We're nearing the end of this fanfic! *tear* Like I said last chapter I'
thinking about making a sequel to this...thing is I'm still trying to think
of a good plot. Hey if you have any good ideas IM me, e-mail me, or put it
in a review!! Here we go!
...things heat up...
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Lydia watched Mort's facial expression go from confusion to terror. Her eyes widened.
"What Amy?" Mort said slowly.
"SOMEONE BURNED OUR HOUSE DOWN, MORT!" Amy repeated.
"I'll be there as soon as I can," Mort said and then hung up. "Someone burned your house down," he alerted Lyddie.
Lyddie's face took on an expression of shock, "You mean t-to the g-ground? Like there's nothing left at all?" She imagined the Victorian style house in her mind.
"Yes. Nothings left. We're going to have to go down there. I think Shooter responsible for it," Mort said turning to grab his car keys off a hook by the front door. "Let's go."
Lyddie obediently followed. She had tears in her eyes. All she kept thinking was, "Everything. Everything's gone."
They got into Mort's car and drove off. "Why would he burn down the house?" Lyddie asked suddenly.
"Because the magazine that has my story published in it for the first time was in there. He's scared to face the facts that I'm right, and he's wrong," Mort answered.
Two Hours Later--At the remains of Amy's house
Mort and Lydia walked together up to the site. Lyddie bit her lip. It was a horrific site.
Amy ran up to them "Mort! Lydia!" she said hugging Mort. She opened her arms to Lyddie and Lyddie steeped into her embrace, but she didn't hug back. Lyddie was thinking about her mom and the fact that she cheated on Mort. Then she spotted Ted. He was wearing jeans, a jacket, and a pair of sunglasses. He had always been so nice to Lydia, but then again Lyddie never knew the truth.
Lyddie turned around. She didn't even want to look at him. An investigator came up to the four of them. "I'm going to need to ask you a few questions," He said while taking out a notebook and a pen. "First of all, enemies, you got any?"
"No," Amy said shaking her head.
Mort opened his mouth to speak Ted interrupted, "Nope, not a soul."
Mort eyed him, "Mind if I take a few of these...Ted?"
Ted held his hands up and took a step back.
"Yeah. I got one," Mort said and walked off with the investigator, leaving Lyddie with her mom and Ted.
"I'm so sorry honey," Amy said giving Lyddie a sympathetic look
"For what? Burning the house down of cheating on Dad?" Lyddie replied harshly. She looked from Amy to Ted, then she walked away.
Later—Downtown
They were sitting in an attorney's office discussing the events of the day. Mort and Amy were given a list of their possessions that were left in the house. Ted was trying to catch a glimpse.
"Amy he's rubbernecking," Mort said giving Ted a mean look.
"I just wanted to see," Ted said innocently.
"Mort, it's ok," Amy said.
"No it's not that's OUR stuff," Mort said protectively. Lyddie was sitting next to him starring at the table. She was in a horrible mood.
"Actually, Mort's right," The attorney said. "You have no right to be looking at that list." She directed the last bit to Ted.
"Ok fine. I'm gonna go for a walk around the park," Ted said to Amy.
"Take a chance Ted, take two," Mort said as Ted began to walk out of the door. "Rubbernecker," Mort added. Ted stopped took a deep breath and then walked out of the room.
After Amy and Ted reviewed the list they left the office and went to the bottom floor. Amy started talking to Mort, as he put on his beanie (a very hot black beanie I might add). Lyddie sat down on a bench as she saw Ted coming.
"Well, don't I have good timing?" Ted said handing Amy a coffee.
"Oh wonderful timing," Mort added.
"Mort let's go for a walk. I want to talk to you," Ted said frowning.
"I'm in trouble," Mort said and walked out the door.
Lyddie couldn't help but laugh at that, but she crossed her arms over her chest as Amy came and sat down beside her.
"What?" Lyddie said starring directly in front of her.
"I guess you know now, huh?" Amy said sipping her coffee.
"Well I HOPE you didn't plan on lying to me forever," Lyddie said still not looking at Amy.
"Things weren't working out the way we planned," Amy tried to explain.
"Oh ok so you decided it was better to cheat on Dad?" Lyddie asked. She was angered.
"Honey, it's complicated. You wouldn't understand," Amy said setting her coffee down.
Lydia looked directly at her, "I know, because even you don't have a reason."
Mort and Ted returned. "Ready?" Mort asked Lyddie.
"Are you sure you don't want to come with me?" Amy asked Lyddie.
Lyddie stood up and turned and faced her mother. "Why?"
