Episode
2.02
Kevin’s
Apartment
Maggie sat
on the couch, wearing a baby blue sweat suit as she watched a movie and filed
her nails as she waited for Kevin to return home from work. Her mind was going
back and fourth with thoughts as to why he hadn’t told her about this Jade
girl.
The door
opened and Kevin came in with his book bag from the office and set it down by
the door. He looked at Maggie, studying her movements, “Cowgirl? What’s wrong?”
Maggie kept
her eyes on her nails before she spoke, “Who the hell is Jade, and why was she
surprised to find out you got married? Oh wait Jade said she’s your
girlfriend.”
Kevin took
in a deep breath as he walked over to the couch and behind Maggie, “Did she
show up here?” he asked.
Maggie put
the nail file down and looked up at him, “She sure did. Now I want an
explanation as to why some girl didn’t realize you were no longer her
boyfriend.”
Kevin moved
from behind the couch and sat next to his wife, “Well, she’s the new artist at
the label and Brock is insisting that I work with her.” Kevin ran his hands
through his short hair before looking into her eyes, “She was in my office
waiting for me this morning, and the first thing she did was kiss me. I pushed
her away and told her I was married. I don’t know what she’s up to. I told her
I was sorry for not breaking up with her, but we were never an official item.”
Maggie
rubbed her nail with her thumb before looking up at him, “Then she’s got to be
up to something since she came by about an hour ago and acted to be surprised
to find out you have a wife.” She then stood up and turned off the television,
“I’m not going to dwell on little miss Jade, and instead
I believe we have some paint to go buy.”
“Great, you
still set on the creamy color or did you change your mind?” he asked as he
stood up.
“I’m still
dead set on cream, you’ll just have to deal with that.
Well unless something else tickles my fancy when we’re looking at the store.”
Kyle went
over the form, checking in the different boxes for each of the women he had met
a little while earlier. A few had made an impression, but he just wasn’t sure.
This was just too much pressure and here he had thought it would be the easier
step into getting into life in Pinőn Hallow.
“Could I
borrow your pencil when you’re done?” asked a soft feminine voice causing Kyle
to look up.
His eyes
connected with her blue ones and smiled, “Of course.” He said as he checked the
last box and then handed the pencil to her. “I’m Kyle.”
She smiled,
“I see that, I’m Trista.” She said pointing to her nametag.
“Nice to meet you.” He said still sitting there, watching her as she filled out
the form. “You look really familiar, do you work at
City Hall?”
She looked
at him, “No, I work at
Kyle shook
his head, “Nope, basically work and home at
Trista
nodded, “That’s where I’ve seen you. I live on the first floor in one of the
studios.”
“That makes
sense, probably just passing by or something.” He said as she finished filling
out her form. “You wanna go get some coffee or
something?”
She smiled,
“Yeah I would really like that.” She said as one of the teens came and took
their forms from them.
They got up
and Kyle looked at her, “This is gonna sound really
stupid, but do you know what’s open this time of night?”
Trista
smiled, “Yeah don’t worry, I know the perfect place
with the best coffee.”
Abby sat on
one of the tables with her legs dangling and swung her feet as she happily
filled out her form. Ethan came over and sat next to her, “Hey Abs, tell me,
you meet any guys that caught your eye tonight?” he asked, wondering if at all
possible he had a chance to make their relationship more then friends.
She pulled
the form closer to her and smiled, “One or two, what about you, any girls catch
your attention?”
Ethan
smiled, “Well one but not one of my speed dates.” He confessed before turning
away from her.
“What’s
that supposed to mean Rev? Have you been holding out on me?” she asked trying
to get him to look at her.
He looked
down towards the cement ground; “Well to be honest I’ve kinda
liked this one girl since I arrived in Pinőn Hallow. I just haven’t had the
courage to ask her out yet.”
Abby
smiled, “Don’t be a chicken, just ask her out. It’s simple; I mean any girl in
her right mind would say yes to a date with you. I mean hello, after the
service on Sunday when you see her during the reception ask her to join you for
a movie on Tuesday night or go out for coffee.”
Ethan
nodded, “I’ll remember that.” He said feeling defeated for the time being. He
was really thinking he was obvious about his crush on her but she wasn’t
picking up the signals.
Conner
looked at Siobhan, “Well that was interesting.” He said sarcastically.
Siobhan
rolled her eyes, “McKay, things take time. You’ll find someone I know you
will.”
Conner
sighed as they began walking up the stairs, “I just wish this wasn’t so hard.”
He stopped and looked down at her, “I just don’t find any of this to be fair,
now I remember why I avoided dating after
“That’s not
true Conner and you know it. If you hadn’t fallen for Maggie you wouldn’t be
doing a damn thing with your life. You’d be working and spending time with
Lysa, no life of your own. I won’t let you wallow like I did when
“Fine, I’ll
try and have a life when I go to
“You better
hope so buddy boy or I’m going to start setting you up on blind dates every
single night of the week.” She threatened as she opened the door and walked out
of the Church.
