90210: The Final Season

Chapter 3: Harsh Truths

Naomi Clark sat down in the window seat of the plane, her boyfriend followed her down the isle carrying her ridiculously sized hand luggage. She hated flying on public planes, even if it was first class, but Jordan had insisted. He'd said said some rubbish about wanting a 'normal' life without the benefits he used to get from his mother, Naomi hadn't really been listening. She hadn't mentioned what had happened before her interview and she was starting feel like she dreamt it.

"Naomi what the hell is in here?" Jordan huffed as he tried to lift it her bag into the overhead locker.

"Shoes," she replied as if the answer had been obvious.

"You dedicated a whole bag to shoes?" He laughed, taking the seat next to her.

"Well I couldn't fit them all i so there's a few more pairs in my suitcase," she replied seriously . Ignoring his laughter she plugged in her earphones and turned up the volume on her iPod. She watched the other passengers walk up the isle, then she spotted someone she recognized and so she pulled out her earphones.

"Shane!" She called out, Jordan to look up and see who she was talking to.

"Oh hi, Naomi right?" Shane said as he took the seat next to Jordan.

"Yeah, how are you? What brings you to LA?" She said taking across Jordan who sat there waited to be introduced.

"Actually I'm going to find Teddy, I haven't been able to contact him since he took off last week." Shane explained.

"Teddy's in town?" Naomi asked surprised.

"Yep, he left as soon as Silver told him about her having cancer," he said, Naomi stared blankly at him as she registered his words. "Please tell me that you knew," He said wincing.

"Yeah of course I knew," Naomi lied but then she turned away from him and replaced her earphones. Jordan took this opportunity to introduce himself and strike up a conversation but Naomi blocked them out, all she could think was Silver has cancer, all thoughts of her ex-husband were gone, because Silver has cancer. And she didn't tell her.

"Ivy! Do you need any help with that?" Dixon Wilson called to his friend as he watched her struggle through the door with the last of her boxes.

"No I got it," She said dropping it on to the bed. "Thanks again for letting me stay here man."

"It's no problem, you can stay as long as you need," He told her. When Ivy mentioned needing somewhere to stay Dixon was the first to offer her a room, she had been unsure about living with an ex at first but Dixon and her were good friends now. Leaving Ivy to unpack Dixon switched on his laptop and set up his DJ equipment and began work on his new track. After a while Ivy wandered back into the living room, she hated being alone for long, it got too hard to keep her mind off what happened in Mexico.

"Hey what are you working on?" She asked Dixon interrupting his train of thought making him forget what he was about to add to his music.

"Look Ivy I really have to get this done, with Michaela gone I'm under a lot of pressure." He said sounding slightly irritated, "This track had to be perfect."

"Ok then," Ivy muttered and decided to distract herself with household tasks instead. After washing the dishes and organizing their fridge she went out to collect the mail. She sieved through it, it was mostly junk and advertisements. As she was about to toss it onto the table she noticed a bill addressed to Dixon marked urgent. "Hey Dix this came in the mail for you." She said holding up the envelope for him to see.

"Thanks Ivy can you just put in the top draw" he replied turning back to his computer screen.

"Yeah sure..." She trailed off as she opened the draw to find a dozen similar envelopes. "Dixon what are all these?"

Dixon pulled off his headphones annoyed, "that's not really any of your business Ivy, I'm just behind on a few bills."

"Are you having money problems because if you are-"

"Ivy butt out," he rudely interrupted, "If we are going to be room mates then I think we're going to have to figure out some boundaries." He said closing his laptop and storming off into his room.

Navid felt nervous as he stepped into LA police station, this was his chance to help Liam, this could be his only chance. He walked up to the front desk trying to appear confident.

"Hello, how can I help you?" The receptionist asked.

"Hi I'm Navid Shirazi, I'm looking for Kat. Kat Jones, she's expecting me, I called yesterday." Navid told her.

"Can you please take a seat." She said gesturing to the chairs in the corner of the room. He sat down and waited, what if she didn't want to help him? Navid didn't have a plan, he just knew that he needed her help, he couldn't take Campbell down on his own and Kat was the only person her could think of to help.

"Navid!" Kat called when she finally entered the room, he got up and walked over to her, "We can talk privately in here." She said heading into another room.

"Thank you so much for seeing me, I feel like I already owe you for helping be with my uncle before. But I really need you're help." Navid said as soon as the door was closed behind them.

