Disclaimer: I don't own any of the Pretender characters. They belong to MTM, NBC and TNT. No money was involved and no infringements intended. The only character I have soul rights to are: Catherine (which has nothing to do with Parker's mother).

THE NEW PRETENDER

Chapter Eight:

Back at the Russell house...

It took about 2 hours for Jarod and his father to get back to their house. As Jarod drove into the driveway they both saw the clone come rushing out to greet them. He stood there and watched as the older Jarod put the car in park and got out.

He looked at his father, "Why don't you go inside and tell them we are here. And also say that we have a new addition to the family." His father nodded and walked up to the clone and gave him a hug. Then walked up to the front door and opened it, letting himself in. The older Jarod turned around and opened the backseat door and helped Catherine out of the car. She looked around and noticed how everything was very beautiful. Her eyes finally settled on a young boy staring back at her. She was so scared that she hid behind the older Jarod as he shut the door. He took her by the hand and walked up to his clone. Catherine kept trying to pull away from him but finally gave up after she got a glare from the older Jarod. He brought her to meet his clone.

"Hello, Jarod. This is Catherine. She will be staying with us from now on." Catherine looked at the clone and then at the older Jarod and remembered the DSA's.

She couldn't believe that she is seeing the clone. The clone stuck out his hand and Catherine looked at the older Jarod. He said something to her in her ear. Then she stuck out her hand and shook his. He smiled but she only stared back. Then he gave his clone a hug. He took Catherine by the hand and led her up the stairs. At first she was not wanting to go but she got another glare from the older Jarod and decided it wasn't worth getting him mad. All three walked inside and Catherine noticed right away how everything was so pretty and nice. Her eyes finally settled on Margaret and Emily in the living room along with his father. Margaret got up and walked toward Jarod and Catherine. But Catherine quickly hid behind Jarod. Margaret at first was in shock. She didn't know if she did something wrong.

Jarod spoke, "Don't worry mom. She has to get used to the idea of a family life. Mr. Raines has done so much to her that I'm surprised that I was able to get her this far." Then he pulled Catherine from out behind him.

He pushed her toward his mother. She extended her hands but Catherine was still too scared of this family. She quickly darted past Jarod and out the back door. Jarod started to move but his mother stopped him.

"I'll go talk to her. She'll need a mother soon or later." said Margaret. Jarod nodded and walked in the living room to sit with Emily and his dad.

In the backyard...

Margaret walked outside and looked around. Now she has to figure out where Catherine ran off to. Then she heard something underneath the deck. She looked and there was Catherine sitting in a fetal position. She appears to be crying. Margaret walks over by her slowly as not to spook her. Catherine lifts her head and moves back a little and shaking.

Margaret talks really softly, "Don't be frightened. I won't hurt you. My name is Margaret. I'm Jarod's mother. I'm here to help you. I understand that you have been through a lot and I'm willing to help you." She said as she started coming closer inch by inch.

Catherine just kept watching her. Finally Margaret sat next to Catherine and looked at her. She smiled. Catherine smiled back. Then the smile faded when she saw Margarets' hand come to rest on her back. Catherine hid her face and started shaking again. Margaret started rubbing Catherine's back. The shaking finally stopped and she looked up with tears coming down her face at Margaret. Then she did something that she thought she would never do again...she moved into Margaret's arms and hugged her. Catherine cried on her shoulder for about a minute or two. Margaret was there trying to calm her and telling her to let it out. Then Catherine broke free from Margaret's arms and looked at her.

"I haven't hugged someone like you before." said Catherine.

"What do you mean?" asked Margaret. Catherine looked at her again.

"Well, the only other person that I got hugs from was my grandmother but she was killed by the same people who kidnapped me." Margaret had a look of sorrow on her face. Then she smiled again. She moved a strand of hair behind Catherine's right ear. Then she kissed her on her forehead.

"Let's go inside. It is getting a little cold out here." Catherine nodded.

She got up along with Margaret and precedded to walk up the stairs to the deck. They got inside and Margaret pulled her into the bathroom to wash her face so the streaks would not be that noticeable. Then both Margaret and Catherine walked into the living room with Margaret's arm around Catherine's arm. Catherine looked at everyone.

Then Jarod spoke, "Well, look at that, dad. It took us a few days to get her used to us. It only took a minute or two for mom to make Catherine trust her. What is your secret mom?"

Margaret looked at Jarod and said, "My secret is I'm a mother." Then Jarod rolled his eyes and looked at his dad who was smiling.

