Rugrats No more

I Own: the girl, the man (forgot to mention them in last chapter), the airport, security guards, Timothy, Brutus, Julius, Beatrice

Chapter 7: Change of Plans and other twists.

(Continuing right where I left off at the Airport)

"Don't know what you'd want with me," Jonathan said frankly as he picked up his belongings, "what now?" he asked.

"Come to me slowly," the man instructed, "one false move from security and it's YOUR HEAD!" he cried and Jonathan rolled his eyes but complied, "don't play smart boy," he added quickly.

"Okay I'm beside you," Jonathan said seriously as he stood next to the man, "what now?"

"Follow me to the entrance," the man told him, "one false move and I kill them both!" he cried to the security guards as he edged towards the door.

But as soon as he slipped out the entrance he pushed away the girl and fled. The security guards hurried out after him, but loud whirring of tires and angry shouts from security revealed that the man had gotten away.

"Are you okay!" the girl cried suddenly as she ran inside to Jonathan, "that man's my adoptive father," she explained, "he's a really horrible man," she continued, "I'm sorry about what he did but I'm glad that I'm finally rid of him," she said happily.

"We need to take you in Madam," a security guard said suddenly, "if that man is your only relation then I'm afraid that I'll have to call Child's Services," he added and the girl paled.

"That wont be necessary," Jonathan spoke up suddenly, "my guardian will take good care of her," he told the security guard, "she adores children," he lied, "plus she's the wife of Chuckie Finster, the one (wife) who owns a chain of successful hotels," he added in for good measure.

"She's your guardian!" the security guard cried incredulously, "why her pocket money could care for a thousand kids like this one," he said, "long as the girl has a passport she's free to go then," he said simply, "and it's ex-wife," he corrected Jonathan.

"Well that would explain how I see so much of Chuckie and Hillary and so little of her," Jonathan said trying his best to sound casual, "do you have a passport?" he asked the girl who nodded enthusiastically and soon produced a dirty old small looking book.

"Passport," the girl said and handed it to the security guard who inspected it apprehensively, "it's still good," she added in a small southern drawl.

"Yes it is," the security guard confirmed and handed it back to her, "despite it's condition it's still a perfectly good passport," he said, "now don't let me see this girl back here," he said seriously to Jonathan.

"You wont," the girl responded confidently, "name's Emma," she told Jonathan quickly.

"Name's Jonathan," Jonathan mimicked her and she laughed and clung to his shoulder.

"You call me Em and I'll call you Jon," Emma suggested.

"Sure Em," Jonathan responded simply and headed towards the cashier.

"Don't go to San Fran," Emma said suddenly her voice now serious.

"Why not?" Jonathan asked in bewilderment.

"You seem to want to get away from your parents like me," Emma observed, "if you go to San Fran, bet the one you don't want to find you will show up for you before you even set your roots in at that place," she stated, "they always find you when you follow the advice of some 'meaning well' adult," she said with open disgust.

"Where do you suggest I go then?" Jonathan asked.

"Texas," Emma responded, "my adoptive Papi took me there from time to time," she said with great distaste, "made me manure fields and scrub floors," she continued bitterly, "but Mama took me to nicer parts of Texas," she said more brightly, "it'll be a good place to live and I know friends who'll hide us real good," she added.

"How old are you?" Jonathan asked carefully.

"Nearly thirteen and I already have a pretty baby thank you very..." Emma started to say proudly but stopped, "my baby!" she cried suddenly and turned in the direction of the airport's entrance, "he's got my baby in the dirty ol' orange pick up truck!" she cried and started to sob.

"That crazy man flung a baby after us!" another security guard cried in angered shock as a group of them now re-entered the airport, "not sure who's it is but..."

"My baby!" Emma shrieked and ran towards the guards as her stringy dark brown hair flew behind her and Jonathan soon chases after her, "which one of you has my beautiful baby boy!" she cried as she looked anxiously from guard to guard whose 'sea' of faces didn't look any different to her as did their mud brown uniforms and sunglasses.

