore." He leaned over and brought her mouth to his. As they kissed Sebastian fell onto his back pulling Kathryn down on top of him. She could feel his cock inside of her become hard again.
Kathryn smirked as she pulled away "I think I'm going to go take a bath."
"Now?"
"Yes. However if your nice" she leaned down and licked his lips "I might let you join me."
Sebastian grinned as he watched her stand up and drop the sheet as she headed into the bathroom. As soon as he heard the water running he was on his feet and into the bathroom. Kathryn was standing with her back towards him looking at herself in the mirror. As he slowly approached her he admired her gorgeous ass.
Kathryn jumped slightly when she felt Sebastian's warm hand caress her ass. They didn't say anything just watched each other in the mirror both being turned on by being so close to the other with so little on. As he continued to rub she could feel a trickle of moisture run down her slit and she moaned slightly. Sebastian pressed himself into her "you know I don't think I ever fucked you from behind."
"Really?" Kathryn smiled as she took hold of his hard cock in her hand and rubbed it against her slick entrance "that's too bad. Because I want to take a bath."
She turned around and gave him a kiss on the cheek as she let go of him. Sebastian let out a groan of frustration "you want to take a bath."
"Yes you got me all...dirty."
"Well if you want to take a bath" Sebastian then quickly picked her up in his arms and she squealed. "Then you better take one" he then promptly dumped her in the tub."
"Sebastian!" She screamed as she came up from underwater "you are such as asshole."
He laughed in delight before she pulled him in with her. Sebastian coughed up some water "your a bitch and a cock tease."
She smirked "yes I know."
"Your lucky I love you."
"I know" she said quietly not thinking he heard her but he did.
"Come here I'll clean you up." Kathryn moved over towards him pressing her back against his chest. He took the sponge and let it roam all over her body. She groaned in appreciation as she rubbed herself against him.
"Ok that's enough cleaning" she said as she turned around and kissed him. There tongue slithered into one anothers mouths as Sebastian dropped the sponge and replaced it with his hands. As he was fondling her breasts the phone next to the tub rang.
Kathryn pulled away "Christ you have a phone in here?"
"Yeah ignore it" he said pulling her back.
She kissed him back but it kept ringing annoying her "just answer it so it stops."
Sebastian sighed and picked up the phone "what?" All of a sudden Sebastian's expression turned grim "a-are you sure?" He asked "do they know who? Ok, ok I'll be there in ten minutes."
As he hung up the phone Kathryn looked at him concerned "who was that?"
"The hospital. James and Annette were in an accident. It looks like one of them isn't going to make it."
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