And here I am with another update. I was gonna wait, but, I couldn't resist.
As always, thanks for the support. (smiles)
This is my second fave fic to write.
Katherine stood in her kitchen the next day- Sunday morning- preparing breakfast for herself. Well, all right, herself and the little person growing inside of her. In spite of all that had gone down the day before, she'd actually managed to get a good night's sleep. She was thankful for that. Relieved. She couldn't have allowed herself to really stress anyhow since there was the baby's health to consider and she was not going to do anything that would remotely harm her baby. Her baby. A smile lit her face.
'I'm already as protective as a lioness,' she thought with a laugh. But, then, she was supposed to be. She headed over to the refrigerator to retrieve the orange juice. Knocking at her front door sounded just as she'd pulled the carton out. Her eyebrows rose. 'I wonder who that is.' She sat the carton down on the table, then, exited the kitchen. When she reached the door, she looked through the peephole and surprise filled her eyes. What was Cait doing here? Then, it hit her in an instant. Obviously, Rocky'd told her everything. Why else would she be here? But Kat's curiosity didn't go anywhere... .
She unlocked and opened the door. "Cait... hi."
Cait grinned at the blonde. "Hi, Kat! I understand that congratulations are in order. Rocky told me the news. It's terrific!"
"Thanks," Kat said with a slight smile. Cait nodded, then, hugged herself and began looking around. Several moments later, her eyes landed on Kat again and she just stared. After what seemed like forever, Kat cleared her throat.
"Well, if there's nothing else you want, I have to get-"
"Actually, there is. There is. There is... ya know? Can I have a few minutes of your time, please? Please? Would that be okay? 'Cause I really, really, really, really need to talk to you. I hope that's all right. This can't wait. It so can't. Seriously. You've gotta believe me when I tell ya that this has to be done. It's important. Really, really, really, really important. I mean, it's just-" Cait was saying.
"Just come on in," Kat cut in, unable to keep that hint of annoyance from creeping into her voice. Of course, she wasn't a rude and, well, bitchy person, but, rude seemed to be a language Cait understood well. People couldn't really get through to her any other way.
"Thanks," Cait said, then, entered the apartment.
"Have a seat," Kat offered after slosing the door. Cait nodded and sat down in one of Kat's chairs. Kat took a seat on the couch and sighed. Then, her eyes widened, she sat up a little straighter and looked at the other woman. "You said it was important. Is it Rocky? Is anything the matter with him?"
"No! No, no, no. It's just... okay. Okay. Kat, he told me about the proposal," Cait said, her eyes growing dark.
"Oh," Kat said, her concern vanishing. What else was there to say? What was Cait expecting her to say?
"Yeah," Cait muttered. Then, she sighed heavily. "Look, I don't wanna completely stress you out 'cause I know it's, like, the last thing you need or whatever, but... you can't. You just can't. Really."
"Can't what? Marry Rocky?" Kat asked, frowning.
"Right. That's right. Kat, you've gotta tell him no. You've gotta," Cait said, shaking her head.
"Mm-hmm. Why do I 'gotta'?" Kat asked calmly.
"Why? Are you out of your freaking- Kat! You can't be serious!" Cait exclaimed.
"That'd be you," Kat said before she could stop herself. Manners wasn't on her mind now- and why would they be? Cait- who had nothing to do with the situation- telling her what she had to do had triggered something in her. Her annoyance began growing at a rapid rate.
Cait laughed. "I'm trying to tell you something important here and you're insulting me? So much for sweet, understanding Katherine. Or is it the hormones talking, Mommy?" Cait said, curling her upper lip.
"No, it's me. But "sweet" and "understanding" can't be on the front-burner right now because you're nosing into my personal business and I don't like it. If I decide to marry my baby's father, it's not your concern. If I decide not to, it's not your concern. Do you get that you have absolutely nothing to do with any of this?" Kat said, her voice thick with irritation. Where did this woman get off?
"That's where you're wrong," Cait snapped. "You can't tell him yes because you'll ruin everything! Everything!"
"What's everything? Do you even know what you're talking about half the time?" Kat said, glaring at the infuriating woman. What the hell was going on here?
"Oh, stifle it," Cait said harshly, her eyes flashing.
Kat laughed. "If I told you how many people would love to tell you the exact thing, we'd be here til next year," she said. "But I'm not gonna stifle anything because I'm in my apartment and I'll do whatever I want."
Cait rolled her eyes. "Who cares? I can't believe he'd ask anybody to marry him when we're..." her voice trailed off.
"When you're what? Cait, you and Rocky aren't a couple," Kat said.
Cait's eyes narrowed. "And we never will be if you marry him."
So, that was it. Kat nodded. She should've guessed that right off, but, she'd been so annoyed with Cait. "You've gotten serious about Rocky."
"More than that," Cait snapped. "Last night, I was coming over to tell him how I felt. That I'd fallen in love with him and that I wanted us to be exclusive."
Kat sighed. "I'm sorry, Cait, but... even if there was no baby or proposal, I don't think you'd get what you want because Rocky doesn't feel the same way. If he did, he and I would never-"
"But you did," Cait snapped harshly. "You slept with him and got yourself knocked up! And now you just might screw everything up for me!"
Kat's annoyance returned in full force. "I'm done talking about this. I want you to get outta my apartment."
"Well, I'm not done, Kat! I can't believe this! I told you I'm in love with him and you're telling me to leave! Where the hell is your compassion!?" Cait exclaimed, now trembling with fury.
"Where's yours?" Kat snapped. "Parenthood's new to Rocky and me and you're sitting here thinking about yourself and what you want."
"I'm not think-" she began.
"The most important thing should be what's best for this baby. That should come before anything else. Rocky and I get that. Now, I'm not telling you to forget the way you feel. But, like I said before, Rocky doesn't feel the same way. So, you're gonna have to prepare yourself for a reaction you might not be able to take," Kat said.
"Don't try to act all sympathetic," Cait said hotly.
"Oh, don't worry. I don't have any sympathy for you. I was simply stating facts," Kat said.
"You know what? You are such a-" Cait began.
"I said I was done. Leave," Kat said, standing. She walked over to her door, opened it and looked at Cait. "Now."
Cait scoffed, stood and stalked over to the door. She glared at the blonde, hate filling her eyes. "You little... what you should do is-"
"Bye, Cait," Kat said, giving the woman a little push out of the apartment.
"Did you just push- I should've known that nicey nice, sweetie pie crap was an act," Cait said bitterly.
"A little hard to wear a happy face when you're dealing with a headache," Kat said dryly.
Cait shook her head. "Whatever. Listen, just tell Rocky you can't marry him. Tell him that you guys could just be friends with a baby or whatever. Kat, it's for the best. It really is- especially since he's not in love with you, either. Tell him no. Will you do that? Will you just tell him no?"
Kat stared at the other woman, her irritation growing stronger by the second. It wasn't really hard to see why Rocky'd never felt anything more than what he did for Cait. It really wasn't. Cait had pretty much just showed her true colors. She may have been a ditz, but, she was also selfish and unbelievable.
"Will you? Will you turn him down?" Cait demanded.
"I was gonna take a few days to think about everything, but, you've already given me my answer," Kat said quietly.
"What is it?" Cait asked in annoyance. "What?"
"I'm gonna become Katherine DeSantos as soon as possible," Kat said before closing and locking the door.