CH 4: The End of the Fairytale

Sheets of rain continued to mercilessly pelt Collinwood from overhead, a loud clap of thunder sounding in accordance with Maggie's unbridled shouts of passion as Will continued to dutifully hover over her trembling body; his eyes were wild, merciless, and filled with such desire that his counterpart had to close her own so that she could still the frantic beating of her heart.

Will, however, would not allow this, Maggie releasing a strangled howl once he imbedded himself deep within her throbbing womanhood and crushed his mouth hungrily to hers, his voice breathy and tainted by lust as he growled huskily against her lips, "Look at me, Maggie...look into my eyes."

At first Maggie tried to resist, yet once Will began to deepen his strokes she gasped, a soft mewl of pleasure escaping her lips as she whimpered into the crook of his neck and frantically groped her lover by the shoulders. "More, Will" she pleaded, her eyes shadowed with desire. "Please...more."

"Only if you look at me" he agreed, a triumphant smirk coming to his lips once Maggie cast her dusky gaze up to his, her eyes simultaneously rolling back in her head as her lover began to pound into her with a more driven force than ever before.

"You're such...an arrogant...bastard, sometimes" Maggie gasped, wincing once Will chuckled into her ear.

"You have no idea" he agreed.

Opening her mouth in order to retaliate, Maggie released a soft gasp, instead, her head dropping languidly back against her pillow as Will continued to ravish her torso with the tremendous fire of his lips. Her passion erupted deep within her being and enveloped her lover within its sweet embrace, her body shivering and quaking beneath his own as they shared a single lustful shout.

Cursing, Will felt as if his insides were on fire, his long withheld desire for the woman in his arms exploding from deep within his soul and into her womb in one full sweep. Moaning, he dropped down listlessly atop Maggie's lithe form, now weary, spent, and completely satisfied.

"I always knew ya loved me" he suddenly whispered, his gaze soft and luminous as he buried his face within the crook of Maggie's neck and heaved a contented sigh. When she didn't answer right away he pleaded, "Say you love me, too, Maggie...I need ta hear it. I need ta know that you feel as strongly about me as I do you."

Maggie bit her lip, her fear quite evident upon her charming features as she allowed a lone tear to trickle down the softness of her cheek. "I do love you, Will" she finally agreed, "but I'm afraid I can't be with you. I'm just so afraid of what Quentin will say - of what he'll do when he finds out!"

"Let him find out, then...I don't give a damn about that womanizin' sot" Will bit out, his gaze powerful and disarming as he fondly interlocked his hand within her own. Bringing her fingers to his lips he added longingly, "Run away with me, Maggie - we can move to Boston...be happy...in love. Isn't that all you've ever wanted in life?"

Maggie gasped, absolutely horrified by this idea. "Will, we can't! What about Carolyn and the rest of Collinsport? What will they think of such a travesty?"

"I've already told you where I stand on that issue - I love you and I don't give a rat's ass about what anybody has to say about it, including my wife" Will retaliated, his features now firm and hardset due to his utmost determination. Now moving so that he could sit up, he tossed Maggie her clothes, urging, "Here...get dressed so we can go pack. The earliest train leaves this morning at nine, so in the meantime we've got plenty-a time to hide out somewhere in town."

Maggie gave him a bewildered look. "You mean...you've actually been planning this?"

Will smirked. "The heart wants what it wants, Maggie, and that's you." Taking her by the hand he added, "C'mon...I never thought I'd say this, but lemme help ya get back into those clothes."

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Carolyn released a frustrated growl as she glanced up at the clock on the mantle for the umpteenth time that evening, her disposition not improving upon realizing that it was 5:43 AM. Will had never returned home like he'd promised - had he and Quentin gotten into yet another argument while he'd visited with Maggie?

Tapping a beautifully-manicured finger to her upper lip, Carolyn leapt up off the couch and moved into the foyer in order to grab her coat, a shrill squeak of surprise escaping her lips the moment three loud knocks resounded in perfect succession.

Leaning in against the door so that she could hear better, Carolyn called feebly, "Wh-who is it? Will, is that you, darling?"

"No, it's Quentin" came the impatient reply, thus causing the blonde to pale and wrench the double doors open in an instant.

"Oh, Quentin!" she exclaimed, "It's Will, isn't it? Something's happened!"

The dark-haired gentleman soured. "Oh, it's Will, alright" he agreed, "but just wait until you see the note that he and my darling wife wrote me earlier on this morning."

"Maggie and Will wrote you a note?" Carolyn reiterated, scrunching her delicate brows up in confusion. "I-I don't understand...what could they possibly say that couldn't be explained face-to-face?"

Quentin gave her a bitter smirk. "Oh, perhaps just the fact that they're 'madly in love' with each other and that they wanted to give us their best wishes before they leave Collinsport for good."

Carolyn gasped. "You lie!"

"Oh, if only that were the case, my dear" Quentin returned, the intense blue of his eyes flashing dangerously as he dared to reach forward and grasp her by the shoulders. "We can stop this, you know, and believe me, I will. Nobody walks out on Quentin Collins without getting what's coming to them!"

Carolyn regarded him with fear, her voice cracking slightly as she demanded, "W-what are you going to do? Surely you won't hurt them!"

Quentin smirked, finally unearthing the small handgun that he'd been hiding from within his breast pocket in answer. "Sadly, my dear" he began, "there might be two funerals to plan for in our near future."

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"A-are you sure we're doing the right thing?"

