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AN: I didn't get a chance to go over it to proofread, so I'll probably get to redo it tomorrow. So just bear with me
Tough Love
Chapter 10- And The Plot Thickens

Summary- Kathryn gets an unexpected surprise. Tiffani and Annette do as well.

Kathryn's POV

For once in my life I was completely stunned. I had always been careful when it came to things like safe sex. And what's so ironic is that I preached about things like this. And there I sat, with a baby in my stomach. All I kept thinking about was what Aaliyah told me at the wedding. And the statement that Sebastian didn't want to be a father anytime soon.

The doctor waved his hand in front of my face until I realized he was speaking.

"Ms. Merteuil, is everything alright?" He asked looking at me. I blinked back the tears that were forming in my eyes, and forced a smile.

"Yes, um how far along am I?" I asked nervously tapping my foot on the ground.

"You're 2 weeks. And there are some things we need to do. You need to schedule an appointment for a sonogram. And I have to get some pamphlets on becoming a mother, and vitamins. There's also.. Ms. Merteuil, are you feeling okay?" He asked putting his hand out to touch my shoulder.

I looked at him and he began to disappear behind the tears that were falling from my eyes. I turned away from him and covered my face with my hands and sobbed. It was that moment that I realized that I might not make it through this.

He got up and told me he was going to get the fliers and vitamins that I needed. I nodded slightly and he walked out the door. I wiped away the tears and put my hand on my stomach. I looked down and I felt a weak smile appear on my face. I thought maybe I wasn't alone anymore, and at least I'd have my baby.

**

I sat in the restaurant waiting for Aaliyah to show up. As I waited I looked around to watch the families as they ate. I smiled to myself and rubbed my stomach. As I looked back at the entrance, I saw Aaliyah making her way over to me.

She sat down next to me and smiled. "Did everything go okay at the doctors?"

"Yeah, it was something I ate. I had food poisoning. He said that I might still be a little sick from it, and that's normal." I smiled at her and continued. "Well, there is something that I do want to tell you Aaliyah."

Her smile faded and she gave me a worried look. "What is it?"

I looked at her nervously as I tried to get up the courage to confess. "Well, a few weeks ago, after the wedding. Sebastian just showed up at my house."

Aaliyah's face hardened. She probably knew what I was going to say. She interrupted me before I could get it out. "Did you sleep with him Kathryn?"

I was able to get out a meek "Yes, I did."

She got up and headed for the exit. I chased her and caught up with her before she could hop into her limo. "Wait! I'm so sorry. I wasn't thinking and"

She backhanded me and I stumbled back. I reached out for her hand and turned her around. I pleaded with her. "Please just hear me out."

She nodded and got in the car. I followed and she sat as far away as she could from me.

"I wasn't thinking at all. I wanted to tell you because you're my friend and I didn't want to lie to you anymore." I confessed while looking out the window.

I looked back at her, to see her eyes wide open in shock. "You're pregnant aren't you?"

I took in a deep breath and looked out the window. I wiped the tears that were forming in my eyes. When I looked back at her, she was sitting next to me with a sympathetic look on her face.

"I don't want your pity. I can take care of myself Aaliyah." She put her hand on my arm and I looked back at her.

"I understand what you're going through Kathryn. It's Sebastian's huh?" I nodded and began to cry softly.

She hugged me tightly and I cried silently as she rubbed my back. It's funny how before all this happened, I had never cried, let alone in front of anyone. I guess I finally found someone to call a true friend. I trusted her and I know she trusted me. Because we are so alike, we have a special connection, and for once I was afraid. Afraid that I might have thrown it all away when I slept with Sebastian. Now I know that I'm not alone anymore, I still have my best friend, and something tells me that I'll need her in the future.

She pulled away from me and gave me this wide grin. "Are you ready for revenge?"

I wiped my tears away and smiled. "Definitely."

**

~ 2 ½ Weeks Later~

Annette's POV

Sebastian and I had been together for almost nine months, and he asked me to marry him a month ago. Even though I was paid just to keep Aaliyah and Kathryn away from Sebastian, I suddenly felt myself falling in love with him. He is exactly what I had been looking for.

Even though I had been keeping this rather large secret from him, I knew that he would never find out. After all, the only ones who know are Aaliyah, Kathryn and Tiffani Merteuil. Aaliyah and Kathryn would never say a thing because they know better. And Tiffani would never do a thing to ruin what I have with Sebastian.

