Undercover defender
sorry this is a day late. I got behind in writing. I hope you really enjoyed this chapter as we get a look at Jack's past so to speak. I tried to make this super long with the time I had. Stay tuned baby Thornton is almost here. Alright enjoy this recap that I'm going to be doing from now on and this new chapter!
I don't not own When calls the heart. Hallmark channel and the writers do.
Here is a recap on what happened last chapter
"Everything go smoothly?" Bill asking Jack another question while Abigail was speaking to Elizabeth.
"Yep" Jack shoot his hand.
"You will have to tell me all about it. Theodore Martin has been out there a while. Since your father was alive"
"Yeah I have some questions about him knowing my father. I figured you would know about it since you worked with my father?" Jack asked him with curiosity in his voice.
"We can talk about it later" Bill said putting a hand on his shoulder.
"Who are you?" Cody asks him.
Rosemary hugged Abigail during this time. And welcomed her back home.
"I'm William. I am Elizabeth's brother"
"I didn't know she had a brother" Cody tilts his head to the side still looking puzzled.
"She gets that a lot now" William chuckles to himself.
"We are going to talk about that right?" Abigail asks Elizabeth who is standing beside her.
"Oh we have a lot to discuss, trust me" Elizabeth said taking a deep breath.
"How did the doctor's visit go?" Abigail asked them as they both entered through the back side of the cafe. Abigail was cutting a piece of pie for a customer as they entered.
"Good, Carson said Elizabeth only has about a month left in her pregnancy. And that she needs plenty of rest. We will leave to get her to bed after we eat" Jack informs Abigail as he grabs a cookie on the counter and hands it to Elizabeth.
"Thank you" Elizabeth smiles wide up at her husband as she leans against his side and takes the cookie he handed her.
"That's wonderful! We will all definitely make sure you two get some rest" Abigail talking about Elizabeth and the baby.
"No arguments from me" Elizabeth says as she takes a bite out of her cookie.
Jack leans back and gives her a disbelieving look. Knowing full well that she would normally argue about resting.
"What? Carrying around a little human is exhausting" Elizabeth tilts her head to the side while telling him.
"You know I can hear your thoughts from here" Abigail speaks up not being able to handle the quietness much longer.
"Sorry" Jack looks down at the ground.
"Did something happen with you? It doesn't take a genius to know that you didn't get these injuries from yourself. You can always talk to me about it"
"I know that" Jack says so quietly that if Abigail wasn't standing right by him she wouldn't have been able to hear it.
Another moment passes. Abigail finishes up and she puts the waffles on a plate.
"I can see the fear in your eyes" Abigail turns and looks at him.
Jack turns his head to the left to look at Abigail.
"Your afraid"
Jack slowly turns his head back to looking at the stove in front of him.
"Your afraid of losing her. Of losing them"
Jack closes his eyes and takes a deep breathe before opening them again.
"I know that because it was the same look I had in my eyes when my Noah and Peter went into that mine every day" Abigail puts a hand on his arm to comfort him.
"What did you do about it?" Jack asks her still looking straight ahead.
"I gave my worries to the Lord for everything is in His hands"
Abigail turns around while still reading the note. She looks it over again not believing what she is looking at.
"Abigail, what's wrong?" Elizabeth asks looking at her friend's reaction to the paper in her hands.
"I didn't know" Abigail says as she looks up at Elizabeth.
Chapter 19: The past
"I didn't know" Abigail says as she looks up at Elizabeth.
"You didn't know about what Abigail?" Elizabeth looked at her friend with a confused face. She noticed the concerned look on Abigail's face. Everyone else around the table didn't put attention to them. Lee just kept telling a story to everyone around the table.
"It can wait. Don't worry about it" Abigail made a rash decision. She knew that Elizabeth had enough to worry about at the moment and did not want to put more worry on her plate.
"Okay?" Elizabeth said still puzzled at her attitude all of a sudden.
Abigail sat back down at her seat and tucked the telegram in her apron. Everyone around the table were still talking for twenty more minutes before Jack spoke up.
