Episode 11, Thin Ice (Printable Version)

Scene 1- The Sterling Building

William tapped his left foot vigorously waiting for the elevator to get to the 42nd floor, he pulled his sleeve back looking at his watch. He sighed becoming deeply disturbed by the conversation he just had with his wife, Felicia. This was the third dinner date she cancelled to meet with Demetrius. Why was she spending so much time with Demetrius? A question he was bound get answered.

The elevator door opened and William hurried down the hall as he turned the corner he bumped into Gloria who was coming from the opposite direction.

"Where's the fire, William?" Gloria asked bluntly.

William laughed to attempting to cover up the feeling of embarrassment, "Excuse me. I didn't see you there."

Gloria ruffled her hair becoming confused. William and Demetrius couldn't stand to be in the same room together. Also, William never visited Felicia at work so he wouldn't run into Demetrius. She figured something was up but she didn't have time to investigate. The Sterling Building was the last place she wanted to be.

"What are you doing here? If you don't mind me asking?"

William ran his fingers through his hair and button his suit jacket growing impatient, he didn't mean for Gloria to actually have a conversation with him.

"You know what Gloria I have to go, but it was nice talking to you." he uttered heading toward Felicia's office.

"uh...okay? Nice talking to you... too?" Gloria replied slowly. She placed her hands on her hip trying to get the heads and tails of what just happened, then decided to drop it.

"I really need a drink."

Demetrius closed the door to Felicia's office with a grin as he walked over to Felicia, who smiled sitting on her desk with her legs crossed.

"Finally some alone time." Demetrius whispered, beginning to softly kiss her on her neck.

Felicia closed her eyes grabbing the back of his head, "What a great way to end a bad day, huh?"

"Excuse me, Mrs. Jones?" paged Melissa the secretary, over the speaker phone.

Felicia rolled her eyes, she told her secretary not to disturb her. "Yes, Melissa!" she replied rudely.

"Your husband is hear to see you."

Felicia's eyes grew wide as if she was a deer who ran in front of a car. "um..uh...okay. I'll be right there." she hesitantly responded.

Demetrius looked at Felicia, "Why is he here?"

"Demetrius I don't know." she answered jumping off the desk. Felicia hurried to the door fixing her hair and clothes, she opened the door to find William standing at the door.

"I wanted to see you." he calmly spoked.

William looked up at Demetrius who pretended to look over some designs, then back at Felicia, "What is going on here?"

Scene 2- The Sterling Mansion

Marsha walked into Carmella's room and dropped a suitcase on the bed, she looked around admiring the room. The Sterling's really treated Carmella like family and her room was one of the biggest room in the mansion. Marsha opened the suitcase and pulled out a blonde wig.

"With Carmella out of the picture, this house will need a new maid." she explained to herself dusting off the wig with a smirk. "and that's where "Bonita" comes in."

She placed the blonde wig carefully on her head and walked over to the mirror checking herself out, " I should've been born a blonde." she joked.

"Then maybe Travis would still be with me instead of that bitch!"

Marsha walked back over to her suitcase and pulled out a picture of Demetrius and Felicia making love in the master bedroom. "If this picture ever got out, it would completely ruin the Sterling family."

Marsha began to slowly pace around in circles holding the picture, "Joshlynne said it's not time for anyone else to see this picture, but what she doesn't understand is that I'm ready to see Travis and his family crumble."

"After what they've done to me, I'm going to bask in the ambience of their destruction." she growled staring at herself in the mirror.

Scene 3- KIOU News Station

Sharon stood by her desk reviewing her anchor script, it was her first day back since she and her husband Brad went to Hollywood for vacation.

"Wow I've missed a lot." she complained.

"Yes you have...like your best guy friend needing to talk to you." Maurice said standing in the doorway.

Sharon grinned looking at Maurice, "You needed me? Why didn't you call?"

Maurice chuckled nervously, "Well this isn't something that we could really discuss over the phone, Sharon." he replied.

"How was Hollywood?"

