Katlyn knocked at the Cooper's door. Robert opened the door and smiled when he seen Katlyn, but his smile faded as he looked at her tear stained face.
"Katlyn what's wrong honey?" Robert asked.
Katlyn looked into his kind brown eyes and broke down crying. Robert put his arm around her and pulled her in the house. He sat her down on the sofa.
"Katlyn tell me what's wrong?" Robert asked.
Katlyn looked up and told him everything.
Jane and Robert sat in the kitchen with Katlyn. Jane had fixed her a cup of tea in hopes of calming her down.
"Are you sure Jessie's safe?" Katlyn asked for the tenth time.
"Honey she's fine, she with my parents at the beach. I promise you she's safe." Robert said.
He was worried too about the threats this Eddie guy had made, but he had just talked to his parents and everything was fine.
"Katlyn I need to call Mark." Robert said. He had already called the police; they had to do something about this guy.
"Don't, he's mad at me, he found the museum plans and he's really pissed." Katlyn said.
"Did you tell him why you were doing it, about Eddie threatening Jessie?" Robert asked.
"No, it wouldn't have made no difference." Katlyn said.
"Katlyn that's not true, I think Mark would understand you trying to protect Jessie." Robert said.
Katlyn just shook her head. She couldn't see Mark till she made this right.
Robert just sighed. He would call Mark later whether Katlyn wanted him to or not.
There was a knock at the door and Robert went Back to answer it. He came back in followed by Wallace and Jackson.
"Well Katlyn looks like you're in the middle of trouble again." Jackson said.
"Hey wait just a minute before you jump to conclusions, she was just trying to protect Jessie." Robert said.
Robert explained to them what had happened.
They all sat down and discussed what to do.
"Were going to put a wire on you Katlyn, you meet him tonight like your supposed to, get him to talking and get him to implicate him self. We'll be close by, we'll move in when we got enough on him." Wallace said.
Katlyn nodded. She would do whatever they wanted. She just wanted this to be over with.
Jackson got up and left the room to call Mark, he needed to know what was going on whether Katlyn wanted him to or not.
Mark had been frantic with worry the last few hours. When he found Katlyn gone, he went out of his mind. He searched his property twice looking for her with no luck. When he got the call from Jackson telling him where Katlyn was at he was relieved if not a little angry. Jackson told him everything that was going on and what there plans were. He told Mark they would be there in a while to get things set up. Mark had hung up the phone and sank down on his couch. Dammit, he had hurt her; he hadn't even given her the benefit of the doubt. But hell she hadn't defended her self either, she let him think the worse, but she had been trying to protect Jessie. Mark felt horrible for hitting her. At the time it had seemed like the right thing but now guilt chewed at his gut. He just hoped she would forgive him.
Katlyn wasn't happy that Jackson had told Mark everything; they had just pulled up in Mark's driveway. She was scared and nervous to face him, he was probably mad she had run off. She got out of the car and she seen Mark standing on the front porch. She walked slowly up to the porch dragging her feet, not wanting to face him. Mark was feeling much the same way. He felt terrible for what he had done, but he was also angry she hadn't even attempted to defend her self. She stopped a couple of feet away from him and continued to stare down at the ground.
"Katy I'm sorry." Mark said.
Katlyn looked up at him with tears in her eyes.
"I'm sorry too Mark, I should have told you what was going on, I was just too scared." Katlyn said.
Mark reached out and wiped a stray tear from her cheek. He then pulled her into her arms and hugged her fiercely.
Jackson cleared his throat and Mark looked up.
"Were going to set up some surveillance at the meeting place, get some of our men out there. We'll be back here to set her up for a wire about midnight." Jackson said.
Mark nodded and led Katlyn in the house. He led her in the den and sat on the couch and pulled her in his lap and just held her, that's all he wanted to do right now. He kissed her forehead and stoked her hair just content to be touching her. Katlyn snuggled into his warmth wanting never to leave his arms again.
"Mark, can I ask you something?" Katlyn asked.
"Yes little girl, what is it?" Mark asked.
"Do you want to be…,well like…Uhhh be my boyfriend?" She asked blushing.
Mark smiled at her sweet question.
"Ya know what Katy I was just thinking about asking ya the same question?" Mark said.
"Really?" Katlyn asked.
"Yep sure was, so the answer would be yes, I would like that." Mark said and kissed her lips gently.
Katlyn wrapped her arms around Mark's neck and pulled him closer. Mark smiled and pulled back and looked in her eyes.
"I love ya girl." Mark said.
"I love you too Mark." Katlyn said.
Mark pulled her back in his arms. He wanted all this to be over so he and Katlyn could get on with there lives. He kissed her gently and leaned back holding her. Soon he thought, soon they could start a whole new life together.