"Sam?" Laurie questioned, startled to see the man who had saved her life on two occasions.
"You really should keep the front door locked," he said and sipped more of his coffee. He was quite composed for a man who had faced evil incarnate, time and again, much unlike his scarred face, which bore the effects of having survived the Haddonfield Memorial fire.
Laurie stood in disbelief. She always assumed he was dead.
"Let me preface your next question with some answers," Loomis said. "After recovering from the burn unit I went into hiding, gathering all the information about Michael and yourself that I could. That is, until I learned that he was after Jamie - my condolences by the way – and that she was a twin. It is in my best interest to keep the boy safe and put an end to this nightmare once and for all."
Laurie took in the information before asking the one pertinent question in all of this.
"Who told you?"
"The papers" Loomis answered in deflection.
"I requested that the hospital seal the birth records. The only announcement in the paper was that I died in a car accident, which brings me back to the original question: who told you?"
Dr. Loomis sighed and looked his friend in the eye.
"Jimmy. He told me the night he died in an effort to keep the children safe. You'd already divorced. After he died, Jamie was sent to live with the Carruthers family and you'd moved here with John. Michael obviously found out and tracked Jamie down. Now he's finishing what he started."
Laurie took a seat at the table, unable to steady her stance. She looked at the man before her, who's record was less than stellar. Yes, he'd protected her from Michael, but he had failed to protect Jamie. How could she be sure they'd be able to save John?
The only thing she was sure of was that she needed time.
"I have to get to work," Laurie said. "Come by tonight around 8."
Laurie locked the door behind him and headed to back down to the basement. She finished assembling the set and glanced at her watch. It was 9:03. She had just enough time for a quick one.
She gripped the top bar of the framed equipment with both hands, making sure to breathe throughout, and slowly lifted herself into a pull-up.