Switching Places

Chapter 85

Johnny woke up not sure where he was, then looking around realized he was in the apartment at the Brownstone. Looking at the clock and realizing he wouldn't be able to go back to sleep, he walked down the small hallway to his sister's new room.

As he wandered around the empty room, he couldn't help wondering if he was making a mistake, who in their right mind would want him to raise a kid? Grabbing his keys, he walked out the apartment door and through the quiet hallway of the Brownstone. Seeing a light in the kitchen, he saw his landlord making coffee.

"Johnny, would you like a cup?" She asked pouting in the water.

"No thank you. I just couldn't sleep why are you up so early?"

"I have an early morning shift at GH. We are short nurses right now. Plus I miss having my grandson's here."

"I thought they lived with you?" He asked sitting on the barstool.

"Their mom has finally gotten her house ready for them to move into, but right now they are with AJ, their father. He took them home so that I could stay with Carly. Leticia, their nanny is finishing things up for Carly and spent the night there."

"I thought you had a son, as well."

"Lucas is in Tennessee attending college. So right now it's only Brian Beck, you and me. Have you heard anything about your sister?"

"Tomorrow. Wait, Brian is down the hall from me, who is on the third floor? I heard footsteps there last night as well as female voices."

Bobbie started to say no one, then suggested he follow her, knocking discreetly on Brian's door, she asked him to check it out with Johnny.

"Why do you suspect someone is there?" He whispered.

"Long story, but I think one of the escaped mental patients is there. I thought I saw Heather yesterday, but then was sure it was just seeing what scared me. It also fits in with Carly being drugged. The last place she recalls being was here grabbing her list for the meeting with Liz."

Walking up the stairs, they entered the room to see a blond sitting in a chair staring vacantly into space and what looked like a stockpile of baby items. Hearing a noise, Bobbie indicated the cabinet, and went to hide there while Beck and Johnny did the same.

Seeing the annoying blond, Bobbie listened along with the men as she told Laura she would be bringing her grandchild home to her. "I promise, then when I am married to Luke, we promise to raise your namesake just the way you would want her. I am so sorry about Lucky; he was such a delightful little boy. Just like his father, he would have made a wonderful father."

Bobbie couldn't stand listening to Heather any longer and walked out "Really, I think my nephew is dead, so just what child are you talking about. Because I doubt he has one."

"That horrible woman, first her mother stole her father from me, now she is keeping Luke away from his grandchild, I won't allow it. Now one should walk away from that man, and to treat Lucky that way after all he did for her." Said Heather.

Brian just took out his cuffs, and using the phone Johnny handed him called Mac. "Sir, we have the last of the escaped prisoners. Laura Spencer needs an ambulance, but I have Heather Webber in cuffs."

"Heather Grant." Said Bobbie. "Jeff made her sign papers stating she wouldn't use the name Webber in spite of the fact she kept doing so. Heather, we should set you free and let you make an attempt on Lila Audrey, Jason's men could save the state some money."

Brian pretended not to hear her, as he read the woman her rights while Bobbie checked out her ex-sister in law. "Laura, can you walk for me?"

"Bobbie do you want me to carry her for you?" Asked Johnny. Then the medics came into the room, as they checked over the patient, Bobbie called Nik to inform him what was going on.

"What? I talked to the director, he said I had been given incorrect information, that my mother was still at Shadybrook."

"Nik, she is sitting right in front of me, I assure you it is Laura." Said Bobbie. "I am going to ride with her to the hospital, but you might want to consider a different hospital."

"I will. I am on my way in now. Could you please get paperwork to have her placed on a seventy two-hour hold at GH?"

"Sure, now I have to go." Handing up the phone, she turned to Johnny and said "Go tell Jason what Heather was saying. He needs to know before he going to the station."

"What about you?" He asked. "Wouldn't it be better coming from you?"

"I need to go with Laura, my brother hears about this and he will try to kidnap her, she needs care that he can't give her and he has never accepted that. Just tell Jason that it was Heather and what she said about Lia and Elizabeth. She is also behind what happened to my daughter."

James Craig read the paper the woman handed to him and said "Who authorized this?"

"Sir, it was an attorney from Port Charles, she got the 842 clearance from the judge there, don't you people talk to each other?" She asked annoyed. The police officer had been here when she arrived, he hadn't even given her time to sip her coffee.

