More Scandal:

Simone’s Notes:

How does a scandal start? It starts with something small and forbidden. Then, the small thing gets bigger and bigger. Then, the gossip comes in. Soon, the gossip gets blown out of proportion. Many people get hurt along the way. Lives are destroyed. Careers are taken away. Money is completely wasted. Everything goes down this drain called scandal.

Derek walked into the hospital again the next morning. He had brought a bouquet of flowers for Erin. They had a great time last night. The woman was actually happy to let her hair down and be happy for once. The lt. loved her beautiful smile and decided to try and see it more often. Derek hoped that their friendship would evolve into something more. She even let him meet her six-year-old son, Dylan. The boy was uneasy around his mother’s new friend. It was natural of a young boy whose father was “sick.” “Don’t worry,” Erin reassured. “He’ll warm up to you soon.” “I hope so,” her male friend replied. Yes, everything was looking good for Erin and Derek so far. Even though things were going great for the blossoming couple, there was still a problem. Derek’s friends kept criticizing his friendship with the wife because of her comatose husband. The lt. would just shrug them off and say, “Nothing is going on between us!” But sadly, they never bought it!

Derek had almost made it to Major General Salter’s room when he heard loud begging. The lt. turned to see Don with Jessie yet again. This time he had a big wad of money in his hand. “If you don’t want me, at least take the money for Sammy!” the lt. pleaded to his eye of affection. “Why should I?” the nurse snapped. “You’re just trying to buy my affection again!” “I’m trying to be a good father!” Don pleaded. “I want to be there for you and Sammy!” Jessie tried not to laugh. “Why do you even care?” she asked. “Sammy and I have been doing fine on our own! So keep your stupid money and piss off!” Then, nurse stormed off back to work. Don hung his head in defeat again. Derek walked over to him in sympathy. The other lt. looked up at him. “Still no luck?” Bailey asked. “Nope!” Mitchell answered. Silence passed between them quickly.

Then, Don noticed the flowers in Derek’s hand. “And who are those for?” he asked his fellow lt. Bailey looked down at his flowers. “Erin,” he answered. Don’s face became grimmer. “Dude,” he spoke up. “Her husband is still in a coma!” “I know that!” Derek replied. “That doesn’t mean she can’t get out and live more often!” Mitchell shook his head at that statement. “What?” Bailey asked aloud. “You have been taking her out for days!” Don pointed out. “And?” his friend asked. The lt. drew in a deep breath. “People are starting to talk! They are suspecting something between you guys!” he said at last. “So?” the other lt. replied. “Let them talk! Nothing is happening between us!” “Yet!” Don argued. Right then, the other lt. became annoyed. “You know what?” he snapped. “I don’t need this! I have a friend to visit!” Then, Derek stormed off past his friend to Major General Salter’s room while clutching the flowers tightly in his hand. Don watched him head off. “You’ll lead her to adultery soon!” he snapped. Then, he went off to find Jessie again.

Meanwhile, the phone rang at the Gates residence. Monique had just come out of the shower when she heard it. So, she dried herself off and hurried to her and husband’s bedroom. “Gates residence!” Monique answered. “What are you wearing?” a man asked sounding like drunk British man. “Uh… white towel. I just came out of the shower. Why?” the woman asked in confusion. “Ooo! That’s sexy!” the man replied. “Do you like it from the back or in your mouth?” “WHAT?!?” Monique asked in disgusted shock. “Do you like big dicks?” the man asked her. “Who the hell are you?!?” the woman screamed out. Then, she had a zipper unzipping on the other line. “Did you just unzip your pants?!?” Monique yelled out. “No!” the British man slurred out. “GROSS!!!” she yelled out. Then, she hung up the phone lighting fast. Right then, her husband rushed into the room. “Dear, what’s wrong?” Judd asked. Monique quickly looked up. “Some pervert just called me!” she answered in a sick voice. Judd rushed forward and held her tightly. “It’s okay dear,” he said softly. “I’m here now.” His wife just trembled in his arms.

From a pay phone downtown, Jez hung up the phone smiling. “The plan is working!” the priest thought. “Pretty soon, she’ll be overwhelmed and they’ll be fighting! Then I’ll step in.” He had come up with a way to break up Monique and Judd. The priest decided to call Mrs. Gates up everyday and ask her vulgar questions while playing the concerned friend. Jez grinned to himself coldly. This was just too perfect. And the best part was that the calls couldn’t be traced because he would be calling her from different pay phones around the city! “I will have Monique in my bed pretty soon!” he thought. Then, the priest headed back to the base.

