Chp 6
"Kat......Kat....."
Kat pulled the cover over her head. Gabby was at her bedroom door, and Kat was sure it was about the phone, which had been ringing off the hook.
"Kat, I'm coming in..." Gabby announced. the door creaked open, and Gabby sat next to her on the bed. Kat turned over, and gave Gabby a sneer. Gabby shoved the phone in her face.
"It's Kevin" Gabby said. She smiled, almost excited that it was Kevin on the phone. Kat couldn’t help but laugh. She took the cordless slowly.
"Hello?"
"Kat? Is this finally you?"
"Yeah, its me" Kat sighed, and lay back down. Gabby stayed on the bed, watching Kat talk.
"What the hell is going on? Howie is missing, its been like, a week since I've heard from him, and your roommate says you wont talk" Kevin stated. Kat sighed.
"Well, I have no clue where Howie is." she paused, tears starting to form. "And, I haven’t felt like talking, sorry"
"What’s wrong? What’s going on?" Kevin asked, confused and worried.
"He’s a fucking loser. First, he gets all jealous on me, then I find out he’s been cheating on me."
"What? You’re fucking kidding me, Kat. Please tell me you’re joking" Kevin said. Kat laughed.
"I wish I was"
"You are kidding me.........that shit..........I can not believe it. I will beat the shit out of him!" Kevin exclaimed.
"Don’t get so upset Kevin.......he’s a man........he was made to be an asshole."
"No, Kat, you’re like my little sister, and even though you might think you can fool all those Californians to believing you’re ok, I know you’re really hurt. I can not believe him."
"Well, when you find him, push him around for me...I’m gonna go...." Kat hung up the phone before Kevin could respond. She breathed deeply, wishing she could cry.
"I wish I could cry.....My past year has been so fucked up. I've spent too much time crying."
"Do you even know what fully happened?" Gabby asked quietly.
"All I know is he slept with that blond little stick bitch."
"Maybe she slipped him roofies. You’d have to be drugged to sleep with that dog" Gabby laughed. Kat laughed too.
"I just feel so betrayed. How could he? I just don’t get it"
"Listen, we need to stop thinking bout men. We're gonna finish this movie. Only a few weeks left. Everyone is hyped up about this movie. And, damn, I'm jealous, cause everyone loves you! I've been hearing Oscars, multi-millions...."
"Gabs, you are so full of it....." Kat laughed.
"I knew you’d laugh at that."
After that, Gabby and Kat were even closer friends. Kat threw herself into the acting, surprising herself. The movie was finished, and Kat was left with a decision. Go back to Florida, or stay in California.
"I think you should stay out here...at least for awhile longer." Gabby pleaded.
"I can’t decide. I love it here, but there's so many reasons to be in Florida." Kat said.
"Like Howie" Gabby stated.
"Yeah.." Kat responded weakly. She hadn’t talked to him for 3 months, ever since the day she found out he was cheating. She had talked to Kevin, and Kevin said that Howie was absolutely horrible. Kat was almost happy, wanting Howie to feel the pain she felt. But, she needed to talk to Howie, because she had missed her period. She was too scared to take a test, and couldnt confide in anyone.
"But, anyway, at least stay until the premiere."
"Ok.....who are you taking?"
"Well, um. .I kinda asked Kevin.' Gabby responded sheepishly.
"You did?" Kat squealed.
"Yes.....and, the other guys are invited too...."
"Oh, really...."
"Hey, Hype invited them, not me. But, are you and Omar going together?"
"Yes........" Kat mumbled. Gabby noticed Kats clouded over expression, and knew what was wrong.
"Kat, maybe he won't come"
"No. He'll come."
"Well, let’s not think about it. Are you and Omar going to that party tonight?"
"Uh-huh," Kat looked at her watch. "And, I’m going to be late." Kat and Omar had been going out on dates for the past week or two. He knew about what happened with Howie, and didn't push her. She grabbed her purse and went to meet Omar at his house. It was a night like many others. Being part of Hollywood was different then being associated with musicians. Kat and Omar were always having their pictures taken together, something she had never really experienced with Howie. Kat learned to accept it.
A few weeks later:
Howie awoke to the phone ringing. he glanced at his clock, and realized it was only about 9 am. He cursed softly as he answered the phone.
"D! Did I wake you?"
"AJ, its 9 fucking AM, of course you woke me." Howie responded grumpily.