"Thank you, I want a copy of that file." Seeing her sitting there looking at him, he waved the counterfeit paperwork around and said "Now, would be a good time."

"Certainly Commissioner Scorpio, I will send it to your office, like regulations require. Now if you will excuse me, I am rather busy and this isn't your jurisdiction."

Walking out the door, James got into the nondescript car and drove to the chain motel, there he trashed the room and stalked out. Damn it, Sam had to have gotten here before him. Lord knows what she would do with the kid after getting hold of the money. As he was paying his bill, he saw the long look the clerk gave him and headed straight for the Canadian border.

Parking the car at the mall on the American side of the falls, he meandered around and finally walked over with a tour group that was crossing the Rainbow Bridge into Canada. Once on the Canadian side, he went straight to the nearest shopping mall and bought new clothes with his dwindling funds before catching a bus to Toronto. Next stop home.

Jason was dressing Lia, when Johnny entered the room. "I thought you would be getting ready for the meeting about your sister?"

"Heather Webber was holed up in an apartment at the Brownstone; she had Laura Spencer and was making plans to kidnap your daughter. Something about Elizabeth's dad and her mother stealing him from her."

"Where is she now?" He asked while trying to get Lia to allow him to put her feet into her socks.

"Police Station. Beck took her in."

Jason finished up dressing his little girl and carried her downstairs where Mercedes was arriving right on time. "Hello, Mr. Morgan, hello Lia. I talked to your mommy this morning and she said you stayed up all night."

"Thanks for coming in earlier that originally scheduled Mercedes. She has discovered her feet, good luck keeping the socks on her." He said kissing Lia "I will see you later, little one. She had her morning bottle and some of that mushy stuff."

"Thanks Mr. Morgan, I have a long day planned. I found another one of the tapes Mrs. Morgan likes." She said with a grin. "I plan of using it today."

"Good, maybe tonight she won't wake up at two in the morning wanting to play." He said with a smile. "If Elizabeth gets home early, I need you to call me. She needs some sleep and will want to spend the time with Lia instead."

Walking the younger man out, Jason headed straight to the station, needing to find out why Heather was out of Shadybrook and who knew what about James Craig.

Elizabeth yawned into Epiphany's face, unable to stop herself. "Sorry, Lia wanted to play early this morning."

"I remember those times, Stan would want to get up and crawl around the apartment instead of sleeping when I wanted him to. It's why I don't mind the nightshift now. All that practice while he was little staying awake."

"The thing is, Jason doesn't need the sleep and wants me to rest while he stays up with her, but I can't do it. I feel like I am missing something." She admitted.

"You are its called Sleep." Said Epiphany chuckling as she walked to the computer, "It's a slow morning, why don't you slip into the on call room and get some rest."

Taking out her phone and placing it next to her on the pillow, Elizabeth slipped into dreamland.

Sonny walked into Jason's office, looking around he walked back out and saw Max and Marco returning. "Hey, where is Jason?"

"At the police station one of the escapees made an attempt on Lia."

"To kill her?" He asked stunned.

"No, this Heather was trying to kidnap her. At least she was planning on it. Then he was heading over to tell Elizabeth before she heard it from someone else." Said Max. Marco looked at his watch, then told Max that he had to take care of that small annoyance for Stan, now.

"Mr. Corinthos, good luck in Puerto Rico." He said on his way to follow Stan's instructions. The man had taken Geoff and headed out trying to locate this Jackal guy.

Lulu was waiting on the pier, when Diego walked up. "So what is the plan?"

"You want to get rid of Skye Quartermaine, right?"

"Yes, but what do you want from the deal?"

"My boyfriend back. Dillon broke up with me on his mother's orders after we got caught at Kelly's."

"So how do we do this?" He asked.

"We make it look like Skye has started to move on to her ex-husband. Jasper Jacks. He isn't seeing anyone right now and your dad has to know about their past. She was so deeply in love with him, she tried to kill your uncle. I need to make Tracy relax around me. So if I am seeing someone else, or at least if she thinks I am, she will leave things alone."

"How does that get Dillon back?" He asked not sure what he was doing.

"He broke up with me because of Tracy. Now the other thing you mentioned, why do you want to be a mobster?"

"The respect, I went to Venezuela looking for my father, I saw the respect his name commanded. Here he is nothing, a nobody. I want what he gave away; I want my heritage. That is why I wanted to work for Morgan, but he didn't show me any respect." He said angrily.