"Navid I don't have much time, just tell me what's going on," Kat said concerned, she had always had a soft spot for Navid. He began filling her on the events of the past few weeks, he told her everything that had happened between him and Campbell, and then all about the bombing at the concert.

"And are you sure that you're friend didn't plant that bomb?" She asked when he was done.

"I have never been more sure of anything," he said.

She was quiet for a moment considering everything he had said, "Look Navid I want to help you and you're friend, I really do, but it sounds like Campbell has covered himself pretty well. He hasn't technically lied to the police, he has just manipulated the facts so that Liam took the fall." She explained, "Unless we find the real person who planted that bomb, or Campbell slips up then there is nothing I can do."

"Campbell planted the bomb. I know he did it," Navid was getting desperate and his hope of help was fading fast.

"Navid I'm sorry. There's nothing I can do."

Teddy Montgomery escorted his best friend Erin Silver into the hospital for her first chemotherapy session. He could tell how nervous she was, Silver had barely spoken since he had picked her up earlier. He took her hand and gave her a small smile but she didn't return it.

"Teddy don't. You can't just hold my hand and make everything ok. It's not ok. I'm not ok." She snapped at him fighting back her tears, but she didn't pull her hand away.

"Silver I know this is hard for you, but you have to stay strong. You are going to get through this." He said trying to calm her down.

"Sorry," she whispered. "I'm sorry I'm just so, I don't know, scared."

"I know, but I also know that you're brave enough to face this." He said reassuringly as he hugged her, "I'll be waiting right here for you."

"Thanks Teddy," she said as she walked into the hospital room alone.

Two hours later Teddy was finally allowed into her room to collect her. "Hi Sil, how are you feeling?" He asked as he entered.

"I'm ok," she smiled, her first session had left her feeling a little more positive. "I'm just a bit tired."

"The doctor said that said you'd feel exhausted, we'd better get you home." Teddy told her, but she stopped listening when a tall good-looking man opened the door.

"Sorry," he said. "I was told to go straight in, I presumed you'd be done by now." He said looking directly at her like he hadn't even noticed Teddy, It made her feel self conscious.

"That's alright, we were on our way out," She told him picking up her bag.

"You must be the new cancer patient," he said and Silver gave him a confused look, she didn't know how he could tell. "Once you're a year through your chemo you kinda get to know everyone here," he explained. "I'm Josh by the way."

"Silver," Silver said as she felt her stomach do a little back flip.

Adrianna rummaged through piles of paper on the kitchen table, some was Naomi's for her business but the majority was related to Liam's court case left there by Navid, she knew he had put it here somewhere. Frustrated she opened up the box of cupcakes on the side and helped herself to one, she was looking for the house leaflet. Navid and her had planned to book a second viewing and make an offer then but he had been so busy with Liam and her with Silver they decided she should just call today before they left it too late.

"Yes!" She exclaimed as she saw the leaflet poking out from underneath one of Naomi's folders. She put down her cupcake and dialed the number on the front.

"Hello this is Beverly hills estate agents, how can I help you?" A woman answered the phone.

"Hi this is Adrianna Tate-Duncan, my boyfriend and I viewed one of your houses recently and we'd like to make an offer." She said excitedly.

"And what was the address of this house Miss Tate-Duncan?"

"51 Chevin Avenue, Beverly Hills," She said, even the address sounded perfect.

"I'm sorry Miss but that property is no longer on the market." It took Adrianna a while to register what she was saying, she hadn't seen that coming.

"What, no! How can it be off the market? We only went to see it less then a week ago."

"I'm sorry Miss but the seller accepted an offer yesterday." Adrianna didn't know what to say so she just hung up, she didn't want to hear anymore anyway. She just sat there shocked and trying not to cry, she didn't even notice Ivy walk into the house.

"Hey Ade," Ivy said before noticing the expression on her face, "Are you alright?"

"Do I look alright?" Adrianna snapped.

Ivy backed off feeling the same sense of rejection she she had felt from Dixon this morning, "Sorry, Ade what's wrong?"

Adrianna knew she shouldn't take it out on Ivy but she couldn't help herself, "It's nothing to do with you, I just need to talk to Navid." She hurried out the room to find him feeling guilty for treating her friend like that.

Ivy was left alone again, she felt like it was her fault, that she had done something and now no one wanted anything to do with her. She noticed the box of cupcakes on the side, there was about a dozen left. Feeling the need of comfort food she reached for one, but once she started she couldn't stop until the box was empty. When she finished the last one she realized what she had just done and made herself sick.

