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A/N: This episode takes place post-season 5, after the chapter entitled You'll never walk alone.

Hope you like it! ;)

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Back in the present

'Isn't it kind of funny?' Katherine commented 'We both seemed to be cursed. And we always end up being alone at the same time'

'Which means that we're not that alone' Bree pointed out.

'Good one'

Katherine had a sip of her chocolate.

'And what about you?' Bree stared at Katherine.

'Me?'

'You keep saying that I'm the strong one, but I have to say that I'm amazed. Mike left you for Susan a couple of months ago and you've shown no pain in all this time. And you both seemed so in love with each other… You even talk to Susan the way you used to before any of this happened'

When she heard Mike's name, Katherine felt her eyes filling with tears.

'Are you proud of me?' she joked with a wry smile.

'No, I'm worried about you' this time it was Bree who took Katherine's hand 'You shouldn't hold this all inside, especially not for that long. Did you even cry at all?'

'I did' Katherine recognized 'But I wasn't crying because he had left, but because I felt stupid. All I did was waste my time. I knew he and Susan would end up getting back together. Everyone did. I was just some kind of rebound'

'But you were so in love with him!' Bree exclaimed.

Katherine shook her head.

'I had a great time with him, but it was pretty much like you and Karl. Now when I think about it I feel so pathetic… Look at me! I'm telling you to be strong when I was silly enough to move in with the first guy I met just because I was afraid of being alone. Isn't that ironic? The good thing, though, is that I might have been his rebound, but he also was a rebound for me. I was filling Susan's space while he was filling the space…'

At that point, Katherine could not finish the phrase. Her cheeks blushed uncontrollably and her eyes began to search desperately for a place to hide. Bree questioned her with her eyes, confused.

'What are you talking about?' she wondered.

'It's nothing' Katherine could not look up anymore.

'Come on, you know you can tell me' Bree stroked Katherine's arm tenderly 'Aren't we friends?'

'Of course we are' Katherine replied 'But… just drop it, ok? It's not even that important'

'Kathy, honey, if something's hurting you, then it is important. Why wouldn't you tell me?'

Katherine looked at Bree's hand, which hadn't stopped caressing her arm encouragingly. Like a reflex, she put her arm away.

'Did I do anything to hurt you?' Bree asked.

'No. I simply don't want to talk about it. It'll only make everything worse'

Tears had already started falling from Katherine's eyes. Bree put her hands on her friend's cheeks and wiped them away.

'What could possibly make anything worse? You're crying'

'I'm just being stupid. Just leave it'

'I'm not going to leave it' Bree insisted 'I want to know what's going on. You've been there for me in some of my hardest moments. Now let me return the favour'

She knew Bree well enough to be aware that she could be just as stubborn as she was. She would not give up until she told her what the problem was. And even worse, she could not lie to her. They had been too close and shared to many moments. They just could not deceive each other anymore. There was no other remedy than to tell her the truth.

'Fine' she sighed 'Do you really want to know how I was going to finish that phrase? I was saying that Mike only wanted me to fill Susan's space… and I was using him to fill the space you left'

Bree's face paralyzed for some seconds. Katherine could not help feeling that she should not have said that. She looked down again, embarrassed.

'I had no idea you felt this way about me' Bree exclaimed.

'I'm pretty good at hiding these things' Katherine still could not look Bree in the eyes 'Especially when I know it's necessary'

'So… all this time you've made me think you were completely over it and you were not? You've been coming to work every day pretending everything was fine when you were totally heartbroken? Without telling me a word about it?'

'Yes. Pathetic, isn't it? I didn't want to upset you…'

Bree put her hands on Katherine's shoulders.

'Honey, I'm not upset… I'm sorry! I feel so terrible for having caused you such pain and not having done anything to ease it'

'Well, what could you have done for me?' Katherine wondered 'It's only my fault. For God's sake, it's been three years! I should have gotten over it a long time ago, just as you did'

'Me?' Bree shouted 'Do you have an idea how much I've missed you all this time?'

Katherine finally gazed bewildered into Bree's green eyes again.

'Are you serious?'

'Hell, yeah! I've had Orson and I've had Karl, but neither of them even came close to you. Now I'm mad at myself for not having said anything… well, who am I trying to fool? I wouldn't have had the courage. Being married and with my career and everything else there was just too much to risk…'

A hint of a smile appeared on Katherine's face. She put her arms around Bree's waist.

'Hey, it's never too late, is it?'

And after such a long time apart, Bree and Katherine kissed again. Both of them wondered how they could have survived so many years without it. That old flame, which had never been gone, burnt stronger than ever as their mouths melted in one. Unable to hold her passion back, Bree pushed Katherine until she was lying on the kitchen table. Both chocolate mugs fell on the floor and broke into pieces, but they could not care less. Bree switched off the surveillance camera and began to bite Katherine's neck, making her smile and moan in pleasure. Finally!

Katherine unbuttoned her blouse and let it fall to the floor, revealing a red lace bra. Content with this new territory to explore, Bree covered Katherine's chest and belly in kisses, interrupting it only from time to time to kiss her friend's lips, which still tasted like hot chocolate. After a little struggle, Katherine managed to get rid of Bree's jumper. She let her hands caress all over Bree's now almost naked back, until she found the clasp of her bra and opened it to uncover Bree's beautiful breasts. She caressed them passionately with her hands, licking her nipples, causing Bree to pant. Then Katherine decided to make it fair and took off her own to let her lover play around.

Everything felt as intense as in the old days, or even more. Barely a minute had gone by before they found themselves lying naked on top of each other on that table.

'I want you inside me' Katherine pleaded.

Bree gladly accepted her command and obeyed immediately. Katherine's whole body shuddered and shook with the touch of Bree's fingers. She began caressing the upper part of Bree's back with her nails. She sat up to reach for Bree's porcelain neck and let her tongue cover it up and down. Then she bit her ears gently. The excitement of the moment made her soon explode with pleasure.

That was such a wild orgasm! Katherine grabbed Bree's wrist, so that she would get her finger out. Then she threw her violently to the table. The impact with the wooden surface hurt her back a little bit, but Bree just could not think about it. All she had in mind was the pleasant effects Katherine's tongue was having on her. She felt it licking all over her folds, making all her body react. Then not one, but two fingers joined in by surprise, forcing her to release small screams of extreme happiness. She held on to the edges of the table and closed her eyes to enjoy the moment she thought she would never experience again…

Neither of them knew how much time had gone by – they just knew it had been wonderful. Now they were both lying side by side on that table, wrapped around each other's arms, smiling happily.

'Thank you' Katherine whispered 'Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you!'

'That was amazing' Bree nodded.

'But what are we going to do now?' Katherine asked, worried.

To be continued…