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Chapter 24- I'm Serious
Dylan and Audrey had been lying low for the last few days. They had been staying at the Crane mansion, but there had been so much tension building up in there since they arrived on the night of the shooting, they didn't quite know what to do with themselves.
Audrey sighed. She was sitting on the chaise in the lounge, reading a magazine. Dylan, who was sprawled on the couch across from her, planning the itinerary for his next trip to South America on his Blackberry, looked up at her.
"I'm bored." She sighed again. "Who knew that this town would be so... boring."
Dylan nodded. "I would have thought that this place was a lot more fun, considering that both Fox and Kate have decided to live here." He knew why Fox was here. He had seen that tasty little girlfriend of his. Dylan didn't voice this out loud of course, he was almost certain that Audrey still harbored feelings for Fox, even though he had obviously moved on. He glanced over at Audrey, and couldn't help but notice that she looked especially hot today, in that black leather miniskirt and low cut white shirt.
Audrey agreed with him. She could definitely see why Kate was choosing to live here, rather than London. Harmony, while lacking in nightlife, decent shopping, and excitement, had one thing that all of Europe couldn't offer: that yummy cop, Hank Bennett. She didn't want to say anything to Dylan, she was afraid that he was still hung up on Kate, since they had been quite an item at St. Andrews years ago. She suspected that she was the reason he had turned into such a playboy. Kate was the last serious girlfriend Dylan had had. Audrey wished that he would pay attention to her. When he had come to visit her in Greece last week, she had noticed that he was definitely looking good these days.
"What do you say that we go for a drive," Dylan suggested, standing up. "We need to get out of here."
Audrey nodded, and accepted the arm extended to her willingly. "Where do you think we should go?" She asked him.
"I heard about this great little place not too far from here." He told her, leading her out of the room.
Dr. Eve Russell strode confidently through the halls of the hospital. She was in an especially good mood, Liz had been ill the last few days, and had been too miserable herself to ruin her sister's mood. So Eve smiled, going in and out of rooms and cubicles to check on patients.
After lunch, she went back to her office. She noticed that there was someone sitting in her chair, facing away from her. She smirked, thinking it was either her husband, T.C., or Julian, her first love. As much as she loved her husband and family, being persued by the rich and powerful Crane made her feel desirable, naughty even. Plus, she needed to find her son.
"Hello, there," She said in a sultry, low tone. "Here for a check up?" She asked, trying her hardest to sound sexy. It was a little awkward; she hadn't acted this way in over twenty years.
The person in the chair slowly swiveled it around. When Eve realized who it was she gasped. She would have never expected to see that person in her office. "H-h-h-how did you get in here?" She asked in a shaky voice.
"Hello, Dr. Russell."
Fox took the elevator up to the top floor of Crane Industries. He had been summoned to his Grandfather's office early this morning. As he waited to reach his destination, he couldn't help but wonder why he was here. He didn't remember doing anything that would warrant a face to face scolding from his Grandfather.
Finally, the doors opened, and he walked down to the end of the hall. He knocked on the door, and after hearing a stern, "Come in," from within, he entered the office, and sat in one of the chairs opposite his Grandfather's desk.
"Nice to see you again, Fox." Alistair greeted him.
"Yeah, you too. Why did you want to see me?" He asked, wanting to get this meeting over with.
"Fox, you always seem so impatient for someone with nothing to do." Alistair stated. "I want to change that. You are going to join the family business."
Fox stared at him, stunned. "What?" He asked.
Alistair laughed. "I have an opening that I think will suit you well. If you accept, you can start tomorrow."
"I guess so." Fox said, finally understanding what was going on. "Is this the job I think it is?" He asked.
"How did you get in here?" Eve repeated.
Kate smiled and stood up. "You would be amazed at how many doors open when you have Crane as a last name. It opened yours very easily."
"Why are you here?" Eve asked. She had never met the girl before, but she knew who she was. She didn't know what she was doing in her office, but she had a very bad feeling.
"I wanted to give you a message." Kate answered simply, calmly walking around the desk.
"What message?" Eve asked, trying not to let the nervous feeling creep into her voice. She didn't know much about the woman in front of her, but even she knew that Kate had a hobby of making other people miserable.
Originally, Kate had had no intention of hurting the woman in front of her, she had met her daughter Whitney briefly, and didn't want to hurt her, or her father or sister. However, when her father had allowed Gwen to be released from custody to protect the good doctor, Kate had thrown that plan out the window. She was going to go after them both with everything she had.
"I wanted to tell you in person," Kate started, standing very close to Eve, "to stay away from my father."
Eve couldn't help but laugh. "What are you talking about?" She asked.
"I know."
Eve stiffened. How did everyone keep finding out about her past?
Kate didn't wait for her to respond before she continued. "I have proof. A surveillance tape."
Eve whirled around. "I don't know what you are talking about."
