From: "Michelle Coursen" mcoursen@comcast.net
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Date: Monday, January 13, 2003 11:26 PM
Chapter 4: The Ball and Chain
Summary: Annette comes home and continues to cling further to Sebastian
"But I don't understand." Annette whined over to the phone to Sebastian.
Sebastian sighed and tried to supress his annoyance. He could understand that Annette wanted him to be with her when she was realesed from the hospital, but his parents were coming home from an extended holiday in Europe and he really should be here for their first day home. "I told you." Sebastian said in a very patient voice. "My parents are coming home and I need to be there."
"Well I need you too." Annette pouted.
Sebastian just barely was able to control himself from snapping at Annette. It wasn't bad enough that she saw him every day, no now she wanted him to be around her 24-7!
"Look Annette," Sebastian said in a calmer voice then he felt. "I will see you after dinner, but I am staying home to see my parents."
Annette sensed the tightness of Sebastian's voice and wisely backed off. "I understand. It's just that I am really nervous about using my wheelchair in the house."
Sebastian was relieved that Annette was dropping it and he began to see it from Annette's viewpoint. "I know honey, I'll see you in a few hours." Sebastian said softly and hung up the phone.
"Yuch!" Kathryn called over Sebastian's shoulder as he was hanging up the phone.
He turned around in fury at Kathryn's mocking voice and stood there glaring at her. "What do you want?" Sebastian asked nastily.
"Why brother dear," Kathryn began in a sweet voice. "Our parents are home and they all wanna hear about your sweet disabled girlfriend."
Sebastian glowered at Kathryn and pushed past her to make his way downstairs.
Sebastian and Kathryn's parents were sitting in the living room going through their luggage.
"I'm telling you Edward I think the hotel maid stole it." Tiffany muttered to her husband. She stopped her complaining when she heard Kathryn and Sebastian enter the room. "Kids!" Tiffany said in a sweet voice not unlike her daughters. "I am so glad to see you!"
"Hello Tiffany." Sebastian said stiffly and sat down at the nearest sofa.
"Mother, I am so glad to see you." Kathryn said in a very proper voice and sat down next to Sebastian very primly.
Sebastian was used to Kathryn's act, but tonight it was really making him sick. He felt like poking her or something, instead he slouched down further and tried to get through this night of "Family Time."
"So Sebastian," Edward Valmont addressed his son. "Kathryn tells me that you have a new girlfriend."
Sebastian looked over to Kathryn and wondered what exactly she did tell them. "Yes that's right. Her name is Annette."
"What's her family do?" Tiffany called out. Trust Tiffany the social climber to get to what mattered most to her. Money and social standing.
"Her father is the new headmaster of our school." Kathryn piped in.
Tiffany plastered a polite smile on her face. A headmaster wasn't exactly what she considered a good family, but it was somewhat respectable and she knew how her husband felt about good hardworking people. "That seems nice. You should invite her over sometime for dinner."
Sebastian waited for Kathryn to volunteer the information that she was confined to a wheelchair. But she suprised him and remained silent looking over at him. "I doubt it. Our house isn't wheelchair accesible." Sebastian said sweetly.
That shut up Tiffany. She looked over at her husband confused and was at a loss for what to say.
That was the highlight of the evening and everything went downhill from that moment on. The Valmonts and the Merteuil wasn't a happy cozy family. Instead they all four were forced to reside in the same house and tried not to kill each other. Conversation was forced and as soon as desserts was over both Kathryn and Sebastian jumped from the table and made a dash to leave their parents.
"Are you going to see Annette?" Kathryn asked Sebastian when they were alone in the hallway together.
Sebastian ignored Kathryn and silently put his jacket on and reached for his car keys. As he reached to pick them up, Kathryn put her hand over his. Suprised he looked up and saw Kathryn staring at him strangely.
"Have you considered what kind of future you have together?" She asked.
"What's that supposed to mean?" He demanded.
"Come on Sebastian you know and I know if Annette didn't get in this car accident you would have eventually gotten bored with her sugar pie routine and looked for greener pastures."
Sebastian stood there listening to Kathryn and for the first time he felt like hitting a girl. Sure there was times that Kathryn had pushed him close to that feeling, but this time she pushed too far! He angrily shook her hand off his and snatched his keys. "Mind your fucking business!" Sebastian snarled and stormed out of the house.
