90210: The Final Season
Chapter 4: Catch Me If You Campbell
"Come on man, all I'm asking you to do is tell the police about what happened between Liam and Campbell," Navid begged a member of Cronos who he had thought he could persuade to do the right thing.
"I'm sorry Navid, I can't help you. If Campbell found out," He shook his head and sighed, "Look, for all I know it was Liam who bombed that concert."
"He didn't do it!" Navid shouted after him as he walked away. It was hopeless, finding people who witnessed Liam and Campbell's disagreements was supposed to be the easy part, yet no one was willing to come forward. Only Cronos members knew the true story and they were all either loyal to Campbell or scared of him.
"I still can't get hold of Sydney," Dixon told him putting his phone back into his pocket. "Did Liam give you the right number?"
"I don't know," Navid said sounding defeated. "Even if we did get hold of her would she even want to help her ex boyfriend who dumped her for his ex girl friend?"
Dixon laughed, "Yeah, it would have been helpful if someone else had seen that argument at Annie's secret book party."
"Your telling me! I can't believe Campbell might actually get away with this." Navid said exhaling loudly, "But hey how is Annie? Forgiven you yet?"
"No, she doesn't understand that I just wanted to protect her. I mean it's always Annie doing something for me but this time I wanted to be the one doing something for her. And now she won't even talk to me." Dixon replied, he was worried Annie wasn't ever going to forgive him, "I can't believe Silver just told her like that."
"Hey don't be too hard on Silver. She's going through a lot." Navid tried to defend his friend but he Dixon wouldn't listen so instead he tried to lighten the mood. "I can't believe you thought you could keep it a secret!"
"Whatever man," Dixon laughed pushing Navid a little as he did so.
"So have you spoken to Jordan since the other night?" Ivy asked as she helped herself to a cup of tea in Naomi's kitchen.
"No." Naomi sighed, "To be honest I don't even feel that sad. I mean I was at first but I guess it hadn't been the same since we had this big fight in Washington. It's really over between us. "
"And what about Max? Is that over?"
Naomi pulled a face, "I'm seeing him tonight," she admitted.
"Really!" Ivy exclaimed but Naomi interrupted before she could continue.
"Ivy don't! We aren't getting back together, we're just going to talk about everything that has happened." she paused, "he really hurt me this time, I don't know if I would allow myself to go back there again."
"Go back where?" Teddy asked as he walked into her kitchen.
"To her ex husband." Ivy said whilst looking at Naomi.
Teddy raised his eyebrows "Ahh, am I interrupting a girly chat?"
Ivy laughed and Naomi took the opportunity to change the subject, " So did you find Shane?"
"Not exactly," Teddy sighed, "We talked on the phone and I said I wanted to say a bit longer, for Silver. So he flew back to LA." Both girls looked at him sympathetically, they knew that would not have been an easy conversation. "Anyway, as I'm staying for a bit, do you fancy going surfing tomorrow Ivy?"
"I think I'm busy," Ivy muttered, the mention of surfing made her think of everything she had given up to go to Mexico and she felt a little light headed. She quickly made an excuse and rushed down the hall to the nearest bathroom where she forced herself to throw up the lunch she had just eaten.
Naomi didn't even notice her strange behavior, she was too concerned about seeing Max. However Teddy knew something was wrong, and as he watched her leave he swore to find out what.
Annie waited impatiently in the usual prison room, she had visited Liam everyday since she had gotten back a week ago, but she still missed him. She hated seeing him in those orange clothes and she hated having to leave him here everyday. All she wanted was for him to hold her and tell her everything would be fine, Liam going to jail was not an option in her mind.
Liam spent everyday waiting for Annie to come and see him, and after she left he would think of nothing else until she came the next day. When he entered the room he smiled at her, going to prison for good wasn't an option, he couldn't leave her. What if she decided not to wait for him and found someone else? No, that wasn't an option.
They talked for ages, Liam was sure it was well over the allowed time but his officer stayed quiet. Maybe he was starting to like him, maybe he even believed his innocence. Liam didn't care either way, he was just glad he had longer with his girlfriend. He studied his fiancé, she had her hair tied back in a messy ponytail, she rarely wore it that way but Liam thought it suited her. He was surprised at how strong she had been this past week. He watched her facial expressions as she talked, she was so beautiful, he swore right then that he would never let her go.
"Miss Wilson, visiting sessions are over for now." The second officer in the room eventually spoke up.
