~*The Choices We Live By*~
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This chapter contains some adult issues, if you don't think you should be reading this, then don't.
Chapter 5
Kay ran sobbing through the streets till she found herself on the docks, she stopped and looked at her arm. A big red mark was left and her mother's nails had cut the skin. She heard a noise and turned around.
A tall man smelling of alcohol walked up, "Hey there princess, are you lost?"
"N-n-no, I'm not." Kay began backing away and bumped into someone else, she screamed.
"Hush little lady. We won't hurt you. In fact, I bet you'll enjoy it. A cute little thing like yourself." The second man ran his hand on her face.
She jumped back, "Stay away from me. My father is chief of police and if you touch me he'll kill you."
They both took a stop closer, and the first man grabbed her arm and spun her towards him, "I don't think your daddy will have to worry about you." He threw her to the ground and held her down, "You can have some fun first." He spoke to his friend.
Kay began sobbing and the second man put his hand on her mouth, "If you're quiet you might even enjoy this girly."
Kay struggled and tried to kick them, but they were too strong. *Oh God, they're going to rape me and then kill me. The last conversation I'm ever going to have is my mother telling me she hates me* She closed her eyes and prepared for the worst, when suddenly, the weight was gone and she heard struggling. She opened her eyes and saw someone beating the two bastards up. Once they were on the ground he walked over to her and held out his hand, tentatively she took it and her "savior" helped her up.
"Kay, are you alright?" A familiar voice asked.
"Antonio?" In the dim light she saw him nod his head, she threw her arms around him and he patted her back, unsure, "Thank you so much, I don't know what I would have done if you hadn't of come along." She was sobbing in his shirt now. He took his jacket off and draped it around her shoulders.
"Shh, it's ok" He rubbed her back, hoping to calm her down, "Come on, let's get you home."
Kay jumped back, her eyes still full of tears, "No, I can't go back there."
"Well, I want to take you somewhere. Would it be ok if I took you to my home?" Antonio asked.
"Is there anyone there?"
"No, Mama's at the mansion and everyone else is at the Seascape." Antonio offered his hand and she took it, "I'm going to make a quick call, ok?"
"Who are you calling?" Kay's voice was filled with fear and her body trembled.
"Luis. Is that ok?" Kay nodded slowly.
After hanging up with his brother they began walking to the Lopez- Fitzgerald's. They walked in silence, her hand intertwined with his.
~*~
Fox put his arms around her as she struggled, but after a moment got into it. He ran his fingers through her hair, like he'd been itching to do earlier. They stood there, making out in the women's bathroom for about five minutes, until air became a problem. After pulling away, Paloma smacked him. Neither of them heard the bathroom door open.
"Ow, Jesus, what the hell was that for?" He rubbed his cheek.
"For doing that without my permission." Paloma explained.
"It's not like you didn't kiss me back you know. I could tell you were enjoying it." Fox said confidently.
"I didn't say I wasn't, you're a good kisser. But, now I have to go to the doctors and make sure you didn't give me an STD. Jerk." Paloma wiped her mouth.
"Please." Fox rolled his eyes, "I'm a Crane."
"Ah, so the only ladies you bed are high class whores. Well, that makes me feel so much better." Paloma grabbed her purse and went to turn around, before she could he put a halting hand on her shoulder, "What is it Fox?"
He was taken by surprise, "Fox? What's with that?"
"It's your name isn't it? You've been bugging me about it since we met." Paloma crossed her arms.
"Well, yeah that's what everyone calls me. But, I don't know. I guess I don't really mind it when you call me Nicholas, you know?" Fox ran his hand through his hair, obviously uncomfortable.
"Oh, so it's like a nickname or something?" Paloma picked up his tie and began playing with it, enjoying his nervous behavior.
"Fox is a nickname Paloma." He said seriously.
Smacking him with her free hand, "I know that! I meant that it would be like an, I don't know, a freaky pet name thing or something. Ah, forget it."
"I know what you mean. But, you don't even like me, so let's just forget about it."
Paloma dropped his tie and glared at him, "Oh, so that's what this is! I wasn't sure what kind of game you were playing but now I think it's obvious."
