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Chapter 48 — The Family Meeting (2 Part)
"Although everything is changed not too much," Mary thought, looking at Mason who talking with her mother and Christie. She already stopped to dread that between Mason and her relatives will be some conflict. Mason obviously getting big pleasure from vast speeches of Theda, who completely glowed with pride that her soon-be son-in-law is Mason Capwell. Christie just drinks her coffee and watched at the one then at the other. When her own and sister's eyes met, she moved her eyes as if she was afraid.
"Lets go outside, Chris?" Mary asks and got up. Mason alarmed looked at her and motioning as if he wanted to go with them too. But at once he realized that he would have extremely foolishly look, and remained to sitting.
"OK," Christie immediately answered without any pleasure.
Mary comforting touch Mason's shoulder. Outside she and Christie slowly walking from the house. Sometime they are walking silently, then Mary broken the silence.
"Chris what is happening? You are so sad today--"
"Nothing is happening," sister's answer sounded too quickly."
"Look at me," Mary raised her sister's face by the chin. Near minute Christie watched in her eyes, but then moved away her glance. It seems she wanted something say, but only moved her lips.
"Don't be afraid," Mary helpless said. But that she else could do? Her sister was frightened by something... Or someone?
"Did you talk with this man?" she asked. "Who looks alike our father."
Christie's eyes was enlarged, lips is trembling. She once again moved her lips which were turned white, and Mary heard "no". She does not believe Christie and already wanted to say her about as Mason calls her.
"Our talking is not finished yet," Mary said to Christie. Christie nod and run to house onward Mary.
"Mary, I have more business in the city," Mason guilty looked at her. "If you want, you can remain here, later I will pick up you."
Mary halfhearted looked at Christie, but after seeing her tormented face, shakes by her head.
"No, I am going with you. Mom, I will call you later. And to you, Chris too. Take care both, OK?"
After the last Mary's words Christie up her head and look at sister's eyes. Mary waved her and got in Mason's car.
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Mason picks up Mary to Capwell's house, but himself drive to his own office for a business. There he got the message to return call Cruz Castillo, and he, instead of call, himself arrived to Cruz's.
"Have news?" he asked from threshold.
"Yes, someone."
"What is it?"
"About the past — nothing. But then I knew something important about the present. Today your home was sent the bomb by someone."
"What?" Mason turned pale.
"Doesn't worry, we already have it — after disposal. But this was very unwary step of your enemy since we caught the person who bring it and now have the bomb. While we heard from him enough little information, but there are already appeared several lines to the lead person."
"I want to speak with him."
"No you cannot. But I think there was quite well make the confrontation with Mary's sister Christie. I searched you for this case. I don't want to send her summons; could you bring her in police unofficially?"
"Why you want to see Christie? Do you think she can recognize him?"
"I do not know," Cruz blinked the question. "So do you will bring her here?"
"Well, I will. The question are lives and deaths of my soon-be relatives. For the sake of all of us I will bring even evil, rather then only Christie Duvall."
* * *
Mason decide to postpone the talk with Christie before the following day, because whole day organized with her and with Theda rather was worn him. He say nothing Mary he understood that it is not be easy for her.
He and Mary sitting on the bed in his room. Mary absently pulled his hairs, not daring to begin the talk about Chip and Samantha. Finally she said: "Mason?"
"What?" he got free from his own muddled and worrisome thoughts about bomb and talk with Cruz.
"Mason, why someday you have so strange looks at me, when I pick up Chip or Sammi?"
Mason from surprise looked at Mary. Her face was seriously.
"Am I? Have strange looks?"
"Yes... As if you... don't like it.
Mary did not dare to say "as if you are jealous". Mason is thinking.
"I see that you are meaning--"
"Mason, why you doing it?"
"Because you," he forced smiled.
"Because me? Do you consider that I will not be able to love YOUR children?" Mary taken away from him, the coolness passed on her chest.
"No!" Mason moved toward to her. "I mean the completed different thing!"
"Well, what is it?"
"Mary... do you must not doing this--"
"But why?"
"They are not yours... nobody can not force you... no need--"
"Mason!"
Mary sits down and shocked look in his eyes.
"Mason, do you think, I playing with children only for the sake of you?!"
"If you doing actually?" he raised his head.
"No," Mary gave the wide smile. "No! They are just amusing children! I love them so much! How you can think that I force myself! It is so foolish!"
"Yes, I am foolish," Mason move close his face to her. An ice in his heart was melted and melted his foolish mistrusts. "But do you love me even after?"
"How you dare asks!" Mary embraced him for the neck. "Nothing in this world forces me to stop to love you..."
At the point there was called the phone.
Mason with moan got up and pick up the receiver.
"Hello? Who is it?"
After a minute of listing, the blessed expression of his face was changed to alarm.
"What?" Mary got up and come close to him.
"It is your mother. Christie did not return at home yet."
Mary involuntarily looked at clocks. Nearly 12 AM. What is happened to Christie?
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