Chapter 7- The Gala
Abbott home
"Evening" Paul said as Ashley let him in.
"Hey you" Ashley said giving him a kiss.
"Very nice" Paul said looking at Ashley.
"Looks like you are in a better mood" Ashley said.
"Yes I talked to Julia she is heading home, whatever Wes is working on I think turned her off thank goodness" Paul said.
"I know that's a weight off your shoulders" Ashley said.
"Yea, but I've been thinking about what you said, about seeing her as a little girl, I do and I shouldn't" Paul said.
"This can be a new start for the two of you. I wish I had the chance to get to know her better maybe next visit" Ashley said as her and Paul left.
Genoa City Ballroom
"Ok as servers you must stand straight and smile there are important people coming tonight" A woman said, looking at the female servers dressed in form fitting white blouses a black waistcoat and a black pencil skirt with heels.
"You I didn't see you yesterday" the woman said looking at a petite woman with short blonde hair.
"I'm a temp miss" the petite woman said.
"Your name" the woman said.
"Belle Thompson" the petite woman said.
"Very well, places everyone" the woman said.
"Could be worse Belle" Julia said to herself adjusting her blonde wig.
Genoa City Police Department
"This is Wes Smith from the Miami PD he's going to be an observer tonight" Weber said briefing the police officers who were wearing bulletproof vests.
Genoa City Ballroom
The ballroom is filled with poems, stories, and original art work. Guest started to arrive such as The Newman Family minus Noah, Brad Carlton, The Abbotts minus Abby, Paul, Christine, Katherine Chancellor, The Winters Family, Phyllis, Daniel, Mac, JT, Scotty, Lauren, Michael, and Kevin.
"IT looks beautiful" Mac said holding JT's hand as they walked around.
"Absolutely magnificent" Victoria said.
"Servers go on out" the woman said as Julia followed holding champagne glasses.
"Can you believe we have to serve this assholes" A woman said to Julia.
"Excuse me" Julia said.
"Look at them thinking they give a damn they don't" The woman said bitterly to Julia as Jack Abbott approached them.
"Ladies" Jack said taking a champagne glass from Julia and caviar from the woman's plate, Julia smiles politely. She walks away.
She sees Paul and Ashley talking to Christine. "Where's Wes" she thought
She continues to look around "What is he doing here" Julia said out loud watching Kevin talk to Michael and Lauren.
"Is he friends with Paul?" she thought, Victoria Newman took a glass from her.
"Thank you" Julia said politely continuing to work.
To her surprise Michael, Lauren, and Kevin walk up to her. "You're the champagne girl that's what we like" Lauren said, Julia politely laughed.
Kevin looked at the short haired blonde there was something about her eyes that reminded him of someone. He takes a glass, Julia smiled nervously walking towards John Abbott.
"I didn't know you were into blondes" Michael said noticing Kevin's reaction to the server.
"I'm not" Kevin said.
"Could have fooled me" Michael said.
"She just reminded me of someone I met a few days ago, well her eyes" Kevin said Michael looked at Lauren.
Two hours later
"Look there is Wayne right there" Weber said as him and Wes were looking at the hotel from across the street.
"Showtime" Wes said as him and Weber walk out of the car they are dressed in formal clothes.
"What is Wes doing here" Paul said watching Wes and detective Weber enter they walk towards the Mayor and police officers.
"Isn't that Julia's Partner" Michael said.
"Julia" Kevin said.
"She's Paul's niece of some sort she came to town a few days ago" Lauren said, Kevin looked surprised with Scotty.
"You're Julia" Scotty said.
"What? His Julia?" Michael said.
"The woman I met a few days at the coffee shop" Kevin said.
"Well Paul told me that Julia went back to Miami" Lauren said.
"Get a ticket" Scotty said.
"Wes" Paul said.
"Mr. Williams" Wes said.
"I thought you went back to Miami with Julia" Paul said, Wes looked at him strangely.
"What" Wes said.
"Julia called me from the airport she was heading home" Paul said.
"I didn't know that" Wes said, Paul raised his eyebrow, Wes walks with dectective Weber near the mayor's table.
"That fool" Julia said relived to see Wes.
"Come on Belle desert is next" The woman said dragging her to the back.
The Mayor walks to the stage. "Welcome all to the Tenth Annual Genoa City benefit for cancer research" he said, the crowd claps.
"I would love to introduce a man who has shown courage on a daily basis both personally and professional. District Attorney Glenn Richards" the mayor said as Glenn walks up toe the podium.
"Thank you all for coming as a cancer survivor I know how important and how beneficial research is, one ounce of research can make a patient be able to see his children in the school play. All the proceeds tonight will go to that and one day we will be able to call cancer a memory" Glenn said, the crowd clapped.
"Excuse me" Julia said bumping into Wayne who was near the stage she turns around.
Wes looks around looking at the police officers surrounding the mayors table, he didn't recognize them from the briefing, he looks at Weber is equally worried.
From the Abbott table, Paul looked around, he didn't recognize half the police officers that were here two hours ago.
The district attorney continues to walk down, Julia looks at Wayne who is now feet away from stage left, she spots him aiming his gun.
Julia runs toward Wayne as he fires pushing him on stage, the bullet hit a stage light.
Everyone is screaming ducking down. Two from the Mayors table are pointing guns at him. "Nobody move" one imposter said holding a gun towards the mayors head.
