October 21, 2021
Office of Dr. Fields Therapist 11:00 AM

Leo sits on the couch trying to seem calm, but last night's nightmare disturbed him. He now sit's and waits to talk with Dr. Fields hoping to find some meaning, explanation, or even a little understanding to what it meant.

Dr. Fields: So, Leo what is it I can help you with this early in the morning?

Leo: I was hoping you could give me some advice, or even a little wisdom to help me sort some things out.

Dr. Fields: Well Leo I can't really give you any advice, or wisdom until you tell me what is that's troubling you.

Leo: I want to say that it's Chloe, but it's not just Chloe. I want to say it's Ricky, but it's not just Ricky either. I want to say it's my company, and my family, but it's not exactly them either. Its'...

Dr. Fields: Let me guess it's the company, Chloe, Ricky, your family, and it's also Ben.

Leo: That's it.

Dr. Fields: So what is troubling you about all of them, and tell me how it leads to Ben.

Leo: Well, it's been almost nine years since he left, and things just seem to be getting worse. When he left I started to have trouble sleeping now, I'm having nightmares about things.

Dr. Fields: Well tell me about these dreams that are keeping you awake.

Leo: It's not just dreams, it one dream in particular.

Dr. Fields: Okay tell me about this dream.

Leo: It starts out at this picnic, and everyone is there. Everybody is young and everything is fine, we're all having a good time. Then there is a race, a kids bike race. Ben, Ricky, Adrian, Amy, Henry, and Alice, are all signed up an to race, and ride. Everything seems' to be going fine until Ricky knocks Amy off her bike, Amy is on the ground and starts crying and Ben rides his bike next to hers. He helps her up dust's off her bike and she and they both start riding together for a while. But, Amy after the shock of the fall wears off I guess decides Ben is to slow so she rides faster, and leaves him behind. Then Ricky and Adrian are riding their bikes together when Amy rides past them, and Ricky knocks Adrian off of her bike and follows Amy. Ben hits his bike against Adrian and he falls too. Ben helps her up they dust each other off, and they start riding together. Amy and Ricky are close to winning, but Ben and Adrian are catching up to them then, they pass them. But Henry and Alice are ahead of them and Ben and Adrian crash into them. Amy and Ricky ride past all of them and laugh at them since they see they're going to win. Ben gets up and realizes their bikes are damaged, so he starts taking parts off of his own bike to fix theirs. Soon Alice, Henry are riding a duplex bike, and Adrian is back in the race, but Ben's bike is broken and he can't fix it so he just walks it the rest of the way, while carrying the rest of his bike with him. At the end of the race Adrian meet's Omar and she just throws down her bike and gets on with him. Ricky and Amy win the race, and everyone is cheering for them. I'm there, I guess I'm the judge so I give Ricky a big gold trophy. I give Adrian and Omar a silver trophy, and Adrian kisses Ricky on the cheek, and everyone is congratulating him. Henry and Alice win this bronze trophy and everyone is having a good time, and Chloe and Camille are there with me. Chloe yell's that Ben has finally made it to the finish line, but no one cares. We're all still congratulating Ricky, and Ben just walks his bike past the finish line. I try and go up to him, and let him know how proud I am of him, but Ricky grabs me and say's Daddy where are you going. I just look at him, and try to pull away but I can't. He keeps tugging at me, soon everyone is pulling at me, calling me Dad, and I look at them and say I'm not your father let me go. I finally see Ben, he's walking away into these woods, and I yell for him to come back, but he keeps going. I look through the crowd to get help so someone anyone will go after him, but they don't. They don't care what happens to him, or where he's going. I look back and I see Sarah, looking as Ben leaves, and she looks at me. She looks at me like I've never seen her look before.

Dr. Fields: How does she look?

Leo: She looks angry, sad, and disappointed in me. She says'...(hesitates)

Dr. Fields: What does she say?

Leo: She says, "You failed me". And then I wake up.

Dr. Fields: So how does this dream make you feel.

Leo: Like that is exactly what happened. I failed her.

Dr. Fields: How so?

Leo: Before Sarah died she made me promise to be there for Ben, to help him in his life, and guide him. She said she never wanted him to be like... her father, she was scared to death of that.

Dr. Fields: What do you mean, I thought your father in law was a good man.

