This is the first piece I've wrote, I have been writing it for the past 15 years. It is the start of a novel, I did plan on getting it published. But, I doubt I can with all the lesbian sex involved and that this is a sequel to a book I read and fell in love with. The only resemblances between this book and the other ( Possessions) are the people and the city, all else is completely different. So, since I joined this site I decided to put it up in here. Remember it is a novel, not a quick story.
To explain the start of it, Katherine was married to a unfaithful man Craig. She packed her 2 children and fled Canada, and set up home back in her home town, where her Family and friends were. She did this, because for the last year, her husband had disappeared, and she found out he was running because he had stolen a lot of money from his company. When they moved to her hometown of San Francisco, she found out that this was where her husband's family was from too. Which came as a shock, because he had told her he was an orphan. Over the next year, she basically fell in love with Ross, her husband's cousin, but wouldn't commit until she was finished with Craig and her marriage to him. So this is where it picks up..... Enjoy!! Jenni
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Katherine woke up, sat up and stretched. Now she not only felt she was the picture of total happiness, but knew she was. This was all because of last night's events where she now knew she was totally free of the past. And now could plan an unobstructed future for her children and herself. Craig had finally showed up last night, where both he and she discussed all of the trouble he had been in and all the trouble he had caused when he just up and left them. Not all was bad, because his leaving had turned Katherine into a very independent and strong woman. She herself knew she had grown up a lot, but it just didn't hit her until last night just how much she had grown. Mainly, was when he asked her to come back to Canada and return as his wife. Right then was where she knew that she wouldn't and couldn't ever do that. So, the only other choice for both was to get a divorce. Both agreed that Katherine would have full custody of Jennifer and Todd, and he could have them for visits. At first Craig hated that idea, to which Katherine told him that he'd see them more than he had in the last past 2 years. With that he quickly agreed.
Craig left her apartment at 15 till 6, Katherine then got both Jennifer and Todd up and fed and ready for school. They left the house at 6:30, where she dropped both off and went over to Ross' He greeted Katherine just as she stepped out of her cab, he paid the cabbie, then lead her to his back porch. Once she was relaxing on a lounge chair sipping tea, she told Ross all about last night and Craig's visit. Right after that, she shocked Ross by proposing to him to which he quickly accepted. Then both got involved in a deep and long kiss and hug.
Ross, after they finally broke the embrace, looked at Katherine. Instantly he knew that she hadn't gotten any sleep last night, because she was having a very hard time fighting to remain awake. So, he helped her up and led her into the house, heading for his bedroom. Once there, he lay Katherine down and took her shoes off and tucked her in, then he closed the blinds and drapes kissed her and left for work.
Now awake and smiling brightly, she reached over and called Leslie. Katherine and Leslie were as tight as a pair of sisters at least that's how they thought of each other, and not forgetting Linda.
"Hello?" Leslie answered on the 3rd ring.
"Good afternoon sis, its Kathy hun."
"Well hello there hun. How are you today?"
"I guess you could say both very happy and relieved all at once."
"Well now dear that's wonderful! So, tell me sis, what happened to bring on those feelings." To that Katherine told Leslie all about the last 2 day's events. Telling Leslie she knew she had changed a lot, and everyone else telling that to her. But she found out for herself just how much when Craig asked to come back with him." Dear that was when I knew I could never be anything again with him." Then Katherine told Leslie about her having full custody and both agreeing to a divorce. Then she saved the best for last, which were this morning's events and her proposal to Ross.
"Great! Very good for you lady! I'm very proud of you dear. So, you are going to get married to Ross. Have you both set a date yet?" Leslie asked.
"No sis, we haven't got that far yet hun. Look dear tonight we all are going over to Victoria's for dinner. Why don't you and Claude come with us? I just remembered something and I need to discuss it with the 3 of you. Ross said we are leaving here at 8."
"Oh we'd be glad to sis. We'll come over at 7:30 then."
"That sounds great sis. Well I'll see you then dear. I love you."
"I know hun. And you know that I love you too dear." Leslie told Katherine and the hung up. Then Katherine stretched back out on the bed, she happened to look over at the clock, where she was surprised it was 15 till 5.
20 minutes later, Ross and their four children entered the bedroom with her., where they all came over and hugged and kissed her.
"Well dear, it's nice to see you finally rejoined the waking world." Ross joked with Katherine as he sat down on the bed beside her.
"Mom, is it really true? That we all are going to be a family?" Jenny asked her mother.
"Yes babe. We all 6 will have that part of our lives restored something we've all missed for a very long time now." This to that both Jenny and Carrie started crying happily, both girls reached over and hugged and kissed Katherine. When the girls finished, Ross and the boys took their turns also.
"Dears can I asked you 4 something?" Ross asked looking at their children. They all said yes and waited. This is where he asked if they would mind going in the den and watching TV. As so both he and Katherine needed to talk alone for a few minutes. All four got up and hugged and kissed them and left, closing the door as they left the room.
"I can see those 4 are just as happy as I am." Katherine told him smiling.