JCN
Records—Brock’s Office
The door
opened and the lights turned on, as Brock walked through the door, undoing his
tie and then tossing his jacket on the couch. He picked up the remote control
and turned on the television and was just in time for the evening news. After
only a few minutes he turned it off frustrated and went over to the bar and
poured himself a scotch before sitting down in the seat behind his desk.
He took a
long sip of the liquor and looked at the picture on his desk and sighed. He
reached over and turned it down, not wanting to look at it anymore. He pounded
his fists into the desk angrily before taking one last swig of his drinking,
finishing it. He put the glass down and then picked up the frame staring at the
image of him and her.
His fingers
traced her image, as she looked happy and smiling. His breath was uneven and a
tear fell down his cheek, “Joan.” He said in a raspy whisper.
Hallow
Hills—Pool House
“
“I’m not
taking any chances with you. She also said you were still on bed rest for the
rest of the pregnancy, just because of your immune system.”
Rolling her
eyes
“Yeah well
too bad, this is where you’ll be. Besides you won’t be alone.” He said as he
sat next to her, “I’ve got that job with the paper writing the column. I’ll be
home with you. Besides where are you going to go? You don’t have a job, and
unless you’ve found a seller for the locket, you’ve got no other projects.”
She sighed
and frowned, “Fine, I guess you’re right. But what about
seeing Lysa?”
“Lysa, will be here this weekend since Conner’s going to that
convention in
“What am I
supposed to do though
“Don’t
worry about that, I’m sure we can find you a hobby or two to keep your mind
occupied during the day.”
Hallow
Hills—Main House
Adel walked
out of the bathroom in her terry cloth robe, while she rubbed lotion into her
hands and saw Doug sitting on the lounge seat under the window reading The
Secret Life of Cowboys. He looked up and smiled, putting the book down. “Do
you feel better now?” he asked her.
She sighed
as she sat down on the bed and took her slippers off, “I just wish Charlene
would stay out of our lives.”
“I know you
do Adel.” He said as he stood up and walked over to the bed sitting next to
her. “I’ll think of something to get rid of her.”
Adel smiled
as she looked up at her husband and smiled, “Thank you for everything.” She
said.
“You never
have to thank me. You’re my wife Adel, I love you and you love Me.” He said as he pushed her dark hair away from her face.
Adel leaned
closer and kissed her husband softly, as her arms wrapped around his waist
pulling him closer to her.
Jade’s
Apartment
Pacing back
and fourth across the hardwood floor Jade spoke to herself,
trying to comprehend what had happened earlier in the day. How could Kevin have
done this to her? She flopped down on the futon when the door opened and her
roommate came in.
“Jade why are you so depressed?” asked Ophelia as she locked the door
with the deadbolt and chain before taking a wad of cash out of her pocket and
counting it.
Jade looked
up at her perky, happy roommate, “
Ophelia
stopped what she was doing, “Kevin got married? Wait, did you only find out
about it today?”
Jade nodded
before going to the kitchen and taking out a plastic bag full of cookie dough,
“Yeah to this blond named Maggie. She’s pregnant too, and honestly she seems
like the sweetest thing in the world.” She said as she took a huge chunk of the
dough off and began picking at it.
Ophelia
shook her head, “I can’t believe that, he was crazy about you and he couldn’t
call and let you know things were over?”
“Nope, I
had to find out after I kissed him hello. Then I went over to his apartment and
the wife was there. That’s how I know she’s a blond and sugary sweet.”
Ophelia
took the milk from the fridge and poured a glass for Jade, “Well it’s his loss
then, besides now you can focus on your music and find a new hottie. I saw the CEO of JNC tonight at the bar, why not
seduce him?” she suggested.
Jade glared
up at her roommate and shook her head, “I don’t think so. Brock Jensen is…well
he’s an interesting character. Like today, he said watching Kevin and me would
be enough drama that he wouldn’t have to watch All My Children. Besides, he’s
always out with some different girl. Apparently he can’t keep them long.”
Kevin’s
Apartment
The
television was on, and Maggie and Kevin were finishing up their dinner of
take-out Chinese as they talked about furniture arrangements. Kevin took the
paper napkin and wiped his mouth before speaking again, “So since I don’t have
to be at the office until the afternoon, I’ll move stuff around in the morning.
Then on Saturday we can paint. Can you live with that?”
Maggie
leaned back on the couch and looked at Kevin for a moment and then the
television before speaking, “I guess that works. Just any suggestions on what I
could do all day tomorrow?” she asked him.
