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Post by Ajax on May 26, 2007 23:39:55 GMT -5
Well, I'm glad that you like it! I'm also glad that one of our stories has now found an audience, it's much more exciting that way. Should we make a feedback thread for this one?
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Post by *~Mrs. Cooper ~* on May 26, 2007 23:40:54 GMT -5
If you want to! I'm sure it'd be fun to know
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Post by Ajax on May 28, 2007 0:29:18 GMT -5
If anyone would post in that thread, or we could just use an old one, and of course, we'll probably have some for the one's that got away thread....Sorry to keep you waiting so long for an update Kim and Dan, but here it is....hope you think it's just as good. *Kim walks downstairs and finds that Mike has gone up to his room. She turns on a little lamp on a stand at one end of the couch. She sits down at that end and looks at the phone.* Just call him. Mike has gone to bed and won't be able to hear, and besides, what he doesn't know won't hurt him...*Kim picks up the phone. She puts it to her ear and hears the operator's "Number, Please?" and puts the phone back down.* I don't know why he should be so jealous anyways....it's not like I'm still in love with Dino...*She picks up the phone again and tells the operator the number.* *She sits and waits anxiously for an answer at the other end.* ***Megg and Dino****Dean barges through the door with Megg still handcuffed to him. He runs to the phone.* Dino: Hello? Kim: Finally! Hello? Dino? Dino: Hello? Who is this? Kim: It's Kim, Dino... Dino: Kim! Where were you?! *Megg scowls. She grabs for a chair not far from her and manages to get a hold of it. She pulls it over to her and manages to sit down without twisting her and Dino's arms all funny.* Kim: Look, I had things to take care of... Dino: And now Billy's dead because you had decided to go back to that...*he bites his tongue* Kim: My husband?! Look, I'm sorry Billy died, but I guess he wasn't just cut out for the job, unfortunately, this is the only way to prove it, but he didn't die because of my negligence! Dino: Think what you like, but one of our own is dead because of your poor decision making! Kim: Well, you won't have to worry about that anymore, because I'm out Dino! Dino: You can't be! You just can't leave! Kim: Watch me! *she slams the phone down and sits on the couch, looking off into the distance, thinking about what she had just done.* Dino: *puts the phone down.* She can't do this to me! Megg: And why not? Dino: *walks over to the couch, dragging Megg with him, forgetting all about the handcuffs at the moment. They both sit down.* Look, in this business, you don't just quit...there's certain....rules...if you will... Megg: Are there rules about kidnapping people? Dino: *A little testy* I'm not following rules! Megg: Well, neither is Kim then, you're both on the level, however, I have a feeling that my sitting here handcuffed to you all night isn't going to make you any happier... Dino: No one speaks for me, and besides, I don't trust you... Megg: Don't you think this is a little extreme for just overseeing a card game? Dino: No! Megg: So I guess this means I have to stay in your unpleasant company for awhile then? Dino: I guess so! *he gets up, storming into his bedroom, dragging Megg with him, of course.* Megg: Oh no! *She shakes her head* I think I deserve some privacy! Dino: *reaches in his pocket for the key to the handcuffs and gives her a look of dismay* Megg: You didn't lose it, did you?! Oh, please don't tell me you lost it?! Dino: *nods* Megg: *looks at the bed and then back to Dean and then sighs in frustration* I'm going to be handcuffed to you forever?! Dino: No, but just as soon as we can in the morning, we're going to find the key! Megg: *walks over to the bed, dragging Dino with her this time. She sits on the edge of it and takes off her shoes. Dino stands next in front of her, watching.* Sleep fast, will ya? I wanna find that key just as soon as possible! Dino: Up....up....that's my side... Megg: If you sleep here, it'll never work... Dino: Whadd'ya mean? Megg: Well, then we'd have to face each other or else sleep all night with our arms twisted. Dino: *rolls his eyes* yeah, yeah....fine...*he walks around the end of the bed, pulling Megg's arm with him just a bit.* Megg: Gosh, and I thought you were supposed to be some tough guy! *She lays on her side in the bed and rests her handcuffed hand on her hip.* Now don't go jostling about! Dino: *gets into bed, facing his wall, Megg facing hers and rests his hand on his hip as well.* And don't try anything funny, remember I'm still handcuffed to ya! Megg: How could I forget?! *Dino drifts off to sleep and Megg lays awake, staring at the wall she's facing.* Megg: I've gotta get myself outta this mess somehow....
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Post by *~Mrs. Cooper ~* on May 29, 2007 0:00:19 GMT -5
*Kim paces around the room for a while, nervously, frightened and upset*
Kim: He won't send the boys after me...
*She laughs it off, but strangely the mocking tone in her scoff gets stuck in her throat and she shakes her head, rubbing her cheeks with her palm*
Kim: He won't do it, I know him too well - he isn't so tough; Besides Mike will protect me.
*She sits back down on the couch, but her confident smile soon fades as she takes a deep sigh and looks toward the stairs*
Kim: Would he? What if he leaves?
*She leans over and reaches under the coffee table, taking out a gun and sticking it in her gun holster on her hip.*
Kim: I've gotta protect myself... I can't depend on anyone else; especially Mike; He'd only run away. *Scoffs* That coward.
*Emotionally and physically exhausted, she lays down, trying to calm herself, keeping watch on the door; Her eyes begin to hang heavy and she eventually falls asleep. The next morning, Kim hears the sound of rustling around next to the side of the couch; She bounds up and holds the gun in position. Immediately Ben gets wide-eyed, frozen in place. Mike dashes over to Ben, from the kitchen, and quickly yanks him away. Kim throws the gun to the ground and looks to Mike, tears filling her eyes. She then fixes her gaze on Ben, and begins to sob quietly*
Kim: Ben, I--
*She reaches her hand to him, but Mike pulls him away.*
Mike: We're leaving, Kim.
Kim: You can't leav--where are you going?
*Mike guides Ben, who's still in shock, upstairs to pack his bags; He then walks into the kitchen; Kim follows.*
Kim: Where are you taking my son?
*Silence*
Kim: Answer me!
*Mike turns around sharply and sneers*
Mike: You honestly think wherever I take him could be any worse than this place? You turned a gun on your own son!
Kim: I didn't mean to! I thought it was Dino's b--
*Her eyes grow wide and she shakes her head, walking past him to grab a glass of orange juice*
Mike: You spoke to him last night, didn't you?
*Kim sips on her orange juice slowly, not wanting to answer. He walks up to her and slaps the drink out of her hands. It smashes onto the floor and breaks into a million pieces*
Mike: Didn't you?!
Kim: Yes! I had to...
Mike: What can that man possibly do to help our famil--how can you keep going to him, Kim?
Kim: I go to him because I don't have anyone else!
Mike: And who am I?! Just a butler who takes care of the house and the ki--our child?!
Kim: You don't understand...
Mike: No, you don't understand...
Kim: When I need someone to talk to about a deal, I can't go to you because you'd only scoff and walk out of the room! Dino understands me -- he kno--
Mike: Why didn't you marry Dino then?
Kim: Because I was a stupid kid with a crush...
Mike: Did you even love me, Kim?
*Kim takes a deep sigh and hesitates. Mike places his hands on her shoulders and guides her face to his*
Mike: Do you even love me now?
*Kim looks away*
Kim: I used to...now I can't stand to look at you.
*She pulls herself away from his grasp and walks upstairs.*
Mike: What changed?
