Authors Notes: I know, I know!! It's been entirely WAY too long since I've
last updated this story, but one of the weeks I was on vacation so give me
a little bit of a break, please?! Maybe not....ok, all the other times, I've
been hesitating on whether to continue Liquid X, delete it, or just shelf
it. I've decided to at least try to attempt another chapter. It's a very
twisted plot and even I get confused sometimes. Anyway, I hope you like
this attempt at writing a hard story.
Dedication: To...hmm.....everyone?
Disclaimers: I don't own anything that's not mine...hehe...
Andy walked into the Rittenhouse cafeteria looking around for her handsome boyfriend. When she spotted him, a smile formed on her face. Milo met her gaze and stood as she approached the table he was at.
"Hey sweetie." He said and kissed her cheek.
"Hi." She responded and they both sat down. "I see you got the food already." She noted and looked around at their lunches.
"Well, I don't have that long of a break today. I'm sorry for making you come in here on your day off."
"Baby, you didn't make me. I wanted to see you." She said with a smile.
Milo smiled back at her and they started eating. "How's Jessie and Lizzy?"
"Good. They're really happy their Dad is back. I mean, you're a big part of their lives Milo but...and I don't want to hurt your feelings by this, but....Les is a bigger part, just because he's their father. He's always been there for them." She empathized.
"I know." He said. "How is...Les?"
"I think he's ok. He's obviously trying to get used to the idea of you and me but other then that...." She trailed off and shrugged at the end.
He nodded in response and kept eating. "So, what are you doing tonight?" He asked curiously.
"Nothing that I know of."
"Feel like dinner and a movie maybe?" He asked.
"With who?" She asked sarcastically and then chuckled.
"Funny." Milo said and made her laugh even more. "So?"
"Sure. I'd love to go to dinner and a movie with you Milo." She answered with a smile.
He smiled back and leaned over to kiss her cheek again. "Pick you up at...5ish?"
She nodded and went back to her food. Milo stared at her beauty. Even in the faint cafeteria light, he could make out every detail of the gorgeous face he adored so much. Andy meant a lot to him and he wondered if she felt the same way. After all, they had been dating for almost a year.
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That afternoon Andy got some computer time in before she headed for the showers. Kayla was home early from the hospital for once and decided that she would watch Jessie and Lizzy all night so Andy could stay at Milo's as late as she wanted, as long as she was home before the girls woke up. She hadn't thought about asking Les if he wouldn't mind keeping them at his apartment that night but when she did, she decided not to because he had done that just last weekend. Andy didn't want to make Les getting used to her having a serious relationship with another man any harder on him then it already was.
Thirty minutes passed before Andy knew it and her watch read three o'clock. She sighed, exiting her email and the Rittenhouse Women's Health Center website before she headed upstairs. She could hear Jessie's blaring rap music as she walked past the teenagers' door. Andy decided to stop and go in.
"Jessie!!" She yelled over the music.
Jessie was sitting at her own computer and looked up at the yelling in surprise. Andy held her hands over her ears and then pointed one of her thumbs down in an attempt to let her know to turn the noise down. Jessie got the hint and did what she was told.
"Thank you." Andy said and smiled before closing the door and heading back down the hall. She checked in on Lizzy next. The little girl was sitting on her bed coloring.
"You ok?" Andy asked.
"I'm fine. Why?"
"Just checking." Andy said and looked down at the fuzzy poster she was coloring.
"You wanna color with me?" Lizzy asked innocently.
"Maybe another time sweetie. I've got to go get ready."
"Another date with Milo?"
Andy nodded. "Is that ok?" She asked concerned at the tone in her daughter's voice.
Lizzy nodded. "Have fun." She said. Andy decided not to press into the matter of what was wrong with the growing child and headed back out of the room with a nod. "Buy me a present!" Lizzy called jokingly after her mother.
Andy chuckled at the statement and walked into her bedroom. She went straight to the bathroom and turned on the shower. While waiting for the water to warm up she slipped off her clothing and put on her bathrobe, forgetting to tie the sash that held it closed around her body tight enough. She walked back out of the bathroom and to her closest to pick out what to wear for the night. There was the simple outfit of jeans and a nice blouse and there was the classy outfit of a skirt and nice blouse.
"Choices, choices..." Andy said, pulling the skirt out and holding it up to her legs in the mirror. She noticed that her bathrobe was somewhat undone but ignored it. The only real part of her body you could see from it was a bit of in between her breasts and her stomach. The skirt didn't feel right in her plans so she placed back in the closet and pulled out a pair of flared jeans. "These'll do." She said out loud and laid them on the bed. She looked back into the closet for a blouse. She could wear her see through pink button up with a tank top underneath or her tight black v- necked top. "More choices." She said. There was a knock at the door and she turned towards it to see Les enter after a few seconds. After a few glances from him, she remembered about her robe and went wide-eyed. "Les.." She said and turned around to fasten her robe tighter.
"I'm sorry." He said and also turned away from her. Once she was done covering what was showing of herself, she turned back to him.
"It's ok." She said shyly.
"Kayla said you were up here." He said.
"Is there something you need?" Andy asked, trying to ignore what had just happened and trying to ignore her wonder on if he saw anything he wasn't supposed to.
"Umm....I was just wondering if maybe one night soon, we could go out." He stated.
Andy looked at him confused. "Like a date?" She asked.
Les realized how he came off. "Oh no! I meant just....as friends....maybe we could talk about some things that have been on my mind lately."
"But, just you and me?" She asked.
