Hey guys, thanks so much for the reviews so far. Here is the next chapter. Special thanks to Kris Munroe for giving me inspiration :) Just so you don't get confused, when they're all at the office I refer to them all as the Angels, but when they're apart, I refer to them as the Angels and the Munroes for obvious reasons.
The Munroes woke up in the morning, eager to get to the office for their first official case since Leilani went missing. Before going to bed last night, Kris had phoned Charlie to let him know what was going on. He told her that he was going to look into Pierre, and provide the girls with as much police protection as they needed. Leilani was to stay with Kris and Jill the whole time, taking Farrah and Charlie with her, to provide safety for her children, and Cameron's mom was told of the whole situation, who arranged for protection for her son too.
"Mom" Came Leilani's frustrated voice. She was kneeling down at the bottom of her wardrobe, searching through the twin's clothes for something. Charlie was fully dressed in his crib, playing with the Velcro on his shoe. The noise fascinated him, his eyes, wide with excitement, stay completely fixated on his shoes. His left hand pulling at the Velcro, and every time it came loose from his shoe, his legs kicked with excitement. Farrah on the other hand lay in her crib, wearing only a pair of socks, a vest and a diaper.
"What?" Kris asked, walking purposefully into Leilani's bedroom. She looked around, not immediately seeing her daughter, before a shuffling sound caught her attention.
"Have you seen Farrah's sky blue shirt and her dark jeans?" She asked, looking up at her mom for a second, before rummaging through the twins clothes some more.
"Yeah, they're in the kitchen honey" Kris told her. Leilani smiled at her mom, before getting up off the floor and walking to collect the items of clothing. Kris smiled at her daughter, she was becoming so much more like her and Jill. If all three Munroe women were stranded on a deserted island, they'd be screwed. She walked over to the cribs, and noticed that Charlie was fully dressed, and playing with his shoes. She picked her grandson up, and admired him for a second before drawing him close to her chest. His little arms flew up and latched onto her neck, understanding that she was giving him a hug, and that he should do the same back. She smiled, feeling his tiny fingers play with a few innocent curls that cascaded down her back.
"Got them" Leilani exclaimed, walking back into her room. She smiled at her mom and her son, before bending down into her daughter's crib. Farrah, upon seeing the clothes fidgeted, trying to get away from her mother "Come on trouble, time to get you dressed so we can go see the angels and Bosley" Leilani said, reaching down and tickling her daughter's stomach. Kris watched her daughter interact with her daughter, and realised that the 3 months away had made them closer, they were how they were meant to be, Leilani was clearly their mother, and they loved her, a lot.
"She being a pain?" Jill asked walking into the room. Leilani looked up at her and nodded, before bending down to put the jeans on her daughter's frantically kicking legs. It was a feat, but at least that stage had been accomplished. The Munroes knew, without a doubt that putting Farrah's shirt on was going to be the hardest part.
"Come on honey, mommy needs to get dressed too" Leilani told her flailing daughter. Farrah stuck out her tiny tongue at her mom, before flailing more. A sound emitted from her mouth, which could only be defined as defiance, before Leilani, with the help of Jill, was finally able to pull the shirt on and button it up. Charlie watched from his position on Kris' chest as his sister fought to undo the buttons, but her clumsy fingers just couldn't grasp the offending piece of plastic.
"You go get dressed baby, and we'll feed the twins" Kris told her daughter. Leilani nodded at her mother, smiling graciously at her before picking out her clothes and retreating into the bathroom.
"You little missy are just as bad as your mommy" Jill told Farrah as she tried, with success, to put on her little boots. She picked her up and carried her into the kitchen, where Kris was already feeding Charlie.
"She give you more trouble?" Kris asked her sister. She looked at Farrah who was smiling innocently at both Jill and Kris. The eldest Munroes laughed at her.
"Ok then" Leilani said walking into the room. She was dressed in a light blue checked shirt, like Farrah's and Charlie's (Which was red), jeans, like both her children, and cowboy boots "Time to do the monster's hair". At the mention of hair, Farrah let out the biggest cry.
"Is this what she's been like the last few months?" Kris asked Leilani, who was now combing Farrah's golden hair. All Leilani could do was nod.
