FQ: I'm back for my third Chapter. Hope you enjoyed the first two.

IV: I don't know about everyone else, but I did enjoy the last. Matter of Fact everyone give her around of applause. (Everyone in the studio claps, even Ivy) I blush

FQ: Stop. I have my writers to thank for that.

IV: No doubt here. Go girl.

FQ: Ivy you've been hangin' around me too much.

IV: What?…Why?

FQ: Go Girl? Unless, you got a lil'Ghetto in ya.

IV: I'm not answering to that. Come on get to the show.

FQ: Alright before I do, I'd like to give a shout out to my girl "Special". You want to give a shout out Ivy.

IV: Yeah, I'd like to say hey to my children.

FQ: You owe me for the vase they broke in my house. (She rolled her eyes)

Andy was down with a headache. She took some pills to relieve it. It was the end of her shift. She was heading out of her office when Milo walked up to her. More like ran to her.

"Andy, I'm glad I caught you before you left." He kissed her on the cheek.

"Why, is everyone looking for me?" She laughed.

"Huh?" She shook her head to say never mind. "Well, I'm working later than usual. I get off at six thirty." It was five forty now. "And I won't be able to pick you up. I mean I can, but I have to travel twenty minutes to your house and with traffic thirty. Then-"

"Milo, I get it. I'll drive there. We'll see each other. No big deal."

"I really wanted to ride together."

"Oh, Milo. You're such a school boy. Teenage boy wants to ride his girlfriend on the date." She hugged and kissed him on the lips. He walked her to the door and departed.

As soon as Andy made it home there was loud music playing. Jessie she guessed. Corrina was down stairs fixing Lezzy a sandwich. Lezzy was talking up a storm and Corrina was laughing to everything she said.

"Hi Dr. Campbell." Corrina said as soon as she entered the kitchen.

"Mommy, you're home." Lezzy ran and hugged her. "We're going to the movies at six thirty. Want to come?"

"Sorry Lezzy, I have plans. Maybe some other time." She picked up her mail and searched through it. Nothing worth reading. "Hey, Corrina did someone call today?"

Corrina thought. "Uuuhh, I think Dana Stowe. Asked what time you get off." Her accent slurred her words. Corrina soon grabbed her coat and yelled for Jessie to come down to leave for the movies. She rushed down the stairs with her jacket in her hand. Her hair was pinned up in a bun with some hanging out in the front of her left eye.

"Hey, ma." And walked out the door, Corrina and Lezzy not too far behind.

Andy took a five-minute shower and dried and brushed her hair. It was six ten. She remembered Dana wanted to stop by and talk so she hurried and got ready. She wore an indigo color dress that was spaghetti strapped along with its companion sweater.

It was a six-twenty by the time she came down stairs. She checked outside to see if Dana was coming. No cars that didn't belong. She walked in the kitchen and started to snack on crackers. She sometimes had a bad habit of that of that when she went out with Milo. She'd eat on the wait 'cause she didn't want to eat to much in front of him. Embarrassing when a lady pigs out in front of a gentleman. She wasn't going to keep looking outside for Dana. The doorbell worked. She would hear it of course.

Milo called her at six-thirty. Saying he was about to leave, so she should leave too. "I'll see you there. My battery in my phone is going out I have to go." He clicked off. She grabbed her keys and headed outside. She clicked her car alarm off. Something didn't look right. Her car seemed much shorter. She looked at her tires and they were slashed.

All four tires were flat.

Dana was the last one to arrive. Everyone was in sitting at the table, all except Andy. Her chair was vacant. One by one, they got up to hug her. "Where's Andy?" She asked.

Lu looked at her watch. "I don't know. We haven't heard from her."

"I have. Just before I left the hospital. She left the same time I did." Milo said.

"I'm sure she's just trapped behind traffic." Lu assured Milo. Dana sat right next to Milo. "Is this seat taken?" She smiled. He didn't look happy or thrilled.

"Yes, it's for Andy, when she comes."

"Oh, I'll move if she comes." And focused on everybody else. "So, we gonna order or sit around staring. Let's eat. I'm starved." The waiter came around and took everyone's order. It was a twenty-minute wait. Within eight minutes Milo got up to call Andy on the Pay phone. He called her cell, but it wasn't on. So he called her home number, not expecting that she was home. "Andy, this is Milo. I called to see if you had left. You're not answering the phone so I guess you left. Stuck in traffic I guess. Okay, bye."

Andy was walking into the house when she heard the end of Milo's voice on the answering machine. She picked up the phone, but it was too late. He was gone. She curse loud and slammed the receiver down. Who could've done this to her car? No. An idea came to mind. She would have to call a cab and deal with the tires later.

Heading back to his seat, Dana was up and walking back with him. "She left?"

"She didn't answer the phone. She's on her way." They both sat down. Dana sat back in Andy's seat. Lana was laughing up a storm as she told one of her funny stories. Lu had ran to the bathroom and returned just as the food was arriving. They all ordered the family special. Dr. Jackson made a toast and in a line each made a toast to Dana. Nick's were something else.

