A/N - This is it!!! The chapter ya'll have been waiting for! Frank finds out about Keni's little secret! ~giggle~
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Original Sin
- Part Twenty Six
Disclaimer: See Part 1
Rating: PG
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Alex looked at Frank. Jake looked at Frank. Frank sat down behind Kennedi's desk without looking at either of them. His eyes were fixed on the framed photograph that had been taken in Tacoma, Washington 8 years ago. He'd been sent in undercover to bust the theft ring that had been heisting jewels all over Washington State and parts of Canada. Making it in wasn't that difficult, they were looking for a new driver and he fit the part. The trouble came in defining who the ringleader was. Trouble also came when he met Kennedi Johnson, the girlfriend of one of the thieves. He had no idea just how rough life was going to be from then on. Frank leaned forward, arms folded across the desk as he looked at her reading glasses lying on the desk.
He proceeded to tell them the rest of the story. How they'd tried to keep it quiet, how eventually he told her that he was an undercover agent. She never turned him over; she kept her mouth shut and protected him the best that she could. When the bust was made, Frank did everything he could to make sure that she got out of the charges.
"Once upon a time, Keni was a kind hearted woman. She had the opportunity to blow my cover and didn't. I suppose I was grateful to her for it. The only regret I have about that bust is not catching the leader of the ring himself. Other than that, my life from then on was nothing I'd change.
"We married in California where she'd been relocated. Kennedi refused to take the Witness Protection Program and my superiors were absolutely furious with me for not arresting her. But when I told them that I had asked her to marry me, they had little choice in the matter. They all reconciled themselves to the fact that who better to watch over a criminal than her FBI Agent husband?"
He sat back in the chair and looked at Alex and Jake as he talked. Alex blinked, then looked down at the picture of the boy with Kennedi as he talked. Aaron had come in during that time, the silver tray of coffee service in hand. Setting it down on the edge of the desk, he proceeded to pour coffee into generously size mugs instead of the usual cups.
"I, unfortunately, tried to protect her more than she cared for. I had moved into the HNR units and all the horrible things I'd seen happen, I didn't want to happen to her."
"So why did you two separate? I mean, you two did divorce, right?" Jake reached for a mug and sipped it. Alex kept at the back of the room and watched Frank intently... a little too intently.
"No, we never divorced. She up and left me for no reason. I left for an assignment, much to Keni's unhappiness, and came back to an empty house and a red rose on my pillow. No note, nothing."
"Mr. Donovan... she had a reason."
Frank and Jake looked at Aaron, who inched back.
"You would do better to hear it from her lips, however. It is not my place to divulge that information." Aaron smiled slightly. Once Frank got his hands onto Kennedi, then he'd have the seed planted for even more answers to all his questions. And Kennedi would have no way to deny the questions any more.
"Tell me."
"I cannot, Mr. Donovan. But suffice it to say that there is more here than you know. And perhaps separation isn't what is needed. Good day."
After Aaron left, Alex looked at the picture of Kennedi cuddling the boy again. There was something familiar... She got up and walked around the office as Frank talked. She passed by artifacts from all over the world, the mug in one hand, and the picture in the other. Jake watched her, then looked at Frank. This was a side of his Boss he hadn't seen to date. He wasn't sure if he really did want to see it to be honest. Jake preferred to think of Frank Donovan as nonhuman at times.
"So that was it? You loved her enough to marry her, but when she splits without a clue, you don't track her down?"
"I had no choice. I couldn't exactly hunt her down. And it's not like I didn't know where she was. I DO work for the Justice Department, remember? I've known that she's lived here in this manor for the last 4 years after spending just short of a year in London with her parents." Alex looked down at the photo in her hand again, then looked up at Frank. She did this once more, then walked over.
"You should have hunted her down sooner." she dropped the photo of Kennedi and the boy onto the desk in front of Frank.
Jake got up and came around to look. Frank looked down at it. Jake whistled and looked up at Alex, who nodded. "The room that Jake and I found next to Kennedi's. It's his. I found this photo next to her bed in the same room I found your wedding picture."
Frank looked up. Alex said everything like it was supposed to mean something that he didn't know already. Aaron said that she had a son, but Alex and Jake weren't in the room.
"You don't get it, do you Frank?" she whispered. "Look at the boy..." she came around the desk and leaned over close to his ear. "The boy looks just like you, he even has your mouth. Kennedi's son is your son."
Donvan's heart clenched in his chest as he looked at the picture of Kennedi cuddling the boy. He saw Kennedi's features in the boy... and he saw shades of himself. He got up, picture in hand and stormed downstairs, stomach dropping like a rock. He stalked into the kitchen like he was about to murder someone. Alex and Jake were close on his heels.
Aaron took one look at him and stepped back. This was the first time that the elder man had ever been frightened... and he knew why Frank was upset. Frank just looked at him, and dropped the picture onto the kitchen counter. Aaron looked at it, then up at the younger man whom he'd grown fond of... and nodded.
"Yes, Sir. Young Master Cisco is your son."
"Cisco?"
"Donovan Francisco Johnson. She named him after you."
Frank couldn't breath. He had a son? His knuckles were turning white where he had a grip on the edge of the counter to keep upright. He put his head down and focused on breathing before he passed out. He felt a light hand on his shoulder and looked up to see Alex. After a few more minutes of controlled breathing, he stood up straight.
"Alright..." He looked around, rubbing a hand over his face. "Alright. Jake, Alex. It's time we found out just where Kennedi is hiding."
