A/N: Hey! It's Monday night as I'm typing this, so technically I did have
it up when I said I would... it just might not show up on the page until
tomorrow. I'm sorry, but today was my first day back to school since out
Christmas and New Year break so I didn't have any time to type it today.
Anyway, I hope you enjoy this chapter! ~Beaner~
PURE-PEN: Thank you so much for the review! We always like to get new reviewers. Wow, you and Banksiesbabe really want it to be Rat... *cough* I mean uh... Linda, don't you? Well, I hate to disappoint you, but it isn't. Sorry. lol. I don't know if I already told you why I put the "moment" in or not. Well if I didn't... I put it in because I was going to ask you to read that part and ONLY that part because you would be the only one who would get it, but since you like the story I guess I don't have to ask you. I totally agree with you... they ARE Adam moments. lol. Thanks again for calling me your best reviewer. I feel really honored by that. *happy tear, sniffle, sniffle* lol. Okey dokey, I'm done rambling. Hope you continue to enjoy the story even though Rat... gosh, why do I keep calling her that? I mean... even though LINDA isn't the one behind it all. lol. Thanks a lot for the review!
BANKSIESBABE99: Hey! Thanks so much for the review! Joc will be sad that there was no singing though. But that's okay. Um... I'm not quite sure what was suspenseful in the boring chapter, but whatever you say. lol. Yeah, the last chapter was kinda boring... actually it wasn't really completely necessary, but whatever. Oh, did you forget to leave a singing review because you were tired? Okay then... I guess we can get over it. lol. I surely hope that we're not boring you! That would NOT be good! Anyhow, thank you for the review! We can always count on you for one (and a nice one at that) no matter how painfully drug out and unnecessary the chapter is. Thanks again! Oh, FYI: The flashback chapters are the ones with action. So if you see the word flashback in the chapter name, expect to see at least a wee bit of action... or at least events leading up to it (the ones in this chapter are like that). Oh God, I really need to stop rambling now.
BELLA7: Thank you so much for the review! It was groovy? Wow, you're the first person to say so. Thanks! lol. The first meeting... the one in this chapter... isn't really all that eventful. The one at the restaurant is a wee bit more entertaining. Well, it was to Joc and I at least. Anyways, I hope you enjoy the chapter! I tried to get it up fairly quickly (hey, for me this is quick) since you were anxiously awaiting it. Thanks so much for the review!!!
Okey dokey folks... on with the chapter!! Don't forget to R&R! ~Beaner~
Adam and Julie were the last ones to arrive at Charlie's. Adam pulled up a chair next to Guy and Julie sat in the empty seat next to Connie. "What'd we miss?" Adam asked.
"All the spouses who weren't there that night were supposed to leave and Goldie had a fight with his wife... I think her name's Bertha or something like that," Connie mumbled looking out into the backyard where Beth was yelling at a bunch of kids for running around.
Charlie sat down and looked around at his once best friends. Portman sat stroking a hairless cat (tee hee, Dr. Evil and Mr. Bigglesworth... okay I'm done) with a big, fluffy sweater on, Goldberg was trying to convince one of his daughters that biting Charlie's dog wasn't exactly nice let alone smart, and Guy, Connie, Julie, and Adam were laughing like morons. 'I can't stand Adam.' Charlie thought to himself. 'If it weren't for him, we wouldn't be in this mess. I never would have had to scrape duck guts off my roof. Hell, I never would have had to see any of these crazy fucks again.' Jesse coughed and looked at Charlie, obviously expecting him to start the meeting.
"Hi... um, so what did you guys... uh... get?" Charlie asked, not knowing what to say.
Adam spoke up first as he threw a small piece of paper onto the table. "That and an eyeball," he murmured, looking around the table for the next person to speak up.
Five slips of paper laid on the table once everyone had described what had happened to them. Charlie grabbed the slips and slowly fit them together as if they were a puzzle. When put together, the pieces made up an entire sheet of paper that read:
Final revenge Unbearable pain No mercy Isn't Murder FUN? WATCH YOUR BACK.
Charlie looked up to meet all of the other Ducks' frightened stares. He swallowed hard and felt panic begin to well up inside of him. It seemed as if they were being sucked back into the nightmare.
