Summary: The games between Kathryn and Sebastian intensify at her rivals party.
Authors Note: Well I finally updated this. Like I said in my authors note for Femme Fatale, I will update all of my works in progress this week as well as the first chapter to my new fic. Which ever has the most interest I'll continue on with next. Let me know what you think!
Chapter 9: Test of Faith
"God why do we have to do this?" Kathryn muttered bitterly as she climbed out of Court's BMW.
Coming over to her side of the car he shrugged "I thought you wanted to go to the party?"
Rolling her eyes she leaned against the car and huffed "of course I don't want to go. I rather swallow glass than spend five minutes with that slut Janessa but we have to go. If we don't she'll tell everyone we didn't come because I'm jealous of the fact that you two use to date."
When Court once again replied with his helpless shrug Kathryn glared at him and headed towards the party at the marina. She really wasn't looking forward to this afternoon but to top it off she had Court as her date. Since they had started seeing each other Court was slowly starting to get on her nerves. Sure he was handsome, rich, and at times could hold up some sort of conversation (more than Chandler anyway) but he was terribly dull. Not to mention the fact that it always seemed he was checking out every female ass within a five feet radius.
As much as she hated to admit it Kathryn knew she would probably have a much better time with Sebastian. Besides the fact that he was much more clever than Court he could probably help take her mind of that fact that it was Janessa's party. That morning she had vaguely played around with the idea of inviting him instead of Court but reconsidered at the last moment. Court, not to mention her mother would flip out. Plus she didn't want to give him the satisfaction of asking.
"Come on Kathryn, relax" Court told me as he took her hand. "We'll have fun today. Besides it's not like Jenessa and I are seeing each other anymore."
"I suppose you're right. By the way you never told me, why did you and Janessa break up?"
Immediately Court's eyes looked off in the opposite direction while Kathryn surpressed a smile. She already knew the reason for the break up, everyone did, but she couldn't resist putting him in the awkward position. "Um, Janessa and I we just...we just decided we weren't right for each other anymore."
The real reason for their break up had to do with Janessa coming home from winter break in Aspen to find Court in bed with one of her closest friends. When she found them she knocked Court unconscience with one of his football trophies and then when about making her ex-best friend's life a living hell. Kathryn and everyone else at Manchester knew the story but she feigned innocent and gave him a sympathetic smile "I'm sorry to hear that Court."
"Well it's all in the past now. Hey look there's Janessa, maybe we should go say hello. It would be, you know, polite."
"Of course" she agreed through clenched teeth.
There were several large white tents set up close to where the various boats and yachts were docked. Looking amongst the crowd it didn't take Kathryn long to spot her rival. With her dark hair and eyes Janessa had a striking resemblance to Kathryn. She was even wearing a white dress that afternoon just like hers. The two girls had grown up in the same social circles all their lives with Janessa using any and ever opportunity to copy Kathryn. She tinted her hair the same way, emulated her sense of style, went after the same boys as her and competed with her for all the same leadership positions. Kathryn usually won but every now and then Janessa would get one over on her and she couldn't stand it.
Forcing a smile onto her lips Kathryn was about to greet there hostess when she noticed she was already chatting with someone. As they got closer she recognized the young girl she was talking with as Bonnie. Fabulous, Kathryn thought to herself, now instead of dealing with one nit wit she'd have to deal with two.
She started to make her way over to them when she stopped in her tracks. Court came up behind her and put an arm on her back "what is it?"
Kathryn came to an abrupt halt when she noticed the guy on Bonnies arm. To her great shock she realized it was Sebastian. With his hand casually on Bonnies back he wore a smile as he chatted up Janessa. Shaking her head Kathryn muttered "that son of a bitch."
"What's Valmont doing here?"
"I don't know but I going to find out" she hissed before quickly approaching them. Phony smile in tact she came up behind them "hello Janessa."