"What do you mean? I'm not playing any kind of game." Fox denied the accusation.
"No, it's that whole, you can't have me, you know I don't want you, so once you get me, you don't want me." Paloma was getting angry now.
"No, no, it's not like that at all. I really like you, ok? I just don't feel the need to chase around someone who doesn't want me, ok?" Fox explained.
"Ok, well good." Paloma smiled at him, "What are you doing day after next?"
"Um, nothing, I don't know. Why?"
"Well, we're going to have dinner together. Meet me at the. . ." Paloma stopped, "What's a restaurant around here that's not the Seascape?"
"I don't know, I just got back here too."
"Well, there's got to be someplace." Paloma sighed.
"There's a really nice romantic restaurant just outside of Harmony, it's about a half-hour drive. But, it's really worth it." Gwen walked up from the doorway, "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to eavesdrop, I came into use the ladies room and you two were kissing and the fighting and I figured now would be a good time to step in."
"Hello Gwen." Fox smiled at his almost sister-in-law.
"Fox." Gwen smiled and introduced herself to Paloma, "I'm Gwen Hotchkiss."
"Paloma Lopez-Fitzgerald." Paloma stuck out her hand.
"Um, Paloma. . ." Fox started.
"Fox, I have no problem with any of the Lopez-Fitzgerald's but Theresa. Pilar has always been kind to me, and Luis is married to my best friend." Gwen shook Paloma's hand.
"Oh, you're THAT Gwen!" Paloma realized.
"What do you mean?" Gwen looked at Paloma suspiciously.
"Well, Theresa spoke, well whined, about you on the phone before and earlier I saw you talking to Hank and Kay mentioned you almost married Ethan." Paloma explained.
"Ah, well my almost wedding to Ethan was a no-go thanks to your sister, so." Gwen stood uncomfortably.
"So, that restaurant that you were talking about," Paloma said after a few minutes of uncomfortable silence.
"Oh, yes. It's this little bistro, they have the most amazing desserts and it's really romantic." Gwen smiled, "If you're interested I could give you directions."
Fox looked at Paloma and she smiled, "That sounds great, but could you keep this between us?" Fox asked.
"Yeah, sure, not a problem." Gwen quickly gave Fox directions.
"Thanks Gwen." Fox smiled and winked at her.
"Ahem," Fox turned back to Paloma, "If you're quite done Nicholas."
Fox smiled innocently, "Why whatever are you talking about, my sweet?"
"Not funny. I'll see you day after tomorrow, kay?" Paloma asked.
"Yup, what time should I pick you up?" Fox asked.
"Oh, no, there's no way that you can pick me up, my brothers would kill you." Paloma shook her head.
"Well you can't drive anywhere." Fox said. "Because you crashed into my car!"
"Hey, that was as much your fault as it was mine!" Fox argued.
"Whatever, you still can't pick my up. We'll meet somewhere." Paloma sighed.
"Alright, where?"
"Um, the Book Café." Paloma said.
"Alright," Fox looked at his watch, "I'd better go before mother starts looking for me."
"Yeah, and I'm so sure that she'll check in here first." Paloma rolled her eyes.
"I'll see you day after tomorrow," He bent down and gave her a quick peck on the lips.
"12:30 Fox." Paloma smiled.
"Fox again." She heard him say as he walked out.
Both girls laughed, "So, how did that happen? If you don't mind me asking." Gwen added.
"Not at all. He crashed into me, then visited me in my hospital room and then slammed into me at the Book Café. Tonight, however, he just kept bugging me." Paloma sat back down on the couch.
"Ah, well, a word of warning, Fox is a player." Gwen sat next to her.
Paloma sighed, "I know, which is one of the reason's I'm so unsure about dating him. He's sweet to me now, but how do I know that once he gets his fill, he won't drop me like a month old banana."
"You don't. But, it's like that with any guy. I mean I had my entire life centered around one man for years and just recently when I thought I had him, he got taken away from me."
