To Be With You

Scotty and Lilly had had no problem tracking Jack Lindsay down. He was a doctor now and working in the Emergency Room at Breckinridge Memorial Hospital. Two days after speaking with Kendra, they decided to pay Dr. Lindsay a visit.

"Are you Jack Lindsay," Scotty asked a man who looked to be in his early forties.

"Yes," he told the detectives and when they asked to speak to him privately, he led them to the doctors' lounge.

Lilly had to admit that he was extremely handsome. A part of her couldn't blame Mavis for being attracted to him. His sandy blonde hair was just starting to show gray at the temples and his icy blue eyes looked worn out, but Lilly could imagine how he looked sixteen years ago.

"We're looking into the murder of Mavis Campbell and we were told that you two had somewhat of a fling going on," Scotty told Jack.

"Look, I know it must look bad. I was 24 and she was 16, but I really did have feelings for her." Jack smiled. "I was in love with her."

"Kendra Davidson told us that you supplied her with alcohol?"

"Yeah. Kendra was my step-cousin, and she would pay me to pick up her booze for her and her friends. I had been doing this for a couple of years before Mavis started to come around. I remember when I first met her."

14 September 1991

Jack let himself into Kendra's apartment. Her mother had married his Uncle James a couple of years ago and the two had a deal: if he bought her alcohol, she would give him enough money for all of it plus another seventy dollars. Hey, who was he to complain?

He glanced at his wristwatch and saw that it was a little after midnight. He looked all around and saw the usual group of kids, but he noticed someone new. She had beautiful red hair and a powerful face. Jack decided to go sit next to her.

After several rows were snorted and dozens of tequila shots were downed, the girl introduced herself to Jack, just now noticing that he was even there.

"I'm Mavis," she said as she giggled.

"Jack," he replied and held out his hand for her to shake. "We should go out sometime."

At this, she held her head back in laughter. It was a sweet laugh, but loud. "I already have a boyfriend," she told him. "But between you and me, I know that he really has a crush on my older sister."

"Well I think that you should be with someone that only has eyes for you."

Mavis turned to Jack and really studied him. His blue eyes were full of life and his blonde hair was a bit scruffy. Even though he was sitting down she could tell that he was tall, definitely taller than her. She herself was 5ft 10in so it was hard to find a guy who was truly taller than her. Hell, even David was half an inch shorter than her.

"Alright then, one date," Mavis told him while her brown eyes bore into his. "What's your last name?" She asked, suddenly aware that she didn't know.

"Lindsay. What's yours?"

"Campbell."

"Kendra also told us that Mavis was addicted to drugs," Scotty said.

Jack suddenly laughed. "No, no. Later that night she got so sick from the cocaine that she swore she'd never do any hard drugs again. From then on, whenever she was at Kendra's all she did was drink a few drinks."

"And, exactly how serious were you two?"

"Well, she called me one day before school and told me that she was finally going to break it off with her boyfriend as soon as she saw him."

"Do you remember what day that was?" Lilly asked

"The day she went missing," Jack replied.

"I didn't think it was important," David Castillo yelled in the interview room.

"How is your girlfriend breaking up with you the very day she went missing not important?" Scotty asked sternly.

"Look, I wasn't even upset when Ava broke it off with me. I was just some dumb kid; I wasn't even in love. Besides, I wasn't exactly single for long," he smirked.

"What do you mean," Lilly asked.

10 March 1992

David sat in the Campbell's living room waiting for Ava to come home. She had had a French Club meeting that afternoon and she asked if he could please meet her at her house, for she wanted to talk about the reasons for their breakup. Truth be told, he wasn't all that upset. Sure, he cared for Ava a lot but he couldn't picture her as his wife.

He heard the front door open and looked up, expecting to see Ava but it was Dani. She noticed him sitting on the couch all alone and came to sit next to him.

"What are you doing here," she asked.

"Waiting for Ava. She broke up with me this morning."

"Oh, I'm sorry. She never was all that bright," Dani joked.

"Ah, it's alright. I'm not too upset," David sheepishly replied.

"I know how to make heartbreak go away."

David turned to Dani, but her lips met with his. He instantly responded, he had had a crush on Dani for years and everyone knew it. She had had a crush on him for years as well.