"Jason won't let you come to work for him at your age. Wait until you graduate from school, then go to him." She advised.

"I can't wait that long. I need to start now. I want to be on top and that means learning like Morgan did from the beginning. The only other mob family around is the Zachara's and Morgan absorbed their operations."

"You can't just walk in and expect him to hire you. I know this guy he won't do it. What you have to do is be at the right place at the right time, then maybe he will hire you. Keep working at the diner, Mike Corbin is Sonny's dad. Jason keeps an eye on him."

"You have a deal with the other, and I will take what you said and think about it." He told her. "When do you want to start being seen together?"

"When school starts next week." She told him before walking away. "I will start on the Skye stuff this week though, she is planning my brother's wedding and will be on Spoon Island. It won't be that hard to make it look like Jax is visiting her there."

Perfect, thought Carly as she walked around the painted interior. They had gotten so much accomplished so quickly next was hanging the finishing light fixtures, then the top layer of flooring. Finally furniture and small little touches to show it wasn't a chain hotel.

"Aren't you supposed to be in the hospital?" Asked Jax as he came in to see the blond woman wearing a hard hat and standing in the middle of the room.

"They let me out this morning; I came over to see this on my way to my new place." She said. "It's perfect, Jax."

"I don't know about perfect, but you did a great job with it." He said while walking her out. "We are opening on New Year's Eve. There are a lot of things left to do." He said.

Emily caught up with Elizabeth just as she returned from her nap. "One minute, Em. Jason is trying to reach me and I have to call him back."

"Wait, I know what he wants to tell you. Let me first. Heather had Laura and intended to kidnap Lia. I think Jase, is blaming himself, I just wanted to give you a heads up."

"Thanks, I need to call him, can you cover for me with your father."

Sliding back into the break room, Elizabeth was trying to call Jason when she saw him. "Hey. I know about Heather. Nik called Em and she told me. That woman is a menace. First what she did to my dad, then Steven now she tries for our daughter."

"I wasn't too worried about her. I had all of the men looking for Craig." He admitted. "The guard we had on Audrey told Francis about her, but we thought she was going to steal a newborn."

"Heather, is nuts, who knows why she did this?" Said Elizabeth as she hugged her husband.

"According to Johnny who was there when they caught her, she blames your biological mother for her losing Jeff, then thinks your child should be Lucky's. That you took Luke's chance away for a new Spencer generation. That last part was what she told Mac."

"That woman should be locked up in a secure wing, not in the public wing; I still don't understand why this guy let her out. What does she know that he wanted, from what Carly said he doesn't do anything without a plan?"

"Speaking of Carly, what did you find out?"

"She keeps telling me that this Jackal isn't important. I think this is another case of thinking he will cause more problems than solve if we know about him."

"He is already causing problems, I guess I need to talk to her. I was just hoping she would tell you, since you two have been so close." He said.

"Jason, you can try. But she was firm about this. For some reason things have changed. She did tell me that she was hoping for contact with this guy, but that as time has gone on she feels like he causes more trouble than help. I told her about the game, hoping it might convince her, but all she would say is that the game fizzled out in the future and never made it to the system stage. That it was strictly an Internet thing."

""Well, after talking to Diane this morning, I decided to tell them they can't use any of it for the game. She said while it couldn't be used against me, she had some real problems with the contract. I told her your objections to the game, and it worried her more." Not adding that he also objected to the way the lead character slept with those women who hero-worshiped the character.

Georgie was waiting for Johnny when he returned. "You have to change; the social worker will be here in a half-hour."

"I just can't help worrying. I mean, what kind of guardian would I be?" He asked.

"You just be a big brother, guide her love her and most importantly let her know that you love her." She said like it was a simple thing. "Johnny, you are not your father. You are not Anthony."

Hugging her, he groaned. The need for her seemed to hit at the most inappropriate time. "You had better head out. I wish you could stay."

"I can't. I have to be at Wyndamere." She said. Kissing him, she whispered. "Good luck and remember she is just a little girl."

Jason and Lia met Elizabeth as soon as her shift was over, the young brunette needing to see her daughter after learning about Heather. "Jason, I want to see her." She insisted while holding the baby.

"Let me call Diane, she can arrange it with Mac." He said understanding why she had to do this.

Driving to the station, she saw Monica arriving at the same time. "Jason called so that I could take care of Lia for you."