Kevin
thought for a moment, “Actually, no but I’m sure you’ll find something.”
Dan and
Abby’s Apartment
Abby
slammed the top of her laptop and stormed into the living room where her brother
was just staring at the television evening news, rather then playing Grand
Theft Auto. “Dan! We have got to tell Sam we knew about Pam being in
Dan looked
up at his sister, “Why would we do that? I have faith, give them a few more
days and they’ll see each other.”
Abby sat
down and looked at her brother, “Sam finally saw her, but she was with another
guy.”
“What?
Wait, what was going on between Pam and this other guy?” Dan asked his sister.
“They were
kissing, on the beach at sunset.” She spitted out, “Plus he’s an older guy. We
should’ve told them.”
Dan stood
up and walked to the kitchen, “That could’ve been just one of those random
things ya know. I mean Pam is crazy about Sam, but
she also has no idea he’s in the same town. Damnit
I’m an idiot!”
Abby threw
a pillow at him, “Yeah you are.”
Trista’s
Apartment
Trista
poured Kyle another cup of coffee as they sat at the small table she had
talking about everything from Politics, to Religion, and of course the latest
book they were reading.
“So, what
do you think of Pinőn Hallow so far?” she asked before taking a sip from her
mug.
“Well.” He
said as he looked up and found himself mesmerized by her blue eyes, “So far it
seems to be less intense then
“And what
makes you think that?” she asked, as she leaned forward just a bit and her
blond hair spilled over her shoulder.
Kyle
smiled, “This.” He said before leaning over the table and kissing her softly.
Conner’s
Apartment
Pacing back
and fourth Conner’s mind was processing what Siobhan had told him earlier about
Maggie being pregnant. His mind was replaying the one time they made love. Did
they use protection? He couldn’t remember, but his gut was telling him they
hadn’t.
He went
over to the computer and logged onto the Internet and opened his e-mail
program.
|
From: FilmBoy69@pinonhallow.net Subject:
Major Question Maggie, I
know it’s been, well since we made love. I had an interesting conversation
with Siobhan earlier today in the laundry room. She told me that you’re
pregnant. Well that got me thinking, thinking about the afternoon we made
love. I need to know Maggie, could I be the father of this baby, or do you
already know that I am? Conner |
Brock’s
Penthouse
The light
turned on in the living room of his penthouse as he walked in. He flinched at
the sight of the light and sighed, wondering how the hell he was going to deal
with the hangover in the morning. He had started to think about her again, and
how she had left him.
“Joan, you
can’t just walk out!” Brock yelled as he entered his bedroom and saw her
throwing her things into a large suitcase about the same size as her.
She looked at him shaking her
hairbrush, “Oh I sure as hell can Brock Jensen! I am not going to sit around
this penthouse while you go out with all these women each night just to keep up
your appearance as the playboy of
“Joan, I thought you understood,
nothing ever happens and most of them are new artists and we’re trying to get
their face and names out there.” He said as he began to take some things out of
her bag.
She came
back out and glared at him, “I don’t want to be in a relationship with someone
and have to hide it. I deserve more then that Brock, and you know it.” She then
threw her shampoo and conditioner into the bag and all the things Brock had taken
out. She looked up at him and then away, not wanting him to see the tears in
her eyes, “I’m sorry Brock, it’s just that I can’t do
this.” She removed the diamond ring from her left hand and placed it on the
nightstand before zipping up the suitcase and leaving the penthouse.
Hallow
Hills—Pool House
He pulled
up a website and began doing searches on activities for
Hallow
Hills—Main House
Doug pulled
Adel’s body closer to his under the covering of sheets on their bed and kissed
her neck, “I hate to tell you this.” He said softly, “but I have to go to
Adel
sighed, “Doug, why can’t Jeff go?”
“Because my
brother is a moron, that’s why.”
Adel turned
to her husband, holding the bed sheet close to her body, “I don’t want you to
leave again. I hate when you go to
Doug sat up
and looked at Adel, studying her before shaking his head, “I do not cheat on
you while I’m in
“Fine! Whatever you say
Jade’s
Apartment
Ophelia
looked at her roommate, “Just because Brock hasn’t found the one to keep around
yet, doesn’t mean he won’t. Or are you going to moon over Kevin for the next
year?”
“I think, that the only reason Kevin married this Maggie girl
is because he knocked her up. It’s the only logical explanation.” Jade said as
she took a long sip from her beer. “I mean who would want sweet and nice, when
they could have excitement? Trust me, Kevin likes excitement.”
“And if he
really loves this girl?” Ophelia asked.
Jade
smiled, “Then my advances won’t do anything to ruin his little relationship.”
“Jade are
you serious? You’re going to try and break up Kevin and Maggie?”
“I don’t
think it’ll be that hard at all.”