Leo: Truthfully I don't have a right to tell you about him. The man took me, and my family and made all of us the successes we are today. My family might have owned the butcher shop, and made a good living. But, it was Mr. Helen that made our family what we are today. Boykewich International was originally Helen Shipping International. I never went to college Dr. Fields. That man took me under his wing, and taught me everything I know about running a company.

Dr. Fields: If that is so why did your wife not want Ben to be like him. She did name Ben after her father didn't she.

Leo: No. Ben isn't named after her father. He's named after her brother, Benjamin Helen Jr.

Dr. Fields: I'm confused I thought your wife didn't have any other living family members.

Leo: She doesn't, Ben Sarah's brother took his own life when he was 24.

Dr. Fields: I never knew that. (shocked at this news)

Leo: No one knows, not even Ben. He died when Sarah was only fifteen years old. It's the reason why we met. Truthfully, she said I was the only thing that made her brother's death tolerable.

Dr. Fields: How did you two meet.

Leo: Sarah's brother was a grad student, and his father put a lot of efforts on grades. He wanted his son to be a success so he could take over his company. He was very demanding, and he was cold, I think that is why he drank.

Dr. Fields: What do you mean?

Leo: Mr. Helen was a good man, he was kind, strong, honorable. But, he was also cold. He could never really fit in around other's unless he had a drink in his hands to loosen him up. Generally he seemed to think that most people were selfish, and were no more than user's out to try and take advantage of other's. He didn't really seem to like that many people. Which is why Sarah worried so much about Ben, because he is the exact carbon copy of her father.

Dr. Fields: So what was it about him led to the death of her brother.

Leo: He pressured his son so much that when Ben realized he was going to fail his final year at Grad School he over dosed on the pain medication he took for a broken arm he got a few months before, he just couldn't live with the thought of disappointing his father. The reason Sarah and I met was because Sarah, and her mom came into the shop looking for my family to cater the funeral, they wanted it to be a small private funeral, because they didn't want the rest of the world to know. I was working with my brother, Phil when she came in... (hesitates and looks sad, and happy at his first meeting with Sarah) When I saw her looking so sad, yet so beautiful. I couldn't help but stare at her, and when she saw me staring at her like that she actually smiled. Dr. Fields, I don't think I have ever met a person who could look so beautiful when they smiled, even a sad one like she had. I knew from that day forward I would spend my life trying to make her happy, so she would never be that sad again.

Dr. Fields: What about Sarah's family and the relationship she had with her father?

Leo: After the death of his son, he began to drink heavily. He was already Irish, and could usually hold his own. But, after his son died, it hit the entire family very hard. His wife was usually quite the lush, it came from having a husband who was so harsh and emotionally distant. I never knew the relationship Sarah and he had before, but from the pictures I saw she was once the apple of his eye, and she saw him as a hero. It was strange to see them act around one another.

Dr. Fields: Can you elaborate on that?

Leo: It was like seeing two magnets, one part of Sarah wanted to be close to her father again, but another part of her was literally revolted by him because she blamed him for her brother's suicide. He wanted more than anything to be close to her again, but I guess after losing his son he just didn't know what to do. Her mother Olivia never knew what to do in order to bring them close together again, on top of that with the death of her son she also began to drink.

Dr. Fields: What about your impact on the situation when you, and Sarah became an item.

Leo: In a way it was strange, because I wanted to be with Sarah, and she with me. At the same time I felt wrong because I knew she was still holding the pain of her brother's death inside.

Dr. Fields: How did her parent's take to you.

Leo: They were a little distant with me at first, neither liked the idea of their only daughter, and now only child dating an Italian kid, but they gave in once they met my dad Frank Boykevich. My dad never met a man he couldn't make like him, (smiles as he thinks of his father) and that was the same with Sarah's father. He and my dad became like brother's when they first met. He eventually saw that I loved Sarah, and she loved me,and what we had was real. That's when Mr. Helen started grooming me to be a business man, and began teaching me everything he knew. He also helped my family's deli business off the ground. When we first met we only had five shops managed by family, of course. But thanks to him, and his business connections we were able to expand the business nation wide, in only three years. Because of his shipping company we were able to expand globally all the way back to Italy and set up a Boykewich Butcher's shop in our home country of Naples. Our family became so close that we all had dinner together every Sunday, after church.

Dr. Fields: If that is so, how come he resisted your notion of an early marriage.