Sharon laid her script on her desk then adjusted her skirt, "Considering the circumstances why we went down there, everything went well. I left early though Brad is still down there."

"Now Maurice I know you didn't come in here to discuss, my trip to Hollywood, what's on your mind?" Sharon asked brushing off a piece of lint from her cheek.

Maurice remained silent, as a cold chill ran through his body, "Sharon, I've been sleeping with Paige."

As Maurice admitted to his adultery with Paige, Eva past by Sharon's office and heard the whole thing. She stopped at the door uncertain of what she just heard.

Scene 4- The Morrowian Bistro

Gloria sat at the bar enjoying her mimosa, while she waited for a table to be cleared, Jackie approached her holding a menu, "Hey Auntie Glo!"

Gloria smiled turning to Jackie, "Hi sweetie, Working hard or hardly working?" she replied giggling. Gloria and Jackie always got along great, sometimes it amazed her that Jackie was even Travis' daughter. The two were completely different.

Jackie frowned a bit, "Yeah, I'm training one of the new girls, Paul just hired. By the way, your table will ready in a few."

Gloria nodded, "Ok honey thanks."

"This is something you don't see everyday." Jonathan acknowledged with a sneaky smirk joining Gloria at the bar, "A Sterling lady drowning her sorrows at the bar."

Gloria rolled her eyes becoming more annoyed, "Just when I thought this day couldn't get worse."

Jonathan grinned, "Dining alone tonight?"

Gloria smiled and batted her eyes at her brother in law, "Not this evening." she responded sweetly.

"My husband will be joining me shortly."

Jonathan laughed sarcastically, "Well isn't that special. But it'll work in my favor I wanted to see how you to felt about doing a joint infant line."

Gloria took another sip from her glass then frowned, "that sounds interesting but I'll have to talk that over with my partner."

"Partner?"

"Yes...Felicia is Vice President of Internal Affairs and I am Vice President of External Affairs." Gloria explained placing her glass down, she noticed Jeffery walking over to their table. Gloria smiled patting Jonathan's shoulder.

"Now if you'll excuse me, my date is here." she stated leaving Jonathan alone at the bar with her drink.

Scene 5- The Sterling Building

William closed the door to Felicia's office as he slowly approached the desk, "Sterling, don't you think this meeting could've waited until tomorrow?" he inquired sternly.

Demetrius laid the designs on Felicia's desk with a grin, he knew William was very protected over Felicia and accused him of over working her time and time again. "Strange seeing you here William. Are you here to hit us with a lawsuit? Or are you here to tell me to let your wife come home?"

Filled wit anger Felicia turned to Demetrius, "Demetrius, we'll have to continue this in the morning." she snarled. She didn't want the two to get into a fierce argument. On top of that she was upset with William for popping up announced at her office to check up on her.

"My husband and I have to have a talk!"

Demetrius nodded, picking up the folder of designs "That'll be fine." he confirmed as he walked out. Demetrius cackled to himself, glad that he got under William's skin.

Enraged, Felicia placed her hands on her hip as she turned to her husband, "Do you call yourself checking up on me now?" she asked rudely.

"I call myself trying to figure out why my wife isn't spending time with me or our children!" he exclaimed growing just as angry as Felicia was.

Felicia glared at William, "I'm working William! Would it make you feel better if I quit? You act as if I'm sleeping around with someone here."

William crossed his arms, taking note to Felicia's last statement. He wondered to himself why was Felicia getting so defensive.

"Are you sleeping someone else?"

Scene 6- KIOU News Station

"Maurice how long has this been going on?" Sharon asked becoming flustered, she felt like everyone in San Diego was telling her their darkest secrets.

Maurice exhaled as he sat down in Sharon's office chair, he couldn't believe he was admitting is affair to someone, "A few months after Anthony was promoted."

"Sharon I love that woman. I know it's wrong but I can't help who I fall for."

Sharon shook her head in disbelief, Paige was a very close friend of hers and Maurice was her best friend. She didn't want to get caught in between this situation. "What do you plan on doing?"

"I'm going to make it work with her."

