A/N: Songs used are "Irresistible" by Jessica Simpson, "A Little Bit" by Jessica Simpson, "There You Were" by Jessica Simpson and Marc Anthony, "To Fall In Love Again," by Jessica Simpson, "Objection (Tango)" by Shakira and "Forever" by John Stamos.
The Gun
Alexandria was sitting at the counter as Mariana cut up some strawberries. They were both singing along with "Irresistible" by Jessica Simpson. Mariana threw the strawberries into the blender as the CD went to the next song, "A Little Bit" and the girls continued to sing.
Mariana walked over to the freezer and opened the door. "Damn. We don't have yogurt. Oh well!" She opened the refrigerator and pulled out some milk. Walking back over to the blender she grabbed a measuring cup and measured out two cups of milk, putting that into the blender over the strawberries. She put the top on and started the blender.
After the second time she had taste-tested the liquid, and added some more strawberries and milk she ran over to the cupboard and opened up the door. "Margarita or Daiquiri glasses?"
"Daiquiri," Alexandria responded. Mariana grabbed those glasses and ran back to the blender. She took the top off and poured the mixture into each of the glasses.
"One strawberry smoothie for you Miss Alexandria," Mariana said with an air of formality, making Alexandria laugh. "And one for me."
They were both wearing dark blue tank tops, with an orange skirt tied at their waist, trying to make a more summery experience out of the rainy, dreary day outside. Mariana grabbed two little umbrella's from a drawer as she walked around the counter, putting one in her sisters drink. They walked over to the living room and started dancing around.
There was a knock on the door and Mariana danced over. She took a sip of the smoothie as she opened it up. Mitchell and Michael were standing in the hall. Alexandria danced over behind Mariana.
Mitchell and Michael smiled at the girls. "What are you two doing?" Mitchell asked.
"Is it a little early for a tropics? And dreary?" Michael asked.
"But that's why we're doing it!" Alexandria responded.
"And why is that?" Mitchell asked.
"Because the weather sucks outside, so we're gonna pretend that it's nice in here!" Mariana said. "Come in!"
She grabbed their arms and pulled them in, pulling Mitchell closer to her, and pushing Michael towards Alexandria, slamming the door shut behind them. "There You Were," Jessica Simpson's duet with Marc Anthony came on, and the four teens started singing along, the girls taking Jessica's part, the boys taking Marc's part.
Mariana danced over to the cupboard and pulled out two more daiquiri glasses, filling them with the smoothie. She put little umbrella's in them and gave one to Mitchell, and one to Michael.
They were laughing and having a good time. But Michael couldn't shake the feeling that this was the last good time they'd have for awhile…and together.
~*~*~*~*~
Luka had just released a patient, and was now leaning forward against the admit desk. He was breathing slowly and heavily, trying to slow down his heart. It was beating fast, faster than it ever had. And it pounded so hard that it hurt.
Abby came over and rubbed his back, looking at him. "What's wrong Luka?"
Luka shook his head, "I am so nervous! I don't know why!"
Abby stroked his hair lovingly, "Sweetie, things will be okay."
"Are you sure?" he asked looking at her. "Can you guarantee me that things will be okay?"
Abby looked away from him, away from his eyes which were darker than usual with fear, and filled with unshed tears. "I'm sorry Abby," he whispered turning to face her completely and pulling her into his arms. "I can't make you promise something like that. It's not fair to you. You can't tell the future."
Abby closed her eyes against her own tears that were now brimming in her eyes. "I wish I could. So that I could promise you things will be all right. But Luka, whatever happens to you, me or one of the twins, just know that somehow things will end up all right. Whatever happens, whoever has to, will be able to move on sometime in their life."
Abby hoped that she was right with that assumption. Because if something happened to one of the twins, she didn't know if the other would ever recover. And she didn't know if Luka could handle losing another daughter. And if she was the one who had to hold the remaining family together, she didn't know if she could handle it either.
~*~*~*~*~
They were still dancing. The guys holding the girls tight as they swayed to the music, even though some of them weren't made for slow dancing. In the middle of the song they were listening to at the moment the lyrics made chills go down her back as she whispered, singing:
" And will your arms still hold me
And your eyes console me"
The rest of the song, "To Fall In Love Again," didn't ring true for the situation she and Mitchell were in. They both loved each other, and they knew it. They both wanted to be married one day. But those two lines chilled Mariana to the bone, and she didn't know why. Closing her eyes, she held him tighter and whispered, "I love you Mitchell."
Mitchell wanted to pull back and look into her eyes, see what she was feeling. Because her voice sounded pained. But she wanted to hold him, so he just tightened his eyes around her and whispered back, "I love you too."
Alexandria watched them over Michael's shoulder. Mitchell slowly turned around, his eyes closed. When Alexandria could see her sisters face, she saw that her eyes were squeezed shut.
