Chapter 21

Cooper walked onto the docks. Maxie had to leave Cooper's room to go to Metro Court because she had to work the late shift at the boutique so he didn't have to worry about her getting suspicious. Cooper's thoughts were interrupted by hearing footsteps on the docks. He turned around slowly to see whose footsteps they were. It was Mr. Craig the leader of the hostage crisis.

"You're not late,"

"What do you want?" Cooper asked wanting to get to the point.

"It's simple really; you keep your mouth shut about my involvement in the hostage crisis,"

"I hadn't planned on saying anything about the hostage crisis; I still won't say anything,"

"I can't take your word on that but there is one way to make sure you don't say anything, kidnap Maxie Jones, the one hostage you've come to care about," Craig said in amusement.

"You can do whatever you want with me but don't drag Maxie into this,"

"I won't have to if you keep your word and keep your mouth shut but, then again maybe I should kidnap her--- just to get my point across," Craig said tauntingly.

"I got your point, keep my mouth shut but, you know it wouldn't be the smartest move to take Maxie---I mean her father is the police commissioner," Cooper pointed out calmly.

Craig waved his hand dismissively.

"They couldn't get me for the hostage crisis they won't be able to get me for this,"

"But I won't have to worry about that because you'll keep your mouth shut, right?" Craig added.

"Right,"

"Good,"

Craig watched as Cooper walked away and laughed to himself. Cooper didn't realize he had other plans.

Back at the Pizza Shack Spencer, Chasity and Kristina were still talking.

"Okay dessert time!" the girls exclaimed in unison.

Spencer rolled his eyes.

"You two are both Chocoholics you know that?"

"There is absolutely nothing wrong with a girl liking chocolate," Chasity protested.

"Yeah until you eat so much you make yourself sick to your stomach because you ate so much," Spencer shot back.

Chasity sighed.

"Okay you have a point but only because that's happened to me before,"

"Okay, how?"

"It was my birthday last year, I was sleeping over at one of my friends houses and we had cookie cake. Well we ate almost all the cookie cake and then drank half of a twelve pack of Mountain Dew. Both of us ended up sick the next day," Chasity explained.

"You guys did the sleepover method too?" Kristina asked.

"Yeah, it was always fun until the next morning,"

Spencer rolled his eyes at the girls.

Kristina looked at Spencer and then at Chasity.

"He just can't appreciate the sleepover method the way we do,"

"He's a guy. Guys usually can't," Chasity said.

"Hey guys I'm still sitting here and can hear you, you do realize that don't you?"

"Yes, we do realize that," Kristina said laughing.

Spencer started to say something but Chasity cut him off.

"Come on we should go get the chocolate," Chasity said pulling Spencer by his arm.

Once they got to the counter they ordered and then a silence fell over them. After a few minutes Spencer broke the silence between them.

"Hey are you okay?" I mean with everything that happened with Cooper?"

Chasity smiled slightly.

"I'm okay now but, I'm not sure I could've forgiven him as easily if you hadn't said what you had on the docks,"

"I said a lot on the docks, what was it that helped?" Spencer asked.

"When you said he may not have been in my life for three years but he was there now, you saying that and me being afraid something was really wrong kind of made me come to my senses I guess. I mean before all this happened I at least knew he'd always be there to back me up if I needed it---even if I was mad at him but when we were at GH and didn't know what was wrong I wasn't so sure anymore and that scared me,"

Spencer smiled slightly and did something that surprised them both---he took her hand and gave it a light squeeze.

"It was a normal reaction to be scared; I mean he is your brother,"

Before Chasity could respond the person behind the counter had their order and they let go of each others hands. After that they went back to the table.

Later that night Maxie walked out of Metro Court. It was midnight so she had just finished her shift. She sighed as she came closer to her car but before she could get in she felt someone wrap their hand around her mouth…