"Yeah, but Ethan's an idiot. I mean he's so fickle. He loves you, then falls in love with Theresa, then dumps her, goes back to you, then proposes to her. He's not the average guy." Paloma said comfortingly.
"I know, and there has to be someone out there for me, I mean after all if Fox can find someone that makes him go weak in the knees, then I can."
"What do you mean, 'weak in the knees'?" Paloma asked.
"Well, it's just whenever I've seen Fox around other women, he's sort of, a jerk about it. He's so cocky and arrogant and he knows that they'll do whatever he wants them to." Gwen tried to explain, "But when he's around you, he's I don't know, different. Like instead of it being about the chase or the kill, it's just about, I don't know, you I guess." Gwen stopped, "Am I making any kind of sense here?"
"Yeah, a little, I guess. It's oddly enough making me feel a little better about going out with him." Paloma sighed.
"Well, I have to pee, but it was nice meeting you." Gwen got up.
"Yeah, it was." Paloma smiled, "Maybe we could hang out sometime."
Gwen looked at her like she'd gone mad, "No offence or anything to you, but I already tried being friends with Theresa and that got me dumped twice and a ruined wedding. I think I'll just cut my losses."
Paloma laughed, "If you think I'm anything like my sister then you're crazy. Theresa is a boy crazy, lovesick teenager and I actually have common sense. Besides, if you're here with your mother tonight, then obviously you need a friend. And I'm good at being a friend, what have you got to lose?"
Gwen bit her lip, after Sheridan married Luis she lost her best friend, and Paloma did have a point, she wasn't anything like Theresa and at the moment, it would be nice to be around someone near her age, "Alright. Friends."
They shook hands, "Good. I have to go before Kay kills me. I'll see you around." Paloma left.
Gwen threw herself on the couch, "What have I gotten myself into?"
~*~
Coming up. . .
This night continues, as there's more havoc at the Seascape. Antonio tries to get Kay to open up and someone goes on a murderous rampage.
As always, thank you so much for your support and continue telling me what you think. Someone asked me earlier who the girl was that Antonio went on a date with, Theresa's friend? She was just a character I made up, no one important.
This chapter contains some adult issues, if you don't think you should be reading this, then don't.
Chapter 5
Kay ran sobbing through the streets till she found herself on the docks, she stopped and looked at her arm. A big red mark was left and her mother's nails had cut the skin. She heard a noise and turned around.
A tall man smelling of alcohol walked up, "Hey there princess, are you lost?"
"N-n-no, I'm not." Kay began backing away and bumped into someone else, she screamed.
"Hush little lady. We won't hurt you. In fact, I bet you'll enjoy it. A cute little thing like yourself." The second man ran his hand on her face.
She jumped back, "Stay away from me. My father is chief of police and if you touch me he'll kill you."
They both took a stop closer, and the first man grabbed her arm and spun her towards him, "I don't think your daddy will have to worry about you." He threw her to the ground and held her down, "You can have some fun first." He spoke to his friend.
Kay began sobbing and the second man put his hand on her mouth, "If you're quiet you might even enjoy this girly."
Kay struggled and tried to kick them, but they were too strong. *Oh God, they're going to rape me and then kill me. The last conversation I'm ever going to have is my mother telling me she hates me* She closed her eyes and prepared for the worst, when suddenly, the weight was gone and she heard struggling. She opened her eyes and saw someone beating the two bastards up. Once they were on the ground he walked over to her and held out his hand, tentatively she took it and her "savior" helped her up.
"Kay, are you alright?" A familiar voice asked.
"Antonio?" In the dim light she saw him nod his head, she threw her arms around him and he patted her back, unsure, "Thank you so much, I don't know what I would have done if you hadn't of come along." She was sobbing in his shirt now. He took his jacket off and draped it around her shoulders.
"Shh, it's ok" He rubbed her back, hoping to calm her down, "Come on, let's get you home."
Kay jumped back, her eyes still full of tears, "No, I can't go back there."
"Well, I want to take you somewhere. Would it be ok if I took you to my home?" Antonio asked.
"Is there anyone there?"
