When Kate arrived at her apartment saw her best friend standing at the door. Without saying a word, she unlocked the door and walked in. Both the dogs jumped off of the couch and ran around Kate's feet. She bent down and picked up Coco. "Kate?" Lanie asked, following her around.
"Lanie, can you guys just go, i need to be alone," She told her as she grabbed a bag and put dog food into it.
"Girl, where are you going?"
"I can't stay here and put all of you in jeopardy. Lanie, promise me that you'll call me if something happens," She asked as she got the dog carriers out of closet and put a small toy into each of them. Lanie smiled as she picked up Lucy. She thought that as long she was here she could be helpful.
"Of course I'll tell you and you know your father's right. As much of both of know how much you want to be here, you have to protect yourself and those twins. Montgomery wouldn't let you on this case any ways, you're too close to it." Sighing Kate headed for the stairs.
"Thanks, and can you pack up the dogs for me?"
"Yea." Heading up the stairs, Kate couldn't help but think about what she was leaving. Her family was gone and she was running away. Running away was exactly how she put it. She was being focused to leave, but she knew it was better in the long run. But Kate had a plan. she was going to go up to Juneau for a week, then come back for a week, and she would do the same thing until all four missing members of her family were back and in her arms. She pulled out her suitcase and just started throwing clothes into the bag. When she finished, Kate closed the suitcase and walked back downstairs to find Lanie sitting on the couch with Lucy and Coco in their crates and everything else sitting on the coffee table, along with a bag.
"Lanie, what's in the bag?"
"Books, i thought you might want to read while you're in nowheresville."
"Thanks?" Kate questioned with a confused look on her face. Kate grabbed her suitcase and the dog's stuff as Lanie took the dogs. The best friends went down to the car and loaded everything into it. "Lanie?" She asked, as she shut the trunk of her car. "Am I doing the right thing?"
"Knowing you, you would want to be here, but I know that you need those twins right now and not put their lives in jeopardy." Kate sighed.
"Well, you're helpful, bye," Kate told her before ducking into the car.
Okay, it turns out that Kate out of character in the last chapter so in this one i was trying to explain why. I wanted to get this chapter out so, its really short. I promise the next one will be longer.