Chapter 16

When Dina and Jordan came back to the archive, they found Cameron and Jonathan looking through some of Shawn and Fiona's stuff with Mike and Gunter as Kay sat in a chair by the table with Farrah in her arms. It had been almost an hour and the child refused to let go of Kay, gripping onto the woman's sleeve but she had become very quiet. Awake, but quiet. "Hello everyone." Dina said, announcing her and Jordan's return.

"Hey Dina." Kay replied, "Hey Jordan."

"Farrah's hanging on to you pretty tight, did you almost drop her something?" Jordan joked.

"Oh ha. Ha. No, it seems she's becoming aware of the absence of her parents and she's just a little scared."

Dina and Jordan both gave sympathetic looks. Jordan then turned to the men, "So did you guys find anything?"

"That could lead to their killer? No." Jonathan said. He then picked up a light pink knitted blanket with 'Farrah' stitched in a bright blue on the edge and smiled, "She was good."

Cam furrowed his brows, "What?"

"This blanket is clearly handmade." Jonathan gulped, "She really loved her daughter. Sure didn't get her parental instincts from Dad."

"Except for the eyes, I don't think she got anything from Dad." Cameron joked.

Kay stood up from her seat and walked over to them, "Could I see that?" She placed Farrah down on the table, "Don't worry baby girl, I'm not going anywhere." Farrah looked up to Kay with her big eyes as Jonathan handed Kay the blanket, "Farrah, does this look familiar?"

She knew the child wouldn't answer but she waited as Farrah eyed the blanket, reached her little hand out and gripped the soft wool. A few moments later, the baby smiled letting out a happy, "Gah." She recognized the blanket. She then used her other little hand to grab the blanket and pulled it towards herself. Everyone gave small smiles to each other.

Cameron couldn't help but smile, "She knows it's her blanket."

Kay was about to let Cameron or someone else take over when Farrah raised her arms back up at her. Kay sighed, "You're lucky you're the cute one Farrah." She said as she picked up the child, only now Farrah wasn't clinging on to her anymore. The scene was kind of picturesque, with Kay smiling down at little Farrah as she clung on to the blanket, to the untrained eyes, they looked like mother and daughter. Cameron smiled at the scene, Kay said she wasn't good with kids but these past few days would have made him tell her she was wrong. As Farrah chewed on her blanket and Kay tried to stop her from doing so, Cameron took out his phone and took of a picture of the precious moment, nobody noticed.

As Kay adjusted Farrah in her arms, she noticed something in the pile of items, "Hey guys." She picked up a small box with a number lock, "Think you can decode this?"

Cameron took the box from her and got it open on the first try, "You know, as sweet as it is, parents should stop making passwords based on their children's birthdays." He opened the box and inside was a gold ruby ring, "I feel like I've seen this before."

Kay took a closer look at the ring, "Isn't that the same ring that Bennett Blanc was wearing?"

"That's exactly it!"

"Seems like it's a family heirloom kind of thing then." Jonathan said, "Why would Shawn still have it?"

"Well, family clearly meant something to Shawn. Maybe he couldn't fully let them go. I mean it makes sense, before Fiona, they were his whole world" Cameron responded. He picked up the ring, "One thing that doesn't make sense."

"What is it?" Mike asked.

"It's clear that Shawn's been... separate from his family for a couple of years... and... Kay found these papers."He said, showing the papers on Shawn's family, "It must have been in case his family found him and he needed... insurance, I guess?"

"So what doesn't make sense?"

"How did they find them?"

Mike furrowed his brows, "How do we know that his family is responsible?"

Cam and Kay looked at each other before looking back at Mike, "We think they sent someone to shoot Kay."

"What!?" Mike exclaimed.

"Kay, are you alright?" Dina asked, feeling very concerned for her friend.

Kay nodded, "I'm fine. Cameron managed to push me out of the way in time."

Jonathan picked up the ring and took a closer look at it when his eyes widened, "I know how they found Shawn and Fiona."

"What? How?" Cameron asked.

"Exactly how they found the archive. This ring... there's a tracking device in it."

"Wha- the archive? Johnny, what are you talking about?"

"The mystery woman called me."

Everyone's eyes widened as Cameron gave out a nervous chuckle, "W-when?"

"While you were all out and I was taking care of Farrah. She was the one who sent the note."

"What does she want?" Gunter asked.

"She... she's somehow involved in this. She knows about Shawn and Fiona and more importantly, she knows about Farrah but I still know nothing! I don't even know her name."

"Wait but-"

"The name she gave me was fake. I once tried calling her by the name, she didn't even look up. It must have been a new name she was trying out. She was never honest, not even with me." Jonathan handed the ring over to Mike, "Can you... put this somewhere safe at work or... destroy it or something? I don't want whoever knowing where Farrah is."

Mike took the ring and put it in and evidence bag, "Of course."

Just then, Farrah spit up. Luckily, not much of it got on Kay or the blanket but a lot got on Farrah's clothes. Kay let out a chuckle, "Where can I find her diaper bag with her extra clothes?"

"By the new playpen." Jonathan pointed out.

"Thanks." Kay managed to gently take the blanket from Farrah, "Dina? Can you hold on to this for a second?"

