Title: Reuniting With Problems Part 10
Author: Lynds
Author's Note: BIG HUGE thanks to Kiosha, this is dedicated to you because
if you weren't here to help me then this story wouldn't be here either! So
thank you so so much. Faith, thank you for all your kind words and
everything you've helped me with. Thank you to Edene who is always helping
me. Carolyn, Court, Dottie, Kylie, Mary, and Claire- you are the best!
Thank you to everyone who sends feedback I love it! Thank you Kiosha also
for all the personal issues i've been dealing with and you've been helping
me handle it means so much so thank you so so much. I would have crumbled
and died without you to help me. Also so you aren't confused, The flashback
is in italics.
Summary: I don't like doing them see part 1
Disclaimer: Don't own anyof them, well the ones I make up.
"Reuniting With Problems" Part 10
Bobby and I were sitting in his living room watching television. I had been
home one week and Bobby had stayed home the first two days but I made him
go to work afterthat but he alwasy called, tried to make it home for lunch
and was always home by 4 unless he had a court appointment. Today he had
taken the day off again. I was starting week two of this awful bedrest.
Just as he sat down after putting my soup bowl away the phone rang.
"I'll get it Linds."
"Yes, dear." I heard his side of the conversation and it didn't sound good.
"Alright, I'm on my way." He slammed down the phone and looked at me.
"What's wrong?"
"I have to meet Ellenor down at the courthouse."
"Why?"
"Something about her needing my help with something."
"And she can't ask someone else?"
"No, she said she needed me."
"Oh."
"Sweetie I promise I'll be back as soon as I can."
"Okay. Hurry."
"I will." He kissed my head and changed real quick before walking back over
to me with his keys in his hands. "Okay, call me if you need anything. Got
it?" I nodded my head. "Okay. Love you."
"Love you too." He gave me a kiss and walked out the door. I sat there by
myself staring ahead at the television. Above the television was a picture
of Stephen and Bobby's moter and on the other side of the televsion was a
picture of my mom and dad that I had put there. Looking at the picture made
me cry. I rested a hand on my stomach and looked down at my swollen
stomach.
"I wish you could have your grandma and grandpa here Emma. You would have
been the most loved granddaughter. Iknow your grandpa Stephen will love you
so much but I wish grandpa and grandma Dole could be here too."
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"Michael! What were you doing this afternoon!"
"What are you talking about?!" I saw mom slap daddy across the face.
"Don't you lie to me, I was there, I saw you. No get out! Just get out!"
"But--"
"No out!" I rushed into the kitchen so they wouldn't know i had heard their
fight. I heard the front door slam and I walked into the living room acting
like I'd just walked in.
"Hey mom."
"Lindsay, swwetheart, what are you doing here?" I sat on the couch next to
her.
"Oh well, Bobby and I finished a settlement hearing early and he told me to
go on home but I thought I'd come see you and dad."
"Well, your father is gone." I tried to sound like I didn't know.
"What do you mean he's gone?"
"Just that, he had some extra work to get done and he left."
"Oh."
"So, how are the wedding plans going." I tried to force a smile for my mom
and because talking about my wedding always broguht a smile.
"They're coming along pretty good mom."
"You getting excited?"
"Yeah. Very." We talked more and then I had to go home.
"Night mom."
"Night sweetie, call me and we'll go to lunch sometime this week."
"Okay, I will."
"Give Bobby my love."
"I will mom." I drove to the apartment I shared with Bobby. The last thing
I expected to see was my father sitting on the couch.
"Dad."
"Hi honey, how are you?"
"What are you doing here?" Just then Bobby walked out of the spare bedroom.
"Michael it's all set."
"Thanks Bobby."
"Oh hey sweetie." He walked over and kissed me.
"What's daddy doing here?"
"He needed a place to stay for the night."
"Oh."
"Well, thank you again Bobby."
"Not a problem. If you need anything, please make yourself at home and help
yourself to anything."
"Thanks."
"I'm going to take a bath and go to bed, I had a long day." I walked
towards our bedroom.
"Wait honey, I'll join you." I saw the daggers that were forcing through my
father's eyes.
"Okay. Night daddy."
"Night sweetie."
"Goodnight Michael."
"Goodnight Bobby." Bobby and I walked into the bedroom and took a long
relaxng bath together.
"Bobby, why's daddy staying here?"
"He said he needed somewhere to stay tonight."
"That's weird."
"Why?"
"I saw mom and daddy fighting when I walked in today."
"I'm sure they'll figure everything out baby."
"Yeah, you're probably right."
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I wiped more tears from my eyes. If only Bobby really were right that
night, I thought to myself. I walked over to the table by the tv stand and
opened the cabinet getting out my mother's photo album. I opened up to more
pictures of me my mom and my dad. I sat on the couch and flipped through
them. More memories kept coming back to me. This was the first time I'd
ever dared to look at photos of my parents. Just then the phone snapped me
from my train of thoughts.
"Hello."
"Hey pumpkin. Listen I know I promised I'd be as early as I can but I have
to go back to the office and then I am back in the courthouse to try and
get this damn confession surpressed." I wasn't really listening I had
reached the back and there was an envelope I opened it and the pictures I
saw made my blood freeze. "Linds? Lindsay?" I was brought back to realizing
Bobby was on the other line.
"What? Yeah?"
"I asked if you wanted me to pick up pizza?"
"Uh. Sure."
"Are you okay?"
"Yeah, fine."
"Okay, I'll still have my phone and beeper on if you need me."
"Okay, love you."
"Love you too." I hung up and took the pictures that were in the envelope.
"Andrea." I whispered before remembering back again.
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"Bobby?" I walked into our apartment and called his name. Dad had been
staying almost 2 months now.
"Linds, hey, sweetie. Why don't we go out for dinner?"
"Sure." I wasn't going to pass the chance to go out to dinner with Bobby.