"Cameron's been a big help though" She told them. They smiled at her. She managed to pull Farrah's hair into two pigtails before the child stopped moaning "There, that wasn't so bad was it?" She asked her daughter, kissing her on her head before she grabbed a cup out of the cupboard and poured herself a cup of coffee.
"Who's car are we going in today?" Jill asked. Kris and Leilani looked at each other, before Kris raised her hand slightly. Charlie looked at her, and copied, raising his hand as high as he could. Kris smiled at him and took his little hand in hers.
"Ok then people, lets get going" Kris told them, as she picked Charlie out of his high seat. Leilani picked Farrah up, who was, again, futily trying to undo her shirt and followed her mom out, Jill in tow. Together, they got the twins into Kris' car, and they all left for the office.
The angels all sat in the office, listening to Charlie telling them what their assignments were. Although they had no client, it was imperative that the angels solved this case as soon as possible, because possibly all of their lives were in danger.
"Ok then angels, Kris, Jill and Leilani, I need you to stay here, I have the chief of police coming here to sort out some kind of protection plan for you. Tiffany, Kelly and Sabrina, I need you girls to go to the house on the edge of the city where you last saw Pierre. Sabrina, I know that you can speak French, so I'll need you to be the designated speaker. I know that he killed a man, which is why I think we should think of this threat as a genuine threat. Be on guard all of you, and call me as soon as you get there. I'm looking through all of his records, hopefully I will have something else for you soon angels" He told them. They all nodded, knowing that he couldn't see them, but feeling the need to nod, as if taking in what he had told them. Tiffany, Sabrina and Kelly got up, said their goodbyes to the Munroes, and left the office.
"The chief of police will be here within the hour" Bosley informed the Munroes "Because we don't know when he is going to attack, you need to be protected at all times. Charlie has phoned Cameron's mom, and she is arranging protection for him while he is away from your house"
"Thanks Bos" Jill told him. Farrah and Charlie were staring at him intently. His face was kind of new to them, as he hadn't seen them much since they left. Leilani noticed they were watching him, so she carried them over to him.
"Bos, I think my children want to meet you, again" She told him. He smiled before picking Charlie up and placing him on his lap.
"Hey there buddy" He said, bouncing the 6 month old child on his knees. Charlie looked up at him for a moment, his eyes wide open, before his mouth opened and he started crying. Bosley looked flustered, he tried to bounce Charlie more, trying to make him stop crying, but it wasn't working. Leilani handed Farrah to Jill, before picking Charlie up, and rocking him, soothing the young child. He stopped crying as soon as he realised that it was his mother who held him. He put his thumb into his mouth, and sucked it, muting his wailing. He placed his head on his mother's chest, the gentle beat of her heart told him that it was ok. Knowing this, he sucked on his thumb more, falling asleep in his mother's warm embrace. Leilani sat on the sofa between Kris and Jill, relaxing back, watching her son falling to sleep. Farrah looked over at her brother, before reaching over and hitting him. His eyes snapped open quickly, they looked around before closing again.
"Hey" Leilani said, looking her daughter directly in the face "No hitting your brother" The tone of her voice was something which Farrah had never experienced before, she looked at her mother, tears pooling in the corner of her eyes, her bottom lip quivering. Before she started crying properly, Leilani kissed her cheek, making Farrah smile at her.
"It's ok Bos" Kris told him, noticing his discomfort "He didn't recognise you, once he gets used to you I'm sure he won't cry around you" He nodded, although unsure.
"It's my fault Bos, I should never have taken them" Leilani told him "I just thought that it was the only way to keep the rest of you safe" He nodded, understanding why she did it.
"It's ok angel, I understand why you did it, I don't blame you. You have your own little family to think about now, you did the right thing taking them away, you kept them safe. I've known you your entire life, and I know that you did what you thought was best for your children and your family" He told her, smiling as many old memories resurfaced, mainly of when she was the same aga as the twins, and twice as fussy.
"Thanks Bos" She told him, smiling back. The touching moment was ended prematurely, as a knock at the door signalled all occupants to the police chief's arrival. Bosley got out of his seat and opened the door, allowing the police chief to enter.
