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"Dad, from what you told me rescuing Mom is going to be almost impossible. For all you know, she hates you!!" Mary Kat said, angrily, "Do you even have a plan?"
"Yes, but don't expect your mother to fly into your arms," or mine, he mentally finished. "She's been at the Centre her whole life. It will take some convincing to get her to believe anything I say. Now say g'bye to Zoe and Ethan and pack your bags."
"What if, I'm not ready to go," she asked getting angrier and louder with each word. "I like it here, DAD." And with that she turned around and walked out of the room. Jarod almost followed her. Zoe beat him to it.
"Jarod, let me talk to her, woman to woman. Like it or not, Jarod, welcome to parenthood." She stood up and squeezed Ethan's hand as she walked by.
"Ethan, am I doing the right thing? Mary Kat needs two parents or at least a permanent home. I'm always running. Can I really ask her to join that life?" Jarod was pacing now. He has no idea how much of a father he already is, Ethan thought.
"Jarod, you are a natural with her and she wants this life. She'd rather have you than any house you could give her. You've both just got to get used to eachother. You've also got to remember, she inherited Ms. Parker's spirit as well as her gifts. Sometimes that spirit will show itself. And my inner sense agrees with me, before you even ask." Ethan said, ending with a laugh. Jarod grinned. Ethan knew him so well. He had been going to ask Ethan what his inner sense said. He'd only known of Mary Kat's existence for a little over a week, yet he loved that kid so much. She was truly amazing. He knew he'd always miss her if he gave her up, besides if they ever got Parker out of the Centre, they could all disappear for awhile. Jarod was good at things like that.
Meanwhile in Kat's room.
Mary Kat jerked at the sound of the knock at the door.
"Go away, Dad. I don't want to talk to you right now." She was surprised when her aunt Zoe opened the door. She liked her aunt and uncle. They knew so much about her father. Zoe was like the best friend she'd never had. She could tell her a lot of things she would never tell Jarod.
"Can I talk to you?" Zoe tried to start.
"Sure, but I know what you're going to say?" Zoe almost laughed. Mary Kat is 16, all right. She thinks she knows everything.
"Well what am I going to say?"
"That my father is very smart and knows what is best for me."
"Actually, I was going to say that you need to give your dad a chance. He's a little new at being a parent, especially to a sixteen-year- old girl. You've both got to get used to each other. Give it some time." Zoe looked at the girl. She couldn't believe that this was Jarod and Ms. Parker's daughter. She seemed so . normal.
"Aunt Zoe, I know your right, but I guess I'm more scared, than angry. I'm worried that Dad will get caught and I'll be all alone, again," Mary Kat was almost in tears. Zoe began to hug her.
"Mary, sweetie, Jarod goes back all the time and doesn't get caught, plus they won't even know about you, so he'll be in even more disguise. You'll help keep him safe," Zoe explained. The two of them just sat there for a few minutes. Zoe finally pulled away. "Besides Jarod really loves your mom. I think he's almost as exicited as you are about getting her out. Now, let's hurry and pack, so you and Jarod can get to Delaware, O.K.?"
"I guess your right." That next night in Delaware.
Parker had been reading, or rather trying to read this book all night, but her ulcer kept bothering her. She, finally, gave up and decided to go take a quick shower and then head to bed. She was just getting out of the shower when the doorbell rang. She quickly grabbed her robe and her gun. When she opened the door, there stood a girl, maybe 16. Strange, she looks a lot like Jarod. Maybe I'm just imagining things, Parker thought.
"Ms. Parker, I have a message from Jarod."
Disclaimer: I do not own Pretender or any of its characters.
"Dad, from what you told me rescuing Mom is going to be almost impossible. For all you know, she hates you!!" Mary Kat said, angrily, "Do you even have a plan?"
"Yes, but don't expect your mother to fly into your arms," or mine, he mentally finished. "She's been at the Centre her whole life. It will take some convincing to get her to believe anything I say. Now say g'bye to Zoe and Ethan and pack your bags."
"What if, I'm not ready to go," she asked getting angrier and louder with each word. "I like it here, DAD." And with that she turned around and walked out of the room. Jarod almost followed her. Zoe beat him to it.
"Jarod, let me talk to her, woman to woman. Like it or not, Jarod, welcome to parenthood." She stood up and squeezed Ethan's hand as she walked by.
"Ethan, am I doing the right thing? Mary Kat needs two parents or at least a permanent home. I'm always running. Can I really ask her to join that life?" Jarod was pacing now. He has no idea how much of a father he already is, Ethan thought.
"Jarod, you are a natural with her and she wants this life. She'd rather have you than any house you could give her. You've both just got to get used to eachother. You've also got to remember, she inherited Ms. Parker's spirit as well as her gifts. Sometimes that spirit will show itself. And my inner sense agrees with me, before you even ask." Ethan said, ending with a laugh. Jarod grinned. Ethan knew him so well. He had been going to ask Ethan what his inner sense said. He'd only known of Mary Kat's existence for a little over a week, yet he loved that kid so much. She was truly amazing. He knew he'd always miss her if he gave her up, besides if they ever got Parker out of the Centre, they could all disappear for awhile. Jarod was good at things like that.
Meanwhile in Kat's room.
Mary Kat jerked at the sound of the knock at the door.
"Go away, Dad. I don't want to talk to you right now." She was surprised when her aunt Zoe opened the door. She liked her aunt and uncle. They knew so much about her father. Zoe was like the best friend she'd never had. She could tell her a lot of things she would never tell Jarod.
"Can I talk to you?" Zoe tried to start.
"Sure, but I know what you're going to say?" Zoe almost laughed. Mary Kat is 16, all right. She thinks she knows everything.
"Well what am I going to say?"
"That my father is very smart and knows what is best for me."
"Actually, I was going to say that you need to give your dad a chance. He's a little new at being a parent, especially to a sixteen-year- old girl. You've both got to get used to each other. Give it some time." Zoe looked at the girl. She couldn't believe that this was Jarod and Ms. Parker's daughter. She seemed so . normal.
"Aunt Zoe, I know your right, but I guess I'm more scared, than angry. I'm worried that Dad will get caught and I'll be all alone, again," Mary Kat was almost in tears. Zoe began to hug her.
"Mary, sweetie, Jarod goes back all the time and doesn't get caught, plus they won't even know about you, so he'll be in even more disguise. You'll help keep him safe," Zoe explained. The two of them just sat there for a few minutes. Zoe finally pulled away. "Besides Jarod really loves your mom. I think he's almost as exicited as you are about getting her out. Now, let's hurry and pack, so you and Jarod can get to Delaware, O.K.?"
"I guess your right." That next night in Delaware.
Parker had been reading, or rather trying to read this book all night, but her ulcer kept bothering her. She, finally, gave up and decided to go take a quick shower and then head to bed. She was just getting out of the shower when the doorbell rang. She quickly grabbed her robe and her gun. When she opened the door, there stood a girl, maybe 16. Strange, she looks a lot like Jarod. Maybe I'm just imagining things, Parker thought.
"Ms. Parker, I have a message from Jarod."