Chapter 10

'Hi Bos, got anything new for us?' Jill asked as the Angels all entered into the office. Bosley looked up from the file he was nose deep in sat at his desk.

'Not yet, how's Kelly?' Bosley asked with a small smile to his Angels as they all sat down.

'She's going to be ok Bos, Kel's awake and talking and just, she's going to be fine.' Cate explained as she sat down on one of the sofas Julie next to her.

'How are you this morning?' Bosley asked looking to Cate. Cate shrugged as she answered.

'I'm fine Bos, a little tired maybe, a little achy but I'm ok.' Bosley studied the young woman for a moment, she was only telling a half-truth, they all knew it but they wouldn't get any more from Cate than what she offered. 'So do we have anything new?' Cate asked moving on.

'Not really, Charlie and I were hoping you or Kelly might have remembered something from last night.' Bosley sighed as he sat back in his chair.

'I can't think of anything Bos and Kelly's in no fit state right now to try, I don't want to push her to have to remember anything right now.' Cate explained looking down to the coffee table in front of them.

'Of course not but what about you, what can you remember, anything that might help us?' Bosley continued.

'I'm not sure Bos, I can't remember much of anything, not that would lead to where we might find them.' Cate sighed leaning back into the sofa, Julie reaching round a comforting hand on her knee.

'You have to try Cate, anything a smell, a comment that one of them may have made.' Bosley continued pushing. Cate shifted her weight where she sat leaning forward resting her elbows on her knees cradling her head in frustration.

'Look Bos I'm sorry but all I remember all I can see is West beating up Kelly and then my own brother nearly killing her, I don't remember much else than that.'

'You have to look passed that Cate, what else is there?' Bosley carried on as the tension built in the room. The Angels watched on knowing any moment now Cate's temper would blow.

'God damn it John! I don't know what else is there, there isn't anything else there for me to see, all I see is Bobby beating Kelly to within an inch of her life and I can't stop him!' Cate yelled as she stood up facing Bosley.

'Cate.' Julie quietly said reaching out to her friend placing a calming hand over Cate's that was planted firmly on her hip. Cate looked down to Julie who had pleading eyes for her to calm down. Cate sighed heavily as she sat down again.

'I'm sorry Bos, everyone. I'm just…'

'Tired.' Jill finished.

'Pissed off.' Cate corrected.

'That too.' Julie agreed. 'Look why don't we go to Cate's and see if anything comes from that, if anything else your place needs straightening up Cate.'

'True, alright let's go do that then.' Cate sighed agreeing, she had to go back to the house sometime and sooner was better than later.

'The police called earlier, whilst you were all at the hospital with Kelly. They're finished with your place Cate so you can go ahead cleaning up, moving things.' Bosley explained trailing off at the end of the sentence, how do you calmly tell a friend, co-worker that it was ok now to clear up the mess where your house was destroyed but more importantly your sister was nearly killed.

'Ok Bos, thanks.' Cate smiled as she got up again following after Julie to leave the office.

'We'll see you later Bos.' Jill called back as they left. Bosley silently nodded as he watched them leave again. Never a moments rest it seemed for these Angels.

West sat on the porch of his home looking out to the dense forest before him, a cup of coffee steaming by his side.

'So what's next?' Bobby asked as he stepped out on to the decking looking to the forest as well.

'We lie low for a day or so, I think we've done enough for now.' West calmly said picking up his newspaper and shaking it open.

'We lie low, are you kidding me? I didn't come out here to work with you to lie low, let's finish this!' Bobby demanded turning to face West who stayed calm behind his paper.

'You must learn patience Bobby, it's no wonder you ended up in jail the way you did with such a temper. You'll have the rest of your revenge just as I will, you'll just have to be patient.'

'But what is it you're waiting for, them to find us?' Bobby asked crossing his arms across his chest trying to contain his anger.

'Perhaps but it's highly unlikely that they will find us here, I have covered my tracks extremely well.' West grinned as he turned the page. 'Patience Bobby we will finish what they started.' Bobby huffed as he turned and left West alone again.

'I don't even know where to start.' Jill said as she stood in the centre of Cate's lounge, broken furniture and glass surrounding her.

'Well whatever's broken throw in a trash bag or to one side and I'll throw it out later.' Cate said as she crouched down picking up books off of the floor.

'Cate would you run us through what happened now we're all here?' Kris asked, the first time she had really spoken since leaving the hospital earlier. Cate looked to her stunned for a moment that Kris had spoken.

'Uh yeah sure.' Cate responded tossing the books on to her couch as she walked round to her bedroom. 'Kelly and I came out of here and were grabbed by two guys, separated. We both managed to break away at first but they were just stronger. They kept me here on my knees, hands cuffed behind my back.'