"Good morning ladies" He said, greeting the Munroes. They smiled back at him in return "Me and your boss have come up with what we believe to be an effective plan to keep you girls, and children, safe" He said, getting straight to the point. Undoubtedly he was a very busy man, and both he and Charlie had obviously spent some time before hand going through ways to keep the Munroes safe and protected at all times.
"Ok, shoot" Kris told him. All of the Munroes were eager to learn what security measures were going to be put in place in order to keep the French dude from attacking them. Yes, they were all trained in self defence, and they were all pretty effective at firing a gun (Some more so than others), but there is only so much three ladies can do. They needed extra help, and if that came in the form of round the clock protection by heavily armed police officers, then so be it.
"There are going to be two police cars stationed outside your house at all times. One at the side, and one at the front. Undercover officers are going to be patrolling the beach, and you will each be assigned your own personal bodyguard. While you are out of the house, your bodyguard will go with you, and there will also be special officers placed strategically around town. Your boss has also asked me to give you these" He said handing each of the girls a small black box.
"What is it?" Jill asked examining the box.
"It's a panic alarm. If you see anything or anyone suspicious, no matter where you are, just press the button on the side, and help will come" He told them. Jill still looked confused, but then again, more often than not, Jill was the last to get things, especially jokes.
"What about Cameron?" Leilani asked him.
"Charlie has talked to his mom. He has been given a panic alarm, and his mom has hired some bodyguards to stay with him as soon as he leaves your house. Now if you ladies have any questions, Bosley has my number, don't hesitate to call" He told them. The Munroes smiled in appreciation at him, before saying their goodbyes as he left the office. Three extremely well built men came through the door as soon as the Chief closed it.
"Girls, these are your bodyguards" Bosley said, drawing their attention to the men. Jill's jaw dropped, but being in a committed relationship, neither Kris nor Leilani faltered. The bodyguards weren't introduced, purely because the Munroes always went everywhere together, and there would be plenty of time for introductions later. Kris smiled at her sister, noticing her inability to close her mouth, so she reached across and shut it for her.
"You're catching all of the flies sis" Kris told her, explaining her actions. Jill glared at her. The banter between siblings is usually left uninterrupted, especially these siblings, but the phone rang, stopping it before it had started.
"Hello?" Bosley said answering the phone, and putting it on speakerphone.
[qu'ai-je dit ?] Came the voice on the other end of the phone. Everyone looked at the phone in surprise.
"En Anglais s'il te plait" Leilani told him.
[ How hard was it to just leave and never come back?] Pierre asked. His English near perfect, but with a thick French accent which made his speech almost indecipherable.
"Excuse me?" Kris asked, annoyance was heavy in her tone.
[ I gave her a chance, but she had to come back]
"I'm tired of this" Leilani told him "What exactly do you want?" Impatience getting the better of her.
[I though that would be simple by now. I want you. I want to make you suffer for everything that you have put me through. I have lost my home, my business, and most importantly, my wife. You did this to me, so now I'm going to hurt you]
"Please, better men have tried, and failed" Leilani told him, taunting him into giving them details. She had to admit, she was curious as to how he was planning to hurt her.
[ But I'm not like those men. I have no conscience, no family, nothing holding me back. I want you to pay, and I know exactly how I'm going to do it] He told the girls, before hanging up abruptly.
"I guess we have to take him seriously now" Leilani told her mom.
"I guess we do honey" Kris said, stroking Leilani's hair.
"We have to be extra careful. He isn't like anyone we have ever faced before, Alexia had a family, she had something to live for, but with Pierre, I have a feeling it's going to be a hell of a lot worse" Jill told them. Leilani looked down at the twins, who were sleeping peacefully, before looking up at her family.
"Well then, we'd better be ready, because if I'm going down, I'm not going down without a fight" She told them, her game face was already showing.
"Bos, you'd better call the angels, tell them to be careful. The easiest way to get to us is through them, so they need to be prepared too. If this man thinks that we're going to be easy to take out, then he's sadly mistaken" Kris stated, defiantly.
The Munroes looked at each other. The battle had just begun, and the best man was definitely going to win. But how many innocent lives were going to be lost along the way. The fighting talk seemed to be the focus of the Munroe's attention, but they didn't take the time to try to comprehend the seriousness of Pierre's threat. Which would ultimately prove to be their downfall.