Episode
2.19
Kathryn’s
Apartment—
A small
table sat in the middle of the living room, it was covered with a pale blue
tablecloth and several candles lit the room. Kathryn came in wearing a tight
black dress and put a baby monitor down on the table. A soft knock came on the
door and she opened it, her face lit up when she saw Doug standing on the other
side.
“Come on
in.” She said softly and he noticed the table and smiled.
“It looks
lovely Ryn, just lovely.”
“Thanks, we
need to keep it down a bit,
Doug looked
confused, “Ryn, who’s
Kathryn
chewed nervously on her lower lip and then looked up at him with big doe like
eyes, “Our Daughter.”
Hallow
Hotel Room 6
Maggie sat
on the bed and looked at the envelope in her hand and slowly opened the seal,
taking out the legal document. She stood up and began pacing the floor as she
read over the papers, processing everything. Finally, she picked up a pen and
signed her name, and initialed in the marked spots. She picked up the return
envelope and put the papers in and sealed it closed just as the door opened and
Luke came in.
“Hey, Magpie.” He came over and kissed her on the lips.
Maggie’s arms wrapped around him, her body pressing against his in a
heated need to feel close to someone else.
Conner’s
Apartment
Grace and
Conner were sitting on the couch watching one of the many reality TV series
flooding the summer airwaves when Lysa came in with a picture. “Daddy, do you
know when you’ll see Abby?”
Conner
looked over at his young daughter, “why sweetie?”
“I wanted
to give her this.” Lysa held up a picture of a family, it looked to have two
dads, a mom, and three kids and what Conner could only guess was an Angel in
the top corner.
“Who is
everyone in the picture Hon?”
Lysa sat
down on the couch between Grace and her father, almost pushing Grace away,
“Well there’s Mommy in heaven watching over us, that’s you and that’s
Conner
pointed to the woman in the picture, “Who’s that?”
“Abby of
course, I want her to have this.”
Conner
smiled at his daughter, “How about tomorrow we go and bring this by her
apartment. If she’s not their we can leave it with Dan,
okay?”
Lysa lit
up, “Thanks Daddy!”
“No problem
princess.” He said kissing the top of her head. A moment later Lysa ran off to
her room.
“She’s
adorable Conner, you’re very lucky.”
“When will
Jasmine be back, I would love for her and Lysa to meet.”
“Soon, a few days from now.” Grace looked down at her nails, “hopefully her father is
going to come out here sometime this summer—but the last time I spoke with him
he was having some problems in Hawaii.”
“Nothing to
serious I hope.”
“He’s found
his younger brother it could get to be a sticky situation,
they have a lot of animosity between them.”
Hallow
Hotel Room 6
Maggie
deepened the kiss she was sharing with Luke as he hands began to fumble with
the buttons of his Hawaiian print shirt and her finger tips skimmed the smooth,
muscular chest.
Luke began
kissing Maggie’s neck and they moved closer to the bed as his hands removed her
shirt and began to knead her warm alabaster skin.
Maggie
moaned in his ear as she felt the texture of his tongue on her neck as she
ached to be released of her clothes and be close to him.
Pool
House—Hallow Hills
Abby left
the twins asleep in their nursery and took a bundle of towels to the bathroom.
The door was open just a few inches, which was normal as she opened the door,
“Mr. Davis,
I am so sorry.” Abby said before turning around and looking at the ceiling, “I
had no idea you were in here. I didn’t hear the shower and the door was open,
I’m just very sorry.”
“Miss
Adams, it was a simple mistake, it’s alright.” He said tying the towel around
him. “If you just put them over there I can put them away. Besides, you should
be getting home it’s late and I’m sure your family misses you.”
Abby turned
around half way and looked at him, “Its fine, I just have to get a few bottles
ready and then I’ll be on my way and I’ll see you tomorrow of course.”
“Alright
then, thank you again Miss Adams.”
“Good night
Mr. Davis, the twins are sound asleep for a little while at least.” Abby left
the bathroom and an embarrassing shade of red took over her face as she went
into the kitchen to prepare a few bottles.
Dan and
Abby’s Apartment
Dan
stretched out on the couch and began flipping through the mail when he came
across one from the police academy. He sat straight up and began to open it,
nerves surging through his body.
