What You Don't Know Can Hurt You
Chris and Rita couldn't seem to get through to Julie. At meal, such as dinner, she was quiet and didn't talk much, expect 'pass the salt, please' or something like that. Other times she would be in her room, where she would be alone and quiet. She seemed to be the quiet one.
Rita was cleaning the nursery room when Chris came in. "Rita, I'm going to the basketball courts in the park." Chris said, as he kissed Rita on the cheek. "Okay, but don't get hurt. I don't want my husband to come with a broke arm or a bloody face. It wouldn't fair to me." Rita said, kissing back on the lips.
"By the way, Sam, where's Julia?" Chris asked.
"I think she said she was going to a friend's house. But you don't worry about her now, she's fine. You just go and shoot hoops." Rita replied.
When Chris got to the courts, he noticed they were almost empty, except for one girl who was making shot after shot. When Chris got closer, he saw the face and saw it wasn't just any girl, but it was Julie!
"Hi Julie." Julie was startled by Chris's voice. "Hi, Chris. What are you doing here?" Julie asked, as she took another shot.
"The same thing you're doing. I didn't know you play basketball."
"I don't. I just like shooting the ball into the hoop. " She said as she bounced the ball to Chris. "You're turn."
"You wanna play until someone misses?" Chris asked, as he made one basket.
"Why not?" Julie replied.
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After a while, Chris and Julie both sat down. "You're a tough girl, you know that." Chris said , with a sigh.
"And you're an old man." Julie answered back, with a laugh.
"I'm not that old!"
"Hey, Julie, you wanna get some pizza or something?" Chris asked.
"Yeah, I do."
"Chris, how long have you known Rita?" Julie asked when they sat down at a table.
"I've known Rita for about 6 years."
"You two have been dating for six years."
"No, we were, and still are, best friends for six years."
"So, you were friends , dated and then you got married"
"No, we never dated."
Poor Julie look more confused then ever. "I don't get it!" she said as she banged her head on the table.
Chris laughed at her reaction. "Rita and I were partners for 5 and a half years in the Palm Beach Police Department. We were in love with each other for the moment we met. But the was a rule that partners could not get romantically involved, so we didn't. But after 4 years of dating others and denying our feelings to each other, we finally...uh, crossed that line and the rest is history."
"Let me see if I get it. You guys worked together for 4 years, slept together, and got married. That's romantic." Julie said, as the waiter brought the food.
"But wait there's more!" Chris said, imitating a game host.
"This should be interesting." Julie said, as she sipped her straw in the soda.
Julie and Chris came into the house, laughing. Rita was in the kitchen, cooking dinner, when she heard the laughter. "What's going on?" Rita asked.
"Chris was just telling me some stories about you guys working in the PBPD." Julie said.
"Chris, you must have told all the good stories, because you both have been gone five hours." Rita said.
"Yeah, mostly all the good ones."
"Come on, dinner is almost ready. You two can set the table."
After dinner, Rita started to clear the table, but Julie stop her. "You both need a break, so I'll clear the table." Julie said as she got up.
"Thank you so much, Julie." Rita said.
When Chris and Rita went to check on babies, they started to talk about Julie. "You know Chris, when you to came through the door with Julie today, I saw her smiling. That was the first time I saw her smile." Rita said.
"Well, that's my job. I always make you smile, don't I?" Chris said.
"She likes you, Chris."
"The question is, will she like me after I tell her the truth. Rita, I can't lie to her any more."
"Chris, you can't tell her now. You promised Tracy."
"Rita, I have the right to tell her that I'm her father. I mean--"Chris got interrupted by glass breaking downstairs.
They both ran down the stairs to find Julie, crying. "You both lied to me." Julie screamed.
"What do you mean?" Chris asked.
"You now what I'm mean. I trusted you and now you tell me I'm you daughter. You both have the nerve. I knew there was another reason, I came here. Well, I hope you're happy!" Julie yelled as she ran upstairs.
"How did she find out?" Chris asked.
"I think she found by this." Rita said, as she pointed out the baby monitor.
"Rita, I think we have a problem."
"Yes, we do. A big problem."
Oh boy, Julie found out about her biological father in a bad way. Will she forgive Chris and Rita? Or will she stay mad at them? That's for me to know and for you to find out. I love just leaving people hanging!
And now the legal stuff: blah, blah, blah. You all know that Chris and Rita don't belong to me.
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