The In Between Series 5 - Terror in Connecticut

by NeedtoKnow

Continuation of a Series of stories that fit "In Between" episodes that were aired so that things can be better explained & explored. This story is set in between "ACM Kid." & "Always Look a Gift Horse in the Mouth." Lee & Amanda must try to stop an Underground Terrorist Network that has set up shop at a Halloween Activity Farm in CT before a dangerous Terrorist enters the Country.

4. Chapter 4 - Big Sister Program

Chapter 4 - The Big Sister Program

Amanda asked Alexi what he wanted to do for the afternoon and he asked to go the arcade in the mall. Amanda would have never brought her sons there but Lee was right about Alexi having a pretty tough time of it so she agreed to take him. She drew the line about him smoking though. No 12 year old child should be smoking and she was sure his parents wouldn't have approved either. He sure was a hard kid to get through. He claimed that he kicked strawberry milkshakes when he was 2. Nothing Amanda offered seemed to interest him except playing video games. They stayed for an hour and then Amanda decided it was time for them to go home. Little did she realize just how much Alexi was going to challenge her by teaching her kids' things like gambling. She just hoped that the exposure wouldn't influence her sons too badly especially after Jamie lost his bike in a game of craps. She came up with a cover story of being in a Big Sister Program to explain why Alexi was there to her Mother. She actually thought her Mother accepted this story and seemed okay with Alexi being there even though she felt the need to hide the Silver. Later as Amanda was helping him get ready for bed, she decided it was time to take back control and he informed her that she was tougher than the Fed with the Moldy cheese. It made her smile. She really liked this kid. He was acting like a tough kid but he was so full of insecurities that it was obvious most of his talk was an act. She just couldn't seem to reach him. She couldn't blame him though since his parents had been kidnapped. She hoped Lee would find them soon.

The next day, as she was sorting laundry, she came across Alexi's sweatshirt which had a hole in it. She was sure it didn't before and then her Mother told her about how her roses had been trampled during the night. Was it possible that Alexi had run away last night but then changed his mind and came back? Amanda wasn't sure what was going on but she knew she needed to talk to Lee about it all. He had talked to her the night before and told her about how he was playing a Texan Cowboy who was working at the ACM Plant but had recently divorced a troublesome, money hungry wife and so he was broke and needed money. He hoped this cover would entice someone to hire him like it appeared they had hired Jeff Clemens. It would hopefully help lead him to where ever Alexi's parents were too. He told Amanda that he was using the cover of Ricky Joe and that he would be at The Lug Wrench Bar if she needed him for anything. She decided that maybe it was time for her to go pay him a visit and talk about Alexi.

TBC