I had just come home from shopping at Barney's with Tiffany when I noticed an unfamiliar jacket lying on the sofa in the living room. I put my bags down at the door and headed upstairs to see who was visiting Sebastian. As I walked closer to our bedroom, all I heard was moaning. I opened the door quietly to see Sebastian having sex with some girl.

She was on top of him and when I gasped she stopped to look at me. She only smiled and kept riding him. Sebastian didn't notice me there until I yelled "Sebastian. Who the fuck is she?"

The girl got off him as he saw me standing in the doorway with my hands on my hips. She picked up her dress and panties and walked into the bathroom.

I watched her as she closed the door behind her. When I heard the shower turn on, I walked over to Sebastian who was sitting on the bed smoking a cigarette. "Aren't you even going to explain why you were having sex in OUR bed?"

He just laughed as he blew the smoke out of his mouth. I slapped him so hard that the back of his head hit the pole on the canopy bed.

"Bitch" he muttered as he put his hand on his cheek. He reached over to the nightstand and put his cigarette out. He stood up and put on his boxers. He ignored me the whole time and walked to the door. He then turned around and glared at me.

"Annette, I think we should have a little time apart before the reception. I think it's for the best."

My mouth just dropped open. "You're the one who was caught cheating, and asked me to marry you. And now you don't want to own up to your mistakes."
He rolled his eyes. "If that's what you want to believe, then fine, I won't argue with you. I'll see you at the reception Annette."
He shut the door behind him and I sat down on the bed. After a few minutes I heard the shower turn off. I suddenly remembered that the girl was still here.

When she walked out of the bathroom, I realized how pretty she was. She wore a tight, dark brown dress. It stopped in the middle of her thighs and didn't leave much to the imagination. She had long, straight dark brown hair and twinkling green eyes.

She swayed over to the nightstand and picked her purse off the floor. She was beautiful, and everything I wasn't. She was an identical match of Kathryn. It figures. But when I watched her come out something inside made me attracted to her. She smiled at me and walked towards the door. As she grabbed for the doorknob to open the door, I pushed her against it and held her arms. She looked at me in a teasing way.

"Is the little wifey upset that I fucked her man?" She let out an elaborate laugh, and then looked back down at me.

"Why did you fuck Sebastian of all people?" I asked her as she struggled in my grasp.

She shook her head and whispered in my ear. "I'll tell you, but then I'd have to kill you." I pushed her harder against the door and she let out a yelp.

"Okay, I'll tell you. But you can't say anything." She said as I let her go. She pulled down the small amount of fabric that she called a dress, and walked onto the balcony.

I followed her and stood next to her as she looked down at the cars as they drove by on the boulevard in front of my building. She looked at me and stuck her hand out for me to shake. "Alanna Martinez."

I just looked at her incredulously and she turned back to look at the view. "Annette Hargrove, but you probably already know that huh?"

She smiled at me and my insides started to melt. I was beginning to think that I was attracted to her. Sexually though.

I got right to the questions as I looked away from her. She grinned at me and it made me wonder what she was thinking.

"Why are you here?" I asked not looking at her.

"I was hired to seduce Sebastian." She said turning around and leaning on the rail.

I looked at her and was about to say something when she kissed me. I didn't kiss her back, but I didn't push her away. As I started to kiss her back, my eyes flew open and I realized what I was doing. My wedding reception was in two weeks and I didn't need to make anything worse than it is now. I pushed her away and she just smiled at me.

She leaned against the rail and answered. "Tiffani Merteuil."

I snapped back to reality and asked "What?"

She caressed my cheek and said "Tiffani Merteuil hired me to seduce Sebastian and break you two apart."

I stood there in shock when she smiled at me and walked back into the bedroom. She picked up her purse that was on the floor once again, and walked out the door.

Tiffani? We were just shopping together and she seemed fine. Liar! I thought she wanted me to be with Sebastian. She probably thinks I'll get caught and people will find out about what she's done. I know she wants me out of New York to save her precious reputation. And she may think she can fool me, but I'm better at that than her. She goes through all of that to keep her darling husband, Edward Valmont. Well, I've got news for her. Two can play that game.

**

Tiffany's POV

I had arrived at my house from shopping at Barney's with Annette when I saw clothes laid out all over the floor in the living room. I told the maid to put the bags down in the hall as she gave me a suspicious look. She looked back at all the clothing strewn all over the room and left. Great, more gossip. Which means new scandal, and I'll have to explain what's going on in my own home. I'll get Edward back for this.

I walked down to the hall and heard music playing. I heard a girl giggling and then Edward's deep laugh. I went to try the doorknob, but groaned when I couldn't turn it. That bastard locked it.