"It's been a long couple days. I think it's time for Elizabeth to get some rest" Jack stood up and helped Elizabeth up from her chair.
Jack took some money out from his pocket and held it out to Abigail.
"Don't worry about it. It's on the house today" Abigail folded his hand into a fist for him to keep the money.
They all walked back to the kitchen to say their goodbyes.
"Is there somewhere around here to get a room?" William asked Lee who stood beside him.
"The saloon across the street has some rooms above it" Lee informed William.
"Thank you" William gave him a head nod.
"I'll talk to you tomorrow?" William asked her as he turned to talk to her.
"I would like that" Elizabeth said as she gave him a head nod.
"I'll be over later" Bill informed Jack as he gave him a handshake. Jack knew he had a lot to talk about with Bill so he appreciated Bill coming over to the house later.
Jack just nodded his head and then put his hand on Elizabeth's back.
"Mountie Jack" Cody asked as he tapped his shoulder lightly.
Jack turned around to look at Cody who was standing behind him.
"What is it, buddy?" Jack put his left hand on the young boy's shoulder as he asked him the question.
"When can you tell me all about your secret mission?" Cody leaned in and whispered to him when he said secret mission.
"Sometime in the next couple days, buddy" Jack took a moment to reply before he spoke. He figured that would probably be a good time later on.
"Promise?" Cody held out his pinky for Jack to promise him.
"Promise" Jack smiled at the boy as he took his pinky in his own and made him a pinky promise.
Robert opened the door to the cafe and peeked his head inside.
"Cody, you ready?" Robert asked him as he held up his baseball glove with a baseball in it.
Cody looked at Abigail for permission to go.
"Go ahead but don't be to long. It will get dark soon and I want you in before that young man"
"Yes, Miss Abigail" Cody smiled up at her as he went to go grab his baseball glove on the couch.
Cody gave Elizabeth a hug goodbye as it became transition over the years.
"Thank you" Elizabeth down at the boy and put one of her hands through his hair to mess up it. Then put her left hand in Jack's right hand.
Cody gave her a wide smile and then turned towards Jack who stood beside Elizabeth.
"Don't forget Mountie Jack about your promise" Cody titled his head to the side pleaded with him not to forget.
"I won't" Jack scrunched his eyebrows together and shook his head back and forth.
"See you guys later" Cody said as he ran out with Robert to go play baseball.
"I'm telling you that boy is attached to you and Elizabeth. It's like you two already have a son" Lee whispered to Jack in his ear.
Jack just smiled as he stared at the door Cody just ran out of. He always seen Cody like a son ever since they got closer over the years. He always wanted to give Cody someone to look up to like a father figure since he lost his father. "I guess he is like part of the family now" Jack thought to himself.
Elizabeth then squeezed his hand that she was holding taking him out of his thoughts. He looked at her and seen she was ready to go.
"Time for this one to get some rest" Jack said as he led Elizabeth toward the door. Jack kept his right hand on her back guiding her as his left hand held her left hand.
"Get some sleep Elizabeth" Abigail told her.
"I will" Elizabeth looked back and smiled at her good friend.
Jack gave Bill a nod telling him he will see him later.
Once Jack and Elizabeth left the cafe, everyone else started leaving as well.
"I'm going to go see if I can get a room above the saloon. Thank you mrs. Stanton for the wonderful food" William said as he handed Abigail some money.
"It's alright William. It's on the house this time" Abigail said not taking the money from him.
"I insist. For the kindness you have shown me" William still held out the hand.
Abigail gave him a look of disbelief that she should take it.
"Please? I insist for all the wonderful food you have made. It would just feel wrong not paying" William felt like he could see why Elizabeth loved it here in this little small town already.
"Okay, well thank you" Abigail took the money and put it in her apron
"Nice meeting all of you" William said as he headed outside.
"Here I'll get your bags for you from my car" Lee spoke up as he left with William.
"I'll help you clean up the dishes" Rosemary said as she headed out to collect the dishes.
Bill headed out to follow Rosemary to help but Abigail grabbed his shirt sleeve causing him to stop and look back at her.
