Shiiiiiiiit Amy thought as she read the text message. Shane and Kate were on cahoots! What the fuck!
Shane must have rang Kate after Amy had seen him and she had jumped on the first flight from New York.

Amy felt totally betrayed by Shane and a bit angry at Kate for scheming with him. Had Shane told Kate everything she had said to him in the bar? About Karma kissing her...about the letters?

Amy was deep in thought when the bathroom door opened and Kate emerged in just her underwear. "Now.." She said with a sexy smile on her face "...how can I possibly start making it up to you?" She said as she walked towards the bed where Amy was sat in shock.
"Well..." Amy snapped back "...you can start off by telling me exactly what Shane said to you?" Amy said angrily.
Kate was caught off guard, but was quick to play dumb "Shane? I...I don't know what you mean?"
"Don't lie Kate!" Amy shouted a little louder than necessary but she couldn't help herself "he just sent you a message and it came up on the screen." Amy paused to watched Kate's face react as she realised Amy knew more than she had hoped and so there was no point in lying.

"He..." Amy continued "...is DYING to know if you got here in time...if you stopped US!"
"Amy..listen to me..." Kate said as she walked towards the bed, towards Amy. "I know you are probably angry, but Shane was only trying to help..." Kate looked Amy directly in the eyes and said "So now you know...tell me...did I stop it?" Kate asked accusingly which irritated Amy, even though she had every right to ask. Every right to know the answer.
"For fucks sake Kate" Amy said jumping off the bed, she turned angrily to look at Kate "WHAT exactly is it you and Shane think you are stopping?"
"You know EXACTLY what I'm trying to stop..." Kate snapped back "YOU...falling back in love with Karma-fucking-Ashcroft. Poor little Karma" Kate said with venom "I mean it's sad about her parents dying, but that doesn't fucking give her a right to kiss MY girlfriend!" Kate was shouting herself now. Amy didn't say anything. She looked away from Kate.
"Amy..." Kate continued "you didn't kiss her back did you?" Kate's voice broke with emotion.

Amy turned and looked at Kate and both of them were near to tears. Amy couldn't speak. She just shook her head and Kate let out a huge sigh of relief and pulled Amy into her arms.
Amy didn't know what to do. She hadn't kissed Karma, but that was more to do with her mum than her resolve. She hated lying to Kate, but her feelings were all muddled up and what she was doing wasn't fair to Kate.

Right there and then she decided she couldn't keep pretending it would go away. she needed to work out what the feelings she had been having actually meant...what they might mean for the future.
As Amy clung onto Kate she made a decision that she had to face up to the doubts she had been having, regardless of the consequences.

"I didn't kiss Karma...but I nearly did" Amy mumbled "Kate...I nearly fucking kissed her...and that...that's not right." Tears were falling down her cheeks now.
Kate pulled back and looked at Amy who looked so distraught.
"It's OK...it's OK Amy... You were just confused...it's OK. We can fix this" Kate said as she tried and calm Amy down. Tried to stop Amy saying what she feared was coming next. It didn't work! Amy had made her mind up.
"It's NOT OK.." Amy replied "it's fucked up...I'm fucked up.."Amy tapped her head "my brain is all fucked up...I needed to work out what is going on up here"
"What...what exactly are you saying?" Kate asked

"I...don't know.." Amy admitted. "I guess I'm saying I need some time out...I need to work out what I really feel...and I know that fucking sucks for you...I know you have done nothing wrong...but it's not all Karma's fault.."
Kate stood up and reached down on the floor to where her jeans were "it's TOTALLY her fault!" She shouted as she hastily got dressed "everything was fine before you came back here...everything was just fucking fine...and now it's not. How the CRAP is that not HER fault?" Kate pulled on her jumper and searched the floor for her sock.

Amy's heart was beating so fast. She really hated arguing, but she had to be honest with herself. If things had really been as good as Kate said they were then there is no way Amy would have been tempted to kiss Karma. No way on earth. But she had been so tempted...and that thought wasn't going away.
Amy knew she was being a bitch expecting Kate to understand how she was feeling, when she wasn't even sure herself! All she knew was that she wasn't being a good girlfriend and Kate didn't deserve to be messed around.

"Kate...please sit down for a second..." Amy pleaded.
"Why?" Kate snapped back "so you can tell me all about how confused you are? How you love me...but love Karma too?" Kate had successfully found her sock and was now pulling on her boots.
"Kate listen..I'm not saying it's over between us..." Amy started saying, but Kate didn't give her a chance to finish
"NO!" Kate shouted "No you're fucking not! But I AM Amy."

The tears were now falling down Kate's face. "I'm telling you that I'm not going to sit here whilst you work out what...or rather...who you want..."

"I'm not expect..." Again Amy was interrupted
"That's exactly what you are expecting.." Kate jumped in " I knew something had happened when I saw the way she looked at you earlier. She's such a fucking bitch. Why couldn't she have just left you alone?" Kate spat angrily.

"Kate...I'm to blame as well. This isn't all Karma's fault!" Amy shouted
"OK" Kate snapped back sarcastically "so you are both bitches. Does that make you feel better?"
"No of course it doesn't...I just wish I could undo all this...wish none of this had ever happened...but I can't. I can't lie about what I feel..."
Kate reached down for her bag and started making for the door
"No Amy...you are right...you can't undo this...can't undo any of it. You've made your decision...you choose her over me."
"Kate!" Amy pleaded "where are you going?"
Kate turned around from the door realising that she didn't actually know where she was going. She just needed to get away from Amy.

"I don't know..." And then she burst into tears and walked out the room and down the stairs.

Amy quickly pulled on a t-shirt and ran out the room after Kate. She felt awful that she had caused Kate so much pain, but she had to be true to herself. Maybe deep down Amy was just as selfish as everyone believed Karma to be. Maybe the were meant to be together. Two selfish people together. That way the would stop hurting people like Liam and Kate.

Kate was stood in the dark living room, her face lit up by her phone as Amy ran down the stairs.

"Kate..." Amy pleaded "please don't go. Please stay here. I'll sleep in the spare room."

"No thanks!" Kate snapped back. "I know where I'm not wanted."

"Jeez Kate.." Amy sighed "it's not like that...I'm just trying to be honest with you...you don't deserve to be messed about and right now I don't know what I want. I need some time to work that out" Amy paused before adding "I know I've blown this. I know that if I wake up tomorrow and realise that what I want is YOU...I know I can't have that anymore...but I had to take the risk...I can't see clearly..I need to see clearly" Amy knew she wasn't making much sense, but then nothing did right then.

Kate looked at Amy with so much hurt in her face...hurt and anger...

"Well let me makes things perfectly clear for you.." And with that she opened the front door, walked out into the night and slammed it shut.

OOOOOOKAAAAAY - I'm really sorry if you wanted Amy & Kate as I know there is a lot of Karma haters out there, but I just think the way this story has been going, it wouldn't have been possible for Amy to go back to how things were with her at Kate. Her feelings for Karma had developed too much. This was Amy's decision. Karma was prepared to leave them alone, but Amy couldn't pretend things hadn't changed.

In this chapter Amy didn't want to lie to Kate or be a bad girlfriend, and (speaking from my own personal experience) when you are thinking about someone else rather than your girlfriend, then that relationship isn't as healthy as you think or want it to be!

Sorry if this wasn't what you wanted. Hope some of you liked it though?