A/N There are song mentioned in this that are not from this time period but I love the songs so I decided to use them in the story. The one is from the Prince of Egypt movie. It was sung by Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston. When You Believe. And the other is called We Believe. It is sung by The Newsboys. Enjoy this new chapter!


Evelyn walked down the long corridor of the office building hoping this wouldn't take long. She had no idea what Donald wanted and why it was so important but the sooner she got this over with the better. There were more pressing matters at hand as she needed to come up with a way to be rid of that redheaded harlot for good. She was so angry that her plan didn't work out. Ginger didn't seem the least bit jealous about Erika dating Skipper and what's worse that blonde airhead actually seems to like that fat sweaty sea captain. Whatever. She can have him for all she cared. She would come up with someway of dealing with that no good Ginger.

A silver door came into view and she pressed the silver handle down and entered. She paused as she was stunned to see Ginger herself sitting at the conference table next to Roy and Donald. She gulped for a minute before walking over and sitting down in one of the black leather chairs. "Hello." She said politely. "It's certainly a surprise to see you both here." She said to the married couple. "Hello Roy."

Ginger gave her a stone cold icy stare and Evelyn looked down at the table. Donald cleared his throat before speaking. "I'll get right to the point." He said. "I know you are behind all the gossip and ridiculous stories printed in the tabloids."

Evelyn remained silent still looking at the table.

"I know you called your idiot friend Midge and had her plant a story about Ginger writing love letters to the Skipper. I also know that you dispatched a team to go to the island and search for dirt on her. I have all the papers right here." He said picking up a blue folder containing documents. "The specific orders you gave the crew and the receipts showing payment to them." He said setting it down. "It's all in there."

The brunette woman remained silent.

"And if you are thinking of denying you had Midge print the stories, I'll have you know that your call to her was recorded." Donald continued. "You see the calls to her sleazy paper are always recorded. Yours was no exception. Since I also own major stock in the company I am privy to the tapes. And if that is not enough proof for you, Midge herself confessed that you were behind it."

Damn her! Evelyn fumed. She looked up at the three with anger in her eyes but still not saying a word.

Ginger glared at the woman with venom in her green eyes. She wanted to speak but Donald held up his hand indicating it wasn't time yet. "Your next scheme." He said. "Was to somehow make Ginger jealous that Erika Tiffany Smith was dating Skipper. I haven't the slightest idea why you felt she would be jealous over that. But your lover filled me in."

Evelyn opened her mouth to speak but nothing came out. How did he know…

"I am not as naïve as you would like to think my dear wife." Donald said. "I was informed by a friend of mine at the Oasis that you frequented there with a blonde male escort named Derrick. I reached out to the young man and he was more than happy to spill what he knew."

Evelyn was steaming inside and wanted to speak but thought better of it.

"It appears." Donald went on. "That you were under the impression that Ginger must have the admiration of every male in the country. I don't know where you got this impression but that is what I was informed. My guess is that you are the one who thinks she must have the admiration of all males and just assumed Ginger thought the same about herself. But let's forget that for a moment. And talk about the horrific thing you tried to do to Ginger's husband."

She looked down again at the table not knowing what to say or do.

"You made numerous attempts to persuade him into a sexual relationship with you. Each time you failed. He had made it perfectly clear that he loves his wife and wanted nothing to do with you. That didn't matter to you did it? Did it? Answer me Evelyn!" He said sharply.

The woman looked up briefly and squeaked out a barely audible "No." before looking down at the table again.

"You even went so far as to actually molest him in the elevator. And don't bother trying to deny that one my dear wife. We have the security video. It's all there." Donald picked up a package and pulled out a black videotape. "It's right here."

Evelyn couldn't take anymore and decided to speak up. "What do you want?" She asked.

"We'll get to that." Donald said sternly. "First I want to mention something else. I want to mention your latest lame brained scheme against Ginger. And when I say lame brained I mean just that. Did you really think your sleazy magazine friend could talk Ginger into doing that disgusting article?"

Ginger looked over at Donald stunned. "What?"

"It's true." He said gently. "Your agent informed me of the odd phone call he received about having you portrayed in that sleazy magazine in such a manner. I did some digging and found it was the brainchild of my supposed loving wife Evelyn. You see her moronic friend Midge knows this man who works for one of the tabloids and she convinced him to talk to your agent about doing this repulsive article about you. For some reason they actually believed you would go for this."

Ginger fumed inside. She wanted to reach across the table and strangle that woman. What a sad pathetic creature. She decided to speak. "You really think I am so cheap that I would agree to go along with something that is against everything I believe in? You honestly think I'm an immoral person who would…I am not that. I don't believe in that. It's wrong. It's a sin. Numerous times in the Bible it mentions how sinful it is. You have this impression of me that I am some floozy who likes to seduce men and who would also consider the opposite sex. I am not that. That is not who I am. You probably thought it was funny and got a kick out of it. That tells me that you think sin is fun and that you think anyone who believes in the word of God is just a prude or some other label you like to throw out."

