How it Began

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Alice and FP get into his truck and he bursts out laughing. "Hey! Quit it!"

"Sorry baby but you look ridiculous."

"I know I do but could you not talk about it?"

"I'll do my best." He promises though she's sure he won't keep it. "Don't worry, after dinner I'll take those clothes off of you and make you feel much more like yourself." The naughty promise makes her blush and she knows he's going to keep that one.

"That sounds great." She smiles at him and he squeezes her thigh.

"Now, lets go over your instructions for tonight," She rolls her eyes. "no swearing, no dirty comments, no inappropriate touching-"

"Hey! That goes both ways babe."

"Fine, no inappropriate touching, either of us."

"So basically what you're saying is that I can't curse out Mrs. Cooper, I can't make dirty comments and I can't give you a blowjob underneath the table?"

He laughs. "Was that on the itinerary for the night?"

"If she really got on my nerves it was. Thought it would really get her going if she caught me on my knees for you."

"I think it might give the woman a heart attack to see that type of sin going on in her dining room." He chuckles but Alice stays silent.

"So I definitely shouldn't do that. We've already killed someone, I don't want to add another number to the body count." He looks at her sadly as she stares out the window.

When they arrive Hal opens the door and his mouth drops open at the sight of Alice. "You clean up nicely." He tells her, his throat going dry and his tongue feeling like it's too big for his mouth.

"Thanks Hal, wasn't looking to be criticized by your mother all night so I put in a little effort."

"Actually, I put in the effort. Those are my clothes."

"You look nice too, Hermione." He steps aside and opens the door wider. "Please, come in. Mary is already here."

"I feel like I'm in some creepy haunted castle." Alice whispers to FP.

"It's definitely haunted."

"How much do you want to bet she has literal skeletons in her closet?"

"Tell you what, later on I'll distract her enough for you to check. How's that?"

She smiles and kisses his cheek. "I love you."

Throughout dinner Evelyn Cooper stares down Alice. Every time Alice looks up she meets the woman's green eyes. Hal's dad, Henry Cooper, is the opposite, he never had a problem with the girl.

The rest of the group is in deep conversation but Alice and Evelyn seem to be in some sort of intense scary stare down. Hal's eyes haven't left Alice since she walked in the door but for different reasons than his mother.

The radio buzzed and the voice on the other end send the group into a panic. "Cal Cunningham, a 34 year old man and a resident of Greendale, has been missing for nearly two weeks." FP and Alice look at each other with panic filled eyes and lock hands underneath the table. "A source said they spotted the man at Sweetwater River but he has still not turned up. Any and all information is greatly appreciated."

4 sets of eyes meet and the room goes dead silent.