The hostess's dark eyes looked over at Kathryn as a smirk graced her cherry colored lips. "Kathryn there you are. I was starting to think you wouldn't make it." When Court came up behind his date Janessa's eyes lit up even more "oh Court you came!"
She pushed past Kathryn and threw her arms around her ex while his current girlfriend looked over appalled. Kathryn tried her best to contain her annoyance because she knew Janessa was doing this purposely to bother her. To top it off she noticed the amused look on Sebastian's face as he watched her squirm. She really was going to kill him once they were alone.
Court's face seemed to redden in embarrassment as he pulled himself from her grasp. "Hey 'nessa, of course I came. Kathryn invited me."
"Oh yeah" she laughed casually as she turned back to her rival. "I forgot you two are seeing each other now."
"Well it's understandable given how busy you've been planning your little party" Kathryn told her.
Janessa gave her an equally fake grin "yes I suppose you're right. So Kathryn have you met Bonnie?"
"Yes as a matter of fact mother and I are staying with Bonnie this weekend."
To Kathryn's surprise Bonnie smiled at her as she chimed in "we've had so much fun together these past few days. Kathryn has taught me so much."
Christ Sebastian must be teaching her well, Kathryn thought as her eyes locked with his. "Well isn't that...kind of her. I take it you know Sebastian Kathryn" Janessa noted as she bated her eyes flirtatiously at him. "After all every girl at Manchester knows Sebastian."
Containing her sudden urge to vomit Kathryn replied coldly "not well. I'm rather surprised to see you here Sebastian."
"Well Bonnie invited me" he told her with a gloating smile. "How could I resist?"
There seemed to be an uncomfortable silence between the group as Kathryn and Sebastian eyed each other. Finally Janessa broke it "so what does everyone think of my new boat?"
"You got another one?" Court asked as he looked out at the marina.
"Well actually daddy had me trade in the old one. I like this one much better. Isn't it beautiful Court?"
He nodded "yeah it is."
"Court and I use to sail all the time."
"Hey did you two use to date or something?" Sebastian suddenly asked.
Janessa grinned over at him "yes for a little while."
As Bonnie, Court and Janessa turned to look out at the boats Kathryn pinched Sebastian's arm and hissed "what the hell are you doing?"
He laughed obviously amused "looking at boats. What are you doing?"
Before Kathryn could reply everyone turned around still discussing sailing. "My father left me his boat. It's the one at the far end" Bonnie pointed out. "I love to sail but mother doesn't like me to go by myself."
"Oh that's too bad" Court acknowledged. "It's cool that you sail, Kathryn doesn't like it much."
"Kathryn prefers to relax and sunbathe when she's out on the water" Kathryn smiled as she pulled Court close to her. "Preferably in very little" she whispered to him loud enough so everyone could hear especially Sebastian.
"That's my girl" Court laughed wrapping an arm around her. "Come on let's go down and take a look."
"I better get back to my guests" Janessa said turning away from the happy couple in annoyance. "We can catch up later Court."
"Sure" he said but he was already being pulled away by Kathryn.
Once alone Sebastian grabbed Bonnie by the arm and spun her around towards him. "So far you're doing good but not good enough. Make sure you get Court alone."
"I know" she sighed as she looked back at Court and Kathryn. "It's going to be hard though with her always around."
"Don't worry I'll take care of her."
Bonnie looked back at him curiously for a moment. Her blue eyes eyed him as she asked "why do want her away from him so badly anyway? Do you like Kathryn or something?"
"Never mind why" Sebastian hissed at her. "The only thing you need to concentrate on is getting close to Court. Now go."
* * * * * *
Where the fuck was he? As Kathryn looked from one end of the marina to the other she was about ready to kill something or as the case may be someone. Sure enough a half hour into Janessa's party and Court was nowhere to be found. It infuriated her to no end that she couldn't take him anywhere without him running off with god knows who.
