"Did you do it? Good. How much? Why? I know I did, is everything fine?"
Lincoln took a sip from his glass of whisky then returned to his phone call.
"No, make sure it happens. Bye"
He sighed and threw down the phone. He sunk back into the couch and closed his eyes. Lincoln's mind was racing, he wanted Kathryn back.
"Is everything in order?" Tiffany Merteuil appeared from the darkness.
"Oh Jesus fucking Christ Tiffany"
"Well Lincoln is it!?"
"Yes Tiffany it's done, she's dead just how you wanted it"
"And Sebastian"
"Has decided to stay with Kassie, Kathryn should be arriving at the airport in about an hour"
Tiffany's sour expression turned into a large smile. Sure what she did was wrong, but this was Tiffany Merteuil and what was done was done. It needed to be done. She couldn't have it out that her daughter gave birth to her step-brother's child.
"Well I suggest you go greet your grieving wife Lincoln"
"Mmm, I'd rather stay here with you"
"Go Lincoln!"
Lincoln got up from the couch and headed for the door to the airport just as Tiffany had told him to do. He supposed that Kathryn couldn't be alone for awhile otherwise she might have suspected that Lincoln knew about Sebastian being the father of Sarah.
"Hello?" Kathryn answered her cell phone.
She was in her limo on the way back from the airport, her plane had got in early so she hadn't expected anyone to be there.
"Kathryn, don't hang up"
"What do you want Sebastian?"
"I'm sorry Kat, I promise I'll be back for the funeral, I just have to stay here"
"Oh don't spin your bullshit to me! You don't need to make excuses I get it, I was just another fuck"
"No you weren't Kathryn, I need to be here"
Sebastian was at Kassie's in the guest bedroom. He was running his hands through his hair. He didn't want to tell Kathryn why he had to stay with Kassie.
"You need to be with me! For fuck sakes Sebastian our child just fucking died!"
"I know Kathryn, please don't yell at me"
"THEN TELL ME WHY SEBASTIAN? WHY YOU COULDN'T COME BACK WITH YOUR DEAD CHILD'S MOTHER!?"
"Kathryn promise me you won't get angry"
Kathryn had a bad feeling it was something she wasn't going to like, she didn't want to promise him anything so she didn't.
"Just fucking tell me"
"No promise me you won't get angry"
"Sebastian just fucking tell me before I hang up this phone!"
"Fine! I proposed to Kassie! Okay I'm engaged to her"
"What?"
"I'm engaged to her Kathryn"
Kathryn's eyes started to well up. She couldn't believe what he was saying. She had truly thought he loved her. Not Kassie, not anyone else. She blinked a few times, the phone was silent and she had seriously contemplated hanging up the phone and going to a bar for a few drinks before going home.
"Kathryn speak to me please"
She tried; her voice just wouldn't come out. When it eventually came out it was raspy and you could tell she was crying.
"What do you want me to say?"
"Are you crying?"
"No"
"Don't lie"
"I'm not"
"I love you Kathryn"
"Obviously not"
Kathryn shut her cell phone and threw it at the seat. She kicked her feet and broke a few glasses in the limo. She was acting like a little kid because Sebastian had broken her heart, just like she had broken his so many years ago.
Her cell phone rang again. She let it ring out then checked her voicemail.
"Kat I'm sorry okay, I was angry at you and seriously didn't think I had a chance and when Kassie came to see me after the accident it just happened. I love you Kathryn and I know you love me but you told me you wouldn't leave Lincoln, what did you want me to do? Stay single the rest of my life? Kathryn if I could be with you I would. I would do it in a flash, but you won't let it happen. I'm sorry I'm not there for you right now and I'm sorry I'm acting like an arrogant bastard. I'll be back in New York in a few weeks"
Kathryn was so angry once she had listened to the message. She closed her cell phone and placed it beside her. Tears had stopped falling but her make up was smudged. Realizing she was almost home she fixed her hair and make-up before stepping outside of the car.
The driver carried her luggage inside the large townhouse. The house was dark and pretty quiet. A whisper could be heard but Kathryn had just thought it was one of the maids.
