--Chapter Twenty--

"What was that about?" Caleb asked everyone at the table. "What is Kaitlin talking about?"

"Something must be wrong, if she got a text from a detective." said Kate.

"Yeah." Sarah nodded. "All she said was 'he's not' and 'it's negative,' does anyone know what that means?"

Seconds later, everyone stared at Reid. "What?" he asked innocently.

"What do you know about Kaitlin?" asked Caleb.

"Why?"

"Before today, you've been spending a lot of time with her." Tyler pointed out.

"I don't know what it is." he shrugged his shoulders. "It could mean anything."

"Reid." Caleb started. "What were you talking about, that morning at Denny's, when you said something about too much stuff going on with her?"

Reid nodded. "All right, I'll tell you... but not here, there's a lot of listening ears."

"Okay." said Caleb, then everyone nodded in agreement.

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Alex pulled up to the dorms, parked his car, then turned off the jeep. He looked over at Kaitlin who was staring out the window. As he rested his hand on her thigh, she spoke. "He's not my dad. A part of me is relieved and the other part of me is pissed off and upset, because he hurt me so much." she looked over at Alex with sad eyes. "But now, who's my father?" then she started to cry.

Alex got out and went around to the passenger side. He opened the door and carried Kaitlin bridal style all the way up to his room. Before Kaitlin knew it, she was sitting on Alex's lap and cradled in his arms on his bed. They sat like that for about twenty minutes in slience.

"He's not going to hurt you anymore." Alex whispered in her ear. Kaitlin's eyes widened and she froze. She wiggled out of Alex's grasp and stood up. "Where you going?"

"I'm going to sleep."

"Stay here."

She shook her head. "I need to be by myself right now."

He nodded. "Okay, if you need me, call me."

"Okay."

Alex got up and gave Kaitlin a kiss on her cheek. "Bye." then she walked out of his room.

Seconds later, she heard voices coming towards her. She hid behind the soda machine and listened. By the voices, she could tell that it was Reid and Tyler.

"That's sad, Reid... when are you going to tell her?" he paused. "She has a right to know."

"I don't know, but sooner or later she will find out that Jack is her father." her eyes widened and her jaw dropped to the floor in shock. "I don't know if he stated it in his will or not."

"What about the stuff she said at Nicky's?"

"I don't know, but I made a promise to Jack that I'd keep her safe."

"Reid... we all will."

After that, Kaitlin couldn't hear what else they were saying, because they were in their room. She couldn't believe what she just heard. Kaitlin couldn't trust anyone. She quietly went to her room and packed her duffle bag and backpack. She changed into jeans, t-shirt, and Chucks, then called a cab to pick her up. While she was waiting, she left a note on her bed. Five minutes later, she saw the cab outside, and grabbed her stuff.

As she locked her door, she turned around and bumped into something hard. She looked up to see who it was. "Not now, Pogue."

"Going somewhere?"

"Yes." she walked past him. "Goodbye."

He followed behind her. "Running isn't going to solve your problems."

"I don't care."

Pogue managed to follow Kaitlin outside to the cab. As she got in, he got in on the other side, then said to the taxi driver. "To the Parry Manor, please."

The cab driver nodded. "Okay." then he drove off.

Kaitlin glared at Pogue the best she could in the dark. "What are you doing, Pogue? Why can't you stay out of it?"

"I'll tell you when we get to my parents, but I just can't stay out of it."

Kaitlin shook her head, then looked out the window. Ten minutes later, the cab came to a stop. "That will be twenty dollars." the cab driver said, turning his head towards the back seat.

Pogue reached in his wallet and gave him thirty dollars and said "Thanks." he turned to look at Kaitlin, but her eyes were closed. He tapped her on the shoulder. "We're here." she opened her eyes and saw a huge mansion. It was as big as Reid's. Pogue grabbed her duffle bag and backpack. "Come on." he got out as she grabbed her purse, then got out of the cab.

"What are we doing here?" she asked as Pogue was punching in numbers on a keypad next to the gate. He didn't answer her, he just opened the gates a headed to the garage, and opened it. "What's this?" she asked, looking at the Beamer.

"Get in." he said, putting her stuff in the back seat.

"Where are we going?"

"Just get in, Kaitlin." he chuckled.

She nodded and got into the passenger seat, while Pogue got in, then drove off. After twenty minutes of driving, she spoke. "Where are we going?"

"Somewhere."

"Okay... why did you kidnap me?"

Pogue laughed. "I didn't kidnap you... you came willingly." she just glared at him with her arms crossed her chest. "Look, I know we don't know each other that well and I'm probably the last person you trust, but I haven't given you a reason not to trust me."

"I trust no one. I thought I could trust Reid, but I can't or Alex either."

"Can I ask why?"

"First before I do... what has Reid told you about me?"

"After you left, all of us went into the Hummer..."

"Please Pogue... everything he said."

He nodded. "Okay, okay... he told us about your accident a few years ago and that he already knew before you told him. Only you and Alex survived, out of seven people."

"Did he say anything else?"

"No, just that."

"How did he find out before I told him?"

"Jack told him... the night before he died." he paused. "Jack also told him to keep an eye on you."

She turned in her seat to face Pogue. "You swear that's all he said to you?"

"Yes. I have no reason to lie to you, Kaitlin."

"Well he must have told Tyler something else about me without you guys there."

"What did he say?"

"That Jack is my father."

"What?! No way." Pogue yelled. "Seriously?"

"I guess and what I was saying earlier before I left Nicky's... Detective Andrews sent me DNA results on me and my so-called dad, Ben."

"So that's what you were talking about?"

"Yeah, he's not my father and I guess Jack is."

"I'm sorry, Kaitlin."

"Yeah... I literally have nobody." she paused, then shook her head. "So enough about me... why are you helping me and being so nice to me? Knowing that I killed my brother and friends in that accident."

"Because Kaitlin."

"But why?"

"I think I'm the only one on your side."

"And why is that?"

Pogue sighed. "We're... family." her eyes widened and her jaw dropped.