While I Wait

Chapter 13

"Mr. Becket.. Uhhh.. Sir."

"Enough of that, my name is Jim." He lifted his head from his hands, "and I would have been out that door if I hadn't come here because I really needed to talk to you all in person."

"Okay.. look, i'm sorry.. what you heard, we weren't…"

"Rick, I'm an adult, and she might be my little girl, but she to is an adult, so whatever was or wasn't happening behind closed doors is really none of my business."

Kate chose this time to make her entrance, and when she saw the look on her dads face a blush formed on her own, "Dad.."

"Hi Katie, I… sorry for dropping by unannounced, but I couldn't chance a phone call. I need you two to sit down."

What could have been a very embarrassing moment was now just a very confusing one, not only had Jim just heard them in a very compromising position but he also seemed to be totally ignoring it. Which was actually a lot easier for everyone then confronting it.

The two of them made their way to the sitting area, Kate taking a seat next to her dad while Rick chose the chair.

"I got a visit from your father Rick."

"My.. who? That's impossible, I don't know my father."

"Yes you do." Kate informed him, "but that's a story for another day."

Rick was becoming more and more confused by the second, but that seemed to be an every day occurrence since he couldn't remember the last few years of his life.

"Anyways, he knocked on my door this morning, he said he couldn't chance coming to the loft, he said that they were watching."

"Who's watching?" Kates concern was growing by the minute. She knew that what had happened to Rick wasn't just random, but she figured that if something was going to happen it already would have.

"He didn't tell me, he just said that he wanted the two of you to leave the city, that you needed to get out immediately before they tried something stupid. He said that he was the reason you got out the first time, but that he still wasn't able to get ahold of whomever it was behind this."

"We cant just leave town, I'm 6 ½ months pregnant, what does he expect us to do." She was becoming panicky, and overwhelmed with images of something happening to them or to their baby.

"I don't know Kate, he said that it was urgent, he told me that you all had to get out of here, and that I had to make sure of it."

"I'm not making her leave, if she isn't comfortable leaving then we aren't leaving."

"No… You're leaving." Jim gave him a stern look, "and so are you Katie. Your lives and the life of my unborn grandchild are far too important to take any chances. He told me that they would be making a move soon, and every second we wait is a second too long. He said, preferably out of the country, but if not then you all needed to go anywhere that you could hide out, stay away from as many people as possible, somewhere you wouldn't be recognized."

"and we just released a statement that you were alive, which makes things even more difficult."

"I can get a private jet."

"He said he preferred you to drive out of the city, so I'm loaning you all my car. He said consider it a vacation, he also said to send your mother and Alexis on vacation as well, somewhere different to protect them."

"Dad…"

"No… go start packing for the two of you. Rick and I will make a plan while you get everything ready."

"Uhhh,… okay, but where are we going, what should I pack."

"Pack warm, I know a secluded safe place we can stay in Florida, I just have to ask Patterson if we can use it." Rick picked up his phone to place a call to his friend.

"No, you can't use your phone, use mine."

"Okay." Rick grabbed Jims phone from him and started towards his office as soon as he pressed the call button.

"Kate, I'll help you pack while he's on the phone."

The two quickly made their way into the bedroom, Kate kicking her underwear under the bed as soon as they entered so her dad didn't see them laying next to the bed. She didn't want to remind him of what he had almost walked in on.

She pulled two bags out of the closet and started shoving clothes out of their dresser into them, making sure to only pack clothes that still fit over her expanding stomach. It was silent between the two until Rick came into the room.

"Okay, Patterson said he would have someone meet us there to let us in tonight. Gave me their number and said to call him when I knew what time we'd be in."

He made eye contact with Kate and could tell that she was filled with worry so he approached her near the bed, pulling her into his arms and placing a kiss on her head. "It's gonna be alright Kate, we will figure this out."

"Figure it out? Rick I'm too pregnant to be dealing with this right now. I thought this was over, I thought that you were safe."

"I don't know how to fix this because I don't know who it is that's after me."

"You guys, I'm gonna wait out in the living room. Get your stuff together and then I'll let you all take my car."

Rick smiled at Jim as he left, it was a silent thank you for giving them a minute alone. He could hear Kate breathing heavy against his chest, and he felt helpless. He didn't know how to fix this, to make it go away so that they would be safe. Hell, he didn't even know his father or how he would know who had kidnapped him the first time around.