Leo: Mr. Helen was cold, but he had a very good heart. I think he wanted to make sure that Sarah, and I were older and more mature before we got married, that way we wouldn't make so many mistakes, if we married to soon. (it was in this statement that Leo grasped and understanding of his father in law he never knew. He realized many of the mistakes made by his son, were mistakes that stemmed from his own impetuous youth. He felt guilty instead of using the wisdom Mr. Helen tried to impart on him years ago, he somehow made Ben repeat the same stupid mistakes he made as a boy.)

Dr. Fields: Leo is something wrong?

Leo: I just realized that I am my son, and my son was me. I think I made some very big mistakes Dr. Fields. A mistake my Father in Law tried to help me not make years ago.

Dr. Fields: We all make mistakes Leo. It's part of human nature, they allow us to see that we are making bad choices. They also serve as a reminder to us, that every choice has a price, no matter how small it may be.

Leo: Maybe but it's my son that paid for mine. (looks sad as his watch begins to beep)

Dr. Fields: What is that?

Leo: It's my watch letting me know I have one more mistake to make.

Dr. Fields: Can you elaborate on that for me?

Leo: No, I don't have the time. (gets up with and becomes dizzy) Whoa!

Dr. Fields: (gets up quickly to help steady Leo) Leo are you okay? (holds tightly to his arm and back to steady him as Leo regains his footing)

Leo: I'm fine I just got a little light headed from lack of sleep, I'll be fine.

Dr. Fields: Are you sure, maybe I should call your other doctor, and get you an appointment.

Leo: I'll be fine. Like I said I'm just exhausted. Once I handle this last meeting I'll go home and get some rest.

Dr. Fields: Leo are you sure that is all? (looks at him with a worried expression)

Leo: Yes, I'm sure. But, is there anything you can tell me that might help me understand my dream?

Dr. Fields: I can, but I'd prefer to let you know tomorrow that way I know that sleep was all you needed.

Leo: Okay, Thanks for the talk Ken, I really needed it.

Dr. Fields: Hey remember it's Dr. Fields in the office Leo, and listening is what you pay me to do remember.

Leo: Hey I get the bill every month so yeah. I'll be back tomorrow.

Dr. Fields: Okay, and I hope everything goes well at your board meeting today.

Leo: I hope so too, but I already know, it won't. (looks solemn and leaves for the elevator and limo)

Dr. Fields: No, I have a feeling it won't go well either.

LATER
GEOFF'S RESTAURANT
LUNCH BETWEEN RICKY UNDERWOOD & OMAR SHERMAN

Omar: So how is everything going are you okay?

Ricky: No, I'm not okay. My wife won't speak to me, my oldest son hates me, and my younger son cries because he doesn't know or understand what is happening. On top of that Tamara won't even let me see the child who is supposed to be my son. Not only that, Leo may lose his company, trying to protect me, so no nothing is going okay.

Omar: Sorry, I asked I was only making polite conversation.

Ricky: It's alright Omar, I know it's not your fault.

Omar: Hey, it's not your fault either. Sometimes things just happen, I'm sure you never meant to fall for that chick.

Ricky: That is besides the point, I'm a married man, or was a married man. I'm pretty sure Amy is already talking to lawyers about divorce proceedings.

Omar: Yeah, Adrian told me. You should be happy she never finished law school, or she would take you for everything you are worth.

Ricky: Trust me I am, and at the moment I'm not worth that much, especially with this paternity lawsuit Tamara is holding on me.

Omar: What about the rest of your family how are they taking the news, about everything between you and Amy.

Ricky: They are anything but happy with me. George barely speaks to me, but he is understanding only because he went through the same thing with Anne. Anne is actually gloating on everything because I proved her right about me being no good for Amy. My parent's, are so disappointed in me that they wont even let me see my kids when they watch them without Amy's approval. My real mom is actually pissed at me, she claims that I am the source of everyone's problems. She is even blaming me for Ben leaving, and causing the trouble Leo is having with his brothers, and the rest of his family. Can you believe that?