*Kim looks back*
Kim: You did...when you became a father.
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Post by Ajax on May 29, 2007 14:37:04 GMT -5
*Mike continues to get Ben around and ready for school and they head out the door.*
Ben: Dad?
Mike: Yeah, son?
*The two of them get into the car and head off*
Ben: Are you and mom gonna get divorced?
Mike: I don't know Ben.
Ben: Why did she point that gun at me?
Mike: *sighs* I don't know that either Ben...You're mother has....changed....
Ben: *he looks to his father and then looks back out the windshield.* Dad?
Mike: Yes?
Ben: Does mom love me?
Mike: *it's hard for him to say, but he forces it out* Of course your mother loves you...
*Ben tries to think back on fun times he had with his mother, or both of his parents, and Mike drives along, silent, the rest of the way to the school.*
*Ben gets out of the car after giving his father a kiss.*
Mike: I'll be here at 2 to pick you up and take you to your piano lessons.
Ben: *smiles* Alright. *he closes the door and walks into the school.*
*Mike watches as Ben disappears into the school and then pulls away.*
*Mike returns home. He walks to the kitchen and sets his keys on the table. He goes to walk to the refrigerator but notices next to where he left the keys a piece of paper with Kim's writing on it.*
*Mike walks back the few steps to the table and picks up the paper. He reads it.*
I've gone to get the money that Dino owes me. I have alot to explain to you when I get back. Kim.
Mike: *sets the note down and walks to the refrigerator getting out the jar of water and pouring himself some.* She better believe she has a lot of explaining to do, pulling a gun on our son like that! But she won't change....I know she won't change. She'll always run back to Dino...
*Mike drinks his water and places his glass in the sink. He goes about tidying up the house and doing other things before he gets ready to head off to work.*
***Megg and Dino***
*Megg wakes up and notices an arm wrapped around her. She rolls over to face Dino and pushes him out of the bed.*
Megg: YOU NO GO--
*Dino lands on the floor with a thud and she feels a slight yank on her wrist and she lands with a thud next to him*
Megg: OW!
*Dino rubs his head*
Dino: What...am...I...doing...ON THE FLOOR?!
Megg: Keep your hands to yourself! *she stands up, yanking Dino's arm up with her.*
Dino: HEY! *He pulls her back down and lets his arm rest.* What're you talkin' about?
Megg: *Stands up again, this time taking ahold of Dino's arm and pulling him up with her.* Nevermind, let's just go get that key! I'm tired of being here with you!
Dino: But, if I unlock you, you're not leaving!
Megg: As you wish, just let's go get that key, I'm tired of being attached to you at the wrist!
Dino: *regains his balance and grabs her by the hand dragging her out of the room.* Let's go!
*Megg struggles to keep up all the while being dragged to his car. The two of them get in and head to the little room where Megg was first brought when she was found "spying" on them.*
***Kim***
*She opens all the desk drawers.*
Kim: I know he keeps the keys in one of these drawers, he's always getting keys out of them.
*She searches some more and finds one key in the top drawer.*
Kim: This must be it! *she grabs the key and walks across the room to the safe.*
*She hears a noise and jumps, looking for a place to hide.*
***Mike***
*Gets in his car to go to work. He shuts the door, backs out of the driveway and begins thinking.*
Wherever Dino is concerned there's always trouble. Maybe I should go make sure Kim is alright. I don't know what I'd do if he did anything to her!
*He speeds off to the night club where he knows the little room is, the room he's been in a thousand times himself. He parks his car and notices Dino's is around back as well. He walks into the club the back way and makes his way down the short hallway to the door to the little room. He stops, hearing voices.*
***Megg, Dino, and Kim***
Dino: *Draws his gun, aiming it at the figure in the corner crouched by the safe* GET UP!
Megg: *gasps and closes her eyes, not wanting to be witness to a murder.*
*Kim stands up, with her hands up and walks a few paces away from the safe.*
Dino: Kim?! I should have known you'd come....to collect....gimme the key, baby...
Kim: *holds the key tightly in her hand.* I told you Dino, I'm done...I've come to take what's mine and scram, see!
*Mike stands outside the door, listening to the exchange. Waiting for the right moment.*
Mike: I haven't done this in forever, what if I screw it up? What if I cause Kim more trouble?
Dino: Give me the key or I'll shoot!
*Mike barges in and shoots in the direction of Dino, missing, hitting the wall close to Kim.*
*Dino turns around quickly and shoots the man. He falls over, dropping the gun.*
Kim: *Screams running to the man* MIKE!
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Post by *~Mrs. Cooper ~* on May 29, 2007 14:43:41 GMT -5
CRAP!
lol, I gotta stew, pally....
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Post by *~Mrs. Cooper ~* on May 29, 2007 17:43:44 GMT -5
*Kim collapses next to Mike and looks him over, sobbing. She looks to Dino and sneers*
Kim: If he doesn't make it, Dino, I swear on my mother's grave I'll finish the job I started 10 years ago and kill you myself.
*Mike looks up to Kim and cringes from the pain, his vision turning black.*
Kim: Mike, sweetheart, stay with me, please...Don't leave me here alone. *Sobs, laying her head on his chest* I need you...
*Mike closes his eyes and takes a sharp inhale.*
Oh, those words sounded so sweet to hear...
*Knowing she can't waste any time, Kim wipes the tears from her eyes and looks around the room, trying to figure out how to get a body out of a place so busy without drawing any attention.*
What am I going to do? I can't haul him out of here looking like this - they're sure to ask questions! They'll link me to all the crimes I've committed in the past...then I'll never see Ben or Mike again...
*Kim stands up and peeks out the door, calling attention to Jeff, who's keeping watch outside the door.*
Kim: Jeff, I want you to do two things for me, do you understand?
*Jeff nods*
Kim: First, I want you to go into the kitchen and get one of those long carts on wheels and make sure the cloth is covering the very bottom. Second, I want you to go tell Rodney to pull the limo around and wait out in the back exit; Make sure no one sees you and keep the coast clear.
*Jeff nods and runs off to complete his task. Kim walks back into the room quickly, kneeling next to Mike and ripping the bottom of her dress, laying it gently over Mike's wound. Megg looks to Dino, who's looking at Mike, dazed.*
Megg: I can't tell whether he's shaken up about the fact that he shot his ex-girlfriends husband or that he's really never shot anyone before....Could he just be all talk and no bite?
*She shakes her head*
Megg: A man like Dino? He's probably just in shock because he can't believe he missed the heart...
Dino: *Weakly* Kim, I didn't mean to shoot at him; *defensively* He started shooting at me, remember!
Kim: He was trying to protect me, Dino! You know full well you were in the wrong.
Dino: You've told me you would have done it anyways! The guy's such a coward -- he left you, remember? And for what? *Scoffs* a lousy little punk kid.
*Kim shoots a glare to Dino and sneers*
Kim: Don't you ever speak about my son like that ever again, do you understand?
*Dino sits down, pulling Megg down with him. Jeff peeks his head into the door and gives Kim the OK. Kim tries pulling Mike underneath the cart and onto the bottom, but he's much too heavy for her to lift alone*
Kim: Jeff, grab his upper half, and whatever you do, please be careful.
*Jeff helps Kim, but laughs*
Jeff: I've never known you to be the gentle type, Kim.
Kim: He's my husband you idiot! The other morons had it comin' to them, Mike was just trying to help...
