I am off work today so I decided to update. It was such a cliffhanger at the end of the last chapter. Thanks for the reviews! Amber
Chapter 15
Claire ran to her sister's room and she wasn't there! Oh fuck! I hope she is in mom and daddy's room! She ran for the back steps which were closest to her parents room. She knew that her father's security was excellent but was very scared. She ran as fast as she could to her parents room. She opened the door and closed it. Her father sat straight up. Before he could inquire she shrieked. "Daddy! There are two men with guns in our backyard!"
Frank shot up. He grabbed his gun out of the lock box. He gestured to Callie to get the girls in the closet.
He handed her his secondary. "Don't hesitate to fire." Frank said.
Callie took the gun then hit her panic button. She knew it was connected to Fenton's cell phone. Frank was accessing his laptop and saw the two men on the security camera. They were trying to breach the steel reinforced door. One of them had a scanner. It was an impressive one but Frank was confident he wouldn't break the encryption. He checked the other door and saw two more men waiting in a crouched position. He called his father. "Dad I have a total of four men trying to enter my house with weapons."
"Sam and I are on the way son. Sit tight."
Frank ran facial recognition on them. One came back as Miguel Costa, he was a known associate of the Juan Garcia drug cartel. "Call for backup dad. I just ID'd Miguel Costa, a known associate of Juan Garcia. It's his second in command."
"This isn't my first rodeo son. Backup is also coming."
Frank scowled at that but didn't say anything.
Callie whispered from the closet where she and the girls were hiding. "I thought they were all caught?" She was currently standing in front of her girls, who were hiding behind some hanging clothes.
Frank answered. "He was in Mexico running things on that side of the border. This is obviously revenge."
Brooke's voice trembled. "It's all my fault. If I hadn't hit the panic button you guys would be safe right now."
Callie soothed. "And instead you would still be with those animals. Over my dead body."
Brooke was hyperventilating. Callie soothed her. "Slow breaths honey, try going somewhere calm in your mind."
Brooke sobbed. "Mom! Please can I get out of this corner! I can't breathe."
Frank watched the four men on split screen. The one working on hacking the security system smacked his thigh in frustration shaking his head. Frank saw his father's car stop at the entrance of his private lane. He and Sam got out and checked their weapons. Another SUV pulled up and Nancy Nickerson jumped out. She nodded to them and she too checked her weapon. One more SUV pulled up and two more agents stepped out. Fenton signaled for Nancy and the two agents to go to the back. He and Sam would take the front. They all moved. Frank moved as well. He put on his vest and went towards his front door. He turned on the hall light. Not even half a second later a bullet came through the door and shattered the hallway vase. Frank ducked behind the wall and waited. He heard his father's voice full of fury yell. "FBI hands where I can see them." Frank opened his window and climbed out and flanked the men. He knew he had a brick pillar as cover. He yelled. "NOW! Hands up NOW!"
Both the men complied. Fenton and Sam had them cuffed seconds later. Frank ran from the flowerbed towards the back of his home. He saw one of the men running practically right at him. Frank hid in the shadows and when he came close he tackled the man to the ground. Nancy was in hot pursuit. "Fucking asshole punched me."
Frank slammed his face into the dirt. "Didn't your mother tell you to never hit a lady?"
Nancy was still catching her breath. "Thanks for the assist."
Frank chuckled. "Thank you for coming to help."
"No problem."
Joe Hardy pulled up in his SUV. He jumped out of the car. "Is anyone hurt?"
"We're fine." Frank said.
Nancy knelt down and whispered. "The Garcia network is done. The suppliers in the US have all gone under, and the Mexican suppliers can't find anyone to run their drugs."
Fenton was on his phone. "Yes I want federal protection established for Frank Hardy and his family immediately. Get it set up Gray."
Frank went back into his house. . Callie rushed to him. "Oh honey! Thank god!" She wrapped her arms around him.
Fenton came in and found his granddaughters clinging to each other in the closet. "You're safe now kids. You can come out."
Claire went to stand up but Brooke wouldn't let go of her. Claire kissed her sister's cheek. "It's safe sissy. Come on."
Fenton crouched down. He removed Claire from Brooke's grip. "Come on pumpkin. It's okay."
Brooke ran into his arms. "Grandpa why are they doing this?"
Fenton smiled. "Because we took down the second largest drug and sex trafficing ring in the world kiddo. You being taken and hitting your panic button did that."
Brooke's eyes widened. "Really!"
"Really, the FBI, the DEA, the Secret Service have all been investigating Juan Garcia for years. It took a fourteen year old girl to bring them down."
"Good, but I still wish I hadn't been through it at all."
Fenton continued to hug her. "Me too darling."
Callie was working at her office two weeks later. She was surprised to see the Attorney General of the United States. "Carson Drew what an honor."
"I want you to know that I'm prosecuting the case involving your daughter personally."
Callie smiled. There was nobody better. "Thank you."
"I have a message from the president."
Callie went to her coffee maker and brewed a cup of coffee. "What would the president possibly want with me?"
"He wants to appoint you as a federal judge."
Callie choked on her coffee. "What? Me! I'm…"
"Quite qualified for the job." Carson said. "Will you consider it? The seat is here in DC."
Callie put down her mug. Her hands were shaking a little. "Of course I'll consider it. I'd like to talk to Frank first. He's been in McAllen Texas for a couple weeks and is coming back tonight."
"Of course. Your record is quite remarkable."
"Thank you. I don't know what to say."
Carson chuckled. "Say you'll think about it and get back to me by Friday."
"Okay. I will. Thank you." When her door closed she allowed a small squeal to escape her lips. She did a twirl in her desk chair. What a great day this has been. She had won her case and now this job offer. She was over the moon! She went home early. She called Laura to see if she could watch the girls for the night. She immediately agreed. Callie asked the girls to pack and took them over to Laura and Fenton's. When Callie told her why she wanted to talk to Frank she was thrilled. "Of course you should discuss this. Celebrate, It's what you dreamed of."
It really was. So she went home to set it up. She found a sexy teddy which she would be wearing when Frank got home in his favorite color blue. Her phone rang and she saw it was her doctor's office calling. She answered as she pulled the lasagna out of the oven. "Hello?"
"May I speak to Callie Hardy?"
"This is she...hello Dr. Warren, is there something wrong with my blood tests?"
"Nothings wrong Mrs. Hardy but you are fourteen weeks pregnant."
