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Message: <blockquote data-quote="80&#039;s Cha Cha Cha" data-source="post: 431231" data-attributes="member: 6964">Chapter 11Kirby left the study with the intention of checking in on Audrina.  But Adam was close on her heels and demanded that they talk alone in their room.  Kirby did not protest as Adam grabbed her arm and pulled her into their bedroom!Adam promptly let go of her as soon as he closed the door.“You lied to me.” he began.“Adam, I did not lie! I just didn’t want to talk about it.”“You told me that was a reporter on the phone! That is when Jean-Paul called you, right? When you were in the bathtub?”Kirby nodded.“Yes.  That was him.”“Well? How did he get the number to this house?”“Oh for God’s sakes, Adam! He’s royalty! I suppose they can find out anything! I did not give it to him, nor have I seen him since before I came back here!” Kirby huffed.Adam said nothing and turned away from her.  “If that man had lead the life in Montana, he should have, then I would have been raised here. I would have met you sooner.  Long before him!” Adam snapped.Kirby could hear anger and hurt in Adam’s tone.  She reached up to turn him back towards her.“This is just an awful coincidence, Adam.  That is all.  You cannot change what happened so long ago. Yes, I met Jean-Paul before you but he lied to me.  He acted as if he were single and he actually proposed to me.  It wasn’t until I began to plan an engagement party, that he confessed everything.  I feel nothing for him and I want nothing to do with him.  You do understand that, don’t you?” Kirby asked Adam softly. She reached up to stroke his cheek.But Adam removed her hand from his face.“You once told me that I was so ‘damned much like him’.  I was so damned much like Jean-Paul.  I thought nothing of the comparison at the time because my head and heart, were so full of longing for you, Kirby.  But now…” Adam trailed off.“Now what?” Kirby asked, not understanding what Adam was trying to say.  He was the one that always reassured when she was unsure of something.  But apparently, she was not that good at comforting her own husband.“I have to wonder about Camden Danvers, not Jean-Paul.  He knew someone was being raised as Michael Torrence in Billings, Montana.  And then that man’s true identity became Adam Carrington.  Prince Michael, was in reality, Danvers cousin.  When Amanda became engaged to Prince Michael, Danvers had to be aware that she was my sister.  I think Danvers is the one that started that rumor that I was Galen’s son.  And I think he did it because he was angry that we were together.”  Adam said firmly.“That makes no sense.” Kirby replied calmly. “I didn’t know you when I was with Jean-Paul.”“He isn’t Jean-Paul, Kirby, if he ever was!  He isn’t even Camden Danvers!  He’s Michael Torrence, the supposedly dead son of David Torrence and Cordelia Danvers…or whatever name she was going by when she lived here!  I don’t know what I am saying, except that I can’t help but feel that none of this is a coincidence.”  Adam told her.“What do you want to do?” Kirby asked him.  “I mean Blake has essentially told us that our part in this is over.  You are truly a Carrington and Jean…Camden, is going to take the throne. We have nothing to worry about.  Let’s just forget this and go on with our lives.”“And Amanda? What is she supposed to do?” Adam retorted.“Adam! We know what Sammy Jo and Caress are up to and Blake will make sure they are stopped! Let’s just stay out of this and let Blake and your mother, help Amanda!”  Kirby cried out, not understanding why Adam was being this way? If Jean-Paul was the true ruler of Moldavia, then she, Adam and Audrina, could live their lives in peace! Or as peaceful as living as a Carrington could be.Adam stared down at her for a long moment, before uttering the unthinkable.“Did you know who he was, Kirby? Did you know that he had an American father and that his parents had been killed? You were engaged to the man, or you thought you were. Who did you think your in-laws would be?” Adam asked.Kirby shook her head and began to move past him! She got to the door and opened it, just as Adam grabbed her arm again and yanked her back towards him!“Did you know he was Michael Torrence, Kirby?! When you met me and heard about where I had been, and who I thought I was, all of these years…”Jeff suddenly appeared in the doorway and Adam released his wife.