Van sighed as he leaned back in his seat. The computer was on and several emails were up. All of which were saying the exact same thing from several investigators that he hired to help him out of this mess he was in. Every email basically said they couldn't find anything on Hiltz.
Van groaned as he looked towards his bed which had a sleeping Fiona on it. Ever since prom night, except during school, it was hard to find one of them without the other. Every night one would be at the others house so that they could be together.
To them, everything was perfect. That night was fresh on their minds a week after prom and it made them both feel great knowing that it happen, that each of them were each other's first. They may not have had any times like that since but each was still very content being in the others presence and being able to wake up to each other.
Despite all the happiness that was going through them, Van found himself more scared than ever. With each failed attempt, he feared that any possible future together was slipping away and that someday he may have to end everything with Fiona to keep his family safe from Hiltz. He didn't know what he was going to do if that happened.
He was becoming very reliant on her being there with him. If she was no longer there, he felt that there would be no reason to even leave the house. Even at school, he could at least see her and know that he was in her presence even if he couldn't touch her, talk to her, or even kiss her. Just being able to see her then was enough.
Amy was becoming almost unbearable since prom night to both him and Fiona. Hiltz wasn't any better since his plan fell through the roof. It was all the more reason that he wanted to get out of this, before Hiltz made him do something he would really forget.
Van silently turned off his computer and walked towards the bed and laid down next to Fiona. He wrapped his arms tightly around her and he felt her press herself tightly against him allowing them the best contact that they could in that position. He smiled as he closed his eyes and fell asleep with her in his arms again.
Hiltz was sitting in his home office looking over several documents when suddenly the door to the room swung open and an irate Amy came storming into the room. It didn't take Hiltz long to know that she was not happy and he did not like it when his little girl was upset.
He calmly placed his pen down in the middle of putting his signature on a document and looked towards her with his full attention. "Is something wrong?" he asked as calmly as he could.
Amy sat herself on a seat hard making it buckle under her for a second before looking at her father and crossing her arms across her chest. "No! Why would you think something is wrong?" she growled out as she stared at the desk in front of her.
Hiltz just raised an eyebrow. He couldn't help the little bit of amusement he had at her anger. "Because you aren't usually this angry without a reason," he said chuckling a bit and entwined his fingers together. "Is it about Van? I haven't seen him around for a while," he said becoming a bit more serious.
She just looked at him with angry eyes and she knew he got the point. "I've barely seen him all week! Ever since prom, he's been too busy with other things to even bother to talk to me out of school! It's also annoying that he keeps turning me down!" she yelled at him as her foot tapped impatiently on the floor.
Hiltz sighed feeling bad for his daughter. "Even I know that it was your fault on prom night. You shouldn't have drunk so much. I'm sure it would've been easy to get him if you didn't pass out," he stated calmly before picking up his pen to finish putting down his signature.
"I only had two glasses of wine! I don't see how that's drinking much!" she yelled before she took a deep breath trying to calm down. "I can tell that he's losing interest in me. Can't you do anything about it?" she asked in a pleading voice.
"At the moment I don't think I can do anything. It's taking all that I can just making him stay with you. You'll have to do something soon that'll make him stay with you as long as you need," he said not taking his eyes off the papers in front of him this time.
Amy growled and slammed her hand down hard on the papers. "He's been refusing everything I can offer him to make him stay! What's the good of forcing him to stay with me if I can't get anything out of him?" she yelled as her father placed his pen down again and looked at her.
Hiltz just sighed because he knew things weren't going as he originally thought. "Maybe if I had more on his family I'd be able to make him more willing to stay with you but it wasn't easy getting what I needed in the first place," he said remembering all the trouble he had when he first learned of Van and his daughters want for him.
Amy just smirked as an idea came to her. "You can always ask for his help again," she said and saw a sadistic smile crossed his face. She just knew that things were going to be getting better for her if her father had anything to do about it.
"Very well, I'll see what I can do. Just try to keep him in line until I can get something. You have nothing to worry about," he said as a grin crossed his face. He would make sure that his daughter only got the best. Being with Van would get her the best and he would also gain a great deal from it as well.
Dan Flyheight sighed and rubbed the bridge of his nose. To him, helping Van was taking up a great deal of his time. He was more than willing to continue because this was a huge problem that involved his family. Even if Van wasn't the one it was happening to then he would still do it to ensure his family's safety.
He couldn't find anything that would help him though. All the best have tried and couldn't find anything to help his son. He'd need someone from Hiltz's company to admit something but he knew the chances of that happening were very slim.
There was something plaguing his mind though. No matter how many times he thought it over, he didn't know how Hiltz could've gotten the information in the first place. It was very classified stuff that even he didn't know about until it came up. He doubted that Hiltz could've gotten that type of information without being caught.
He'd already found those that were involved in the illegal trading deal that Hiltz held over his son's head and had already fired them since it happened just before Van entered high school and the whole problem started. They were all still there and appeared to be planning to do more. To them, they should just be glad that he hadn't had them arrested.
'How could he possibly of gotten all the information?' he thought to himself before something dawned on him. 'It was given to him by someone working here,' he realized and clenched his hands into fists. He couldn't believe that someone would betray him like this.
Dan stood up and walked over to a filing cabinet. 'It had to be given to him between the time that it happened and also when Hiltz first blackmailed Van. Hiltz had to have had it as backup in case his first plan didn't work. He always had it and then used it when his first plan failed. That gives it about a time span of about a month,' he thought searching through he files desperately.
