Summary: After experiencing an emotionally draining morning with Sebastian and Joshua, Kathryn has a night out she won't soon forget.
Authors Note: In response to Michelle's question there will be about five more chapters after this including the epilogue. Look for more than a few twists and dark spots to pop up. That's all I'm saying. Oh and the song I used is Closer by Nine Inch Nails. Enjoy.
Chapter 10: Closer
"So mademoiselle Merteuil, is all forgiven?"
Leaning back against her four poster bed, arms firmly crossed to her chest, Kathryn's scowl didn't waver in the slightest. Anyone else might have grown uncomfortable under her hard, unrelentingly cold stare but Joshua had grown accustomed to it. Instead of backing away he moved even closer to her and smiled lasciviously at her. "Judging by the reception I got when I came in I'd say the answer to that question is a resounding yes."
Her green eyes narrowing even more at him she chided "don't confuse sex with forgiveness Joshua. I simply had an itch that needed to be scratched and you were the closest warm body."
"Oh Katie" he sighed "surely you can lie better than that."
Unable to help herself the corners of Kathryn's mouth turned upwards into a smirk. She then quickly turned on to her side facing away from him. It would be easier to appear mad at him if she didn't have to face him because when his eyes were on her the truth became painfully clear: she would always forgive him.
It was true she had been angry at him the previous night, more angry than she had ever been with him before. Part of the reason Kathryn had laid awake all night was because she was thinking up various means of torture to bring upon him. It was bad enough he teased her with a surprise all night which turned out to be a threesome with some blond who looked decidedly like his ex. Then he had the nerve to ignore her anger at the situation in favor of screwing the twit. Yes they did agree to an open relationship but there were some things that were just in bad taste and in Kathryn's opinion that was one of them.
However her anger began to fade when the sun came up and Joshua appeared on her doorstep early that morning. Even before he apologized she forgave him just for showing up in the first place. Normally he would have waited awhile for her to simmer down before coming over but today he hadn't, which proved to her that he truly realized the error of his ways. Without a word Kathryn pulled him into her bedroom where they shared a quick but passionate screw, but she still didn't give him an answer to his question. Yes she might have forgiven him but she sure as hell wasn't about to tell him that.
Now as Joshua laid down beside her, spooning his arms around her waist and nuzzling her neck Kathryn closed her eyes, an act he would likely view as annoyance but in actuality it was contentment. "I really didn't mean any harm but it Katie" he murmured into her skin, purposely using his affectionate name for her. "I thought you would enjoy it, you seemed to last time."
"I was completely wasted the last time" she huffed. "Besides which I didn't even know that girl."
"Yes I should have taken this into account and mind you I would have if I had been in a slightly more cohesive state at the time. What can I say Kathryn I was completely smashed last night. Hell for all I knew that girl could have been you."
Kathryn whipped her head back around at him angry "if you think this is helping your case any rest assured it isn't. Anyway you weren't that out of it."
"I made a mistake, okay? I shouldn't have brought her to the room and I shouldn't have gone to bed with her when you were obviously so distressed by the situation."
"I wasn't distressed" she pouted.
"Right. Where did you go after you left the room? You never did tell me."
Ah, yes the other reason she had been up all night. If she was honest with herself maybe she'd admit it was the only reason. Thinking back to the scene in the elevator Kathryn pulled away from Joshua and scowled this time with genuine anger. Fucking Valmont, how dare he treat her like that she. Screwing her up against the wall like that, like some common hooker. Okay so perhaps she had enjoyed it somewhat but not what followed afterwards. The way he looked at her, so cold and unfeeling it made her blood run cold. Never, even when he was at his angriest with her did Sebastian look at her like that. Then he outright called her a slut and left her there like a piece of garbage he had no use for. Kathryn shuddered at the memory of it.
She might have forgiven Joshua for the way he treated her but there was no way she would offer Sebastian that luxury. No from this point on he was nothing to her. She wouldn't even bother hurting him back because that's how little he meant to her. Still as she laid there in Joshua's arms she couldn't help but wonder if it really even mattered. Judging by how Sebastian treated her last night it would appear he was very much done with her. That final act was just his last bit of closure.
"Kathryn?" Joshua called to her obviously amused "Katie what are you thinking about?"
Shaking the memory off she rolled onto her back and sighed "nothing important."
"Well then, is the verdict in? Am I forgiven?"