"Is this baby yours Mam?" a female security guard in a southern accent from in the middle of the crowd of male security guards.

"Yes!" Emma cried in anxious relief, "little Timothy," she said anxiously looking among the security guards for the single female who had responded to her, "where are you baby?" she asked as she heard the child release a small cry.

"Right 'ere Mam," the female security guard said to the girl when she was finally able to come forward, "you look a little young to be a mother," she observed as Emma happily took the baby from her, "how old are you?" she asked suspiciously and Emma's face darkened.

"He's mine!" Emma cried defiantly as she clung the baby to her chest, "he's mine," she repeated and pouted at the security guard.

"We're not denying that dearie," the female security guard said carefully, "I'm Dori by the way," she told Emma, "who's the father?" she asked curiously.

"He's dead," Emma said coldly as she continued to clutch unto the baby, "drowned when he got cramps while swimming in that murky lake in Georgia," she explained, "Tim only has me now to take care of him," she concluded and looked down at her now smiling baby with a hint of sadness.

"She'll be going with me uh...security Dori," Jonathan said carefully, "to my guardian," he added when Dori gave him an incredulous look.

"They can go Dori," the male security guard who had spoken to them earlier told her, "they've got a proper guardian and I really DOUBT that they're going to go live on the street with a baby," he added pointedly.

"A 'right," Dori conceded but still looked at them suspiciously, "take good car' o' her now boy," she said warningly.

"You got it Mam," Jonathan responded and gave her a salute, "I promise," he added more seriously when he noticed that the woman's expression revealed that she wasn't impressed.

"I don't trus' 'im," Dori said simply, "but it's on your head Carl if this turns out like I think it'll," she said frankly and walked off.

"Don't mind Dori," Carl said kindly to Jonathan and Emma, "she has no faith in young people these days," he explained, "go get a ticket for her and enjoy your flight," he said and then walked away.

"We will!" Jonathan cried enthusiastically after Carl, "Come Em let's get our tickets," he said to her.

"You're going to San Fran aren't you?" Emma asked him her voice hinting great disappointment, "I tell you Jon, the person looking for you will..."

"How do you know that someone is looking for me?" Jonathan asked curtly as they now stood in line at the cashier, "you seem pretty informed about that aspect of my life," he snapped as he glared at her furiously.

"Actually I just made an assumption you looking so unhappy about leaving," Emma confessed, "plus, usually when parents like yours send kids like you away," she continued, "they usually send you off with a few things then they have the rest sent off to reach as close to your arrival as possible," she observed pointing to several of the heavy bags that he had, "going to a boarding school aint gonna need you to carry so much stuff," she said, "also..." she said but was interrupted by an annoyed Jonathan.

"So your whole statement was based on a hunch?" Jonathan asked in an almost snarling tone, "you really expect e to believe that?" he asked her softly.

"Believe whatever you want," Emma snapped in annoyance, "I'm just asking for you to give me a ticket to Texas," she said coldly, "you can go wherever you want," she said with a hint of resentment.

"How 'bout we go somewhere totally different?" Jonathan asked her suddenly, "somewhere where we can get a whole new start and forget about whatever horrible crap that formerly represented our lives," he said to her, "you could even give a better life to Tim here," he added and pointed at the baby in her arms.

"Tim's life is just fine," Emma said defensively, "just because you aint poor doesn't mean you can look down at me."

"I hope you like Texas," Jonathan muttered angrily, "probably gonna make you scrub floors or marry you off I bet," he stated.

"We are you going?" Emma asked humbly.

"Where ever I want," Jonathan spat tartly.

"Can we come?" Emma asked softly and Jonathan raised an eyebrow, "please, I really don't know what'll happen if my adoptive Papi's brother finds me in Texas," she said in a slightly cracked voice which revealed how scared she was.

"I wont know until I get in front of the cashier," Jonathan said to her seriously, "where I'm going to chose to go I mean," he added.

"Long as its far from Texas and here," Emma said frankly her steely gray eyes staring straight ahead.