The doors to his office opened and a head peeked into the room. Derek then walked into the room silently and then walked towards Dan holding a few files. "The document you've been waiting for are here," he said handing a packet over to Dan.
Dan took the files and looked through them quickly before tossing them on his desk. "Thanks," he muttered going back to the filing cabinet. He wanted to find something but it seemed to be missing. "Have you seen the records of all the people that worked nights on the spring of four years ago?" he asked Derek without getting into too much detail.
Derek eyes furrowed together at the question. "They should be in storage downstairs. Why do you want to know about it?" he asked confused as to why he wanted to know something that happened a while ago.
Dan thought for a few quick seconds before coming up with something. He didn't need anyone to know what he was doing because that might cause more troubles for his son if it ended up being leaked to Hiltz. He didn't know who did it and didn't want to take any chances with anyone. "I'm trying to find someone but I don't remember the name of the person. I know that they worked that night."
"I remember that there weren't many of them since I was one of them and that they just worked half the night at the time," Derek explained as he watched Dan still rummaging through the files.
"Thanks, you can go now," Dan said pointing towards the door. He didn't want to show it to Derek but he was becoming a bit suspicious of the man. He was always hungry for more power and that gave him a reason since he was the vice president of the company. Dan figured that he should keep an eye on the man.
When the door closed, Dan closed the filing cabinet and then grabbed his briefcase before he too exited the office. He walked a few steps before eh saw Rosso just about to leave as well. "Rosso," he called stopping the large man.
Rosso turned around and saw that his boss was there. "What can I do for you sir?" he asked as Viola too stopped and stood next to her boyfriend. The two of them were almost inseparable.
"Listen I have a job I want you to do. I want you to keep an eye on Derek. There's something not right going on and he might be the biggest suspect," Dan explained hoping that Rosso would be willing to help. He also knew that it wouldn't be too suspicious since Rosso would be here anyways.
Rosso nodded his head without a second thought. He owed his freedom to Dan. He was once imprisoned under false charges and Dan helped bail him out and then gave him a job. It was the least he could do to help repay his hospitality. "Of course sir," he said before turning and leaving.
Dan sighed as he followed after them into the elevator. "You don't have to do much. Just keep an eye on him when he's in the building. Record where he goes and then later go there as well and get a report of his activities," Dan continued to explain knowing that Rosso could easily use the surveillance cameras without anyone being suspicious of it.
"That won't be a problem. I'll get right on it tomorrow as well as the rest of my responsibilities as the security chief," he said as they landed on the bottom floor and they all got off and headed in different directions.
Dan knew that if he could find the person responsible, then he might just be able to get what he needed to free his son. Derek was his lead suspect so he had to keep an eye on the man since night was the only time he could get in and get such confidential files without being caught especially if done when the security guard's shift changes. Dan wasn't there since he was working elsewhere and that would only make things easier to get.
He knew that Derek would just love to get his job. He figured that he had a reason to help Hiltz. Especially if Hiltz made him a promise that if he got something, that he would be put in charge if everything went according to plan.
If Hiltz had his way and Van was to marry Amy, then it would make and child conceived out of it the rightful heir to the place. Hiltz would have access to the child and could manipulate it to his bidding possibly even handing over all control of the company to Hiltz. It would take a while but he also knew that neither Van nor his father would be willing to give control of it freely.
To Dan, it was all just a theory but it was the best that he could think of. He had no proof; therefore he could not do anything. If he had something than he could get answers out of the one responsible.
Hiltz was never a person without a backup plan and with his already used; he would need a new one. So he would go for more information which meant that the spy may most likely try again. But as stated before, it was just an assumption and he had no evidence that it would actually happen so he had to just wait for some sort of evidence to come up.
Van groaned as he leaned up against a wall and watched all the students walking around. 'It should be illegal to be happy this early in the morning,' he thought but was only really made that he wouldn't be able to get close to Fiona while they were at school.
Everyone was excited because only three weeks after prom was graduation, at least in their school. It had been a week since then and that meant that they only had two grueling agonizing weeks of school left before they would be free from the hellhole they called high school. Classes may be over a week from then but then there are the extremely boring finals they had to take.
Van suddenly felt hands cover his eyes and knew exactly who it was. "Hey there Amy," he said and heard her pout from behind him before she suddenly pulled him into an empty classroom.
He didn't know how it happened but he was the one that had her pressed against the walls of the room. He wasn't comfortable with the position but he had to continue to play by their games. He hoped it wouldn't be for much longer though. His father did mention that he may be on to something but Van wasn't getting his hopes up on anything since everything seems to get turned around again if he even gets close to his freedom.
Amy quickly brought herself in for a harsh kiss that Van was trying to return enough so that she wouldn't get suspicious. It was a painful thing to do. He just hoped that Fiona wouldn't end up seeing any of it.
The bell suddenly rang and Van pulled away thankful for the excuse to end her make out session. He pulled away but she just shook her head and grabbed him and pushed him onto a desk where she climbed on top of him. "I don't think so," she said going down for another kiss.
Van pushed her off but she seemed to be very persistent. "We need to get going or we'll be late and I don't think I can afford many more of those even if school is ending soon," an annoyed Van said as he finally managed to get to his feet.
"Damn it Van! Why is it that you keep rejecting me? Don't you love me?" She asked and she saw him just nod his head but she didn't need to know that it was only to appease her. "Then why is it that you don't seem to want to be with me anymore?" she yelled at him as he walked to the door.
