*several hours later*
"Ladies and gentlemen, your train to San Diego has arrived." The voice of the conductor pulls me out of my trance. I grab my purse and make my way to the front of the train in the line thats formed. There's always cabs outside the train station, so I catch one and give him the address I need to go to.
A few minutes later the cab pulls up in front of the house I haven't seen for quite a while. My heart is racing as I hand the cab driver his money and climb out of the car. He pulls away and I walk up the small sidewalk, knocking on the door.
The door opens and there stands my sister with a smile which falls into a scowl when she sees me. "What do you want?"
"Listen, I know you hate me. But I need a huge favor. Huge."
She sighs, stepping to the side to let me in. "Is mom here?"
"Nope. Left for work about half an hour ago. Now, what exactly do you need?" She plops down in an armchair and I look at the plastic covered couch, hesitating before smoothing my skirt and sitting down.
I explain the situation to her from when I got my job to me discovering Norman is gone. Well, all except for me murdering Richard. I edited that a little.
She sits there wide eyed. "You've been through all of that?" I nod. "What the hell Jo.."
I look down at my lap, picking at my fingernails. "While all of that is crazy, but I don't get what you need my help for."
"Well, you and I are basically twins but are completely different. I was thinking we can maybe make you a fake nursing license and you can fill my old position at the institution just long enough to break Norman out."
She raises her eyebrows, leaning back. "Thats a pretty big thought." I nod. "But, why should I help you?" She asks. "I thought you might ask. I figured it could be a favor for when I pretty much raised Judy."
She sighs. "So, you want me and Judy to come stay with you or what?" I nod. "Just long enough to get him out."
She sits there a minute pondering. "So..how do we make a fake nursing license?"
About thirty minutes later we look over the license and compare my real license to her fake. "Looks pretty good to me. What do you think?" She asks. I nod. "Looks great. Now we just gotta get you hired."
"I guess I need to pack a bag for Judy and I. I need to get her up from her nap too." She stands up, walking off into a back bedroom. I walk over to the kitchen looking at all of the pictures hanging on the wall. The refrigerator is also covered in pictures and newspaper clippings. One in particular catches my eye. 'Foxworth and Peterson to wed.' Our engagement announcement. There's a big picture of Richard and I looking happy as ever. Just as I start to reach out for it I hear small footsteps behind me followed by "JoJo!" I turn around, exclaiming "JuJu!" Before scooping up my niece who I haven't seen in so long. I kiss her cheek and she wraps her arms around my neck, resting her head against mine. "I've missed you so so much." I rub her hair. "Miss you too." She grins. I laugh at the little sentence she formed as Louise comes out of the bedroom with two large suitcases. She scribbles out a note on the counter and grabs the phone to call a cab.
We go out on the front porch to wait as Judy shows me her stuffed dog which she named 'Gelatin'. I smile down at her but can't help being distracted in thinking about Norman. Is he ok? Is he mad at me? Had I never left the house this wouldn't have happened. But what's done is done, and I'm gonna get him home.
Even if it kills me or Vincent.