Chapter 4
Elaina and Reese flew back to the ranch taking longer than they had to. They had went to his flight school and talked for a while to give Frank extra time in hopes he would cool off before they had to talk to him. When they returned to the ranch, they could see a car pulling up the drive while they landed in the backyard.
"That's probably Alex and Jake. I guess I can't stall any longer," Elaina said, opening the door. "I better go in and tell them what we found."
"Would you like for me to go with you?" Reese asked.
Elaina couldn't help but laugh. "If you want to have the wrath of Frank Donovan come down on you…sure…come on in. But don't look at me if he decks you," she said when Reese came around to her side. "Which brings me to the question; why do you two fight?"
"Ask Frank," Reese replied, helping her from the helicopter.
"Believe me, I have asked. He says the exact same thing…to ask you. Let me tell you one thing, Big Brother. Before this vacation is over, I will find out the truth from one of you, no matter what I have to do to get it," she said in a threatening tone. When they entered through the kitchen, they could hear Jake and Alex talking to Monica.
Elaina held her brother back to keep him from going in. "Not yet, stay in here. I don't want to just spring you on Frank. He's probably mad enough."
"Where's Donovan?" Jake asked, looking around the room. He was surprised to see all the toys laying on the couch and tables.
"He's in the other room with Cody working on something. Sabrina, I'm surprised to see you here," Monica said, looking to her.
"I'm sort of surprised to be here," Sabrina replied, turning towards the kitchen door when Elaina entered.
"Hello, everyone! Glad you could make it to the Double D Ranch," Elaina said, welcoming them. "Sabrina, it's been a long time. I hope we can catch up with each other."
"Excuse me," Monica said, interrupting her. "Frank wants to see you A.S.A.P.," she said.
The look on Monica's face told her he was still angry. "What else is new? Please excuse me. Monica will explain everything I'm sure," Elaina said with Monica nodding. "I will leave all of you in good hands while I go tame the beast."
Sabrina, Alex, and Jake looked at Monica confused by everything.
"What is there to explain and did she just call Donovan a beast?" Sabrina asked.
"I'd hate to be in her shoes if he ever heard her say that," Alex commented.
"I'd hate to be in her shoes right now whether he heard or not. Come on; sit down. I'll try to explain everything," Monica replied.
Jake and Alex sat on the couch while Sabrina sat in a winged back chair across from them while Monica sat on the arm of it.
"Why is Blakely here? It must be big if Donovan's boss is here," Jake wondered.
"You're not going to believe what I have to tell you. First thing, Blakely is married to Donovan," Monica said, observing the shock on their faces.
"Well, I'm not surprised about her being married, I knew that much about her. But Donovan? I never would have put him with her," Sabrina said, getting strange looks from the others. "I met her before I went to Quantico."
"Oh. Anyway, they have two children, Derek and Sarah. You'll meet them later. Derek is Elaina's son from a previous marriage and Sarah is their 14 month old daughter."
"That explains the toys. I thought maybe Donovan was going through a second childhood." Jake started laughing while he tossed one of the toys to Alex.
"Remember why we could never find out where or why Frank beached himself before taking command of us?" Monica asked.
"Cody worked for weeks trying figure that out," Jake stated.
"So what did happen?" Alex asked, curious to find out.
"Elaina had major complications with the baby and almost died. Frank quit to take care of her and the children," Monica explained.
"Wow! Not a lot of guys would sacrifice a career like that," Alex stated.
"Elaina had to convince him to take command of the team."
"We need to remember to thank her," Jake said, sarcastically.
"Don't worry, I already did," Monica replied.
Cody walked in to join them after being Elaina told him that Sabrina was there too. He looked at her. He was angry and relieved at the same time. "Where have you been?" he asked, walking over to give her a hug. "More importantly, why did you lie to me?"
"Let's go outside. I'll explain everything to you, privately," Sabrina said, hating the fact Cody was mad at her, but he did deserve an explanation.
"Why are you with Jake and Alex?" Cody asked, stopping before they could leave.
"We just ended up at the same place. Donovan had called them to come, so I came with them to help," Sabrina answered, looking at him.
Monica interrupted them. "What is happening in there?"
"How should I know? They told me to leave right after Donovan and I finished what we were doing? Oh, by the way. Here, you have to put these on," Cody replied, handing each of them security bracelets.