After touring his friend Paul's boat Kathryn had gotten bored so she decided to hit the bar. However when she went back to find Court he was gone. She thought he might have gone off with Janessa somewhere but she was currently talking with some of her parents friends.
With an annoyed sigh Kathryn headed up to the restaurant that was providing all the food for the party. She thought maybe he went to look for her there or went to get something to eat less fancy. As she stepped out onto the deck of the restaurant she felt a pair of hands rest of her hips. Smiling Kathryn turned around but quickly scowled when she saw the hands belonged to Sebastian "what the hell do you want?"
"Well you're as pleasant as ever" he told her. "I suppose you thought I was captain cardboard."
Rolling her eyes she pulled away from him and asked "have you seen Court?"
"Why is he missing? Maybe you should think of investing in a leash for that boy."
"Shut up and get lost"
Sebastian only laughed as he fell into step beside her. "Have you checked with Janessa maybe they're off rekindling some memories."
Kathryn grabbed him by the face and forced his head in Janessa's direction "no he's not and no thanks to you by the way."
"Oh come on Kathryn are you telling me you were honestly having fun with that loser?" When he was met with no response he made her to look up at him "you know you could be having much more fun with me."
"Doing what?"
Sebastian stepped closer to her and smiled "looking at boats."
Grabbing her suddenly by the hand he pulled her back into the near vacant restaurant. Aside from a few busboys the place was practically empty and the people there were were too busy anyway to notice as Sebastian pressed her against the wall and kissed her. Kathryn's hands came up to push him away but she was fighting a losing battle. Within seconds she was kissing him back but kicking herself all along for doing it. Just as his hands began to creep under her dress Kathryn pushed him away "no not here."
"All right then I'll kiss you back on the deck."
"You're not kissing me at all" Kathryn told him with a grin.
"Not for long" Sebastian murmured before leaning in and kissing her neck softly.
Surpressing a groan she asked him "what are you doing with Bonnie? I told you to get rid of her not date her."
"Oh come on Kathryn how could I resist?"
"Easily" she responded icily before pushing him away and starting for the door.
Before she could leave Sebastian grabbed her by the hand and pulled her back to him. "Are you jealous?"
"Please" she scoffed. "All I asked is that you get the little bitch to keep her mouth shut about what she walked in on."
"Don't worry she will."
Kathryn studied him a moment before cupping his face. "You're up to something aren't you?"
"Maybe" he told her giving her that boyishly charming smile of his while kissing her hand. Sebastian leaned in to kiss her mouth but Kathryn turned her head away. Never one to give up Sebastian slid his hand up her thigh and remarked "I thought you were done playing the ice queen."
"That doesn't mean I'm going to give you free access to me."
His hand rose higher before sliding between her legs. Kathryn felt his long fingers brush against her panties as he whispered in her ear "why not? I thought you liked giving me...access." As if for emphasize Sebastian slid a finger inside of her suddenly causing Kathryn to gasp out loud.
As his finger played inside of her he let his thumb gently graze her clit causing her to arch against the wall in need. With a sly triumphant grin Sebastian leaned in to kiss her but before he could they heard someone quickly approaching. At the sound of footsteps Kathryn yanked his hand out from beneath her dress.
Suddenly Janessa came in from off the patio "oh hey I didn't know anyone was up here." Noticing Sebastian's hand that was still on Kathryn's hip she asked with amusement "I'm not interrupting anything am I?"
"Don't be ridiculous" Kathryn laughed as she moved away from Sebastian. "We were just..."
Sebastian was going to listen in amusement as Kathryn struggled for an excuse but for whatever reason he took pity on her. "I'm helping Kathryn look for Court."
"Oh well I believe I saw him a little while ago going into Bonnies boat." Her dark eyes seemed to gleam as she told Kathryn "they looked awfully close. Rather like the two of you just now."
"Sebastian and I are just friends" Kathryn told her coldly. Looking over at him she finished "if that."
