Summary: Kathryn and Sebastian go away but get an unexpected visitor.
Authors Note: Sorry I meant to have this posted yesterday but then I watched the Buffy finale. Then I cried. Then I watched it again. Then I cried. Then I watched it again. Then I tried to write but my internet went down. Figures.
Also I have Annette refer to Sebastian as Sebastian rather than Richard because it's just too damn confusing and I have enough things I have to keep straight in this story without adding that. Enjoy!
Chapter 12: Trip On Love
* Kathryn *
"Everything is going just as you planned so what's the matter?"
Grabbing the black Gucci dress from my closet I tossed it carelessly into the open suitcase on my bed. As I did I glanced over at Sebastian also sitting on the bed reading a book. Even though he wasn't looking right at me I could tell he was watching my every move. "Nothings wrong" I sighed turning back to the closet.
"You've barely said anything all morning" he noted. "I've taken care of Annette and got her released just as you wanted so what's bothering you?"
Shaking my head at him I replied "I'm just really not in the mood to take that long ride up to the Catskills."
"Right" he said before suddenly grabbing me by the hand. My eyes finally locked with Sebastian's as he kissed my wrist and told me "you still don't trust me."
"Is there any particular reason I should?"
"How about the fact that I am putting everything on the line for you?"
I rolled my eyes as I yanked my hand away from his grip. Turning away I went back to my packing, purposely avoiding his questions. Sebastian came up behind me and put his hands on my shoulders. "Come on Kathryn loosen up a little" he whispered in my ear. "This is our time to relax and have a little fun before the games begin so to speak."
"Oh and what sort of fun do you think we'll have up in the mountains?"
A sneaky smile spread across his lips "the naked kind."
Sebastian leaned in and kissed my neck then cupped my face. With a sigh he asked "what more do I have to do to prove myself to you?"
"You'll see" I smiled as I pulled the spaghetti straps of my nightgown down leaving me in only my panties. "I have to get ready."
He shrugged "I'm not stopping you." When I waved good bye to him Sebastian rolled his eyes "you know it's very cruel of you to be so stingy with your sexual favors."
I walked up to him and caressed his groin through his pants. "Well that might change when you have me all alone up in the woods" I whispered in his ear. "But just in case it doesn't I would pack some hand lotion if I were you."
Pulling away from me Sebastian scowled and muttered "bitch."
After he left I began to get dressed while I thought back to the past few weeks. It was true I had been rather stingy with him when it came to sex and that was for two reasons. One I didn't really trust him. I mean there was a part of me that really wanted to believe that Sebastian was truly on my side but at the same time my head was screaming he wasn't. We had both gone too far and there was no way anyone least of all Sebastian could forgive what I had done to him. Second I just really enjoyed leaving him sexually frustrated. Hey, a girl needs to have a little fun.
When my bags were packed and I was ready to go I left the bedroom but stopped at the top of the staircase when I heard voices. "Look anything happens to her while she's with you.." Thomas warned.
"Then you sure as hell won't be coming back here in one piece" Drake finished for him in a menacing voice.
Looking down stairs I saw Sebastian sitting back in his seat comfortably as my two boys stood over him. "That sounds like a threat" he said his voice as cocky as always.
Suddenly Drake lurched forward and grabbed him by the neck while Thomas pulled out a gun and held it to his temple. "It's a fucking promise, understand? You fuck with her and this time you won't have to worry about faking your death."
I watched semi amused as Thomas cocked the gun and Sebastian tried his damnedest not to look alarmed. Smiling I came down the stairs and called out "that will be enough boys. I think Mr. Valmont got the lesson."
Getting up from his seat Sebastian scowled at them as he fixed his tie and met me at the stairs. He took my bag and asked "can we go now?"
* * * * * *
"You know Sebastian just because there isn't a speed limit out here doesn't mean you need to go at the speed of light." We once again went over another bump causing my head to slap against the roof of the land rover for the fifth time in the past hour. "Ow! Slow the fuck down!"
