"Is Alexandra Davis cheating with her husband's best friend?" the headline read as Roger sat at the kitchen table drinking coffee. There was a picture of Alexandra and Mark hugging outside the film studio the day before. Mark was kissing her head.
"You have got to be kidding me." he asked placing the paper on the table.
"What's the matter Baby?" Alexandra asked pouring herself a cup of coffee.
"The vultures are at it again." he said holding up the paper so she could see the front page.
"You have got to be kidding me. What is their obsession with this?" she asked sitting next to him taking the paper from him.
"They must be bored. With me working with Cassie now, I'm not in the paper that much anymore." he said looking over at her.
"How do they do that? They turn something innocent into something sorted and sleazy." she said starting to drink her coffee.
"What are you guys talking about?" Hanna asked entering the kitchen.
"The vultures are at it again." Alexandra said holding the paper up at her.
"Is this from yesterday?" she asked looking down at her.
"Yeah. We just left the film studio and Mark was just thanking me for representing him. It's an innocent hug and he just kissed my head. That's it. I don't know how they turn something so innocent into this." she said looking up at her.
"I guess we should get used to it, huh?" she said dropping the paper onto the table and going over to get a cup of coffee.
"I'm sorry sweetie. It's the hazard of living in this town." she said looking over at her.
"I know. Um... I have a lot to do at the treatment center today, so I may not be home for dinner, so don't wait for me for dinner." she said getting up from the table.
"OK sweeite. How are things going down there?" Alexandra asked looking over at her.
"Great. It's harder than I thought, but I'm glad I'm doing it. I feel like you with your pediatric AIDS foundations. I'm doing some good." she smiled looking over at her.
"Good. I'm glad you're happy. I'm gonna go make sure the kids are up." Alexandra smiled looking over at them.
"OK Baby." Roger smiled looking up at her as she left the room. "Are you OK sweetie?" Roger asked looking up at Hanna.
"Yeah, I'm fine. I'm just missing out on a lot of things with my family. I mean, taking care of things at the treatment center is taking up more of my time than I anticipated." she said looking over at him.
"But you're doing something really great. You should be proud of what you're doing." he smiled getting up from the chair and going to her.
"I am, it's just... the papers thought nothing of thinking that Alex was cheating on you, but didn't even think that Mark was cheating on me because they have no idea I exist. I'm always at the treatment center that I'm never out with him, so how could they know I even exist." she said looking over at him.
"Mark's gonna make sure everyone else knows you exist. He's making a documentary about you and your work at the treatment center. Your work at the center is more important than those jack assess who thrive on gossip." he said looking down at her.
"How about we start up an affair? That would give this town something to talk about." she laughed looking up at him.
"Sure sis, but I gotta warn you, I'm a lot for one woman to handle." he laughed looking down at her.
"So I've heard." she laughed looking up at him.
"Sorry." he laughed looking down at her.
"It's OK. I like it that you and Alex still find each other irresistable. That's what I always loved about you two. No matter where you guys are, it's always home because you are each other's homes." she smiled as he put his arm around her shoulders and kissed her head.
"And we're your home too you know? There is nothing we won't do for you, Mark and the boys." he smiled looking down at her.
"I know Roger. Thank you." she smiled looking up at him before going upstairs to get ready to go to the treatment center.
"No problem. Do you want to help me screw with Mark?" he asked looking down at her.
"That's what I love about living here. It's always screw with Mark day." she laughed looking up at him.
"Yeah well, Alex and Cassie got bored with screwing with me." he laughed looking down at her.
"That's only because revenge is a bitch and they got sick of you messing with them." she laughed looking up at him.
"OK, here's the plan." he smiled leaning down to tell her what his idea was.
"I love it." she laughed looking up at him.
"I know. I'm an evil genius." he smiled looking down at her as they got ready to carry out their plan.
"Here he comes." Hanna whispered looking down at the paper.
"Good morning Baby." Mark smiled leaning down to kiss Hanna.
