Lucy sat back down on the couch helplessly as she watched Christina
haul out of the driveway. She sighed, sad, but relieved. Then it dawned on
her.
If she wasn't talking to Frank, then what was she doing at the hospital?! Lucy grabbed her own purse and dashed out the front door.
* Christina rushed into the hospital, hoping she could catch Frank before his shift ended. She hurried to the front desk as fast as her Stiletto heels would allow. "Colleen!" she said breathlessly once she'd reached the desk.
"Yes? Oh, hello dear! Back again? I think Michael's out today-" "I don't care where Michael is!" Christina said. "I need to see Frank Scanlon. Is he still here?" "Oh, well," Colleen clucked, "Let's see. Yes, he should be. His shift doesn't end for another 20 minutes. I'll bet you can catch him in the emergency ward."
"Thanks, Colleen!" Christina said, kissing her on the cheek before she hurried off to the emergency wing. In the emergency wing, Frank and Chris were talking. "So Karen's actually letting you help me?" Chris laughed. "Hey. Karen doesn't tell me what I can and can't do," Frank said. "Oh really?" Chris said, still laughing.
"Really. And besides, I'm not doing this for Karen. I'm doing this for Julie." "Did you just say Julie?" Christina asked as she approached the two men. Chris and Frank looked at each other.
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to eavesdrop, but I couldn't help but overhear you. Did you just say Julie?" Christina repeated. "Uh, yes, yes, I did.....why?" Frank said testily. Does she know? he wondered. Christina took a deep breath. "Look, Frank. I know, okay. I know." Frank shifted uncomfortably, as Chris stood there in shock.
"Christina - I don't know what to say, I-" Frank stammered. "Hey," Christina said, kindly placing a hand on his shoulder, "It's okay. You don't have to say anything. It's just , I heard you talking about Julie, and I just wondered why. I mean, she......died, didn't she?"
"Well, see, we're not sure about that," Chris said. "What do you mean? What makes you think she could still be alive?" Christina asked, interested. "Chris' gut feeling," Frank said with a hint of sarcasm. "And," Chris added quickly, "the fact that there's nothing to prove that she is." "Hello!?" Christina said dejectedly. '"Me!"
Chris smiled at Christina. It made both men sad to know that they both could've had the chance to raise this girl, and somehow Kevin Collins had lucked out and gotten the job. "We just need a little closure, that's all. Just in case," Chris said. Suddenly, Christina had a stroke of brilliance. "Let me come!" she cried out.
Frank's heart hit his stomach. "Christina, I don't know...." he began. "Frank, please! If my mother is out there, I have the right to meet her. And it would give me a chance to get to know you," she said. She looked at him, pleading with her huge doe eyes. "Yes, but I don't think your parents would-"
"Oh come on! They'd be fine with it. Please," Christina pleaded. "Uhh, Ramsey? Any objections?" Frank asked, faltering. "None whatsoever," Chris said. He'd like to know Christina better, too. After all, he'd delivered her.
Frank sighed. He'd lost this one. "All right then. I guess you can come." Christina's eyes lit up and she clapped her hands together. "Oh thank you!" she cried, throwing her arms around Frank, kissing his cheek. She hugged Chris. "I've got to run home and pack really really fast, okay? It won't take me long, I promise!" she assured them. Frank and Chris promised to pick her up on their way.
"Great!" Christina exclaimed. She turned to leave so fast that she crashed right into Raven. Alison had just come to take her home. "Where are you off to in such a hurry?" Raven asked. "Can't talk right now! I'll call you!" Christina promised. She quickly kissed Raven's cheek, grinned at Alison, and hurried off.
*
"All right," Eli said to himself as he slowed his car to a stop on the road. "I think this is where Raven said the crash happened." He looked around, looking for Caleb himself, or some kind of clue, perhaps. After a moment, he laughed at himself.
"Yeah, sure, Eli. I'm sure he's just going to hang around at the scene of the crime. The way my parents sound, he's probably out plotting some diabolical scheme." He laughed again as he turned his keys to start the end again. Suddenly, a shadow passed over the car. Eli looked up.
"Looking for me?" Caleb asked. He stood there in his usual black attire, looking as charmingly evil as ever. His mouth curled up into a smirk before he laughed. With that, Eli vanished, leaving Caleb standing in front of his car, slapping his palms together. "One down, one to go."
* Karen sighed as she ran her hand through her hair. She was curled up in her armchair at home, wishing she hadn't given Frank such a hard time about finding Julie. They had been close, after all. She just hoped that there was no ignition left to the sparks.
"Mom?" Sascha asked as she came out of her room, her evidence concealed behind her back. She'd been relieved when her father had told her he was going on a trip with Chris. It was her perfect chance to confront her mom without having her dad interfere, or making him feel bad. She'd waited as long as she could, and she couldn't wait any more.
"What, baby?" Karen asked, tousling Sascha's hair as she sat down in the chair next to her mother. "I need to talk to you about something," Sascha said seriously. "Oh, okay.....what about?" Karen asked. "MOM!!!!!!" Ana yelled from upstairs. "What?" Karen called back.
"I need help packing! I leave in two days!" Ana whined. Karen heaved another sigh. She gave Sascha an apologetic look. "Could we do this later, Sasch?" she pleaded. "Yeah, I guess," Sascha answered breezily, not bothering to hide her annoyance. "Thanks. You're so mature. Must get that from your dad," Karen mused as she headed upstairs. "Which one?" Sascha muttered under her breath.
