Part 4
It had been more than twenty-four hours since they had left the airport and Liz still hasn't spoken a word. She just looked out the window, occasionally getting lost in her thoughts before she realizes that Leanna was still here.
She's still suspicious of me and I don't blame her for that. Leanna thought sadly.
Leanna hadn't wanted to reveal the truth about Alex so soon, she had wanted to wait until they were alone and she had managed to gain Liz's trust but she knew once they had begun talking that there would be no other way to get Liz to come with her. She had expected Liz to be full of questions but she was so silent that Leanna wondered if she even understood what she had been told.
Leanna knew that once she broke out of this trance she would want answers and if she knew anything about Liz Parker it is that she will not rest until she had them all. To be truthful she was nervous about the questions Liz would ask. Leanna was not sure she would be able to answer them all. There were still some secrets, which she could not reveal. If she did then all her work would have been for nothing.
She felt Liz stirring again and briefly looked up from the road to find her looking at her curiously.
"What?" Leanna asked, a little uneasy by her staring.
"Why are you trying to help?" Liz asked. "You have nothing to do with this."
"I thought you held me responsible." Leanna reminded her with a small smile.
Liz shook her head thoughtfully. "But you aren't now at least." She replied. "I think." She added unsurely after a pause.
Leanna laughed wryly at that. There was so much Liz didn't know; so much she had to explain that she didn't know where to begin. "That's what you think…" she answered softly.
"What do you mean?" Liz asked confused.
Leanna shook her head. They couldn't get into that conversation just yet. "Nothing." Leanna replied, staring straight ahead as she continued to drive.
Liz looked at her for a second before nodding slightly and letting it pass. She sat quietly for a while before she turned back to her.
"Why didn't you tell us before?" she asked. "About Alex, I mean."
"It wasn't safe." Leanna told her.
"What do you mean?" she asked, now sitting straight up.
Leanna paused, not sure whether she should tell her or not. There was so much she couldn't tell her just yet that she had begun to wonder how she could help her understand some things. Liz noticed her hesitation and spoke up.
"If I'm going to have to trust you I need to know everything."
Leanna looked at her, thinking through what Liz had just said and knowing she was right. She turned her attention back to the road. She wondered how to tell her.
"I didn't want to approach you earlier because I wasn't sure whom to trust." she finally admitted.
"Stop talking in riddles!" Liz exclaimed in frustration.
"There-there is a spy in your midst." Leanna replied.
"What?" Liz asked stunned. "Who?"
"I'm not sure. I have my suspicion but I'm not going to say anything until I'm sure." she told Liz. "I don't want to point fingers until I'm absolutely sure, so don't ask me again."
Liz nodded then asked, "How do you know there is a spy? And who is he or she working for?" she asked.
Leanna glanced at Liz and noticed that she was actually scared by this piece of news. Knowing Liz she knew it wasn't fear for herself but for her friends and she touched her knee comfortingly.
"Don't worry about your friends. They are safe for now," she told her gently. "And I don't know who the spy is working for…yet."
"How do you know about this?" Liz asked, apprehension creeping into her voice. "How did you know about Alex and me going to Sweden? No one except Max knew about that! Not even Maria!"
"I know more about you than you can imagine Liz." Leanna responded, not ready to reveal her secrets yet. But she knew the time would come when she would have to tell her all.
TBC…
