Episode
3.04
Shavano Inn
Room 8
Ryan woke
up and reached across the pale pink sheets to discover
Hallow
Hills—Nursery
He stood up
and paced the room, glancing between his son and Daughter. He knew that he
couldn’t allow his children to be caught up in some struggle between two
blasted women. He stopped and
“I’ll only
marry someone I feel will do justice as your mother figure. That’s more
important then anything else. Everything will be for you and Fallon.” He
reached down and brushed a lock of
Abby and
Dan’s Apartment
Abby walked
into her kitchen, her pajama pants rolled over the waistband a little with a
slightly loose tank top. She reached for a coffee mug from above the sink, only
to drop it when she heard the door open. “Shit!” she yelled, turning, ready to
demand her key back from her mother or father.
Abby’s
anger immediately faded when she saw her early morning intruder was actually
her older brother Dan. She picked-up a dish rag and threw it at him, “You Ass!”
Dan smiled
as he dropped his bags to catch the towel, “Here I thought you would’ve missed
me.”
Abby came
around the counter and hugged her older brother, “I didn’t know you’d be back
today.”
Hugging her
back he lifted her off the ground, “Best way to catch some guy who found his
way into your bedroom.”
Abby
slipped out of his arms and rolled her eyes, “Dan, stop being an over
protective fool.”
“Abs,
sister dear no guy will destroy your virtue. Not until your
married.” Dan kicked the door closed and picked up his bags.
“Last I
checked I had to look out for you after Ciel.” Crossing her arms over her
chest, “Besides I’m only dating Ethan.”
Dan stopped
in the hall just outside his room, “The Rev, again?”
“Yes I’m
seeing Ethan again. Please Mom’s already trying to get me to chase after Chad
Davis.”
“Excuse me
but why him? You don’t even know him.”
“He’s my
boss.”
Kyle pushed
the old lawn mower over the grass, humming to himself. He was very thankful to
have a case out to jury, giving him just a little bit of time to get the yard
in order.
Looking
across the street he noticed that the single mom hadn’t mowed the grass in a
few weeks. His curiosity was growing as he finished near the sidewalk. Turning
off the mower he started across the street and up the front walk.
Just as he
was about to ring the bell his cell phone rang with the Law and Order
theme. Flipping open the plastic case he glances at the caller ID and sees his
assistant Glory show up. “Hey Glory, what’s going on?” he stepped off the
porch.
“Jury’s
back, you have to be here in an hour and a half.”
Kyle nodded
and looked back to Graces house before returning to his. “Alright, I’ll be at
the courthouse soon.”
Lysa walked
into the house and tossed her messenger bag on the bench by the door, “Grandma,
are you home?”
Getting no
answer she went into the kitchen and grabbed an apple. As she bit into the ripe
meat of the fruit she heart the front door open, “Mom? Dad?”
Lysa could
feel her heart racing, could it be her father? She ran into the foyer and
dropped the apple when she saw her Uncle Sean closing the front door. “Hey,
it’s the Greek Goddess, how are you kiddo?”
Lysa
sighed, “Hey, fine I guess. I was just hoping it was my Dad at the door.”
Sean put
his bag down and looked at his young niece and smiled, “You know he’ll be back
here with you as soon as he can be. Nothing could keep a man like my brother away
from you.”
Lysa rolled
her eyes, “I have homework to do.” she grabbed her bag and then went up to her
room, logging on to the Internet and immediately opened up her buddy list. “Damnit, IrishSon where are you?”
Beaumont
Hotel—
Laura stood
at the front desk, tapping her fingers against the mahogany counter as she
waited for the teenager behind the computer to give her a room key.
“Sorry
about the delay, we’ve had just a few computer glitches. You’ll be in
Laura
nodded, “Thank you.” She then went over to the elevator to go to her suite. As
she pushed the key card in and opened the door she was greeted with a beautiful
room. She walked over to the window and threw the blinds open and gazed out at
the lake and smiled.
The bellboy
put her bags down in the corner and she turned and gave him a tip before
closing the door and taking out a few essential bathroom items and immediately
started the hot shower water.
“Here you
go Mr. Adams, I hope you find this suite suitable.