"Kate, when did I meet my dad?"

"In Paris. Alexis had been kidnapped, and he helped bring her home."

"Is he trustworthy, do we even think this is true."

"Well, I'm not gonna wait around to see if it is, because if it is that means you'll be gone again, and I cant do this on my own." She shoved away from him. "I can't raise our baby alone, I can't go through losing you again. It broke my heart the first time, I don't know if my heart could survive a second break when it hasn't even fully healed yet."

"Okay, then we're gone. Lets pack up and take your dads car. We need to withdraw some cash from the ATM, get a burner, we should probably just leave our phones here just in case."

"What if he doesn't get to them before they get to us Rick, what if something happens to our baby, what if I don't get medical attention when I need it."

She was shoveling through her bedside table, pulling out a few things that she wanted to take with them.

"We will figure things out step by step, right now we need to get our bags packed and we need to get out of here."

He knew she was scared, but he was scared too. He didn't know his father, or what he was capable of. For all he knew his father was behind his original kidnapping. He trusted Kate enough to know that if she felt comfortable trusting what he said, then so did he.

They finished packing their bags, said their goodbyes to Jim and took his car out of the garage. They stopped by the ATM before leaving the city just in case they were watching his accounts, he didn't want a trail leading to where they were headed. They drove through the night, and when daylight hit Rick decided to stop for a stay in a motel along the side of the highway, trying to stay away from as many people as possible so that he wouldn't be recognized. They slept the majority of the day and then left that evening to continue driving. Rick figured driving at night would benefit them most because it better his chances of going unrecognized.

They arrived at Pattersons beach house the two days after they left the city. Rick had called Patterson and asked him to buy a few burners and send them to his mother and daughter, and Kates father. He didn't want to communicate with them through their cells, just in case they were all being monitored.

Kate had barely slept the night before, and when they arrived at the house she was too wired to even take a nap so she changed into her bikini and made her way down to the water. Rick had passed out immediately and when he woke up around 2 he noticed she wasn't in the house. He looked down off the deck and saw her walking in the water, pacing back and forth. He made his way down to her, she was looking out at the horizon when he approached her, gently wrapping his arms around her and holding her tight.

"You get some sleep." She asked, whipping her head around and smiling up at him.

"Yeah, you?"

"No, I have too much going on in here." She pointed up to her head.

"I'm sorry Kate, I don't know what this is all about, and I don't know where to start. Do you have any idea who could be behind this, who could want me dead?"

"Jerry Tyson."

"Jerry Tyson?"

"Yeah, he's had it out for you for a while, he's the only one that would love to see you suffer, love to see us suffer. Now that I think about it, I don't think we should be in Florida, he has ties to Florida."

"Well, then it's probably best we're here because it's where he would expect us to avoid."

"True, very true."

"Lets go inside, Patterson said that he was going to have Tom bring in groceries for us so we need to make a list."

"You go ahead babe," she leaned back and gave him a kiss. "I need some time alone."

"You sure, I really don't feel comfortable leaving you alone, and if it's me you need space from then I'll let you have the upstairs or downstairs to yourself."

She turned around in his arms and reached up on her tiptoes, her lips crashing into his.

"Wow,"

"I don't need space from you, I wont ever need space from you. I just want to clear my head. Give me twenty minutes and I'll be up."

"Okay, twenty minutes." He smiled a placed a soft kiss on her lips.

He had just sat down at the bar and started to make up a grocery list when he heard a knock on the door. He hesitated for a minute before checking to see who it was. Tom and Patterson where the only ones that knew they were there and when he looked out the peep hole he didn't recognize this person. After a minute or so the person left, and he slowly walked away from the door and back through the kitchen, making his way down to the water and grabbing Kates hand. "Come on.. someone just came to the door and I don't know who they are. I want you in the house."

"What did they look like?"

"Male, late 20's, early 30's, dark hair, short."

"Call Patterson and ask if he knows anyone that meets that description, if he doesn't then we need to leave the house."

Surprisingly I didn't receive many reviews on the last chapter, I though more people would find it funny that Jim had shown up. The story is going to be a little bit of an adventure for the next couple of chapters. Hang on tight.