Re: The Edwards Family's Herfordshire Estate Part 3

Cruel Britannia Tue Mar 29, 2011 10:22 pm

Erin looks embarrassed.

Erin: Of course you..... I had to fight myself every day of those 12 years.... to stop from seeing you..... because I knew I couldn't survive you hurting me again..... I never stopped loving you..... or wanting to be with you..... you're the only man I've ever really wanted Shawn..... but..... I figured you wanted rid of me.....

Alex looks up at Gabe.

Alex: Remember you said my day couldn't get any worse?..... It got progressively worse..... culminating in Ashley getting in my face..... me calling him a drunk and him hurling me off the hood of his car, giving me a concussion and then speeding off to hurl himself off a bridge.....

Jabberwocky Tue Mar 29, 2011 10:24 pm

Paddy stops, looking at Alexis with a cold glare

Paddy:"Shut up and get in the back seat. We don't have time for this b.s..."

Paddy gets in his car and pulls out his cellphone.
He texts Jillian
"I'd hate to bother you and Ewan on such a nice evening...but you might want to start watching the news."

he fires up the engine. Raquel is already in the front passenger seat.

Paddy:"Is everybody in?"

Pockets Tue Mar 29, 2011 10:31 pm

Alexis gets in the car, meeting Paddy's cold glare.

Alexis: B.S.? B.S? You know what, I will shut up, you're as thick skulled as all the rest of them... you didn't listen to a word I said, did you?

Cryonix Tue Mar 29, 2011 10:33 pm

Shawn: G...get rid of you? Are you kidding me? I...Oh, Christ Erin...How could I ever stop caring about you? Look, I know I....there aren't enough names in the book for what I am...but...my caring for you...will NEVER end. You loved me...when no one else would...and hell...

...you're the one here with me now...not....

Gabe looks deadpan...

Gabe: ......wha....t....the.....fuck? O...ok...so...where is Alexis?

Cruel Britannia Tue Mar 29, 2011 10:38 pm

Erin: I thought..... that you were just being with me out of obligation..... w-why else would you cheat on me?

Alex: Lexi has gone to stop Ashley killing himself..... and/or.... stop Ashley's girlfriend being seen on the news.... blowing our plan to take down the crazy cult church and essentially killing Colin and Micah....

Jabberwocky Tue Mar 29, 2011 10:43 pm

Paddy sighs

Paddy:"Contrary to what you believe, I did hear you...

he puts the car in drive

"and I would agree with you. Would...if I wasnt thick skulled."

he floors it

Cryonix Tue Mar 29, 2011 10:44 pm

Gabe: Oh....and here I thought it was complicated....

It kills Shawn to hear that...

Shawn: I...cheated...because I was a fuckin' child. I thought I needed to be...'SHAWN CORTEZ', you know? Mr. 'Girl in every port'...It was a dumbfuck thing to do...especially since...God, Erin...I...

Pockets Tue Mar 29, 2011 10:44 pm

Alexis mutters from the backseat.

Alexis: ... sorry.

Jabberwocky Tue Mar 29, 2011 10:50 pm

Ashley is still on the edge of jumping. He looks around. Reporters. Police. Bystanders. Even a few helicopters. The realization of what this coverage could mean has hit him

Ashley:"I can't even kill meself without messing it up..."

for the past hour, somebody on a blowhorn has been spouting cliches about how "things arent as bad as they seem" and "everybody has bad days"

Paddy doesn't respond. Raquel looks back at Alexis with a faint smile

Cruel Britannia Tue Mar 29, 2011 10:51 pm

Alex: Nope real simple..... we're all fucked..... as usual.

Eriin takes Shawn's hand and kisses it.

Erin: It's OK Shawn.... it's OK.

Pockets Tue Mar 29, 2011 10:55 pm

Alexis sees Raquel and returns the smile. She takes out her phone to text Jillian, not sure if anyone else has.
Not sure if anyone else has told you this... but now Alex is in the hospital, as in has a room in the hospital... and dad is about to jump off tower bridge... things have gotten kind of bad around here

Cryonix Tue Mar 29, 2011 11:00 pm

Shawn: No...no it's not, Erin. I wish I could take it all back.

Meanwhile, Jillian is floating in the very, very large bathtub of the Edwards' estate. The salts mixed up by Ewan are perfect. She's finally able to relax. She looks at her phone and sees two text messages on it....

