Disclaimer. As per Chapter One. If you recognise it……etc.

Chapter Four.

Daddy didn't tell me!

Doctor Seddon walked from Audrey's private room past the nurses station and back to his office. Once there he picked up the phone and dialled.

"WSC Cleveland. How may I direct you call." Said the operator.

Mr. Wood, or Ms. Lehane please. It's Doctor Seddon."

"Sorry, Mr. Wood's not available. Putting you through to Ms. Lehane, sir."

There was a pause, some music, then a click and Faith's voice answered. "Hey Doc, how's it hangin'?"

He grinned. "Hi Faith. Oh, you know. Two of everything down the outside, one of each down the middle. You?"

"Same old, same old. How's the lush? …. I mean Audrey".

"Awake, persistent, and asking lots of questions. And she remembers everything. Including your name and the fact that Robin looks a lot like our new President."

"Shit!"

"My thoughts precisely."

"I aint no good at givin' the talk like B does, and Robin's keeping a low profile at the moment coz, hey, who'da thunk Ace looked like the new Prez."

"You might not have a choice. We found her ID. She's a DoD Liaison Officer. And to cap it all, her father is the Secretary of Defence. James Heller. I think I've managed to placate her for now, but when he gets here he's going to ask all these questions….And then some."

"Ok. Okay. I get it. When's he due to arrive?"

"This afternoon. He's flying in from Washington."

"Ok. Gimmee, twenny minutes. I'll be there."

Seddon hung up. Hopefully Faith would be able to talk Audrey Raines around. Otherwise, the excrement might hit the proverbial fan.

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Audrey drifted in and out of sleep. She kept seeing Harvey's face change, alternating between a normal look and the thing he'd turned into. Then there was Faith's face, she kept the picture of the sultry looking brunette in her mind, it would help if she had to describe her for an artist.

"Thank you for saving me." She murmured.

"You're welcome." The image replied, huskily.

She suddenly realised that she didn't have her eyes closed anymore and the face was right there in front of her. She was real….That meant. .. Oh, shit……Whatever Harvey had been was real too……

"Hey, there. Howya doin'?" Said Faith.

Audrey sat up, slowly a little stiff. "Oh, like someone bit me!" She said, sarcastically.

"Yeah, 'bout that……."

"Please don't try and tell me I've imagined it. I've seen things you wouldn't believe.

"Uh, huh. Right. Yeah. I could really believe that. Right up to the point that you got drunk, walked into a demon bar and got chatty with a vamp." Said Faith, wryly, and a little annoyed.

Audrey opened her mouth to argue, then realised what Faith had said. "Is this some kind of joke…..?"

"What. A 'Drunk walks into a bar joke'. Nah." Replied Faith. She cocked an eyebrow at Audrey. "Although you gotta admit, there's gonna be someone who comes up with one, somewhere. Probably Fergie!"

"Fergie?"

"The doorman at the Alibi. Segraat Demon. Horns, scaly ridges on the head, red eyes. You musta seen him!?"

"Er, yes, I think?" I just thought he was in fancy dress."

Faith backed up a little. "You mean you didn't know where you were? And you don't know about demons and vamps?"

"Er no."

"Jeez, You mean your old man never told you!"

"My dad? What's my father go to do with this?"

Faith frowned. "I got the right Audrey Raines, don't I? The one whose dad is the Secretary of Defence. Jim Heller?"

Audrey paled…….What did her father know that he hadn't told her…………

End of Chapter Four.