She didn't answer him, just smiled slyly as she drew him mouth down to hers for a kiss. Joshua's mouth eagerly responded as his hands got tangled in her dark locks. In that moment Kathryn felt warm and somewhat at peace. All thoughts of Sebastian and his treatment of her were forgotten as she lost herself in Joshua's embrace. It was perhaps this feeling of comfort and light headedness that caused the words to tumble out of her mouth, words she swore she'd never say to him out loud.
"I love you" she sighed as she broke away breathlessly.
Joshua looked down at her somewhat perplexed. Had she frightened him? Had she gone too far? Kathryn couldn't tell but then this smile broke out across his handsome face. It was then she was sure he would return the sentiment, only...he didn't.
"Where shall we live after we marry?"
The marriage game, he usually used it as a way to calm her down or talk her out of a bad mood. It usually worked to but not today because he was using it to avoid what she said. Prevent things for being awkward because he wouldn't say those three little words back to her. It was painful of course but Kathryn wouldn't let herself dote on it. She knew he would never say it back, not now at least when they were still so young and not officially committed to each other. She knew this and yet she had said it anyway so it was her fault really that she was left disappointed.
Kathryn couldn't really get angry with him so instead she smiled and played along. Threading her fingers through his soft dark hair she replied "I like New York but London would be nice."
"Yes mum would like that" he agreed as he planted soft kisses on her bare stomach. Then suddenly he stopped and his head shot up abruptly. "Shit, what time is it?"
"It's a quarter to eleven"
Joshua made a frustrated groan as he got off the bed and quickly started to dress. "I promised my mother I'd meet her for breakfast fifteen minutes ago. Christ she's going to have my head."
Kathryn snickered "such a mommy's boy. Worried she'll ground you?"
"Worried she won't pay for my tuition is more like it. She's starting to use the J word."
"Jackass?" she teased.
"Job" he explained with a disgusted sneer. "Ever since she found out I took a month off from school she's been insisting I put my time to good use whatever that means."
"You spend your time fucking me, I'd say that's very good use"
Joshua laughed "I'd tend to agree." He bent down and gave her another soft kiss. "You're welcome to come along if you'd like. I'm sure mother would be pleased to see you."
As the two of them headed to the front door Kathryn turned her nose up at the suggestion. Joshua's mother was a complete nightmare and utterly boring to boot. "No I don't think so. I'm terribly tired and need my rest but send her my love."
"I will" Joshua kissed her one last time before opening the door to leave. "I'll see you tonight though, right?"
"Yeah, tonight"
He nodded and tossed her a smile as he disappeared out the door and into an awaiting car. As she watched him go Kathryn was tempted to tell him she loved him once again if only to see how he would react. But she learned her lesson the first time and decided then she wouldn't let those words pass through her lips again for some time.
Turning around Kathryn headed back to her room with every intention of going back to bed. However she was stopped by an obstacle in her path. Sebastian was sitting, or rather lounging in one of her mothers antique arm chairs. He looked better than the last time she'd seen him. Now dressed in a crisp brown suit and tie he might have appeared appealing to her if she hadn't been so angry at the mere sight of him. Not bothering to even ask what he was doing there or even how he got in without her noticing she simply ordered "get out!"
Sebastian as usual didn't even flinch at her coldness. Instead he languidly rose to his feet and with a heavy sigh retorted "I suppose good morning is too much to hope for. Aren't you even somewhat curious why I'm here?"
"No" she replied evenly. "In fact I don't give a flying fuck what you do so long as it's far away from me."
Kathryn started to cross the room, eager to get away from him and his penetrating stare. She really didn't care what he wanted, she just wanted to get away from him. She was almost to the door when he called out "I came to apologize."
Sure enough that stopped her in her tracks. With her back still to him Kathryn allowed herself a moment of surprise. Sebastian, apologize? From the moment they'd met he made it clear that was something he just didn't do so she was genuinely shocked when he told her this. Still it didn't waver her anger towards him in the slightest. Whipping around she hissed "since when do you believe in apologizing?"
The cockiness vanishing from his face he explained "since I seriously fucked up last night. I never should have...it was wrong, I was wrong. I'm sorry for how I treated you Kathryn."
Hearing these words come out of Valmont's mouth of all people, you could have knocked her over with a feather. Kathryn was shocked and maybe she softened just a bit at his words but she certainly wasn't about to forgive and forget. Charging up to him she yelled "you're sorry? What just because the almighty Sebastian Valmont finally apologizes for something I should get down on my knees and thank you? Well fuck you! I don't give a damn if you're sorry or not!"
