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Audrey bit her lip, leaning forward on the windowsill of the large glass square that looked over the front yard and the road beyond it. She moved a slit of the blinds slightly apart, peering out into the darkness. She saw Jack standing in front of the red Convertible, two frightened girl blinking back at them. He said something to the dark-haired girl in the driver's seat, and she kept nodding quickly.

It was obvious that Jack was intimidating to them, he had that affect on people. Jack said something else, and the girl shoved her keys into the ignition and sped away, so quickly that Jack was forced to take an abrupt step back. When they were out of sight, Audrey noticed the drastic change in Jack's appearance as soon as the girl's tail-lights faded into the end of the street.

Jack's shoulders, which were thrown back and confident when he stalked out of the house, slumped in sadness and defeat. He stood in the middle of the road by himself, a heartbroken expression evident on his face. Audrey's heart went out to him. She pushed off of the windowsill, pulling a green knit throw-blanket around her shoulders, yanking the front door open and stepping into the dark night, illuminated by the bright lights of Los Angeles and the Hollywood sign in the distance.

Jack's head snapped in her direction when he heard her the soft crunch of grass under her footsteps approaching him. It never failed to impress her how alert the man was, even when most of the time he looked distracted. A ghost of a smile played on his lips when he saw her, and as quickly as it had come, it passed back into its usual thin line of dread.

"Jack?" She whispered, putting a hand on his arm.

He didn't look at her, his gaze glued to the road where the girl drove off."Hmmm?"

She put her arms around his waist, and he embraced her shoulders."Who was that girl?"

She felt him stiffen slightly."Kim's daughter."

She pulled her face away from his chest and stared up into his ocean eyes. Her own amber ones gliding over his chiseled features looking for something deep in them, which he always kept hidden.

Jack looked down at her bewildered expression.

"My granddaughter." His voice was shaky, as if he was having trouble with controlling himself.

She fastened her arms tighter around his waist into an almost unbreakable bond. Jack didn't seem to notice that if she circled him any tighter he wouldn't be able to breath."What did you tell her?"

Jack sighed and pinched the bridge of his nose."I told her to leave."

She kissed his jacketed arm softly."She was crying."

His voice was hard, cynical."Dammit, don't you think I know that?"

Audrey was shocked.

He ripped his gaze from the road and looked at her wide eyes."I'm sorry." He murmured, finally fully wrapping his arms around her.

She stared deep into his eyes. "I love you, Jack."

"I didn't even know her name." He let out a soft, dry sob."Till she told me."

Audrey felt like he was going to collapse on her, and she pulled him off of the street into the house. She sat him down on the couch, crawling into his arms. He continued."I only saw her once before today, it was at the emergency room when Kim was delivering her. I got to hold her, thank God for Chase, she was the most beautiful thing I had ever seen. The next day, Kim told me that she never wanted to see me again. That I would never be a part of Cali's life." He buried his face in his hands.

"Cali? That's her name?" Audrey spoke up.

That earned a small smile from Jack."Her middle name is Terri."

Despite the fact that she knew he loved only her, each time Jack spoke of Terri, Audrey felt of twinge of envy. She was guilty for feeling this way, but she couldn't help it. She knew that Terri used to be his whole world, and she was sorry for how much pain her death had caused Jack, but she wished with all her heart that she could take it away.

She swallowed, returning his small smile."It's a beautiful name."

He nodded, rising abruptly to his feet."Where are you going?" She asked, to her, her voice sounded weak and pathetic.

"I'm going to take a shower." He replied, lowering his voice so that she would not hear."I need to be alone."

Jack ignored the concerned question in Audrey's eyes. He hauled himself up the stairs to the master bathroom as fast as his sore legs could move. He locked the door behind him, immediately turning on the shower all the way to hot. The noise of the drumming water would drown out what he was about to do. He unbuttoned the tiny buttons of his blue shirt and tossed it into the hamper, digging around the pocket of his Levi's for his phone (with six secure phone lines.)

Grabbing a puffy white towel off of a nearby racked, he pressed the number two speed dial, immediately the phone began to ring, the phone of the one person who had never let him down. On the fifth ring, there was still no answer. Jack frowned and looked at his watch. It was almost two in the morning. He hoped that Cali got home safely. He would kill himself if she hadn't. Finally, on the seventh ring, they picked up.

"Hello?" Came a groggy reply from the other end."Two in the morning what the hell do you want?"

"Chloe, it's Jack." He responded quickly, undoing the belt buckle on his jeans.

He heard movement on the other line."Jack." She cleared her throat."What can I do for you?"

He smiled slightly at her ability to get into action."I'm sorry to wake you on a weekend."

She snorted."What do you want, Jack?"

"I want you to find out as much as you can about Kim, and her daughter, Cali." He took a breath."I need to make sure they're safe."

Chloe let out a snore."I'll get right on it." She muttered sarcastically.

There was a knock on the door."Jack!" Audrey called.

Jack's voice dropped dramatically into a whisper."Please. I want the information on my desk by Monday morning." He heard Chloe start to protest, but he snapped his phone shut quickly, stepping into the shower in attempt to avoid Audrey's suspicions.

It was way passed midnight when I dropped Megan off. I still hadn't got over the way that he acted towards me. It burned and it stung. I never thought that something emotional could hurt so much. I turned the headlights off and pulled into the driveway as quietly as I could. The engine was only a soft purr, so it worked to my advantage. I pulled they keys out of the ignition and jumped over the door of the roofless car, afraid that opening it and closing it would make to much noise.

I sniffed, digging around with my keys trying to find the right one that went to the front door. I frowned in the moonlight. Why in the world did I have so many stupid keys? I finally found the right one, shoving it into the key hole, twisting it right and left until the lock clicked. I pushed the door open, retrieving the keys, and pushing the door to close gently behind me. I slid the lock over it.

All of a sudden, the bright lights flickered on, and I jumped, blinking in the glare, trying to get my nocturnal eyes used to it. I heard my mother's voice."Where the hell have you been?"

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