"It's not that, it's just that you always seem to want to try it in places that I don't want to do it in. I'd rather it be special and not just for the heck of it. It may be strange but I'm not like others who just do it for no special reason," he said before opening the door and walking out.
Amy's cheeks puffed out in annoyance. Sometimes she hated how her boyfriend always seemed to be a noble person. It always meant that she wouldn't be able to get what she truly wanted from him.
She never mentioned it to her father but she wanted Van not just for business purposes. That was a bonus now. She wanted a lot from him but she knew that he was drifting away from her. 'Not if I have anything to say about it,' she thought as she left the room and ran after him.
"Hey Van!" she yelled out causing him to stop and turn towards her. "I got an acceptance letter yesterday from the college I wanted to go to. Are you going there as well?" she asked him as she dug through her backpack for her acceptance letter.
'That's awfully far away and I didn't get accepted there. However I did get accepted to one that relatively close by and can come home every once in a while," Van explained glad for the excuse to get away from her for a while. He knew she wouldn't give up on them though and would always come every week on her father's private plane just to see him.
"Oh really? Let me see," she said as she took the letter from him as he handed it to her. "That's no problem, I can always just transfer there because I got accepted there as well," she said happily but she didn't see the disheartened face of Van. He hoped that he would get accepted that him and Fiona could go to without Amy. Both him and Fiona were accepted but now Amy would be going as well.
He was glad when he got into the classroom because the bell rang just then meaning that he didn't have to continue this conversation with her. Maybe something would happen and he wouldn't have to worry about her being there.
Fiona wasn't in a very pleasant mood that day. She came to school and saw get dragged into a classroom so she basically knew exactly what Amy was up to. After their night together, it was almost unbearable to know that Amy was still after Van in a way that made her want to throw up.
The night had been beyond perfect for her and she didn't regret allowing her first to be with Van then. They didn't even have to worry about Amy coming and ruining it at any moment since both knew she was at her home passed out because of alcohol.
By the looks of the past few days, she was trying to make up for her failed attempt on prom night by getting Van alone every chance she could get while they were at school. Fiona didn't how it could be special to do it at school though.
"Oh cheer up Fiona. We both know that he won't let it get any farther than he has to. Just don't think too much on it and you'll make it through the day," Moonbay said trying to cheer up her friend.
"It's just starting to hurt way too much to see the two of them together and not be able to do a thing to stop it," Fiona said without giving specifics as to why it hurt more than ever. Moonbay didn't know what happened between her and Van and she didn't plan to tell her unless it was necessary.
"That boys too much in love with you Fiona. At least let that cheer you up a bit. He wouldn't do anything to intentionally hurt you," Moonbay said not liking seeing her friend jealous of something that she shouldn't be. It seemed illogical that Fiona should be jealous of Amy when she has had more than Amy ever would.
Fiona didn't respond as they entered the classroom and she took her seat next to Irvine since he was already there and waiting for them. She was glad to have friends such as these. All of them were going to the same college and with any luck there won't be any Amy there. Maybe that would mean that she could be with Van freely.
Fiona saw Van and Amy walked into the room just as the bell rang and she saw an aggravated look on Van's face. She wished she could do something about it but she knew it was hopeless in their predicament.
She watched Van and didn't even seem to care if anyone noticed her. She'd hate to be here if it meant that she couldn't even look at her beloved. 'Oh Van. You don't know how much this hurts me,' she thought sadly as she laid her head on the desk waiting for the teacher to finish attendance.
Van saw that almost as soon as he entered the room that Fiona was upset. Up until that day since prom, he had yet to see her upset and it hurt him. He wished there was something that he could do to put a smile back on her face and maybe also tell her of all the other stuff whether it was bad or good.
Van suddenly got an idea and went to grab some paper from his backpack to write a letter but he noticed that Amy turned her attention to him again and knew that he wouldn't be able to get away with writing it to Fiona with Amy watching.
Amy then looked back at Fiona with a glare. "I still can't believe she stole my rightful title. It's an insult to my family. My mother was prom queen, and my father was valedictorian of his class and I failed at getting both titles. It's an insult," she grumbled to Van. "Why didn't you complain about it?" she asked turning her glare towards him.
"It wouldn't make either you or me look very good in the eyes of the class that made the elections from prom king and queen. I think I did you a favor but I think you could've been a little more graceful about it instead of running away in tears," Van said as calmly as he could. He would never complain about Fiona being made prom queen.
"I don't care about that! She stole what rightfully belonged to me and I just can't forgive that!" Amy yelled attracting the attention of quite a few students who gave her looks that clearly said that they didn't approve of her soreness at losing.
"And yet look at how they reacted to that. Just pretend like it doesn't bug you. The more you do that, the less popular you became. Your attitude is what they probably based their vote on. Just try not to look angry and they might go back to you," Van said before resting his head on the desk and closing his eyes.
Amy was angry at Van for saying such a thing to her but she knew that even her own father would say the same thing to her. He always did say she needed to control her temper a little more but never did anything more than that. She could always get away with anything when it came to her father.
'Everything in my life was going perfectly before she came,' Amy thought angrily in her mind. She wished for nothing more than for Fiona yo just drop of the face of the planet. It would save her a lot of unnecessary trouble.
In the back of the class, Fiona was just writing a few things in a notebook when Moonbay looked over and at the paper. "What's this? Some sort of speech?" she asked picking it up and reading some of the lines.
