Note: Having a bit of a problem picking the direction of this story, I have
the main parts worked out it's just the getting there that's the problem!
lol so if I toss out a clunker chapter (like this one?) forgive me please!
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Julie walked over and stopped a few feet from where Mitchell stood.
"Hello Mitchell. What are you doing here?" Julie asked trying to be polite, but hints of disgust slipped threw.
Portman stood slightly behind Julie sizing Mitchell up. And he certainly did look every bit the rich boy he was; dirty blonde hair, about 5'11 maybe 190. Dressed in a very expensive suit, with not a hair out of place, not to forget the Rolex on his wrist. Just by looking at him Portman knew Julie's worries about him weren't true, "He's worse then she thinks." Portman thought getting that all too familiar uneasy feeling again. "If he doesn't stop looking her over like he's buying meat I'm going to beat him right now." He added to his thought.
Mitchell smiled at Julie but didn't say anything.
"What do you want?" She asked getting annoyed.
"You have to ask?" Mitchell smiled suggestively.
She thought she heard a distinct growling noise but she wasn't sure if it was Portman or herself.
"Look Mitchell.." She started but was quickly interrupted.
"Trust me Julie I'm always looking." Mitchell smiled knowing she was getting angrier by the moment.
"I don't know why you are in my house but I'd rather you leave." She finished firmly.
"And do it now." Portman added.
Mitchell for the first time really looked at Portman, glancing up and down and making no effort to hide his amusement and dismissal of him. He gave a soft laugh and ignored him looking again at Julie.
"I have business here. I'm to meet Alex." He answered.
Julie rolled her eyes then walked over to the intercom in the hall. She pressed a button and began asking various maids and butlers if they'd seen Alex. While this was going on Portman was staring daggers into Mitchell, even though Mitchell was clearly not afraid of him. Which angered Portman even more, luckily (for Mitchell that is) Julie began back over.
"Alex is in the upstairs bar room." She stated and then turned and started back towards the kitchen.
"And how would I get there?" Mitchell asked.
Julie turned and sighed loudly, "I think you can find it."
"I don't know this is a large house, I might get lost." He replied.
"We could only be so lucky." Portman uttered not so quietly getting a look from Mitchell, one that he returned.
Julie glanced Portman's way and smiled slightly. "Up the stairs turn right go down the hall, when you get to the end turn left. It's the third door." She said.
"Maybe you could just walk me up there." Mitchell suggested smirking.
"Maybe you'd like to get your ass kicked." Portman snapped quickly and started forward. Julie was surprised for a split second then reached ahead grabbing Portman's arm. He didn't look her way till she spoke softly to him.
"Don't, he's not worth it." She said looking hard at Mitchell then up at Portman. He showed no signs of responding back to her so she tried again. "Dean." She stated shaking his arm slightly, he finally glanced down at her then nodded slowly and whispered a muffled "ok".
"You should put him on a leash Julie." Mitchell taunted receiving a glare from Portman.
"Go see Alex then leave. I mean it." Julie stated turning around pulling Portman with her. Mitchell looked once more at Julie raising his eyebrows and smiling wickedly, then he winked at Portman then left, no doubt pleased with himself.
Portman didn't take his eyes off Mitchell as he walked down the hall. Julie turned back and noticed this and stopped moving and glanced that way herself. Just as Mitchell reached the stairs Fulton stepped from the last one. He and Mitchell looked at one another both thinking the other one was ridiculous, but only Fulton spoke.
"Who's the cookie cutter momma's boy?" He yelled loud enough for the entire house to hear as he headed towards Julie and Portman. Mitchell glared when Julie burst into laughter then yelled back.
"Just your typical spoilt brat, you know the type." She smiled
"Yep I met your brother." Fulton added and joined her laughter leaving only Portman without a smile.
"Dude, what's up?" Fulton asked glancing at Portman then at Julie who cast her glance downward, and then realized she was still holding on to Dean's arm. She quickly let go and smiled sweetly when he looked over at her. He shrugged at Fulton then answered.
"Golden boy, that's what's wrong." He answered giving Fulton that I'll explain later look.