*Flashback*
"What's the big deal?" Banks asked, tilting the bottle of beer toward the sky. "It's just a little drink," he said smirking. Julie wrapped her arms around his waist and began to giggle uncontrollably. He shoved the bottle into Charlie's hand. They were standing at a bus stop not far from Eden Hall.
*Present*
"Just a little drink," Averman sighed as he sat down on the bed in his hotel room. He shook his head and stared down at his hands. Just twelve years ago these hands had committed the biggest crime in years. He heard the door open and close behind him.
Bella climbed onto the bed and kneeled behind him. She began to rub his neck and shoulders, feeling how tense he was. Averman sighed as he thought about whether or not he should tell her. 'No, she's a cop... there's no way I could tell her.'
The meeting had basically gone down hill after Charlie fit the papers together. Charlie began to blame Banks, who everyone knew blamed Charlie. Averman didn't choose any specific person to point the finger at. All of them were equally responsible.
"So, how did the meeting go?" Bella asked.
"Fine," Averman lied, laying down on the bed.
Suddenly the bathroom door bursted open, and Dave ran into the room. "I didn't do it!" he yelled as he ran into the closet and slammed the door. Bella and Averman looked at each other and then sprinted into the bathroom. Les (wee Les, not Averman... man this is confusing...) was sitting on the counter with Bella's make-up all over his face. He just grinned at his parents and Bella rolled her eyes.
"C'mere you," she said reaching for a washcloth.
*~*~*~*~*~*
Luis turned the channel again and sat the remote back on the nightstand. Benny strolled into the room throwing an apple core into the garbage can. He got up onto the bed beside Luis and began jumping on it making Luis spring up and down. Luis got to his feet and jumped at opposite times as Benny sending him into the air. They were both grinning from ear to ear. Suddenly the door sprang open and in walked Ashley, Katalina, and Michael. The two of them both stopped jumping and smiled innocently. Ashley rolled her eyes and sat down on the bed next to Benny. "Real mature, dad," Kat quipped. 'This is sad,' Luis thought. 'My eight year old daughter is calling me immature.'
The phone rang and Luis grabbed the receiver. "Hello?"
"Hey," came a familiar voice.
"Connie?"
"Yeah... listen, Charlie called and told me to call you and Adam and tell you that we're going out to eat tonight. You can leave your kids with Linda... or Beth," Connie laughed.
"Okay," Luis replied, smirking.
"Um.. 5:30 at Ruby Tuesdays. See ya later.
"See ya then. Bye."
"Bye." Connie hung up the phone and looked at Guy who was sitting beside her watching television. She handed him the phone. "Call Banksie," she instructed as she looked at her watch, which read 3:35. She looked across the room at Gabby who was curled up in a ball on the other bed in the room, fast asleep. Jake was looking through an Easy-Reader book and eating Scooby Doo fruit snacks (yuck).
Guy picked up the phone and sat it in his lap. He picked up the receiver as he pulled looked at the paper that Connie had written the Banks' hotel phone number on. He dialed and heard four rings before somebody picked up.
"Hello?"
"Hey Jules. Tonight we're all going out to dinner at Ruby Tuesdays at around 5:30."
"Alright," Julie said passing Lizzy to Adam and standing up. "She needs burped," she mouthed to him. He nodded and pulled a rag out of the diaper bag. "We'll see ya tonight, Guy. Bye."
"See ya." There was a click on the other line and Julie set down the receiver. She walked to the closet and picked out her black pants and favorite green button down top. She pulled on her clothes and she and Adam talked for a little while. Julie was getting a little restless cooped up in the hotel room.
"Let's go check this place out," she said as she stood up and took Adam's hand. "She's not tired," she added watching his futile attempts to get Lizzy to go to sleep. He sighed and the three of them left the room.
"Beth!" they heard come from one of the rooms by the elevator.
"I wanna go too!" she screeched as she slumped down on the bed.
"You can't..."
"Why not?" she insisted.
"I... I can't really explain. You wouldn't understand."
"Try me," she lowered her voice and looked into his eyes.
"It's... it's just too difficult." Beth jumped up off the bed and grabbed her purse.
"I'm going to look for the kids!" she screamed, slamming the door behind her.
