Seb sighed and slipped into the bed next to Serena, kissing her brow. "I know... but with Anna running around with Rae and Gunner so dead set on pushing her as far away as he can, I don't know how much help I can be."

He rubbed the back of his neck, "And I still don't like Rae, there's something off about him. I can see he cares in his own way but it's... it's almost like he changes from heart beat to heart beat."

He shook his head, "Anna knows how to punish herself... that's for sure." It seemed like anytime something went wrong between she and Gunner, Anna became determined to destroy herself. It wasn't something she did knowingly, more like a series of bad choices she couldn't see she was making. Then again, Rae could be charming... Seb had run on the playing field for quite some time himself, he'd been Rae's biggest 'competition' as it were. However, there had always been a huge difference... Seb had never cheated, he'd always made it clear that he wasn't looking for anything 'more' out of any of the girls he was with. He always picked the ones that wouldn't get attached... Until Anya... until Serena.

He wrapped an arm around Serena, rested a hand on her belly. "Get some sleep... Then, when you get up it's time to see if the nurses can do anything about your nausea so you can eat."

~*~

Anna watched Gunner walk past, she wasn't surprised to see he paid her no mind. Instead of letting it get to her, she headed to the gym. There were a few Dhampir students there practicing after class and Anna picked a punching bag and went to town. She needed to expend some anger before she could do much else.

~*~

Kat moved to her door and opened it when James knocked to find Rae Costa at her door. With a small smile, she stepped aside and pushed the door further open. "Welcome, Mr. Costa... it's a pleasure to meet you, call me Kat."

Her formal tone matched the movement of her hands to put her long hair back into it's bun. She hadn't expected him so soon. "I'm apologize if James interrupted anything..."

She moved to the small cabinet in the room, opened it and poured them both a glass of wine before she passed him his. "I believed it would be a good idea for us to get to know one another..." She took a sip of her drink and smiled alluringly over her glass, "If we're to be married."

Kat was trained in a great many things, seduction wasn't so hard if you knew what your intended target was looking for... Though she'd only just met Rae, she hadn't missed the way his eyes had raked over her. The way his expression had changed the minute he'd seen her. It was easy, if you knew what to look for, to see he was a player... but Kat had invented the game.

She wasn't promiscuous... but she knew exactly how to get what she wanted and how to keep the boys playing along.

"Can I get you anything? James was kind enough to have the minifridge stocked before I got here... I hope you don't mind if I eat. It was a long drive."