(Two Days at the Same Airport)

"How can you force me to abandon my own son?" Angelica asked her father in a raspy voice, "you're just proving me right in that none of you would ever had accepted him," she pointed out, "Dad?" she asked almost tearfully when he continued to remain silent.

"You know the real reason why you're leaving with me Angelica," Dru stated formally, "Tommy didn't even tell you that your Mom and I divorced nearly fifteen years ago," he said incredulously, "who knows what else he hasn't told you," he said frankly, "I'm just glad that Jonathan boy is out of the way," he added coldly.

"That's my son," Angelica said warningly.

"Don't you dare mention him when I take you home," Dru told her firmly, "far as I'm concerned you're childless and you better stick to that story," he said seriously, "I've already convinced that bastard Chuckie that you and Jonathan wont affect Tommy's marriage," he continued, "I truly can't believe that you and Tommy did such a thing," he added.

"We did what we did and Tommy's with someone else now," Angelica said icily, "besides, I'll be able to track him down one day since he's staying with a friend," she said casually.

"You mean Samantha?" Dru asked superiorly and Angelica gasped, "that wasn't a tough guess Angelica," he chided her, "but I wont cause any trouble if you promise to wait for him to be eighteen before contacting him," he instructed a teary eyed red faced Angelica, "I promise that I wont intervene if you wait," he continued, "besides, Samantha has enough money to satisfy his necessary needs," he reassured her, "like I'm going to tend to yours," he said in a fatherly manner then placed a hand on her shoulder.

"I'll wait if you promise not to intervene when the time comes," Angelica said softly and Dru nodded, "I love you Daddy," she said tiredly and kissed him on the cheek.

"I love you too Angelica," Dru responded, "you're mother would've been happy if she were alive to see this day," he said his voice starting to tear.

"Mom's DEAD!" Angelica shrieked hysterically.


(Three Months Later in another country)

"Rome is just wonderful!" Emma cried happily, "are you sure that Timothy's alright with that baby sitter?" she asked with a hint of concern, "I know this is Rome, but any guy wearing a thin white toga around my son worries me," she said honestly.

"Brutus is alright," Jonathan responded simply, "he just find light weight clothes comfortable," he told her.

"Do you think that we can get away with this?" Emma asked suddenly.

"Beatrice and Julius already signed the papers and got their money," Jonathan reminded her, "as far as they're concerned they're two people who got to adopt two unwanted children," he said, "we're just lucky we could switch places with those kids who they were planning to adopt illegally," he said with a sigh of relief, "money goes a long way every where," he said with an almost sad sigh.

"Money's the root of all evil," Emma recited.

"Greed existed long before there was true care for material possessions or money," Jonathan said softly, "greed is what makes you forget all morality, fate and conscience," he told Emma, "money is just one of the many incentives," he added coldly and they continued to tour the historic sites in silence.


(Meanwhile at Tommy's Residence)

"Tommy are you okay?" Kimi asked him with a hint of concern, "you seem so distant since you returned from your trip to Canada," she continued as she sat on the couch beside him, "what is it honey?"

"Nothing important just thinking," Tommy responded nonchalantly, "Kimi," he said softly, "would you hate me if I told you something that I did long before we married?" he asked her suddenly not able to look her in the eye.

"You mean the fling that you had with Angelica?" Kimi asked slyly and Tommy gasped, "yes Tommy I know," she said harshly, "I know everything," she told him icily as she now glared angrily into his frightened eyes.

"But how?" Tommy asked.

"My family's rich remember?" Kimi reminded him, "the computer company that Chuckie helped to create generates billions of dollars a year and I'm an executive on the Committee," she continued, "Chuckie gave his position to me when he decided to leave the company to be able to spend the time required with Hillary so that he could keep her," she stated, "he just works at that stupid company in Umptytown just to pass the time that he now spends at that place," she said simply, "plus no one knows him there so he can give Hillary a new start and keep Samantha away from her," she pointed out.

"When did you find out?" Tommy asked desperately.

"That's unimportant," Kimi snapped, "what's important is that you're going to forget about them and live the life you have here," she said pointedly.