"No, Mama's at the mansion and everyone else is at the Seascape." Antonio offered his hand and she took it, "I'm going to make a quick call, ok?"
"Who are you calling?" Kay's voice was filled with fear and her body trembled.
"Luis. Is that ok?" Kay nodded slowly.
After hanging up with his brother they began walking to the Lopez- Fitzgerald's. They walked in silence, her hand intertwined with his.
~*~
Fox put his arms around her as she struggled, but after a moment got into it. He ran his fingers through her hair, like he'd been itching to do earlier. They stood there, making out in the women's bathroom for about five minutes, until air became a problem. After pulling away, Paloma smacked him. Neither of them heard the bathroom door open.
"Ow, Jesus, what the hell was that for?" He rubbed his cheek.
"For doing that without my permission." Paloma explained.
"It's not like you didn't kiss me back you know. I could tell you were enjoying it." Fox said confidently.
"I didn't say I wasn't, you're a good kisser. But, now I have to go to the doctors and make sure you didn't give me an STD. Jerk." Paloma wiped her mouth.
"Please." Fox rolled his eyes, "I'm a Crane."
"Ah, so the only ladies you bed are high class whores. Well, that makes me feel so much better." Paloma grabbed her purse and went to turn around, before she could he put a halting hand on her shoulder, "What is it Fox?"
He was taken by surprise, "Fox? What's with that?"
"It's your name isn't it? You've been bugging me about it since we met." Paloma crossed her arms.
"Well, yeah that's what everyone calls me. But, I don't know. I guess I don't really mind it when you call me Nicholas, you know?" Fox ran his hand through his hair, obviously uncomfortable.
"Oh, so it's like a nickname or something?" Paloma picked up his tie and began playing with it, enjoying his nervous behavior.
"Fox is a nickname Paloma." He said seriously.
Smacking him with her free hand, "I know that! I meant that it would be like an, I don't know, a freaky pet name thing or something. Ah, forget it."
"I know what you mean. But, you don't even like me, so let's just forget about it."
Paloma dropped his tie and glared at him, "Oh, so that's what this is! I wasn't sure what kind of game you were playing but now I think it's obvious."
"What do you mean? I'm not playing any kind of game." Fox denied the accusation.
"No, it's that whole, you can't have me, you know I don't want you, so once you get me, you don't want me." Paloma was getting angry now.
"No, no, it's not like that at all. I really like you, ok? I just don't feel the need to chase around someone who doesn't want me, ok?" Fox explained.
"Ok, well good." Paloma smiled at him, "What are you doing day after next?"
"Um, nothing, I don't know. Why?"
"Well, we're going to have dinner together. Meet me at the. . ." Paloma stopped, "What's a restaurant around here that's not the Seascape?"
"I don't know, I just got back here too."
"Well, there's got to be someplace." Paloma sighed.
"There's a really nice romantic restaurant just outside of Harmony, it's about a half-hour drive. But, it's really worth it." Gwen walked up from the doorway, "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to eavesdrop, I came into use the ladies room and you two were kissing and the fighting and I figured now would be a good time to step in."
"Hello Gwen." Fox smiled at his almost sister-in-law.
"Fox." Gwen smiled and introduced herself to Paloma, "I'm Gwen Hotchkiss."
"Paloma Lopez-Fitzgerald." Paloma stuck out her hand.
"Um, Paloma. . ." Fox started.
"Fox, I have no problem with any of the Lopez-Fitzgerald's but Theresa. Pilar has always been kind to me, and Luis is married to my best friend." Gwen shook Paloma's hand.
"Oh, you're THAT Gwen!" Paloma realized.
"What do you mean?" Gwen looked at Paloma suspiciously.
"Well, Theresa spoke, well whined, about you on the phone before and earlier I saw you talking to Hank and Kay mentioned you almost married Ethan." Paloma explained.
"Ah, well my almost wedding to Ethan was a no-go thanks to your sister, so." Gwen stood uncomfortably.
"So, that restaurant that you were talking about," Paloma said after a few minutes of uncomfortable silence.
"Oh, yes. It's this little bistro, they have the most amazing desserts and it's really romantic." Gwen smiled, "If you're interested I could give you directions."