Fiona carefully took it back and continued to write in it. "Yeah, the principal approached me yesterday telling me that I was the valedictorian and that I needed to write a speech for graduation, so that's what I'm doing," Fiona said remembering that Amy heard and made another fuss. The woman was too conceited for her own good.
Moonbay suddenly grinned as she noticed a few references to Fiona's secret life in it. She guessed that Fiona just put that in because she felt like she would go crazy since she couldn't say anything about her love for Van. Making a few references but not enough to tell the truth would help relieve that stress.
She continued to read some of it and actually liked what she was reading. Fiona always did have a thing for words. "I'm sure it'll be a hit for the rest of the class when you read it," she said with a smile as she straightened up in her seat. "Why are you writing it now? You still have two weeks."
Fiona looked up from it and smiled at Moonbay. "It would be better to finish it now and work to perfect what I have instead of waiting till the last minute and having a sloppy speech," Fiona said with a small chuckle.
"People will like what you say anyways so does it really matter?" Moonbay asked and couldn't help but chuckle. She knew of most of the male population in the school having some sort of liking for her. Most probably wanted to date her.
"I somehow doubt that. I think I just about got the rough draft done though," Fiona said scribbling down a few more lines before she put it back into her backpack just as the bell rang for first bell. Fiona just got up and followed Moonbay out the door ignoring the glares that she was getting from Amy.
Van was gone from the school at the end of the week long before Amy could even realize where he was. It had been all that he could do to get away from her and sped his time with Fiona. He hadn't been so lucky all week to get away but he was determined to see her today.
School was done for him. Sure he had a few tests the next week but that meant that he didn't have to go to school until the time of the tests. That was the only good thing about the week of finals. If you don't have a test, you didn't have to come. It meant that he could relax with Fiona if Amy decided not to interrupt.
Van ran into his house when he reached it and didn't spend too much time before he tried to run out of it before Amy could call. He made sure to 'accidentally' leave his cell phone there so that she wouldn't be able to call. It was his time to be with Fiona.
Van heard the phone in the house ring and did his best to get out quickly. He had this instinct at knowing that it was Amy who was calling. He heard his mother pick up the phone and hoped she wouldn't give him away. he knew he could trust her though.
"Hello?" she asked as she put the phone to her ear. She wasn't very pleased to hear the voice that seemed to be calling constantly in the past few days. She hated the entire family for putting her own family through all the trouble they've been going through.
"Hello Mrs. Flyheight," Amy said and a very pissed off look crossed Van's mother face at her voice. Amy seemed to be trying something and she didn't like it. "Is Van there? He disappeared after school," she said in what sounded like a rather urgent voice.
Julie looked towards her son as he attempted to escape without having to put up with the call so that he could get to Fiona. "I'm sorry but his father just dragged him away for some important business. I'm afraid that they won't be home for the rest of the night," she said knowing that Amy didn't need to know that Van's father left on important business out of town earlier that day.
He just took some time off of work to go to another city to check out something. He wouldn't be back till just before Van graduates but he would be there in time to see it. That is if things go as planned.
She saw Van give a big sigh of relief and then she waved him off and he was more than eager to get out of there. "You'll just have to call back some other time if you're looking for him. She saw his cell phone lying on the table. "Damn it! He forgot his cell phone again!" she said trying to hold back the laugh because she knew that Amy heard.
Amy groaned in annoyance because it seemed that Van was doing everything he could to get away from her these past few days. "Fine then!" she yelled as she slammed her end of the phone down ending the call.
Julie just chuckle before carefully setting the phone down. She hoped that Dan's business went well. It was to a place that Hiltz's business used to be before it moved here. If anything, he'd be able to find something there. At least that's what she hoped. This was something serious for his business and his family so he knew that he needed to do it not just for Van.
"Know what I think Fiona, we should just send a hit man after her. It will save everyone a great deal of trouble if she was gone," Moonbay joked around. It wasn't meant to be taken seriously but just something to help lighten the mood a little because of the slow week.
Fiona knew Moonbay was just getting into what her favorite pastime, thinking of ways to get rid of Amy without getting in trouble for it. It was always fun to be able to see who could come up with the best idea between the two of them. It was all they could really do to vent their frustration for her.
"Oh wait! How about this! We can use an icicle on a hot day. The weapon will melt and there won't be anything to lead it back to us," Moonbay said excitedly which Fiona also couldn't help but laugh as well.
Fiona wracked her brain before she remembered something that she saw on TV a few weeks before. "We could always just make her run around a lot before killing her. That'll make the time of death be at a time where we'll have an alibi," Fiona said with a small smile which caused Moonbay to burst out in laughter.
"Fiona! I didn't know you had such a devious side to you!" Moonbay said with a burst of laughter. "I'll be sure to come to you if I ever decide to actually pull these things off," she said although she knew she never actually would. She wasn't a murderer and as much as she hated Amy, she would sully her hands with Amy's disgusting blood.
Fiona just giggled as the two of them walked to her door and went inside. Fiona immediately saw Van and quickly burst in and flung herself into his arms which he seemed to gladly receive. 'Finally,' she thought thinking how it was a long week in which Van couldn't seem to escape from Amy.
"Hey there," Van said burying his face in her hair and inhaling the sweet scent that he had come to know as belonging to Fiona. "Sorry things have been so hectic this week. I had to race out of school and ignore the phone at my house so that I could get over here," he said pulling back a little and then kissing her.
Moonbay cleared her throat. "I can see that the two of you want to be left alone so I'll just be going," she said rushing out of the house. She knew they were barely able to go through the school day without being with each other. They needed the time together more than anyone.