She's trying not to cry, Alexandria realized. What's wrong?
~*~*~*~*~
Alexandria was walking down the hallway at school. She had asked Mariana what had been wrong, but Mariana had said that things were fine. She didn't believe her though. Alexandria knew something was wrong with her twin.
She had asked her biology teacher if she could go to the bathroom. She hadn't wanted to stay in there when she couldn't concentrate. Now, she was walking around the school aimlessly, thinking about things.
About Mariana and her strange behavior the day before. About how in just a few months she really would be leaving class to go to the bathroom, every day, a couple times a day, as the baby grew.
She looked to her side and saw Warner Gardner standing by his locker. The door was all the way open and she saw the inside of it. The door and the longer part was plastered in pictures of Mariana from all the various performances for school she had done the past three years. He was stroking her face in one of the pictures saying, "I love you Mariana. I do. I love you so much."
Alexandria stood and gaped at him for a moment. A strange feeling took over her. She walked up to him and icily said, "Hi Warner."
Warner turned around, shutting the door. "Alexandria!"
"You can open your door again if you like. Don't worry, I saw the shrine you made!" she said.
"I can't help it Alexandria! I love her!" he said.
"You love her? It looks more like you're obsessed with her!" Alexandria shouted.
"I'm a fan," he said.
"An obsessed fan!" Alexandria shouted.
"It's easy for you to say I'm obsessed. You get to see her every day. You know she loves you! You're her sister, her twin sister!" Warner shouted. "You get to talk to her, to hear her voice, to see her every day. I don't! It's hard to love someone so much, and not be able to see them!"
"Overly obsessed fans like you often cause trouble for someone. They stalk them and even hurt them!" Alexandria shouted. Then she lowered her voice, "If Mariana is hurt, I will kill you. I promise you that. You so much as cause one hair on her head to be pulled out and I will kill you."
"What?" Warner asked. "Are you threatening me?"
"No," Alexandria whispered. "I'm promising you that. There's a difference. I'm not just saying that I'd like it to happen; I'm saying that it will. Understand?"
"No, why don't you say it one more time?" he said.
She knew he was trying to get her to back down. But she wouldn't. She wasn't lying. If Mariana was hurt because of him, she would kill him.
"If anything happens to hurt my twin sister because of you, I will kill you," she said and walked away.
She didn't realize until she had turned the corner that she was shaking. Opening the door to her classroom she walked back in. Her teacher smiled at her and continued teaching. She walked down the row to her seat and sat down. She picked up her pencil to start taking notes, but her hands were shaking so much she couldn't write.
Michael leaned over, "Come over after school. You can copy my notes. You okay?" he whispered.
Alexandria smiled at him and whispered, "Thank you."
~*~*~*~*~
Luka was lying on the couch when Dave walked in. "What's wrong Luka?"
"I'm okay," Luka whispered.
"Then why are your hands shaking?" Dave asked.
Luka looked down at his hands. They were, indeed, shaking. "I'm just a little nervous."
"About what?"
"I don't know."
~*~*~*~*~
Warner sighed with relief as he walked away from his locker. Her threats came from a feeling she had, he decided. She hadn't seen the gun at the top of his locker.
~*~*~*~*~
Mitchell put a burned CD in his CD player. He walked over to Mariana who was sitting stiffly on the edge of his bed. The first song to play was "Objection," the song Shakira did. The tango song.
Hoping to relax his girlfriend he pulled her off the bed and they danced to the song. When it was over he looked at her face. She still wasn't smiling, but her shoulders weren't as tense.
He sat down on the bed and pulled her into his arms. Kissing her he said, "Are you okay?"
She shrugged. "Something bad is going to happen."
"Why do you think that?"
"I just know. Something bad is going to happen."
Mitchell held her tightly and whispered, "I love you, Ana."
"I love you too," she whispered back.
The song "Forever" was playing. It was the version where John Stamos, the love ballad.
As his voice filled the air Mitchell listened to the words.
If every word I said could make you laugh
I'd talk forever (together my love)
I asked the sky just what we had
Ooh, it shone forever (together my love)
If the song I sing to you, could fill your heart with joy
I'd sing forever (together)
(Together my love)
Forever
Forever
I've been so happy loving you
If the love I had for you
Could live in your heart forever (together my love)
Forever
Forever
I've been so happy loving you
If every word I said could make you laugh
I'd talk forever
Forever
Forever
Mitchell's eyes welled up with tears and he looked down, seeing some tears falling down Mariana's cheeks. He could tell she was thinking the same thing. This would be the last time that Mitchell held Mariana in his arms again.
I've been so happy loving you.
Coming Soon: Only Time One episode left and the season is over. What will happen? Only time will tell.