"I can see that." Fulton answered then looked at Julie.
"So are we going to get movie provisions now or what?" He asked her.
"Yes we are. Let's go boys." She said smiling and heading towards the door.
They soon left the kitchen arms full of cokes, popcorn and candy. She was praying hard as they headed back upstairs that they would avoid being graced with Mitchell's presence again. Things were going fine a few strides after they'd left the stairs, Averman and Luis met them and helped carry some things. They were about to turn the corner when Mitchell called out yet again.
"Goodbye Julie. I'll see you again soon." He smiled as they all turned around looking back at him and Alex.
"Who is that?" Luis asked.
"A jackass." Portman replied and Julie smiled.
"Actually that is Mitchell." Julie answered.
"What kind of name is that anyway?" Fulton asked amused.
"Better then saying his entire name." She shook her head.
"Which is?" Luis questioned.
"Mitchell Andrew Crandell-Caldwell," She paused a moment then smiled. "The third."
Averman looked wide eyed at her. "They actually HAVE people named like THAT!?" He asked in wonder.
She nodded and they all started laughing loudly and turned the corner, heading to her room.
Alex and Mitchell looked at each other and smiled.
"Wonderful doing business with you Alex." Mitchell smiled shaking Alex's hand.
"I think this will benefit both of us." Alex agreed then glanced down the hall where his sister had previously been. Mitchell joined his glance and nodded.
"Yes, it certainly will." He smirked devilishly.
Averman busted threw the door first and yelled.
"Guys! You will NOT believe that Mitchell dude's name!" He shouted excitedly.
"Mitchell was here?" Daniel asked sitting at her desk behind the computer.
"Yeah he was." Julie said, then seeing the look cross his face she quickly added. "Everything is ok, I wasn't alone when I talked to him."
Daniel shifted a bit in his chair but nodded then looked at Portman then went back to the computer screen.
"So what's his name?" Charlie asked grabbing a coke.
Averman smiled like a fool and paused for dramatic effect before getting in front of the TV, taking center stage. He cleared his throat then proclaimed in the snootiest voice.
"Why it's Mitchell Andrew Crandell-Caldwell.."
"It's what!?" Kenny yelled as Guy, Connie and Goldberg choked on their cokes.
"And I thought I'd heard them all." Adam said shaking his head.
"But that's not all! He's the third!" Averman howled with laughter.
"How'd you go about getting a name like that anyway?" Dwayne asked looking around.
"You're born into a clan of back-stabbers and gold-diggers, that's how." Julie answered.
"Man, he'd get beat down in my hood with a title like that!" Russ smiled.
"That's a great idea." Portman said sitting down annoyed.
"Problem?" Jesse asked.
"Don't ask." Fulton answered for Portman.
"Fair enough." Jesse replied glancing at the ticked off bash brother, and stuffed his mouth full of popcorn.
"So what flick are we gonna watch anyway?" Kenny asked.
"Slap shot!" Goldberg yelled.
"NO!" Half the room yelled back.
"How about the Mummy?" Julie smiled slightly receiving a smirk from Portman.
"I've never seen that." Dwayne twanged. They all laughed and Luis grabbed the DVD and turned it on.
After the movie had started Julie walked over and knelt down by Daniel's chair. She didn't say anything for a few minutes; she just looked at what he was working with online. Neither said anything for several more minutes then she broke the silence.
"It makes me sick the way he looks at me." She whispered then continued. "Like I'm a racehorse at an auction, he looks me up and down thinking god knows what." She shook her head and looked up into his eyes, seeing the compassion there. He leaned over and patted her on the head then placed a kiss on the top of her head.
"I know Jules. Thank god you weren't alone at least." He replied.
"Thankfully." She answered softly. "But he's up to something. He met with Alex."
Daniel muttered something under his breath but she didn't ask. "I'll check into it. Go watch your movie and don't worry about things ok? Just promise me one thing."
"Anything." She replied.
"Whatever you do, just don't go anywhere by yourself. Ok?" He asked seriously.
"Ok." She nodded trying to ignore the knot in her stomach, and went back and sat down. "I wish I could just make this go away." She whimpered in her mind and fought back the tears. She sighed to herself and tried to focus on the movie.