*They get him situated on the cart and wheel him out into the back exit. Dino calls to Kim before she leaves*
Dino: Kim!
*Kim turns around and takes a deep, frustrated sigh*
Kim: What?
Dino: ...The key.
*Kim clenches her teeth and throws a sinister glare to Megg*
Kim: You can have him...
*She looks Dino up and down, disgusted*
Kim: The man isn't worth a rusty penny anyways.
*She tosses the key into the air and walks off. Jeff gets Mike situated in the backseat of the limo, propped up against the left side of the door; Kim climbs in and motions for the driver to head to the hospital. Mike's breathing has become much more sharp and forced. Kim gently removes the piece of cloth from his wound and looks it over.*
Kim: How are you feeling?
Mike: *Laughs weakly* Like I got shot in the stomach.
*Kim laughs faintly and runs her fingers through his hair; Mike gets goosebumps and weakly moves his hand to hers. Kim gently runs her thumb over his hand and looks out the window nervously. After about 10 minutes, they finally arrive at the hospital. A gurney wheels its way to the side of the car; Two doctors lift Mike onto it and wheel him away, Kim by his side.*
Kim: Will he be all right?
*Silence*
Kim: Is the bullet too far in?
*Silence*
Kim: Answer me!
*The doctors enter the operating room, one of them stops Kim and speaks with her outside in the hall.*
Doctor: How did this happen? Was it gang related?
*Kim shakes her head*
Doctor: An accident or self inflicted?
*Kim shakes her head*
Kim: No, no, none of that...
Doctor: Then how did this happen, ma'am?
Kim: Some guy...from his past wanted to get back at him.
Doctor: I see, do you know where that man is?
Kim: *Hesitates* Yes...
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Post by Ajax on May 30, 2007 0:47:59 GMT -5
Doctor: We'll have the cops down here right away, you can give them the story.
Kim: Okay, but Doc, is my husband gonna be alright?
Doctor: I'm sorry ma'am, but there's no way to tell until after they bring him out. There are just so many variables that could cause something to go wrong....*the doctor touches her shoulder in reassurance that her husband will do fine and then walks through the doors to the room where they wheeled Mike.*
*Kim sits down hard on a chair in the waiting room.*
Kim: If I give away Dino, he'll tell them all about the crimes I've committed. I'll by guilty by association anyways, once they find out he's Dino Crocetti!
*She sits there, her head in her hands, trying to think of what to tell the cops, what to say to keep herself out of hot water and make Dino's live as terrible as he's made hers for the past few years.*
***Megg and Dino***
*Dino gets up and picks the key off of the floor where it landed after Kim had thrown it. He looks it over and starts to laugh.*
Megg: I don't see what's so funny about this situation! You could have possibly killed a man, threatened to kill your ex-girlfriend, I'm now a witness to a murder, all because I was kidnapped for looking through the wrong hole in some paneling! Now please, just release me!
Dino: *he holds up the key* She was trying to open the safe with the handcuff key! And just imagine....*he laughs some more*
Megg: *yanks the key from him and goes to unlock the handcuffs but he pulls it out of her hands* Look here!
Dino: No, you look here! Ever since we met, you've been nothing but trouble, now, I can make things easy for you. Just promise me that you won't try to do anything daring, like escaping, and that you won't breathe a word of anything you just saw to anyone, no matter what!
Megg: Anything, just please, unlock me! I can't stand another minute being handcuffed to you!
Dino: Alright....alright...no need to get your knickers in a knot! *he takes the key and unlocks the handcuffs. He takes the one cuff off of Megg's wrist first and then his own, and puts them in the drawer that he first produced them from.*
Megg: *Rubs her wrist* Geez, about time! *she moves her arm around, finally glad to be free of Dino.*
Dino: *grabs a few things out of the drawers and the safe and grabs Megg's hand* Now we gotta get outta here before the cops surround the place!
Megg: Cops?!
Dino: If I know Kim, I know she's informed the cops, and it'll only be a matter of time before they swoop in, see, so we best be going!
*Dino drags Megg out of the room and to his car.*
*The driver starts off and Dino digs around in a compartment that was hidden in the back of the driver's seat. He takes out several items and places them in the middle seat between him and Megg.*
Megg: *looks over the items* What is this?
Dino: *Takes the wig and mustache from Megg's hands and tosses a wig and a pair of sunglasses at her.* Put these on!
Megg: No, I'm not putting them on!
Dino: If you don't do it, then they'll recognize us, and you don't want to end up in jail do you?
Megg: *sighs* Oh, alright...*she puts the things on.*
Dino: Now, if anybody asks, you're Mrs. Winterstein...
Megg: And what about you?
Dino: I'm Mr. Winterstein, and we're from Ohio, just vacationing here, you see.
Megg: What if they want details?
Dino: When it comes to the details, just let me do the talking.
Megg: And if they seperate us?
Dino: *hands her some more things* Here, don't lose these!
Megg: *takes them and looks them over* I'm afraid to know who these once belonged to!
Dino: Don't worry, I didn't take them off of some dead body, they're fake...
*Megg puts them in her purse and then looks out the window contemplating the whole situation.*
Why couldn't I have just not peeked into that hole? Why did he have to look so intriguing? I wouldn't have to be in any of this mess, if only it weren't for one silly little dance!
*She notices that they're pulling into the drive of a rather large house.*
Megg: Where are we?
Dino: We're home, Mrs. Winterstein.
Megg: But this isn't --
Dino: I know, it's my brother's place. He knows that if something happens I'll come to stay with him. He knows the drill.
*She looks at the large house in awe. The car comes to a stop at the port cochere and a man opens the door.*
Dino: Thank you James. *He steps out and extends his hand to Megg, helping her out of the car. She gets out and he wraps his arm around her shoulders.* Welcome to your new home sweetheart!
*The two of them walk into the house*
***Kim, At hospital***
Officer: Mrs. Jones?
Kim: Yes?
Officer: I'm Officer Dugan with the police department. I was told you knew where Dino Crocetti was.
Kim: Who told you that?!
Officer: Well, we speculate on these things.
Kim: *thinks quick, should she protect the man to protect herself and the innocent life he's dragging around with him or take the chance and turn him in and possibly turn herself in by giving him up.* *She sighs* Well, you speculated wrong. All I know is that someone shot my husband. We were at home and someone broke in and then all of a sudden, I heard a shot. He was in the den, so I ran to him, having heard the shot come from that direction. When I got there, I had found him on the floor, next to our open safe. I presume that whoever it was got away with the goods and shot my husband for not wanting to give them up. *She breaks into tears.* I wish he just would have, and then all of this mess wouldn't have been started.
Officer: If someone broke into your house, why didn't you call the police sooner?
Kim: Well, naturally, I was too worried about my husbands condition at the time to even think about calling the police.
Officer: Uh huh...and why didn't you ring for an ambulance, instead of bringing him yourself?
Kim: The expense really. We're only humble people and couldn't really afford it.
Officer: I see, and was there really any motive for this person to break into your house? Did you see the person?
Kim: I didn't and I can't think of anyone who would want to break into our home or why.
Officer: Then how do you know that someone broke in?
Kim: *growing irrate* Because my husband told me with what may have been his last breaths!
Officer: So, no weapon, no sighting of the shooter, and no motives. Seems a little fishy to me.
Kim: Why would I want to kill my husband?! *stares at the cop in disbelief*
Officer: Maybe to stop a messy divorce...
Kim: What?!