She made her way to the hall where her bedroom was as the noise started to get louder. This couldn't be the maids; it was coming from her bedroom. She got to the door and stopped before opening the door handle.
"Mother?"
Kathryn looked to her naked mother on top of her husband. She put her hand to her forehead and shook her pretty head. This couldn't be happening. She had phoned Lincoln to tell him about Sarah, why would he do this?
Her mother gave her that manipulative smile she had. Kathryn was devastated. Sure she had not loved Lincoln, but god she still cared about him a lot after living with him for as long as she had and her mother. Well she was a different story. Kathryn had always suspected her mother would do something like this but still she didn't want to think it.
"Kathryn, sweetie, this is not what it looks like"
"No, that's not my mother naked on top of my husband"
"Well yes, but please Kathryn"
Lincoln pushed the older Merteuil off of him and made his way to the door to see Kathryn.
"No, don't bother Lincoln. You stay, I'll go. Enjoy him mother, he's not that good anyway"
Kathryn fought back tears as her legs walked her as fast as they could downstairs and out of the townhouse and back into the limo. She didn't know where to go and she couldn't care. Her eyes were blurry and she had just ordered the driver to drive.
When the limo stopped on Kathryn's demand at a large townhouse she got out and walked straight inside. The Valmont townhouse was never one of her favourite places to be, but at the moment it was empty, the maids were on leave, Edward was supposed to be over seas somewhere and her mother was supposed to be in Italy.
By now Kathryn's face was tear streaked again. Her vision was blurry. She had lost Sarah, Sebastian and Lincoln all in a few days. She took off her heels which were killing her feet by now and through them at the wall. She ran up the stairs and into her bedroom.
Picking up a glass statue of something she hurled it at the wall in front of her, followed by a few other valuables.
"FUCK YOU LINCOLN!" She yelled to no one.
She picked up a framed picture of the 'happy family' and through it out side her balcony.
"FUCK YOU MOTHER YOU FUCKING WHORE!"
She collapsed to the floor, her head in her hands still sobbing miserably to herself.
"Fuck you Sebastian" She whispered to herself.
A hand touched her soft shoulder. A startled Kathryn whipped her red face around and glared at the person.
"Blaine"
"Oh sweetheart what's wrong?"
Kathryn refused to be felt sorry for. She didn't want Blaine acting caring towards the usually in control and over powering Kathryn Merteuil. She wiped her face and acted as if she had never been crying.
"Nothing"
"Don't lie to me Kathryn, I can see right through you"
"Fuck off Blaine"
He sat down beside her and patted her back. He refused to leave, he wasn't going to leave his 'friend' here crying to herself all night long whilst he went out and partied like he'd never see her.
"Tell me Kathryn"
"Sarah"
"What's wrong with Sarah?"
"She's…I…water…she's gone" She started to sob again.
"Oh god Kathryn"
"That's not all, Sebastian's engaged"
"What!?"
"To Kassie"
Blaine's eyes went wide in shock. He had always thought he loved Kathryn. Okay that wasn't all of the reason; he was shocked because now he wouldn't have a chance with Sebastian. It was his fantasy to suck off the playboy.
"Oh wait there's even more; I came home to find my mother fucking my husband"
"Man whore"
"Just leave Blaine please"
Blaine respected the Ice Queen's wishes and left her alone.
"Fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck!" Sebastian yelled at himself. He had been trying to call Kathryn for a few hours, but her phone was turned off.
He dialled her number again. The phone's voicemail replayed as it had before when he had rung. "FUCKING HELL!"
Kassie came in through the bedroom door. "Sebastian?"
She walked up to her fiancé and touched his shoulder lightly. Her eyes looked into his sea blue eyes. "What's wrong?"
"Nothing" Sebastian snapped.
"Sebastian please don't snap at me"
"I'm sorry"
Sebastian caressed her face softly and kissed her forehead. His pink lips touched her skin lightly. He stroked her dark hair and pulled her into a tight hug.
"Talk to me Sebastian, what's wrong?"