Kathryn watched him leave with a small smile on her lips. Oh Sebastian what did Annette do to you? She thought to herself. Once upon a time Sebastian never showed anyone any type of reaaction. Even at the times she knew he was royally pissed at her , he never showed anything and always remained calm. He knew she was right and that's why he was getting so mad!
Out in his car Sebastian punched his steering wheel angrily. Greener pastures? What the fuck did she know? Now he was even more pissed, because she got to him and he let it show! "God Damnit!" Sebastian muttered and struck his steering wheel once more in frustation.
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"You came!" Annette exclaimed happily when Sebastian entered the family room in Annette's house.
"I told you I would." Sebastian said and leaned over and dutifully kissed her cheek.
"How was dinner?"
Sebastian groaned at the question and flopped himself down on the couch. "Don't ask."
Annette remained quiet and stared over at Sebastian. "What?" He asked when she wouldn't quit looking at him.
"It's just that since I am cooped in all the time I thought you would share more with me."
Jesus Christ! After his wondeful day he needed Annette to get weepy on him like he needed a hole in the head! "Annette." Sebastian began in that patient voice of his that he found himself using more and more with Annette recently."You know that I don't get along with my family and I am not the type that likes being stuck at some dinner, so why the hell would I l want to talk about it?"
"Well then why did you go instead of coming to see me?" She demanded.
"Because it was expected of me!"
"Well you also was expected here!" Annette accused angrily.
"You know what?" Sebastian asked angrily. "I don't need this shit!" He angrily garbbed his jacked and stormed out of the house much to a suprised Annette!
"Sebastian don't go!" Annette called out tearfully. It was too late he had already stormed through the door. "You're all that I have." Annette said quietly to the empty room.
Sebastian stormed over to his car and struck it in anger. He was sure mad and even took it out on his precious car! Women! Sebastian thought in disgust. He needed to be far away from the Kathryn and Annette's of the world and he knew where to go! He would go to Blain's house and drown his sorrows. And just maybe he could forget that Kathryn and Annette existed for the night!
Subject:
Date: Monday, January 13, 2003 11:26 PM
Chapter 4: The Ball and Chain
Summary: Annette comes home and continues to cling further to Sebastian
"But I don't understand." Annette whined over to the phone to Sebastian.
Sebastian sighed and tried to supress his annoyance. He could understand that Annette wanted him to be with her when she was realesed from the hospital, but his parents were coming home from an extended holiday in Europe and he really should be here for their first day home. "I told you." Sebastian said in a very patient voice. "My parents are coming home and I need to be there."
"Well I need you too." Annette pouted.
Sebastian just barely was able to control himself from snapping at Annette. It wasn't bad enough that she saw him every day, no now she wanted him to be around her 24-7!
"Look Annette," Sebastian said in a calmer voice then he felt. "I will see you after dinner, but I am staying home to see my parents."
Annette sensed the tightness of Sebastian's voice and wisely backed off. "I understand. It's just that I am really nervous about using my wheelchair in the house."
Sebastian was relieved that Annette was dropping it and he began to see it from Annette's viewpoint. "I know honey, I'll see you in a few hours." Sebastian said softly and hung up the phone.
"Yuch!" Kathryn called over Sebastian's shoulder as he was hanging up the phone.
He turned around in fury at Kathryn's mocking voice and stood there glaring at her. "What do you want?" Sebastian asked nastily.
"Why brother dear," Kathryn began in a sweet voice. "Our parents are home and they all wanna hear about your sweet disabled girlfriend."
Sebastian glowered at Kathryn and pushed past her to make his way downstairs.
Sebastian and Kathryn's parents were sitting in the living room going through their luggage.
"I'm telling you Edward I think the hotel maid stole it." Tiffany muttered to her husband. She stopped her complaining when she heard Kathryn and Sebastian enter the room. "Kids!" Tiffany said in a sweet voice not unlike her daughters. "I am so glad to see you!"
"Hello Tiffany." Sebastian said stiffly and sat down at the nearest sofa.
"Mother, I am so glad to see you." Kathryn said in a very proper voice and sat down next to Sebastian very primly.
