From: "Michelle Coursen" mcoursen@comcast.net
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Date: Wednesday, January 22, 2003 4:55 AM
Chapter 7: The Dinner Party
Summary: Annette attends a dinner held at Sebastian's house.
"Mother what are you doing?" Kathryn demanded. She had come downstairs and saw her mother looking over some sort of blueprint and talking something about a ramp or something.
Tiffany looked up at her daughter. "I'm thinking about building some type of ramp on our front porch."
Kathryn could barely hold in her anger. Was her mother going crazy? Since when did their house become the resting home for the handicapped? "Why?"
Tiffany looked at her daughter like she was dense or something. "So it's easier for Annette to come into our house."
Her mother completely lost it! Who the fuck cared if it was easier for Annette to come into their house. Hell that should be reason enough not to build a ramp! "Mother," Kathryn said struggling to make her voice calm. "You shouldn't go through all that when you don't even know how long Sebastian and Annette will last."
Now Tiffany has been accused of being somethings, but one thing she wasn't stupid or blind. Ever since she married Edward, she noticed the attraction that Sebastian and Kathryn shared. That's why she was so happy that Sebastian finally got him some sort of steady girlfreind. Now maybe he would stay away from her daughter. "Kathryn, you never know." Tiffany said sweetly.
Was the whole world going crazy? Since when did her mother become such a fan of Annette? Kathryn stormed angrily upstairs and pounded on Sebastian's closed bedroom door.
"What?" Sebastian demanded once he opened the door.
Kathryn wasn't even put out by Sebastian's surly attitude. "Do you know what your step-mother is doing?" Kathryn didn't even wait for an answer. "She's hiring someone to build a ramp for your dumb girlfriend!"
Sebastian was quite suprised by the news. He didn't think Tiffany cared that much for Annette, or could be so sensitive to someone else's needs. But then again anything that kept him away from Kathryn was good news to Tiffany. "So?" Sebastian asked.
Kathryn wanted to hit him. Her house was becoming a resting home because of him and all he could do was sit there like nothing was happening! Without a word she spun angrily on her heel and stormed off. What the hell was wrong with her family?
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"Miss Hardgrove is here." Jeeves the butler announced formally.
"Will you and Miles please help her up the stairs?" Tiffany ordered.
"Very good Madame." Jeeves bowed formally.
Kathryn sat in the corner glowering. Now her servants were bending over backwards for Annette? Jesus Christ! Kathryn did not want to attend this dinner party. Her parents parties were boring enough. Now she had to endure a boring dinner with Annette? Talk about torture! Kathryn poured herself another glass of wine. The only way to survive this party was gonna be drunk!
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Whoever made the seating arrangement was not on the top of Kathryn's list. While her parents, Sebastian, and Annette were seated in the center of the table, she was put somewhere near the end. Picking up her name card she reconized her mother's scrawl. Fucking wondeful! Here she was seated between to middle aged business men, her family were sitting somewhere else! Muttering to herself, she reached for her wine glass and gulped it down.
Sebastian squirmed around in his seat uncomfortably. He was sitting between Annette and Tiffany and felt extremly uncomfortable. He didn't understand the point of this party, but again he never understood his step-mother. He hates his parents dumb parties and he sure as hell hated being forced to go!
"What's the matter?" Annette whispered over to Sebastian. Annette thought this dinner would be a nice thing to share with Sebastian. Instead he hardly talked to her instead he sulked around and drank his wine like it was water. Annette didn't understand Sebastian at all! Just a few short months ago he was decalring his unending love, and now he was doing anything to avoid him! Annette fought back her tears and tried to smile.
Dinner finally ended and the minute coffee was being served, Sebastian bolted from his seat and made a fast escape to his back patio. "Getting some air." He muttered to Annette.
Being outside was a relief to Sebastian and he lit up a cigarette. Just as he was gonna sit down and enjoy his smoke he noticed Kathryn come out of the house. Wonderful! There goes his moment by himself!
