Chapter Eight
In the cab Bridget sends a text message to Andrew. He won't respond right away because he is busy. It should give enough time to have lunch, and tell Greer the truth about Siobhan. She is anxious because it didn't go so well when she told the truth to Gemma.
At Sarabeths Bridget finds Greer already seated. She sees Bridget and smiles. "You look stunning Siobhan."
"Thank you, so do you." Bridget says as she takes a seat.
"Well, How is everything with you? I've been worried, I haven't talked to you for a few days." Asks Greer
"Well, it's kind of a long story. I'd like to tell you but I hope that you keep an open mind and don't get angry."
"Well sure, but if this is going to be a serious conversation I think I'm going to need a glass of wine." She says
After they order, Greer looks at Bridget and says, "Ok, spill".
"Well first of all I just want to say that I appreciate what a good friend you've been to me, and this is hard to say. Andrew knows the truth, so now I'm going to tell you. The truth is,... I'm not Siobhan Martin. I'm her twin sister Bridget Kelly."
Greer looks at her like she's grown an extra head. "Are you kidding?"
She preceded on telling her the story while Greer sits quietly and attentive.
"Your really not Siobhan, are you?" Greer asks in shock.
"I'm not. When l called Siobhan, she and I were not exactly on "talking" terms. But, she was willing to help. She told me to meet her in the Hampton's, so I took a bus and met her there.
The next day we took her boat out and I think she drugged me because I fell in a deep sleep, and when I woke she was gone. We were in the middle of nowhere. I assumed she killed herself."
"Siobhan is dead?" Greer asks
"No. Let me explain. Siobhan used to hate me. She and I stopped speaking to each other since before she and Andrew married, because she had a son that was killed in a car accident when he was in my care. It wasn't my fault, but she blamed me. For awhile I blamed myself, but I know now it was a horrible accident.
She said that I was forgiven and that she wanted to help me. That's why I thought she killed herself. All I found was her wedding ring inside of an empty prescription bottle with her name on it.
I was so afraid and I didn't know what to do, so I came here and pretended to be her, to hide from a killer." She says so sadly looking up at Greer with such regret in her eyes.
Greer finally says, "It must have been awful for you to have to take her place."
"It was, but I should not have done it. I was wrong. I tried to tell Andrew so many times but I started to find things out about Siobhan. Awful things. Like the affair with Henry. Lying to Gemma. That was horrible. I'm not telling you this correctly!" Bridget exclaims.
Thru tears Bridget says, "You must think I'm a horrible person."
"No. I don't. Since I met you Bridget, I don't know,.... I can see your not like Siobhan. The way you are with Andrew and Juliet. Siobhan never cared the way you do. I should have known." She says taking Bridget's hand. "Now why don't you finish telling me what happened to Siobhan." She says smiling.
Bridget wipes her tears and smiles back. "Okay.. well anyway, I came here and things started happening, like someone tried to kill me. I thought they wanted to hurt my sister so at first I stuck around to find out who. It was Catherine. She hired someone to kill Siobhan. But we discovered her and now she is in jail. That's why Siobhan "pretended" to kill herself. She wanted me to take her place. This whole time I thought she forgave me, and that she was dead. She traded places with me so that the person Catherine hired would kill me. I don't think she was ever going to come back. She was hiding in Paris.
Now we think she's in New York, Well at least she was up until a week ago."
"Wow, I can't believe all this has happened. How does Andrew feel about you? I mean you two have been living together as husband and wife." Greer asks.
She continues to tell her all about how she had to kill Bodiway at the apartment and how Solomon discovered that Siobhan was alive and how she confronted Henry and about the twins in the hospital.
" So at first he was very angry with me and well, I love him. He loves me too. We're trying to get through this together. Now Siobhan is wanted from the police because of Gemma, and we still don't know if the twins are Andrews, but we'll deal with that when the time comes. Together."
"I can see how much you two love each other. You need to be careful, if Siobhan is still out there your not safe." Says Greer
"I know we have around the clock security at home and at the hospital for the twins. I just really wanted to let you know what was going on, and I'd like to be your friend as me" Bridget says
Greer smiles and says, "You became my friend from the moment we first met sweetie."
After they finished their meal, they say their good byes and part ways. Bridget tries to hail a cab. Greer notices an old women following behind Bridget. The old women points a gun at Bridget and shoots.
Chapter Nine
Bridget is shot and Greer screams. She runs to her and sees that the old women is really Siobhan.
"Hello Greer, I see your cohorting with my trashy sister!"
Greer drops to the floor next to Bridget and asks, "Why would you do this to her? She is your sister!"
Siobhan answers, "She deserves to die!" Then she runs through the crowd of people. Greer can already hear the ambulance coming. Bridget is bleeding from her chest. There is so much blood.
" Please tell Andrew and Juliet that I love them!" Cries Bridget
"You can tell them when you see them Bridget. Your going to be fine. The ambulance is almost here. Just hang in there." Greer tries to comfort her.
"Please Greer. Please tell them." Bridget begs.
"Yes Bridget, I'll tell them." Promised Greer
On the way to the hospital Greer uses Bridget's phone to call Andrew.
He and Solomon arrive at the hospital just minutes after the ambulance. Bridget's already in a trauma room.
"What happened?" Andrew asks
"Siobhan!" Exclaims Greer
He and Solomon look at each other in horror. Andrew rushes after a nurse to find out Bridget's condition while, Solomon calls Machado.