Sebastian was used to Kathryn's act, but tonight it was really making him sick. He felt like poking her or something, instead he slouched down further and tried to get through this night of "Family Time."
"So Sebastian," Edward Valmont addressed his son. "Kathryn tells me that you have a new girlfriend."
Sebastian looked over to Kathryn and wondered what exactly she did tell them. "Yes that's right. Her name is Annette."
"What's her family do?" Tiffany called out. Trust Tiffany the social climber to get to what mattered most to her. Money and social standing.
"Her father is the new headmaster of our school." Kathryn piped in.
Tiffany plastered a polite smile on her face. A headmaster wasn't exactly what she considered a good family, but it was somewhat respectable and she knew how her husband felt about good hardworking people. "That seems nice. You should invite her over sometime for dinner."
Sebastian waited for Kathryn to volunteer the information that she was confined to a wheelchair. But she suprised him and remained silent looking over at him. "I doubt it. Our house isn't wheelchair accesible." Sebastian said sweetly.
That shut up Tiffany. She looked over at her husband confused and was at a loss for what to say.
That was the highlight of the evening and everything went downhill from that moment on. The Valmonts and the Merteuil wasn't a happy cozy family. Instead they all four were forced to reside in the same house and tried not to kill each other. Conversation was forced and as soon as desserts was over both Kathryn and Sebastian jumped from the table and made a dash to leave their parents.
"Are you going to see Annette?" Kathryn asked Sebastian when they were alone in the hallway together.
Sebastian ignored Kathryn and silently put his jacket on and reached for his car keys. As he reached to pick them up, Kathryn put her hand over his. Suprised he looked up and saw Kathryn staring at him strangely.
"Have you considered what kind of future you have together?" She asked.
"What's that supposed to mean?" He demanded.
"Come on Sebastian you know and I know if Annette didn't get in this car accident you would have eventually gotten bored with her sugar pie routine and looked for greener pastures."
Sebastian stood there listening to Kathryn and for the first time he felt like hitting a girl. Sure there was times that Kathryn had pushed him close to that feeling, but this time she pushed too far! He angrily shook her hand off his and snatched his keys. "Mind your fucking business!" Sebastian snarled and stormed out of the house.
Kathryn watched him leave with a small smile on her lips. Oh Sebastian what did Annette do to you? She thought to herself. Once upon a time Sebastian never showed anyone any type of reaaction. Even at the times she knew he was royally pissed at her , he never showed anything and always remained calm. He knew she was right and that's why he was getting so mad!
Out in his car Sebastian punched his steering wheel angrily. Greener pastures? What the fuck did she know? Now he was even more pissed, because she got to him and he let it show! "God Damnit!" Sebastian muttered and struck his steering wheel once more in frustation.
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"You came!" Annette exclaimed happily when Sebastian entered the family room in Annette's house.
"I told you I would." Sebastian said and leaned over and dutifully kissed her cheek.
"How was dinner?"
Sebastian groaned at the question and flopped himself down on the couch. "Don't ask."
Annette remained quiet and stared over at Sebastian. "What?" He asked when she wouldn't quit looking at him.
"It's just that since I am cooped in all the time I thought you would share more with me."
Jesus Christ! After his wondeful day he needed Annette to get weepy on him like he needed a hole in the head! "Annette." Sebastian began in that patient voice of his that he found himself using more and more with Annette recently."You know that I don't get along with my family and I am not the type that likes being stuck at some dinner, so why the hell would I l want to talk about it?"
"Well then why did you go instead of coming to see me?" She demanded.
"Because it was expected of me!"
"Well you also was expected here!" Annette accused angrily.
"You know what?" Sebastian asked angrily. "I don't need this shit!" He angrily garbbed his jacked and stormed out of the house much to a suprised Annette!
"Sebastian don't go!" Annette called out tearfully. It was too late he had already stormed through the door. "You're all that I have." Annette said quietly to the empty room.
Sebastian stormed over to his car and struck it in anger. He was sure mad and even took it out on his precious car! Women! Sebastian thought in disgust. He needed to be far away from the Kathryn and Annette's of the world and he knew where to go! He would go to Blain's house and drown his sorrows. And just maybe he could forget that Kathryn and Annette existed for the night!