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"Johnny?" 3 year old Annie came down, letting her bear be battered by the stairs. He and Caitlyn were snuggling on the couch watching a movie when he heard her small voice coming towards them. Both of their heads turned to her.

"Annie, what are you doing up so late?" John's arm slid off of Caitlyn as he walked up to her. Her face was stained with tears. John picked her up.

"What's a matter Annie-bear?" Annie rubbed her eye, holding her bear close to her chest.

"I-I had a bad dream." She managed to get out. "I want mommy."

"I know sweetheart but mommy is at work." She sniffled harder as she laid her head in the crick of his neck.

"Can I stay up with you and Cate-wen?" She asked, messing up on purpose so maybe John would let her stay up.

"I don't know, I think…"

"I think it would be a wonderful idea." Caitlyn answered for John. He looked over at her. Silently, he brought Annie over with them and sat her in-between them. The living room was dark, making Annie fall fast asleep. She leaned on John's arm within 5 minutes.

"Well that was fast." John whispered. He picked her up slowly, waiting for her to adjust her body to him and then made his way up stairs with Caitlyn following right behind him. Annie started mumbling, her words slurring together.

"Can we playground tomorrow?" She skipped her words. John smiled.

"Is that all you ever want to do Annie-bear?" It took her a minute to register what he was saying.

"Um…um…nooooo." She snuggled further into him.

"Well then why don't we go and do something different tomorrow?" He asked her, placing her in her mom's bed.

"No…I want to go to playground." She sniffed the pillow, taking in her mom's scent and making her more relaxed. John pulled the covers up on her.

"Ok, the playground it is. But we can't go if you don't get any rest." He understood that she didn't hear the last part, but knew she was going to the playground the next day. Giving her a kiss on the forehead, he closed the door, leaving it cracked so she would have the hallway light.

"She's got you wrapped around her little finger."

He couldn't believe how much she changed. She was bigger now. She cursed. She had piercings. But yet there were parts of her that never changed. She still felt like a little girl in need of love. She could get scared easily, just like when she was 3. But yet, she was strong and courageous, like her mother. He had to get Joey somehow. She never deserved him. Kacey never deserved him.

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Annie peeked into the library. She looked at the books, slightly touching each one. Standing up on the stool she looked at the ones on the higher shelves. They were dusty, but still looked interesting.

"The best book is a little to your left." Natalie entered the room. She sat down on the couch. "It has a blue binding." Annie looked over pulling it out with her index finger. She grinned.

"The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe." She blew the dust off of the book, walking over to the couch to sit with her. "My mom read this book to me all the time. It was my favorite when I was little."

"It still is my favorite. I've read it so many times." She laughed. "You hungry? I could order us some Chinese." Her eyes lit up like the 4th of July.

"I love Chinese."

"Great, I'll get right on it. What would you like?"

"Chicken Lo mien. It's my fav." Natalie dialed the number.

"Well then I'll get a large. It's my favorite too." She smiled walking out of the room. Annie pulled out her laptop and got online. She waited a little and saw Landon was on.

hii its annie- hey

landonXscene- hey beautiful. Wat u doin?

hii its annie- nuffin… waiting on some Chinese u?

landonXscene- thinking about you

hii its annie- aww. I miss you.

landonXscene- so when can I come and see you.

hii its annie- well, maybe you can sneak over tonight.

landonXcore- good cuz I miss you. How bout 11-ish?

hii its annie- that sounds good. John isn't going to be home till around midnight I think.

Natalie came back in the library, chewing on the antenna of her cell phone.

hii its annie- hey G2G can't wait to see you.

landonXcore- me either love you

hii its annie- love you too.

Annie quickly signed off and shut her laptop.

"The Chinese should be here soon. Mom went out and I don't think she'll be home for awhile. What do you want to do?"

"I dunno. You wanna watch a movie? I've got Saw II with me."

"Sounds good." They watched movies late onto the night. Natalie went ahead onto bed while Annie stayed up and waited for Landon.