Fiona looked around and noticed that Van seemed to be the only one in the house. "Where's my mom, why isn't she here?" she asked as they walked over to the sofa and sat down with Van pulling Fiona into his lap.
Van reached up and stroked her cheek. "She was here when I first got here but said that she had other things to do and to tell you that she won't be back till late tonight," he said before capturing her lips once more.
Fiona moaned into the kiss as she eagerly kissed back. Ever since that night, she felt herself yearning Van again. She never gave voice to it though so they continued on with what they were doing. She didn't have to worry about getting pregnant right then either because after far too many close calls, she decided to go on the pill just to be safe.
Van pulled away and saw the flushed look and the desire that clouded Fiona's face. "Your room?" he asked trying to catch his breath. He just saw her nod eagerly before he picked her up and headed towards her room. She could've said no to him and he still would've been glad to just sit there with her in his arms.
Dan Flyheight drove along a peaceful looking street while looking for a specific house that was listed on a piece of paper. He hoped that the person there would be willing to give him some answers as to why everything happened the way it did.
He finally found the house he was looking for and walked up to the door. He was hesitant for a second before he knocked on the door. He waited patiently for a few seconds before it was opened and an elderly lady peeked her head out. "Excuse me ma'am, but I was wondering if there was a Mr. Frank Cole here," Dan said as politely as he could.
The woman smiled and opened the door all the way. "Why yes he is. Please come in and make yourself comfortable, I will go and get him," she said as the two of them walked into the house and Dan took a seat as she walked into a different room.
The man that Dan was looking for was an old employee that happened to be working at the time in question. Dan had quite a few encounters with the man and knew that he was the type who could be trusted. He hoped that he had answers that would narrow down the time frame.
A few seconds later, a rather fat man came walking into the room and then grinned when he saw who it was. Dan! It's so good to see you. To what do I owe this honor? Better not be trying to get me back because you know I'm retired," he said in a joking manner as he shook Dan's hand.
"Actually I came here because I had a few questions that I wanted to ask you," Dan said as the large man took a seat across from Dan. The woman came back into the room and poured the two men some tea. "Thank you," Dan said as he took a quick sip of the hot tea before he turned back to Frank. "I was curious if she remember anything between April and May of four years ago," Dan said as he crossed his hands in front of him.
"Four years ago eh?" Frank asked as he rubbed his chin thinking hard back to the time he worked just before he retired. "I think I do, what is it that you want to know?" he asked curiously.
Dan studied him for a second before he spoke. "Do you remember ever seeing Hiltz come into the build and do anything suspicious?" Dan asked but he just saw Frank shake his head no. "Are you sure?" Dan asked with a helpless look on his face.
"Positive. I hate the son of a bitch and I would've thrown him out if I ever saw him doing anything close to suspicious in the building. It was around that time that he did seem to take an interest in several of the night shift workers," Frank said as he leaned back and crossed his arms.
Dan picked up his tea and took another sip of it before placing it back down. "Do you know what he was up to? Whether he was offering anything to some of the workers?" Dan asked patiently.
"From what I heard, he offered several of them a job with him. Probably had to do with getting information on his biggest rival. I don't remember any of them taking the offer though," Frank said rubbing his chin as if in deep thought. "Oh yeah, I remember there also being several meeting with Derek as well," he said after thinking about it for a while.
This was exactly what Dan was looking for. "Good, do you have any idea what they were about? Do you remember if anything was exchanged in them?" Dan asked eagerly thinking he'll get some answer.
"'fraid not. There was a lot of arguing between the two of them. I always just assumed that Hiltz thought he was in charge and was attempting to take over the company through him. Everyone knows that Hiltz has been after your company for years. Derek was never really the same after those," Frank said not seeming to find anything suspicious in Derek.
Dan knew that it wasn't enough evidence. It could be just as Frank said and that it was just an argument between him and Hiltz about control of the company. Hiltz would want it but Derek wouldn't have the resources to give it to him.
Dan suddenly stood up hearing enough. "Thank you for this chat. I appreciate you take the time to talk to me," Dan said finishing up his tea and then started to walk to the door. "If you remember anything suspicious happening than please call me and tell me," Dan said shaking hands with the man before leaving with more questions than when he came in.
'Hiltz was in contact with several people there. It was definitely through one of them that Hiltz got his information from. I just wish that I knew who it was. Derek's meetings with Hiltz were definitely new. He never told me about them,' Dan thought before getting in his car and driving away.
Dan picked up a list and took another quick look at it. There were several more names of people on it that he needed to talk to. Almost all of the people that worked then had retired or moved onto a different job. None of the jobs seemed to have anything to do with Hiltz though.
'This is going to take a while,' Dan thought since the next closest one would probably take an hour to get to and there were more people on the list than he originally thought. He hoped some of them would have some answers.
Van stared up at the ceiling as Fiona laid there in his arms. Both of them were once again fully dressed although Van would rather have it that they remained nude but then again, he didn't want to take the chance of her mother coming home and seeing them in such a position.
Fiona never ceased to amaze him. Making love to her was unlike anything he had ever felt before. He didn't know he could feel that much passion being that close and attached to Fiona. He knew sex was pleasurable but it was more than that when he had it with Fiona.
"Hey Fiona," Van said causing her to open her eyes and look at him. "How about we go out somewhere tonight? Just the two of us?" Van asked her as he stared into the crimson eyes which he loved so much.