"Don't good morning Baby me. What the hell is this all about? What's the matter, I'm not around so you have to cheat on me with my best friend?" she yelled looking up at him as Roger sat across from her sulking.
"Where the hell did this come from?" he asked looking down at the paper.
"How many times do you covort with Alex in public?" she asked looking up at him.
"I don't... um... it isn't what it looks like." he stammered looking over at her.
"So what is it Mark? You know, I trusted you with my wife and this is what you do." Roger yelled getting up from the table to pace the kitchen.
"Roger, you know me better than that. I was just thanking her for helping me at the film studio. I'm a married man, and you know Alex is like a sister to me. Plus you're my best friend. I would never do this to you." he said looking over at Roger.
"Yeah well, it looks like you're all over my wife in this picture. What's that all about Mark?" Roger asked angrily.
"It's not about anything Roger. I was just hugging her. It's nothing." he said looking over at him as Alexandra entered the kitchen.
"What's going on here?" she asked looking over at them.
"You and my husband having a secret affair." Hanna said looking over at her turning her back on her.
"OK you got us." she said quietly looking down at her feet.
"What?" Mark asked looking over at her.
"What?" Roger asked surprised at her answer.
"Marky, we really should come clean. They're onto us." she said wrapping her arm around Mark's waist as he pulled away very quickly.
"Roger, I have no idea what she's talking about. Alex, stop playing around." Mark said looking over at Roger.
"Mark, it's OK. I knew we weren't gonna be able to keep it from them for long. Not with the way we feel about each other." she said looking up at him.
"There's nothing going on. Baby, I don't know what's going on, but nothing is happening with me and Alex. It was an innocent hug. That's it." he said looking over at her.
"You know what Mark. You want her, you can have her." Roger said looking over at him realizing what Alexandra was doing.
"To think, I gave you the best years of my life." Hanna said looking over at Mark as Roger and Alexandra started laughing uncontrollably.
"You two are sick, you know that?" Mark yelled looking over at them.
"Oh come on Marky. Now that they know we can run away together like we planned." she laughed as Roger walked over to wrap his arms around her.
"You almost had me when you started playing along." Roger laughed looking down at her.
"You thought you were gonna get me? What am I new around here? I've been married to you way too long for you to get me." she laughed wrapping her arms around him.
"And you were in on this whole thing?" Mark asked looking over at Hanna.
"It was Roger's idea, but it was too good to pass up." she laughed looking over at him.
"What's going on?" Cassandra asked entering the kitchen seeing the adults laughing.
"Nothing, it's screw with Uncle Mark day." Mark said smiling over at her.
"You guys are sick. What's this?" she asked looking down at the paper.
"What started it all." Mark smiled looking over at her.
"Let me guess. You guys yelled at Uncle Mark for having an affair with mom and mom went along with it." she asked looking over at them.
"You have been around us way too long little girl." Mark laughed looking over at her.
"Yeah well, I know how evil dad is and I know how twisted mom can be. And let me guess, she didn't know you were gonna mess with Uncle Mark." she asked looking over at them.
"Oh yeah, she's ours." Roger laughed going over to his daughter wrapping his arms around her.
"And you guys call us the kids." she laughed looking up at him.
"Yeah well, you learned from the best." Roger laughed leaning down to kiss her head.
"Sorry Marky. I knew when I heard Roger and Hanna freaking out about the picture in the paper and I had to try to beat Roger at his own game." she laughed putting her arms around his waist.
"Yeah, you guys have way too much fun at my expense." Mark laughed looking down at her.
"Sorry, but we have to keep things interesting." Hanna laughed looking over at them.
"Gee thanks Baby." he laughed looking over at Hanna as the boys ran into the kitchen for breakfast.
"No problem." Hanna smiled looking over at him.
Author's Note: I know this is a twisted chapter, but I thought I'd have a little fun at Mark's expense. It seems like something Roger would do to Mark. The evil genius that he is. LOL. Hope you enjoyed it.