"What are these for?" Alex asked, seeing Monica and Cody were also wearing identical bracelets.
"They're part of the security system here. Everyone has to wear them," Cody answered, then followed Sabrina outside. In the meantime, Monica finished telling Jake and Alex what was going on around the place.
Frank sat in the security room waiting for Elaina to come in. He was still angry. He didn't like the way she was handling this situation or him. He wasn't going to be treated as a rookie under her command.
When Elaina came in, she hesitated at first seeing him sitting their watching the door. She thought he looked like a panther ready to jump its prey. She knew she was in for a fight and she had no choice but to stand tall and go toe to toe with him.
"Don't you ever pull that stunt again!" Frank said, standing up quickly, making her jump backwards slightly. He backed her up against the closed door. He was going to use intimidation. The one thing Elaina learned early in their relationship to stand her ground with him…never show weakness or he would win.
"It wasn't a stunt; it was a defensive maneuver. Besides you should know me well enough, when I set out to do something, you can't stop me. So, don't ever try again," Elaina said, putting her finger in his chest hard enough he backed away from her. She started to walk away, but he grabbed her arm and pulled her close to him.
"If I think you're putting yourself or this family in jeopardy, I will stop you. No matter how much force I have to use." His hands were tightly gripping her shoulders to prove he was deadly serious.
Elaina looked at his hands, bringing her arms up to break his hold. "I only answer to you as a wife. When it comes to work, I answer to the Justice Department. We have a difference of opinion about how to handle this situation. I think, however, we should table this discussion and talk to Derek about what is going on," Elaina argued.
"That's the first thing you've said that makes any sense," Frank said, agreeing with her.
"Everything I have said makes sense. You're just too damn stubborn to admit it," Elaina said, starting up again.
Frank threw his hands up in the air. "I give up." He finally smiled at her. "I'm not the only one in this family who's stubborn. Ever look in the mirror?"
"No, because you're always in the way," she replied, patting him playfully on the face. She went over to open the safe room door. "Derek, we need to talk." They entered the room, closing the door behind them.
"What's going on?" Derek asked, looking up. He and Sarah were sitting in the floor surrounded by toys. "Why do we have to be stuck in here?"
"Come sit with me and I'll tell you." Elaina sat down on the bed with Derek while Frank sat down in Derek's spot to watch Sarah play. "You're a lot of help," she whispered.
Frank just looked up and smiled. This was his way of getting back at her.
"Mom, I'm waiting?" Derek said, getting her attention.
"Do you remember what I told you about your real father?"
"Yeah, you said that he was hurt in a bust that went bad. He doesn't remember us anymore because he has amnesia. Why?"
"What else do you remember about him?" Elaina asked, taking hold of Derek's hand.
"I don't remember him at all; actually. I was too little when it all happened. I've never thought about him," Derek answered. "Frank is my dad. He's the one who cares about me. What does this have to do with us now?"
"When I told you the story about your father, I stretched the truth a little," Elaina replied.
"What do you mean 'stretched the truth'?" Derek asked, slightly confused.
"I changed certain events which happened. I didn't feel you could handle the whole truth. Now, I think you need to know what really happened that day," Elaina said. She heard Frank cleared his throat, letting her know she was stalling too much. She then explained the situation as it actually happened.
"How did you find out that Dad…Collin was part of the gang?"
Elaina noticed he caught himself and called him by name. "I saw him take off with the money while we were arresting the others. I guess he thought I would be too distracted or wouldn't say anything, but he was wrong. I took off after him with another agent. We split up to find him, but Collin got the drop on the agent and wounded him. I circled around and diverted his attention before he could kill him. He turned the gun on me."
Elaina paused for a moment waiting for some reaction. When she didn't get any she continued, "He started to tell me why he robbed those banks. He said it was so we could live in luxury and I wouldn't have to work. I told him I loved my work and I would never stop no matter how much money I had."
"Nothing has changed there," Frank said quietly, but she heard it.
She continued ignoring him, "I became angry. The more he talked, the more insane his reasons were for doing it. Finally, he admitted he only married me to use me. I never realized it, but I had more or less told him how to rob the banks and get away before the police showed up. He had asked me questions on different occasions, so I wouldn't be suspicious, if he had asked them all together," Elaina said, thinking back. "He did a good job of deceiving me."
"I'm glad I didn't know him," Derek said.