Sebastian laughed "oh relax Kat what's the point of driving this thing if I can't have a little fun."
"Remind me never to drive with you ever again" I grumbled.
Our trek into the Catskill mountains had not been an easy one. For starters we had to rent a car rather than take the jag because it most likely wouldn't make it there without some sort of damage. Then Sebastian and I had argued over who got to drive. He won by tricking the idiot blond at the car rental place into giving him the keys. After that we started on the drive up here that took over five hours.
When he finally started to slow down a little Sebastian turned to me and asked "so how long have you known Jules and Vincent?"
I looked over at him confused until I realized he was referring to Drake and Thomas. Smiling I replied "almost four years."
"Where did you meet?"
"Drake use to work for William." When Sebastian looked over at me alarmed I explained "he was one of his bodyguards. We became friends after this client one night got a little rough with me. Drake helped me escape from William."
"How?"
"He helped me dump the body." Sebastian eyebrows shot up in surprise and I laughed "have I shocked you yet?"
"Always" he sighed shaking his head. "What about the other one?"
"Thomas worked for this wealthy client I was sort of friendly with. When I left William he helped me get set up."
Sebastian nodded "oh, so you trust them?"
Pulling off my sunglasses I responded "more than anyone."
I noticed him flinch as I said this and I wondered if it made him jealous. Watching Sebastian I could tell there was something else he wanted to ask me but he had too much pride. With a sneaky grin I undid my seat belt and leaned over to him. Kissing his neck I purred seductively in his ear "ask me."
Sebastian was silent for a moment before he took a deep breath and asked me quickly "are you fucking them?"
"You mean at the same time?"
He rolled his eyes "you know what I mean."
I merely giggled in response then looked out the window to see we had arrived at our destination. "We're here."
Sebastian pulled up to the driveway of the cabin and then stopped the car. As we both got out he looked up at the three story wood cabin and remarked "I thought it was just a little place in the woods?"
"It is" I shrugged as I grabbed my bag from the back and made my way to the front door. "It's a little cabin that cost me a small fortune to rent."
"I'll bet"
The place was indeed huge and quite modern given it was really out in the middle of nowhere. It had a large screen TV in the living room, phones in each room, stainless steal appliances in the kitchen, and a hot tub on both the first floor and the second. Tossing my coat on the chair I called over my shoulder to him "I'm going to go unpack in MY bedroom."
"So I take it that means we have separate beds?"
I looked back at him from the stairs and smiled "what do you think?"
Making my way upstairs I found the master bedroom and threw my bag inside. The cabin had at least three bedrooms but I hadn't really thought about weather I would share a bedroom with Sebastian. I enjoyed teasing him but not nearly as much as I enjoyed giving in. Still I thought maybe I would hold out on him until he had indeed proven himself to be loyal to me.
After unpacking I went down stairs to get a drink when I heard a loud splash come from outside. I went onto the porch and glanced out at the lake that the house was next to. Walking out to the edge of the porch I looked down and saw Sebastian swimming. "What are you doing?"
He popped up and looked at me with a grin "what does it look like I'm doing?"
I noticed there was a pair of black swim trunks by my feet. Scooping them up I asked "what are you swimming in?"
"Why don't you come on in and find out." When I simply rolled my eyes and turned around Sebastian called out to me "oh is princess Kathryn afraid to get her hair wet?"
"Oh grow up" I spat. "Do you think I'll follow you in just because you tease me? Your hick wife might have fallen for that but I sure as hell won't."
"No you're right Annette would follow me in. Then again she always was a lot more fun than you."
Looking back at his mocking grin I knew he was baiting me but what could I say, he knew exactly what buttons to press in me. Groaning I rolled my eyes as I started to shed my clothes. Once completely naked I dove into the water only to find it was absolutely freezing. When I popped back above water Sebastian laughed "that's my girl."
"God damn it's freezing!"
He swam up to me and pulled me to him. "I'll keep your warm, just wrap your legs around me."