Officer: Must be he didn't tell you, it's on record at the courthouse, your husband had put through the paperwork to file for a divorce.
Kim: *her eyes grow wide in disbelief and she hides her face in her hands and sobs.*
Officer: I'm sorry, I know this can be a trying time, but my best advice is, hope for the best and prepare for the worst, and don't talk to any newspaper men.
*Kim nods, her face still hidden and still wracked by sobs. The man excuses himself and the doctor walks out.*
Doctor: Excuse me ma'am?
Kim: *looks up to the doctor* What is it?
Doctor: We have some news on your husbands condition...
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Post by *~Mrs. Cooper ~* on May 30, 2007 17:15:42 GMT -5
Barry!? LOL, YOU MEAN WOMAN! Just make sure we're not poisonous...
I'm gonna modify, lol, do you mind?
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Post by *~Mrs. Cooper ~* on May 30, 2007 18:08:19 GMT -5
*Kim slowly walks into the room to find Mike laying unnaturally still. She rushes to his side and bends down to stroke his hair, pressing her lips against his cheek. She looks up at the doctor and with tears streaming down her face she faintly speaks*
Kim: Is he...--
Doctor: No ma'am, not yet; But he's very unstable and could go at any time.
*The doctor walks out to give her some time alone. Kim looks back at Mike and studies his face.*
It's been so long since I actually looked at his face.... He has tiny wrinkles around his eyes that weren't there when I had Ben...
*She gently glides her finger across his cheek to his lips*
If only I would have quit when I had the chance. Dino gave me a way out, he told me I could forget about the whole mess when he heard I was pregnant with Ben, but did I listen? Of course not, I never do; And now I'm reaping the consequences...
*Kim lowers her head down to his hand and kisses his palm gently*
***Dino, James and Megg.***
*James, the Butler calls to Ricky, the man of the house and Dino's brother then walks to the kitchen to make a pot of coffee. Ricky walks down the beautifully white stairs, but stands out like a sore thumb; Megg looks to the awfully hideous looking man and cringes, sticking close to Dino. She whispers to Dino*
Megg: He's your brother?! Why, he looks nothing like you!
Dino: *Laughs* With that beard...he looks more like Daniel Boone.
Megg: Why does he look like that? I mean, in a house like this...don't people usually look...cleaner?
Dino: Ricky has been...as you would say...lost from the world for quite a few years. I haven't seen or spoken to him in 17 years. He moved out of the house when I was 5. He just moved into this house last month and I bumped into him last week; We got to talking and he told me Kim could board here for a while when I told him about her fight with Mike after she threatened to kill him; And she would have, too, if it weren't for Ben.
Megg: Why didn't she just stay with you?
Dino: Two highly dangerous criminals living in one house? It's too risky if the cops barge in; Kim's the only one who can keep up with our deals if I get bumped off; She knows her way around ticking time bombs almost as well as I do.
Megg: I see.... And Ricky doesn't mind you bringing kidnapped women in for coffee here and there on sunny afternoons?
Dino: Rick? *Scoffs* The man is practically an idiot; He doesn't say too much if he can help it and he probably wouldn't even understand what 'kidnap' means.
*The two walk into the kitchen and sit down. James hands Megg a cup of coffee, then to Dino. Ricky sits next to Megg and keeps eyes on her for a moment. Megg looks to Dino awkwardly and nearly gags*
The man smells like a rotten sack of potatoes, smothered in sun-dried onions.
*She shifts her position and scoots away from his chair. Ricky looks to Dino.*
James: She your girl?
Dino: *Stares Megg up and down and smirks* We'll see...
*Megg rolls her eyes and shakes her head.*
***Kim and Mike***
*Later that evening as Kim's asleep next to Mike, the Doctor walks in and taps Kim on the shoulder. She looks up.*
Doctor: Your son is here, Mrs. Jones.
*Kim sits up and runs her fingers through her hair*
Kim: Oh, send him in...
*The doctor goes to the door and opens it a bit further; Ben, who looks to be in shock, stands halt at the door, staring at Mike's body.*
Kim: Ben...
*Ben looks to Kim and takes a step back, as if afraid. Kim motions for him to come in; Still unsure, he walks in and quickly sits on the other side of Mike. Kim smiles weakly. Ben keeps his eyes fixed on Mike and looks to Kim with all seriousness*
Ben: Mom...
Kim: Yeah?
Ben: ...Did you mean to kill him?
*Kim's heart nearly dissolves as she hears the words pour out of her son's mouth.*
Kim: Do you think I shot him?
Ben: Well, you had the gu--
Kim: No, Ben...No...
*She walks over to him and bends down to his size*
Kim: A very bad man shot him, Ben; Dad was trying to protect me when the man shot at him.
*Ben looks down and runs his small hands across Mike's face*
Ben: Will he be okay?
*Kim cringes, holding back the tears and shakes her head*
Kim: I don't know, sweetie...I don't know.
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Post by Ajax on May 31, 2007 0:38:05 GMT -5
***Megg, Dino, Ricky***
Rick: So, what exactly is it you're doing here?
Dino: Well, you see, Megg is my wife. We're Mr. and Mrs. Julius Winterstein!
Megg: *gives Dino a look of disgust* Julius Winterstein?! I don't like it!
Dino: Well, don't worry, you're giving it back to me in a few days anyways!
Megg: *shrugs and takes a sip of her coffee* Fine...
Rick: How can you be married and both be Winterstein's? Wouldn't you have to be Crocetti's?
Dino: *whispers to Megg* I told you he'd have a hard time of it...Well, you see, we're hiding out from the cops for awhile...
Rick: Oh no....I'm not going to be in the middle of this!
Dino: Rick, you said I could come to you for anything! Well, right now I really need your help...please, Rick!
Rick: Alright, alright, but if things get too rowdy with the cops, you have to leave right away. I left the mob for good Dino, and I have no intentions of being dragged back into it!
Dino: Don't worry my darling brother, we won't have the police at your door. For all you know, we're Mr. and Mrs. Julius Winterstein from Maine...
Megg: Ohio...
Dino: What about Ohio?
Megg: In the car you told me we were from Ohio.
Dino: No, I said we were on vacation here from Maine, Mr. and Mrs. Julius Winterstein, from Maine!
Megg: You didn't, but whatever, we're from Maine then...*repeats it to herself* Mrs. Julius Winterstein from Maine...Wait a minute!
*Rick and Dino look at her*
Dino: What?!
Megg: What's my first name?
Rick: How about Francis?
*Megg turns up her nose*
Dino: Ethel?
*Megg turns up her nose again.*
Rick: January?
Megg: *claps her hands together* I like it!
Dino: Julius and January Winterstein?! Now that sounds too fake!
Megg: Just call me Jan then.
Dino: Fine...Jan!
Megg: Fine....Julius!
Rick: Geez, you two ain't very happy for being newly married...
Megg: *shakes her head* No, we're not...*she shakes her head again and stops trying to explain as Dino touches her arm, signaling that it's just not worth it.*
Rick: *puts down his cup* Oh, I should show you to your room.
Megg: Don't you mean rooms?
Rick: No, you're married, you'll be staying in the same room, won't you?
Megg: *sighs and looks at Dino, her face scrunched up in disgust of having to sleep back to back with that man again, for God knows how long.* I suppose....
Dino: *Shoots a glare at Megg and says quietly to her.* At least he's letting you stay, just be grateful!
