Here is another chapter that will be separated. I'm doing a lot of separating because I'm going back to while everything was happening with Bill & Karen and Chloe & Morris, there was stuff happening in the other two major stories. I just dont want to be missing these big chunks of time for a couple storylines and not the others! So enjoy and read the next chapter!
"I hate leaving you alone in L.A.," Heller told Audrey. They were at the airport and he was getting ready to get on his private plane to Washington. He was sceptical of leaving Audrey in L.A.
"I'll be fine Dad," she said to him giving him a confindent smile. She saw he looked very worried. They both hugged for the hundreth time.
"Just remember to call me if you need anything, you'll be working out of CTU right?" he asked also sceptical of that, CTU brought back horrible memories for anyone who visited it and and him and his daughter were no exception to that.
"Yes, and I know you don't like that, but I think it's good, there's people there that know what I'm going through," Audrey explained trying to make her father realize what that her desision was somewhat a smart idea.
"Okay," he said, just looking at Audrey.
"Secretary Heller, we should board the plane now," Hellers security detail informed him.
"Alright just a second," he said waving him off and then turning back to his daughter. "I love you honey," he kissed her on the forehead and gave her another hug.
"I love you too Dad," she said.
"I'll call you when I land," he said before walking off. As soon as his plane took off Audrey got back into her car and drove home. Tomorrow she would go back to work at CTU, there was as her and her father had discussed one good thing and one bad thing about that. The good thing was she'd be around people like Chloe, Bill, and Curtis, the bad thing was going back would open up wounds they she hoped would have healed ages ago. She decided to get a good night sleep before the day started.
24
"Are you okay?" This time it was Mike that asked Martha the question.
"I'm fine," she lied. They had just finished moving Martha into her new home. Out of lack of any work to do Mike decided to help out not only a former first lady, but a great friend. Aaron had signed on to be head of Martha's secret service detail.
"I know when you're lieing Martha, come on you can tell me what's wrong," he told her hoping she would open up.
"It's just-" she started but stopped.
"What?"
"I still don't get why all this happened," she confided in him.
"It's going to take some time to adjust and maybe someday all of us will get the answer to that question," Mike said.
"I hope," she said. Mike gave her a friendly hug and got up. Martha sat in her new living room for a while longer, but the adjusting part wasn't happening fast enough for her. She cried a little.
