Chapter 2
Don arrived at Charlie's around 11:00 pm, as soon as he pulled up into the drive way Don, Charlie and Julie got out of the SUV, Charlie led Julie into the house. Alan was reading his newspaper when he happened to look up.
"hey boys!" Alan said greeting his two sons.
"hey dad!" both Charlie and Don said in unison.
"Dad! This is Julie, Julie this is my dad!" Charlie said introducing them.
"its nice to meet you Mr. Epps!" Julie said shaking his hand.
"Please! Alan, so you a friend of Charlie's?" Alan asked smiling a little.
"well sort of you see I…." Julie was cut off by a noise out side.
Don walked over to the window to see what the noise was gun drawn. He opened the curtain only to see kids-teenage kids walking around and making all kinds of racket. Don let out a sigh of relief and walked back over to the couch.
"it was just kids" Don said putting his gun back into his holster.
"well you guys hungry? Dinner is ready, Julie care to join us?" Alan said getting up.
"Thanks, but no! I'm not hungry" Julie said
"not hungry? You must eat some….." Alan was cut off by Charlie
"Dad! don't, she's been through a lot today" Charlie said in her defense.
Julie just looked at him with grateful eyes closed them and fell into a deep sleep. 3 hours later Julie awoke screaming sweat coming down her face, the door to the room opened and Charlie was at her side in a second. He could see terror in her eyes, Don and Alan came in a second later to find Charlie holding her.
"Hey! Its going to be ok!" Charlie said softly
"I---I---I keep having the same dream! Seeing the look on thoughs poor people! And then I see…me" Julie couldn't hold her tears back no longer she found herself crying.
Julie cried until she fell back to sleep, Charlie laid her back down covered her up and closed the door behind him. Charlie ran his hand through his hair then looked at Don and Alan. Don just looked at Charlie.
"Don! We have to find who ever she is running from! If we don't she will just keep being terrorized" Charlie said breaking the silence.
"I know! But Charlie, you have to consider the facts" Don said looking Charlie dead in the eyes.
Charlie did not like where this conversation was going. He just sighed and looked up, before Charlie could speak Alan spoke up.
"Lets go to the living room! Were it's more privet" Alan said leading them down the stairs and into the living room.
There was silence once again, the two Epps brothers just looked at each other for a few minutes then Charlie finally spoke up.
"what facts! Don?" Charlie asked.
"well…thank about it for a minute! 1st off Julie shows up out of the blue, just happens to know my name and that I am an FBI agent, 2nd she happens to have a tape about the murder case I am working on where 15 people where killed, but not a single suspect on the tape, and 3rd who knows she might be double crossing us" Don said taking a deep breath.
Charlie just sat there, he couldn't believe his own ears, was Don questioning Julie's statement? He had to admit it did seem kind of weird that she showed up in Charlie's office wanting him to hid her, then those three guys come in 10 minutes later, and she did happen to know his name, but Charlie didn't want to believe it, but he couldn't dismiss the facts. Charlie then looked at Don, but what Don saw shattered his heart, Charlie was near tears then he found himself yelleing and sticking up for her.
"NO! YOUR WRONG" Charlie said raising his voice a little
"Charlie calm down I…." Don was cut off by Charlie.
" NO! I WILL NOT CALM DOWN, A MINUTE AGO YOU WERE WILLING TO HELP HER AND KNOW YOUR QUESTIONING HER?" by this time Charlie was out side crying a little he didn't understand what he was doing or why he was acting the way he was, Don came out right behind him he placed a hand on his shoulder.
"I'm sorry buddy I didn't…." Don was cut off by Charlie again.
"No there is no need to apologize! your right! I'm the one who should be sorry, I shouldn't have yelled at you like that! It does seem kind of odd that this happened! But I just don't think she is double crossing us" Charlie said letting a tear fall from his face.
Don looked at Charlie, he then placed his right hand on Charlie's cheak and wipped away his tears that were coming down his face. Don's heart broke every time he saw his baby brother crying, he had to say some thing to chear Charlie up.
"Hey! Buddy I'm not saying she is, I just said she could be! Who knows maybe I'm wrong about her" Don said walking Charlie back into the house.
Alan watched his two sons walk back in, Charlie sat down and looked down to the floor, Alan just looked at him and then…it finally clicked.
"Hey! Charlie, answer me one question" Alan said looking at him finally understanding why Charlie stood up for her the way he did.
"yeah sure! What's up?" Charlie asked looking at his father.
"Just out of curiosity! Are you in love with her?" Alan asked
Charlie just looked at his father with a shock look on his face. Charlie couldn't believe the question his father just asked him, but one thing is for sure his father is right he did fall in love with Julie, but he just couldn't bring himself to tell her. Charlie looked at his father and smiled.
"yeah dad! I am" was all Charlie could say
"thought so! Ok that's all I wanted to know! Know boys time for bed" Alan said getting up and walking up the stairs his two sons right behind him.
The Epps brothers needed to get some sleep because tomorrow promises a day they will never forget especially for Don, Charlie, and Julie, and they will kneed all the sleep they can get.
tbc….