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Author: Mac
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Ned opened the door to let Nancy in. "Hey," he said.
"Hi."
"How's Frank doing?"
"As good as can be expected," Nancy replied as she followed Ned into the living room. "So what's up? You said you had an idea of who was after Frank."
He took her hands in his. "Nan, first I want to tell you something. I-I screwed up. Royally. I still love you and I shouldn't have ended it the way I did. Will you please forgive me?"
Nancy smiled at him. "Of course I forgive you... however, you breaking it off made me realize that I already had someone who wanted to be with me for who I am. I still want to be your friend, Ned, but our relationship can't go any further than that. I'm in love with Frank."
"Oh," Ned replied, his smile fading. He turned away from hr and walked over to the desk. Nancy noticed him seraching for something in the draw. She stepped up behind him, intending to put a hand on his shoulder, but he quickly spun around.
Nancy's eyes widened in surprise. Ned had a gun in his hands! "What are you doing?" she cried. Then it clicked. "Oh God, you shot Frank!"
"Yeah, I shot Frank. I saw the way you looked into his eyes. You used to look at me like that. I know you were upset, but you should have realized that I didn't mean it. Now look what happened to Frank."
"You say that as if I pulled the trigger," Nancy said, agahst.
"You may as well have."
Nancy moved towards the phone. "Okay, Ned, lets talk about this rationally. I'm sure we can work this out. I'll just call Chief McGinnis and tell him you're going to surrender. Since you didn't kill Frank, they'll be lenient."
"Nancy!" She jumped at his tone. "Stay away from that phone or, I swear, I will kill you!"
Tears formed in her eyes. She couldn't believe this! What happened to the guy she used to date. The first guy she'd ever kissed, the first guy she'd ever loved. "Why are you doing this, Ned?" she asked, barely above a whisper.
"I love you!" he exclaimed. "Don't you see that!"
"If you love me, then why won't you let me be happy? I'm happy with Frank! You had your chance, Ned!"
Without warning, Ned charged at her. Nancy thought she was about to get a bullet in her brain, but instead felt a sharp pain in the side of her head. "I'm sorry, Nan, but Frank isn't going to be around to love you back."
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Part 3
Author: Mac
Disclaimers in Part 1
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Ned opened the door to let Nancy in. "Hey," he said.
"Hi."
"How's Frank doing?"
"As good as can be expected," Nancy replied as she followed Ned into the living room. "So what's up? You said you had an idea of who was after Frank."
He took her hands in his. "Nan, first I want to tell you something. I-I screwed up. Royally. I still love you and I shouldn't have ended it the way I did. Will you please forgive me?"
Nancy smiled at him. "Of course I forgive you... however, you breaking it off made me realize that I already had someone who wanted to be with me for who I am. I still want to be your friend, Ned, but our relationship can't go any further than that. I'm in love with Frank."
"Oh," Ned replied, his smile fading. He turned away from hr and walked over to the desk. Nancy noticed him seraching for something in the draw. She stepped up behind him, intending to put a hand on his shoulder, but he quickly spun around.
Nancy's eyes widened in surprise. Ned had a gun in his hands! "What are you doing?" she cried. Then it clicked. "Oh God, you shot Frank!"
"Yeah, I shot Frank. I saw the way you looked into his eyes. You used to look at me like that. I know you were upset, but you should have realized that I didn't mean it. Now look what happened to Frank."
"You say that as if I pulled the trigger," Nancy said, agahst.
"You may as well have."
Nancy moved towards the phone. "Okay, Ned, lets talk about this rationally. I'm sure we can work this out. I'll just call Chief McGinnis and tell him you're going to surrender. Since you didn't kill Frank, they'll be lenient."
"Nancy!" She jumped at his tone. "Stay away from that phone or, I swear, I will kill you!"
Tears formed in her eyes. She couldn't believe this! What happened to the guy she used to date. The first guy she'd ever kissed, the first guy she'd ever loved. "Why are you doing this, Ned?" she asked, barely above a whisper.
"I love you!" he exclaimed. "Don't you see that!"
"If you love me, then why won't you let me be happy? I'm happy with Frank! You had your chance, Ned!"
Without warning, Ned charged at her. Nancy thought she was about to get a bullet in her brain, but instead felt a sharp pain in the side of her head. "I'm sorry, Nan, but Frank isn't going to be around to love you back."