Married to the MOB?

Ch six: I can see right through you

When Ana left her own Thanksgiving dinner; Christian knew something was up with her. Why would she leave her own dinner party with all her friends and family? He followed her to the beach. The very same place where Elliot was killed. How ironic huh? Christian stood and watched her. He knew she had to know something about Elliot's murder that she wasn't telling him. But every time he looked at her he saw something different. Different from everybody else. Different from what everybody else saw in her.

It's like he could see her soul or something. She was different from the other girls around here and the ones he's known. She was smart, funny, beautiful. She's got a lot going for her. So that's why he didn't get why she hung out with Kate and Jose for that matter. She was too good for them. Hell, for that matter she's too good for Christian, too. He shook his head trying to shake the inconsequential thoughts away. He would have to find out who killed his brother, he just had to. The boss was getting tired and restless and wanted the situation handled, NOW! So he made himself known to Anastasia.

"Returning to the scene of the crime I see," he said, harshly.

She was startled and turned towards Christian. Her eyes meet with his as he saw fear in her eyes.

"What are you doing here?" she asked, turning away from him and looking back to the water.

"It's funny, I was about to ask you the same thing," Christian replied amused.

"Well, if it's any of your business, Christian, I come here to think sometimes."

"Hmm, that's interesting. Because this is the same exact spot where my brother came to die," his tone now condescending.

Ana looked back up at him and said, "I said I was sorry, okay."

She was pleading with her eyes for him not to push her, but he had to. He needed to know the truth.

"Yeah, everyone's sorry. The cops say this was the exact spot where Elliot died. Before the tide came up and washed him away that is."

"Why are you telling me this, Christian?" she asked looking up at him now.

"Because, Ana, this is the spot my brother was killed. I'm just trying to jumpstart your memory, you had to seen something. Anything." Christian stated, looking at her.

"What..." her voice trailed off so he stepped in and continued, "You know something. I can feel it," Christian said back, looking back in her eyes.

However she came back with, "No, I don't know anything stop bothering me." She turned away from him.

Christian sat down next to her on the log she was sitting on. Her kindness was a weakness and if he had been a better man he'd hated to use it, but this had to be done. He looked at her and she looked at him as he explained to her that maybe she could help him out. He told her how something that had been keeping him up all night ever since Elliot died.

He kept looking at her and asked her, "Do you think he suffered that night?"

"Why would you ask me that? I have no idea," she said her voice quivering.

"Oh come, Ana. You're Pre-Med right? So you gotta know if a blow to the head would cause him to die instantly or did he suffer?"

Ana became upset and said, "Stop it! Why are you doing this? I told you I don't know anything!" she cried out as she stood up looking out to the water again. She turned around and said back to him, "Stop following me and stop looking at me like you can look right through me."

"Maybe that's because I can see right through you. You see I have a little theory about what happened that night, do you want to hear it?" She turned away as Christian kept talking, "When I found out that Kate turned Elliot into the police for drug dealing, I got a little suspicious that poor little rich girl had something to do with it."

"Kate... " Ana started saying.

"But after tonight I think I got a more likely suspect," he said to her.

"What are you talking about, Christian? Who?" she asked in a shaky voice.

"Before my brother died, EL told me how he felt about you."

"Me?" she questioned, clearly shocked.

"Yeah, he told me you two used to flirt a lot with each other."

"There was nothing between me and your brother!" she said definitely without the slightest pause and she turned and walked the other way.

Christian quashed down the feeling of joy he got from the news that she and EL weren't together and pushed on with his theory hoping for a response.

"Maybe not, but he thought there was and it could have looked that way. And tonight, well I saw how protective Jose is. I can see he wouldn't want to lose you."

"What are you saying?" she asked.

"Come on! You were there. He went nuts and I didn't even do anything. I can only imagine what he would do if he saw EL flirting with you."

"Jose isn't violent, he wouldn't hurt anyone!" Ana replied angrily.

"No? You could've fooled me. I guess I was imagining his hands going for my throat." Christian snapped.

"He would never kill anyone." Ana said, calmly.

"So your boyfriend wouldn't protect you in a jealous rage? Oh I think he would. And I think he was the one and I will make him pay for that."

"No! Jose is not a killer, he would never do that!" she spat at him.

"So your boyfriend wouldn't kill anyone, Ana? Not even to protect you? So you don't think he loves you enough to kill for you?"

"No, yes, I don't know!" she yelled back to him.

He grabbed at Anastasia holding her asking her, "So he wouldn't kill for you even if he thought you were in trouble?"

"No, no, no! Jose is NOT a murderer; he doesn't even know what Elliot did to me!" Ana shouted but covered her mouth in surprise, catching herself.

Oh no, I've said too much now.

Christian expected a reaction, but not that. He let go of her as she just stared at him.

What the hell? Did Elliot do something to Ana?

"What did EL do to you?" Christian asked her, and she just stood there.

Christian could tell it was something bad as he was suddenly furious that no one would tell him anything. Christian was mad at himself for feeling so helpless cleaning up this latest mess his brother made.

So he asked again, "Come on, Ana, what did EL do to you? Did he ask you out, come on to you, what?" Christian snapped angrily as he stood there shaking her. He didn't want hurt her, but she had to tell him the truth, she just had to.

Christian suddenly heard a voice yelling, "Get away from her!"

It was Jose who he came running at Christian as pushed him to the ground.

After Christian got up Jose grabbed his coat and threatening him, "What the hell did you think you were doing, huh? Or do I have to pound your face in!"

Ana cuts in saying to him, "Jose it wasn't what you think!"

Jose kept shouting he asked, her, "Did he follow you here?"

"No he didn't. I asked him to take a walk with me."

He let go of Christian in shock as Ana explained to him, "I felt bad about accusing him of taking Charlene and Mazie so I invited him to take a walk with me. I just thought I owed him that."

Jose continued to stare at Christian with suspicion while answering Ana, "You don't owe him anything."

"Oh, but your girlfriend here is much more polite than you."

Jose said back, "If you go anywhere near her again I swear I will..."

"You'll kill me." Christian smirked at Jose as Ana looked back at him. She knew Christian was only baiting him.

"Come on, Rodriguez, what are you going to do to me?" Christian asked goading him and challenging Jose.

"I'm warning you, man!" he started again pointing at Christian.

Ana cut in and said, "It's cold out here, Jose just take me home."

"Anastasia is off limits do you hear me?" Jose threatened Christian again.

"Loud and clear!"

"Yeah, hopefully I won't have to tell you again."

"I was invited here, remember?" Christian asked him condescendingly.

"Whatever!" Jose said giving Christian his best impression of a witty rejoinder.

Ana kept insisting he take her home.

"I learned a lot tonight, it's been an education," Christian said to their backs as Ana finally got Jose moving away.

Jose yelled back, "Shut up!"

Ana and turned and looked at Christian. She knew exactly that he was right on the target about her boyfriend.

And the strangest part was even though Christian was pretty certain now that Ana knew something about Elliot's death. All he could think of as they walked away was that Ana shouldn't be walking away with Jose. Anastasia belonged with Christian. Now how crazy was that?

A/N: Hmmm so the plot is thickening.