"Abigail?" Bill looked at her confused.
"Can I speak with you for a moment?" Abigail asked him taking him to the side by the couch.
"Yeah of course. What's up?" Bill asked her still confused.
Abigail reached inside her apron pocket and took out the telegram.
Before Abigail could say anything Bill spoke up first.
"Is this about the mess I keep making after I try to cook something new food for the menu? Because good food can be messy to make. And I'm telling you one of these days someone is going to love one of my new food inventions" Bill shook his head up and down while explaining.
"No, it's not. But you really need to clean up your mess after you bake or cook. It's this" Abigail told him and then handed him the telegram.
"I'll try my best" Bill smiled before he looked down and read the telegram.
After a few minutes Bill looked up from reading the telegram.
"Are you going to go?" Bill asked Abigail.
"I'm thinking about it" Abigail replied to him.
"Are you going to tell Elizabeth?" Bill asked her as he tried to get a read on Abigail's body language on the whole matter.
"I don't know. I mean I don't want to lie to her but then again she has a lot to deal with right now. I don't want to add another thing for her to worry about" Abigail said as she put one of her hands to her head rubbing her temples.
"Okay" Bill didn't know what to say at the moment. Thinking everything through before he spoke or told her to do something.
"Did you know?" Abigail asked him noticing he did not seem that surprised.
"About their father?" Bill asked her trying to be certain she was talking about the same thing he was thinking.
"All of it" Abigail searched his eyes for answers.
"I found out about their father this morning and about the criminal. I got a telegram from headquarters this morning. I didn't know about William though" Bill told her truthfully.
"From the sound of it. Neither did Elizabeth or Julie. I definitely would have remembered if Elizabeth told me she had a brother" Abigail said as she took the telegram from his hands and looked it over again.
"Sometimes our parents aren't the saints we think they are" Bill spoke as he looked around the cafe.
"You sound like you speak from experience?" Abigail looked at him with curiosity.
"My parents tried their best but they aren't perfect. People aren't perfect. Kids just tend to see their parents that way at times. Perfect without flaws" Bill looked off to the distance.
Abigail noticed he looked like he was deep in thought all of a sudden. Abigail realized he wasn't going to explain further on that matter so asked him a different question.
"Should I go?" Abigail asked him about the telegram.
"I think Elizabeth has a whole town and Jack right now to help her through everything. I think you should go" Bill looked back at Abigail now.
"Okay" Abigail nodded her head in agreement.
"I also think you should mention it to Elizabeth. She has already dealt with so much already. And her parents just kept a huge secret away from her. She doesn't need her best friend to keep one away from her either" Bill told her.
"You are right" Abigail thought through it.
"I am right? Can I get that in written please?" Bill asked her to lighten up the mood as he chuckled to himself.
"Once you start cleaning up after yourself in my kitchen then I'll consider it" Abigail playfully hit him in the arm.
"You mean our kitchen? Since we are co-partners in this business" Bill gave her a look.
Abigail just gave him a "you got to be kidding me. I do most of the cooking" look.
"Okay fair point" Bill as he reasoned with her.
Abigail moved over to put the dishes that Rosemary kept bringing in to the sink.
"Abigail if you don't need anymore help, I am going to go head over to go see how Dottie at the dress shop" Rosemary said bringing the last couple of dishes to the sink.
"Thank you rosemary! I will manage. Bill is here to help me" Abigail waved at Rosemary as Rosemary said her goodbyes and left.
Bill grabbed a towel and started drying the dishes Abigail handed him.
"I assume Cody will stay with Jack and Elizabeth then? You aren't taking him with you" Bill asked her as he continued to dry the dishes.
"Yeah I am not going to take Cody with me. Since school is starting up again on Monday. I don't want Cody to have to miss out on school work. I am going to ask Jack and Elizabeth about it. I know Cody loves staying there. I just don't want it to be to much on them since they both are dealing with a lot right now" Abigail tells him as she hands him another clean wet dish. It was a cloudy Friday afternoon and Abigail always closed the cafe early afternoon before the dinner rush. She wanted to get these dishes washed before she started making the dinner menu options.
