Don't Joke

Katherine's phone buzzed. She looked at the illuminated screen. 

[RayKon53: Spoke to Stephen. He is good at averting scandals. Trust him.] Katherine felt something get stuck in her throat. 'This thoughtful man.'

Stephen probably would have helped anyway, but just seeing how dedicated he was, she couldn't help but want to pull him into her arms and cry. 

"I'm Angelina," she said. Her voice shook and one could see her eyes water. They were slightly red and the sobs from earlier were proof further of it.

"I'm Sophia and you already know Damon," Sophia said with a tinge of discomfort. The girl didn't want to assume. The woman in front of her was beautiful, beyond beautiful and she looked a little older than her brother. "Uh... how old are you?" she asked tentatively.

'Don't joke right now,' Katherine willed her friend through her thoughts. "Much older than your brother."