"I'm not leaving them!" Calleigh exclaimed. "I don't want them in danger!"
"They're not." Tim sauntered into his house, bumping into Tripp. "They only wanted Anna."
"Why? Who?"
"Michelle. She wants Anna."
"So she kidnaps her? Tim..."
"We've got every patrol car out looking for her. We have an APB out as well. Just calm down."
"But what if she gets away? What if..."
"What if we take it easy for a bit?" Tim suggested. "We have to leave. This is a crime scene."
"How are you being so calm about this?" Calleigh asked. "This is our daughter not some girl that's lost."
"Because being in a state of chaos isn't going to help us."
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Tim glanced up as he heard the back door close quietly.
"Who's there?"
There was a groan and Tim jumped up.
"Anna!" he pulled her into a tight hug, burying his face in her dark hair. "Oh baby are you okay?"
"...yeah?" she had a questioning tone in her voice.
"Did she hurt you? What happened?"
"Nothing happened."
"Anna..." Tim stared at her.
"I just want to go to bed Daddy."
"Not yet. How did you get away from her?"
"From who?"
"Michelle!"
"What are you talking about?"
"If you haven't been with her then where have you been?" Tim asked. Anna shifted her feet uncomfortably. "Valera said they knocked you out and took you."
"Well then Valera's crazy. Michelle did punch me and I fell but Valera was stuffed in a closet by then. I ran upstairs, locked my door."
"Why weren't you there when your mother and I got home?"
"Tim?" Calleigh appeared in the doorway and then saw Anna. She rushed over and held her against her. "Are you okay?"
"Yes!" she exclaimed. "I'm fine!
"Where were you Anna?" Tim asked.
"I snuck out." she mumbled. "Daddy..."
"You what?"
"I snuck out. I asked Valera if I could go to Liz's and she said no."
"So with her locked in a closet you figured that this would be the perfect opportunity to go gallivanting all over the city." Tim yelled angrily. "Do you know what we've been through the past four hours?"
"I didn't think you guys would be home! I figured I'd be home before you two got home!"
"That's no excuse! We've had the whole damn police force out looking for you! And not only that but there's two psychopaths in our house and you sneak out, leaving your little sister and brother here?"
"Yeah, cause I'm taking them with me." Anna said sarcastically.
"You're not supposed to be going out at all! I can't believe you!" Tim exclaimed. "You're grounded!"
"What?"
"Well for starter's, you snuck out. Second of all you caused the whole city to go into panic and this false alarm is going to put a mark on the department! Third, when an adult tells you no you don't go off and do it anyway!" Tim snapped. "So no computer, no phone... the only place you're going is to school and I will take you there and pick you up myself... and you're not going to Liz's party on Saturday."
"That's not fair!" Anna screamed. "Mom!"
Calleigh stood there, a look on her face that said, 'I definitely agree with your father.'
"But— you— I—" Anna looked between her parents, neither of them wavering.
"Get to bed, right now." Tim muttered. Anna still stood there. "I said now!"
"I hate you!" Anna yelled, racing towards the stairs. "And you know what? I think I'd be better off living with Michelle!"
She ran upstairs and slammed her door.
"Son of a bitch!" Tim yelled, kicking the couch. "I can't believe her!"
He grabbed the phone and dialed Horatio's number.
"Yeah it's me. Don't worry about finding her. She snuck out of the house, taking this invasion to her advantage. Yeah... okay... thanks, bye." Tim tossed the phone onto the couch and Calleigh stepped back, never seeing her husband so angry before. "I don't know who she think she is..."
"Tim, alright, just calm down."
"Calleigh she snuck out of the damn house!" he exclaimed. "Who knows what she's been lying about and how long she's been doing this! I... I can't trust her anymore!"
"Tim..."
"I'm going to bed." he muttered, going upstairs.