ODDS OF LOVE - SEASON 14

Episode 22

" It is a madhouse over here , Nigel ," Alexi snapped tersely as he paced about his own bedroom suite in his red silk pajamas and long flowing bath robe , his cell phone in his long artistic looking hand pressed to one ear , a French cigarette lit in the other hand. " You cannot imagine! And , Father had the nerve to banish Scott back home. I was planning to ask him to stay the night here too. "

Nigel , on the other end of the phone line, rolled his one eye at his frazzled husband Richard as he stood up and quickly departed the kitchen where his family was sitting down to eat the vegan pizza they had had delivered via GrubHub. He stepped swiftly into the hallway, not wanting Richard or the children to hear whatever nonsense was now flowing from his brother's lips. " Alexi , what is going on? I don't understand half what you are blathering on about  , mate. "

Alexi sighed over dramatically as he stopped pacing to collapse onto his king sized bed with its silk sheets and satin blanket and hypoallergenic plush heart shaped pillows. " Oh , do pay attention, little brother. You can be nearly as bad as Maxim at times. And , Max is acting rather odd himself tonight. He is behaving as though someone personally offended him. He even is snapping at that officious Natasha. I never liked the woman, you know. Anyway, apparently that house guest of Father's, the new widow with the handicapped son , Ariel Kendall has been ungrateful enough to get herself kidnapped. Can you believe it ? Why would anyone kidnap her over myself? Or possibly Max's children? Perhaps even you or Max ? Not that I would want to be in the brutish clutches of some burly madman. "

Unless it was Scott , Alexi chortled in his head just as Nigel replied," Kidnapped? The mother of Theodore's boyfriend Alan has been kidnapped? Dear God. "

Alexi sighed once more in much annoyance. " Yes. Your Theodore and that muscle head brother of young Alan Jeff were causing a great disturbance after Father's revelation. Then Luci Moore and her shadow Solomon Klein chimed in all in the defense of Alan. I was so relieved when the chauffeur carried them all back home again.  Well , all except for Alan who Father had taken to his room. He , for some reason , has a maid staying there with him until he falls asleep. Odd. And Jeff Kendall is still here as well. He refuses to leave until his mother returns. "

Nigel was remembering what his husband would be telling him now: Stay out of it , but his curiosity had him asking," What exactly is Father doing? Has he called up the police? Poor Alan and Jeff. First their father dying in the same accident that paralyzed Alan now this. I pray it all ends well. "

Alexi took an elegant drag off his cigarette, blowing a small smoke ring towards the ceiling. " Yes. Father has actually had the police in. In fact they are still here. Some rumpled missing person detective that looks as lost as Ariel herself. He has also employed that tasty looking Dominic Gaines. You know Rebel's man ? That Rebel is a lucky man. Dom Gaines HAS to be hung like a racehorse. Do you know Father plans on paying that ransom? I agree with Matilda the golddigger that it's not his responsibility. Of course she told me that not him. Oh. Dear. I forgot she is your mummy fair. Well , I'm sure the veil has to be removed from your eyes about the woman by now. I just wish it was removed away from our father's eyes about the women in his life. I am very certain that Ariel Kendall is behind this supposed kidnapping. Just mark my words. She is indeed. "