Chapter 3

That night adam and susan were dancing at tops when she saw her brother coming out of the elevator,so susan stopped;"There's ryan."

"What brings you here all alone?"asked adam teasing when they walked towards him;"How were things at the station today?"

"Fine."answered ryan irritated and turned towards his sister;"1 thought that you were through with him after yesterday?"

"Hey!"said adam a bit angry as he pushed ryan away;"Mind your own business!"

"Just let me talk to ryan for a minute!"started susan softly and pushed adam gently away from her brother,while she grabbed ryan's arm and took him with her towards the terras;"Let's talk,ryan."

"Fine!"answered her boyfriend still a bit angry and sat down at the bar;"Have fun!"

"What are you doing here with him?"asked ryan irritated;"I thought that you were through with him,susan,why do you want to keep going out with a man that's still hung up on his ex?" "Adam and i have sorted things out, ryan,he swore to me that he isn't still in love with her and i believe him!"

"How can you believe him after you saw his face lastnight and heard the sound of his voice as he was talking to jake about her?" "Because i love him!"answered his sister tired;"I know tht you're only trying to protect me,ryan,but please just mind your own business and let me handle this my own way!"

"I just don't want to see you getting hurt!"said he slowly;"Maybe adam really does believe that he doesn't still have feelings for his ex anymore,but after what we both heard and saw lastnight we know better then that!"

"Please,ryan,just act normal towards adam."begged susan softly;"If you really love me then you will do this for me!" "Fine,i'll keep my thoughts to myself."answered her brother;"But if he hurts you in any way then he's mine,susan,that's a promise!"

Victoria hudson was sitting on the beach,staring at the water,when she heard somebody sitting down next to her in the sand; "Hey,you."

"Hey."said she back without looking up;"What are you doing here?" "I was looking for you."answered jake;"Are you still mad at me?" "Maybe."started vicky slowly;"How did you know i was here?" "I didn't."smiled her boyfriend;"I just hoped that you were." "1 like the beach at night."said she softly; "Especially this part of the beach,because hardly anybody comes here."

"Look,i'm sorry about what happened earlier."started jake slowly;"I'm a big jerk and i can understand if you would never want to see me again."

"I don't think that i could,jake,even if i wanted to."answered his girlfriend teasing;"You're like a bad habit,jake ,hard to break."

"Thanks a lot."laughed he a bit suprised by her answer;"Does this mean that you're not angry at me anymore?"

"It means that i'm giving you a chance to make it up to me."smiled vicky and pushed him into the sand,as she sat down on top of him;"So,start making it up to me."

"Do you think tht you're up for that?"asked jake as he gently started kissing her;"Do you think that you can handle that?"

Mary was standing behind the bar at mary's place,talking to kathleen and cass,when vince came out of the kitchen;"So,this kitchen is clean again."

"Finished for the day?"asked cass as his father-in-law sat down next to him;"You look tired."

"Don't you start too."warned vince irritated;"I'm not tired!"

"I got a letter from ben today."said mary quickly to change the subject;"He wrote that he might be coming home again soon." "How is he doing?"asked kathleen;"Is he still working in palm springs?"

"Yes,he said that it's great there,but that he's starting to miss us a lot and that he's thinking about a vacation."answered her mother;"I just wish that i could remember more about ben." "Well ben was about three or four when you dissappeared,so it's not that strange that you don't remember much about him."said vince slowly;"I still don't understand why that boy can't just come home and find a job down here, because we're his family and he belongs here with us."

"Ben just doesn't want to stay in one place for too long."answered kathleen;"I'm suprised that he stayed in palm springs for that long."

"I wish that m.j. would come back again."said her father all of a sudden;"Or atleast call or something to let us know if she's okay." "I can't understand how she can just stay away without letting us know if she's allright and where she is."started kathleen angry;"Why aren't you angry at her for that?"

"Kathleen!"warned cass his wife slowly;"Don't start that again!" "I'm sure that m.j. doesn't mean to worry us."answered vince softly;"I'm sure that your sister will come back once she's ready." "Why do you always take her side?"asked his daughter still angry;"You've done that all my life,paps,m.j. has always been able to get away with anything."

