Hurray for another chapter! Please review to lemme know how I am doing. Thanks in advance. :D

Oh and sorry for the long wait, I sure hope this was well worth the wait.

Ciara was sitting on the couch in the Dimera gatehouse with Ben. "Clyde called me about the plan," she was saying, leaning her head against his shoulder. "I want to go on the run with you."

Ben glanced at her in confusion. "That never ends well. You need to stay here. Your family needs you." He tried to reason with her.

She sighed. "But you also need me!" She sat up to glance at him. "My mom will be busy with Shawn for a while, and I want to be with you!" She leaned closer, then kissed him softly.

Hope was softly talking to Kayla. "So he will be okay?" She asked.

Kayla nodded in confirmation. "Of course. Maybe he can get out of here in a few days. Did you call Belle to let her know what happened?"

Hope shook her head. "He doesn't want me to."

Kayla glanced at her in shock. "What's that about?"

Hope shrug. "He says he just doesn't want to worry her, but I think there's more to it than that." She sighed. "I think something is going on between them, I don't know why he won't tell me."

Kayla sighed. "Your tired, Hope. Why don't you rest for a bit? I will wake you up in a few hours."

Hope shook her head. "No, I can't." She walked back into the room, then sat back down in her chair. She thought about calling Belle, but decided against it.

Ben sighed. "Fine, you can come. I will keep you safe," he promised her. "So I guess that we should get moving then." He kissed her. "Ready to go?"

Ciara pulled out her motorcycle key, and held it up. "Ready!" She grabbed his hand and led him outside, then handed him a helmet as she put hers on. "Let's roll!"

"Stefano looks like Steve Johnson," Hattie was saying. "I think he was heading back to Salem for some kind of unfinished business."

"Unfinished business?" Rafe repeated, untying her. "What kind of unfinished business? Did he tell you any thing?"

She shook her head. "He didn't say anything about it."

It was a few hours later, Hope had drifted off to sleep sometime during the night. When she woke up, he was still asleep even though she could tell that he was faking it. "Shawn?" she asked softly. "I know your awake, I can tell." She stood up. "Okay then, I'll just step out of the room and call Belle then."

The door opened at that and Belle stood in the doorway. "You don't have to do that because I'm here."

Shawn opened his eyes at the sound of her voice. "Belle?" He glanced at Hope in confusion, then back at Belle. "How did you find out? I didn't want to worry you since you have enough to deal with worrying about Claire."

Belle crossed her arms. "Dad called me. Did you really think he wouldn't?" She walked over to the bed, sitting down in the chair. "I can worry about Claire, my job, and you too." She said, then slid her hand in his and gave it a gentle squeeze. "Just like your mom can worry about you and Ciara."

Hope thought a moment. "Why don't I just step out of the room and let you two talk." She headed for the door. "I will come back in a little bit." She walked out.

Belle sighed. "You went after Princess Gina, huh? She could have killed you!"

Shawn glanced at her. "Well, she didn't. I'm still here, and mom is back." He flashed her a smile, which quickly faded. He struggled to push himself up into a sitting position. "I honestly didn't want you to have to fly all this way."

"It was no trouble," she assured him. "You should rest now."

He shook his head. "That's all I have been doing here," he protested. "I'm rested up."

She crossed her arms. "Your so stubborn."

He just chuckled. "Everybody is at some point."

She nodded towards the door. "Have you said anything to her yet?"

He shook his head. "I haven't really had time to say anything yet."

After they were both on, Ciara sped off. She had decided to go to the Salem border where they could spend time at a cabin away from everyone here. Especially the Salem PD, then they could work on the case together without fear of being interrupted.

It wasn't long before they arrived at the cabin, so they went inside. She pulled a file folder out of her bag, then sat down at the table, signaling for Ben to join her. "Let's work on the case now."

Ben nodded. "Okay, whatcha got so far?"

She opened the folder. "I was talking to Justin when he figured out that it had to be David's father that killed Jordan," she explained.

Shawn shook his head. "I'm not going to tell her, she's just got back."

Belle sighed. "Okay, I'm just glad that you're okay," she leaned over and softly kissed him.

That's the end. Forgot to say Happy Valentine's Day, yuck!!! I do not like this holiday, but I don't know why.Anyways, follow, favorite, review or all three!!!! And if you have any ideas, please comment or PM me.. because my think tank is running low. Welp, imma go now. Toodles!Athena, out!!!