"He found you in England! Nowhere is safe" Lisbon snapped down the phone to Cho who grunted an agreement with her and then looked at Jane who was sat on the sofa in the hotel suite with Lucy latched onto his arm, her pot becoming an annoyance to her. Van Pelt had gone into the bedroom to clean up the mess Lucy had made whilst Cho discussed what had happened with Phantom. The English police force had come and gone, saying they would see what they could do by sending out police to airports and train stations and some patrolling the streets.
"Do we come back to California boss or not?" Cho asked, as far as they knew Phantom was still in England.
"I don't know...we would have to put both of them into a safe house...but I think that maybe it would be for the best. I want you to get tickets back to California" Lisbon finalised and Cho said he would.
"Oh...that's my phone..." Patrick suddenly mumbled and he searched his pockets but this time he did note the caller ID.
"What do you want?" Patrick snapped down the phone and Lucy looked at him in surprise.
"I want to know if my niece is okay. It's been all over the news" Patrick's brother and law snapped down the phone.
"That has got to be the stupidest thing to want to know. Tell me Mark, if you were captured by some nutcase would you be okay?" Patrick retorted and Lucy's eyes flashed. It was Uncle Mark.
"It was just a question Patrick. No need to be so snappy and besides it is her I want to talk to. Not you." Mark said brashly and Patrick handed the phone over to Lucy.
"Uncle Mark?" Lucy said and he sighed.
"Hey Lucy...how you doing?" he asked her.
"Not too good to be honest...it's all a little disturbing and I'm scared Uncle Mark" Lucy said and she heard her uncle groan.
"I know Lucy. I know it's hard on you...I wish I could come over from Italy and help" he said.
"Tell him we don't need him" Patrick said as he eavesdropped into the conversation.
"Tell your father that what he needs is to take a good look in the mirror" Mark snapped back, hearing Patrick's earlier comment. Lucy rolled her eyes and looked at her father.
"Maybe it is a good thing you don't come Uncle Mark. I could easily see you two end up murdering each other" Lucy snapped and Patrick looked astounded and raised his arms up in innocence. Lucy mouthed 'don't give me that' and Patrick leant back on the sofa like a sulking child.
"Your father started it" Mark retorted
"And I'm finishing it" Lucy snapped and Mark noted the annoyance in his niece's voice.
"Okay Okay...I don't really know what to say Lucy...I wanted to make sure you was coping..." Mark said. How could he hold a conversation with a girl that had been raped and was now being stalked?
"I'm managing Uncle Mark...honestly" Lucy promised, not quite sure if she was managing or not.
"Alright...I'll call you later Lucy...look after yourself" he commanded
"I will" she swore
"And make sure that idiot called your father doesn't do anything stupid" he said and Lucy couldn't help but smirk a little at her father's outraged face.
"Goodbye Uncle Mark" Lucy replied and he bid farewell. Lucy handed the phone back to her father.
"Self conceited jerk" Patrick whispered as he placed the phone into his jacket. That was the problem, Lucy thought, they are too much alike and will never get on.
"Drop it dad" Lucy warned him and he nodded.
"We're leaving" Cho suddenly said the Jane's stood up. No one had unpacked. They had all been living out of suitcases' and Chinese restaurants. Van Pelt came out with Patrick's and Lucy's case and then went to fetch her own.
"What time do we fly out?" Patrick asked Cho who looked at his watch.
"We have four hours so we leave at five in the morning. English time" Cho told him and he nodded. The four of them made their way down to the lobby where Cho paid for the bill and ignored the flirting from the receptionist. Patrick would normally have made some smart arse comment but at that moment in time he had no energy. Cho checked that the cab was the right one before opening the boot and climbing in. The sound of planes was continuous as they drove to the airport. Apparently planes at Heathrow never stopped. Check in was relatively quick but then there was the long wait in the departure lounge.
...
He stood towards the back of the terminals departure lounge and looked at him sat there in a suit. She was with him too but she didn't look smart. She looked tired, like she had no energy left to fight. She managed to still look beautiful in a hoody, jeans, cast and messy hair. He thought he felt his heart sink a little. Then it rose with the idea of playing a game to pass away the time he had before the plane departed. He didn't wear a mask so everyone saw him (well, those who paid attention) place his phone to his ear.
"Hello?" Patrick asked, even though his tone was as if he already knew who was phoning him.
"Good morning Mr. Jane? Did you have a pleasant evening?" he asked politely and he saw Jane sit up bolt right and then stand, walking over to the glass to watch the planes. Lucy followed him eagerly. He couldn't help but smile, she was like a scared little puppy unwilling to leave her owners side. She would be easy to finish off.
"What do you want now?" Patrick asked, anger filling into his voice.
"I still want the same thing Mr. Jane...I always will do" he told Patrick who shut his eyes in anger.
"That was quite a stunt you pulled back there...vanishing smoke" Patrick said and Phantom mentally praised himself.
"Well they don't call me Phantom for nothing" he said and Jane groaned. He hated talking to this nutcase.
"I'm going to hang up now...because I know I won't get any useful information from you and to be honest the sound of your voice makes me want to hurl" Patrick said and Phantom couldn't help but laugh a little his comment.
"I'll see you soon Mr. Jane" Phantom promised and then hung up. He watched as Patrick placed his phone into his pocket and then looked at Lucy and began to murmur something before hugging her.
...
The wait to depart was long and tedious. Phantom remained sat away from the Jane's but he did watch their every move. When it was time to go and queue to get onto the plane he stood right behind Lucy. The smell of her hair was drifting into his nose. She was so close...he thought of all the things he could do to her but then he remembered he had to kill her. When he was on the plane he saw the Jane's sit in between the two agents in the middle aisle. During the flight he got up several times to go to the toilet, but each one of them had been an excuse for him to see Lucy. To see her look at him and not recognise his face gave him a thrill. If only they had known Phantom was sat five rows behind them.