"Let me just go in our room and change."
"NO!" He screamed and bascially knocked me down running in my way of the
bedroom door.
"What's wrong with you?"
"Nothing, you look beautiful the way you are." I didn't feel like arguing
so I just nodded my head.
"Okay, I guess if you say so."
"I do now let's go." We were going out the door when I heard a woman's
voice. I turned around.
"Bobby, what was that?" He grabbed my shoulders and walked me out the door.
"Nothing, what do you mean?"
"I heard a woman's voice."
"Probably your mom?"
"They're separated."
"Maybe they're trying to work things out."
"Yeah, maybe." I could only hope that they were.
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"Andrea, you need to leave." Michael gathered her clothes together.
"Why?"
"I can't see you anymore, the truth is I love my wife so so much and I need
to fix my marriage."
"What about me?"
"I'm sorry."
"You bastard. You said you loved me."
"Andrea please---" She slapped Michael's face.
"Don't ever come near me again, you'll be killed if you do."
"Andrea-----" She walked out the door.
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We had a nice meal out and didn't return home til late.
"Ah, I'm so tired. I'm going to bed."
"Okay, I'll be in soon." I passed dad's room and the door was open, I
walked in to say goodnight to him but nobody was there.
"Bobby?" I walked back to the living room. "You know where dad is?"
"Not in his room?"
"No, in fact everything is neat and his bags are gone."
"That's strange."
"I know. I'm going to call mom." I picked up the phone. "Mom?"
"Hello Linds, how are you?"
"I'm okay, do you know where dad is?"
"He's right here where he belongs."
"Oh, okay. Is everything alright?"
"Perfect. Why?"
"Just wondering. Well I'll let you go, love you."
"Okay, love you too Linds, goodnight."
"Night."
"Dad is back living with mom." I said as I hung up.
"See, I told you things would be settled soon."
"You were right."
"Thank you."
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I got up and picked the other album up. I knew that I didn't want to see
what was in this photo album but I grabbed it anyway. I sat on the couch
going through the photos taken of my mother's body after she was murdered.
I had ever peice of paper and ever picture used for mom's trial. Looking at
these made the day of her murder and her trial sink right into me. Dad and
mom had been back together for 2 months and things between them seemed so
so happy. I remember the call that day.
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The phone was ringing as I ran through the front door.
"Hello?"
"Is this Lindsay Dole?"
"Yes, what's wrong?"
"I'm sorry to tell you this over the phone."
"What? Just tell me what."
"We need you down here to identify your mother's body." I froze, dropped my
bag, purse and keys. Bobby walked in behind me.
"What, um yeah. I'll be there in well I'll be there in a minute."
"Thank you, I'm very sorry."
"Yeah." I hung up the phone and picked my keys and purse up.
"Honey, where you going? I thoght we were going to have dinner together."
"I have to go to the hospital."
"What? Why? What's wrong?" I tried to hold my tears back.
"My mom, I have to--- they want me to identify her body." He wrapped his
arms around me and I cried in his shoulder.
"I'm sorry. Let me come with you."
"Okay. thanks Bobby."
"It's okay." After identifying my mother's body I talked to the police.
"You have any suspects?"
"Andrea Wexler." I gasped.
"Why?"
"Well there were threats she wanted to kill your mother."
"Oh."
"We'll keep in touch with you."
"Thanks."
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I had to put it down for a second it was too much to take in. I couldn't
take all this in at once. I got up and went to the kitchen making myself
some soup. I waited for it to heat and then went back to the couch and
picked the book up again. I looked at notes and files that were tucked in
the book and I saw Bobby's handwriting. He and Eugene had been her lawyer.
She knew they didn't want to, she knew they didn't want to either.
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Bobby walked home, it had been 2 weeks since mom's death and they had set a
trial date for Andrea.
"Hey Linds."
"Hey."
"How you doing?"
"Fine."
"Listen, I don't want this case." I knew what he was talking about, he had
been called into chambers earlier that day, Judge Kittleson had appointed
this case to Bobby and Eugene and wouldn't let him back out. I never blamed
it on him though.
"I know. Please Bobby, I don't blame you and I'm not mad at you. I
understand."
"I love you. I hate hurting you like this."
"I love you too but you're not hurting me it's okay." The trial was set to
start soon. I knew Bobby wouldn't try his best case, but I also knew he had
to try the case. Bobby was so scared to come around me since being asigned
the case. He thought I hated him and he was so scared to come around me.
"Bobby, you coming to bed with me?"
"Um. I thought I'd stay out here tonight." I walked over and sat on the
couch.
"Bobby, I'm not mad at you, I love you and I know that you couldn't help
what happened today." He looked at me and smiled. We went to bed and
prepared for another new day. We had my mother's funeral and I tried to go
on living life as normal as I could.
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Ha! I thought to myself, my life would never be normal after that point. I
put my soup bowl away and sat back on the couch. I didn't even need to look
at the book anymore, I knew the memories, the terrible memories that
carried after that.
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A month since mom's death. A long miserable terrible month. Trial was in
progress and closing arguments were set to start the following day. Dad and
I talked more and more now, Bobby and I were all he had left. We invited
him over for dinner tonight and he hadn't shown up. He was never late
without calling and he was a half hour late already. The phone rang.
"Bobby, would you answer that?"
"Sure." I finished making the bed, I couldn't point out why dad was so
late. Bobby walked in and grabbed a coat.
"Where you going?"
"Uh, crime scene, sorry honey."
"Bobby." I whined.
"Linds, I'll be back soon I promise."
"Okay, hurry."
"I will." He kissed me and left. Dad never called and never showed up and
Bobby never came home. Well he did, it was 1 am and I was in bed. He
crawled into bed and reached for me. I cuddled into him and turned to face
him.
"Linds? Sweetie, we need to talk." I sat up.
"What's wrong?"