"You know about..." Tommy started in shock but Kimi interrupted him.

"You think that I can know about Angelica and not know about her son?" Kimi asked him in a rather annoyed tone, "I say her son because the only kids that you'll acknowledge are the ones you have here with me," she told him, "Private investigators and spies aren't cheap," she said slyly, "but they're worth every penny," she said honestly, "by the way I knew about Angelica and that boy Jonathan before I married you," she added and Tommy jumped back alarmed.

"And you still married me!" Tommy cried incredulously.

"I love you," Kimi said bluntly, "not the rather promiscuous skeletons that you've got in your closet," she said despite her voice revealing that she wasn't happy about it, "I've wanted you for years and I'm not giving you up to your cousin," she spat, "the boy didn't go to Samantha's home," she continued, "he went elsewhere with a little friend he met at the airport," she said with a slight laugh, "he doesn't plan on ratting you out," she said to a still shocked Tommy, "in fact he wants to forget that he ever met any of the two of you and quite frankly," she said as a sinister smile spread across her face, "that's just fine with me," she said as she started to make her way towards Tommy seductively.

"Where is he?" Tommy asked her coldly.

"Like I'm telling you," Kimi responded, "he's safe and happy," she told him, "he's finally got the care-free life that he always wanted," she said brazenly, "the one you and Angelica could never give him."

"You're not the woman I married," Tommy said with open disgust, "the Kimi I know would never have done something like this behind my back then through her findings in my face," he said.

"The Tommy I knew when I was really small wasn't jumping all over Angelica," Kimi threw in his face, "even Dru was suspicious as you two got older," she hissed, "you two seemed to so suddenly through youthful rivalry aside and hung out with each other as if one of you were about to die in five seconds from some terminal illness," she said with open scorn, "every one else threw that thought out the window," she said, "except for Dru, myself and Mrs. Deville."

"She always did give me suspicious looks after I came back without Angelica," Tommy recalled, "despite Phil and Lil assuring me that her strange looks and glares were only because of me running away from home," he continued, "I always felt as if she somehow knew the truth," he said and then looked at Kimi.

"I don't know!" Kimi cried in exasperation, "we didn't make a club you know," she told him.

"So you wont leave me?" Tommy asked her, "you wont tell anyone?"

"That's a different matter," Kimi said formally, "I'll tell the entire Pickles family everything if you even seem to be planning to look for Jonathan or Angelica," she threatened, "your father already had one heart attack two years ago," she added for good measure.

"How dare you threaten me," Tommy snarled.

"Don't get self-righteous with me incest lover," Kimi stated, "you're not the squeaky clean Pickles that most people think you are," she said to him, "incest is not popular in our American culture," she said frankly, "at least, not in a positive light," she added.

"So you're going to blackmail me?" Tommy asked her.

"I'm simply ensuring that I get to keep what's mine," Kimi responded simply.

"I'm not a piece of property Kimi," Tommy told her.

"But I own you anyway," Kimi said cheerily.


(Meanwhile at Chuckie's House)

"That's the truth?" Hillary asked in disbelief.

"Yup," Chuckie responded, "Kimi called me yesterday and told me that Dru had called her a week ago and told her everything," he said, "I don't know what she'll tell Tommy," he said with a hint of trepidation, "but I'm certain that it'll scare the pants off of him and keep him away from Angelica and Jonathan."

"But why did they do it?" Hillary asked softly more to herself than of her father, "they were cousins," she said with a hint of incredulousness, "they must've known the consequences if they got caught."

"Angelica hasn't been known to think of consequences very much before she acts," Chuckie told her Frankly, "and Tommy's always been brave and doing things that he believed in despite any one else's thoughts on it," he continued, "but usually he refrains from doing things that would've disastrous affects on others despite the gains," he recalled, "don't know what made him g along with this, but he's sure to regret it now."

"Will you help him find Jonathan?" Hillary asked him anxiously, "he's still Tommy's son after all," she said.