"Oh please." Evelyn said trying to save face. "You are to a lousy no good tramp! I know all about those men you seduced on the island…"

"Shut it." Ginger snapped. "You have no idea what you are talking about. You are twisting it into something it wasn't. I feel sorry for you. You are clearly a miserable person who has the need to take what doesn't belong to her. Roy doesn't belong to you and he never will. He's my husband and he will remain my husband. Nothing is going to change that. No matter how many ridiculous stories you try to print or how many rumors you spread. He's mine."

The Professor spoke up. "I have told you many many times how much I love Ginger. She is everything to me. I told you to stop your actions but you didn't. You thought you could keep at it and I would cave. You were wrong. And you really think that spreading a false story that my beautiful Ginger wrote love letters to another man was going to make me leave her? You have another thing coming. I know my wife better than anyone. I know how much she loves me. I know that she has always loved me. There was never anyone else in her heart the entire time we were on the island. Her heart was with me and me alone. You didn't care. It was about getting something you couldn't have. You didn't see me as a person. You saw me as something to use for your personal enjoyment. I am not some toy for your pleasure. I am a human being. I deserve to be treated with respect."

"Oh like she respects you?" Evelyn retorted. "All she does is hang all over you begging for sex."

"Ginger does not hang all over me begging for sex." The Professor came back with. "My wife loves me and her displays of affection are out of love not lust. The trouble with you is that you never experienced love and I'm pretty certain you probably have no use for it. Why you married Donald I don't know. It couldn't have been out of love. If it was you wouldn't have acted the way you did."

"Whatever." Evelyn muttered.

"Don't try to get out of this one my dear." Donald said addressing his wife. "You are going to listen to everything these people have to say."

"Save your breath." She said. "I don't give a damn what they say. The truth of the matter is that Roy probably does wish he could get it on with me but is too much of a goody goody to act on it."

Roy rolled his eyes. "I have no desire to get on anything with you. I don't know how many ways I can say it. Ginger is the only woman for me. She always has been. Yes you had tried to pathetically start rumors that I had a thing for Mary Ann on the island. I had no feelings of love for her at any time. Not then and not now. There was never anything going on and Mary Ann will vouch for that. It's sad that you had to drag her into this."

Ginger nodded. "He's right. It is sad. Dragging poor Mary Ann into your trash. She didn't deserve to be treated that way. I'm thankful though those rumors were squashed pretty quickly with that picture of her and Gilligan in the bowling ally. You tried everything you could to hurt me and my marriage and you failed. Now I am telling you now to back off or you will be sorry."

"You threatening me?" Evelyn scoffed.

"More like a warning." Donald explained. "You see I am more than willing to go to the press and spill all about you. In fact all I had to do was place one phone call and your sordid liaisons with Derrick would have been front page news. Along with the transcripts of your phone call with Midge. But you have Ginger and her husband to thank for me not making that call."

"What?" She said shocked.

"You heard me." Donald said. "Ginger and Roy advised against me going to the press with what I have on you."

"Wh…why would you…" Evelyn stammered.

"Because that's not going to solve anything." Ginger said. "As much as I despise what you put me through, doing the same thing to you doesn't make it okay. Jesus said to turn the other cheek. Well that is what I'm doing. As hard as this is, I'm going to forgive you."

"Forgive me?"

"Yes." Ginger said. "Forgive you. It does me no good to keep these feelings of hostility inside me and well Jesus did say that you should love your enemies. It's not an easy thing to do but I'm going to do it. So Evelyn I forgive you."

"I do as well." The Professor said. "It certainly is not easy for me either but it's what I must do. I forgive you."

Evelyn sat back staring at the two in disbelief. "You forgive me? Just like that?"

"They are a lot stronger than I am." Donald said. "You have no idea how tempting it is to destroy you Evelyn but I have to agree with them. It won't make things better. Hurting someone in the same manner they hurt you doesn't even things out. But this doesn't mean there aren't going to be consequences. There are. For starters you are going to go to the press and tell them that all the rumors were a lie that you started. You are going to confess what you tried to do to Ginger. Next you are going to leave Dunmore and Thompson and go back to Connecticut where you belong. You are never to have contact with Ginger or Roy again. Keep this in mind. I still have all the dirt on you and next time I just may not be so nice. I may just leak it out bit by bit."

Evelyn nodded. "Okay." She said.

"Good." He then took out another document. "These are divorce papers along with an agreement that you will stay away from Ginger and her husband and their friends. There is also an agreed upon sum of $2 million. I also pulled some strings and got you a job at a law firm. I did make clear to the senior partner the type of woman you are and that you should be watched closely. He assured me they do not tolerate any such foolishness at their firm. Sign the papers and be on your way." He slid a pen across the table to her.