Megg: Grateful that I have to be in the same room with you some more?! Gee, that's someting to be really grateful for!
Rick: *Not even paying attention to their whispered exchange leads them up the stairs and stands in front of a door.* This is the best room in the place, besides mine, of course, and it's all yours!
Megg: Geez, thanks a lot!
*Dino opens the door to find two twin beds.*
*Megg breathes a sigh of relief.*
Megg: At least I won't have to put up with his tossing and turning!
*Rick smiles and leads them in.*
Rick: I'll have James send up your bags.
Dino: We have no bags...we came here as soon as possible, we didn't have time to grab anything, and besides...Me--Jan didn't have time to grab anything when I took her from the club...
Rick: Well, that's alright, I can see what I can dig up for you two..*he goes away and returns with two pairs of pajamas and hands one set to Dino and the other to Megg.* Sorry, but they're all I have.
Megg: *takes them* That's quite alright, it'll be a relief to get outta this dress!
*Rick nods and walks to the door.*
Rick: Well, you two have a good night...sorry, but all of the guest rooms are outfitted with twin beds.
Dino: Oh, that's quite alright. We'll see ya in the mornin' Rick.
Rick: Sleep well. *He shuts the door behind him, exiting.*
Megg: *looks around* I'll need a string of some sort, and a bed spread...*she opens up a dresser drawer and finds nothing.*
Dino: What are you doing?
Megg: Building the walls of Jericho!
Dino: *gives her a look as if she's crazy* Building what?
Megg: The Walls of...Oh nevermind, just help me look for some rope or a string....*she searches the night stand.*
Dino: We could ask James for some....
Megg: *rings for James*
*James appears in a flash, his room being not so far from theirs.*
James: Yes?
Megg: Could you bring us a length of rope? One that would stretch from the night stand here to the dresser there?
James: *nods* Certainly...*he disappears and a little bit later returns with a piece of rope.* There are you madam. Anything else?
Dino: No, thank you James...
James: If you don't mind my asking, why do you need a length of rope so long?
Dino: *He says matter-of-factly, now understand what Megg meant.* For the Walls of Jericho!
James: *gives them both a look as if they've gone bonkers and nods and leaves the room.*
*Megg ties the rope to the top of the lamp on the night stand and then stretches it across the room and ties it around the little ball on the post to the mirror on the dresser*
Megg: There, that should do it!
Dino: *gets a few bed sheets out of the drawers and drapes them over the rope.* Well, good night!
Megg: Good night! *She undresses behind her part of the "walls".* Don't even think about finding a trumpet?
Dino: Huh?
Megg: Oh, nevermind!
*The two get into their rented pajamas and get into bed. They turn off the lights and fall asleep, neither saying another word to the other.*
***Mike, Kim, Ben***
Nurse: I'm sorry, but visiting hours are over, and your husband does need his rest.
Kim: *looks to the nurse, pleadingly* Just a few more minutes?
Nurse: I'm sorry...it's just hospital policy....
Kim: *Kisses Mike's forehead and picks Ben up so he can give Mike a kiss on the cheek. She smiles to the nurse and walks out with Ben.*
*The two of them walk down to the hospital cafeteria. They sit down and Ben is at a loss for words on anything to say to his mother. He's never once been alone with her. She was either away with the man he's heard referred to as Dino on something he's heard called a run, or sleeping, if she wasn't fighting with his father.*
Ben: Mom?
Kim: Yes, Ben?
Ben: Do you love Daddy?
Kim: *sighs* Maybe I didn't love him enough at all of the right times, but no matter what, I did love him, and still do.
Ben: Then why didn't you ever let him know?
Kim: *looks to Ben, tears welling up in her eyes* I guess I just didn't know how.
*She makes a promise to herself that her life is completely with Ben and Mike. She thinks of all of the things she's missed while being out with Dino and risking her life, and all the things she would have missed if she hadn't given it all up.*
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Post by *~Mrs. Cooper ~* on Jun 1, 2007 1:33:43 GMT -5
*Once Kim arrives home, both her and Ben are exhausted from all the emotional trauma of the day. Kim walks up to her room but stops, and looks into Mike's empty bedroom. Smiling faintly, tears welling in the corners of her eyes, she turns the light on and walks in, looking around the room at the pictures. She takes a deep sigh, trying to suppress the tears when she turns around to find an image of her and Mike above the side of his bed; It's her and him on the day of their wedding, smiling, happy and...fresh from a hard days' work of mobbing. She walks over to the light switch and turns it off. She climbs under the covers, laying on his side of the bed, and lays her head on the pillow. The subtle scent of aftershave on his pillow makes her heart skip a beat.*
I forgot he wore this...I always told him it was my favorite - I can't believe he still wears it.
*She chuckles to herself and takes a deep breath of the fresh, crisp air whirling in from the window. The heavy blanket wrapped around her body makes it feel as though she's being held by Mike; His strong arms wrapping around her and keeping her safe from this terrible nightmare, whispering words of comfort in her ear. She takes another deep sigh when she hears a voice call to her from the door.*
Ben: Mom?
*A bit startled, she looks up but smiles when she sees Ben standing in the doorway with his little pajamas and teddybear*
Kim: Yeah?
*She realizes his eyes are stained with freshly fallen tears*
Ben: I'm scared. ...Dad always lets me sleep in his bed when I'm scared...but now
*He begins to cry*
Ben: I'm never going to see him again!
*Kim shushes him calmly and reaches out her hand; He hesitates, but knows if he never sees his Dad again he'll have to become friends with this woman...this woman who's supposed to be his mother. He walks over to her and sits on the bed*
Kim: Dad will come back, Ben; You know how tough he is...
Ben: He's not tough, he's just a coward -- like you always say...
*Kim shakes her head*
Kim: No, I thought he was a coward, but he's done the bravest and most courageous thing of all...
*Wide-eyed Ben looks to Kim and whispers*
Ben: What's that?
Kim: He stood up to a terribly mean man and left a dangerous lifestyle...and chose to become a Papa...
Ben: He did it for me?
Kim: He did it especially for you. And he's still fighting; He knows you're waiting for him, Ben...and he won't give up on you; That's one of the qualities I loved about your Dad...he was very loyal...and very loving.
Ben: Then why did you treat him so bad?
Kim: Because I was the coward and I didn't know how escape. Your dad gave me ways out but I never took them, Ben...I never listened because I was too prideful.
*Ben looks down, having so many questions, but yawns and rubs his eyes. Kim pulls the covers out from under him and pats the bed.*
Kim: You can sleep here with me...we'll wait for Dad together.
*She winks and smiles. Ben looks up to her and blinks through the tears.*
Ben: I like your smile, Mom...
*He smiles back and lays his head on the pillow. The two drift off to sleep, with Mike in their dreams. The next morning, Kim gets a phone call. She sits up alert and picks it up*
Kim: Hello?
Doctor: Hello, Mrs. Jones?
Kim: Yes? What is it? Is Mike okay?
Doctor: Well...we have some bad news...he isn't doing so well.
*Kim sits up, more awake and looks to Ben who's fast asleep*
Kim: Can I come down?
Doctor: It wouldn't do any good, ma'am; he went into shock earlier this morning; he'll be in surgery for most of the day.
*Kim's body begins to shake. Suddenly death seems so much more powerful and bitter; It's so close to the heart she doesn't know how to cope. The churning in her stomach makes her sick, feeling as though she may need to vomit.*
Doctor: Mrs. Jones?