"Well, yeah. We don't have to, if you're that uncomfortable with it. I mean, we don't have to talk if you don't want." He said, trying to overcome the awkwardness.
"Umm.....It's ok. It's weird but we can get past that I think. If you need to talk, then ok. Umm...." She said and thought about her schedule. "It'll have to be Wednesday. That's the only night I get off early." She said.
"Wednesday's good. It's great." He said, glad he just got the idea through and a good response.
They stood there awkwardly in silence. "Les?"
"Yeah?" He asked you....leave. I need to get ready." She said and motioned towards the bathroom as she took a step towards it.
"Oh! Yes! Sorry!" He said nervously and exited the room. Andy looked around awkwardly again and finished walking towards the bathroom. By now, the water was steaming hot but it could be adjusted. She hopped in and thought about everything from what blouse to wear that night to what it was that Les needed to talk to her about.
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She had decided to go with the flared blue jeans and see through pink button up with a white tank top underneath. It had taken her a few minutes to decided whether to leave the see through part of her blouse unbuttoned or not. She decided to leave it unbuttoned. She had curled her hair into a pretty style and put on her best make up. The scent of Victoria Secrets Dream Angel Halo was on her body, specifically her wrists, neck, and chest areas. Also, she had put on her diamond earrings along with a matching necklace and bracelet that Milo had given her on her birthday. There was no watch on her wrist unlike usual but she didn't mind. If she needed to know what time it was, which she didn't think she would through out the night, she would just look over at her boyfriends. Now, Andy was debating on her black sandals or tennis shoes.
"Sandals." She decided out loud and then headed downstairs after one more glance in the mirror. Jessie's music had stopped and Lizzy wasn't in her room anymore. When she got to the bottom of the stairs, she could hear the girls and Les in the kitchen with Kayla. She entered to find them all looking at her.
"Wow." Lizzy stated at her mother's appearance. "You look great mommy."
Andy smiled. "Thank you sweetie."
Kayla looked down at the scrubs she was still wearing from the day. "Yeah....." She trailed off and Andy knew what she was thinking.
"Milo's a lucky guy." Les said. Andy looked at him surprised. There was something about the tone in his voice. It wasn't of jealousy but almost as if in a smirk type of way. She shrugged it off after a few seconds.
"Where are you two going?" Jessie asked, already knowing about the date just like everyone else.
"Milo's taking me to dinner at Kelly's Tavern and then we're going to watch an old movie at his house." Andy answered and hoped that nobody in the room took that the wrong way. They were really going to watch a movie, other then that, nobody needed to know anything else. She moved her thoughts to the back of her mind and turned her attention back to everyone in the kitchen. "Anyway, what time is it?"
"Four forty-five." Les said looking at his watch.
"Perfect then. I have time to check some more of my mail." Andy said and headed towards the computer that sat in one corner of the kitchen. Everyone else went back to what they were doing. Les was cooking dinner for them all while Lizzy helped and Jessie and Kayla played cards on the table.
The doorbell rang around four fifty-eight. Andy shook her head at how on time or early he always was. Wouldn't be a very good combination if he was dating a woman who always took too long to get ready, but Andy wasn't that kind of woman. She finished reading one email and closed her account before standing up. Lizzy had run to answer the door. Andy looked in the small mirror on the kitchen wall and made sure she looked ok. Les noticed and rolled his eyes. They could hear Lizzy's ramblings in the background and a few 'yeahs' from Milo before the two walked into the kitchen. The first thing Milo noticed was Andy. She always looked so amazing.
"Hey baby." He said quietly and wrapped her up in his arms. Andy hugged him back and he pulled away far enough to peck her lips.
Les looked away in the background and Kayla noticed as she looked up from behind her hand of cards. Andy slowly pulled away from her boyfriend and Milo looked around the kitchen, noticing the last person he wanted to notice. He nodded in acknowledgment and Les did the same. They didn't speak to each other. After an awkward pause, Milo turned back to Andy.
"You ready?" He asked.
Andy nodded with a smile.
"Have fun." Kayla stated as they headed out of the kitchen. Andy waved and giggled at some comment Milo made on their way out. Les frowned at the thought of them and what they were going to be doing that night. He shook it off before anybody noticed and continued cooking. But every moment he thought about his girl and Milo together, he winced and it enraged him even more. He knew he wouldn't be able to put up with it for long. 'Hold out until Wednesday.' He thought to himself. 'After Wednesday, my plan will be in effect and Milo will be gone.'
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Andy and Milo walked up the driveway to his house. They had finished dinner a little earlier then they had expected but didn't care. Andy smiled up at him as he placed his key into the keyhole and unlocked the front door, allowing them to enter his home. He flipped on the foyer light and set his keys down on the table. Andy stood with her back to him, looking into the darkness of the living room. He smiled and walked to her. She didn't turn around in surprise as he wrapped his arms around her waist and swayed their bodies back and forth together. After a moment of enjoying his body pressed against hers, she pulled away. Milo kept smiling as he pulled her back into his body, her now facing him. She giggled and returned a smile. They kept silent as he slowly leaned in. Andy moved her head into the perfect position to let him kiss her. He did. It was slow and passionate and went on for a few very long seconds. She moved her arms around his neck and pulled away from the kiss. They were both still smiling at the other. Milo wrapped his arms around her even more and hugged tightly, lifting her slightly off the ground. She enjoyed being that close to him. Milo moved his head and snuggled his face into her neck playfully. She laughed at him. He began kissing her neck and moving his hands around her back and sides. More laughter emerged from her as she tried to pry away from him.