'Where was West?' Julie asked. Cate pointed to the dining room table from where she stood, the exact place where she had been restrained.

'He sat there all relaxed and at ease.'

'Smug bastard.' Kris commented to which the others agreed with.

'Then what?' Jill asked walking the room slowly picturing everything in her head as she did.

'West started on Kelly punched her in the stomach then across the face. Slammed her into the wall,' Cate pointed to the wall she meant. 'Kelly attacked West then shoving them both backwards as smashing through the coffee table, then West go the upper hand again knocked Kelly to one side.' Cate explained her voice lowering as she came closer to the next part of the attack. Julie noticed as she stepped closer to Cate placing a comforting hand to her shoulder. Kris watched as Julie took care of their friend part of her wishing that she was the one helping, being there for Cate.

'You want to stop?' Julie asked, Jill looked up when she did having been paying more attention to the room picturing what had happened rather than paying attention to the person recanting the attack. Cate smiled appreciatively to Julie winking at her.

'It's ok Julie. Bobby came in from the kitchen side door and just…' Cate trailed off not needing to finish her sentence, as the others knew what came next all too well. The group fell silent in their own thoughts about events that had happened and where it might be leading.

'Why don't we get this placed cleaned up, the cops are finished with it so we can at least do that, get you back in to your place Cate.' Julie suggested trying to find ways to keep them all busy, their minds on other things. Cate nodded looking around at the trashed furniture that needed dumping meaning more furniture had to be bought to replace it.

'Sure, good idea Julie I'll go grab us some gloves and the trash cans to throw all this in to.' Cate walked off to the kitchen door stepping out to get everything.

'What are you thinking?' Kris asked her older sister who was still looking across the room.

'I think they were both lucky to get out alive.' Jill answered placing her hand on Kris's shoulder thankful that she was safe. Cate entered back in to the home with all they would need to gather up and throw out the broken furniture and glass.

Even with four Angels it still took over two hours to clean up Cate's home and put what they could back in to order. Once finished and everything that was trashed put outside the Angels sat down in the now clean and straightened lounge.

'You wouldn't think there was a fight in here looking around now.' Cate said tiredly to which the others agreed. 'What time is it?'

'About another hour or so until we can go and visit Kel.' Julie answered knowing full well that was what Cate was thinking about.

'How about we get in some food?' Jill suggested her hand rested on her stomach.

'I'm not really that hungry, but go for it.' Cate said as she sank down in to the sofa leaning her head back on to it.

'You're eating.' Jill said ending an argument before it had even started or was likely to Cate just sighed. 'Why don't you call in the usual Kris?' Jill said to her sister who sat next to the phone, nodding Kris picked up the phone and put in their order.

Cate dreamt, without even realising it she had fallen asleep on the couch as her friends talked around her waiting for their food to arrive. The events on the previous night unfolded before her but this time she was a spectator, she saw herself held back from helping Kelly, she watched as Kelly was struck by Bobby, Cate jumped for him, but these were mere shadows of the past, what had happened, there was something not right though Cate's attention was taken away from the fighting, there was something her sub conscious obviously wanted her to see but what? Cate walked through the memory following it through watching as Bobby threw her over the kitchen bar. Cate knelt down beside herself, watching as this shadow of the past unlocked her cuffs as Cate looked around and up she noticed for the first time the man stood by the kitchen's entrance, he pulled a cigarette from the pack in his hand, then Cate watched as he opened the book of matches he used to light the smoke with, it was then Cate saw it and bolted up from her dream.

'Whoa, Cate easy.' Julie tried to calm her friend as she bolted upright from her dream/ nightmare. 'You're ok.' Cate looked to Julie confused for a moment before grabbing the napkin from Julie's leg, the food had arrived whilst she slept.

'Cate what is it?' Jill asked concerned, as Cate snatched up the pencil from the unit beside her scribbling out something on the napkin.

'Any of you recognise this logo?' Cate asked as she finished drawing.

'Looks familiar, but I'm not sure?' Jill said as she passed it Kris and Julie. The sketch Cate had done showed what looked to be a tree with a picnic table adjoined to it underneath.

'I know it.' Julie said confidently. 'It's the logo for a cabin vacation spot up in the forest. Marcus and I pass it all the time when we're up there, gorgeous big places up there.' Everyone turned to Julie. 'What we're up there all the time you know what Marcus is like for walks up there.'

'No Julie,' Kris began to smile. 'Now we know where he is.' A plan was beginning to formulate.

