Schuyler sat outside of the resort in the car. "What I am doing?" She wonders to herself as she is parked outside of it. She looks over to the passenger seat and sees her gift sitting on it.
"I shouldn't be here." She thinks to herself and closes her eyes. She doesn't know what possessed her to come here. But she had overhead another employee from the Genoa City athletic club reveal where Fen and Ana were getting married. The employee was gushing about the possible wedding and it had triggered Schuyler. Just like hearing the VJ's on the radio had triggered her when they were talking about it. Schuyler had googled the place. It was a beautiful resort right on one of the Great Lakes. She had looked at pictures of the venue and became instantly jealous.
Ana is going to get to enjoy all of this with Fen. She had thought to herself while she was looking at pictures of the resort. That isn't fair. She had thought. Why do some women get all of the good guys and others don't. As Schuyler had looked at the pictures, the very jealous and angry feelings grew within her. She tried to take a deep breath while looking at the resort on the Internet.
You need to let this go, Schuyler she thought to herself, trying to get a grip on reality. Fen is not your man; he is going to marry another woman. He doesn't want you. Just like Nick didn't want you. Schuyler sighed deeply again incredibly upset that Fen marrying another woman was about to become a reality. This news continued to really upset her, but she knew she had to try and get over it. She clicked away from the website and decided to search for something else. She needed to get her mind off Ana and Fen's wedding, though she was finding that hard to do.
You've got to let this go Schuyler she had thought to herself again that night. Sure, you want Fen, but there's no way you will have a chance with him. She thinks to herself. Of course, he would be the perfect guy for you. She then thinks about all of the qualities that she likes in Fen. He was handsome, charming, funny, he'd be a perfect husband for her…
Schuyler then shakes her head. I've really got to snap out of this. She thinks. I should be happy for Fen not trying to take him for myself. She sighs again, trying to get over the feelings she was having. She knew she needed to do that and was wondering what the best way to do that was.
Maybe I should congratulate him again about the wedding. She ponders But she didn't have his phone number and it was the night before the wedding, so he was probably busy dealing with last minute finishes. A thought then hits her. Maybe I can get him a gift. Schuyler thought about that option for a moment and wondered if it was inappropriate. She decided it was not because she felt like her and Fen were friends. Schuyler thought about the option some more and decided that maybe it was the right thing to do, and maybe it would help her deal with her feelings about Fen. Maybe help release her from them, because she rationalized in her mind if she gave him a gift for his wedding, that meant she could accept it was really happening.
But what type of gift could I give him. She wondered. Maybe something musical? She then goes to google and types in gifts for a musician and looks at the results that pop up.
"Hmm…" Schuyler wonders aloud. She thought about how his wedding was close and how she couldn't get anything shipped in time. But maybe one of the local giftshops in town had something. She goes to one of their websites to see what they might have in store.
These are some nice guitar picks. She thinks to herself. And she recalled seeing Fen play guitar before, at least a couple of times. She continues to search for more gifts.
She saw some albums on sales, from some of the latest artists. But she didn't know what music Fen really liked outside of what he sung.
And he probably already has access to these albums she thinks. She continues to look until she notices something.
Oh, that's nice she thinks as she sees a statue. It was of a male musician performing. "I think that Fen would like this." Schuyler says aloud. She looks at the statue and felt that the price was reasonable. This would be a good gift to get him. She thinks. She looks at the address of the gift shop and then decides to head out to buy the gift.
The next day Schuyler is looking down at the gift at the front seat. That's when it really dawned on her, that she was at the resort with a gift for Fen.
A nervous feeling fills her stomach and she really wondered if she should be doing this. Fen wasn't expecting her at the wedding. Nor did he invite her. Ana certainly did not invite her.
Oh, my what I am doing?, Schuyler wonders. She thought maybe she should turn around and head back home. But she had driven all the way out here to deliver this gift to Fen and she felt if she could give it to him, it would help her move past her feelings for him. She takes a deep breath and thinks a bit more. She knew it would look strange if she strolled into the wedding to hand him the gift. And maybe there was security there, because he was a pop star after all. Schuyler continued to ponder what to do and the uneasy feeling in her stomach grew.
Maybe I can leave it with someone. she thought. Maybe I can leave it at the front desk or something. She takes a deep breath and then looks towards the front of the resort. She thought for a few moments more and then grabs the box and heads inside. When she gets inside, she sees how lovely the resort is. And also noticed it was rather empty. Even the front desk.
