Disclaimer: I do not own Charlies Angels or its characters. This story is for entertainment/enjoyment purposes only. Caitlin 'Cate' Fox the Carter family and any bad guys are of my creation and belong to me.

No Place Like Home.

Chapter 1.

'Now, are you absolutely sure you want to do this? We still have time to just turn around and go home.'

'Cate, will you stop. I absolutely want to go, meeting the people who raised you, loved you, even giving you their name.'

'Maiden.'

'Still, a name given to you out of love. We're going.' Kelly ordered finishing the conversation as the two sisters took their seats on the aeroplane that was taking them to Oklahoma and Cate's family.

'All right, but just so we're clear, I offered for us to stay.' Cate said as she stowed their hand luggage in the over-head compartments. 'Hey, how is it you get the window seat again?' Cate asked.

'I'm older.' Kelly simply replied picking up the magazine she had brought with her.

'Of course, I should have realised, you know that's gonna get old real quick.'

'Uh huh.' Kelly smiled burying her self in to her magazine.

As time passed on the flight Kelly turned away from the window and looked over at Cate next to her. Her younger sister slept peacefully by her side as they flew through the air. It had now been seven months since their first meeting. A shock meeting to say the least during the midst of a drug heist, Jill being shot, her self being abducted and then by the end of it all Kelly had the terrifying moment when she thought her baby sister had been killed, she even cradled what she thought was her lifeless body. Thankfully Cate survived with great thanks to the walkie-talkie that took the bullet for her. The sight still haunted Kelly and her dreams.

'You know it freaks me out when you do that.' Cate said inhaling deeply as she woke from her sleep.

'Sorry, just can't help it.'

'You still having nightmares?' Cate asked rubbing her eyes removing the sleep from them.

'How did you know about that?' Kelly asked facing forward in her seat not wanting to look Cate in the eye, she could now tell when Kelly wasn't being completely truthful with her.

'The few times I've stayed over night at yours I can hear you.' Cate explained turning her head to look at her big sister.

'You never said anything.' Kelly quietly said.

'Neither did you. I figured you'd talk to me about it when you wanted to or you'd talk to the others, Jill maybe.'

'I haven't spoken to anyone about it. Why Jill anyway?'

'Older sisters and all I thought she might be the person you'd go to.'

'Do you talk to Kris?' Kelly asked smirking knowing full well that Kris and Cate were still taking time to become good friends like the rest of the Angel's. The jealousy that Kris originally felt towards Cate had passed and they worked brilliantly together but constantly butted heads.

'No, can't say that I have but then I have three brothers so I don't really need to ask Kris do I.'

'Have another argument?' Kelly asked smiling her devilishly cheeky smile

'Maybe.' Cate replied. Kelly began to chuckle to her self at the thought of the two of them bickering over something ridiculous.

'You two are just too much alike.' Kelly said with laughter in her tone to which Cate only snorted, just as the sign to fasten seat belts lit up and the flight attendant announced that the pilot was beginning his descent.

With the flight safely over and their luggage collected Cate and Kelly headed to pick up their hire car.

'How far is it to your mother's from here again?' Kelly asked as they walked over to where their car was parked.

'Not far at all, about a twenty, twenty five minute drive depending on the traffic.'

'Right, and the city again is?' Kelly asked as Cate took her luggage and loaded it into the car.

'The same as the model of this car.' Kelly looked at the car and at its front grill beginning to shake her head in amusement.

'Mustang.'

'Mustang.' Cate said back with a devilish great.

As they drove to the house Cate pointed out certain parks and buildings to Kelly with certain stories and anecdotes. Cate turned down in to a pretty street each house as big and gorgeous as the other all in old English style a mixture of one or two floor homes Kelly noted also.

'This is it' Cate announced pulling in to the driveway. The house was gorgeous, Kelly noted two levels, crown mouldings, big windows and shutters even a picket fence surrounding the large front garden.

'Wow. I can see why you liked living here. Cate it's beautiful.'

'Yep, home. Come on we can get one of the boy's to get the luggage or mom will make them.' Cate said as they headed towards the front door. Just as Cate went to reach for the door handle it whipped open in front of her with two well built young men rushing out of it grabbing Cate around the waist and tackling her to the ground where they all proceeded to wrestle and ruff-house. Shocked at first Kelly wasn't sure how to act until she saw Cate laughing with the men yelling at them to get off her.

'All right you young rascals. Let your sister up. Honestly, she's not here for five seconds and you're acting like children.' A woman's voice shouted from inside the house, Cate's mom, Kelly guessed.