Margaret took her over to Emily and introduced her. Then she asked Emily to take Catherine to her room and to show her around. Emily nodded and walked Catherine out of the room. Then Margaret walked over to where Jarod and his father sat.

Margaret spoke, "I feel so bad for that child."

"What do you mean, mom?" asked Jarod. "Well, look at her. She is sooo scared of everyone around her. It's going to take a few days for her to get accustomed to us." said Margaret.

"Yea, I know. Mom I need to tell you something before you start treating Catherine as one of the family." Margaret looked at Jarod. "Because of what Mr. Raines did to Catherine...there might be times that she has an outburst of fits. Don't worry about it. It's only that she is getting used to everything. But I suggest you keep anything that you cut with out of Catherine's reach." said Jarod.

"Oh, my." said a shocked Margaret.

"Yea. But apart from that. She is a great girl. Both me and dad have been trying to win her trust. So far, it's working. She of course has to get used to being around people."

His mom nodded. "Well, of course. Being locked up since she was 7 doesn't help much. But I will go with what you said. I will make sure." said Margaret.

"And whatever you do...if you have to disipline her don't hit her. She will think that she is getting punished for trying to kill Miss Parker. But it wasn't her fault. So, right now the best thing is just to talk to her. That usually helps make her understand that she can't do certain things. Just look at my clone. He is doing a lot better since the day I brought him home." said Jarod.

"Yea I noticed that. And I will do what you say on that subject. I usually won't tolerate fits but because it is Catherine I'll let it slide until she learns to trust us also." Jarod nodded at that.

Back at the Centre...

Miss Parker knocked on a door and Broots opened it. She walked down the steps to where Sydney was in front of the computer. She sat down and Sydney looked up from the computer.

"Parker, so nice to see you." Sydney said.

"Yea, same here, Syd. I just saw Jarod, his father and Catherine." said Miss Parker. Both Broots and Sydney looked at her.

Broots spoke, "You saw them. Where?"

"At the cemetary as they were leaving." Miss Parker said.

"You didn't go after them?" Sydney asked.

"I wanted to. But something told me to let them go this time. Besides, Catherine seems happy with Jarod and his father." said Miss Parker.

She smiled and then Sydney spoke, "Well, it is going to be uphill and downhill for Jarod and his family trying to get Catherine's trust."

"Yea I know. I know they will treat her with respect. Plus they have the clone with them also." said Miss Parker.

"I know they will, Parker. Jarod doesn't have a mean bone in his body." Sydney was right.

Since Jarod was brought into the Centre he has never been able to kill anything. Even with all of the sims that the Centre kept giving him...his body wanted to kill but his mind told him not to plus his heart was pure also.

"Broots, I want to say thanks for the roses that you gave me." she said as she looked at Broots. He was a little shocked cause she doesn't normally say thank you.

"Your welcome, Miss Parker." said Broots. Then she got up and started to walk away. Then she turned around and walked over by Sydney and Broots.

"Could you tell me if Catherine is in fact her real name?" Both Sydney and Broots looked at her.

Back at the Russell house...

Emily opened the guest room and walked inside with Catherine. It was a very nice room. It had white walls and a nice twin bed with sheets the color of light blue. There was a bookshelf with different kinds of books. Inside the closet was empty but had a lot of space. There was a tv in one corner of the room. There was a lot of light in the room. The window had shades instead of curtains. There were some pictures on the walls. Pictures of rivers, streams, lakes, trees in autumn. It was a very nice plain room. But it was a lot better than sleeping in a small room with not much to do. Catherine walked over to the bed and sat down to feel how soft the bed was. Emily told her that she was going to leave her alone to get accustomed to the room and left, closing the door. Catherine watched as she left. She really liked this place and the people that lived there. All of a sudden her eyes started to close so she laid down on the soft down pillow and fell asleep.

Jarod, Margaret and Major Charles looked up to see Emily walking down the stairs. She walked into the living room and sat down on one of the couchs.

Margaret spoke, "So, how is she?"

"Well, she seems alright. She doesn't talk much. I left her in the guest room so she can get used to it." said Emily.

It was about 5pm and the family was ready to eat.

Margaret looked at the older Jarod and said, "Jarod, why don't you go upstairs and bring down Catherine. She must be hungry."

"Sure, mom. Be back." Then he ran upstairs.

