"Did you hear that?" Greenlee asked, turning to David and Trey, "I heard Leo's voice. Leo! I've got to go to him."
"Greenlee," Trey cautioned, grabbing her arm, "Vanessa's probably with him. There's no telling what she'll do to him, or you if you go up there."
"But what if that's what she wants?" Greenlee argued, pulling her arm away from Trey, "What if she wants us to go to him, and hurts him if we don't?"
"It's too risky." Trey countered, "Don't forget that Leora might also be in danger. The smart thing to do is to wait for the cops to handle things. Right, David?"
Silently, David stared at the stairs in front of the group. His mind flashed back to the previous October when he had tried desperately to get to Leo, but Anna and the cops would not let him go. It had been something that had eaten at him terribly when David thought that he had lost his younger brother. Now, his own daughter was also in danger! Sighing, he turned to Greenlee and Trey.
"We should go to him." David said, focusing on Trey, "However, you still have vertigo spells, don't you?"
"How did you…" Trey started, as David smiled.
"Leo told me." David replied, turning to Greenlee, "As much as I hate to let you go alone, maybe you should go ahead of us. We'll be there shortly."
"Okay." Greenlee agreed, sprinting up the stairs to the trail.
"Come on, baby bro." David said with a smile.
"Thanks for understanding, Dave." Trey replied with a smile, "Leo chewed me out for it."
"Don't mention it." David waved off, "However, when this is all over, I expect to see you in my office, so that I can write you a prescription or something for it. You know, just in case, our brother and mother decide to have a third round or something."
"Deal." Trey chuckled.
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As she reached the top of the cliff, Greenlee gasped at the sight in front of her. Vanessa stood facing her while Leo stood with his back to her, blocking the gun from view. Seeing that both Leo and Leora were safe, Greenlee breathed a silent sigh of relief.
"Greenlee darling." Vanessa greeted with fake politeness, "It's so good to see you again."
"Don't speak to me, you bitch." Greenlee replied angrily, as she took a step forward.
"Ah, ah, ah, dear! I wouldn't take another step." Vanessa, who was clearly enjoyed this, warned, "Not unless you would like to be responsible for any harm that comes to both my son and my granddaughter."
"She's got a gun to my chest, Greens." Leo added to Greenlee's horror.
"Darling," Vanessa reprimanded, slapping Leo, "I told you to be quiet."
"Leo!" Greenlee exclaimed, fighting back the urge to run to him.
As Leora made a noise, Leo simply glared at Vanessa.
"What do you want, mother?" he demanded with a fiery look in his eyes.
"You." Vanessa replied calmly.
"Me?" Leo asked confused.
"Yes." Vanessa clarified, "You see, I'm in a situation where I'm going to be needing a large amount of money, and I figured that your father should have that kind of cash laying around."
"Oh, no." Leo started angrily, "No way in hell am I going to help you con..."
"Con?" Vanessa asked before chuckling, "No, Leo darling. No, there's no con this time. Do you know what the asking price is, as far as ransom goes, for European nobility is?"
"What?" Leo and Greenlee both said in disbelief.
"Although," Vanessa continued, "I might have to settle for less than what I would get if I were to kidnap one of Guy's legitimate children."
"You're sick." Leo commented, shaking his head. He couldn't believe what he was hearing from his own mother.
"You can't!" Greenlee protested as Vanessa smiled at her.
"And why can't I?" Vanessa taunted, "Do you really think you can stop me, you little tramp? You're too terrified to even take another step towards me!"
"You're absolutely warped, Vanessa." Greenlee scowled.
"In your eyes, my dear." Vanessa chuckled, as Trey and David appeared, "And there's my other two babies! Somehow, I knew you two would find your way here eventually."
"You witch!" Trey growled, walking forward, "What the hell are you up to now?"
"Trey!" Greenlee said, grabbing his arm, "No! She's got a gun on him!"
"She wouldn't." Trey dismissed, "She's crazy, but she wouldn't kill one of her own children, especially not Leo."
"You really think that that's true, Trey dear?" Vanessa asked calmly.