“Kirby? Are you alright?” Jeff asked, his eyes on Adam’s stormy ones.“Yes.” Kirby answered and walked out of the room.  Jeff turned and followed after her while Adam slammed the bedroom door shut after them!“What is going on?” Jeff asked, his voice full of concern.Kirby stopped walking and stared up at her childhood crush and ex-husband.“Adam thinks that Camden Danvers and myself, were in cahoots to hurt him.”  she answered.“Kirby, he can’t be thinking that! That’s ridiculous!”“And yet he does.  My marriage might be over.” Kirby said quietly.  ***CALIFORNIA-Dominique found Zach Powers at the Emerald Oasis Country Club.  She also spotted Miles engaged in a polo match.  Farouk Ahmed was one of the spectators and Dominique knew that that was not an accident.  She told herself she would keep her fingers crossed for Fallon and Jeff, as she walked over to Zach’s table.“Dominique?” Zach inquired, looking genuinely surprised as he stood up to greet her.  He had been waiting for Sable and she was running late, as per the norm.“Zachary.  I need to speak to you. It’s about Jackie.” Dominique said bluntly.  Zach pulled out a chair and Dominique sat in it.  Zach re-seated himself and began speaking first.“I take it this is about Jonathan Lake?”“This is about more than Jackie being with someone that is unacceptable.  You’ve developed some kind of rapport with her.  I don’t know how or why, nor am I going to rebuke you about it.  But I would appreciate it if you would give her a nudge towards Denver Carrington.  Blake has a position for her that would be perfect.”“And sending her to Denver would do what with regards to Lake?  He would just follow her there.” Zach told her.Domonique covered his hand within her own.“I want you to make sure that he does not follow her, Zachary.”Zach allowed Dominique’s hand to linger on his own for a moment longer, before removing it.“In order for that to happen, I would need some assurances.” he told her.“Zachary, Jonathan is knee deep in New Moldavia politics! I don’t want him dragging Jackie there!”“Jackie, who is OUR daughter.” Zach said.Dominique clenched her jaw.“Yes, that is why I am coming to you.”“You are coming to me because you know I have the wherewithal, to make Mr. Lake disappear and never be found again.  Just as you have the ability to refer to Jackie as ‘our daughter’.”“Zachary, don’t!”“Don’t what?” Zack asked with gritted teeth.  “You told me you were not sure that Jackie was mine.  That there had been another man.  She looks like my dead sister!” “Alright, now there is no need to be testy! If you care for Jackie…”“Our daughter.  I want you to refer to her as ‘our daughter’ when you are speaking to me.”“What do you want, Zachary? Really? Do you want ‘our daughter’ to have a father she can be proud of? Or a father that is on the Interpol watch list!  And if you dare breathe a word of this to Garrett, he won’t believe you.  No one would believe you.  Now if you care anything for Jackie…”“Why wouldn’t anyone believe me? Jackie would, I am sure.  She would have no problem undergoing a test, along with myself.  Maybe even Mr. Lake could arrange for it to take place in New Moldavia.” Zach threatened.Dominique slapped Zachary Powers and then promptly stood up! People stared but she ignored them.“I should have never come here! I should have known I could not count on you.  Just like I knew I couldn’t count on you when I was pregnant all of those years ago.”  she sniffed.Zach stood up and closed his suit coat.“I will point our daughter in the right direction.  Whether or not Mr. Lake understands that he will not be welcome in Denver, is entirely up to you, Dominique.”And with this words, Zach reached out to caress Dominique’s arm.“Before you say no, you should know that we would not be alone.  I would expect you to share my bed, along with Sable Colby.  Together. The three of us.”“You are out of your mind.” Dominique said coolly.  “You expect me to participate in some threesome, where in which the ‘third person’ would have something to hold over my head as well?”“Think about our daughter and get back to me.” Zach smiled and looked past her.  Sable Colby was approaching and looked at the two of them with a brief, glimmer of suspicion, before giving Dominique an air kiss!“My goodness, darling, what the Denver air has done for you! I heard about that frightful murder at La Mirage! How is Amanda holding up?”