Ch. 3
Unpleasant Surprise
"Listen Babe, the fire wasn't your fault. You don't need to worry about it."
"I know Mr. Mathews, but I feel really bad about it." Babe explained.
"You don't need to. Anyway, it wasn't that big of a loss. It was kind of a dump anyway. Lots of shady characters went there. Probably someone had a little too much to drink and decided it would be funny to play with fire. No matter what happened, you don't need to worry about it."
Babe played the scene over again in her head as she walked out of the building. Good news was the owner didn't blame her for the fire. The bad news was she needed to get a new job since he wasn't going to rebuild it. Babe got in her car and drove to where the bar used to be before it became a home for ashes and burnt wood.
She glanced around the now burnt area and started to wonder. What if the fire was set because she was inside? Amanda did threaten her a little earlier before the fire started. But then JR showed up and got drunk and they hit Amanda...
Babe started thinking about JR again and wondered why she took the rap for JR. She could have gone to jail and risked never seeing her son again. But Babe knew the answer.
Before she could think about it anymore, she noticed movement out of the corner of her eye. She turned around and saw Amanda get out of a car and limp towards her. Babe immediately opened her cell in her pocket and had JR's number ready on speed dial.
"Amanda, what are you doing here?" Babe asked.
"I saw you from the road and decided to stop and say hello."
"Amanda, you had no reason to be back out on this road, it's in the middle of nowhere." Babe now pushed call and JR's phone started ringing.
At his house, JR answered his phone thinking it was Mac.
"Did you find..." JR stopped as soon as he heard the voices on the other end.
"Amanda, why don't you really tell me why you're here." Babe said.
"I came to talk to you. I finally got out of the hospital, after you put me there. Aren't you happy for me?" Amanda asked.
"No, not really, I don't think we need another crazy Dillon roaming the streets."
"Don't talk about my mom." Amanda ordered.
'Well, we all know where ya got your crazy genes from. The apple doesn't fall far from the tree, does it Amanda?"
"Shut up, Babe!"
"Look at the roadside bar, well what remains of it. Did you do this Amanda? You were mad at me because I stopped you plan of drugging Jamie so you decided you wanted me to pay. Is that It Amanda? Did you want me dead?"
"Babe," JR called. "Babe, what's going on? Tell me where you are." He said, but he didn't think Babe could hear him.
What am I gonna do... better question, what is Amanda gonna do? JR wondered.
JR then heard Babe talk about the Roadside Bar and knew they were there.
"Hold on Babe, I'm coming." He grabbed his coat and ran out the door to his car.
"That sounds weird coming from you, since you are the person who mowed me down." Amanda pointed out.
"You ran into the middle of the road! What could I have done?"
"Hmm... stopped maybe?"
"I tried, OK? I didn't mean to hit you. Maybe you should look both ways before running onto a busy street!"
"Don't pull that on me. You will pay for what you've done to me, you bitch. I also know someone who wants revenge almost as badly as I do. Oh Babe, you think getting pushed down the stairs was bad? That's gonna be the least of your worries soon."
"Amanda what are you talking about?" Babe questioned.
"You'll see." She grinned eerily and then limped back to her car.
She started the car and sped out of there.
Babe grabbed her phone, "JR?"
It was a dial tone.
Babe sighed and turned and looked back at the charred remains. What did Amanda mean when she said she found someone who wants revenge as badly as she does?
A couple minutes later JR pulled up and jumped out of his car.
"Babe?" He asked while walking to her, "Where's Amanda?"
"She left earlier." She said while turning to him.
"Are you OK?" He asked while putting a piece of her long, blonde hair behind her ear.
"Yeah, I'm OK."
"What did she want?"
"To threaten, like always. She also said that she found someone who wanted revenge on me as badly as she did."
JR put his arm around her and walked her to her car.
"In Pine Valley, I have a lot of people who want me to pay. I can't even count them on two hands. But the way she said it, it's no one here. I don't know who it could be."
"OK, well, lets get you home and we'll talk about it more when we get there, OK?"
Babe nodded and got in her car. JR shut her door and walked to his. He started up his car and pulled out of there. Babe glanced out her window and saw a blonde man standing by a long, burnt piece of wood. He was staring at her, and as soon as she saw him, he turned and walked into the woods.
Babe frowned before turning on her car and speeding away, but not before one last glance towards the woods.
GrantTroyTuner- I hope im not too obvious with the direction in this story, im going to make lots and twists and turns and hope that it keeps you guessing. Thanks for your review!
britney123- I'm hoping to update everyday, or every other day, so there shouldnt be that much waiting. Im glad you like it:)
AN: This is my first fanfic on an actual site, so bear with me while I get the hang of things. I love JR and Babe and i thought it was about time they started getting some fanfics, so i decided to write this. Hope you guyes enjoy!