'Well let's not jump ahead of ourselves now, we have an idea where he could be, we need to find out now for sure.' Jill took the lead of the situation before they began to run before they could see where they were walking.

'You fancy a hike?' Kris asked Cate.

'I do but first I have to go and see my sister and to be honest I think we'd be better going in the early morning, it'll be dark before we know it, we won't see anything then.' Cate explained.

'Exactly.' Jill agreed.

'Look why don't you go to the hospital to see Kelly and I'll go home and grab the maps Marcus has of the area up there. He has all the hiking maps – all of them.' Julie sighed as she took a drink of her soda. Cate couldn't help but laugh at Julie's last comment.

'Good idea Julie, let's finish up eating here, especially you, you haven't eaten at all yet.' Jill said pointing to Cate as she pushed a plate of food to her. Cate nodded and smirked at Jill as she picked up the plate and dug into the rice and duck that was on the plate.

'So you think you have a position on him then?' Kelly asked handing the drawing of the logo back to Jill.

'We think we have a lead, our first lead.' Jill explained as she slipped the napkin back into her purse. 'Julie's should be along soon with maps of the area, they'll show us where each of these cabins are and give us a good idea of the size of each of them.' Kelly nodded gently as she listened to Jill. Cate stood by the window looking out to the starry night above them.

'What are you thinking about?' Kris quietly asked Cate so only the two of them could hear their conversation. Cate looked to Kris and smiled sadly.

'How I'm going to tell my brothers what Bobby has done now.' Cate sighed looking down to her cowboy boots, stamping the point of the boot on to the tiled floor. 'I don't think they've forgiven him yet for everything else especially the way he acted at mama's funeral.' Cate rubbed the back of her neck as she thought about it, tension again growing there.

'You'll find a way to tell them and you'll all find a way to work through it, together.' Kris placed a supportive hand on Cate's forearm. Cate nodded with a small smile.

'I hope so.' She sighed as Julie came in to the room.

'Got 'em' Julie announced waving the maps in front of her as she walked up to Kelly's bed. Pulling the over table closer to the head of the bed and Kelly, Jill and Cate cleared the table of the magazines and papers that covered it so the map could be laid out flat. 'Marcus said this was probably the best map to show us what we're looking for.' Julie explained as she pushed out the creases in the folded map. 'Now these are the main vacation cabins and there are some privately owned ones here.' Julie pointed out on the map. 'Marcus said there are some larger rental cabins up here in the denser part of the forest.' Julie showed the team pointing to the area she meant.

'Then it's up here we should be looking.' Kris decided for them all.

'True but we need to be careful Kris, we don't know which one could be West's if he is there at all.' Jill explained again trying to stop her sister from getting carried away too soon.

'He's there, I just know he's there.' Kris said determined.

'Who where?' David asked as he entered in to the room. Kris turned smile beaming to greet him as Julie quickly folded away the map before he could see it. 'Hi sweetheart.' David greeted as he hugged Kris tightly. 'Hope you don't mind me being here Kelly, Mr. Bosley said you'd all be here.' David explained as Kris broke away from hugging him to holding on to him her arms wrapped around his waist. Kelly gently shook her head smiling to David.

'Of course I don't mind, you're practically one of the family.' Kelly warmly said.

'Is everything alright?' Kris asked looking up to the handsome man, David looked down to her smiling.

'Everything is fine, I just missed you that's all, wanted to make sure you were ok, maybe take you out to dinner.' David offered before gently kissing her. The rest of the Angels looked away for a moment trying to give the pair privacy in Kelly's hospital room.

'We've already eaten, but I think we're pretty much done here, how about you take me home and we take a moonlit stroll on the beach.' Kris smiled back to David.

'Sounds perfect.' David agreed kissing Kris again. 'I'll wait for you outside.' He pointed to the door to where he'd be waiting, Kris nodded as he said his goodbyes and left.

'So I'll catch up with you later?' Kris asked looking to Jill.

'Sure, I'll see you later at home. Do you want me to come back to the beach house tonight?' Jill asked smirking at her sister. Kris turned to her sister smiling shyly biting her lower lip. 'Cate alright if I stay with you tonight?' Jill asked without turning to look at Cate.

'Yeah sure.' Cate agreed trying not to laugh. Kris said her thanks as she rushed out of the room after her man.

'Ah young love.' Jill teased.

'I miss dating.' Julie said dreamily.

'Julie!' Kelly exclaimed laughing.

'I can't help it I do, why do you think Marcus and I go out as much as we do? We like to try and go out on as many dates as we can together, make sure we keep as much romance going as we can.' Julie explained as her cheeks began to match the redness of her hair. The four friends laughed enjoying the moment until they came back to the topic of the conversation before David interrupted them.