"Yeah right" I laughed but I did so anyway when I felt his wet naked flesh against my own.
Sebastian merely smiled as his hands slid around my body pulling me to him. As instructed I wrapped my legs around his waist and moaned slightly when I felt his groin press against mine. "Does that answer your question?" he whispered in my ear.
I responded by pulling him into a kiss while grinding my body against his. Pulling away breathlessly Sebastian told me "well I guess I won't need that hand lotion after all."
* * * * * *
"Ahh...oh god" I moaned out while clutching Sebastian's body. My body was wound tightly around his as I felt the after affects of my orgasm ripple through me. Breathing hard against my neck, I could feel Sebastian go limp inside me but I stayed on his lap. For a long moment we stayed like that, wrapped around one another, sitting beside the fire place in the large cabin where the only sound was that of us breathing. After he gave me one final lingering kiss on the mouth I fell onto me back and laughed "oh I think I am now officially relaxed."
"Well I do what I can" he told me as he broke away and grabbed another piece of fire wood. Sebastian tossed it onto the fire then closed the screen over it. Watching the embers as I laid by the fire on my back I realized for the first time in two weeks I was feeling at ease again. Lately my mind had been consumed by Sebastian and what me might possibly be up to but now I had let it go. Don't get me wrong, it wasn't like I trusted Sebastian or anything but worrying about his betrayal wouldn't solve anything. I just had to relax but watch my back.
After pouring himself a glass of wine Sebastian sat down beside me and ran a hand down my abdomen. "So what's next?"
Taking the glass from him I took a sip before asking "next?"
"Yes now that your revenge is almost complete what are you going to do next?"
The question honestly surprised my because I hadn't really been thinking of the future and I didn't see how it would matter to Sebastian. "I don't know I never really thought about it"
He brushed a stand of hair from my eyes and asked "why not?"
I took a deep breath "probably because the only thing that's been consuming me for the past four years has been anger and this need to make everyone pay. Now just about everyone has and I have everything I could possibly want but..."
"It's not enough" he finished for me.
"I just thought it would feel different that's all. I thought it would make me happy and make me forget everything that's happened but it hasn't."
Sebastian nodded in understanding "well you still haven't answered my question. What are you going to do?"
"Well" I sighed "I think it's safe to say New York is officially finished for me. Maybe I'll go back to Europe or Italy. I have a villa in Tuscany. I can run my company from just about anywhere so it doesn't matter. Yes maybe I'll go to Italy."
"Alone?" he asked as his hand crept up to my chest and his fingers grazed my nipple.
"No I suppose Drake and Thomas would come along"
Sebastian reached back and took a few pieces of ice from the bucket the empty champagne bottle was resting in. He held it over my stomach so that a few cold drops trickled down onto me. As I squirmed he said "that's not what I meant. Wouldn't you like some real company?"
I knew what he was getting at but I was enjoying playing with him. "Oh you mean like you? Would you like to come with me Sebastian?" I asked in a mocking tone.
Sebastian rubbed the ice against my stomach making me shiver. His eyes on mine he purred "well I'd hate for you to be lonely."
"Well I wouldn't be I'd have Drake and Thomas." He slid the ice over my hard nipple and I groaned.
"That's not what I meant" he muttered as he took another piece of ice and ran it back down my stomach. "Why are you making this so difficult?"
I chuckled "Sebastian do you really think people like us can live happily ever after? Give it a few weeks and you'll be screwing the maid and I'll be...ahh" I moaned when I felt the ice rub against my clit. Trying to regain my train of thought I continued "I'd have to pay you back. We'd be at each others throats."
He smiled "it could be fun."
As he continued to rub the ice against my pussy I arched my back as I agreed "could be."
Tossing the ice into the fire Sebastian moved back between my legs "well what do you say?"
The idea of going to Tuscany with Sebastian wasn't exactly unappealing yet I really didn't see it happening anytime soon. Something would get in the way it always did. Still I smiled at him and gave in "all right you can come."
"Well thank you" he laughed "now I'll just have to check my calendar."
