Chapter 9

Sportacus entered the Captain's office. Stephanie had wanted to come with him but he said she should probably check on Amanda first. His wife agreed on the condition that he told her everything when he got back.

"Sportacus, I'm glad you're here. These are Interpol Agents Anna Brynja and Halldór Sindri. They're here to help with your father's case." Captain Dogooder explained.

"We're sorry for your loss, Mr. Sportacus." Anna said.

"Thank you. I hope that we can catch this person quickly." Sportacus said.

"We were just discussing our options. Unfortunately there doesn't seem to be very many." The Captain explained.

"Well, what can we do? It's obvious that someone wanted him dead and possibly me. I can't make Stephanie live like this. She can't be wondering what happened, if one day I just don't come home." Sportacus said.

"Við gæti ekki reyna til draga the skytta út." (We could try to draw the shooter out.) Agent Sindri said. Sportacus wasn't so thrilled with that idea. Turning to the Captain, who was completely confused, he said,

"I don't want to try and draw this person out. I'm not going to make myself a target on purpose."

"No, and I don't like that idea either." Anna said.

"There has to be something else we can do to get whoever it is to come out." Captain Dogooder said.

Stephanie opened the door to her Uncle's house. She didn't see anyone downstairs and she was about to go upstairs when she heard footsteps. Bessie entered the kitchen and asked,

"Good morning, Stephanie. How's Sportacus holding up?"

"Better, we were able to have a good discussion last night. I think that he'll be ok when we catch whoever did this. Is Amanda around? I wanted to see how she was doing." Stephanie wondered.

"Well, she's not in her room and I'm guessing that bowl of soggy corn Chex is probably hers. She and…" Bessie stopped herself.

"She and who?" Stephanie asked.

"Oh dear, I've said too much. She's never going to forgive me." Bessie muttered.

"Bessie, what is going on?" Stephanie asked getting upset. Why wouldn't Bessie just tell her what Amanda was up to?

Robbie had calmed Amanda down and the two were enjoying their time together. As they walked back to the Mayor's house, Amanda randomly said,

"I'm sorry, Robbie."

"What are you sorry for?" He asked confused.

"I didn't mean to get all upset. Its just lately I've been very emotional. I…" Robbie didn't let her finish.

"Something awful happened. You have every right to be emotional. You don't have to apologize for that." He told her.

"What would I do without you?" she asked.

"Hmm, that's a toughie. I think that we were just in the right place at the right time for each other. I mean I was at a tough point in my life and you helped me. I never had anybody help me because I would always push them away. Something inside of me said not to push you away and now I couldn't be happier. Me, happy all in one sentence." He joked.

"I know what you mean. I don't have to be lonely anymore. I have you." Amanda said as she kissed him.

"I suppose this doesn't hurt either." He smiled and kissed her again. When they parted they were aware that someone was staring at them.

To Be Continued…