Chapter 10:
Author's Note: Merry Holidays to everyone.
Doug-whose Maddie Kendall ex-husband is coming to Los Angeles.
Skipping some things.
Christmas was a sad time for Aunt Maddie she didn't want to spend time to decorate a tree this year. I could tell something was bothering her of course.
Carmen was placing presents under the tree at the firehouse station.
Christopher wanted to see his mom again for Christmas.
Seeing his mother was only allowed to see her son during the Holidays.
"Aunt Maddie is something wrong?"asked Carmen.
Maddie was putting cookies on a platter. "NO'! Nothing is wrong"answered Maddie.
"Are you sure, it's not about your ex-husband abusing you"answered Carmen.
crack went a cup.
Maddie turns towards Carmen. "How do you know about that?"asked Maddie.
"How do you think my mother divorced my father in the first place? He abused her many times, she couldn't take it anymore of it"answered Carmen.
Maddie kneels down to Carmen. "What ever you do don't mention this to Howie or Evan ever"begged Maddie.
"Sure"answered Carmen.
"Thanks"answered Maddie.
Different cookies on the platters on the counters.
4 days later
Group were at the firehouse celebrating Christmas with each. Carmen would have two Christmas one with the firehouse-one with her brother in Santa Monica later during the week.
Carmen had come out of the bathroom, is sitting down on a bench. It would be several times without her mother there to celebrate the holidays.
Footsteps came into the locker room, someone sat down.
"Carmen! Is everything alright?"asked Eddie sitting down.
"I just need a moment to myself"answered Carmen.
"Alright! But come upstairs to get something to eat"answered Eddie leaving the locker room.
Carmen pulls out her phone dials a phone number. "Hey! Erica I need a favor from you"answered Carmen.
1 hr later
Carmen is waiting for Erica Callen to show up at the firehouse.
Maddie Kendall walking over to her niece. "Carmen! Everyone was wondering where you are at?"asked Maddie.
Carmen turns towards Maddie. "I'm sorry"answered Carmen.
"What are you sorry for what?"asked Evan and Howie coming over.
A car pulls up to the firehouse.
Several people get out of the car.
Erica Callen walks over to Carmen. "Hello"answered Erica.
"Can we help you with something?"asked Howie.
"Ms. Kendall we are taking you into protective custody until further notice"answered Max Shields standing there.
Maddie is shocked of the news.
"Why! Are you taking my sister in for?"asked Evan.
"We can't discuss this out in the open"answered Ashley Deeks.
Maddie leaves with the agents in the car.
Howie races upstairs in a flash of lightening. "Bobby! I'm needed somewhere else right now"answered Howie.
Athena Grant looks at Howie.
"Is something wrong"answered Henrietta.
"FBI took Maddie into protective custody"answered Howie.
Gasps could be heard.
Eddie sees Carmen walking behind Evan slowly knows that something is up.
"Evan! What happen?"whispered Eddie.
"I don't know Maddie was taken, we don't know why"answered Evan sitting down on a chair groans.
"NCIS agents took Aunt Maddie into custody not the feds"answered Carmen.
Everyone turns towards Carmen in the face.
"Did you have something to do with this?"snapped Howie angrily.
Carmen walks away from everyone.
"Hey! I'm talking to you"answered Howie walking after Carmen.
Evan, Eddie, Athena and Bobby raced after Howie.
Carmen made it outside of the firehouse.
4 of them saw Howie grab Carmen wrist.
Carmen looks at Howie. "Your hurting my arm"answered Carmen.
"Tell me what's going on?"asked Howie.
"Howie, Let Carmen go"answered Athena.
Howie lets go of Carmen wrist.
Evan walks over to Carmen-kneels down. "Do you know why the NCIS agents took Maddie with them for protection?"answered Evan.
Carmen turns away from Evan.
Eddie goes over to help with the situation in hand. "Carmen, we need to know so we can help you and Maddie out"answered Eddie.
Carmen pulls out her cell-phone-dials a number. "I need you to come and pick me up please"begged Carmen.
2 days later
Maddie Kendall had no idea why she was in protective custody. "Tell me why your keeping me here"shouted Maddie.
Erica Callen was watching from a window.
Carmen had Ashley Deeks pick her up two days ago from the firehouse, hasn't left the place yet.
"Carmen are you going to be alright?"asked Ashley.
"I need some alone with my aunt"answered Carmen.
"Sure"answered Erica.
"Also need you to pick up the others are the firehouse, they need to hear it from Maddie"answered Carmen.
"We shall do it"answered Max Shields.
1 hr later
Maddie is sitting down, saw her brother Evan, Howie, Athena and Eddie among the visitors. "What are you doing here?"asked Maddie.
"Maddie! We know why your in protective custody"answered Evan.
"Why! Didn't say that Doug was abusing you"answered Howie.
"Carmen promise she wouldn't tell you guys"answered Maddie.
"Carmen didn't tell us anything about Doug"answered Howie.
"Agent Erica Callen was the one who told us about Doug being spotted here in Los Angeles. There is a warrant for his arrest, he killed a police officer"answered Athena.
2 days later.