~~~ As I Am Ch. 1

I disclaim

July 12, 2007

"Why would you tell me you have the money if you didn't?"

"I thought I did."

": The entire reason I asked is so that I wouldn't have to come out of my way to get cash, but here we are at a bank, when we should making my date, and then catching a plane back to L.A."

"I'm sorry." Kate clenched her teeth and counted to ten, sometimes she could almost understand how Tyler didn't like her sister, it was times like this when she was most afraid, that she'd just hall off and hit the older woman, but as usual Jo managed to find a way to pull her back. "Still love me?"

Shaking her head at her companion, she gave a small bitter grin." Jo, you know I don't love people, but I don't want to kill you, and that's just as important."

Her companion shrugged and stepped in front to open the door to the Harmony Saving and Loan. It was still the same, just as it was the last day she had been in here, Mr. Chambers' was on the guard duty, more asleep then awake, and Ms. Cory was at the window. "Geez doesn't this town ever change."

"Huh?"

"Nothing, go get the money, and then let's go." Kate pointed toward the line, and then moved to stand in the corner; she didn't care if she was seen she just preferred if she wasn't. Reaching into her purse she pulled out her palm pilot, the little gadget always made her think of Reese Durkee, strangely enough the thought brought a smile to her face. Turning it on she checked her schedule, if Jo made her late she friend and half-boos or no, she would have to kill her, after all Tyler was the main boss, and wouldn't hesitate to hurt them so turn about was fair play.

"We can't have Lilies, Mom."

"Why?"

"Because he's allergic to them."

"Are you sure?"

"Sure that I don't want my intended sneezing throughout the ceremony, yeah."

Kate lowered the palm and blinked, she heard the first voice, and froze, but it was the giggle that caused her heart to jump. Standing directly behind Jo in line was her mother, sister, and cousin. The entire situation was almost comical, she comes into town once a year, and the one time Jo messes her up, she runs into her family. "Stay calm."

Calm why wouldn't she be calm, she was Kate Bennett, there where men all over the world that got chills when her name was uttered, there was a village in Indonesia where parents told there children if they didn't eat their vegetables she visited them in the night. She didn't need to be calm, they needed to be brave. She wasn't Kay Bennet anymore. "Let's speed it up, Jo." As if hearing her name, her clueless companion, looked up and waved. She gave a nod and then turned her head as the door opened, and felt her eyes goes wide, as Gwen walked in closely followed by Ethan and Fox.

"So you're picking her up on Thursday?"

"Yes, right after Girl scouts."

"Oh aren't you father of the year."

Ethan stopped and glared at his half-brother." Why are you even here?"

"I'm here because you're suppose to explaining the O'Bryan deal to me on our lunch hour."

"I did that twenty minutes ago."

"So I wasn't paying attention, sue me?"

"Then you'll wait. " Ethan turned away and began talking to Gwen again.

That was when it happened, Jessica had just saw Ethan when HE walked in, he was short not even average height, he had brown hair, wore a brown trench coat, and a black bowler on his head. Kate's first thought was that he looked like a complete fashion  victim, her second thought was that not only was she going to be late for her date, there was a very good chance she wouldn't make her flight, because that was when he open the his trench coat, and pulled out the shotgun.

"EVERYBODY FREEZE TH IS IS A ROBBERY."