Mary Ann gasped, Ted pulling her behind him, handing her the sleeping girl in his arms.

"Who are you people?!" He yelled, barring his fists.

"Nobodies, really" said one of the men. "We're just here for the girl,"

Mary Ann held Audrey tighter. Ted, on the other hand grasped his knuckles, ready for a fight.

"Now, come on. Let's keep it peaceful," The man smiled, taking a step forward. "Besides, I'm sure Audrey wants to see her mother."

Audrey stirred, opening her only to fall back asleep. She had always been a heavy sleeper.

"You know where Claire is?!" Shreiked Mary Ann.

"Oh yes," The man continued. "So give us the girl, and we will take her to her mommy,"

The man ran at them, fist raised at Ted. Ted ran at the man, the two engaging into a fight.

Mary Ann watched until she saw the other man coming towards her. Holding Audrey tight, she ran out the door.

She ran to her car, struggling to open the locked door, before being grabbed from behind.

She felt a hand wrap around her, trying to grab the child in her hands. She bite him, successfully removing his hand from her.

Audrey jumped awake, startled by the shaking, her eyes widening to see the mysterious man.

He growled in anger, landing a punch to her head. And another. And another. Mary Ann's head bled. Audrey screamed as soon as she felt the blood drip onto her face.

The man went in for another punch, before he felt his arm subdued. Ted had had beaten the other man unconcious, going in for a swing at the next one.

The man flew with that one punch, knocking him away into the ground. He shakily got up, stared at them for a moment, before running away.

Ted started a step after him, only to realise Mary Ann needed his attention first.

"Mary Ann, are you alright?" He knelt down to her, pulling off his shirt to place against her bleeding head.

"I'm fine. Just a battered," She reassured. Ausrey kneeled by her side, crying into shoulder. Despite the tough exterior she tried to display, she was terribly shooken up.

Ted helped Mary Ann up. Audrey got up on her own, resume her tough disposition.

Audrey sat watching cartoons in the living room, while ted and Mary Ann spoke in the kitchen.

"Mary Ann, we need to talk," Ted sat at one side of the counter, Mary ann on the other, looking down into her coffee, avoiding Ted's gaze.

"What if that happens again? What if i'm not here to protect you both again?" Ted asked.

Mary looked up at him, with a sad, but stubborn grin. "Whose's to say I can't handle them? I've got a gun," She argued.

"But, they know where you live. And from that, they probably know where Audrey's school is," He explained. He sounded like a detective.

"I..." Mary Ann stopped herself. She didn't know what she was going to say. " I don't know what to do Ted," She gave up, hanging her head.

"I think you do," Ted sympathized. "Mary Ann, let her stay with me. I can teach how to defend herself. I can greater the chances of her being safe," He explained.

" What about me?" Mary Ann asked. But her face said she already knew the answer to that.

"You...would have to find a new place to live. If Audrey didn't stay with you, they would probably leave you alone," Ted explain.

Mary Ann's heart felt broken. "I get it," She looked into her coffee cup, ignoring Ted. "I know I should protest, and want to keep my only granddaughter with me..." She said. "But, deep inside me, I agree with you."

Ted held her hand, comforting her. "Thank you, Mary Ann. Your choice is very selfless," He said, trying to comfort her.

Audrey sat in the front passenger side of the car. She looked out at her grandmother, who was waving at her. She lightly waved back, her body shaking. She held her hand to the glass window. She didn't really understand what was going on, but deep in her stomach she felt a knot of anxiety.

Audrey felt torn. She wanted to cry, but somehow, she just couldn't. Comparing the pain she felt when she couldn't find her mother had overpowered any other sad memory. Now, she stared out the window, unsure what to do with herself.

"Audrey," Ted started. " You sure are quiet. Unlike the last girl I trained. Her voice could blow you away," He laughed. "

"Mr. Ted?" Audrey started. She closed her mouth, not knowing what to say.

"What is it?" Ted asked

"Will... Will I see her again," Her voice was quiet. Any louder and she might've cried.

Ted looked back at her with a bittersweet smile.

"Probably kiddo," He said. "I have her number if you want it,"