Thanks, Monica." Was all she said before entering Mac's office. "When can I do this?"

"Now, I am having her brought up. Her attorney is insisting on whatever she says being kept off the records, just so that you know. Justus agreed so that you can get in there." Escorting Elizabeth into the small room, he saw the older blond woman sitting patiently.

"Hello, Elizabeth." She said serenely.

"What are you up to Heather?"

"I was just righting a wrong. After what happened in the past, I wanted to make up for my mistakes."

"Really because from what I heard, you in your delusional mind thought you were going to steal my child, and play grandma while marrying Luke Spencer. Luke who has no interest in you, and who knows what a psycho his son was. Did you really think you would get that close my child?"

"I had a plan and a partner, unfortunately like most men as soon as he got what he wanted he ran."

"Let me guess, an English accent and green eyes. Yes, we know all about your partner and drugging Carly Corinthos. I just don't get why?"

"I have no idea; I was just trying to replace what your mother stole from me all those years ago. My place in a man's heart. She was the reason Jeff locked me up in a mental institution, so that he could be with her."

"Really, that's not what I heard. My dad loved my mom, but felt like he was torn between her and Diana, you know the woman you sold my brother to. Then when they thought Mom killed Diane, he fled in pain, pain your mother caused by making MY mother look like a murderer. As for the mental institution, I thought that was Scott Baldwin after the two of you failed in your bid to steal Jason's trust fund."

"All I want is a chance, to be a good mother, to show that I am a capable and caring person." Jason heard Mac who was standing next to him grumbling about the woman. He just watched, knowing he would want to hurt the woman who was going to steal away their daughter.

"Heather, you are on your way back to that padded cell and me, I am going home with my husband and daughter, where we will be a family. Maybe even call my father and brother and tell them what a nut job you are. Remember that when you are placed in that straight jacket and locked up in the pretty white room."

Johnny wiped his sweaty hand on his slacks and opened the door to the social worker. Seeing the little girl hiding behind the woman, he swallowed his doubts and said "Hi, I'm Johnny. Please come in."

"Thank you, Mr. Zachara. I will be brief." Said the efficient woman with a small smile when she saw the nervous young man sit down on the sofa and jump back up. "Relax, this isn't an interrogation. Normally we would have to-"

Hearing the knock on the door, Johnny apologized for the interruption and opened it to see Alexis standing there with her briefcase. "Am I on time?" She asked while entering. Seeing the social worker, she set her briefcase down on the desk in the corner and pulled out some paperwork.

After introducing the woman to each other, he tried to make eye contact with his sister, but she kept hiding behind the sofa when she saw him look her way. "Now as I was saying before your attorney arrived, this is actually a rather simple procedure. It turns out there was a will, leaving custody of young Catherine Rose to you, Mr. Zachara. It was apparently lost in the move to our new offices. It looks like all we need to do is have you sign some paperwork and that will be it."

Trying to get her attention, Johnny saw Alexis take the paperwork from the woman. "Excuse me, but could you introduce my sister to me?"

"Oh my god. I am so sorry. Things have been at sixes and sevens with this case. First we couldn't find anyone related to her now we have police and public officials all looking for her. In fact your police commissioner, who was apparently in Buffalo this morning tried to take care of this personally. I am so happy for -"

"I don't mean to interrupt, but the police commissioner wasn't anyplace near Buffalo this morning." Alexis said.

"Oh dear. I was certain that Peggy told me the man was the police commissioner, his name was a zodiac symbol, Virgo, Cancer, wait, Scorpio, that's it." She said beaming then the looks on the other twos faces. "Oh dear, is there some sort of problem."

"I am afraid so, Mac Scorpio, is my husband and I assure you that he was here all morning. It looks like someone tried to steal this little girl." Alexis said. "Johnny the paperwork is in order, I need to call Mac and let him know about this."

"Before we go any further, perhaps someone can INTRODUCE my sister to me." He asked again. "Never mind I will take care of it myself."

Walking over he knelt down and said "Hi, I'm Johnny."

Giggling as she watched him roll his eyes at the adults she said shyly "I'm Kitty. Because I like cats. Do you have any cats?"

"Me no. But my girlfriend, she has a cat. Her name is Mr. Whiskers." He said. "Would you like to meet her?"

"Will she let me play with him?" She asked looking up at him with dark brown eyes beneath the fringe of her long bangs.