"No!" Leo shouted, noticing the rifle move.
To be Continued......
"Greenlee," Trey cautioned, grabbing her arm, "Vanessa's probably with him. There's no telling what she'll do to him, or you if you go up there."
"But what if that's what she wants?" Greenlee argued, pulling her arm away from Trey, "What if she wants us to go to him, and hurts him if we don't?"
"It's too risky." Trey countered, "Don't forget that Leora might also be in danger. The smart thing to do is to wait for the cops to handle things. Right, David?"
Silently, David stared at the stairs in front of the group. His mind flashed back to the previous October when he had tried desperately to get to Leo, but Anna and the cops would not let him go. It had been something that had eaten at him terribly when David thought that he had lost his younger brother. Now, his own daughter was also in danger! Sighing, he turned to Greenlee and Trey.
"We should go to him." David said, focusing on Trey, "However, you still have vertigo spells, don't you?"
"How did you…" Trey started, as David smiled.
"Leo told me." David replied, turning to Greenlee, "As much as I hate to let you go alone, maybe you should go ahead of us. We'll be there shortly."
"Okay." Greenlee agreed, sprinting up the stairs to the trail.
"Come on, baby bro." David said with a smile.
"Thanks for understanding, Dave." Trey replied with a smile, "Leo chewed me out for it."
"Don't mention it." David waved off, "However, when this is all over, I expect to see you in my office, so that I can write you a prescription or something for it. You know, just in case, our brother and mother decide to have a third round or something."
"Deal." Trey chuckled.
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As she reached the top of the cliff, Greenlee gasped at the sight in front of her. Vanessa stood facing her while Leo stood with his back to her, blocking the gun from view. Seeing that both Leo and Leora were safe, Greenlee breathed a silent sigh of relief.
"Greenlee darling." Vanessa greeted with fake politeness, "It's so good to see you again."
"Don't speak to me, you bitch." Greenlee replied angrily, as she took a step forward.
"Ah, ah, ah, dear! I wouldn't take another step." Vanessa, who was clearly enjoyed this, warned, "Not unless you would like to be responsible for any harm that comes to both my son and my granddaughter."
"She's got a gun to my chest, Greens." Leo added to Greenlee's horror.
"Darling," Vanessa reprimanded, slapping Leo, "I told you to be quiet."
"Leo!" Greenlee exclaimed, fighting back the urge to run to him.
As Leora made a noise, Leo simply glared at Vanessa.
"What do you want, mother?" he demanded with a fiery look in his eyes.
"You." Vanessa replied calmly.
"Me?" Leo asked confused.
"Yes." Vanessa clarified, "You see, I'm in a situation where I'm going to be needing a large amount of money, and I figured that your father should have that kind of cash laying around."
"Oh, no." Leo started angrily, "No way in hell am I going to help you con..."
"Con?" Vanessa asked before chuckling, "No, Leo darling. No, there's no con this time. Do you know what the asking price is, as far as ransom goes, for European nobility is?"
"What?" Leo and Greenlee both said in disbelief.
"Although," Vanessa continued, "I might have to settle for less than what I would get if I were to kidnap one of Guy's legitimate children."
"You're sick." Leo commented, shaking his head. He couldn't believe what he was hearing from his own mother.
"You can't!" Greenlee protested as Vanessa smiled at her.
"And why can't I?" Vanessa taunted, "Do you really think you can stop me, you little tramp? You're too terrified to even take another step towards me!"
"You're absolutely warped, Vanessa." Greenlee scowled.
"In your eyes, my dear." Vanessa chuckled, as Trey and David appeared, "And there's my other two babies! Somehow, I knew you two would find your way here eventually."
"You witch!" Trey growled, walking forward, "What the hell are you up to now?"
"Trey!" Greenlee said, grabbing his arm, "No! She's got a gun on him!"
"She wouldn't." Trey dismissed, "She's crazy, but she wouldn't kill one of her own children, especially not Leo."
"You really think that that's true, Trey dear?" Vanessa asked calmly.
"No!" Leo shouted, noticing the rifle move.
To be Continued......