Fox looked at Paloma and she smiled, "That sounds great, but could you keep this between us?" Fox asked.
"Yeah, sure, not a problem." Gwen quickly gave Fox directions.
"Thanks Gwen." Fox smiled and winked at her.
"Ahem," Fox turned back to Paloma, "If you're quite done Nicholas."
Fox smiled innocently, "Why whatever are you talking about, my sweet?"
"Not funny. I'll see you day after tomorrow, kay?" Paloma asked.
"Yup, what time should I pick you up?" Fox asked.
"Oh, no, there's no way that you can pick me up, my brothers would kill you." Paloma shook her head.
"Well you can't drive anywhere." Fox said. "Because you crashed into my car!"
"Hey, that was as much your fault as it was mine!" Fox argued.
"Whatever, you still can't pick my up. We'll meet somewhere." Paloma sighed.
"Alright, where?"
"Um, the Book Café." Paloma said.
"Alright," Fox looked at his watch, "I'd better go before mother starts looking for me."
"Yeah, and I'm so sure that she'll check in here first." Paloma rolled her eyes.
"I'll see you day after tomorrow," He bent down and gave her a quick peck on the lips.
"12:30 Fox." Paloma smiled.
"Fox again." She heard him say as he walked out.
Both girls laughed, "So, how did that happen? If you don't mind me asking." Gwen added.
"Not at all. He crashed into me, then visited me in my hospital room and then slammed into me at the Book Café. Tonight, however, he just kept bugging me." Paloma sat back down on the couch.
"Ah, well, a word of warning, Fox is a player." Gwen sat next to her.
Paloma sighed, "I know, which is one of the reason's I'm so unsure about dating him. He's sweet to me now, but how do I know that once he gets his fill, he won't drop me like a month old banana."
"You don't. But, it's like that with any guy. I mean I had my entire life centered around one man for years and just recently when I thought I had him, he got taken away from me."
"Yeah, but Ethan's an idiot. I mean he's so fickle. He loves you, then falls in love with Theresa, then dumps her, goes back to you, then proposes to her. He's not the average guy." Paloma said comfortingly.
"I know, and there has to be someone out there for me, I mean after all if Fox can find someone that makes him go weak in the knees, then I can."
"What do you mean, 'weak in the knees'?" Paloma asked.
"Well, it's just whenever I've seen Fox around other women, he's sort of, a jerk about it. He's so cocky and arrogant and he knows that they'll do whatever he wants them to." Gwen tried to explain, "But when he's around you, he's I don't know, different. Like instead of it being about the chase or the kill, it's just about, I don't know, you I guess." Gwen stopped, "Am I making any kind of sense here?"
"Yeah, a little, I guess. It's oddly enough making me feel a little better about going out with him." Paloma sighed.
"Well, I have to pee, but it was nice meeting you." Gwen got up.
"Yeah, it was." Paloma smiled, "Maybe we could hang out sometime."
Gwen looked at her like she'd gone mad, "No offence or anything to you, but I already tried being friends with Theresa and that got me dumped twice and a ruined wedding. I think I'll just cut my losses."
Paloma laughed, "If you think I'm anything like my sister then you're crazy. Theresa is a boy crazy, lovesick teenager and I actually have common sense. Besides, if you're here with your mother tonight, then obviously you need a friend. And I'm good at being a friend, what have you got to lose?"
Gwen bit her lip, after Sheridan married Luis she lost her best friend, and Paloma did have a point, she wasn't anything like Theresa and at the moment, it would be nice to be around someone near her age, "Alright. Friends."
They shook hands, "Good. I have to go before Kay kills me. I'll see you around." Paloma left.
Gwen threw herself on the couch, "What have I gotten myself into?"
~*~
Coming up. . .
This night continues, as there's more havoc at the Seascape. Antonio tries to get Kay to open up and someone goes on a murderous rampage.
As always, thank you so much for your support and continue telling me what you think. Someone asked me earlier who the girl was that Antonio went on a date with, Theresa's friend? She was just a character I made up, no one important.