Omar: No, you did do a lot of shit I know that. But Ben Boykewich fucked himself. I mean I can see why his uncles are so mad, they never saw their nephew for the fool he was. I mean he got between you and Amy while she was pregnant with your kid, and then he comes in between you and Adrian and gets her pregnant when Amy finally realized the loser he was. Instead of acting like a man he goes off on Adrian after their daughter died. Let's not event talk about the stuff he did when I showed up, and was there for Adrian. The best decision that kid ever made was leaving so he could get out of everyone else's life. No, one has a right to blame you for him being such a loser.

Ricky: (hears what Omar is saying, but as he hears it part of him wonders is that what really happened) Yeah, that is what I'm trying to figure.

Omar: Well, at least Leo knows the truth and has your back.

Ricky: Yeah, he's the only one who truly understands me now.

Omar: Has he told you anything about how he's going to fix everything.

Ricky: No, but Leo is smart he'll think of something. Hopefully what ever it is, it will fix everything, and all can go back to the way it was. But, now that my problems are out in the open how is everything going for you?

Omar: I'm good (smiles happily) My kid is happy, Adrian and I are good, sales for my education program are up. My students are some very attractive sophomore that actually pay attention in class, especially to me.

Ricky: Just make sure you pay attention to the lesson you're teaching, and not to them. You don't want to end up like me.

Omar: Hey, I don't have that problem. Even if something were to happen I'm sure I can get Adrian to forgive me.

Ricky: But, you wouldn't do something like that to her would you.

Omar: (makes a face) Of course not, I love Adrian, and she loves me. I'm just saying if I did decide to do something like that Adrian would understand, I mean you did it, you know Adrian. I've been with her for eleven years, and I've never cheated so she would be forgiving if I did. I mean she forgave you, and after being married to Ben she knows there are worse men to be married to.

Ricky: But, you aren't me or Ben Omar. She is your wife, she was never my wife, and the child she had with Ben died, the child she had with you lived. So you can't compare the two of us to you.

Omar: I'm not, and I know. Look Adrian and I are good, and we're permanent. I'm not you or that loser she divorced, Adrian knows I love her.

Ricky: Okay...

Boykewich International Headquarters Boardroom:

(In the seating arrangements Leo sits at the head of the table, his brother Nathan sit's on his left hand, and his brother Phillip sits on his right side. His father wanted this seating arrangement to show a since of family strength, and a united front toward the other board member's when they took complete control of the company after the merger. This way none of the other board members would see a sign of weakness in their family. However on today both of Leo's brother's sat farther away from him than before.)

Leo: Well I'm glad everyone could make today's meeting, is everyone settled. (tries to make polite talk among them)

Nathan: Leo, could you please cut all the pleasantries, and let us get on with this. We aren't here to discuss how our days are going, or to find out what either of us are dressing as for Halloween. We are here to find out for certain if Ricky slept with his assistance, and if he did so while she worked for this company.

Phillip: Actually we are here to discuss whether or not we can trust Leo to continue to guide this company down the path to ruin, he has it on. Especially sine he has it in his head to one day put Ricky Underwood at the head of this corporation.

Leo: Phillip, Nate what happened between the three of us. Papa wouldn't approve of us acting like this toward one another, he always said we should be there for one another no matter what. Loyalty, Honor, and Respect make our family.

Nate: Leo, I agree with you. But, you forgot that lesson as well.

Phil: Where is your respect, and loyalty for Ben when he needed it.

Leo: (looks even more depressed) I was loyal to Ben, I never meant for him to leave. Don't you think I feel bad enough as it is.

Nate: Yet, you still allowed Ricky to corrupt the very core values of this company.

Leo: That is not true, and there is no evidence to prove other wise.

Chloe: Actually, there is. (walks into the room unnoticed by Leo until she spoke)

Leo: Chloe, please don't do this.

Chloe: I'm sorry Daddy, but I have too. I'm not doing this because of any feelings I have for you, Ben, or Leo. I'm doing this because it's my job, and it's for the good of the company. Please believe me I don't mean to hurt you.

Leo: (closes his eyes and realizes she is being sincere) It's alright Chloe you're right, and I understand.

Nate: Chloe, what is this all about.

Chloe: (Brings out her P.E.T.) It's about this. I have video surveillance evidence that unknown to anyone Ricky Underwood while he was Director of Human Resources, had an illicit sexual affair with Tamara Blake, not just while they worked for us, and together, but on company property as well. (shows the video of Ricky and Tamara having sex in his office).

Victor Price: Chloe, we thank you for your services, and your dedication. However I must ask how long have you had this evidence, and why didn't you bring it to us sooner.