"Oh, I think you do. And unless you want your sordid past to end up on the front page of every newspaper in the country, I suggest that you take my advice. Stay away from my father, or I will make sure that everyone in the world finds out about you two."
Eve slowly sank down in her chair. "Why are you doing this to us?"
"You seem to think that people can change, that my father can change. Well, you're wrong. Do you think that my father loves you? Do you think that anyone who loved you would keep going after you like he does? He only thinks of you as a conquest. He can recapture his long lost youth with you."
"That's not true!" Eve said, her voice rising slightly.
"And you, Dr. Russell. You have absolutely no respect for anyone. If you respected your husband and daughters at all, we wouldn't be having this conversation."
Eve said nothing, she knew she had no defense.
Kate leaned over the desk, her face inches away from Dr. Russell's. "I repeat, so it hopefully sinks into your thick skull. Stay away from my father, or I will make sure that you lose everything."
She turned her heel, walking over to the door. Turning, she looked back. "And if that isn't enough of an incentive, then I will also help my grandfather to bury all records of your long lost child." Eve looked up at her, a horrified look on her face.
"Good day, Dr. Russell, I hope that we never meet again. Because if we do, I guarantee that it will not be a pleasant experience like this one." Eve watched helplessly as Kate swept out the door.
Dylan and Audrey laughed as they walked out of the restaurant. "I thought you said nearby, Dylan!" Audrey said, hitting his arm lightly.
Dylan smirked. "This is nearby Aud!"
"Dylan, Boston is not nearby!"
"Yes it is!"
"It's in another state!"
"Same region though."
Audrey nodded, relenting. "What do we do now?" She asked him.
"I'm not sure. Get a room?" Dylan raised his eyebrows suggestively.
Audrey swatted at his arm again. Was he being serious? She asked herself. I wish he was, cause I would definitely consider it.
"Would you be serious for once?"
"What makes you so sure that I wasn't serious?" He asked her.
Audrey stopped walking. She looked up at him, staring into his eyes. "Were you serious?" She said.
Dylan looked into her green eyes. Audrey really was beautiful. He brushed an auburn ringlet off of her face, his hand lingering on her pale cheek. After what seemed like forever to Audrey, he dipped his head down, and their lips met.
When they broke apart, Dylan slowly nodded his head. "Yeah, I was serious."
Author's Note- What do you think? Like it, hate it? Do I suck? Please tell me all your thoughts on my story! (Should Dylan and Audrey stick around, or should I write them out in the upcoming chapter?) Tell me, don't leave me in this suspense!
Chapter 24- I'm Serious
Dylan and Audrey had been lying low for the last few days. They had been staying at the Crane mansion, but there had been so much tension building up in there since they arrived on the night of the shooting, they didn't quite know what to do with themselves.
Audrey sighed. She was sitting on the chaise in the lounge, reading a magazine. Dylan, who was sprawled on the couch across from her, planning the itinerary for his next trip to South America on his Blackberry, looked up at her.
"I'm bored." She sighed again. "Who knew that this town would be so... boring."
Dylan nodded. "I would have thought that this place was a lot more fun, considering that both Fox and Kate have decided to live here." He knew why Fox was here. He had seen that tasty little girlfriend of his. Dylan didn't voice this out loud of course, he was almost certain that Audrey still harbored feelings for Fox, even though he had obviously moved on. He glanced over at Audrey, and couldn't help but notice that she looked especially hot today, in that black leather miniskirt and low cut white shirt.
Audrey agreed with him. She could definitely see why Kate was choosing to live here, rather than London. Harmony, while lacking in nightlife, decent shopping, and excitement, had one thing that all of Europe couldn't offer: that yummy cop, Hank Bennett. She didn't want to say anything to Dylan, she was afraid that he was still hung up on Kate, since they had been quite an item at St. Andrews years ago. She suspected that she was the reason he had turned into such a playboy. Kate was the last serious girlfriend Dylan had had. Audrey wished that he would pay attention to her. When he had come to visit her in Greece last week, she had noticed that he was definitely looking good these days.
"What do you say that we go for a drive," Dylan suggested, standing up. "We need to get out of here."
Audrey nodded, and accepted the arm extended to her willingly. "Where do you think we should go?" She asked him.
"I heard about this great little place not too far from here." He told her, leading her out of the room.
Dr. Eve Russell strode confidently through the halls of the hospital. She was in an especially good mood, Liz had been ill the last few days, and had been too miserable herself to ruin her sister's mood. So Eve smiled, going in and out of rooms and cubicles to check on patients.
After lunch, she went back to her office. She noticed that there was someone sitting in her chair, facing away from her. She smirked, thinking it was either her husband, T.C., or Julian, her first love. As much as she loved her husband and family, being persued by the rich and powerful Crane made her feel desirable, naughty even. Plus, she needed to find her son.
"Hello, there," She said in a sultry, low tone. "Here for a check up?" She asked, trying her hardest to sound sexy. It was a little awkward; she hadn't acted this way in over twenty years.
