Chapter 12
Cal and Loker waited out in front until a van with the circus' name pulled up in front of them.
Loker shrugged as he looked at Cal. "Least we know we were right about Emily's location."
Cal sighed as he climbed in the van. "That's not going to help us now is it?"
He and Loker were handed hoods to put over their heads.
"You've got to be kidding me?" Loker said with disbelief.
Not willing to anger his daughter's captors further, Cal looked at him angrily as he slipped the hood over his head. "Put it on."
Loker put his on then concentrated on the turns that the van was making. He got lost in concentration as he tried to follow the movements on a map in his mind.
Within a half an hour, the van came to a halt and the two were lead into an empty warehouse. Their hoods were taken off as they blinked in the bright lights coming in through the glass block windows.
No one was in the room and Cal frowned as he looked around.
A door to the right opened and Emily ran through it towards her father.
"Dad!"
Cal's arms opened and he hugged her closely as she jumped into his arms.
He reached up and pulled her hair so he could look into her face.
"Are you all right, Darling?"
"Dad, I told you I'm fine!"
Cal looked into her eyes and saw the truth then kissed her forehead before he crushed her back to his chest and cradled her as he felt his heart rate slow to normal.
A man stood in the doorway that Emily ran through and two gunmen stood next to him. "Dr. Lightman…"
The man's presence reminded Cal of his duties and Cal nodded at him before he took Emily's face in his hands. "Go with Loker and do not leave his side until you're back by your Mum."
He kissed her head and started to walk towards the door.
"Dad!" Emily grabbed his arm as she started to protest.
"Damn it, Emily, we wouldn't be here right now if you had listened to your Mum…for once do you think you could listen to me right now!"
Emily looked at his real anger and nodded remorsefully as tears sprang to her eyes. "I'm so sorry, Dad."
Cal frowned as he hugged her again. "I love you, Em."
"I love you too!"
"Loker?" Cal asked as he turned away, knowing that his colleague would listen to him and help Emily get away safely.
Cal walked to the door and turned back to see Loker with his arm around Emily, leading her through the door they must have used when they first came in.
He sighed with relief then looked at his captors expectantly. "Right then, let's get on with this."
