Victor sat and drummed his fingers as he waited for the phone to be picked up.
"Hello." A voice said.
It was a contact of his who worked on the WWE set up crew. Victor found anyone could be bought for the right price.
"Where are they?" Victor asked.
"Everyone has four days off. I don't know where they went they took off, maybe to Callaway's home in Texas." The man said.
Victor pondered that. No he would wait till they got back; they would be more vulnerable traveling it would be easier to do what he had to do.
"Call me when they get back." Victor said and hung up.
He picked up the phone and called on of his information gatherers
"Hey Johnny, I need you to find Anna Callaway for me, She's hiding out with her nephew, it wont be easy, but I need there whereabouts as soon as possible." Victor said.
"Boss I tried to find them about a month ago for ya with no results." Johnny said.
"Time passes and people get comfortable, they get sloppy, not as careful. Just see what you can come up with?" Victor said.
"Sure thing boss." Johnny said and hung up.
Victor got up and went into the living room area of the suite. Jeanette was lying on the couch reading one of her magazines. Victor looked at her; she was really starting to become irritating.
"Jeanette, where would Mark's sister take Lucas, you know the woman." Victor said.
"I don't know, I mean she lived in Houston, maybe somewhere in Texas. What are you finally trying to get my boy?" Jeanette asked.
"Yes, but I need to know where to start looking." Victor said.
"Well Anna went to school in California, she lived out there for a couple of years, she knows the area pretty well, and you might try there. I really hope you find him soon. I miss my boy." Jeanette said pouting.
Victor smirked at her. She had the mothering instincts of a cockroach, she wasn't fooling him, she wanted the boy and she wanted Mark dead so she could have Mark's money.
Too bad for her he had other things in mind now, he had no interest in Mark or the boy, only in how he could use them to get Abby. She was his new obsession; he would have her to do with as he pleased. He looked at Jeanette, she was boring, self centered little bitch. She had been a good fuck that was all. Victor sighed soon enough he would send her on her way when his plans came together.
"What are you thinking Victor?" Jeanette asked.
Victor winced at the sound of her whiney voice. Victor grabbed her by the hair and forced her to her knees in front of him.
"That you should put that mouth to good use." Victor said.
Victor closed his eyes and thought of Abby while Jeanette went to work on him.
Mark washed up the few dinner dishes and wiped his hands. He went to the living room to check on Lucas and Abby. They were sprawled in the floor watching cartoons. Mark stood in the doorway watching. Abby seemed to be alright with being back in the house. Lucas had asked about all the pictures lining the wall in the living room and Abby had picked him up and told him who everyone was. Lucas has listened intently as she pointed out her brothers and her parents.
"Did I make you sad?" Lucas had asked.
"No, I get a little sad because I miss them, but I like to remember them." Abby had said.
Mark listened to them talk while they watched cartoons.
"Abby why can't I see my daddy like I used to." Lucas asked.
"Your daddy is having some trouble right now and he wants you safe." Abby said.
Lucas sighed.
"Why didn't nobody else tell me that. They just look at me like I'm dumb when I ask?" Lucas said.
"How old are you Lucas?" Abby asked.
"I just turned four last week." Lucas said.
"Well sometimes grownups treat us like were dumb because we're kids." Abby said.
"Why?" Lucas asked.
"They think there protecting us." Abby said.
"Oh well I think that's dumb." Lucas said.
"Yea me too, but I guess they mean well, grown ups can be so weird." Abby said smiling.
"Aren't you a grown up, you don't act like one, but you're big." Lucas said.
Abby grinned.
"No way I'm still a kid, I got em all fooled though so don't say anything." Abby said.
Lucas giggled and hugged Abby.
"I like you you're fun." Lucas said.
"So are you." Abby said.
Mark looked at the two of them. Abby treated him like a person, not some dumb little kid. She was great with him. He realized Abby still looked at life through a kids eye in spite of all she had been through. She seen adults the way Lucas did as people she quite didn't understand.
"Hey you two, what ya up to?" Mark asked.
"Watching cartoons daddy, want to watch?" Lucas asked.
"Sure." Mark said and plopped down on the floor beside Abby and lifted Lucas to his lap.
Lucas snuggled up on Mark's lap happy to have his daddy back.
Abby lay on the floor watching them. She realized how much she missed her own daddy. How much she had needed him growing up.
Mark looked over and Abby and seen the longing in her eyes. She was missing her own dad, he knew that. He could read her so well, that it scared him. He felt connected to her. Mark reached out and grabbed her hand and pulled her up to sit beside him. He put his arm around her and drew her close to him. Abby leaned against him with no resistance. It felt too good.
"Do you like my daddy?" Lucas asked looking up at her.
"Sometimes." Abby said.
Mark laughed out loud.
"Only sometimes?" Mark asked
"Yea, when you're not acting like a cave man." Abby said.
That drew giggles from Lucas.
"I know what she's talking about daddy, that's when you get all bossy and start talking in that loud voice and telling everybody what to do." Lucas said laughing.
Abby giggled to.
"Well you two just ganging up on me huh?" Mark asked grinning.
Abby just smiled and laid her head on Mark's shoulder.
"Its okay we like you daddy." Lucas said.
Mark smiled.
"Yea after all we're letting you hang out with us." Abby said.
"Yea." Lucas said.
They settled down sitting there laughing at the cartoons. Mark glanced down a little while later and seen Lucas was asleep.
"I better get him to bed." Mark said.
Abby got up.
"I'll show you where you can put him. I put him in a room that connects with yours you can leave the door open so you can hear him." Abby said.
"Okay thanks." Mark said as he followed her up the stairs. Mark was thinking about the kiss this afternoon and wondering if he could catch her long enough to do it again. He smiled as they walked up the stairs.