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Julie walked over and stopped a few feet from where Mitchell stood.
"Hello Mitchell. What are you doing here?" Julie asked trying to be polite, but hints of disgust slipped threw.
Portman stood slightly behind Julie sizing Mitchell up. And he certainly did look every bit the rich boy he was; dirty blonde hair, about 5'11 maybe 190. Dressed in a very expensive suit, with not a hair out of place, not to forget the Rolex on his wrist. Just by looking at him Portman knew Julie's worries about him weren't true, "He's worse then she thinks." Portman thought getting that all too familiar uneasy feeling again. "If he doesn't stop looking her over like he's buying meat I'm going to beat him right now." He added to his thought.
Mitchell smiled at Julie but didn't say anything.
"What do you want?" She asked getting annoyed.
"You have to ask?" Mitchell smiled suggestively.
She thought she heard a distinct growling noise but she wasn't sure if it was Portman or herself.
"Look Mitchell.." She started but was quickly interrupted.
"Trust me Julie I'm always looking." Mitchell smiled knowing she was getting angrier by the moment.
"I don't know why you are in my house but I'd rather you leave." She finished firmly.
"And do it now." Portman added.
Mitchell for the first time really looked at Portman, glancing up and down and making no effort to hide his amusement and dismissal of him. He gave a soft laugh and ignored him looking again at Julie.
"I have business here. I'm to meet Alex." He answered.
Julie rolled her eyes then walked over to the intercom in the hall. She pressed a button and began asking various maids and butlers if they'd seen Alex. While this was going on Portman was staring daggers into Mitchell, even though Mitchell was clearly not afraid of him. Which angered Portman even more, luckily (for Mitchell that is) Julie began back over.
"Alex is in the upstairs bar room." She stated and then turned and started back towards the kitchen.
"And how would I get there?" Mitchell asked.
Julie turned and sighed loudly, "I think you can find it."
"I don't know this is a large house, I might get lost." He replied.
"We could only be so lucky." Portman uttered not so quietly getting a look from Mitchell, one that he returned.
Julie glanced Portman's way and smiled slightly. "Up the stairs turn right go down the hall, when you get to the end turn left. It's the third door." She said.
"Maybe you could just walk me up there." Mitchell suggested smirking.
"Maybe you'd like to get your ass kicked." Portman snapped quickly and started forward. Julie was surprised for a split second then reached ahead grabbing Portman's arm. He didn't look her way till she spoke softly to him.
"Don't, he's not worth it." She said looking hard at Mitchell then up at Portman. He showed no signs of responding back to her so she tried again. "Dean." She stated shaking his arm slightly, he finally glanced down at her then nodded slowly and whispered a muffled "ok".
"You should put him on a leash Julie." Mitchell taunted receiving a glare from Portman.
"Go see Alex then leave. I mean it." Julie stated turning around pulling Portman with her. Mitchell looked once more at Julie raising his eyebrows and smiling wickedly, then he winked at Portman then left, no doubt pleased with himself.
Portman didn't take his eyes off Mitchell as he walked down the hall. Julie turned back and noticed this and stopped moving and glanced that way herself. Just as Mitchell reached the stairs Fulton stepped from the last one. He and Mitchell looked at one another both thinking the other one was ridiculous, but only Fulton spoke.
"Who's the cookie cutter momma's boy?" He yelled loud enough for the entire house to hear as he headed towards Julie and Portman. Mitchell glared when Julie burst into laughter then yelled back.
"Just your typical spoilt brat, you know the type." She smiled
"Yep I met your brother." Fulton added and joined her laughter leaving only Portman without a smile.
"Dude, what's up?" Fulton asked glancing at Portman then at Julie who cast her glance downward, and then realized she was still holding on to Dean's arm. She quickly let go and smiled sweetly when he looked over at her. He shrugged at Fulton then answered.
"Golden boy, that's what's wrong." He answered giving Fulton that I'll explain later look.
"I can see that." Fulton answered then looked at Julie.
"So are we going to get movie provisions now or what?" He asked her.