He flinched at her harsh words and his eyes looked away from her as he stammered "I-I'm sorry, I don't know.."
"I don't care about you fucking apologies!" she sneered. "All I want to know is why? What the hell were you trying to accomplish last night?"
"I don't know" he replied softly.
"Bullshit! You had enough balls to treat me like a whore in that elevator, you should at the very least have enough to tell me the truth now."
"Fine!" he hollered back with sudden anger. "You want the truth here it is. I was in bed with Isabel last night, she was laying there completely naked waiting for me to fuck her but I couldn't do it because all I could think about was you! Here was this beautiful, sexy girl dying for me take her and I couldn't even get hard! I was disgusted with the mere idea of touching any girl that wasn't you and in that moment Kathryn I hated you more than I ever thought possible. You made me weak and I wanted to destroy you for that. I didn't plan any of it though, I just left Isabel's room, got on the elevator and there you were. I didn't even think I just acted."
Sebastian was now standing only a foot away from her practically quivering with anger. Watching him intently Kathryn demanded "so what you wanted to tear me down? Well then in that case well done Valmont. You completely fucked me and I don't mean just physically. Do you have any idea what that feels like? I cared about you, I trusted you and you treat me like...like I'm just another common girl for you to screw and throw away. You can apologize all you want but you have no concept of what that's-"
"No concept?" Sebastian repeated with a humorless laugh. "I know exactly what that feels like because you did it to me! That night in the street when I called you down and you dismissed me-"
"That's not true! You knew how hard it was for me to break things off with you Sebastian but I had to! I love Joshua and you knew that."
"And yet I fell for you all the same" he snickered. Before Kathryn could ask what he meant by that Sebastian cupped her face and kissed her hard of the mouth. She was so caught of guard she might have stumbled backwards had it not been for the piano behind her. Crushed between the hard wood instrument and Sebastian's form she had nothing left to do but kiss him back just as eagerly. It was sloppy and urgent but none the less passionate.
At last Kathryn pulled her head back breaking the kiss but Sebastian still remained where he was pressed up tight against her. Breathless she told him "lets just say we're even now. I hurt you, you hurt me, it's over with. You should go now."
Sebastian ignored her request however and instead kissed her once again only this time it was short and he pulled away afterwards. "Do you miss me?"
Kathryn blinked in surprise "sometimes...but that doesn't change anything."
He smiled back at her a genuine smile, "it changes everything."
Once again he kissed her and she found herself responding-for a moment anyway. Pulling away from him she at last was able to remove herself from the cramped space. "I'm exhausted, I need sleep and you need to leave."
"Fine I'll go but I'm not backing down"
Kathryn swung back around and was about to demand what he meant by that only Sebastian was gone. Looking around the now vacant room it was as if he was never there at all. Kathryn would have thought she dreamt the whole thing if it wasn't for the fact that she could still taste him on her mouth.
* * * * * *
RING...RING...RING...
At the sound of his ringing cell phone Marcus grumbled a soft curse under his breath and reached carelessly towards the night side table. Who the hell could be calling this early of a Sunday morning? As he picked up the phone he noticed the hotel alarm clock showed it was after eleven. Maybe it wasn't that early after all but he was still annoyed at being woken up and intended on making that known to whomever was calling. "What?" he demanded into the receiver.
"When did saying hello become such a big fucking task for people?"
"Sebastian?"
"Yeah" he grumbled "look we need to discuss that offer you made last night."
Marcus sat up suddenly alert "have you made a decision?"
"I'm not discussing it over the phone" he replied sharply. "We need to talk now."
"Well, uh, okay I'm at-"
"I know where to find you"
With that Sebastian hung up and Marcus was left listening to the dial tone. Shaking his head he turned the phone off when the blond creature a top him began to stir. "Who was that?" Annette murmured sleepily.
Smiling down at her affectionately Marcus stroked her hair and replied "it was Sebastian he's on his way over here."
She lifted her face up from his chest and smiled slyly up at him "what are you boys up to?"
Marcus hated to lie to her but at the same time he knew he couldn't very well tell her he was plotting to get her ex-boyfriend out of town just so he'd stop sniffing around her. Wrapping a protective arm around her slender body he said nonchalantly "it's nothing. He just wanted to discuss Kathryn."
"Kathryn?"
"Yes"
"Are you sure you don't mean Joshua?" she asked with just a hint of a knowing smirk.
