She wasn't exactly in the mood to separate herself from Lexi and Kenna when Annelise told her to help her upstairs, but she didn't even consider saying no. Katherine could tell that Annie wasn't happy with her. She had done her best to avoid her looks and maintain her innocent front, but she was being unpleasant and it probably was bringing down the vibes. If she stayed seated with Lexi and Kenna, she doubted that Annelise would confront her like that publicly, but even as her best friend, Katherine wasn't going to reject her request - or demand - for help. Although Katherine didn't see her as being the "Queen Bee" when they hung out with just the girls, it didn't mean that the title suddenly disappeared.
Their walk upstairs was silent, although Katherine didn't think it really felt like cold silence. She expected Annelise to talk first, and once led into her closet, she did. Even in her bitter mood, Kat was excited to see what dress the blonde had chosen for the night. She never failed to impress and Katherine knew that tonight would be no exception, so as she waited for her call to zip the dress up, she ran her fingers through a rack of dresses. She began to pull one out, but Annie began to speak, so instead, she plopped herself onto a cushioned chair and stared blankly at the screen. It took Katherine a second to process that Annie didn't bring her up to help with the dress and before she reminded herself to focus, her mind wandered as she imagined the dress that she was sure, was as flattering as her friend claimed it to be. She was a sucker for nice clothes.
However, as Annelise continued to speak, she listened more intently. Annelise claimed that she had been lying to her, which was true, and that she hated that Annelise was being nice to Hana, which was also true. Both were valid observations, but Katherine didn't plan on admitting their truth. She had no excuses at this point though, so she was almost relieved when Annelise continued to point out the faults in today's story about needing to invite Hana. While her friend spoke, Katherine tried to conjure a reason that would excuse her lying, while being believable enough to cover her having to lie in the first place. Her brain was searching for solutions harder than it did on her math final last spring, but came up empty. Even if she could think of another lie, what were the chances that Annelise would actually believe it? A large part of her wanted to come clean right now. She could admit that she had a problem, or even that she was just trying to lose weight and was embarrassed about it, and end the problems there. Annelise would be sympathetic to that. She was her best friend. The sick part of Katherine, however, insisted that it wasn't time to tell anyone yet. She still had pounds to shed and if she let people into her head, they might try to stop her, or even force her to get help. She wasn't ready for that, and besides, she didn't need help yet. It wasn't like she was feeling faint (frequently), and she had went all day without a single headache (even if the alcohol might have helped with that). She didn't need help.
It was settled: she had to deny it. The possibility of Gossip Girl finding out her little secret was haunting, but Katherine convinced herself that no one would find out. Besides her father, step-mother and one or two of their housekeepers, Hana was the only other person who had an idea of what Katherine's problem was. She probably couldn't say the same about herself, but deep down, Katherine was sure that Hana wasn't shallow enough to leak something so personal to anyone. Besides, who would she even leak it to? It wasn't like she had real friends.
"I don't know what you're talking about, but I think you need another martini just as much as I do," She did her best to grin playfully at Annelise as she stood up and walked towards her. After gently grabbing her friend's hand, she smiled. "I wouldn't try to hurt you either, and you know I would tell you if something important was happening in my life." She was going to insist that she would never lie to her, but that seemed like overkill, especially since she would be lying about not lying to her. While Annelise hadn't pinpointed what it was exactly that Kat was trying to hide, she was perceptive enough to notice the lying, and to avoid further questioning, Katherine decided to change the subject. She wasn't sure if it would get Annelise off her back, but it was worth a shot. "And even if you didn't need my help, I'm honored that I get to be the first to see this," she said, motioning to Annelise's dress, and complete look overall. Her friend was gorgeous, and it momentarily distracted Katherine from the guilt building up inside of her. "Like, Cliff better be bringing a lot of friends because we're all on the top of our game tonight," she kept a smile on her face for a moment, but once she caught sight of her reflection in the full length mirror behind Annelise, it faltered slightly. She definitely needed another drink.