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Three of them arrived at the warehouse. They knew they had to get Camryn out first and then take care of Cole.
"We split up. Randy in the front, John in the back and me to the side." Jay said as they got their guns ready. "We find Camryn first."
"Alright. Let's go." Randy said as they walked to the house. He walked in the front door.
"Well, I see you came." Michael said to him. "I know you didn't come alone. I know John and Jay are somewhere. But I was prepared for that. I think you know your sister, Krista and her daughter."
Randy saw Krista and Lily sitting there with Camryn. He thought she was safe in California.
"Let them go and Camryn too. You can have me, John and Jay."
"No, that's not how we play this." Michael walked over to Krista. "I wanted revenge on the Orton's."
"You got that. You killed my father." Randy said with gun pointed to Cole.
"Yeah but was it enough."
"You killed Ted and Annie too."
"I took no pleasure in Annie's death. I loved her. If it hadn't been for Jay and Bob, Annie and I would still be together and none of this would have happened." Cole said as he walked toward Randy. "I loved her and they made her leave me. Made me leave my child."
Randy saw out of the corner of his eye John and Jay moving in. "What do you mean your child?"
"Nick. Nick is mine not Jay's. Annie told me that. If everyone had left us alone, we would be together."
"You really think that Annie would have left Jay?"
"Yes. She was going too. She loved me." Michael began to pace. "Annie and I were in love."
"That's why you killed all those cops? To get to Annie and Dad?"
"Yes, that's why. I killed them all." He barely got the words out when he was shot in the chest.
Randy looked and saw Jay standing there with the smoking gun. He knew it would probably be Jay who killed Michael.
"Nice shot Jay." Randy replied before walking over and picking up his daughter. "Did you call it in?"
"Yes." Jay walked over to Krista and made sure she and Lily were okay.
Once the police came and took their statements. John, Randy, Camryn, Jay, Krista and Lily headed home. It was a relief to know that it was over but not without a price.
Six Month Later
Randy and Reagan walked up to the graves with Camryn and Max. It was hard to believe that it had been six months since everything. John and Kallie walked up with Henry a few minutes later. Jay soon followed with Leah, Mason and Nick while Krista arrived with Lily. They looked down at the graves of Bob, Annie and Ted. So much had been taken away during Michael Cole's reign of terror.
"We have buried a lot of people here." Krista said as she looked at the graves. "Mom, Daniel, Ted, Annie and dad. Half our family."
"I know sis." Kallie said hugging her sister before walking up to the graves. She placed the flowers on them and then stepped back to John and Henry.
"We have lost a lot of people this year. It's been hard but we made here. We got through it all and we are closer as a family." Randy said to them. "We love you guys and we miss you."
Each one placed a rose on the graves and then walked away. The last six months were hard for them. They had lost three members of their family as well as members of their police family. Michael Cole had tried to take the police department and the Orton family down. He tried to ruin their lives. He didn't exceed. They had gotten through it and were stronger.
As they headed back to their cars, Randy looked around at his family. He looked at Kallie and John. They were so happy and in love and had the sweetest little boy they loved more than anything. He then looked at Krista who was still struggling a little with the death of her husband. She was trying to move on for her and Lily but it wasn't easy. He then looked at Jay who, like Krista, was struggling with the death of his wife. He knew that Jay and Krista had been spending time together to help heal from the loss of their spouses. He had a feeling that they would find themselves in love with each other. He wasn't sure if that was a good thing or weird thing seeing that Jay had been married to Annie.
Finally he looked at Reagan, Camryn and Max, his family. He had finally moved on from what Kinley had done and was happy with Reagan. They had moved into together and were thinking about getting married. He wasn't expecting to find love in the all the tragedy that happened but he had.
The family had moved on despite what they had lost. They were a closer family now and nothing would be enough to tear them apart again.
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