Liam was escorted by a prison guard to the visitors room, they still kept him isolated in his own private room, he guessed it would stay that way until the trial. But he didn't mind, it meant didn't have to talk to his friend through a glass screen, just across a table. He was expecting to see Navid and Dixon as they visited him daily with updates of what was going on in everyone else's life. He felt guilty for missing so much, he had only seen Ivy once since she got back and he hadn't seen Silver since he heard about her cancer. However he mostly felt guilty over Annie, he missed her so much and he hated lying to the woman he loved but he couldn't let her find out the truth. He hated Campbell for causing this situation but he hated him more for keeping him from Annie.

Teddy and Dixon were already in the waiting in the room when he arrived, "Where's Navid?" He asked, he was worried his friends would slowly stop coming to see him.

"I don't know man," Dixon told him sounding tired. "I guess he couldn't make it, I'm sure he'll come by tomorrow."

"How's Silver doing?" He asked Teddy, he wished he were able to support his friend.

"She's doing ok, It was her first chemo session today but I think she is coping."

"Do you think she'll be up for visitors? I was going to pop in after this." Dixon said, he was finding it difficult to be there for both his friends and work on his career, but he intended to try his best.

"I think she'd love to see you, I can tell she is really missing having Naomi and Annie around at the moment." Teddy reassured him.

"Have you heard from Annie?" Liam finally asked the question he had been dying to ask since he had walked in the room.

"No sorry dude, I haven't been able to get hold of her for the nearly a week now. I bet she's just enjoying Paris." Dixon explained. They spent the rest of their visit discussing the Campbell situation but Liam hardly paid any attention. He was worried about Annie, why hadn't she called Dixon? Why hadn't she tried to contact him? Surely she was wondering why he hadn't called? what if she knew and didn't want anything to do with him anymore? A thousand questions were running through his head.

"Home at last," Naomi muttered to herself as she and Jordan finally reached her mansion. "Ade!" She called out but no one replied.

"Looks like we have the house to ourselves," Jordan said pulling her towards him and she smiled as he kissed her.

"Later," Naomi told him, she still couldn't stop thinking about Silver. "First I need a drink." Jordan went into the kitchen to get wine and some glasses so Naomi slipped into the other room to call her friend, however she hadn't even dialed the number when someone knocked on the door. She sighed and went to open it, but when she found her ex husband right in front of her she nearly closed it again.

"Hi Naomi, can we talk?" Max asked her.

"Max what are you doing here?" She didn't need him messing with her head any more and she certainly didn't want Jordan to find him here.

"Naomi which would you prefer, the-" Jordan came round the corner with two bottles of wine in his hands, he stopped when he saw Max. "Who's he?" He asked Naomi already knowing the the answer.

"Hi I'm Max." Max told him holding out his hand. Jordan didn't take it.

"What's your ex husband doing here Naomi?"

"Jordan I don't know I swear, I didn't know he was coming-" Naomi tried to explain but Jordan cut her off.

"I can't do this anymore Naomi. I can't play second best to your ex husband," He tried to stay calm but she could see the anger in his eyes as he passed her the wine bottles and headed past Max and out the door.

"Jordan wait," Naomi pleaded as she followed him, "Jordan please don't go."

"I'm sorry Naomi but we're over." He almost shouted as he got into his car and slammed the door. Naomi stood there in shock as she watched him drive away.

"Naomi I'm sorry but I came because I needed to tell you something," Max broke the silence and took a deep breath. "Naomi I still love you. I've missed you, and I want you back."

He waited for what felt like an eternity then she finally whispered, "I think you should leave." Then she turned and walked back into the house as tears streamed down her face.

Kat crossed the road towards the offshore where Navid was still living, she hadn't been able to stop thinking about him and what he had told her that morning. She knocked on his door and waited. Navid was surprised to see Kat, he had presumed it would be Adrianna.

"Hi Kat what are you doing here?" He asked.

"I'm in. I want to help you and your friend." She told him firmly.

Navid was taken aback, "Are you sure?" She laughed and nodded, "thank you, thank you!" He exclaimed hugging her enthusiastically.

"Alright calm down, I'm still not sure how we are going to do this. But I thought we could start by trying to get Campbell to admit to setting up Liam on tape. We also need to get evidence of each personal issues that Campbell and Liam have ever had to show he is as an unreliable witness."