Chloe begins to answer but, Leo interrupts her.

Leo: I can answer that, Victor. Chloe discovered this evidence one week ago, however I asked her not to make it known.

Nate: Leo why would you do something like that? (shocked that his brother would break company policy)

Leo: I did it to protect Ricky from being fired from his job, and even though I knew what the consequences would be, I took this risk anyway.

Phillip: That is not all you did is it Leo.

Leo: What are you talking about Phil.

Phil: I'm talking about this. (brings out his own P.E.T. device and reveals video surveillance of Leo's conversation with Ricky, and Chloe in his office to the board) It seems' Leo that the interest of this company are second too Ricky.

Leo: How did you get that?

Phil: I got it through the board's permission.

Leo: What! (shocked that they would place surveillance on his office)

Nate: I'm sorry Leo, but with everything that happened with Ben, and this scandal being broadcast on the news, the board wanted to keep you under surveillance in order to ensure that your actions were for the good of the company.

Phil: And as we can see from this video they were not.

Leo: This is not right Phil

Phil: No Leo it's not right, nor is what you did to Ben, or what you did to me when we were younger.

Leo: It always goes back to that doesn't it Phil. You could never accept the fact Sarah and I fell in love.

Phil: Trust me Leo I'm certain if she saw how you treated your, only child she would have chosen me.

Leo: She would have never chosen you, because we were in love.

Phil: Leo what would you know of love. It's funny for someone who loved her so much what did you do for her when she started drinking, or when she lost her parents. Where were you for her when she chose to stop drinking cold turkey, where were you there for her when she found out she had cancer. For someone who knew love, explain what you taught Ben. I mean those two were real love stories for Ben weren't they. Honestly the drug addict fire starter loved him more than those two ever did, or you.

Chloe: That is enough, Phil.

Nate: I agree Phil, now you are taking it too far.

Phil: You're right. Which is why the board took a vote three days ago. Effective immediately Leo you are no longer the C.E.O. of Boykewich International.

Leo: What, you can't do this to me. You can't...(Leo gets dizzy, and finds it hard to breathe and grabs his chest)

Nate: (see's Leo and becomes worried) Leo are you okay.

Leo: No, I... I think I'm having a heart attack. (grabs his chest and begins to fall)

Chloe: (begins to get very worried) Daddy are you alright (runs to her father's side as Leo collapses)

Victor: Nora, quickly bring me Leo's medication, and call 911

October 22, 2021
7: 46 PM At Saint Mark's Hospital Intensive Care Unit

Even after Leo received his medication, he lost consciousness. His breathing was shallow, and stopped just as the paramedics arrived. They quickly gave him oxygen and began administering chest compressions to keep his heart going. Although his pulse was weak he still had one. Chloe rode with him on the ambulance as he would began to lose consciousness many times, and his heart had to be restarted twice with the use of electric shock paddles. Those were the only times where Chloe stopped holding his hand until he was rushed into the Emergency Room. After being called by Nathan Camille met with Chloe in the waiting room. After the ambulance left Nora called Ricky, who told Omar and George. George then called Amy after telling Ashley and Kathleen and they all left the hospital together. Ashley called Ethan, and both arrived at the hospital together. Omar called Adrian who was having lunch with Grace while her mom watched Toni. Cindy called Reuben who was now serving as a judge, and called an immediate recess to the trial. Camille called Alice who was now a women's health counselor, and she called Henry who was at their home on the military base where they now lived watching their twins.

Camille: (out of breath rushes into the waiting room to see Chloe scared and waiting for her) Chloe, is he okay what have they said. What happened.

Chloe: Its' horrible mom, and its all my fault.

Camille: Chloe, sweetie it is not your fault.

Reuben: (comes in quickly looking very worried followed by George) Camille, Chloe how is he. Do you know anything is he still in the emergency room.

Camille: (begins to get tears in her eyes) I don't know Reuben I just made it.

George: It can't be that bad, I know Leo he's a strong man, and he is going to be okay.

Camille: Sweetie how did this happen.

Chloe: It was the board room meeting mom. It's my fault, mom.

At that moment Ricky, arrives with Nora trailing behind him. Also behind him are Omar and Adrian with Grace who caught a ride. Amy coming in behind them with Alice and Henry also arriving late.

