A/N: Welcome to the next chapter - disclaimers in chapter 1!

Zach groaned as he felt something poking his shoulder. He cracked his eyes open to see Edie standing over him. He pushed himself into a sitting position on the couch and dropped his head into his hands.

She just looked at him. "So, we're back to this again?

He glared up at her. "I'm not in the mood this morning, Edie."

She looked down at him and nodded. "I know… I'm sorry. Look, I've got you some food and a clean suit up in your suite, but I think you should go home and…"

"NO!" he roared as he got off the couch. Edie's eyes went wide as she stared at him. "Look, Kendall… she just… she made it clear that she really doesn't want me around right now and I'm going to respect her wishes. Thanks for the food and the suit. I'm going to go up and take a shower and try to eat something." He started toward his office door before turning around. "Has there been any news?"

Edie smiled sadly and shook her head no. "But, we're staying on top of it, so if there is…"

"Thanks" he whispered as he walked out of his office and toward the elevator.

"BIANCA!" Bianca whirled around to see Jackson running toward her. She dropped her bag and let him gather her up into a bear hug. They stood like that for some time before Jackson finally let her go.

"How are Zach and Kendall?" Bianca asked as she gathered up her things and they headed toward baggage claim. Jackson sighed loudly. "What?" Bianca asked, giving him a confused look.

"It's just… no one's real sure what happened…"

"What?" Bianca asked again.

"Something happened last night. Kendall and Zach must have had a fight or something… he just bolted out of the house and Simone found Kendall crying hysterically, but no one has been able to get anything out of her – it's like she's just reverted into herself. She's not said a word to anyone since last night… maybe you can…"

"I'll try" Bianca whispered, wondering what really happened between those two last night. Jackson smiled down at his niece and wrapped his arm around her shoulders as they walked toward his car.

On the other side of the airport, Greenlee sprinted off her plane and toward the taxi stand. Carla has left her a message on her cell while she was flying – Ryan had called and said that "they" were going to come by and see her tomorrow at the office. She knew she was working against the clock.

Greenlee plopped down into a corner booth at BJ's and sighed in frustration. She had called Reggie on his cell and let him know what was going on, to an extent. Reggie told her about the fight and how Kendall seemed catatonic right now. Greenlee knew that Kendall wasn't going to be able to help, so she had the cab take her to the casino. That was a bust as well. The response she kept getting from casino staff was "I'm sorry, but Mr. Slater isn't taking any appointments today". Greenlee was about to head off to see Derek at the police station, but she really feared what Ryan would to do Will if she did call the police – that's why she had yet to do it. She pulled out her cell to see if Derek was available when the answer to her problem walked in the door.

Greenlee shot out of her chair and walked over to the take out counter. She took a deep breath before tapping her on the shoulder. Bianca whirled around and gasped when she saw who was standing behind her.

"Greenlee? Greenlee, what in the world are you doing here?

Greenlee grabbed her arm and pulled her over to the booth. "I need to talk to you… or, I need your help getting in to see Zach and…"

"Look, Greenlee, now isn't a good time and…"

Greenlee took another breath before continuing. "I know who's got Will." Bianca's eyes went wide and she collapsed into the booth opposite Greenlee. Greenlee sat down and looked at her. "What are you talking about?" Bianca whispered.

Greenlee sighed before she launched into her story. As she continued, Bianca's eyes got wider and wider and Greenlee could see the anger starting to build. "… so I came here to see if…" Greenlee couldn't even finish her sentence before Bianca grabbed her arm.

"We need to go see Zach. NOW!" Greenlee nodded and grabbed her purse and followed Bianca out of the restaurant and into her waiting car.

"EDIE!" Edie turned around to see Bianca Montgomery and friend running toward her in a dead sprint. "Edie, we need to see Zach. Where is he?"

"He's up in his office, pretending to work, but I don't think he wants to be…" Bianca and friend were gone before she could finish her sentence. Edie just shrugged and went back to her job.

