Chapter 25: The Call
Disclaimer: Look @ the previous chapters.
Margaret woke up and for just a minute thought everything that had happened in the past week was just a dream but unfortunately it wasn't. Yes, she did get shot and yes, she did lose her child. As she got out of bed she went to take a shower when she got out everyone was still asleep. So she decided to make some breakfast for the loft full of X5s. She started to make pancakes and figured if they didn't wake up on their own the smell of pancakes would wake them up.
As she was getting done with the last few pancakes Ben came in and said...
Ben: What smells so good?
Margaret: Hope you like pancakes?
Ben: Are you kidding me? I love pancakes.
Tinga: Did anyone say pancakes?
Margaret: Ya grab yourself a plate.
Syl: Ooh pancakes. Where's Zack?
Margaret: He's still asleep. I'll go get him.
She went into their room and lay on the bed. She gave Zack a kiss on the lips and he started to stir and she started to say...
Margaret (in a sing song voice): Zaaack. Wakie, Wakie. Zaaack?
Zack: Whaaat?
Margaret: Get up your brother and sisters are asking for you and I made pancakes. (She started to get up but Zack grabbed her back down.)
Zack (kissing her): Ya feelin' ok today?
Margaret: Ya. So you want some pancakes? Cuz if you do you better hurry up before they finish all of it.
Zack (kissing her again): Ok I'm coming.
They got up together and went to the kitchen when they got there the table only had four pancakes left. So Zack said...
Zack: How about you eat two and I eat two?
Margaret: No it's ok. I'm not hungry.
Zack: You sure?
Margaret: Ya I'm sure.
Tinga: You know you should really eat something.
Margaret: Ya I will later, but thanks.
Tinga: No Prob.
The phone rings Margaret picks up.....
Margaret: Hello?
Zane: Hey. How ya feelin'?
Margaret: I'm ok and how are you?
Zane: I'm ok. I need a favor since you're staying home could you watch Evan for us today cuz we're swamped?
Margaret: It's not a problem but why don't you ask one of the others to watch him?
Zane: Cuz to Evan there strangers and you know how he gets around strangers, so that's why.
Margaret: Okay just drop him off here on your way to work.
Zane: Alright thanks baby sis.
Margaret: No prob. Bye.
Zane: Bye.
Walking back into the kitchen and getting some coffee.
Syl: Who was that?
Margaret: Zane.
Zack: What did he want?
Margaret: He wants me to watch Evan today.
Ben: Who's Evan?
Margaret: His son.
Tinga: Zane has a son?
Margaret: Ya and a wife too. Her name's Tony.
Zack (finishing up the last of his pancakes): Ok I have to get to work. (Kissing Margaret good bye.)
Margaret: Wait, wait what do you want me to make for dinner tonight?
Zack: Spaghetti (giving her one last kiss) bye. I love you.
Margaret: Bye 'love you too.
A half hour later Zane dropped off Evan and then later picked him up at five now it was like eight and all the X5s had gone down to Crash including Tony and Logan, Bling was watching Evan and Nikki. Margaret was at home not feeling well but any minute now she was gonna feel worse. The phone rings...
Hello?...This is her...why did it take this long for you to figure it out?...I see well thanks for calling I appreciate it...ok bye.
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~~~~~Later that night /Margaret's P.O.V. ~~~~~
I couldn't sleep not until I told him everything he told me. I pick up the phone and dial the all too familiar number...the other end picks up and I say...
"We need to talk, meet me at the waterfront in fifteen minutes."
With that I hung up the phone, put on my adidas shoes, grabbed my coat and my keys, and I was out.
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~~~~~Waterfront~~~~~
Margaret: Thanks for meeting me here.
Zane: What's this all about?
Margaret: I got a call today, apparently dad didn't die of a heart attack (tears filling her eyes)...he was murdered.
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~~~~~TBC~~~~~