'Ok mom!' The tallest and who looked to be the eldest of the two men said.

'Sorry mom!' The younger called, both still piled across Cate.

'Yeah, get off me.' Cate laughed. As her brothers got up and turned to help Cate up she grabbed the hand offered to her by the older brother swiftly pulling him back down to the ground, the younger brother tried to act quickly to defend himself but Cate swept his legs out from under him sending him crashing to the ground. Laughing Cate picked her self up and rushed over to Kelly before her brothers had time to retaliate.

'Kelly I'd like you to meet my eldest brother Daniel, Danny and my little brother Scott, Scotty.' Cate introduced as her brothers picked themselves up and brushed them selves down, coming over to Kelly to shake hands and say hello. Cate handed them the keys to the car asking them to bring the luggage in as Cate took Kelly in to meet their mother.

'Mom?!' She called out.

'In the kitchen,' a voice called back, Cate led the way.

'So, do your brothers always greet you that way?' Kelly asked smiling.

'Only when she's been away too long.' A short woman with brown hair that had silver flicks said as Kelly and Cate entered in to the kitchen.

'Hi Mom.' Cate said smiling as she walked to her mothers open arms and tight embrace.

'Did you knock your brothers on their butts?' she asked.

'Yes ma'am with your helpful distraction.' Cate answered moving back from her mother standing next to Kelly again.

'Good.' Her mother smiled a mischievous smile turning to look at Kelly, who smiled sweetly and bashfully starting to feel the spotlight falling on her. 'And you must be Kelly. It's a wonderful pleasure to meet you.' She said holding her hands out to Kelly. Kelly taking her hands smiled broadly.

'It's a pleasure to meet you too..'

'Bette please, call me Bette. Beatrice is too much and Mrs Carter is my mother.'

'Bette it is then, thank you.' Kelly warmly said laughter in her voice.

'Now, come with me and tell me all about yourself, I want to know everything.' Bette said putting an arm around Kelly's waist and leading her out of the kitchen. 'Cate grab some lemonade and meet us in the family room.'

'Yes ma'am!' Cate called after them as they left the kitchen. Grabbing the glasses and lemonade Cate proceeded to do as ask and pour lemonade for her mother and Kelly when her brothers walked in to the kitchen. 'You two want some of this?' She asked not turning to look at her brothers whilst she poured the lemonade.

'Yeah, please Cate.' Danny said as he stood by Cate his back leaning against the worktop.

'Me too please.' Scotty said sitting up on the work surface opposite Cate and Danny.

'So that's her' Danny said looking towards the family room where Kelly and their mother had entered.

'That's her, my big sister.'

'What's she like?' Scotty asked as Cate handed him his drink.

'Why don't you come and join us and find out.' Cate said picking up the filled glasses of lemonade beginning to make her way to the family room, her brothers following after her Danny grabbing the pitcher of lemonade as he did.

In the family room Cate handed out the glasses of drink to Kelly and her mother as they continued their conversation. Bette was probing Kelly for as much information as she could. Cate had already warned Kelly about her mother's interrogation technique, not as brutal as Cate's maybe but just as intense.

'Cate tells me that you both work together.' Bette continued.

'Yes, that's right. We both work for Charles Townsend Investigations.' It was common knowledge in Cate's family the kind of work she did, but Kelly was aware that Cate didn't tell her family everything especially the parts of cases where she is hurt, unless it's absolutely necessary. 'It's how we discovered that we are sisters in fact.' Kelly said taking a sip of her drink.

'Yeah, I was meaning to ask you about that "Little C".' Danny said using his nickname for his younger sister. 'How did you find out again about the two of you, I was never that clear on the details.' Kelly and Cate looked at each other trying to think of the best way to answer, the problem was there was no easy way to say the truth.

'Well,' Cate began knowing full well the outcome of what her tale would be.

'The truth is Danny; Cate saved the life of one of my dear friends and in the process was hurt herself. The trace of blood she left on Jill's clothes was all that was needed for a friend of mine in the lab at the police station to match our two samples and there you have it, new found siblings.' Kelly's quick explanation left the room very quiet, only the sound of the ice cubes in their drinks could be heard.

'Just how hurt were you?' Bette asked turning her attention to Cate who sat in an armchair opposite her mother and sister. Bette's eyes bored deeply in to Cate.

'I was shot.' Cate said, the room still quiet Cate waited for the sudden explosion of her mother's emotions.

'Shot.' She said calmly looking at the young woman sat in front of her. 'Where?'