"Honey, I have to tell you something."
"What?"
"Sweetie, your father was shot tonight, that's why he wasn't here, it was
on his way here." I let out a sad cry. I caved into Bobby's arms and cried
all night. We were up til 6 am and then he had to be up for work.
"I didn't mean to keep you up, I mean you have to work and all."
"It's alright. You stay home and take it easy okay?"
"Yeah." I kissed him goodbye and sat on the couch just thinking. I kept
thinking about the story Bobby told me. My dad was walking out of his house
and he had his keys and cell phone in his hand and there were police
officers surrouding the yard. They thought he had a gun and they executed
him. They didn't try to question him they just shot him. I had to deal with
the loss of my mother, the murder trial of my mother and the death of my
father. The verdict of my mother was in a week and a half later and it was
a not guilty. Bobby felt terrible and I could tell. I knew he did try his
case and he did try a good case. After the funerals and trial was over,
things for him went to normal. I hadn't gone back to work and he and I
never talked anymore.
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I wiped away more tears that were falling. The phone rang again bringing me
out of my thoughts.
"Hello."
"Hey babe."
"Helen, what's up?"
"Nothing, checking on you. Have you been crying?"
"Yeah, I've just been going through some picture albums and you know
hormones."
"You going to be alright?"
"Yeah, fine."
"I just wanted to check on you and say hi."
"Okay."
"I'll call you later okay?"
"Yeah."
"Love you babe."
"Love ya too." I hung up the phone and then remembered how our relationship
came crashing down a few months after Andrea's trial was over.
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Bobby walked into our apartment knowing he would have to come home and
comfort me; his soon to be wife. I had been so catatonic lately and he
knew that was normal, but it had been 6 months since the "incident." When
he got home and walked into the kitchen he wasn't surprised to see me
doing the dishes. Cleaning, that's what I did when I was upset. And this
had been an awful year for me, Bobby kept sayin if I kept looking back I'd
be cleaning the rest of my life and this whole house would be covered in
plastic soon so I couldn't clean anymore because he was going CRAZY! He
walked up to me and gave me a nice hug and kiss on the forehead. I hadn't
been to work in 8 months and he couldn't stand going to work without me,,
the office wasn't normal. He decided to help.
`I'll dry, you wash?'
He knew I would say yes. We always did the dishes this way.
`Okay' I said quietly.
With tears being held back. We did that for about 15 minutes, and he was
worried, I was just staring into space washing over the plate again and
again.
`Linds, baby are you okay?' silence `Linds.'
`Yeah I'll do it for you!' I yelled before running into the living room
and curling up in `Bobby's' chair. I always sat there when I either missed
him or needed comfort from him. He walked up to me and asked if I was
okay. I just nodded my head and he knew I was lying. So he asked me what
was wrong even though he knew. I hadn't spoken of the "incident" since it
happened.
`Lindsay, I need to help you, but I can't if you don't talk to me.' I
looked up at him, He knew I wanted him. With tears in my eyes I started
talking.
`I miss them.' And I fell into his arms. He just held me, telling me it
would be okay. Then he said those fatal words. `
I know.' I tensed up and looked at him, not with those eyes he loved but
the eyes he feared. I stood up instantly.
`You know!' He stayed quiet and then, just started yelling back.
`Lindsay, I lost my mother too. I know what you're going through.'
`Bobby, I don't mean to sound self- centered or selfish but you knew your
mother was dying, but me I just got a call from the police saying `Hey we
need you to identify your mother's body and her KILLER!' You got to say
goodbye to your mother; you got to say `I love you.' I started breaking
down again. `Well with me I didn't. I just wish I could have told her how
much I loved her one more time before she stabbed her, and shot her.'
`Lindsay.' He spoke ever so clearly, it was the first time I had spoken
out loud to him about it. `No! You don't know. Than the Boston Police shot
down my father when they thought he was taking a gun out but it was really
his keys and cell phone. So don't you dare. DON'T YOU DARE, tell me you
know.'
`Are you finished?' He asked with venom now. I nodded. It was his turn to
be furious. `I don't care what had happened. Well I do care but after what
you said I don't know. I don't ever, ever, ever want to hear you speak
about my mother like that. I don't care what the situation is, but you
never met my mother, you didn't know who she was and you sure as hell
didn't know what she was about. So don't you ever speak to anyone or me
about her again! She wasn't your mother and you didn't know her, so don't
ever so much as say her name to somebody else. I paused. Not even ME! Do
you understand me!' I looked at him and he waited for something and then it
comes. I slapped him across the face, and I started running toward the
door. He grabbed my arm.
`Lindsay, I'm sorry.' I started to walk away again but than stopped. It
wasn't him that stopped me,, but it was my love for him.
`Bobby you might be sorry, and I accept that but you were way out of line
just now and what you said just hurt me more than you will ever imagine
whether you lost your mother or not. And because of that and what I just
saw happen makes me feel I can't marry you. I can't be with you anymore. I
don't want to be married to you years from now and have you controlling me
like you just did. I love you with all my heart and will never love anyone
like you, but I can't go on knowing this.' I had tears in my eyes.
`Please Lindsay.'
`No I can't. I'm sorry.' I kissed him and left. When I reached the door he
stopped md and said,
`I love you too.' I smiled and he smiled and I walked out the door. I had
never spoken or seen him since but we both knew it was right.
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I got up and saw the clock it was late and Bobby wasn't home yet. I knew
he'd be home. I quickly went in the bathroom and washed my face. I went
back to the living room and put the albums away. I was walking over to the
TV when Bobby walked in and saw me on the ground putting them away.
"What are you doing on your feet?"
"Just putting these away."
"On the couch." I put the last one away and sat back on the couch.
"Dinner, finally."
"I'll get you some and bring it over." He went in the kitchen and got me
two slices and him two before walking back in with the plates and soda. He
handed me a plate and soda.
