Just Friends?

by K E Osborn

  “Hey, mate,” I say.

  “Kat, you really do look gorgeous tonight,” he compliments me making me feel slightly uncomfortable.

  “Thanks.”

  I can’t help but feel a little warm. My dress is tight and the alcohol has heated my blood.

  “Are you okay?” Olsen asks as I exhale and wave my hand in front of my face for some air.

  “I’m fine, but will you escort me outside so I can get some fresh air, please?”

  “Sure,” he says and we walk outside.

  “Oh, that’s better.” A soft breeze washes over my warm face and I close my eyes enjoying the cool night air.

  “Do you want me to get you a drink of water or something?” Olsen says with some concern in his voice.

  “No thanks, I’m fine.”

  I step out to get some more air and as I do a fan comes over to me. Olsen stands in front, shielding me from the girl.

  “It’s okay, Olsen,” I say and he steps aside. I sign an autograph and wonder why she’s allowed out this late. She’s seems so young when her mother steps up and gives me a smile and pulls her away. I notice the paparazzi starting to walk toward me, I roll my eyes instinctively. Turning my back to the paparazzi, I look at Olsen, who comments on my apparent lack of interest in them.

  “Just five minutes of fresh air is all I wanted.”

  He laughs and pulls me to him and we walk further away from them down a side alley.

  “Don’t worry, I’ll always look after you Kat,” he affirms and then he tucks a stray piece of hair behind my ear. I shift uncomfortably. No one is allowed to do that except Will.

  “You know Kat, I’ve always thought you were… are an amazing woman,” he says as he stands directly opposite me.

  “Thanks, I feel better now. I think we should head back inside.”

  I think he’s lusting after me, because I know that look. I see it in Will’s eyes all the time.

  I turn to walk away and he grabs my hand.

  “Olsen, don’t.”

  “I have to Kat. I know you feel it too, don’t you?”

  “No, what are you talking about? Feel what?”

  “The chemistry between us? I want you Kat, and I know you feel it too.”

  Bloody hell, what the fuck!

  “No, I don’t. Please Olsen let me go.” I tug my arm from his grip.

  “If you don’t believe me, I’ll show you.”

  “What do you mean show me?” I ask and with that he pulls me to him and locks his lips to mine. Revulsion fills me as he tries to deepen the kiss and invade my mouth with his tongue. I pull back and shudder as the feeling of his lips on mine makes me want to vomit. I struggle free from his grip and slap him hard across the face.

  “You felt it, didn’t you?”

  “All I felt Olsen, was revulsion. You are Will’s best friend, and Charlie is mine. What were you thinking? How could you do that to them?” I try not to yell, but as I look around I notice flashes going off.

  “Fuck!” I look down the alley to see the paparazzi who, may or may not, have just captured a kiss between Olsen and myself. “Damn it Olsen, I swear if they got a picture of you kissing me, so help me God… ” I storm past him and back to the party with paparazzi following me.

  I walk in and notice Will looking around with a cocktail for me. I walk straight up to him, take the drink and drink it all down in one go. Will watches and chuckles.

  “Easy, sweetheart,” he says as he tucks a stray piece of hair behind my ear, and for some reason, I instantly feel remorse even though I know I didn’t kiss Olsen, he kissed me. But the fact is, I still feel like, in some small way, I just cheated on Will and I don’t know if I should tell him or not. Definitely not here, because I know what will happen to Olsen if I do. I definitely don’t want the paparazzi getting photos of Will being escorted to jail after punching Olsen to death on the streets of Sydney.

  “I love you so much Will,” I say and then wrap my arms around his waist and snuggle into his chest.

  “I love you too, baby. Are you okay?” he asks with his eyebrows drawing together.

  “I just want to go to bed and make love to you.”

  He nods and takes my glass and places it on the bar. We find Patty and say goodbye to Wildon and make our way back to the limo with our entourage, including Olsen. I don’t look at him. I can’t look at him as I climb into Will’s lap and snuggle with him on the car ride home. We pull up at the hotel and walk to our respective rooms.

