[i]"What do I say..? I say that I feel as though you're threatening me. You may not be taking that tone, but I can feel it oozing out of your attitude."[/i] Alexis sighed, and shook her head. “No, no ma'am-”. She stopped, pursing her lips and letting the young girl continue. [i]"If I let you in your going to use us and drop us; we're nothing but a stepping stone for you. I know about the media, they twist everything you say and make the innocent look guilty. I'm not going to put my family through this; your not going to put my sister through this. Detective please."[/i] With nimble hands, Alexis shoved the notepad back into her bag and raised her hands in the universal sign of surrender. “I would never do that.” She stated, a complicated emotion leaking into her voice. “I'm not that kind of person, and you're going to regret sending me away when the real goons start hounding you. They aren't going to be scared off by some tough words and a detective.” She was slowly backing down the stairs, eyeing Detective Rogers as she went. “Here's my card,” she murmured, thrusting a business card towards Elise. “I you ever want to talk, give me a call.”

[i]"The people in this town are a very tight community. They already have a low opinion of the media and all the attention that this has generated. They know what the facts are about the people who live here. They know these girls and the hell that they're going through and they want to help by giving them their space and dealing with the truth of the situation not the people who have been hurt by it. If you write one thing that is not true or causes these young ladies or their family any further distress I will bury you.”[/i]

Alexis raised her eyebrows and, despite herself, smirked. “Okay, okay. But just so you know detective, [i]I[/i] have been apart of this community for several years now. [i]You're[/i] the outsider.” She put a hand over her chest, almost mockingly, and stared him in the eyes. “And I solemnly swear that I won't write anything that isn't true about this family...” Her eyes went cold as she dropped both her hands to her sides. “I'm not a monster.” No, she wasn't a monster, but she did know one when she saw it. [i]"You have to the count of five to be heading off of this porch and to your car. Otherwise I will cuff you and ride you in on my Harley. Your call."[/i] As the detective's voice started counting, Alexis turned around and started back down the driveway. “If you have anything to say, Ms. Williams, call me!” Her singsong voice drifted towards the detective and the two sisters as she stepped into her car and disappeared down the road.