I rolled my eyes "you're such as ass."
Sebastian only smiled smugly as he leaned down and kissed me once again. I kissed him back wrapping my arms around him and pulling him down on top of me. He broke away for a moment and started kissing my neck. I started to relax into his embrace when he whispered into my ear "I love you Kathryn."
There it was, the words I had been wanting to hear from him since the first moment we met. For years I wanted to believe that Sebastian really did love me, even after everything we'd done to one another. Then I read his journal and realized he never cared for me at all. Even now I wanted to believe him but I knew something wasn't right.
Sitting up quickly I pushed him away and asked "what?"
Before he could answer however the front door of the cabin opened and Annette came bursting in. Her face twisted in anger and her eyes on the brink of tears she hissed "I knew it, I knew you two were in on this together."
I glanced over at Sebastian who looked just as surprised as I felt. Turning to Annette I demanded "what are you doing here?"
* Annette *
It took me forever to find them. Even though Sebastian had laid out perfect directions and the place was huge, it was still buried deep in the woods. Not to mention in the dark it was impossible to find. However it would be worth all the hassle just to see the look on Kathryn's face when she realizes she's been out maneuvered. Right now she thinks she's in the middle of a romantic interlude with my husband when in reality he was setting her up to take a major fall...literaly.
When I finally arrived at Kathryn's mammoth cabin I got out of my car and slowly approached. According to Sebastian there plan against me wasn't suppose to go into effect until tomorrow so by me showing up now it would totally throw her off balance. I walked up to the front door but before bursting in like planned I peaked through the large picture window. What I saw broke my heart.
Sebastian promised me he was only acting, he told me he honestly felt nothing for Kathryn other than loathing and contempt and I believed him. Yet as I looked in and saw him and Kathryn wrapped in an embrace laughing and kissing I couldn't help but wonder if maybe it wasn't an act. He sure looked like he was enjoying himself.
Realizing I couldn't dwell on this I went back to the door, took a deep breath then pushed it open. Storming up to them I yelled "I knew it, I knew you two were in on this together."
Judging by the look on her face I would say Kathryn was indeed shocked. She looked over at Sebastian for answers before turning to me "what are you doing here?"
"Well believe it or not Kathryn I'm not a complete moron." Turning to Sebastian I told him "I knew when you came to get me out of the hospital you were up to something. It was just too convenient. I thought maybe Kathryn had gotten to you but never in a million years did I think...how could you do this to me? After everything I've done for you?"
Sebastian looked back at Kathryn before turning to me his voice completely calm "Annette I'm sorry but-"
"You're sorry?" I demanded "you think that makes up for it?"
Getting up suddenly he grabbed his pants as he yelled at me "you know what I'm not sorry! Yes you're right I was plotting with Kathryn to help take you down and I don't regret a minute of it!"
"Sebastian don't" Kathryn warned him. Looking up at me she got to her feat and ordered "just get out, there's nothing more here for you."
I looked over at Sebastian and our eyes locked for a moment. He gave me a nod behind Kathryn's back but I kept my eyes glued to her the entire time. "No I don't think so Kathryn. At least not until I show you this" I pulled out the video tape from my coat and showed it to her.
There was a glimmer of fear that passed through her eyes but she tried to hide it with her bored tone of voice. "What's that?"
"Let's see shall we." I went over to the VCR attached to the big screen TV and put the tape in. For a moment there was a lot of fuzz but it soon gave way to a black and white image of the Valmont parking garage. It showed Tiffani coming inside and walking to her car. A moment later the jag with Kathryn clearly behind the wheel suddenly appeared and rammed into her.
Glancing at Kathryn I watched as her eyes went wide in horror and she muttered "oh my god."
Sebastian smirked behind her back while I told her "not even he can save you now Kathryn."
She ran over to the VRC and turned off the tape. Whipping back to face me she demanded "where did you get that?"
