So I realized that I used the name Elisabeth for both Caroline's sister and Rebekah's middle Name, which was also her mothers name. To avoid further confusion.
Elisabeth is Caroline's sister
Elizabeth is Rebekah's mom an her middle name
Chapter 29
Arriving home, she walked into her bedroom and took some clothes and travel essentials. She walked into the kitchen and picked some drinks form the fridge for the road. She placed all of it in a backpack and got ready to leave. As she opened the door she saw Erin standing there.
"Hey Erin, this is not a good time, I'm meeting some friends." Rebekah said.
"Are you cheating on Mouse?" Erin bluntly asked her.
"What?" Rebekah asked dumbfounded.
"You lied to Mouse about meeting some friends and now you've packed a bag. So tell me are you cheating on Mouse?" Erin asked.
"No, I'm not." Rebekah answered her.
"Then what are you doing? Because he is in the precinct constantly thinking over what happened that made you lie to him." Erin told her.
"My dad was in a car accident this morning." Rebekah said looking down at the floor.
"Why didn't you just tell him that?" Erin said "He would come along."
"No he wouldn't." Rebekah said with a bitter smile.
"You could have told Jay. I know he isn't on good terms with your dad, but he'd want to know." Erin said.
"Look, I'm going to tell you something, you can't tell anyone. Not even Jay." Rebekah started. "My dad wasn't happy with Jay going to the army. After my mom died and Jay returned to Afghanistan, he completely lost it. This scar" Rebekah continued showing the scar on her lower abdomen. "wasn't from falling down the stairs. He threw me down."
"I'm sorry." Erin
"Don't... I don't need your pity. I need you to understand why I need to go to Detroit so see him one last time. Because all this time, I've been wondering why he did it. I just want answers."
"Do Jay or Mouse know this?" Erin asked.
"Nope, the only one that knows is Will. He just came home from one of his parties and saw the whole thing. He took care of me, and when he went home to confront my dad, he was gone." Rebekah told her. "We decided to tell everyone I fell down the stairs, and that dad just up and left."
"So why would Mouse not want you to visit your dad?" Erin inquired.
"Because all he knows is that my dad abandoned me." Rebekah said.
"When are you going to be back?" Erin asked her.
"Normally I'll be back before next shift. I'm just going there to sign that the doctors can do whatever they deem right. I want to know why he did it, but I don't think I'll have the guts to actually step into his room and ask it."
"Well, I hope you packed enough snacks for the both of us." Erin said walking to the passenger's side.
"Why?" Rebekah asked.
"Because I'm not going to let you do this on your own. You're family remember." Erin said getting in the car.
Rebekah sighed knowing she wasn't going to win this argument and got in the car as well.
"I'm going to call Jay." Erin started and as she looked at Rebekah's terrified face, she continued: "I'm going to tell him, we both need a night off after what happened these last few weeks. That he shouldn't worry and that we'll be back tomorrow morning."
Rebekah put the car in drive and she pulled into the road.
After 4 hours of driving they pulled up to the Detroit Medical Center. They walked inside asking the nurses for the room of Alan Halstead.
"I'm sorry, visiting hours are over. You can come back in the morning." The nurse told them.
Rebekah sighed and Erin pulled her badge. "We work for the CPD, Mister Halstead is a witness in one of our cases, we need to see him."
"Of course detectives, he's in room of 409. But please be calm, he just woke up." The nurse told them.
"Thank you." Erin said as they walked to room 409. "Are you ready to go inside?"
"Just give me a minute." Rebekah said as Erin's phone rang.
"Hey baby, what's up?" She said making it clear she was talking to Jay.
"Please tell me that technology is messing with me and that you're not in Detroit."
"You traced my phone?" Erin asked unbelievingly.
"I could hear in your voice that something wasn't right."
"That still didn't give you the right to trace my cell."
"I am allowed to worry about you when you leave without telling me."
"Look, I really don't want to fight. But the reason I didn't tell you was because I promised Rebekah I wouldn't say anything."
"I know my dad is in the hospital. Apparently some nurse that works there knows Will and called him."
"I know you have had your differences with him, but you should come down here. The nurses just told Rebekah that even though he just woke up, his hart could stop at any time because his body wasn't strong enough to handle the surgery."
"I know, I'm already at the airport."
"Take Mouse with you. She's going to need him."
"He's meeting me here. We'll be there soon. I love you both."
"I love you too."
"Before you go inside, you should know he is in an advanced stage of Alzheimer's." The nurse told Rebekah.
"How much does he remember?" Rebekah asked sadly.
"Sometimes he remembers everything very clearly. Other times he keeps on worrying how is wife is doing with their new baby." The nurse continued.
Rebekah looked confused as she asked. "When was he diagnosed?"
"He was diagnosed not long after he moved here. Doctors suspected he had been suffering for the disease for some time before the diagnosis." The nurse said before walking away.
Erin, who had come to stand next to her, spoke up: "How are you holding up with all this?"
"I honestly don't know. But what if that's why he pushed me down the stairs?" Rebekah started. "What if he thought I was just some stranger in his house? What if all this time I've been mad at him because I thought he hated me, and he just didn't remember who I was."
"You can't worry about that. All that matters is right now you have a chance to forgive him, and maybe let him do the same for you." Erin said pulling her in a hug. "Come on let's go inside."
"Elizabeth, is that you?" Alan Halstead asked as she and Erin walked into the room.
"No, daddy it's me Rebekah." Rebekah said, her voice nearly breaking.
"You've grown so much since I last saw you." Alan said. "Did you bring your brothers?"
"Not yet, they're on their way here though." Rebekah said.
"And who might you be?" Alan asked looking at Erin.
"That's Erin daddy. She's Jay's girlfriend." Rebekah explained.
"It's lovely to meet you." Alan said. "I never got to meet Jay's girlfriends. Will's however, I saw more than enough."
Rebekah laughed at that. "Well, Will finally settled down. His girlfriend Natalie had a baby last month." Rebekah pulled out her phone showing a picture of Will, Natalie and Daniel.
"I have a grandson?" Alan asked with tears in his eyes.
"Yes, you do. Daniel is the cutest little baby. You'll have another grandchild soon though." Rebekah said.
"You're pregnant?" Alan asked her.
"No, I am." Erin answered for her.
"Elizabeth would have loved this." Alan said with a smile.
They saw his eyes getting tired and decided to let him rest for a bit, while they went for some coffee.
They were sitting at the airport waiting for Jay, Mouse and Will to arrive. They were both silently drinking and having a snack while Rebekah continuously looked at her phone.
"Erin, about what happened when he pushed me. They don't need to know that." Rebekah said.
"Of course." Erin said.
"They just need to be able to say goodbye and not be mad what happened those years ago." Rebekah told her. "Thank you for coming along today."
"Anytime sweetie." Erin said.
"How are you and Jay doing with the pregnancy?" Rebekah asked Erin.
"Scared, but who wouldn't be right. These pregnancy hormones are just making me horny the entire time, Jay doesn't mind that though."
"God, spare me the details." Rebekah exclaimed.
"They landed, why don't we go to the gate." Erin said looking at the board.
"Sure, let's bring some coffee and a snack for them." Rebekah said walking to the bar.
I hope you liked this chapter. Love to know what you think.