*With a rasp in her throat she lowers her voice to a dull whisper*
Kim: Thank you...
*Kim hangs up and her body begins to shake even more violently.*
If only I would have listened to him that morning! None of this would have happened...A lot of this wouldn't have happened...
*Kim sits at the edge of the bed and begins to prepare mending the pieces of a soon-to-be shattered life*
I never knew how much I needed him...how much I depended on him. I know he couldn't get through this alive; How could he when I've lived such an immoral life? I deserve this...
*She lowers her head into her hands and begins to sob*
But Ben doesn't...
***Beth***
*After hearing some commotion about Megg's abduction in the club, Beth calls her ex-boyfriend Jeff and waits for an answer*
Jeff: Hello?
Beth: Jeff...
Jeff: Who is this?
Beth: Did you have your posse at the Betmar a couple days ago?
Jeff: Yeah, me and Dino--
Beth: I should have known! I knew that guy looked familiar. What happened to Megg?
Jeff: Eh, she's fine...
Beth: Jeff, I want my sister away from that crazy jerk!
Jeff: She's in good hands, Beth.
Beth: What about that...what's her name -- isn't she Dino's girl?
Jeff: Who? Kim?
Beth: Yeah! Wouldn't she get angry if she knew Megg was hanging with Dino?
*Beth, trying to get Jeff to spill any information, just gets shot down when Jeff laughs it off*
Jeff: Kim's married!
Beth: *Scoffs* Could have fooled me...the way that woman runs around wit--
Jeff: I wish Kim would tell Dino to drop her...not that she's a bad egg, Beth, she's a looker, but she makes Dino act....well...I don't know, like he's on something heavy.
Beth: What do you mean?
Jeff: I don't know, like he's in love with her or something. I don't like it; Dino's not the same! He treats us all like slaves and orders us around...worse than he did before! I don't know if it's a put on, maybe he's just trying to make Kim jealous...
*Beth hesitates and speaks into the phone with a gruff tone*
Beth: Give me that Kim girl's number and the name of her husband...I have a plan.
***Kim***
*Kim gets ready for the day and goes downstairs to prepare breakfast. She reaches into the cupboard and looks at all the boxes stacked high*
I don't know what all these are for! ...Where's just the cereal?
*She shakes her head and chuckles when she hears the phone ring and picks it up*
Kim: Hello?
Beth: Hi, this is...Monica's Floral...
Kim: Yes?
Beth: I have a delivery for a Miss Megan Levitch.
Kim: A miss who?
*Kim racks her brain to think of who the woman could be; She gasps as she realizes*
Kim: Who sent the flowers?
Beth: *Pauses* A Michael Jones.
*Kim grinds her teeth.*
Beth: Hello?
*Kim hangs up and walks to the front door. Her brain begins to shut down and the anger consumes her thoughts*
Kim: I can't believe he did this to me; I can't believe he would see other wome--I knew it! I just knew he was having an affair!
*Kim bounds out the door and heads to Dino's house; noticing his car is gone, she calls Jeff*
Kim: Jeff, where's Dino?
Jeff: Kim?
Kim: Tell me where Dino is, Jeff! I'm in no mood today!
*Jeff quickly tells Kim what she wants to know; Kim hangs up. She arrives in front of the house and parks in the driveway, seething with jealousy. She walks up to the house and swings the door open, looking around; She spots a man with a very strange beard and shakes her head*
Kim: I don't know you....and I don't think I want to--where's Dino?
*Ricky chews on his sandwhich and points upstairs, knowing it's just a mob deal. He shakes his head and swears Dino's gotta be out by tomorrow. Kim storms upstairs and bursts through the door; She stands in the doorway and points to Megg*
Kim: I'm going to kill you.
*Megg looks to Kim, then to Dino and shrieks, hiding behind him*
Megg: She is crazy!
Dino: Kim...
Kim: Leave outta this, Dino; Now stand up little girlie and let's have it out....
*Kim lunges for Megg but Dino pushes Megg to the bed so she doesn't get struck. Dino grabs Kim by the arm and pulls her downstairs out of hearing range to Megg. Megg runs to the door to follow, but James stops her.*
James: No, Miss, you mustn't...
Kim: Let go of me!
Dino: What's gotten into you?!
*Kim pulls free and stares at Dino with disgust*
Kim: That little girlfriend of yours has been seeing my husband!
Dino: *Laughs* Mike?
Kim: Yes! Some woman called this afternoon and sai--
Dino: Jeff said he spoke with Beth today...
Kim: Beth? Beth who?!
Dino: Megg's sister.
Kim: I don't care who she is! I'm gonna kill that woman once and for all!
Dino: Don't you realize, Kim? Beth wants Megg out of this whole deal...
Kim: She doesn't want her in the mob but she's okay with me killing her? Oh gee, there's a real brainie...
Dino: No, Beth thought you were in love with me so she figured she'd make up a lie about Mike and Megg; thinking I'd just let Megg go and come back to you...
Kim: I'm not in love with you, Dino! I just want Mike!
*Kim collapses into the chair and begins to sob*
Dino: Just go home, Kim...
Kim: I can't...I have nothing left there.
Dino: You have Ben...
Kim: I can't give him anything, Dino, I can't give him anything he needs; I don't know how to be a mother. Mike was so good--...so natural.
Rick: The boy needs a mother; Suck it up and stand firm for both you and your boy; If you aren't capable, then put the poor boy in a home.
*Kim looks up*
Kim: And who are you?
Rick: I'm Dino's brother; and I think you're a terrible mother.
*Rick walks off and leaves Kim in shock; She goes to snap back, but realizes he's absolutely right. No one else told her the truth so blatently...not even her mob friends. Kim stands up and walks to the door, defeated, exhausted and worn and heads back home to pick up the remains of a shattered little boy who will never get what he deserved most - happiness.*
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Post by Ajax on Jun 1, 2007 2:42:36 GMT -5
*Dino walks back to the room and closes the door softly so as not to startle Megg.*
*He walks back to his side of the "walls" and fixes the bed sheet that was slightly rumpled in Kim's barging in.*
Megg: Dino?
Dino: Yeah?
Megg: Why did she want to kill me?
Dino: Because she's jealous....*he lays in his bed.*
Megg: Of me?!
Dino: Because you've got my attention and that she had some silly notion...
Megg: That you love me?
Dino: Yeah...something like that.
Megg: *sits up on her forearms in her bed and turns her head towards the "walls"* Dino?
Dino: Yes?
Megg: Have you ever been in love?
Dino: *chuckles* Me?
Megg: Yes...I mean, you've never even thought about it? It seems to me you could make some girl wonderfully happy!
Dino: Doesn't everyone?
Megg: Doesn't everyone what?
Dino: Think about it. I have a few times, but you just gotta find the right girl.
Megg: And that girl wasn't Kim?
Dino: No, it wasn't, but where do you find the perfect girl?
Megg: I guess a guy like you can get 'em left and right....
Dino: Not the kind I want, not the ones full of life, the one's that're real.
Megg: Not just the one's who want the thrill of dating the mafia?
Dino: Yeah...but where you gonna find her?
Megg: I dunno? Ain't ya never made plans?
Dino: I was fool enough to once...I read about this place once...an island...in the Pacific. A real nice place. I want to go there, with that girl...a girl who wouldn't be afraid to jump into the ocean with me, a girl who wouldn't be afraid to sit out under the stars at night. If only I could find a girl who wanted those things...*he sighs and rolls over, facing the "walls" as well.*
Megg: *kneels under the "walls" and makes her way to the edge of his bed.* Take me there...I want to do all of those things...