"I know Cody cares about them both so much. I think Jack and Elizabeth will enjoy him staying there with them again. I don't think they will mind"
"I'll ask them about it tomorrow morning before I leave" Abigail told him.
Bill noticed Abigail was worried about the two sisters.
"Why don't you go telegram Julie back and tell her you will come? I will finish the dishes here" Bill informed her as he took the dish from her hands.
"You sure?" Abigail asked him while wiping her hands dry on her apron and taking it off over her head.
"Yes. Just don't take too long. I need to head over to see Jack while Elizabeth is resting. We have some things to talk about"
"Okay I'll hurry. Thank you" Abigail said giving him a side hug.
"Yep" Bill said as he gave her a smile.
{At the Thornton house}
Jack and Elizabeth made it to their home.
"It feels good to be home" Jack says as he shuts the door behind him and takes in a deep breathe of air.
"It's good to have you home" Elizabeth said as she hugged Jack and rested her head on his chest.
"Alright you two need to get some sleep" Jack said after a couple of minutes of just holding her in his arms. He kissed her forehead before grabbing her hand and leading her to the stairs.
"Jack?" Elizabeth says his name in a question form.
"Hmm?"
"We haven't really talked about names for the baby yet" Elizabeth tells him while he helps her up the stairs.
"No, I guess we haven't yet" Jack said as he led her to their bedroom.
"In Hamilton all the girls who went to eat that night asked me if we have talked about baby names yet. And it dawned on me, we haven't decided on any yet for a boy or girl" Elizabeth told him as she went over to get her night clothes on.
"Did you think of any names?" Jack asked her as he took of his red serge slowly as to not hurt his shoulder or ribs. He set his jacket down on a chair and looked at his shoulder while listening to Elizabeth talk.
After a couple minutes Elizabeth was ready for bed.
"I think if it's a boy, we should call him Thomas. After your Father" Elizabeth smiled as she turned around to face him with her night clothes on.
Jack looked at her with a sparkle in eyes and smiled. Elizabeth walked over to him and wrapped her arms around his middle. She smiled as she looked up at him.
"I like that" Jack looked down at her and kissed her slowly.
After a minute they parted.
"Since you like the baby boy's name I came up with. Do you have any baby girl names?" Elizabeth smiled up at him before putting her head on his chest.
"Hmm? Baby Lizzie?" Jack laughed out loud.
Elizabeth leaned back to look in his eyes and gave him a serious look.
"Kidding" Jack as he held his hands up for a second in defense before wrapping his arms around her again.
"I don't know yet. Something beautiful after her momma though" Jack kissed the top of her forehead. Elizabeth smiled.
After a moment Elizabeth started to think about the past couple of days.
"Do you think my parents would have ever told me about William if he never showed up?" Elizabeth asked him as she leaned back again to look into his eyes.
Jack brushed one of her hairs in front of her face behind her ear as he replied to her question.
"I honestly don't know" Jack seen Elizabeth's thinking face come into action.
"I wonder what it would have been like to have a brother growing up. My parents ripped my opportunity of knowing what it would have been like having one away. Why would they just abandoned him, Jack? It makes no sense. And why keep it a secret?" Elizabeth frowned and looked down at the ground.
"I don't think we know all the story. And even when we do I think it was wrong of them to keep that secret from you and your sisters. But you get an opportunity to meet your brother now. I know it won't be the same and it will take some time to process it all. But don't throw away the time you get to spend with him now by sitting around resenting your parents because of their secrets. In time you will learn to forgive them" Jack put one finger on her chin to lift it up to meet her eyes.
"When did you get to be so good with advice?" Elizabeth smiled up at him with tears in her eyes.
"I've been taught by one of the best" Jack says as he rests one hand to her cheek.
"Who is that?" Elizabeth asks as a tear rolls down her cheek.
"You" Jack catches her tear and wipes it away.
Elizabeth smiles up at him and then closes her eyes leaning her forehead against his.
"I love you"
"I love you too" Jack says closing his eyes with his forehead still resting against hers.
They stay that away for a few minutes just breathing each other's presence in.
