Meeting (Liza)

[Haley Vaughn Santos]

Haley arrived at Chandler Enterprises. It had been about eight years since she had been here. She knew her father wasn't running the place anymore. She had called Liza, and asked her to meet her at Chandler Enterprises, even though she left out what she wanted to meet with her about. The security guard let her through, when she proved that she was the daughter of Adam Chandler. She headed up towards the Board room, and walked in. She did see a woman there, who was in a business suit, so apparently she worked here. "Excuse me..My name is Haley Santos. I am Adam Chandler's daughter." she said as she extended her hand.

"Ahh, yes, I have heard many great things about you, Ms. Santos. Your father has been such an inspiration to me" she said with a smile.

"Well, that is my father. He tends to be an inspiration to many, when it comes to the business world.." she said as she sat down in one of the chairs. "I am actually here meeting Liza Colby.." she said looking to the woman.

"Liza? Well, it has been a long time since I have seen her, but tell her, Johanna Kirk said hi..I am sorry, but I have to run, but it was nice meeting you, Ms. Santos, and tell your father I said I miss him.." she said as she walked out of the room, and left Haley by herself. She then texted Liza to let her know that she was here, and in the Board room, waiting for her.

[Liza Colby]

Liza had gotten a call from Haley, wanting to meet with her at Chandler Enterprises, so on her lunch break, she took the woman up on her offer. She walked in & let the receptionist know she was here for Haley, & once she checked in, she received a text & found her way to the board room where she greeted the woman.

"Hello Haley! It has been so long..." she said with a smile, walking over to see her. She shook her hand & then sat down. "I'm very curious to find out what this meeting is about, but I wanted to let you know first that I only have an hour until I have to be back at work, so if you need more time, we can meet up later on," she said with a friendly grin.

[Haley Vaughn Santos]

"It is very good to see you...Liza. Well, this might take longer, but we can finish up later when you have to go, but this is very important. I got a call yesterday from someone claiming that Uncle Stuart was alive." she said as she then looked away. "This person was calling from Seattle, Washington. Now you and I both know that Stuart loves the wilderness. He loves to hike and fish. What if this is true. What if my Uncle Stuart is alive?" she asked as she shook her head to the woman. She then stood up, and looked over to Liza.

"I didn't know who else to call, and I certianly didnt want to call your mother and get her hopes up, and since dad is out of town, well, I knew I could turn to you.." she said as she walked around the long table.

[Liza Colby]

Liza took in what Haley was saying, & she couldn't believe it. "How long has it been since you've talked to Adam? I'm only asking because I know what he went through after he realized what he had done to Stuart..." Liza explained, not wanting to upset her, but also wanting to make this clear that Stuart might not be alive.

She then sighed. "But if you have talked to him, are you sure that your source was reliable? It wasn't someone just trying to upset you... because without proof, you can't be certain, Haley. You can't set your mind on this because it'll end up hurting you if it's not real."

[Haley Vaughn Santos]

"I'm not a hundred percent sure Liza, but if there is a possiblity, I think we need to look into it, don't you think? I mean, why now? Why, after all of this time since we all thought he was killed, why now is it that this has just suddenly come up?" she asked looking over to Liza as she took a seat at the table. "Look, I was told that I needed to fly out to Seattle tomorrow and meet with this guy who apparently knows something. I think I should go..." she said as she set her hands on the table.

"I mean there is no harm in looking into it, and Marian doesn't need to know unless its good news..so I think I'm going to go.." she said as she looked over to Liza, who seemed to not be convinced about Stuart being alive.

[Liza Colby]

Liza shrugged slightly. "I don't know, Haley. I don't know why anyone would wait, but I'm also not sure if this is a trap or not..." she continued, looking up at the very determined woman who seemed to have already made up her mind.

Liza then nodded, "Okay, but you need to be safe, Haley. Can you check in with me, please? I... I don't know; I guess I just can't believe any of this is real because I went to the funeral. I saw what it did to your father... I saw what happened to Scott & to my mother. It's just horrible, & if someone is playing a joke..." she said, feeling angry tears come to her eyes. She shook her head & blinked quickly, getting rid of the imminent water works. "I just want to make sure this is real, Haley, so if you do go, promise you'll call & let me know you're safe?" she asked.

[Haley Vaughn Santos]

"Look, trust me. I will becareful, and as soon as I know something, I will call you" she said reassuringly. "I can take care of myself, believe me. I have dealt with enough psychos to know what to do.." she said with a grin. "But you are right, if someone is playing some sick game, then that is an issue right there, and if it is a sick game that someone is playing with us, then we need to find out who it is anyways, before they reach Marian, if that is the case." she said as she reached across the table and grabbed Liza's hand. "But try not to worry about this Liza, because I am sure you got enough on your plate to deal with.." she said as she then let go of her hand.

"Even though you and my dad are not together, we are still family, so I will get to the bottom of this..I promise!" Haley reassured her.

[Liza Colby]

Liza gave Haley a smile. It was nice that someone thought of her as family. "Thank you, Haley. I appreciate you wanting to keep me updated. It really means a lot. We are still a family, & I'm so glad that you're in Pine Valley & that you want to do this... even if it isn't concrete evidence, it's something & you have to follow your gut instincts," Liza explained, knowing she would do the same thing if she felt it was appropriate.

"Let's just hope we get this figured out soon," she said, shaking her head a bit, wondering why this was happening. Why now? Why did someone wait so long if Stuart really was alive?

[Haley Vaughn Santos]

"Well, like I said before, I am going to do whatever takes to look into this.." she said as she then stood up. "Well, I must be going. I need to get ready for my trip for tomorrow, and as soon as I arrive in Seattle, I will call you.." she said as she pulled Liza into a hug. "Don't worry, I will be fine.." she said, as she then patted her back, and looked back to her, before she walked out of the board room, and then out of the building.

She was going to get to the bottom of this whole Stuart thing, and she was going to get answers, no matter how long it took.