“Not well, I’m afraid. I plan to return to Denver, with Jackie, so we can give Amanda our support.  It was nice seeing you again, Sable, Zachary.” Dominique said and skulked off.  Sable watched her walk off before eyeing Zach.“What was that all about?” Sable asked, her mood suddenly foul.  She could not believe how open Jason and Frankie were being about their horrid relationship!  And then finding that picture of Zachary with Dominique, and putting two and two together about Jackie.  And Sable liked Garrett Boydston, truly!  She did not want to hurt him.  But she did not want Dominique becoming a problem with regards to her relationship with the shipping mogul.Zachary Powers placed his hands on Sable’s shoulders.“Dominique wanted to know what I knew about New Moldavia.  Apparently, Jonathan Lake has considerable influence and she is afraid that Lake may consider asking Jackie to live there with him.”Sable’s eyes widened!“That country sounds absolutely frightful!”“Now Sabella darling, I want you to take a trip with me there.  There are new business opportunities there and I think that we could both become even wealthier than we already are.” Zach said, as he picked up Sable’s hand to kiss it.Meanwhile,  Miles finished his polo match and was now talking, informally, with Farouk Ahmed…“I met her that day, Mr. Colby.  I did not know who she was at the time.  She said her name was Randall.”“Fallon Carrington’s family was responsible for your brother’s death and yet you didn’t know who she was? If someone had killed one of my sisters, you can damned well bet I’d know every member of the murderer’s family!” Miles huffed.“The Turkish authorities were responsible for my brother’s death. I do not know what it is you are asking me, Mr. Colby?” Farouk asked, his tone one of boredom.Miles realized in that moment that he had went about this all wrong.  Farouk had known who Fallon was and was willing to cover for her.  Probably because she was still seeing him behind Jeff’s back.  He decided to look in to what probably no one ever had, regarding Fallon’s disappearance.  She had left the Carrington mansion, the night of her wedding, without her purse.  Meaning she had had no money.  And yet she had not been absent of funds when Miles met her as ‘Randall’.  And it did not appear that she worked.  Someone had footed the bill for her.  And if it wasn’t Ahmed then it was someone else.***NEW MOLDAVIA-Camden Danvers, King-In-Waiting, looked over the list of Americans that wanted to settle down in New Moldavia.  His newest assistant, an attractive woman named Tracy Kendall, who was also a former employee of both Denver Carrington and ColbyCo, presented the list to him.  She had made checkmarks next to the ones she approved of, and question marks over the ones that were…well…questionable.And she had outright crossed out people that she did not think would contribute in anyway to New Moldavia society.“Your Highness, I don’t know about these two.” Tracy demurred.It was the application of a couple from the Napa Valley of California, in the United States.  Their names were Nick and Victoria Hogan.  Mr. Hogan owned some kind of supply business, that didn’t seem to be doing all that well.  But Camden liked that Mr. Hogan’s wife was related to Angela Channing and that her father was part owner of Falcon Crest.  Exactly half of it.  Some of the oldest Falcon Crest wines were in their cellar.  Camden thought that Mrs. Hogan’s relationship to the winery, no matter how distant, could be a plus.  “I think they will add a certain gravitas.” Camden answered, just as a guard entered and announced that Alexis Dexter was outside of the palace gates, waiting to see him.  Tracy’s mouth dropped open slightly!  The nerve of that woman to just waltz up to the front gates and…and what? What could she possibly want?  Prince Michael was dead, King Galen would be soon enough and her darling daughter, had been thoughtless in not producing some sort of heir.  Alexis Dexter had nothing left to offer them.But Camden leaned back in his chair as the guard brought Alexis before him.“Alexis Morrell Carrington Colby Dexter.” Camden stated coolly.  Adam Carrington’s real mother. Kirby’s mother-in-law…Camden forced himself not to look at the guard that announced her.  His name was Sean Rowan and he was Kirby’s older brother.  Alexis did not appear to recognize him, as Rowan had said she would not.  Rowan and another sister of Kirby’s, Victoria, were raised by their mother, until they were not.  And then by a maternal grandmother.  Kirby, who was a late life baby, however, was kept with their father, Joseph, until she was sent away to school.Alexis eyed Sean.  He had been one of the ruffians that had dragged her out into the jungle, after the wedding massacre!  But she did not acknowledge him and curtsied to Camden in an elegant manner.“Your Highness, I am here on business. ColbyCo business.  My brother-in-law, Jason Colby is putting in a pipeline here.  I would like you to consider doing business with ColbyCo instead.”  Alexis announced.Camden looked from Alexis to Sean.“I won’t be needing you.” Camden told him.  “You won’t be needing this tramp either.” Alexis smiled, referring to Tracy.“You should talk!” Tracy sniffed.  But Sean reached for her arm and escorted her from the room.  Once in the hallway, he assured her that they would have ample time to teach Alexis a lesson.Back inside the room, Camden approached Alexis.“You are here in Moldavia alone?  I am aware that your plane is on one of our old landing strips.” he noted.Alexis forced herself to stop studying him so she could answer.  There was something about him that reminded her of someone else.  But who?“If you do not mind, I would like to know just how you are related Galen? He had no siblings that I knew of.”  Alexis noted.“I though you were here on ColbyCo business, Mrs. Dexter?” Camden asked slyly.  He offered her his arm and she took it.  He began to escort her out of the room so they could walk and talk.  That was fine with Alexis, since the sooner she could see a way in for Daniel, Dex and Creigh, the better.  And she also hoped to catch sight of Luke Fuller and Lindsey Blaisdel.“You know,  you referenced the late King Galen as if he were still alive.  You know of course, that that cannot be possible.” Camden said.  Alexis caught sight of a servant coming out of a door.  She saw another door inside of a stairwell, hallway of sorts, that lead outside.She pulled her arm from Camden’s!“Look, Prince Michael is dead.  I am here not only to do business, but to find out what my daughter’s rights are.”Camden lifted a brow!“Rights? She has none.  But the Dowager Princess can show some grace and attend my coronation.  There she will officially denounce all rights to the throne.”“I thought you said she did not have any rights? And if you think I would allow my daughter to come here, so she could possibly be riddled with machine gun bullets, you can think again.”  Alexis replied coolly.Camden said nothing more to her about it.  They wouldn’t need the real Princess Amanda here anyway.  Soon, Matthew would be returning with an American woman who would be able to be at the coronation, as the Dowager Princess.  Matthew had assured him he could get this done.  And in exchange, all he had to do was bestow a title on Matthew, and his daughter…Alexis turned as she saw someone walking towards them out of the corner of her eye. The young woman was maybe slightly younger than Amanda, and was wearing a Chanel sweater and slacks.  Her long blonde hair was atop her head in a thick knot.  Alexis sensed that she was staring at Lindsey Blaisdel, though she could see very little of Claudia in her.  Then again, Claudia never dressed with much care, truth be told.  “Mrs. Dexter, this is the Duchess Lindsey of Gardwood.” Camden announced and Alexis curtsied to the young woman that she now knew had to be Claudia’s daughter…and yet…It was in that moment, that Alexis came to a startling realization.  She looked from Lindsey to Camden.  Camden, for some reason, reminded her of Adam.  Alexis could not put her finger on as to why she felt that way, since Adam and Camden looked nothing alike.  Maybe it was their mannerisms or the timbre in their voices.And then there was Duchess Lindsey. Lindsey Blaisdel.  Alexis had always been good at spotting plastic surgery and she could see that the Duchess had had some work done.  Work that made her oddly look like a blonde version of Fallon, as a teenager.  Alexis tried to hide her growing horror at the realization, that they had walked into more than just a coup here. If Camden reminded her of Adam and Lindsey reminded her of Fallon, what would she find when she finally saw Luke Fuller again?</blockquote>

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