Chapter 211

At the police station Nadia sat in a waiting area and waited until someone came to talk to her. She hasn't said a lot to her mother or her other siblings about what happened or where she was or why she was in the state she was in. There was a knock on the door and Shelby's head peeked around the door. "Hello, nice to see all of you again." She smiled and walked over to them giving each of them a hug, they were family in a way after all. She settled behind the desk after asking them how they were doing before she got down to the bottom of finding out what brought them here.

"Uhhmm, I saw something a few days ago. And I found a note in my desk at work where they told me if they find me I'd be dead. Needless to say they found me and didn't end up killing me but ruffed me up pretty good." Nadia said but Shelby stpped her halfway.

"I'm gonna need you to start at the beginning, who are you talking about?"

"Reno Horne." My boss. "He is a very violent….was a very violent man." She corrected herself. "His wife Christy worked in our admin department and I've see him shoving her around a few times and she'd sometimes show p to work with bruises that she tries to cover with heavy make up."

"Okay." Shelby nodded as she wrote down things in the file while she recorded their conversation.

"They have one child, a son he is 18, Reese, and he recently just graduated high school. One afternoon after a meeting I worked late. Reese confronted his father about why he was treating his mother this way. He told him he should stop or he'll hand hm over to authorities." Nadia took a deep breath before she continued and looked at her mother and siblings in the room. "Uhm he pushed his father over the balcony, needless to say he didn't survive. Reese came back running into the building, when he saw that I saw all of it happen he threatened me and told me I don't know the whole story, and that I should look over my shoulder from now on." She concluded looking up at Shelby.

"Do you have any idea where Reese is now. Or Christy? If they're still at their family home?"

"I don't know but I do know that Reno is still in hospital and on ventilators. Last time I heard Christy didn't want to turn off the machines."

Shelby wrote down a few more things before she twisted her pen around in her hand and bit her lower lip. "Okay, I'd suggest that we get you into witness protection from today onwards. I'll have to search around for houses on the system. I have to tell you though that this case is certainly going to trail and you're going to be a witness."

"Do I have to?" Nadia asked a hint of panic in her voice.

"Unfortunately yes. But we'll take you through it, you won't be alone. And if you don't have a lawyer we'll get one for you, and on the bright side it helps that your brother and sister in law are part of the feds." Shelby smiled as she tried to lighten the mood.

"Hey, it's gonna be okay." Theresa said seeing the scared look in her daughter's eyes after she found out that she has to testify. "You're not alone – we're all in this with you."

Shelby came back inside after a little while to update them on what she had found. "Okay, uhm Ryan's on his way because once again all our safe houses are full, that's something I never understand. But he asked to talk to your mother alone before he discuss what he has planned for your stay. And the lawyer we appointed will be here shortly." Shelby said telling them they are allowed to go to the cafeteria and get something to eat while they wait.

Theresa had some news that she wanted to share with her children but she wasn't sure if now would be the right time to do so, and decided to wait until Nadia's things are sorted. She sat in the cafeteria drinking a cup of tea when her son showed up. She can't remember if she's ever told him how proud she is of him and seeing him in his workplace made her heart swell.

"Are you okay?" Theresa asked when he sat down opposite him and he looked at her weirdly and nodded his head. "I'm good mom. Why are you being weird?" he asked frowning as he looked at her.

"I'm not being weird I just asked a question. You seem stressed."

"I've just had a bad day, but I'm fine. You don't have to worry about me." He assured her. "Shelby told me about Nadia and I have an idea if where she'll be safe but I'll need to ask you first if you're gonna be okay with it."

Theresa nodded not sure where her son was going with this but it seemed serious. "Alex's younger brother has an apartment a few blocks away from us. If it's okay with you and Nadia she can stay there until after the trail." He said slowly trying to read his mother's expression.

"Will she be safe there? They won't come and look for her there?" Theresa asked and Ryan shook his head, assuring his mother that he wouldn't suggest it if they weren't going to be safe.

"How are things at home?" Theresa asked looking at him.

"I forgot that babies don't sleep and keeps us up at night. Alex hated me a few nights ago because she had a c-section, and I might have said something that could've stayed." He admitted seeing the look his mother gave him for him to continue.

"I didn't mean it in a rude way, I just said that with Phoebe she was up and going in a week she wasn't in bed and doing things at a snails pace. In fact verbatim her words were I really hate your ass right now." He said thinking back.

"Well you deserved it. She had major abdominal surgery and healing is gonna take time – a lot of time. And the way I know Alex it's becoming irritating for her because she wants to do things on her own and not ask for help every five minutes." Theresa said and he agreed when his three sisters walked towards the table they were sitting at.

Harry looked like someone on a mission when he saw Ryan and was relieved when he saw him. "Agent Booth. We messed up some paperwork and the whole internet system crashed so no one can access files."

"I am a bit occupied right now Doyle. Call IT to sort it out and inform Liam." Ryan said and Harry walked back scratching the back of his head because the special agent didn't help much.

"What? I am occupied. It's not everyday that my family comes to my work place. Nadia I have a safe house in mind, more like an apartment a few blocks away from us." He started and Nadia nodded.

"Why do I sense a but coming?" Amorey asked looking at her brother expectedly.

"But like pipsqueak said, Alex's brother lives there so if you don't mind sharing with him you can crash there until all of this is sorted out." He informed them.

"It's fine. As long as I don't have to look over my shoulder for the rest of my life." Nadia accepted.

Theresa took this time to look at her children and took a deep breath before she started talking. "I've been to the doctor a few days ago – my cancer is cured and I don't have to undergo surgery anymore."