Schuyler wondered where everyone was at. Maybe they are all at the wedding or reception. She guesses. She looks around again and takes a deep breath. She waits for a few moments more and then heads to the bathroom to compose herself. The bathroom was also empty. She looks in the mirror at herself and notices how disheveled and nervous she looked. She hadn't slept much the previous night thinking about whether she wanted to give the gift to Fen.
I am so nervous and I look a mess. She thinks to myself. She lightly pats her hair. She thinks of trying to fix her looks more, when she hears some voices outside of the restroom. Two people had arrived and were talking to each other. Their voices sounded familiar.
"Yeah, girl, I just wanted to dip in here for a moment and check out my makeup." She hears Ana tell Lily.
"You look beautiful." She hears Lily complimenting Ana. "And I think that Fen definitely thinks so." Lily tells her happily. "With the way he was looking at you especially when you two were dancing and when you said your vows. He is so deeply in love with you Ana."
"Yeah and I feel the same way about him." Ana gushes. Schuyler's eyes widen as she hears the two ladies talking and she panics. She didn't want to walk past them, so she goes into a stall and closes the door. She decides to stay in the stall until the ladies came in and left the bathroom. She hoped they would be quick. Both Ana and Lily enter the restroom.
"This wedding is so lovely." Lily remarks smiling at Ana once again and looking at herself in the mirror. "It reminds me of my weddings to Cane." She sighs deeply. "Oh, what happier times those were." She says nostalgically. She looks at herself in the mirror and a thoughtful expression crosses her face.
"I mean my weddings were some of the best times of my life, along with the birth of my children." She admits to Ana. "Your whole life is right ahead of you and it feels like a fairy tale, and then…" She sighs deeply and she pauses for a moment. "And then well things don't work out like you hoped and…" She looks at Ana and stops herself when she sees the serious expression on the other woman's face. She then reaches over and rubs Ana's arm. "But that's not going to happen to you and Fen. You two love each other and seem committed to one another…" Her voice trails off again. "I shouldn't be bringing up my failed marriages to Cane on your birthday."
Ana shrugs and gives her a smile. "It's okay. I mean I know that marriage isn't always easy, but I really do love Fen and I'm determined to have a happy marriage with him."
"And you will." Lily assures her. "You will." The two women talk some more and then check their hair and makeup.
"So how is everything going with you and Nick?" Ana asks slyly." You too seemed might cozy at the reception."
Lily laughs. "You sound like Mattie." She declares amused. "But no, Nick and I are just friends. I enjoy his company."
"Is that all that it is?" Ana questions raising an eyebrow also amused.
"Yeah, at least for now." Lily says hesitantly.
"For now, you think it might turn into something more?" Ana probes.
"I mean we're just living in the moment for now, taking things one steps at a time as friends." Lily emphasizes. "I'm not ready to jump into another relationship like that and I think neither is Nick." Lily reveals a thoughtful expression coming across her face.
"Oh yeah?"
"Yeah." Lily confirms. She then thought back to a conversation that her and Nick had recently. She decided to tell Ana about it.
"Nick and I were actually talking the other night about past relationships and he mentioned he recently got out of an unhealthy situation with a woman."
"Really?" Ana asks. "Anyone we know?" She jokes.
Lily shakes he head. "I don't think so." She says. "It sounded like it wasn't anything serious. It sounded more like some type of fling."
Ana makes a face. "Oh…"
Schuyler tenses up as she's standing in the stall listening to both women's conversation.
"Yeah Nick said he thought that the lady knew they weren't supposed to be serious, and that she flipped out on him…"
Schuyler's feels the uneasiness feeling in her stomach grow as Lily continued.
"He said he decided to end things because he felt that the woman was developing strong feelings for him and he didn't want to lead her on…"
"Well, that's the right thing to do." Ana interjects.
"But she insulted him and ended up breaking a vase in his own home."
Schuyler feels her stomach sinks as she realized they were talking about her.
"Yikes." Ana says her eyes widening. "But Nick should know better than to mess around like that…"
"Yeah, I know." Lily agrees. "But he's still been going through a dark place, especially after losing custody of Christian and his life was spiraling a bit." She nods. "I don't agree with it, but I do understand what happened." She pauses and then continues.
"Yeah, Nick said he ran into the woman a few times since then, and she's still really bitter." Lily then lets out a light laugh. "It almost sounds like he's afraid of her."
"Maybe he should be." Ana muses. "Maybe she's the type of woman that would go fatal attraction on her man. You know those types of crazies out there." Ana reminds her. A relieved look then crosses her face. "I'm grateful more of those types haven't been after Fen." She states gratefully. "Especially since he's become more famous." She shakes her head. "I couldn't stand the thought of one of those weirdos coming after my man, you know?" She gives Lily a knowing look.