We’re very sorry about the computer error.” The manager said with a smile,
“Again I’m sorry, and I hope that you enjoy your time here in the windy city
for your convention.”
John took
the key as he walked into the room and tossed his bag down by the door,
“Thanks, I’m glad we got this confusion fixed.”
“But of
course, if you need anything here’s my direct line.” he took out a business
card and handed it to John. “Have a good night.”
John closed
the door and rolled his eyes. He took his bag into the bathroom, and looked
around, realizing it was very warm and smelled like fruit. He glanced at the
mirror and saw the last signs of recent steam. He looked around and saw a
bottle of French perfume sitting next to the sink. He stepped out of the other
bathroom door and gasped when he saw Laura Davis rubbing lotion into her legs.
“Laura, what the hell are you doing in my room?”
Laura
dropped the bottle of lotion and looked at her former lover, “You’re room? This
is mine. I just got the key at the front desk.”
John took a
step forward, watching as she slowly reached for the bottle before sitting up
straight, “The manager just let me in, you’ve got to leave.”
Laura stood
up, crossing her arms over her chest, “Why? Is
“Just
because she ripped the strap on your prom dress is no reason—.”
Laura
rolled her eyes and interrupted, “To be upset with her? God, just leave John.
Go get another room.”
“I can’t
this was the last one.” he stood tall, and for a moment he let his eyes lock
with hers and he could feel the pounding of his heart with feelings he thought
had died YEARS before.
Laura
rubbed her temples, “Well thankfully there are two beds, well since the couch
folds out. I hope you don’t mind.”
John
sighed, “Fine, just don’t answer the phone. No need for
Laura took
a few steps closer to the man she had always believed was her soul mate, “Why
is she so afraid of me, I mean we ended years ago could I really be that much
of a threat to the current relationship you share with her?”
“Were you
always comfortable when your husbands, what all three of them were near ex’s?”
John countered.
Laura grew
visibly tense at the suggestion, “All three of my marriages were farces, me
searching for something I couldn’t get after losing the only man I ever loved.”
Her voice was slightly broken as she spoke and John could tell she was trying
to hold back tears of a deep pain.
“I’m sorry,
this is just stressful.”
Laura
nodded her head, “Um I’m going to go get dressed. I have a symposium later this
evening.”
“Male Authors Creating Realistic Heroines?”
“Let me
guess, you’re on the panel?”
John
nodded, “We could have dinner before, why eat alone when you don’t have to.”
Laura
smiled, “Well I was planning on eating with Gerald, husband number 2 if you’d
like to join me.”
Curiosity
creped over John, wondering what the men who Laura had married were like, “That
sounds great.”
Trista
stretched out on the small bed, as she tried to get some rest before things got
crazy again in the ER. She had her eyes closed but she could still hear the
door open and the footsteps across the floor.
“Hey
Trista.” called out the familiar voice of Carsyn Raleigh.
She sighed,
knowing this was his way of wanting to talk, “What’s going on
He poured
himself a cup of coffee and sat down at the table, “Do you know Maggie
Williams?”
“Sort of,
she lived in my building before she got married.” Sitting up she stretched out
her arms and tried to hide her yawn. “Why?”
“I’m dating
her.”
“Really?
I’d be careful, gossip around the Peaks was floating that she and Conner McKay
had a thing and she only married Siobhan’s brother to heal her broken heart.
Some people think she cheated on her husband with Conner.”
Carsyn
looked at his good friend, and former lover, “Are you just telling me this
cause your jealous?”
Trista
rolled her eyes, “No I’m telling you this because you’re my friend and I worry
about you. Besides I have a wonderful boyfriend whom I live with.”
“Yeah who
had to ruin a perfectly good reality show finale by declaring his love for you.”
Rolling her
eyes Trista got up and went back over to the bed, “I need a nap, just be
careful will you. I still worry about you sometimes.”
A smile
crossed his face, “Thanks, it means a lot coming from you.”
Hallow
Hills
Kathryn
parked her rental car just outside the mail box for the estate. She took out a
pale blue envelop with giant script letters that simply said Adel. She opened
her purse and found a copy of
She placed
it in the envelope and sealed it closed before sticking it into the box and
driving away.
