Not so much of a quick turn around this time. I also have had a rough year and now with some of my new found free time I am dealing with things that I have put off. I hope that I can turn out good chapters and if I don't all I ask is that you work with me because they will get better. There is also a good jump in time with this chapter. Anyway I hope you enjoy it and hopefully there will be a new chapter soon.
- Few hours before the basement –
It had been a while and still no sign of Marcus Smith. It was driving me up the wall but I was not allowed to go near the family. I was literally just sitting and waiting for something to happen. After I found out that I wasn't able to go near the family, I put most of my effort into finding Marcus Smith or whatever his name was. My days were spent tracking down who this man on the loose was and I was also risking my job by spending time across the street at Maybelle Thomas's house in order to keep tabs on the family.
I was returning home to my apartment and when I walked in I saw Casey sitting on the couch with a glass of wine waiting for me. I could also here other voices. When I walked into the living room I saw my family sitting in the living room and Casey came over and gave me a kiss on the cheek.
"Matt, your family came for a surprise visit!"
I put on my best smile and hugged my sisters and then my parents.
"Mom, Dad…what a surprise."
My adoptive mother came over and gave me a hug.
"Well you called me a few weeks ago and just sounded so worried so we came as soon as our schedules allowed us."
She kissed me on the cheek before my dad gave me a hug. I was so stunned at the events that were taking place right in front of me. I couldn't believe that my family was here. My mother made her way over to the couch and my father was right behind her. I grabbed my sisters and pulled them into the kitchen. I peeked out to see if anyone was listening but they were laughing about something my father had said. When I looked back both of my sisters were shaking their heads. Caroline was the first to say something.
"You haven't told her yet have you."
I just looked at her before I responded.
"Is that a question or a statement?"
Caroline rolled her eyes before giving a little chuckle.
"It's both. Come on, it was obvious when you first walked into the room and saw us that you hadn't told her. By the way you need to get better at hiding things because if we knew you hadn't told her then she definitely knows something is up."
I let out a sigh before we rejoined our parents in Casey out in the living room. I sat next to Casey and could just see the growing grin on my family's face.
It was nice to have my family around and they seemed to love Casey and that's all that mattered. I kind of guided the conversation so that I could avoid any slip ups that might clue in Casey that I was adopted.
As the night started to wind down, I walked my family out and said good bye. I hugged them all and told them that I would find some time to get lunch or dinner with them while they were still here and that I would of course bring Casey along.
When they were gone I shut the door and let out a sigh. Casey was in the kitchen washing and she looked over at me when she heard me walk in. She gave me a small smile and I returned it. She looked back to the dishes. I knew something was up but I tried to tip toe around it. She was washing the wine glasses and she then began to talk.
"So that's what you have been hiding from me? The fact that your family was coming into town and that they are super caring or is there something more?"
I just exhaled
"I don't know what you are talking about."
She sighed and turn her attention back the glasses before just leaving them in the sink and turning to face me. I could see the disappointment in her eyes because she knew I was lying.
"Matt, I know you didn't know that your family wasn't going to be here. They surprised you as much as they surprised me. We've been together long enough, I think it's time you tell me what you've been hiding. I love you Matt but I have to be able to trust you which means you can't hide things from me."
I had to make a choice in the moment and once I could feel the words coming out of my mouth I knew I had made a bad decision.
"Casey, I'm not hiding anything. You're pushing for something that doesn't exist. I'm not hiding anything from."
I could see the tears forming in her eyes. I had just put a nail in my coffin. She walked towards the living to get her purse and then made her way towards the door. I chased after her hoping it would work.
"Casey wait…. I'm sorry."
She just turned and looked at me and shook her head before walking out of the door. Just like that she was gone. The hurt in her eyes haunted me. She told me she loved and I told her that she was imagining some kind of problem I had when in reality I did have something that was consuming me. She loved me and I loved her but in that moment I wasn't sure if I was going to be able to tell her.
I was still standing there when my phone started to ring.
"Shepherd."
"It's Rollins. We may have a lead on where Smith is and we also know who he is. His name is Kyle McClain and he has multiple outstanding warrant for assault. His killed his two of his past girlfriends."
"Alright, I'm on my way, just send me the address."
I got the text from Rollins as I was headed out the door. As I was unlocking my car, I felt something hit me from behind. It was heavy because when I got up everything was blurry but I could make out a figure in front of me. It hit me and I was knocked to the ground. The last thing I remember was the figure over me and it said.
"This is for meddling where you didn't belong."
After that it hit me again and then everything went dark.
Thanks for reading. I know it's been a while but I've had a lot of stuff going on. Hopefully I can get the next chapter out sooner. I hope you enjoyed the chapter. Thanks again for reading.