Evelyn picked it up and she looked over the papers shoved her way. She knew she really had no choice. There was no point in fighting him. He knew all and she wouldn't have a leg to stand on. Quietly she scrawled her name on the document and placed the pen down. For the first time in her life she felt remorse for what she had done. She looked meekly at Ginger. "I'm sorry." She said. "I was awful. I am sorry that I tried to take your husband." She then looked over at the Professor. "I'm sorry for the way I treated you. You didn't deserve that. I was horrible and I'm sorry."

The three said nothing more. She stood up and walked slowly out of the office her head hung down in shame.

Ginger breathed a sigh of relief. "It's over. She's finally out of our lives."

The Professor placed his arm around his wife. "You were wonderful." He said. "I love you."

Ginger smiled and placed a kiss on his lips. "I love you too."

Donald looked at the two with a smile. "Why don't you both go on and enjoy the rest of your day. You can put this all behind you now. You will never have to worry about Evelyn again. By the way Roy I spoke with Franklin Dunmore and he said if you want you can move back to the old office. He said that the same position is available to you. And yes Charlene is welcome to if she wishes."

"I would like that very much." He said. "Tell him I will be more than happy to rejoin the old crew."

"Will do." Donald said.

Ginger stood up and shook Donald's hand thanking him for his help. The Professor did the same and they both then walked out of the conference room. Ginger felt better than she had in a long time. The weight of Evelyn was gone. She couldn't do anything to her or Roy ever again. Yes she was still skeptical about that no good Erika and was keeping an eye out but was certain there wouldn't be any trouble from her.

Sunday Service at St. Mathew Church

Ginger stood in front of the congregation along with Charlene. She smiled as the music started and she spotted her husband sitting in the front pew. Lifting the microphone she began to sing the first line "Many nights we've prayed with no proof anyone could hear." The song went out about hearts having a hopeful song and how one barely understood and then how now they were not afraid. The chorus about how there can be miracles captivated the church. Everyone hung onto her every note. Then Charlene began to sing about in time of fear we often pray in vain and hope seemed far away. Not a sound from anyone, not even a cough during the entire song. When it was over, everyone applauded and Tim said for everyone to give another hand to the talented ladies. Ginger took her seat next to the Professor and Charlene sat over with the choir.

"Wow." Tim said. "I don't know how I can follow that act. Great job ladies."

Everyone applauded again. Then Tim went into his sermon. It was the story of Saul who became Paul. How Saul was ruthless and persecuted those who believed in the words Jesus spoke. And even though he had done those things, God had a plan for him. Saul's heart was turned and he became one of the most devoted followers of Christ the world has known. Tim stated that to God everyone has a purpose. Even someone like Saul. No matter what you are not nothing to God. You are something. He created you for a reason.

Ginger listened intently with tears in her eyes. It was a very powerful sermon and she really took it to heart. The Professor clasped her hand in his and he was also deeply moved by the sermon. When it was finished, Charlene lead everyone into final song called We Believe. It was one of Ginger's favorites. We believe in God the father. We believe in Jesus Christ. She sang out the words with all her heart. The Professor felt the words of the song as strongly as his wife did. Especially the line about how the gates of Hell will not prevail for the power of God had torn the veil. The song came to a close and Tim stated to go out in the world as gentle as doves and wise as serpents.

As everyone was leaving, Ginger and the Professor approached Tim. "Very powerful sermon." Ginger said. "It was wonderful."

"I agree with my wife." The Professor said. "Very moving indeed. You most certainly put a deeper meaning on the story of Saul."

"Thank you." He said. "I appreciate it. How is everything with the two of you?"

"Everything is good." The Professor replied. "No more rumors. No more stories. In fact, there is a Christian themed magazine who wants to do a spread on Ginger. Talk about her faith and how it kept her strong on the island."

"Really?" Tim said. "That sounds interesting."

"I'm excited about it." Ginger said. "The writer is Jewel Davis. I spoke to her myself and I liked the idea she had so I agreed."

"I look forward to reading it." Tim said. "I'm glad things are going well for you both. I shall see you next Sunday."

"Of course." Ginger said. "See you then."

She took her husband's hand and they left the sanctuary. Neither of them noticed a large male sitting way in the back. Skipper had not known they were attending this church. He didn't want them to see him either. He was still uncertain about what he was doing with Erika and thought maybe some church would help. He needed guidance and this was the only place he knew he would get it. Skipper stood up and approached the wooden cross hanging in front of the altar. He stared at it not saying a word. After a few minutes he fell to his knees and prayed. "I need your help Lord." He said. "I think..No I know that I'm in trouble. I need you. I need you to help me see the way. Please Lord. Help me."