I was tired when we got back to my apartment. We had a layover in Chicago and landed in Louisville at 8:30. It had been a long couple of days. I was ready for a hot shower and go to bed even though Eric and Eddy were coming into the apartment. I wasn't prepared for whom I saw in my apartment.

Eric started inching out of the apartment. I think he was hoping he wasn't seen.

"Ric..." Eddy started to say but Ric was already on his feet.

"Not now." Uncle Ric said without even looking at him. His eyes were firmly locked on Eric. "Just what the hell are you doing?"

"Look I've been getting enough shit about what I've been doing." Eric said. "And I don't need it from you."

Eddy just shook his head and took a seat on the couch. I wasn't too sure what to do.

"I want to know whose side you really are on Eric."

"Yours of course. Ric..."

"If you had overheard Stephanie and Hunter talking then why didn't you stop this?" Ric yelled.

"Because one that wouldn't have done any good and two if they had known I'd heard I probably would have been killed too."

"Like that wouldn't have made things better." Ric snorted.

"Cool it." Eddy spoke up for the first time. "This isn't helping anything. Ric I don't exactly like Eric but he's been a big help. With a few exceptions he's alerted us before Vince did something. And luckily I don't think Vince has realized what's been going on. He's been too involved in plotting things to realize it. Which of course is an advantage."

Eric actually had an arrogant look on his face. Knowing Uncle Ric that could be trouble for him. I looked over at Uncle Eddy who was now massaging his temples. Uncle Ric didn't look any calmer then he did a second ago. I have a feeling that hot shower and sleep will have to wait awhile. And I really hope none of the neighbors complain. I just know one of these days I'm going to be kicked out of my apartment for all this loud noise. I have been lucky so far and haven't gotten a complaint. But I just know that my luck will run out on that.

"So what's next?" Ric asked. "Now that Vince, Stephanie, and Hunter are behind bars what's next?"

"The trial." Eric said. "We've got enough evidence to nail their asses for good."

"And how are you going to make sure nothing happens to Athena and Danny?" Uncle Ric asked. I saw a blank look on Eric's face. Eddy looked like he was going to say something but didn't. "You don't have a plan? Come on! You don't think Vince won't retaliate? And Danny's probably the one in the most danger of the two since he was with Shane at RAW and Nitro. But you knew that didn't you? That's why he went."

"It was but..." Uncle Eddy spoke up before Eric could say anything.

Uncle Ric turned to look at him. "So let me see if I have this straight. Chris and Owen's deaths were faked to keep their families safe. And then when you nail Vince you use Danny, which puts him in more danger then he's ever been in? Yeah this was a great plan of yours."

I have a feeling that if he knew Eric was responsible for Athena and I finding out Eric would be a dead man. And I'm not going to tell him.

"If I hadn't interfered when I did Vince might have done something earlier." Eric said. "He was suspicious when Danny started asking questions."

Uncle Ric turned to face him. "What did you do?"

"I sent him what he needed to know." Eric said. I wonder if he has a death wish. "And I sent you one too."

"You've been the one sending tapes?" Ric was yelling again.

There was a knock on my door. Oh this was great. I wonder who it could be. I looked through the peephole of the door and saw one of my neighbors, Mrs. Lee, standing there with her 12-year-old daughter Brenda. I opened the door and stepped outside. "Hello Mrs. Lee what can I do for you?"

"Daniel is everything all right? There's been a lot of yelling coming from your apartment lately and especially tonight. It's after midnight and Brenda has school tomorrow. Now I won't report you to the super but I will if it happens again."

"I'm sorry Mrs. Lee. I'll try to see if I can get them to keep it down." I said before going back into the apartment. This was going to be impossible. Time to take this manner into my own hands "Guys that was my neighbor complaining. It's after midnight and I want to get some sleep. So can you take this fight somewhere else?"

They looked at me with looks that seemed to be between shocked and amused. I hadn't said a word during their argument. They probably had forgotten I was there. First Uncle Eddy and Eric left but Uncle Ric stopped in the doorway before leaving. "I talked to your father about bringing Megan up to the cabin."

"What did he say?" I really hope he said yes. She needs to know dad's not dead. She's been through a lot after making a bad choice in friends. Not that I'd hold it against her.

"He said okay. We had to talk awhile before he agreed. He now knows about her friendship with the Helmsley's. I think that helped him decide. But he said absolutely no to any other family."

Damn. I was kind of hoping I could get mom and dad back together. I hate having to keep this from her. I think she needs to know about it more then Megan does. But I was also afraid of how she'd react.

When they finally did leave I went to check my answering machine.

"This is En..." fast forward "This is the Atl..." fast-forward. I did that about ten times till I got to something that wasn't from some show.

"Hey Danny! This is Stan. I saw RAW last night what's going on? You should have told me you were going to do that and I would have joined you. Cute outfit. Hey call me when you get in."

I made a note to do so. The next one was from my mother. "Daniel? You back from Texas yet? Call me as soon as you get in. I don't care what time. We need to talk." She hung up. I wasn't sure if I was going to call her back though. She'll probably call me.