Realizing he'd been caught Marcus replied "his name might come up in the discussion."
Annette laughed as she pulled herself up to a sitting position and begun to gather her clothes. "Look just do me a favor and be careful. It makes me nervous when you start messing around with the tribunal and even more so when you throw Sebastian into the mix."
"I promise I'll be careful" he assured her. When he noticed her start to get dressed her pulled her back down to him "hey what are you doing? You don't have to leave."
"Oh yes I do" she sighed. "My dad thinks I'm staying over Shelly's and if I don't get home soon he might call over there and find out I lied. I really don't want to explain where I really was to him. Besides I don't really think I want to be around when you and Sebastian discuss...whatever it is you're up to."
Marcus drew her down for a kiss, he so very much loved this woman. Breaking away from her he asked "why are you being so cool about this? I was sure you'd disapprove of me taking action against Joshua?"
Getting to her feat she sighed "I don't like it namely because I don't want you to get in trouble. But I love you and I'm going to trust that you know what you're doing."
"I do"
"All right then"
There was a knock of the door of the suite and Annette went to answer it. "Sebastian good morning" she opened the door for him to come in. "I'm rather shocked to see you out of bed this early on a Sunday morning."
"I'm rather shocked to see you sneaking out of hotel rooms on a Sunday morning. Shouldn't you be at church?"
Annette rolled her eyes at him "I have to get going. I'll call to you later Marcus. Good luck Sebastian something tells me you'll need it."
Sebastian sneered at her "say hello to headmaster daddy for me."
As she left Annette tossed him the finger and Sebastian snickered "I think she still has a thing for me." Marcus glared at him coldly in response and he laughed "I'm kidding, relax."
Getting up Marcus poured himself a glass of water and grumbled "you're in a much better mood from the last time I saw you. What changed?"
"I talked with Kathryn this morning" he explained plopping down on the sofa.
Marcus looked rather surprised "I can't imagine that went well. Kathryn just agreed to forgive and forget the way you treated her?"
"Lets just say we came to a mutual understanding."
He was surprised at this but then again he couldn't begin to fathom the strangeness that went on in Kathryn and Sebastian's relationship. "Then I take it you want in?"
Straightening the glasses on his face Sebastian nodded "yeah I'm in so what's this plan?"
Marcus smiled mysteriously as he explained "the whole tribunal is going to this club tonight, Persuasion. Ever hear of it?"
"I think so"
"Good be there tonight around ten"
Sebastian stared at him curiously "why?"
"Persuasion my friend" he chuckled "the name of the game is persuasion. You'll see what I mean tonight."
* * * * * *
"They're opening up the VIP room for us exclusively" Joshua called out over the roar of the music as they entered the club. "The owner is an old friend of mine."
The group of tribunal members following behind them voiced their obvious pleasure at this news. Everyone was quite impressed by Joshua's ability to make a great party even better. Everyone that is except for the beautiful brunette on his arm. While the rest laughed and moved about the crowd happily Kathryn sulked.
It wasn't like she wanted Joshua to go back to school, on the contrary she loved having him home. The one down side to his arrival however was the fact that he seemed to immediately take over the leadership position that he had left for her. When she reminded to him that she was leader now he condescendingly patted her on the head and replied "of course you are Katie." It pissed her off greatly but she didn't want to make a big deal about it. After all it must have been hard for him to return and no longer officially be part of the group.
"Guys lets head up to the second level, they have the best bartenders up there" Joshua called out. Of course everyone followed him including Kathryn who had pulled away from his arm and fell behind. Perhaps it was time she brought up to him yet again that he was no longer in charge. She was done with being ordered around, she was the fucking leader.
As she climbed the spiral staircase that led to the second floor of the club she felt a hand press on her lower back. "You never were good at following commands" Marcus whispered in ear.
If it was anyone else Kathryn wouldn't dare mention how annoyed she was with Joshua for how he was acting but Marcus was different. He understood her better than most. "I could have sworn he made me leader" she replied bitterly to him.
"He seems to be having trouble letting the position go" Marcus replied. "Have you talked with him?"
She shrugged "sort of but I'm not sure what to say. I'm happy your back but keep out of the tribunal, it's mine now?"
"That sounds about right." When she rolled her eyes at this he laughed "don't worry about it Kathryn, Joshua won't be a problem for long."
Kathryn glanced over at him quickly and cautiously asked "what do you mean?"