"Thank you."
"You're welcome." We ate in silence and then when I was done he threw our
plates out and changed out of work clothes before coming back and sitting
down next to me. "So, what did you do today?"
"Nothing, well, I sat around thinking."
"Care to share?"
"About my parents." I felt his arms around me and I melted into them.
"You okay?"
"Yeah. I'm actually happy."
"What?" He looked at me surprised.
"Yeah, I was finally able to close that chapter in my life. I'll always
miss and love my parents but I can close the chapter and move on and raise
our baby and be with the man who makes me happy." Bobby smiled at this.
"Oh, well is that so?" I nodded.
"Yes, that's so." I yawned. "I'm tired. I'm going to bed okay?"
"I'm coming, I do get a day off tomorrow, I told everyone NO interuptions."
I laughed at him.
"Come on." We went to bed and I fell asleep in a second wrapped in his
arms. I woke up in the morning to find an empty bed. I got up and looked at
Bobby's pillow. There was a note.
Linds,
I knew I said no interruptions but I got
a dumb client who confessed. Number one rule when you kill someone.....SHUT
UP! Well I'll be home sometime tonight. Sweetheart. I'm so sorry. I love
you. Maybe when you come up for an idea for dinner you can call me and I'll
cook you something. I'll call you today and check on you. Love you.
-Bobby-
I smiled. I had the most perfect idea. I got up, showered and dressed and
called Bobby.
"Bobby Donnell."
"Hey sexy."
"Hey." I could hear the smile and hesitation in his voice.
"Oh, are you in a meeting?"
"Uh...yeah sorry." I giggled.
"It's okay. I just wanted to call and let you know I'll get dinner."
"You sure?"
"Yes, stop worrying."
"Well I think---"
"I'm doing it. Love you bye." And I hung up before he could respond. I
grabbed my purse, ignored doctor's orders and went out the door to go
shopping for our surprise dinner tonight. Bobby didn't know what was going
to be waiting for him when he got home but I knew he'd be surprised. I
picked up baby back ribs, they were his favorite, buttered corn, a small
salade and mashed potatoes. This was the same meal I cooked for him when I
told him I was pregnant, only difference; this time we were going to eat
this meal my last one we had to throw out. I also stopped at Lord & Taylor
and went to the maternity section I looked for a short black dress that
crossed in the back and went to my knees.
Perfect, I thought to myself just like my other dress except I'll fit into
this one. I purchased the dress and left the store and drove back to his
place. I laid around the house all day planning on how I was going to do
what I was about to do. After deciding on a plan I finally got up to start
dinner at 4. I got all the white candles out and placed them all over his
apartment. I set the dining room table with the nice china dishes and
crystal glasses. I got dressed at 5:30. I put on the engagement ring from 6
years ago and the diamond earings he got me when we were engaged. I was
copying the exact night I had told him about the baby, I only wished this
time the whole meal followed through. I smoothed my hands over my dress and
looked at myself in the mirrior. I was wearing a black silky thin strapped
maternity dress that criss crossed in the back and fell just above my knee
showing my legs, Bobby always loved when my legs showed, and I wanted to
make him happy tonight. I also had my hair up, because Bobby loves is up,
I'm always wearing it down he tells me. I wondered if he would notice. I
walked to the kitchen, took out the food and placed it on the table. I
dished out us each a plate and lit the candles surrounding the apartment. I
turned all the lights down low and sat on the couch waiting for him. I had
talked to him again today and he said no later then 6:15, it was almost 6.
I still had to get the cpurage to do what I was going to do. I heard the
front door open and I stood. He walked in the door and never looked more
gorgeous to me than that moment. Sure anyother person would just think he
was some guy that needed a shower and cleaning up after just being home
from work but not me. He had a 5 o'clock shadow and his tie was just
hanging around his neck, he looked a little sweaty and his buttons were
undone on the top, his jacket just laid open. He threw his briefcase on the
floor and closed the door behind him throwing the keys on the table by the
door. He turned and our eyes met. His eyes practically smiled and glowed at
me.
"Hey." He whispered.
"Hey." I smiled and walked over to him and kissed him. Our kiss began to
get deeper and more intense when I pulled back.
"Linds, you've been on your feet."
"Oh stop it, I'm fine." He looked over my body.
"You can say that again." I looked at him and laughed.
"Come on, dinner."
"Okay." I grabbed his hand and we walked to the table and sat across from
each other. "Linds, it's my favorite--"
"I know."
"It looks wonderful."
"I tried. I hope you like it."
"I will." I smiled and we ate a quiet meal. When we were done I took the
plates but he stopped me.
"Let me."
"No, Bobby this is a special night. I am doing this." He sighed and sat
back down.
"Careful."
"I will." I cleared the table and brought out the cheesecake. We each had a
peice and and we went into the living room afterwards. He sat on the couch
expecting me to do the same but instead he saw me kneeling on the ground.
"Linds, what are you doing down there?"
"I lost an earing." I was backing out, I couldn't do this.
"It's on your ear." Damn, Lindsay. Rule one when you lie make sure evidence
isn't visble, you're a lawyer.
"Right. Okay well then I have to tell you the truth." I looked at him
forever.
"Out loud?"
"Oh, yeah right of course." I fidgeted with my fingers and looked him in
the eye. I put my hands on his knees. "Will you marry me?" I said it. And
quite well I have to admit. He just stared at me. "Okay, Bobby you don't
have to answer me but could you at least help me up because I'm pregnant
and it kind of...hurts?" He just stared at me and reached for my hands and
helped me to my feet, just as his hands touched mine I watched his lips
move as he spoke to give me his answer.
That's it for this part! HAHAHA! I know I'm being mean. Well I'm probably
going to have the next part up soon so quit worrying. And I'm sure Kiosha
will be helping me so I'll have it out sooner. But only if I get some
feedback!!