Looking around, Kathryn spotted Sebastian and began to walk wobbily towards him. Kathryn was feeling kind of tipsy and was dying for a cigarette! "Got an extra?" Kathryn asked.
Sebastian was tempted to ignore her, but instead he shoved his pack at Kathryn. She eagerly took the cigarette and reached for Sebastian's lighter. "Ahhh." Kathryn said as she took a much needed drag. "Can you believe the parental units?" Kathryn asked Sebastian.
Sebastian couldn't help himself and smiled slightly. Ever since their parents marriage that was the word the both of them used whenever they were making fun of their parents. Just those words gave to a rush of memories. Some of them good and some bad, but it brought back when he first met Kathryn. God he was so dumb then! He thought he could actually make Kathryn his! Ever since he first laid eyes on her he fell in love with her. Maybe it was the wine, but Sebastian began to feel something he hasn't felt for a long time! He looked over at Kathryn and she seemed to be in a daze with a small smile on her lips. Little did he know, but Kathryn was remembering the same thing and wondered what went wrong that got them here.
Without thinking Sebastian reached over and tenderly stroked Kathryn's hand. He expected her to snatch her hand away and slap him. Instead she turned her hand upside down and held his hand in hers. They sat like that for a few seconds when Sebastian turned to face Kathryn and kissed her. Kathryn was suprised briefly, but didn't resisst and gladly opened her mouth to accept his tongue.Unfortunely they heard the squeak of a wheel, that Sebastian knew so well. Sebastian pulled away and looked around guiltly for Annette.
"Sebastian, everyone's looking for you." Annette said as she wheeled herself outside.
"Well you found me." Sebastian said and got to his feet. "Let's go." Sebastian said and got in back of Annette to push her.
Annette looked over at Kathryn's flushed face and quicly looked away. Before she made her presence noticed, Annette sat watching them and saw the tender way Sebastian looked at Kathryn. It was the same way he used to look at her.
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Date: Wednesday, January 22, 2003 4:55 AM
Chapter 7: The Dinner Party
Summary: Annette attends a dinner held at Sebastian's house.
"Mother what are you doing?" Kathryn demanded. She had come downstairs and saw her mother looking over some sort of blueprint and talking something about a ramp or something.
Tiffany looked up at her daughter. "I'm thinking about building some type of ramp on our front porch."
Kathryn could barely hold in her anger. Was her mother going crazy? Since when did their house become the resting home for the handicapped? "Why?"
Tiffany looked at her daughter like she was dense or something. "So it's easier for Annette to come into our house."
Her mother completely lost it! Who the fuck cared if it was easier for Annette to come into their house. Hell that should be reason enough not to build a ramp! "Mother," Kathryn said struggling to make her voice calm. "You shouldn't go through all that when you don't even know how long Sebastian and Annette will last."
Now Tiffany has been accused of being somethings, but one thing she wasn't stupid or blind. Ever since she married Edward, she noticed the attraction that Sebastian and Kathryn shared. That's why she was so happy that Sebastian finally got him some sort of steady girlfreind. Now maybe he would stay away from her daughter. "Kathryn, you never know." Tiffany said sweetly.
Was the whole world going crazy? Since when did her mother become such a fan of Annette? Kathryn stormed angrily upstairs and pounded on Sebastian's closed bedroom door.
"What?" Sebastian demanded once he opened the door.
Kathryn wasn't even put out by Sebastian's surly attitude. "Do you know what your step-mother is doing?" Kathryn didn't even wait for an answer. "She's hiring someone to build a ramp for your dumb girlfriend!"
Sebastian was quite suprised by the news. He didn't think Tiffany cared that much for Annette, or could be so sensitive to someone else's needs. But then again anything that kept him away from Kathryn was good news to Tiffany. "So?" Sebastian asked.
