don't bore us [katie]

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Kate was in tears. She walked out of the bar before Andre even threatened Jonathan. Once outside, she exhaled slowly and looked down at a puddle. For once ,she didn't see Chris's reflection, and she was glad for it. She had been able to take care of herself this time. Being out and away from Ben and his stupid boyfriend helped her calm down. Knowing that she was going to have drinks with Craig and Andre didn't hurt matters, either.

Craig shook his head "That wasn't cool, man." He told Ben as he led the group outside.His mind was reeling over how he could make the party better. Instantly his mind was on Rosa. The little Italian woman knew how to get a party going! Looking to Antonio, he smiled. "Why don't you call your sister up, tell her to meet us at the Metropolitan?"

At the tail end of the group, Antonio heard the request and nodded. He knew Rosa was looking for a way to have some fun. She needed to get her mind off of things. "Ok," he said and dialed her number. As they made their way to the limo, he talked with her and coaxed her into joining them.

[Andre Simpson]

With that finished, Andre left the bar to join everyone else. When his eyes caught Kate, he walked up beside her and draped an arm around her shoulders in a friendly gesture. "Let's get out of here, Kate. Have a little fun, away from the scourge of the justice system and his ship rat." He said, giving her shoulder a bit of a squeeze. He purposely didn't bring up what was said inside. He didn't want to pressure her into talking to him or to put a damper on what could be a good night. He hoped that she knew she could talk to him whenever she needed to and that he would listen without judgement. He cared about her an awful lot, and he wasn't going to stand around and let anyone threaten or insult her. That wasn't the way he worked, especially not around his friends. He had a hyper-protective nature. And it kicked in as soon as someone stood against the people he cared about; Kate was included in that. And as far as he was concerned, Jonathan could drown and Ben could get beaten to death with a gavel. "It'll be great, I think you can use the break."

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Kate smiled appreciatively at Andre. "You know I'm not a murderer...right?" she asked. That was what bothered her most about what Jonathan said. She knew that Chris was, but Chris wasn't her...was she? Kate had held control over her illness for so long, and now it was starting to really fall apart.

As they approached the limo, she saw a flash of a gun and gasped, hiding behind Andre. "wallets, jewelry, NOW!" there were two men. Kate backed up. She looked into the window of the limo and saw Chris, who was grinning. "No," she whimpered, backing up more.

Craig, Antonio, and Paris had put their hands up and were doing as they were told. When Kate said no, Craig frowned. "Kate, just do it!" One of their assailants walked over and put his gun to her temple. "I said now," he growled.

Kate's eyes closed. Oh, god, I don't wanna die!....My turn, Mouse....No, you can't do this! as the gun was cocked, Chris smirked too late. Opening her eyes, she grabbed the guy's arm and twisted it, digging her knee in his groin. "Kate has nothing for you," she said as she took the gun from him and aimed it at him. She looked over at Andre and winked "hey there, big fella. Haven't seen you in a while"