THE CRANE AND THE WOLF
PART TWELVE
by
BlackFury
The family sat at the dining table as they talked, Diane in her father's lap. Paul looked at his girls. They had noticed Peter staying very close to Sabrina. "Girls, you know Sabrina as an old friend of mine but, what we have found out now is, suprising." Sabrian smiled and looked at them. "It's simple, really, you see, I'm Peter's mother."
The three girls looked at Sabrina, looked at each other then, looked at the shining face of their foster brother. Carolyn, the eldest, spoke up first, "But, Peter, you said..." Peter grinned from ear to ear. "I know but, she faked her death to protect my father and I. She's really here." Sabrina smiled tenderly as she looked at her son. "I'm sorry if you felt like I had abandoned you, Peter but, I knew of no other way to keep the both of you safe."
The conversation continued well into the night but soon, Peter needed to get back to his place and Sabrina offered to drive him in his car, leaving her Harley in Paul's garage till she could pick it up later. Once inside Peter's apartment, she made sure her son went straight to bed and she stayed on the sofa, as to be near him after all of these years apart. She found it hard to sleep and soon, made her way quietly into Peter's bedroom and just watched her son sleep.
She thought about his father and how much she missed him and then smiled, Peter was like his father in many ways. She looked forward to them going to the lake cabin to spend time together and get re-acquainted. As it neared dawn, Sabrina went into the kitchen to make coffee and soon heard Peter's alarm go off. She heard the shower and smiled as, after a few minutes, he came out, dressed for work, toweling his hair dry. He looked suprised when he saw her.
His eyebrows rose as she handed him a steaming mug of coffee. "You stayed all night?" The look on Sabrina's face softened. "Of course, I did, my son, how could I not stay? After having been away for so long, how could I leave again besides, we're going to the cabin this weekend, remember?" Peter's face lit up with a smile. "That's right, we are. I really look forward to that. Man, wait till the rest of the gang hears about this!" Sabrina's face changed. "Peter, I can't let you tell them, not yet. Remember why I left in the first place?" Peter looked at her for a long moment and then nodded slowly.
Sabrina nodded in agreement. "Right, There are still some out there who will come after you because of me once they find out I am your mother but now, you have friends who can help you. I'm coming with you to the precinct. I definitely want Kermit to know. I'm glad he's already your friend." Peter smiled, "I met him when I was sixteen and he treated me like a regular person, that felt good." Sabrina nodded. "Kermit is a good man underneath the gruff exterior of his." Then, she chuckled, "Has he ever said anything about a mission to Cairo?" Peter shook his head. "No, he hasn't, why?" Sabrina laughed, "Oh, just the fact that Paul sent me there to pull Kermit's butt out of the frying pan, that's all."
Fortunately Peter had set the now empty mug on the counter because his eyes widened considerably when she told him. "It was one of Kermit's first assignments as a mercenary," Sabrina said, smiling, "He had been sent to Cairo to retrieve another agent and, as usual, he messed up so, I had to go in and get both of them out. I don't think that Kermit has ever forgiven me for that but, I did what I had to do to get them both out alive." Peter smiled, thinking how Kermit was very unlikely to mention that particular mission to anyone! Sabrina looked at her son, "When Kermit sees me, he'll remember but, he won't say anything, he never does. Now, are we ready to go?" Peter nodded and soon, they were both in his Stealth, heading to the 101st.
End Part Twelve