Leland was sitting in his truck across the street from the jail. He had been sitting there fro twenty minutes. He looked at the clock on his dashboard. It was five thirty. He sighed as he climbed out of the truck and crossed the street.

"Hey, I'm here to see Leilani Mitchell," said Leland.

"She's not here," said the clerk. "She was bailed out earlier this morning."

"Really?" he said. "By who?"

"Da Kine Bail Bonds," she said. "Tim Chapman did the bond."

Leland nodded his head and walked out of the jail and back to his truck. He started it up and headed back to the office.


Beth was sitting at Duane's desk when Tim walked in. He walked past her and to her office without saying anything. She frowned and followed him. Tim was working on a bond application when Beth walked in. He tried to cover it up but she grabbed it before he could. Beth looked down at the application. Her eyes about bugged out of her head. She looked around the office before she closed the door. She dropped the file back on the desk.

"What the hell is this?" asked Beth pointing to the file.

"She called me yesterday. Said she wanted to bond out," said Tim.

"I went and saw her yesterday, Tim. She told me she didn't want to bond out," said Beth.

"I don't know Beth. I got a call from her this morning saying she wanted to bond out. She has a court date in three weeks. She said she had something to do on the mainland and would be back in time for court," said Tim. "She knows that if she doesn't show that we are going to come after her."

"I'm not worried about her skipping out. I'm worried about Coby. Y'all still haven't caught him yet!" said Beth. "She said she was safer in jail because she was away from Coby. Why would she want to bond out suddenly?"

Tim was about to say something when Leland came storming into the building. Beth opened the door to talk to him. He was glaring when she looked past her at Tim.

"Leland, outside. Now," said Beth.

Leland didn't move.

"Leland, move," said Beth pushing on his shoulders.

Leland relented and walked outside, Beth right behind him. He was pacing the parking when Beth closed the door behind her.

"What happened?" asked Beth.

"She wasn't there," said Leland. "I went to go talk to her and the clerk said she was bonded out. When I asked who did it she told me Da Kine Bail Bonds. Said Tim was the one who did it."

"I know. Tim just told me," said Beth. "When I talked to her yesterday she said she didn't want to bond out. You need to find Coby, and fast. You know as well as I do that if he finds out she is out he will go after her."

Leland nodded and walked back into the office. Beth sighed as Tim and Dog walked outside.

"What was that?" asked Dog.

"Motivation," said Beth.

"How?" asked Dog.

"Leilani called Tim and said she wanted to bond out. Leland just found out and Coby is still hasn't been caught," said Beth. "You've got to find him, Duane."

Dog nodded his head and walked back into the office. Tim stood outside and talked to Beth.

"I didn't tell you this at first because I didn't know how you would take it," said Tim. "She left a letter for Leland. She is going to call me when she reaches the mainland and that's when I'm supposed to give it to him."

"Let me see it," said Beth.

Tim handed over the letter and walked back into the office. Beth unfolded it and read over it. The guys came out as she was putting it in her pocket. They said the prayer and jumped in the cars.


Leilani was sitting in the kitchen at her mom's house. Kai was sitting at the table next to her. Odette walked in and sat down.

"What is that man's name that bailed you out of jail?" she asked.

"Tim. Why?" asked Leilani.

"You might want to call him," said Odette.

"Why?" asked Leilani eyeing her mother.

"Coby was spotted circling the neighborhood," she said.

"Take Kai," said Leilani grabbing her phone.

She wasn't thinking when she started dialing the numbers. It wasn't until it was answered that she realized whom she had called.


"Bail Bonds," said Leland. "Hello?"

"Um, I thought I had called Tim," said Leilani.

"Lei?" said Leland.

"Yeah," she said.

"Look, I want to talk but I'm in the middle of a bounty," said Leland. "Can we meet up later?"

"Who are you looking for?" asked Leilani.

"Coby," he said trying to gauge her reaction through the phone.

"Well it's a good thing I called. He's circling my mother's neighborhood," said Leilani.

"Seriously?" asked Leland.

"Yeah," said Leilani.

"We're about five minutes from there," he said hanging up the phone.

"What was that?" asked Dog.

"Coby is circling Leilani's mother's home," said Leland.

"Let's go!" said Dog.


Leilani was sitting on the couch when someone knocked on the door. She jumped and waited. There was another knock on the door.

"Lei? Open the door. It's Leland," he said.

Leilani took a deep breath and stood up from the couch. She unlocked the door and opened it slightly. She saw Leland standing next to the door and Tim behind him. She opened the door more and stepped to the side. Everyone walked into the house, Dog being the last one in. Leilani closed the door and locked it again. She turned around and sat down on the couch next to Beth.

"When was the last time he came through?" asked Dog.

"About a half hour ago," said Leilani.

Dog nodded his head. Beth reached over and ran her hand up and down Leilani's arm. Leilani smiled but didn't say anything. Leland was looking through the file when he heard Kai. Leilani stood up from the couch and walked out of the room. She walked into her mother's room and picked Kai up.

"What's wrong, mama?" she asked the little girl.