"Okay time for rest" Jack opens his eyes and leads her to her side of the bed.
Elizabeth lays down and looks back up at Jack.
"Will you stay until I fall asleep?" Elizabeth asks trying to keep her eyes open. She knows it's a bit early for him to go to bed but still wants him to stay close until she falls asleep.
"Of course" Jack says as he leans down and kisses her forehead. Jack then takes a sit on the floor by Elizabeth's side. He holds one of her hands that is closest to him as he sits on the floor looking straight a head.
Jack becomes deep in thought looking straight ahead imagining the future. He imagines in a short time that a little child will be running around the house. Their little child. Jack can't wait to be Father and love on the little baby with everything. He already knows that he will love this baby no matter what. And prays every day that he will be able to protect this baby and Elizabeth.
He decides to say a prayer right then and there so he bows his head and says a prayer to the Lord to give him strength and guidance for this baby's life. For the Lord to watch over their child and to protect it.
After he finishes his prayer he opens his eyes and looks up at Elizabeth. He realizes she already has fallen asleep so he kisses her hand and lays it down at her side. He stands up and heads down stairs to look at his shoulder.
While he is preparing the supplies for his shoulder to put a new bandage on it, he hears a light knock on the front door. Jack walks over and opens the door to reveal Bill standing outside.
"Is now a good time to talk?" Bill asks him.
"Yeah Elizabeth is already asleep upstairs. We can talk" Jack steps aside to make room for Bill to come in.
"Wrapping your ribs?" Bill asks as he walks over to the kitchen and prepares coffee for them both.
"Shoulder actually" Jack says as he walks back over to the dining room table.
"That where you got shot?" Bill asks him as he looks over to him.
"Yeah" Jack says quietly.
"You ready to tell me what happened now?" Bill asks as he puts the pot of coffee on the stove.
"I can tell this mission has been different from the rest. Like something is weighing on you" Bill turns to look at Jack for the answer in the kitchen
Jack took his shirt off and started taking the bandages off that were already bled through the bandage. After a moment of silence with no reply, Jack finally spoke up.
"How did Theodore Martin know my father?" Jack looked over at Bill who was walking over to the table to sit down in a chair. He wanted to know this first before he explained what happened that night to him.
"Theodore Martin was your father's best friend" Bill looked for Jack's reaction.
"What? I never saw him when I was growing up" Jack asked him with surprise in his voice.
"Because they had a falling out before you would old enough to remember" Bill answered him.
"What happened?" Jack asked Bill.
"Theodore Martin went to school with your father. Theodore and your father were unstoppable together in everything they did. They grew up together. Did everything together really. They entered the same contests together. Went to the same gatherings. Even when they became old enough both joined the academy police force together. You normally never seen one without the other growing up. They were the best of friends" Bill explained as he walked over to the pot of coffee and grabbed to cups to pour the coffee in. He remembered how good of friends they both were.
Bill poured the coffee into the two cups and walked back to the table. He handed one cup of coffee to Jack and then continued talking.
"I knew this because I went to school with your father too. But we never became friends really until the academy. After a couple years in the academy, your Father fell in love with a girl named Charlotte in a small town where he was posted"
"My mother" Jack sat down with his bandages off. And let the wound air out while he took his cup of coffee that Bill handed him.
Bill nodded yes and kept explaining.
"Well Theodore met Charlotte and fell in love with her himself. They both fell for the same women. Theodore was always jealous of your father from then on because Charlotte picked Thomas and not him. He still came to the wedding and was there for your birth. But things were not the same between them from then on out. He always resented your father a little for taking his girl so to speak away from him"
Bill picked up his spoon and kept talking.
"As you know your Father was still a Mountie even after he had a family. Thomas loved being a Mountie but never intended on doing it forever. He wanted to retire for his family but Theodore didn't want him to. So he stayed on longer for him"
"What happened between them? He told me that he intended to keep his promise. What does that mean?" Jack asked interested. He never heard stories from the academy or about Theodore even once. He never even met Theodore when he was younger.