He knocked on the door and then opened it. He looked and saw Catherine laying on the bed sound asleep. He touched her foot but she didn't flinch. He took off one shoe and put it on the floor. Then he touched the other shoe and then she moved. He stopped and waited for her to stop moving. Then he took the other shoe off. He found a throw underneath Catherine's legs. So he lifted her legs up and took the throw off. He then laid it on Catherine's sleeping form. He went and turned off the light and walked out quietly. He walked downstairs to see shocked faces.

Margaret spoke, "I thought I told you to go upstairs and bring her down?"

"I did but she fell asleep on the bed." Jarod said.

Then Margaret said, "Oh, ok. Well, I'll leave some for her incase she gets hungry later on tonight." Then they started eating.

After they finished eating and the dishes were washed and put away, all of them sat down in the living room. They were watching tv and talking about what they missed as a family. Then all of a sudden, a scream came from upstairs. Jarod ran upstairs with his mom, dad, Emily and the clone behind him. He got to her door and knocked. He walked in and it was dark. He turned on the light and noticed Catherine was not in the bed. They all searched the room for Catherine but didn't find her.

Then, the clone opened the closet door and said, "I found her."

They all walked over to the closet and saw Catherine in the back of the closet huddled in a fetal position, crying and shaking. Jarod walks in and picks her up and carries her over to the bed. He sat her down and sat next to her. He tried asking her what happened but she didn't respond. She just stared off in space. Then Jarod had an idea. From what the DSA's back at the Centre showed. There was a certain place on Catherine that made her jump and come back down to earth. He touched underneath her right knee and she threw up her leg almost knocking him down. She looked around and saw everyone looking at her. She started to get off the bed but Jarod took a hold of her arm. He wouldn't let her go this time. She kept pulling back but Jarod was stronger. She kept pleading for him to let her go. But he wouldn't and then he got up and loomed over her. She looked up at him and yield to his pulling. He sat her back on the edge of the bed.

Then she said, "I'm sorry if I woke everyone up."

Margaret looked at her, "No, you didn't wake anyone. We were all watching tv when we heard you."

"Oh." said Catherine.

Then Margaret asked, "What is wrong, Catherine?"

"I thought everyone left. I've been left alone for years and I just got scared that everyone left and I'll be the only person left." Then Margaret walked over to Catherine and gave her a hug. Catherine returned the hug. Then Catherine laid down on the bed again and everyone left. She fell asleep and didn't wake up from the nightmares.

Back at the Centre...

Broots kept looking in his computer for the name and finally settled on a name that he was surprised to see. He looked at Miss Parker who was busy talking to Sydney. He called her over to look at the computer. Miss Parker walked over and looked and had a shocked look on her face. Sydney walked over and looked at Miss Parker.

He said, "Parker, are you ok?"

"Sydney, take a look at this." said Miss Parker. Sydney looked at the monitor and noticed the name. The name was Morgandy Ann Alexander. Broots kept staring at the name and kept saying to himself that he has seen that name once before. But he couldn't figure out where he saw it.

"So, have you seen Catherine or Jarod?" Sydney asked.

"No. I haven't. Jarod hasn't called you yet?" asked Miss Parker.

"No he hasn't." Then she got up from the chair and walked out of the room. Broots and Sydney looked at each other and then back at the monitor. Broots was still pondering over what the name Morgandy meant to him.

Back at the Russell house...

A phone was ringing somewhere in the Jarod house. So, Jarod picked up the cordless phone and answered it. "Jarod."

"Jarod. It is nice to talk to you. It has been a while." said Sydney.

"Sydney." When Jarod said that his mom and dad both looked at him with shocked expressions on their faces. "Yes it has been a while. What can I do for you?"

"Well, I'm just calling to see how Catherine is doing." said Sydney.

"Well, Sydney she is doing a lot better than when she was at the Centre." he said smiling.

"Yes. I know. She hasn't tried to kill you has she?" Jarod just stood there for a minute.

"Well, a few times she has. But she never succeeded." Jarod said.

"What do you mean?" asked Sydney.

"Well, a few times she either had a knife or just recently a fireplace poker...but she never used it. It was almost like she couldn't kill us even if she wanted to." he said.

"I see. Could I speak to her?" asked Sydney.

Jarod stood there...then looked at his mom and dad and whispered to them to get Catherine. So his mom went to find Catherine.

"My mom is going to get Catherine. So, just wait." Jarod said.

"Ok." Sydney said smiling.

Margaret went upstairs and looked in each room searching for Catherine. She finally found her in the clones' room with him playing LIFE.

