Frank was walking his grandkids upstairs to his study. He tried to hide his shaking hands. When they got to the top of the stairs he opened the door. The boys ran in,but Nicki turned around.
"Grandpa,"she said,"are you scared?"
"Do you want the truth,or what you want to hear?"
"I want the truth,"she said solemnly.
"Yes,"he admitted,"I'm scared. What about you?"
"I'm terrified right now. I know I'm supposed to stay calm for the boys,and give them the illusion that everything is going to be okay,but I don't know how to do that when I can't even do that for myself."
"I don't think that you would be able to calm the boys down even if you were completely okay. They've experienced a lot in the past three days,so this is just the tip of the iceberg."
He pulled her in for a hug that muffled her sudden sobs. Then Jennifer called,"you better get down here before the Reagan clan looses another child!"
Nicky gasped and backed into the room. Frank closed the door,and locked them in the room. He ran downstairs to where he saw Erin on her knees with a gun aimed at her head.
"I'm here,"Frank said,"you don't have to do that."
"Erin,dear you can go join your grandfather."
Erin got up and ran to Henry who was still by the table,with a mixture of fear and hatred behind his eyes. He put a comforting hand on Erin's shoulder to assure her that Nicki was safe.
"Once Jamie gets here I'll get to kill all of you!"
Erin paled,"You're not gonna hurt the kids. Are you?"
"No Erin I'm not going to hurt the kids. My husband and I will need someone to work for us. Your kids will spend the rest of their lives working as our lowly servants."
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Danny had by then made sure that Linda was not seriously injured. He was trying to find a way to escape. He noticed that Linda still had her diamond studs. He got an idea.
"Linda take off your earrings and try to pick the lock."
In a matter of minutes Linda had worked her way out of the cuffs,and was working on Danny's who said,"I guess diamonds really are a girls best friend."