"I see, well here's a little word of advice Kathryn. If I were you I'd keep an eye on Court. The boy has a bit of a wandering eye if you know what I'm saying."
Kathryn gave her a phony smile "well thanks for the advice but I'm not too worried and if Court gets out of line I could always knock him unconscience with a football trophy."
"Right" Janesssa replied the smile falling from her face.
"I better go find Court" Kathryn sighed as she started to leave. "I'll talk with you later Sebastian."
"I look forward to it" he called after her.
As she headed down towards the boat Bonnie had pointed out earlier Kathryn began to wonder if it was possible that Court was screwing around with Bonnie. What the hell could he see in that little nothing anyway? She's beautiful and sweet Kathryn reminded herself. Not to mention everyone was still under the impression she was a virgin.
Getting aboard the boat Kathryn looked around and saw they weren't on the deck so she went below. The boat if you want to call it that, was actually closer in size to a yacht. When she went below she noticed there was a living room set up and then two doors on either end. She was about to barge into one of them when she heard the unmistakable giggle of Bonnie followed by a soft moan. The bastard was cheating on her!
She was about to interrupt whatever the hell was going on between them but stopped when a realization suddenly occurred to her. Bonnie was hardly the type to go off and seduce another girls boyfriend. She would probably not even think to do such a thing if the idea wasn't planted in her pea sized brain first. Right then Kathryn knew this whole thing was most likely orchestrated by Sebastian. His plan was to have her walk in on Bonnie and Court screwing around so she could in turn dump Court and go running to him.
Hell would freeze over before that happened.
Instead of bursting into the room like she originally planned Kathryn stepped away from the door and called out "oh Court! Court are you here?"
Sure enough a moment later she heard some rustling behind the door before Court suddenly appeared looking flushed. "Hey Kathryn, were you looking for me?"
"Yes" she told him with a calm smile. "Janessa told me Bonnie was showing you her boat. So what do you think of her?"
He flinched as he looked everywhere but at his girlfriend "it's, it's great! She's quite a beauty."
Kathryn looked past him into the empty room where Bonnie was nervously sitting on the bed. "Yes she is" Kathryn muttered. "Court do you think you could go get me something to drink back at the bar? I'm absolutely famished."
"Sure babe" he said giving her a quick peck on the cheek before dashing up the steps.
Once they were alone Kathryn stormed into the bedroom and slammed the door shut. "Hey Bonnie enjoying my boyfriend?"
At the sound of the door slamming shut Bonnie jumped and looked up at Kathryn with fear in her eyes. "No Kathryn, I mean we weren't-"
"Oh cut the shit" she sneered at her.
"I swear to you Kathryn, Court and I weren't doing anything."
Bending down Kathryn spotted a used condom wrapper and scooped it up. She tossed it at Bonnie "bullshit. I know exactly what you were doing Bonnie and I know why you were doing it."
"You do?"
She walked over to the younger girl cowering on the bed. Forcing her to look up at her Kathryn demanded "Sebastian set this up didn't he? He told you to seduce Court and for me to walk in on it."
Tears forming in her eyes Bonnie admitted "yes he did. He said he had pictures of us having sex and he would show everyone and I-"
"Enough I don't care" she silenced her. "However I'm telling you this much Bonnie if you don't stay away from what's mine you won't live to regret it. You think Sebastian's scary? You haven't seen anything yet."
* * * * * *
"I know what you're up to and it won't work" Kathryn whispered in Sebastian's ear before walking past him.
Sebastian had been downing martinis with an attractive blond on his right when Kathryn had spotted him. Shortly after letting Bonnie know that she wouldn't put up with any of her crap she hunted down the real source of her problem. Walking over to the bar she ordered herself a dirty martini waiting for Sebastian to join her. Sure enough he didn't leave her disappointed. "Something the matter baby?"
Taking a sip of her drink Kathryn emptied the rest in her mouth and then spit it out at him "don't call me baby."