Margaret walked in, "Hi, guys. How are you doing?"

The clone looked up at her, "Oh, we are just playing a game."

Then she looked at Catherine, "Catherine, Jarod wants to talk to you downstairs in the kitchen."

As Catherine got up she said, "Ok." Then looked back at the clone, "Don't play without me." The clone nodded.

So Margaret and Catherine both walked downstairs to the kitchen to see what Jarod wanted. As they entered Jarod was speaking to Sydney on the phone. He looked at Catherine and motioned for her to come to him. Then he gave her the phone.

She put the receiver up to her ear, "Hello?"

"Hello, Catherine. This is Sydney." he said smiling.

"Oh my God. What do you want? I'm NOT going back to the Centre!" She shouted in the phone.

"Don't worry I'm not here to try to get you back." he said.

"You're not? Why?" asked Catherine.

"Well, look at Jarod. I've been searching for him but I never once tried catching him. He needs to be free." As he said that Catherine looked at Jarod. Then, Sydney said a name that made Catherine skip breathes. "I read your file, Catherine. Or should I say Morgandy."

"No one ever calls me that. Where did you find that name?" asked a shocked Catherine.

"Like I said Morgandy it was in your file. Do you know anything about your real parents?" asked Sydney.

"Yea, they died in a plane crash. Why do you ask me that?" asked Catherine.

"No. Those were your foster parents. Your real parents are alive."said Sydney.

"They are? But I thought they were in the plane crash?" asked Catherine.

"No. Those were a foster family. Your real parents are living in Colorado." he said.

"Sydney, you are crazy. My only parents are the ones that died in the plane crash. Don't you ever say that I have other parents cause I don't!" Then Catherine hung up and ran upstairs. She was followed by Jarod.

"Catherine, stop! What was that all about? Sydney was just talking to you!" Catherine turned around and looked at him.

"You don't understand." Then she walked down the stairs and into the kitchen where his mom and dad were still standing. She sat down in one of the chairs and Jarod sat in front of her.

"You are not going to believe any of this. And I don't remember much. But from what I have found out...my real name is Morgandy Ann Valentine. I was born in Denver Colorado on April 6, 1989 and somehow I was brought here to Delaware. But, I don't remember the names of my parents." She said as she looked down at the table. Both Jarod and his parents were stunned at what she was saying.

Then Jarod spoke, "So, you lied?"

Catherine's face shot up. "NO! I did not lie. I am so used to the name Catherine that I just thought of calling myself that. Apparently, Sydney has found my real family. But, I don't know anything about them." Margaret came over and placed her hand on Catherine's shoulder.

"Don't worry. I think you will do fine. Don't you want to meet your real parents?" asked Margaret. Catherine just looked at her.

Back in the Centre...

"Now I remember where I have seen the name Morgandy before." said Broots to himself. He ran out of his office and went searching for Sydney and Miss Parker to tell them about his latest discovery.

He found Sydney and Miss Parker in Mr. Parker's office. He barged in and Miss Parker just glared at him. "Don't you know when to knock?"

"Sorry. But I just had to tell the both of you this. I have found out where I've seen the name Morgandy before." said Broots.

"Oh?" said Miss Parker.

"The name Morgandy means little one from the edge of the sea. Apparently her real parents would often travel and her mother stood at the edge of the sea and loved it." said Broots. Then Broots looked at Sydney and Sydney smiles.

"Ok. Then, start looking for this family. I want to know everything about them." said Miss Parker. Then both Broots and Sydney turned around and walked out of the office leaving Miss Parker sitting at the desk by herself.

Back at the Russell house...

"Yes. I do want to meet my real parents but not if the Centre keeps following me. I also would like to do this on my own with no bodyguards or anything. But I know that will never happen. I'll have to keep looking over my shoulders." said Catherine.

"Understand, Catherine that it took me 30 yrs to finally find my family. You are only 13. You don't have to worry about growing up too fast." said Jarod.

Then, Margaret told Catherine to go upstairs and play with the clone. When she left...Margaret sat down with Jarod and Major Charles at the kitchen table. "So, what do you think?" She said while looking at the 2 men.

"Well, Margaret we have to let her go to her family. She can't stay here. She belongs to the family who gave birth to her." said Major Charles.

"I know. It's just that the clone has gotten so attached to her that I know he will be very heart broken when she has to leave." said Margaret.

"I know. I've helped her get out of that hole and now she will be going to her own family." Jarod said.