"He gave you life, Sweetie. You're the only good thing to come from the marriage," she said, hugging him. "There is more you should know."
"Okay, but I don't think it will change how I feel."
"When I told Collin we could live comfortably on our salary and my trust fund, he said he wasn't going to be kept by a woman. I didn't want to live on the run having to look over my shoulder every minute," she said, pausing for a moment. "He told me I had a choice. I could live on the run with my family or die. That's when I heard him take the safety off the gun and I fired first."
Frank was listening while he watched Sarah play. He realized she had never told him everything. He never knew he threatened kill her and leave with Derek. Now, he knew why she was so protective of Derek when they renewed their friendship and started dating.
Derek knew his mother had only been protecting him, but he was still confused. "Mom, you've explained everything, except why you're telling me this now?"
"Your father was in a federal prison. He and three other men escaped early Friday morning. I had hoped to keep this all quite and the Marshals would find him. But Collin has made that impossible. He ran me off the road today."
"You mean that's why you and Dad have been arguing?" Derek asked, looking to Frank.
"You heard us from in here?" Frank asked, wondering what he heard.
"I watched what happened out back earlier. I know the two of you were angry at each other. I never heard you, but I can sense when you two are having arguments," Derek answered.
"We're sorry, but your mother and I do have a tendency to disagree from time to time."
"I'd like to know how you feel about what I told you. After all, Collin is your biological father," Elaina asked, turning back to Derek.
"So! As I said before…Frank is my Dad. I don't remember Collin. Why should I feel anything for him? He was a thief and you did what had to be done. End of story," Derek replied, turning to her. "Now, you have to catch him again. Do it!"
Frank looked at Elaina and laughed. "He is starting to sound like you giving orders."
"Wrong, he gets more like you every day," she replied, throwing one of Sarah's toys at him.
Cody and Sabrina were sitting in the porch swing while she explained her reasons for leaving him in Iowa. Cody sat holding her hand while he listened to her. He wasn't mad at her anymore he was just curious as to why she felt she had to lie and runaway from him.
"It hurt me when you didn't believe me about that couple. I still believed they were spying on us for some reason." Sabrina turned her head slightly to wipe a tear away. "You thought I was paranoid, so I needed someone to talk to. I called a friend, she's the closest thing to family I have in my life," she said.
"I'm sorry. I should have listened to you," Cody said. "I hate that I hurt you so much you had to runaway." He pulled her closer to him, putting his arms around her. "I'd really like to know more about you…your family…your past. Will you tell me, someday?"
"I'm still not comfortable discussing it with too many people. I can tell you my friend cares a lot about me. Sometimes I think she cared more than I deserved," she said with a giggle. "She's been my friend for a few years now. Bea introduced us. I stayed with her while I was trying to decide my future," she said, reaching up to hold Cody's hand that was on her shoulder. "This isn't making any sense, is it?"
"Hey, the only thing you need to explain is why you left. We can discuss your past another time." Cody said, smiling.
"Well, as I said, I called my friend to tell her what had happened. I just needed to hear her voice and to talk," Sabrina replied, looking into his eyes.
"Does this friend have a name?" Cody asked.
"Oh, I guess I forgot that, didn't I? Her name is Allison. Anyway, she told me she had some news of her own. She had given a child up for adoption years ago and she finally had contact with him," Sabrina explained. "She asked me to stop by on our way to L.A. and that's when I just decided to leave."
"Why? Why didn't you just tell me this in the note?" Cody asked, brushing a lock of hair out of her face.
"I guess in a way, it was to make you worry a little about me. I told you, it hurt my feelings you didn't believe me," she said, putting her arms around Cody's neck.
"Well it worked. I was scared something horrible had happened to you. I even called Donovan for help. You know I had to be scared to do that," Cody said when Frank came out to find them.
"Sorry to interrupt. Hello, Sabrina, nice to see you again," he said.
"Hi, Cody told me he called you. I'm sorry he disturbed you with my running away," Sabrina said, moving away from Cody. She was even blushing slightly.
"I'm glad you're okay. However, next time, tell him what you're up to," Frank said, looking at her.
"I will, I promise."
"Elaina's ready to tell us what she found on her excursion," Frank said to Cody.
"I'll wait out here," Sab said, turning to Cody.
"Why? You're a part of this too," Cody said, taking her by the hand to escort her in the house.
"He's right! You're an agent too. We'll need all the help we can get," Frank said, walking behind them.