Author: Lynds
Author's Note: BIG HUGE thanks to Kiosha, this is dedicated to you because
if you weren't here to help me then this story wouldn't be here either! So
thank you so so much. Faith, thank you for all your kind words and
everything you've helped me with. Thank you to Edene who is always helping
me. Carolyn, Court, Dottie, Kylie, Mary, and Claire- you are the best!
Thank you to everyone who sends feedback I love it! Thank you Kiosha also
for all the personal issues i've been dealing with and you've been helping
me handle it means so much so thank you so so much. I would have crumbled
and died without you to help me. Also so you aren't confused, The flashback
is in italics.
Summary: I don't like doing them see part 1
Disclaimer: Don't own anyof them, well the ones I make up.
"Reuniting With Problems" Part 10
Bobby and I were sitting in his living room watching television. I had been
home one week and Bobby had stayed home the first two days but I made him
go to work afterthat but he alwasy called, tried to make it home for lunch
and was always home by 4 unless he had a court appointment. Today he had
taken the day off again. I was starting week two of this awful bedrest.
Just as he sat down after putting my soup bowl away the phone rang.
"I'll get it Linds."
"Yes, dear." I heard his side of the conversation and it didn't sound good.
"Alright, I'm on my way." He slammed down the phone and looked at me.
"What's wrong?"
"I have to meet Ellenor down at the courthouse."
"Why?"
"Something about her needing my help with something."
"And she can't ask someone else?"
"No, she said she needed me."
"Oh."
"Sweetie I promise I'll be back as soon as I can."
"Okay. Hurry."
"I will." He kissed my head and changed real quick before walking back over
to me with his keys in his hands. "Okay, call me if you need anything. Got
it?" I nodded my head. "Okay. Love you."
"Love you too." He gave me a kiss and walked out the door. I sat there by
myself staring ahead at the television. Above the television was a picture
of Stephen and Bobby's moter and on the other side of the televsion was a
picture of my mom and dad that I had put there. Looking at the picture made
me cry. I rested a hand on my stomach and looked down at my swollen
stomach.
"I wish you could have your grandma and grandpa here Emma. You would have
been the most loved granddaughter. Iknow your grandpa Stephen will love you
so much but I wish grandpa and grandma Dole could be here too."
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"Michael! What were you doing this afternoon!"
"What are you talking about?!" I saw mom slap daddy across the face.
"Don't you lie to me, I was there, I saw you. No get out! Just get out!"
"But--"
"No out!" I rushed into the kitchen so they wouldn't know i had heard their
fight. I heard the front door slam and I walked into the living room acting
like I'd just walked in.
"Hey mom."
"Lindsay, swwetheart, what are you doing here?" I sat on the couch next to
her.
"Oh well, Bobby and I finished a settlement hearing early and he told me to
go on home but I thought I'd come see you and dad."
"Well, your father is gone." I tried to sound like I didn't know.
"What do you mean he's gone?"
"Just that, he had some extra work to get done and he left."
"Oh."
"So, how are the wedding plans going." I tried to force a smile for my mom
and because talking about my wedding always broguht a smile.
"They're coming along pretty good mom."
"You getting excited?"
"Yeah. Very." We talked more and then I had to go home.
"Night mom."
"Night sweetie, call me and we'll go to lunch sometime this week."
"Okay, I will."
"Give Bobby my love."
"I will mom." I drove to the apartment I shared with Bobby. The last thing
I expected to see was my father sitting on the couch.
"Dad."
"Hi honey, how are you?"
"What are you doing here?" Just then Bobby walked out of the spare bedroom.
"Michael it's all set."
"Thanks Bobby."
"Oh hey sweetie." He walked over and kissed me.
"What's daddy doing here?"
"He needed a place to stay for the night."
"Oh."
"Well, thank you again Bobby."
"Not a problem. If you need anything, please make yourself at home and help
yourself to anything."
"Thanks."
"I'm going to take a bath and go to bed, I had a long day." I walked
towards our bedroom.
"Wait honey, I'll join you." I saw the daggers that were forcing through my
father's eyes.
"Okay. Night daddy."
"Night sweetie."
"Goodnight Michael."
"Goodnight Bobby." Bobby and I walked into the bedroom and took a long
relaxng bath together.
"Bobby, why's daddy staying here?"
"He said he needed somewhere to stay tonight."
"That's weird."
"Why?"
"I saw mom and daddy fighting when I walked in today."
"I'm sure they'll figure everything out baby."
"Yeah, you're probably right."
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I wiped more tears from my eyes. If only Bobby really were right that
night, I thought to myself. I walked over to the table by the tv stand and
opened the cabinet getting out my mother's photo album. I opened up to more
pictures of me my mom and my dad. I sat on the couch and flipped through
them. More memories kept coming back to me. This was the first time I'd
ever dared to look at photos of my parents. Just then the phone snapped me
from my train of thoughts.
"Hello."
"Hey pumpkin. Listen I know I promised I'd be as early as I can but I have
to go back to the office and then I am back in the courthouse to try and
get this damn confession surpressed." I wasn't really listening I had
reached the back and there was an envelope I opened it and the pictures I
saw made my blood freeze. "Linds? Lindsay?" I was brought back to realizing
Bobby was on the other line.
"What? Yeah?"
"I asked if you wanted me to pick up pizza?"
"Uh. Sure."
"Are you okay?"
"Yeah, fine."
"Okay, I'll still have my phone and beeper on if you need me."
"Okay, love you."
"Love you too." I hung up and took the pictures that were in the envelope.
"Andrea." I whispered before remembering back again.
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"Bobby?" I walked into our apartment and called his name. Dad had been
staying almost 2 months now.
"Linds, hey, sweetie. Why don't we go out for dinner?"
"Sure." I wasn't going to pass the chance to go out to dinner with Bobby.