Will looked over at Maggie from his driving and smiled, placing an arm supportively about her shoulders before returning fondly, "A-course I am! I've never been so sure of anything in my entire life...you feel the same way I do, right?" When she nodded he continued, "There, you see? As long as you feel this way we are doing the right thing - it'd be wrong of you to deny your heart of what it wants. It's about time that you be selfish for once in your life and go for whatever makes ya happy."

"And...you didn't want me initially just to prove to Quentin that you could have me?" Maggie continued to fish, fully aware of his rivalry with her husband.

Will immediately shook his head, returning veraciously, "I fell for you the moment I saw ya, Maggie, although I will admit that those killer legs-a yours helped out quite a bit."

"Will!" Laughing, Maggie went to push him, yet he caught her by the hand and pulled her to him just as he went to park the car.

Grinning over at her he continued, "Seriously, though, Maggie, I love you and I can only hope and pray that this is whatcha want."

The dark-haired beauty paused, her gaze softening as she reached out and fondly touched his cheek. "You've brought a happiness to my life that I never knew existed, Will - of course this is what I want" she breathed, leaning in to kiss him gently on the lips. "I'm finally complete now that I have you by my side, so please - don't question my decision any longer. I've made up my mind, and a life with you is what I want."

Will nodded, a warm smile coming to his lips as he reached over and grasped her hand longingly within his own. "I love you, Maggie...you have no idea how happy this makes me."

"Nor do I, Mr. Loomis, but that's to be expected since you're with my wife."

Will gasped, whirling about in order to see none other than Quentin Collins, himself. "You!" he exclaimed, desperately moving to roll up the window, "How'd you find us?"

"I wouldn't ask so many questions, if I were you" Quentin growled, motioning toward his nemesis with his semi-concealed pistol so that he ceased all actions in an instant. "If you agree to cooperate, however, I just might decide to let you walk."

Maggie finally leaned over in the car so that she was now within her husband's line of vision, her voice soft and breathy as she pleaded, "Quentin, please let Will go...I love him and it was my decision to-"

"Shut up, Maggie!" Quentin snarled, raising his firearm menacingly between her eyes. "A good wife sits back and keeps her mouth shut, so I goddamn well expect you to do just that!"

"Well maybe she doesn't want to be your wife anymore, Quentin!" Will shot back, his hands subconsciously gripping at the steering wheel until his fingers turned bone-white. "A real wife should be treated like a lady - even you, the pig of Collinsport, should knowthat!"

"Oh, really?" Quentin demanded, his bottom lip quivering ever so slightly as he found himself releasing the safety on his revolver. "What about Carolyn, Will? Or did you forget that she, too, is a wife?"

Will faltered, his gaze straying behind Quentin's shoulder and over to Carolyn, herself, her cheeks streaked with tears and her lithe frame heaving along with her bone-racking sobs as she regarded him with pained eyes.

Shaking, Will frantically insisted, "I-I never meant to hurt 'er, Quentin, but it's just that I love Maggie now, and I-"

"Never thought she'd care?" Quentin supplied, chuckling cruelly under his breath. "Truth to be told, Will, she's not crying because of you and my wife trying to elope."

Will appeared to be considerably thrown-off. "Wait...sh-she's not? You mean she's actually ok with this?"

"No, of course she's not ok with it" Quentin argued, gradually raising his firearm. "She's just a little upset about what I have to do...that's all."

Maggie gasped. "Quentin, no, I-"

BANG!

Squeezing his eyes tightly closed in anticipation of the impending shot, Will flinched as the bullet smashed through the half-closed window in a volatile eruption of glass. When nothing happened, however, he immediately opened his eyes in sheer panic, only to discover that Maggie was doubled over against her side of the car.

"Maggie!" he exclaimed, hurriedly rushing over and to her side before lifting her limp and bloody form up within his arms. "Oh, God, Maggie...please answer me!"

"Now, now, don't be sad, Will" Quentin chided softly from abaft. "This is the price that must be paid - if I can't have her, no one can."

"You sick son of a bitch!"

Laughing, the dark-haired gentleman turned back around toward Carolyn, revealing warmly, "There now, it's all done, my dear cousin! I spared Will for your sake, so now he can return to you!"

"What?" Will blanched, his limbs shaking with anger. "You stupid, shit-eating bastard! You shot Maggie thinking I'd willingly return to my wife?"

"Well it is a fairly natural thought, is it not?" Quentin retorted, giving a low chuckle of amusement. "After all, don't most husbands return to their wives?"

Cradling Maggie's limp form possessively against his own, Will snarled, "Just because you shot your wife doesn't mean I'll give 'er up without a fight - I love Maggie and I want to be with her, Quentin! Have pity!"

"And didn't you once love your wife? Who's to say you won't abandon Maggie for yet another woman, Will?" Quentin pointed out, a knowing sneer creasing his lips as he casually placed a hand on his hip.

"Because Maggie and I are different...I thought I loved Carolyn, but I was fooling myself" Will insisted, his brows furrowing as he tried his damndest to ignore his wife's haunting image in the distance. Turning to look at Quentin he continued, "Now would you please shut the hell up and let me take Maggie to the hospital? She's dying!"

Quentin frowned deeply, immediately shaking his head. "No, Will, I most certainly will not."

"What? I-"

BANG!

A/N: I know it seems like it's all going to end in tragedy like most of mine tend to, eheh, but actually, no:-P If I were to tell you how it ends out happy (but not TOO happy lol) then I'd give it away! Please review:)