Marcus didn't elaborate however, he simply laughed and walked away. Kathryn watched him head over to the bar and she was going to ask him what he meant by that but then decided against it. Truth be told she didn't really want to know what he was up to, she really didn't need any more anxiety. Between Joshua's lack of feelings for her and Sebastian sudden emotions towards her she had enough things to worry about.
As Joshua went off to order some drinks Kathryn wandered over to the balcony. Looking down at the crowded dance floor below she watched as numerous bodies swarmed around, grinding intently into one another to the beat of the blaring music. Among the crowd she watched as one individual broke away and sauntered up to the bar. It might have been Kathryn's imagination since she was just thinking about him, but that guy with the blond hair and nice ass looked awfully familiar.
No it wasn't her imagination it was Sebastian. She found herself leaning further over the rail of the balcony as she watched him wondering what the hell he was doing here. Surely it couldn't be just a coincidence. At first he didn't seem to notice her as he waited for the bartender to get his drink. When it was at last in front of him he picked it up, raised it to his lips and was about to drink when he looked up and spotted her. With a smirk he brought the glass up into the air like he was toasting her. Kathryn scowled at this and turned around. However she was unable to help herself and looked over her shoulder to see him still watching her. Only now he was laughing.
Kathryn was bristling with annoyance. What did he think he was doing showing up here? He had to know Joshua was here with her so what was he after? She told herself she didn't care and made a vow to ignore him. Kathryn headed over to the upstairs bar to go find Joshua so they could go dance only he wasn't there. "Where's Joshua?" she demanded from a tribunal member named Lily.
The girl grinned slyly at her then pointed towards the opposite end of the club. Joshua was being literally pulled away by two curvaceous females and he didn't seem to be protesting a bit. On the contrary he seemed quite delighted. "Asshole" Kathryn muttered under her breath as the younger tribunal members snickered and walked away. She glared after them but it was fruitless, they didn't give a damn about respecting her anyway. If it wasn't bad enough that Joshua was running around with girls who weren't her he was also stealing her leadership position away and expecting her to fall in line. Well fuck that.
Leaving the upstairs party behind Kathryn headed back downstairs past the crowded dance floor to the bar. She looked around expecting to find Valmont but he was no where to be found. Disappointed she went and ordered a martini. "And make it quick!" she ordered the somewhat inept looking bar maid.
Suddenly she felt the sensation of arms circling her waist as a familiarly cocky voice whispered in her ear "you have to learn the fine art of patients baby."
Not bothering to turn around Kathryn grinned as she replied "I've never held much stock in that virtue." Looking over her shoulder she smirked up at Sebastian "hi."
"Hello" he drawled "shouldn't you be upstairs with the rest of your party?"
"I got bored"
"We'll have to remedy that then" he told her as he led her by the waist out onto the dance floor. Sebastian pulled her out to the center where they were forced to dance so close they were literally on top of each other. Normally Kathryn would protest doing this, especially since they were in full view of the tribunal but thinking back to Joshua and his treatment of her, she didn't care so much. Besides Sebastian felt good pressed against her and the Nine Inch Nails song pounding through the club was one of her favorites.
You let me violate you
You let me desecrate you
You let me penetrate you
You let me complicate you
Sebastian was gripping her waist tightly, possessive almost as she moved back against him. Kathryn swayed her hips back against his pelvis and her arm came around, gripping his neck. Having him this close to her, feeling him become aroused felt so unbelievably good. Kathryn felt powerful having this control over him but at the same time she felt like she could lose control any moment and that felt even better.
When his hand come down to her thigh and then slowly made it's way up her short skirt she didn't protest. No, in fact she egged him on, using her free hand to grip his side pulling him even closer. Sebastian's hand was now gently, teasingly rubbing against the silky fabric of her panties and he began to kiss her neck. When his teeth nipped at her skin Kathryn let out a moan that was drowned out by the music.
Help me
I broke apart my insides
Help me
I've got no soul to sell
Help me
The only thing that works for me
Help me get away from myself
"Sebastian" she groaned unable to contain herself. Kathryn had nearly forgotten where she was or what she was doing, all she could feel was him.
"Do you want me to stop?" he asked indicating the hand that was now openly fingering her.
"No" Kathryn whimpered tugging his hair for emphasis. When she heard him laugh at this she joined him as they continued their dance.