  “I’ll be in, in a minute. I just want to ask Patty something,” I say.

  “Okay, but hurry up, I want to christen that hot tub with you,” he says making me smile.

  I walk over to Patty’s door and knock quietly. She opens it and gives me a puzzled look.

  “Darling, I had no idea who could be knocking on my door this time of night. I’m glad it’s you though,” she says and invites me into her room.

  “Patty, I have to tell you something, Will doesn’t know though.”

  She leads me to the small table and I sit down on a chair and she exhales.

  “I’m not going to like this, am I?”

  “Nope, not at all.”

  “Okay, what happened?”

  “I got a little hot at the party and asked Olsen to take me outside to get some fresh air. The paps were bothering me, so Olsen led me down a side alley away from them. I don’t know what happened, but he kissed me. Worse than that, is the fact that I’m not sure if the paps got a picture of it or not. I want to make it perfectly clear that I did not kiss him back, nor would I ever. I love Will and I have no idea why Olsen decided it was okay to kiss me.”

  “I noticed a bit of tension in the car on the way here, he was looking at you the entire time and you were completely ignoring him. How do you think Will, will react to the news of his best friend kissing his girlfriend?”

  I laugh nervously.

  “Not good. That’s why I haven’t told him yet, I don’t want him to get arrested for assault while we’re in another country,” I say.

  “Jeez girl, you know how to make my job interesting don’t you?” She taps my hand for comfort. “Don’t worry, I’ll sort something out and let’s hope that the pictures don’t surface until you guys leave. If they do, we’ll obviously have to tell Will and then keep him the hell away from Olsen.”

  I nod in agreement. “Thanks Patty, and believe it or not, I am sorry. I had no idea he would try something like this.” I stand up and walk to the door.

  “Don’t worry honey, Will, will understand. You’re not in the wrong at all. It’ll work itself out.”

  “Thanks. Goodnight,” I say and start the short walk back to our room. My heart is pounding out of my chest and I feel so guilty even though I technically haven’t done anything wrong. I bite my bottom lip and I rest my head against the door with my eyes closed.

  This is so shit! Why did you have to go and ruin everything, Olsen?

  I pull my head back from the door and gently knock. A few seconds later, the door opens and Will is standing there with a towel wrapped around his waist baring his stunning chest. My knees weaken at the sight and I can’t help it as a light moan echoes through my exhale. He really is beyond good looking.

  “Ahh, just in time. Let's get you out of that dress,” he says as he pulls me through the door. I giggle at his enthusiasm. He undoes the zipper and slides me out of my gown, quickly removing my underwear, until I’m standing naked before him.

  “Mmm, that’s better. C’mon, quick before the water goes cold.” Lifting me up, he carries me to the hot tub and gently lowers me to the floor. He unwraps his towel flinging it over the towel rail. He slides in and I follow. I sit in front of him so my back is to his chest. He’s filled the hot tub and has turned on the jets so the water pulses around our bodies.

  “What did you want to talk to Patty about?” he asks, nuzzling into my ear as he ties my hair up for me, so it doesn’t get wet.

  “Oh, nothing, just girl stuff.”<
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  “Fair enough. Well, for now, it’s just you, me and this hot tub and I can think of a way to relax those tense muscles of yours,” he says while he starts to massage my shoulders. My back melts onto his front and the tension is relieved by his warm loving touch.

  He gently caresses my shoulders and moves his hands down my collarbone as he gently nibbles on my ear. I can feel him growing hard under me. His hands move down to my breasts and I don’t stop him. I love his soothing touch. He gently caresses my breasts and massages them softly, occasionally tugging at my nipples as his lips move down my neck. He moves his right hand from my breast, to lightly trace his way down between the apex of my thighs. I instinctively spread my legs wider for him to gain access with his long fingers.

  He caresses my breast, still teasing my nipple as his right hand gently massages my clitoris. The warm feeling of his hand followed by the exhilarating sensations of the flowing jets of water around us is sensation overload. He runs small, delicate circles around my clitoris as he continues to kiss my neck. All thoughts of Olsen quickly evaporate as I lose myself in Will. His finger quickens on my clitoris as a warm and throbbing feeling engulfs my lower stomach. He moves his other hand down and places a finger inside me gently as I lean back into him even more.