I had to walk all the way down to the maid's entrance and get the keys off the hook in the kitchen. I walked back to the door and unlocked it as silently as I could. Imagine, me creeping around in my own home!

And there, live in color, was Edward and some hoe naked wrestling on MY bed! I screamed on the top of my lungs "Dammit what's going on in here?"

Edward froze and looked at me shaking in fury. He quickly covered himself and started stuttering. "Honey..I..I'm s.sorry. It's..it's just"

"Oh shut up Edward! Enough! You can't bullshit your way through this." I looked over to the girl when I heard her let out a low laugh. She just smiled at me as I watched her.

"And what prêt ell, is so hilarious?" I sneered.

"The fact that Edward's covering himself up, when you're his wife. I'm just guessing he hasn't gotten any action from you lately." She giggled as Edward hurried off to the bathroom embarrassed.

As soon as he shut the door behind him, I lunged at the girl and pinned her to the bed. She just snickered and inched her face closer to mine.

"Do you think I'm scared of you, the almighty Tiffani Merteuil?"

She licked my cheek, and I backhanded her. She fell back down and looked back up at me with a mocking grin. "Is that the best you've got?"

I yelled in frustration and walked out the room to get a drink in the living room. I walked over to the couch and pushed some clothes onto the floor so I could sit.

'You know that's my dress you tossed onto the ground." She stated walking over to me. And she stood in front of me naked with her hands on her hips.

"What is this? Gap?" I chuckled as I picked up her black dress. "Express?"

"I bought it at Versace, if it's any of your business." Sure enough, I looked at the tag and it said Versace.

"How are you able to afford these things? From what I've heard, whores don't make that much." I said with a snicker.

She grabbed the dress away from me and stepped into it. She pulled it up her body and zipped the back up. She grabbed her panties off the floor and sat down next to me to put them on.

"I actually seduce people for money. People hire me. My name's Sara Leoni." She said with an amused grin. She grabbed one of her stilettos and slid her foot into it.

"Who hired you to seduce Edward?" I asked watching her struggle with the last shoe. Finally, she stood up and picked up her hair clip from the floor. She pulled her hair up and sat back down next to me.

"Annette Hargrove paid me to seduce your husband Edward and break you two apart." She stood up and grabbed her sunglasses. She put them on and gave Tiffani a wide grin. "It's been a pleasure talking to you Ms. Merteuil."

Sara sauntered across the room and out the door. I could hear her heels hitting the hard wood floor as she walked into the foyer and out the front door.

I leaned back on the couch and sighed. That tramp. She had the nerve to wage war on me. She better know that she had better be able to end what she started, because it's on now.

**

Sara's POV

As I walked down the front stairs of Tiffani Merteuil's penthouse, I smiled to see a limo waiting for me. I walked over to the car and the chauffeur opened the door for me. I slid in to see Alanna, Kathryn and Aaliyah looking at me.

Kathryn was the first to speak. "How did it go? Did they buy it?"

I smiled and nodded my head. "They're about to tear each other to pieces."

Kathryn's POV

"They're about to tear each other to pieces." Sara gave Alanna a sly grin and I looked over at Aaliyah who just looked out the window.

Alanna made a disgusted face and said, "I don't know what Sebastian sees in Annette. She's so plain and has no taste whatsoever." Aaliyah and I nodded our heads in agreement.

"Well, you were right, Annette is bi sexual. She kissed me at her house." Alanna laughed as I began to think.

"Well, now that that question is solved, I think we can go all out on our plan." I smiled and stated. "We laid the pieces out, now let the game begin."

**

We had already dropped the girls off at their houses when the limo stopped in front of the doctor's building. We stepped out and walked into the waiting room. I checked in and we sat down and waited.

After a few minutes, the door to the office opened, and in walked Sebastian and Blaine. Blaine was coughing and sneezing all over the place, and Sebastian was trying to get out of his way. We tried to get up so they wouldn't see us, but it was already too late.

"Aaliyah? Kathryn? What are you two doing here?" Sebastian asked as they walked over to us.

Before I could answer him, the nurse came out and called my name. Sebastian walked over with me, despite Aaliyah's pleas for him to stay with her. The nurse handed me some fliers.

Sebastian struggled to see what they were, but I hid them in my purse. I thought I was home free until that nurse opened her big mouth.

"Well, now that you're going to be a mommy, it's time to see pictures of your baby." She said all cheery.

I closed my eyes and prayed that I was anywhere but here. This is going to be a long day.

To Be Continued

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