~*~ Only Time ~*~ Ch. 18 ~*~
by rockstar
 
 
 

Nikolas stepped forward and looked at Noah and Chad staring at each other with obviously nothing but pure hate for one another.
"This doesn't concern you, Chad, so just back off." Noah said, trying to walk around Chad.

"Hey, this is my club, my property, so any and everything that does go on here is my business. And whatever you have going on here, you can just take care of it somewhere else, cause you are not wanted here." Chad said, slightly yelling though no one could tell with the music, but that didn't exclude everyone.

"Is everything all right, Chad?" Nelly asked, softly unsure if she needed or even wanted to get in the middle of what commotion had taken Chad away from her.

"Fine. Everything's fine." Chad said, only taking his eyes off to look at Nelly for a moment, not noticing Roxy making her way over to the quickly growing group along with Jax.

"Listen, Chad, all I want to do is get my sister and leave." Noah said, trying to talk to Chad more civilized.

"Well, I'm not going anywhere, Noah." Kay said, standing next to Nikolas.

"You have no idea what you're getting yourself into with these people, Kay." Noah said.

"What's going on?" Roxy whispered to Nelly.

"I have no idea." Nelly said, while shaking her head.

"Who's that guy?" Roxy continued.

"I don't know."

"For God's sake, you're a reporter, do you know how to ask a question?" Roxy said, irritated. How am I supposed to help Julian if no one will help me out?

"I am sick of going around in circles with you, Kay. This is for your own good. You have no idea what these people are capable of." Noah said, firmly.

"You know what I'm sick of?" Chad said, "People like you, Noah Bennett, coming into my business and causing an uproar, just because you can't control your little sister."

"I don't think it's anything like that." Whitney said, standing behind Noah.

"I suppose you don't know who that is either, hmm?" Roxy said to Nelly.

"No, but Chad obviously does," she said as she stared at Chad who was unable to take his eyes off Whitney.

Kay eyes widened in shock as she looked at Whitney and Chad together. In the same room. For what had to be the first time in over 3 months. Nikolas looked at Kay and compared it to the looks on Chad's face. "What's going on? Who's that woman?" he whispered to Kay.

"That's Whitney. My sister-in-law. And Chad's half-sister."

"Whitney, what are you doing here?" Noah asked.

"I followed you here after you just ran off from your parents house. You were really upset and now I know why." Whitney looked over at Nikolas and Kay. All the hurt that had came into her life came from 2 different places: her mother and the Cranes. Now, Whitney knew for sure that the Cranes were evil. Pure evil. Every one of them. And she would do her best to stay as far away from them as possible.

"Listen, whatever problems you have with my family, has nothing to do with me, I don't nor have I ever taken part in any scheme they've ever tried to pull." Nikolas said, honestly, but obviously making no new ground with Noah.

"You know, I'm really getting upset that every time I see you with my brother, you seem to be telling him he's no better than dirt." Livvie said stepping up between Noah and Chad.

"Livvie, this has nothing to do with you and why are you always around?" Noah said, irritated.

"Livvie?" Whitney questioned, "You're the Livvie that keeps getting in Noah's way?"

"His way? He's always in my way." Livvie said, "Who the hell are you?"

"His wife." Whitney said, firmly.

"Oh, I didn't see that one coming." Jax whispered to Roxy and Nelly.

"Actually, I did." Roxy said, "Have you never seen a soap opera? This is one. Somebody should tape this and make it a real life soap opera. They could call it...Enchanting Passions." Roxy said.

"That's a stupid name for a soap opera." Nelly said, crossing her arms.

"You're Noah's wife?" Livvie said, confirming if, looking at Noah, who only had an unsure look on his face. He quickly reversed the tension back to Kay and Nikolas.

"Coming here is just about getting my sister away from that Crane spawn."

"All right, hold it right there." Kay said, "You don't need to speak to him that way. You have no right."

"Like his family had the right to treat ours the way they did? They stole from us and cheated us from what was our ancestors."

"Right, ancestors." Nikolas said, "God, that was ages ago. None of us were even thought of at that time. It doesn't concern us. It concerns them. And they're dead. So let them duke it out wherever the hell they all are."

"Sounds like a plan." Kay said.

"The only plan that sounds good, is the one in which you stay away from my sister."