Dino: *he shakes his head.* You better get back to your bed....
Megg: Dino, she's right....I do love you. It's crazy I know, but I do, and that's all that matters!
Dino: Go to bed, Megg...
*Megg kisses his cheek and walks back over to her side of the walls and gets into her bed. She wipes a tear from her eye and rolls over going to sleep.*
***THE NEXT MORNING***
*Dino wakes and peeks over the "Walls of Jericho" to see if Megg is up yet. He finds her curled into a ball, still sleeping. He throws on his clothes and heads downstairs. He finds Rick sitting at the table eating toast, reading the paper and drinking some orange juice.*
Dino: Good morning! *James pours him some orange juice and he takes a few sips.*
Rick: Dino, you're going to have to leave...
Dino: Leave?! Why?!
Rick: I told you no outbursts!
Dino: I can't leave, what will I do with Megg?
Rick: *gives him an all too serious look* What would you do with Megg?
Dino: *Shrugs* I can't leave her here...not with you, not with anyone!
Rick: You love her don't you?
Dino: Any guy that would fall in love with her ought to have his head examined!
Rick: Dino...do you love her?
Dino: A normal human being couldn't live under the same roof with her without going nutty!
Rick: You're evading my question. Do....you....love her?!
Dino: YES! But don't hold it against me, I'm a little screwy myself!
***Kim and Ben***
*Kim wakes up from a wonderful dream of when her and Mike were first married. When things were going right, when they were madly in love and nothing could pull them apart.*
*She walks to Ben's room and finds him still asleep, clutching the teddy bear that his father bought for him ages ago.*
*She walks down to the kitchen and makes some coffee. She sits at the table. The dream begins to haunt her and the tears start running down her cheeks. She cries out, looking to the heavens.*
Kim: Don't take him, Lord...don't take him! Don't make him suffer for all of the wrong I've brought to this family....don't make...*her body is wracked with sobs.* him...suffer...*She screams* TAKE ME LORD! DON'T TAKE HIM GOD! IF YOU EVER HAVE DONE ANYTHING FOR ME DO THIS ONE THING....PLEASE! *She collapses on the floor in sobs*
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Post by *~Mrs. Cooper ~* on Jun 2, 2007 0:03:05 GMT -5
*Kim lays on the floor, sobbing and shaking uncontrollably. She suddenly feels a small hand rub up against her back gently. She looks up through the tears and forces a weak smile*
Ben: Don't cry mom, remember what you told me last night?
*Kim tries to suppress the tears that are streaming out of her eyes; She gives a weak nod. Ben smiles and looks at her*
Ben: He's fighting for you too, Mom...
*Kim looks to Ben and wraps her arms around him, continuing to sob. The two hang on one another for support; though neither could really live if the other weren't alongside right at this very moment. The phone rings and Kim breaks slowly from Ben's embrace, she dabs at her tears and stands up, steadying herself on one of the chairs. She walks over to the phone and clears her throat, taking a deep sigh and picks it up. Her voice is raspy, but she tries to speak as clearly as she can.*
Kim: Hello?
Doctor: Mrs. Jones?
*With a jump in her voice and a lump in her throat she turns around, back facing Ben, and places her hand on her cheek, bracing for the worst*
Kim: Yes?
Doctor: Your husband is fine but he's still very unstable; would you like to come down and see him?
Kim: Absolutely, can I come right away?
Doctor: Yes; but I feel that right now should be just for you and Mr. Jones; Your son will have an escort from school; We'll drop him off at the hospital if you would only bring him to school before you arrive.
*Kim looks to Ben and motions for him to run upstairs to get dressed*
Kim: Thank you so much.
*Kim hangs up, but just as Ben walks up the stairs, Kim calls to him*
Kim: Ben?
*Ben turns around and looks to her*
Ben: Yeah?
Kim: *Smiles* Thanks...
Ben: For what?
Kim: Encouraging me; I really needed it.
Ben: *Smiles* That's what family does, Mom.
*Ben runs upstairs and gets dressed. Kim stands still for a few minutes, taking in the profound yet simple statement her son just made and feels a boost in her spirit.*
No matter how badly I've treated him or Mike...they keep taking me back; I don't deserve any of it but maybe Rick was right - "Just suck it up and stand firm for you and your son." If not for myself…then for Ben...
*Kim grabs her keys and stands at the door. Ben comes walking down the stairs slowly and steps out the door and into the car for school. Kim and Ben make light conversation in the car. Ben tells her a funny joke he learned in school last week...and all the other weeks she's missed while doing those "runs" and relishes in the moment of the time they have together. She laughs and looks to him; His eyes are bright and still so young yet, though they have a heaviness about them...a heaviness that only Mike could make vanish and disappear.
The boy needs his best friend...the boy needs his father.
*She takes a sigh and pulls into the driveway. Ben opens the door and smiles to her.*
Ben: I've missed you, Mom.
*Kim looks to Ben and smiles back*
Kim: I've missed you too, Ben.
*Ben closes the door and runs into the building. Kim peals out of the driveway and heads to the hospital.*
***Dino, Megg, Rick***
Dino: And now I gotta go back to my place...gee, you're a great brother, Rick, a real pal.
Rick: I laid the rules down firm, Dino, and I intend to keep them intact. You can't go around breaking the rules and figure they'll bend any way you want. You leave Megg here until you find a decent place for the both of you.
Dino: My place is decent!
*Rick shakes his head and hands Dino the morning newspaper. Dino looks down and shrugs*
Dino: What?
Rick: *Points* The police are searching all the houses of the big men in the mob; they've already ransacked your place and they'll be back.... Dino, I don't want any of this linking to me; This is your business and as I've told you before, I want no part of it.
*Dino looks down and takes a deep sigh*
Dino: But my own brother...turning coward on me...again?
Rick: I'm not turning coward, Dino.
Dino: What else would you call it?! You've done it before - Like you had with the mob...you just couldn't handle it, could ya'?
*Dino sneers in his face and scoffs.*
Dino: I guess the roles are reversed, Rick...
*Rick stands up and walks to the window above the sink, looking out. He takes a deep sigh and hangs his head.*
Rick: I want you to leave.
*Dino gets up, angry and storms out. Megg walks down the stairs and looks to the door he just stormed out of. She looks to Rick who's standing by the kitchen sink and sits down at the table.*
Megg: Where did Dino go?
*Rick turns around and looks to Megg - All the anger that was stirring in his heart just vanished when he saw her face. Megg shudders and averts her eyes, looking down at the table cloth.*
Rick: He went...out.
*Megg nods, keeping her eyes glued to the table.*
Megg: Oh...
*Rick leaves the room just as James scurries in to get Megg her breakfast. Megg looks to Rick and scoffs, shaking her head*
What a bizarre man...
***Kim***
*Kim arrives at the hospital and walks up to a large desk in the front of the lobby, asking to see Mr. Jones. She gets directed to a long hallway with a room at the very end. She walks for what seems like miles and finally arrives at the doorway of his room. Taking a deep sigh, she tries to fight the tears, once again, but it's no use; she breaks down and quietly sobs to herself, a couple tears stream down her face and hit the floor. She hears a voice call to her from the bedroom. Immediately she looks up; Her heart pounds fast and her feet feel like they're cemented into the floor. She forces herself to walk in.*
Give him everything you've got; Show him how miserable you've been without him. Tell him you'll never leave his side again...