I wanna fuck you like an animal
I wanna feel you from the inside
I wanna fuck you like an animal
My whole existence is flawed
You get me closer to God
Just as she was on the verge of cumming she heard Sebastian groan. She looked back and saw the pained expression on his face. With a grin she reached between their bodies and grabbed hold of the bulge in his pants. All of this teasing must have been driving him crazy she mused to herself. Stroking him she murmured "is that better?"
Sebastian's lips brushed against hers and he replied "little bit. You know what would feel even better..." He trailed off as something upstairs caught his attention. His lips curled into a smirk as he told her "I think we have an audience."
Kathryn glanced up and saw Joshua leaning against the upstairs balcony looking quite pissed. He was glaring coldly down at them, completely oblivious to the blond tugging at his arm. "Looks like you got his attention" Sebastian sneered.
Turning her attention back on her dance partner she grinned "fuck 'em."
You can have my isolation
You can have the hate that it brings
You can have my absence of faith
You can have my everything
Joshua meanwhile wasn't finding any of this the least bit amusing. Ginger or whatever she called herself was trying to get him to come dance with but his attention at the moment was fully on Kathryn. He suspected that's what this little stunt was all about. She knew damn well he didn't want her anywhere near Valmont. So when he turns his attention away from her for even a moment she runs to him. If she was trying to humiliate him in front of the tribunal she was succeeding.
Marcus came up beside him and snickered "are they at it again?"
Joshua glared over at him and sneered "what do you mean again?"
"Last night at the formal I noticed them looking...intimate."
"How intimate?"
Marcus gestured to dancing couple below "like that but without clothes."
He squeezed the metal railing and yelled "that son of a bitch is fucking dead!"
Joshua started to head downstairs but Marcus pulled him back. "Hey correct me if I'm wrong but Kathryn doesn't appear to be protesting any. In fact she rather looks like she's enjoying herself."
Pulling out of his grip he snarled "watch your tongue boy, remember who you're talking to. Last time I checked you're not leader."
"No I'm not" Marcus retorted "she is, perhaps you've forgotten."
"Get out of my way" Joshua pushed him away gruffly and started down the steps. He didn't run, he didn't want to make a scene but he did charge towards the dance floor with every intent of pushing that prick away from his girlfriend.
Only as he made his way through the dance floor he didn't find them. Looking over the heads of the crowd he didn't spot them but even with the pounding music in his ears he was able to make out Kathryn's distinctive giggle. Joshua whipped around just in time to catch sight of Kathryn as she dashed off the dance floor hand in hand with Sebastian. Joshua didn't follow though, he was too stunned at the sight of his girlfriend running away from him.
Help me
Tear down my reason
Help me
It's your sex I can smell
Help me
You make me perfect
Help me become somebody else
"Is he still behind us?" Sebastian asked tugging Kathryn further away from the dance floor.
The brunette ran a hand through her hair and laughed "I'm not sure. Let's hide just in case."
Actually the truth was she didn't want to hide, she wanted to fuck. Grinding up against Sebastian, especially in full view of everyone had made her incredibly horny. She didn't care about Joshua or his feelings, let him worry about her for once. Grabbing Sebastian's hand she yanked him into the ladies room. There were a few girls inside but no one seemed to pay any attention to the fact that a guy had entered. Everyone just went about there business as Kathryn pulled him into an empty stall and locked the door.
Pushing her back against the metal wall Sebastian grabbed one of her legs and hooked it around his waist. As Kathryn started to undue his pants he drawled "you know he might come in here looking for you."
"Maybe" she replied pulling her underwear off. "Are you worried?"
Sebastian picked her up suddenly causing her to wrap her other leg around his waist. "Hey if it isn't a problem for you..." She silenced him with a kiss that he eagerly returned. It was strange, they were in a cramped bathroom stall, noise everywhere and her boyfriend could barge in on them any minute, yet Kathryn was so much more relaxed than she had been in that fancy hotel elevator. She trusted this guy in front of her, who pretended to be nastier than he really was and who would die before hurting her like he did before.
When she felt his prick start to penetrate her Kathryn lost all train of thought. Gripping onto Sebastian's neck tightly she tossed back her head and uttered one request, "fuck me."
I wanna fuck you like an animal
I wanna feel you from the inside
I wanna fuck you like an animal
My whole existence is flawed
You get me closer to God
God..god..god..that word played over and over in her head until it lost all meaning. Sebastian was thrusting into her hard now, with such force she was amazed they didn't knock the stall down. He felt so good and he kept rubbing that place that was sure to make her come. Just..a little...more...
