"So do you really believe this? I mean how do we know that this information is true? Could Rex be Annie's family?" John tapped his fingers on the table at Rodi's. This was too much for him to take in. What would Annie think?

"I don't know. We could always take a DNA test. That would work wouldn't it?" John thought for a moment. Still trying to take it all in.

"Yeah, I guess. I'll get a sample from Annie." He stared at the booth seat for a while, as Rex and Natalie looked at each other. Wondering what he was thinking about. His facial features were slightly upset. There was a part of him that wanted to take care of Annie himself. But if Rex was blood, it was his choice. He didn't mind Annie having other family. But Rex, well Rex wasn't what you would call the responsible parent. He was the party boy, he owned a club for god sake. He didn't know what hours he would be able to attend to Annie.

But she was a big girl and could handle herself most of the time. He realized then that he babied her to much. Still treated her like a child and she was now sixteen. He couldn't believe it. He didn't want to believe it. He still wanted her to be the little girl that would jump between him and Caitlin on their dates at home, being scared of monsters under her bed. She was now big enough to make her own decisions. What if she did want to live with Rex? How would he treat her?

Natalie napped her fingers in front of John's face. "Anybody in there?" She asked waving her hand in front of him.

"What?" He looked over at her. Dazed in confused in his eyes. She could tell he didn't want to believe it.

"Were you listening to anything we just said?" she asked a little angry.

"No, I need some air. Goanna take a drive." He said short and to the point. He chugged the rest of his beer and walked out of Rodi's without saying another word.

"What's his problem?" Rex asked. "What he doesn't think I'm good enough?"

"No… Rex it's not that."

"Then what is it? I'm perfectly capable of taking care of a child!" His voice boomed. Natalie waved her hands to stop him from being to loud.

"Rex you don't understand. For one, she's a teenager. Not a child, so if you are blood so don't you dare treat her like one." Rex sat back in the booth, taking in everything his sister was saying.

"And two, she's had it ruff, more than me and you could ever imagine, so take that into consideration if you think John doesn't trust you. Besides, you do have a bad rep." She said sipping her beer.

"What do you mean I have a bad rep? I do not." He was denying. Even he knew that it was true. She laughed at him.

"Oh my god Rex. Having a different woman every night doesn't put you up for best parent award." Rex smirked at her like a child.

"So, I can change that, that's easy. C'mon Natty I know you can do better than that." He crossed his arms around his chest. Rex thought to himself for a moment. He laughed on the inside, realizing that he did sleep with to many chicks.

"How about you owning a club? That's defiantly not kid friendly. Better not take her their either." She grinned, loving every minute of it throwing this in her little brother's face.

"Oh my god! What do you think I am? The worst person to leave your kid with? May I remind you that I was the one who found Tommy for Michael in Marcie?" Natalie grin faded a little but the light in her eyes still glowing. "Yeah uh huh yeah I got you there." He nodded his head.

"Ok, I guess I can give you kudos for that one." She said giving up to easily than normal.

"Something wrong you want to tell me?" Rex asked, twirling his beer bottled around in his hand.

"Just worried about John that's all." She sighed, wondering what he was doing right now.

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"That's all you're going to eat?" Landon asked. Annie took only 4 bites of her Mac N cheese.

"Maybe I wasn't has hungry as I thought I was." She looked over at the bowl. "You can eat it." She said pulling the blanket up on her as she curled up on the couch.

"Nah, I'll wrap it up for you and put it in the fridge if you want it later." He kissed her forehead and walked away with the bowl in his hands.

After Landon put away the dishes he came back to see Annie putting in a movie for them to watch.

"Cool what are we watching?" He asked.

"Gone With the Wind." She smiled.

"Gone With the Wind? How about gone to the bed. That movie makes me sleepy."

"There's nothing else on." She said yawning.

He sighed. "Ok, if I must." He sat down next to her on the couch.

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"I've got you now Miss Sparkle and Shine." Joey said looking into the binoculars. "Now my problem is how to get the guards away." He thought for a moment. "Bernard!" He hollered. Bernard was his right hand man. The guy would do anything for him to get a little extra cash.

"Yes sir?"

"I need you to make a distraction for awhile." He said not looking at him, still focused on Annie in the library. "In the meantime, let's dim the lights on the party." He flipped the switch to off and watched as the house went pitch black.

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"What the hell?" Landon asked as he felt Annie jump in his arms. She held on tightly to him. "He quickly grabbed his lighter out of his pocket and tried to find a candle. He felt her let go of him before he left the couch.

"What happened?" She asked not moving from her warm comfy spot on the couch. She watched as He found a candle at the fire place, lit and brought it back to her.

"Well I can conclude that the power went out."

"Well thank you captain obvious." She smirked. "Let me see your phone. I should call John."

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John paced the dock slowly. Wondering what the outcome of all this would be like. 'This is all Joey's fault' he thought to himself. If he hadn't of came back for her, she wouldn't be in this. She didn't deserve it. He felt his cell phone ring, bringing him back to reality.

"McBain."

"John, something up with the power. I think you need to get back here." Her voice wasn't worried or afraid. She sounded a lot better than she did when he left. Things were looking up.

"Ok, I'll be there in a few. What's wrong with the power?"

"I think it might have…" She didn't finish her sentence as she felt Landon come closer to her. She stared into her fear. Her father was right in front of her.

"We can do this easy or hard. Hang up the phone…now." She stood there for a moment contemplating on whether to do it or not."

"I said NOW" he yelled. She flipped the phone down and grasped it tightly. "Now slide it over to me." She did as she was told not wanting anything to happen. She knew he wasn't playing around and would blow their heads off if he had the chance. She prayed John heard everything on the phone and would come of them. He always came through. He was her protector.

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I know I take forever to update! I'm just trying to pass school and incase you didn't know, It's pretty damn hard. Lol tell me what you think and I'll try and update sooner next time.