A/N Thanks to everyone who reviewed the last chapter.
Landon had arrived home just after Jackson had hung up on Lisa. He was trying his best not to show his worry and provide support for Lisa. She was worried enough for the both of them. He sent his stuff down and walked over to where Lisa was standing.
"Have you heard anything?" he asked quite hopeful to hear good news.
"No, not yet" she lied. She wasn't planning on telling Landon about Jackson's phone call. She didn't see the point in telling him when it would just worry him more when it wouldn't help. He would want to go to the police with the new information but Lisa knew the only thing that would accomplish would be to make Jackson angrier.
He seemed to be unstoppable. He had been able to pull off who knows how many high profile assassinations and notbe caught by the police. She was sure disappearing with a small child would be even easier for him.
She'd wait until Jackson called her back and gave her more information before she saidanything to Landon.
Landon talking to her had broken her out of her isolated thoughts. "It's going to be okay Leese. We'll get her back, you'll see."
Lisa wasn't so sure about Landon last statement. Jackson hadn't called back again that day like she had been hoping. She realized this was all just one big game to him and he obviously didn't care who he hurt in the process.
Nighttime came and Landon had to convince Lisa to come to bed.
"Staying up all night isn't going to help the situation. It's only going to make you really tired."
She may have agreed to come to bed but that didn't mean she slept very well. The whole night she kept thinking about Alexis and how she was doing all alone.
After hanging up with Lisa, Jackson had gone to check on Alexis once more before he went to sleep. He couldn't afford to let anything happen to her if he wanted Lisa to show up. At some point during his conversation with Lisa she had fallen back to sleep again and he noticed her right thumb was still stuck in her mouth.
She had fallen asleep on top of all the blankets on the small bed. It was getting cold and he was worried she'd be cold later so he decided to cover her up with an extra blanket from the closet. He wasn't completely without a heart after all.
He hadn't planned on hanging up on Lisa earlier but he didn't like the way she was talking to him. He figured maybe she needed some time to think about her daughter and the situation she was in and then she would be more ready to listen. He had everything planned out perfectly and no one was going to screw it up for him.
Jackson woke up early that morning. He got up and got dressed and then made his way to his daughter's bedroom. He unlocked the door and was unsurprised to see her still sleeping. He decided to leave door unlocked figuring that she really couldn't go anywhere. He went to the kitchen to find something suitable for breakfast. Lexi had slept through dinner that night and was more than likely going to be hungry and want breakfast. In between fixing breakfast he started pacing around the kitchen. Lisa was trying to show him that she was in control again bygetting the police involved. She wasn't damn it. He would call her as soon as they were down eating breakfast. Jackson decided to make himself a cup of coffee to drink to calm his nerves while he waited for Alexis to wake up.
Alexis had been awake when Jackson had come to check on her and she tried her hardest to pretend that she was still asleep. She found that he didn't bother her while she was asleep. Her stomach growled in response to the fact that she hadn't ate anything for dinner last night. She got up from the bed noticing the blanket that wasn't there last night when she had fallen asleep.
She walked over to the door making herself as tall as possible and she found she could reach the door handle if she stood on her tip toes. She tried turning it and to her surprise the door opened into the hallway. Alexis was a little worried about leaving the security the bedroom had offered but she couldn't stay in the bedroom for ever. Even she knew that.
There were multiple doors in the hallway each one was closed. The living room was the first room she came too. She noticed a TV and couch were about the only furniture in the room. Her living room at home was full of toys for her to play with. The kitchen was second and Jackson was sitting at the table reading the morning newspaper while drinking his coffee. She stood in the doorway of the kitchen too nervous to say anything.
Jackson looked up from the table aware of the fact that he was being watched.
"I see you're up. Are you hungry? I have some cereal you can eat." He was unsure of what toddlers ate when he went shopping for food and assumed that all children liked cereal.
Alexis seated herself at the table in front of the empty bowl and spoon. Jackson held up two boxes of cereal for her to choose from and poured a small amount of the one she choose into the bowl for her. He retrieved the milk from the fridge and poured some milk onto the cereal despite Alexis's numerous comments that she could do it by herself. What was it with these women wanting to be so independent.
Alexis silently ate the cereal avoiding eye contact with Jackson. When she finished Jackson told her she was allowed to go watch some tv in the living room while he did the dishes but only if she behaved while she was in there. If she wasn't going to listen she would go straight back to her bedroom.
Jackson finished the dishes and had the kitchen all cleaned up when he decided that it was time to call Lisa. He entered the living room and turned off the TV.
"I was watching that." Alexis said offended that he turned off her television program
"Well I need to make another phone call so you're going to have to go back to your bedroom."
"Why?" she asked wanting to know why it mattered where she was when he made his phone call.
Why were young children always so full of questions he thought.
"Because I'm the adult and I say so and you'll do what I say without questioning me."
Alexis hadn't moved to get up and Jackson was starting to get frustrated.
"Now are you going to walk back on your own or am I going to need to carry you?" He asked hoping Alexis would want to get up and start walking on her own when she realized she had no choice in the matter.
She got up and headed back to the bedroom she had just come from not to long ago. He followed her to make sure she made it back to the bedroom and decided to lock the door this time. He didn't need her hearing his phone call with Lisa that was the whole reason he sent her back to her bedroom.