Nathan was walking down the hall in Central Headquarters when he heard someone whisper to him. The major slowly turned his head to see Alli staring at him. She was grinning at him in like a female dog in heat. The girl had on white short shorts and a tight teal halter top. Her blonde hair was pulled back into a short ponytail. “Hello there, major!” she called seductively. Nathan walked over to her in slight worry. “Alli?” he asked. “What are you doing here?” The girl stepped forward in a sexy little sway. “I came to see you of course!” she replied. Nathan’s face became pale. “Now?” he asked. “Yes, now!” his girlfriend exclaimed. The major looked around nervously. “B-But…. But….” he stammered out. Alli lightly put her finger to his lips. “Don’t worry!” she whispered. “Dad doesn’t suspect a thing and everyone else is too busy to care. So, we’re in the clear!” Oh, her words were so hot! The major just nodded in sweet defeat. His girlfriend smiled back at him. “Good!” she replied softly. “Meet me in the bathroom!” Then, she headed down the hall. Nathan was under her spell just like that in seconds. He quickly trailed after her in a rush.

At the hospital, Derek left General Salter’s room with a smile on his face. Mustang noticed that and walked over to him. “Lt. Bailey!” the brigadier general called out. Derek looked up at Roy with his smile. “Morning, general!” he called. Mustang raised an eyebrow at him. “May I ask why you are so happy for leaving General Salter’s room?” The lt. kept smiling at him. “I just accepted a dinner date with Erin!” he answered happily. Mustang frowned at him just like Don did. “Is her husband coming with you?” he asked sarcastically. The lt. frowned back at him coldly at that remark. “Very funny!” he mumbled under his breath. “I know you shouldn’t be talking,” Derek thought coldly. “Mr. I-Got-Dumped-By-a-Woman-That-I-Rarely-Notice-Except-for-Work-Reasons-and-Go-and-Screw-Around-with-Other-Women-Now-I-Am-Wallowing-in-Self-Pity-Because-She-Dumped-Me-for-Another-Man!” He really wished he could say that to his face. But instead, Bailey smiled and replied, “Good day, sir!” Then, Derek headed right down the hall. Mustang watched after him. He still hadn’t fully gotten over Riza dumping him for someone else. Even though brigadier acted like he did, nobody really bought it anymore! Brigadier general French (she passed her evaluation perfectly), Tawny, and the nurses weren’t helping either! The general sighed to himself and went to find more nurses to flirt with.

Jez walked by the Gates’ house when he noticed Monique sitting on the porch alone. She looked really upset. The priest grinned to himself coldly. “Perfect!” he thought evilly. “Now to open up part two of my plan!” Then, Jez put on his sympathetic face and walked down the stone path. Monique slowly looked up. The priest stood there in front of her with a caring smile. “Father Darwin!” Mrs. Gates exclaimed. “It’s you!” Jez lightly touched her shoulder. “Just call me Jez,” he replied. “What’s wrong? You seem worried about something.” Monique looked away in worry. “It’s nothing, Jez!” she said quickly. Then, the false priest sat down beside of her. “Aw, come on,” he encouraged. “You come tell me. It’ll be confidential!” Monique hesitated at first. Then, she drew in a deep breath and said, “Some perverted called my house this morning!” Jez acted genuinely shocked. “Oh no!” he replied. The wife nodded. “He kept asking me vulgar questions!” she went on. “And…and…” The poor woman couldn’t bring herself to say it and looked away embarrassed. Jez lightly turned her face to him. “It’s okay,” he whispered. “You can tell me.” The wife froze at first. Then she said, “He unzipped his pants on the phone!” Then, Monique broke down crying. Jez hugged her in his arms as he smirked to himself coldly. “Aw, don’t worry dear,” he said sympathetically. “I am here for you!”

Yasmine just happened to be walking by the Gates’ house when she saw Jez hugging on Monique. Suspicion filled her quickly. “What is he plotting now?” the hunter thought harshly. Yas decided to stay around and listen in. She quietly crept off to the side in order not to be seen. Jez stayed there for what felt like hours. Finally, the priest rose to his feet and began to leave. Yasmine began to follow behind in silence. When the priest made it to the curb out of sight from the wife, Yas rushed up behind him and grabbed him tightly. Jez tried to act shocked. “Miss!” he yelled out in surprise. “What are you doing?!?” “Save it, Jez!” Yasmine snapped. “I don’t know what you are plotting, but if Monique and Judd divorce because of you, I will not hesitate to kill you for free!” The priest grinned to himself coldly. “It’s a pity that Steven doesn’t know about those rope burns on your wrists and tattoos all over your body! Pity if I slipped and told him your past!” he remarked. The hunter held him tighter to her. “I’m warning you!” she hissed again. “If something happens to them, you are dead!” Then, Yas let go of him and they went their separate ways.

