The Bold and the Beautiful: A Tale Of Demons And Undying Love.

Chapter Four: Brooke

              For three days straight I didn't have a decent night's sleep. I was worried about Katie and what she was going through with Bill and her son, Will. I just didn't understand how cruel Bill was to hide their son away from Katie. It was awful and only God knows how Katie was putting up with that. I wanted to call Katie and sit down and talk to her, as good sisters do, but she probably wouldn't answer had she saw that I was calling. This was all my fault. I should have just stayed away from Bill. Had I did, Katie wouldn't be drinking  herself to death and she and Bill would still be together.

       "Up so early?" I jumped up, startled, as I saw Rick with a gym bag.

      "Rick," I said holding my heart, "you took me by surprise. I couldn't sleep."

      "That's the third time this week Mom," Rick said as he dropped his gym bag to the floor. "Still worried about Katie I presume?"

      My son knew me all too well.

     "Always Rick," I replied. "She's been going through a lot lately and I'm just scared that she may..." 

     "She may what Mom?" 

    I sighed. What I was about to say I hoped it was never going to come true.

    "That she just may hurt herself," I finished.

     "Katie is a strong woman," Rick said, "and if I know her well, hurting herself would be the last thing on her mind." Seemed Rick had a lot of hope for his aunt. "Chin up.  I'm pretty sure everything will work out in the end."

    "Maybe you're right Rick," I said  trying to sound positive. I knew it was going to be hard work getting my sister back. "Maybe you're right."

     "Of course I'm right Mom," Rick said proudly as he picked up his gym bag. "Now if you would excuse me I have somewhere to be." Somewhere to be? At five nineteen in the morning?

       Rick headed to the door.

       "Just wait a minute," I said as Rick stopped. "You have somewhere to be at this hour?" Rick didn't look at me. "Rick, what are you not telling me?" He couldn't have possibly woken up early to go to the gym. It was unlike him.

      Rick slowly turned to me and took in a breath. "Maya and I decided that we both go and visit Katie on your behalf," Rick admitted.

       "Go see Katie?" I echoed. "I-I don't understand."

     "I didn't expect you to Mom," Rick said, annoyance in his voice. "Look, I'm tired of you moping around and blaming yourself for the situation that Katie is in now. Maya and I are getting your sister back for you today. This guilt that you are feeling has got to end."

       "Rick," I said, trying to be firm, "I appreciate what you are doing for me but I don't want you and Maya to go see Katie. Not now."

     "Then when Mom?" Rick asked irritably. "When she's dead ?"

    And the thought of my sister dead before I could ever speak to her again pained me.

      "No Rick!" I cried as I felt tears in my eyes. "This will all be handled when the time is right." I turned away from him. He didn't understand. No one did.

       Rick placed a hand on my shoulder.

        "Mom look," Rick said, now sounding more gentle as he turned me around to face him, "I'm doing this for you. You may not be ready to talk to Katie as yet but I am. Trust me, you'll thank me later."

        Would I really? I wondered. Rick leaned forward and kissed me on the forehead. I still didn't want him to go and see Katie. Rick  headed towards the door and opened it. "And by the way," He said. I looked up and wiped away a tear, "save me some of that Rhubarb pie that you have hidden in the back of the fridge." Trust him to sneak around and find my favorite pie in the fridge while I was away.

       Rick smiled and then left, shutting the door behind him. I sighed, feeling hopeless. I hated feeling like this. Rick was wrong. I most definitely won't be thanking him later. I mean what would Katie think if she saw my son and his wife at her house? I'll tell you what she will think. She'll think that I sent him and Maya over there because I didn't want to face her myself. Rick and Maya's visit was only going to make Katie hate me even more than she probably did now.

        The more I thought of Katie the more depressed I became. I loved her more than she knew.  I shook my head and tried my hardest to relax myself. I opened the fridge and pulled out the frozen Rhubarb pie that both Rick and I loved dearly. I placed it on the counter and began to gently slice it into pieces, that way it would be easier for Rick to take.

        As I sliced the pie, the door opened and I assumed that it was Rick who probably forgot something. I didn't look up though.

      "I'm cutting you some pieces of the Rhubarb pie," I told him. "Feel free to take some when you get in and maybe let Maya taste some. I'm sure she'll like it."

      "It's not the pie that I want." 

       I froze, for that voice did not sound like Rick at all.I looked up and there, looking like Adonis himself, stood Bill.