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A/N: Melody-glad you like that I brought Neil back, I've missed him myself. Plus, I had to come up with a story for Frank, he had what-3 or 4 days on the last arc? Poor guy.
Nat: Wait until you read what Malcolm says today. ;)
Everyone enjoy-you are the best-PCGirl
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"Alison," said Malcolm with a smile as he let her, Elizabeth, and Rafe in.
"Is Reese here?" she said looking around.
"No, her and Deborah went out for a bit. Deborah thought it would be more comfortable for you two if she wasn't here. Can I get your chauffer anything?" he asked taking a look at Rafe.
Rafe just let out a laugh, and then smiled, "I'm actually Alison's husband. Rafe Kovich, nice to meet you finally," he said taking Malcolm's hand for a shake.
"Oh, excuse me. Well please come in and we'll sit down and talk," he said as he took a chair, and motioned to the other chair and couch in front of them. Alison and Rafe took the couch, while Elizabeth sat in the chair. "So how is everything going with you Alison?"
"Now I'm doing fine," she said squeezing Rafe's hand. The three of them had talked on the drive over, and were going to try and not be short with him- even if they were upset at what had happened. "Rafe and I opened a gym together, and mom here has set us up with a whole personal line of clothing."
"That's great. When did you get married?"
"Over a week ago. It was a very intimate thing, nothing huge," she said as she tried to think of something to discuss. "I do have a question for you, Malcolm," she said, unable to call him father even. "Can you explain to us what happened on the boat that night you disappeared?" she said then looking at Elizabeth to see her waiting for an explanation herself.
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"Here you go, Frank," said Neil as he handed over the piece of paper with the number on it.
"Hey, you know what? I bet there is an old game system in my bedroom closet. If you want to play video games while I make dinner and talk to your Mom you can," he said, wanting to get the boy out of hearing distance.
"Cool," he said as he ran to go find it and set it up.
"Alright," he said dialing the phone number. "Hey, Courtney, it's Frank Scanlon."
"Oh, hi," she said. He could tell he had called at a time she must have been busy.
"I just wanted to let you know that Neil made it here safely. How long are you wanting him to stay here?" he said, unsure if she should enroll the boy in school or not.
"Permanently."
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"Alright, we're home," said Jamal as he opened the motel room door and walked in. After some convincing he had got her to take the motorcycle. They had driven from here to Arizona, who knows where they would be next week or next month. He wished he could call Jack and tell him what he was doing, but figured that the less people he talked to, the better it would be.
"Are you sure you want to do this Jamal? I mean if I wake up tomorrow and you and your bike are gone, I really will understand."
"Imani, what did I tell you before? You are stuck with me," he said pulling her in for a hug.
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"I guess you two do deserve an explanation."
"I'd say so," said Elizabeth who was getting tired of this charade. Her mind was still on seeing Melanie last night.
"Well, a few months before that night I had found out where Deborah was living. I decided then that I wanted to leave you, Elizabeth. I found this man here in London who was willing to help fake my death."
"At the end though we were growing close. I don't understand why you went through with it. Were you stringing me along like always?"
"Elizabeth, I did love you. I tried to get out of this agreement, but I couldn't find the Temple guy anywhere."
"Joshua," said Rafe, under his breath but loud enough for Elizabeth and Alison to hear him partially. Alison looked at him, wanting to make sure she had just heard him right.
"So I went through with the plan, hoping that maybe I could somehow come and tell you one day what really happened. When I asked where you had gone everyone said they didn't know."
"So the Prince that was on the boat helped you?"
"Yeah," said Malcolm, now feeling very low.
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"Sorry, I must have heard you wrong. Did you just say permanently?" said Frank, as his voice started to fill with anger.
"Yeah, that's why I said. Is there a problem with that? Because if you don't want him, I'm sure I can dump him with someone else."
"No, there's no problem with me having him right now Courtney. We're already enjoying ourselves. I can't believe you are so cruel as to just dump him because some man in your life doesn't like the boy."
"It's complicated."
"I don't care what the problem that man has. Anyways," he said trying to calm himself down, "He can stay with me for as long as I like. I'll get him enrolled in school tomorrow."
"Fine, and don't call me again."
"I won't," he said, slamming down the phone.
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Elizabeth watched Rafe and Alison walk off to tour London, then went inside. Pulling out her cell phone she saw she had two messages. Checking them she heard, "Hey Liz-beth. It's Chris. Just wanted to make sure everything was ok. Call me-bye." She had to smile, wondering what he might be up to right now-probably either at the hospital, or working on his cure for Ian and the others. She figured she'd save it, in case she wanted to hear his voice later on.
She then went to the next message, "Hi Elizabeth. I know that was you I saw last night. Not sure why you acted like you didn't recognize me. Anyways, my number is 382-1984. Give me a call when you get this, I'd love to catch up." Elizabeth just turned off the cell phone, she definitely wasn't up for rehashing her past life.