Navid couldn't wait to get started, he desperately wanted to take Campbell down. However he knew he had to stay focused, "There's no way Campbell will admit to the bombing."

"It will be hard, but I will take him in for questioning to see if I can get him to slip up. You start by getting anyone who witnessed previous arguments between Liam and Campbell to make a statement." Kat left once they both knew exactly what the plan was. As she walked to her car she saw Adrianna let herself into Navid's room and felt a pang of jealousy.

"Navid!" Adrianna called out as she entered his room. He turned around and smiled but before he could say anything she burst into tears, "we didn't get the house."

Disappointment consumed him but he tried to stay strong as he hugged his girlfriend, "We'll find another house, I better one. I promise."

"It was perfect," she sobbed. "How could they sell to someone else?"

"It's not worth getting upset over." He said wiping away her tears.

"I know," she sniffed, "I'm being stupid, and I completely took it out on Ivy. We'll find a better house."

Dixon was outside Silver's when his phone rang. It was the bank.

"Hello?" Dixon answered wondering why they were calling so late.

"Hi this is Mark Johnson. Dixon Wilson your record label owes us thousands of dollars-"

"I know, but look man I'm working on something really good. Just give me one more month, please I'm begging you." He interrupted.

"I'm sorry Mr Wilson but I can't do that, I'm afraid you no longer own a record label-" Dixon hung up not wanting to hear anymore. He threw his phone at the wall smashing the screen, he swore under his breath before composing himself and going in to see Silver.

"So how was your first session?" Dixon asked Silver when they were both sat on her bed together.

"Alright," She said thinking of Josh. "It wasn't as bad as I thought it would be."

"That's good. I'm sure it will get easier." He wasn't really sure how to talk to her, he didn't want to say the wrong thing.

"I don't think any amount of chemo sessions will make having cancer at 20 easier." She said starting to feel depressed again. Dixon took her hand and moved closer to her. "It's not fair," she whispered and he put his arms around her. He needed her as much as she needed him right now. They stayed there for a moment before she turned her head and found herself looking into his soft brown eyes. He couldn't stop himself, he kissed her. She knew she shouldn't be doing it but she couldn't control herself, she pulled off his jumper and kissed him harder.

Liam was woken up early in the morning by his cell guard, "You have a visitor."

"Is it even visiting hours?" He moaned rubbing his eyes and climbing out of bed.

"No." The officer replied, he was clearly not happy about this either.

Liam had no idea who his mystery visitor was, but he was curious to see who they had let into the prison outside of visiting hours. When he walked into his usual room he froze, unable to take his eyes off the who girl sat across from him.

"Hi Liam," Annie said, her voice cracking. He could see dark circles under her eyes but somehow she still managed to look beautiful. He took in every inch of her. Her dark brown curls framed her face and the over sized knitted jumper she wore made her petite frame look even smaller. He felt an urge to go to her but he remained rooted on the spot.

"Who told you?" He asked as his eyes welled up.

"Does it matter?" She said unable to contain her own tears, "why didn't you tell me."

"I'm so sorry Annie," He said taking a seat. "I didn't want to ruin your book tour but I really did want to tell you. I've missed you so much. I love you."

"I love you too," She whispered, she had never seen Liam cry before and it hurt her to see him like this.

Liam desperately wanted to comfort her, it was killing him to have her so close but not be able to hold her. "How did you get in this early?" He asked fighting the urge to reach over and take her hand.

"I can be very persuasive," She smiled slightly remembering the fuss she had made.

He couldn't help but laugh a little, he knew how strong minded she could be when she wanted something. "You know I was going to surprise you in Paris," he told her as more tears rolled down his face. "I was packing my bag when they arrested me."

"I should have asked you to come with me." Annie cryed harder, "I took this with me though." She pulled out a photograph from her pocket and placed it on the table, "I've kept it with me ever since we said goodbye on that runway."

Liam smiled as he found himself looking at the same photo that had kept him going these past few weeks.

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Authors note: Hope you liked this chapter, I made it a bit shorter because I thought my last one was way too long! And after I posted chapter 2 I found loads of mistakes (like writing Washington and washing) so I'm really sorry about that, but I've proof read this one like 3 times so hopefully there are less mistakes! I love reading any comments you have so please leave a review! And I really hope you enjoy my story and I'll try not to take too long updating it. =)