Tim moved slightly when he heard his cell phone ringing. He grabbed it and pressed 'talk.'
"Hello?"
"D-Dad?"
Tim sat up, causing Calleigh to wake up slowly.
"Meghan? Where are you?"
"I... I don't know but it's really cold and I'm scared."
"Who's with you?"
"This woman..."
"Alright. Did she tell you who she was?"
"No. She just said not to worry because you'd be here soon and everything would be okay."
Tim stared at the mirror, his hardened expression and Calleigh's sleepy, yet confused and worried look leering back at him. He shook his head and quickly pulled a t-shirt on.
"How did you get my number?"
"She has it in her cell phone. It says Tim so I figured it was you."
"Alright. Meghan, I want you to stay on the phone with me. Okay?"
"Dad, I'm scared."
"I know but I'm coming. Don't hang up the phone at all okay? I don't care if she comes into the room."
"She's sleeping."
"Even better. Don't worry about a thing Meghan, I'll be there soon."
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"Alright, we'll get a dog when you come home." Tim said, walking into the A/V lab. Tyler looked up. "Sweetie, I'm giving my phone over to Tyler. He's going to trace where you are okay?"
"Okay."
Tim handed his cell phone over and waited as Tyler tried to get a location on Meghan.
"She's in Orlando." he muttered, giving the phone back to Tim.
"Dad, she's coming towards the room."
"Okay. Meg, I'm coming. I know where you are. I'll be there soon."
"Hurry."
"I'll will. Just stay calm, for me. Okay?"
"Okay."
The phone went dead and Tim thanked Tyler, took the address, and ran out to the car.
"Think you'd leave without me?" Calleigh asked, coming out from her own car.
"Who's with James?"
"Valera. Where are we going?"
"Orlando." Tim replied. "Get in the car and call Horatio too."
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"Who were you talking to?"
"Myself." Meghan lied. Her captor eyed her wearily.
"You're just like your father."
"How do you know my dad?"
"We go way back. He loves me you know."
"He loves my mom."
"Yeah well that bitch should've been out of the picture a long time ago. If only she fell the right way." Kiera spat. "Soon I'll go get your dad and James. Then we'll be a family."
"I already have a family." Meghan said.
"Not a good one."
"I like the one I have but thanks for offering."
"Meghan, do you disobey her like this?" Kiera asked.
"If you mean my mom, no." she snapped. "She loves me at least."
Kiera knelt down next to the girl and stroked the side of her face lovingly.
"I do love you. I love you more than she does."
"You don't know how much my mom loves me." Meghan said. Kiera smiled and saw the silver mechanism kicked under the table.
"You little thief!" she screeched. "You took my phone! Who did you call? Did you call her?"
"No!"
Kiera yanked the flip phone open and went through her previous calls.
"You called your father. How do I know it was him though? It could've been her." she mumbled to herself. She sighed and pocketed the cell phone, then yanked Meghan out of her chair. "Come on. Now you've been bad. We're leaving."
"No. It was my dad, really. He... he said he can't wait to see you."
"So he knows that it's me? Well then he can look a little longer. Come on!"
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Tim pulled up to the old house and quickly headed up to the front door. He knocked loudly and waited. No one answered. Calleigh came up quietly behind him and winced as her husband kicked the door open.
"Meghan?" he called.
"Meghan!" Calleigh exclaimed, pulling her gun out. They split up and checked the house. No Meghan, no nothing or no one. "She's not here!"
"Where the hell did she go?" Tim breathed, running a hand through his hair. "God baby I'm sorry."
"Who has her!" Calleigh yelled. "I want her back Tim! She's not safe with whoever she's with! I want my little girl!"
Tim pulled her into his arms and she sobbed into his shoulder. He cried as well and they managed to get out to the SUV.
"Tim, where is she? You said she was here."
"I don't know honey but I'm as sure hell gonna find out."
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"I'm hungry. I have to go to the bathroom. This car smells weird." Meghan whined.
"We should go shopping." Kiera said, ignoring her. She glanced over at the girl. "We should cut your hair and dye it. I think it would look good black, like your father's."
"No! I like my hair. You are not touching my hair! I'll change clothes but I will not let you get my hair!"
"You look too much like that bitch! Please Meghan, don't get me angry. You do not want to get me angry. Look what happened to your sister."
"I don't have a sister."
Kiera's lips curled into a smile.
"You don't know?"
"Know what?"
"About Lilly?"
"Who's Lilly?"
"Tim's other daughter." Kiera replied.
"I know where we are!" Meghan exclaimed, looking out the window. "How did we get to the Glades?"
"While you were sleeping."
"Are we going back to Miami?"
"No."
"Then why are we in the Glades?"
"I may feed you to the alligators." Kiera smiled sweetly. Meghan's eyes widened in fear.
