"Where is she!!" Derrick yells out as he puts the rope on him and gags him, then puts him in the closet that held the washer and dryer then closes the door.

"Eric?" A pretend female voice says.

"Come here baby." Derrick says.

"No, you come here." The voice was coming from outside as Derrick walked outside then just as he got to the middle of the backyard.....

"Freeze Police!!" The police with their weapons drawn are there, when he pulls a gun and is about to fire at them, they shoot him.

After a few officers went inside to check the house, John was allowed to go in, when he did he got Eric out of the closet. One of the officers indicates that Happy may need to go to the vet.

"Oh what happened?" Eric asks as he was lying down with an officer kneeling down near him.

"Officer will it be okay if I can use the phone to call my sister?" Matt asked.

"What?" Eric asked incoherently as Annie walks in the door when she was dropped off by her friends after seeing the house on the news.

"Sir, we are waiting for an ambulance to take you to the hospital. You were knocked out and put in a closet. Go ahead and call your sister sir.."

"What is my son talking about?" Eric asks as Annie went to Matt who was in the kitchen.

"Just relax sir, everything is going to be fine."

"Matt, are you alright and did he hurt the kids?" Annie asked worriedly after went in the kitchen then hugged Matt.

"No mom. The kids are fine but grandpa got hurt, he'll be fine but dad may need to go to the hospital." Matt said.

Annie saw Eric laying on the floor with an officer near him at the door to the back yard. She walked over to him and kneeled down. "Oh Eric. I'm so sorry."

Eric who was groggy said, "Hi Julie. What are we doing?" Everyone looked around and realized Eric was incoherent and hallucinating.

"Ma"am'? How did yow did you know Derrick?" The officer had asked Annie.

"He was guy at my college dorm. He assaulted me back when I was in college which I felt really ashamed about and never told my husband about. May I call my father?" Annie says as she got up.

"The man will no longer hurt you. Yes, you may call your father.." The officer said as Annie went to get the phone than sat down as she dialed her father's number.

"It's okay girl. We'll see if we can get you to see a vet." John said as he petted Happy while kneeling down to her.

Annie called her dad as he answered the phone, "Hi, Dad. Are you okay? The kids and I are fine but Eric will have to go to the hospital. I'm glad you are okay." She sat down in a nearby char with tears streaming down her face, "I love you. Bye." Ann hung up the phone and wiped tears from her face as she tried to regain her composure.

The ambulance has arrived, the EMT technicians arrive at the kitchen area.

"Mom, why don't you go with dad and I'll pick up the kids, have Happy taken to the vet by John and we'll go from there." Matt said as Annie walked over to Eric who was loaded on the stretcher, took his keys from his pocket and gave it to Matt. She hugged him then left to be with Eric.

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While later at the Hamiltons'

"Hey." Matt says as he was let in by Patricia who got home no more than ten minutes ago.

"Matt. What happened?" Lucy asked as she got up from the couch as did Mary and Simon came in from checking on the twins who were in Nigel's room sleeping.

"Well, the guy came looking for mom, knocked dad out so when mom got home she went with him to the hospital. He also hurt Happy who was taken to the vet by Sgt. Micheals.

"I want to go be with Happy." Simon says as Ruthie walked in the room.

"What are we doing?"

Matt tells Ruthie as he is kneeling down, "Someone was robbing the house, Happy was trying to defend it and daddy happened to get home when the guy hurt him. They will be okay."

"I want to be with Happy." Ruthie says.

"Okay. You, me and Simon will be at the Vets while Lucy and Matt go see dad, okay?"

"Okay." Simon says.

"Wait, what about Sam and David?" Lucy asked.

"It's okay. You guys go ahead, we will keep an eye on your brothers." Patricia said.

"And you guys can stay over here until you are ready to go home." Morgan said.

"Thanks." Matt says as he smiled then they left to go see Happy and their dad.

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At the Hospital

He was laying in the bed, with the oxygen tube in his nose, in a hospital gown under the covers with an iv in his wrist. She was sitting near him, hoping he would wake up so she could talk to him but the doctors told her he had a concussion. Eric was pretending to be asleep because he was still angry at Annie for keeping things from him that could have endangered not only her life but his and the lives of their kids.

"Eric, the kids weren't hurt in this and I'm really sorry. I hope you can trust me again after this and I still love you." Annie says with her voice choked up with tears streaming down her cheeks.

"Ma'am, I'm sorry but visiting hours are now over, you can come back tomorrow." The nurse said as she came in.

Annie gave him a kiss then left.

Eric sighs and thinks to himself, "I don't know how I can trust you now. I'm glad the kids are okay but how could you keep this from me!!"