That night, Tori and I stay in her room. Carlos and Trina came home a few hours after we heard the news and were informed as well. Trina freaked out at first, trying to get some information out of David, but there was nothing he could say because he was unable to share any information. After her freak out, she ran up to Tori's room and stayed with us to try to relax us as best she could. It was appreciated, even though we all knew there was nothing she could really do. I don't know about Carlos. I knew he was back around the same time as Trina, but I haven't seen him. Trina told us he came home shortly after her, but she hasn't seen him since.
During dinner that night, Carlos still hasn't been seen. From what David told us, shortly after he heard the news, he headed up to his room, then came back down shortly after, not saying anything to anyone. David tried to stop him, but he rushed out without a word. Dinner was quiet, other than when David filled us in on Carlos and that he hasn't heard anything else about my dad.
After dinner, the four of us head upstairs, David heading towards his room, Trina to hers, and Tori and I head to hers.
"What do you think is going to happen now?" Tori asks me, her legs over my lap, holding me in a tight embrace with her head on my shoulder as we sit on her bed.
"I wish I knew." I say, holding her as tight as she holds me. "I have a feeling out bodyguards will increase though." I say with a sigh.
"I know." She says, sighing as well. "It was bad enough with the ones before, now we're gonna have more."
"Do you know how he could have gotten out?" She asks after a few minutes of uncomfortable silence.
"No, I don't. There should have been no way he got out. With what he did in the past, plus the drugs and everything." I say in disbelief.
"Hey girls." David says after knocking on the door, opening it after Tori says 'Come in.'.
"Hey dad." Tori says with a sad tone as I wave to him.
"I just got off the phone with the precinct and your school." He says, sitting on Tori's desk chair. "For a few days, I want you two to stay home, where there will be a few guards watching around, some inside with me." He says, leaning forwards slightly.
"What do you mean?" I ask, keeping Tori close.
"I talked to the principle at Hollywood Arts, and she agrees that it's best for you two to stay out of such a public place for a few days, until we can get a trace on your father." He says, the last part to me.
"I guess. It makes sense." I say, rubbing Tori's shoulders.
"Have you heard from Carlos yet?" She asks, shifting slightly to face her father.
"No, not yet." David says. "All I know is when he ran out, he was mumbling something under his breath. I couldn't hear what he said clearly though."
"Did he have anything with him when he left?" I ask, curious.
"Not that I noticed." David says, standing up. "I'm gonna head to bed. It's getting late." He says.
"Night dad." Tori says, standing up and giving her father a tight hug.
"Night David." I say, giving him a hug as well.
"Night girls. I'll be here with you two over the next few days. Henry said he'll keep his ears opened and if he hears anything, he'll let me know." He says, heading out out the door.
"See ya." Tori says, giving him another hug.
"So, now what?" I ask as the door closes, both of us taking the same position we were in when David stopped in.
"I wish I knew." She says as there's another knock on the door. "Come in." She says, loud enough for it to be heard through the door.
"Hey sis." Trina says, opening the door.
"Hey." I say when Trina takes a step in. "What are you up to?"
"Worrying." She says, sitting beside us.
"We can relate." Tori says with an emotionless smile. "I hope they find him soon and get rid of him."
"I know, same here." Trina says as I nod in agreement.
"Have you heard from Carlos yet?" I ask Trina, hoping she might have heard something.
"Kind of." Trina says, shifting slightly. "I talked to him briefly before he left."
"What did he say?" Tori asks, facing her sister slightly.
"He said he's getting help. He wouldn't explain though." She says, looking worried.
We sit in silence for a few moments before Trina stands up, heading back to her room to get some sleep. After we say 'night' to each other, Trina closes the door and Tori and I lay down, cuddling with each other.
"I hate your father." Tori says in a low tone as we try to relax enough to get some sleep.
"So do I." I say, holding her close. "So do I." I repeat as we slowly start to drift off into sleep.
The next morning, we wake up within a few minutes of each other, still cuddling.
"Morning." She says, not smiling like she usually does in the morning.
"Morning." I say on the same tired tone as her. "How'd you sleep?" I ask, shifting so I'm sitting up.
"I don't think I actually slept." She says, shifting into the same position as me. "I couldn't get the news out of my head."
"I know the feeling." I say, grabbing her shoulders and pulling her close to me.
"Hey sis. Jade." We turn our attention to Trina, who we didn't realize opened the door and stepped in.
"Hey Trina." Tori says, holding me tight. "What's up?"
"Carlos is back." She says with a worried smile. "And he brought a friend."
"Why do you sound like that? When did he get back?" I ask as Tori sends her sister a confused look.
"He came back earlier today, and I'm worried because this 'friend' of his doesn't look too nice." Trina says, sitting down on the bed by us. "She just stands there, looking at everything like she expects someone or something to jump out. She freaks me out."
"What's her name?" Tori asks, shifting slightly.
"I don't know. She's downstairs with Carlos and dad." She says, standing up. "Anyway, dad wants to talk to you guys. Take a shower and get dressed, he says it's important." She says, giving us comforting hugs before leaving.