Zach's office door flew open and he about fell out of his chair when Bianca and Greenlee busted through.

"Zach… Greenlee, sit down. Zach, you need to hear…"

"Bianca, look, I'm sure whatever Kendall told you this morning…"

"SHUT UP!" He was shocked – Bianca hardly ever yelled. He straightened up in his chair and looked at Greenlee. "What are you doing here?" he growled out. Bianca sat in the chair next to Greenlee, across from Zach and nudged her. "Tell him."

"Tell me what?" he asked, glaring at the woman across from him.

"Zach, I know I'm the last person you want to see, but… I know who's got Will. It's Ryan."

Hatred flooded his eyes – Bianca and Greenlee could both see it immediately. "Lavery has my son. Why? He didn't care about Will when he left so…"

Greenlee sighed and looked down at her hands. "It's me, Zach. He took Will for me."

Bianca could see the anger building insider her brother-in-law. "Zach, you need to hear her out."

Zach looked at Bianca and nodded in agreement and leaned back in his chair, staring at Greenlee. "Go on" he said, gesturing at her.

She took a deep breath and looked up at Zach. "Well, it was about 2 months ago…"

Greenlee and her boyfriend, Martin Edwards, were just leaving a restaurant. They had only been dating for a few weeks, but she could feel that she could trust him more than she had been able to trust anyone for a long time. He gave her a peck on the cheek and headed off to get the car, as it was starting to rain. Greenlee stood under the awning, smiling at nothing in particular, when she heard her name from behind her. That voice made her stand up straight. She turned around slowly and found herself face to face with Ryan Lavery.

"Ryan?"

"Who the hell was that?" he growled, glaring off in the direction Martin had just gone. She could see the anger inside of him and she could tell that something had snapped – that he wasn't the same Ryan he was before she left. She squared her shoulders, readying for a fight.

"His name is Martin. We've been dating for…"

"SLUT!" he screamed at her. "You're a married woman, you cheating little…"

"We aren't married anymore, Ryan. The papers should be waiting for you at the penthouse if you haven't…" She stopped as he pulled the papers out of his back pocket and pulled a lighter out of his front pocket. Her eyes went wide as he lit them on fire. He smiled wickedly as the divorce papers burned in his fingers. As they shrank to ashes, he dropped them on the ground and walked over toward her. She was frozen in her spot. He grabbed her shoulders roughly and pulled her flush to his body.

"This isn't over, Greenlee" he whispered harshly in her ear. She was shaking in fear now and she prayed that Martin came soon. "This is you and me, Greens… forever. It's our family, it's our life, and it's our marriage. And I'm going to win you back, prove to you that you need me, want me in your life. You still love me, Mrs. Lavery, you know you do. I'll show you that…"

"Greenlee?" Greenlee sent up a quick prayer at the sound of Martin's voice. Ryan quickly let go of her arms and glared at Martin. Martin quickly walked up and stood between Greenlee and Ryan.

"You need to leave Ryan. Leave me alone. I don't love you anymore."

"LYING BITCH!" he screamed at her. Martin quickly pushed Ryan back a few steps and into a wall.

"OK, I don't know who you are, but you don't ever talk to a woman like that. You leave Greenlee alone or so help me God, I will unleash the fury that I can and…"

Ryan scoffed at this man, the man he only saw as a hurdle he needed to jump over. "And you are?"

"Martin Edwards, ADA for Chatham County and believe me when I tell you that…"

Ryan shoved Martin away and looked at Greenlee. "See you around, Greens" he said, smirking as he walked away.

Martin got up and pulled Greenlee into him. "Who was that?" he said, looking at her. She sighed and leaned into him. "Take me home. I'll tell you there." He nodded and helped her into his car.

It was a week and a half later before she saw him again. She ducked into the deli across the street from her office to grab a sandwich and saw him working behind the counter. He glanced up and grinned an evil grin at her and she quickly went back and locked herself in her office. He seemed to appear out of nowhere when she was out and it was starting to worry her, but it wasn't until her phone rang that night three weeks ago that she truly became scared.

