Cole:
"Sir!" my secretary exclaimed, rushing into my office, "You need to get to your son's school!"
"What happened?" I questioned, hopping out of my seat.
"They won't say anything over the phone, but it sounds important." she responded, packing up my briefcase.
Once I received my briefcase, I quickly headed out of my office. I kind of had a feeling why I was being sent to the school. My son must have been next. I'm not rushing because once I get there and they tell me, then it'll all become real. During Rose and Jasper's kidnapping, I just kind of brushed it aside, claiming that they just ran away to put fear in their parents hearts, even though I knew that wasn't true.
I walked into the almost full underground parking lot and quickly rushed inside my car. I closed the door quicker than it took me to get inside. I started the car and didn't wait for it to warm up, I sped off.
I pulled into the front of the school and saw no police cars, no secret service, no reporters, no nothing. Something isn't right. If they knew Emmett was missing, I would have been the second one called. The FBI would have been the first, he's the Ambassador's son! I parked, slightly off in the first parking spot I saw. I didn't care if it was handicapped or reserved.
After getting out as rapidly as possible, I used the button on my key ring to lock the door as I approached Carl and Sebastian. They tipped their hats towards me before opening the doors.
"What is it? Where's Emmett? Is he alright?" I proclaimed, rushing towards Mrs. Cunningham, who looked extremely worried.
"Mr. Ambassador, calm down. Emmett is fine. He should be at lunch right about now. I couldn't reach Claudia and I knew not to call the President. I couldn't reach Allison either, so you were next. I wanted to know where Jasper and Rosalie were today. It's not like them to miss class, it's just not like Claudia either to allow her to. Something is wrong, I can feel it Mr. Ambassador." Mrs. Cunningham whispered, laying a relaxing hand down onto my shoulder.
"Whew, you had me worried!" I exclaimed, feeling her hand drop from my shoulder, "Everything is okay. Jasper and Rosalie are visiting their grandparents in New York because they're sick."
I felt horrible lying, especially to Mrs. Cunningham. She has been nothing, but sweet to us and to the children. Mrs. Cunningham sighed in relief, and pulled me into a hug.
"That's for assuring an old lady's heart." she giggled, before releasing me, "Now I need to head back to class."
I watched her walk off and once she turned the corner I decided to leave. This time as I exited, I tipped my hat towards Carl then Sebastian, causing a quick flash of grin to appear on their faces. It was so quick, if I blinked, I would have missed it.
I don't want to get stuck in D.C. traffic, so I decided to head back to my house. I'm just glad my secretary packed up everything I need to look at into my briefcase. I headed down the route towards my house, with an eased mind.
Once pulling into my driveway, I noticed a silver Mercedes parked in front of my house. That car only belonged to one person. Chelsea. My fiancée. Emmett's mom, Laura, died ten years ago of murder. It was one of the biggest cases in New York for two entire years. During those two years, I got over and came to terms with my wife's death. I met Chelsea in court because she was on the jury. The man who was being charged with my wife's death was also being charged for the death of nine other women. He's behind bars for good. I got with Chelsea two years after my wife's death. Emmett kind of looks up to her like a mom.
I walked into the house and smelled candles burning and food cooking. A good mix.
"Cole!" Chelsea shouted, worriedly.
"It's me." I responded, going into the living room.
"Oh, you had me scared! I didn't know who you were. I knew you were at work and Emmett was at school, so I just…" she trailed off, setting her wine glass down.
She pulled me into her arms and pecked my lips before glancing down at my brief case.
"I know you hate it when I bring work home, but I had to. I decided not to work in the office today." I announced, watching her eyes roll.
"Are we ever going to spend any time alone? Just me and you. I'm sure Emmett wants some alone time with his father. Ever since you became Ambassador, you've been forgetting about us. Dinner usually consists of me, Emmett and an empty chair." Chelsea remarked, flopping back down onto the couch.
Chelsea isn't as busy. Chelsea works for the IRS. Her job does demand her attention, but not like mines do. She can take off when she wants to, I can't. I have a country to represent.
"I'm working from home today." I exclaimed, hoping she would be happy.
"Well, at least you'll be home for dinner." she sighed, getting up and heading into the kitchen.
I sighed under my breath and began to head upstairs to my home office. I wanted to make this time up to Emmett and Chelsea. They deserve much better than I am giving them. I'm going to come to dinner tonight.! I'm sure of it.
I got most of my work out of the way and quickly glanced at the clock to see 5:24 on the screen. I didn't hear Emmett's escalade pull up. I peeked out of the window to guarantee what I knew didn't happen. Emmett didn't come home.
"Chelsea!" I shouted, scrambling to get my cell phone out of my desk drawer.
"Yes! What? What is it?" she asked worriedly, running into my office, out of breath.
"Call Alice and Bella. I'll call Edward! Emmett didn't come home!" I bellowed, dialing Edward's number into my phone.
I watched Chelsea pull out her cell phone and head into the hallway.
"Hello." Edward whispered, groggily.
"Edward! Sorry to wake you! Have you seen Emmett?" I wondered, pacing back and forth in my office.