"Well one night Thomas and Theodore had a huge fight. They both dreamed when they were boys to be stationed at fort Micklane in the north together. Well they both got offered to go when your little brother tom was born. Your Father did not want to leave his post and be gone so long from his family. So that's what they got in a fight over. Thomas turned down the offer and Theodore was furious. Theodore went without your Father and they drifted a part. Theodore never seen your father again that I know of"
"What did Theodore promise my father?" Jack asked after a couple minutes of thinking over the story.
"I don't know. Your father never told me that" Bill said taking a sip of his coffee.
Jack stayed silent sipping his coffee. After ten minutes past Bill decided that Jack wasn't going to say anything else.
"What happened on the mission?" Bill asked curious.
Jack stood up and placed his coffee cup down on the table. He picked up the bandages and started putting them on his shoulder.
"Doug and I found the group on the train. We were almost in and got the whole intel of the operation when the leader showed up. That's when Theodore recognized me. Then the train jerked to a stop. That's when Doug and I were spilt up. I lost Theodore then. He just disappeared. He got off the train and I jumped off the train while it was stop to follow on foot"
"Where was Doug?" Bill asked him as he looked at Jack bandaging his shoulder.
"Doug stayed on the train. While we were on the train we found out Elizabeth was on it too. I lost focus. I needed Doug to make sure he watched over Elizabeth for me while I left to go after the group"
Bill stayed silent as Jack went on.
"I followed them all the way into Hamilton and found their base of operations at a mansion. Later on Doug met up with me and we planned it all out. We got some intel and I sent Doug to go give it to headquarters the next day. While I went to go get a closer look at the mansion, I got captured. That's when I seen Theodore and he knocked me out and put me in a dark room. They chained me to the floor and wanted intel on where the weapons were kept for the Mounties..."
Jack stopped for a minute then continued on.
"I wouldn't tell the where it was. So one guy kept beating on me until Theodore came in. Theodore shot me in the shoulder when I wouldn't tell him either. It's why I had a bullet wound" Jack finally finished up wrapping his shoulder and set all the supplies down on the table.
"You have been beaten and shot before Jack. Why was it different this time?" Bill could tell something was definitely bothering him now about it this time.
"He mentioned my father. Said he had to keep his promise he made to him. And he..."
Jack took a deep breathe and closed his eyes.
"He threatened Elizabeth. Said he was going to burn the place down where she was at in Hamilton. But I couldn't... do anything about it since I was trapped there. So I finally caved in and told him I would tell him. But he said it was too late and that he was to go after Elizabeth"
Jack took another deep breathe and focused on his breathing.
"How did he know about Elizabeth?" Bill asked trying to get him to focus.
"William came in after I got shot and tried to clean my bullet wound. That's when He told me he was Elizabeth's brother. I didn't believe because Elizabeth would have told me. But he took my picture out of my red jacket so that Theodore wouldn't find out about Elizabeth. But he got caught on the way out and Theodore took the picture. He counted the dots" Jack put the supplies in the tiny box on the table. Jack put his hands through his hair.
"But Bill... somehow he knew anyways. Like he already knew about Elizabeth. The picture just was to taunt me" Jack lowered his hands and looked up at Bill.
"You think he has been tracking you both? He has been following along with the newspapers about Elizabeth?" Bill asked him as he looked at him in the eyes and leaned back in his chair.
"It's the only thing I can think of. How else would he have known? I just don't know, Bill" Jack says as he puts both of his hands over his face as his elbows was on his knees.
"I'll make sure we keep an eye on Elizabeth. That someone is always looking out for her" Bill frowned at the thought of Theodore.
"We caught him and sent him to jail. You still think Theodore is still dangerous?" Jack looks up a moment and asked Bill.
"If Theodore still holds a grudge against your father...which from what you told me I think he still does. Then I think he still has people around who will try to finish his mission. Whatever it is" Bill told him truthfully. He didn't want to worry Jack anymore than he had to but his instincts were telling him differently. He didn't want to let them get their guard down and something happen.
Jack nods his head in agreement with his hands over his face again.
"I'll make sure we all watch over her" Bill promised him.