"Ok," she nodded at him before turning back to Liam, "I'll be back tomorrow, I promise."
Liam smiled, she said that every time she left, and he needed to hear it, "I love you."
"I love you too," she whispered and then turned away as tears escaped her eyes. Annie forced herself not to look back as she left the room, he couldn't see her cry again, she needed to stay strong for them both.
As she got to the car park her phone went off, the caller hung up as soon as she answered. Annie felt sick, this had been happening all week. It was probably just a joke, or a faulty phone she tried to convince herself. Yet in the back of her mind she couldn't help but worry, what if it was Patrick? She knew Liam thought that Campbell had set him up but what if it wasn't? What if it was Patrick trying to get revenge again? She tried to force those thoughts out of her head, because if she was right then this whole thing, was her fault.
Kat bit her nail nervously, she didn't know why she felt so nervous, she had done a thousand interviews before. As Campbell entered the room he flashed her a cocky grin and she took and instant dislike to him. He walked with such confidence that it irritated her, but as much as she hated to admit that he was rather good looking. Kat hated the way he looked at her before he sat down, she couldn't tell if he was sizing her up or checking her out. She hoped it wasn't the latter.
"As I told you before, we were in Cronos together, he had been acting weird all week, when that bomb went off at the concert, I pieced it all together. I had seen him sneak backstage with a big black bag, but at the time I thought nothing of it." Campbell told her coolly after she had quizzed him, all of her questions were leading nowhere, she knew she wasn't going to crack him.
"What do you mean acting strange?" Kat tried.
"C'mon! We've already been through this," Campbell complained then he leaned back and smiled. "Besides, we both know it's not Court your concerned about."
His comment surprised her but she did her best not to show it, "And what exactly do you mean by that?"
"I mean, I do my homework. I know it's Shirazi your helping, he's been quizzing the Cronos members all week. I also know that you've helped him out before, and I know that you wouldn't do that for someone who was just a friend."
"I don't see why Mr Shirazi is relevant here." Kat tried to sound bored and unfazed, "Unless you know something I don't."
Campbell laughed, "Actually I do. You see it was Shirazi who brought the bag to Liam that night, the bag with the bomb in. So unless you want me to add that to my statement you are now helping to prove Court guilty."
"And how exactly do you expect me to prove a completely innocent man guilty?"
"Be creative."
"So how have you been?" Adrianna asked Silver as they drove to the hospital.
"I'm fine," Silver replied. "I wish everyone would stop asking me that like I'm about to drop dead in front of them."
"I was only trying help," Adrianna hated how she always seemed to say the wrong thing around her friend recently.
"I know I'm sorry Ade," Silver apologised and leaned back into her seat. "It's just everything is kind of getting to me at the moment. Having cancer at twenty is bad enough and now Dixon is avoiding me..." She trailed off. "Everything is just such a mess."
"Silver pull over," Adrianna said quietly and Silver did as she was told as tears rolled down her cheeks. "Don't cry Sil, Dixon will come round. He has no right to be mad at you, Annie would have found out eventually."
"Wait, Ade what are you talking about?" Silver asked confused.
"About you telling Annie that Liam was in prison, is that not what you're upset about?"
"No, how do you even know about that?" She asked but didn't give Adrianna time to reply, "Ade I did something really stupid and I wanted to talk to Dixon about it before I told you but I can't keep it from you anymore. Dixon and I hooked up." She winced preparing herself for her friend's reaction.
Adrianna was shocked, Dixon was her ex boyfriend, but then again he was also Silver's. "Do you have feelings for him?" Was all she could think to say.
"I don't know." Silver answered honestly. "But your not mad?"
"No I'm not mad. I think we have very similar taste in men, but I'm not mad." Adrianna reassured her.
Silver was relieved, she really needed her best friend at the moment. "It happened the night of my first chemo session, I was feeling vulnerable and he was there, it just sort of happened. We haven't spoken since, he's not returning any of my calls."
"He's probably just trying to figure out how he feels," Adrianna said. "Maybe you should too."
Max was already waiting when Naomi arrived at the restaurant, he smiled when he say her. God she loved that smile.
"Hi, How are you?" He asked politely, she could tell that he felt just as nervous as she did.
"Starving!" She replied trying to smooth over any awkwardness. It worked, Max laughed and opened the door for her. They were in one of his favourite restaurants, they had often come here together when they were a couple.
"So, have you thought about what I said?" Max said once they were seated.
"Yes." Naomi paused, but she had to ask, "Did you mean everything you said?"