"What, honey?" Karen asked, pausing on the stairs. "Oh, nothing."
If she wasn't talking to Frank, then what was she doing at the hospital?! Lucy grabbed her own purse and dashed out the front door.
* Christina rushed into the hospital, hoping she could catch Frank before his shift ended. She hurried to the front desk as fast as her Stiletto heels would allow. "Colleen!" she said breathlessly once she'd reached the desk.
"Yes? Oh, hello dear! Back again? I think Michael's out today-" "I don't care where Michael is!" Christina said. "I need to see Frank Scanlon. Is he still here?" "Oh, well," Colleen clucked, "Let's see. Yes, he should be. His shift doesn't end for another 20 minutes. I'll bet you can catch him in the emergency ward."
"Thanks, Colleen!" Christina said, kissing her on the cheek before she hurried off to the emergency wing. In the emergency wing, Frank and Chris were talking. "So Karen's actually letting you help me?" Chris laughed. "Hey. Karen doesn't tell me what I can and can't do," Frank said. "Oh really?" Chris said, still laughing.
"Really. And besides, I'm not doing this for Karen. I'm doing this for Julie." "Did you just say Julie?" Christina asked as she approached the two men. Chris and Frank looked at each other.
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to eavesdrop, but I couldn't help but overhear you. Did you just say Julie?" Christina repeated. "Uh, yes, yes, I did.....why?" Frank said testily. Does she know? he wondered. Christina took a deep breath. "Look, Frank. I know, okay. I know." Frank shifted uncomfortably, as Chris stood there in shock.
"Christina - I don't know what to say, I-" Frank stammered. "Hey," Christina said, kindly placing a hand on his shoulder, "It's okay. You don't have to say anything. It's just , I heard you talking about Julie, and I just wondered why. I mean, she......died, didn't she?"
"Well, see, we're not sure about that," Chris said. "What do you mean? What makes you think she could still be alive?" Christina asked, interested. "Chris' gut feeling," Frank said with a hint of sarcasm. "And," Chris added quickly, "the fact that there's nothing to prove that she is." "Hello!?" Christina said dejectedly. '"Me!"
Chris smiled at Christina. It made both men sad to know that they both could've had the chance to raise this girl, and somehow Kevin Collins had lucked out and gotten the job. "We just need a little closure, that's all. Just in case," Chris said. Suddenly, Christina had a stroke of brilliance. "Let me come!" she cried out.
Frank's heart hit his stomach. "Christina, I don't know...." he began. "Frank, please! If my mother is out there, I have the right to meet her. And it would give me a chance to get to know you," she said. She looked at him, pleading with her huge doe eyes. "Yes, but I don't think your parents would-"
"Oh come on! They'd be fine with it. Please," Christina pleaded. "Uhh, Ramsey? Any objections?" Frank asked, faltering. "None whatsoever," Chris said. He'd like to know Christina better, too. After all, he'd delivered her.
Frank sighed. He'd lost this one. "All right then. I guess you can come." Christina's eyes lit up and she clapped her hands together. "Oh thank you!" she cried, throwing her arms around Frank, kissing his cheek. She hugged Chris. "I've got to run home and pack really really fast, okay? It won't take me long, I promise!" she assured them. Frank and Chris promised to pick her up on their way.
"Great!" Christina exclaimed. She turned to leave so fast that she crashed right into Raven. Alison had just come to take her home. "Where are you off to in such a hurry?" Raven asked. "Can't talk right now! I'll call you!" Christina promised. She quickly kissed Raven's cheek, grinned at Alison, and hurried off.
*
"All right," Eli said to himself as he slowed his car to a stop on the road. "I think this is where Raven said the crash happened." He looked around, looking for Caleb himself, or some kind of clue, perhaps. After a moment, he laughed at himself.
"Yeah, sure, Eli. I'm sure he's just going to hang around at the scene of the crime. The way my parents sound, he's probably out plotting some diabolical scheme." He laughed again as he turned his keys to start the end again. Suddenly, a shadow passed over the car. Eli looked up.
"Looking for me?" Caleb asked. He stood there in his usual black attire, looking as charmingly evil as ever. His mouth curled up into a smirk before he laughed. With that, Eli vanished, leaving Caleb standing in front of his car, slapping his palms together. "One down, one to go."
* Karen sighed as she ran her hand through her hair. She was curled up in her armchair at home, wishing she hadn't given Frank such a hard time about finding Julie. They had been close, after all. She just hoped that there was no ignition left to the sparks.
"Mom?" Sascha asked as she came out of her room, her evidence concealed behind her back. She'd been relieved when her father had told her he was going on a trip with Chris. It was her perfect chance to confront her mom without having her dad interfere, or making him feel bad. She'd waited as long as she could, and she couldn't wait any more.
"What, baby?" Karen asked, tousling Sascha's hair as she sat down in the chair next to her mother. "I need to talk to you about something," Sascha said seriously. "Oh, okay.....what about?" Karen asked. "MOM!!!!!!" Ana yelled from upstairs. "What?" Karen called back.
"I need help packing! I leave in two days!" Ana whined. Karen heaved another sigh. She gave Sascha an apologetic look. "Could we do this later, Sasch?" she pleaded. "Yeah, I guess," Sascha answered breezily, not bothering to hide her annoyance. "Thanks. You're so mature. Must get that from your dad," Karen mused as she headed upstairs. "Which one?" Sascha muttered under her breath.
"What, honey?" Karen asked, pausing on the stairs. "Oh, nothing."