Sebastian was groaning her name, clutching onto her waist for dear life as he pounded into her. He was sure there was a crowd of people outside listening intently to them but he didn't care. The only thing he cared about at that moment was the girl he was inside. Kathryn...Kathryn...Kathryn..
"God..ah...ah...I'm almost..."
"Kathryn"
"Sebastian"
"Oh god...Kathryn I love you!"
They both came simultaneously.
All through every forest
Above the trees
Within my stomach
Scraped off my knees
I drink the honey
Inside your hive
You are the reason I stay alive
She hadn't heard that right, had she? As she leaned against the hard metal wall behind her, still clutching Sebastian Kathryn tried to catch her breath. The song had stopped and the silence seemed almost deafening. His words played over in her head as she wondered if perhaps it was just the orgasm talking. People said stupid things right before they came. Maybe this was one of those times.
However as he pulled away from her neck and his eyes met hers she knew this wasn't one of those times. He had meant it.
Pulling her legs from his waist she got back on the ground. Her legs were shaky and not just from the sex. Kathryn's eyes were still on Sebastian's as she slowly backed out of the stall. Suddenly she wasn't feeling so relaxed.
"Kathryn I..."
She held her hand up to silence him and without another word she practically ran out of the bathroom. Kathryn pushed past the crowd, stumbling slightly as she tried to get away. Her legs were still shaking and her mind felt like it was swirling. Suddenly she bumped into someone and felt herself start to fall back. She thought she would hit the ground but no someone caught her. Looking over her shoulder she realized she had fallen into Joshua's arms.
"There you are" he said evenly, his face showing little emotion. "Where did you two run off to?"
Searching her brain for an explanation she said simply "it was nothing, we were just fooling around. Come on lets go."
* * * * * *
Sebastian fucked up. He stood among the chaotic club watching as Kathryn ran into the arms of Joshua. They didn't fight as he expected they would but rather said a few things then slowly made their way back upstairs. Sebastian noticed her look back one last time, perhaps to find him but she didn't spot him.
Slowly he made his way back over to the bar. He couldn't get that look of panic that appeared on Kathryn's face when he said those three little words to her. Was it panic? Or possible fear, dread, horror? Sebastian couldn't be sure but it was most definitely not the look you wanted to see on someone's face after you told them I love you.
He supposed he couldn't be angry with her, it wasn't exactly the idle place to say it. The bathroom stall of some club with god knows how many people listening. Yet her reaction still hurt like hell, apparently she didn't feel the same way. Sebastian would laugh at the irony had it not been the one it was happening to. A smug asshole, who wasn't above using the idea of love to get a girl into bed, finally falls in love and when he tells the girl she runs away in horror. A karmic reward indeed.
"Hey how'd it go?"
Sebastian glanced over his shoulder to see Marcus come up behind him. Rolling his eyes he grumbled "I fucked up."
"What do you mean you fucked up? From where I was standing it looked like you were doing pretty good."
"Oh I was" he laughed coldly "until I said something...she freaked off and ran back to Joshua."
Marcus's brow wrinkled in confusion, "what could you have possibly said to...oh."
Sebastian nodded glumly happy at least that Marcus was able to put two and two together so he wouldn't have to. Shaking his head as he gulped down his drink he yelled over the music "I'm out. Sorry but you're going to have to find another way to get Joshua out of town."
"What? You're just going to give up? Now?"
"Yeah this would seem an idle time"
"Valmont she ran out on you because she got scared but she'll get over it. You can't just give up. What you have to do is come up stairs and make your intentions known."
"My intentions?" he snickered
"Look just come upstairs and show Kathryn and Joshua that you aren't going to back down."
"God you really are determined to get rid of this guy aren't you?"
Marcus rolled his eyes "when ever you decide to strap on a pair again, we're in the VIP lounge."
Sebastian turned around to toss of a nasty retort but Marcus was already half across the room. Turning his attention back to his drink Sebastian really had no intention of going upstairs. If Kathryn was going to run away from him he wasn't going to give her the satisfaction of chasing after her. Then again he thought back to earlier that evening, dancing with her, laughing together, that had been fun. Almost worth all the pain afterwards. Sebastian figured he could either stay put and drink himself silly in an effort to dull the pain or he could go upstairs and do something about. Ah, hell what did he have to lose besides his dignity?