Fiona looked at him for a second. "Are you sure Van? What if we get caught?" Fiona asked in a worried tone before she snuggled up to his chest. "I wouldn't mind just staying here and watching a movie with you if that's ok," she said closing her eyes as she listened to the sound of his heart in his chest.
"No Fiona," he said making her sit up on her bed. "I actually want to do something with you out of the house. Go on a date like normal couples do. We rarely get to do that because we're always afraid of being caught," Van said in a frustrated tone. He wanted to be a normal couple with Fiona but they couldn't seem to be one.
Fiona suddenly giggled. "Van I hate to tell you this but we're not what you call a normal couple. Maybe it's what makes our relationship special that I like the most about it," Fiona said kissing his cheek. "Fine. Let me just go get a quick shower and we'll go. You could use one too," she said before something came to mind. "Alone. We'll never get clean if we have one together," she said seeing the grin on Van's face.
Van gave a pitiful frown but she was being stubborn and he had no other choice but to comply. So while Fiona went to take her shower, Van just went down and got a quick bite to eat. The house was still empty of people so he didn't know what else to do as he waited since the Lynette's only had one shower.
After what seemed like an hour, which it normally was when Fiona took a shower, Fiona finally came out of it and Van went to take a quick one as well. He made his quick and grabbed a fresh pair of clothes that he normally leaves at Fiona's for if he ever stayed over which was becoming quite frequently lately.
"So where are we going to Van?" Fiona asked when she saw him pulling his shirt over his head. She had to admit that she definitely liked the sight of him without a short on. She just shook her head and looked into his eyes.
"I was thinking we could grab a bite to eat and then maybe we can head to the movies. I know the perfect places we can go as well where we won't be caught," he thought with a smile as he grabbed her hand and pulled her to his car which was parked in the garage.
The place that they stopped at wasn't really all that romantic. They merely went through the drive through of a fast food restaurant but Van then drove a small lake which was in the middle of the town and they ate while they watched the sun beginning to set.
Then the two of them went to a movie theater. Van pulled up to him and was about to walk up when he saw Fiona duck down. He was confused but then he realized why when he saw a yellow convertible pull into the parking lot. He freaked because he knew it was Amy.
Amy parked her car and got out before she took notice of Van. "Van!" she said happily as she walked over and wrapped her arm around his. "What are you doing here? Your mother said you were with your father," she said looking towards his car and noticed that his father wasn't there.
Van thought for some sort of excuse to get him out of this. This was supposed to be his and Fiona's time alone. "I-I am. I think I might of forgotten something here when I came here with Irvine a yesterday for that new action movie. I just hope that they didn't lose it. I just came to see if I might've lost it here," he said walking to the door with her following behind him.
The two of them walked into the theater with Van trying to act as casual as he possibly could. "So what are you doing here? Ok stupid question," he said and she giggled at it. "I'm not staying if that's what you're thinking. I have to meet up with my dad again when I find it."
Amy's cheeks puffed in annoyance. "Oh come on Van. I'm sure that your father can wait. We haven't spent much time together lately. This'll be a good time to go out," she said with a bright smile.
Van just shook his head no. "I'm in a really big hurry, I'm sorry but I really have to get going once I'm done with my business," he said walking up to a desk and asking if they found anything even though he knew that they didn't. It was just to make it look more realistic.
Van was lucky because they allowed him to go into the theater to look and Van did that and walked to the area of seating he was always in when he went to the theaters. He pretended to look around before standing up after a while looking annoyed. "Damn it! It's not here!" he growled out angrily. "Maybe I lost it somewhere else," he said heading to the exit.
"Van, are you sure that you don't want to stay?" she asked with her best pout hoping that he would be willing to stay after he saw that. "It's just no fun to go to the movies alone," she said as they walked out of the movie theater and towards his car.
Van sighed and hung his head. "I wish that could but my father's been working me to the bone the past few days. I'll try to make it up to you when I can," he said before he did something he didn't want to and kissed her goodbye before he got in his car and was about to drive away.
Amy suddenly stepped next to the car and leaned down. "Hey Van that reminds me. I want you to come over to my house tomorrow. We'll have dinner with my family. That's the perfect way that you can make it up to me."
Van mentally groaned. 'Do I have to? How the hell do I keep getting myself into these sort of situations?' he asked himself before forcing a smile on his face. "Ok then, I'll be there," he said before slowly pulling his car out as she backed away. "damn it!" he yelled in frustration at having to go there now.
Fiona sighed sadly as she crawled back to the front seat. She crawled into the back in case Amy ended up getting in anyways. She wasn't so lucky though since even though she wasn't caught, she still had to watch the horrible sight of Van kissing Amy. "I see you managed to get away. Too bad you have to go over to her house tomorrow. I know how much you hate it," she mumbled as she buckled up her seatbelt.
Van looked at Fiona sadly. "Sorry you had to see that but I really had no other choice. She would've been suspicious if I didn't," Van said as he came to a stop at a light. "I'm sorry," he said looking at her with sad eyes.
What surprised Van was when Fiona leaned over and kissed him instead of yell at him. She pulled back and looked into the eyes of the man she loved. "At least I know I can get that reaction out of you from just a kiss. Bet she couldn't," she said with a small smile.
Van couldn't help but laugh at that. "It feels much better to kiss you so of course. You're the best kiss I have or will ever have," Van said going when the light finally turned green. "So where to now? I don't think we'll be able to go to that theater," he said wanting to know what she wanted to do.
Fiona smiled a bright smile. "I say we just go back to my house and pop a movie in. We have all we need for a good movie night there," she said and she was glad when she saw him just nod his head.
