co-written by RatedrKjErIcHo

Randy pulled up to Wade and Kyra's place and knocked on the door. "Randy, I'm glad you came." Wade smiled and let him in. "Kyra is still sleeping. Pattie didn't sleep well last night. She was crying and it was hard to get her to calm down."

"Well I'm sure it will all be fine before long." He replied. "So, can I see Pattie?"

"Of course." Wade smiled. He led Randy to the nursery where Pattie was. "Well I see my little girl is awake." He smiled and picked her up. "Randy, this is Pattie."

Randy smiled at the little girl and pulled out his phone. "May I?"

"Of course." Wade smiled. "I want everyone to see my little princess." Randy nodded and took a few photos of the baby.

"She really is a beautiful baby, Wade." Randy smiled.

"Thanks."

"So, why have you guys kept her hidden?"

"Well, we didn't want her to catch anything. So, that's why we haven't taken her out anywhere. As for the photos, Kyra didn't want to share any right now." He replied. "She honestly didn't give me a reason. But she's the mom so I'm going with it."

Randy nodded. "Well, I will let you put Pattie back down for her nap. Thanks for letting me see her and take a photo."

"No problem. You guys are welcome here anytime." Wade smiled and put the baby in the crib. He turned to Randy. "Tell John We're thinking about him during this time.'

"I will." Randy said as they walked out of the nursery and Randy left. He wanted to show the photo to Audra immediately. He called her to find out where she was. She said she was home because she had been banned from the station right now and John had told her to leave. He drove to the house and headed in.

"Did you get it?" She asked when he walked in.

"I did. I got a photo and I got to hold her." He replied. "She's a beautiful baby." He said as he pulled up the photo on his phone. "And here she is." Audra took his phone and looked at the baby. Randy looked at her as she did. He noticed the look on her face. "Audra, baby. Are you okay?"

She got up and walked across the room pulling out an old family album. She flipped to a picture of Ayanna when she was a baby and held the phone next to it. She closed her eyes and Randy came up behind her. He looked between the photo album and the phone and he could see it too. The pictures looked identical.

"Oh my god." He said quietly. "They're almost identical." He looked at her. "Audra?"

"She has the baby." She looked up at him. "Kyra has Ayanna's baby."

Randy looked at her. "Do you think she killed Ayanna?" He didn't want to believe that she would do that. Kyra was Ayanna's friend. Surely she wouldn't kill her and take the baby.

"I don't know. I don't know what to think. But I've got to show this to Phil and Chris. And to John."

Randy looked at her and nodded. "Should you show it to John before you know for sure?"

"I know it's my niece. It's Ayanna and John's daughter." She said to him. "And John needs this. He's hanging on by a thread and I'm worried what he might do. He tried to kill himself after the funeral and all he's done since has been drink. He's trying to drink himself to death or he wants to get so drunk that he doesn't think and just kills himself some how. He needs this."

"I'll go with you." She nodded and they headed out to the car. "So, are you showing John first or Phil and Chris?" He asked as they pulled out of the driveway.

"I need to talk to Chris and Phil first. But we need to check on John."

"Call them and have them meet us as John's. We can show them all at one time." She nodded and got out her phone. She quickly explained that she had some evidence. Chris said he would grab Phil and meet her at John's place.

"They are meeting us there." She said to him. She looked at the picture again. "I can't believe this. My niece has been this close the whole time."

"You were right baby. And we will get her back."

"I hope so." She said as they pulled into the driveway. She saw Chris and Phil waiting. They got out of the car and walked over.

"So, what's up?" Phil asked her.

"Let's go inside and I want to tell everyone together." She said as they walked toward the door. She opened it and headed in. She looked around downstairs for John and didn't see him. She sighed. "Can we all split up and find John? I want to tell you all together."

They nodded and all started looking around the house for him. She walked into the nursery and saw him sitting in the rocker with the pink bear asleep. He did that most days since Ayanna's death. Usually he would be drinking and just sit there looking out the window. She walked over to him and shook him awake.