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A/N: Melody-glad you like that I brought Neil back, I've missed him myself. Plus, I had to come up with a story for Frank, he had what-3 or 4 days on the last arc? Poor guy.
Nat: Wait until you read what Malcolm says today. ;)
Everyone enjoy-you are the best-PCGirl
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"Alison," said Malcolm with a smile as he let her, Elizabeth, and Rafe in.
"Is Reese here?" she said looking around.
"No, her and Deborah went out for a bit. Deborah thought it would be more comfortable for you two if she wasn't here. Can I get your chauffer anything?" he asked taking a look at Rafe.
Rafe just let out a laugh, and then smiled, "I'm actually Alison's husband. Rafe Kovich, nice to meet you finally," he said taking Malcolm's hand for a shake.
"Oh, excuse me. Well please come in and we'll sit down and talk," he said as he took a chair, and motioned to the other chair and couch in front of them. Alison and Rafe took the couch, while Elizabeth sat in the chair. "So how is everything going with you Alison?"
"Now I'm doing fine," she said squeezing Rafe's hand. The three of them had talked on the drive over, and were going to try and not be short with him- even if they were upset at what had happened. "Rafe and I opened a gym together, and mom here has set us up with a whole personal line of clothing."
"That's great. When did you get married?"
"Over a week ago. It was a very intimate thing, nothing huge," she said as she tried to think of something to discuss. "I do have a question for you, Malcolm," she said, unable to call him father even. "Can you explain to us what happened on the boat that night you disappeared?" she said then looking at Elizabeth to see her waiting for an explanation herself.
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"Here you go, Frank," said Neil as he handed over the piece of paper with the number on it.
"Hey, you know what? I bet there is an old game system in my bedroom closet. If you want to play video games while I make dinner and talk to your Mom you can," he said, wanting to get the boy out of hearing distance.
"Cool," he said as he ran to go find it and set it up.
"Alright," he said dialing the phone number. "Hey, Courtney, it's Frank Scanlon."
"Oh, hi," she said. He could tell he had called at a time she must have been busy.
"I just wanted to let you know that Neil made it here safely. How long are you wanting him to stay here?" he said, unsure if she should enroll the boy in school or not.
"Permanently."
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"Alright, we're home," said Jamal as he opened the motel room door and walked in. After some convincing he had got her to take the motorcycle. They had driven from here to Arizona, who knows where they would be next week or next month. He wished he could call Jack and tell him what he was doing, but figured that the less people he talked to, the better it would be.
"Are you sure you want to do this Jamal? I mean if I wake up tomorrow and you and your bike are gone, I really will understand."
"Imani, what did I tell you before? You are stuck with me," he said pulling her in for a hug.
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"I guess you two do deserve an explanation."
"I'd say so," said Elizabeth who was getting tired of this charade. Her mind was still on seeing Melanie last night.
"Well, a few months before that night I had found out where Deborah was living. I decided then that I wanted to leave you, Elizabeth. I found this man here in London who was willing to help fake my death."
"At the end though we were growing close. I don't understand why you went through with it. Were you stringing me along like always?"
"Elizabeth, I did love you. I tried to get out of this agreement, but I couldn't find the Temple guy anywhere."
"Joshua," said Rafe, under his breath but loud enough for Elizabeth and Alison to hear him partially. Alison looked at him, wanting to make sure she had just heard him right.
"So I went through with the plan, hoping that maybe I could somehow come and tell you one day what really happened. When I asked where you had gone everyone said they didn't know."
"So the Prince that was on the boat helped you?"
"Yeah," said Malcolm, now feeling very low.
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"Sorry, I must have heard you wrong. Did you just say permanently?" said Frank, as his voice started to fill with anger.
"Yeah, that's why I said. Is there a problem with that? Because if you don't want him, I'm sure I can dump him with someone else."
"No, there's no problem with me having him right now Courtney. We're already enjoying ourselves. I can't believe you are so cruel as to just dump him because some man in your life doesn't like the boy."
"It's complicated."
"I don't care what the problem that man has. Anyways," he said trying to calm himself down, "He can stay with me for as long as I like. I'll get him enrolled in school tomorrow."
"Fine, and don't call me again."
"I won't," he said, slamming down the phone.
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Elizabeth watched Rafe and Alison walk off to tour London, then went inside. Pulling out her cell phone she saw she had two messages. Checking them she heard, "Hey Liz-beth. It's Chris. Just wanted to make sure everything was ok. Call me-bye." She had to smile, wondering what he might be up to right now-probably either at the hospital, or working on his cure for Ian and the others. She figured she'd save it, in case she wanted to hear his voice later on.
She then went to the next message, "Hi Elizabeth. I know that was you I saw last night. Not sure why you acted like you didn't recognize me. Anyways, my number is 382-1984. Give me a call when you get this, I'd love to catch up." Elizabeth just turned off the cell phone, she definitely wasn't up for rehashing her past life.
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