From: "Michelle Coursen" mcoursen@comcast.net
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Date: Saturday, January 25, 2003 12:28 AM
Chapter 8: When You Love Someone
Summary: Annette comes to a decision with Sebastian.
Annette sat by the window gazing out the window consumed by memories. Memories of Sebastian and Kathryn last night. She would never forget the look he was giving Kathryn. When she first got involved with Sebastian, she knew that he and Kathryn shared some type of twisted bond. She just thought it was about sex and that was it. Last night she saw how he looked at Kathryn. Annette wheeled herself away from the window and towards the phone. She needed to see Sebastian and talk to him.
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Kathryn woke up in her queen size bed surronded by satin pillows. Stretching lazily she pulled off her sleeping mask and walked into her bathroom. Filling the sink with ice cold water, she submerged her face into it. That woke her up and she shook the sleep out of her eyes. She was slightly hung over and according to Olga, her skin specialist this was the best cure for the dehydrating affect of a night drinking had on your skin. Reaching for a towel to scrub her face her hands paused briefly by her lips as a she remembered the kiss Sebastian gave her.
In her lifetime she has been kissed by many men and nothing was like last night's kiss. Usually she was kissed only as foreplay and the kiss was always rough and demanding. Last night's kiss was tender and she got shivers down her spine just remembering it. "Give it up." Kathryn muttered to herself and shook herself out of it. He was not only taken he was her brother. Like normal society would accept them together as a couple. Kathryn splashed her face with the cold water to try and knock some sense in her.
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Sebastian stood in the doorway of Annette's living room and watched Annette as she sat in her wheelchair gazing out the window. Despite everything, Sebastian had to admit Annette was lovely. Not the sexiness of Kathryn, but a quite elegance. "Ahem." Sebastian cleared his throat to get Annette's attention.
Annette quickly turned her face around and a few stray hairs fell out of the bun she had hair in. The effect was lovely and Sebastian was struck by her beauty. "Sebastian." She smiled as he made his way towards her. He bent down to kiss her cheek and Annette suddenly turned her face so that his kiss landed on her mouth. Sebastian was slightly suprised and quickly finished the kiss and sat down next to her. "What's up?" He asked.
Annette sat there and considered how she was gonna do this. She had to be strong. "Sebastian I am releasing you." She said quietly.
Sebastian didn't get it and cocked his head to one side and looked at her questioningly. "Excuse me?"
Annette sighed. She was hoping it would be short and simple so she could just get it over with. But it wasn't gonna be like that and she had to ask the question that she was wondering all morning. "Do you love me?" Annette asked and her stomach tightened as she waited for the answer.
Sebastian's first thought was to declare "Of course I do.", but one look at Annette's expression stopped him. She gave him a look that silently begged him to be truthful. "I did." He said quietedly and promptly turned away ashamed.
A shapr pain pierced through Annette as she tried her best not to show it. Back in her mind she knew the truth, but she refused to admit it. "You still love Kathryn don't you?" Annette asked, but it was really more of a statement.
Sebastian still refused to meet her eyes and didn't answer.
"Sebastian," Annette begged." Please tell me the truth."
Sebastian reluctantly looked over at Annette and quicly nodded his head.
Annette wanted to burst into tears right now, but she knew that she couldn't. So she put a brave look on her face and forced herself to smile at him. "That's why I am releasing you."
Sebastian stared at Annette and marveled at her grace. Anyone else wouldn't be as understanding and probably had the right to be petty and selfish. "Annette, you-" Sebastian started to say, but Annette put a hand to stop him.
"Please Sebastian please go." She begged. She wheeled herself around so he couldn't see her eyes tearing up.
Sebastian stood there ackwardly and didn't know what to say. He racked his brains trying to come up with the right thing to say, but he gave up. "Thank you Annette." Sebastian said quietly and walked out of the house.
"Your welcome." Annette said when she heard the front door close. Only then did she let the tears fall.
