I've been MIA, but this story is phenomenal. Great
job!
--- jewels_gold2002 <anjschneider@...>
wrote:

> Continuation from part A Encore 29 with a touch of
> Soul B
>
>
> She descends the stairs to find him stoking the fire
> dressed in black
> jeans
> and a blue denim shirt. His hair has dried a little
> but she can tell
> he's been
> running his fingers through it in frustration by its
> every-which-way-
> style.
> She sees the tray of tea and some cheese, crackers
> and grapes as he
> promised sitting on the stone ledge in front of the
> fireplace. Oh God
> give me strength she prays silently as she holds on
> tightly to the
> banister.
>
> "I have the tea…" Bobby feels uncertain. He was so
> sure of everything
> he would say, but now, the time has come and he's
> almost tongue tied.
> She makes quite a picture in his clothing! The
> oversize shirt gaps
> open
> in just the right places leaving little to his
> imagination, his eyes
> survey
> the lovely silken cleavage that he's memorized inch
> by inch with his
> fingers and
> lips. He senses her hesitation, "It's nice and warm
> here by the fire-"
>
> She takes the last step down into the living room,
> only a few feet
> separates them yet it feels as though ever closing
> the distance is
> unattainable. "Tea sounds good." Lindsay wishes she
> could get as far
> away as possible, that was the
> plan, so much for planning. Here she is confined by
> both storms and
> the one raging outside seems calm compared to the
> volatile skirmish
> within her heart.
>
> He hands her a cup, then takes a seat in one of the
> overstuffed
> chairs.
> She knows she can't avoid his questions any longer.
> She can't sit.
> She feels as though she is about to be interrogated
> by a squad of
> Scotland Yard cops and the way he is looking at her,
> she would prefer
> them, to what she knows Bobby has in store.
>
> She sips the tea for courage.
>
> He lets her take another sip before his eyes bore
> into hers. He's
> going
> to get this out in the open once and for all. If he
> has to trick her
> into
> an admission so be it!
>
> "You know what I said upstairs and I know you
> understood what I meant.
> You can't escape this Lindsay so for God's sakes
> stop trying!"
> He scoots to the edge of the chair unable to relax
> as he waits for
> her answer. Nothing comes. Silence. Bobby exhales
> and launches his
> attack.
> "I KNOW. YOU KNOW. I KNOW!" Bobby is sure she will
> bristle over
> his convoluted words, and he also knows the
> vagueness of them will
> drive her crazy, hopefully crazy enough to divulge
> something!
>
> "Bobby, I don't know ANYTHING!" Lindsay hates it
> when he insists
> on talking in riddles trying to incite a reaction.
> He's always doing
> that,
> bluffing so she's not sure if he actually knows or
> he just wants to
> trap her into telling him what she knows! Most of
> the time when he
> does this he doesn't know ANYTHING at all! He's so
> infuriating! She
> doesn't EVER want to know what
> he thinks he knows! If he knows ANYTHING! She's
> tired, her nerves are
> shot, and she's not feeling strong enough to deal
> with him right
> now. "Don't keep doing this!" She
> implores him suddenly feeling weary and ready to
> curl up into a ball
> and sleep.
> Sleep would be so good awe to escape into the world
> of dreams would
> be bliss
> right about now. In her dreams she could be with
> Bobby, whenever,
> wherever
> and however she wanted.
>
> "Don't WHAT Lindsay! Don't put an end to this fiasco
> you created with
> us!" Bobby's up on his feet pacing back and forth as
> he becomes
> infiltrated
> with the fear he's held ever since she told him they
> would never be
> together again.
>
> "I'VE created! Oh that's a GOOD ONE! What about
> YOU!" Lindsay
> accuses back. She's not about to cave in. He wants
> to have this out.
> He'll
> get his wish. She's not even sure what she's
> accusing him of, she only
> knows that he's not going to worm out the answers
> he's looking for.
>
> "I'm not the ONE who pretended NOT to know about
> Hiller retiring! I
> KNOW
> Kittleson told you!" He presents his entire case
> daring her to deny
> it.
>
> Lindsay heart stops. Her back curls in defense. He
> can't have
> figured it out! How? What now! He knows what she did
> and why? How
> he did figure it out? There isn't another soul on
> earth that knows,
> she
> hasn't confided in ANYONE! Her mouth drops open as
> she questions
> her actions and second guesses all her encounters
> with friends and
> family.
> NO. Not ONE soul knew the whole story. She'd made
> damn sure
> it could never slip out from anyone's mouth by never
> putting it in
> anyone
> else's ears. She's completely stymied this was NEVER
> supposed to
> happen!
>
>
> Now how does she get out of this? What if he's here
> because he's
> been rejected for the judges position and she's done
> all of this for
> NOTHING! "You don't know ANYTHING Bobby!" Lindsay
> challenges his
> ignorance knowing she is only buying time. And if
> she did this for
> nothing then she HAS been a complete idiot! She's
> not about to make
> this easy for Bobby no matter what! She's
> filibustered with the best
> of them, namely
> him and she can do it again!
>
> "OH yes I do!"
>
> "You've probably jumped to the NORMAL wrong
> conclusions you always
> do!" Lindsay
> says knowing she has a very weak case. "You don't
> know what you THINK
> you know!"
> She stabs back. "There's no way you could!"
>
> I have my ways!" Bobby answers mysteriously.
> "Kittleson told YOU!
> Don't you
> dare lie to me about this Lindsay! I know that you
> found out about the
> seat Hiller recommended me for, Kittleson did this
> in her own
> uniquely twisted
> way, and I knowing how she feels about you, and I, I
> can imagine what
> she said! After
> she got through with you, I know you decided to
> sacrifice yourself
>
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