"Well, I wasn’t sure if you knew, but your chica is on Regis and Kathy Lee today."
"Shit!" Howie sat up. He turned on the TV quickly, flipping to ABC
"Thanks AJ" Howie said.
"Uh-huh, figured you’d want to see it. Catch ya later" AJ hung up the phone. Howie stayed glued to the TV. After half an hour of the usual rambling they did, they brought out Kat. She was wearing tight black pants, purple stilettos, and a pale purple camisole that complimented her still purple hair. The interview went on, they asked about her nickname, the movie, and they asked if she had a boyfriend. Howie was stung by her reply.
"I kind of do. We are having a huge problem, and he trampled my heart" Kats eyes went down.
'How can I ever get her to forgive me?' he wondered to himself. He definitely had never ever wanted to hurt her, but he had hurt her deeply. He had been invited to her movie premiere but he felt unsure about attending. He also knew shed be attending with Omar. He was surprised that everyone didn’t assume those two were going out. They had been pictured and seen together all the time for the past month. The phone rang, interrupting his thoughts.
"Hey Howie. Did you see her?" Kevin asked.
"Yeah, AJ called me before"
"Man, she looked nice"
"I know..." Howie said, sadly.
"Don’t sound so downhearted. Christ, you should be happy."
"Happy?"
"Yeah, she still considers you her boyfriend" Kevin pointed out. Howie fell silent. "Well, she’s going to be on Letterman tomorrow night. Then Rosie on Thursday. Plus, her premiere is next week. Are you coming? Everyone else is."
"Who am I gonna take?"
"Just take Polly Anna, like you always used to."
"I guess....I want to see her anyway."
"Good. Plus, I have a plan."
"What?"
"You can’t know the plan. I'll talk to you later." Kevin hung up, leaving Howie to wonder what the plan was.
“Thanks for coming on the show, sweetheart.” David Letterman breathed down her neck. Kat shook his hand, and left the stage. She was exhausted from the constant stream of publicity she was doing. She was hitting all the New York talk shows while she was in town. She had fittings for dresses, photo shoots, and interviews. It was almost too much to handle. She got to her assigned room and sat down for a second. A sudden knock at her door caused her to jump. She walked over and opened the door.
“Kat!”
“Kevin?” Kat immediately hugged him tightly. She hadn’t seen him in ages. “What the hell are you doing here?”
“Well, I knew you were up here, and I haven’t seen you in awhile. I had nothing to do, so I hopped a plane. You aren’t angry are you?”
“God, No! I've been lonely lately, I’m glad to see a familiar face!” Kat exclaimed. She pulled him up a chair, and they both sat down.
“So, are you liking all of this press? I mean, I've seen you all over the place!”
“Its tough. I’m so tired. I have a new respect for you.”
“It's a hard life, but it’s worth it.” Kevin smiled. “But, you have been working hard, recently. I have to say, you looked very nice on Regis and Kathy Lee.”
Kat laughed. “Please, Kev, whatever.”
“Its true. Howie thought so too” Kats smile disappeared at the sound of his name.
“He saw it?” Kat asked, remember how shed talked about him.
“Yeah, he taped it.” Kevin laughed.
“He did not” Kat laughed.
“Yes, he did. And he was taping Letterman too, and he’s bought like 4 copies of every magazine you’re on. I think the people think he’s crazy at the supermarket.”
“God, he’s such a dork” Kat laughed.
“Yeah, but that’s why we love him”
“Yes, it is...” Kat responded.
“Ok, that’s enough of talk about that. What do we have planned today?” Kevin asked, seeing Kats semi pained expression when they discussed Howie.
“My calendar is free for the rest of today. Tomorrow I’m taping Rosie, and I’m going to see Betsey Johnson. Then I’m supposed to attend a party, but I have no date."
“Well, I could do you the favor of being your date...” Kevin joked.
“Oh, I’m so lucky!” Kat said sarcastically.
“Hey, I can turn right back around and go to Florida.” Kevin replied.
“Oh, you know I’m joking with you, Kevin.” Kat went over and hugged him.
“I know” he grabbed her and gave her a big bear hug. “So, what do you want to do tonight?”
“Let’s go to a club.” Kat suggested.
“I guess.” Kevin agreed. Kat took him to the hotel she was staying at, and they got changed. They went out to dinner, then went to one of the most exclusive night clubs in NYC.
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