"What do you think he wants to talk about?" Tori asks, getting up and heading towards her dresser and grabbing a pair of underwear and bra.
"I don't know." I say, getting out of bed as well.
"I hope he has news already." She says, grabbing a pair of loose-fitting jeans from her dresser and a t-shirt from her closet.
"Same here." I say, heading over to her. "I'll be back. I'm going to grab a change of clothes and take a shower. I'll meet you back here in a bit." I say, wrapping my hands around her waist and kissing the side of her head.
"See you soon." She says, leaning into the hug. We remain like this for a few more minutes before slowly releasing her and going towards the door. "Make it fast." She says, giving me a quick kiss.
"You too." I say, smiling at her before leaving and heading towards my room to grab my clothes and take a shower. Fifteen minutes later, Tori and I are dressed and freshly showered, sitting at the kitchen table.
"How's your morning so far girls?" David says, sitting across from us.
"Nothing really worth mentioning. We've only been up for close to twenty minutes." I say quietly.
"Understandable." He says, getting up and going over to the coffee maker and pouring himself and me a cup of coffee, handing me mine on his way.
"Thanks." I say with a small smile. "No offense, but why did you ask us to come down?" I ask, sipping my coffee.
"Carlos here," He says, indicating to Carlos who's sitting in the living room with a woman, chatting quietly with each other. I can't see her face, only her long, black hair. "Was busy last night. The woman with him is a bounty hunter, apparently, and they've been working on finding Michael West." He says, showing little emotion.
"Why do you make it sound like it's not a good thing?" Tori asks, looking between her cousin and father.
"Well, I'm a little worried having a bounty hunter here when there's no bounty on Mr. West." David says, leaning forward slightly. "And from what I heard them talking about earlier, she's here as a favor to him, not business."
"I acted as an informant a while ago, and the bounty wasn't easy to find, so she and her team needed outside help to find him." Carlos says, sitting down beside his uncle as the mystery woman sits down close to Tori and me.
"I owed him a favor for the assist and when he told me about the situation, I was glad to help." The mystery woman says.
"This is a friend of mine, Jordan." Carlos says, leaning forwards slightly. "She and her team have worked throughout the night, and they think they've found him."
"Where is he?" I ask, looking at Jordan with an eager look.
"He's taken post by Venice Beach." She says, looking straight into my eyes.
"The beach house." I say when realization strikes. "I forgot we still had that."
"You know where it is?" Carlos asks, sounding more serious than I thought he could.
"Yeah. I visited it with him and my mother a few years ago while they were in the middle of the divorce. I thought she got it, but maybe not." I say, looking down for not thinking of it sooner.
"He's not alone, either." Jordan says after a moment of silence. "My team informed me a while ago that there are at least three others, one at each door."
"Jordan and I were going over possible ideas on how to get Mr. West out, but we couldn't think of anything good." Carlos says, getting up and heading towards the fridge. "Here." He says, sitting back down with a couple of bags from the fridge, taking out breakfast sandwiches from them and handing them to each of us. "Where's Katrina?" He asks, setting one off to the side.
"I don't know." Tori says, looking around. "She told us you were waiting for us and left my room so we could get ready." She says, looking at her dad.
"I think I say her in her room a while ago when I went up to my room." Carlos says, looking towards the stairs.
"Want me to get her?" I ask, swallowing some of the sandwich.
"No, I think I hear her." David says, looking to the stairs when we hear Trina coming down. "You okay?" He asks as she sits down.
"Can't stop worrying about Tori and Jade." She says with a sad smile.
"We know the feeling." I say, not looking away from Tori.
"So, what were we talking about?" Trina asks, accepting the breakfast sandwich from Carlos.
"We know where Michael West is." Jordan says, smirking. "And we're going after him soon."
"As amazing as it is to finally get rid of him," I say, leaning forward, "How did you find him so fast?"
"Me and my team are all over California." Jordan says, a proud smile on her face.
"I thought a team of bounty hunters was small? At most five or six people on average?" David asks, looking at Jordan with confusion.
"Our team consist of anyone and everyone we know we can trust. If you help us a few times, we consider you a member of the team." She answers.
"I'm confused." Tori says, looking to Jordan. "You said you were returning a favor to Carlos for helping."
"Okay, what's confusing?" Jordan asks.
"Why do you owe him a favor? It's like you'd owe everyone who helps." Tori says, confused.
"It's more that we're familiar with the 'incident', and when he called us, we were glad to help." Jordan says, eyes down slightly. "My team and I have dealt with more sex crime victims than I like. We love taking them down, and Michael West is no different." She says, locking eyes with me.
"Thank you." I say, smiling slightly.
"We're waiting on word that her team is ready before we act, and when they call, we're going." Carlos says, indicating Jordan and himself.
Before I can protest, Jordan's phone goes off in a text, and after she finishes reading it, she looks up with a smirk, saying two words as she stands up.
"Let's roll."
Part one of two of the last of Mr. West. To Jay aka Jordan, I hope it's okay that I made you a bounty hunter instead of a guard. The next chapter will be up on friday, and will be the end of Mr. West.
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