"Calm down, kathleen!"said cass and wanted to put his arm around her,but she pushed him away;"This isn't helping anybody."

"Fine,cass,take her side too!"yelled his wife as she rushed out of there;"I'm going home."

"What was that all about?"asked mary confused;"I had no idea that kathleen felt that way about her sister."

"I think that she's feeling helpless because of the whole situation,so she's just acting out."answered sass and walked towards the door;"I'd better see if my wife is allright." "Sure."said vince still a bit shocked about the way that kathleen had acted;"Would you call us and let us know if she's okay when you get home?"

"Ofcourse."smiled his son-in-law;"But i wouldn't worry too much,because i'm sure she has allready calmed down a bit by now."

At the Cory's sam was waiting for his wife to come back again when finally around midnight she came in;"Where have you been,amanda,do you have any idea how worried i have been?" "Do i look like i care?"asked she angry and wanted to go upstairs;"I'm going to bed."

"No,you're not!"answered sam as he grabbed her arm;"We have to talk about this!"

"There's nothing to talk about,sam,i know what i saw earlier today when i caught you and Jamie talking about me."

"It wasn't like that,amanda,we are just both worried about you!"said her husband tired;"I just don't want anything to happen to you or to our unborn baby."

"You can talk all you like,sam,but i don't want to hear it!"warned amanda him and tried to push sam away;"Let go off my arm!" "Why do you keep doing this,amanda?"asked sam as he let her go;"I want this marriage to work,but i can't do that alone!" "Oh,so it's all my fault now,sam,isn't it?"

"Ofcourse not,but i want to work things out and all you do is push me away."

"What is going on downhere?"asked mack irritated as he came down the stairs;"You two are waking your mother and me up!" "I'm going to bed."said amanda and walked past her father upstairs;"Goodnight,dad."

"Were you two fighting again?"asked mack and looked worried at his son-in-law; "What is going on between you two lately?"

"I don't know anymore,mack,i really don't."answered sam tired and went after his wife towards their bedroom;"I'm going to bed too."

The next morning Michael Hudson was having breakfast with his wife when their two oldest daughters came into the livingroom,laughing;"So you two are in a good mood."

"That's a change from yesterday,Victoria."said her mother looking up;"You were in a really bad mood when i saw you yesterday."

"Yes,i was and now i'm not."laughed vicky and sat down;"1'm so hungry that i could eat a horse."

"What is his name,vicky?"asked her father teasing;"Do we know him?"

"I have no idea what you mean."said she and tried to look as innocent as possible;"I really have no clue what you're talking about."

"Come on,vicky,everytime you have such a mood swings it's always about some guy."laughed michael;"What's the big secret?" "There is no secret. "answered his daughter;"I'm not seeing anybody right now,michael,i wish that i was."

"I'm sure that vicky would tell us if she was seeing somebody."said marlee and turned towards her twin-sister;"Are you doing anything tonight?"

"Yes,i am."answered vicky suprised;"Why?"

"I wanted to ask if you wanted to go out tonight or something."smiled her twinsister;"What are you going to do?" "Oh,i'm going to see a friend of mine."said vicky lying;"Maybe we can do something together tomorrow-night." "Sure."answered marlee;"That would be nice."

Susan harrison was allready up and having her breakfast when adam came into the kitchen; "Good morn ing,why didn't you wake me up?"

"Because you looked like you could use some more sleep."answered she looking up;"You didn't sleep until) pretty late lastnight or should i say this morning."

"I didn't wake you up,did i?"asked adam worried;"After we went to bed i had trouble falling asleep,so i went downstairs to watch some t.v."

"Why did you have trouble falling asleep, adam,were you troubled by something?"

"You're not at work right now and i'm not your patient!"answered her boyfriend irritated;"You know that i hate it when you do that!" "I wasn't asking that as a shrink,but as your girlfriend."said she softly;"Or can't i be worried about you because of my work?" "No,ofcourse not,susan,but i just don't want you to analyse me."started adam slowly;"That's all."