No one noticed that Catherine was listening in the other room. She wasn't too happy with what was being said. So, she decided to go back upstairs to the clone's room. Around 11pm, Jarod, his mom and dad all went to bed. Along with Emily, the clone and Catherine. Everyone was sound asleep so no one noticed that Catherine was dressed and packing everything that she has and opened a window and jumped out.

Back at the Centre...

Sydney was talking to Angelo when all of a sudden he started to go a little limp.

He looked at him and asked, "Angelo, are you alright?"

"Poor, Catherine. Catherine...sad...pain...hurt...lonely." Angelo said.

"Catherine? Which one?" Sydney asked.

"Little Catherine...lonely...pain...hurt...sad." said Angelo.

Finally, Sydney understood. Angelo was talking about Catherine. Miss Parker came in just as Angelo was using his empathic abilities to feel what Catherine is feeling. "So, what is your puppy dog doing right now?"

"Well, Parker he just explained how Catherine is feeling." said Sydney. Miss Parker looked at him.

"What do you mean?" asked Miss Parker shocked.

"Well, apparently she feels sad, pain, hurt and lonely." Sydney said.

"I hope they didn't hurt her." Miss Parker said.

"I have a feeling that Catherine told Jarod about her real family. She might just be scared in meeting them."

Then Angelo said, "Catherine...darkness...death...cold...lonely...angels." Both Sydney and Miss Parker just looked at each other then looked at Angelo trying to figure out what he was saying.

Sydney looked at Angelo and said, "Where is she?"

Angelo looked at Sydney and said, "Cemetery."

Then, Sydney looked up at Miss Parker, "She is at the O'Reilly Cemetery." They both got their coats and left the room leaving Angelo by himself alone.

At the cemetary...

Catherine was standing in front of the O'Reilly Cemetery where her supposed parents were buried. She unlocked the lock on the gate and walked in. She has never been to the cemetery at night before. It was pretty scary and dark and too quiet. She heard rustling around her but it was only the wind. She finally found what she was looking for. It was the tombstones of her mom, dad and grandmother. Her foster family. As she kneels down she tries to think how could she be fooled by this. She thought they were her real parents...but they lied. Everyone lied to her. She sat like that for about 2 hours when she heard a car door slam. She got up and looked over the tombstone behind her. She was pretty good at seeing in the dark. She could make out an older gentleman and a very thin woman. Sydney and Miss Parker! What were they doing there? Probably come to take her away. So, she got up quietly and walked in the opposite direction that they were walking in. She hid behind a tree and watched. Both Sydney and Miss Parker had flash lights and were looking everywhere for her. They finally stopped at her foster family's gravesites. Then she noticed both of them split up. She watched as Sydney went one way and Miss Parker went the opposite way. And Catherine got up and ran further back into the cemetery. She finally saw the church. She looked behind her and saw the flashlights bouncing around. So, she ran to the church. She finally reached the church and found that it was still unlocked. So, she walked inside quietly and looked for a place to hide. She thought...it won't be long till the church would be the next thing to search. She looked around desperatly but couldn't find a hiding place. Then she remembered years and years ago...back at her house...there was a secret doorway to go underneath the house. So, she searched the church and found a doorway behind the organ. So, she opened the door and slipped inside. And then she locked it from inside.

For about an hour Sydney and Miss Parker have searched but couldn't find her. So, when they met up with each other Miss Parker said, "She seemed to disappear. Let's go Sydney, it's getting colder and it is too hard to see. Let's wait till the morning."

"Ok, Parker." So, both of them left the cemetery and did not even know that Catherine was hiding in the church.

At the Russell house...

The next morning, Jarod, his mom, his dad, and Emily all woke up. Emily woke up and looked around and finding Catherine not there. She ran from her bedroom to her brother and parents room. "Guys, Catherine's gone!"

"What?" Jarod said.

"Catherine is gone! She must have slipped out last night." Everyone ran into Emily's room and sure enough Catherine was indeed gone.

"Well, it looks like she took everything..." Then Jarod's eyes spotted something lying on Emily's desk. "What is this?" It was a letter written to Jarod. It read:

Dear Jarod,

I am very happy that you have helped me leave that awful place. I'm happy where I am. I don't understand why it took this long for Sydney to find out who I am. I am really fond of your family especially of your clone. He is such a sweet kid. Please tell him that I love him and I will always keep him in my heart. You might think that I left cause of you. It wasn't. I left cause I need to figure things out for myself. I don't know about meeting my real family. I would rather stay with you...but if you are going to ship me off to some family that I don't know anything about then I have a good reason to run. I'm going to the one place that I'm always happy to be. It is nice and quiet. I can clear my head and think. Then maybe I'll have a decision on what I want to do.

