Hey you guys! It's that time again! With the Logan show taking over I thought we deserved some STILL goodness. I'm not much of a fan of the real version anymore, but at least we can have our fun here! Maybe one day Bill can be de-loganized ️
Once you read let me know who you think did the deed! I'm interested to hear the theories!
"Come again? You're what?" Amber rocked Zoe as she questioned her best friend.
"Preg—"
"No, I heard that part," Amber cut her off. "I'm just trying to figure out how."
"You know when a man and a woman love each other, they share that love and sometimes—"
"Oh shut up," Amber flung her hand up. "I know where babies come from. I just want to know how little miss a condom for my condoms is standing in front of me knocked up and not totally freaking out."
"I'm freaking out." Steffy ran her hand through her hair. "I'm just in a certain kind of calm vibe right now. Things are a mess, the company is all over the place, and Bill may or may not be a murderer, but I love this baby. I can't help it." Steffy shrugged.
"You should love it, you're going to be a mommy, sweetie. Doesn't it frighten you?"
"It terrifies me, and now the fact of possibly doing this alone scares me too."
"I don't know what happened in that office, I'm not sure I want to, but anything Bill does is out of love for you. My God, he disowned his father for you, and I imagine that fight was over the things William did to you."
"I don't want to think he's in this mess because of me. It's all I've thought about since they took him," Steffy admitted, taking a seat on her living room couch with Amber joining her.
"That man would gladly lay down his life for you, and now that there is a baby he would risk it all. I've never seen a person more in love than him with you. Love makes you do crazy things."
"Like killing your father?"
Amber scratched her head and sighed. "You know, maybe he didn't mean to do it, not saying he's guilty, but when you get mad you don't know your own strength."
"I know how crazy William made Bill. Especially after the things he did to me and Katie."
The thought of her helpless sister made Steffy struggle with all the things she was going through, even her joy about her baby. Absently placing her hand on her stomach, Steffy stared at Zoe.
"I hope my baby is half as perfect as her."
"What are you talking about?" Amber hissed. "Your kid is going to kick some major baby ass. They're going to be part you and part Bill Spencer. You name me one kid that will be better and I'll laugh."
"Thanks, god mommy."
"No way," Amber squealed, and Zoe started to cry.
"You're going to have to work on that. My niece doesn't need to hear that and neither does my baby."
"Your baby." Amber smiled. "I'm going to have to get used to that."
"Me too." Steffy sat quietly for a few seconds and exhaled. "I knew."
"Knew what?"
"That something was wrong. When I couldn't reach him earlier I had a sort of panic attack."
"Are you okay? Do you need something?" Amber moved quickly.
"No. Grandfather was there, he calmed me down and I told him why I felt so off base. I really was just worried about what William could do to me or Bill. I never worried about this."
"What did your grandfather say? How did he calm you down?"
"He told me he loved me and that he would never let any man hurt me. He also said Bill was here for me and always would be. I don't know, but he's really come around where Bill is concerned."
"Well Bill has proved them all wrong, including me. I thought he was just some handsome play boy. I watched him to make sure he wasn't going to hurt you, and I'm sure now. I trust him with you."
"If he ever gets out," Steffy laughed sadly. "We just can't catch a break, huh?"
"You've had it rough. Ever since you two started dating there has been one thing after another, but when are the good things ever easy?"
"You're right," Steffy agreed. "With Liam it was so easy. It was easy because I didn't feel half of the things I feel with Bill. He's everything to me. Like I wake up missing him even if he's just down the hall. I was so excited when he asked me to move in, whereas with Liam I just felt like it was the eventual next step. We had been together so long living together only seemed logical."
"And with Bill nothing seems logical."
"Right," she nodded. "Just like him killing his father and coming home and having dinner and crawling into bed with me seems unbelievable."
"What are you thinking?"
"I don't know, but I just don't feel like a person angry enough to do that would come home to me and be this gentle."
"So someone is setting him up." Amber nodded. "Maybe they had a fight and Bill didn't finish the job. His dad had a lot of enemies."