  The feeling is overwhelming with the water invigorating my senses as well as Will’s hands working their magic. I feel myself getting closer as my hands grip onto his knees tightly and his tongue connects with my ear and then his teeth tug and pull on its lobe.

  “Ohhh,” I moan as he inserts another finger and continues to pleasure me. I can’t help but cry out as my head falls back against Will’s shoulder and I let my inhibitions go as I climax.

  “There’s my girl. Give it to me baby,” he says and then he kisses my neck. I wonder momentarily if Patty can hear me next door, but that thought quickly washes away when Will lifts me and turns me to face him. I can feel him rock hard beneath me as he positions himself under me. I straddle his lap exhaling with delight as I lower myself down onto him.

  “Oh God,” Will moans out as he leans in and our lips connect.

  His tongue finds mine, massaging it forcefully. His hands find my breast and the other grasps my hair as I move on top of him. He fills me completely as I slide up and down on his length, moaning through our entangled kiss. At least I know this little romp in the water won’t be caught on camera like the last one at the waterfall.

  Our lives seem to be an open book for everyone to gawk at and I absolutely hate it.

  “Oooh, Kat, I love you,” he says, “Open your eyes and look at me baby.”

  “I lo…ooooh…ove you too,” I mumble through moans as I continue to slide on top of him looking straight into his eyes. The heat begins to build in me as water sloshes over the top and onto the ground. I move my lips back to his and kiss him strongly. The pleasure inside me grows. My arms move from the side of the bath to around his neck, pulling myself closer and he moans into my mouth. My muscles begin to tighten around him and I feel it, I’m so close. He thrusts his hips in time with mine as my fingernails claw at his back.

  “Oh God, Will.” My head falls back and he takes a nipple into his mouth, sucking and tugging on it which sends me over the edge. I tremble and shudder as my muscles tighten their grip on him and I exhale my release as I splinter into a thousand tiny shards like fireworks exploding. He moves his lips up my neck and back to my mouth as I start to fall from the high. He places his hands on my hips and moves me with him. He’s close so I hold onto his shoulders as he moves in me. His tongue finds mine and he moves me slowly, pumping him. A low growl escapes his mouth as he bites my bottom lip.

  “I love you so much Kat. Marry me, please?”

  “What?” I moan as I feel myself getting close again.

  What the hell did he just say? Did I just imagine that?

  “Marry me. I love you and I want to be with you forever. Please Kat, say you’ll marry me?” he asks and then kisses my neck gently. My heart is pumping, I’m not sure if from making love or the fact he’s just proposed to me while we’re making love, or both. A flutter flicks through my stomach as a smile crosses my face.

  “Really?” I ask, while he continues to move inside me.

  “Yes, absolutely. Marry me, baby?” he whispers in my ear and kisses my lobe.

  “Yes,” I reply.

  “Yes?” he asks.

  “Yes,” I confirm and move in for another kiss.

  We pull apart from the kiss and we are both smiling widely. He continues to move inside me making me moan, again.

  “Oh, Kat, you make me so happy,” he says and I feel my insides quivering again. He moves me slightly faster on him and deepens our kiss. I feel he’s as worked up as I am. He tenses as my insides tighten around him and he calls my name as we both come together.

  ~ WILL ~

  She leans her body weight on me while we both come down.

  Fucking hell! She said yes! My baby said yes! Shit! Did I just ask her to marry me while I was fucking her… is that even allowed? God, I hope she answered yes to marrying me and didn’t just say yes in the throws of pleasure.

  We lay in the tub while I stroke her hair and she relaxes under my touch.

  “I meant it, you know. It wasn’t just my dick talking,” I say.

  She laughs. “I know, and I meant my answer.”

  I lift her head and kiss her passionately. When we come up for air, we decide to get out of the tub and I dry her off with all the love I can muster.