Lily nods. "Those types are the worst; they are just women that for whatever reason can't get a grip on reality." Lily sighs. "I feel sorry for them. They honestly need help."
Schuyler finds herself getting angry as she listens to Lily and Ana's conversation. How dare these two women talk about me like that? She thinks to herself furious. They have some nerve with their privileged lives. Schuyler resented them for it. Really resented them. She hated them. They were rich good-looking women who had handsome rich men eating out of the palm of their hands and it wasn't fair. It wasn't fair that they could live the types of lives that Schuyler dreamed of while she was constantly being mistreated and dumped by men. And now here she was hiding out in a bathroom stall in the resort, buying a gift for one of their husband's.
Tears started to well up in Schuyler's eyes as she thought about what was happening and how pathetic this situation was. She took a deep breath and felt like storming out of the stall and confronting the both of them. But she didn't want to seem unhinged. She took another deep breath and looked down at the statue in her hand. She decided to try and wait things out in the stall and hoped they would leave quickly.
The ladies talk for a bit more and then Ana decides to head back to the reception.
"Okay, I will see you back on the dance floor." She tells Lily smiling. "I want to get a couple more spins in with Fen, before the reception is over."
"And you retire to that honeymoon suite." Lily teases her. "I know he's waiting on something else." She says laughing.
Ana gives Lily a knowing look and then bursts out laughing. "He was talking about that in the hallway when the other guests were around." Ana reveals. "I was like boy if you don't stop, the preacher is standing nearby and so were our parents."
"Well, it is your wedding night." Lily reminds her. "And he's going to keep your busy tonight and all throughout the honeymoon." Lily thinks back to her own marriages to Cane. "And for a while after that…. Especially during this newlywed stage. Enjoy it as much as you can." Lily encourages her.
Ana smiles. "Oh, yeah I definitely will." Ana promises her. The two women look at each other and laugh. "But I also plan to do some other fun stuff with him on our honeymoon. We want to start filling up that scrapbook Mattie gave us."
Schuyler continues to find herself getting angrier as she listened to the two women talk. Now they are talking about Ana getting it on with Fen!. Schuyler things angrily. She thought about Ana enjoying making love to Fen and it made her blood boil. This is disgusting! She thinks angrily.
"Okay, I do need to get on back to the reception." Ana states again. "My new husband is probably missing me." She sighs happily. "I can't believe we're really married, and I have a husband now."
"Believe it." Lily tells her smiling. "I'm just going to freshen up a bit more." She tells Ana. "And then I will join you."
"Okay, are you sure don't want me to stay with you?" Ana asks jokingly. "In case Nick's crazy obsessed ex, shows up." She jokes.
Lily laughs. "No I'll be fine. You get back to your husband." She pauses and then continues. "And I hope that lady isn't here." She jokes. "If so, she really is a loon." The two women laugh again, and Schuyler's blood continues to boil. Things then become quiet and she waits a few more minutes inside the stall. When she thinks it's safe, she opens the door and steps out. She is surprised to see Lily bent down to the side picking up some lipstick and other items that have fallen out of her purse. Lily gathers up her stuff and stands straight up, her back toward Schuyler and away from the mirror. Schuyler glares at her angrily, thinking about how privileged she looked while she's looking down in her purse. Lily and Ana's conversation flashes through her mind and she becomes more enraged. The rage consumes her and before she knows it, she's picking up the statue she bought for Fen and hitting Lily hard with it on her head.
"OWW!" Lily lets out a sound before she falls to the ground, knocked unconscious. Her purse falls out of her hands and some of the items fall out again. Blood is also gushing from her head.
"Take that, you lucky, undeserving witch!" Schuyler finds herself saying out loud as Lily lay unconscious and bleeding. "Who's crazy now!" She exclaims. It then hits Schuyler what she has done, and she's horrified.
"Oh… I did not just do that!" She says aloud. She looks around scared and then back on the ground at Lily who continues to lay knocked out.
She contemplates going over to Lily to check on her, but an even scarier feeling overtakes her.
I can't help her. Schuyler thinks to herself. If I do someone may come in here and catch me and wonder what happened. And I could go to jail. Schuyler panics, glances at Lily one more time and then decides to leave the bathroom. She glances around quickly as she exits thankful that no one seemed to be around. She rushes out of the lobby using her arm to open the door and heads out of the resort towards the car. She opens the car door quickly and throws the statue inside, the statue stained with Lily's blood. Schuyler takes a deep breath and then drives off quickly, hoping that no one heard or saw what had happened.