"The best thing Tommy can do is leave Jonathan alone," Chuckie said firmly, "the kids got more than enough on his shoulders knowing how he was born," he said frankly, "growing up without Tommy and away from the Pickles family will be the happiest times of Jonathan's life," he said, "I stake my life on that."

"But wont you be keeping secrets as well?" Hillary asked him, "you said secrets eventually come out," she reminded him, "you said secrets aren't good for anyone," she said reproachfully, "especially in the end," she added.

"Sometimes the same goes for the truth," Chuckie retorted, "the truth will definitely set you free," he told her honestly, "but it doesn't matter if what it sets you free in you don't want," he said frankly, "Jonathan might be freed from secrets if everything comes out," he said, "but what about the potential hatred, prejudice and rejection that he might not only face from some of his relations, but his friends and society at large if it goes more than just 'within the family' public?" he ask her, "do you really think it's worth all that?"

"Yes I do," Hillary said unwaveringly, "the truth will always set you free and is ALWAYS worth it."

"But the consequences aren't," Chuckie said to her, "you've got a lot of growing up to do Hillary," he told her almost warningly, "this world isn't black and white or anything near a utopia," he said in a teacher like manner, "you need to learn that and realize that in certain situations your current belief isn't for the best," he said, "just like mine would be wrong in another situation."

"It's wrong now," Hillary disputed, "I refuse to believe or participate in this web of deceit," she hissed, "I'm telling," she said finally.

"Tell and I'll send you back to your mother," Chuckie responded automatically and Hillary's eyes widened in alarming disbelief, "I'm dead serious," he said almost emotionlessly.

"You wouldn't do that," Hillary said almost tearfully, "you wouldn't send me back to a woman who broke my back with a textbook," she almost pleaded.

"She'll do a lot worse to you if you call her 'woman' to her face," Chuckie said coldly, "do you know how I got custody of you?" he asked suddenly and Hillary's face paled, "I had to bribe your mother and give her some of the shares that I had given to Kimi of the computer company," he said and Hillary gasped, "yes, your mother lost because she decided to back down after I had bribed her with lots of cash and company shares," he said his voice showing his shame, "she had already bribed everyone, even my defense attorney," he said, "I'm not excusing what I did, just want you to know why I did it," he said to her almost desperately, "it was all for you."

"You mean to tell me that I got away from Mom based on a bribe!" Hillary cried incredulously, "what am I?" she demanded, "a gambling chip to you two!"

"No," Chuckie responded automatically, "but I admit that I did whatever I could to get you away from her," he confessed, "for some reason she never harmed the others, just you," he said reflectively, "none of our other children got harmed but you," he said, "I sometimes thought that it was because of a likeness in you of me," he said and Hillary started to stare at him intently, "something in me she saw in you and hated," he stated, "detested even."

"Mom was a Monster father," Hillary told him coldly, "please don't ponder on why she did it," she pleaded, "you get so distant, like trying to figure it out drains away a bit of your identity, mind and even your soul," she said worriedly, "I love you Daddy!" she cried suddenly and jumped up, wrapped her arms around his neck and was soon sobbing with wanton abandon.

"Shhhh," Chuckie comforted her softly as he ran one hand along her back and the other through her hair, "it's okay," he reassured her, "I know that you love me," he said as he continued to comfort her.

"I'd still stay with her," Hillary said between sobs, "to erase the shame of you having to bribe her," she said in a cracked voice.

"Would you go back now?" Chuckie whispered, "would you really through this all away and go back now?"

"No," Hillary responded, "truth in this case would only throw me into another form of prison," she said, "is it right for me to deduce that the real freedom according to truth would be to be taken from both of you and placed with friends or relatives?" she deduced.

"Yes it is," Chuckie answered truthfully, "both of deceived and in real truth neither of us deserve you," he said in a slightly cracked voice.

"I'd rather live in a web of lies and deceit than without you," Hillary said tearfully, "I can't take the consequences of going the straight and narrow," she told him, "guess not every truth sets you free," she said in defeat.

