Chapter 10: Confrontations and Revelations
Part I: Revelations
" So what can we do? How can we help?" Bianca asks David, from her spot next to Erica on the couch.
" I have contacts throughout the world, they're all on alert should Vanessa manage to get Dylan out of the country." Lena tells them quietly.
" Thank you, Lena." Erica says with a small smile, " You're being here is enough." She says squeezing Bianca's hand.
" I'm just sorry we couldn't get here sooner. Is there anything new?"
" Besides the fact that Jack and Anna let Vanessa get away again." David tells them as he sits down next to Erica.
Bianca and Lena look at him, their faces filled with confusion. " Maggie figured out where Vanessa was hiding. But because Vanessa bugged the house, she knew that Jack and Anna were coming, and was gone long before they got there."
" She disappeared again?" Bianca asks shaking her head in disbelief.
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" Zeroing in on a David and Vanessa connection should help narrow things down." Anna says as she and Jack look over a few files Aidan gave them.
" I hope so. I don't think Erica can take much more." Jack says sadly.
Anna nods her eyes no longer on the files, " This is effecting David more then he's letting on. He's being strong for Erica, but I know he has to be falling apart inside." Anna says tears welling in her eyes.
" He won't confide in you either?" Jack asks his voice filled with hurt.
Anna shakes her head, her eyes meeting his. "It's perfectly natural for them to help each other through this, they're his parents."
" I know. It's just…I tired everything to help Erica last night, and nothing I did helped her. Then David got there and he was instantly able to get through to her."
" They've always had a connection Jack. They understand one another. Don't worry about it."
Jack nods as he looks away, trying to hide the tears in his eyes. " Jack what is it?"
He looks back at her, on the verge of tears. " We were trying to plan the wedding the other night. And Dylan couldn't go ten minutes without Erica's attention, and I remember thinking how much easier things would be if he wasn't around."
" It's a normal thought, Jack, I've had it too. It's hard to share them with him."
Jack nods, as Anna continues. " Once he's home David and I will keep him an extra few days. We'll make sure you and Erica finally get that wedding planned." She says flashing him a sad smile.
Jack nods, finally turning his attention back to the files. " You find anything useful in there?"
" Actually I think I did." She says pointing to a line in one the files. " There's no record of Vanessa's actives as Proteus before 1973."
Jack looks at her, not sure what to make of the information. " Proteus has been in business since the early 60's…"
" Exactly. That would mean that Vanessa didn't take over as Proteus until 1973 when David was 12." Anna gasps, as it suddenly dawns on her who was Proteus before Vanessa.
Jack eyes leave the files and meet Anna's, " Anna, who was Proteus before Vanessa?"
Anna opens her mouth to answer, but is cut off when the phone rings.
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" That has to be it. How many unmarked vans are there in Pine Valley?" Boyd says as they stop just outside the gates of the airfield where Vanessa is hiding.
" Alright lets go." Reggie says from the back of the car, " We're wasting time."
" We can't just storm in there, who knows what Vanessa has planned." Ryan says to JR, Jamie and Reggie who are sitting in the back looking at a map of PV.
" According to this, this place was Miller's Airfield. It was used for all sorts of commercial shipping, but it's been abandoned for years." JR tells them.
" Ya and it says that someone bought it a few years ago, but never used it." Jamie adds.
" Is there a side entrance?" Boyd asks as he looks out over the field.
They both nod, " Around that way." JR says pointing behind them.
" Hey you don't think she's got a plane stashed in there?" Reggie asks looking over his shoulder.
" It's possible, looks like there's a few hangers back there." Boyd says pointing out the window.
Ryan looks at Boyd and then back at JR, Jamie and Reggie. They all nod to him, he turns back around and says, " Lets go find out, " before stepping on the gas.
To be continued…
Part I: Revelations
" So what can we do? How can we help?" Bianca asks David, from her spot next to Erica on the couch.
" I have contacts throughout the world, they're all on alert should Vanessa manage to get Dylan out of the country." Lena tells them quietly.
" Thank you, Lena." Erica says with a small smile, " You're being here is enough." She says squeezing Bianca's hand.
" I'm just sorry we couldn't get here sooner. Is there anything new?"
" Besides the fact that Jack and Anna let Vanessa get away again." David tells them as he sits down next to Erica.
Bianca and Lena look at him, their faces filled with confusion. " Maggie figured out where Vanessa was hiding. But because Vanessa bugged the house, she knew that Jack and Anna were coming, and was gone long before they got there."
" She disappeared again?" Bianca asks shaking her head in disbelief.
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" Zeroing in on a David and Vanessa connection should help narrow things down." Anna says as she and Jack look over a few files Aidan gave them.
" I hope so. I don't think Erica can take much more." Jack says sadly.
Anna nods her eyes no longer on the files, " This is effecting David more then he's letting on. He's being strong for Erica, but I know he has to be falling apart inside." Anna says tears welling in her eyes.
" He won't confide in you either?" Jack asks his voice filled with hurt.
Anna shakes her head, her eyes meeting his. "It's perfectly natural for them to help each other through this, they're his parents."
" I know. It's just…I tired everything to help Erica last night, and nothing I did helped her. Then David got there and he was instantly able to get through to her."
" They've always had a connection Jack. They understand one another. Don't worry about it."
Jack nods as he looks away, trying to hide the tears in his eyes. " Jack what is it?"
He looks back at her, on the verge of tears. " We were trying to plan the wedding the other night. And Dylan couldn't go ten minutes without Erica's attention, and I remember thinking how much easier things would be if he wasn't around."
" It's a normal thought, Jack, I've had it too. It's hard to share them with him."
Jack nods, as Anna continues. " Once he's home David and I will keep him an extra few days. We'll make sure you and Erica finally get that wedding planned." She says flashing him a sad smile.
Jack nods, finally turning his attention back to the files. " You find anything useful in there?"
" Actually I think I did." She says pointing to a line in one the files. " There's no record of Vanessa's actives as Proteus before 1973."
Jack looks at her, not sure what to make of the information. " Proteus has been in business since the early 60's…"
" Exactly. That would mean that Vanessa didn't take over as Proteus until 1973 when David was 12." Anna gasps, as it suddenly dawns on her who was Proteus before Vanessa.
Jack eyes leave the files and meet Anna's, " Anna, who was Proteus before Vanessa?"
Anna opens her mouth to answer, but is cut off when the phone rings.
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" That has to be it. How many unmarked vans are there in Pine Valley?" Boyd says as they stop just outside the gates of the airfield where Vanessa is hiding.
" Alright lets go." Reggie says from the back of the car, " We're wasting time."
" We can't just storm in there, who knows what Vanessa has planned." Ryan says to JR, Jamie and Reggie who are sitting in the back looking at a map of PV.
" According to this, this place was Miller's Airfield. It was used for all sorts of commercial shipping, but it's been abandoned for years." JR tells them.
" Ya and it says that someone bought it a few years ago, but never used it." Jamie adds.
" Is there a side entrance?" Boyd asks as he looks out over the field.
They both nod, " Around that way." JR says pointing behind them.
" Hey you don't think she's got a plane stashed in there?" Reggie asks looking over his shoulder.
" It's possible, looks like there's a few hangers back there." Boyd says pointing out the window.
Ryan looks at Boyd and then back at JR, Jamie and Reggie. They all nod to him, he turns back around and says, " Lets go find out, " before stepping on the gas.
To be continued…