Chapter 8

When Kay and Cameron returned to work, they went straight to Mike's office. Mike was in there, bouncing baby Farrah on his lap as she giggled, "Hey Mike," Cam said.

"Hey guys," He replied as he stood up holding the baby up. Farrah saw Cameron and she immediately held her arms and started waving her arms and legs to try and go to him. Mike, laughed, "I think someone missed her uncle."

Cameron took Farrah from Mike as her little hands gripped the fabric of his shirt, "I think she just recognized me. Thanks for taking care of her for a little while."

Mike waved his hand, "No problem. I think she's used to me now. Kid didn't cry once, just got a little fussy when she wanted her bottle. So... are you going to join us as we question Shawn's parents?"

Cameron nodded, "I am."

Kay spoke up, "But the plan is that Cameron hangs back for a few minutes so we can see the kind of people they are." She explained.

"Yeah, I mean, if they weren't active in their son's life, then who's to say that they even knew that they have a granddaughter?" Cameron added.

"That's a good plan." Mike admitted.

"We hope so." Cam then put Farrah in her carrier and she started to fuss a little. He took a pacifier out of the diaper bag and gave it to her... only to have her spit it out a few seconds later, "Okay, I think she sees through the charade of the pacifier. She's smart" He then gave her the pink dolphin and she seemed to calm down as she gripped the dolphin and held it close.

Kay smiled at the scene, "I think she just knows that the pacifier is not food so she's not going to waste her time with it." She helped Cameron pack up the bag, "Let's go."

They drove to a wealthy-looking neighbourhood, they reached the address they had found and went to the gate where there was a plaque over the intercom, "The Blanc Residence." Cameron read aloud, "I think that this is the place." Farrah gurgled in her car seat, "Don't worry kiddo, I didn't forget about you." He took her in his arms and she rested her tiny head on his shoulder, "One good thing about babies, they can nap almost anywhere."

Mike chuckled, "Well, not all babies. You actually got lucky with that one. My oldest son could never get to sleep."

Cam smiled, "Really?"

"Oh yeah, he always had to cry himself out before he would get any sleep."

They walked up to the intercom as a voice came from the box, "Hello? Whom is requesting to see Mr Blanc?"

Kay raised an eyebrow at the unnecessary formalities but played along, "FBI. We are here to speak with both Bennett Blanc and Vanessa Blanc."

"What about?"

Kay and Mike looked at each other with the same incredulous look before Mike said, "It has to do with their son. Shawn Blanc."

The intercom was silent for a moment then the sound of the gate buzzing came, "Please enter."

When they got to the front door, they didn't even have to knock; a butler opened the door and let them in, "Welcome to the Blanc Residence. The master and his wife will be with you shortly."

Cameron turned to Kay, "Well... I don't know about you but I'm getting some off vibes about this place already."

"Tell me about it." She replied.

"Okay, so let's go over the plan one more time." Mike said.

"Right, so you and Kay will question Shawn's parents and I will stay behind the door to see whether or not it's even worth bringing Farrah in."

The butler came down the stairs, "The master will see you now."

They followed the butler up the marble staircase to a very dim-looking sitting room where a man and woman stood waiting for them. They were both clearly in their late fifties and were both dressed to the nines, despite it being the early afternoon. The man had dark hair, dark eyes, and was wearing a dark grey suit and the woman had dark hair, dark eyes, and was wearing a beige pantsuit. "Thank you Geoffrey, that will be all for now." The butler nodded and walked away. The man gave a cold smile, "Hello, I'm Bennett Blanc and this is my wife Vanessa." He said shaking Mike and Kay's hands.

"Welcome." Vanessa said.

"Thank you for seeing us on such short notice." Mike replied.

"No worries at all." He sat down as Vanessa, Kay, and Mike did the same.

"We're here about your son, Shawn." Kay began.

"You mean former son." Bennett interjected.

"I'm sorry?"

Vanessa waved her hand, "We had plans for our eldest son. When Shawn wanted to run off with that... orphan, we gave him a choice. He could either, keep his wealth and marry the girl we picked out for him or he could leave and be with that little tramp."

