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Ana
I arrive at the café and order a tea and a muffin to hopefully look less suspicious. I spot Jack entering and he comes straight over to me and orders a coffee for himself. We stay silent as we wait for our orders, I keep my eyes on him and he keeps them anywhere but at me. Where the hell is my daughter? Whatever news he has I pray that it brings Amaya back to me, I pray that she comes back to me unharmed.
"Do you know where she is?" I ask as soon as our drinks have arrived and the waiter has gone.
"I do."
"Then why are we sitting here?" I hiss looking him in the eye, I just need to find my daughter, my baby and bring her home.
"I'm going to take you to her, but first drink your tea and listen to me." He says and I sigh but do as he says. "She's ok, unharmed I think he may have drugged some juice because she is sleeping for him…"
"It's past her nap time."
"But he did say she had been screaming for you. I don't think he'd do too much to harm her Ana…"
"Ok." I nod believing him because I need to not because I actually believe him.
"Ok, so when we leave here you're going to follow me to where she is but once I show you I will leave you. It's your choice what you do from there but I warn you any police involvement and he will kill her… please Ana, I know I'm not saying much but I don't know what else to do here. I can't go back to prison and I can't betray him without ending up there so I can't help you anymore than I am."
"Ok I understand." I admit. "Please can we go now?" I ask not able to touch my muffin or my tea.
"Ok let's go."
I follow him for ages, taking a ferry from the island I have no idea where I'm going but all I do know is that either I'm being led to my doom or to my daughter. I swear to God if anything has happened to her I will kill someone and I'm sorry if it happens to be Jack. I have no reason at the moment to doubt him when he says she's unharmed, it's all I ask for, is that she's unharmed and that I can bring her home.
Christian
"Put a track on my wife's cell phone and car." I say to Luke Sawyer, he knows I wouldn't do anything without having too and he doesn't even give me a look that says he isn't sure about doing it. He just logs onto the computer and pulls up the track on my wife's phone and her car which happen to be in the same place apparently in the middle of the Puget Sound.
"What the fuck?" Luke says as he zooms in on the satellite image, I look hard at the picture, my wife is in the middle of the Puget Sound, or her car and cell phone are.
"I'm going to call her." I say worry ripping through my veins, I don't need this now, not while I'm trying to find my daughter.
"Sir if I may I think she's on a ferry."
"Why would you say that? What the fuck reason has Ana got to be on a ferry?" I growl, I know Luke can't actually answer my questions but my errant wife is now pissing me off.
"That's a ferry route Sir, and she's moving slowly also there's the fact that according to this that should be a ferry."
"I'm going to call her, send Reynolds after her, tell him to keep back but just follow her from when the ferry docks."
"Yes Sir."
I walk off as quick as I can and grab my phone taking a deep breath so I don't freak out, she might have a legitimate explanation as to why she's on a Ferry, I know her head is a mess right now with our daughter missing and Ana doesn't do sitting on her backside worrying. I just don't need her taking unnecessary risks while all the security is holed up here trying to find our daughter.
"Anastasia?"
"What is it Christian have you found her?" I hear the hope in her voice and it brings a lump to my throat.
"No baby I was just wanting to make sure you were ok." I say dejectedly and I hear her sigh.
"I'm fine baby." She replies. "Just trying to clear my head."
"Where are you Ana?"
"Just driving around Christian, I can't sit down and wait for news I'm hoping to see her…"
"I know baby." I sigh not liking the fact she's lying to me, well she may be sort of telling the truth, maybe that's how she ended up on the ferry while driving around.
"I love you Christian."
"I love you too baby, just be safe yeah?"
"I will." She replies before hanging up.
"Reynolds is heading for the dock, he should make it in time for the ferry's arrival." Luke informs me and I nod and put my cell back in my pocket.
"Just make sure that she's safe Luke, keep an eye on the monitor and stay in touch with Reynolds, I don't want to lose my wife as well." I say and Luke grabs my shoulder and gives it a squeeze, there is sometimes a good reason to be on good terms with those you employ, I know he sees my internal struggle, he can see that I just want to scream and cry because I have no idea where my baby is.
"I'll make sure." He says before walking off letting me redeem myself.
Ana
I follow Jack for what feels like hours after the ship Docks. We're thankfully back in Seattle, back on familiar territory which alone makes me feel a little safer. I just hope I'm being led to my daughter, it's all that matters to me at this moment. I just want to hold her, make sure she's safe and get her home. Is that too much to ask? I hope not.
We pull up outside a gate that leads to a house on the edge of Lake Washington. I watch as Jack lowers his window and press a button on the gate which causes it to swing open. I swallow hard, trying to dispel all the fears that are welling up inside me as I follow him up the driveway.
He brings his car to a stop and I bring mine beside his before stopping too. I'm so scared, this could lead to so many bad outcomes yet I can't bring myself to do anything but climb out of the car.
"You're on your own from here Ana." Jack says looking apologetic. "I'm sorry I can't do more."
"You've done more than I thought you ever would Jack… what happens from here?"
"I don't know, all I know is that inside that house is your daughter." He says putting his hand on my shoulder. "The door is open. I wish I could help you more but I can't unless I want to end up in a grave or in prison."
"It's ok. Thank you for all you've done." I say as he squeezes my shoulder. I give him one final nod before I turn on my heels and head up to the big blue door that seals my fate. I just hope that whatever fate that is my daughter stays unharmed.