"Yes we are. Let's go boys." She said smiling and heading towards the door.
They soon left the kitchen arms full of cokes, popcorn and candy. She was praying hard as they headed back upstairs that they would avoid being graced with Mitchell's presence again. Things were going fine a few strides after they'd left the stairs, Averman and Luis met them and helped carry some things. They were about to turn the corner when Mitchell called out yet again.
"Goodbye Julie. I'll see you again soon." He smiled as they all turned around looking back at him and Alex.
"Who is that?" Luis asked.
"A jackass." Portman replied and Julie smiled.
"Actually that is Mitchell." Julie answered.
"What kind of name is that anyway?" Fulton asked amused.
"Better then saying his entire name." She shook her head.
"Which is?" Luis questioned.
"Mitchell Andrew Crandell-Caldwell," She paused a moment then smiled. "The third."
Averman looked wide eyed at her. "They actually HAVE people named like THAT!?" He asked in wonder.
She nodded and they all started laughing loudly and turned the corner, heading to her room.
Alex and Mitchell looked at each other and smiled.
"Wonderful doing business with you Alex." Mitchell smiled shaking Alex's hand.
"I think this will benefit both of us." Alex agreed then glanced down the hall where his sister had previously been. Mitchell joined his glance and nodded.
"Yes, it certainly will." He smirked devilishly.
Averman busted threw the door first and yelled.
"Guys! You will NOT believe that Mitchell dude's name!" He shouted excitedly.
"Mitchell was here?" Daniel asked sitting at her desk behind the computer.
"Yeah he was." Julie said, then seeing the look cross his face she quickly added. "Everything is ok, I wasn't alone when I talked to him."
Daniel shifted a bit in his chair but nodded then looked at Portman then went back to the computer screen.
"So what's his name?" Charlie asked grabbing a coke.
Averman smiled like a fool and paused for dramatic effect before getting in front of the TV, taking center stage. He cleared his throat then proclaimed in the snootiest voice.
"Why it's Mitchell Andrew Crandell-Caldwell.."
"It's what!?" Kenny yelled as Guy, Connie and Goldberg choked on their cokes.
"And I thought I'd heard them all." Adam said shaking his head.
"But that's not all! He's the third!" Averman howled with laughter.
"How'd you go about getting a name like that anyway?" Dwayne asked looking around.
"You're born into a clan of back-stabbers and gold-diggers, that's how." Julie answered.
"Man, he'd get beat down in my hood with a title like that!" Russ smiled.
"That's a great idea." Portman said sitting down annoyed.
"Problem?" Jesse asked.
"Don't ask." Fulton answered for Portman.
"Fair enough." Jesse replied glancing at the ticked off bash brother, and stuffed his mouth full of popcorn.
"So what flick are we gonna watch anyway?" Kenny asked.
"Slap shot!" Goldberg yelled.
"NO!" Half the room yelled back.
"How about the Mummy?" Julie smiled slightly receiving a smirk from Portman.
"I've never seen that." Dwayne twanged. They all laughed and Luis grabbed the DVD and turned it on.
After the movie had started Julie walked over and knelt down by Daniel's chair. She didn't say anything for a few minutes; she just looked at what he was working with online. Neither said anything for several more minutes then she broke the silence.
"It makes me sick the way he looks at me." She whispered then continued. "Like I'm a racehorse at an auction, he looks me up and down thinking god knows what." She shook her head and looked up into his eyes, seeing the compassion there. He leaned over and patted her on the head then placed a kiss on the top of her head.
"I know Jules. Thank god you weren't alone at least." He replied.
"Thankfully." She answered softly. "But he's up to something. He met with Alex."
Daniel muttered something under his breath but she didn't ask. "I'll check into it. Go watch your movie and don't worry about things ok? Just promise me one thing."
"Anything." She replied.
"Whatever you do, just don't go anywhere by yourself. Ok?" He asked seriously.
"Ok." She nodded trying to ignore the knot in her stomach, and went back and sat down. "I wish I could just make this go away." She whimpered in her mind and fought back the tears. She sighed to herself and tried to focus on the movie.