When they entered the living room, Frank noticed Reese, getting acquainted with the other members of the team. There was just a smugness that Reese had, that got under Frank's skin. He loved Elaina, but he could only tolerate her brother in short visits.
Frank stood by Elaina while Cody and the others sat down. "What is he doing here?" he said.
"Who Derek? I think he can be here to listen."
"I meant your brother. He has no business here."
"I asked him to be here," Elaina replied. "You could try to be more civil to him, at lease for my sake."
"So tell us what you found on your little excursion," Frank said when he and Reese's eyes met. Each of them showing the loathing for one another in there expressions.
Elaina watched them both for a few seconds before she started explaining…wondering again the reason for their dislike for one another.
"We went to the mountain cabin, which Collin and my brother once used when they went hunting. It isn't far from here," she stated. "I thought it would be the best place to start."
"Mom, wasn't it destroyed in the forest fire last year?" Derek asked.
"I thought it would've been too, but your Uncle Reese told me about the firefighters using it as a base. They kept it from being burnt," Elaina answered. "We saw the truck and another car. If we decide to take him down up there, we would have to go by horse."
"The fire cleared the access road, so you wouldn't have much cover. With the horses you'd have more of an element of surprise by riding through the woods," Reese added.
"That's a good idea except other than the three of us, who else knows how to ride?" Frank asked, looking at everyone.
Monica spoke first. "It's been a while, but I've been on a horse before."
"Monica, I don't think your back will allow you to go," Frank replied. He didn't want her to injure her back further.
"My back isn't too bad. I've been going up and down these stairs for two days. I'm fine; if you need me…I'm there."
Alex spoke up next. "I can ride. Carlos and I rode when I was undercover."
"That leaves Jake and Sabrina. Do either of you ride?" Frank asked.
Before either of them could answer, Cody walked up to him. "Your math is a bit off or did you forget about me?"
"How could I forget about you, Cody? I need you here, not on a horse," Frank replied, patting him on the shoulder.
"Sab can do my job. I can ride a horse…I love horses," Cody answered, looking at Sabrina.
"I can ride, but if Cody wants to go, I'll stay," Sabrina said. She'd prefer to go, but she owed Cody after what she did.
"Jake, what about you?" Elaina asked, looking at him.
"Like Monica, it's been a while."
"I think the best thing to do is put them on horses and see who's the best riders," Elaina suggested, knowing it was the only way they would know for sure.
"I'll have Hank saddle the horses," Frank said, then left to go tell Hank their plans.
Elaina looked at the time. "If anyone is hungry, there's food in the kitchen. Help yourselves." but Elaina spoke up again when they started for the kitchen. "But you might want to wait until after you ride. If I know your boss, he'll have you ride hard to test your limits."
They all turned around mumbling their agreements and headed for the door.
Frank brought out his and Elaina's horses, while Hank brought out four more. "Hank and I set out barrels in the corral, if you can maneuver around them and stay on the horse you pass the first test," Frank said while the team approached.
"There's more than one? What more do you need to know?" Cody asked. He was curious as to what they had planned for them.
Frank ignored the question. "Elaina will go first to show you how it's done."
Elaina mounted Sahara and took off at a gallop, then picked up the pace when she ran the barrel course. She had no problem, weaving around through the barrels making it look easy to all of them.
"Sabrina, you're next, then Cody," Frank said while Sabrina walked over to one of the horses Hank was holding. It was a roan Quarter horse with a reddish- blonde mane. She checked the girth, then tightened it.
"What are you doing?" Alex asked as they all watch her.
"The girth is loose. Last time I rode with a loose girth, I went one way while the horse went another," Sabrina replied.
"I'm sorry about that. I can normally tell when they are holding their breath. I guess I missed that one," Hank apologized as he went to checking the other girths.
"No problem. Never hurts to check your gear before you start." She jumped onto the horse's back with no help at all. She took to the course as a pro, maneuvering the barrels with ease. Everyone including Hank was impressed.
"Mighty fine riding there. Reminds me of Missy. She's a natural too," Hank stated, patting Sabrina on the back.
"Who's Missy? Sabrina asked.
"That would be me," Elaina answered. "Hank's right, Babe. You're good."
"Thanks. I really love riding," she said, handing Hank the reigns.
Cody got on a different horse to take his turn at the course. He took it much slower than Sabrina and Elaina. "How did I do?"
