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IV: Fawn, I was wondering.
FQ: What?
IV: What if we add a new character in the story?
FQ: I don't know right now. I would have to find a reason to put them in there. But that's a thought.
Lu was halfway out of her mind. What was she to do? Her two best friends were fighting. She didn't want to choose sides. She knew who was in the wrong and then she didn't. She kept going back and fourth with evidence and theory. What made sense? She sat in on her couch, in her tiny, but decorative apartment. It was two in the morning. Marc had got up to use the bathroom and when he saw that his mother was up, he slowly crept over to her and laid his head on her chest. "Mom," He wailed. "Why are you up?"
"I'd just been thinking that's all. Thing's are going in and out of my head. I'm trying to put one and one together and make sense…"
"Sense of what?…Is there something goin' on that I don't know about?" She ruffled his hair.
"There are a lot of things you don't know about kiddo. But no, this is something I can't…don't…and won't explain. It's too difficult." She looked at the clock that hung over the sink in the kitchen. It read two-thirty. "Look at the time. You got school in the morning." She sat up and headed to her bedroom.
"Mrs. Hilton, I can help you with the case against your husband assaulting you, but no that is out of the question." Andy was back at the hospital. For the past four days, she has experienced the old times. Mrs. Hilton was back in her office, complaining again. This time she was taking her husband to court.
"Dr. Campbell, I really need you to help me. I deserve to be paid. That man has not only put me in the hospital, but he has hurt me emotionally as well. He married me and then he's never made love to me. And then he wants to marry another woman; a younger woman at that!" Andy shook her head again.
"I can help you win against the assault, but not for suing for his bigamy. It's not my place." Mrs. Hilton sat silent for a second and resurfaced for another try.
"Dr. Campbell, if you could hear me out for a second. He's planning to sue me for the Vegas deal."
"The Vegas deal, which you got him drunk, where you married him, not the other way around, if you don't mind me reminding you."
"It was his fault! He accepted the drinks I paid for."
"Which you laced with some type of drug, that could make him do and say anything he wanted."
"Let me refresh your memory. The day before, we were all out at a bar, having a good time. We were trying to sign a deal with Glemmicka Co. Well, the idiots tried to snuff me out the deal, when I went to use the ladies room. I overheard them on my way back. After, the people left, they treated me like dirt when I told them about their little scheme. Me. A grown woman was being talked about like I was back in school. I had enough of that S$& in high school. They spilled drinks on me and everything. Then, George, he came over to me and made peace. He said some nice things to me. But, when they got back to their rooms, it was a totally different George. Our rooms were across from each other, so I heard everything him and the boys were talking about. No need to get into those details."
"Rebecca, this is my first time hearing some of this. I know you must have felt humiliated, embarrassed, but that still in no reason to drug someone and marry them."
"You are like the rest." Andy looked at her confused. "You're all laughing at me. If a beautiful woman came in here asking for the same price, you would give it to her with a click of a button."
"That is not true at all Rebecca. I feel that everyone is equal and I go by the law. Famous or not." Rebecca stood up fast; almost knocking down her chair. She clasped on to her non expensive coat and pressed it to her heart, as to protect herself. "Rebecca wait," Andy stood up. "Please don't leave off angry. I want to help you in any way I can. We can still figure out a way to help you-" Mrs. Hilton held her hand out to stop Andy.
"No thank you. I have to go home now and call my lawyer. I have some things I have to catch up on now." She walked out the door slamming it open.
"You are silly." Andy and Milo were having lunch outside the hospital. "I can expect that from a teenager, but not from an adult." She laughed.
"I'm for real Andy. I feel young at heart and that's all that matters." He took her hand.
"Milo…" She paused. "I have to say, these couple of weeks I have been strenuous, but I'm really starting to feel better. I haven't heard from Dana in a while. Have you heard from her?" He shook his head as he bit into an apple. "Lu hasn't either. Hmm maybe she went back to Virginia." He shrugged his shoulder. "Well anyway, it's been great to not have to see or hear from her again. I'm glad she dropped the charges."