"Hello."

"Good evening Greenlee. Did you enjoy your pizza?" Just his voice alone made her stomach drop. "Ryan? Ryan, how the hell did you get this number?"

He seemed to ignore that question. "You know, I'm surprised you got a pizza tonight. You always liked to order Chinese in on these stormy nights, but I must say I wasn't at all happy with the way that delivery kid was ogling you when you answered the door. But, I can't say that I could blame him – you really do look quite sexy in that red tank top and shorts." She gasped and whirled around. 'He's watching'. She looked out her window.

"Don't look so concerned, Greenlee. I'm just protecting my interests."

She thought she was going to throw up, but she did her best to put up a steel front, knowing that he could see her. "I'm not your interest anymore. My lawyer resent the divorce papers to Livia – you know, to ensure that there are no more 'mishaps' with those documents."

Ryan laughed and it sent chills up her spine. "Oh Greens, you know that the divorce isn't going to happen. You don't want it anymore than I do. Besides, I'm going to make everything right."

That last statement made her blood run cold. "What do you mean?" she whispered into the phone.

"It's a surprise. I know how much you like surprises. Just know that I'm going to make things how they should be and we are going to have our family back. I'm going to be out of reach for a few weeks, but, I'll be back and then… well, then things will be right and we'll be together. Just know that I love you and that's not going to change. Sleep tight and I'll talk to you soon."

She heard the phone disconnect and she started to shake. She immediately called Martin and told him she was coming over. She quickly packed as much as she could and bolted her apartment.

"And I haven't been back since. Martin forwarded all my calls to his cell so he could monitor things, but we heard nothing… well, until yesterday. Zach, Ryan called me at the office and I heard… I heard Will in the background. And then, Carla, my assistant, left me a message while I was flying – he told her to tell me that he was going to be back tomorrow with my 'surprise'. Zach, I'm so sorry – if I had thought for a minute that this is what he meant by fixing things, I would have called immediately and…" Greenlee got choked up and the tears she had managed to keep at bay for the last 18 hours started to fall. Bianca reached over and held her hand while she cried.

Zach stood up and took a deep breath as he ran his hand through his hair. He grabbed the phone off the receiver and punched in a couple of numbers. "Ed, yeah, it's Slater. I need the plane ready in 10 minutes… Savannah… yeah, see you in 10." He dropped the phone back in the receiver and grabbed a small black bag out of the bottom drawer of his desk.

"Greenlee, we need to go. We have to beat him back and make sure that he doesn't…" Zach couldn't even get the words out. Greenlee looked up at him with shame and fear in her eyes. "Greenlee, I don't blame you. None of this is your fault, but can I just say… I told you so just don't quite cut it right now." Greenlee just nodded and got up out of her chair. Zach walked around the desk and started to head for the door when Bianca grabbed his arm.

"Where are you going?"

"I'm going to get my… I'm going to get Will back. Let's go, Greenlee. Bianca, go back to the house and tell Jackson that…"

"Oh, hell no. I'm going with you."

Zach whipped around and glared at her. "No, you're really not. Go back to the house."

Bianca crossed her arms over her chest. "No, he's my nephew and you are going to need some help what with the rescue and the distraction of Ryan and what-not. I'm going. I'll call Jackson and let him know what's going on, but to not get anyone's hopes up until we get Will back."

Zach could see the resolve in her eyes. "Bianca, I appreciate this, but you've got to think of Miranda. I would never forgive myself if something were to happen to you."

Bianca smiled at him. "Well, then, you better make sure I come back in one piece then." Zach knew he was beat in that moment. "Fine, but you do what I say and go where I tell you and…"

Bianca grabbed her jacket and purse off the desk. "Zach, I'm a Kane. When has that line ever worked on a Kane woman before? C'mon, we need to go get Will." Zach ran his hands through his hair again and quickly followed Bianca and Greenlee to the elevators.

TBC….