Love Spells ch. 17 Simone's Escape (Simone/Max, Jubecca, Liz,Whitney
by lordoftheringsfan
 

      Julian stared as Liz left the mansion.
      "This changes everything," Julian said.

      "Julian, I'm sorry for jumping to conclusions." Rebecca said.

      "Eve- and David?" Julian asked. Rebecca remembered wanting Eve to read John's DNA test results to prove that David was hired by Ivy to break up Sam and Grace.
 

      "This must have been Ivy's big secret," Rebecca said.

      "What are you talking about?" Julian asked.

      "Ivy was always following Eve around begging her to help her to get Sam back, exposing her past with David Hastings must be exactly what Ivy had planned!" Rebecca said.

      "I see," Julian said. "Father must have been waiting until Liz came back to town to expose everything- because she could tell everyone that Chad was't really my son."
 

      Liz arrived at the hospital to find Grace.

      "Grace, have you seen Eve? There's something I need to tell both of you." Liz said.

      "What did you want to tell me?" Eve asked. Eve avoided eye contact with Liz.

      At the Crane mansion, there was a knock on the door.

      "Whoever it is, just tell them to go away," Julian said. Rebecca opened the door to find a swarm of tabloid reporters. As soon as the door opened, the tabloid reporters started to ask a million questions.

      "Ok, ok, if I answer your questions will you leave us the hell alone?" Rebecca asked.

      "Yes, just answer a few questions!" A few tabloid reporters begged.

      "Well, here's your answer to all of the above," Rebecca said. Rebecca slammed the door in the tabloid reporters faces.

      "Lousy tabloid reporters," Julian said. Rebecca's jaw dropped as she noticed the swarm of tabloid reporters watching through the window trying to get their attention.

      "Pookey, don't look behind you," Rebecca said. Julian rolled his eyes in annoyance as he looked at the window.

      "For crying out loud," Julian said in annoyance. Rebecca walked over the closed the blinds as the tabloid reporters desperately tried to get their attention.

      "I'm going to call security and have them take care of the tabloid reporters," Rebecca said. "After last night, I need some sleep."

      "That doesn't sound like a bad idea," Julian said. "Between everything that happened last night and learning that last secret, I'm pretty much drained." Julian said as they went upstairs.

      "If you think that just handing me a packed suitcase means that you're going to get rid of me, you've got another thing coming," Theresa said.

      "What are you doing here?" Julian and Rebecca asked.

      "I just came to get the last of my things," Theresa said, showing them the two suitcases in her hands. "Oh, and to tell both of you that it's not over yet."

      "What are you talking about?" Rebecca asked.

      "Yeah, father said that you're not the real Mrs. Crane, now get over it and get out of my house." Julian said.

      "You better believe it's over, Theresa. Pookey just told you so himself." Rebecca said.

      "I will get my revenge," Theresa said before leaving.

      "Oh, go cry me a river," Rebecca said with a yawn.

      "Don't forget to put plastic over the furniture," Julian said as they walked into the bedroom.

      "You're wrong, Julian and Rebecca, it's not over." Theresa said with a devious smile. "I won't be made a fool of."
 

      Luis opened his eyes.

      "Where am I?" Luis asked grogilly. He opened his eyes to see a tall man that looked like he was about in his early twenties standing over him.

      "Get up," Jim said. Luis realized that he was in the warehouse. Jim yanked Luis to his feet.

      "Sam, help!" Luis yelled.

      "Forget about him," Jim said, dragging Luis out of the room. Luis tried to fight Jim off, but Jim tied him to a chair and injected him with a needle.

      "You won't get away wi-" Luis said, but passed out.

      "Seems to me like I already have," Jim said, leaving the room.
 

      "I've never met anyone like you," Max said to Simone. Simone smiled at him. For a while, she had been telling him about life before she had been at the warehouse.

      "You'll never get away wi-" Simone heard Luis yelled.

      "Oh my God, that sounded like Luis!" Simone said.

      "Who's Luis?" Max asked in confusion.