"Whoa, whoa, okay, wait a minute, while I get up to speed." Roxy said, drawing attention to herself and making Jax wipe his hands across his face and Nelly shake her head, "Now, you don't him and he doesn't like. You two are siblings and you two are siblings. You two got a thing trying to get started. And there's something going on with you two and you two. Am I right?"

"Who the hell are you?" Noah asked, obviously getting more irritated.

"She is one of my friends." Chad said, defending Roxy. "So back off of her."

"Well, you're friend needs to mind he own business." Noah said.

"Really?" Chad said, daring Noah to try something else with him.

"All right, all right." Gwen said, stepping between the opposing sides with her drink in hand, "This has been very good bar-seat entertainment, but this lasted Crane, Bennett, and Russell Feud has got to be taken somewhere else."

"Okay, who's a Bennett? Who's a Crane? And who's a Russell here?" Roxy asked quickly, only to get nudged on both sides by Nelly and Jax.

"I'm gone as soon as I have Kay with me." Noah said.

"I'm not going with you, Noah." Kay said.

All those in the group groaned as they knew they were right back at where they'd started. Whitney wiped her hands across her face and looked to her side, "Simone?!"

Simone walked up to the completed group and smiled softly, "Whitney, what are you doing here?"

"I'm with Noah to get Kay. The real question is what are you doing here?"

"I came with Kay to check out the opening. It's a really awesome place, huh?" Simone said trying to be sincere.

"So, how do you two know each other?" Roxy asked Simone.

"She's my sister." Whitney answered.

"All right, that's it!" Chad yelled shocking everyone. "Kay, are you leaving!?"

"No." Kay managed to get out.

"Then, Noah, you get the hell out of here or I swear I will throw you out -- and don't you dare try me!"

Rick stepped up to the group, unwillingly, "Umm, Gwen, the cop, security guy you wanted me to call is outside. Do you still want him to come in?"

Gwen looked at Chad and at Noah, "Are you leaving, Noah? Cause if you're not, well, I don't think you're going to have a fun time explaining to your father why you were arrested."

"Fine, I'll go." Kay said, as she turned to Nikolas, "I'm sorry."

"Don't be. I'll see ya." Nikolas said as Kay gave him a slight smile and walked around Noah and out the door.

Noah watched Kay leave and looked back down Livvie, "Must feel good, Noah Bennett. You got exactly what you wanted. All's good in the world."

"Come on, Simone. I'm going to take you home and we'll talk about this as well, tomorrow." Whitney said, as she walked out behind Noah.

"The night was really great. Despite-" Simone said, as she walked shook her head and walked out.

"Well, to think I was going to stay home and listen to my Love Someone Today CD." Livvie laughed, "Isn't that ironic as hell? You want a ride home?" she said to Nikolas.

"Yeah sure," he said, filled with a mix of hurt and anger of the nights events.

"Are you all right?" Gwen asked Chad, who was just standing staring at the floor.

"Chad-" Nelly said as Roxy and Jax stood nearby, "I'm just going to go," she said, realizing Chad needed to be alone.

"We'll go with you." Jax said as they made their way to the door. "Chad seems really shaken up."

"It's that woman." Roxy said, "The pregnant one. Did you see the way they were staring at each other?"

"Well, you obviously think you know what the history is." Jax said.

"I know I do."

"Well, what is it?" Nelly asked.

"Isn't it obvious? The woman, Whitney, that's pregnant, I'm sure, with Noah's baby, before their marriage was involved with Chad. And he was in love with her until she married Noah. Thus explaining why Chad has had such a hard time with relationships like Julian and Sheridan said and why he hates Noah so much. And Noah hates Chad because he's a Crane. And that blondie obviously needs no reason to hate that family."

"Well, aren't we the little Sherlock Holmes?" Jax joked.

"You think that's it?" Nelly asked. "Just he's not really over her yet?"

"Aww, sis, I'm sure that's it. I bet he could use a new, exciting woman like you." Roxy said.

"I wonder if that's really all there is to it." Nelly said.

"What else could their be?" Jax asked.

"Didn't you see the way Kay looked when she saw Whitney. Why would she react that way unless there was something that only people in these 3 families that have been around Harmony a lot longer would know that others, like us and the other Crane kids Livvie and Nikolas, wouldn't know?"