Chapter 28
Taylor POV
I know I have to tell the boss what I have been doing behind his back. I just hope he is not to pissed at me.
"Excuse me Sir. I have information that might help put Elena in jail." I say to him with confidence.
"Taylor what do you have? Spill it now or else." Gosh calm down boss or I might loose my nerve. This man is really out for blood.
"Sir when I first started working for you I had a very bad feeling about that women. On the very first day I met her, you made me escort her downstairs to the garage. That day she made the biggest mistake of her life. She threatened me sir. She told me that if I ever come between you and her that she would take not only my whole family but also yours down. My blood was boiling. No body threatens my family let alone my employer's family. Sir I could not come to you with that information because it was her word against mine and I was the new security gaud. I knew I was still on probation. So I started on getting insurance of my own. I got a buddy of mine with Welch to get dirt on her over the years I have been working for you. I kind of have photo and video surveillance of proof that she is a pedophile sir. At this very moment Elena has 12 under age boys subbing for her. The youngest boy is 12 years old sir."
I hand him the folder and that does it. The boss shoots up and looses his supper into the kitchen sink. It takes a while for him to recover. Then he screams to me to get Grace and Carrick over here right now. They walk in 5 minutes later and we tell them everything we know. Grace is in my Gail's arms and cant stop crying she is blaming herself for what happened to her sons. Carrick is going over the evidence with me and calling in favors at the courthouse to get Elena picked up. The boss is walking up and down wearing out the carpets in the room stressed out. Anna is sitting in Elliot's embrace shaking but still giving each other Strength. Elliot is just holding onto her for dear life looking at nothing.
I can see Anna is battling with her stress levels she is shaking which means she is craving drugs again we need to distract her. She is such a strong women and to proud to ask for help. I have a plan but I need Elliot's help and the Bosses permission. I ask Elliot and Anna to meet me in 1 hour in the lab and they both nod their heads.
"Boss can I ask you one more question?" The boss nods at me.
"Sir we need to come up with a plan to help Anna with her cravings. You are going back to GEH. Elliot is going back to Grey Construction. And Anna is stuck in the penthouse frustrated. She can only do so much playing in the lab sir. We need to come up with something to keep her busy." Christian is a smart man. He knows I have a plan but am beating around the bush.
"Taylor spit it out. You are not a man for small talk."
" My suggestion is to give Anna a job at GEH Sir."
"Taylor she will never agree to work for me?"
"Sir, not that kind of employment. Let GEH contract her and her security skills." I have to get the boss onboard with this its a great idea and in the long run will make my job easier. I can see hi is seep in thought running his hands through his hair.
"Taylor you do realize Anna is not a citizen and cannot work in this country. So how do you plan on getting around that?"
"Sir GEH is due for a security upgrade and Anna would do anything in her power to keep you safe sir, whether you think you need it or not. I think she will be onboard in helping me with this Sir. Boss you would feel better knowing she is in GEH with you sir and not alone in the penthouse sitting here like a target sir."
"Taylor you are one manipulative bastard, but you have a good point. I have to so get the wheels rolling with my lawyer and this Elena shit, so I will leave it up to you to convince her." Yes, the boss is on board now I need to get Anna to agree.
Elliot's POV
Maybe if I had just stayed on the island with butterfly, I could have just kept her safe forever. I am so angry with myself. The things my baby brother had to go thru growing up and I couldn't even keep him safe. I am his fucking big brother it was my responsibility to keep him safe. How the hell did I not know about that? Six years he went through that shit. That sick excuse of a woman she will pay no matter what. She hurt me and she hurt the two most important people in my life and now she is attacking us again. Fuck no. This time we will be ready and the bitch will go down. That fucker Mr Paul is going down with her. They are a sick pair. Butterfly is a mess I can feel her cravings are getting to her. She is so strong she wont let us know she is battling. But I can feel it.
Christian and the security found out this morning she didn't want to take her meds. She refuses to take any medication out of fear. He kept saying I am hovering over her. Now he knows the truth but he still doesn't realize how the stress is affecting her. Taylor has an idea to distract Butterfly and make her feel like she is helping with the situation. But he needed to talk to Christian first. At this point I am willing to try anything to help her to. We need to meet him in the lab soon.
I send Anna to the lab and told her I will be there in a second. I know she is going to hit the punching bag when she gets there. That is the first thing my brother installed for her, is a small gym in the lab. I just hope she goes easy on her ribs. We also now have to do a press release at GEH in the morning. I guess Christian is right, if the world knows Anna is back it will be harder for them to take her again. Security will be doubled and we are going to have to keep a low profile.