"I can ask, Alexis do you think Georgie and Maxie will let Mr. Whiskers play." He said turning to the attorney.

"Well, if not I will give permission. Mr. Whiskers loves to play." She told the little girl and watched as her face lit up. "Now before we go, I have to have Johnny sign all of this, okay?"

"Okay, but can we go and see Mr. Whiskers afterwards?"

Johnny signed the paperwork and then offered to show Kitty her room. They walked off while the social worker explained to Alexis that the suitcases in the hall was all the little girl owned. "I'm sure the young man can take care of that. If not my daughter will love to take her shopping. I was curious are there any preschool records, I didn't see any in the file?"

Johnny was telling his sister that they would have to go shopping to get some more stuff for her room and when she didn't seem excited asked her why.

"Grownups always make promises, but they never keep them." She said sadly. "Why will you be any different?"

"Kitty, lets sit down okay." As soon as they were both sitting on her bed, he stopped to think, and then said "Did they tell you that I am your brother. We share the same Mom." He winced as he realized he was lying to her. "Maria, our mother, died recently while we were looking for you. We have been searching for a couple of years. I won't let anyone take you away from me. I promise, and a brother's promise can't be broken. Now lets start with visiting Mr. Whiskers and then we can go shopping. I promise I won't cancel our plans. No matter what."

Skye saw Lulu sitting in the living room when she entered the Gothic monstrosity. "Where is everyone else?"

"Elizabeth and Emily just showed up, and the Jones girls are off visiting the horses." She said. "They act like they own this Island, the way they wanted around it."

Nik stood at the doorway and sighed. "Lulu, they are my cousins; Maxie and Georgie are related to me just like you are. I invited them to have run of this place anytime they wanted."

"Yet, I can't invite anyone over without permission." She sneered.

"That is because you are grounded, remember?" He asked then sighed with relief when Carly came in with his fiancee and Elizabeth. Seeing Jax bringing up the rear, he went over to greet the Aussie. "Did we have a meeting today?"

"No, I drove Carly. A falling metal beam crushed her car. She parked it in the wrong spot. She said it was going to be quick meeting and asked if I could run her home afterwards."

"They are just supposed to be measuring some things, do you want to come to the study with me?"

"Sure. Carly1" he called out. Seeing her turn, he said "We are going to be discussing hospital business in the study, come and get me when it is time to leave."

Skye watched the twosome and saw the connection that seemed to be starting between the two of them, wishing them the best, she was grateful she was now happy with Lorenzo. "Okay, lets get started. Lorenzo is expecting me for dinner."

Sage was eagerly trying to convince her uncle and cousin that they should just go over to Wyndamere and pick up Skye before taking the boat to the restaurant down the river but Diego said he was not to thrilled with power boats. Seeing the commuter boat coming over from the Island, Lorenzo asked if they could get a ride on it.

"Sure, sir. We have a small group returning in a little while anyhow. I just had to pick up some supplies. Now that they have been stored, come on." He said gesturing for them to sit at the bow.

"I don't think I can handle this." Diego pretended be sick, but Lorenzo was suspicious. His son seemed to resent Skye and went out of his way to avoid his wife. This had to stop.

"It will be fine; this boat isn't as rocky as a powerboat." When they arrived they saw the butler directing them to the study. "I believe my master is in there."

Hearing the sound of voices, Sage rushed ahead hoping to talk to Georgie. Instead she saw Nik and the annoying Aussie who had broken Skye's heart years before. Listening to them, she waited then asked "Where is Skye?"

Nik looked up surprised then said "Try the ballroom, down a floor and directly ahead. I believe the women have invaded down there. Mr. Alcazar you are more than welcome to remain here."

Chuckling slightly, he said "Thanks, I have heard more about the planning of this wedding then I did my own."

Diego just ground his teeth and flopped down on the sofa. Jax saw his reaction and knew that something was up and grew worried about the young foster child.

"It could be worse; you could be the poor guy I have in charge of the hotel. He is convinced that Carly is insane." Seeing the look on Nik's face, Jax said "She maybe crazy, but what I am talking about is, she was upset with the type of screws they were using for the doors. She wanted them to be just right and dragged the man around to every supplier in town."

"I just met Ms. Corinthos last year, but I have to admit she is taking your hotel very personally." Said Lorenzo.

"I am enjoying it. If it turns out well, I may turn it over to her for running. She has ideas on everything from bath soaps to what type of cleaner works well without the antiseptic smell. She thinks of things I have never even thought of."