*Flashback*
"Gimme one," Goldberg said to Banks as it began to rain. Adam, however, was so drunk that he couldn't pass the bottle off to Goldberg... because in order to do that he had to find him... directly on his right about six inches away. Charlie had just chugged the rest of his fifth bottle of beer(don't ask me where they got it all... let's just say... the booze fairies brought it during the night) when Adam finally found Goldberg. Portman pulled a bottle of vodka out of his coat and took a quick swig before it was pried from his fingers by Luis. He put the container to his lips and took a sip. The contents made his throat burn and he went into a coughing fit and handed the bottle to Fulton who drank nearly half without flinching. Suddenly a bus turned around the corner and the same idea popped into all of the Ducks' heads.
*Present*
Adam and Julie (and Lizzy) ran into Jesse and Tammy on the elevator. "We were just coming to check on all you guys," Jesse said when they reached the ground level.
"Oh, I though you... aren't Portman and Fulton staying at your house?"
"Yeah, but we didn't leave because they were doing anything strange with the animals... ya know... like letting them sit up at the table with us," Tammy quipped sarcastically.
"Or trying to fit Kevin into one of their cat's sweaters," Jesse added.
"Where is Kevin, by the way?" Adam asked as the doors opened.
"He's with Fulton and Por---" Jesse and Tammy looked at each other and took off through the lobby and out the spinning front door. Adam smirked as he and Julie stepped off the elevator.
*At Charlie's house*
"Bye," Charlie said kissing Linda (*Cough* Rat *cough*) on the cheek. Adam walked in with Elizabeth (Julie was in the car) as Charlie was walking out the door. Linda took Lizzy and waved to Charlie who had just stormed past Adam, hitting his shoulder.
"Thanks Linda. See ya later." Adam kissed Lizzy's forehead and turned to leave. He sat the diaper bag on the counter and strolled out the door.
Linda walked into the living room and sat on the couch between Benny and Jake who were playing with wee Hotwheels cars. The rest of the kids were watching a video that Bella brought over. Ashley and Bella had gone to check out the Mall of America, and God only knew where Beth was.
A/N: Yeah... so I was two days late getting the chappie uploaded. Don't hate me. Yes, I know that in the first A/N it said I was typing it on Monday... but I didn't get the chance to finish it yesterday. Oh man, I'm rambling again. Okay, anyhow, please R&R!!! PLEASE! ~Beaner~
PURE-PEN: Thank you so much for the review! We always like to get new reviewers. Wow, you and Banksiesbabe really want it to be Rat... *cough* I mean uh... Linda, don't you? Well, I hate to disappoint you, but it isn't. Sorry. lol. I don't know if I already told you why I put the "moment" in or not. Well if I didn't... I put it in because I was going to ask you to read that part and ONLY that part because you would be the only one who would get it, but since you like the story I guess I don't have to ask you. I totally agree with you... they ARE Adam moments. lol. Thanks again for calling me your best reviewer. I feel really honored by that. *happy tear, sniffle, sniffle* lol. Okey dokey, I'm done rambling. Hope you continue to enjoy the story even though Rat... gosh, why do I keep calling her that? I mean... even though LINDA isn't the one behind it all. lol. Thanks a lot for the review!
BANKSIESBABE99: Hey! Thanks so much for the review! Joc will be sad that there was no singing though. But that's okay. Um... I'm not quite sure what was suspenseful in the boring chapter, but whatever you say. lol. Yeah, the last chapter was kinda boring... actually it wasn't really completely necessary, but whatever. Oh, did you forget to leave a singing review because you were tired? Okay then... I guess we can get over it. lol. I surely hope that we're not boring you! That would NOT be good! Anyhow, thank you for the review! We can always count on you for one (and a nice one at that) no matter how painfully drug out and unnecessary the chapter is. Thanks again! Oh, FYI: The flashback chapters are the ones with action. So if you see the word flashback in the chapter name, expect to see at least a wee bit of action... or at least events leading up to it (the ones in this chapter are like that). Oh God, I really need to stop rambling now.
BELLA7: Thank you so much for the review! It was groovy? Wow, you're the first person to say so. Thanks! lol. The first meeting... the one in this chapter... isn't really all that eventful. The one at the restaurant is a wee bit more entertaining. Well, it was to Joc and I at least. Anyways, I hope you enjoy the chapter! I tried to get it up fairly quickly (hey, for me this is quick) since you were anxiously awaiting it. Thanks so much for the review!!!