Ricky: What happened Chloe, where is Leo, is he okay, what did you do.

Chloe: (becomes enraged at that moment as she hears Ricky try to accuse her of causing Leo's heart attack) Me, I did nothing. This is your fault. This is all of your fault. My Dad and everything would be fine if it weren't for all of you.

Reuben: Chloe calm down this is no one's fault. Leo probably just collapsed from all the stress he's been under lately.

Chloe: No, this is his fault for ruining my Dad's relationship with his son, and his entire family. All because he couldn't keep his pants up.

George: Chloe that was uncalled for. We're all worried about Leo.

Chloe: Let me guess you are worried if he isn't around he won't be hear to give his company to your son in law. Well too late because my Dad is no longer the C.E.O.

Reuben: Chloe what are you talking about?

Chloe: This afternoon at the board meeting, they removed my father as the head of Boykewich International.

Ricky: That can't be Leo said he could fix this.

Chloe: Sorry Ricky, I guess you confused my Dad with my brother. Dad wasn't the one who cleaned up all your messes.

Ricky: I didn't make any messes Chloe, and I never had Ben clean up anything. (becoming angry at her)

Chloe: Yeah, he never fixed that selfish bitch you married when you got her pregnant. Or that gold digging slut when you dumped her. He never fixed any of that.

Amy: That is not fair Chloe Adrian and I both loved Ben.

Chloe: Yeah, you both loved him so much. Tell me who are you both married to right now, and have kids with. Who did you both dump my brother to be with.

Adrian: First of all Chloe you don't know a damned thing about my marriage to Ben or the reason we got divorced, so keep your mouth quiet.

Chloe: Actually Adrian I know all about it, the trouble is you don't.

Omar: Chloe how could you know anything, I have been around longer than you.

Chloe: I know because unlike all of you, I knew Ben. I actually took time to talk to him, and understand him. Unlike all of you I was actually his friend, and his sister. Unlike all of you I cared about him. Unlike all of you I tried to be there for him, not be there for my Dad's money.

Henry: Chloe we were all Ben's friends and we all tried to help him.

Chloe: Really, so you sleeping with his wife was going to help him how exactly Henry?

Adrian: That was a mistake Chloe, and that happened a long time ago. Ben forgave Henry, and me for it.

Chloe: Yeah, I guess when he fucked the shit out of Alice he decided it was Even Stephen.

ENTIRE GROUP: WHAT!

Chloe: Oh, that's right Ben was the only one of you who actually could keep a secret. Tell them Alice. Tell them how Ben rocked your world the night of the school fire.

Alice: (looking ashamed and guilty) Yes, it's true Ben and I slept together. But, that was a long time ago, and it only happened once, plus we only slept together because I was trying to calm him down from what happened the night of the fire.

Chloe: Tell me Alice who do you think believed that lie more you or Ben. He never did. He always knew he slept with you to get back at Hank.

Henry: That isn't true, Ben didn't see Alice like that.

Chloe: No, he didn't he just saw you for the shitty friend you always were. I'm just sad that he and my dad never saw that in all of you. If he had then maybe he would be here right now.

Ricky: Will you stop Chloe, just stop. You can't blame us for your brother leaving. Ben had problems, and he could never grow up and listen to common sense.

Chloe: What exactly were his problems Ricky. Let me guess he could never realize he was an ugly loser compared to you and Omar.

Ricky: You said it Chloe, I didn't.

Chloe: Ben was a lot of things, but he was never a whiny little bitch like you.

Ricky: Really because I'm still here, where is he. Despite everything that happened I stayed while he ran away, I'm still here and I work for Leo, and that is why I'm the one Amy and Adrian chose, not him. (looks at her with sinister eyes)

Chloe: You know you're right, and they chose wrong.

Reuben: Everyone calm down, we're supposed to be here for Leo, so please stop all of this bickering.

Camille: Yes, you should so all of you get out.

Reuben: Camille

Camille: No Reuben, all of you get out. This is a family matter, and none of you are family.

George: Camille, you know we care about Leo.

Camille: Yes, George I do. But, I also know that there is nothing you can do. You can all sit here and pray, but it wont change the fact that Leo is in there probably dying, and there is nothing any of you can do to save him. It wont change anything that happened between he or Ben. Right now my husband is dying, and he will die with his son hating him. (begins to cry)

Chloe: Mom.