The two of them pulled into her driveway and saw that her mother was there already. They got out and walked into the house. They merely gave Tricia a quick hello before they headed up to Fiona's room.
"Why don't you pick out the movie Fiona and I'll go get us some popcorn," he said leaving the room and heading into the kitchen. Fiona's mother was busy so she didn't bother him but she did say hello again before going back to her work.
When the popcorn was done, Van took it back upstairs and crawled into the bed next to Fiona who held onto him as the movie started and they just sat and watched while cuddling up to each other. It didn't take long before the two of them fell asleep like that.
About an hour after that, Fiona's mother came into the room and saw her daughter and her boyfriend like that and smiled. She quietly walked over and covered both of them up with a blanket before turning off the movie and the lights and leaving the room.
Rosso walked all around setting things up for a plan he concocted to fulfill Dan's wish. He was setting up several of his own camera's, with permission from Dan, all over the records room in case someone decided to get something that they aren't authorized to get.
"I'm all done Rosso," Viola said walking over. She'd agreed to help Rosso do this because she liked this job and she didn't want anything to happen that could jeopardize it, such stuff including Hiltz taking over through Van.
"Thanks Viola. You didn't have to help me though," he said but he saw her just shrug her shoulders as if it was nothing for her to help her. "All we can do is wait and see what happens next," Rosso said as the two of them left the room and headed towards the elevator.
The elevator came to a stop and the two walked in to see the man that Dan had requested them to keep an eye on, Derek. Rosso pushed the button to the top floor and the elevator started up again. It was silent in the elevator for a while as no one spoke a word to each other.
Rosso finally looked towards the smaller yet older man and kept a serious look on his face. "Excuse me sir, but do you know where Mr. Flyheight might be?" Rosso asked just to try and get a better feel for this man. Plus that and he wanted to know why Dan wasn't here for this.
Derek looked towards Rosso with a calm look on his face. "He is away on business. He'll be gone all week. He should be back before next Saturday though," Derek said before the elevator came to a stop on the floor and all three of them walked out and went to where they belonged.
Rosso took a seat in front of several monitors in an area that was off to the side. It wasn't normally there but Rosso had it set up so that he'd be able to protect Dan better if need be, and also so that he could be closer to Viola. Dan didn't have a problem with it so there was one set up there. Dan actually welcomed all the extra protection in fact, he was the one who originally suggested it. There was more than one of these stations so it was even better security.
He was just getting comfortable when the door to Derek's office was opened and the man came walking out looking like he was ready to go home. "Good night to the both of you," he said waving at them like he did every night and the walked towards the elevator with a smile on his face.
Once he was in it, Rosso pulled something out from his pocket and plugged it into the computer which immediately brought up several new pictures. "That's about all that we could do for the night. We should get going as well. There's no proof that anything will happen tonight," Rosso said and Viola nodded as well and they packed up as the new shift arrived.
"Boy that sucks," Irvine said seriously as Van was getting ready for this so unwanted dinner with Amy and her family. "I wonder if you'll survive it. It's like whenever you go over there something bad always happens," Irvine said recalling all the experiences that Van told him about.
"Shut up or you'll jinx me!" Van growled as he searched for his watch. "You're probably right though. I have this bad feeling about something and it isn't getting any better," Van sighed as he grabbed his car keys and his wallet.
"Well I wish you luck and don't do anything there that would get you in trouble with her father," Irvine said seriously as the two of them walked outside to the own cars. Van's this brand new car and Irvine's this really old one.
Irvine pulled out of the driveway first and headed home but Van just stayed still for a few seconds before he followed suit and drove in the direction that he had learned all too well in the past few years. He just hoped his bad feeling was wrong and that he wouldn't have to do anything else that Hiltz wanted.
Van was intentionally driving slower than usual because he definitely wasn't looking forward to this visit. He was hoping that he could prolong getting there so that he'd have to spend less time there. He just wasn't comfortable when she was around anyone from Amy's family.
Unfortunately for Van, he got there faster than he wished. He just sat in his car for what seemed like a few good minutes and stared up at the mansion that towered before him. He got out of the car and headed towards the door slowly.
He didn't even reach it before the door was suddenly flung open and Amy bolted out and latched herself to Van. "It's about time you got there. I was beginning to think that you weren't going to show up," she said as she dragged a reluctant Van into the mansion.
"Of course not. Why would I leave you hanging like that? I would at least call first if I wasn't planning to come," Van said put a smile on his face. 'Not like I had a choice whether to come or not,' he grumbled in his mind as he followed her into the dining room where her mother was already waiting.
Van looked around the room and didn't see any sign of Hiltz anywhere. He was hoping that Hiltz wouldn't be there today. 'Maybe he got hit by a car,' Van thought with a grin before he turned to Amy. "Where's your father?" he asked her trying to at least sound curious.
Amy turned to him with a bright smile. "Oh he has some business to take care of. He'll be here once he's done," she said basically pushing him onto a seat and then taking the seat next to it and pushing it over so that she was so close that there was contact between her and Van.
"You're looking good as usual Van," the monotonous voice of Amy's mother said from the other side of the table. It really freaked him out every time he came in contact with her. Her skin with deathly pale like she hadn't seen the sun in years. She also didn't show any emotions unless she was drunk. It happened often but Van always came into contact with her when she was sober.
"Um… thank you Mrs. Jewel," Van said rubbing the back of his head. He never knew of what to say when he was around them. 'Just eat and get out of here before Hiltz come back,' his brain instructed him as he started to eat his food fast but not fast enough to draw attention to himself.