They agreed that when Landon would come up to the mansion, he would get somewhere dark near a wooded area facing her room and flash his headlights. Annie was nervous. She didn't like sneaking around behind John's back like this. She knew that he wouldn't understand and label Landon by his looks. He was a rocker. He had a tattoos, lip and ear percings, and defined authority. He was the bad boy image no parent would want their daughter to date. But Annie saw a different side to him. The caring loving side. Making her laugh when she need it. Buying her flowers for no reason. Hugging her when she cried, kissing away her tears. He was everything to her. Annie looked out the window waiting for him. Seeing a black blur appear a few minutes later. The head lights blinked. That was her signal. She crept down the stairs and out the front door. She felt strong arms wrap around her, lips and a hint of cold steel on her neck. She would have screamed if she didn't know who it was. Turning around she looked into his hazy blue eyes.

"I've been gone to long." She whispered kissing him on the lips. He pulled away quickly. "What's wrong?" She asked.

"I'm sick. I think I've got the flu. I'm not sure but I don't want you getting what I have."

"I don't care." She went to kiss him, but he pulled back.

"Baby, I don't want you getting what I have." She pouted, poking out her bottom lip. "Aw don't do that." He wined. She grabbed his hand and led them to the bed of his truck. He lifted her up on it, his hands on her knees.

"You know, we could be sick together." She whispered in his ear, making it tickle. She made her way to his neck and kissed softly. She felt his body shutter.

"Why do you do this to me?" He asked and pushed her lightly downward on the bed. He kissed her on the lips, pushing her hair back.

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"I want you to do a search around the premises. Let me know if you find anything." John told the police officers. He had brought home 6. 2 for front, 2 for back, and 1 on each side of the house. He wanted this place locked down and secure. "No go."

"Yes Lt. McBain." Some of them said. They spread out. John went inside lying down on the couch.

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"Did you hear that?" Annie tried to get up, but the weight of Landon was holding her down.

"Hear what?" He said, not looking up from where he was making a mark on her neck.

"Never mind. Must have just been the wind."

"No it wasn't just the wind." They heard another voice. Annie looked up and saw an officer looking down upon him. He flickered his flashlight in their face.

"Alright you two. Let's go." He pulled Landon off of her, and then grabbed both of their arms. He led them up to the front of the house. They heard small snickers from the officers around them, knowing they were in deep shit. He knocked on the door, and put his death grip back on Annie's arm. She looked down on at her shoes. She wasn't going to look John in the face. He answered the door.

"I found these two lurking around the premises sir. I thought you would like to know." He smiled.

John was speechless. "Um. Yeah. That's great. You did good. Please escort this, BOY to his vehicle if he has one."

"Oh trust me he does." The officer laughed. He looked up at John and noticed his face. He stopped laughing. "Right away sir." He brought Annie in. John slammed the door shut. He put his hands on his hips.

"Go sit down…NOW." He pointed over to the library." Annie did what she was told, still not looking at him. She knew he was pissed. John ran his fingers through his hair. He couldn't believe her. Sneaking off like that. She was bold. Very, bold. He walked in behind her.

"WHAT THE HELL WERE YOU THINKING?" He started off by yelling at her. "You want to explain this to me?"

"See, what happened was…"

"No, see what happened was is that you didn't think I would find out. You would sneak out see him and come back in and think I wouldn't find out. Huh? Is that what was going to happen. Huh? ANSWER ME!" He got in her face.

"Yes." She said silently.

"God Annie. Do you even know him?"

"Of course I know him Johnny. He's my boyfriend."

"Boyfriend?" He asked. She wasn't dating. She couldn't be dating.

"Yes boyfriend."

"You're not seeing him anymore."

"What? You can't do that. Why don't you want me seeing him?" She couldn't believe what a jerk he was being.

"Because I don't"

"No, that's not an answer." She said getting up "Tell me the truth John."

"That is the truth."

"No it isn't. Why don't you want me to see him?" She pressed him.

"Because I don't want you to make the same mistake you mother did. Alright is that what you want to hear?" His hand bounced back to his hips.

"Oh so I'm a mistake." The tears came to her eyes.

"Annie no, that's not what I meant." He said more calmly.

"No, it's ok John. I know exactly what you meant." She brushed her tears away from and face and passed him, running up the stairs. She was hurt and John could tell. He collected his thought on he was going to say and made his way to her room.

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So I've got THE COOLEST joke for you.

What do you call a cow with a twitch?

Beef Jerky.

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