Title: Home Sweet Home

Author: Winter Blaze

Authors Note: If you get confused with what is going on, please go read, To Protect, you will understand a lot better.

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Chapter 3: Jeremy

Nick insisted on going with Lily to the funeral. She didn't protest, but she did protest to Miranda and Larry going.

Before Nick and Lily went out the door Miranda said, "Chris has to come with you." Nick and Lily looked at each other than they both said, "Fine."

Miranda called Chris down and told him to go with Nick and Lily. He did not want to but he knew better than to disobey his mom.

Hillridge was a small town, but they had everything that a big city would have. "Pull in there, Nick!" said Lily.

Once Nick parked the car and turned off the engine, everyone got out. Lily looked around the cemetery her eyes landed on a blonde haired man in jeans and a tight white t-shirt. Lily walked over to where this man was standing. She knew that she would have to introduce Nick and Chris to him, but she hoped that he would not bring their past up.

"Lily, who are they? I told you not to bring anyone with you, but then again you never were for listening to the rules."

"Jeremy, this is Nick and Chris. What is the real reason I'm here?"

"You're not going to pay your respects. After all he did take care of you, since you where seven and a half years old."

"Jeremy you're right he did, but I'm sure you know what he did to me as well. I mean after all you were the one behind the camera."

As soon as she said that she knew she shouldn't have because Nick and Chris where curious ever since she was brought into their home.

She turned looked at the grave and then spit at the side of it.

"Why did you spit?" asked Chris.

"She spit only on the side of the grave because she knows without her grandfather bringing her up she would have been left alone, and at least she is thankful for that. Aren't you, Lily?"

"Grandpa Sam was adisturbed man, but he did give me food, clothes, and a roof over my head."

"If you boys will excuse us I have to talk to Lily in private."

"We aren't going anywhere." said Chris.

"Chris, I'll be fine. He only has fifteen seconds to talk to me starting now."

Jeremy grabbed Lily's elbow and led her behind a rundown old building that could have once been an outhouse.

He pushed her up against the wall and just looked her up and down. "You haven't changed a bit, little Lily McGuire. You're not little anymore. You grew to be a beautiful young woman. A beauty to be exact."

He moved his hands to her waist and started moving them up and down the curves of her hips. "Such nice curves."

"Get your hands away from me! You only have ten seconds left; now tell me what you want?"

"I paid your old man a visit. He told me to find you and give you a message."

"What was it?"

"He babbled a lot while I was there about seeing Jo, and that she wanted him to do the right thing. I figured he might have been a little delusional."

"Damn it, Jeremy what was the message."

"Patience, beauty I'm getting to it."

"Not soon enough, you only have five seconds left."

"I'm sure you're going to what to install more time with what I have to tell you."

"I doubt it."

"Suit yourself, beauty."

He started to walk away but Lily said, "Wait!"

She stepped out from behind the building and yelled "Ten more seconds!" than without even waiting for a response she stepped back beside the building.

"What is it?"

"I have a tape in my car that explains it all."

"Let's go get it."

"Not so quick beauty. I have something to ask you."

"What?"

"How old are those two out there?"

"Why do you want to know?"

"I just do, and if you don't tell me you won't get the tape."

"Nick is twenty and Chris is nineteen."

"Which one is Nick?"

"The one with the dark brown hair, why?"

"He seems to like you, but so does Chris."

"Let's go get the tapes, now!"

She turned to leave, but Jeremy grabbed her arm and forced her to look at him.

"What?"

He kissed her hard and rough she knew she would have a bruise by tomorrow.

He pulled away and said, "That was so you won't forget me, beauty." then he walked away and she followed.

He got in his car first, started the engine, and then he handed her the tape.

"I want you to know I didn't listen to the tape."

"I'm sure you didn't."

"Don't take my word for it. I've done my last job for the old man. Good luck beauty." then he drove off.

She got in the car with Nick and Chris. "What did he want?"

"Chris just drop it okay."

"Nick take us home, please."

He didn't say a word just started the car, and pulled out of the cemetery. He pulled into the driveway and parked the car. Everyone got out of the car. Chris opened the door and went inside the house. Nick was the last person inside, so he shut the door.

Miranda and Larry where sitting in the living room when Nick, Chris, and Lily came inside the house.

Lily walked into the living room, which the boys followed her both of them wondering if she was going to invite anyone to watch the tape with her.

"I'm sure you'll both want to watch this with me, so the more the merrier."

Miranda and Larry both said, "Okay." they both had puzzled looks upon their faces.

Lily put the tape in the VCR and sat down to get ready to watch it, but nothing was happening.

"Why isn't it working?"

"You have to have the channel on channel three." said Miranda who just now had put in on channel three.

Authors Note 2: I forgot to put in here that Lily is three years apart from Nick. In addition, Nick and Chris are two years apart from each other. Don't worry I have the dates right for Nick and Chris it's just I went off what Lily's age is to see how old they are. In the next chapter will see what is on the tape.