Nathan felt out of bathroom stall panting in bliss. That time was the part. Sex with Alli just kept getting better and better. She was an energetic little thing in the sexual world. Sure, Breadley’s daughter was young but she sure knew how to please a man! The girl knew every trick in the bedroom, and then some! Lee was proud to be sleeping with her! The secrecy just made things even better! “A man can get used to this!” he said aloud. “Get used to what?” he heard someone ask. The major quickly looked up and saw Havoc looking down at him. He had his usual cigarette hanging out of his mouth as he did so. Nathan’s joy quickly became worry. The lt. had already caught them once. But, that time he was merciful. What would it be this time? “Oh shit!” he thought. “Now what do I do?” “Havoc!” he exclaimed aloud. “What a nice surprise!” Then, he quickly pulled his pants back up and zipped them up. The lt. instantly put two and two together. “Where’s Alli?” he asked. The major looked at him blankly. “What do you mean?” he asked. Jean just walked over to the open stall and peeked inside. Alli was pulling her panties back up when she saw him. “Uh… hi lt. ….” she said nervously. Havoc looked at them both and shook his head. This was a sorry sight to behold!

“I keep trying to break it off with her!” Nathan said to Havoc at last. Both men were outside of the building talking. “So?” Jean asked. “What keeps stopping you?” The major looked away in shame. “The sex.” he mumbled. “Oh,” the lt. replied. “I see.” Both men sat on the ground in silence. “What am I going to do?” Lee asked in distress. Havoc shrugged. “I don’t know,” he answered. “Keep trying, I guess.” “It’s not that easy!” Nathan said. “She has ways of making me stay with her. That’s the way it’s been for three years now!” The lt. turned to him in complete shock. “Three years?!?” he asked aloud. “You mean she was fifteen when you first slept with her?!?” The major nodded. “She still keeps with me ever since.” Nathan concluded. “Then,” Jean finished in disturbed shock. “I don’t really know what to tell you!” Then, both men sat in silence again.

Derek, Mustang, Don, Jessie, and Daphine were all in the cafeteria eating lunch. Derek sat by himself as he ate. The others were whispering about him and Erin. This had become common since they first went out together. For days, Bailey had just sat on it and carried on with life. But now, that was becoming difficult to do. The lt. clinched the fork in his hand tightly. “One more comment about Erin and I and I’ll loose it!” he thought bitterly. “Does he have any respect for her husband?” Jessie asked the group. “I know,” Daphine replied. “He could at least wait until the husband died.” “I think it’s tasteless!” Mustang replied. “Yes it is!” Don summed up. Derek threw down his fork. That did it! Enough was enough! If he and Erin were going to get anyway with their relationship, the talking about them would have to stop now! He rose to his feet and turned to him. The group all went quiet when they saw Derek glaring at them crossly.

“You know what,” he snapped in rage. “Shut up, shut up, shut up and shut up, okay? Who the hell are all of you to give me relationship advice when your own love lives are screwed up?!?” All you do is bitch about your relationships all day long!” He turned to Mustang. “And you know what glare all you want Flame Alchemist, okay, because I'm not afraid of you,” the lt. snapped at the brigadier general. “‘Oh no, Hawkeye’s dumped me for another man!’ That must be so hard for General Delusional Sex God, isn't it? All of the women want me! Well, I’ve got news for you, general! You’re not the first man to get dumped by a woman! And by the way you’ve been acting; I don’t blame Riza for leaving your tragic ass for somebody possibly better than you! It’s over between you and her! So stop wallowing in self-pity and find yourself another woman!” Then, he turned to Don. “And you,” he Derek barked. “Do you honestly think that begging is to change Jessie’s mind just like that? The woman wants stability, not just some empty promises just so you could get back in her bed!” Next was Jessie herself. “And you, you selfish little cow!” the lt. snapped. “Do you know how many single mothers would kill to have the father of their child actually care and try to be a part of their kid’s lives? You should be grateful and let Don be in Sammy’s life!” Finally, there was Daphine. “And you!” he snapped. “What the hell gets you the God given right to spread about how bad a guy is in bed?!? Let that be his little secret!!!” Now, it was time to wrap it all up. “Honestly, the only thing that gives me comfort you guys is while I'm sitting at home staring at the ceiling just wishing that I had someone to talk to, is knowing that none of you idiots realize how lucky you are!” he yelled. And with that, the talk was officially dead. Everyone sat there in complete silence. Derek stormed out of the cafeteria to look for Erin again.

That evening, Syd and Ella sat on the porch of their house. They were having drinks as usual. “So it has begun.” Ella said. “Yasmine will finally get revenge on Trent for almost killing her and killing her son.” Syd took a drink from his Jack Daniels. “Only,” he spoke up. “Her son is still alive!” His bird swallowed her red wine in shock and turned to him. “Are you serious?” she asked in stunned. “Does Yasmine know?” Syd turned to Ella with another open bottle of Jack Daniels. “No, she has no idea,” he answered. His bird glared at him. “But why didn’t you turn her?!?” she snapped. “Because,” the bloke replied. “I need her focused on this job and if it means omitting some personal details to her, so be it!” “And happens when she learns that her son is still alive?” the bird hissed at him. Syd just shrugged and took another sip of his Jack Daniels. Ella rolled her eyes as she took another sip of her red wine. “He still doesn’t understand that Yas is a deity and not a dog!” she thought annoyed.