Chapter Forty Four.

Elena sighed, Valerie was a real idiot and a stupid bully, how could she risk their blossoming friendship for something so stupid, she thought. Katie just finished narrating how stupid and homophobic she was.

"it's all a bunch of bull crap, Valerie's actions I mean, I mean, what is so bad about being homosexual, I just think she is conceited and really stupid, like how would someone just throw away such a blooming friendship. What a waste" Elena blurted

Katie, who had been reminiscing on her own after the discussion looked up at Elena when she heard her speaking, "yeah, every one has their own views and opinions, I guess hers was, well, not in support of me

"Hers was just plain stupid, the fact that you do not like something or someone does not mean you should bully them because of who they are or what they like."Elena fumed

" Well, I guess there is no going back now, I will look for a way to solve my already depressing problems, I do not have time to dwell on broken friendships and relationships, did I tell you that I am so grateful to have you by my side" Katie shrugged and smiled at the last sentence

" Yeah you have told me that for like a million times now, I mean, what would you do without me? " Elena replied with a smug face and Katie smacked her arm, laughing at the cocky attitude

"but tell me, how does lesbian sex feel like" Elena blurted

Katie scrunched up her face, "Ew Elena, Lesbian sex feels like...sex, I do not know how to explain it, you just have to do it to know how it feels, do not ask me again pleaseeee." she covered her face with her hands,  obviously shy, Elena smiled at having made Katie flustered, something she had never done before.

"I like this new side of you, it's like..." Elena started, racking her brain for the most appropriate word to use

"like what?" Katie asked, expectant

"like you are more, uhm, how do I put it, transparent, like, you are more like open, like I now know more parts of you than I did before, it is a nice feeling, knowing we have crossed yet another boundary in our friendship." Elena smiled and reached out to hug the woman beside her from the side, they were both sitting on the sofa, Katie placed her head on Elena's shoulder, and snuggled into the nice scent wafting from Elena's neck

"You know, something about Valerie struck me as bizarre, I just don't know what." Katie mumbled

" Well, do not think too much about it, we will find it out one day, sooner or later, nothing can stay hidden for so long." Elena assured

Katie heaved a sigh," You know all this opening up and saying my truth makes me feel like a school girl who just confessed her love to her high school crush, I feel empty and like I have unloaded my burdens to you, not that I am saying you are my crush, I am just saying that.....

" You do not have to explain anything, I perfectly understand what you are trying to say, you feel unburdened, as if you do not have a care in the world anymore, am I right?" Elena asked, letting out a puff of breath

"Y...yes, thanks Elena, for not making this awkward, for treating me that same as you did before all this, you are truly a pearl, a gem" Katie was overwhelmed at this woman sitting beside her, whose neck she was currently nuzzling, she wondered how she had been lucky enough to get to know this kind and wonderful woman, oh right, Lorenzo. He was obviously the one, maybe he wanted to show her that not everyone was a bully, that some people were capable of loving you for you,or maybe, this was his way of thanking her for her silence, her own form of therapy, for the depressions and all the pain that was withheld due to his sister's behavior towards her, a low voice pulled her from her line of thought

"Are you asleep yet?" Elena asked softly, stroking her hair

"no" she replied just as soft

"oh, I really just wanted to ask you a question" Elena started

"Then go ahead and ask, I am all ears." Katie prompted

"Well, the thing is, I wanted to ask you, did Lorenzo know that you are gay, was he aware of the fact that you are an homosexual?" she asked

" Well, yes, he obviously knew, since he is the brother to the culprit, he found out on that day, the day that Katie was drunk, the day she was vent of killing me, "ridding this world of one more faggot" as she had put it, he found out about it, but I still think he knew about it beforehand, he us after all the president of LSC groups, he is far more influential than we think he is and has all the information he needs at his fingertips, there is nothing he does not know and cannot find out." Katie answered truthfully

" I already think he is REALLY influential, such that he has only a few competitors, I mean, this is Lorenzo we are talking about.

" Well, he us more influential than you may think or know, this man has a freaking underground mafia society at his command,  and that is just a tip of the iceberg."Katie whispered

Elena's eyes went as wide as saucers,and she gasped, underground mafia? oh gosh

"Does that not make him like the zillionaire mafia boss?" Elena asked, intrigue

" It does" Katie said, widening her eyes and nodding her head, like a mad woman, forgetting that her head was on Elena's shoulder, so as she was nodding, it was more like rubbing on Elena's shoulder blades

"Does that not make him like, dangerous?" Elena asked

"oh, he is dangerous alright, dangerous to mess with, but he merely keeps them under control, to maintain the peace and hierarchy of the government,you know, so that the citizens will not know that they exist, you know, that would cause quite a ruckus."

"Hey stop that, it tickles" Elena laughed

"Stop what?" Katie had a little idea of what she was talking about but continued to play dumb

"Stop doing whatever you are doing with your head, it tickles" She was now laughing as she said this

Katie with her evil smile, turned innocently and asked, " Then, you must be really ticklish

"Yes" Elena breathed

"oh, well then, sorry if I do this" As soon as she just finished saying the last word, she pushed Elena on the sofa and started tickling her sides, her underarms and every other part of her.

Elena was wiggling around, trying to free herself, but Katie had the better hand, pinning her down and tickling her to her hearts content. After some time, she stopped and Elena, not wanting to let her go unscathed pushed her down with a smooth movement of her hand and peppered her with tickles and pokes

Katie let out a loud squeal and thrashed around the couch, almost even falling off, Elena relished the  sight, seeing Katie let go and genuinely have fun instead of being reserved and stuck up. The tickles stopped after a while and Katie sat up, holding her sides and looking at Elena from the corner of her eye, in case she wanted to try anything smart.