"Dana, I would just like to say that it was great, to spend the years we did together. I don't regret ever dating you and miss you so much. But," He raised his glass. "You got to do, what you got to do. And we have a new member, Dr. Campbell who we cherish as well." Everyone clinked their glasses together. Milo wasn't happy. He hardly ate anything. He wiped his mouth and threw his napkin down. "I have to check on Andy."

"You can borrow my phone." Lu dug in her purse and retrieved it. "Yeah, I wonder what's keeping her. She's in trouble. When you get a hold of her let me talk to the rebel."

Milo called her cell phone and it rung. 'Yes' she has it on. But no answer. "Andy, where are you!" He was upset.

Andy's cab came twenty minutes later. She was on the road before she noticed she didn't have her cell. She didn't have time to go back. She was late enough. Just then, the back of the cab received a hard bump. The cab skidded across the highway and came to a complete stop. Neither was injured badly. Andy and the driver looked behind them. The Red SUV that ran into them had crashed into the guard rail.

Everyone was outside the parking lot, getting in their cars'. Milo, Lu, Peter, Lana, and Dana were the ones left discussing about Andy in the parking lot. It was a quarter before ten. And they had a bad feeling. "I'm going over to her house. Something isn't right." Milo told everyone.

"I'll go too. This is not like Andy." Lu said.

"Lana knows Andy can be late once and blue moon, but she's also knows she doesn't come this late." Lana said. They headed to their cars. They arrived to Andy's house. Her car was parked in the driveway. "She's here." Milo slammed the door and ran to ring the doorbell. There was no answer. He rang it again. And finally the door opened. It was Andy in her Army shirt and sweat pants. Her hair was in a ponytail. She looked distraught. She said, "Hey," and left the door open for them to invite themselves in. She didn't look in the mood for any visitors. That's why she sent Lezzy and Jessie to their friend's house to spend the night. Andy walked into her den and sat on the couch, clutching the couch pillow to her chest. She didn't even offer a seat to anyone. Milo was the first to speak. "Andy, where in the world were you!" He had his hands in his pockets. "I called you twice on your cell and once at home. You didn't answer them." She looked at him like he was crazy.

"Milo, I-" He didn't let her finish.

"I, along with our friends, was worried about you." Dana stepped in front of Milo. "Is it me, Andy? You didn't come because you don't like me?"

"Andy, why didn't you call us?" Lu finally spoke. "Your exact words were you were coming and that you had nothing against Dana."

"Come on people!" Lana jumped in front of all of them. "You haven't heard a word from her. All of you are jumpin' to conclusions. Hold on now, and ask her, why she didn't come."

"Thank you Hawkins." She looked directly at Milo. "If you cared so much about me, then you would care if you hurt my feelings or not. That comes with worry. If you cared you and our friends," She did the quote, unquote gesture with her hands. "wouldn't make assumptions. Now, Lana came in here with the heart of a caring person. Yes, I said Lana. You don't know what happened to me." She shook her head and winced. The pain from the accident pulled a muscle in her neck and was really painful. Milo bent down next to her on the couch. She pulled away and again the pain returned. She got off the couch and went to the kitchen to get a pain pill and some water. All followed.

"Andy, what happened?"

"You know Milo, I was wondering when you were going to ask that." This was going to be their first fight and with everyone staring. She swallowed her pill and let the water down next.

"Andy, why are you on the defensive side? I have a reason to be upset. I was worried I told you and that made me upset that you didn't call me."

"How could I Milo, when your cell phone battery was low! Tell me. My day really sucked and all you can do is yell at me. And accuse me of things." Her eyes locked on Dana and Lu.

"Why are you looking at me like that Andy?" Lu asked. Tears sprinted to Andy's eyes. "Get out. All of you please. Just leave me alone."

"Andy, what is the matter!" Milo yelled. "You're not acting like yourself. This is not the Andy I love."

"This is the Andy you talked to on the phone with four hours ago. This is the Andy that's asking, no, telling you to get out!" She walked past all of them and ran upstairs to her room. They all followed.

Andy was in her room crying. Not because of her day, but because of how it ended. Fighting with Milo and her friends. She was on her bed with tissue blowing her nose. They walked right in without knocking. "Andy, this is not over." Milo said.

"Yes it is. Get of my room." She turned to leave out her room. Milo grabbed her by the arm. "Milo let me go."

"Not until you tell us what's bothering you. Why are you taking pills?" She pulled away calmly and went to sit on the bed.

"I have a sore neck that's all. I'll let you know that, so you won't have to be so worried. My head hurts and I really don't feel like talking to anyone. Please," She said calmly. "Go." That was the last time she was going to ask. The way she felt, she could've called the police. Silently, they all left. There was nothing to be said.

FQ: Did I write that? I'm sorry not to be big headed, but I was into my own writing.

IV: Well don't. Let us know what you thought of Chapter 3. We'll take a short break. (She pinches me) Wake up. It wasn't that deep……okay it was, but don't rub it in. Gosh, you're such a stuck-up snob.

FQ: Yeah, whatever. I'm in a daze not listening to a word Ivy says