Monday, March 29, 2004
Claire looks at her driver as he pulls into a parking spot.
"Taylor, a grocery store?"
"Yes, just trust me."
He grabs her hand and rushes into the store. Taylor continues to make his way through the building to the frozen foods section. They stop in front of the ice cream.
"Okay, we're here. The best cheap ice cream in all of Garladine."
Claire laughs at his goofiness.
"What? C'mon pick a flavor or two and we'll go eat it in the park."
Jersey watches the group carefully from the end of the bar. She jumps at the chirp of her cell phone.
"What?"
"Careful Miss Knox. That's not a polite way to answer your phone."
"Oh... I'm sorry... Mr. Kreeland. I have good news. It seems the Bouchet/Scott family is becoming close friends of the Stones. We may be able to take down both your enemies in one strike."
"Perfect. We will devise a plan soon. Continue to watch and study their habits."
"Of course, Mr. Kreeland."
"We'll be in touch shortly."
Lily pulls her car into the lot of a restaurant with a wooden patio out front and a neon sign splashing Babs across the top of the building. The small child in the back seat stirs as the car comes to a stop.
"James, honey, wake up. We're going to see Grams."
Lily opens the back door and undoes her son's seat belt. James yawns sleepily.
"I'm hungry, Mommy."
"Well I'm glad you are. We're meeting Grams at a restaurant. See the big pink letters on top?"
Lily points to the top of the building as she picks the child up.
"Lily!"
The woman looks up to see a woman with silver hair running towards her, as fast as a 70-year-old can move. Lily puts James down on his feet who hides behind his mother's legs.
"Grandma! I'm so sorry we haven't visited sooner."
"Child, it's okay. I'm just glad to see you! And who is this young man?"
James peeks from behind his mother as she speaks.
"James, honey, this is Grams. She is my grandmother which makes her your great-grandmother. Can you say hello?"
"Hilo."
"Hi James. I've met you once before when you were just a baby."
As Skyler and Braxton approach Babs, they see an old woman, young woman, and child enter the restaurant.
"Hey Skyler, isn't that your neighbor?"
Skyler stares at the closing door without saying a work.
"Skyler... Skyler?"
"Oh, sorry, yes that looks like her."
"You look like you've seen a ghost."
"No, I'm okay. C'mon let's go inside."
Upon entering the restaurant, they spot the trio being seated towards one side of the restaurant.
"That must be her granddaughter and great-grandson. We should go say hi."
"No, let's not. Ms. Crandall doesn't like me. I'd just assume stay away."
"Fine, suit yourself."
The hostess approaches them.
"Just the two of you? Will you be playing trivia tonight?"
"Yes, just two. Skyler, what do you think? Should we try our luck at trivia?"
Braxton nudges Skyler staring at the table with Lena and her family.
"Oh, yeah sure."
"Right this way boys."
The hostess grabs a couple menus and walks them over to the opposite side of the restaurant from Lena, Lily and James.
"Taylor, a grocery store?"
"Yes, just trust me."
He grabs her hand and rushes into the store. Taylor continues to make his way through the building to the frozen foods section. They stop in front of the ice cream.
"Okay, we're here. The best cheap ice cream in all of Garladine."
Claire laughs at his goofiness.
"What? C'mon pick a flavor or two and we'll go eat it in the park."
Jersey watches the group carefully from the end of the bar. She jumps at the chirp of her cell phone.
"What?"
"Careful Miss Knox. That's not a polite way to answer your phone."
"Oh... I'm sorry... Mr. Kreeland. I have good news. It seems the Bouchet/Scott family is becoming close friends of the Stones. We may be able to take down both your enemies in one strike."
"Perfect. We will devise a plan soon. Continue to watch and study their habits."
"Of course, Mr. Kreeland."
"We'll be in touch shortly."
Lily pulls her car into the lot of a restaurant with a wooden patio out front and a neon sign splashing Babs across the top of the building. The small child in the back seat stirs as the car comes to a stop.
"James, honey, wake up. We're going to see Grams."
Lily opens the back door and undoes her son's seat belt. James yawns sleepily.
"I'm hungry, Mommy."
"Well I'm glad you are. We're meeting Grams at a restaurant. See the big pink letters on top?"
Lily points to the top of the building as she picks the child up.
"Lily!"
The woman looks up to see a woman with silver hair running towards her, as fast as a 70-year-old can move. Lily puts James down on his feet who hides behind his mother's legs.
"Grandma! I'm so sorry we haven't visited sooner."
"Child, it's okay. I'm just glad to see you! And who is this young man?"
James peeks from behind his mother as she speaks.
"James, honey, this is Grams. She is my grandmother which makes her your great-grandmother. Can you say hello?"
"Hilo."
"Hi James. I've met you once before when you were just a baby."
As Skyler and Braxton approach Babs, they see an old woman, young woman, and child enter the restaurant.
"Hey Skyler, isn't that your neighbor?"
Skyler stares at the closing door without saying a work.
"Skyler... Skyler?"
"Oh, sorry, yes that looks like her."
"You look like you've seen a ghost."
"No, I'm okay. C'mon let's go inside."
Upon entering the restaurant, they spot the trio being seated towards one side of the restaurant.
"That must be her granddaughter and great-grandson. We should go say hi."
"No, let's not. Ms. Crandall doesn't like me. I'd just assume stay away."
"Fine, suit yourself."
The hostess approaches them.
"Just the two of you? Will you be playing trivia tonight?"
"Yes, just two. Skyler, what do you think? Should we try our luck at trivia?"
Braxton nudges Skyler staring at the table with Lena and her family.
"Oh, yeah sure."
"Right this way boys."
The hostess grabs a couple menus and walks them over to the opposite side of the restaurant from Lena, Lily and James.
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