Episode 11
“She’s pregnant.” Announced Eve, coming out of the ICU where Whitney had been placed.
“Pregnant?” Echoed Chad.
“I would say about four weeks; so there’s a good chance she wasn’t even aware of it herself.”
“That’s great news man.” Said Ethan.
“Yes…yes it is.” Said Chad.
“Its wonderful news but are you sure she’s alright?” Asked Theresa.
“We’re going to be moving her to her own room so we can monitor her overnight but yes, she should be fine.” Assured Eve.
“Oh, man, Miles is going to have a little brother or sister.” Chad sat down in the nearest chair.
“Ethan, I’m sorry but I have to go.” Said Gwen.
“Go? I thought you had the day off for the wedding.”
“Yes but I promised Mr. C. I would be able to attend the 4:00 staff meeting.”
“That means you’re going to miss the reception…although at this point I guess there isn’t going to be one.”
“Yeah.” Said Theresa. “The servants are probably still setting up for it. I need to call the mansion and let somebody know what’s going on.” She took off down the hall.
“Amazing, there’s definitely something up with her.”
“Come on Gwen, she hardly said a word to either of us the entire ceremony.”
“That’s my point exactly, she’s usually in our faces 24/7; always trying to come between us.”
“I thought you’d be happy for the change.”
“Maybe, but I kept catching her sneaking looks at me and it wasn’t her usual daggers look. It was like she wanted to tell me something but didn’t know how to go about it. I can’t put my finger on it but I intend to find out.”
Meanwhile Adam and Vincent were at the admittance desk trying with no luck to get information on Whitney’s condition.
“Listen, why don’t we do this? You take my camera back to the Intruder offices while I go upstairs and see if I have better luck finding out what’s going on with Whitney.”
“Sounds like a plan. You know Mr. Jamison is going to flip when he sees that picture you took of Whitney sprawled out on the floor.”
“Too late, I already erased it.”
“You what?”
“She is your half sister after all; you’d think you’d have more compassion for her, unless you still have issues?”
“No its not that, its just hard to think of her that way.”
“Besides that, you heard what Theresa- - that is Ms. Crane said about suing the paper if we printed that picture.”
“Come on the Intruder gets sued practically every hour on the hour…Wait a minute; you have a thing for Theresa Crane don’t you?”
“I do not.”
“You do too.”
“Well, maybe a little.”
“I knew it.”
Suddenly Tina Turner was singing ‘Proud Mary’ in Vincent’s back pocket.
“That would be Valerie’s ringtone.” Said Vincent. “Let me see…Yes, just as I thought. Its your ladylove, Theresa calling. Would you like to talk to her?”
“Vincent.”
“Ah well, I know she’s calling to see if Valerie was able to finish that research project, so I can just let it go to voice mail and get back to ribbing you.”
“What does Theresa have ‘Valerie’ researching now?”
“Some woman by the name of Heckuba.”
“Heckuba?!”
“You sound like you know her.”
“No- - I mean Yes: Hecuba, the wife of Priam, the King from the Trojan War.”
“Somehow I don’t think she’s the same woman Theresa is looking for.”
“No probably not.” No but Mother’s going to flip when she hears her old ‘friend' is back in town thought Adam.
“So, you and Theresa…”
“Would you please just get that camera back to the Intruder, and hey, the only way Mr. Jamison is going to find out about that picture is if you spill the beans.”
“Don’t worry I got your back.”
“I certainly hope so.”
Adam walked down the corridor and pressed the button for the elevator. There was an immediate ding and the doors slid open. On the way up, Adam pulled Timmy’s letter from his pocket and read it over several times.
“‘neither party was responsible’ Hmm…wait a minute.” He suddenly remembered his conversation with Kay this morning. “What if neither Alistair nor Vincent was responsible for the bomb at the airport? That would mean that Grace Bennett is still in grave danger!!”
“Foxy? Foxy Loxy? Where are you? There you are.”
“Oh hi Essme.”
“I was soooo disappointed when I woke up this morning and you weren’t there.”
“Don’t get me wrong, last night was spectacular, It really was, but I just don’t feel right staying at Tabitha’s; especially now that Kay and Miguel are engaged.”
“Yes, I can see how that might be a tad awk-ward.”
“I tried my best but those two must really be in love.”
“Ain’t it the truth? Say, How come you’re up here in your room all by your lonesome?”
“I was just trying to stay out of everyone’s way downstairs, what with all the preparation for Chad and Whitney’s reception.”
“I was just down there and apparently the reception has been cancelled. From what I overheard, Whitney collapsed after the ceremony and had to be rushed to the hospital.”
“I hope she’s going to be alright.”
“Why don’t we go downstairs and scarf down some of the spread the servants laid out before they got the call.”
“But Essme, I have the Crane kitchen at my disposal. Why, I could ask for a rack of lamb to be sent up here and they wouldn’t bat an eyelash.”
“Come on pal, where’s your sense of adventure? Let’s go down there and pretend to be wedding crashers. I always loved that movie you know. Come on, come on, come on.”
“Alright, lead the way.”
Downstairs they found Simone in the foyer looking perplexed.
“Where is everyone?” She asked.
“I guess you hadn’t heard?” Said Essme.
“Heard what, I’ve been working at the Book Café all morning.”
“About Whitney; I’m afraid she succumbed to a vasovagal re-flex.”
“She what?”
“We just found out ourselves; your sister’s in the hospital. She fainted after the ceremony.” Said Fox.
“Oh, my I need to get over there.”
“But don’t you want to try some of this food? At least take a piece of this cake to Whitney she needs something to cheer her up.”
“Essme, I don’t think that’s necessary.” Said Fox.
“Oh pish tosh, cake is always a good thing.”
“Really Essme, I need to leave.” Said Simone
Essme approached the very large and familiar looking cake with the knife. At least the cake would have been familiar to Essme had she attended Chad and Whitney’s original reception. But this time instead of JT Cornell falling out of the cake, it was Jared Casey’s body that fell to the floor covered in icing.
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End of Episode 11
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