Abby came
in and tossed her purse on the chair next to him. “Hey Dan, what’s going on?”
Dan was
silent as a smile poured across his face, “I’m in!”
Abby rolled
her eyes, “yes you’re secretly gay, lets move on.”
Dan snapped
out of the trance, “not funny abs.” He looked back at the paper, “Okay listen
Sis, this is going to be some big news okay so don’t freak out.”
Abby’s
mouth gaped open, “You’re not really coming out are you?”
“No I’m
totally straight sis, I promise.” He said standing up, “I’m going to college,
well sort of.”
“What do
you mean sort of?
“What about
the
Abby felt
her heart race as she looked at her older brother, her protector and the one
she always felt needed her to protect him, “You want to be a cop?”
“Always,
this is what I’ve been saving for.” He said pride all over his face, “After Ciel
left I realized I had to do something with my life and this—this is it.”
Abby leaned
back in her seat, “What do you do now?”
“I’ve got
to go tell Dad, Mom will be harder to tell but thankfully she’s at one of those
cosmetic conferences ya know.”
“Yes I know
them well, she used to drag me with her, remember.”
“So I just
have to tell Dad, I’m leaving to go to school.”
“LEAVING?!”
“Yeah.
I’m going to the one on the other side of the state. If I’m going to do this
right Abs, I gotta be away from Pinõn Hallow for a
while.”
“How long?”
“It’s only
a few months of intense training and study. You’ll be fine here alone, and if
not why not go back and stay with Mom and Dad?”
“I’ll be
fine here, I’m just going to miss you. I mean Dan, Sam
already left and we haven’t heard from him for a while. I don’t know what life
is like without you. I’ve always had one of you around.”
Dan hugged
his sister, “Don’t worry about it Abs, I’ll be back soon and I don’t leave for
a while anyways not for a few weeks at least. I promise.”
“Alright, if you say so.”
John Adams
sat in his private office typing away. The walls were a deep hunter green, and
the furniture a dark cherry. The wall behind the desk was filled with books,
many with brown paper covers and the titles written in bold black letters.
Three lavender scented candles were burning by the large picture window, as
disco music played softly in the background.
He wore a
tight black tee shirt and pair of dark denim jeans, and had bare feet, as he
was lost in his latest collection of characters as the door slowly opened and
Dan snuck in and over to the window, catching the sight of Shavano Mountain
that his father claimed was his muse. “Dad,” Dan began before turning to look
at his father, “I need to talk to you.”
John looked
up and smiled at his son, “Hey how are you Dan?” he stood up and went over and
hugged his son, “what brings you here into my sanctuary?”
Dan smiled
and took out the acceptance letter, “I’m leaving for a little while, and I’m
going to the
John looked
at the letter, “That’s great Dan! Have you told your mother yet?”
Dan shook
his head, “I figured I’d wait. You’re the second to find out,
Abby was there when I was reading the letter.”
“I’m proud
of you Son, I’m glad you decided what to do with your life. I’ll admit I was
hoping one of you would decide to become a writer, but hey I did work as a
security guard first.” John smiled before blowing out the candles, “How about
we go and see how much of my famous chili I still have since you’re mom’s out
of town.”
“That
sounds great Dad.”
Kathryn’s
Apartment—
Doug shook
his head; he could feel his blood boiling with anger, “How come you didn’t tell
me you were pregnant?”
“I didn’t
want to tell you over the phone.” Kathryn picked up the baby monitor and held
it protectively in her hands. “I wanted to tell you this in person. I wasn’t in
Doug
released a long breath, “Ryn, this is something you
should have told me right away, what do you want me to
do?”
“Adel never
gave you a child Doug, I have. Leave her; stay here in
Doug shook
his head; “I have children with Adel two boys!
“Kip left
Pinõn Hallow! Word travels quickly at DI Doug. It’s a surprise you didn’t find
out I was pregnant.”
Doug took
hold of Kathryn’s wrist and looked into her eyes, “Don’t expect to have me and
Quincy as a part of your life Ryn, I am that child’s
father and I will be there. No child of mine has ever or will ever not have me
as a part of their life.”