"I wanna see Beth!" she said.

Leilani chuckled and walked out of the room with Kai.

"She's demanding to see you, Beth," said Leilani walking back into the living room.

Beth smiled and took Kai from Leilani. Leland closed the file and stood up.

"Can I talk to you, Lei?" asked Leland.

"Yeah," she said.

Leilani turned around and walked towards the back door. Leland followed behind her. Leilani walked over to the swing and sat down. Leland just stood in front of her. They both just sat quietly for a few minutes. Leilani was looking down at her feet while Leland just looked anywhere but her. Finally Leland said something.

"So why did you…um…" said Leland.

"Why did I have Tim bail me out?" asked Leilani.

"Yeah," he said.

"Because I called mom to check on Kai and she told me to come home," said Leilani. "You've got kids, you know how it feels."

Leland nodded his head in understanding. "Why did you call Tim? Why not my dad or even me?"

"I couldn't face you two," said Leilani. "It was hard talking to Beth when she came and saw me, and I barely know the woman."

Leland nodded his head again, "She told me I needed to talk to you. But she wont tell me why."

Leilani smirked. "It's a long list of things. And I don't know if I will be able to tell you."

"What is there that is hard to talk about?" asked Leland. "I really just want to know why you left. It was pretty sudden. Shit, I thought we were happy? Was I wrong? Did I miss some obvious signs that you were unhappy?"

"No. I was happy…it's just…it's complicated," said Leilani.

"I know why she left," said a man walking around the corner.

Leland turned around and pulled his mace can out.

"Coby, stay there," he said.

"But don't you want to know the truth?" he asked slowly stepping forward.

"COBY!" shouted Leland.

Beth was walking through the kitchen when she heard Leland shout. She ran into the living room and told the guys, who immediately ran out the back door.

"COBY! FREEZE MOTHERFUCKER!" shouted Dog.

Dog, Tim, and Leland jumped on Coby and knocked him to the ground. When they had him hand cuffed they pulled him to his feet. He was still grinning.

"Tell him, Lani. Tell him why you left," he said.

"Shut up!" said Dog.

Leland was trying his hardest not to turn and ask her again. Not that she would answer him. She was trying not to hyperventilate. Beth was next to her trying to calm her down.

"Since she won't tell you I will," said Coby. "She was pregnant with Kai."

Leland was going to say something when Coby cut him off.

"Kai is my baby, bra. Not yours. She was cheating on you," he said.

"Get him out of here!" shouted Beth.

Dog and Tim jerked Coby around and took him to the front of the house. Leland put his mace away and started to follow them.

"No ya don't!" said Beth. "You are going to talk to her!"

Beth shoved Leland towards Leilani and walked into the house. Leilani had calmed down and was sitting on the swing again. Leland sighed and sat down next to her. He wrapped his arm around her shoulders and held her.

"So…" he said.

"He was lying," she said. "About me cheating. I would never do that to you."

Leland sighed again and kissed the top of her head, "I know that. Why didn't you tell me you were pregnant? It would've been nice to know that a head of time."

Leilani chuckled.

"What's so funny?" asked Leland looking at her.

"He was right when he said I left because I was pregnant with Kai," said Leilani. "But she isn't his. He was horrible in bed."

Leland laughed when she made her last comment but then sobered up real quickly.

"If she isn't his…" he started.

Leilani chuckled again before she kissed his forehead and stood up. "I should've told you, but you already had the boys and I didn't know what you would think about it. So I chickened out and ran."

Leland stood up and walked over to where she was standing.

"Are you seriously telling me that the little girl in there who is the spitting image of you is mine?" asked Leland.

"She's not a spitting image of me," said Leilani. "She had your eyes and your dark hair. It was really hard to look at her and see you staring at me. I felt really guilty about leaving."

Leland just looked at her in awe. All this time he had a daughter and didn't know. He wanted to be mad. Hell, he wanted to be furious, but for some reason he couldn't be. He did the next best thing. He leaned forward and pulled Leilani into a kiss. Lani was shocked when he kissed her. She seriously wasn't expecting that. She thought he would yell and shouted and storm off. The last thing she thought he would do would be kissing her. Leland finally pulled away and looked at her.

"I'm sorry. I just can't be mad at you. I want to be mad, but I just can't make myself be mad," he said.

Leilani brought her hands up to his face and cupped it. She ran her thumbs across his cheeks and smiled before she kissed him chastely.

"Leland Chapman do you want o meet your daughter?" she asked.

"I would love to," he said.


Beth watched the exchange between the two of them from the window. She smiled when she saw Leland kiss Lani. Kai was sitting at the table drawing a picture. Beth turned around when the little girl called her name.

"Auntie Beth!" said Kai. "Look at my picture!"

Beth walked over to the table to look at the drawing. "That really pretty."

"It's mommy and her friend with the long hair," said Kai. "She really likes him. She misses him. She talks about him all the time, and his kids. She wants me to meet them, but I don't like boys. Boys have cooties!"

Beth laughed. Kai was too funny sometimes.