"Fine" he grumbled as used a napkin to dry himself off. "What crawled up your ass? Court and his three inch dick I suppose?"
Ignoring his crude comment she hissed "I know you sent that little tramp to fuck Court."
Sebastian smiled smugly "oh so I take it you walked in on them? Well I won't pretend to be sorry. It's about time you dump that moron."
"I didn't dump Court. On the contrary we are closer than ever."
His face fell "what? But I thought-"
"You thought wrong." Stepping closer to him Kathryn asked "what is it with you? Why can't you just let Court and me be happy together?"
Without waiting for an answer she stormed away from him and walked over to a deserted table to sit down. She was so angry right now not just at Sebastian but at herself as well. Kathryn had promised herself to not give him the satisfaction of exposing any emotion towards him and yet she did. She hated appearing valuable especially in front of Sebastian.
She thought he had left but a minute later he pulled up a chair next to her. "Kathryn" he whispered "he's not good enough for you."
"Oh and who is, you?" she scoffed.
"Why not?"
Turning to face him Kathryn replied "no chance in hell would I ever...with you. Besides the only thing you want from me is to get between my legs."
He shrugged "well I won't lie and tell you that the prospect of you on your back or all fours for that matter isn't appealing. However I like you Kathryn." Sebastian leaned over and took her hand "I think we could make a good team."
Kathryn didn't pull her hand away but she did tell him "I'm with Court and I don't see that changing in the immediate future Sebastian."
"Yes and why are you with Court? To get back at Chandler or because mommy dearest approves of him? Jesus Kathryn he can barely keep it in his pants for a half an hour."
To his surprise Kathryn laughed and he asked "you think that's funny?"
"No, I think it's funny that you of all people are preaching about fidelity. Sebastian you couldn't be faithful to one girl for longer than a week, if that."
"That's not true" he pouted. "I've been faithful to my bizarre friendship with you."
"Yeah but only because you mistakenly believe it will land you in my bed. Face it Valmont you aren't the boyfriend type."
Sebastian scowled at her as he challenged "care to make a wager on that?"
Kathryn turned back to him suddenly intrigued. She always enjoyed a good challenge especially if she could get something out of it. "What did you have in mind?"
"I bet that I can be faithful to one girl for at least three weeks. That means for three weeks I will see only her and fuck only her."
Raising her eyebrows in surprise Kathryn asked "sex with just one girl for twenty one days? I'll take that bet!"
Sebastian laughed as he leaned in closer to her. "Okay what are the terms?"
Running her finger across her lips Kathryn thought about what she could want from him. When something suddenly occurred to her she grinned devilishly "if I win you have to transfer to St. Michael's."
Sebastian flinched as his face twisted in horror "that's an all guys school. A catholic all guys school."
"Yes it is" Kathryn laughed. "You better start brushing up on your hail Mary's. I think you're going to need them."
"All right fine" he grumbled. "What do I get when I win?"
Letting her hand brush against his knee she purred seductively at him "what do you want?"
There was of course the obvious thing but he decided to shock her "I win you dump Reynolds."
Kathryn's eyes went wide in surprise "you want me to dump Court? Sebastian I can't just-"
He pressed her finger to her lips silencing her "that's the deal and...oh what the hell, I get you to myself for a night to do whatever I want as well."
Pushing his hand away she sighed "can't I just fuck you senseless and we'll call it even?"
Sebastian shook his head "no and besides you're so sure I'll loose what do you care? Do we have a deal?"
He held his hand out and Kathryn stared at it before hesitantly shaking with him "deal. So who's the victim?"
She thought he would have to think about it but to her surprise he grinned and told her "I know just the girl."
Sebastian rose from his seat and Kathryn turned to watch as he walked across the room to his target. She assumed it would be just another air headed debutante but to her shock Sebastian walked right up to Janessa and wrapped an arm around her. He whispered something in her ear before she pulled him away. As he left the party Sebastian turned and gave Kathryn a wave.
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