Okey dokey folks... on with the chapter!! Don't forget to R&R! ~Beaner~
Adam and Julie were the last ones to arrive at Charlie's. Adam pulled up a chair next to Guy and Julie sat in the empty seat next to Connie. "What'd we miss?" Adam asked.
"All the spouses who weren't there that night were supposed to leave and Goldie had a fight with his wife... I think her name's Bertha or something like that," Connie mumbled looking out into the backyard where Beth was yelling at a bunch of kids for running around.
Charlie sat down and looked around at his once best friends. Portman sat stroking a hairless cat (tee hee, Dr. Evil and Mr. Bigglesworth... okay I'm done) with a big, fluffy sweater on, Goldberg was trying to convince one of his daughters that biting Charlie's dog wasn't exactly nice let alone smart, and Guy, Connie, Julie, and Adam were laughing like morons. 'I can't stand Adam.' Charlie thought to himself. 'If it weren't for him, we wouldn't be in this mess. I never would have had to scrape duck guts off my roof. Hell, I never would have had to see any of these crazy fucks again.' Jesse coughed and looked at Charlie, obviously expecting him to start the meeting.
"Hi... um, so what did you guys... uh... get?" Charlie asked, not knowing what to say.
Adam spoke up first as he threw a small piece of paper onto the table. "That and an eyeball," he murmured, looking around the table for the next person to speak up.
Five slips of paper laid on the table once everyone had described what had happened to them. Charlie grabbed the slips and slowly fit them together as if they were a puzzle. When put together, the pieces made up an entire sheet of paper that read:
Final revenge Unbearable pain No mercy Isn't Murder FUN? WATCH YOUR BACK.
Charlie looked up to meet all of the other Ducks' frightened stares. He swallowed hard and felt panic begin to well up inside of him. It seemed as if they were being sucked back into the nightmare.
*Flashback*
"What's the big deal?" Banks asked, tilting the bottle of beer toward the sky. "It's just a little drink," he said smirking. Julie wrapped her arms around his waist and began to giggle uncontrollably. He shoved the bottle into Charlie's hand. They were standing at a bus stop not far from Eden Hall.
*Present*
"Just a little drink," Averman sighed as he sat down on the bed in his hotel room. He shook his head and stared down at his hands. Just twelve years ago these hands had committed the biggest crime in years. He heard the door open and close behind him.
Bella climbed onto the bed and kneeled behind him. She began to rub his neck and shoulders, feeling how tense he was. Averman sighed as he thought about whether or not he should tell her. 'No, she's a cop... there's no way I could tell her.'
The meeting had basically gone down hill after Charlie fit the papers together. Charlie began to blame Banks, who everyone knew blamed Charlie. Averman didn't choose any specific person to point the finger at. All of them were equally responsible.
"So, how did the meeting go?" Bella asked.
"Fine," Averman lied, laying down on the bed.
Suddenly the bathroom door bursted open, and Dave ran into the room. "I didn't do it!" he yelled as he ran into the closet and slammed the door. Bella and Averman looked at each other and then sprinted into the bathroom. Les (wee Les, not Averman... man this is confusing...) was sitting on the counter with Bella's make-up all over his face. He just grinned at his parents and Bella rolled her eyes.
"C'mere you," she said reaching for a washcloth.
*~*~*~*~*~*
Luis turned the channel again and sat the remote back on the nightstand. Benny strolled into the room throwing an apple core into the garbage can. He got up onto the bed beside Luis and began jumping on it making Luis spring up and down. Luis got to his feet and jumped at opposite times as Benny sending him into the air. They were both grinning from ear to ear. Suddenly the door sprang open and in walked Ashley, Katalina, and Michael. The two of them both stopped jumping and smiled innocently. Ashley rolled her eyes and sat down on the bed next to Benny. "Real mature, dad," Kat quipped. 'This is sad,' Luis thought. 'My eight year old daughter is calling me immature.'
The phone rang and Luis grabbed the receiver. "Hello?"
"Hey," came a familiar voice.
"Connie?"
"Yeah... listen, Charlie called and told me to call you and Adam and tell you that we're going out to eat tonight. You can leave your kids with Linda... or Beth," Connie laughed.
