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Beth knew it was a matter of time before Rio and his gang were done using her for their own benefit. She was still waiting for Mr. Fitzpatrick to respond to her text messages. She wants this to be over so she can go back to her normal life. But, for right now she has to deal with working with Rio. She would have to get Boland Bubbles up and running all by herself.
After the meeting with Mick, she knew Rio would want to know how the business was going. Beth didn't even know what she was getting herself into when she stole all of the spas and told Rio that they could wash their money through a hot tub place. The following day, Beth texted Rio to see if he could help her get the spas back.The next day, Rio and his boys met up with Beth to get the spas.
They drove her to a location that she did not recognize. After, loading all of the spas in the moving truck. They headed back to Boland bubbles and got the place looking like no one ever stole anything. Beth was getting tired and told Rio if they were good for the day.He just nodded his head. While driving home, she knew that she wouldn’t have any furniture back yet. She pulled into the driveway of her house and ‘sighed’ .
She unbuckled her seatbelt and got out of the car. She was having a terrible flashback to the night where she thought Rio was at her house to kill her. In reality, it was just her neighbor walking his dog. She still feels the same way she did that night. After, all she's been through, she can't live like this anymore. She was afraid of what would happen next.
Beth finally reached the front door of her house. She reached into her purse and pulled her keys out.The keys felt a little bit lighter. It might feel a little bit different since she took off some keychains and got a new lanyard.The lanyard was all black and had a letter B on it for Beth . She wanted to get inside and erase how terrible the day was for her. She put her key in and turned the doorknob. Beth stepped into her empty house thanks to Rio for wiping her clean.The first thing she saw was how the kitchen island was completely empty.
She closed the door behind her and locked it. She went into the kitchen and wanted to make sure all of the doors and windows were closed. Walking in her empty home made her so angry, sad and depressed. She missed having her kids home but knew the kids were safe at Judith’s house.The kids haven't been at the house since Rio took all of their furniture.
After the walkthrough of Boland bubble that he had with Beth. Rio received a text message from Julio Sanchez. It was his big boss that called all of the shots.This is going to be very bad, he thought to himself. The only time he would reach out via text message was when something big was going to happen. In Rio's mind, he thought maybe it's not going to be that bad. He shook his head and was almost thinking of not looking at the message but he knew better.
The message read “you still owe me but here's a chance to erase your debt. I need you to bring Beth Boland to me ASAP. I need to have a little chat with her. Bring her to the warehouse. Make sure she doesn't know where you are taking her. See you soon".
How is he going to get Beth to come with him? All he could think of was that he would have to kidnap her again. He learned last time not to put a bag over her head but he has no choice. Before heading out, he grabbed his gun and tape.He got into his car. Before he left his house he texted her. He made his way to Beth’s house.
Before heading to bed, she hopped into the shower. She felt so dirty and sweaty after doing all of that heavy lifting to get the spas into the moving truck and into the store. She turned the faucet off and stepped out. She was drying herself off when she saw a text message that she didn’t recognize. Her hands were shaking, she took a deep breath and opened it. The message said "Meet me in your backyard in five minutes. Don't try anything stupid before I get there. From R". Beth knows better than to call the cops or try to run from this unusual meeting at this time of night. She knows better to question him when he still has that gun over her head as an incentive. Beth threw on a pair of jeans, a shirt and a sweatshirt.
Five minutes had passed, she took her phone and placed it in the back pocket of her jeans. When she reached outside, all she saw was a shadow but she knew it was him. Rio got off the table and started walking toward her. Beth said "what do you want". Rio knew what he was doing there but knew he couldn't tell her even if he wanted too. He said "you owe me so do not try to be dumb" it does not suit you. She was getting a little bit frustrated now. All she could say is "I’m not playing dumb. I just want to know why this couldn't wait until morning or when I got to Boland Bubbles".
Once again Beth was testing him. With a shift in his tone, "you don't get to decide when I show up or when I get my money or even to change the drop off time.Remember that you put three bullets into me. You should be dead right now but you aren't. You have debts to pay for what you did and this might be one way to redeem yourself". Beth was searching his eye to see what he was planning. Rio was good at hiding things from her or tries his best to keep his mask on when he is with her. Clearing his throat, he says “enough chit chat” we need to go. Beth was getting scared and nervous. She should be because this won't be a normal car ride for her. She was thinking of ways to get out of this situation. Rio spotted that and said "Don't even think about it. Now turn around, Elizabeth".