"Do you mean Fiona Jonbroni?" Kay asked.

"I believe that's the girl's name."

Mike frowned, "So you haven't spoken to your son since?"

"Not for five years but I believe he just needs to get it out of his system and he'll be back soon enough."

Kay raised an eyebrow, "So you don't believe that it's at all possible that he settled down with this girl and maybe even started a family."

Vanessa rolled her eyes, "Of course not. My son is a playboy; he's probably gotten sick of her and moved on by now. He'll be home where he belongs very soon I should think."

"Mr Blanc? Anything to say?"

Bennett raised an eyebrow, "I have to wonder why you've come here asking about our son? What has he done?"

Kay and Mike looked at each other then back at the couple, "I'm very sorry to tell you but your son was killed."

Vanessa's eyes widened, "K-killed? What are you talking about?"

"Both he and his wife, Fiona were killed two nights ago."

"Th-that's... that's impossible, I know we have had our differences but... our son would have told us if he was married."

Kay looked at the older woman, who was clearly distraught and had no idea that this had happened, "There was one person who managed to escape the killer. Shawn and Fiona's daughter."

"D-daughter? No. No. Shawn would have told us if he had a child. He would have..." The woman looked down to her hands.

Bennett raised an eyebrow, "Suppose we believe you. Where is your proof that the child is his?"

Kay furrowed her eyes but turned around, "Cameron? I think you should come in."

Cameron walked in with Farrah who was still asleep with her head on his shoulder, "Hello."

"Who is this?" Bennett asked.

"This is Cameron Black, he's a consultant with the FBI and this little girl..." Kay placed a gentle hand on Farrah's back, "Is Farrah. She is Shawn and Fiona's daughter... and your granddaughter."

Vanessa looked up at the child, "She's Shawn's child?" She then looked at Cameron, "And who are you to be holding my son's child?"

Kay could feel frustration build up inside her but chose to ignore it, "Well, you see, when we were trying to ID our victims, we found that Fiona actually had a half-brother that she possibly didn't know about."

"As it turns out, I am Fiona's brother... which also makes me Farrah's uncle."

Bennett's face suddenly turned to disgust, "So she's the orphan's daughter?"

Cameron's nostrils flared up but Kay was the one who spoke up, "Excuse me?"

"She's the child of the woman who let our son astray?"

"Yes. She's a child who has lost her parents... and seeing as you seemed to be unaware of your son's death, we can rule you out as suspects. Good day."

"Wait!" Vanessa exclaimed, "What about Sarah? Didn't you bring her to give custody to us?"

Cameron frowned, "No. I brought her here because as her uncle, I felt that as her grandparents, you had a right to see her. That's all."Cameron turned to leave but made one last point, "And her name is Farrah."

"And because according to the autopsy, Shawn was the one who passed first, Farrah's custody would go to her mother and should anything happen to her, to her family." Kay said, "If you wish it, we can send you some of your son's personal effects after we've finished looking through it for evidence."

Bennett gave a look of indifference, "Throw his belongings in the trash for all I care. Now, if you don't have anything else then go... and never bring that... child back here" Saying the word 'child' like it was a dirty word.

Kay, Cameron and Mike all looked at each other before taking their leave. When Kay and Cameron got in the car, Cameron started to rant as he adjusted the still sleeping Farrah in her car seat, "Can you believe those people!? I mean, it is one thing to disown your own son but to insult his granddaughter's parents like that? I didn't think that they would be thrilled to see Farrah but I didn't think they would be so dismissive and-" He noticed Kay giving him a look he hadn't seen before when he looked up, "What?"

"Nothing. It's just... you're so passionate about your family. I've always liked that about you."

"Yeah? Well... family means everything. I'm glad you, Mike, and Farrah are part of our little family now." He said nonchalantly.

Kay smiled at his words, "That's very sweet Cameron."

She gave him a quick kiss on the cheek, Cam smiled, "What are you-"

"Taking the moments as they come."

"What if Mike saw you?"

"Well, he didn't, did he?" She grinned cheekily, "Now come on, let's head back and see if we can uncover any more evidence."

