Pieces of Dreams (sequel to TWST)

Chapter 10

"Fuckin' ridiculous, isn't it? Paul's gone absolutely mad if he thinks I'm going to stop spending time with you."

"Just let me talk to him..."

John shrugged. "He's going to have to get over it either way, Kat...but you talk to him if you want." John said as he walked away.

Katia sighed. She grabbed her shorts and put them on before heading to the hotel lobby. Paul was now sitting in a chair with his elbows on his knees; George leaning over and talking to him. Andrew saw Katia approaching and gave her a look of relief.

"Do you guys mind if I talk to Paul for a minute?" Katia asked as she reached them.

"Please do." George said a bit irritated. George and Andrew left them alone, but Paul didn't even look up at Kat.

"Paul?" He didn't move. Katia knelt down and leaned on her heels in front of him.

"Paul...please look at me...we need to talk about what just happened back there." Katia said softly.

Paul sighed and finally looked at her. He looked both angry and embarrassed. "I'm sorry you had to see that." he said.

"Are you okay?"

"Yeah...it was pretty stupid to try and fight John, huh?"

"That was a pretty dumb move." Katia half smiled.

Paul chuckled, but winced and put his hand on his ribs.

"Why did you want to punch John?"

"It's not important."

"If it wasn't important, then why the fight?"

Paul took a few seconds to answer. "I was mad."

"With John?"

"Yeah."

"John told me you didn't want him to hang out with me anymore."

Paul looked down at the floor.

"Paul...that's not your decision. You know I'm friends with him...and I can spend time with whoever I want...that includes John..."

Paul looked up again.

"Then why won't you spend time with me? It's always John and Kat...John and Kat...that used to be Paul and Kat!" he said frustrated.

"Paul...there is no John and Kat...there's no Paul and Kat...there's only Kat. Please...just...cool it with John, okay? He hasn't done anything wrong. He's just been a good friend to me."

Paul didn't say anything for a few seconds.

"Okay...I'll talk to John." he finally responded.

"Thank you." Katia said standing up.

"Just give me a few minutes, alright?" Paul said. "I'll head out there in a bit."

Katia nodded as she walked back to the pool area, leaving Paul in the hotel lobby. Andrew was waiting for Katia next to the pool. She walked over to him and sat down putting her feet in the water.

"Everything okay?" Andrew asked.

"I think so. Paul said he was going to go talk to John."

"So why was Paul so mad at John? George couldn't get it out of him."

"John claims it is because he is jealous."

"Paul jealous of John?"

"My thoughts exactly...but I confirmed it with Paul when I talked to him. He went on about how these past few days it's been John and Kat...when it used to be Paul and Kat..."