"Well while I was sitting in my padded cell thanks to you, I began to wonder if there was perhaps something I was missing. Then it occurred to me that just maybe there was something you missed. Sure enough I went to the townhouse and the security guys handed over the tape of you they kept from the cops. Seems the check you gave them wasn't enough incentive to keep their mouths shut after all."
"You stupid little bitch!" Kathryn then charged at me but Sebastian held her back.
"Now, now don't lose your temper Kathryn."
"Enough" Sebastian yelled at me. "What do you want?"
Crossing my arms to my chest I sighed "a lot of things actually but for now I want us all to take a little walk."
"A walk?" Kathryn repeated incredulously. "You want to take a little walk in the woods at night? God you really are deranged if you think I'll agree-"
"We'll do it" Sebastian interjected.
"What?" she said pulling away from him. "There's no way I'm going anywhere with her."
I rolled my eyes "you will if you don't want this tape played all over the eleven o'clock news."
"She has a point" he sighed.
Kathryn looked back at him and then me before letting out an annoyed groan "okay fine, we'll go take a walk."
"Good" I nodded "now if I were you Kathryn I'd put on something a little warmer. It's a little chilly out."
I smiled triumphantly at her as Kathryn glared at me in utter hatred. She pulled the blanket that had been wrapped around her off and tossed it to Sebastian before going to the bathroom and slamming the door behind her. Once alone Sebastian rolled his eyes and walked over to me. He pulled me into an embrace and whispered in my ear "you're doing a great job. Even I believe you."
"Thanks I guess" I replied pulling away from him. "You are doing a pretty believable job yourself. You and Kathryn looked...real close."
Sebastian started to get dressed as he explained in a low whisper "Annette it's all an act you know that. Kathryn means less than nothing to me." Smiling he laughed "did you see the look on her face when you burst in?"
"Yeah she definitely looked surprise."
He cupped my face as he gave me a strange smile. "The surprises are only beginning. Hey are you okay?"
"I'm just a little nervous about the next part."
"Don't be" he instructed as he kissed my forehead "I have total faith you'll pull it off. Now I just have to grab a flashlight from the kitchen. I'll be right back."
As he left me I looked around the elaborate living room and sighed as my stomach did a flip flop. I noticed the fire and was going to put it out when I saw the champagne and wine sitting out. Everything looked so romantic it made me a little uneasy about Sebastian. Still I reminded myself it was an act.
"Kathryn are you almost done?" I called out to her.
"In a minute!" she yelled back annoyed.
"Well we don't have..." I trailed off when I spotted something resting a top the bureau next to the fire place. Walking over I noticed it was a small gun and on closer inspection I realized it was loaded. Kathryn had a gun. What would happen if she decided to bring it with her? Maybe I should call her on it or maybe I should...
"I'm ready" Sebastian said coming back in the room.
With my back turned away from him he couldn't see the object in my hand. Instead of putting the gun back where I found it I quickly put it into the deep pocket of my coat. Taking a deep breath I turned back to Sebastian "good now all we have to do is wait for princess Grace and then we can go."
Kathryn emerged from the bathroom wearing all black and a deep scowl. She grabbed her long black coat and as she threw it on she said "all right I'm ready."
"Let's go."
She started to follow me then stopped "oh wait I forgot something."
Turning she headed for where the gun was but before she could notice it was missing I ordered "let's go Kathryn, NOW!"
"Fine" she grumbled as she walked out ahead of me and Sebastian.
As we walked out into the woods along the clearing with only Sebastian's flashlight, I fingered the gun in my jacket making sure the safety was on. A long time ago my father had taught me how to use a gun but I didn't particularly like them and wasn't eager to use it. However when I recalled how Kathryn was going to take the gun I was glad I had it with me. God knows what she was planning to do with it.
"So where exactly are we going on this little field trip?" Kathryn asked.
Walking close behind her I said "there's a cliff out here that has an amazing view. I think you should see it Kathryn."
"Oh are you planning on pushing Sebastian and me over it?" she asked in an amused tone of voice. Stopping she turned to me and said "I don't think so. I'm going back to the house."