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Enjoy!!
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Original Sin
- Part Twenty Six
Disclaimer: See Part 1
Rating: PG
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Alex looked at Frank. Jake looked at Frank. Frank sat down behind Kennedi's desk without looking at either of them. His eyes were fixed on the framed photograph that had been taken in Tacoma, Washington 8 years ago. He'd been sent in undercover to bust the theft ring that had been heisting jewels all over Washington State and parts of Canada. Making it in wasn't that difficult, they were looking for a new driver and he fit the part. The trouble came in defining who the ringleader was. Trouble also came when he met Kennedi Johnson, the girlfriend of one of the thieves. He had no idea just how rough life was going to be from then on. Frank leaned forward, arms folded across the desk as he looked at her reading glasses lying on the desk.
He proceeded to tell them the rest of the story. How they'd tried to keep it quiet, how eventually he told her that he was an undercover agent. She never turned him over; she kept her mouth shut and protected him the best that she could. When the bust was made, Frank did everything he could to make sure that she got out of the charges.
"Once upon a time, Keni was a kind hearted woman. She had the opportunity to blow my cover and didn't. I suppose I was grateful to her for it. The only regret I have about that bust is not catching the leader of the ring himself. Other than that, my life from then on was nothing I'd change.
"We married in California where she'd been relocated. Kennedi refused to take the Witness Protection Program and my superiors were absolutely furious with me for not arresting her. But when I told them that I had asked her to marry me, they had little choice in the matter. They all reconciled themselves to the fact that who better to watch over a criminal than her FBI Agent husband?"
He sat back in the chair and looked at Alex and Jake as he talked. Alex blinked, then looked down at the picture of the boy with Kennedi as he talked. Aaron had come in during that time, the silver tray of coffee service in hand. Setting it down on the edge of the desk, he proceeded to pour coffee into generously size mugs instead of the usual cups.
"I, unfortunately, tried to protect her more than she cared for. I had moved into the HNR units and all the horrible things I'd seen happen, I didn't want to happen to her."
"So why did you two separate? I mean, you two did divorce, right?" Jake reached for a mug and sipped it. Alex kept at the back of the room and watched Frank intently... a little too intently.
"No, we never divorced. She up and left me for no reason. I left for an assignment, much to Keni's unhappiness, and came back to an empty house and a red rose on my pillow. No note, nothing."
"Mr. Donovan... she had a reason."
Frank and Jake looked at Aaron, who inched back.
"You would do better to hear it from her lips, however. It is not my place to divulge that information." Aaron smiled slightly. Once Frank got his hands onto Kennedi, then he'd have the seed planted for even more answers to all his questions. And Kennedi would have no way to deny the questions any more.
"Tell me."
"I cannot, Mr. Donovan. But suffice it to say that there is more here than you know. And perhaps separation isn't what is needed. Good day."
After Aaron left, Alex looked at the picture of Kennedi cuddling the boy again. There was something familiar... She got up and walked around the office as Frank talked. She passed by artifacts from all over the world, the mug in one hand, and the picture in the other. Jake watched her, then looked at Frank. This was a side of his Boss he hadn't seen to date. He wasn't sure if he really did want to see it to be honest. Jake preferred to think of Frank Donovan as nonhuman at times.
"So that was it? You loved her enough to marry her, but when she splits without a clue, you don't track her down?"
"I had no choice. I couldn't exactly hunt her down. And it's not like I didn't know where she was. I DO work for the Justice Department, remember? I've known that she's lived here in this manor for the last 4 years after spending just short of a year in London with her parents." Alex looked down at the photo in her hand again, then looked up at Frank. She did this once more, then walked over.
"You should have hunted her down sooner." she dropped the photo of Kennedi and the boy onto the desk in front of Frank.
Jake got up and came around to look. Frank looked down at it. Jake whistled and looked up at Alex, who nodded. "The room that Jake and I found next to Kennedi's. It's his. I found this photo next to her bed in the same room I found your wedding picture."
Frank looked up. Alex said everything like it was supposed to mean something that he didn't know already. Aaron said that she had a son, but Alex and Jake weren't in the room.
"You don't get it, do you Frank?" she whispered. "Look at the boy..." she came around the desk and leaned over close to his ear. "The boy looks just like you, he even has your mouth. Kennedi's son is your son."
Donvan's heart clenched in his chest as he looked at the picture of Kennedi cuddling the boy. He saw Kennedi's features in the boy... and he saw shades of himself. He got up, picture in hand and stormed downstairs, stomach dropping like a rock. He stalked into the kitchen like he was about to murder someone. Alex and Jake were close on his heels.
Aaron took one look at him and stepped back. This was the first time that the elder man had ever been frightened... and he knew why Frank was upset. Frank just looked at him, and dropped the picture onto the kitchen counter. Aaron looked at it, then up at the younger man whom he'd grown fond of... and nodded.
"Yes, Sir. Young Master Cisco is your son."
"Cisco?"
"Donovan Francisco Johnson. She named him after you."
Frank couldn't breath. He had a son? His knuckles were turning white where he had a grip on the edge of the counter to keep upright. He put his head down and focused on breathing before he passed out. He felt a light hand on his shoulder and looked up to see Alex. After a few more minutes of controlled breathing, he stood up straight.
"Alright..." He looked around, rubbing a hand over his face. "Alright. Jake, Alex. It's time we found out just where Kennedi is hiding."
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