"Yeah. My whole family is on that list."
"But your family wouldn't... Your dad would," Amber suddenly acknowledged. "He'd beat a man to within an inch of his life. He's done it before."
Steffy thought back on the man who took her virginity, Rick. Her father had beaten him until he was hardly able to stand after finding out about them. Steffy knew the beating wasn't because Rick had been with her but more so because he outsmarted her father. He hated that. And William had outsmarted him. He'd outsmarted them all. Ridge wasn't happy about that or the fact that the Spencer and Forrester bloodlines were now commingled.
"If my dad did this the police will figure it out," Steffy assured Amber and herself.
"So either your dad or your baby daddy is going down for this," Amber said bluntly. "How are you handling this?"
"I'm not. I'm just waiting for news on Bill. Actually, please watch Zoe for me, Amber."
"Where are you going?" Amber stood quickly after Steffy.
"I have to see Bill. He needs to know to cooperate and do whatever they ask. I just know his temper. They might get him rattled and he could slip up. I don't want him admitting to something he didn't do."
Amber nodded and held the baby tighter. "Be careful, Steffy."
"I will. I'll be back soon. Hopefully I can bring Bill with me." Amber smiled sadly and Steffy could see the hesitancy in her eyes as she made her way up the stairs to get dressed. She didn't blame her friend, she had doubts as well. She was just wishing for the best.
Bill ran his hand through his hair always he sat in his cell. Hours had passed since he was arrested, and he hadn't been allowed to make his phone call. He was getting restless. Justin was in the building, but he wanted to check on Steffy. He didn't like the look on her face when he was taken from their home. The situation wasn't ideal, but something was off.
Banging on the bars of the cell, Bill yelled for a guard. When one appeared before him, he tried to calm himself. His anxiety was making him antsy.
"What do you want, Spencer?"
"My call," Bill informed him.
"You will get your call when we decide it's time." The guard was unnecessarily nasty, and Bill stepped back to compose himself.
Bill thought back to the conversation that led to all this and sighed. He hoped all his efforts weren't in vain. He'd do anything to protect Steffy, including lie.
"You son of a bitch!" Bill blew into William's office and was stunned to find him slumped over in his chair. His face was bloody, his clothes a rumpled mess, and his breathing was shallow.
"Dad." Bill clamored to his side. "What happened? Who did this?"
Bill's eyes followed the lone finger William outstretched and saw a man trembling in the corner. This man was someone important to Steffy and he couldn't let this ruin his life, Bill knew this instantly.
"He did this! He ruined their lives! I just wanted to talk. I wanted to know why he did it," the man babbled, his expensive suit a ragged mess.
"I—I know." Bill nodded, remembering the reason he came to see William in the first place was because the paternity test came back on Zoe and she was definitely his little sister. He was there to let out his frustrations on the old man.
"I didn't mean to do this," the man explained. "I asked about Steffy and Katie and he laughed in my face. He said he wasn't done with them. He laughed in my face and I snapped! I couldn't let him get away with what he did."
Bill took in all the trembling exhibited by the man before him and knew he had to move fast. Drawing back, punching his father in the mouth, he made sure to leave a trace of his skin."
"What are you doing?"
"You need to go now! I'm going to handle this, but you were never here. You will tell no one."
"But—"
"Go!" Bill snapped. "Steffy needs you. She needs you. I can take care of myself, but you need to go."
With a head nod and a speedy exit, Bill was left alone with William and fished out his cell phone. "I need you," he spoke promptly after the phone was answered. "Call an ambulance to my father's office and meet me at Giordino's in twenty minutes."
Once Bill got confirmation, he started to clear out any trace of anyone other than him being in the office. It took him a few minutes before he was satisfied, and at the end of it all, he dropped something that would seal the entire deal if found.
Taking one last look at his father, Bill shook his head and sighed. "You brought this on yourself. You can't play with multiple lives and expect to go by unscathed. I'm sorry this happened to you, but you deserve it and more."
Little did he know it would be the last time he saw his father alive.