"It's just Kathryn, don't worry about it"
She sighed. Sebastian always said don't worry when something was bothering him. She had always tried to get things out of him but it seemed impossible. He was never one to confess feelings and let out emotions.
"Alright, I'm going to go visit my father at the hospital"
"Okay, see you later on"
Kassie kissed his cheek and smiled a slight smile to the handsome man.
Once Kassie had left Sebastian got out his cell phone again and dialled Kathryn's number. Her phone was still turned off so he dialled Blaine's number. After a few rings Blaine picked up.
"Hello?"
"Blaine"
"Oh Valmont! How are you?"
"Sorry Blaine don't have time for chat, have you spoken to Kathryn?"
"Actually I just seen her she was at your house in her bedroom"
"Is she okay? Is she hurt? Why is she at my house?"
"She seemed pretty shaken up Valmont. How come you stayed in Greece?"
"I have some obligations to attend to before I come back to New York"
"Like Kassie?"
"What?"
"You're engaged to her right?
"Right, should have known Kathryn would say something"
"Valmont, just to let you know, before I walked in on Kathryn she was crying and throwing things. She muttered your name as well"
Sebastian moved around nervously. He took off his eye glasses and pinched the bridge of his nose.
"I gotta go Blaine"
With that Sebastian hung up on his gay friend and returned to work to get his mind of things. Kathryn crying? Maybe over him. Though it was weird he had only ever seen Kathryn crying a few times and none were ever over any guy, especially Sebastian.
After 5 minutes of trying to concentrate on work he picked up his cell phone again. He slowly dialled Kathryn's cell number and waited for her voicemail. This time instead of voicemail he got Kathryn's real voice.
"Hello?" Kathryn's voice was broken and raspy.
"Please don't hate me"
"Oh it's you"
"It's nice to talk to you too Kathryn"
"Eat me"
"Not right now. Kathryn I'm sorry"
"I don't want to hear that you're sorry Sebastian. I don't care"
"I'm sorry I made you cry"
"What?"
"Blaine said he walked in on you crying, I just figured it was about me"
"Oh god Valmont, not everything revolves around you. Why would I cry over you?"
"I just…well I mean…forget it"
"I will don't worry"
"No actually don't. If you weren't crying over me, then why were you crying?"
"My child just died remember"
"From what Blaine said it was just that"
"What did Blaine tell you?"
Sebastian knew he could manipulate Kathryn here. She didn't see it coming and it was the perfect opportunity to get the real answer out of her.
"You know, everything"
"That faggot!"
"Don't blame him Kathryn. It was really nothing to cry over anyway"
"No because it's not unusual for your mother to go screwing your husband after you lose your child!"
"What? Your mom slept with Lincoln?"
"I thought you knew?"
"I lied"
"Bastard"
"Blow me"
Sebastian and Kathryn both smirked. Even though Kathryn desperately wanted to scratch at him, she loved their little quarrels.
"I caught her doing it Sebastian. She was naked and on top of him"
Sebastian knew she was taking a risk at pouring her heart out to him. But right now he didn't want to fight. He loved and missed Kathryn and he'd rather listen to her pour her heart out then her not talk to him at all.
"She's always been a whore"
"I know, but Lincoln? After everything with Sarah"
There was silence on the phone and then Sebastian heard sniffles. Kathryn was crying and all Sebastian wanted to do was hold her until she stopped as stupid as that sounded.
"I don't love him and I never will but I cared about him. I certainly don't love my mother and I wish she were dead but I thought she respected me a little more you know?"
"Mmm"
Sebastian could still hear her sniffles.
"Why Sebastian?"
"Because your mother is a whore and she doesn't care about you"
"No you moron why did you have to go get engaged to Kassie?"
"I told you Kathryn"
"So you kept it from me this whole time? Even when I agreed to go to Greece with you?"
"Yes"
"Why?"
"I didn't want to hurt you"
At this point Sebastian realized he had hurt Kathryn more then should have. He never would want to hurt Kathryn like she had hurt him; he was severely depressed for a long time and he couldn't imagine it being done to her.
