Disclaimers: see chapter 1
A/N: Michael Cambias is a bad, bad man... OK, so I may have taken a few liberties with some of the details since I've been struggling to remember EXACTLY how it all went down, but hey, that's was ff is for, right! I had so much fun writing Michael in this chapter - I SOOOO loved to hate him before they went off the deep end with the rape storyline! Enjoy!

"Kendall, you don't have to do this. I can talk to him by myself if you want." Kendall smiled at him and squeezed his hand. She needed to know and she needed to know now. She didn't want Zach's candy coated version. After they explained to Beverly who exactly Mike was, she lost it. They called Myrtle and told her that Beverly was heading home and that they would explain later, but to just put her to bed and to not ask any questions. Kendall pulled Will away from the tables and Zach put a guard on the door, telling the sitter not to open the door for anyone except for this guard and the two of them.

They both took a deep breath and Zach opened the door to his office. They found Michael leaning against his desk, staring at a picture frame. Zach crossed the room and yanked it from his hand. Michael just smirked.

"Now, now Alex… sorry, it's hard to remember to call you Zach… I was just admiring my niece and nephew. They sure do have those good Cambias genes." He laughed as Kendall and Zach glared at him as he talked about their children. Michael leaned back and crossed his arms across his chest. "Speaking of good Cambias genes, got a picture of my daughter lying around?"

Zach grabbed him around the throat, pulling him up off the desk. "Listen to me and listen to me good, Michael. You aren't to come near my children nor are you to even attempt to get in contact with Bianca and Miranda or I swear to God, I'll…"

Michael laughed and shoved Zach. "Or you'll what, brother? Kill me? Yeah, little Binksy tried that, but I'm still standing." Kendall wanted to do nothing more than rip the smirk right off his face as he sat down on the couch, crossing his right leg over his left knee and smiling as he stretched his arm across the back of the couch. Zach took a deep breath and pulled his chair around his desk, rolling it to sit in front of Michael, across the coffee table.

"Fine, Michael, fine. You've come here for a reason, so just spit it out." Michael just cocked his head, quickly looking Kendall up and down before returning his eyes to his brother.

"Fine, I'll start. How is this even possible?"

Michael just laughed. "Oh, come on now Alex, you aren't the only one who has the means and the ability to fax a death."

"But I saw you… on the floor… lying there" Kendall said from across the room, unable to take her eyes off of the man who should be nothing more than an apparition.

"Oh please, Kendall. This whole town, all of you… so damn cocky. Thinking that I would just roll over and die." He just laughed. "Yeah, sorry for the pun. Anyway, I took precautions. I knew it was just a matter of time before someone in this little stinking town came after me."

"But, how…" Kendall was stunned.

"Three little words, gorgeous." Zach seethed as Michael talked to Kendall. "Bullet proof vest. I wore one all the time after the judge dropped the charges. Good thing Binks is a bad shot. She nailed me right in the middle of the vest, no harm, no foul except for a nasty bruise. And then you and Reggie… fools didn't even check for a pulse. I just laid there, eyes closed, still as could be. Once you two ditched me, I took my chance and made my exit."

"So, who was…"

"Hanging on that hook? Yeah, that was pretty gruesome, even for you Kendall. Well, you wouldn't believe the number of crooked undertakers there are around these parts. Flash enough money and you can get them to do just about anything. That guy you found – some poor homeless schlep that no one had claimed. Plopped a few thou down and… viola, instant stand-in Michael." He just laughed as Kendall slid down the wall, head in her hands.

"So that wasn't you when we came back later that week to…"

"Sorry, sweetheart, you strung up some poor homeless man."

Zach could only stare at the man in front of him, not seeing any of the younger brother he had left behind all those years ago. "So why now?"

Michael lifted his gaze off of Kendall and turned his attention back to his brother. "Why now what?"

"Why come back now? Why come back at all? Everyone assumes you are dead; no one would have ever bothered looking for you. You could have lived out the rest of your days anywhere else. So, why now?" Michael narrowed his eyes at Zach and reached into his coat pocket, pulling out a piece of paper and handed it to Zach.

Zach unfolded it and found himself staring at Caroline's birth announcement. He felt Kendall's hand on his shoulder and he looked up at her as she scanned the paper in his hand. They looked at Michael. He leaned his head against his hand.

"So, I was sitting in Geneva one afternoon, scanning the internet for… well, that's for me to know and you to find out… when I came across this nice little announcement posted on the corner of casino's webpage. So, I started to do a little digging. You two have been busy little beavers, haven't you… I mean, Kendall single handedly drove off Greenlee and you offed Lavery without any consequences and well… I felt a little proud, so I thought a visit was in order."

Zach just shook his head. "But, why…"

Michael glared at his brother, uncrossing his legs and leaning forward on his knees. "Because, you, big brother, lost sight of why you came to town. You were supposed to avenge my death, get even with this sorry ass town for what they did to me. But, of course, you screwed that up. You got sucked in – first by Miranda, then Bianca, then by our very own swamp girl. And since you aren't going to get even with them for what they did to me, I decided to come back and do the job myself."

"Oh God…" Kendall cried, walking across the room with her head in her hands. Zach shot out of his chair and wrapped his arms around her, trying to calm her down. Michael scoffed at them. "Well, aren't you two just the picture perfect couple. You got whipped by the Kane's there brother. Father always thought you were the stronger of his sons, but I guess he was wrong."

Michael pushed himself off the couch. He shoved his hands in his pocket, smiling at Zach and Kendall. "Well, I guess my work for the evening is done, so if you could just point me in the direction of my date…"

"YOU LEAVE HER ALONE" Kendall screamed at him. Zach grabbed her around the waist, pulling her against his body to keep her from going after Michael. Michael just shrugged.

"Some other time, perhaps. Well, you two have a great evening." Zach could only watch as Michael yanked open the door and headed toward the elevators. Zach just shook his head at the guards as they looked at him. Kendall wrapped her arms around Zach's waist, burying her head in his chest. He yanked his cell phone out of his pocket and scrolled through till he found the number he needed.

"Yeah, Lou, it's Slater. I need you to put a tail on the guy that's coming down from my office right now… No, I just need to know his comings and goings. Also, I need a car sent over to the Fargate house. You need to get Myrtle and Beverly out of there…. Put them in one of the bungalows under my name…. I don't know, I'll tell you tomorrow. Thanks." He snapped the phone shut and dropped the phone back in his pocket, wrapping his arm back around his wife.

"What are we going to do?" she asked, looking up at him with fear in her eyes.

"I don't know, Kendall, I just don't know" he responded, dropping a kiss on the top of her head.

TBC….