"How did you know her?" the car ride back to Jess' apartment was an awkward one. Don had been worried that Hannah had been hurt but she had assured him multiple times that nothing had happened and she was fine. Just a little disturbed.
"Annabelle?" he asked
"Yes dad. Who else would I be talking about?" Hannah snapped at her father and he stared at her for a moment before sighing and pinching the bridge of his nose between his fingers.
"I slept with her once" he muttered and Hannah snorted
"Figures" she replied "and why would she be doing this?"
"I don't know Hannah. All I did was sleep with her...I never promised to call her" he added on
"You're not helping yourself...when did you sleep with her dad? I knew...I knew you occasionally got drunk and stayed out all night...but you haven't done that for ages..." Hannah replied
"She was last year at least. She didn't mean anything and I know what I used to do was wrong sometimes and I regret it...I could have been a better father if I had stopped it..." he told her
"No you couldn't have. You've been a great father to me dad...I love you so much dad..." Hannah told him as he parked the car outside Jess' apartment and he leant over to kiss her on the cheek.
"I love you too baby...we'll find her soon...we know who she is and she can't hide forever" Don began to climb out the car but before Hannah could open her door it was opening for her and someone was pulling her out and holding her.
"What the..." she began but when she recognised the familiar scent she stopped.
"I was so worried about you...I didn't know where you were..." Mark bunched his hand into her hair as she hugged him back. Mark didn't care if Don was stood there watching and resisting the urge to shoot him for holding his daughter.
"I'm okay Mark...I'm fine...you're suffocating me" Hannah told him and he let go and smiled at her
"Sorry" he genuinely said
"Hannah we need to get in...Mark...come if you want" Don said and the two teens traipsed up the stairs after him into Jess' apartment. As soon as Don walked in a crying Jess was in his arms.
"Don!" she gasped and then she saw Hannah walk in behind him and she let go of Don and hugged Hannah.
"You're okay" she said as the teen wrapped her arms around Jess and nodded.
"I'm fine Jess...I'm okay...I promise" Hannah told her and she let go and wiped away the tears which were continuously building in her eyes.
"You're alright...she called again Don...she told me she would kill me" she turned her attention to him and he began to pull out his cell as he dialled Mac's number
"I don't know why this is happening Don...who is she?" Jess asked him and he nodded once at her before turning his attention to Mac and telling him the situation which was evolving. Jess noticed the look on Hannah's face when she mentioned the question and she raised a brow and looked at the teen as Don wandered to the other end of the apartment and talked to Mac.
"Hannah...do you know who she is?" Jess asked her and Mark also looked at her
"I...well I don't know who she is personally but I do know how she knows my dad but I don't think I should say" Hannah said as Flack came off the phone
"Mac is sending alerts out on her...hopefully she won't be able to stay invisible forever...it's obvious you're the one she wants to hurt" Don said and Jess folded her arms over her chest
"Who is she Don? Hannah said you know her" Jess stated and Don looked over at Hannah and raised his brow as she avoided his gaze.
"Did she? Well I do...she's called Annabelle" Don simply said
"Just Annabelle? She doesn't have a last name?" Jess wondered
"Well...I imagine she does...but when you're drunk then you don't tend to remember formalities" Don told Jess honestly figuring there was no reason to lie to her about how he knew Annabelle.
"Oh. I see" Jess said simply and left it there "why is she obsessed with you though?"
"Your guess is as good as mine Jess...she was ages ago and it didn't mean anything at the time. I was reckless and stupid" Don said and Hannah looked to the floor but Mark was staring at Don with wide eyes at what he was hearing. He never knew Don was like that.
"Well...it's in the past. All that matters now is that you find her...if not..." Jess trailed off and she looked at the two teens and then back to Don who had a questioning gaze on his face.
"What Jess?" he pushed her
"We'll talk about this in there" Jess motioned to her bedroom and the two adults began walking off into the bedroom.
"That was awkward" Hannah said when the door was shut and she walked to sit on the sofa and Mark followed her.
...
"Jess...what have you been thinking about?" Don asked her as she took a seat at the end of her bed and clasped her hands together.
"If you don't find her soon...then I don't want to keep living in fear and putting you in danger" Jess told him and he sat down next to her
"You're not putting us in danger. It's you she wants to hurt. Not me...me and Hannah are just part of her delusional game...you're in real danger here" Don assured her
"But I don't want to be in danger...and if you don't find her soon then...Mac told me that...I may have to go into witness protection" Jess whispered but Don shook his head.
"That won't happen. We'll find her. She can't keep hiding forever Jess" Don told her
"But she got away from a building which was surrounded by officers...she keeps threatening me..." Jess' hands waved around
"And she took Hannah from her own school and held her against her will. She is willing to do anything to be in our lives and she would hurt you to do it" Don replied "you're not alone in this Jess"
"But my life is the only one she is threatening and if that means that I keep putting you and Hannah in danger then I can't do it and I need to keep my own life too"
"I know that Jess" Don snapped "but it doesn't mean that you have to go into witness protection...I wouldn't see you again"
"But I would be safe...I wouldn't be living in fear" Jess replied
"And what about Hannah? Would she need to go into witness protection too because she took her against her will?" Don quizzed
"No...but maybe if I am out the picture then she won't keep hiding and she will find you and then you can get her" Jess suggested
"And why do you have to go into witness protection to do that Jess? Why don't we just pretend we break up?" Don asked her
"Because I'm scared...for my life Don...I'm scared that by me being here she will do something to you or Hannah...I don't want that hanging over me"
"But witness protection is extreme Jess. Please see that?" Don begged her
...
"What the hell is going on here Mac?" Stella asked as they stood in the alley way behind a local bar and looked down at the victim.
"I don't know but our vic has a single bullet to the head and a note was left on her stomach on a piece of paper" Stella handed him the bagged evidence.
"She won't stop? This is becoming out of control Stella" Mac observed
"And you noticed that the vic...well...she looks like..." Stella couldn't say it.
"Jess. She looks like Jess"
"So she's killing people who look like Jess but why?" Stella asked
"To drive Jess away from Don...she's delusional Stella..."