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Chapter 4

At the Mission - Antonio's Office

�Antonio, what are we gonna do?� asked a frantic Gabi. Francesca was determined to publicize the video of her and Antonio if she didn�t get the money, and pronto.

�Just calm down, Gabi�� Antonio said, placing his hands on her shoulders. He looked at her and desperately wanted to lean down and kiss her but knew he couldn�t. They had already betrayed Ricardo in the worst possible way.

�Calm down?� Gabi snapped, pulling away from Antonio. �Francesca is gonna ruin our lives and you�re telling me to calm down?�

�Maybe there�s a way we can stop her.�

�Yeah? How?� Gabi raised her eyes to meet his.

�Maybe we should tell Ricardo the truth bef��

Gabi quickly interrupted, �No! Antonio, we can�t. He can never know we made love. Never!�


Ben and Meg returned home. As they entered the house Ben put his keys and coat down and walked to the back door. He gazed outside appearing somewhat distant.

�Ben, honey... are you okay?� Meg asked as she approached him.

Ben turned to Meg and smiled weakly, �Yes, I�m fine. I just can�t imagine who could have gotten to Maria that night without me noticing.� He slipped his arm around Meg and pulled her closer to him.

�I know,� Meg said softly as she wrapped her arms around him. �Do you think her dream is what really happened or just a nightmare?�

Shrugging his shoulders Ben replied, �That I don�t know. But why would she keep having the same dream over and over if it�s not what happened?�

�Well maybe she can get some answers through hypnosis this time,� Meg smiled.

Ben leaned down and kissed Meg on the forehead. �Yes, maybe.� After another silent gaze outside Ben turned facing Meg. �Listen, I need to go to The Deep and get some work done. I shouldn�t be too long though.� He hugged Meg tightly and kissed her passionately.

�Do hurry home. You know I�ll miss you every second you�re away from me,� smiling Meg reached up and gently touched Ben�s face.

�And I�ll miss you,� Ben kissed Meg again. �I love you,� he whispered.

�I love you too.�


Maria walked along the beach thinking silently, �Should I really even tell Annie what I remember? No one should know. But I NEED to talk to someone about it!� She sighed and stopped as she glanced out at the ocean. When she took a few steps backwards she bumped into someone...

�HEY, watch where... MARIA!�

�ANNIE!� Maria hugged her friend. �I was just coming to see you.�

�Well here I am,� Annie smiled. �Hey you look a little shaken. Maria, is everything alright?�

Maria sighed, �Oh Annie, um... not really.�

�What is it? What�s wrong?�

�Um, I just... well I remembered something. You know Ben and Meg are trying to...�

Annie interrupted, �That hayseed! She�s trying to what? She already stole your husband! What more does she want? Maria, you should have never given Ben that divorce. You two belong together.�

�Annie...�

�I�m serious. I know you still love Ben.�

�But he loves Meg now,� Maria said sadly, looking down into the sand. �And Annie... I just remembered something. I need to talk to you, but no one can ever know about this. If Ben ever found out he would have divorced me Meg or no Meg.�

�What? Maria what did you remember?� Annie asked with concern.




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