"Like hell you are" I said feeling a little nervous. Turning to Sebastian suddenly I said "I need to talk to you alone."
"Yeah right" Kathryn scoffed.
Sebastian sighed "it's all right."
"No way am I leaving you alone with this little nut job."
"GO on ahead Kathryn" he snarled at her. "Let me talk to my wife."
Kathryn's pretty green eyes went wide in surprise when he screamed at her. She looked like she wanted to protest but finally she just shook her head and muttered "fine."
We watched as she turned and headed along the clearing into the dark. Once sure she was out of ear shot Sebastian put his hands on my arms and asked "what's wrong?"
"I'm not sure I can do this"
"Annette" he told me calmly "you'll be fine and everything will go exactly as we planned, I promise."
"It's just that...do you love me?"
Even in the dark I could see his lips curl into a smile "of course I love you. How could you even ask that?"
Before I could respond he leaned in and kissed me. As I kissed him back I wished to god the past few months had never happened. I wish I had never gotten involved with Owen, I wished I had never hurt Sebastian but most of all I wish I had never laid eyes on Kathryn Merteuil.
Breaking away from him I nodded in determination "let's go."
"Right behind you"
Using the flashlight we soon came to the end of the clearing that led us to the cliff. Kathryn was already there, standing at the edge with her back towards us. It would have been so easy to just run up behind her and push her off but I contained myself and didn't. Not yet anyway. Sensing us behind her Kathryn called out "you two finally done so we can get this over with? I have better things to do than stumble around in the dark."
"It really is dark out here" Sebastian noted.
"Yes" she agreed as she turned back to us. "So dark you could push someone off a cliff and you wouldn't even be able to see them fall."
Taking the flashlight I aimed it at Kathryn's face as I said "it's the perfect place to confess all your sins, don't you think?"
She chuckled "oh is that what this is all about? You wanted to lure me all the way out here so I'll tell you everything I've done? Dream on school girl, not in this life time."
"Okay have it your way" I said as I slowly approached her. In the glare of the flashlight I could see Kathryn's eyes flicker with fear as I stood closer to her on the ledge. I moved towards her as if to push her but instead I pulled out the tape recorder from my other pocket and hit play. Suddenly the sound of Kathryn and Sebastian's voices could be heard in the night air.
"Moving on, why did you run over your mother?"
"Because like Court killing her would not have been painful enough. Come on Sebastian you lived in the same house as her, you know what a monster my mother was. Since the time I was old enough to crawl she has been making it her life mission to hurt me. She never loved or cared about me, she told me as much right before she kicked me out. My father left me a small fortune but she stole it from me and left me homeless. I decided it would be poetic justice to return the favor."
"So you run her down, leave her paralyzed and now she's homeless and penniless."
"An eye for an eye"
As I turned the tape off I watched as Kathryn's eyes went wide in horror and recognition. I could tell she was trying to process this and also deal with the fact that she had indeed been set up. "There's no way you could have gotten that..."
"Without my help" Sebastian finished for her as he came up behind me and wrapped an arm around my waist. "Surprised Kathryn?"
Her face filled with rage Kathryn yelled out "you son of a bitch! You set me up!"
"But of course" he laughed.
"You fucking betrayed ME! I knew I never should have agreed to be partners with you!"
Sebastian nodded "no you really shouldn't. I mean come on Kathryn did you really buy that bullshit story that I hated Annette. I mean for what? You're the one who put me in a god damn wheel chair for two years. You are the one I despise and want destroyed!"
I watched as Kathryn's face fell at this and she muttered in a voice barely a whisper "I thought you loved me."
Breaking away from me Sebastian chuckled cruelly as he started to approach Kathryn menacingly. "Love you?" he repeated. "I despise you Kathryn with everything in me. You are nothing more than an ice cold, whore! And let's face it a rather cheep one at that! You are nothing to me baby but one bad mistake but don't worry I plan on doing everything to erase it. For once you are going to pay for all the misery you have caused and I for one cannot wait to see it!"