  I’m totally pussy whipped and I fucking love it. I wouldn’t have it any other way.

  “Go and get into bed, I want to give you something.”

  “Okay,” she answers and she skips off to the bedroom.

  I pull out the small ring box from my pants pocket and walk into the bedroom. She’s lying on her stomach with her legs bent up as she stares out across Sydney Harbour. The lights are twinkling across the water and the bridge is spectacular, but that sight is nothing compared to the magnificent sight in front of me, her naked in all her glory, lying there waiting for me and me alone.

  She really is mine and in this moment I couldn’t be any happier. How did I get so fucking lucky?

  “Okay, close your eyes,” I say as I make my way over to her. I kneel down in front of her and smile. “Okay, open.” She opens her eyes and I bring the ring box up level with her face. Her eyes light up and she sits up on the bed with her mouth gaping open.

  “Oh my God, is that? Oh my God… oh my God,” she repeats.

  “Katerina Barrett I love you. Please be my wife, and spend forever with me?” I ask as I open the box showing her the platinum band with three rows of encrusted diamonds showcasing a single large, round, bright sparkling diamond on top. Her hand flies up to her mouth in shock as she looks at the ring I have chosen for her.

  “If you don’t like it, I can– ”

  “No! Don’t be silly, I love it Will, and I love you… so much,” she interrupts as I place the ring on her finger. She bites her bottom lip as tears start to fall slowly down her cheeks.

  “So, you didn’t just think about this while we were in the bath? It wasn’t a spur of the moment thing? You actually planned this?”

  “Well, yes. I knew I was going to ask you and I found some time the other night when we had dinner with your parents to ask your father’s permission, but I had planned on asking you at dinner tomorrow night, but I couldn’t wait,” I say as I wipe the tears from her face.

  “Oh, Will, it’s perfect. You’re perfect. I’m so happy,” she says filling my heart with joy.

  I’m so happy she said yes. I would’ve been devastated if she had said no.

  But somehow I knew she would say yes. I know and so does she that we’re meant to be together.

  “There’s something I have to tell you Will and you’re not going to like it,” she says instantly causing my heart rate to speed up.

  Chapter Nineteen

  “Okay, what’s it about?
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  She swallows and pulls me up onto the bed with her and then sits in my lap.

  Hmm, I have a feeling I’m not going to like what she says next.

  “At the premiere tonight, I was feeling really hot and I got a bit flustered so I wanted to go outside and get some fresh air.”

  “Okay… ” I say, wondering what she is getting at.

  “You have to understand the reason I didn’t tell you straight away was because I was worried how you might act– ”

  “Tell me, Kat,” I interject.

  “Alright, but you have to promise not to go bat shit crazy.”

  “What the fuck, Kat? Tell me what’s going on, now,” I holler, getting frustrated with her delaying tactics.

  “Okay, but remember that I love you and only you and that you’re naked so you can’t go running out of the room,” she says as I exhale abruptly. “So, I was outside and Olsen came with me. Anyway, these paparazzi were coming toward us, so we went down a side alley to get some fresh air because I was feeling really hot and– ”

  “And what, exactly?”

  “Olsen kissed me,” she speaks hurriedly, “and I swear, I didn’t kiss him back. In fact, I pulled away and I slapped him, and then came back inside and found you. That’s why I drank that cocktail really quickly and wanted to go. It meant nothing, and I swear, I pushed him away immediately, and I didn’t, in any way, reciprocate his kiss. I love you, and only you,” she says as the enormity of the situation hits me.

  “Did the paparazzi see?” I ask quietly, tensing my jaw and clenching my fists.

  “I’m not sure, possibly,” she cries as tears start to fall from her eyes.

  “It’s okay, don’t cry.” I pull her closer to me. “Is that why you went and saw Patty?”

  “Uh huh,” she murmurs as I kiss her head softly and slowly pull her off my lap. I sit her on the bed next to me. I’m seething. My pulse is pounding and I feel my body tense up. I feel a wave of heat flow through me and I start to sweat. I can feel the vein in my neck starting to protrude and pulsate as I clench my hands into fists.