"No. I haven't seen him since first period. I just figured he left early to ditch because he was thinking about Rose. Then at the end of the day I saw his truck outside, but I heard you came to the school, so I just figured you picked him up early." Edward explained, quickly becoming alert.
"The school has security cameras. Right?" I wondered, grabbing my jacket off of the hook.
"Yeah. Of course."
"Thanks Edward. Tell Carlisle that Emmett is missing.!" I demanded, hanging up the phone.
"Alice and Bella both thought that you picked him up early from school." Chelsea informed me, walking back into my office.
I blew out a sharp breath, knowing that I am going to have to explain what's going on.
"Throw on your jacket. I'll explain everything in the car. Hurry up!" I ordered, shooing her out of my office.
The car ride to the school was quiet, until I started filling her in on Rose's disappearance then Jasper's and the man 'Alec' whose name Jasper left on a sticky. Claudia was upset for the first few minutes because I kept it from her, then she was upset for the rest of the ride because she figured if she knew, she could have kept Emmett safe.
I try time and time again to talk, but she just rolls her eyes and turns up the radio. I pull into the parking spot and watch Chelsea glance towards Emmett's black escalade. I hop out of the car and jog towards the entrance of the school.
"What can we do for you, Mr. Ambassador? It's after school hours." Carl said, blocking the door to the school.
"I want to see the school's security footage." I growled, glaring daggers at him and Sebastian.
"I can't do that. The Headmaster isn't here, and only he can-" Sebastian started, before Chelsea cut him off.
"Did you not hear him? He wants to see the security footage! If we get another no, I'll either call the President or worse Claudia, or I will personally rip both of your-" Claudia started, before Carl cut her off.
"Okay. Follow me."
That's my girl!
I followed Carl down the long hallway while Sebastian remained guarding the doors. He used his key to unlock the security door. Carl pushed the door open to allow me and Chelsea to enter.
"Wait in the hallway." I ordered, closing the door before he had the chance to enter.
"Why couldn't he come in? We might need his help." Chelsea whispered, on the verge of tears.
She was always so emotional.
"Because, no one can know. That was a specific demand the man said after he kidnapped Rose and Jasper." I informed, watching her head towards the computers.
"You talked to him?"
"No. Liam and Logan did." I answered, watching her type into the keypad connected to the monitors.
"Did he say what he wanted?"
"Justice." I replied, watching the screen rewind to this morning.
"Justice? What does he mean?" Chelsea commented, completely confused.
"Wait! Pause the screen!" I shouted, seeing a glimpse of Emmett in the hall.
I heard keys jingling on the other side of the door. I looked up to see Logan, Liam, Claudia, Allison, Carlisle, Esme, Charlie, Renee, and Joseph walk in. Joseph quickly closed the door behind him, not allowing Carl to follow.
"Look on the screen." I whispered, pointing towards the monitor.
Chelsea pressed play and we all watched my son being kidnapped. The guys who took him were in masks, so that didn't help. I saw three men. Two guys shoved him inside a janitor's closet and the third guy remained in the hallway to make sure the coast was clear.
"We have to find this guy!" I growled, slamming my fist down onto the keyboard.
"Calm down," Renee whispered, relaxing her hand on my shoulder, "you have to be calm and relaxed to think rationally."
The room fell quiet until my familiar ring tone erupted from my pocket. Chelsea nervously looked down at my pocket. I reached for it slowly, but by the time I got to it, the phone stopped ringing. I was getting ready to shove it back into my pocket when it started ringing again.
"Hello." I whispered, after pressing the 'talk' button.
"Hello Cole." a dark voice growled, causing my knuckles to turn white.
"Who is this?" I asked, struggling to keep my cool.
"That's for me to know and you to figure out. It's not that hard. You, Liam, Logan, Joseph, Carlisle, Charlie and I are all connected from years ago, back in New York." the man remarked, as I ejected the security video.
No one needs to look at this.
"Is this Alec?" I wondered, curiously.
"That's for me to know and you to figure out." he repeated, as Chelsea stuffed the videotape into her purse, "No cops! All I want is justice, then you'll get your children back! That's not to much to ask for."
"Just tell us how you want us to give you justice and we'll-" I started, before he hung up.
I stared down at the phone in my hand, that played the dial tone. I glanced down at my phone and threw it across the room."He said nothing! All he said was what we know!" I growled, watching Chelsea pick up my broken phone.
"We can start piecing everything together." Allison whispered, approaching me, "We already know he wants justice. You all met him at one point in your life back in New York. The name Alec somehow plays into this."
"Allison is right! If we can't involve the cops, we need to figure this out on our own! We're going to just stop sitting around like some pathetic shits, waiting around for our kids to walk through the door, because that's not going to happen." Claudia asserted, grabbing her husband's hand.
I nodded my head, as I opened the door and held it open for everyone to exit. Claudia was the last one to exit and once we were far enough from Carl, she spoke.
"I actually feel much better. Knowing Jasper and Emmett are with Rose, kind of relieves me a little. Not much, but a little."
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Next chapter is Emmett's POV about him being taken to that horrible place. Things are about to get harder and more serious for our kidnapped victims. The living conditions are getting worse…. To the point that survival is going to be a challenge.
-Tiffany.