Title: It Wasn't Me

Summary: Walker and Alex have been married for five years and Angela just turned four. Everything in their lives is going great until the day Angela gets kidnapped.

Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters in this story. They belong to whoever owns the rights to Walker Texas Ranger.

Author's Note: This story is set in May 2005 right after Angela's fourth birthday.

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Chapter 14: Just to Make Sure in Times to Come

They had heard her scream and were running upstairs in an instance. Walker had been listening to the messages left on their answering machine while Alex was finishing up what few dishes their were in the sink.

Alex was on Walker's heels as they made their way up the stairs to their daughter's room. Angela, who was sitting on her bed, looked up as her mommy and daddy entered her room.

"What is it Angela?" Angela asked as she got down to her daughter's level looking at her. Walker had gotten down too and was looking Angela over, trying to see if she was hurt at all.

"Well…it was….just….that….." Angela tried to tell her mommy and daddy, but nothing was coming out.

"What Angel? Did you have a bad dream?" Walker questioned his young daughter.

"No…." Angela told her father, as he and her mother got on her bed and Alex sat Angela in her lap.

"What was it then baby?" Alex asked.

"It's just that I wanted to make sure you and daddy would come if I ever scream again." Angela said and Walker and Alex could tell by looking her in the eyes that she had been scared to death when Anderson had taken her and she had screamed and no one had come. Usually they would have been mad about Angela screaming and nothing being wrong, but because of what she had just gone through, Walker and Alex didn't have it in their hearts to be upset at her.

"We will always come if you scream Angela." Alex told her daughter.

"But you didn't. When that bad man took me, you and daddy didn't help me. I scream and scream but you didn't help me. I thought you didn't love me because you didn't come. And when I screamed after bad man had me away from you, no one came. You and daddy didn't come and bring me home. Uncle Jimmy didn't either. He went and search bad man's home. I heard Auntie Syd say she hear something, but didn't come and find me. Mommy I was so scared. I kept screaming and no one came. You and daddy said you would but you didn't." Angela said.

Alex and Walker sat there thinking for several moments. How could they explain what had happened to their daughter?

Finally Walker spoke. "Angela, honey. Mommy and I will always come when you need us. I'm sorry I wasn't home when the bad man took you but if I was, I wouldn't have let him take you. And mommy…"

"Mommy was home and he took me." Angela said in the middle of her father's sentence. Usually Walker would have been mad, but not today. Not this day.

"Yes mommy was home and if I remember mommy wouldn't let him touch you. Mommy held you as close to her as she could. Didn't mommy hit the man to keep him away from you?" Angela nodded before Walker continued. "Didn't mommy hold you for a really long time, trying to keep you safe until the bad man hurt her? After he hurt her, mommy couldn't do anything. The man had hurt mommy. Do you understand?"

Angela looked up at her father and nodded her head.

"Angela." Alex started to say. Then she continued when her daughter looked up at her. "I'm sorry the bad man got you. I'm sorry he hit me and I couldn't protect you any longer. Believe me sweetie, the last thing I ever want is for something to happen to you because I can't be there. And when no one else came, I'm sorry. But you have to believe us honey. If there was anyway we could have gotten you out sooner we would have. We looked for you the whole time you were gone and I missed you so much. I've never missed anyone more then I did when you were gone. Honey please don't be mad at anyone. We love you more then life itself and we would do anything for you."

Angela thought about what her parents had said for several moments. "Okay mommy. I believe you and daddy. I love you." Angela gave her mommy a hug and then gave her daddy a hug.

"And I love you too sweetie." Alex told her.

"And I love you both." Walker joined in.

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Anderson's trial was suppose to start the following week. Walker and Alex had told Angela over and over what would be going on and what she would have to do and Angela have told them she would be okay.

"I promise mommy, I'll be okay when I see him." Angela told her mother the night before the trial started.

"Are you sure?" Alex asked her young daughter again. She was worried about what would go on in the courtroom and how it would affect her daughter.

"Yes mommy I'm sure. I just have to tell the man what the bad man did to me and then we can go home. Right?"

"Yes honey that's all you have to do." Alex said as she took her daughter in her arms.

Angela looked up at Alex. "Mommy, is it still okay if I sleep with you and daddy tonight for I can get to sleep?" Angela asked her mother.

"Sure you can sweetie." Alex said as she picked her daughter up and headed to her and Walker's room.

"What's this?" Walker said as Alex walked into their room with a now sleeping Angela. Angela had fallen asleep shortly after she had asked her mommy if she could sleep in their room.

