A/N: I missed yesterday's update because I was so wiped out. I had half of the chapter finished before finally shutting my eyes and conking out. But it is now finished and I hope you enjoy it.

Chapter Thirty-Three: Finally Home

"Do we have any location on Leon?" Kelsey asks desperately as she goes over the files.

Half of the room was filled with FBI Agents, some new and some from when Leon Sheets' case was first brought about.

Agent Berry shakes her head.

"We haven't been able to get a location on him, but he was first seen at a café in Raleigh. There's speculation on him being seen in Wilmington. We have reason to believe he's headed here."

Everyone looked at Kelsey who had been answering all the questions. Kelsey didn't disappoint when she threw her two cents in.

"Sam hasn't been home in three years. She's in New York."

Agent Berry looks at Kelsey, all the sadness in her eyes, clearly showing.

After Sam's attack five years ago, Agent Berry would call for a yearly update. Sam hasn't answered the phone, the last three years.

"Mutual friends of ours are getting married so it's a possibility that she could show up out of the blue."

"We'll keep an eye out."

"Yeah, that really worked out the last time!" Kelsey says before getting up. "Excuse me."

Kelsey leaves the room needing to get away. She was worried about Sam. And she was worried about the Baker family.

"I think Officer Daniels has the right idea. We should break up and meet again in another hour."

Agent Berry dismisses the group.

-DG-

Sam parked her car in the family driveway. She knew her father was home because his car was in the driveway. She was glad that he was home and not her mother. The conversation she needs to have with her mother was going to be a long one and one that she couldn't handle right now.

Sam took a breath and got out of the car, locking it in the process. Sam walked up to the front steps getting ready to knock, but was surprised when the door opened in front of her.

Julian looked his daughter in shock. He had been ready to go to the Café.

"We're you leaving?" Sam asks hesitantly not knowing what to really say.

"I was, but not anymore. Since when do you knock?" Julian questions as he holds the door open waiting for Sam to step through it.

"I figured I was disowned or something," Sam mumbles load enough for her father to hear her.

Julian and Sam take a seat on the couch.

"No, I'd never do that. Your mom and brother are angry with you though. I have to admit that I am a little bit too. Three years, Samantha, three years and we got six phone calls, but no visits. What's up with that?"

Sam already had tears in her eyes and Julian felt bad for the young woman, but he still wanted answers.

"I don't know. I left in the worst possible way and I was afraid to come back. I was afraid to see her and you guys because I know you love Kelsey just as much as you love me and I didn't want you to be disappointed in me."

"Honey, we didn't understand. You ran back down that aisle and took off. You came back two weeks later and gave Kelsey her ring back. You packed some stuff and you were off to New York. We never really got an explanation."

"I didn't have one," Sam admits with a sniffle. "I was nineteen and scared. I don't know why I ran, but I did and I hurt everyone in the process. I didn't mean to."

"It's time you start making amends."

"I don't know where to start."

"Maybe you start with the fiancé you left."

-DG-

"Nice shot Lydia. Your turn Aidan," Nathan says as he throws the ball.

Aidan catches it in his glove with a smile. Lydia cheers for him.

Nathan, Lydia and Aidan were on the baseball field getting prepared for the upcoming summer season.

"Dad, I don't want to catch anymore, it's boring," Lydia claims as she places her glove on the ground so she could fix her ponytail.

Nathan chuckles and nods his head.

"Alright my players, let's head to the café and see what your moms can give us for snack. How'd you like that?"

"Awesome," Aidan says with a smile.

"I thought so," Nathan states as he catches the glove that Aidan throws at him. "Let's head out."

-DG-

Agent Berry approaches Kelsey's desk.

"I'm sorry about Sam."

Kelsey nods her head.

"Everyone is sorry, including Samantha herself, but it doesn't change anything. I'm still alone and now I have to worry about my ex's life because the bastard that hurt her is now out there roaming free," Kelsey says as she twirls something between her fingers.

"Kelsey, we have the best guys on this. We will find him."

"After 72 hours the odds of finding an escaped convict drop to less than five percent. It's already been almost a whole day."

"You can't give up hope Kelsey. I need you with us."

"I think I just need to go home and sleep. I haven't been sleeping well lately, something's different and I haven't figured out what it is yet."

"Go home and come back tomorrow. I'll fill you in when you get back."

Kelsey stands up from her desk and forces a smile.

"I'll see you tomorrow."

Agent Berry watches Kelsey gather her things and leave the bullpen. Agent Berry sighs when she realizes what Kelsey was twirling with between her fingers. It was an engagement ring.

-DG-

Aidan and Brooke rush into the house after eating some rice crispy treats at the Café. Aidan had sat and told his mom all about his day and Brooke tried on several occasions to pay attention, but she felt bad when she couldn't. All she could think about was her daughter and the escaped convict, Leon Sheets.

Julian was in the kitchen nursing a scotch. After talking with Sam for a few hours, Julian had needed a drink. He never received the answers he was looking for, but at least he got to see his daughter.

"Hi dad," Aidan greets with a smile.

"Hey buddy."

Brooke notices the scotch on the table and frowns.

"Aidan, can you please go change your clothes while your dad and I talk?"

"Okay, mom."

Aidan runs to his room and closes the door. Brooke turns to her husband.

"Why are you drinking? You said you'd stop, Julian," Brooke says harshly.

Julian sighs.

"It's my first and only glass plus it's still half full."

"Half empty," Brooke says with a raised eyebrow. "I don't have time to deal with this. Have you seen the news?"

Julian nods his head.

"Why didn't you come to the Café?"

"I was busy," Julian says with a sigh as he pushes his glass of Scotch out of the way. "Is there still a car in our driveway that doesn't belong to us or Kelsey?"

Brooke furrows her eyebrow. She did remember seeing a car in the driveway.

"Yeah, why?"

"It's Sam's."

"It's Sam's car as in our daughter, Samantha's car, the same Samantha that hasn't been home in three years?"

Julian nods his head. Brooke reaches for Julian's drink and finishes it off.

-DG-

Kelsey sighs as she enters her home. She wasn't in the mood to eat. She really wasn't in the mood to do anything.

Kelsey stops her movement when she realizes she isn't there alone. Kelsey's eyes widen when she sees the woman sitting on her bed.

"Sam?"

Sam looks up at the voice and she smiles slightly.

"Hello, Kelsey."

With those two words it was like Kelsey's world completely stops.