Keeping the flashlight on her I noticed that Kathryn's eyes were welling up with tears as she looked up into Sebastain's cold face. Reaching forward he cupped her face and asked "so have I proven myself to you yet?"
Kathryn pushed him away from her and turned her face away from us as Sebastian came up behind me and pulled me into his arms. I thought Kathryn was going to break down but she surprised me when she turned around and snarled "okay you want to know the truth? I did do it! I killed Court, I ran over my mother, I sent Owen after you, I set up your father and Cecile and I even had a friend of Blaine's rape Ronald. I did all those things and you know what?" She stepped closer to us with a cold smile "I enjoyed every minute of it!"
Shaking my head I told her "you're sick."
"Oh you have no idea" she shot back at me. "You know what was perhaps my favorite part? Watching you fall completely for Owen. Yes even you Sebastian would have to admire my handiwork with that little scheme."
"Shut up!" he yelled at her but Kathryn didn't flinch.
"Did I hit a nerve?" She chuckled "yes you should have seen your little wife falling all over herself to be with him. The way she looked at him...well I don't recall her ever looking at you like that Sebastian. Her eyes so filled with love and trust. Then again how could she ever trust someone like you Sebastian? You have no idea how to be faithful to one woman. Think about it Annette, did he really have to sleep with me in order to make your plan work?"
Trying my best to not loose my temper I stepped towards her and said "that's enough Kathryn."
Kathryn ignored me "the answer is of course not. The truth is your dear husband has always wanted me and he probably always will."
"That's a lie!" Sebastian sneered.
"Keep telling yourself that Sebastian, oh I'm sorry I mean Richard." Looking over at me she said "and just in case you couldn't figure it out before when you burst in on us, Sebastian came. In buckets" she laughed.
"Shut up" I yelled at her desperately trying to keep control. "I know what you are trying to do Kathryn but pushing our buttons won't work."
Remaining as cool as could be she asked "is that what I'm doing? Annette if I wanted to push your buttons all I would have to do it bring up your father and the fact that he's about to spend the rest of his life in prison."
Shaking my head at her I told her "no I don't think so. As soon as I show the court this tape they'll let him go and drop the charges."
Kathryn laughed "is that what you think with happen? You know if memory serves I don't believe I ever mentioned anything to Sebastian about setting up Ben, did I?" I looked back at Sebastian who sighed and shook his head no.
"It doesn't matter" I told her. "One listen to this tape and they'll know you were behind everything."
"Maybe" she agreed "but do you honestly think I'll go to jail? I'll tell you what will happen Annette. You and your loser husband will run to the police or the newspapers to expose me but before they can even find me I'll be long gone. I'll head back to Paris or maybe Tuscany while your dear father goes to jail and spends the rest of his good days rotting in a cell some where. By the way do you know what they do to pedophiles in jail Annette? Dear old dad will be lucky if he makes it out alive. in fact I wouldn't be surprised if he was being made someone's bitch as we speak."
I couldn't take anymore of her taunting. My finger had already taken the safety off of the gun and was not curved around the trigger. Sebastian put a hand on my shoulder and I could tell me was trying to calm me down. However as I looked into Kathryn's triumphant face I realized it was useless. She would win just like she did every time before if I didn't do something to stop her.
Taking a step towards her I warned "shut up Kathryn, just shut up."
She stepped back still smiling "or what are you going to push me off? Are you going to kill me? You don't have it in you."
At that moment something in me shut down. Instead of turning away from her like I should or pushing her of the ledge like we planned I pulled the gun from my pocket. Kathryn saw it and her eyes instantly went wide in surprise. Before she could say anything I shot her twice making her call out and stumble back wards.
Sebastian hadn't seen the gun but he heard it. "Annette nooo!!" he yelled out but it was too late. Kathryn stumbled towards the edge and then fell backwards into the night. She had been right when she said it was so dark you couldn't see anyone fall. We couldn't see her but we could hear her scream.
- to be continued (Please Review)