"It does set you free Hillary," Chuckie told her, "but that's it," he said simply, "it sets you free from that lie and nothing else," he said, "it can't free you from the consequences, good or bad, the possible pain, suffering, rejection and hatred that you may receive when the lies and secrets are revealed," he stated, "truth only frees you from the lie and secret you keep locked within," he said kindly, "it can do nothing more."

"That's why lies are easier isn't it?" Hillary asked, "you can build on a lie, twist it into the reality that you want," she observed, "but the truth is final and absolute," she deduced, "that's why it doesn't survive as well as lies," she said, "because it's a black and white belief in a non black and white world," she pointed out, "isn't it Daddy?" she asked him with a small yet unhappy smile of defeat to the large ring of lies which she has finally conceded to.

"Yes it is dear," Chuckie approved, "the truth is a beautiful thing," he said in a happy voice, "but it's twisted in a majority of cases into an ugly beast in a world that's principles refuse to accept it as it breaks away at their own illusion and lies," he stated, "bees don't want flowers without pollen just like people don't want to be around people or situations that rip away at their own illusions, their own secrets, their own lies," he deduced, "we live in a world of lies and the few willing to tell the truth are mostly the few who suffer," he said sadly, "it's not fair," he said honestly, "but it's a mean of fabricated survival that's lasted so long that only God's second coming can finally erase it," he said, "only God now can erase all the lies."

"Lies might not be so bad Daddy," Hillary said trying to sound cherry, "if it gets you what you want how can it be so bad?" she asked her father.

"Don't ever say that again Hillary, lies are horrible things to tell and to hoard," Chuckie said firmly, "what you just said will only lead you on the road to greed," he told her, "lying to get you what you want only leads to greater hunger if you're not extremely careful and that hunger will eat you inside out and destroy you," he said seriously, "if you forget everything else remember that," he said.

"I wont forget Daddy," Hillary promised and hugged her father tighter.

But what if Dad hadn't tried to bribe her? Wouldn't I be in pain from another one of my mother beatings right now if he hadn't bribed her? How can truth be truly worth it if it will most likely lead to pain and disaster? I don't want to wait for a better life in my after life. I want to have my better life now. Lies is what makes life better sometimes. I know that now. Guess I'm finally growing up like my father wanted. Aren't I? Of course I am. What else could I now be growing up to be?" (Hillary's thoughts)

End of Chapter 6: Please Review.

Insider! Insider!

1) I never revealed in the story about the result of the deal that Chuckie had wanted to make with Samantha to keep Tommy in a previous chapter. Well since Tommy didn't go Samantha had called Chuckie because she was upset and felt defeated since she was certain that Chuckie wouldn't go through with the deal again. But Chuckie surprised her by not totally breaking off the deal by allowing to her see their son for an extra month and a half. Samantha was very grateful and even asked how Hillary was doing. Chuckie's jaw tightened over his end of the phone, but he kept a carefree manner and told her that Hillary was doing quite well and was very happy. Samantha was happy about that and even suggested that she'd see Hillary some day soon. Chuckie kept calm but pretty much told Samantha that 'no way in hell would she get to see Hillary'. Samantha became cocky and soon cursed Chuckie; who had continued to remain calm, by calling him names and telling him that he should've been 'grateful that she had at least only damaged on not critically broken Hillary's neck on an occasion six years ago (meaning that she was eight)'. Chuckie simply told her to enjoy the extra month and a half, but he added that if his son so much had a suspicious scratch or swell that he'd kill her himself so that when he went to jail at least she wouldn't be near his children. Samantha gasped and hung up on him in shock. Chuckie simply smirked and hung up the phone. Then he muttered 'Bitch' under breath and sat back in the chair and rested his eyes (and weary brain).

2) Kimi told Tommy in this chapter that she knew about Jonathan a long time ago. But later in the chapter Chuckie told Hillary that Kimi just found out a week ago from Dru. Which is really true?

Kimi lied. She really did just find out about Jonathan a week ago from Dru. She made up the whole thing about spies watching and everything but knowing about Angelica and Jonathan at that precise moment she spoke to Tommy, her feelings of love for him, her feelings towards what Tommy had done and the threat that she placed on Tommy if he tried to findcontact Angelica or Jonathan.