Jillian: Ugh....I really don't want to check this...

Ewan brings her a glass of wine...

Jillian: Oh...my hero... Smile

Jabberwocky Tue Mar 29, 2011 11:03 pm

on the tv...

"Breaking news on a story we have been following for some time now, alleged jumper Ashley O'Ryan has walked away from the bridge. I repeat, he has walked away from the bridge. We are not sure the reasons for any of this. But we pray that everything turns out alright. A happy ending at least...."

moments earlier on the bridge...
Ashley looks down at the water

Ashley:"You know...if I'm going to kill meself..."

he steps over the rail and walks away, patting the cop with the bullhorn on the shoulder

Ashley:"Good work..."

they go to stop him but he disapears into the rather large crowd...gets off the bridge...and enters a pub

Cruel Britannia Tue Mar 29, 2011 11:07 pm

Ewan kisses her hand as he hands her the wine.

Ewan: At your service m'lady..... and dinner will be ready when you are..... Shrimp and Angel hair pasta.

Erin looks Shawn dead in the eyes.

Erin: Well.... I wish I had told you how I felt 12 years ago...... maybe then it wouldn't be too late to make you..... want me... again.

Jabberwocky Tue Mar 29, 2011 11:10 pm

Paddy, who knows a few shortcuts, gets to the bridge before Naomi...
The crowd has left, as have most of the police and all nearly all the reporters.
But Ashley is nowhere to be seen either

Raquel:"Oh god..."

Pockets Tue Mar 29, 2011 11:11 pm

Moira continues to watch the tv.

Moira: Ash... jus' walked away... one crisis averted at least....

She sends identical messages to Alexis' and Raquel's phones.

just in case you don't know, Ashley's not jumping... he walked away.

Alexis stares at her phone.

Alexis: Oh thank God... but where did he go?

Cryonix Tue Mar 29, 2011 11:16 pm

Naomi, on the way to the bridge, notices the bar. She hears on the radio that Ashley walked away....

Naomi: He wouldn't....I know the hell he wouldn't....

She parks the limo and enters the bar...

Shawn: I can't say anything is too late, Erin. I can't say that...when I...

He sighs...

Shawn: Stay with me a while...please?

Jillian: Oh, you didn't have to do that, honey. I...

Water bubbles...

Jillian: Oh God....that's amazing....You...you do too much for me, Ewan....

Jabberwocky Tue Mar 29, 2011 11:21 pm

Ashley sits with his back to the door, sipping a drink

Cruel Britannia Tue Mar 29, 2011 11:23 pm

Erin gives Shawn a peck on the cheek.

Erin: Of course.

Ewan smiles at Jilly

Ewan: Nothing is too much for you my love. I enjoy spoiling you.

Alex: And they've stopped the news coverage.... we should be OK.

Cryonix Tue Mar 29, 2011 11:24 pm

Naomi's voice is cold...

Naomi: Ash...honey...I hope to God and Sonny Jesus that that drink in your hand is water, Vanilla Coke or something NON ALCHOHOLIC.

Pockets Tue Mar 29, 2011 11:25 pm

Alexis looks around, and notices the nearby bar.

Alexis: Oh no... he wouldn't... would he?

She starts walking toward the bar.

Jabberwocky Tue Mar 29, 2011 11:26 pm

Ashley:"..."
he takes a rather large gulp of the clear liquid, not responding

Raquel:"Wouldn't wha....oh."

Cryonix Tue Mar 29, 2011 11:31 pm

Naomi: Ashley, honey...answer me. Do you really want Alexis to see you like this?

Shawn and Erin sit for quite a while talking, laughing...it's been twelve years....

Shawn: Oh, God...you had to bring up Japan, didn't you? laughs I was just thinking about that the other day, to be honest...

Jillian: I don't suppose...you'd...want to jump in here with me, hmm?

Pockets Tue Mar 29, 2011 11:33 pm

Alexis walks into the bar, noticing Ashley and Naomi.

Alexis: ... Dad?

Jabberwocky Tue Mar 29, 2011 11:34 pm

Ashley is about to say something when one of the staff walks up

"Another refill on your water while you wait for your wings, sir?"

Ashley:"Aye...best make it an extra say four rounds o'em..."

"Very well..."

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