'In the shoulder, it passed right through, no damage done.' Cate said trying to make things sound better, she knew how much her mother hated her type of job, how much she worried.

'No damage done, Cate you were shot that's the damage done right there.' Bette said without raising her voice but Cate could tell her mother was less than pleased but they had company, the lecture would come later and Cate knew it.

'Bette,' Kelly said placing her hand on top of Bette's 'I know how terrifying it is to hear that someone you love has been shot but Cate is brilliant at her job, it's very rare that we are wounded in that way in our cases, in fact for the 18 months that Cate worked with us we didn't even know it, she probably saved us from being shot more times than any of us shall ever really know. It was her saving Jill's life that finally brought us all together and now we are stronger than ever.' Bette looked at Kelly her eyes glistening and smiled acknowledging all that she had said.

'I understand and appreciate that Kelly really I do but Cate is my daughter, despite not having the blood between us or the legal documents to state it, she is my daughter and it scares me to think she's out there doing this kind of work putting her self in danger to help perfect strangers.' Bette explained turning to look at Cate 'Don't get me wrong sweetheart I couldn't be more proud of you for what you do and have done but I wish you had chosen a safer job like your brothers here.' Bette looked at her two sons who smiled back to their mother listening to what was being said.

'I know mom but I'm a lot safer now working with Kelly and the others than I was before working in the shadows always alone. We have each other, watching each others backs.' Cate said smiling a reassuring smile to her mother. 'Speaking of brothers, where's Bobby? I thought he'd be here as well as you guys?'

'You know Robert,' Bette started 'he'll be here when he gets here. I told him when you'd be arriving but' Bette trailed off taking her drink.

'Bobby will be here late Cate, he's always here for free food.' Scotty said moving to lounge across Cate's lap in the armchair.

'What about Tessa? Danny, is she coming over later with Rebecca?'

'Yeah, they'll be here.' Danny said looking towards Kelly who was trying to keep up with them all. 'Tessa is my wife Kelly and Rebecca is our daughter.'

'You have a daughter, how lovely, how old is she?' Kelly asked happily surprised Cate hadn't mentioned she was also an aunt. There was obviously a lot still to learn about her sister and her family. Danny got up from where he sat on the floor by Cate's feet and moved towards Kelly removing his wallet from his back pocket opening it to remove a small photo handing it to Kelly.

'She's six, turning thirty and she's just like her aunt. Always up to something' Danny said throwing a cocky smile over his shoulder to Cate who was listening whilst poking Scotty to try and get him off of her.

'Hey, I'm right here!' She said in mock insult.

'She's lovely Danny, she has your eyes.'

'And thankfully Tessa's looks!' Scotty and Cate said together as they both got up and ran before their big brother could catch either of them. Kelly and Bette watched in amusement as they all ran off like the big kids they were.

'It's good to have them all together again in one place, it's been a while.' Bette said collecting the empty glasses together.

'Cate doesn't come home often then?' Kelly asked helping to clear the glasses back in to the kitchen.

'Not as much as I would like and I think her brothers would like, but then she has a new, exciting, grown up life and I'm very proud of her and what she's accomplished. I may not agree with all of it but I'm proud to say she's my daughter as much as I am of my sons.' Bette placed the glasses in to the kitchen sink as she spoke.

'Well, she certainly seems to have a great amount of fun when she's here and we've barely been here for five hours!' Kelly laughed listening to the hoots and hollering of Cate and her brothers playing around in the back yard.

'She doesn't have fun in L.A. then?' Bette asked raising an eyebrow as she did.

'Oh, she has fun but I haven't seen this side of Cate before, the more mischievous side of her. I like it, she seems freer.'

'Well, you're always freer when you're around those you're most comfortable with. Your family, you'll both learn to have that ease with one another, it just takes time and you both have plenty of that and we're here to help in any way we can, you just pick up the phone if she's giving you a bother OK? She can be as stubborn as a mule that girl.' Bette said starting to take food from the fridge for the evenings meal.

'Well, I'm afraid that runs in the family.' Kelly said laughing.

'I thought you might say that.' Bette responded laughing her self.

'Can I help you with dinner, it's the least I can do for your hospitality.'

'Well that would be just fine, why don't you make a start with the vegetables I thought we could have a casserole tonight, good 'ole home cooking mamma style.'

'That sounds wonderful.' Kelly said smiling taking the vegetables to one side of the kitchen work tops.

'And Kelly,' Bette said turning to face the Angel 'you are welcome here anytime after all you're family now, and you can never have too many people in your family.'