start scene leaving police station.
he and Finley looked at the latest posts.
I’m extremely disappointed in @JasonLocke. He’s being so shortsighted.
This is a phase. I have faith that @JasonLocke will come to his senses and realize I’m the only one for him.
Destiny has determined @JasonLocke is my mate. He just doesn’t realize it yet.
Soon @JasonLocke will SEE me and we’ll be together, like we were always meant to be.
Any day now, all obstacles between me and @JasonLocke will be eliminated.
No one wants forever with a whore.
“She called me a w-h-o-r-e?” She spelled questionable words when Aria was within hearing distance. “I mean, sticks and stones and all that, but still.”
“Andrea thinks we should go to the police,” he told her. “Just to be on the safe side.”
“I was going to tell you the same thing. They might have some advice for us on how to proceed.”
Unfortunately, they said their hands were tied. The court would not issue a restraining order unless presented with evidence that identified Tara as @RoxieLuvsJason or @PFlanders.
He was distracted and unsure whether or not they should go to the police or not with their suspicions. He imagined them laughing at him and then word getting out that he was a fraidy cat. These days anything could become “newsworthy,” and the Barracudas would not appreciate a slander lawsuit should Tara decide to consult an avaricious lawyer.
HAVE HER SHOW JASON SHE’S GOOD AT MARTIAL ARTS. MAYBE IN FRONT OF THE TEAM?
While Jason was at practice, Finley got to work examining the social media posts for clues. After Jason told her about the pocketknife, Finley realized she should never have gone along with Jason’s original assessment that the stalker was nothing more than a kooky fan.
And yet, maybe that’s really how Tara started. Finley was no psychologist, but she didn’t think stalker fans sprang into being, already obsessed. They probably became more and more manic and delusional, over time. And after reading all forty-eight of the posts, she became convinced she was right. Unfortunately, she found nothing to directly incriminate Tara.
She then perused the posts by @PFlanders, the person suspected of being a sock puppet account for @RoxieLuvsJason. These were definitely more aggressive.
@BritLocke doesn’t deserve @JasonLocke. After she has the baby, I hope she walks in front of a bus.
@BritLocke is GONE! Hallelujah. @JasonLocke now you’re mine. Your baby needs a new mama and she’s RIGHT HERE.
She is leaving the house and Tara is driving by, music blaring from the open window. It’s Cell Block Tango from Chicago.
THANK JAMI, KELLY, KIM, Emily Bunney, Danielle Holmes, Cally Wright
REALLY AMP UP THE EMOTION AT THE CEREMONY AND THE PUCK DROP.
Black moment: Jason is told they’re making a change next season. Hart will be captain. He’s gutted. Why even go to the 1000 celebration? What’s the point?
JASON TELLS FINLEY I THINK YOU WERE RIGHT BECAUSE SHE HAS A POCKETKNIFE AND SHE WAS ACTING WEIRD. You need to be on your guard. You’re the target. She wants what you have, which is me.
WHAT DOES FINLEY FIND WHEN SHE INVESTIGATES THE POSTS. SHE’LL FIND SOMETHING CONNECTING TARA AND THE STALKER’S POSTS. THEY APPROACH POLICE.
HE INVITES HER TO THE CEREMONY AND IT’S A MOMENT.
He ends up treating her like a nanny with benefits.
Tara plans to kidnap Aria because that way no one gets hurt. Aria still lives with some rich family who wants a healthy white baby. Finley gets fired because she didn’t protect her charge. Way is clear for Tara.
Jason’s being recognized for some achievement and that’s why finley’s there with the baby for the pregame presentation. Goal so everyone is up and cheering. the wags are distracted. Tara takes the baby. Finley is coming down the opposite stairs that Tara is going up. She tells the wags to call 911 and she goes after Tara at the parking lot where she said she always parks for games. JASON is notified on the bench that Aria’s been taken.
she tries to run her over and clips her. Jason has to go to the hospital after the game. dislocated shoulder?
SEED IN MORE MENTIONS OF HER READING (JASON’S TOO) AND YOUTUBE AND HER PROGRESS.
ADD A MENTION OF JASON FEELING AMBIVALENT ABOUT HIS AWARD. WOULD THE CROWD EVEN APPLAUD?
CHANGE: SEX BEING BAD FOR FINLEY UNTIL JASON.
TIMELINE: STALKER IS A THREAT TO FINLEY. SO BETTER TO KEEP IT ON THE DOWN LOW. HE TELLS HER THAT BUT IT STILL RANKLES. ON THE ALL STAR WEEKEND THEY GO AWAY SOMEWHERE EXOTIC WHERE NO ONE KNOWS ABOUT HOCKEY. False high.
SOMEONE POSTS ABOUT their trip AND TARA SEES IT. then she starts being more aggressive and threatening.
