Saving Ma
Summary: After Frank proposed to Natalia, Rafe Ave and Emma team up to help their moms.
Disclaimer: I do not own these characters and I do not make any profit from this.
Chapter 53
After they left the hospital they returned to the Beacon. Natalia ushered Ava and Rafe upstairs avoiding everyone. She didn't have it in her to talk to them right now. They left instructions through Ashley that the family was not to be disturbed and Greg was in charge until further notice. The only staff allowed to enter their suites being Whitney and Ashley.
Whitney would go to the door when food was delivered going into the hall until the delivery staff left and take it in herself. Ashley answered phones and fielded all calls not letting anyone talk to them. That night they all slept in the bed surrounding Natalia again. They next day Natalia kept them all in again. Not letting anyone in or out accept for Ash and Whitney.
Ashley was down stairs now dealing with a problem with a guest at the front desk. "I am so sorry for the inconvenience ma'am and any trouble it may have caused you. I am going to comp 10% of your stay and give you four lunch vouchers that you can use for the restaurant or for room service."
She finished up with the guest angry that she had had to come down. Greg was higher in the corporate food chain than she was. There was no reason for him to have called her down for this. "Again I am so sorry for the inconvenience. Please enjoy the rest of your stay."
Once the guest was out of sight she slammed the guest book closed and marched herself toward the elevators. Greg made a bee line for her intercepting her right before the elevator doors. "Ashley, hold up."
She spun around, "What! What do you want that is so important that you had to stop me, keeping me from being with Ava right now?"
Greg held up a hand. "Hey, calm down. I just wanted to talk to you."
Ashley shook her head. "Is that why you called me down to deal with something that you could have easily dealt with yourself? So you could talk to me."
Greg looked down. "I just want to know how they are."
Ashley just looked at him incredulously. "How do you think they are? I should be upstairs with Ava right now instead of down here answering stupid questions. Don't call me back down unless it is really an emergency that you cannot handle alone." She brushed past in and board the elevator.
When she got back to the suite she found Ava in the common room that attached to their room alone staring out the window. She wrapped her arms around her from behind resting her cheek on Ava's shoulder blade.
Ava leaned into her. "Everything ok downstairs?"
Ashley kissed her back. "Everything is fine, nothing I couldn't handle." She squeezed her tighter for a moment. "What do you need baby?"
Ava sighed turning around in her arms laying her head on Ashley's shoulder. "Just this."
Ashley kissed her forehead. "I have plenty of this." She took Ava's hand and her to the couch sitting pulling her down into her lap."
Ava burrowed in with a sigh. "I just wish there was something I could do."
Ashley rubbed her back. "I know baby, so do I. All we can do is be here. What are Natalia and the kids doing, Rafe and Whitney?"
Ava sighed again, "They're watching a movie in the other room. I just couldn't sit there anymore. I had to get away for a minute."
Ashely kissed her softly, "That's understandable. Let just sit here for a bit until you're ready to go back in."
Ava nodded leaning more heavily into her and just shut her eyes, Ashley rubbing soothing circles on her back.
Around 1:00 James drove to the hotel he had met his grandfather at before. He knocked on the door and Allan let him in. "hello son, how are you today?" Allan said cheerily.
James looked at him with disgust. "How do you think I am? You forced me into this shit and I had to sit their last night and watch my family fall apart after she died." He said incredulously.
Allan shook his head. "You should be overjoyed my boy. Soon Emma will be home where she belongs and we will all be together."
James scoffed. "Emma? Emma is going to be heartbroken over her mother. How could you do this to her? Why granddad? Why does it have to be this way? We get to see Emma all the time. You didn't need to make me do this."
Allan turned red, "I told you already. That woman and her harlot are not fit mothers for my granddaughter. She is a Spaulding and it's high time she was raised like one." He paused pouring a glass of scotch. "Now, are you ready for the next step?"
James just glared at him. "What next step, you said I had to shoot Olivia and that was it."
Allan shook his head. "No, I said you had to bring Emma home. That means getting rid of Olivia, Natalia, Ava, and Rafe. They all have to die before that can happen."
James looked down. "I don't want to do this granddad. Why do I have to be the one?"
Allan touched his shoulder. "Because you will soon be the head of this family and you will act as such. You will do this and kill the rest or it is Lizzy that dies next while you watch then I will take care of you as well. I will have my granddaughter home no matter the cost. How high of a cost you pay is up to you."
James jerked away from him walking the chair by the door. "What about Frank? What if he rolls over on you? Then what?"
Allan laughed, "That worthless excuse for a man will not roll on me. He knows that I have people on the inside that will make his life hell on earth if he does. That was the worst investment I ever made paying that idiot to kill Rafe and Ava. I just thought that for once a Cooper might be useful."
James turned back to him looking thoughtful. "Rafe? That's the part I don't get. He's your grandson too. Why does my cousin have to die?"
Allan shook his head. "Unfortunately, Olivia and Natalia have their claws too deep into that boy. They have brainwashed him against me. He would never bring Emma and come home where they belong. He is a lost cause."
James was about to say something else when the door burst open and police swarmed the room. He just stood dazed. Two officers grabbed Allan and began cuffing him then two more grabbed James.
Allan was pissed, "What is the meaning of this? Unhand me or I will have your badge. Do you know who I am?"
Detective Ramirez walked into the room, "Yes Mr. Spaulding, I know exactly who you are. Allan Spaulding you are under arrest for three counts of attempted murder, two counts of conspiracy to kidnap. Two counts of soliciting a murder, one count accessory to kidnaping and child endangerment, one count of bribery of an officer and one count of blackmail and coercion of another person to commit murder. You have the right to remain silent…" he continued to read him his rights with a smirk on his face. "Do you understand your rights as I have laid them out for you?"
Allan pulled against his restraints. "This is ridiculous. I have done nothing. It was all James, he came to me wanting me to get him out of the country for killing Olivia."
James was fuming at this. "Oh whatever granddad. Give it up, you've been caught. Take it like a man."
Allan turned to him, "I have done nothing you ungrateful little worm."
"Oh on the contrary Allan. I think you have done plenty, and we have it all on tape." A voice came from the door.
Allan turned a shocked face toward the voice, and there she stood in all her glory. "Olivia"
A/N: Just a short chapter to nail Allan and I couldn't leave our girl gone for long. The fairy was playing nice, she's a pretty purple again. So, it was all part of the plan, hope you didn't hate me too bad for fake killing her off like that. At least I was nice and updated quickly. I'm evil not cruel. Anyway more of the drama to unfold coming up.