"Of course." The British woman said, taking the soft blanket as Kay walked away to change the little girl.

Jonathan sighed leaning against the table, "What the hell is her endgame? She knows we have Farrah. If she's involved with the Blanc family, what do they want out of this? I thought you guys said that they wanted nothing to do with her."

Mike shook his head, "They clearly didn't."

"So then why track them down?"

"They were after Shawn. They wanted him to... come home. Only they didn't realize that he was already there." Cameron said.

"I still don't understand how the mystery woman plays into all this." Jordan said.

Jonathan shook his head, "Yeah, neither do I."

"What about the... um... insurance you took from her?" Cameron asked, "What is it?"

Jonathan thought for a moment then decided that it was time to tell them, "It's a serum."

"What kind of serum?"

"She called it the human tomb serum." He noticed the confused looks on his friends' faces, "Basically what it does is that it turns your body into its own tomb and you just... in there with nothing but your own thoughts... I don't know if the effects are even permanent but I'd say it's almost as bad as killing someone."

"Well, why on earth would you have something like that on you?" Dina asked.

"In case I needed to use it against her if she ever came after my family... which she is. I just didn't realize the type of family she'd be after... which makes me want to get rid of her even more." Johnny then noticed the concerned looks on everyone's face, "Not like that! I mean finally throw her in jail... or a padded room. Besides... the serum has an antidote. I took that too."

Suddenly they could hear Farrah crying from the next room. Cameron nodded, "I'll go check on them, see what's wrong." He walked over to the other room where Kay and Farrah were. Kay was sitting crossed-legged on the floor next to the playpen with a crying Farrah in her arms. The little baby was now wearing a comfortable blue onesie with a bunny hood but her little face was all red as tears streamed down her chubby cheeks. Kay tried to calm her down by rocking her gently and soothingly stroking her back and didn't even notice Cameron was there until he sat down next to her, "Tough day?"

"You know, I was almost shot today and yet this is the most difficult part of my day." She joked as she continued to rock the child.

Cameron chuckled, "Really?"

Kay then gave Cameron a pained look, "I hate hearing her cry. Not like it's annoying, it's like... I can just feel something inside me just gnawing away at me until her cries stop."

Kay looked back down at the baby in her arms so she didn't notice Cameron giving her a loving look. He then noticed that Farrah was now looking at him as her wailing turned to quiet sobs as tears continued to roll down her cheeks. He held out his index finger for her to grab, when she did, she let out a light, "Heh." She smiled at her uncle as her tears were finally slowing down.

"Hey... you're giving Uncle Cameron a smile?"

"She does have your smile." Kay said.

"What?"

"Her smile. It's just like yours."

Cameron grinned at her then looked back down at Farrah, "Can you give Aunt Kay a smile? After all, she did just change your clothes." Farrah didn't respond, she just kept smiling at her uncle, "Come on Farrah."

Kay smiled, "It's okay Cameron. I'm just happy she's happy."

Farrah then slid out of Kay's grasp, off her lap and onto the floor. She got on her arms and legs and crawled over to Cameron. She placed a tiny hand on his knee and looked up at him. Cameron smiled at his niece, "Hey there." She placed another hand on his knee and tried to push herself off the ground, "Hey now, let me help." He held out his hands for Farrah to take as he slowly moved his arms up, making her stand up. He and Kay both chuckled at the baby as she stood on her little legs. Cameron smiled, "It's weird..." He loved his niece and wanted to always be there for her. Not just because of his sister but because he genuinely loved this little girl.

Kay looked over to him, "What's weird?"

"I-I never thought I could... love someone so much... so fast." He then took Farrah in his arms and kissed her on the head, "It's like, I could give her the world and it still wouldn't be enough."

Kay smiled at him. Cameron truly was something else. She knew he loved his family and would do anything for them but now she truly understood the extent of that love he gave. She placed a hand on his shoulder, "She's really going to be fine Cameron." He looked at her confusingly, "She has you. She has Jonathan, Dina, Mike, Jordan, and Gunter."

He smiled, "She has you too. Remember how you said you weren't good with kids?" Kay nodded, "You couldn't be more wrong about that." He scooted closer to her, Farrah still in his arms, "Thank you Kay."

"For what?"

"Just... for everything."

Kay let out a chuckle, "Why? We are no closer to catching Fiona and Shawn's killers than we were two days ago."

Farrah relaxed in Cam's arms as he adjusted her to make her comfortable, "I know... but I also know that you just make this all easier. I'm really glad I have you in my life."

"Cameron..." He needed to stop saying these things. He was really making her fall in love with him. it scared her.

He lifted his hand and cupped her cheek, "Just... thank you Kay." He then leaned in and kissed her. Kay's hand moved from Cam's shoulder to cup his neck.

When they parted, they rested their foreheads against each other and for a moment, they just felt peace... which was interrupted when they heard Dina clear her throat. They both looked up at her standing just a couple feet away from them. Their faces turned red and they looked like they had just been caught in janitor's closet. Dina had smirk on her face, "I came here to tell you guys something but... is there something you need to tell us?"

I thought I'd end this chapter on a slightly humorous note because... we're gonna be getting into some... less-than-funny stuff soon...

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