Katrina was a little sad about her decision to leave Georgia, and she cried when she told her grandmother that she was going back to New York. She was staying there another week, then she was going back to New York. She didn't want to leave, but she couldn't stay either. She knew she would visit her grandmother more often than she did in the past, and she would try to get her mother to come along with her. She didn't know how long it's been since her mother seen her family, but Katrina knew it was time.
Now, that she knew a juicy secret about Jason, she knew she would have to find a way to destroy him. She hated that she was starting to act like her old self, but she knew she wasn't as bad as Blair or Serena. She hoped that Nate didn't hate her for returning to being a scheming plotting bitch. She did want to change, and maybe this could be her final evil act before she turned her life around. Besides, one final revenge is better than trying to get revenge, constantly.
There was also her relationship with Nate she had to worry about. She didn't know if he was pretending to love her because of their revenge plan. She swore to herself that she would kill him if he was fucking with her heart, because she really loved him, and she had loved him for a long time. This was something she had been wanting ever since they were kids…Yeah, her crush went all the way back.
"Katrina," Nate said as he sat at the table eating breakfast. He was becoming more open to real Southern cooking and she could've sworn he was actually enjoying it a lot. Maybe, she could get him to eat the greens next time. "Where was Latoya taking us tonight?"
"I forgot the name of the place, but I've been there before. It's the place to hear Spoken Word. I can't wait, I love Spoken Word poetry." she said as she sat across from him at the table.
"Really? I didn't know that." he said as he realized that he knew very little about Katrina.
"Yeah, that's a little something people don't know about me. I pretty much hide most of my personal information about me when traveling in such untrustworthy circles."
"Well, of course, you're going to let me in on your secrets."
"Maybe…" she said with a sly smirk. She knew a part of him was burning up because she wouldn't let him into her mind. She needed to protect herself and her heart if she found out he was playing her. "Speaking of secrets, what are we going to do about Jason? I mean, just saying that Jason's father killed a man isn't going to do much damage if Jason' didn't know about it."
"That's going to be a problem, no doubt, but I made sure Chuck was getting more info."
"Oh, him." she said rolling her eyes and frowning.
"I know you hate him, Katrina, but he could help us. He is loyal to me despite what you think about him. I know he wouldn't turn against me." he said and Katrina looked at him as if he was crazy. "Sorry…wrong choice of words." he said realizing that she was still angry with him for his very own betrayal against her.
"Yeah, very wrong. Anyway, what is Chuck trying to find out?"
"He's got some kind of angle. He thinks that Jason's father killed the real David Cromwell and took his identity because David was an orphan. When he came to the U.S., it was discovered that he was here on some sort of scholarship, yet he didn't have any I.D. on him at all. He claims he was robbed at the airport and they took everything. Apparently, officials checked with the school and they confirmed his acceptance and the scholarship. This was all before photo identification was required so…"
"He got away with it." Katrina said finishing his thought. "How will this affect Jason?"
"Chuck has a theory that Jason does, in fact, know about the crime his father committed because there is a rumor that the real David Cromwell had a half-sibling. His father had a child with an Maori woman in New Zealand and never claimed the kid. This was a couple of year's before Jason was born, so the heir is around our age. Anyway, we think that the kid came to claim the Cromwell fortune and, suddenly, disappeared." he said with a smug, satisfied look on his face. He knew she hated Chuck, but he knew she couldn't deny his handy snooping skills. He swore if Chuck wasn't so fucking rich, he would have been a detective.
"Wow. Do you really think he killed the kid?"
"Probably, Either way, Jason is screwed because he knows or he killed the kid himself."
"Nice work, Nate…and I supposed I should congratulate Chuck also for finding out a lot of helpful information." she said reluctantly.
"He's not as bad as you think, Katrina."
"Bullshit. Not everyone sees Chuck through your eyes and maybe you should see him through ours. I swear, I see his horns sticking out of his dark hair every now and then."
"Okay, I'll give you that one. He can be a little evil, but I still think I have some good influence over him." he said not even believing his own bullshit.
"It's the other way around. I mean, I don't remember you ever being this hell-bent on getting revenge. You were always such a nice guy. I mean, you would always share your toys when I just hogged mine." she said laughing.
"True. But, things change. We've both changed and I don't think we could ever get back to the way we were. Damn peer pressure…" he said with a chuckle as Katrina leaned over the table and kissed him.
"That's not true, Nate." she said with a serious look on her face and he knew that she still believed he was a good person. Even after his devastating betrayal, she still thought he was a good person, and he just felt even lower than before knowing that it wasn't true.
"I betrayed you. I know and you know that is something you'll never get over. I don't think I'll get over it. I didn't realize I hurt you so much. I just didn't want to believe someone I trusted could hurt someone I cared about more than anything."
"Well, you need to get over it. Look, I know I'm hard on you and, I admit, I'm still pissed at you, but you can't let that stop us from having this relationship."
"I know, but…"
"Don't argue with me, Nate. Now, I know you're used to getting your way, but it's time to swallow your pride and let this flow. Man up."
"Man up?! Wow, I can't argue with that. When did you get so dominating?" he said with a sexy smirk as he leaned forward looking into her eyes. He really hoped that they would pick up where they left off the last time, and, hopefully, a note from Chuck wouldn't ruin it.
"Around the same time you started becoming so submissive…" she said as she mimicked his smirk and, unknowingly, his thoughts.
"I can assure you that I'm not submissive…" he was saying but Katrina's phone rang.
"Hold that thought." she said as she ran to her room and found her cell. She answered it and. "Hello, Latoya. What's up? We didn't forget about tonight. Grandma said she was going to bingo night with some friends. Okay. See you tonight. I don't think he'll be uncomfortable. I'm not asking him that. Okay, goodbye." she said as she returned to the table.
"What was that about? What weren't you going to ask me?"
"Nothing, don't worry about it." she said smiling a teasing smile before kissing him.