Amy's mother looked at Van with her serious, dull brown eyes. He shivered at her look but didn't say anything so that he didn't insult Amy. "It looks really good Mrs. Jewel," Van said sticking with how he always called her. The only way she wished to be called. Fiona's mother always seemed to be insistent that he call her mom which most of the time he was happy to do.
Van was just about finished with his meal when all three of the occupants heard the door to the mansion open and an, "I'm home!" yelled from the man which he hated more than life itself.
"Oh good! Daddy's here!" Amy said as she rushed out of the room to great her father. "Hey daddy," she said hugging him before stepping away. "Van's here for dinner," she said and she saw a victorious look in his eyes. She just knew that things were going to get good.
"That's good to hear. I haven't seen him for a while," Hiltz said as he set his stuff down and walked into the dining room where he saw his wife and Van sitting patiently with all their food gone. "You should've waited for me before eating," he said although you could tell that there was a hint of amusement in his voice.
"Well we weren't sure when you were going to be home. That meeting did just come up on such short notice," Amy said taking her seat next to Van again. "Van was just so eager to come though so we just decided to eat and then save you some for when you came home," Amy said with a happy smile on her face.
"Yeah," Van said but there was a hint of sarcasm in his voice. He was lucky that there wasn't anyone that heard it though. "Anyways, thanks for the meal but I better get going," Van said as he got up and started to walk towards the door.
Amy suddenly rushed up to Van and grabbed him on the arm. "You're leaving?" she asked and he just nodded his head. "But you just got here. Why do you need to leave so soon?" she asked with a hint of pleading in her voice. 'You can't leave yet, the fun is only beginning.'
"Yes Van, please stay," Hiltz said with a smirk on his face. "Actually I need to talk to you," he said walking past Van and motioning him to come. He didn't stop walking until he was in his study.
'Dooms day,' Van thought because that never meant any good when Hiltz wanted to talk to him alone. Van followed knowing that it was pointless to argue with the man. "What did you want to talk to me about?" Van asked in a monotonous tone hoping to hide his fear from Hiltz.
"Your father sure seems to be taking an interest in the past of his company Van. He wouldn't happen to know anything would he?" Hiltz asked with fire in his eyes. He gave a look that was just daring Van to lie to him.
"No. I haven't said a word about it to him and I've tried my best to act as normal as possible around him," Van said and in reality, he wasn't lying. Fiona told his father and he's always been able to act naturally around his father. "I have no clue as to why he's taken such an interest in his past."
Hiltz looked into Van's eyes and didn't seem to detect any hint of a lie in them so he just smiled and straightened up. He stood up and started to walk towards Van. "There's one other thing that I wanted to talk about," he said before he suddenly grabbed Van and slammed him against a wall. "I don't know what you're getting at Van but I don't appreciate it!" he growled out as his eyes glazed over with hatred.
Van struggled just to breath because of the position they were in. "I…I don't know what you're talking about. What did I do?" Van managed to gasp out since Hiltz hand grabbed his throat after he slammed him against the wall.
"Do not give me that crap Van Flyheight. I know all about that whore of yours. What was her name… oh yes, Fiona Lynette," he said and he saw Van's eyes widen in surprise that he knew of Fiona. "I don't take very kindly to people cheating on my daughter!" he said angrily clenching Van's throat a little more.
He suddenly threw Van onto the ground and turned to him with just as much anger in his eyes. "You obviously don't care enough about your family to stick to our original plan," he said as he advanced on Van.
Van watched him advance with worry. Not just for himself but for Fiona. He never wanted to get her involved like this. He wanted to know how Hiltz knew of Fiona in the first place. Van thought that the two of them were careful not to get caught.
"Yes I know of her. I have my sources. I know how much my daughter hates her. You're just lucky that she doesn't know about any of it!" Hiltz said with venom in his voice and for the first time in the time he knew Van, he was actually being honest to the young man. He hadn't told his daughter about any of the things Van did behind her back.
Van crawled back a few steps while rubbing his throat. "Don't you dare do anything to her!" Van managed to find his courage and pushed himself back to his feet. He would do anything to protect Fiona even if he was put in danger for it.
"I don't intend to… for now. Our deal has changed Van. It obviously wasn't good enough for you to follow," Hiltz said as he walked behind his desk and took his seat behind the desk of his study. "You're going to marry Amy Van," he said with a smirk turning on the corner of his mouth.
'No!' Van screamed in his mind. He didn't want to marry Amy. He had his heart set on eventually marrying Fiona. "You can't make me do that!" Van growled out as he looked towards the ground while his fists clenched at his side.
Hiltz just seemed to find that annoying. "I think that I can. Now you will do as I say or I will release these," he said throwing an envelope towards Van. He saw Van pick it up and read it with a smirk on his face. "This added on to the stuff from before will not only make your father lose everything, but could very well send him to jail! Now you will marry Amy and I won't release those but you are to stay away from your whore! If you chose not to, then I will make sure that I not only ruin your family, but hers as well!" he said with a malicious sneer crossing his face.
Van collapsed onto the ground. With this, he had just lost every last ounce of freedom that he had. He couldn't even see Fiona anymore because of that bastard. She was one of the few things that were keeping him sane, how could he go on without even being able to be close to her. 'What am I going to do?'
The story is coming to an end soon and I want at least 300 reviews before I start writting the sequel. If I get more reviews than that, then I'll write the new story even faster.