"Milo." She said in between chuckles. She managed to get her body away from him but he was still holding her hands and pulling her back into him. "Milo." She repeated, still in between chuckles. "What about the movie?" She asked as he was looking her body up and down.
"What movie?" He asked and kissed her neck again.
"The movie we're suppose to watch, remember?" She asked and try to pull away. He held onto her.
"We can watch it later."
"No." She said demandingly. Milo looked up from her neck to her eyes with doubt that she was serious. He knew he was right when she burst out laughing. After a headshake he went back to kissing her neck. "Seriously Milo. Come on." She said and pushed him away.
"Why?" He whined.
"Because....I'm testing you." She stated playfully and led him into the dark living room. Andy placed her purse on the floor near the couch and then bent over and turned on the TV with her finger and then turned back to him. The only light was that from the foyer and the one emerging from the television set.
"I have an idea of a different way you can test me." He said and pulled her back into his arms. She smiled and rolled her eyes.
"Is that all you think about?"
"Right now it is." He said as he slid her see through pink button up blouse off her right shoulder, revealing smooth white skin with a small tank top strap across it.
"Would you stop it..!" She said with a laugh as she pulled the shirt back over her shoulder. She looked into his eyes and could feel the moment of lust where his face was just inches away from hers.
Milo broke the stare and sat down on the couch. "The movie's in the drawer." He stated and crossed his feet onto the coffee table in front of the couch. Andy nodded after a second and got the movie from its hiding place. She popped it into the DVD player and sat down next to him on the couch, handing him the remote.
Before starting the flick, they both took their shoes off and got comfortable on the couch. He leaned back against the cushions with his feet once again crossed on the coffee table and Andy had her body on the couch, curled up under his left arm. He wrapped it around her and rested his hand on her lower left side with ease. He pressed play. He had seen the movie before, unlike her. The beginning would always be the same slow start so he turned his attention to the woman next to him. Milo loved how she fit so perfectly curled next to his body. He loved the way her hand always found his and the way she looked up at him and smiled after each kiss as if everything was right in the world. The way she smelled even if it was just her shampoo and how her body was always so warm even when it was freezing around them. He loved the way she kissed him after he did something nice for her or just the way she kissed him at all. The way she falls into his arms when she cries and then the way she apologizes for crying over something that silly. And the way she hits him and expects it to hurt. Then the way she apologizes when it does hurt, even though he would never admit it. Also, the way she says "I miss you." And the way he misses her when they're not together. The way her tears make him want to change the world so it doesn't hurt her anymore, yet regardless if he loved her, hated her, wished she would die, or knows that he would die without her, it doesn't matter. Because once in his life, whatever she was to the world, she became everything to him. When he looks her in the eyes, traveling to the depths of her soul, and he says a million things without trace of a sound, he knows that his own life is inevitable consumed within the rhythmic beatings of her very heart. He loved her for a million reasons. No words or writings would do it justice. It wasn't a thing of the mind but of the heart. A feeling, only felt.
Andy shifted positions under his arm and it broke his train of thoughts. He realized that the slow start of the movie had turned into the suspenseful parts. The ones where he knew she would curl up next to him even more at the sudden intensity of the dark music and then she would slightly jump at the slams of doors and wrestling of the people on the screen. One resembling good and one resembling bad. Even though she knew it wasn't real and that it would most likely end with the person resembling good winning, she still liked the security of him being there to hold her.
For the next hour and a half, they both paid attention to the movie, only pausing every now and then to get more comfortable or needing bathroom breaks. Once it was over, he turned off the TV and smiled back at her.
"Time to test me in a different way then before?" He asked playfully while sitting back down on the couch next to her.
"Mm....you might have to butter me up some before I can do that." She stated, also playfully.
"You're wonderful." He stated and paused.
"Keep going." She said with a smile and laugh. That was another thing he loved about her. The way she always fished for compliments even though they both knew that he thought she was the most beautiful woman he'd ever seen.
"You're sexy." He said and kissed the cheek on the left side of her face. "And gorgeous." He added and kissed the cheek on the right side of her face. She continued to smile. "And amazing." He kissed her neck now, only coming up to add in another compliment. After three or four she spoke up.
"Ok, I think that's a bit more then some." She said with a grin and pulled him in for a real kiss, one that was placed on their lips and lasted for awhile.
"That was nice." He managed to say before Andy shut him up with another kiss, this one more deep and passionate then before. She laughed at her own actions and kept doing them until he advanced on her. Nothing but giggles and smiles came from her as he placed his body on hers and began kissing her again, lips then neck.
"Oh, Milo." She moaned quietly, letting him take her away into the depths of pure pleasure and endless feelings.
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Les had finished cooking and they had all eaten. He looked at his watch and figured that Andy and Milo would have been done with their dinner plans soon and be heading back to his place. He had noted which purse Andy had taken with her that night and smiled at how his plan was working out so perfectly. He looked at the girls who were both playing cards with Kayla now.
"I better be going." He said and stood from the table.
"Do you have to?" Jessie asked.
"Yeah, I have some things to do before morning."
"Ok. Bye." The teenager responded.
"Bye Daddy." Lizzy said while picking a card up from the middle pile.
"Bye pumpkin." He said and kissed the little girl on top of her head. He moved to Jessie's next and then waved with a smile as he walked to the front door. Within seconds he was in his car and racing away towards his own apartment. He had to hurry so he wouldn't miss any action.