"Rodger that." He said, stealing a quick..ish kiss from her lips.

"Cameron!" She whispered loudly when he pulled away.

"Taking the moments as they come." He whispered back.

"Hey, you guys ready to head back?" Mike shouted from his car.

"Yeah, we are, see you there." Kay shouted back. They drove back where they began to look through all of Shawn and Fiona's personal effects to see if there were any clues to what could have lead to their deaths. It was bittersweet to say the least. Kay found a framed picture of Fiona in a simple white dress with her hair down wearing a blue flower crown and Shawn in a nice black suit. They were both holding up their left hands as if to show off their wedding rings, "Cameron, look at this."

She handed him the picture, He gave a sad smile, "This must have been their wedding day... She looked beautiful..."

"Cam..."

"She looked happy. That's important."

"Yeah and look at him, Shawn has a smile that looks like he won the lottery."

Cam smiled, then noticed a flash drive with writing on it, "For Farrah." He read. Kay motioned for him to put it in the computer, "Wonder what could be on it."

The screen popped up with a bunch of video files, they clicked on the first one and out popped a selfie-mode video of Shawn, "Hey Princess! It's your old man here. I decided that I wanted to document everything I could for you because I want you to know everything. Here's something that your mom and I might not talk to you about is that we don't have much we can say about our pasts. My parents weren't exactly the sharing type so I honestly have no clue what they were into and your mom... well, she grew up in the foster system so she doesn't have many documented memories but what I could find, I included in this little video diary we're making for you." Cameron gave a half smile as he watched, "These videos will include your baby videos, some of our own personal videos that we've taken already, videos we will take, you think we're just your dorky parents, well... these videos will prove you right."

Farrah began to stir at the sound of her father's voice. Kay noticed she woke up and took her out of the baby carrier, "You hear your Dada?"

Cameron smiled as Kay brought Farrah over and sat down next to him as they watched, Farrah pointed at her father's face, reaching for the screen. Cameron's heart broke for the little girl, "Yeah Farrah, that's your Dada, he seemed like a good man."

In the video, Shawn got up from where he was and walked to another room where a pregnant Fiona was lying down on the bed, "Now your mom's extra tired today because she's doing something very important right now..." He brings the camera closer to her stomach, "She's busy cooking you."

"Shawn, if you don't get that camera away from me, I swear I will break the hand that's holding it" Fiona said with a joking tone. Farrah shrieked with glee at the sound of her mother's voice, Kay couldn't help but hug the little girl close to her.

"It's for posterity good woman!"

Fiona raised an eyebrow and Kay really saw the resemblance she had had to Cameron and Jonathan, "Define posterity." Shawn was silent for a moment, "You don't know, do you?"

"I am a doctor Fifi, not a linguist."

Fiona smiled but rolled her blue eyes, took the phone from him and brought it close to her face, "Sweetie, if your dad's still making quips like that when you get to high school, then I apologize in advance"

Shawn lay down next to her and pressed his cheek against hers, "Hey Princess, just remember who took you out to get ice cream for breakfast."

Fiona's eyes glanced at him, "You're gonna give our baby ice cream for breakfast?"

Shawn shrugged, "Just on her birthdays or any other excuse I can find to get her ice cream for breakfast." Shawn looked into the camera, "We love you Princess!"

"We love you Baby Girl!" Fiona said sending air kisses into the camera as the video ended with their smiling faces on the screen. Farrah reached out to the screen, wanting to go to her parents. Both Cameron and Kay's heart broke for the little girl.

When Cameron closed the window, Farrah started to tear up. Cameron moved to take her from Kay but Kay was already acting on it. She 'stood' Farrah up on her lap while holding her upright under the arms, "Shhh... shhh... It's okay Farrah. It's okay... I know you miss your mama and dada." She tried calming the baby down, it seemed to be working as Farrah's silent tears were starting to cease. Farrah reached out her arms and Kay brought her closer so Farrah could wrap her little chubby arms around Kay's neck. Kay just continued to hold the child, holding her with one arm and gently stroking the baby's back with the other. Cameron smiled as he watched Kay calm her down, "What?" She whispered.