Lorenzo laughed inwardly at the admiring tone, the man didn't seem to realize his feelings for the blond yet, but it was obvious they were there. "Sounds like you might have a success on your hands."

Diego saw Lulu gesturing at him from the doorway and went to see the blond. "Why did you let him come, It will be hard to lie if he is here to see the truth, you do realize this will ruin our plan? "

"What plan, Lulu?" Asked Georgie at the same time Emily and Elizabeth just shook their heads. "What lies? And why am I not surprised you found someone else to drag into your mess."

Lulu saw the way Diego sneered at her as if to say it was all her fault. Well unlike her brother, she was not going to take the fall for their plans. "Don't look at me that way, you came to me, wanting my help to break up Skye and Lorenzo, I just wanted help to get back with my boyfriend." Turning to Lorenzo who was leaving the room beside Jax and said "He wanted my help to get Jason to hire him too."

Jax looked at Diego and said to Skye "I'm sorry about this, I need to take him home and talk to him. Lorenzo, can you come over in the morning?"

"Yes, Diego one thing. Jax and I have talked almost everyday about you. I am well aware of your resentment of Skye, but she is not at fault for the past. I am, your mother is, but not my wife. She will be remaining my wife. We need to have serious talk tomorrow. I think there are a few things that need to be said."

Walking past Lulu on his way out, Diego moved in close and whispered. "You should not have betrayed me; you are going to pay you slut."

"Go to hell." She said then turning saw Emily escorting the guests out while Nik grabbed her arm. "We need to talk, and now."

Alexis let Johnny and Kitty into the house, when Viola entered along with Kristina. "Hello, Kitty this is my daughter, Kristina. Viola, do you know where Mr. Whiskers is?"

"Curled up in the window seat in Georgie's room. The girls are on their way home from Spoon Island." She told the attorney before handing over her daughter.

Johnny was holding Kitty's hand and showing her the way to Georgie's room.

"This is pretty." Said the little girl as she entered the room, seeing the cat she rushed over and started petting it as it woke up. "You are so pretty, I wish you were mine."

When Georgie and Maxie entered the house a little later, the brunette found her boyfriend kneeling next to a little girl with an elfin face and short straight black hair that hung just about to her shoulder. "Hey, can I come in."

"Hi." Said Johnny as he stood and came over to kiss her. "Alexis asked us to stay for dinner, but do you mind going shopping with us afterwards?" He whispered.

"Sure, but first introduce me to your sister." She said blushing.

Kitty turned and looked at the older girl and turned back hugging the kitty, not wanting to give it up. "Kitty, this is Georgie, Georgie this is my little sister Miss Catherine Rose, aka Kitty."

"Hello, Kitty." She said kneeling next to the girl with the coal black hair.

Not lifting her face from where she had buried it in the cat, she said "Hi."

"Dinner is done." Turning to see Maxie in the doorway, Georgie asked "Who cooked?"

"Viola did, so we are safe. Hey, Johnny. Is that your little sister?" Before rushing off to change.

"That was Maxie. So Kitty, how do you want to decorate your room?" She asked trying to get the little girl to overcome her apparent shyness.

"Can I have it decorated in Ballerinas?" She asked.

"Sure, anything you want. I know the perfect place to go shopping. We just drag Johnny alone and make him carry the packages." She said teasing her boyfriend. "But let's go eat so that we can head out. I think we are having meatloaf and potatoes. No idea on the veggie though."

Kitty saw the girl holding out her hand, but said instead "What about Mr. Whiskey, what does he eat?"

"Oh, well we don't usually feed Mr. Whiskers again until later, but if you want to feed him, lets head down. She will hear the can opener and come down to join us."

Alexis watched the trio followed by the cat and once again had that feeling of deja vu. Not sure why, she shook it off for now. Right now she had others things to deal with.

Elizabeth had just entered the warehouse after calling Mercedes to tell her they would be home soon, when she heard the voices from the office. Jason and a woman's. Not seeing a guard, she looked back at Francis and asked in a soft voice. "Where are the guards that are supposed to be here?"

"No idea, but stay behind me, I don't like this." As Jason's voice got annoyed.

Knocking on the half-opened door, the guard asked Jason if they could come it.

"Sure, please do. This is Tiffany Hill. She is looking for her nephew he was last seen in the company of Stan."

TBC