The couple moved inside the house, Helen moving David to the couch where they both sat together staring into space as they thought over the situation. Helen's right hand aggressively rubbed against her left as her breathing appeared to be heavy before she looked over at him.

"How did they find us?" She whispered, her lips unsmiling and her eyes wide as she shook her head. "It's impossible they found us, David."

"There isn't any evidence that it was them!"

"No that's true but I'm not believing that Lauren is the prime target in a beating and a kidnapping. It doesn't go." She argued sighing as she ran a hand through her loose ginger hair, her teeth starting to nibble on her thumbnail. "We didn't hide very well, did we?"

"How do you mean?"

"Hafid found us…" She laughed. "They could have found us just as easily."

"Helen, they had no business left with us."

"For as long as Lauren is alive they'll have business with us, David." She confirmed before taking one deep breath, her hands shaking as she rubbed her face.

"And now they have our children."

"God, how frightened our babies must be…" Helen whispered covering her mouth with her hand as her eyes closed and tears threatened to fall again for the millionth time that morning.

"They'll be okay." He promised taking hold of her hand, pressing a kiss to her temple. "We'll find them."

"And kill them." Helen said sourly glaring at him before looking back down at the floor, where he moved to look too.

"Helen we left that business…"

"To save the children and look where it got us."

David looked over at her again, his eyes wide open with fear as he heard the familiar venom and hatred in her voice. There was only rare occasions she used that voice and there was only one consequence when she used it. Helen was the cold type. She had no compassion for her victim but did a beautiful show for the victim's family. There would be now way in heaven the case would be pulled back to her. She was the only strong one. She had been able to keep it secret from Cassy and Hafid over the years she'd allowed herself to get close to them.

"Helen..."

She looked back up at him, her jaw set in determination as she listened to the desperation in his voice.

"You can't talk me out of it this time, David. I should have done it years ago."

***

Hafid knocked on the door, his hands shaking as he thought of what kind of mess Helen would be in. What kind of mess David would be in! They were all too close for something like this to happen and not have a devastating effect on them.

Helen's head whipped round to look at the door, "It'll be one of the women."

"Just tell them to go away." David said moving to lie down as Helen rose from the couch, his arm covering his eyes.

She felt such emotion for him as she moved to the door, already preparing a lot of lies to tell them that they weren't welcome before smiling at the sight of Hafid.

"Helen…" He breathed as she opened the door.

"Oh, Hafid…" She cried stepping out of the door and accepting his embrace, her face burying into his neck as she let her tears fall. "Why would anyone do this to us?"

"Everything will be okay, I know it will." He promised running his hand gently up and down his back, his lips brushing against the long ginger hair.

"You can't promise that. No one can promise that!" She wept causing him to push her slightly away, his fingers taking hold of her chin before pressing a light kiss to her trembling lips.

"No, no one can but yourself. You'll find them." Helen smiled at him before hugging him again.

She didn't even care that she was being watched. She didn't care that she shouldn't be holding him so close and wishing that he'd protect her. She'd ran away from him because he'd got possessive but she couldn't help it.. She needed him because Cassy was useless at things like this.

***

The housewives watched their transaction with utter amusement. Gabby's lips pursed as her head tilted slightly to the right. There was something about the way Helen held onto Hafid that made Gabby realise that Hafid wasn't in a dream when he believed that him and Helen had a chance. There was definitly something between them. Something hot.

"Wow, I can see why he loves her. There is definitely chemistry." She commented turning to look at her fellow housewives.

"Hello, she's a lesbian!" Susan shook her head before sighing. "Some people confuse me."

"That's not a shock to us, Susan." Edie commented gently before heading off in the direction to her house.

"It's such a shame about everything they've been through." Bree said softly shaking her head. "I think I'll cook the poor man some stew."

Everyone watched Bree leave knowing that nothing they said would stop her from doing it. Bree always believed that someone needed something solid in their abdomen.

Lynette moved forward and sighed as she looked over at the action. "I hope to God they find the children soon because I don't think this street could do with any more misery."

"They've just moved in and I feel heartbroken." Susan gushed, her hand actually holding onto her chest as if she was trying to hold tight onto her heart to stop it aching.

"It's a shame we can't do anything."

"Gabby, we could always make them feel better. Have them over for food sometimes."

"Susan, have you tasted your cooking?"

"I meant to Bree's."

"I bet she'll have them over tonight." Gabby commented sighing. "They're such nice people too."

***

All they wanted back was Lauren. It's what there job was. They realised that attacking her had been a bad mistake. It went against the plan they had created. They were just to abduct the children so then Lauren would sacrifice herself for the lives of her children. That was the problem with them three. Family was everything. That's why they'd ended it with the business.

Lauren and Davidd didn't want to hurt the kids. They wanted the sweet family life with the "real" jobs that looked respectable in the new area they'd moved to.

Helen moved away with her lesbian lover and took a simple job as a drama teacher. She had the right skills. She had that eccentric personality you expected in a drama teacher.

It had been Hafid that had led them to her. They'd known he'd obviously follow Helen to the end of the world. Hell, the man had moved from Africa just to be with her. Why wouldn't he change locations in America just to be close to her?!

"They'll come running soon."

"Let's hope so. I hate children." The harshest guy said and the softer guy noticed the flexing of his fingers on the gun that he had laid across his lap and he understood the motion. He understood alright.

The ball was never going to leave their court...

***

The two kids struggled in their restraints as they glared angrily at the two men who had took them.

"When my daddy finds you…" Grant hissed at the man but this just made the man laugh as he knelt down in front of him, ruffling his hair.

"That's what we're waiting for kid." He laughed. "When daddy comes looking, he'll die."

The two kids absorbed the words before Olivia eventually started crying, Grant took hold of her hand.

Daddy would save them.