Jeff
watched the car drive away before opening the mailbox and finding the pale blue
envelope. He tore it opened and pulled out the birth certificate. As soon as he
saw the name of the father, he knew he had to keep this from Adel. She would
never be able to handle finding out her husband had a child with another woman.
Pinõn
Hallow Mall—Day Spa
Siobhan
walked into the new addition of the mall, a full service day spa and salon. All
she really wanted as a refill on her nails, since it had been a while and it
was the only thing she had found to keep them from breaking.
Sally Payne
came out; her red hair swept up on her head, and held there with a pair of
painted chopsticks. She had a pair of jeans on, and her top was covered with a
white jacket. Obviously a dress code was in force here. “Detective, what could
I do for you?”
Siobhan
smiled, “I just need a refill on my nails. Could I get that done today?”
Sally
nodded, “Just follow me and I’ll get you set up back here.”
“Thanks,
things have been so crazy I’ve let this go for an extra week more then I
normally would.” Siobhan sat in the chair and Sally sat across, taking hold of
her hand.
“It’s not
too bad, another week and it would’ve been though.”
Beaumont
Hotel—
John’s
mouth feverishly devoured Laura’s as he ached to be close to her once again.
His fingers desperately undid the buttons of her blouse and he brought his
mouth to the plump breasts hidden in her lace bra. He tugged it away and began
to suckle on her like a hungry newborn.
The alarm
rang and John sat up in bed, sweat soaked his body as he remembered the dream.
He turned off his travel alarm and looked around the room,
he’d gone to dinner with Laura and met one of her ex-husbands. All he could
really think about was how, when Laura had gone to the restroom, Gerald
Kensington leaned over and told him he and Laura made the perfect couple and
that he should never let her get away from him again.
The whole
thing made him nervous and suddenly unsure of himself and his feelings. Part of
him ached to knock on the door and take Laura in his arms and make love to her
all night long, to run away with her to
Could he
break his marriage vows?
Pinõn
Hallow Mall—outside the Day Spa
She felt
eyes watching her as she locked the door of the spa. Clenching the keys in her
hand she walked to the employee only door. Sally looked back and saw the
jewelry store guys hanging around the railing, checking out the girls on the
lower level. She sighed feeling silly and left to the dock doors.
Shamus
Becker stepped out of the jewelry store. He had watched her and his stomach
turned. Why the hell had she picked Pinõn Hallow? Of all the places to pick to
start over she choose his.
He combed
his short dark hair with his fingers and prayed he could stay away from her.
Abby and
Dan’s Apartment
Abby put
the diner dishes away and opened the fridge, taking out a can of soda. She
popped the tab and took a long sip.
“So you and the Rev going out tonight?” Dan walked into the living room and
turned on the television.
Abby leaned
against the counter, “Grand Theft Auto time?”
Dan held
the remote firmly in his hand, “Actually, I think I’d rather just chill and
watch Joey.”
“No Grand
Theft Auto?” Abby
stared at him with confusion. She stood up and walked over,
placing her hand on his forehead, “No fever.”
“Abigail!”
called out Lydia Adams as she let herself into her children’s apartment.
Dan saw
Abby role her eyes, “Hi Mom!” he jumped up like a little puppy dog and ran to
his mother.
“Daniel, is
this really you?” His hair was trimmed, and not messy. He had also filled out a
bit in the muscle department. “Why you look like a man.”
Dan
blushed, “I missed you Mom. How’s Dad and the business?”
Dan went
pale, would his father meet Ciel?
Abby
glanced at her brother and could see he was thinking about that bitch Ciel.
“I just
wish your father would let me see his books.”
Her
mother’s attitude was pushing her so Abby went over to the bookshelf and found
a worn romance novel, “Here Mom, this is one of Dad’s books.”
Dan and
“Not funny
Abigail.”
“It’s not a
joke, Dad wrote this he’s written tons.”
The dark
night sky beckoned Maggie outside. The crisp
She went to
the window and turned on her flashlight, letting it shine into the basement.
Her heart was racing as she saw him come to the window. He placed his hand
against the glass and she did as well.
Tears stung
her eyes as she watched him mouth I Love You.
Maggie knew
what she had to do as she ran back to her kitchen and dialed 911.