The person in the chair slowly swiveled it around. When Eve realized who it was she gasped. She would have never expected to see that person in her office. "H-h-h-how did you get in here?" She asked in a shaky voice.
"Hello, Dr. Russell."
Fox took the elevator up to the top floor of Crane Industries. He had been summoned to his Grandfather's office early this morning. As he waited to reach his destination, he couldn't help but wonder why he was here. He didn't remember doing anything that would warrant a face to face scolding from his Grandfather.
Finally, the doors opened, and he walked down to the end of the hall. He knocked on the door, and after hearing a stern, "Come in," from within, he entered the office, and sat in one of the chairs opposite his Grandfather's desk.
"Nice to see you again, Fox." Alistair greeted him.
"Yeah, you too. Why did you want to see me?" He asked, wanting to get this meeting over with.
"Fox, you always seem so impatient for someone with nothing to do." Alistair stated. "I want to change that. You are going to join the family business."
Fox stared at him, stunned. "What?" He asked.
Alistair laughed. "I have an opening that I think will suit you well. If you accept, you can start tomorrow."
"I guess so." Fox said, finally understanding what was going on. "Is this the job I think it is?" He asked.
"How did you get in here?" Eve repeated.
Kate smiled and stood up. "You would be amazed at how many doors open when you have Crane as a last name. It opened yours very easily."
"Why are you here?" Eve asked. She had never met the girl before, but she knew who she was. She didn't know what she was doing in her office, but she had a very bad feeling.
"I wanted to give you a message." Kate answered simply, calmly walking around the desk.
"What message?" Eve asked, trying not to let the nervous feeling creep into her voice. She didn't know much about the woman in front of her, but even she knew that Kate had a hobby of making other people miserable.
Originally, Kate had had no intention of hurting the woman in front of her, she had met her daughter Whitney briefly, and didn't want to hurt her, or her father or sister. However, when her father had allowed Gwen to be released from custody to protect the good doctor, Kate had thrown that plan out the window. She was going to go after them both with everything she had.
"I wanted to tell you in person," Kate started, standing very close to Eve, "to stay away from my father."
Eve couldn't help but laugh. "What are you talking about?" She asked.
"I know."
Eve stiffened. How did everyone keep finding out about her past?
Kate didn't wait for her to respond before she continued. "I have proof. A surveillance tape."
Eve whirled around. "I don't know what you are talking about."
"Oh, I think you do. And unless you want your sordid past to end up on the front page of every newspaper in the country, I suggest that you take my advice. Stay away from my father, or I will make sure that everyone in the world finds out about you two."
Eve slowly sank down in her chair. "Why are you doing this to us?"
"You seem to think that people can change, that my father can change. Well, you're wrong. Do you think that my father loves you? Do you think that anyone who loved you would keep going after you like he does? He only thinks of you as a conquest. He can recapture his long lost youth with you."
"That's not true!" Eve said, her voice rising slightly.
"And you, Dr. Russell. You have absolutely no respect for anyone. If you respected your husband and daughters at all, we wouldn't be having this conversation."
Eve said nothing, she knew she had no defense.
Kate leaned over the desk, her face inches away from Dr. Russell's. "I repeat, so it hopefully sinks into your thick skull. Stay away from my father, or I will make sure that you lose everything."
She turned her heel, walking over to the door. Turning, she looked back. "And if that isn't enough of an incentive, then I will also help my grandfather to bury all records of your long lost child." Eve looked up at her, a horrified look on her face.
"Good day, Dr. Russell, I hope that we never meet again. Because if we do, I guarantee that it will not be a pleasant experience like this one." Eve watched helplessly as Kate swept out the door.
Dylan and Audrey laughed as they walked out of the restaurant. "I thought you said nearby, Dylan!" Audrey said, hitting his arm lightly.
Dylan smirked. "This is nearby Aud!"
"Dylan, Boston is not nearby!"
"Yes it is!"
"It's in another state!"
"Same region though."
Audrey nodded, relenting. "What do we do now?" She asked him.
"I'm not sure. Get a room?" Dylan raised his eyebrows suggestively.
Audrey swatted at his arm again. Was he being serious? She asked herself. I wish he was, cause I would definitely consider it.
"Would you be serious for once?"
"What makes you so sure that I wasn't serious?" He asked her.
Audrey stopped walking. She looked up at him, staring into his eyes. "Were you serious?" She said.
Dylan looked into her green eyes. Audrey really was beautiful. He brushed an auburn ringlet off of her face, his hand lingering on her pale cheek. After what seemed like forever to Audrey, he dipped his head down, and their lips met.
When they broke apart, Dylan slowly nodded his head. "Yeah, I was serious."
Author's Note- What do you think? Like it, hate it? Do I suck? Please tell me all your thoughts on my story! (Should Dylan and Audrey stick around, or should I write them out in the upcoming chapter?) Tell me, don't leave me in this suspense!