"Your people dragged me out of my house in front of my girlfriend and she looked terrified. I need to call her." Bill informed the guard taunting him.
"She knows what the world knows, that you're a murderer. You killed your own father and you think that pretty young thing wants anything to do with you now? Maybe I should pay her a visit if she's lonely."
He smiled and Bill lunged. With his fingers wrapped tightly around the guard's collar, Bill breathed into his face. "If you ever go near my girlfriend I'll kill you."
"Is that a threat, Spencer?" He laughed. "Guess I can add that to the list of your charges."
"And I'll add harassment to yours," Justin informed the guard. "Mr. Spencer asked for his allowed phone call and I heard you deny him as well as making insinuations about his girlfriend."
"Who are you?" The guard snarled.
"His best friend, and this is my father," Justin stepped aside. "His lawyer, Epperson Barber."
"Mr. Barber." The guard stood a little straighter. Justin's father was well known for his highly publicized cases and was a shark in the courtroom. No one one the east coast, west coast, or in between wanted to tussle with Epperson Barber.
"Release my client or there will be severe repercussions." Epperson cut straight to the chase. "All the evidence you have is circumstantial."
"Mr. Barber... I—I didn't..."
"You will release him now..." Epperson handed the guard a few papers.
He looked the papers over and then glanced up at Bill. "My apologies, Mr. Spencer. You are free to go."
He unlocked the door and Bill stepped out, shaking Epperson's hand, to Justin's surprise.
"It's as if you were expecting him." Justin raised his eyebrow.
"You know me, Justin." Bill cleared his throat. "When I kill someone I go all the way. And I wouldn't be caught dead without the best lawyer."
Justin waited until they were outside the jail and headed to his car before he spoke. "Don't make jokes. They're listening to you."
"Then let them listen. It's better I go through this than... anyway. Mr. Barber, what have you found out?"
"They have your DNA on the body. Your fingerprints are everywhere as they should be for as much as you frequented that office, but they also have another DNA sample they haven't identified yet."
"Well as my lawyer it's your job to make sure they think it's me and what I did was out of self defense. I got into a fight with my father and over powered him."
"That's going to be hard to prove. You have no defensive wounds and you are twice his size."
"Make them believe it," Bill warned. "Everyone needs to believe it because it's the only story I'm telling."
Epperson nodded. "I'll make the calls you asked for."
"Thank you." Now Bill was proud of the impromptu meeting he had with Epperson after leaving his father's office. He'd laid the ground work to his story. Now they just needed to sell it.
As Epperson ducked into Justin's car, Bill and Justin hung back a bit. "Bill, what are you doing? Why are you doing this? Who the hell are you protecting?"
Bill sighed and ran his hand over his face and smiled when he saw the person who made him want to be better. The one he'd always love, Steffy.
"Her." Bill nodded in Steffy's direction. She hadn't made it to them and couldn't hear their conversation, but she looked afraid. In the midst of his time behind bars, he'd come to a conclusion. One she hadn't divulged yet.
"Steffy needs peace, she needs safety and I'm going to give her that. She needs to feel free to tell me."
"Tell you what?" Justin queried.
"She's having a baby. My baby."
"Bill—"
"Drop it, Justin," Bill warned just before Steffy made it to them. "Sweetheart, what are you doing here?" Bill pulled her closer and noted her body trembling.
"I wanted to check on you. I was so worried." She clasped her arms tighter around him and exhaled.
"You don't need to worry, I'll be fine."
"What they're saying about you, I know it's not true. I'm going to help you prove it."
"You can't, Steffy. You have to stay out of this."
"Bill, they're not going to railroad you."
"They're not."
"What do you mean? They drug you out of our home under false charges. We're going to sue the department if we have to."
"We can't do that, Steffy."
She was frustrated at this point, Bill could see it. "Why the hell not?"
"Because I'm guilty."
Her face drained of color and she threw up right there on the parking lot. At that pount two things were confirmed, Steffy was definitely pregnant and this was much more complicated than he ever thought possible.
