SINS OF THE DAUGHTER

A/N: I do not own or make any profit off of the Airwolf name or any of the characters involved within. My stories are for entertainment purposes only.

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Chapter 14

"Well, String, I must admit that even I didn't expect you to come around this quickly," Angelica Horn said as she handed the pilot a glass of wine. "Should I be suspicious?"

Since calling for Angelica, Hawke had been led out of the room she had kept him locked in since his arrival at the island and he had been taken to a sitting room in a suite located in the other end of the mansion. The immaculately decorated suite consisted of the sitting area with a fully stocked bar and two sets of French doors…one set leading out to a balcony and the other to a bedroom. Hawke quickly surmised that he was in Angela's personal quarters and that he knew exactly where she hoped he would eventually end up as he glanced towards the bedroom.

"Suspicious? Why?" Hawke answered as he accepted the glass of wine and waited for Angelica to take a seat next to him on the sofa.

"Because Stringfellow Hawke doesn't give up that easily. So what are you up to?" she asked as she seductively ran her finger around the rim of her glass.

"You've been watching me, Angelica. You should know I'm not up to anything." Hawke said with a heavy sigh. "Look, I just know when I've been defeated. You've taken away everything that ever meant anything to me….Caitlin, Dom, Airwolf…", a tear ran down his cheek as he spoke. "I don't like it but I had a choice to make. I could either stay locked up in that room brooding about all that I've lost or I could get on with my life, such as it may be. The only practical decision was to agree to your terms. What other choice did I have?" Hawke stood and walked out to the balcony, looking wistfully into the sky.

"Yes, well you'll have to excuse me if I don't completely trust you yet." Angelica said as she lustfully watched him from where she sat.

Turning around to face her, Hawke leaned against the balcony railing. "Look Angelica…I'm not a man who likes to play games, especially now. Why don't you just tell me exactly what it is you want and we can move on."

Standing up, Angelica placed her wine glass on the table and walked out to Hawke. Reaching out and caressing his cheek, Hawke did his best not to physically flinch at her touch. "I think we both know what it is I want, String. What both of us want…"

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I've got him! I've got string on the infrared." Michael announced as Dom silently brought Airwolf in as close to the island as he dared without being spotted.

"You sure it's him, Michael?"

"Of course I'm sure, Dom…I've got him on audio as well. It sounds like he's with Angelica Horn and they're on the East Side of the house. Looks like they're out in the open on some type of balcony."

"That's my boy!" Dom said realizing that Hawke had most likely positioned himself in the easiest spot to be detected.

"Should I arm the weapons?" Michael asked as his finger hovered over the controls.

"NO!" Dom declared. "We don't know where Caitlin is and Hawke and Angelica are too close to each other. If we fire now, we may kill all three of them!"

"So what do we do now?" the spy questioned.

"We wait. Let's see what String's up to and keep scanning for Cait. "

"Roger." Michael acknowledged.

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Cait checked her reflection in the bottom of a stainless steel pan that she found in the pantry. She had donned the apron and the coat and tucked most of her hair up under the hat. Her whole appearance would have been laughable if she hadn't known that Hawke's life was at stake.

Placing the gun in the front pocket of the apron she picked up the flat of mushrooms, took a second to compose herself and headed into the kitchen.

"Who asked for the mushrooms?" Cait said in her best Irish lilt as she entered the kitchen from the pantry.

As she had hoped, the kitchen was a nest of activity and only a few eyes even turned her way to acknowledge her.

"C'mon now, I was told we needed mushrooms and fast. Don't tell me I just wasted the last half hour down there in that cold, damp, spooky old cellar for nothing."

Finally, one of the chefs nodded his head towards a sink on the counter. "Put them over there. Ms. Horn has ordered dinner in 20 minutes for her and her guest upstairs and we don't have time for that nonsense, " the man said in an irritated voice. "And then go in back and get changed, we need help serving. If Ms. Horn sees you looking like that, she'll skin us both alive."

"Oh, yes sir!" Caitlin acknowledged as she quickly put the tray down and headed off in the direction the chef had indicated. As Caitlin left, the chef turned to an assistant next to him. "Martha, do you know who that girl was? I didn't recognize her."

"No, sir. She must be one of the new staff," the lady answered before turning back to her own work.

Cailtin ducked around a corner into what was obviously some of the staff's quarters as she quickly removed the coat, apron and hat. Retrieving the gun from the pocket of the apron she placed it where it would be readily accessible in the belt of her flight suit. Looking back down the hallway she saw another staircase heading up to the second floor. "That chef said Angelica wanted dinner for her and her guest upstairs. I bet that's where Hawke is," she deduced as she quickly headed for the staircase.

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"Dominic, I'm picking up movement on the second floor, down the hall from where Hawke and Angelica are located," Michael announced as he studied the scans on his console. "I think it's Cait, I'm reading traces of the surveillance dust I gave them."

"Thatta girl, Cait!" Dom said as he smiled underneath his helmet. "Keep an eye on her and Hawke, Michael. We need to be ready to go in to pick them up on they're signal."

"On their signal? Dom they don't even know we're here!" Michael responded.