Kathryn wanted to hit him. Her house was becoming a resting home because of him and all he could do was sit there like nothing was happening! Without a word she spun angrily on her heel and stormed off. What the hell was wrong with her family?
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"Miss Hardgrove is here." Jeeves the butler announced formally.
"Will you and Miles please help her up the stairs?" Tiffany ordered.
"Very good Madame." Jeeves bowed formally.
Kathryn sat in the corner glowering. Now her servants were bending over backwards for Annette? Jesus Christ! Kathryn did not want to attend this dinner party. Her parents parties were boring enough. Now she had to endure a boring dinner with Annette? Talk about torture! Kathryn poured herself another glass of wine. The only way to survive this party was gonna be drunk!
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Whoever made the seating arrangement was not on the top of Kathryn's list. While her parents, Sebastian, and Annette were seated in the center of the table, she was put somewhere near the end. Picking up her name card she reconized her mother's scrawl. Fucking wondeful! Here she was seated between to middle aged business men, her family were sitting somewhere else! Muttering to herself, she reached for her wine glass and gulped it down.
Sebastian squirmed around in his seat uncomfortably. He was sitting between Annette and Tiffany and felt extremly uncomfortable. He didn't understand the point of this party, but again he never understood his step-mother. He hates his parents dumb parties and he sure as hell hated being forced to go!
"What's the matter?" Annette whispered over to Sebastian. Annette thought this dinner would be a nice thing to share with Sebastian. Instead he hardly talked to her instead he sulked around and drank his wine like it was water. Annette didn't understand Sebastian at all! Just a few short months ago he was decalring his unending love, and now he was doing anything to avoid him! Annette fought back her tears and tried to smile.
Dinner finally ended and the minute coffee was being served, Sebastian bolted from his seat and made a fast escape to his back patio. "Getting some air." He muttered to Annette.
Being outside was a relief to Sebastian and he lit up a cigarette. Just as he was gonna sit down and enjoy his smoke he noticed Kathryn come out of the house. Wonderful! There goes his moment by himself!
Looking around, Kathryn spotted Sebastian and began to walk wobbily towards him. Kathryn was feeling kind of tipsy and was dying for a cigarette! "Got an extra?" Kathryn asked.
Sebastian was tempted to ignore her, but instead he shoved his pack at Kathryn. She eagerly took the cigarette and reached for Sebastian's lighter. "Ahhh." Kathryn said as she took a much needed drag. "Can you believe the parental units?" Kathryn asked Sebastian.
Sebastian couldn't help himself and smiled slightly. Ever since their parents marriage that was the word the both of them used whenever they were making fun of their parents. Just those words gave to a rush of memories. Some of them good and some bad, but it brought back when he first met Kathryn. God he was so dumb then! He thought he could actually make Kathryn his! Ever since he first laid eyes on her he fell in love with her. Maybe it was the wine, but Sebastian began to feel something he hasn't felt for a long time! He looked over at Kathryn and she seemed to be in a daze with a small smile on her lips. Little did he know, but Kathryn was remembering the same thing and wondered what went wrong that got them here.
Without thinking Sebastian reached over and tenderly stroked Kathryn's hand. He expected her to snatch her hand away and slap him. Instead she turned her hand upside down and held his hand in hers. They sat like that for a few seconds when Sebastian turned to face Kathryn and kissed her. Kathryn was suprised briefly, but didn't resisst and gladly opened her mouth to accept his tongue.Unfortunely they heard the squeak of a wheel, that Sebastian knew so well. Sebastian pulled away and looked around guiltly for Annette.
"Sebastian, everyone's looking for you." Annette said as she wheeled herself outside.
"Well you found me." Sebastian said and got to his feet. "Let's go." Sebastian said and got in back of Annette to push her.
Annette looked over at Kathryn's flushed face and quicly looked away. Before she made her presence noticed, Annette sat watching them and saw the tender way Sebastian looked at Kathryn. It was the same way he used to look at her.