"Andy sometimes you worry too much…Oh my mother has insisted you come to dinner tomorrow. She says that she misses your apple pie and has a craving for it."
"Didn't Franshua have my recipe?"
"Yeah, but she says no one makes it like you do." They laughed.
"Well gee, I best to get started when I get home, huh." She laughed again. Just then Lana walks out of the door holding a bag in her hand. It was the bag she had planned to give them when Dana first arrived, but got ruined when Andy didn't show. "Hey, Hawkins, what is that you're holding?"
"Glad you should ask boss. Glad you should ask. It's for you and Milo. I had planned to give it to you sooner, but let's just say last weeks…just wasn't your week." She gave a loud Lana laugh.
"Well come on Hawkins, we're dying to see what it is." She handed the bag to Andy and she peeped inside. "Awe, Hawkins. This is really sweet." She pulled out a music box that had engraved Andy and Milo's name.
"This is really neat Hawkins." Milo took the music box out of Andy's hand. The music box was a statue of a girl and a boy holding hands with a little puppy between the two. "Andy loves this type of stuff."
"Yes I do. Thanks so much." She gave Lana a hug and Milo did the same. "Hawkins you know this means war."
"Of course, make sure it's a big gift too. I don't know maybe a Plasma TV, a country, a big Navigator," she shrugged her shoulders. "Nothin' fancy." They all laughed.
"That's nothing is it Andy. What she's asking for; pretty reasonable."
Dana has been staying in another hotel, ever since she had to put Andy in jail. She kept low for awhile. She had recently called her mother to check up on the children. So far all was well. Dana didn't know why this drive of torturing Andy was in her, but it was. She regretted ever leaving Philly, but then thought of her children and the help she needed from her parents. She wouldn't have been able to take care of children if she'd had stayed. Still, she didn't know that her friends would have been taken away from her. She had to confront Andy without her slamming the door in her face.
"Andy, could you take my patient." Lu asked. Andy looked at her watch.
"When do I suppose to be expecting her?"
"In ten minutes. I have a date."
"Ooo, a date. Way to go. May I ask who he is?"
"Uh, too soon to tell. You know we might not hit it off as well."
"Yeah, sure. I respect that." She stood up from her seat. "I have to work overtime anyways."
"Who's staying with the girls?"
"Corrina of course. She said that she would stay with them and no charge." She walked over to the couch to lie down. "Lu, I don't know what's bothering me."
"Bothering you? We know what happened the last time you didn't feel right."
"What's that suppose to mean?" Lu held up her hands as to say nothing. "Lu I know this might seem childish, but…but…" She licked her lips and finally let it out. She took a deep breath. "Did…Milo and …Dana go together or something? Did they have a thing?" Lu laughed and fell against the wall. "What's so funny? I knew I shouldn't have asked."
"No, Andy you should. I'm sorry. It's just that it does seem high schoolish."
Lu continued to laugh.
"Well, did they?"
"Not from my knowledge. I don't know for a hundred percent sure, but I believe she didn't cheat on Nick. And I'm sure he didn't cheat on…Tuki." She giggles a little bit at the name. "Why don't you just ask Milo?"
Andy gave Lu a look that said 'Are you crazy?' "Delgado,"
"There you go with calling me Delgado."
"Asking him that would be too private, especially since what he and I went through this past week. I don't think so…I just remembered he was married. Milo never cheated on her. Duh, I'm so stupid for even considering that."
"How do you know he didn't?"
"Delgado Milo's not a cheater. That's one thing I know."
"Well if you knew, then why did you ask me that question?" Andy was about to make a comment, but stopped herself. Lu was right. Why did she ask that question? Why would she question her man's faithfulness? It's not like he's being seeing someone else while their together. "If ya have to ask me that question Andy, then you must be thinking something about his being trustful. Or worse…dating Dana."
IV: Okay let us know what you think.
