So In this story Vince and Dave are not dead- I forgot at the beginning while I was writing this, and I don't feel like rewriting it, besides I like Vince and Dave. Also I couldn't find the names of Nathan's wife and daughter so I named his wife Jenny and his daughtor Kelly, Sorry if the chapter is a little rushed, or isn't the best writing, next chapter will be better- promise.
Audrey sat alone on the park bench, the chill of the night seeping through her clothes. It must have been no later than midnight, for she had sat on the bench just outside the Haven Harold; the smell of the ocean calming her nerves, and the occasional car speeding by. She didn't know what to do now that her haven was gone; here she was alone, friendless.
The lights of the Harold were still on, shining into the night, indicating to Audrey that either Vince or Dave was still inside, maybe even working on tomorrow's paper. This brought tears to her eyes; she missed little things, like coffee in the morning, the gull, dealing with the troubles. But most of all she missed her Nathan, and Duke, Vince, and Dave.
Audrey wiped the tears from her eyes, and sniffled. It could have been worse; after all, before she had left the station she had been informed that Duke was going to be fine. Sighing Audrey rested the back of her head against the bench, and soon enough wearily stood up, and turned around.
Thump
She bumped into something big, it jostled around for a moment than opened its mouth and said "Oh! Please excuse me my dear"
By now the large man was at a complete stop "Its Audrey right?"
If possible, Audrey's heart broke even further. Standing before her was a rather large man, his head was topped with long curly black hair, he had warm, welcoming brown eyes, it was Vince. She nodded her head and sighed. Vince once again opened his mouth and than said "What are you doing out at this our of the night, and in this weather!"
She shrugged, suddenly very interested in her feet. "Aren't you cold?"
Audrey glanced at her thin gray tanktop, she had given her shirt to Nathan, to stop the bleeding from Dukes bullet wounds, and she had still not replaced it. To be truthful, she was freezing "No,"
She replied, lying strait through her teeth. Vince smiled sympathetically "I know you are, if you don't mind me asking where are you staying? If you need a place to stay you may stay with my brother and I"
Audrey looked down sheepishly, rubbing her arms. "May I?" She asked quietly, glancing up. Vince smiled and motioned her to follow her with his hand.
Once they found his car Vince and Audrey climbed in, "So, where are you from?"
Vince questioned, smiling brightly. "Oh its not too far,"
Audrey wasn't actually sure where she was from; she had no Idea who she originally was, when she was born, or where she was from. Vince didn't press any further, but moved onto simpler questions such as Audrey's favorite part of Haven, what her job was, and what she liked to do, all of which she answered truthfully, soon enough they had arrived at Vince's house.
Audrey hopped out of the car, landing on the gravel road in front of the house. "So how long have you and Dave run the Harold?"
Audrey piped up, already knowing the answer "About 47 years,"
Vince frowned, he, in fact did not remember telling Audrey that he and Dave ran the Harold, nor had he told her Dave's name at all. He would have to keep a close eye on her.
Audrey and Vince entered the house, removing their shoes at the entrance. "You can sleep on the couch,"
Vince said pointing towards a brown cloth couch. "Okay, thanks,"
Audrey replied while shuffling over to the couch and sitting down, she rubbed her feet against the floor, embarrassed. "I'll be out by tomorrow"
Audrey promised. Vince smiled "stay as long as you'd like"
He said before he retreated into his room.
Audrey thought for hours about what she was going to do next, but coming up with nothing she waited until she was sure both Vince and Dave were asleep, and laid down and cried.
Nathan pulled up to his driveway, slamming on the breaks and scratching to a stop inches before he hit the garage. "Damn it"
Nathan roughly pushed open the car door, and than just as forcefully slammed it shut. He stubbled to the door and unlocked it, pushing it open only to find a very unhappy wife. "Where the hell have you been?"
Jenny whispered angrily. "Why the hell do you need to know?"
Jenny looked surprised, but angry "Because you're my Husband, the father of my child"
Nathan's eyes were bloodshot; he had been crying. "You want to know where I've been? I tried to help Audrey keep the man I gave a death sentence from dying, and you know what he did? He died Jenny, he died. And Duke Wournos, he was shot, you know what, he nearly died too. That's where I've been!"
His voice had transformed into a yell by now, and he was almost crying again, he let a man die, he had given him a death sentence. "Don't you dare speak to me that way"
Jenny roared, hitting him in the jaw and pushing him back violently. Nathan stumbled backwards, tripping over his own feet. "Jenny don't-" Nathan stood back up, only to be pushed back down again. Jenny climbed over him and pulled his head back using his hair. She brought her lips to his ear and whispered "Remember where you stand Nathan"
Jenny's voice was dangerous, and low. She pushed herself up and looked down at him. "Get up off the floor Nathan."
Somewhere behind them their daughter was softly crying, Nathans eyes turned towards her and softened "Kelly"
He whispered outstretching his arms, standing up and stumbling towards her. Jenny beat him there; taking Kelly's hand and walking up the stairs "You can sleep on the couch Nathan, you need to know who's in charge here" she called out angrily, leading Kelly up the stairs.
A few minutes later the house's upper lights flicked off, and Nathan sat down at the table. "Damn-it"
He slammed his fist down on the rich brown wood. His wife had changed since he had married her, she was no longer the soft, gentle woman he once knew. She was an alcoholic, and had been that way for a few years, but every time she hurt him he thought 'maybe... maybe if I give her just one more chance.'
So doing what he always did after Jenny, Nathan grabbed his laptop, and turned it on.
The computer screen flickered on and instead of recording some of the previous medical conditions he had dealt with like he usually did, he opened up his Internet browser, and slowly typed in the name, Audrey parker. Seconds later he had millions of results, Audrey parker, FBI.
Thanks for reading, please comment/review! The next chapter will be up soon! Im not sure what I think about the whole Jenny thing, thoughts please? If you don't like it I can change it.