"Okay," Luis replied, smirking.
"Um.. 5:30 at Ruby Tuesdays. See ya later.
"See ya then. Bye."
"Bye." Connie hung up the phone and looked at Guy who was sitting beside her watching television. She handed him the phone. "Call Banksie," she instructed as she looked at her watch, which read 3:35. She looked across the room at Gabby who was curled up in a ball on the other bed in the room, fast asleep. Jake was looking through an Easy-Reader book and eating Scooby Doo fruit snacks (yuck).
Guy picked up the phone and sat it in his lap. He picked up the receiver as he pulled looked at the paper that Connie had written the Banks' hotel phone number on. He dialed and heard four rings before somebody picked up.
"Hello?"
"Hey Jules. Tonight we're all going out to dinner at Ruby Tuesdays at around 5:30."
"Alright," Julie said passing Lizzy to Adam and standing up. "She needs burped," she mouthed to him. He nodded and pulled a rag out of the diaper bag. "We'll see ya tonight, Guy. Bye."
"See ya." There was a click on the other line and Julie set down the receiver. She walked to the closet and picked out her black pants and favorite green button down top. She pulled on her clothes and she and Adam talked for a little while. Julie was getting a little restless cooped up in the hotel room.
"Let's go check this place out," she said as she stood up and took Adam's hand. "She's not tired," she added watching his futile attempts to get Lizzy to go to sleep. He sighed and the three of them left the room.
"Beth!" they heard come from one of the rooms by the elevator.
"I wanna go too!" she screeched as she slumped down on the bed.
"You can't..."
"Why not?" she insisted.
"I... I can't really explain. You wouldn't understand."
"Try me," she lowered her voice and looked into his eyes.
"It's... it's just too difficult." Beth jumped up off the bed and grabbed her purse.
"I'm going to look for the kids!" she screamed, slamming the door behind her.
*Flashback*
"Gimme one," Goldberg said to Banks as it began to rain. Adam, however, was so drunk that he couldn't pass the bottle off to Goldberg... because in order to do that he had to find him... directly on his right about six inches away. Charlie had just chugged the rest of his fifth bottle of beer(don't ask me where they got it all... let's just say... the booze fairies brought it during the night) when Adam finally found Goldberg. Portman pulled a bottle of vodka out of his coat and took a quick swig before it was pried from his fingers by Luis. He put the container to his lips and took a sip. The contents made his throat burn and he went into a coughing fit and handed the bottle to Fulton who drank nearly half without flinching. Suddenly a bus turned around the corner and the same idea popped into all of the Ducks' heads.
*Present*
Adam and Julie (and Lizzy) ran into Jesse and Tammy on the elevator. "We were just coming to check on all you guys," Jesse said when they reached the ground level.
"Oh, I though you... aren't Portman and Fulton staying at your house?"
"Yeah, but we didn't leave because they were doing anything strange with the animals... ya know... like letting them sit up at the table with us," Tammy quipped sarcastically.
"Or trying to fit Kevin into one of their cat's sweaters," Jesse added.
"Where is Kevin, by the way?" Adam asked as the doors opened.
"He's with Fulton and Por---" Jesse and Tammy looked at each other and took off through the lobby and out the spinning front door. Adam smirked as he and Julie stepped off the elevator.
*At Charlie's house*
"Bye," Charlie said kissing Linda (*Cough* Rat *cough*) on the cheek. Adam walked in with Elizabeth (Julie was in the car) as Charlie was walking out the door. Linda took Lizzy and waved to Charlie who had just stormed past Adam, hitting his shoulder.
"Thanks Linda. See ya later." Adam kissed Lizzy's forehead and turned to leave. He sat the diaper bag on the counter and strolled out the door.
Linda walked into the living room and sat on the couch between Benny and Jake who were playing with wee Hotwheels cars. The rest of the kids were watching a video that Bella brought over. Ashley and Bella had gone to check out the Mall of America, and God only knew where Beth was.
A/N: Yeah... so I was two days late getting the chappie uploaded. Don't hate me. Yes, I know that in the first A/N it said I was typing it on Monday... but I didn't get the chance to finish it yesterday. Oh man, I'm rambling again. Okay, anyhow, please R&R!!! PLEASE! ~Beaner~