Julia and Wayne are struggling for the gun tossing and turning on stage.
"Wrong move girl" Wayne said getting Julia's arm he pushes her to the floor hard.
Wes looks at the woman on the floor, "Julia" Wes said trying to get on stage, the other imposter stops him, Wes punches him. The other imposter holding a gun to the Mayor's head is watching, Weber elbows him taking the gun away.
The second imposter and Wes start to fight, Wayne is trying to look for the gun as the district attorney is on the ground, Julia gets up "Miss me" she said.
"You're not a serve are you, you look familiar. You're his partner" Wayne said.
Julia takes off the wig. Paul is shocked "Julia!" Paul said as Brad and Nick hold him back.
Kevin is shocked himself, Michael holds him back.
"You're too pretty to get into this mess" Wayne said coming closer Julia punches him hard.
"You bitch" he said taking off his blazer.
Julia gets into a fighting stance, "Come to papa" Wayne said as they begin to fight.
Wayne throws a punch Julia ducks in time swirling to her left, the left side of her body ache when Wayne dropped her. Julia tries to kick him, he grabs her leg pushing her down, after he tries to kick her, Julia rolls on the floor blocking them. The third time Wayne tries to kick Julia grabs his leg and elbows the inner calf. She then head butts him.
"Who's your daddy now" Julia said as Wayne gets up.
"I thought the police didn't fight dirty" Wayne said.
"I'm not a cop" Julia said punching him.
"As a matter of face she jumps on stage, that's what irks you. I read your file you like beating up woman a lot of other things too. I heard you tried to model once which is a joke, I mean look at you you're just big not beautiful" Julia said.
"Shut up" Wayne said angrily, Julia laughed as she saw Wes.
"It's true have you looked at yourself in the mirror, who told you you could model your mother. That is probably where you got you're looks from. I mean Everyone can see that all you'll amount to is being a hit man. And that is why you killed Peter, he was trying to be legit and looked like he was getting his chance but you couldn't let that happen. Isn't that right Wayne" Julia said.
"He couldn't get out, I couldn't get out why should he? He was a amatour always was, I taught him the final lesson, the master showed him how it's done" Wayne said proudly, Julia raised her eyebrow.
"You bitch" Wayne said charging towards her the sound of gun safetys stops him.
"I wouldn't do that" Weber said as a dozen police officers turned their guns on him.
A police officer arrested him "You have the right to remain silent anything you say will have and will be against you in the court of law you have the right to an attorney" the officer said.
Julia sighed in relief, her side was bothering her Wes approached her. "Are you alright" Wes said.
"It's just my side" Julia said, Weber walks towards him.
"How are you feeling" Weber asked.
"I'm ok" Julia said, Weber looked at her, "Wow" he said.
"People always say that when working with the Miami PD" Wes said.
"Are you alright" Victor said to Nikki.
"Yea just nerves who was that young woman" Nikki asked.
"You remember Paul's Partner Roger Thompson, that's his daughter" Victor said.
"Oh my God" Nikki said surprised.
"She saved our lives" Sharon said.
"She also endangered our lives" Victoria said.
"I'm grateful to her she stopped that bastard" Nicholas said.
Julia is sitting in the ambulance car, Paul runs towards it. "Paul" Julia said giving him a hug.
"Are you alright" Paul said.
"Yes, I'm sorry for lying again, and again" Julia said nearly tearing up.
"I don't care, I'll be at the hospital soon" Paul said, as the door closed.
Wes is talking to Weber and the mayor. "I need to talk to you" Paul said angrily.
"Next time you want to endanger the life of a young girl just for a thrill that girl better not be Julia you understand that" he said.
"Whoa you need to chill Julia is a grown woman, who is good at her job, you should be proud of her" Wes said. Michael, Lauren, Scotty, and Kevin are watching.
"I am proud of her, I read your file you're a loose cannon and turned Julia to that" Paul said.
"Julia is crazier than I am I didn't even know she was here tonight, I think you need to talk with her before you make accusations, you probably didn't know she could fight like that, I didn't know till months working with her." Wes said.
"She's a cop" Kevin said.
"She's a narcotics dectetive for the Miami PD, well she might not be anymore from that conversation" Lauren said.
"You fell for Xena man" Scotty said.
"That girl was at the coffee shop a few days ago Grandma" Mac said to Katherine.
"How old is she" Katherine asked.
"She's my age" Mac said.
"How can she be a detective" JT said.
2 hours later
The hospital
"You'll be sore for the next day or so, I want you to come back though to take an X-ray after" the doctor said.
"Sure" Julia said, Wes enters.
"Hey you, single handely beating that man into oblivon" Wes joked.
"I'll just be sore for a few days, I looks like I'll be here for the next day just for the doctor to see it." Julia said.
"Inspector is on his way, he's on a plane as we speak" Wes said.
"Oh crap" Julia said.
"The mayor here is on our side so that might help" Wes said.
"But we went against an order the case was closed we lied about being sick and went to another state to do what we are supposed to do in Miami, something is going to happen" Julia said.
"I know I was trying to make you feel better" Wes said.
"We got Peter's killer" Julia said.
"Thanks to you" Wes said.
"Anytime man, we're partners right brother and sister" Julia said.
"That's right you are my sister" Wes said.