"You know what?" Elena began

"what" Katie groaned

"we have to get up and face the work that is looking directly at us" Elena stated

" What could that be?" Katie asked bewildered

" We. have. to. do. the. dishes, we have had enough talk, it's now time to do the other chores in the house. I have a mind of making you stay with me today" Elena finished

" That is not a problem, I would actually like to stay, any way, something has been on my mind" Katie started and Elena gave her the go ahead to speak

" uh, I wanted to ask you, you know, why you asked me if Lorenzo knew, were you planning to tell him? " she asked

" No, never, I would never tell him without your consent. It is just that... you remember that day you and I had that talk with you in the car, the day we had that whole silence game in the car while returning from the mall? "Elena asked

Katie nodded,"Yes, I remember"

Elena continued," I remember telling you that I was advised by a wise man that our insecurities get in the way of our happiness and other people's happiness, that wise man was Lorenzo, he was the one that advised me to let others live their lives on their own terms, that I should give you time, that you would open up to me at the right time, not to rush. Taking that advise was the best thing that I did at that point in time"

" Really, he did not just open up at that time and tell you that I was gay? " Katie was shocked

" Nope, he did not even give me the slightest idea if such a thing, I guess he knew that it would only help to strengthen our bond if it came from you" Elena confessed

" You know, people paint the president as a cold hearted boss, and I confess that he was s quite cold hearted, but then you have to be, when you are in that kind of position, but then again, when he is with you, he seems like a more warm hearted and accepting person, I guess he only behaves that way with you" Katie chuckled still wrapping her head around how loving the CEO actually was

" Yeah that's just you making your boss look like a saint. " Elena puffed, dragging Katie from her place where she was rooted on the sofa

"He is nothing like a saint, when he goes down low on you, I am sure you will find that out by yourself" Katie continued, making Elena turn her face away due to the blush that was creeping all the way from her neck all the way to her cheeks

"what do you mean, you foul mouthed woman" Elena said, still hiding her face

"ahem..sex..ahem" Katie coughed

 Elena laughed at that and immediately went back to work, this foul mouthed woman just wanted to tease her, just then, a phone rang, it was Katie's, she pulled it out from the pockets of her sweat pants, the caller ID read JoJo

"answer it, go ahead, do not be shy" Elena encouraged after taking a peak at the name of the caller

"o.. okay" Katie whispered but swiped at the green vibrating icon none the less, the call was put on loud speaker.

"Hello" The honey smooth voice said from the other end, Katie bit her lip and closed her eyes when she heard the voice

Elena could see the unspoken words that was clearly written all over Katie's face, and this was just hearing her say 'hello'

There was so  much love on her face, so much care, that Elena wondered how it would have been if it was a face to face conversatio

"Uh.... hello, how have you been" Katie finally mustered after waiting a long time,such that Elena had to nudge her to say something

"How have I been? I have been FUCKING WORRIED about you, where have you been you idiot? what if something bad happened to you, what would I have done in that situation, you foolish woman, do you know the amount bad things are happening to people because of their carelessness , come back home right this instant! "

They both flinched at the part where she yelled

Katie sighed, " I don't necessarily live with you and your brother Jo, I have an apartment which I would like to be in, every once in a while, the fact that I did not come to YOUR house does not mean that something bad has happened to me,"

" It must be that same apartment that I am currently sitting on the rocking chair in  verandah now and have been doing so for the past three hours, ringing the doorbell like a mad woman" Josette explained almost angrily

  Katie ignored her,  "and  as for your cheating, lieing brother, the scoundrel, I do not know what to do, I am not needed there at your house, he has made it clear with his actions, he would not have cheated if he was really interested in me, I have overstayed my welcome in his life, he is trying to push me out and bring in the person he wants the most, you are not a fool so you obviously know this too, so I am not going to make it difficult for him, I think it's time I took my stand and just cut everything short if he  does not have the  balls to do it himself, it's over between me and him, you can tell him that for me, I do not have the strength to see his scandalous face, the douchebag " Katie said in one breath, leaving the girl on the phone shocked and Elena with mouth agape

" y.. you.. you want to break up with Matt?" she asked, obviously not able to process that amount if information rapidly

" Damn right I am, no, I don't want to, I have done so already" Katie said again, and I realized she had not opened her eyes since Josette called, was she afraid she would cry? probably

Elena's mind started wandering, 'was this girl stupid?' 'how could she not see that Katie was in love with her and not her brother, for SIX fucking years' 'maybe their dumbness was hereditary, they were just people with low EQ'. Her thoughts ended when she heard the next words

"But what about me? how do you want me to feel about this" The girl asked

" Last time I checked, me breaking up with your brother does not mean I am breaking up with you, we can still be friends you know, you are the one that said that YOU were worried about me, not him, so I cannot continue in that same manner Jo" Katie said

" but..but.." She was tongue tied

" But what Josette, his do you want me to be with someone I do not love, who does not love me back? how could you not see, Jo, all this time, how were you so blind Jo" Katie breathed

" see what? blind about what?what are you even saying Kate" she asked still not having the slightest idea of what Katie was talking about, or pretending to not have an idea

" How could you be so blind to the fact that I loved you all this while, all this time Jo, it was always you, but you never noticed that" she said this and ended the call immediately after

Elena pulled her in a warm hug as she relieved her heart if the pain through tears

Author's Note.

Guys Katie does not deserve this, I hope she comes out of this soon😭😭😭. Anyway guys, I noticed that I have a few typographical errors here and there, I promise to correct them, sorry, I know it can be uncomfortable and pulls the fun right out of the book, but I am glad you guys stick with me🥺🥺, thank you so much guys, it means a lot, so I will try to edit the book and correct the typos when it see them. Thank you for understanding. Love you guys, as always, see you on my next update,😁😁, bye 🥰😘😘♥️♥️