      "Miguel's brother! But how would he know that I'm here?" Simone asked. Simone vaguely remembered seeing Reese when she was drugged. "Oh my gosh, Reese," Simone said. "He must have told everyone after seeing me in the alley."

      "Who's Reese?" Max asked.

      "One of the neighbor kids," Simone said. "Luis!" Simone yelled. Tony covered her mouth.

      "You'd better shut the hell up!" Tony said.

      "Let her go!" Max yelled.

      "The brat's blown our cover!" Tony yelled.

      "I thought I told you to get your hands off of her!" Max yelled.

      "I don't believe it, you've gone soft on the girl," Tony said.

      "When I said not to hurt her, I meant it!" Max said. Tony knocked Max unconscious.

      "Max!" Simone yelled, rushing over to help him. Tony yanked Simone to her feet.

      "What have you done to him?" Simone yelled.

      "He didn't say nothing about not hurting him," Tony said. "Now I got a problem to take care of," Tony said. Simone watched as Tony took off and bent down besides Max.

      "Max, don't worry, I'll get help," Simone said. Simone took off and sneaked past everyone. Eventually, she saw a window that looked pretty high up. There were boxes in the way. Simone looked behind the boxes and saw a latter. "This must be how Luis got in here," Simone said. Simone climbed out the window. "Max, I won't be gone long," Simone said. Simone rushed down the street. Once she arrived at home, she knocked on the door. The door opened. Surpised at her reaction, Simone felt overjoyed to see Whitney.

      "Simone?" Whitney exclaimed in a mix of shock and joy as she threw her arms around her little sister. "Simone, where have you been? We've all been worried sick!"

      "I've missed all of you so much," Simone said. "Where are mom and dad?"

      "They're at the hospital. Antonio had an attack so mom's been taking care of him." Whitney exclaimed. "Where have you been all this time?" Simone explained her story.

      "Luis and Sam are in terrible danger," Whitney said. "We have to go get help." Whitney returned with her car keys.

      "You won't believe this, Tabitha," COnnie said, watching from the window.

      "What are you up to now, you little hooligan?" Tabitha asked.

      "Simone has escaped," Connie said.

      "Oh, drat!" Tabitha said.

      "Don't despair, Tabitha. Apparently Sam and Luis have been kidnapped." Connie said.

      "Kidnapped?" Tabitha asked. Connie rambled on while Tabitha noticed that some of the puzzle pieces were floating and replacing themselves in the puzzle.

      "Will you stop your yapping?" Tabitha asked.

      "Hey, I'm only spreading doom and gloom," Connie said.

      "No, the puzzle!" Tabitha said. Connie and Tabitha walked over to the puzzle.

      "Wow, looks like some more big secrets are getting ready to come out," Connie said. "Julian already knows that Chad isn't his son after all, what's going to happen when Grace finds out that her own best friend stabbed her in the back?" Connie asked.

      "This is what I was afraid of," Tabitha said.

      "Tabitha, are you saying that you're actually scared of goody goody Grace?" Connie asked. Connie shielded her eyes as a bright light appeared and turned into the angel girl. "Who are you?" Connie asked.

      "Just when I thought this day couldn't be bad enough," Tabitha said.

      "Tabitha, Timmy told me to warn you that you are in terrible danger." The angel girl said.

      "Timmy?" Tabitha asked.

      "Yes. When Grace finds out this secret, she might feel so betrayed by the people that she trusts that she might give into Kay's tricks." The angel girl said.

      "So? One less tomatoe soup cake making Bennette to worry about." Connie said.

      "If Grace gives into Kay's tricks, she'll give into her powers. Her powers could become so evil that there's no telling what she could do." The angel girl said before disappearing.

      "Does that brat always crash the party?" Connie asked.

      "I hate to say it, but Grace's powers could get out of control." Tabitha rememberd when she had made that pendant necklace a few years ago to give Charity evil powers, but when Grace wore the pendant Grace had nearly choked Tabitha.

      "This is not good, Connie," Tabitha said. "Not good at all."

      "Grace will realize that Kay is right," Connie said with a smirk.