Sharon couldn't condone Maurice's actions but at the same time she wanted to see her best friend happy, she walked over to her and gave him a big hug.

"Please be careful, Maurice. I don't want to see you get hurt."

Maurice closed is eyes as he rested his head on Sharon's shoulder, "Don't worry about me, I'll be ok." he responded softly.

Scene 7- The Sterling Mansion

Marsha walked out of Carmella's bathroom dressed in a maid outfit and a blonde wig, "Bonita Allen is here at your service." she announced sweetly to the mirror in a nasal Spanish accent.

Marsha hummed to her as she adjusted her wig, "It's been a very long time since I've seen Travis, so much has probably changed. I really need to catch up." She thought to herself.

"I guarantee that the Sterlings will love "Bonita" she managed to say through her giggle.

With a smile, Marsha walked over to her bag and pulled out a black 9mm, the same gun she used when she attempted to hold Travis and Lisa up at her wedding. She wondered how she was going to keep Carmella away from the Sterlings, while she carried out her plans.

The words of Carmella said to her the other day, danced around in her head "I'm glad Travis never took you back after you left him!"

"That damn maid is going to mess up my plans, she has to be dealt with." she uttered darkly, wiping the gun off with her apron.

Marsha hid the gun in a pouch under her apron and adjusted it with a slight grin, "I know what do with her." she said hurrying out of the room.

Scene 8- The Sterling Building

William slowly approached Felicia growing impatient with her lies and mind games, "You still haven't answered my question, Felicia."

"Are you sleeping with someone else?"

Felicia placed her hands on her hips and stared blankly at her husband, "Your insecurities are getting the best of you."

"If they are it's because you've made it that way." William snapped back, "How do you expect me to feel when all of sudden you have to work."

"I'M THE VICE PRESIDENT OF THIS COMPANY NOW! THIS IS A 24 HOUR JOB!" Felicia shouted.

"YOU SAID THINGS WEREN'T GOING TO CHANGE! WE'RE YOU LYING ABOUT THAT TOO?"

Felicia put her hand on her forehead feeling that this argument was going nowhere, "William, honey what do you want from me?" she asked calmly.

"I want...no, we want you to come home. Your son, your daughter, we all want you to come home." William begged.

"Can you do that for us?"

Felicia walked over to her desk and looked down her design book, "Family first right?" she asked William.

William nodded with a smile, he hoped his efforts had paid off "that's the motto."

Felicia shook her head, "Duty calls baby, you remember that don't you? That's what you told me when you started your practice." she reminded him. "William baby it's my turn to make a name for myself.

William sighed giving up on his wife, "I don't know what else to do." he whispered walking out.

Felicia walked over to her chair and plopped down, she began looking over some documents. Tears slowly begin to come down her face as she realized the predicament she was in.

Scene 9- The Morrowian Bistro

Jeffery sat down in his chair, finishing his dish, "Paul really out did himself tonight."

Gloria reached across the chair and touched Jeffery's hand realizing that she couldn't leave without her husband, "Jeffery thank you. I really needed this."

Jeffery grinned, sliding his chair closer to her, "Everything is going to get better."

Gloria sighed sitting up, "You know what I really don't care about that anymore. Everyone in that company can burn in hell for all I care."

"Is that so?" Travis asked with devilish grin as he approached. "Do you really feel that way about us?

Gloria glared at her little brother, "that and more!" she snarled.

Travis frowned pretending to be hurt, "Gloria it's just business, nothing personal.'

Gloria laughed to herself, "Travis it's always been personal with you. You've hated that daddy always put me first before you."

Jeffery stood up, "alright you two, that's enough."

Travis laughed loudly causing everyone in the bistro to focus their attention on the three, "You know what your problem is?"

"What is it, Travis?"

"You hate that dad has put someone that you've hated all you're life in a position equal to you!"

Gloria stood up quickly and slapped Travis, "This will come back to you!" she whispered darkly, before storming off.

Jeffery walked up to Travis, "This has to stop."

Travis smirked, "Alls fair in this game."

...Forever Never Seems That Long...

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