"Thought I told you to leave."

"Thought you'd want to see a picture of your daughter."

He looked at her. "You shouldn't lie to a grieving widower. It's not at all funny. And lying isn't going to stop me from drinking either."

Audra pulled out her phone. She pulled up the picture she'd forwarded from Randy's phone and handed the phone to him. "Your daughter is alive and I know where she is."

He took the phone from her and stared at the picture. He knew immediately it was his and Ayanna's daughter. He looked up from the phone at her. "It's her." He said quietly. "Where is she? Who has my daughter?"

"Kyra and Wade."

He looked at her. "How does Kyra and Wade have my daughter? Kyra was pregnant with her own baby. Why would she have my daughter?"

"I have a theory that she faked it with the help of a doctor and intended to steal the baby all along."

John looked at her again. "Why would she do that? I don't understand."

"Some people are just that twisted."

"But to fake a pregnancy? She and Ayanna were friends. I just…I don't understand why Kyra has the baby." He looked at her. "Do you think she killed Ayanna? Did she and Wade do this together?"

"I promise you, we're going to find out."

He nodded. "We have to go get my daughter from them. She doesn't belong with them. She belongs with me." He said as he walked to the nursery door. "We have to get her now."

"We have to play it cool for now so that she won't hurt her. But I'm going to need your help with this John. I'm going to need you to be sober and levelheaded while we get her back here." She looked at him. "John, I know you miss Ayanna. I do too. But she wouldn't want you to be like this. We're going to get your daughter back but you need to stop drinking. She needs you to be you. Not the drunken grieving you. Not that you shouldn't grieve for Ayanna, you should. But that baby needs you. Stop drinking."

He looked at her. "She's going to be just like you and her mama. Hardheaded and stubborn."

"That's right." Audra said smiling. John looked at her.

"I won't touch another drop. I promise." Audra nodded.

"Good. Now let's go formulate a plan to get her back." He nodded and followed her downstairs where Randy and the others were waiting. She walked over to Phil and Chris. "I know who has my niece. I don't know if she actually killed my sister or had her killed. But I know who is responsible."

"Who would that be?" Chris asked. Phil had talked to the doctor not him.

"Kyra Barrett." She said taking out her phone. "Randy went there and saw their baby. He took a picture of her. She looks exactly like Ayanna when she was a baby. I know this is my niece." She said showing them the picture.

"It gets better. I spoke with Dr. McMahon. He cracked and admitted that Kyra gave him a lot of money to help her fake her pregnancy." Phil replied.

"So, Kyra faked her pregnancy with the doctor's help and then she took Ayanna's baby." Chris said. He looked at them. "Do you think or believe she killed Ayanna? Would she do something like that? And if she did, how do we get her to admit it? She isn't just going to hand that baby over if she went through all of this to get it."

Randy looked at them. "I think we tell Wade everything. He could get her to admit it."

"How do we know he isn't involved?"

"Because he was genuinely excited about that baby. I know Wade. He has no idea that baby isn't his. You should see him." Randy replied. "He has no idea about it."

"Call him and ask him to come down to the station."

Randy nodded and called Wade. He explained that the cops were talking to everyone who knew Ayanna and John. And they wanted to talk to him. Wade said he would be there in an hour.

"He will be there in an hour." Randy said to them.

"Good. We'll let you know something when we do."

"We need to be there." Audra said

"No, you need to go tell your dad what's going on." Chris said. "But I'll let John and Randy come provided they can control themselves."

"I can." Randy replied.

Chris looked at John. "Can you?" He asked him. "I know how much you want your daughter back. But we have to play this legally and close to the line. We can't risk Kyra taking off with that baby."

"I'll do anything to get my baby back."

"Good. Then let's go." Chris said to him. The four of them headed to the police station while Audra headed to her dad's house. She had the baby's picture and Ayanna's too. She hoped soon this would all be over and her sister's baby would be where she belonged.

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