Kelly was excited to see how well Alyson got along with Kasey. Kasey
treated her like a little sister, letting her play with her toys and
playing simpler games with her. Kelly especially liked the times where
Alyson was smiling. Knowing everything she must be going through, just the
idea that she was having fun again made Kelly feel as if she accomplished
something.
That evening, Kelly tucked Alyson into bed while Christopher tucked Kasey in. Once the sheets were nice and tight, Kelly sat on the side of the bed in order to talk with Alyson about what had happened that day and overall.
"Can I go back to grandma and grandpa's tomorrow?" Alyson had innocently asked Kelly.
"No sweetheart. You liked playing with Kasey tonight though, right?"
"I miss mommy."
"I know you do, but a very bad man did a bad thing to her, and because of that I have to keep you safe."
"The shadow?"
"Yeah. Did you see the shadow Alyson?"
"Uh-huh. He was tall and scary looking."
"Could you see the shadow's face?"
"No…I ran away. Now can I go back to grandma."
"Not yet. You can play with Kasey again tomorrow though, after you go to work with me. Would you like that?"
"I guess so. Me sleepy."
"Ok…good night Alyson. Sweet dreams."
"Good night." Alyson said before hugging her teddy bear and shutting her eyes to go to sleep. After turning off the light, Kelly left the room and kissed Kasey good night before entering her own bedroom. Christopher was waiting for her there, a little concerned over what she had told him earlier that day. He knew there was a possibility that Alyson could be targeted, but the fact that Alyson's grandparents were attacked earlier that day scared him. Kelly tried to comfort him by saying she was there to protect him, and that she had her guard up, but if anything that just made Christopher feel inferior. Before she revealed to him that she was a private detective at one time and that she wanted to return to that line of work, he had been the protector of the household, the one that made her and Kasey feel safe. Before Kelly could respond to this though, a crash was heard through out the house, causing Kelly to jump up and cautiously enter the hallway with her revolver at hand. Christopher followed behind her, but she signaled for him to stay back, just in case. After assessing that everything was safe upstairs, Kelly had Christopher check on Kasey and Alyson while she checked downstairs. As she walked down the stairs, she immediately noticed glass on the floor near one of the windows. Walking over to it, she then saw a rock lying amongst the glass with a note attached to it. Careful to not rub off any possible fingerprints, Kelly picked the note off with a tissue and opened it as she walked over to the phone and dialed.
"Hello." Sabrina responded as she picked up the phone in her place.
"Bre, its Kelly. We just had a little excitement here, in the form of a flying note attached to a rather large rock."
"What! Was anyone hurt?"
"Fortunately, no, but I'm not thrilled."
"What did the note say?"
"I know you have the girl Angel, so I suggest you hand her over if you don't want to lose your own daughter."
"Ok, I think it might be wise if Christopher and Kasey disappeared for a few days."
"You red my mind. Did you and Kris find anything out?"
"No, not yet, but we might be close. How about you bring Alyson over here and spend the night."
"Thanks for offering, but I think we should be ok here. I'm going to sleep in Alyson's room just in case and have Kasey sleep with Christopher. I just wanted to let you know what happened."
"All right. If you're sure."
" I am. I'll be in early tomorrow, maybe we'll be able to figure something out."
"Let's hope so. Be careful."
"Will do. Good night."
"Good night."
As Kelly hung up, she was startled to find Christopher standing behind her. He wasn't thrilled with the idea of him and Kasey running away and leaving Kelly with a human target, but he was starting to understand that nothing could take Kelly off of a case. If anything, being shot at or attacked just made her want to solve it more. They finally fell asleep that night with Kelly sleeping on the floor in the same room as Alyson and Kasey sleeping in the master bedroom with Christopher.
The following morning, Kelly took Christopher and Kasey to the airport so they could go to Seattle to spend time with Christopher's parents before she made her way to work with Alyson. In one day, their killer had managed to attack twice and Kelly was afraid that this new day could bring a hit instead of just attempts.
That evening, Kelly tucked Alyson into bed while Christopher tucked Kasey in. Once the sheets were nice and tight, Kelly sat on the side of the bed in order to talk with Alyson about what had happened that day and overall.
"Can I go back to grandma and grandpa's tomorrow?" Alyson had innocently asked Kelly.
"No sweetheart. You liked playing with Kasey tonight though, right?"
"I miss mommy."
"I know you do, but a very bad man did a bad thing to her, and because of that I have to keep you safe."
"The shadow?"
"Yeah. Did you see the shadow Alyson?"
"Uh-huh. He was tall and scary looking."
"Could you see the shadow's face?"
"No…I ran away. Now can I go back to grandma."
"Not yet. You can play with Kasey again tomorrow though, after you go to work with me. Would you like that?"
"I guess so. Me sleepy."
"Ok…good night Alyson. Sweet dreams."
"Good night." Alyson said before hugging her teddy bear and shutting her eyes to go to sleep. After turning off the light, Kelly left the room and kissed Kasey good night before entering her own bedroom. Christopher was waiting for her there, a little concerned over what she had told him earlier that day. He knew there was a possibility that Alyson could be targeted, but the fact that Alyson's grandparents were attacked earlier that day scared him. Kelly tried to comfort him by saying she was there to protect him, and that she had her guard up, but if anything that just made Christopher feel inferior. Before she revealed to him that she was a private detective at one time and that she wanted to return to that line of work, he had been the protector of the household, the one that made her and Kasey feel safe. Before Kelly could respond to this though, a crash was heard through out the house, causing Kelly to jump up and cautiously enter the hallway with her revolver at hand. Christopher followed behind her, but she signaled for him to stay back, just in case. After assessing that everything was safe upstairs, Kelly had Christopher check on Kasey and Alyson while she checked downstairs. As she walked down the stairs, she immediately noticed glass on the floor near one of the windows. Walking over to it, she then saw a rock lying amongst the glass with a note attached to it. Careful to not rub off any possible fingerprints, Kelly picked the note off with a tissue and opened it as she walked over to the phone and dialed.
"Hello." Sabrina responded as she picked up the phone in her place.
"Bre, its Kelly. We just had a little excitement here, in the form of a flying note attached to a rather large rock."
"What! Was anyone hurt?"
"Fortunately, no, but I'm not thrilled."
"What did the note say?"
"I know you have the girl Angel, so I suggest you hand her over if you don't want to lose your own daughter."
"Ok, I think it might be wise if Christopher and Kasey disappeared for a few days."
"You red my mind. Did you and Kris find anything out?"
"No, not yet, but we might be close. How about you bring Alyson over here and spend the night."
"Thanks for offering, but I think we should be ok here. I'm going to sleep in Alyson's room just in case and have Kasey sleep with Christopher. I just wanted to let you know what happened."
"All right. If you're sure."
" I am. I'll be in early tomorrow, maybe we'll be able to figure something out."
"Let's hope so. Be careful."
"Will do. Good night."
"Good night."
As Kelly hung up, she was startled to find Christopher standing behind her. He wasn't thrilled with the idea of him and Kasey running away and leaving Kelly with a human target, but he was starting to understand that nothing could take Kelly off of a case. If anything, being shot at or attacked just made her want to solve it more. They finally fell asleep that night with Kelly sleeping on the floor in the same room as Alyson and Kasey sleeping in the master bedroom with Christopher.
The following morning, Kelly took Christopher and Kasey to the airport so they could go to Seattle to spend time with Christopher's parents before she made her way to work with Alyson. In one day, their killer had managed to attack twice and Kelly was afraid that this new day could bring a hit instead of just attempts.