'So, what's the plan for tomorrow?' Cate asked her eyes clouding over trouble was brewing there; her sister could see this and carefully took Cate's hand in hers.

'We check these places out.' Jill answered as she and Julie unfolded the map again Jill pointed to the cabins in the dense part of the forest. 'But we're careful Cate, we can't afford to go guns blazing up there with West and his men if we should find them.' Jill warned to which Cate nodded.

'I know Jill, best behaviour I promise.' Cate said as Kelly tightened her grip on her sister's hand.

'That goes for Bobby too, if you should find them then you regroup first and we make a plan of attack to bring them in, no solo routines.' Kelly said forcefully looking deeply into her sister's eyes making sure she was getting through to her. 'I mean it.'

'I know you do, don't worry I won't do anything stupid.'

'Not yet anyway.' Julie quipped. Cate turned to her friend smirking.

'Not everything I do is stupid.'

'Just your temper.' Julie countered.

'Fair point.' Cate agreed.

'Ok, we leave early tomorrow get up there take a look around see what we can find.' Jill planned out.

'You sure going during the day time is good idea, we'd be better covered at night.' Cate suggested.

'You're the one who first said daylight.' Jill replied.

'You could also fall off a ridge at night.' Kelly pointed out.

'Done that once all ready.' Cate mumbled which earned her a rough squeeze of the hand from her sister. 'So, an early morning start then.' Cate said pulling her hand free from Kelly's vice like grip. Jill nodded with a grin as Julie folded the map together again.

'But for now why don't we just relax for a little while get the rest while we can.' Jill said, as she pulled up a chair closer to Kelly's bedside. Cate and Julie followed suit as they did the same.

'So how are things with you and Kris, you seem to be talking again?' Kelly asked her sister. Cate took in a deep breath.

'Well as far as I was concerned there was never a problem, y'all know that and Kris seems to have calmed down a little now and started talking to me earlier today. What did you say Jill?' Cate asked.

'Nothing that didn't need saying honestly.'

'Some hard truths then huh?' Julie asked looking to Jill who nodded.

'Yeah, some things Kris needed to hear and she needed to say. I'm sorry Cate, Kelly the pair of you have been through enough without Kris adding to it.' Jill apologised looking down to her hands feeling ashamed to even look at them.

'Jill, Kris was hurting, she was angry, it may not have been right to have lashed out at Cate.'

'But she needed to yell at someone and I can handle that.' Cate smiled reassuringly at Jill. 'Don't worry about it Jill everything will be alright, Kris just needs a little more time.'

'Speaking of I gotta run.' Julie said getting to her feet quickly as she looked at her watch. 'I promised Marcus I'd be home early tonight.' Julie smiled to her friends waving as she rushed out of the room.

'Ahh to be newly married.' Jill teased as the door softly closed.

'Did you and Kris talk about anything?' Kelly asked Cate, Cate knew exactly what her sister was getting at and was surprised and a little annoyed that she would bring it up in front of Jill.

'No we didn't, we were never really alone Kel and mostly just talked about the case, it's easier that way for now at least.' Cate said trying to warn her sister away from the subject. Jill picked up the tension straight away but chose not to raise the point here she could wait until later.

'I think we'd better clear out as well before the nurses force us out.' Jill suggested to Cate who nodded in agreement.

'Yeah ok, let's make a move.' Cate said getting to her feet gently hugging Kelly goodbye and goodnight, Jill doing the same after her.

Their drive back to Cate's was a quiet one not much said, too much on their minds and Jill was wondering what it was that Kelly could have meant at the hospital, what could Cate and Kris have to talk about.

'Jill?' Cate called her friends name. Jill looked up they had arrived at Cate's home and Cate was stood out of the car calling back to Jill. 'You staying there?' Cate smirked. Jill shook her head and quickly got out of the car.

'Sorry, lost in my thoughts.'

'I could see that. Everything Ok?' Cate asked as she opened the front door letting Jill and herself in.

'You tell me.' Jill said deciding now was a good a time as any to find out what was going on. Cate put her keys down and hung up her jacket her back turned to Jill but from her body language Jill could tell she was tense, not wanting this conversation at all. 'Cate what's going on, what did Kelly mean at the hospital, what have you and Kris to talk about?' Cate didn't answer she walked in to the kitchen and grabbed the kettle to fill it up then changed her mind, put it down again and opened the cupboard above her pulling out a bottle of something a little stronger and then some glasses.

'Sit down Jill, I'll explain it to you.' Cate said as she returned to the lounge.