"Oh String knows, believe me, he knows. That boy can feel The Lady's presence, I'm sure of it…just keep your eyes and ears open!" Dom told the spy with confidence.

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Hawke quickly dodged Angelica as she leaned in as if to kiss him. "Another glass of wine is what I want," he said as he ducked past her back to the bar inside. "Would you like another one, Angelica?" he asked as he poured his own knowing that he would only be able to avoid the woman for so long.

"Feeling nervous, String? Really, I find that to be so unlike you."

"Not nervous, Angelica, just thirsty. You did keep me locked in that room for hours without so much as a sip of water." Hawke said as he turned to look at the blonde who was still standing on the balcony where he had left her.

Before Angelica could respond there was a knock at the hallway door and a woman's Irish-accented voice announcing that dinner had arrived. Hearing the voice, made Hawke's heart soar and it was all he could do to keep from showing a reaction on his face. Seeing Angelica begin to move he quickly put up his hand as if to motion for her to stay put. "Why don't you stay on the balcony and I'll get the food and bring it out…it's a nice evening," he said as he moved towards the door.

"Just don't try anything funny, String. You get out that door and I promise you, you won't make it to the stairs before my men find you."

"Wouldn't think of it…" he said as he approached the door praying that Caitlin was ready to move as soon as he opened it.

C aitlin stood on the other side of the door, gun drawn. She had heard Hawke's voice through the door and was thankful that he had found a way to let her know that he would be the one opening the door and also letting her know exactly where Angelica would be. Her heart pounded as she heard him approach.

"Now, Cait!" he yelled as he pulled open the door and Cait rushed in gun drawn and pointed directly at Angelica on the balcony in front of her.

"You okay, Hawke?" she asked as she entered, never taking her eyes off the dumbfounded blonde woman in front of her.

"Never better, " he responded as he quickly shut the door behind her and propped a couple of chairs up underneath the doorknobs in an attempt to keep Angelica's bodyguards out as long as possible. "Dom's got The Lady and they're just waiting for us to make our move," he informed Caitlin.

"Now, Dom!" Michael ordered as he monitored the scene going on below him. Wasting no time, Dom moved Airwolf into action, her engines squealing with delight through the air as he turned her in towards the mansion on the cliff before him.

"Give me chain guns and hellfires, Michael. And find me a place to set her down near that balcony where we can get String and Cait!" he said as he set his sights on the back side of the house where he could see Angelica's men starting to scramble.

Hearing the roar of the Airwolf engines behind her, Angelica turned and gasped as she watched the impressive machine rise up from behind the rocks below her. "But I thought…." She started to say.

"You thought wrong, Angelica." Hawke told her as both he and Cait approached her. "Dom's alive and so is Cait. You didn't even get rid of Airwolf when you had the chance. You've lost Angelica."

"I don't lose…not ever!" Angelica yelled as she reeled back around, now holding a gun she had had concealed on her person. It was pointed straight at Hawke.

Without even a second thought, Caitlin pulled the trigger on her 9mm, sending a bullet right into Angelica's heart. The impact caused Angelica to stumble backwards into the railing of the balcony. For a split second she stared directly into Caitlin's eyes before losing her balance and tumbling backwards over the railing to the jagged rocks 50 feet below.

"I win, Angelica. " Caitlin said under her breath as she watched the blonde fall out of sight.

"C'mon, Cait! We've got to get out of here!" Hawke urged as he heard someone trying to break in the door to the bedroom. He could still hear Dom doing the best he could to keep the others at bay outside but he knew Dom couldn't use Airwolf's weapons too near Cait and Hawke for fear of hitting them.

"There's a fire escape ladder outside the bedroom window. If we can get to the roof, Dom can pick us up!" he explained as he practically drug Cait towards the bedroom.

"Dom!, They're headed for the roof!" Michael announced as he followed Hawke and Cait on his monitors.

Laying down a quick barrage of chain gun fire on the ground below, Dom quickly headed Airwolf for the roof. Within minutes, Cait and Hawke were boarding the aircraft, much to the chagrin of those below. "I've never been so glad to see two people in my life!" said Dom as he helped Cait and Hawke into Airwolf.

"Me either, Dom, but now isn't the time for reunions. Give me all the weapons you've got left and let's make sure no one associated with Horn ever bothers us again!" Hawke yelled as he took control of Airwolf and swung her around to face the structures in front of him. Releasing everything he had, he blew up every building, vehicle and anything that looked like it might move on the island.

Once finished, he sat back, raised the visor on his helmet and simply said…"Let's go home."

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Several days later….

Hawke and Cait stood on the porch of Hawke's cabin waving goodbye to Dom as he lifted off from the pier in the Santini air helicopter. The three had all spent the last several days at the cabin together just recuperating and spending time together after all that had happened over the last several weeks. There hadn't been a lot of talk of the events that had happened with either John or Angelica Horn, it was just time spent together, knowing that each one was there for the other - each one knowing how close they had come to losing the other and feeling comfort in knowing they had all come back together and stronger.

As the helicopter flew out of sight, the cry of the resident eagle that Hawke so often serenaded with his cello pierced the air. "I used to think that the cry of that eagle was the loneliest sound I'd ever heard," