Barracuda Blue - An Online Webseries

A new day has emerged in Maui and the sun is beating down creating another glorious, hot day. Orvilla sits behind her large desk at the Barracuda Blue reviewing some of the latest sale figures for the resort. She is pleasantly surprised by the revenue the resort has been bringing in lately; the downward spiral the resort had after the horrific joint party that Roboto and Rockwell Mining hosted a few years earlier has clearly left, which Orvilla is grateful for. The last thing she wanted was for the resort to have a bad reputation.

"Everything I did worked like a charm," she smiles to herself, thinking about all of the added promotional ideas she had to keep people coming to the resort. "The Barracuda Blue is thriving and, of course, it's all under my leadership."

She takes a sip of the black coffee that is next to her as her mind starts to wonder. It's been a couple of days since she went to the small, private medical clinic and requested a DNA test be completed. She ran the test against her niece, Lyzz Thornton, and Alejandro Sanchez-Lorenzo to confirm Alex's story that he is a Thornton. If it's true, then Alex's suggestion that he could help her retain control of Meccanica would be correct: he, as the eldest Thornton heir, would get control of the company, as per the stipulation in Samuel Thornton's will.

"I should have heard about that damn test by now," she tells herself. "What the hell is taking them so long?"

Before she can have another thought, her phone starts to ring. She picks up her phone. "Orvilla Anderson speaking," she says into the phone. "Oh, I was just thinking about you. You have been testing my patience with how long this test has been taking. Please tell me that you have the results?"

There is a moment of silence. "And these results, they are 100% confirmed?"

More silence. "Okay, thank you," she says before she hangs up the phone. "So, Aljandro, you were telling the truth. You are a Thornton after all. Perfect."

/\/\/\

Downstairs in the Café Tropical, Lyzz and Cole Rockwell sit across from one another in the restaurant with some breakfast in front of them. Neither one slept very well the previous night as they were still reeling from Chloe Peller's revelation that she is pregnant with his child.

"Can you help me understand something?' Lyzz asks before she takes a bite of her French toast.

"I'll do my best," Cole replies to her before he takes a sip of his latte.

"How did you and Chloe even get together?" she asks him quickly.

"It's like I told you before," he sighs back to her as he looks into her eyes. "I thought that she was drugging you to keep you in your coma. I…I seduced her to find out the truth. It only happened once and it meant nothing, and I mean nothing, to me mean."

"It only takes once," Lyzz whispers back to him. "Do you think that it's true? Do you think that Chloe is actually pregnant?"

Cole shrugs back to her. "I have no idea but I don't know why Chloe would lie about this?"

"I wouldn't put anything past that woman," Lyzz huffs back to him. "There's only one thing you can do Cole, you have to find out the truth. You have to find out if Chloe is really pregnant with your baby."

/\/\/\

About thirty minutes later, Cole prepares to knock on the front door of Chloe's apartment door. He sighs to himself as he wonders if Chloe will be receptive to a pregnancy test. Deep down, he can't help but wonder if what Lyzz is claiming is true: could Chloe be lying about the baby? If so, what is her end game? Because, eventually, everyone would know the truth when she doesn't start to show or have a child in nine months.

"There's only one way to find out," he tells himself as he knocks on the door.

Shortly, Chloe opens the door and gets a smile on her face at the sight of her former lover standing in front of her. "Cole, hi, come in," she says allowing him to enter the small apartment. "I wasn't expecting you or I could have had breakfast ready for you."

"Don't worry about that," Cole tells her as they face one another. "I ate at the Barracuda Blue before I came over."

"Ah, well, what brings you by? Did you want to go over baby names? Or start planning the nursery?"

Cole chuckles back to her. "You are eager to get started planning, huh?"

"Of course, I am," she nods back to him as she puts her hand on her stomach. "Before we know it, this little one is going to be here, Cole. We are going to be parents!"

"I need to ask you something," Cole tells her sternly.

"You can ask me anything."

"Are you really pregnant?" he asks her quickly. "Are you really carrying my baby?"

"How could you even ask me that?" Chloe lashes out at him. "Of course I am!"

"I need proof," he tells her as he pulls a pregnancy test out of his pocket. "I want you to take this pregnancy test, Chloe."

"Fine, but you'll see that I am not lying," she grabs the box from his hand and rushes off to the bathroom.

/\/\/\

10 minutes later, Chloe emerges from the bathroom and moves back into the living room of her apartment. Cole stands up from the sofa and looks over at her.

"Well, what did the test say?" he asks her.

She passes it to him with a grin on her face. "It is positive," Chloe gloats back to him. "And here is the first test that I took. Is that the proof you needed, Cole? Does that settle this once and for all that I am pregnant?"

Cole looks at the pregnancy test and realizes that it is positive. He gulps heavily wondering how Lyzz will feel now that he has confirmation.

"Yes, you're pregnant," he whispers back to her. "We are going to be parents."

/\/\/\

At the police station, Orvilla sits in a small room with one overly bright light. Next to her is a lawyer, Danjiela Tomic, whom she has hired to help with Alex's case. Once she got confirmation that Alex is, in fact, a Thornton, she knew that she had to act quickly to get him out of jail.

"Are you absolutely positive that you have found a loophole that can get Alex out on bail?" Orvilla asks the blonde legal eagle.

"Oh yes," she chuckles back to her. "The truth is, the police never questioned Alex about what happened right after the shooting. That is standard protocol. He will be released immediately."

"This is why I keep you on retainer," Orvilla giggles back to her friend. "Thank you, Dani, as always."

"My pleasure," Danijela replies to her.

Just then, Alex comes into the waiting room so the women stand up. "What's going on?" Alex asks Orvilla.

"I got the DNA test results back," Orvilla replies to him. "Your story is correct, Aljandro. Therefore, I have ensured that you've made bail."

"What? You mean…you mean that I'm free from jail?" a stunned Alex asks her.

"Free as a bird," Orvilla purses her lips together. "And now we can work together to ensure that we keep Meccanica. That is the most important thing."

/\/\/\

Once he was freed from jail, Alex told Orvilla that he had to make a pit spot before he would return to the Barracuda Blue so they could start their plan to keep Meccanica. He pulls his SUV into the parking lot of the small apartment complex and parks in one of the free visitor parking stalls.

One he is out of his SUV, he takes a deep breath, enjoying the feeling of the fresh air. After so many days of being in jail, he is trying to embrace and enjoy the smaller details, like fresh air. That being said, he is determined to speak to Chloe. He rushes into the apartment and up the stairs to Chloe's apartment, where he starts to knock on the front door.

Chloe opens the door gasps at the sight in front of her. "Alex? What…what are you doing here? I thought you were in jail?"

"I was," he nods back to her as he moves into the apartment. "But I made bail. I'm out of jal, and I am pretty sure that I will not be going back."

"What a relief," Chloe replies to him. "How are you? I mean…sorry if that's a dumb question, but I can't imagine what you've been going through."

"It's been hell," he admits to her. "I…I keep replaying the scene over and over in my head. I…look, I can't get into my mother's death right now. Not after what you told me when you came to see me in jail."

Chloe nods back to him. "You mean that I'm pregnant? It's true, Alex. I am carrying your child."

"I mean, look, I hope this doesn't come out the wrong way," Alex tells her. "But I'm going to need proof of this baby."

"I figured as much," Chloe giggles to him. "I still have the pregnancy test that I took. Two of them, actually, because I wanted to be sure."

She rushes off to the washroom to grab the pregnancy tests, suddenly realizing that the test that Cole forced her to take is making her story that much more realistic. The truth is, she has told both Cole and Alex that they are the father of her unborn child because she is hoping that one of them, or both of them, will start to take care of her, and the baby. After living pay cheque to pay cheque for years, she is hoping that this baby is her pay day. And once she gets enough money, she can find out who set her up for the stolen necklace at the Barracuda Blue; once she finds proof that she was set up, she plans to sue the resort for wrongful dismal, which will give her even more cash.

"Here you go," she says as she comes back to the living room and passes Alex both pregnancy tests. "Both tests show that I am pregnant, Alex. I'm going to have your baby."

Alex looks at the results and feels a mix of emotions. On one hand, he is thrilled that is going to be a father. But on the other hand, the idea of being a parent right now, while he just killed his own mother, is killing him.

***

The following morning, Danjiela Tomic sits in the Café Tropical with Alex sitting across from her. They are reviewing the details of the his case but Danjiela can't help but be concerned as Alex is having a double Bloody Mary, despite it being very early in the morning.

"Meeting with Alex this morning," she types into her phone as she writes a text message to Orvilla. "And he's drinking. Believe he will be set free this morning, but drinking at this hour? Red flag."

She pushes send before she looks over at Alex. "So, just to confirm, Mr. Sanchez-Lorenzo, the police failed to read your rights when they were arresting you at the marina the night your mother died?"

"Right," Alex nods back to her. "There were two officer's, one arrested Darryl as soon as they entered the building. The other rushed over and pronounced my mother as … dead…" he stops for a moment to collect himself, taking a drink before he looks back at the lawyer. "Then he told me I was under arrest. He didn't say anything else to me. It wasn't until I asked for a phone call that they even told me I had that right."

"I see," Danjiela told him. "Look, I will have to review the police records to confirm this but is the technicality that I need to get you off on all charges, Alex."

"Really? I'll be free from these charges…for good?" he asks in surprise.

"Leave it to me," she smiles. "I'll be in touch later today with the final update. But from my stance, you will be a free man."

From the entrance way, Chloe stands and watches the scene unfold in front of her. She arches her eyebrow wondering who the woman sitting with Alex is and what they are up too.

/\/\/\

About 10 minutes later, Chloe moves up to the table where Danjiela is wrapping things up and she sits across from her. Danjiela looks up with an arched eyebrow.

"May I help you with something?" the lawyer asks the younger woman.

"You're a lawyer, aren't you?" Chloe asks her back.

"I am. Why do you ask?"

"I…I saw you with Alex a little while ago," Chloe admits to her. "He's a friend of mine. I…I was hoping you could help me with something?"

"I'm not sure that I can help."

"It's just some legal advice," Chloe tells her. "Suppose a woman doesn't know who fathered her child. If the truth ever came out, who would have the most parental rights? The prospective father's or the mother?"

"I rarely give legal advice away for free," Danjiela purses her lips together. "But I'll make this exception for a pretty girl like yourself. First, don't sleep around without using protection. Second, the mother always has the most rights. Now, any other advice and you'll have to make an appointment and be able to afford my retainer fee."

Chloe watches as Danjiela leaves the table and she gets a sly grin on her face, thrilled by the news that she just got. She doesn't know what her next move is, but she doesn't care because, regardless, she will be the one that will be able to keep her baby.

"Hey, were you just talking to my lawyer?" Alex asks Chloe as he approaches the table, fresh from the restroom.

"I was just asking if she was finished with the table," Chloe lies to him. "I was hoping to get some food before I head to a doctors appointment. Hey, do you want to come with me?"

"I wish I could, but I have another commitment," Alex replies to her. "But please keep me posted about what is going on with the baby?"

"Of course," Chloe smiles back to him.

At the entrance of the restaurant, Cole and Lyzz stand in shock as they see Chloe and Alex together. They look at one another, wondering what their connection is and how they can find out the truth.

/\/\/\

Lyzz leaves the Café Tropical about thirty minutes later and sees Alex heading to the elevator in the lobby of the Barracuda Blue. She rushes towards the elevator and manages to sneak in before the door closes.

"That was close," Alex tells her.

"Yea, I saw you and wanted to talk to you," Lyzz admits to him before she pushes the emergency break button the elevator, causing it to stop going up.

"What the hell? Why did you do that?"

"We need time to speak," she tells him as they lock eyes. "First, what are you doing out of jail?"

"I made bail," he admits to her. "My lawyer believes I will get off on a technicality. I'm not sure how I feel about that."

"That's good news, no?"

Alex uneasily shrugs back to her. "At the end of the day, I did shoot my mother. I…I don't know how I will ever forgive myself."

"I'm sorry," Lyzz says back to him. "You and I, we've always been friends, Alex. I hope that can continue."

Alex gulps back to her as he knows that his release from jail will mean that he, and Orvilla, will keep Lyzz and her siblings out of Meccanica. "Of course. Surely this isn't what you wanted to talk to me about?"

"No, it wasn't," Lyzz chuckles. "It's about you and Chloe Peller. Are you two still dating? I saw you two together earlier."

"I'm not sure where we stand right now but there will be some changes for us both coming up."

"Changes, what do you mean?"

"Chloe is pregnant with my baby," Alex reveals to her as Lyzz gasps back in shock. "We are going to be parents together."

/\/\/\

About an hour later, Lyzz moves out on to the pool deck. Marco Belli sits in his lifeguard chair overlooking the activity on the pool deck and in the pool. Lyzz finds her gaze to a red-headed woman sitting under an umbrella in a neon yellow bikini. Next to the woman is a bottle of sparkling water. Lyzz removes her sunglasses as she spies Chloe enjoying a day at the pool.

"I thought you were fired from the Barracuda Blue," Lyzz hisses at her rival.

Chloe takes her sunglasses off and looks back at Lyzz. "I paid for a day pass. Are you saying my money is not good here?"

"The fact of the matter is," Lyzz purses her lips together. "I know your secret, Chloe. And you're not going to get away with this."

Chloe chuckles back to her. "I have no idea what you're talking about."

"I just spoke to Alex," Lyzz reveals to her. "I don't know if you know this, Chloe, but Alex and I, we are friends. He told me that he's going to be a father."

Chloe gulps heavily back to her as she slowly stands up from the pool lounger. "What the hell is wrong with you? Why are you always in my business?"

Lyzz chuckles back to her. "I care for Cole, and Alex, and the way you are manipulating them is disgusting," Lyzz spits back to her. "But this is over, Chloe. I'm telling Alex and Cole everything. They will never want to see you again when I'm done with you."

Chloe slaps Lyzz hard across the face. "I hate you! I fucking hate you!"

Lyzz holds cheek back in shock before she slaps Chloe back! "How dare you, I'm pregnant!"

Lyzz doesn't hold back. She slaps Chloe again! Chloe, then, grabs Lyzz's hair and starts to pull it. The two continue to fight as they get closer to the pool. Guests start to gasp and Marco starts to blow his whistle. It's too late, however, the fighting women get closer to the pool and they both fall into the water, causing a huge splash.

"Ugh, look what you've done!" Lyzz shrieks as she emerges from the water.

"You bitch!" Chloe hisses. "You're going to pay for this!"

"That's enough!" Marco shouts from the pool deck. "Both of you, out of the pool and get off the pool deck!"




	Written by: Dallas Walsh
	A new day has emerged in Maui and the sun is beating down creating another glorious, hot day. Orvilla sits behind her large desk at the Barracuda Blue reviewing some of the latest sale figures for the resort. She is pleasantly surprised by the revenue the resort has been bringing in lately; the downward spiral the resort had after the horrific joint party that Roboto and Rockwell Mining hosted a few years earlier has clearly left, which Orvilla is grateful for. The last thing she wanted was for the resort to have a bad reputation. "Everything I did worked like a charm," she smiles to herself, thinking about all of the added promotional ideas she had to keep people coming to the resort. "The Barracuda Blue is thriving and, of course, it's all under my leadership." She takes a sip of the black coffee that is next to her as her mind starts to wonder. It's been a couple of days since she went to the small, private medical clinic and requested a DNA test be completed. She ran the test against her niece, Lyzz Thornton, and Alejandro Sanchez-Lorenzo to confirm Alex's story that he is a Thornton. If it's true, then Alex's suggestion that he could help her retain control of Meccanica would be correct: he, as the eldest Thornton heir, would get control of the company, as per the stipulation in Samuel Thornton's will. "I should have heard about that damn test by now," she tells herself. "What the hell is taking them so long?" Before she can have another thought, her phone starts to ring. She picks up her phone. "Orvilla Anderson speaking," she says into the phone. "Oh, I was just thinking about you. You have been testing my patience with how long this test has been taking. Please tell me that you have the results?" There is a moment of silence. "And these results, they are 100% confirmed?" More silence. "Okay, thank you," she says before she hangs up the phone. "So, Aljandro, you were telling the truth. You are a Thornton after all. Perfect." /\/\/\ Downstairs in the Café Tropical, Lyzz and Cole Rockwell sit across from one another in the restaurant with some breakfast in front of them. Neither one slept very well the previous night as they were still reeling from Chloe Peller's revelation that she is pregnant with his child. "Can you help me understand something?' Lyzz asks before she takes a bite of her French toast. "I'll do my best," Cole replies to her before he takes a sip of his latte. "How did you and Chloe even get together?" she asks him quickly. "It's like I told you before," he sighs back to her as he looks into her eyes. "I thought that she was drugging you to keep you in your coma. I…I seduced her to find out the truth. It only happened once and it meant nothing, and I mean nothing, to me mean." "It only takes once," Lyzz whispers back to him. "Do you think that it's true? Do you think that Chloe is actually pregnant?" Cole shrugs back to her. "I have no idea but I don't know why Chloe would lie about this?" "I wouldn't put anything past that woman," Lyzz huffs back to him. "There's only one thing you can do Cole, you have to find out the truth. You have to find out if Chloe is really pregnant with your baby." /\/\/\ About thirty minutes later, Cole prepares to knock on the front door of Chloe's apartment door. He sighs to himself as he wonders if Chloe will be receptive to a pregnancy test. Deep down, he can't help but wonder if what Lyzz is claiming is true: could Chloe be lying about the baby? If so, what is her end game? Because, eventually, everyone would know the truth when she doesn't start to show or have a child in nine months. "There's only one way to find out," he tells himself as he knocks on the door. Shortly, Chloe opens the door and gets a smile on her face at the sight of her former lover standing in front of her. "Cole, hi, come in," she says allowing him to enter the small apartment. "I wasn't expecting you or I could have had breakfast ready for you." "Don't worry about that," Cole tells her as they face one another. "I ate at the Barracuda Blue before I came over." "Ah, well, what brings you by? Did you want to go over baby names? Or start planning the nursery?" Cole chuckles back to her. "You are eager to get started planning, huh?" "Of course, I am," she nods back to him as she puts her hand on her stomach. "Before we know it, this little one is going to be here, Cole. We are going to be parents!" "I need to ask you something," Cole tells her sternly. "You can ask me anything." "Are you really pregnant?" he asks her quickly. "Are you really carrying my baby?" "How could you even ask me that?" Chloe lashes out at him. "Of course I am!" "I need proof," he tells her as he pulls a pregnancy test out of his pocket. "I want you to take this pregnancy test, Chloe." "Fine, but you'll see that I am not lying," she grabs the box from his hand and rushes off to the bathroom. /\/\/\ 10 minutes later, Chloe emerges from the bathroom and moves back into the living room of her apartment. Cole stands up from the sofa and looks over at her. "Well, what did the test say?" he asks her. She passes it to him with a grin on her face. "It is positive," Chloe gloats back to him. "And here is the first test that I took. Is that the proof you needed, Cole? Does that settle this once and for all that I am pregnant?" Cole looks at the pregnancy test and realizes that it is positive. He gulps heavily wondering how Lyzz will feel now that he has confirmation. "Yes, you're pregnant," he whispers back to her. "We are going to be parents." /\/\/\ At the police station, Orvilla sits in a small room with one overly bright light. Next to her is a lawyer, Danjiela Tomic, whom she has hired to help with Alex's case. Once she got confirmation that Alex is, in fact, a Thornton, she knew that she had to act quickly to get him out of jail. "Are you absolutely positive that you have found a loophole that can get Alex out on bail?" Orvilla asks the blonde legal eagle. "Oh yes," she chuckles back to her. "The truth is, the police never questioned Alex about what happened right after the shooting. That is standard protocol. He will be released immediately." "This is why I keep you on retainer," Orvilla giggles back to her friend. "Thank you, Dani, as always." "My pleasure," Danijela replies to her. Just then, Alex comes into the waiting room so the women stand up. "What's going on?" Alex asks Orvilla. "I got the DNA test results back," Orvilla replies to him. "Your story is correct, Aljandro. Therefore, I have ensured that you've made bail." "What? You mean…you mean that I'm free from jail?" a stunned Alex asks her. "Free as a bird," Orvilla purses her lips together. "And now we can work together to ensure that we keep Meccanica. That is the most important thing." /\/\/\ Once he was freed from jail, Alex told Orvilla that he had to make a pit spot before he would return to the Barracuda Blue so they could start their plan to keep Meccanica. He pulls his SUV into the parking lot of the small apartment complex and parks in one of the free visitor parking stalls. One he is out of his SUV, he takes a deep breath, enjoying the feeling of the fresh air. After so many days of being in jail, he is trying to embrace and enjoy the smaller details, like fresh air. That being said, he is determined to speak to Chloe. He rushes into the apartment and up the stairs to Chloe's apartment, where he starts to knock on the front door. Chloe opens the door gasps at the sight in front of her. "Alex? What…what are you doing here? I thought you were in jail?" "I was," he nods back to her as he moves into the apartment. "But I made bail. I'm out of jal, and I am pretty sure that I will not be going back." "What a relief," Chloe replies to him. "How are you? I mean…sorry if that's a dumb question, but I can't imagine what you've been going through." "It's been hell," he admits to her. "I…I keep replaying the scene over and over in my head. I…look, I can't get into my mother's death right now. Not after what you told me when you came to see me in jail." Chloe nods back to him. "You mean that I'm pregnant? It's true, Alex. I am carrying your child." "I mean, look, I hope this doesn't come out the wrong way," Alex tells her. "But I'm going to need proof of this baby." "I figured as much," Chloe giggles to him. "I still have the pregnancy test that I took. Two of them, actually, because I wanted to be sure." She rushes off to the washroom to grab the pregnancy tests, suddenly realizing that the test that Cole forced her to take is making her story that much more realistic. The truth is, she has told both Cole and Alex that they are the father of her unborn child because she is hoping that one of them, or both of them, will start to take care of her, and the baby. After living pay cheque to pay cheque for years, she is hoping that this baby is her pay day. And once she gets enough money, she can find out who set her up for the stolen necklace at the Barracuda Blue; once she finds proof that she was set up, she plans to sue the resort for wrongful dismal, which will give her even more cash. "Here you go," she says as she comes back to the living room and passes Alex both pregnancy tests. "Both tests show that I am pregnant, Alex. I'm going to have your baby." Alex looks at the results and feels a mix of emotions. On one hand, he is thrilled that is going to be a father. But on the other hand, the idea of being a parent right now, while he just killed his own mother, is killing him. *** The following morning, Danjiela Tomic sits in the Café Tropical with Alex sitting across from her. They are reviewing the details of the his case but Danjiela can't help but be concerned as Alex is having a double Bloody Mary, despite it being very early in the morning. "Meeting with Alex this morning," she types into her phone as she writes a text message to Orvilla. "And he's drinking. Believe he will be set free this morning, but drinking at this hour? Red flag." She pushes send before she looks over at Alex. "So, just to confirm, Mr. Sanchez-Lorenzo, the police failed to read your rights when they were arresting you at the marina the night your mother died?" "Right," Alex nods back to her. "There were two officer's, one arrested Darryl as soon as they entered the building. The other rushed over and pronounced my mother as … dead…" he stops for a moment to collect himself, taking a drink before he looks back at the lawyer. "Then he told me I was under arrest. He didn't say anything else to me. It wasn't until I asked for a phone call that they even told me I had that right." "I see," Danjiela told him. "Look, I will have to review the police records to confirm this but is the technicality that I need to get you off on all charges, Alex." "Really? I'll be free from these charges…for good?" he asks in surprise. "Leave it to me," she smiles. "I'll be in touch later today with the final update. But from my stance, you will be a free man." From the entrance way, Chloe stands and watches the scene unfold in front of her. She arches her eyebrow wondering who the woman sitting with Alex is and what they are up too. /\/\/\ About 10 minutes later, Chloe moves up to the table where Danjiela is wrapping things up and she sits across from her. Danjiela looks up with an arched eyebrow. "May I help you with something?" the lawyer asks the younger woman. "You're a lawyer, aren't you?" Chloe asks her back. "I am. Why do you ask?" "I…I saw you with Alex a little while ago," Chloe admits to her. "He's a friend of mine. I…I was hoping you could help me with something?" "I'm not sure that I can help." "It's just some legal advice," Chloe tells her. "Suppose a woman doesn't know who fathered her child. If the truth ever came out, who would have the most parental rights? The prospective father's or the mother?" "I rarely give legal advice away for free," Danjiela purses her lips together. "But I'll make this exception for a pretty girl like yourself. First, don't sleep around without using protection. Second, the mother always has the most rights. Now, any other advice and you'll have to make an appointment and be able to afford my retainer fee." Chloe watches as Danjiela leaves the table and she gets a sly grin on her face, thrilled by the news that she just got. She doesn't know what her next move is, but she doesn't care because, regardless, she will be the one that will be able to keep her baby. "Hey, were you just talking to my lawyer?" Alex asks Chloe as he approaches the table, fresh from the restroom. "I was just asking if she was finished with the table," Chloe lies to him. "I was hoping to get some food before I head to a doctors appointment. Hey, do you want to come with me?" "I wish I could, but I have another commitment," Alex replies to her. "But please keep me posted about what is going on with the baby?" "Of course," Chloe smiles back to him. At the entrance of the restaurant, Cole and Lyzz stand in shock as they see Chloe and Alex together. They look at one another, wondering what their connection is and how they can find out the truth. /\/\/\ Lyzz leaves the Café Tropical about thirty minutes later and sees Alex heading to the elevator in the lobby of the Barracuda Blue. She rushes towards the elevator and manages to sneak in before the door closes. "That was close," Alex tells her. "Yea, I saw you and wanted to talk to you," Lyzz admits to him before she pushes the emergency break button the elevator, causing it to stop going up. "What the hell? Why did you do that?" "We need time to speak," she tells him as they lock eyes. "First, what are you doing out of jail?" "I made bail," he admits to her. "My lawyer believes I will get off on a technicality. I'm not sure how I feel about that." "That's good news, no?" Alex uneasily shrugs back to her. "At the end of the day, I did shoot my mother. I…I don't know how I will ever forgive myself." "I'm sorry," Lyzz says back to him. "You and I, we've always been friends, Alex. I hope that can continue." Alex gulps back to her as he knows that his release from jail will mean that he, and Orvilla, will keep Lyzz and her siblings out of Meccanica. "Of course. Surely this isn't what you wanted to talk to me about?" "No, it wasn't," Lyzz chuckles. "It's about you and Chloe Peller. Are you two still dating? I saw you two together earlier." "I'm not sure where we stand right now but there will be some changes for us both coming up." "Changes, what do you mean?" "Chloe is pregnant with my baby," Alex reveals to her as Lyzz gasps back in shock. "We are going to be parents together." /\/\/\ About an hour later, Lyzz moves out on to the pool deck. Marco Belli sits in his lifeguard chair overlooking the activity on the pool deck and in the pool. Lyzz finds her gaze to a red-headed woman sitting under an umbrella in a neon yellow bikini. Next to the woman is a bottle of sparkling water. Lyzz removes her sunglasses as she spies Chloe enjoying a day at the pool. "I thought you were fired from the Barracuda Blue," Lyzz hisses at her rival. Chloe takes her sunglasses off and looks back at Lyzz. "I paid for a day pass. Are you saying my money is not good here?" "The fact of the matter is," Lyzz purses her lips together. "I know your secret, Chloe. And you're not going to get away with this." Chloe chuckles back to her. "I have no idea what you're talking about." "I just spoke to Alex," Lyzz reveals to her. "I don't know if you know this, Chloe, but Alex and I, we are friends. He told me that he's going to be a father." Chloe gulps heavily back to her as she slowly stands up from the pool lounger. "What the hell is wrong with you? Why are you always in my business?" Lyzz chuckles back to her. "I care for Cole, and Alex, and the way you are manipulating them is disgusting," Lyzz spits back to her. "But this is over, Chloe. I'm telling Alex and Cole everything. They will never want to see you again when I'm done with you." Chloe slaps Lyzz hard across the face. "I hate you! I fucking hate you!" Lyzz holds cheek back in shock before she slaps Chloe back! "How dare you, I'm pregnant!" Lyzz doesn't hold back. She slaps Chloe again! Chloe, then, grabs Lyzz's hair and starts to pull it. The two continue to fight as they get closer to the pool. Guests start to gasp and Marco starts to blow his whistle. It's too late, however, the fighting women get closer to the pool and they both fall into the water, causing a huge splash. "Ugh, look what you've done!" Lyzz shrieks as she emerges from the water. "You bitch!" Chloe hisses. "You're going to pay for this!" "That's enough!" Marco shouts from the pool deck. "Both of you, out of the pool and get off the pool deck!"