They went back to the ranch and Frank was amazed at how fast Elaina packed
for the return trip. "How did you do that?"
"Do what?" Elaina asked.
"Pack that fast. It took you 3 hours to pack for here and in less than 20 minutes you're done."
"I'm leaving some things here like I always do. Besides I plan on coming back and finishing our trip when we have a weekend off together." Elaina giggled.
"I like that plan. I told Hank what was going on. He said he would get our cases to the plane for us."
"Did you also call the team and tell them we may have found her?"
"Yes. I called and talked to Andy. He said he could get us some help but I told him it wasn't necessary."
"I hope we can handle it ourselves. I guess we'll find out soon enough."
"I'm ready are you?" Frank asked, closing his suitcase.
"I'm ready. I'll drive you have never been to her house."
"You can give me the directions," Frank stated.
"Why are you so afraid of my driving? To tell you the truth, I am really getting tired of your smart ass remarks about it." Elaina was getting angry.
"I'm sorry I only tease you because I know it irritates you." Frank laughed but noticed she didn't think it was funny. "You can drive." Frank gave in.
Elaina made sure she hit every rough spot on the back road. Frank just clinched his teeth and smiled at her each time she hit a pothole. They met up with Reese on the corner leading to the house.
"Just how are you going to handle this?" Reese asked.
"Frank, get out and go with Reese," Elaina ordered.
"Why? I can keep out of sight while you check on her."
"For one reason, you really didn't enjoy the ride here and two I said I was going alone."
"I would think you would want me there in case she was combative."
"I can handle her. Just give me five minutes and then you can come in. Knock, don't just barge in. Ok?"
"Yes Boss. Lets get this over with," Frank said, getting out of the SUV.
Elaina took off up the road. Frank and Reese both checked their watches to time her. "So I take it you made a comment about her driving again?"
"One of these days, I will learn to keep my mouth shut." Frank and Reese both laughed.
Elaina saw a light still on in the house. She went to the door and knocked loudly. Maria came to the door.
"Hello Maria. May I come in?" Elaina saw the surprise in Maria's eyes.
"Lainie! Why are you here? Is everything ok?" Maria asked.
"Maria, you asked me sort of to come here. Don't you remember?"
"I've been having trouble remembering things lately," Maria said letting her in.
"That's ok I forget things too, we all have our moments."
Maria started to cry and Elaina held her. "Lainie, what's wrong with me? Am I crazy?"
"Oh Honey! No you're not crazy. The doctors do know what's wrong now. They want to help you. Do you remember being in the hospital last week?" Elaina asked her hoping it wouldn't change her mood.
"Some of it but it's a bit fuzzy."
"I need to take you back, so the doctors can start treating you. Will you go back with me?"
"I want help, I really do. I just can't control my feelings. They're so mixed up," Maria said through sobs.
"I know Honey. I want to help you anyway I can. I love you."
"Even after everything I have done and said you still feel that way?" Maria looked at her.
"I hope what you did wasn't intentional. I want to believe that you're condition had something to do with it."
"What if I said, what I did with Cody was intentional?"
"I'd believe you. You did it in the past and you think of it as a game. I do hope you regret doing it and will never do it again to anyone. I don't like what you have done Maria but I've never stopped loving you. You're a part of my family and I'd never stop loving a family member."
"I do regret it and I've apologized but no one believed me due to my other actions."
There was a knock on the door. "That's Reese and Frank. Can I let them in?"
"Sure." Maria let go of her. Elaina opened the door and let them in. Frank saw that they both had tears running down their faces.
"Hello cousin. Are you ok?" Reese went over to Maria and hugged her.
"I'm going to be ok with Lainie's help." Maria smiled at her.
Frank put his arm around Elaina and whispered in her ear. "Are you ok?'
"I'm doing fine. She wants to go back," Elaina whispered to him.
"I guess we can leave when you're ready I just need to lock up the house," Maria told them.
"Why don't you visit with Reese? Frank and I will lock up for you?"
"I'd like that, thank you." Maria went and sat down with Reese.
Elaina and Frank checked the house to make sure it was secure. Elaina went into one of the bedrooms and was surprised at what she found. She walked to the hall and motioned for Frank to come in. "What do you make of this room."
Frank looked in and saw a room well supplied with baby things. "Looks to me like she wanted to keep her baby. I wonder why she gave it up?"
"I'm afraid to ask her. It could send her over the edge again."
"I'm surprised that she kept this stuff after she gave the baby up."
"Me too. I really need to find out what really happened and she's the only way to know."
"Wait until she's on the plane. She can't bolt from there."
"Good idea. Let's finish up and get her back." Elaina said, turning off the light and shutting the door.
