Twisted & Sadistic vs. Team Desire

[Team Desire]

Katie Steward | "A Truce and a Bad Review"

Outside of “Steward’s Place.” A restaurant that TJ Johnson had started up in Katie’s honor. Katie Steward walks up to the place. Her phone rings. Katie goes to answer and as she does the call ends. Again, another Unknown Caller. Katie puts her phone away looking annoyed as she heads into the restaurant.

Across the street, Katelyn Buehler stands by a phone booth. Her hand is holding onto the receiver as it sits on the machine. Her head lowered, looking sad. She hasn’t seen or spoken to Katie since the Brat Pack had parted ways. It’s clear that she isn’t doing too well. Being the one who has been calling Katie from unknown numbers so nobody would know. So she didn’t violate the court's ruling.

Katelyn lifted her head and took a breath. She collected herself and started to walk away from the phone and the restaurant. Katelyn is stopped on the street by a familiar face. Hurse walks up and greets her.

“Katelyn, what are you doing here? Did you just come from meeting with Katie?” He asks her.

“No. I’m not allowed to see her. We all agreed that it’s best if we just broke it off.” Katelyn explains to him.

“Oh yeah, Katie told me about that. This is good though. Because I can help. Nobody can talk some sense into Robin and take you back like I can.” Hurse with a smile thinking he has the answers Katelyn wants to hear.

Katelyn just looks at him like he’s an idiot. “Robin wants to kill you. Especially after you left her alone with your son to raise on her own.”

“What? No. She wasn’t alone. She had all of you with her. Robin is fine. She is just in one of her moods. It’ll pass. Watch and see.” Hurse jokingly laughs at Katelyn thinking that Robin could be upset with him. He calls Robin on his phone to get her to tell Katelyn. The call ends up going to voicemail. “She must be busy.”

“Yeah, it must be.” Katelyn rolls her eyes.

“Ok, I can do one better. I’ll go talk to Katie for you and work something out.” Hurse brushes by Katie and heads to the restaurant. Katelyn ends up freaking out at the suggestion.

“No!” Katelyn charges at Hurse and tackles him to the ground. “Are you crazy?”

‘I’m not! My mother had me tested.” Hurse tells her.

“Steven. We can not see each other. It’s what Katie wants.” Katelyn again needing to explain how things are to him.

“But is it what you want?” Hurse’s words dig deep at Katelyn.”

“It’s what was agreed upon, so yes.” Katelyn turns and walks away leaving Hurse behind.



Inside the restaurant, Katie is behind the bar helping customers. Fulling their drink orders. She wasn't new to this. She'll helped out her sister and her restaurant and then at the Brats' club when they had that. Katie looks happy which is a very different Katie we've seen since she's returned back to the mess she had turned her life into. Though looking at the livily place TJ has made the place. Katie can't help, but be cheerful.

Until a dark cloud appears. Katie turns to another customer to see that it's Hurse.

"Hurse, what are you doing here?" Katie sounded annoyed just seeing him.

"Well that's not a way to greet a customer. This will go into the yelp review." Hurse not amused with Katie's tone.

"Hurse." Katie repeats his name trying to get him to explain why he's there. She knows there's a reason.

"This is really a nice place. TJ has really outdone himself." Hurse looks around at the place. "I kind of feel bad about having to be a bit negative in my review after the greeting from the hostess."

"I'm sorry, Hurse. What would you like?" Katie apologizes and asks him nicely in her friendly tone.

"Oh, I don't drink. I'm here on business." Hurse declines the offer.

"And what's the business?" Katie asks.

"I'm here to help you. We're going to appeal the decision made by the court to get the Brats back together." Hurse explains his legal prowess to her.

"There is nothing to appeal. We've all agreed on the settlement and I'm ok with that." Katie tells him. “I don’t need your help.”

“Not everything is about you, Katie.” Hurse replies back.

Katie stares at him wondering what he meant by that. Wondering what he gets out of this. Surely he’s after something, but Katie is uninterested in it.

TJ walks over to the bar and gets Katie’s attention. “Hey Katie, we’re getting a little backup here.”

“Sorry.” Katie apologizes. “Just working on an unruly customer.

Hurse’s ears perk up and look around for this customer. TJ sees him and says hey and the two greet and then TJ goes back to running the place.

“Hurse. I don’t need your help. I’m doing just fine and as you can see everything is good. So please, leave.” Katie tries to  be gentle and asks him to go away.

“Ok, fine. I’m leaving. Tell TJ I’m sorry for what I’m about to do.” Hurse gets up and leaves the restaurant. He finishes up his review. Katie continues with work helping out TJ.



A couple of hours later, Katie is outside the restaurant. She catches her breath from the chaos of success that TJ is having inside. She checks her message on her phone and sees something from Gigi. Katie lights up seeing it. Things were starting to get back on track for her. Everything has started to turn for her since coming back. Now if Gigi wants to talk to her again. Maybe then everything could be set right. Katie reads the texts and sees that she does want to meet with her. Gigi and Ash would be at her church waiting for her. Katie looks at the time it was sent and then it's now. A few hours have passed. Katie was too busy helping TJ that she might've missed her opportunity with Gigi.