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Date: Saturday, January 25, 2003 12:28 AM
Chapter 8: When You Love Someone
Summary: Annette comes to a decision with Sebastian.
Annette sat by the window gazing out the window consumed by memories. Memories of Sebastian and Kathryn last night. She would never forget the look he was giving Kathryn. When she first got involved with Sebastian, she knew that he and Kathryn shared some type of twisted bond. She just thought it was about sex and that was it. Last night she saw how he looked at Kathryn. Annette wheeled herself away from the window and towards the phone. She needed to see Sebastian and talk to him.
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Kathryn woke up in her queen size bed surronded by satin pillows. Stretching lazily she pulled off her sleeping mask and walked into her bathroom. Filling the sink with ice cold water, she submerged her face into it. That woke her up and she shook the sleep out of her eyes. She was slightly hung over and according to Olga, her skin specialist this was the best cure for the dehydrating affect of a night drinking had on your skin. Reaching for a towel to scrub her face her hands paused briefly by her lips as a she remembered the kiss Sebastian gave her.
In her lifetime she has been kissed by many men and nothing was like last night's kiss. Usually she was kissed only as foreplay and the kiss was always rough and demanding. Last night's kiss was tender and she got shivers down her spine just remembering it. "Give it up." Kathryn muttered to herself and shook herself out of it. He was not only taken he was her brother. Like normal society would accept them together as a couple. Kathryn splashed her face with the cold water to try and knock some sense in her.
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Sebastian stood in the doorway of Annette's living room and watched Annette as she sat in her wheelchair gazing out the window. Despite everything, Sebastian had to admit Annette was lovely. Not the sexiness of Kathryn, but a quite elegance. "Ahem." Sebastian cleared his throat to get Annette's attention.
Annette quickly turned her face around and a few stray hairs fell out of the bun she had hair in. The effect was lovely and Sebastian was struck by her beauty. "Sebastian." She smiled as he made his way towards her. He bent down to kiss her cheek and Annette suddenly turned her face so that his kiss landed on her mouth. Sebastian was slightly suprised and quickly finished the kiss and sat down next to her. "What's up?" He asked.
Annette sat there and considered how she was gonna do this. She had to be strong. "Sebastian I am releasing you." She said quietly.
Sebastian didn't get it and cocked his head to one side and looked at her questioningly. "Excuse me?"
Annette sighed. She was hoping it would be short and simple so she could just get it over with. But it wasn't gonna be like that and she had to ask the question that she was wondering all morning. "Do you love me?" Annette asked and her stomach tightened as she waited for the answer.
Sebastian's first thought was to declare "Of course I do.", but one look at Annette's expression stopped him. She gave him a look that silently begged him to be truthful. "I did." He said quietedly and promptly turned away ashamed.
A shapr pain pierced through Annette as she tried her best not to show it. Back in her mind she knew the truth, but she refused to admit it. "You still love Kathryn don't you?" Annette asked, but it was really more of a statement.
Sebastian still refused to meet her eyes and didn't answer.
"Sebastian," Annette begged." Please tell me the truth."
Sebastian reluctantly looked over at Annette and quicly nodded his head.
Annette wanted to burst into tears right now, but she knew that she couldn't. So she put a brave look on her face and forced herself to smile at him. "That's why I am releasing you."
Sebastian stared at Annette and marveled at her grace. Anyone else wouldn't be as understanding and probably had the right to be petty and selfish. "Annette, you-" Sebastian started to say, but Annette put a hand to stop him.
"Please Sebastian please go." She begged. She wheeled herself around so he couldn't see her eyes tearing up.
Sebastian stood there ackwardly and didn't know what to say. He racked his brains trying to come up with the right thing to say, but he gave up. "Thank you Annette." Sebastian said quietly and walked out of the house.
"Your welcome." Annette said when she heard the front door close. Only then did she let the tears fall.