Les barged into his apartment and straight to his bedroom. He dragged a box out of the closest and placed it on his bed. Immediately, he started pulling out one electronic device after another. First a lap top hooked into a bunch of wires that ran to a speaker type box also with a bunch of wires, one of them being hooked to an ear piece. He turned on the laptop and speaker box and placed the ear piece in his ear for sound. After going to a certain program on the computer, a bunch of icons appeared. They were each labeled a different room of Andy's house, the most important one, being her bedroom and two others, one being her daily purse that she had with her that night, and the second being the telephone line from the house. The only thing he had missed was her cell phone and briefcase that night he had snuck into her house while supposedly being at the grocery store for ice cream.
Les looked around at all the equipment on his bed, most of it being purchased from his old company in California.
"These things work wonders." He said out loud while holding up one of the left over bug microphones he had in the box. Next, he clicked on Andy's purse icon and a sound system came up. He could control the volumes but not what was being heard. It was a one way system, only he could hear them. They couldn't hear him. When he pushed Enter and turned up the volume, something he knew he would hear but didn't want to blew into his ear piece. It was Andy and Milo. He couldn't see what was going on between the two but he could definitely hear what they were doing. And he didn't like it. Each moan from Andy and each call of Milo's name made him more angry. The more and more he heard their pants and 'oh yes's', the more and more he wanted Milo out of the picture. He couldn't stand the fact that his only one true love was screwing around with some other man. Some arrogant, self-centered, conceded, wife-stealing, big time doc moved in on his life. Milo had managed to find his way into his house, his ex-wife's bed, and into his daughters lives. He wouldn't take it. The only reason he listened to what he was listening to was to enrage him even more then he already was. That way, he could have the true guts to finish his plans.
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Andy lay wrapped up in Milo's arms with a blanket laid over their bodies. Still the only light coming into the room was from the foyer but they didn't need light. There had been so many encounters between them in the past year, they could find their way around in the dark. Milo ran his fingers through her hair and kissed her forehead.
"Mm....Milo..." She moaned softly and snuggled her head into his chest.
He took in the scent of her hair and the warmth of their bodies together. "If we were any closer.......well....." He said, not finishing his statement. She giggled but kept her face pressed against his chest muscles. "Anyway, when's the next time you're free baby?"
"Why do you ask?" She said and moved her head to look at him. Milo didn't expect her face to be that close to his when she looked up but he took advantage of it. His lips touched hers for a few seconds until he pulled away and thought about what he was going to say before.
"Oh, um.....because I was thinking we could do this again. When we both have a free night." He suggested.
Andy smiled. "Absolutely."
"What about Tuesday night?"
"Working." She noted sadly.
"Wednesday?"
"Plans."
"What plans?" He asked curiously.
"Dinner with Les." She said plainly.
"What?"
"Les is taking me to dinner." She repeated, realizing the tone in his voice.
"Why?"
"He needed to talk about some things."
"That's what a phone is for." Milo said sarcastically but harshly.
"Milo..." Andy said and pulled away from his body some. "Are you jealous?"
"Jealous? Me? Of course not."
"Then what's with the tone....it's just dinner."
"Yeah right." He responded and grabbed some of his clothing that was laying around the couch.
"As friends only." Andy added nervously as he started getting dressed. She looked at him in disbelief when he handed her clothes to her. As her mouth dropped slightly, she put her tank top back on. "I can't believe you Milo." She said quietly.
"Me? You can't believe me?! Andy, you're going to go out on a date with this guy?!!" He said, raising his voice some as he buttoned up his pants and started putting his shirt on.
Andy continued getting dressed herself. "I told you, we're just friends."
"How can you be friends with that man?!" He shouted.
Andy didn't know what to say as he looked at her in anger. "Milo..." She just mumbled.
"Huh, Andy?! Just tell me how you can be friends with a man that abused you?!! That lied to you repeatedly?? A man who tried to change your whole life to fit to his standards, so that he would be 'big daddy' again instead of 'Mr. Mom.'"
"You are out of line Morton." Andy said defensively. "Lesley Campbell was my husband for over twenty years! Not to mention my best friend for more then that! And just because our marriage ended, doesn't mean that changed!!" She shouted back harshly.
"Your best friend?" He asked quietly now. "What am I Andy?" He asked.
She didn't respond at all. Milo took it in harshly and left the room. Andy quickly finished getting dressed, trying to hold back her tears, and then went to the front door. She realized she hadn't driven, that he had picked her up and now she was stranded. The keys to Milo's car were still sitting on the table in the foyer and she picked them up.
He heard the door slam and walked back into the living room to find her gone. When he looked towards the front door, he noticed his car keys were gone. Milo quickly ran out the front door to see his mad girlfriend speeding away in his vehicle.
"Damnit Andy!" He said and walked back inside, slamming the door behind him.
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Les grinned at the entire conversation he had just heard. Andy had called him her best friend. They had had a fight. Things were all working out like he had planned. He slowly packed the electronic equipment back into it's box, and shoved it back into it's hiding place in the closest. The drawer to his bedside table was partly open so he went to close it, but noticed what was inside. His purchase from earlier that day. Les picked the small bottle of clear substance up and held it between his fingers. The light reflected on the glass and he grinned even more at how powerful it could be.
"Date rape drugs can kill, if overdosed. I just need enough of this precious Liquid X to get this so called 'best friend' completely out of it. Just enough to do what I need to do and not have Andy remember anything that happened. Just enough to make her life with Milo come crumbling to the ground, so I can pick up the pieces and get her back. The plans perfect. Now, I just have to wait until Wednesday night." He said and placed the drug back into the drawer. Les turned on his heal and headed out of his bedroom with an evil grin on his face. A semi-smile that Andy had always found cute and loving....she was wrong.