"Let me just go in our room and change."
"NO!" He screamed and bascially knocked me down running in my way of the
bedroom door.
"What's wrong with you?"
"Nothing, you look beautiful the way you are." I didn't feel like arguing
so I just nodded my head.
"Okay, I guess if you say so."
"I do now let's go." We were going out the door when I heard a woman's
voice. I turned around.
"Bobby, what was that?" He grabbed my shoulders and walked me out the door.
"Nothing, what do you mean?"
"I heard a woman's voice."
"Probably your mom?"
"They're separated."
"Maybe they're trying to work things out."
"Yeah, maybe." I could only hope that they were.
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"Andrea, you need to leave." Michael gathered her clothes together.
"Why?"
"I can't see you anymore, the truth is I love my wife so so much and I need
to fix my marriage."
"What about me?"
"I'm sorry."
"You bastard. You said you loved me."
"Andrea please---" She slapped Michael's face.
"Don't ever come near me again, you'll be killed if you do."
"Andrea-----" She walked out the door.
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We had a nice meal out and didn't return home til late.
"Ah, I'm so tired. I'm going to bed."
"Okay, I'll be in soon." I passed dad's room and the door was open, I
walked in to say goodnight to him but nobody was there.
"Bobby?" I walked back to the living room. "You know where dad is?"
"Not in his room?"
"No, in fact everything is neat and his bags are gone."
"That's strange."
"I know. I'm going to call mom." I picked up the phone. "Mom?"
"Hello Linds, how are you?"
"I'm okay, do you know where dad is?"
"He's right here where he belongs."
"Oh, okay. Is everything alright?"
"Perfect. Why?"
"Just wondering. Well I'll let you go, love you."
"Okay, love you too Linds, goodnight."
"Night."
"Dad is back living with mom." I said as I hung up.
"See, I told you things would be settled soon."
"You were right."
"Thank you."
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I got up and picked the other album up. I knew that I didn't want to see
what was in this photo album but I grabbed it anyway. I sat on the couch
going through the photos taken of my mother's body after she was murdered.
I had ever peice of paper and ever picture used for mom's trial. Looking at
these made the day of her murder and her trial sink right into me. Dad and
mom had been back together for 2 months and things between them seemed so
so happy. I remember the call that day.
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The phone was ringing as I ran through the front door.
"Hello?"
"Is this Lindsay Dole?"
"Yes, what's wrong?"
"I'm sorry to tell you this over the phone."
"What? Just tell me what."
"We need you down here to identify your mother's body." I froze, dropped my
bag, purse and keys. Bobby walked in behind me.
"What, um yeah. I'll be there in well I'll be there in a minute."
"Thank you, I'm very sorry."
"Yeah." I hung up the phone and picked my keys and purse up.
"Honey, where you going? I thoght we were going to have dinner together."
"I have to go to the hospital."
"What? Why? What's wrong?" I tried to hold my tears back.
"My mom, I have to--- they want me to identify her body." He wrapped his
arms around me and I cried in his shoulder.
"I'm sorry. Let me come with you."
"Okay. thanks Bobby."
"It's okay." After identifying my mother's body I talked to the police.
"You have any suspects?"
"Andrea Wexler." I gasped.
"Why?"
"Well there were threats she wanted to kill your mother."
"Oh."
"We'll keep in touch with you."
"Thanks."
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I had to put it down for a second it was too much to take in. I couldn't
take all this in at once. I got up and went to the kitchen making myself
some soup. I waited for it to heat and then went back to the couch and
picked the book up again. I looked at notes and files that were tucked in
the book and I saw Bobby's handwriting. He and Eugene had been her lawyer.
She knew they didn't want to, she knew they didn't want to either.
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Bobby walked home, it had been 2 weeks since mom's death and they had set a
trial date for Andrea.
"Hey Linds."
"Hey."
"How you doing?"
"Fine."
"Listen, I don't want this case." I knew what he was talking about, he had
been called into chambers earlier that day, Judge Kittleson had appointed
this case to Bobby and Eugene and wouldn't let him back out. I never blamed
it on him though.
"I know. Please Bobby, I don't blame you and I'm not mad at you. I
understand."
"I love you. I hate hurting you like this."
"I love you too but you're not hurting me it's okay." The trial was set to
start soon. I knew Bobby wouldn't try his best case, but I also knew he had
to try the case. Bobby was so scared to come around me since being asigned
the case. He thought I hated him and he was so scared to come around me.
"Bobby, you coming to bed with me?"
"Um. I thought I'd stay out here tonight." I walked over and sat on the
couch.
"Bobby, I'm not mad at you, I love you and I know that you couldn't help
what happened today." He looked at me and smiled. We went to bed and
prepared for another new day. We had my mother's funeral and I tried to go
on living life as normal as I could.
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Ha! I thought to myself, my life would never be normal after that point. I
put my soup bowl away and sat back on the couch. I didn't even need to look
at the book anymore, I knew the memories, the terrible memories that
carried after that.
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A month since mom's death. A long miserable terrible month. Trial was in
progress and closing arguments were set to start the following day. Dad and
I talked more and more now, Bobby and I were all he had left. We invited
him over for dinner tonight and he hadn't shown up. He was never late
without calling and he was a half hour late already. The phone rang.
"Bobby, would you answer that?"
"Sure." I finished making the bed, I couldn't point out why dad was so
late. Bobby walked in and grabbed a coat.
"Where you going?"
"Uh, crime scene, sorry honey."
"Bobby." I whined.
"Linds, I'll be back soon I promise."
"Okay, hurry."
"I will." He kissed me and left. Dad never called and never showed up and
Bobby never came home. Well he did, it was 1 am and I was in bed. He
crawled into bed and reached for me. I cuddled into him and turned to face
him.
"Linds? Sweetie, we need to talk." I sat up.
"What's wrong?"
"Honey, I have to tell you something."