"Cody, go again…only faster," Frank said when Cody halted the horse in front of him.
"You said we had to maneuver around them. You didn't say at what speed," Cody replied.
Frank gave Cody's horse a smack on the rear causing it to horse bolt, nearly toppling him over the side. However, he did recover in time to round the first barrel without falling completely off. Frank was surprised he stayed on through the test.
"Was that better?" Cody asked dismounting, giving the reins back to Hank. "Here take him, I won't need it."
"Cody, you're not done yet. You passed, barely." Frank couldn't help but harass him. The two have bantered back and forth since they met.
"No way! I can see now, this is payback for everything I ever said and did that irritated you," Cody replied, walking over beside Sabrina.
Jake laughed at him rubbing his backside. "You think this is payback? You should have him shoot at you."
Elaina overheard Jake's comment and couldn't resist the opening. "That's later. We just need to know if you can ride first. Then we shoot at you," she said not even looking at them.
Jake and Cody look at each other and then back at her. They hoped she was just kidding, but Jake couldn't tell. "You are joking, right?"
Frank and Elaina looked at each other, then answered at the same time. "No!"
Monica was next, she had no trouble with the course, but Frank saw that the ride had bothered her back. "How does your back feel?"
"Its fine. I can go again if you thought it was too slow?" Monica replied, smiling.
"That won't be necessary." Elaina knew she was hiding her discomfort. "Jake, your next."
Jake flew around the barrels faster than the others and stayed on with no problem. Everyone cheered when he came riding back to the others.
"Very good, Jake!" Elaina commented.
"Jake, when was the last time you rode?" Alex asked in disbelief, that a city boy like Jake could ride so well.
"One of my foster families had horses and I rode all the time. I guess it just came back to me," Jake replied, smiling at Alex.
Elaina noticed the look between them. It was one, which is usually shared by people who care deeply for one another.
The team was put through other tests during the late afternoon. Cody did surprisingly well, but he decided he'd stay at the ranch during the mission. Frank decided Elaina, Jake, and Sabrina would be one team and he'd have Monica and Alex with him.
While Frank and the team acted out a few scenarios of what could happen, Elaina went into the house to check on Sarah and rest. She walked out on the balcony to sit in the shade when her cell phone began to ring. "Blakely… When and Where? Thanks for the update." Elaina hung up her phone, then went back to sit down to watch the team working. All of a sudden, she saw the same flash of light she saw the day before, only this time she saw someone in the tree line watching the others.
She called down from the balcony to Frank who was walking to the house. "Frank, I saw the flash again inside tree line. There's someone out there."
"Was it in the same place?" Frank said, looking in the direction Elaina was looking at.
"No, it was closer this time!" she called down to him.
"Where's Reese?" Frank asked.
"He's with the kids."
"Have him fly over and see if he can spot anything from the air," Frank said, turning to Cody telling him to go man the radio in the security room. Frank then jumped onto his horse and spoke to Jake. "Stay here and keep Elaina here."
The team thought it odd Frank would want to go investigate a possible intruder alone. Elaina came down from the house hearing the helicopter taking off. "What is Frank doing?" she asked.
"Went to check it out by himself," Jake replied while Elaina approached them.
"And you just stood there and let him?" Elaina asked, looking at them.
"Does he have a gun with him?" Alex didn't remember seeing one while he was riding.
"He always has a gun with him, especially when he's protecting someone," Elaina replied, looking into the distance at Frank riding off.
"He told us to keep you here." Jake asked. When he saw the flash of anger across Elaina's face he wished he hadn't said anything.
"I think it's funny how he thought it would take all five of you to stop me," Elaina said, walking to her horse.
"Frank's a good agent. He would have asked for help if he thought he needed it," Monica said.
"He isn't acting like a Fed. He's acting like an overbearing, over-protective, husband who needs his head examined," Elaina said, getting on her horse. "If anyone wants to try and stop me go ahead, but it won't do any good."
Hank stepped out of the stables when Elaina came up to them. He handed her a gun. "You may need this."
She thanked him and rode off in the direction Frank took.
The team headed in to see if Reese was in communication with Cody. He was talking on the radio when they walked in. "Donovan's not going to be happy."
"Does he see anything?" Jake asked, walking over to Cody.
"He saw Elaina riding out to Frank. Said Frank stopped to let her catch up with him," Cody replied.
