Chapter 7:
"You don't know what I want," Beth responded, grabbing her purse and
Liz's hand and attempting to leave. This conversation was becoming a bit
dangerous. Any conversation with THIS man was risky.
"Oh come now, Ms. Wallace!" Alastair said before she was out the door.
"You want Luis Lopez-Fitzgerald, do you not? And you," he continued, turning to
look at Liz, "you want Antonio or should I say Brian O'Leary?"
The two women glared their eyes at the man. Why would HE help THEM?
They had never shared a conversation with this man before. And yet how did he
know so much about them?
"That's none of your business, Mr. Crane," Liz spoke up all of a sudden.
"Let's go," she said, motioning to Beth.
Alastair knew that he had to do something to make them listen to him. "Did
you or did you not promise to help Luis and Antonio find the disappeared Martin
Fitzgerald?" Alastair's voice boomed out. He was losing patience. Why do they
have to be so smart and careful? he grumbled to himself. Why can't they be like
my good-for-nothing daughter Sheridan so then I can make them do exactly as I
want?
Beth and Liz looked at each other, unsure of how to respond to his
question.
"So what if we did?!" Beth glared, challenging the man.
"Well, you see, honey," he replied, inching closer to Beth and softly
running his hands through her hair. Beth closed her eyes in horror at his touch. "I
know where Martin is. Or should I say the late Martin?"
Beth and Liz gasped. Luis and Antonio had felt in their hearts that their
father was not dead and so that feeling had also been worn on to Beth and Liz.
But he WAS dead. Oh God! Poor Luis and Antonio when they would find out about
this!
"Wait a minute, wait a minute," Liz said, after she thought it through, "how
do we know you're not LYING?!"
"You are a Crane after all," Beth added coldly, spewing her words across
the room. "Lying is second NAture for you and your family."
Dammitt, Alastair thought to himself. This is one wall I can't seem to crack
through.
"DO you want me to help you get the Lopez-Fitzgerald brothers or not?
From what I know, they are in a bind, now that my daughter has returned from the
dead... again and must choose between those two." He stared at them, eyebrows
raised. "And I'm not exactly buying it that the two of you are sitting there, hoping
beyond hope that your man will come back to you. Do you REALLY want them or
not?!
"Of course we want them!" Liz replied. "But just what are you suggesting?"
Lowering his voice so only the two women could hear, "I know where
Martin Fitzgerald's body is. Luis is right on track with his plan to go to New
Mexico."
"Luis said that he found someone there who only fits the DESCRIPTION,"
Beth informed him.
"But there was no mention of that person being dead or alive, am I right?"
Alastair and the ladies knew that he had got them on that one. He was right. When
Luis had said he found someone similar to his father, he didn't say that he was
still alive.
"So how is Martin's body supposed to help us get Luis and Antonio? Liz
asked. She was getting impatient.
"You see I know who killed him," Alastair said, his cigar in his hand. "And
once Luis and Antonio find out as well, they'll come to you with open arms!" He
smirked at the two ladies, trying to convince them of his plan.
Oh this has to work! Alastair thought to himself. They have to help me so
my plan can be a complete success and I don't have to deal with this mess
anymore!
Beth and Liz looked at each other, puzzlement sketching their faces.
How could finding out who killed Martin make Luis and Antonio want the
two ladies? Unless of course the killer was...
{a/n: suspense i know but i can't help it. u probly already know who i
mean. anyways, it's like if i said it, it would be boring and predictable. and, what
is alastair's plan exactly? u'll find out if u keep reading... please keep r/r-ing. i
love this story but not a lot of people seem to think so, because of the lack of
reviews. anyways, those of u who r reading, thanks and please don't stop doing
so.}
"You don't know what I want," Beth responded, grabbing her purse and
Liz's hand and attempting to leave. This conversation was becoming a bit
dangerous. Any conversation with THIS man was risky.
"Oh come now, Ms. Wallace!" Alastair said before she was out the door.
"You want Luis Lopez-Fitzgerald, do you not? And you," he continued, turning to
look at Liz, "you want Antonio or should I say Brian O'Leary?"
The two women glared their eyes at the man. Why would HE help THEM?
They had never shared a conversation with this man before. And yet how did he
know so much about them?
"That's none of your business, Mr. Crane," Liz spoke up all of a sudden.
"Let's go," she said, motioning to Beth.
Alastair knew that he had to do something to make them listen to him. "Did
you or did you not promise to help Luis and Antonio find the disappeared Martin
Fitzgerald?" Alastair's voice boomed out. He was losing patience. Why do they
have to be so smart and careful? he grumbled to himself. Why can't they be like
my good-for-nothing daughter Sheridan so then I can make them do exactly as I
want?
Beth and Liz looked at each other, unsure of how to respond to his
question.
"So what if we did?!" Beth glared, challenging the man.
"Well, you see, honey," he replied, inching closer to Beth and softly
running his hands through her hair. Beth closed her eyes in horror at his touch. "I
know where Martin is. Or should I say the late Martin?"
Beth and Liz gasped. Luis and Antonio had felt in their hearts that their
father was not dead and so that feeling had also been worn on to Beth and Liz.
But he WAS dead. Oh God! Poor Luis and Antonio when they would find out about
this!
"Wait a minute, wait a minute," Liz said, after she thought it through, "how
do we know you're not LYING?!"
"You are a Crane after all," Beth added coldly, spewing her words across
the room. "Lying is second NAture for you and your family."
Dammitt, Alastair thought to himself. This is one wall I can't seem to crack
through.
"DO you want me to help you get the Lopez-Fitzgerald brothers or not?
From what I know, they are in a bind, now that my daughter has returned from the
dead... again and must choose between those two." He stared at them, eyebrows
raised. "And I'm not exactly buying it that the two of you are sitting there, hoping
beyond hope that your man will come back to you. Do you REALLY want them or
not?!
"Of course we want them!" Liz replied. "But just what are you suggesting?"
Lowering his voice so only the two women could hear, "I know where
Martin Fitzgerald's body is. Luis is right on track with his plan to go to New
Mexico."
"Luis said that he found someone there who only fits the DESCRIPTION,"
Beth informed him.
"But there was no mention of that person being dead or alive, am I right?"
Alastair and the ladies knew that he had got them on that one. He was right. When
Luis had said he found someone similar to his father, he didn't say that he was
still alive.
"So how is Martin's body supposed to help us get Luis and Antonio? Liz
asked. She was getting impatient.
"You see I know who killed him," Alastair said, his cigar in his hand. "And
once Luis and Antonio find out as well, they'll come to you with open arms!" He
smirked at the two ladies, trying to convince them of his plan.
Oh this has to work! Alastair thought to himself. They have to help me so
my plan can be a complete success and I don't have to deal with this mess
anymore!
Beth and Liz looked at each other, puzzlement sketching their faces.
How could finding out who killed Martin make Luis and Antonio want the
two ladies? Unless of course the killer was...
{a/n: suspense i know but i can't help it. u probly already know who i
mean. anyways, it's like if i said it, it would be boring and predictable. and, what
is alastair's plan exactly? u'll find out if u keep reading... please keep r/r-ing. i
love this story but not a lot of people seem to think so, because of the lack of
reviews. anyways, those of u who r reading, thanks and please don't stop doing
so.}