Hahahaha!!!! You gotta love it!!! I started writing this chapter with the complete insecurity that it would come to ruins. I was wrong! Inspiration just hit and I ran with it. You gotta love writing, I know I do. Review and tell me what you think!!
Dedication: To...hmm.....everyone?
Disclaimers: I don't own anything that's not mine...hehe...
Andy walked into the Rittenhouse cafeteria looking around for her handsome boyfriend. When she spotted him, a smile formed on her face. Milo met her gaze and stood as she approached the table he was at.
"Hey sweetie." He said and kissed her cheek.
"Hi." She responded and they both sat down. "I see you got the food already." She noted and looked around at their lunches.
"Well, I don't have that long of a break today. I'm sorry for making you come in here on your day off."
"Baby, you didn't make me. I wanted to see you." She said with a smile.
Milo smiled back at her and they started eating. "How's Jessie and Lizzy?"
"Good. They're really happy their Dad is back. I mean, you're a big part of their lives Milo but...and I don't want to hurt your feelings by this, but....Les is a bigger part, just because he's their father. He's always been there for them." She empathized.
"I know." He said. "How is...Les?"
"I think he's ok. He's obviously trying to get used to the idea of you and me but other then that...." She trailed off and shrugged at the end.
He nodded in response and kept eating. "So, what are you doing tonight?" He asked curiously.
"Nothing that I know of."
"Feel like dinner and a movie maybe?" He asked.
"With who?" She asked sarcastically and then chuckled.
"Funny." Milo said and made her laugh even more. "So?"
"Sure. I'd love to go to dinner and a movie with you Milo." She answered with a smile.
He smiled back and leaned over to kiss her cheek again. "Pick you up at...5ish?"
She nodded and went back to her food. Milo stared at her beauty. Even in the faint cafeteria light, he could make out every detail of the gorgeous face he adored so much. Andy meant a lot to him and he wondered if she felt the same way. After all, they had been dating for almost a year.
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That afternoon Andy got some computer time in before she headed for the showers. Kayla was home early from the hospital for once and decided that she would watch Jessie and Lizzy all night so Andy could stay at Milo's as late as she wanted, as long as she was home before the girls woke up. She hadn't thought about asking Les if he wouldn't mind keeping them at his apartment that night but when she did, she decided not to because he had done that just last weekend. Andy didn't want to make Les getting used to her having a serious relationship with another man any harder on him then it already was.
Thirty minutes passed before Andy knew it and her watch read three o'clock. She sighed, exiting her email and the Rittenhouse Women's Health Center website before she headed upstairs. She could hear Jessie's blaring rap music as she walked past the teenagers' door. Andy decided to stop and go in.
"Jessie!!" She yelled over the music.
Jessie was sitting at her own computer and looked up at the yelling in surprise. Andy held her hands over her ears and then pointed one of her thumbs down in an attempt to let her know to turn the noise down. Jessie got the hint and did what she was told.
"Thank you." Andy said and smiled before closing the door and heading back down the hall. She checked in on Lizzy next. The little girl was sitting on her bed coloring.
"You ok?" Andy asked.
"I'm fine. Why?"
"Just checking." Andy said and looked down at the fuzzy poster she was coloring.
"You wanna color with me?" Lizzy asked innocently.
"Maybe another time sweetie. I've got to go get ready."
"Another date with Milo?"
Andy nodded. "Is that ok?" She asked concerned at the tone in her daughter's voice.
Lizzy nodded. "Have fun." She said. Andy decided not to press into the matter of what was wrong with the growing child and headed back out of the room with a nod. "Buy me a present!" Lizzy called jokingly after her mother.
Andy chuckled at the statement and walked into her bedroom. She went straight to the bathroom and turned on the shower. While waiting for the water to warm up she slipped off her clothing and put on her bathrobe, forgetting to tie the sash that held it closed around her body tight enough. She walked back out of the bathroom and to her closest to pick out what to wear for the night. There was the simple outfit of jeans and a nice blouse and there was the classy outfit of a skirt and nice blouse.
"Choices, choices..." Andy said, pulling the skirt out and holding it up to her legs in the mirror. She noticed that her bathrobe was somewhat undone but ignored it. The only real part of her body you could see from it was a bit of in between her breasts and her stomach. The skirt didn't feel right in her plans so she placed back in the closet and pulled out a pair of flared jeans. "These'll do." She said out loud and laid them on the bed. She looked back into the closet for a blouse. She could wear her see through pink button up with a tank top underneath or her tight black v- necked top. "More choices." She said. There was a knock at the door and she turned towards it to see Les enter after a few seconds. After a few glances from him, she remembered about her robe and went wide-eyed. "Les.." She said and turned around to fasten her robe tighter.
"I'm sorry." He said and also turned away from her. Once she was done covering what was showing of herself, she turned back to him.
"It's ok." She said shyly.
"Kayla said you were up here." He said.
"Is there something you need?" Andy asked, trying to ignore what had just happened and trying to ignore her wonder on if he saw anything he wasn't supposed to.
"Umm....I was just wondering if maybe one night soon, we could go out." He stated.
Andy looked at him confused. "Like a date?" She asked.
Les realized how he came off. "Oh no! I meant just....as friends....maybe we could talk about some things that have been on my mind lately."
"But, just you and me?" She asked.
"Well, yeah. We don't have to, if you're that uncomfortable with it. I mean, we don't have to talk if you don't want." He said, trying to overcome the awkwardness.
"Umm.....It's ok. It's weird but we can get past that I think. If you need to talk, then ok. Umm...." She said and thought about her schedule. "It'll have to be Wednesday. That's the only night I get off early." She said.