"Every word. Naomi I love you, I thought a clean break would allow me to get over you, but it didn't. I could never get over you. Please Naomi, I want you back." He pleaded.
"Max we were married. I know the divorce wasn't all your fault but you are the one who gave up. We were married, I was your wife! How could you? How could you just abandon me like that?" They hadn't even ordered and she was already getting upset, how did he still have this power over her?
"Naomi I'm sorry. I didn't mean to abandon you but-"
"You really hurt me Max." Naomi didn't want to hear his excuses, "I can't go back there, back to you if it is just going to happen again."
"I swear I never meant to hurt you, but neither of us were ready to be married." Max had no intention of giving up now, he would stay here all night if that's how long it took to convince her. "Lets do it properly this time, lets start again, do it right." Naomi remained silent for a while, part of her wanted run but the other part wouldn't let her. "What are you thinking?" He asked unable to take her silence any longer.
"I don't know." She replied, "I do know that I'm scared, I'm scared of getting hurt again." She paused, "but I also know that if I say no, I will regret it for the rest of my life."
Relief washed of him, "So is that a yes?"
Naomi nodded and smiled and he got up to kiss her, "Just remember I have a brother now and he will kick your ass if this messes up again."
"I love you," He whispered and kissed her. Naomi felt like she was floating, this was where she was supposed to be.
Ivy stood on the edge of the rocks watching the waves crash onto the beach, it was strangely therapeutic.
"Are you coming in or what?" Teddy asked sneaking up behind her.
She jumped and turned to glare at him, he was holding two surf boards in his arms, "I told you I didn't feel like surfing today."
"No you told me you were busy." He corrected her and she turned away looking back out to sea, "so either you're coming surfing with me or you're going to tell me why you lied."
She stayed silent for a while then turned back to face him, "I lied because left surfing behind, I gave it up to go to Mexico. I could have gone on surf tour but I didn't, I followed Diego to Mexico and it was a huge mistake."
Teddy was relieved to have got her talking but he didn't understand, "so why should that stop you surfing now?"
"Because it's too late, I was good enough to go professional and I gave that up. Now every time I surf I'll be reminded of what I lost." She tried to explain.
"It's not too late Ivy! You are an amazing surfer, there are surf tours all the time. Your just a little out of practise, but one year really isn't that long, and it's not like you can just forget how to surf." Teddy could tell this wasn't just about the surfing, "I don't know what happened between you Diego but don't let him ruin your dream, not again."
Ivy sighed, "I don't have my wetsuit." She said but the excuse was only half hearted.
"That's fine, I brought a spare." Teddy said pulling one out of his ruck sack and giving her a smug smile.
Ivy loved the feel of the sand on her toes as she walked towards the ocean, she had forgotten how good it felt. As the waves lapped against her feet she smiled and broke into a run forgetting about everything else. She caught her first wave and felt the wind whip across her face, the board felt smooth beneath her as she glided effortlessly across the water. It felt natural. This was where she belonged.
After the hospital Silver dropped Adrianna off and then drove straight over to Dixon's, Ade had offered to go in with her but Silver knew she had to do this alone. She felt exhausted from her session but she couldn't put this off any longer, she knocked.
Dixon was surprised to see her but he quickly recovered, "What do you want Silver?"
"We need to talk about what happened the other night." She said confused by this rude manner.
"There's nothing to talk about." He tried to close the door but she stopped it and slipped inside.
"Yes there is, Dixon we slept together. Don't you think we should talk about that?" She begged, unsure what to make of his behaviour.
"No. That was a mistake. What I think we should talk about is why you told Annie about Liam being in jail and turned my sister against me?" He found himself getting angry, he couldn't understand why she had done it.
Silver was shocked, "Dixon I didn't turn Annie against you, I didn't even mean to tell her. I swear I didn't mean for this to happen."
"Well whether or not you meant for it to happen Annie won't even talk to me. She can hardly even look at me, and it's all your fault." He hated her, how could have ever slept with someone who had only been pretending to be his friend?
"Annie will forgive you, as soon as Liam is out she'll be so happy she won't even remember to be mad at you." Silver did her best to calm him down, this was not how she had imagined their conversation going.
"And what if Liam doesn't get out huh? She'll never forgive me. How could you do this to me Silver?"
"Hey this isn't all my fault." Silver couldn't help raising her voice a little, "You were the one that lied to her, Annie is mad because you lied. Not because I told the truth."