Katie rushed over to her church as quickly as she could. She hurried into the church to look for Gigi.

Unfortunately Katie doesn't see her. Katie walks all the way down the aisle to the altar. Spinning around looking for them, but nothing. Katie is in disbelief that she missed her chance. Katie goes to sit on the steps of the altar to have herself a cry. That's when she hears her name being called.

"Katie." A familiar voice is heard echoing through the church. Katie looks up and sees Ash calling her before calling Gigi to tell her.

Katie runs back up the altar to meet with them. Gigi steps inside. Katie and Gigi have a bit of an awkward moment. Both hesitate to make the first move.
"Katie." Gigi says.

"Gigi." Katie responds. "I got your message that you wanted to see me. What did you want to talk about?"
"Just some things. Where were you?" Gigi asks.

"Oh, I was helping TJ with his restaurant. Steward's Place. He named it after me. It's really amazing the work he put into it." Katie tells her.

"That sounds amazing." Gigi nods.

"It looks like a really great place to eat at or have a drink." Ash chimes in checking the reviews for it on her phone. "Well, except for a very rude bartender they have."

Katie looks annoyed hearing the review. Knowing whose it's from. "That post was from a whacko." She replies.
"Right." Ash nods. Her and Gigi can kind of connect the dots on their own about that. "So we were just trying to help Gigi with some things that she wanted. It kind of blew up in our faces."

"That's the gentle way of putting it. My Inner Goddess tried t murder me." Gigi puts it out there blankly.

"What? Are you saying you tried a spiritual journey?" Katie asks, putting together her own dots.

"Maybe you know of a good exorcist?" Gigi says. "You think Autumn would help us out."

"I doubt it. Katie answers.

"Oh well, I guess whatever that was it worked out the way they wanted. Here I am. I'm sorry Katie for being a bit cold with you." Gigi lowers her head. Feeling hurt and sad at how she acted towards her.

"No. It's ok, Gigi. I understand completely. Things were just really hard to understand and I didn't know how to act on them. I really thought I was doing everyone a favor. For the last month, things started to get clear to me again." Katie apologizes to Gigi. She tries to explain herself. Hoping she accepts and they can progress through it.

"Ok, well you'll be sorry. This is a good step." Ash steps in playing peacemaker between the two.

"But I now have my answers. Something that I've got to do." Katie shares with Gigi and Ash. "Taking my next step and sitting in the director's chair. I'm going to make some of the greatest pieces of cinema ever. Starting with Rise to Greatness." Katie smiles. She thinks of her name up there in lights.

"I want to go solo." Gigi blurts out.

"What was that, Gigi?" Katie says like she didn't hear her clearly. "Solo, but we have our dream of being tag team champions. Celebrating my illustrated career of becoming Supreme Champion. I can't think of a better ending."

"Yes, that is your dream. Though I got to think about myself. What comes next for me." Gigi explains. Katie ponders the answer.

"Oh well that's ok. I understand. I'll be glad to help you anyway I can." KAtie smiles at Gigi. She knows Katie is being sincere with her. "Now I just wish I had my Brats around to help me with this knife in my back."

Katie walks past Gigi and Ash leaves the church. Gigi shakes her head at KAtie over reaction that she knew was also coming.

"Well, you were mad Katie. Now she is upset with you. You two are exhausting." Ash stands there watching the show between the two.

"Oh yeah, it's a lot of fun. Rise to Greatness is going to be a blast." Gigi says annoyed.

"Want to catch something to eat. Steward's Place sounds pretty good." Ash suggests grabbing dinner to Gigi.

"Ok. I can continue my talk with the very rude bartender." Gigi walks out of the church with Ash.


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“Rise to Greatness, what would it be without Katie Steward.” Katie laughs. “Well probably the same. Never main evented that thing. Probably should’ve, but no I’ve never been that lucky. Instead I was busy making my own moments. I think I’ve done pretty alright for myself. SCW can’t deny that. It’s why they needed me for Rise To Greatness XX. It’s why I volunteer myself to help put together something special. As much as I can say I’ve done so much for SCW and I love to do that. The truth is that SCW has given me so many opportunities and that’s why I’m here."

“So now I’m back to help pass it on. Gigi can’t go solo until I let her go. She can’t leave me until I get what I want. It’s an endless loop. That we’re both trying to break. My dreams or Gigi’s self-reliance.” Katie takes a long pause.”The frustration of not wanting to destroy the other wishes.”

“All of this must be music to the ears of Glory and Brittany. Twisted and Sadistic.I like the sentiment. Very relatable. Although playing those attributes while I’m trying to create art. That is a no no. So SCW has booked us against a couple of misfits who don’t respect my craft.” Katie laughs. “If they want to be twisted and sadistic. Gigi and I can surely play that game. We’re going to leave our mark and while Rise to Greatness XX we wouldn’t be the top moment on the show, but I will always have my moment.”