Kimi has been obsessed with Tommy for years. First it was young hero worship. Him being so brave and creative unlike her cowardly and awkward brother. Then it became a crush, writing his name in her note book with little hearts, fantasizing about him regularly and leaving secret treats and love letters at apprpriate intervals. But when she started to notice Angelica getting close to Tommy she felt challenged for some reason despite the fact that she kept reminding herself that Tommy was Angelica's cousin. She soon became paranoid that every girl was after Tommy and even became suspicious of Lil and Suzie who she kept a careful eye on while pretending to be feeling friendly towards them. Tommy soon became an obsession for her. She was going to have him no matter what. But one girl wasn't fooled by her false charm. That girl was Samantha. She even cornered Kimi once and warned her that if she kept messing around with Tommy's female friends that (there were some strange 'accidents' happening to girl's who got too close to Tommy- and Kimi was conveniently present soon after it was over or waited until she got to Tommy in some other way. Samantha warned Angelica who immediately dismissed Samantha's theory as a warped rumour. After Tommy ran off with Angelica she cursed herself for not noticing the signs that were so evident just before they ran away. Dru was becoming more and more brazen about Tommy spending too much time with Angelica, Tommy was defending Angelica even in the most wrong of circumstances and Tommy was actually telling off his parents (public or private, it didn't matter) anytime they spoke ill of Angelica and even threatened to leave the house if they didn't comply.

But then Tommy came back a few years later and Kimi was ecstatic about his return. However she didn't believe for a second that Angelica disappeared beyond Tommy's knowledge. She however had thought that the fling that Tommy and Angelica soon wore thin and Tommy decided to leave trouble making Angelica who wouldn't be rushing home to be kept down by rules and grounding. She kept herself close to Tommy and learnt every thing that changed about him and what stayed the same. She was finally able to date him three years before they married and she was able to disguise her obsession as simple interest and love. When she finally married Tommy she thought that she reached the pinnacle of her life's achievement. Then after having two kids for him she felt like she could die happy. That was until she received the phone call from Dru telling her everything. She was so crushed at first and was very much on the verge of divorcing Tommy or just killing him and committing murder. But then Dru gave her an idea. Why just drop him and let him go free? Why not make him suffer? Dru told her how Angelica hadn't remarried and how Jonathan had been living for years under the impression that his parents had only divorced and of how Tommy actually spent nights at Angelica's house. Kimi's skin crawled at the idea of the true man that she slept with, but then Dru told her that he couldn't have truly loved her if he did this. This really hurt Kimi but then Dru suggested that if she had no one else to love, why not get her satisfaction and enjoyment by watching him suffer? She agreed quickly. They still kept in touch and Kimi had been on the phone (cell phone) with him two hours before she revealed what she knew to Tommy. She decided that if she couldn't have Tommy's love and dedication that she'd at least possess him and own him like she owned her car, the computer shares and her make up case. She'd watch him squirm and enjoy it. Plus she knew that he'd want to wait 'til all the children were grown before he tried anything. After all no matter how much he hated her now, she knew that he'd never want their little ones to suffer because of his mistake. The day everything came out she'd plead innocent of any knowledge and allow Angelica and Tommy to suffer the world's ridicule. Who else would suffer?

Insider Logged and Complete

Reggae: Hope you liked insider. It tells you things that I haven't bothered to place in the story itself or explains certain parts by giving background sources to explain certain events. This is the longest chapter of all. One minute to midnight (Sat June 19th) and I'm just adding this finishing statement. Wow it's late. Hope you have enjoyed this chapter and the series as a whole. Sorry about the chapter being held back, but I believe you'll agree that the work was worth it. What role does Emma have to play? Let's just say that the web of deceit, secrets and lies hasn't finished making its web and everyone who comes in friendly and intimate contact gets somehow caught in its snare. Remember to review. Tell me your opinion of Emma also please? Thank you for reading and reviewing! Goodbye!