"Seems you fucked that right up"
"I know"
Kathryn had stopped crying by now and was lying in her bed; she was quite content in talking to Sebastian. It was better then being along and honestly right now Sebastian comforted her. She could imagine his body around hers.
"I guess I should go"
"Don't go"
"Why?"
"Just stay on the phone until I fall asleep please?"
"Kathryn I hav-"
"Please Sebastian?"
Kathryn was scared at him hanging up. She was alone and it was dark. She was never afraid of the dark, but being alone at this time made her feel really by herself like she had no one left.
"Okay"
"Thank you"
Kassie walked out of the hospital after visiting her sick dad. She turned her cell phone back on and walked to her car. She got in and put her seat belt on. Her phone rang.
"Hello?"
"It's me"
"Oh hi"
"How are things? Is he still there?"
"He's at my house; I'm just on my way back to him now"
"Good, Kathryn has gone off somewhere and I was just making sure they hadn't been in contact"
"I don't think Sebastian could reach her"
Lincoln was on the other end of the phone. He had organised Sarah's death and Kassie had made it happen. You could say what do all three participants in Sarah's death get out of this? Well Tiffany kept her reputation in tact, Lincoln got to stay with Kathryn and Kassie got Sebastian back.
"Kassie don't ever tell Sebastian I, Tiffany or you were involved in Sarah's death"
"Lincoln I wouldn't want to lose Sebastian"
"Good because I have Kathryn now"
"Okay"
"I'll be in contact"
Kassie listened to the dial tone a few seconds after Lincoln had hung up and then shut her cell phone. Right now Sebastian was probably at home wallowing in his late daughter's death and it was all because Kassie was selfish and wanted him back.
Guilt passed over her for a minute and she cried a single tear. "No stupid, don't cry" She thought about it, she deserved him. She had broken his heart and then let him leave. It was her who picked up the pieces not that china doll manipulator by the name of Kathryn it was her!
She started her car and left off in the direction of her house. When she got there she saw Sebastian seated in the garden on his cell phone. He was talking away and looked busy. Thinking it was business she left it.
When she came back out 15 minutes later and he was still on the phone she had second thoughts about it being business.
"Sebastian who is it?" She whispered.
Sebastian waved his arms at her to dismiss her but Kassie wouldn't go. She wanted to know who was so important that he would stay on the phone for so long.
"Sebastian don't ignore me!"
On the other end of the phone Kathryn giggled, she was sleepy and her eyes were heavy, but she could hear Kassie getting angry at him and it made her laugh at the stupid girl.
"What's so funny?" Sebastian asked Kathryn.
"Your fiancé"
"Don't call her that"
"It's what she is, isn't it?"
"Yes, but don't"
"Sebastian who is so important that you'd rather talk to them then talk to me!"
Kathryn let out another giggle, a louder one this time.
Sebastian looked at Kassie, at that moment she knew who it was and it made her all the more furious. How could he still want to talk to her after all she did to him and caused him?
"Maybe you should go" Kathryn told Sebastian.
"No, I want to talk to you"
"You don't have to"
"I want to"
"Sebastian Valmont! Get off the phone to the whore and answer me!"
Sebastian glared at his fiancé. She wasn't allowed to say that about her. She didn't know her. Well she did, but she had only met her a few times and probably never spoken more then 4 sentences to her.
"Get out of my sight Kassie"
"NO I WILL NOT!"
"Go! You do not insult Kathryn in my presence"
"You do"
"I'm allowed"
Kathryn was tunned, he was defending her and frankly she quite liked it. At least it meant he still cared. He was standing up to his fiancé for Kathryn, who had once broken his heart.
Kassie walked off in a huff.
"Thank you" Kathryn said softly to Sebastian.
"For what?"
"For that"
Kathryn curled up in a ball to keep warm in her large bed, without Sebastian she was cold. Soon the phone was silent.
"I love you" he told Kathryn when he knew she was asleep.
The phone was silent apart from her breathing which soothed him.
A/N: Chapter done. Chapter good? Bad? Boring? I'm not sure what I thought of it. It brought out a lot of things and the next chapter probably won't be as intense or surprising. But I hope you enjoyed this and want to read the next chapter.
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