*~Chapter Five~*

In her bedroom, Marissa called Brendan on her cell phone. "What did your dad say?" Brendan asked.

"He said I can't date you ... EVER," Marissa explained.

"Wow, what a bummer," Brendan responded.

"Well, I am not going to listen to him. I'm dating you anyway."

"I was hoping you'd say that," Brendan said happily. "Could we meet up somewhere?"

"Sure, but we have to be very careful. If my dad finds out, he'll freak."

*~o~*

Todd and Marty's argument was interrupted when he got a phone call. "Todd!" Blair said on the phone. "Is Starr there? She hasn't came home and I -."

Todd mumbled something under his breath. "You keep an eye on your son... and I'll go find our daughter," Todd said in a growl. Before Blair could ask him what he meant by that statement, Todd had ended the call.

"I gotta go look for Starr. She never came home," Todd told Marty.

"Joe didn't come home either," Marty stated.

"They should have both made it home by now. I bet they are over at Nora Buchanan's house."

"Todd, you're going over to Nora's-?" Marty asked.

"What other choice do I have, Marty?" Todd answered before heading out the door.

"Ohhh this can't be good..." Marty said with a heavy sigh.

*~o~*

Todd hadn't been gone long when Joe came through the door. "Where's Starr?" Marty asked her son.

"I dunno," Joe said with a shrug.

"Your dad is worried because her mom called and Starr didn't make it home."

"Well, I don't know where she is," Joe answered. "She walked away when I was talking to Megan's parents."

"Ohhh? How did they react when they found out you and Megan are dating?" Marty asked.

"I don't think they were too happy about it," Joe responded.

*~o~*

Todd arrived at Bo and Nora's house. He knocked on the door and waited for someone to answer. "Who could that be?" Nora said to Bo as she walked over to the door. She was still in a state of shock that her daughter was dating Todd Manning's son, and she wasn't really in the mood for guests.

Nora pulled open the door to find Todd Manning standing there. She sucked in her breath when she saw the man who had terrorized her all those years ago at the lake house. "What are you doing here?" she demanded.