"I'll call Andy and tell him we found her," Frank said.
"Do what?" Elaina asked.
"Pack that fast. It took you 3 hours to pack for here and in less than 20 minutes you're done."
"I'm leaving some things here like I always do. Besides I plan on coming back and finishing our trip when we have a weekend off together." Elaina giggled.
"I like that plan. I told Hank what was going on. He said he would get our cases to the plane for us."
"Did you also call the team and tell them we may have found her?"
"Yes. I called and talked to Andy. He said he could get us some help but I told him it wasn't necessary."
"I hope we can handle it ourselves. I guess we'll find out soon enough."
"I'm ready are you?" Frank asked, closing his suitcase.
"I'm ready. I'll drive you have never been to her house."
"You can give me the directions," Frank stated.
"Why are you so afraid of my driving? To tell you the truth, I am really getting tired of your smart ass remarks about it." Elaina was getting angry.
"I'm sorry I only tease you because I know it irritates you." Frank laughed but noticed she didn't think it was funny. "You can drive." Frank gave in.
Elaina made sure she hit every rough spot on the back road. Frank just clinched his teeth and smiled at her each time she hit a pothole. They met up with Reese on the corner leading to the house.
"Just how are you going to handle this?" Reese asked.
"Frank, get out and go with Reese," Elaina ordered.
"Why? I can keep out of sight while you check on her."
"For one reason, you really didn't enjoy the ride here and two I said I was going alone."
"I would think you would want me there in case she was combative."
"I can handle her. Just give me five minutes and then you can come in. Knock, don't just barge in. Ok?"
"Yes Boss. Lets get this over with," Frank said, getting out of the SUV.
Elaina took off up the road. Frank and Reese both checked their watches to time her. "So I take it you made a comment about her driving again?"
"One of these days, I will learn to keep my mouth shut." Frank and Reese both laughed.
Elaina saw a light still on in the house. She went to the door and knocked loudly. Maria came to the door.
"Hello Maria. May I come in?" Elaina saw the surprise in Maria's eyes.
"Lainie! Why are you here? Is everything ok?" Maria asked.
"Maria, you asked me sort of to come here. Don't you remember?"
"I've been having trouble remembering things lately," Maria said letting her in.
"That's ok I forget things too, we all have our moments."
Maria started to cry and Elaina held her. "Lainie, what's wrong with me? Am I crazy?"
"Oh Honey! No you're not crazy. The doctors do know what's wrong now. They want to help you. Do you remember being in the hospital last week?" Elaina asked her hoping it wouldn't change her mood.
"Some of it but it's a bit fuzzy."
"I need to take you back, so the doctors can start treating you. Will you go back with me?"
"I want help, I really do. I just can't control my feelings. They're so mixed up," Maria said through sobs.
"I know Honey. I want to help you anyway I can. I love you."
"Even after everything I have done and said you still feel that way?" Maria looked at her.
"I hope what you did wasn't intentional. I want to believe that you're condition had something to do with it."
"What if I said, what I did with Cody was intentional?"
"I'd believe you. You did it in the past and you think of it as a game. I do hope you regret doing it and will never do it again to anyone. I don't like what you have done Maria but I've never stopped loving you. You're a part of my family and I'd never stop loving a family member."
"I do regret it and I've apologized but no one believed me due to my other actions."
There was a knock on the door. "That's Reese and Frank. Can I let them in?"
"Sure." Maria let go of her. Elaina opened the door and let them in. Frank saw that they both had tears running down their faces.
"Hello cousin. Are you ok?" Reese went over to Maria and hugged her.
"I'm going to be ok with Lainie's help." Maria smiled at her.
Frank put his arm around Elaina and whispered in her ear. "Are you ok?'
"I'm doing fine. She wants to go back," Elaina whispered to him.
"I guess we can leave when you're ready I just need to lock up the house," Maria told them.
"Why don't you visit with Reese? Frank and I will lock up for you?"
"I'd like that, thank you." Maria went and sat down with Reese.
Elaina and Frank checked the house to make sure it was secure. Elaina went into one of the bedrooms and was surprised at what she found. She walked to the hall and motioned for Frank to come in. "What do you make of this room."
Frank looked in and saw a room well supplied with baby things. "Looks to me like she wanted to keep her baby. I wonder why she gave it up?"
"I'm afraid to ask her. It could send her over the edge again."
"I'm surprised that she kept this stuff after she gave the baby up."
"Me too. I really need to find out what really happened and she's the only way to know."
"Wait until she's on the plane. She can't bolt from there."
"Good idea. Let's finish up and get her back." Elaina said, turning off the light and shutting the door.
"I'll call Andy and tell him we found her," Frank said.