With a small groan, she pushed her eyes open and glared at the
ringing phone, finally reaching out after a few moments to grab the phone off the ringer, murmuring a very grouchy sounding "Hello."
"What the hell are you thinking Lilian?"
The little blonde jumped at the yelled question, wincing as she
pulled the phone away from her ear for a second as her sister said something else that she missed.
"Nice to talk to you too, Steph," Lilian said as she cradled the
phone against her ear after a few moments.
"Don't give me that shit, Lilian," Stephanie said. "What the hell
are you thinking?" she repeated.
"Well, right now I am thinking that I am very confused as to why you
are yelling in my ear at. what time is it anyway?"
"It's one o'clock in the afternoon, Lilian."
Lilian blinked hard, glancing at the clock and seeing that her
sister was right. "Damn, the pain pills must have knocked me out," she said, glad that the pain pills were finally starting to knock her out two days after the first use.
"I'm not worried about the time or your pain pills, Lilian. I want
to know what this is Daddy is saying about you confronting Kane."
"He attacked my -our- mother, Stephanie. I'm not going to stand back
and let him get away from it, being that Daddy is acting like a coward and won't do a thing about it."
"Lilian, he's dangerous!"
"Don't you think I know that, Stephanie?" Lilian asked, lying back
against the pillows in her room.
"I certainly hope you would, Lilian, but what would the point of you
getting manhandled by Kane be?" Stephanie asked.
"You know, Steph," Lilian said, tracing the pattern of her afghan,
"It actually sounds like you care about me."
"Damn it, Lily, you know I love you. Even when I dumped coffee on
you and used you as a shield you've still been my little sister. I know we've never really been best friends but you still are my family. Blood is thicker than water, or so they say." Lilian didn't answer, and Stephanie continued, "Please don't do anything to put yourself in danger."
After a long moment of silence, Lilian said, "You know, Steph, you
never explained why you used me as a shield or dumped the coffee on me."
"That was business, Lilian, and I am so sorry for that," Stephanie
answered.
"Well, Steph, then I guess it'll be business when I confront Kane."
She went to hang up, only to hear her sister yell her name. Without
saying a word, Lilian held the phone to her ear, hearing Stephanie ask, "What's your plan?"
"I need to figure something out. I don't know what, but I will."
With that, Stephanie heard the phone click, knowing that Lilian had
hung up this time. Stephanie ran a hand through her long brown hair, sighing as she leaned her head back. She glanced at the phone again, picking it up quickly and dialing a familiar number.
After a few rings, the person picked up. With a sigh, Stephanie
spoke.
"Hunter, I need a big favor."
ringing phone, finally reaching out after a few moments to grab the phone off the ringer, murmuring a very grouchy sounding "Hello."
"What the hell are you thinking Lilian?"
The little blonde jumped at the yelled question, wincing as she
pulled the phone away from her ear for a second as her sister said something else that she missed.
"Nice to talk to you too, Steph," Lilian said as she cradled the
phone against her ear after a few moments.
"Don't give me that shit, Lilian," Stephanie said. "What the hell
are you thinking?" she repeated.
"Well, right now I am thinking that I am very confused as to why you
are yelling in my ear at. what time is it anyway?"
"It's one o'clock in the afternoon, Lilian."
Lilian blinked hard, glancing at the clock and seeing that her
sister was right. "Damn, the pain pills must have knocked me out," she said, glad that the pain pills were finally starting to knock her out two days after the first use.
"I'm not worried about the time or your pain pills, Lilian. I want
to know what this is Daddy is saying about you confronting Kane."
"He attacked my -our- mother, Stephanie. I'm not going to stand back
and let him get away from it, being that Daddy is acting like a coward and won't do a thing about it."
"Lilian, he's dangerous!"
"Don't you think I know that, Stephanie?" Lilian asked, lying back
against the pillows in her room.
"I certainly hope you would, Lilian, but what would the point of you
getting manhandled by Kane be?" Stephanie asked.
"You know, Steph," Lilian said, tracing the pattern of her afghan,
"It actually sounds like you care about me."
"Damn it, Lily, you know I love you. Even when I dumped coffee on
you and used you as a shield you've still been my little sister. I know we've never really been best friends but you still are my family. Blood is thicker than water, or so they say." Lilian didn't answer, and Stephanie continued, "Please don't do anything to put yourself in danger."
After a long moment of silence, Lilian said, "You know, Steph, you
never explained why you used me as a shield or dumped the coffee on me."
"That was business, Lilian, and I am so sorry for that," Stephanie
answered.
"Well, Steph, then I guess it'll be business when I confront Kane."
She went to hang up, only to hear her sister yell her name. Without
saying a word, Lilian held the phone to her ear, hearing Stephanie ask, "What's your plan?"
"I need to figure something out. I don't know what, but I will."
With that, Stephanie heard the phone click, knowing that Lilian had
hung up this time. Stephanie ran a hand through her long brown hair, sighing as she leaned her head back. She glanced at the phone again, picking it up quickly and dialing a familiar number.
After a few rings, the person picked up. With a sigh, Stephanie
spoke.
"Hunter, I need a big favor."