"Wednesday's good. It's great." He said, glad he just got the idea through and a good response.
They stood there awkwardly in silence. "Les?"
"Yeah?" He asked you....leave. I need to get ready." She said and motioned towards the bathroom as she took a step towards it.
"Oh! Yes! Sorry!" He said nervously and exited the room. Andy looked around awkwardly again and finished walking towards the bathroom. By now, the water was steaming hot but it could be adjusted. She hopped in and thought about everything from what blouse to wear that night to what it was that Les needed to talk to her about.
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She had decided to go with the flared blue jeans and see through pink button up with a white tank top underneath. It had taken her a few minutes to decided whether to leave the see through part of her blouse unbuttoned or not. She decided to leave it unbuttoned. She had curled her hair into a pretty style and put on her best make up. The scent of Victoria Secrets Dream Angel Halo was on her body, specifically her wrists, neck, and chest areas. Also, she had put on her diamond earrings along with a matching necklace and bracelet that Milo had given her on her birthday. There was no watch on her wrist unlike usual but she didn't mind. If she needed to know what time it was, which she didn't think she would through out the night, she would just look over at her boyfriends. Now, Andy was debating on her black sandals or tennis shoes.
"Sandals." She decided out loud and then headed downstairs after one more glance in the mirror. Jessie's music had stopped and Lizzy wasn't in her room anymore. When she got to the bottom of the stairs, she could hear the girls and Les in the kitchen with Kayla. She entered to find them all looking at her.
"Wow." Lizzy stated at her mother's appearance. "You look great mommy."
Andy smiled. "Thank you sweetie."
Kayla looked down at the scrubs she was still wearing from the day. "Yeah....." She trailed off and Andy knew what she was thinking.
"Milo's a lucky guy." Les said. Andy looked at him surprised. There was something about the tone in his voice. It wasn't of jealousy but almost as if in a smirk type of way. She shrugged it off after a few seconds.
"Where are you two going?" Jessie asked, already knowing about the date just like everyone else.
"Milo's taking me to dinner at Kelly's Tavern and then we're going to watch an old movie at his house." Andy answered and hoped that nobody in the room took that the wrong way. They were really going to watch a movie, other then that, nobody needed to know anything else. She moved her thoughts to the back of her mind and turned her attention back to everyone in the kitchen. "Anyway, what time is it?"
"Four forty-five." Les said looking at his watch.
"Perfect then. I have time to check some more of my mail." Andy said and headed towards the computer that sat in one corner of the kitchen. Everyone else went back to what they were doing. Les was cooking dinner for them all while Lizzy helped and Jessie and Kayla played cards on the table.
The doorbell rang around four fifty-eight. Andy shook her head at how on time or early he always was. Wouldn't be a very good combination if he was dating a woman who always took too long to get ready, but Andy wasn't that kind of woman. She finished reading one email and closed her account before standing up. Lizzy had run to answer the door. Andy looked in the small mirror on the kitchen wall and made sure she looked ok. Les noticed and rolled his eyes. They could hear Lizzy's ramblings in the background and a few 'yeahs' from Milo before the two walked into the kitchen. The first thing Milo noticed was Andy. She always looked so amazing.
"Hey baby." He said quietly and wrapped her up in his arms. Andy hugged him back and he pulled away far enough to peck her lips.
Les looked away in the background and Kayla noticed as she looked up from behind her hand of cards. Andy slowly pulled away from her boyfriend and Milo looked around the kitchen, noticing the last person he wanted to notice. He nodded in acknowledgment and Les did the same. They didn't speak to each other. After an awkward pause, Milo turned back to Andy.
"You ready?" He asked.
Andy nodded with a smile.
"Have fun." Kayla stated as they headed out of the kitchen. Andy waved and giggled at some comment Milo made on their way out. Les frowned at the thought of them and what they were going to be doing that night. He shook it off before anybody noticed and continued cooking. But every moment he thought about his girl and Milo together, he winced and it enraged him even more. He knew he wouldn't be able to put up with it for long. 'Hold out until Wednesday.' He thought to himself. 'After Wednesday, my plan will be in effect and Milo will be gone.'
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Andy and Milo walked up the driveway to his house. They had finished dinner a little earlier then they had expected but didn't care. Andy smiled up at him as he placed his key into the keyhole and unlocked the front door, allowing them to enter his home. He flipped on the foyer light and set his keys down on the table. Andy stood with her back to him, looking into the darkness of the living room. He smiled and walked to her. She didn't turn around in surprise as he wrapped his arms around her waist and swayed their bodies back and forth together. After a moment of enjoying his body pressed against hers, she pulled away. Milo kept smiling as he pulled her back into his body, her now facing him. She giggled and returned a smile. They kept silent as he slowly leaned in. Andy moved her head into the perfect position to let him kiss her. He did. It was slow and passionate and went on for a few very long seconds. She moved her arms around his neck and pulled away from the kiss. They were both still smiling at the other. Milo wrapped his arms around her even more and hugged tightly, lifting her slightly off the ground. She enjoyed being that close to him. Milo moved his head and snuggled his face into her neck playfully. She laughed at him. He began kissing her neck and moving his hands around her back and sides. More laughter emerged from her as she tried to pry away from him.
"Milo." She said in between chuckles. She managed to get her body away from him but he was still holding her hands and pulling her back into him. "Milo." She repeated, still in between chuckles. "What about the movie?" She asked as he was looking her body up and down.
"What movie?" He asked and kissed her neck again.