"If it wasn't for you she would even know that I lied!" He shouted.
"If it wasn't for me Annie wouldn't know that her fiancé was in prison!" Silver snapped back, he wasn't being fair.
Dixon glared at her for a while, deep down he knew she was right but he wasn't ready to admit it, "I want you out of my house."
Tears formed in her eyes but she wouldn't let him see her cry, so she stormed out slamming the door behind her. Dixon sat down on the sofa and put his head in his hands, how had he managed to lose both his sister and now his best friend in the last week?
Kat sat in her office, the interview yesterday had left her rattled, she didn't know what the right thing to do was. She should never have got involved, she wanted to help Liam, she believed he was innocent. But she could never let Navid get hurt. She had know idea how to protect him but she had made her choice.
Adrianna waited outside the police station, she was meeting Navid before they went into update Kat. She shivered, it was cold for LA, she wished he would hurry up. She wrapped her cardigan tighter around her and checked her phone. She had a missed call from Navid and a text that read stuck in traffic start without me xx. She didn't need telling twice. She headed into the station and went to the front desk, "Hi I'm here to see Kat."
"Go straight through," The receptionist smiled, she had gotten used to Adrianna and Navid coming in this past week. Adrianna walked into the next room, it was busier than usual but she still spotted Kat in the corner talking to an officer Adrianna recognised. She had her back to her and Adrianna was about to say something when she overheard part of their conversation.
"Sir I know the matter is being investigated but I feel like you're over looking something." Kat, who had completely forgotten about their meeting, told the officer in charge of Liam's case. "You said that Liam Court had no motive to plant the bomb, but he has been suffering from post traumatic stress."
"Miss Jones, what does that have to do with the bombing?" The officer replied sounding bored.
"Think about it, his friends said he was acting strange all week, what if he was having another episode?" She continued
"Kat that hardly proves his guilt."
"I know but he was kidnapped by a fan, a concert probably wasn't the best place for him to be, who knows what was going through his head." She heard a gasp and turned to see Adrianna watching her, within ear shot. She looked back the officer who was looking very impressed and when she turned around again Adrianna was already heading out the door.
Ade left as quickly as quickly as she could, she couldn't believe what she had heard. Kat shouted her name but she didn't want to hear her excuses so she just kept going.
Annie groaned as Naomi dragged her into yet another shop, she had agreed to come shopping to take her mind of things but it wasn't working.
"Come on Naomi lets go, we have enough stuff," She complained as she followed her friend carrying about a dozen bags.
"But this dress is perfect for you!" Naomi grinned holding up a long, black dress with a dropped waistline.
Annie had to admit that the dress was gorgeous, but she really wasn't in the mood for shopping anymore. "I don't have anywhere to wear that," she said pulling a face.
"How about your engagement party?" Naomi said handing her the dress, she wasn't ready to go home yet, truth be told she needed a distraction herself. "Now go try it on."
Reluctantly Annie did as she was told, "You know you can't throw an engagement party for me and Liam without Liam." She called from the changing room to Naomi who was sat outside it, "and I am not having it in a jail."
"Oh dear god no. We'll have it next week, after Liam's trial," she explained, planning a party was exactly what she needed right now, then she wouldn't have to face up to this mornings discovery.
Annie came out the changing room, she looked stunning, "Ok I love this! But I can't be thinking about an engagement party whilst my fiancé is in prison, what if they don't let him go?" She took a deep breath to stop herself getting upset, "Besides Dixon and I aren't taking, and Silver has cancer. I really don't feel like celebrating."
Naomi sighed, "Annie the truth is I want this party so bad so that I have something to concentrate on this week. I need a distraction."
"A distraction from what?" Annie asked sitting down next to her, "Wouldn't you rather concentrate on your new/old boyfriend?" She giggled.
"He's actually part of the reason I need a distracting." Naomi admitted.
"Why?" Annie asked, she had thought her friend was happy to be back with her ex.
Naomi decided to just come out with it, she needed someone to talk to and who better then her best friend and sort of sister, "Annie I think I might be pregnant."
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Authors Note: Sorry it took me so long to post this chapter but I've been away on a school trip and I'm actually going away again with the fam soon so please hold on for the next chapter, I'll post it as soon as I can. Also I know that most of my scenes so far have only involved a few characters at a time but I do plan on bringing them all together. Anyways please leave a review I could use a bit of feedback and I love reading them. Hope your enjoying my story and thank you all for bothering to read it!