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Chapter 9
Rehearsal was announced over a few minutes later, too many technical problems to be fixed. Hopefully it would resume in an hour's time, no matter what the show was to be on. Carey walks over to the boys and they deal him in for an odd version of three-man war, which Fi couldn't and didn't want to understand. Irene pulled Molly aside with her we got to talk business look on her face. Fiona decided it was safe to go upstairs without getting into trouble.
She waves bye to the boys, only Carey waves back, and leaves the room. The first person she sees sitting on the couch in the lobby reading the local newspaper is the red haired man. Fi freezes not knowing what to do. Walk by, hopefully he won't notice? Go back into the room and challenge one of them to the card game?
"Oh hi Fiona." Too late the stranger had spotted her.
"What do you want?"
"Nothing." He puts on his nicest smiles.
"Ok bye." She turns to leave.
"Wait can't we talk?"
"Look I rather not please just leave."
"Aw Fiona Phillips I'm hurt!" That did it.
"JACK! CAREY! CLU!" She screams all the names on the top of her lungs causing everyone in the lobby to jump and stare at her. Moments later the cavalry arrives.
"Fi what's wrong?" Fiona notices he really looks concerned.
"That man won't stop bugging me."
"What man?" Clu asks. Fi looks around and besides the boys, an elderly gentlemen and the desk clerk there were no other males around.
"He was just here! That bell hop, he had been in the shop Carey." By the look on Carey's face he had no idea what she was talking about. Why did this have to be so difficult? Why couldn't see automatically understand the strange workings of her mind? Because that would be too easy, and Fi was destined to have a complicated life. All three boys stand there not knowing what to say or do.
"I'm going upstairs, can one of you come with me?" She asks while looking right at her brother, assuming he would jump right into his big brother roll. Instead he looks at the ground and shuffles his feet. Clu mutters something about helping crew out which is something he never does unless forced and or threatened.
"Come on Fi, I'll go with you."
"Thanks Carey." At least there was someone she could count on. They leave the lobby and head towards the elevator, Fi's happy he decided to come but didn't want to talk about it, so she did her best to avoid looking at him. He pushes the up arrow and they wait for the ding to come. The doors open and they walk in pressing the 9th button.
"You ok kid?"
"No." Fi really didn't want to have this converstation now especially in an elevator. Why did they have to talk? All she wanted to do was to pretend for a few minutes that life was perfect.
"What's wrong, you know you------" Carey's speech is cut short by the sound of Fiona screaming. The elevator had opened to let another guest in and it was none other then the red haired man. He stares at Fi like he had while stealing the skittles, causing her to step backward with fear until she hit the back of the box. He keeps on looking at her, ignoring Carey, who doesn't know what to do.
"Look mister leave her alone." Carey wasn't sure if this was the man Fi had been talking about, but judging by her reaction it had to be. The man breaks his stare and turns towards him and starts staring at him. Sending shivers down his spine. There was something about this mans eyes that would make all ice caps melt, but you couldn't look away from it. The door opens for their floor, Fi graps Carey hand and pulls him out the door and the man doesn't follow.
Even though they're save, for that moment at least, Fiona still held Carey's hand. She liked the feeling and felt with him that close nothing could happen to her. She wasn't holding it a romantic way with their fingers interlocked around one another. Carey was too shaken from the previous events to even notice he was being touched at all.
They arrive at the end of the hallway where Fi and Annie's room is located. Fiona drops Carey hand to unlock the door with the credit card key. Slides it in and the little light flashes red, meaning she just locked it. Fi knew she had been in a hurry when leaving but was certain the door had been secured. Maybe Annie was inside. Slowly she turns the handle with everything going that had been happening she couldn't let her guard down.