Zoe alert!

Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters from the television show "The Pretender." They belong to Steve Long Mitchell, Craig W. Sickel, and TNT.

Warning: If you like Zoe or Thomas. Don't Read!! Because this only gets worse.

Where my pretty one lies.. Part 34 Dream[pic]

The Antic Shop Orchard Park, New York 11:15 A.M.

Two black town cars squeal to a stop on Main Street. This causes the Charles family to look out the shops front windows. Spotting Miss Parker emerging from one of the town cars, Major Charles swears. "Jarod we have company."

"Dad, who's the girl with Miss Parker?" asks Jason. Seeing the little girl, they were parked almost directly in front of them.

Looking out the window, "That's Broots's daughter Debbie." Waiting for a few minutes they watch as Syd, Broots, Junior, Sam emerge. The group starts to walk away from the cars. When the car door opens, Zoe climbs out.

"Hey, wait for me!" she wines they could hear her from inside the shop. Every man in the store cringes from her wine. She tempts to catch up to the group, but they continue to walk away from her.

When Zoe does manage to catch up to the group, she latches onto Junior. They watch as he forcible removes her hands from his body walks away from her toward Debbie. He throws his arms around her and leads across the street toward the hobby shop. Broots follows his daughter.

"I wonder what they are going here? Any way we should be leaving. Excuse me did you have a back exist?" Jarod asks the shopkeeper. Jason leaves right away, but Jarod and Major Charles stand there watching the screen.

'She is unreachable now.' Jarod stood there almost transfixed staring at Miss Parker. He watches her turn toward Zoe point her finger into her chest and hiss something at her. When her point was obviously made she turned and walked away from Zoe. Zoe turns and clutches Syd. 'She has this well handled' Jarod and Major Charles slowly back toward the exit.



Main Street Orchard Park, New York 11:13 A.M

"Pull over! Here Sam." He obeys his boss without question, squealing the tires as he comes to a stop. The car behind them also squeals it tires stopping.

Miss Parker gracefully exits the car. Junior jumps out slams the door shut, goes around the car opens the passenger side door and helps Debbie out. Slams the door, "Thanks mom."

They are joined by Syd and Broots. Noticing his daughter's red-rimmed eyes he almost asked her what's wrong, when he caught Miss Parker's eye and he wisely kept his mouth closed. They walked down Main Street when Junior spotted a Hubby Shop.

"Hey, wait for me!"

The group cringes, "Junior, I will handle her, just go shopping and take Debbie with you." Miss Parker says tersely. The group continues to walk away. Hearing Zoe's awkward running toward them, Miss Parker has trouble controlling her temper as she watched her latch herself to Junior.

"Zoe, real men like to be the one who chases," Junior states as he removes her offensive hands from him. Looking over at Debbie "Aren't the right, D?" places her squarely in his arms he leads her across the street, Broots follows them.

"Real men like to chase, hmm. Did you hear that Miss Parker?" Zoe spitefully says, "No wonder Jarod doesn't want you. Real men like to be the one's in charge."

Stalking up to her Miss Parker points her finger into her chest "Your pathetic, Leave my son alone, you are nothing more then a *BITCH* in heat. Jarod literally throw you into the *garbage* if you think for one moment that he ..."

Outside the Antic Shop Orchard Park, New York 11:20 A.M.

Jason steps out of the shop into the back alley he slouches and starts to walk toward the road leading the current family residence. 'I have no clues as to who my mother is, damn the old man Parker was thorough when he eradicated all evidence of her.'

"Jason."

Turning he sees the little girl again, "Catie." He sees her smile, it literality illuminates her face. He could instantly tell he somehow pleased her. "What do you want?"

Putting one finger to her mouth she whispers, "It's a secret. Your mama, a big secret."

Struggling to control his emotions "Do you know who she is? " He watches her face change; a sad smile crosses her face. She backs away from him, he watches her move away as he slow approaches her.

"Yes."

Then she runs away from him. Shaking his head Jason chases her. Down the alley, she rounds the corner her laughter reaches him. Rounding the corner Jason slides almost to the ground looking up the alley she was a head of him by ten or so feet. Steadying himself in a football stance Jason takes off after her, coming to the opening he knows he catching up to her. She rounds another corner this time to the left Jason follows.

*********BANG*******************

"OH MY GOD!" screams Syd.



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