"Shh…." Alex told him as she sat down on the bed to lay Angela down. "It's our sleeping daughter who is finally asleep before getting to our bed. But she's going to sleep with us again tonight if that's okay."

"It's fine. Besides I love having my whole family that close to me when I sleep." Walker told her with a smile.

"You're sweet. Have I told you lately how much I love you?" Alex said as she leaned over to kiss him.

Walker looked into her eyes. "You can tell me again." He said and then smiled before kissing her.

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Walker was the first one out of bed the following morning. He went out to the barn to take care of the horses and then headed back into the house to start breakfast.

Just as Walker was finishing breakfast, the phone rang.

"Hello." Walker said as he tried to figure out who would be calling this early in the morning.

"Walker, it's Trivette. I…." Trivette started to say before Walker cut in.

"Trivette what are you doing calling this early in the morning. Alex and Angela are still sleeping and I want them to be able to get some more sleep before they get up and we head to the courtroom."

"Walker I know. But…" Trivette was saying only to have Walker cut in again.

"Trivette please can't this wait?" Walker questioned his friend.

"Well….not really….it's about…." Trivette said and then realized he probably wouldn't be able to get a word in edgewise because Walker cut in again.

"Fine Trivette what's so important that you had to call this early in the morning?"

Walker then realized he was being rude and probably sounded upset.

"Trivette, I'm sorry if I sounded rude or on edge. It's just with Angela being kidnapped and now the trial today and Angela still can't sleep at night sometimes. But I shouldn't take it out on you. Now what is it you wanted to tell me?"

"Walker there is no trail…."

"What?" Walker said blankly.

"Walker, Anderson was found dead this morning. He hung himself."

"Are you sure someone didn't kill him?"

"We're sure Walker. But there isn't a trial so Angela won't have to go through all of that." Trivette told his partner.

"Thanks Trivette. I'll tell Angela and then figure out a way to tell Angela."

"No problem partner. Hope Angela's okay." Trivette said, he was still concerned for his goddaughter.

"Yeah." Walker said before hanging up the phone.

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Alex was out of bed before Angela. Walker went upstairs to bring her and Angela breakfast but when he saw that his daughter wasn't awake yet, he sat the food down on the dresser and whispered for Alex to come out it the hall for a minute, in case Angela woke up.

"What is it?" Alex asked getting concerned because of the look on her husband's face.

"I don't know how to tell you this but…." Walker said as he took her in his arms.

"But what….?" Alex asked getting really scared. When Walker acted like this it was usually followed by bad news.

"Anderson was found died this morning. He killed himself." Walker told his wife.

Alex thought for several moments, not really sure what she was suppose to be feeling. "So now we have to tell Angela and there isn't a trial." She finally said happy that her daughter wouldn't have to go through the pain of a trial.

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Angela awoke as Walker and Alex were headed back to their bedroom.

"Morning mommy. Morning daddy." Angela told them as they walked in.

"Good morning sleepy head." Walker told his daughter.

"Morning Angel, did you sleep well." Alex asked Angela.

"Yep."

"Angela. Honey daddy has something he needs to tell you." Alex told her deciding to let her husband tell there daughter what happened, knowing he would be much better at it then she would be.

"What daddy?" Angela asked.

"Honey, remember the bad man who took you away?" Walker asked.

"Yeah and now I have to go tell the other man what the bad man did to me." Angela told her daddy.

"Well actually honey, the bad man died last night so you don't have to tell the judge what he did to you." Walker told her.

The room was silent for several moments. "Do you understand honey?" Walker asked her.

"Yeah but now that I don't have to go tell the other man what the bad man did to me, can we go horseback riding like you promised?" Angela asked.

"Tell you what, when you get your cast off, we'll go riding okay."

"Okay. And can mommy go too?"

"If mommy wants to." Walker said as he looked up at Alex.

"Mommy will you please go with me and daddy?" Angela asked.

"I would love to go with you sweetheart." Alex told her daughter.

"Thank you mommy. I love you."

"I love you too." Alex said as she picked Angela up and sat her in her lap.

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It had been four weeks since Walker had promised to go horseback riding with Angela over the weekend. Her arm was now healed and Walker had agreed to finally taking her horseback riding. There was only a small change in their plans. Alex was going to go with them.

Around noon the next day, Walker saddled up the horses and they took off towards the lake. The lake was not only Walker's and Alex's favorite place on the whole ranch, but it had become Angela's as well.

As they arrived at the lake, they knew that life was good. They had their family back together again and Anderson was in jail. Life just couldn't have been any sweeter at that moment in time.

THE END

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