Sara swam over to Nick hugging him, "Look who's here!" She smiled nodding to Gil.
Nick looked over and gasped, diving underneath the water. Sara giggled, Catherien laughed.
"Uncle Gil... Why does Nick keep hiding from you?" Lynsey asked puzzled.
"Because... he knows if I catch him... I'm gonna have a few words with him..." Gil smiled.
"He's under the water!" Lynsey told.
Catherine laughed, "Lynsey! Don't tell!"
Gil's cell started to ring as Lynsey pulled Catherine into the pool.
"I'll be right back..." Gil said and stood up walking over to the lawn chair and picking up his cell phone. "Hello?"
"One two, what you gonna do? Three four, when I come knocking at the door." The icy voice of Ecklie chilled the connection. Then there was four knocks at the cabin door.
Sara was lifted up by Nick, "That was the door, I'll get it if you put me down Nick!"
"No I wanna get it!" Lynsey said getting out the pool.
"Hell NO! Stay right there..." Gil looked at all of them sternly.
Lynsey looked at Gil. They all did, their smiles dropped.
"I'm getting it..." He walked to the door. "Who is it?"
"The guest of HONOR!" Ecklie said as he lock picked the door opening it, his gun pointed at Gil.
Gil stood his ground and reached for his cell phone still in his hand. He opened it behind his back and dialled the operator. "What do you want Ecklie?"
Ecklie shot at the doorframe, "Put down the cell Gil..."
"Call the rest into the living area, NOW!"
Gil laid it down on the ground. "I'm not calling them in here..."
"You want me to shot lets say Catherine... to prove my point?" Ecklie asked smiling as he saw a little figure steping in behind Gil.
"Uncle Gil my mom wanted to know who it i...." Lynsey stopped when she saw the gun.
Gil looked behind him to see Lynsey. "Lyns, hun... go tell mommy and the rest to come in here ok?" He bent down to Lynsey and whispered in her ear. "Tell them it's Ecklie... and he has a gun.."
"Mommy!" She ran out "Uncle Gil says we've to go inside cos it's Ecklie and he has a gun."
Sara and Catherine shared Nick's look, "We'd better go..." Said Sara.
Lynsey ran to her mom's arms.
"Let me go in first... and make sure you threee cover up first..." Nick said.
Catherine nodded, "It's ok hunny..." She kissed her forehead wrapping a towel round them both.
Sara grabbed Nicks towel and followed him in. Nick walked into the living room and stood next to Gil.
"Awww happy families!" Ecklie annouced as he watched them walking in.
"Please sit! Let me close this door, and these curtains.... Sara be a doll and turn on the lights please." He said.
Sara got up and done as she was told. she then sat beside Nick. Cath sat next to Gil with Lynsey between them.
There was a knock at the door, "And thats my mystery guest... but who? Sara doll face, go get the door..."
Sara frowned and looked at Nick.
"I'm sorry did I not tell you to ANSWER THE DOOR BITCH NOW!"
"Watch your voice round my child!" Catherine shouted.
Ecklie pointed the gun to Lynsey, "Strawberries and bubblegum!"
Nick jumped up of the couch and stood between the gun and Lynsey. Catherine held Lynsey closer to her.
"Down boy, I won't hurt the kid..."
Sara got up and walked to the door, she opened it.
Nick looked up at the door and froze. *it can't be.... * He sunk back down to the couch.
Her breath caught in her throat... "No..." She whispered.
Nigel Crane walked in grinning to himself. "Hi Nick... it's been a while..."
Ecklie grinned at Nigel, "Ain't I good!"
"Here's my gun, I'm away to get their's watch them, I'll be back!" Ecklie grinned and went to the bedroom to get their guns.
Sara walked to Nick and sat beside him taking a hold of his hand.
"So... how have you been Nick?" Nigel said, walked towards Nick, pointing the gun at him. "Did you miss me?"
Nick swallowed hard and looked at the gun, then at Nigel. "Nigel... come on man... you don't want to do this... listen, siding with Ecklie is not the way to go..."
Sara sat and glared at Nigel. She held Nick's hand tighter.
"Shut up! Who's the one with the gun Nick? I am... so it'd be best if you and your friends just sat still and shut up."
"Ok Nigel.. you're right... you're the one with the gun... so you just need to stay calm and stay focused... you wouldn't want to do anything rash..." Nick tried reasoning with Nigel.