"The movie we're suppose to watch, remember?" She asked and try to pull away. He held onto her.
"We can watch it later."
"No." She said demandingly. Milo looked up from her neck to her eyes with doubt that she was serious. He knew he was right when she burst out laughing. After a headshake he went back to kissing her neck. "Seriously Milo. Come on." She said and pushed him away.
"Why?" He whined.
"Because....I'm testing you." She stated playfully and led him into the dark living room. Andy placed her purse on the floor near the couch and then bent over and turned on the TV with her finger and then turned back to him. The only light was that from the foyer and the one emerging from the television set.
"I have an idea of a different way you can test me." He said and pulled her back into his arms. She smiled and rolled her eyes.
"Is that all you think about?"
"Right now it is." He said as he slid her see through pink button up blouse off her right shoulder, revealing smooth white skin with a small tank top strap across it.
"Would you stop it..!" She said with a laugh as she pulled the shirt back over her shoulder. She looked into his eyes and could feel the moment of lust where his face was just inches away from hers.
Milo broke the stare and sat down on the couch. "The movie's in the drawer." He stated and crossed his feet onto the coffee table in front of the couch. Andy nodded after a second and got the movie from its hiding place. She popped it into the DVD player and sat down next to him on the couch, handing him the remote.
Before starting the flick, they both took their shoes off and got comfortable on the couch. He leaned back against the cushions with his feet once again crossed on the coffee table and Andy had her body on the couch, curled up under his left arm. He wrapped it around her and rested his hand on her lower left side with ease. He pressed play. He had seen the movie before, unlike her. The beginning would always be the same slow start so he turned his attention to the woman next to him. Milo loved how she fit so perfectly curled next to his body. He loved the way her hand always found his and the way she looked up at him and smiled after each kiss as if everything was right in the world. The way she smelled even if it was just her shampoo and how her body was always so warm even when it was freezing around them. He loved the way she kissed him after he did something nice for her or just the way she kissed him at all. The way she falls into his arms when she cries and then the way she apologizes for crying over something that silly. And the way she hits him and expects it to hurt. Then the way she apologizes when it does hurt, even though he would never admit it. Also, the way she says "I miss you." And the way he misses her when they're not together. The way her tears make him want to change the world so it doesn't hurt her anymore, yet regardless if he loved her, hated her, wished she would die, or knows that he would die without her, it doesn't matter. Because once in his life, whatever she was to the world, she became everything to him. When he looks her in the eyes, traveling to the depths of her soul, and he says a million things without trace of a sound, he knows that his own life is inevitable consumed within the rhythmic beatings of her very heart. He loved her for a million reasons. No words or writings would do it justice. It wasn't a thing of the mind but of the heart. A feeling, only felt.
Andy shifted positions under his arm and it broke his train of thoughts. He realized that the slow start of the movie had turned into the suspenseful parts. The ones where he knew she would curl up next to him even more at the sudden intensity of the dark music and then she would slightly jump at the slams of doors and wrestling of the people on the screen. One resembling good and one resembling bad. Even though she knew it wasn't real and that it would most likely end with the person resembling good winning, she still liked the security of him being there to hold her.
For the next hour and a half, they both paid attention to the movie, only pausing every now and then to get more comfortable or needing bathroom breaks. Once it was over, he turned off the TV and smiled back at her.
"Time to test me in a different way then before?" He asked playfully while sitting back down on the couch next to her.
"Mm....you might have to butter me up some before I can do that." She stated, also playfully.
"You're wonderful." He stated and paused.
"Keep going." She said with a smile and laugh. That was another thing he loved about her. The way she always fished for compliments even though they both knew that he thought she was the most beautiful woman he'd ever seen.
"You're sexy." He said and kissed the cheek on the left side of her face. "And gorgeous." He added and kissed the cheek on the right side of her face. She continued to smile. "And amazing." He kissed her neck now, only coming up to add in another compliment. After three or four she spoke up.
"Ok, I think that's a bit more then some." She said with a grin and pulled him in for a real kiss, one that was placed on their lips and lasted for awhile.
"That was nice." He managed to say before Andy shut him up with another kiss, this one more deep and passionate then before. She laughed at her own actions and kept doing them until he advanced on her. Nothing but giggles and smiles came from her as he placed his body on hers and began kissing her again, lips then neck.
"Oh, Milo." She moaned quietly, letting him take her away into the depths of pure pleasure and endless feelings.
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Les had finished cooking and they had all eaten. He looked at his watch and figured that Andy and Milo would have been done with their dinner plans soon and be heading back to his place. He had noted which purse Andy had taken with her that night and smiled at how his plan was working out so perfectly. He looked at the girls who were both playing cards with Kayla now.
"I better be going." He said and stood from the table.
"Do you have to?" Jessie asked.
"Yeah, I have some things to do before morning."
"Ok. Bye." The teenager responded.
"Bye Daddy." Lizzy said while picking a card up from the middle pile.
"Bye pumpkin." He said and kissed the little girl on top of her head. He moved to Jessie's next and then waved with a smile as he walked to the front door. Within seconds he was in his car and racing away towards his own apartment. He had to hurry so he wouldn't miss any action.
Les barged into his apartment and straight to his bedroom. He dragged a box out of the closest and placed it on his bed. Immediately, he started pulling out one electronic device after another. First a lap top hooked into a bunch of wires that ran to a speaker type box also with a bunch of wires, one of them being hooked to an ear piece. He turned on the laptop and speaker box and placed the ear piece in his ear for sound. After going to a certain program on the computer, a bunch of icons appeared. They were each labeled a different room of Andy's house, the most important one, being her bedroom and two others, one being her daily purse that she had with her that night, and the second being the telephone line from the house. The only thing he had missed was her cell phone and briefcase that night he had snuck into her house while supposedly being at the grocery store for ice cream.
