Nora: "Press charges are you kidding me you, you took the first swing at Eddie, Max stepped in so you wouldn't hit his son, Trent."

Eddie: "You really need to leave right now before I call the police, you took a swing at me first, just wait till the media gets hold of you."

I was just walking back into the restaurant when I saw the commotion going on, then Trent tried to take a swing at Eddie and Max stepping in. I couldn't believe what I was seeing. I heard Trent say that he wanted to press charges against Max, this can't be happening this is all my fault.

Loren: "Trent if you press charges you can forget a relationship between us at all."

Trent: "You said that you wanted nothing to do with me, you asked me to leave."

Loren: "I did and I don't want a relationship with you but if you press charges that's it, I will not change my mind and I will 100% cut you out of my life forever. Do you understand?"

Trent: "So if I don't press charges there is a chance that you will give me a shot at making it up to you for all the years that I missed out on."

Eddie: "Loren you don't have to do this, I have a team of lawyers."

**Jake takes Eddie slightly aside to tell him…..**

Jake: "Eddie, man the press on this is going to be bad especially after the Chloe incident, I don't know how much more your career can take."

Eddie: "I don't care, Loren shouldn't have to do this for us, and Trent started it when he went to hit me, that's the only reason pops stepped in."

Jake: "I know this Eddie, but think of what the press will do to Loren as well; she is still fragile after your disappearance. Think about your relationship."

Eddie: "I really don't like this at all, Loren and my relationship is strong enough to take this."

Jake: "I'm sure it is, but with all the press and rumours going round about the accident with Chloe, it would be a nightmare, the press are grasping at straws at the moment, we still haven't released a statement about everything that happened since the fight at MK with Tyler."

Eddie: "Maybe your right Jake but I really don't like it at all"

**Eddie and Jake re-join the group.**

I glance out of the corner of my eye and see Eddie and Jake walking back over towards us I turn back to Trent as Eddie comes to stand next to me.

Loren: "Yes that is exactly what I am saying, I may change my mind in the future but press charges and I guarantee that we will never speak, see each other and you will not be involved in my life."

Trent: "Fine I will leave and not press charges but I promise I will not stop trying to make it up to you, you are my daughter, and I want to be part of your life, I made a mistake walking out on you and your mom.

Nora: "Trent the best thing you could have done was leave."

Max: "Loren is not your daughter; you gave up the right to call her that when the door hit you on the ass on your way out."

After max had said his piece he kissed my mom on the cheek and sat back down at the table where our food was waiting, it must have been bought out while the argument was happening.

Loren: "Trent please leave, we would like to get back to our meals."

I left after that and sat back down at the table with Max, Eddie followed behind me and took the seat beside me. Nora said one last thing to Trent.

Nora: " I still don't quite understand why you left but Loren has a family now she doesn't need you, Max has been more of a father figure for her in the last few months than you will ever have the right to be."

Nora walked away from Trent and went back to sit at the table between Max and Kelly who had been watching to whole thing unfold unsure on what to do.

Jake was the only one left standing but before he too returned to the table he said.

Jake: "The press don't need to hear about any of this to you understand, if you care for Loren then what happened tonight and also in the past needs to stay in this group, the press would hound Loren for this story."

Trent: "Maybe the press need to know what the Duran's are doing, keeping me from my family, you haven't seen the last of me, I will be back, I want to be part of my daughter's life, and if I have to go to the press to do that I will."

Trent leaves the restaurant and Jake takes his seat at the table but doesn't tell the rest of the group what Trent said.

There is no conversation as we eat, I kinda play with my linguini as after the commotion I've lost my appetite, Eddie takes my hand off the table and kisses it tenderly, holds it against his heart.

Eddie: "Please don't let him ruin our night, we have had such great day don't let him ruin it."

Loren: "I'm trying but to be honest I really don't know how this night is going to end, we still have to have that discussion about you being in a hotel with another woman, you still haven't told me what happened the night of your accident, I haven't pushed you to tell me cause I was trying to understand and be patient but I'm starting to let my mind wonder, and now the Trent appearing I just don't know how much I can take."

Eddie: "I promise I will explain everything after dinner, you have nothing to worry about, and I would never hurt you."

Loren: "I know that Eddie, you keep saying the same thing but I just can't help thinking the worse, did you listen to my new song, did you take note to the lyrics, I was completely lost without you."

I drop my fork into my bowl of uneaten linguini and leave the restaurant. I keep walking through the foyer and straight to the elevators and press the call button the go up. As I step into the elevator and press the button for the penthouse I inserted the key card for the elevator to close the doors when I caught sight of Trent in the foyer talking on the phone, more like yelling into the phone, whatever the conversation was about it was very heated, I didn't catch what it was about before the doors of the elevator shut killing all the noise.

**Back at the table at the restaurant**

Nora: "Eddie is she ok? Should I go talk to her?"

Eddie: "I think that it is all catching up with her, plus what the paparazzi shouted plus just now with Trent. I'll give her a minute and I will go talk to her and explain a few things."

Nora: "I don't know Eddie she looked pretty upset, she might want to talk to me"

Eddie: "I promise that if I go up and she won't talk to me, I will come back down to get you. I promised you that night of my birthday that she is in good hands…. I stand by that."

Nora: "Ok but promise me that if she won't talk to you then you will come get me, I think we are pretty much all finished eating. Are you ready to go up to the suite Max?"

Eddie: "as I said I promise."

**Eddie leaves the restaurant to talk to Loren**

Max: "Yeah I finished, so ready when you are."

Jake: "I'm done to, and I've got some paper work to catch up on, and I want to see if Tracey got back to Chicago all right."

**Jake leaves the restaurant**

Kelly: "I'll fix up the bill."

Kelly calls for the cheque and the waitress brings it over.

Nora: "Kelly are you alright, is something wrong?"

Kelly: "No everything is fine, I'm just really tired, I think everything is catching up with me, I just need to sleep I think."

The waitress comes back with Kelly's business expense card and said.

Waitress: "I hope you all enjoyed your meals, it was a honour to serve you all tonight, I'm a huge fan Eddie and Loren and of course you Mr Duran."

Max: "Thank you, we all appreciate it and the meals were superb."

The waitress smiles again and leaves the table.

Kelly: "Well I'm off, the plane doesn't leave till tomorrow afternoon, I thought we could all use a bit of down time, so I'll text everyone when it is time to leave."

Max: "Thanks Kelly, get some rest and see you tomorrow"

**Kelly leaves**

Nora: "I'm so beat."

Max: "yeah me to I don't think I have slept since before Eddies accident. Lets go up to the suite."

Nora: "Who said anything about sleeping, have you seen the size of that bath in the ensuite."

Max smiles at Nora and they both get up and leave the restaurant.

**back to Eddie** in Eddies POV

How am I going to explain all this to Loren? Half of what happened I don't understand myself. I push the call button for the elevator and turn to face the foyer. I see the hotel manager talking to a guy, I look more closely and realise its Trent.

The elevator opens and I step in, I wonder what is happening between Trent and the hotel manager, the conversation looks pretty heated.

The elevator doors begin to shut and the conversation is lost behind the doors.

As the elevator begins to rise to the penthouse I begin to prep myself for the conversation that is about to take place, the argument in my head as to whether I tell Loren everything or enough to put the rumours to bed.