Getting up Sebastian took his time getting to the second floor. One of the waitresses pointed him to the VIP lounge in the back. Strangely enough for a VIP lounge it wasn't very hard to get into. The bouncer guarding the door simply lifted the rope for him to enter and barely glanced at him. Stepping inside the large room Sebastian found about thirty to forty of his fellow classmates sitting around. There were several large plush chairs and couches, two pool tables, a private bar and a fireplace in the back. Almost immediately he spotted Joshua and Kathryn. They were both sitting in plush chairs opposite one another. While the Brit chatted up a leggy brunette Kathryn stared off in quite contemplation.
A few people seemed to be aware of his sudden presence but Kathryn wasn't until he was standing in front on her. She looked up at him shocked and he smiled "I don't believe we got to finish our conversation."
"What the hell do you think you're doing here?" Joshua demanded. "This is a private party."
Sebastian glanced over at him disinterestedly then back to Kathryn. "Why did you run out?"
She spoke at last, her voice quiet but firm. "I think you know why."
"Valmont get the fuck out before I have you thrown out"
"Can't you see we're in the middle of a conversation?" Sebastian yelled back at him silencing the room completely.
Joshua looked over at Kathryn and replied "she doesn't want to talk to you."
"Don't you mean you don't want her to talk to me? It's perfectly fine for you to go fuck these insipid little tramps but she can't so much as talk with another guy. Is that about right Josh?"
"Sebastian" Kathryn called to him "stop it."
He walked back over to her and kneeled beside her "sorry but I can't. I'm sick of how he treats you, he's making you miserable. Deny it all you like but if he made you happy you wouldn't be running to me every chance you got."
"You're the only one I see running after things Valmont and I must say it's rather pathetic" Joshua snickered. "I mean all I've heard about is this supposed great reputation of yours. Then I show up to find you just another simpering love struck puppy. It's quite sad wouldn't you say Kathryn."
For once Kathryn didn't join in the laughter but rather stared at him coldly and replied "that's enough."
Feeling a wave of pleasure wash over him that she wasn't immediately siding with her boyfriend Sebastian smiled and came up behind Kathryn. Placing an almost protective hand on her shoulder he said "actually you're the only one who strikes me as pathetic. I mean you're in college and instead of hanging out with people your own age your sitting around with a bunch of high schoolers. What's that about?" Once again the room went totally silent as Joshua stared daggers his way. Continuing on Sebastian said "correct me if I'm wrong, I'm not that familiar with the rules of your little club, but once you graduate aren't you suppose to move on? Guess you're having a little trouble letting go huh Josh? What's the matter, no one want to play with you at college?"
There were a few snickers at Sebastians comments which only fueled Joshua's rage. Springing to his feet he charged at Sebastian. "You just took one step too far Valmont" he sneered before punching him hard across the face. Joshua was about the same height and weight as Sebastian but he was stronger than he looked.
Kathryn jumped out of her seat and tried to pull her boyfriend back. "Stop it!" she ordered. "He's just trying to get a reaction from you."
Sebastian got to his feet and scoffed "yeah and apparently it worked." Joshua went to knock him down again only Sebastian was quick. He ducked the hit and then delivered one himself into his enemies gut. Joshua in turn stumbled back against a chair. Sebastian charged over to him and began punching him across the face. He got a couple good hits in before Joshua blocked his hit and pushed him off.
All the while no one bothered to break up the fight even as Kathryn screamed at them to stop. "Knock it off! You're acting like children, stop it! God will someone pull them apart?" When Marcus came up beside her she ordered "break it up."
"Can't I've got twenty bucks of Sebastian."
She looked over at him incredulously but he just shrugged. The fight continue to escalate as Joshua hit Sebastian twice in the gut and he responded by hitting him hard in the face. The punch caused Joshua to stumble backwards into the bar. As he got his bearings he noticed a bear bottle lying idly by. Smashing it against the bar he held the sharp end out towards Sebastian. "Come and get it Valmont."
"You fucking prick I'd like to see you try" he sneered in response.
"No! Stop it!" Kathryn yelled and she ran between them determined to break it up. Only at the same time she dogged between them Joshua jutted his arm forward determined to hit Sebastian. He missed his mark however and the glass cut right into Kathryn.
The beautiful brunette let out a loud wail of pain as she felt the glass slice into her. Joshua pulled it out instinctively and as he did she clutched her stomach and stumbled backwards into Sebastian. He caught her as the two of them fell to the floor. Even through her black shirt they could see the blood come oozing out of her. Struggling to catch her breath she looked up at her two lovers and muttered "happy now?" She passed out before she could get an answer.
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