"Nothing... you're just really good with her. Thank you."

Kay gave a half smile, "I'm happy to help. If you ever need me, don't hesitate to call =, even if it's the middle of the night."

"Thanks Kay."

"Hey... why don't you take this flash drive home, watch it and see if there could be anything useful on it?"

Cameron gave her a confused look which changed when she gave him a look which made him realize what she was talking about. This was so Johnny could see the videos too, "Uh, good idea." He then glanced at Farrah who didn't seem to be letting go of Kay anytime soon, "How should I... uh..."

Kay stood up, "I'll take you home." Cameron finally managed to have Farrah let go of Kay and put the baby in her car seat. Kay drove him and Farrah to his apartment. Kay parked in front of his building, "Remember, if you need anything at all, you can call me."

Cameron took his seatbelt off and smiled at her, "Thanks Kay." He then leaned over to stroke her cheek and then held her chin in his hand, "You really are amazing Kay." He ran his thumb very lightly over her bottom lip. He then leaned in closer to close the gap between them.

The kiss was supposed to be short but Cameron let his lips linger on hers for a little while, not that Kay minded but she soon pushed him off, "I'll see you in the morning Cameron." She kissed his nose as he reluctantly pulled away, "Good night."

"Good night Kay." He took Farrah and her diaper bag out of the car, "Be careful."

"You too." Kay said as she started up her car and drove away.

Cameron went inside and in the elevator, he let go of a breath that he didn't realize he was holding. His heart was beating out of his chest. Farrah let out a few baby babbles. Cameron sighed, "Yeah, I know... Kay's something." Farrah was actually babbling about unicorns but Cameron wasn't pro at baby talk, "Can you keep a secret? Of course you can, you probably won't even remember any of this." He knelt down and looked at his little niece, "I know it's soon to tell but... I think Kay's the one." Farrah grabbed his nose and giggled, "Okay, what is it with you and my nose?"

When he came back inside, Jonathan greeted him, "Hey baby brother. How were the in-laws?"

"Terrible people." He took Farrah out of her carrier, "But I don't think they're killers."

"How's the kid doing?"

"Wanna hold her?" Cameron turned Farrah's attention to Jonathan, "Farrah, wanna go to Uncle Johnny?" Farrah reached out her arms and Jonathan reluctantly took her, "Is there something wrong?"

"It's just, I kept thinking about it all day and... me staying... is just going to land me back in prison."

"Kay's working on it. I don't know what you did to her for her to be so cold around you but... she knows you're innocent."

"Like she said last time?"

"Hey..." Cameron raised an eyebrow, "That wasn't her fault."

"I know, I'm sorry." Johnny placed Farrah in her play pen, "I got the crib all set up by the way."

"You did?"

"Yeah, I had nothing better to do."

"How'd you manage to do it?"

Jonathan smirked, "I followed the instructions."

"They were in French!"

"And the other side was in English." Cameron looked away, "You've been busy making goo-goo eyes at Kay, I think you just didn't notice."

"I don't make goo-goo eyes." Cameron defended as Johnny rolled his eyes, "Oh by the way," He took the flash drive out of his pocket, "In Fiona and Shawn's personal belongings, we found a flash drive containing home movies and stuff, Kay thought I should bring it here so we could both watch it and maybe get an idea about who Fiona was a person and maybe see if we could find clues in the videos."

Jonathan looked unsure but he sighed and nodded, "Let's see it." Cameron put the flash drive in his laptop and played that first video again. They then proceeded to see videos of Shawn and Fiona singing musical numbers together while in the car, videos of Shawn following the pregnant Fiona around and videos of Shawn and Fiona with baby Farrah from her earliest days to even a video that was made just a week ago. Farrah had fallen asleep midway through watching so Johnny had put her in her new crib and covered her with a fluffy pink blanket. As they watched the many videos, they too started to nod off. First Cam fell asleep then Johnny fell asleep with the last thing he saw being his sister's smiling face on the laptop screen.

I wonder, wonder as to what could possibly happen next... what do you think?