Katrina sat at the airport with Nate, her grandmother, and her cousin. She had spent the rest of her time in Georgia with her grandmother and cousin most of the time. Not that she wanted to leave Nate alone in her grandmother's house, but he insisted that she would spend as much time with her relatives. He figured that they would have more than enough time to spend together in New York. She, however, wasn't so sure. She knew that once they were in New York, they would be different people than they were in Georgia. To her, Nate seemed more open and free. He wasn't concerned with what everyone else thought about him, and she loved that.

"Katrina, baby," Lucille said as she gripped both her hands. "I'm gonna miss you so much. I don't know what I'm gonna do with myself now that you're leaving."

"I'm sure you'll be fine. It's me you have to worry about. Grandma, I don't know if I can do this. I left those people behind because they were poisonous to me."

"You're gonna be alright, baby. Your mama will be there for you, and you can always call me if you wanna talk and you can't tell your mama."

"Ay, you can call me, too, Cuz." Latoya said as she leaned her head on Katrina's shoulders. Nate felt like an awkward outsider, but he was touched by the truly amazing family moment. He wished that he had those moments with his dad…where ever he was.

"I know…I might need you to come and give me back some of my clothes." Katrina said referring to the clothes she gave her cousin as a gift for being absent all those years. She knew designer clothes wouldn't make up for that, but that wasn't her fault and she thought it would make her favorite cousin happy.

"Please, girl…you ain't never gettin' those clothes back. Oh yeah, Night Train told me to tell you that he'll look you two up if he ever back in New York. Don't know…maybe I'll be up there wit him. But, I'ma miss you until then…"

"Oh, I'll try to come down more often. And I will try to tear my mother way from her job long enough to stay here for a proper visit. I'm not sure about my father, but you guys never like him much anyway." Katrina said laughing as Lucille rolled her eyes and all threes women laughed.

"So, Nate," Lucille said as she turned to Katrina's boyfriend. She admired him ever since the day she saw him because she knew that it had to take real courage to risk coming to a place for a girl that hated his guts. "What's this nonsense I hear about getting back at that Jason kid?"

"Well…uh…See, it's complicated, but that's how things operate in the crowds we travel in. Stupid and petty, yes, but that's what we know."

"I understand that it's how things are done where you two come from. I can't even imagine what it's like to be rich and all that, but keep in mind that I don't want Katrina slipping back into her old ways. Now, I know this sounds like I'm being some mean ole lady, but I know how much you care about Katrina…we all love her. Don't let her lose herself like that again. Be her anchor, if you have to. Make sure she stays the good person I know she is."

"I will, Mrs. Johnson, and thank you for opening up your home to me."

"You're welcome, Nate. Katrina," she said as she looked at her granddaughter with loving eyes. "I really hope you get whatever revenge you must do to set things right, but promise me that you won't lose yourself. I don't think I could take it if you came to stay one more summer because I don't think I can let you go a second time." Lucille joked as they laughed.

"I promise, grandma." she said as she hugged her and Latoya hugged them as well.

"Don't just stand there, Nate…" Lucille said as she extended her arms to him and he joined in on the group hug. Suddenly, Nate and Katrina heard that their plane was boarding and Katrina started to cry. She hated that she was leaving such a comfortable life without drama, and she would miss her family, but she knew she couldn't stay there. It was time to face the music and take care of all the shit she left behind. She wasn't running anymore. She hugged her grandmother and cousin for a last time before she said a tearful goodbye before she went to the gate. She took Nate's hand and they walked together. Katrina waved goodbye to them telling them that she loved them.

On the plane, Katrina sat next to Nate holding his hand as she stared out of the window. She was going miss Atlanta, Georgia very much, but New York was her home.

"Katrina…I'm sorry for making you leave like this. I know how much you cared about your grandmother and your cousin." Nate said feeling a little guilty about doing this to her.

"No, it's okay. I wanted to leave. It was time for me to leave. Besides, I have to get a head start on our revenge plan. Jason Cromwell is going down. Now, if only I can take care of Chuck and Blair…I know, I know…you don't want me to do a thing to them, but it's hard for me to forgive them for the hell they put me through."

"I know, but…Chuck is my friend and I know you hate him, but…he's my friend."

"Yeah…does that mean I have to be nice to him?" Katrina said cringing at the thought of having to nice to Chuck Bass while she wanted to rip his head off.

"Well, you don't have to be the very best of friends, but you two could be a little nicer to each other. Since we're all in this plan to take Jason down."

"Who said that he was in on this?!" she said getting a little angry.

"Well, he did provide the information about Jason…"

"Fine, he's in. But, that bitch, Blair, isn't. She's just some spoiled brat and you know she's not going to let it go that I accused Chuck of rape. So, how do I handle her?"

"I'll handle her. I just have to talk Serena. Maybe she would talk some sense into Blair."

"Hmm…" Katrina scoffed. "Serena. Please, she doesn't give a shit about me."

"Are you still going on about that feud between you two? You two used to be friends."

"Correction. Our mothers were friends. We never were. I couldn't stand her."

"Okay, fine, you weren't friends. But you weren't enemies, either." he said and Katrina scoffed again. If only Nate knew how bad their feud had gotten and the reason for it. Him. "So, back to Jason…how do you want to handle it?"

"Hmm…I think we should try to find that missing Cromwell heir. I think if we get the kid to confess and prove that he was the real Cromwell heir, publicly, Jason and his family would be done. The kid might actually be dead if Jason's father or Jason himself kill him or her. If so, we still expose the Cromwell family's dirty secret." Katrina said knowing that she sounded cold and calculating, but that was the world she was returning to, so she knew she would have to drop the whole nice, down-to-earth thing if she was going to pull this off.

"Okay, that's good. I'm pretty sure Chuck would love to hear this."

"God, I hate involving him, but he's your friend and, as your girlfriend, I guess I should get to know and like all of your friends." she said reluctantly.

"Aww, it's so nice to know that you're trying." he said as he leaned over and kissed her.

"Don't get too comfortable with that idea…it works both ways. Remember that…" she said smirking before she kissed him again.

"I think I pretty much like all of your friends…if not, I'd like them anyway."

"Okay…I warned you…" she said knowing that he had no idea of the company she kept.