Bridget Speaks the Truth
Summary: Bridget tells Andrew the truth after Gemma tells her to tell or she will.
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Chapter One
Bridget stood pacing the length of the sitting room waiting for Andrew to return. She was terrified about what she was about to reveal. Gemma told her to tell or she would. Bridget was about to lose everything and knew her time was short. She could only hope that Andrew would listen to her before he passed judgment.
The elevator doors opened and Andrew entered calling for her sister, Siobhan. It was now or never.
"Andrew? In here." She called out to him, her heart beating a mile a minute.
"Shiv? Is something wrong? The baby?" Andrew asked as he entered the room to see her pacing and what appeared to be having the start of a panic attack.
"I need to tell you something…and I need you to let me tell you before you say anything…we should sit down." Bridget said as calmly as she could.
Andrew cautiously sat down on the long side of the L-shaped sofa, while Bridget took a seat on the small end.
Wringing her hands, she nervously took a few breaths.
"What's this all about Shiv?"
"My name is Bridget Kelly." She whispered.
"What was that?"
"I'm Siobhan's twin sister...Bridget Kelly. We had a falling out, big time, before you met Siobhan…I wrote to her, asking for forgiveness…she wrote back a few months ago, inviting me to the Hamptons. I got into trouble, well really, I saw something I shouldn't have…and I had to testify…but instead I ran from Federal custody. When I met Siobhan, I thought things would be okay…she said all was forgiven…then I found out you and everyone she knew now had no idea I even existed, but she said you had an almost perfect life…We went out on the boat…we talked…I fell asleep…when I woke up, she was gone…all I found was a pill bottle with her rings."
She held up her hand to show him. "I didn't know what to do…after finally getting her back in my life she was gone…I needed to escape and I thought…I don't know what I thought. Here I am and…now the Federal Agent that was handling my case is here and following me and questioning me…someone is out to kill Siobhan…and…I…I'm sorry…I'm so sorry I lied to you."
Andrew was unsure what to do. His wife has been lying to him since the beginning. She was a twin. She was gone. Her twin was pretending to be her. She was in trouble. What had happened?
"Why would yo…wha...Siob…twi...I don't even know what to say."
Bridget didn't know what to say or do. She didn't even know how to tell him about the affair Siobhan had been having with Henry or who fathered the baby. She felt like she was losing her sister all over again.
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