"What?"
"Sweetie, your father was shot tonight, that's why he wasn't here, it was
on his way here." I let out a sad cry. I caved into Bobby's arms and cried
all night. We were up til 6 am and then he had to be up for work.
"I didn't mean to keep you up, I mean you have to work and all."
"It's alright. You stay home and take it easy okay?"
"Yeah." I kissed him goodbye and sat on the couch just thinking. I kept
thinking about the story Bobby told me. My dad was walking out of his house
and he had his keys and cell phone in his hand and there were police
officers surrouding the yard. They thought he had a gun and they executed
him. They didn't try to question him they just shot him. I had to deal with
the loss of my mother, the murder trial of my mother and the death of my
father. The verdict of my mother was in a week and a half later and it was
a not guilty. Bobby felt terrible and I could tell. I knew he did try his
case and he did try a good case. After the funerals and trial was over,
things for him went to normal. I hadn't gone back to work and he and I
never talked anymore.
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I wiped away more tears that were falling. The phone rang again bringing me
out of my thoughts.
"Hello."
"Hey babe."
"Helen, what's up?"
"Nothing, checking on you. Have you been crying?"
"Yeah, I've just been going through some picture albums and you know
hormones."
"You going to be alright?"
"Yeah, fine."
"I just wanted to check on you and say hi."
"Okay."
"I'll call you later okay?"
"Yeah."
"Love you babe."
"Love ya too." I hung up the phone and then remembered how our relationship
came crashing down a few months after Andrea's trial was over.
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Bobby walked into our apartment knowing he would have to come home and
comfort me; his soon to be wife. I had been so catatonic lately and he
knew that was normal, but it had been 6 months since the "incident." When
he got home and walked into the kitchen he wasn't surprised to see me
doing the dishes. Cleaning, that's what I did when I was upset. And this
had been an awful year for me, Bobby kept sayin if I kept looking back I'd
be cleaning the rest of my life and this whole house would be covered in
plastic soon so I couldn't clean anymore because he was going CRAZY! He
walked up to me and gave me a nice hug and kiss on the forehead. I hadn't
been to work in 8 months and he couldn't stand going to work without me,,
the office wasn't normal. He decided to help.
`I'll dry, you wash?'
He knew I would say yes. We always did the dishes this way.
`Okay' I said quietly.
With tears being held back. We did that for about 15 minutes, and he was
worried, I was just staring into space washing over the plate again and
again.
`Linds, baby are you okay?' silence `Linds.'
`Yeah I'll do it for you!' I yelled before running into the living room
and curling up in `Bobby's' chair. I always sat there when I either missed
him or needed comfort from him. He walked up to me and asked if I was
okay. I just nodded my head and he knew I was lying. So he asked me what
was wrong even though he knew. I hadn't spoken of the "incident" since it
happened.
`Lindsay, I need to help you, but I can't if you don't talk to me.' I
looked up at him, He knew I wanted him. With tears in my eyes I started
talking.
`I miss them.' And I fell into his arms. He just held me, telling me it
would be okay. Then he said those fatal words. `
I know.' I tensed up and looked at him, not with those eyes he loved but
the eyes he feared. I stood up instantly.
`You know!' He stayed quiet and then, just started yelling back.
`Lindsay, I lost my mother too. I know what you're going through.'
`Bobby, I don't mean to sound self- centered or selfish but you knew your
mother was dying, but me I just got a call from the police saying `Hey we
need you to identify your mother's body and her KILLER!' You got to say
goodbye to your mother; you got to say `I love you.' I started breaking
down again. `Well with me I didn't. I just wish I could have told her how
much I loved her one more time before she stabbed her, and shot her.'
`Lindsay.' He spoke ever so clearly, it was the first time I had spoken
out loud to him about it. `No! You don't know. Than the Boston Police shot
down my father when they thought he was taking a gun out but it was really
his keys and cell phone. So don't you dare. DON'T YOU DARE, tell me you
know.'
`Are you finished?' He asked with venom now. I nodded. It was his turn to
be furious. `I don't care what had happened. Well I do care but after what
you said I don't know. I don't ever, ever, ever want to hear you speak
about my mother like that. I don't care what the situation is, but you
never met my mother, you didn't know who she was and you sure as hell
didn't know what she was about. So don't you ever speak to anyone or me
about her again! She wasn't your mother and you didn't know her, so don't
ever so much as say her name to somebody else. I paused. Not even ME! Do
you understand me!' I looked at him and he waited for something and then it
comes. I slapped him across the face, and I started running toward the
door. He grabbed my arm.
`Lindsay, I'm sorry.' I started to walk away again but than stopped. It
wasn't him that stopped me,, but it was my love for him.
`Bobby you might be sorry, and I accept that but you were way out of line
just now and what you said just hurt me more than you will ever imagine
whether you lost your mother or not. And because of that and what I just
saw happen makes me feel I can't marry you. I can't be with you anymore. I
don't want to be married to you years from now and have you controlling me
like you just did. I love you with all my heart and will never love anyone
like you, but I can't go on knowing this.' I had tears in my eyes.
`Please Lindsay.'
`No I can't. I'm sorry.' I kissed him and left. When I reached the door he
stopped md and said,
`I love you too.' I smiled and he smiled and I walked out the door. I had
never spoken or seen him since but we both knew it was right.
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I got up and saw the clock it was late and Bobby wasn't home yet. I knew
he'd be home. I quickly went in the bathroom and washed my face. I went
back to the living room and put the albums away. I was walking over to the
TV when Bobby walked in and saw me on the ground putting them away.
"What are you doing on your feet?"
"Just putting these away."
"On the couch." I put the last one away and sat back on the couch.
"Dinner, finally."
"I'll get you some and bring it over." He went in the kitchen and got me
two slices and him two before walking back in with the plates and soda. He
handed me a plate and soda.
