Jason Scott pulled into Tommy's driveway, hoping to make amends with the
man who had been his best friend for so long. After Lily. . .He knew he'd
over reacted. Lily had always known her own mind. Besides, the Green Power
Coin had gone back in time. How was Tommy to know it would show up again?
There were ambulances and police cars all over. Concerned, Jason parked and climbed out of the car. He grabbed the nearest police officer. "What the hell is going on?"
The man looked suspiciously at him. "You family of Dr. Oliver?"
Jason instantly went cold. They only asked that when. . . "I'm the closest thing to a brother that man has. What happened?"
The man hesitated, then relented. "Dr. Oliver committed suicide last night. Some red-head has the note, won't let us see it. If you're close as you claim, see if she won't let you have it." He pointed. He walked away.
Jason was numb. Suicide? Tommy? No, not Tommy. Had to be someone else. Someone who looked like Tommy. Never Tommy. Not after last time. . .
He made his way over to the red-head. "Miss?" he began. He didn't get further.
Hayley turned when someone touched her shoulder. She locked eyes with Jason Scott.
He might as well have killed Tommy himself.
She instantly went crazy, trying to tear him limb from limb. She screamed at him. . .She didn't know what she screamed. He looked shocked.
One of the policeman took hold of her and she got control of her voice. "You fucker! How could you? How dare you come here after what you did to him?! You practically killed him yourself."
"That's enough of that, miss," the policeman said firmly, taking her away.
Jason noted the letter that had fallen from her grip as she'd beaten him. He picked it up and read it.
After he'd finished, he felt hot shame run over him. None of it had ever been Tommy's fault. That woman – must have been Hayley, he thought – had the right of it. He might as well have killed Tommy himself.
With a heavy heart, he climbed back into his car to call the others. They had a right to know.
It was with a start that Hayley realized she'd lost Tommy's note. She desperately wanted to show Tommy's Rangers. They had a right to know. She saw that bastard, Jason, leave. He must have it, she realized. She'd track him down and get it back. Tommy's kids had first priority, she felt.
They hadn't hurt him. They'd stayed by him, through it all.
There were ambulances and police cars all over. Concerned, Jason parked and climbed out of the car. He grabbed the nearest police officer. "What the hell is going on?"
The man looked suspiciously at him. "You family of Dr. Oliver?"
Jason instantly went cold. They only asked that when. . . "I'm the closest thing to a brother that man has. What happened?"
The man hesitated, then relented. "Dr. Oliver committed suicide last night. Some red-head has the note, won't let us see it. If you're close as you claim, see if she won't let you have it." He pointed. He walked away.
Jason was numb. Suicide? Tommy? No, not Tommy. Had to be someone else. Someone who looked like Tommy. Never Tommy. Not after last time. . .
He made his way over to the red-head. "Miss?" he began. He didn't get further.
Hayley turned when someone touched her shoulder. She locked eyes with Jason Scott.
He might as well have killed Tommy himself.
She instantly went crazy, trying to tear him limb from limb. She screamed at him. . .She didn't know what she screamed. He looked shocked.
One of the policeman took hold of her and she got control of her voice. "You fucker! How could you? How dare you come here after what you did to him?! You practically killed him yourself."
"That's enough of that, miss," the policeman said firmly, taking her away.
Jason noted the letter that had fallen from her grip as she'd beaten him. He picked it up and read it.
After he'd finished, he felt hot shame run over him. None of it had ever been Tommy's fault. That woman – must have been Hayley, he thought – had the right of it. He might as well have killed Tommy himself.
With a heavy heart, he climbed back into his car to call the others. They had a right to know.
It was with a start that Hayley realized she'd lost Tommy's note. She desperately wanted to show Tommy's Rangers. They had a right to know. She saw that bastard, Jason, leave. He must have it, she realized. She'd track him down and get it back. Tommy's kids had first priority, she felt.
They hadn't hurt him. They'd stayed by him, through it all.