Camille: (begins to sob) No, Cloe it's true. I have known Ben and Leo longer than any of you. None of you will ever know the strong bond that they once shared. None of you will ever understand the love that Leo, and Sarah had for one another. I saw it, and I was ashamed of how all of it ended. They were married for fifteen years before Ben was born. For twelve of those years they tried to conceive, and you have no idea of the disappointment they faced every time. From natural impregnation, to other medical forms all of which failed, and then they gave up. It wasn't until the anniversary of Sarahs' parents death her third year of being sober did they discover she was pregnant. You have no idea how blessed she was. How happy Leo was to finally have a son, and to see the three of them together was like watching true happiness. One of the things that made me fall in love with Leo was Ben. The way he took nearly all of his families good qualities and none of the bad. Then all of that changed when he met you Amy. You should have told him what he was getting into before you ever said I love you. What happened between you two nearly ruined him, and when he was with you Adrian I actually thought for a moment you could fix everything that broke in him, but you only made them worse. All of you can find something wrong with him. Either he was too foolish, too ugly too ignorant, too stupid, or even too obsessive. But, can you tell me what made either of you worthy of him. Can either of you tell me when he wasn't there for your when you needed him. Adrian, can you ever tell me when he didn't drop everything to be there when you called him? Amy, can you tell me what you would have done if Ben would not have been there for you? Ricky, can you tell me what you would have done if Ben wasn't there. Do you really think Leo would have given a damn about you if his son wasn't involved. All of you forgot that. My husband forgot that. Even I forgot it. Last night I found out that Leo doesn't want to be buried next to Sarah. Do you know how that makes me feel. Part of me is happy because he wants to be buried next to me for eternity. But, the other half knows he doesn't want to be buried next to his first love or his grand daughter because he feels ashamed of everything that happened. I'm ashamed of myself too, because I became like all of you. I cared so much about myself I didn't care about how what I did was affecting them. Now it's too late. So leave all of you. Let my daughter and I try to deal with what is happening in our family.

Reuben: Camille...(feeling guilty about his own actions in their family)

Camille: Reuben I appreciate your concern, but right now Chloe and I will deal with this on our own.

Reuben: Okay, we'll go.

George: (goes to Reuben) Are you sure we should leave them like this, I mean neither of his brother's have even showed up.

Reuben: George right now I think we've done enough. It's time we did as they have asked.

EVERYONE TURNS TO LEAVE AS THEY DO ASHLEY WAITS OUTSIDE THE DOOR LISTENING TO WHAT CAMILLE IS SAYING SHE KNOWS SHE HAS TO DO SOMETHING. SHE FEELS SHE HAS TO DO SOMETHING SHE SHOULD HAVE DONE A VERY LONG TIME AGO. SHE OPENS HER P.E.T. & GOES THROUGH HER MUSIC LIST. SHE HITS THE SONG "MY LAST RESORT" WHICH IN IT HAS A HIDDEN FUNCTION TO DIAL A CERTAIN NUMBER. IT WAS A HACK SHE DID HERSELF.

OCTOBER 23, 2021
11:24 MONTANA TIME
NEW HAVEN, MONTANA ASGARD RANCH

RING, RING, RING, RING, RING, RING, RING, RING, RING, RING, RING.

A very mature roughly bearded man of lean size and muscle with the tatoo of a wolf engraved on his left shoulder hidden underneath his t-shirt, wakes up, and moves red hair from his face, and picks up the phone careful not to disturb the body beside him.

Ben: hello...(groggily)

Ashley: Ben, its' me Ash.

Ben: Ash who. (still sounding sleepily)

Ashley: Ashley Jeuregens.

Ben: Ash, it's 11'o clock at night what do you want?

Ashley: Ben, its your dad he's had a heart attack, and he may lose his company. It's time for you to come home.

WELL I HOPE YOU LIKED THE UPDATE! BEN HAS MADE A SMALL APPEARANCE. HOPE YOU GIVE ME REVIEWS GOOD OR BAD. I KNOW I LAID INTO HOW PEOPLE PREYED UPON BEN'S FLAWS. BUT THAT IS HOW MANY OF THOSE WHO DISLIKED HIM SAW HIM SO I DECIDED TO GIVE THEM A VOICE THROUGH THIER FAVORITE CHARACTERS.