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Does brit ever come back or make contact? Maybe she convinces him he needs to take the stalker more seriously. He feels a bit guilty that he coesn’t feel wrose that she’s gone. They were on the erocks for so long that when she cut things off, it was sort of a relief.
“You’re so beautiful,” he told her again. She’d revealed that no one had told her that before and although that seemed hard to believe, she had no reason to lie. He resolved to tell her that every day until she believed it.
Does she later tell him those aren’t angels?
#nailingthenanny
MAKE IT SO FINLEY RESPONDS TO THE TROLLS BACK IN ENGLAND. THAT WAY LATER SHE CAN PULL A WENBERG WIFE THING AND JUST MAKE A STATEMENT.
SHE LEARNS THAT SHE’S STRONGER THAN PUBLIC OPINION, ESPECIALLY WITH JASON AT HER SIDE.
IS THERE ENOUGH HOCKEY?
Near the end, another nanny comes forward about Alan. Finley is brought back into the scandal to tell her side again. Her written account, which had been submitted to the police, had never been released to the public and the new nanny’s account is almost identical. Finley is vindicated.
He couldn’t allow her to retroactively interfere in his life any more than she already had. He’d brought the piano out of storage for a reason and there was literally no good reason not to play right now for Finley.
Could it be due to Brit’s gradual, hurtful rejection of his music and therefore, him? Could be. Probably. If he really thought about it, for him, that realization had been a turning point in their marriage. But then, after making it clear she didn’t want to be a mom, she’d allowed herself to get pregnant because he wanted kids so badly. Their relationship had been so fucked up. She’d loved him enough to have a baby for him, but not enough to stay.
Go back and have him tell Brit after Finley goes and tells the neighbors.
Nailing the nanny is a phrase to use in the blurb.
Finley’s goal is to prove she’s not a child abuser. She’s not what the media portrayed. Their burgeoning relationship is a barrier to her goal.
Midpoint?
They sleep together before this happens.
Tara wants Finley’s job. She can try to sabotage her. She tells Jason a lie. Jason doesn’t believe her but goes to Finley. Finley bursts into tears I would never do that you have to believe me. He doesn’t know where this reaction came from. She confesses her sordid past.
GO BACK AND SEED IN ONE OF TARA’S FLYERS EARLY ON WHEN GLENNA SUGGESTS HE GET A NANNY. Maybe he stuffs it in a drawer and fin finds it later
LATER TARA ASKS FINLEY IF SHE’S ATTRACTED TO JASON. A YES ANSWER WILL PUT HER ON HER RADAR.
STALKER BACKSTORY: was neglected as a child. That made her want to be a mother, to show her own mother what a good mom looks like. In the meantime she would take care of other people’s children. became their nanny three years ago but had a harmless crush on Jason since she laid eyes on him, two years ago. Once she found out he was a hockey player, her crush evolved into fixation. She knew brit was pregnant, so she made up flyers for nanny services and mailed it to them regularly.
Hockey stuff involving the cup. Seed in his non production, where they are in the standings. His worry about his performance. Rumors about the trade deadline and him going somewhere.
Stalker makes her move during a finals game when she knows he won’t be there.
Show Finley’s wound!
Jason doesn’t deserve love because he once gave up a kid. The hook up got pregnant and told him. I don’t want to be a dad right now. he feels guilty. He would always wonder what if. This is why he spoils Aria. He wants her to love him.
The knowledge that Jason—or his wife—had a stalker disturbed her. The house had a high fence all around and high gates on either side of the house. All the windows were fairly new and seemed sturdy, but she’d feel better if there’d been additional cameras at all entrances and windows. She remembered longingly how tight the security had been at Number 10, but then again, this wasn’t the house of a major world leader. A mere hockey player lived here.
FINLEY DOESN’T KNOW WHAT THE BIG DEAL ABOUT SEX IS. NEVER HAD GOOD SEX.
SAVE THE CONDOLENCE LETTER FOR LATER WHEN STALKER IS ESCALATING. THIS PROMPTS HIM TO FINALLY TO UPGRADE THE SECURITY SYSTEM AT THE HOUSE.
CLIMAX: STalker SHOWS UP AT THE HOUSE. JASON IS AT THE RINK BUT KNOWS SHE’S THERE AND HE’S RACING TO GET HOME. MEANWHILE FINLEY HANDLES the threat.
INCREASE SEXUAL ATTRACTION.
a bedtime routine for your baby, Dr. Samuels adds, and this will set the stage for the longer stretches of sleep that will hopefully come soon. You can start by trying things like warm baths, reading a book together, or singing a song. The idea is to set some expectations for your baby about what to expect as the day closes, and sleep is near, says Dr. Samuels.
JASON OVER BUYS FOR THE BABY
DID CALDER AND BECCA GET MARRIED? IF THEY DID, MAYBE A SHORT STORY OF THE WEDDING AS A BONUS WHEN THE BOOKS ARE RE-RELEASED.