The Halloween party had ended and all the guests had left. Ana and Christian were cleaning up the mess. Teddy was pacing back and forth in the foyer of the house, he was nervous about telling his parents about what happened to Phoebe, but he knew he had to tell them.
"Mom, Dad" he said as he entered the living room. "There is something I have to tell you about tonight."
Ana and Christian looked up at him as they placed what they had in their hands in garbage bags "What is it, sweetie?" Ana said to him.
"When Sawyer took us out to trick or treat. Phoebe wondered off for a little while. And we couldn't find her. I know we should have called you, but it felt like it was my job to look after her and I didn't want you to think I couldn't do it. Mr. Thomas, Eli's father saw me in a panic and helped us look for her."
"Where was she?" Christian asked in one of his tones.
"She was sitting on a bench. Sawyer answered his phone and she wanted to go to the next house without him, she said she got lost and couldn't find her way back to where we were. So she just stayed where she was and waited for us to find her." Teddy told them.
He was looking at the ground. He knew he was going to get in trouble. "Where is your sister now?"
"She is in her room." The poor child couldn't look at Christian.
"Theodore, I am very disappointed with you for what happened, but I am glad that you took charge in finding her and getting her home safe. She is lucky to have a big brother like you. I am going to treat you like a grown up and let you off with a warning, but I will take away your candy for the weekend so you can think about what happened tonight. Please give me your trick or treat bag and I will return it to you on Monday."
Teddy went into the kitchen and got his big of candy and handed it over to his father. Christian had a tone in his voice, but it wasn't an angry tone.
"I think its best you go to bed early tonight." Christian told him.
"Yes, Dad." Teddy said. He turned around and went towards his bedroom.
Christian placed the bag of candy on the coffee table and sat down on the couch. Ana joined him.
"Thank you for going easy on him. He's a great kid. I know he loves and adores Phoebe. He would do anything to project her. Just like you would do anything to protect me." Ana said.
"I just wished they called." Christian admitted.
"But they didn't because they know you, Christian; they knew you were going to overreact. Both of them are home safe and in their rooms."
"I love you. Mrs. Grey"
"And I love you"
They kissed. They had some time to themselves, the first time all night since this morning. Ana opened up the bag and grabbed a couple pieces of candy. She opened one of them up and placed it in her husband's mouth.
"Happy Halloween, Indiana Jones."
"Happy Halloween, Cleopatra."