Please, don't come looking for me. I'm trying to think of what I should do. I know the Centre will probably be looking for me knowing that I am by myself now. Please tell your mom and dad that I am happy that they took me in and helped me. And you should give Miss Parker a chance. She is a really nice person if you get to know her. But, I know you won't cause she is here to bring you back to the Centre.

Well, I should go...

Thank you for all of your help and kindness...

Your Friend,

Catherine

Jarod looked up at his family then Jarod and his dad said at the same time, "The cemetery." Then both of them ran out of the room and down the stairs.

Jarod looked at his mom and Emily, "Don't worry. We'll be back. And we're going to bring Catherine back too." Then they got in the car and drove off.

They arrived about 2 hours later and got out of the car about a block away. They walked up to the gates and noticed that it was unlocked. They looked around and walked inside. They looked at each other and then looked around.

His father spoke, "Damn. This is going to take all night to find her."

Then Jarod saw the church, "No. I don't think so."

"What do you mean?" asked Major Charles. Then he saw where Jarod's gaze was going and followed him. They ran up to the church and walked in. They looked around and tried to think of where Catherine could be. One of the priest's walked out and spotted them. He walked up and talked for a while...but Jarod mentioned that he was there to find a young girl who happened to come here last night. The priest said that he never saw anyone then said goodbye and walked away. Jarod started walking around the pews. He walked over by the organ and looked behind it and noticed some dirt was disturbed. And then he noticed that a piece of the wall looks like it was made into a door. Jarod went and found a crowbar and started prying away the door.

His dad walked up to him, "Jarod what on earth are you doing? This is a church."

"I know dad. But Catherine is here." said Jarod. So, Major Charles started helping him pry the door away.

Finally, it gave and Jarod looked in and saw Catherine sitting there with her back to them. She didn't seem to hear them prying the door apart. Then, Jarod reached in and tugged on Catherine's shirt and finally pulled her out. She looked at them and noticed that they were not too happy. Then, Jarod and his father along with Catherine walked to the front door and opened it a crack and just as they did that Jarod saw Miss Parker and Sydney get out of their car. So, he shut the door and ran to the back pulling Catherine along. Finally they found a back door and walked outside. They walked out as Sydney and Miss Parker walked in the church. So, all three bolted for the car. Finally they reached it and they got in.

Major Charles was in the front seat and turned to Catherine, "Young lady, when we get home we are going to have a long talk." He gave her a very stern look and she looked down. Then they drove off.

Back at the cemetery...

Sydney and Miss Parker were walking around inside the church when Miss Parker noticed the open wall. She ran over there with Sydney and noticed the crowbar. She looked in and saw it was pretty small. Small for someone who was young and thin.

She looked at Sydney, "She was here. But, I have a feeling that Jarod got here first." Then they both looked at each other and sighed. They both got up and walked out of the church.

As they walked to Miss Parker's car Sydney spoke, "You know Parker, you are not the only one that knows about what happened to Catherine." He walked to the passenger door and she walked to the driver's side.

She stopped and looked at him, "What do you mean by that?"

Sydney said, "Jarod knows about what happened. He is as much surprised by it as you are."

"So, what are you trying to say to me Syd?" said Miss Parker.

"I know you won't agree on this...but why don't you work with Jarod instead of against him to help Catherine?" Sydney said.

"Syd are you crazy? Jarod is the one that I'm after and I'm going to bring him in. I'm not going to start giving up and work with him. I'm going to bring him in with or without your help." Then they both got in and drove back to the Centre.

As they got up to the 7th floor, Sydney walked one way and Miss Parker walked toward her fathers' office.

Just then Sydney turned around and walked over and stepped in front of her, "I know how much this means to you to bring Jarod in. But you also got to understand that Jarod has been the only contact with her."

Then Miss Parker gave him a stern look and said, "I don't care. I've been trying to get Jarod back for years and with the help of Catherine I just might be able to get him." Then she walked past him and opened the office doors.

She was just about to shut them when she heard Sydney behind her, "Even if it kills her?" Then as he walked away Miss Parker turned around and tears started to fill her eyes. She never thought about what it would do to Catherine if she was to capture Jarod. She has grown to love Catherine. She couldn't bear to hurt her even though Catherine tried to kill her.

To be continued...