Taylor
I'm on my way to butterfly's lab when Elliot stopped me to chat quick before we go in. He reminded me about her not taking any pain meds and every time she passed out it was because of the pain not the medication knocking her out. Like I would ever forget what I saw in Christian's office. It is embedded into my brain forever. It just pisses me off because that is so dangerous for her. He asked me to keep a close eye on her and to remove all Christian's meds from the kitchen to the safe in the security office. We also needed to stock up on coke cause it seemed the caffeine and sugar helps her to calm her nerves. We walk together to the lab and I am so pissed at her right now, she is working that punching bag like it's going to kill her. Elliot and I had to physically remove her from it because she was so focuses on pounding it. She didn't even know we entered the room. When we called her name she could not even respond.
"Butterfly please calm down, enough we got you." she is not listening to me so I scream startling her.
"ANASTASIA"
"Taylor? I am so sorry I didn't hear you come in. I was just working out some frustration and got carried away. What did you want to talk to us about?" She is so good at changing the subject and taking the heat off herself. I just shook my head I knew what she was doing but what could I say? It was her way of dealing with everything.
"As you know Christian designed this room as a panic room to keep you safe if anything were to happen in the penthouse?" I ask them and they both nod.
"Yes, I know that but that don't explain what you need us to do to help."
"Ok hear me out. Just like he installed this to keep you safe, I now want you to help me keep him safe when he is at GEH. I need to upgrade the security systems and install a panic room in Christian's office at GEH. Anna you are the best in the field and you are willing to do anything to make sure he is safe. So I was suggesting you join me in the upgrade. We will work as a team. Elliot I will contract Grey Construction for the installation of the panic room for GEH. So what do you say? Will you help me?"
By the huge smile on her face I know this was the perfect idea. I can literarily see the cogs turning in her brain with ideas. Elliot and I both burst out into a belly-rolling laugh.
"What are you'll laughing at?" Butterfly asks us with amusement in here voice.
"You of course, look at you. I have not seen that smile ever. You'll look like a kid on Christmas day when they notice all the peasants under the tree. When we go into GEH tomorrow I will give you a tour and show you the blue prints of the current system then you can work on the upgrade." And I walk out and go back downstairs. Mission accomplished.
Anna POV
"Wow Elliot, what do you think? Am I up for such an important challenge? If I mess up, I put the love of my life in danger."
"Hell yes there is no doubt you can do this. With me going back to Grey Construction I am trilled you are going to be busy. This may open a lot of doors for you and not to forget I get to upgrade Christian office. Anna I can see you got another idea. What is it?"
"I have been thinking about this for some time now. I want to also upgrade the penthouse security system." Elliot starts laughing.
"Actually most of my ideas for here were for our house on the island but they will work here to."
"Ok speak to Christian, I'm sure he will support you in doing that. What did you have in mind?"
"I want to install a small oneway glass rotating bulletproof room in the back of this lab. One of the glass walls in that room must be an interactive computer screen giving me access to the entire server of this building. We will have to move Taylor's security office into the spare bedroom down the hall so I can have the space for the rotation. The security system I will think about those some more later. I also want to install a secret safes in Taylor's office and Christians office with bulletproof vest in them and gas masks. Also maybe some toys like my gloves or the plastic guns I have. Maybe my car needs a security upgrade to.
"Fuck butterfly you are serious? That's a big job you have thought up. I guess its possible and you have the time. You can contract Grey Construction to do the major renovations."
We were now in Operation Upgrade mode, we were very focused. I had the music on full blast and was dancing and working and so was Elliot. We were lost in each our own bubble. We were drawing the plans and discussing our ideas together. We had the penthouse blue prints and security plans taped to the walls around the lab with writing all over them. We didn't even here Christian and Taylor walk in or how long they were standing there watching us. They both have smiles on their faces, which was a good thing.
Anna POV
"Hey Baby what are you doing?" Christian asked me with amusement in his voice?"
"We are discussing upgrading your security system in our house my love. That is if you will let me baby. Your system is pathetic even a common thief can crack it. No offence Taylor?" and they all laughed.
"Ok baby no problem do your best and make me proud. I love how you say our house by the way. It makes me happy to hear that. Let me know what you need and I will get it delivered to the apparent."
"Yes there is something small I need. Taylors security room moved to the spare bedroom down the hall." All 3 men burst into a fit of laughter.
"Excuse me let me get this straight baby. You want to move the entire security office. But tell me why the hell would I move it? That's a hell of a job."
"I need the extra space, Elliot can get a crew from Grey Construction. We estimated it would take about 1 week to have the job done no big deal baby. Its not like we need the extra spare bedroom anyway."
All 3 of them burst out laughing for a second time and shaking their heads.
"Small favor? I would hate to ask what a big favor would be baby."
I think they were trying to process what I had just said. I heard what Elliot told Taylor about the pain meds and what they were doing was to keep me safe and distracted me from the cravings so I didn't mind. And I get to play with my toys.
Christian walked up to me and took me in his arms and kissed me with such love and pride. He snuggled into my neck and whispered into my ear.
"Anna I would give you the world if you asked for it baby. I am going to have the best security system in Seattle when you are complete with my home and my business. I love you so much. Now let me take you to bed and show you just how much." He scoops me into his arms and he walks out leaving Elliot and Taylor laughing.
