Then There Was You

Chapter 21: Battles Of The Past.

"It's been a while I hope you are well." Staring for a moment. "Is something wrong with my hand?" He asked her. "I think there is something wrong with your whole entire head Mr. Tilman." "Wow. OK. Back to last name basis." He chuckled. "I see you maybe a little crossed about somethings and maybe confused about some others. Is this about the case?" "I think it could also be more along the lines of you stringing me along to come up a very certain mountain during a very heavy storm leaving me to be injured because after you canceled with me you told me to be here than canceled again. All along knowing very damn well you were never going to show in the first damn place. Does that ring a damn bell now?" She snapped at him taking an angry step towards for him to lift his hands up and take a step back.

"Ah. Yes. I remember that all now. I am very sorry for what happened to you and Mr. Hernandez. I didn't know I forgot ot cancel the second time. I had no idea I would be called away again so suddenly. I did send flowers and I did request the bill. If you remember correctly." He added in a friendly tone. "You honestly think I would ever trust any doctor under your payroll." She sneered to him stepping up closer to him. "Now I can see this is also a bit about the case. I want you to know I had no idea what the other upper hands were doing behind my back. It was them who was even caught red handed with Dion." Eric snapped back. "You think I really believe that the head CEO/owner doesn't have not one clue about what is happening inside his own building on most of this stuff?" She asked him covering her mouth with one hand in a chuckle of sarcasm and her other hand on her hip.

"You are free to think whatever you like Dr. Alderman it is a free country. I won't argue with you to plead my case I have an amazing attorney who did that for me." Eric told her with a pointed look. "You know all about my lawyer though don't you Arabella after all you two have had so much history?" Looking at him like he could bust into flames. "Don't worry he told me nothing. I just research anyone I will be working with. You never know who maybe a threat. You understand me being who I am and all." He told her. "Oh yeah I know all about who exactly you are and all. You're not the only one who's been doing research. In fact I know someone who seemed to be getting straight A's in the Eric Tilman history. I'm sure you remember everything about Brently Brown." She told him crossing her arms tilting on one hip.

Erics eyes lit up in anger. "Brently Brown is gone." "Yes may he rest in peace or at least he will when everything about the real you is brought to light. You don't honestly think he kept everything about bottled up no did you?" She asked him in mocking tone. "Now, now Eric you should really behave a hell of a lot better now. It would be a true shame to sink everyone else down on the ship only for you to get a way on the only life boat with holes now right?" She asked him a finger playfully going under her chin. "You listen here you little-." "Tilman what are you doing on the mountain?" He heard from the side of him.

"Hernandez, just out for a little run got to keep the body in shape. You know advise from my old doctor. Right Dr. Alderman." "I'm not your doctor. My only advise for you is to make things right once and for all and then go straight to hell." She said with a smile. "I think you should start heading in Eric almost being night and all. Let me walk down with you Ari we have some things to talk about anyway." Vincent said eyes never leaving Eric. "Sure you two have a great night now." Eric said as he took off jogging the other way. "I really hate that guy. He makes may skin crawl and my stomach turn." Arabella said as she started walking down the path like a woman on a mission. "Really you hide it so well it was hard to tell." Vincent said keeping up with her.

"How much of all that did you hear anyway." "All of it I was sitting on the rock resting when I saw you both come into view. Was it a lovely chat?" He asked her sarcastically. "Well of course you know how good I am with my people skills." "Look I know the fight Brently was trying to put before he passed but I really think you should start watching yourself now that you poked Tilman like that. Seriously Arabella he's not a guy just to take that laying down. He also more tricks up his sleeves than most of us are aware of. Hell I have cases upon cases and I'm just barely scratching the surface. He is a master of covering his tracks. I keep trying to see if there is anything I could get on him in any of the case files I have. I keep coming up short and empty." Vincent said rubbing his hands on his face and neck.