Jack nods his head again but stays quiet. Jack looks up from where his face was covered and looks at Bill.
"I've never been more sacred in my life, Bill. I was helpless. I couldn't protect my family. They both could have died and I couldn't have..." Jack's voice cracks and his voice fades out.
Bill gets up and walks over around the table. He lays a hand on his good shoulder. He stayed there for a few minutes before he spoke to him. He could hear the brokenness and fear in his voice from Jack's voice before.
"Everything will be okay" Bill tells him. Bill honestly did not know what was coming but he knew that he would do all he could do to protect Elizabeth.
Jack just nods his head again in his hands.
"When was the last time you had a good night sleep?" Bill asked him as he picks up the cups on the table and moves them over to the sink.
"I got a couple hours" Jack answered as he lowered his hands from his face. He took a deep breathe.
"You need more sleep than that, Jack" Bill says as he throws a towel over his shoulder from drying dishes.
"As long as Elizabeth gets enough sleep, I will be fine" Jack tells him putting his fingers through his hair.
Bill gives him a serious look but decided to drop it.
"How did the appointment go?" Bill asks as he takes a seat again.
"Carson says it's not much longer until the baby will be here. Elizabeth just needs a lot of rest. These last couple of days were too much on her so she needs bed rest for a couple of days. He doesn't want her to get out of the house to much until a couple of days either" Jack informs him of Carson's orders.
"That's good she just needs rest. Why don't you go on up and get some sleep? I will bring by rip tomorrow" Bill tells him as he pats Jack on his good shoulder again.
Jack looks up at Bill and nods his head.
"I'll bring by some more bandages for your shoulder too" Bill tells him as Jack stands up.
"Thank you, Bill. For everything" Jack says as he gives him a hug.
"Anytime. Now get some rest I'll see you tomorrow" Bill tells him as he walks over to the door.
"I will" Jack says as he lifts up his hand to wave bye.
Jack heads back upstairs to get some rest.
{At the saloon}
William came back down from his room to get a drink from the bar.
"What you want?" The man behind the bar asked William.
"Coffee please" William said standing over the bar.
"I've never seen you here before. You new to town?" Henry Gowen asked as he stood beside William.
"I'm passing through just visiting" William took him as he looked to his left.
"Henry Gowen" Henry held out his hand to introduce himself.
"William Charleston" William used his adopted name.
"Are you here visiting someone? I might know them" Henry asked as the man behind the counter got him a coffee.
"I'm here visiting Elizabeth Thornton" William answered as he got his coffee.
"Yes, I know her. She is a good friend of mine. How are you related to her?" Henry nodded his head.
"She is my sister" William says as he takes a sip of his coffee.
"I didn't know Elizabeth had a brother" Henry scrunched his eyebrows in thought and took another sip of coffee.
Before William could reply someone from behind him did it for him.
"We did" two men said white stood behind William.
William closes his eyes for a second. Henry notices this and looks behind William.
"Who are you two?" Henry asks them confused a bit.
"Just here to speak with William" One of the man's behind William puts his hand on his shoulder and leads him away from the bar.
William puts his money down on the counter that is owed for the coffee.
"Nice talking with you" William tells Henry.
"You as well" Henry thought it was odd of the young man's demeanor changed so fast when these two men showed up.
The two men led William outside in the dark by the side of the building.
"What are you doing?" One of the men asked William.
"I was drinking coffee" William crossed his arms and not answering their question directly.
"You know you can't just leave the group. Just because Theodore goes to jail temporarily"
"I wasn't leaving. I just thought I would take a couple of days off. And what do you mean temporarily?" William asked as he tensed up.
"Theodore planned on getting caught. It's all just a matter of time before he gets out again" the man replied to him.
"What did you need me to do?" William asked him getting a little irritated.
"I need you to come back to Hamilton to help secure the package" the other man told him.
"You have many guys for that why do you need me to do it?" William asked getting a annoyed.
"Because I think you will want to deal with this certain package yourself" the man said handing William a picture.
William's eyes went wide.
"Your Father" the man said.
To be continued...
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