"He's not going to be happy with us for letting her go," Alex said.
"She told us not to. I think she meant it as an order," Sabrina added. "I'm not one to argue with orders, especially from her. At least, that's how I'll explain it to Donovan." The rest agreed with her.
Frank sighed when she finally caught up to him. "They were told to keep you at home," he said, grabbing the reins to her horse when she stopped next to him..
"I told them they were welcomed to try to stop me, but I didn't have any takers," Elaina said, laughing.
"I see Hank has been looking after you," Frank said, noticing the gun in her waistband.
"He knows me well enough, that I'd follow you." Elaina said, looking around the trees. "I thought we agreed to work together on this. We do have a plan, don't we?"
"Yeah, I guess I did agree to it." Frank said, looking into the woods. He no longer heard Reese's helicopter. "Reese must have landed."
"Maybe he found who it was. Don't you think we should go see if he needs help?"
"He'll tell Cody if he needs help. I don't think whoever was out there has a gun. If they did, they would've shot by now," Frank replied, getting off the subject of her brother.
"Why would they shoot at you? I'm the one who Collin wants six foot under," Elaina said, turning to Frank.
"If you're sure you're right, I'll just go back to the house. You can stay and be their target or go see if your brother needs help," Frank said, turning Velvet toward the house.
Elaina couldn't believe her eyes when Frank took off. Was he trying to teach her a lesson? Maybe she should teach him one as well. She nudged Sahara into the trees.
Frank turned to see if she was following him but instead he saw her disappearing into the tree line. "Damn it Elaina! I …" A loud shot stopped him from getting out his last words knocking him from his horse.
Elaina came from the trees seeing him lying face down and his horse standing over his still body, as if trying to protect him. "FRANK!" Elaina yelled, riding hard over to him. She glanced back at the wooded area, but didn't see anything moving. She jumped from her horse before she had even stopped. She could see the wound in his shoulder, and by the way, he was bleeding, she thought the bullet must've hit an artery.
"Don't move!" she said when Frank started moving. "I'm sorry!" She took off her outer shirt, wadding it up to press on the wound hoping to stop the bleeding. She turned Frank over to allow his weight to rest on the shirt to help slow the bleeding. She looked into his eyes noticing he was starting to go into shock. She smacked the horses on their rear to get them to go home. She heard the engine start again on Reese's helicopter. She looked up over the woods and saw him coming toward her.
The others were all in the house watching the security-tracking device. They knew something had happened to Frank. He was moving and then had suddenly stopped. They started out the door when they heard Reese over the radio. "Cody, do you read me?"
"Go ahead, Reese."
"Frank's down! I'll let you know more in a few, out!"
Reese landed and ran over to Elaina and Frank. "What happened?"
"He's been shot in the shoulder, I think it hit an artery," Elaina replied while he approached.
"I'll carry him, you go ahead and get in. We'll get him to the hospital," Reese said, picking him up carrying him to the helicopter.
"Mind telling me when you picked up a passenger," Elaina asked, staring at someone inside.
Lying inside was one of the escapees. "I saw him running out of the woods, so I ran him down. My guess is he was the one who shot," Reese answered while Elaina pulled the man over, so Frank could lie on the floor. She got in the seat behind him, so she could hold pressure on his wound.
Reese placed a headset on her before getting in to lift off.
"Cody, call the hospital. Tell them we're bringing in Frank. He has a bullet wound to the right shoulder…no exit wound," Elaina reported over the radio. "He's in shock, possible artery hit."
"Gotcha, How are you?"
"I'm okay, considering. Can Derek hear me?" Elaina asked.
"I don't think so; he's in the other room with Sarah and Hank."
"Tell Derek what happened, but keep him there. I don't want him at the hospital right now. I'll call when I think he should come."
"I'll take care of them, Elaina. Take care of yourself and Frank," Monica said, getting on the radio.
"I plan to. Jake, I need you to go to the sheriff's department. Reese caught one of the fugitives. He'll take him there after we get Frank to the hospital," Elaina ordered. "All the plans for tomorrow are still set. There will be a few adjustments made, but we're going to end this one way or the other. Out."
"The plans are still set? Has she gone crazy?" Cody wondered.
"I think she's the one in shock," Sabrina said, sitting next to Cody.
"Sab, I think it was one of those direct orders you're so fond of following." Jake said, teasing her.