*She puts on a smile, weak, but a smile all the same and looks to the bed. Her smile vanishes as she looks to the chair right of his bed*
Kim: Dino?!
Dino: I came to pay my respects, Kim. I--
Kim: Get out of here! Leave him alone!
*Dino stands up and walks up to her*
Dino: I was only trying to be respectful, Kim. I thought it was the least I could do--
Kim: The least you could do was to leave my family alone! Get out of here Dino.
*Angry, Dino stands in the doorway and scoffs*
Dino: I don't know what I was thinking when I fell in love with you. Oh well...you pleased me some of the time.
*Kim stands in front of him and looks into his eyes. With a hint of hatred but a heart now almost defeated, she utters the words of strength that she only wishes could be used for comfort for herself and Ben*
Kim: You never pleased me.
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Post by Ajax on Jun 2, 2007 1:31:13 GMT -5
Dino: Don't worry though, I've found someone who does!
Kim: That little two bit tramp you captured?! What a relationship that'll be, what with you going out on runs and her carrying on with other people's husbands....
Dino: *raises his hand as if to hit her and then lowers it, looking back at Mike in the bed. He glares at her and then turns and walks out.*
*Kim walks to Mike's bedside*
*She takes his hand.*
Kim: Mike?
Mike: *faintly* Kim? Darling?
Kim: *Hear heart skips a beat at the sound of his voice calling her darling.* It's me Mike....*She runs her hand over his cheek.* It's me...
Mike: They...weren't...gonna.....let..
Kim: *rubs the back of his hand with her thumb* Shhh...just rest...I'm here now...and Ben will be along in a moment!
*She notices that Mike's face lights up, as much as a dying man's face can.*
Mike: *Smiles weakly* Ben! He....knows?
Kim: Yeah, he thought I did it....Mike...you gotta make it through for him. I"m a lost cause...but if you have to do it for anyone, do it for Ben, won't you?
Mike: I'll do it for the both of you.
***Rick and Megg***
Megg: *to James* Do you know where Dino went?
James: Dino?
Megg: Julius then? Do you know where Julius went?
James: No Mrs. Winterstein, I don't.
Megg: *Sighs* Thank you James...*She looks at the paper that Rick left on the table.*
*James leaves the room.*
*Megg picks up the paper and looks at the pictures, before the headline.*
Megg: *quietly* That's....Dino!
*she throws the paper down and runs, as best she can in the oversized pajamas, in the direction that Rick took off in.*
*Rick is up a librarian's ladder in his library, his back turned towards the door. Megg screams at him.*
Megg: WHAT DID YOU DO WITH DINO?!
Rick: *jumps, almost dropping the books he has in his hands and turns around looking at Megg.* Whadd'ya mean, what did I do with him?!
Megg: They've got Dino didn't they. They've got him, they've searched his place, they know he's got me, but I've got news...They're not getting me! *Megg turns to leave the room and head to her and Dino's room to put her dress back on and leave Rick.*
*Rick who has made his way down the ladder by now, stops her, by grabbing her arm.*
Rick: *looks into her eyes.* I didn't do anything to Dino, he left this morning after I told him he had to go look for a place for the two of you to stay. I'm not going to have the cops hot on my trail, missy!
Megg: OOOO! *rips herself away from his grasp* So you DID kick him out! Tell Dino when he returns that I'm sick of this charade, this....play acting of his! I'm fed up with this mob business. I'm through! *she walks away to go upstairs.*
*The doorbell rings.*
*Rick looks to Megg who is halfway up the stairs.*
Megg: *Whispers* They're looking for me! They'll know I'm here! Just tell them I'm your wife! We're Mr. and Mrs. Crocetti, see!
*Rick nods and opens the door after Megg has run up the stairs.*
Detective: Mr. Crocetti, do you mind if we search your house?
Rick: What do you mean, coming in here? What do you want, anyway?
Detective: Don't worry, we're just looking for somebody...*They push their way past him.*
Rick: Yeah, well look your head off, but don't come busting in here. This isn't a public park, ya know!
Detective: Where is he?
Rick: Where is who?
Detective: Dino Crocetti! Your brother! We got word you were hiding him and his kidnapping victim.
Rick: There isn't anyone here but my wife and I. I've tried telling you that.
Detective: Can we speak to your wife?
Rick: *Looks to the top of the stairs where Megg is hidden, listening to the whole conversation.* Normally I wouldn't mind, but you see, she's got a terrible cold...
Detective: I'm sorry, cold or no cold, we've gotta talk to her.
Rick: *Yells up the stairs* Honey? Could you come down here a minute? There's some men who want to speak to you.
Megg: *in a nasal tone* Coming, darling....*She scurries into her room and grabs a pair of slippers Dino took from Rick and grabs his huge comforter and wraps it around her, up to her nose and walks down the stairs very slowly and carefully.*
Detective: Mrs. Crocetti, do you know the whereabouts of a Mr. Dino Crocetti?
Megg: *Still very nasal* A who? *looks to Rick* Who is Dino, darling?
Rick: *Sighs* He's my brother. These detectives are trying to find him and this girl he was supposed to have kidnapped.
Megg: *Gives him a look of disgust* You have a brother?! Why did you keep that secret from me? What other things are you keeping secret from me?!
Detective: So, am I correct to assume that you haven't even heard of this man?
Megg: Very correct, sir. *She looks to Rick* Now I suppose you're going to tell me you're having an affair with your secretary!
Rick: Well, that would be no different than you the other night at the Elks' Dance! That big sailor who made that pass at you, you didn't even bother to tell him you were married, did you?!
Megg: He didn't make a pass at me! Besides, how would you know, you were drunk!
*The detectives stand there, flustered, not sure of what to say next.*
Rick: Always, when I'm trying to have a civil conversation with someone, you ALWAYS but in!
Megg: I'm just answering this man's questions!
Rick: She doesn't know anything, she's only a plumber's daughter. You know, once a plumber's daughter...always a plumber's daughter!
Megg: *glares at Rick again, holding back tears.* I should have left you ages ago! Why do I put up with such things?! I should have listened to mother!
Detective: *tips his hat* Sorry to have bothered you two...Feel better soon, Mrs. Crocetti. *they leave.*
*Rick and Megg run to the door after they have shut it and watch them drive away. They look at each other. Megg drops her huge blanket and they both start laughing hysterically.*
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Post by *~Mrs. Cooper ~* on Jun 2, 2007 15:53:17 GMT -5
Sorry it's taking so long, pally, I'm trying to come up with an idea. I've even gone to Dad for some advice...man, HE should be writing this story. Not me! Anyways, I hope to have an idea by this evening; if not...then next week.
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Post by Ajax on Jun 2, 2007 23:43:35 GMT -5
aww, that's okay pally! Take your time!
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Post by *~Mrs. Cooper ~* on Jun 3, 2007 0:59:51 GMT -5
I'm so sorry pally, but I have absolutely nothing. I tried to leave myself out of this one, but I still can't come up with anything for you. Like I told you before, I want to go either way, but either way just makes me bored and disgusted with my whole story. I've never been so blocked, honestly. And I know it really isn't that hard, but the mental block is just crazy! I'll try to think of what to do for you, Dino and Rick, but I can't promise anything; My mind's plum dry.
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