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Interesting...Lyddie confront her mother! I don't have time to answer to my fabulous reviewers at the moment but I will next chapter!!! This is getting interesting!!
...things heat up...
**
Lydia watched Mort's facial expression go from confusion to terror. Her eyes widened.
"What Amy?" Mort said slowly.
"SOMEONE BURNED OUR HOUSE DOWN, MORT!" Amy repeated.
"I'll be there as soon as I can," Mort said and then hung up. "Someone burned your house down," he alerted Lyddie.
Lyddie's face took on an expression of shock, "You mean t-to the g-ground? Like there's nothing left at all?" She imagined the Victorian style house in her mind.
"Yes. Nothings left. We're going to have to go down there. I think Shooter responsible for it," Mort said turning to grab his car keys off a hook by the front door. "Let's go."
Lyddie obediently followed. She had tears in her eyes. All she kept thinking was, "Everything. Everything's gone."
They got into Mort's car and drove off. "Why would he burn down the house?" Lyddie asked suddenly.
"Because the magazine that has my story published in it for the first time was in there. He's scared to face the facts that I'm right, and he's wrong," Mort answered.
Two Hours Later--At the remains of Amy's house
Mort and Lydia walked together up to the site. Lyddie bit her lip. It was a horrific site.
Amy ran up to them "Mort! Lydia!" she said hugging Mort. She opened her arms to Lyddie and Lyddie steeped into her embrace, but she didn't hug back. Lyddie was thinking about her mom and the fact that she cheated on Mort. Then she spotted Ted. He was wearing jeans, a jacket, and a pair of sunglasses. He had always been so nice to Lydia, but then again Lyddie never knew the truth.
Lyddie turned around. She didn't even want to look at him. An investigator came up to the four of them. "I'm going to need to ask you a few questions," He said while taking out a notebook and a pen. "First of all, enemies, you got any?"
"No," Amy said shaking her head.
Mort opened his mouth to speak Ted interrupted, "Nope, not a soul."
Mort eyed him, "Mind if I take a few of these...Ted?"
Ted held his hands up and took a step back.
"Yeah. I got one," Mort said and walked off with the investigator, leaving Lyddie with her mom and Ted.
"I'm so sorry honey," Amy said giving Lyddie a sympathetic look
"For what? Burning the house down of cheating on Dad?" Lyddie replied harshly. She looked from Amy to Ted, then she walked away.
Later—Downtown
They were sitting in an attorney's office discussing the events of the day. Mort and Amy were given a list of their possessions that were left in the house. Ted was trying to catch a glimpse.
"Amy he's rubbernecking," Mort said giving Ted a mean look.
"I just wanted to see," Ted said innocently.
"Mort, it's ok," Amy said.
"No it's not that's OUR stuff," Mort said protectively. Lyddie was sitting next to him starring at the table. She was in a horrible mood.
"Actually, Mort's right," The attorney said. "You have no right to be looking at that list." She directed the last bit to Ted.
"Ok fine. I'm gonna go for a walk around the park," Ted said to Amy.
"Take a chance Ted, take two," Mort said as Ted began to walk out of the door. "Rubbernecker," Mort added. Ted stopped took a deep breath and then walked out of the room.
After Amy and Ted reviewed the list they left the office and went to the bottom floor. Amy started talking to Mort, as he put on his beanie (a very hot black beanie I might add). Lyddie sat down on a bench as she saw Ted coming.
"Well, don't I have good timing?" Ted said handing Amy a coffee.
"Oh wonderful timing," Mort added.
"Mort let's go for a walk. I want to talk to you," Ted said frowning.
"I'm in trouble," Mort said and walked out the door.
Lyddie couldn't help but laugh at that, but she crossed her arms over her chest as Amy came and sat down beside her.
"What?" Lyddie said starring directly in front of her.
"I guess you know now, huh?" Amy said sipping her coffee.
"Well I HOPE you didn't plan on lying to me forever," Lyddie said still not looking at Amy.
"Things weren't working out the way we planned," Amy tried to explain.
"Oh ok so you decided it was better to cheat on Dad?" Lyddie asked. She was angered.
"Honey, it's complicated. You wouldn't understand," Amy said setting her coffee down.
Lydia looked directly at her, "I know, because even you don't have a reason."
Mort and Ted returned. "Ready?" Mort asked Lyddie.
"Are you sure you don't want to come with me?" Amy asked Lyddie.
Lyddie stood up and turned and faced her mother. "Why?"
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Interesting...Lyddie confront her mother! I don't have time to answer to my fabulous reviewers at the moment but I will next chapter!!! This is getting interesting!!