Les looked around at all the equipment on his bed, most of it being purchased from his old company in California.
"These things work wonders." He said out loud while holding up one of the left over bug microphones he had in the box. Next, he clicked on Andy's purse icon and a sound system came up. He could control the volumes but not what was being heard. It was a one way system, only he could hear them. They couldn't hear him. When he pushed Enter and turned up the volume, something he knew he would hear but didn't want to blew into his ear piece. It was Andy and Milo. He couldn't see what was going on between the two but he could definitely hear what they were doing. And he didn't like it. Each moan from Andy and each call of Milo's name made him more angry. The more and more he heard their pants and 'oh yes's', the more and more he wanted Milo out of the picture. He couldn't stand the fact that his only one true love was screwing around with some other man. Some arrogant, self-centered, conceded, wife-stealing, big time doc moved in on his life. Milo had managed to find his way into his house, his ex-wife's bed, and into his daughters lives. He wouldn't take it. The only reason he listened to what he was listening to was to enrage him even more then he already was. That way, he could have the true guts to finish his plans.
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Andy lay wrapped up in Milo's arms with a blanket laid over their bodies. Still the only light coming into the room was from the foyer but they didn't need light. There had been so many encounters between them in the past year, they could find their way around in the dark. Milo ran his fingers through her hair and kissed her forehead.
"Mm....Milo..." She moaned softly and snuggled her head into his chest.
He took in the scent of her hair and the warmth of their bodies together. "If we were any closer.......well....." He said, not finishing his statement. She giggled but kept her face pressed against his chest muscles. "Anyway, when's the next time you're free baby?"
"Why do you ask?" She said and moved her head to look at him. Milo didn't expect her face to be that close to his when she looked up but he took advantage of it. His lips touched hers for a few seconds until he pulled away and thought about what he was going to say before.
"Oh, um.....because I was thinking we could do this again. When we both have a free night." He suggested.
Andy smiled. "Absolutely."
"What about Tuesday night?"
"Working." She noted sadly.
"Wednesday?"
"Plans."
"What plans?" He asked curiously.
"Dinner with Les." She said plainly.
"What?"
"Les is taking me to dinner." She repeated, realizing the tone in his voice.
"Why?"
"He needed to talk about some things."
"That's what a phone is for." Milo said sarcastically but harshly.
"Milo..." Andy said and pulled away from his body some. "Are you jealous?"
"Jealous? Me? Of course not."
"Then what's with the tone....it's just dinner."
"Yeah right." He responded and grabbed some of his clothing that was laying around the couch.
"As friends only." Andy added nervously as he started getting dressed. She looked at him in disbelief when he handed her clothes to her. As her mouth dropped slightly, she put her tank top back on. "I can't believe you Milo." She said quietly.
"Me? You can't believe me?! Andy, you're going to go out on a date with this guy?!!" He said, raising his voice some as he buttoned up his pants and started putting his shirt on.
Andy continued getting dressed herself. "I told you, we're just friends."
"How can you be friends with that man?!" He shouted.
Andy didn't know what to say as he looked at her in anger. "Milo..." She just mumbled.
"Huh, Andy?! Just tell me how you can be friends with a man that abused you?!! That lied to you repeatedly?? A man who tried to change your whole life to fit to his standards, so that he would be 'big daddy' again instead of 'Mr. Mom.'"
"You are out of line Morton." Andy said defensively. "Lesley Campbell was my husband for over twenty years! Not to mention my best friend for more then that! And just because our marriage ended, doesn't mean that changed!!" She shouted back harshly.
"Your best friend?" He asked quietly now. "What am I Andy?" He asked.
She didn't respond at all. Milo took it in harshly and left the room. Andy quickly finished getting dressed, trying to hold back her tears, and then went to the front door. She realized she hadn't driven, that he had picked her up and now she was stranded. The keys to Milo's car were still sitting on the table in the foyer and she picked them up.
He heard the door slam and walked back into the living room to find her gone. When he looked towards the front door, he noticed his car keys were gone. Milo quickly ran out the front door to see his mad girlfriend speeding away in his vehicle.
"Damnit Andy!" He said and walked back inside, slamming the door behind him.
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Les grinned at the entire conversation he had just heard. Andy had called him her best friend. They had had a fight. Things were all working out like he had planned. He slowly packed the electronic equipment back into it's box, and shoved it back into it's hiding place in the closest. The drawer to his bedside table was partly open so he went to close it, but noticed what was inside. His purchase from earlier that day. Les picked the small bottle of clear substance up and held it between his fingers. The light reflected on the glass and he grinned even more at how powerful it could be.
"Date rape drugs can kill, if overdosed. I just need enough of this precious Liquid X to get this so called 'best friend' completely out of it. Just enough to do what I need to do and not have Andy remember anything that happened. Just enough to make her life with Milo come crumbling to the ground, so I can pick up the pieces and get her back. The plans perfect. Now, I just have to wait until Wednesday night." He said and placed the drug back into the drawer. Les turned on his heal and headed out of his bedroom with an evil grin on his face. A semi-smile that Andy had always found cute and loving....she was wrong.
Hahahaha!!!! You gotta love it!!! I started writing this chapter with the complete insecurity that it would come to ruins. I was wrong! Inspiration just hit and I ran with it. You gotta love writing, I know I do. Review and tell me what you think!!