"Thank you."
"You're welcome." We ate in silence and then when I was done he threw our
plates out and changed out of work clothes before coming back and sitting
down next to me. "So, what did you do today?"
"Nothing, well, I sat around thinking."
"Care to share?"
"About my parents." I felt his arms around me and I melted into them.
"You okay?"
"Yeah. I'm actually happy."
"What?" He looked at me surprised.
"Yeah, I was finally able to close that chapter in my life. I'll always
miss and love my parents but I can close the chapter and move on and raise
our baby and be with the man who makes me happy." Bobby smiled at this.
"Oh, well is that so?" I nodded.
"Yes, that's so." I yawned. "I'm tired. I'm going to bed okay?"
"I'm coming, I do get a day off tomorrow, I told everyone NO interuptions."
I laughed at him.
"Come on." We went to bed and I fell asleep in a second wrapped in his
arms. I woke up in the morning to find an empty bed. I got up and looked at
Bobby's pillow. There was a note.
Linds,
I knew I said no interruptions but I got
a dumb client who confessed. Number one rule when you kill someone.....SHUT
UP! Well I'll be home sometime tonight. Sweetheart. I'm so sorry. I love
you. Maybe when you come up for an idea for dinner you can call me and I'll
cook you something. I'll call you today and check on you. Love you.
-Bobby-
I smiled. I had the most perfect idea. I got up, showered and dressed and
called Bobby.
"Bobby Donnell."
"Hey sexy."
"Hey." I could hear the smile and hesitation in his voice.
"Oh, are you in a meeting?"
"Uh...yeah sorry." I giggled.
"It's okay. I just wanted to call and let you know I'll get dinner."
"You sure?"
"Yes, stop worrying."
"Well I think---"
"I'm doing it. Love you bye." And I hung up before he could respond. I
grabbed my purse, ignored doctor's orders and went out the door to go
shopping for our surprise dinner tonight. Bobby didn't know what was going
to be waiting for him when he got home but I knew he'd be surprised. I
picked up baby back ribs, they were his favorite, buttered corn, a small
salade and mashed potatoes. This was the same meal I cooked for him when I
told him I was pregnant, only difference; this time we were going to eat
this meal my last one we had to throw out. I also stopped at Lord & Taylor
and went to the maternity section I looked for a short black dress that
crossed in the back and went to my knees.
Perfect, I thought to myself just like my other dress except I'll fit into
this one. I purchased the dress and left the store and drove back to his
place. I laid around the house all day planning on how I was going to do
what I was about to do. After deciding on a plan I finally got up to start
dinner at 4. I got all the white candles out and placed them all over his
apartment. I set the dining room table with the nice china dishes and
crystal glasses. I got dressed at 5:30. I put on the engagement ring from 6
years ago and the diamond earings he got me when we were engaged. I was
copying the exact night I had told him about the baby, I only wished this
time the whole meal followed through. I smoothed my hands over my dress and
looked at myself in the mirrior. I was wearing a black silky thin strapped
maternity dress that criss crossed in the back and fell just above my knee
showing my legs, Bobby always loved when my legs showed, and I wanted to
make him happy tonight. I also had my hair up, because Bobby loves is up,
I'm always wearing it down he tells me. I wondered if he would notice. I
walked to the kitchen, took out the food and placed it on the table. I
dished out us each a plate and lit the candles surrounding the apartment. I
turned all the lights down low and sat on the couch waiting for him. I had
talked to him again today and he said no later then 6:15, it was almost 6.
I still had to get the cpurage to do what I was going to do. I heard the
front door open and I stood. He walked in the door and never looked more
gorgeous to me than that moment. Sure anyother person would just think he
was some guy that needed a shower and cleaning up after just being home
from work but not me. He had a 5 o'clock shadow and his tie was just
hanging around his neck, he looked a little sweaty and his buttons were
undone on the top, his jacket just laid open. He threw his briefcase on the
floor and closed the door behind him throwing the keys on the table by the
door. He turned and our eyes met. His eyes practically smiled and glowed at
me.
"Hey." He whispered.
"Hey." I smiled and walked over to him and kissed him. Our kiss began to
get deeper and more intense when I pulled back.
"Linds, you've been on your feet."
"Oh stop it, I'm fine." He looked over my body.
"You can say that again." I looked at him and laughed.
"Come on, dinner."
"Okay." I grabbed his hand and we walked to the table and sat across from
each other. "Linds, it's my favorite--"
"I know."
"It looks wonderful."
"I tried. I hope you like it."
"I will." I smiled and we ate a quiet meal. When we were done I took the
plates but he stopped me.
"Let me."
"No, Bobby this is a special night. I am doing this." He sighed and sat
back down.
"Careful."
"I will." I cleared the table and brought out the cheesecake. We each had a
peice and and we went into the living room afterwards. He sat on the couch
expecting me to do the same but instead he saw me kneeling on the ground.
"Linds, what are you doing down there?"
"I lost an earing." I was backing out, I couldn't do this.
"It's on your ear." Damn, Lindsay. Rule one when you lie make sure evidence
isn't visble, you're a lawyer.
"Right. Okay well then I have to tell you the truth." I looked at him
forever.
"Out loud?"
"Oh, yeah right of course." I fidgeted with my fingers and looked him in
the eye. I put my hands on his knees. "Will you marry me?" I said it. And
quite well I have to admit. He just stared at me. "Okay, Bobby you don't
have to answer me but could you at least help me up because I'm pregnant
and it kind of...hurts?" He just stared at me and reached for my hands and
helped me to my feet, just as his hands touched mine I watched his lips
move as he spoke to give me his answer.
That's it for this part! HAHAHA! I know I'm being mean. Well I'm probably
going to have the next part up soon so quit worrying. And I'm sure Kiosha
will be helping me so I'll have it out sooner. But only if I get some
feedback!!
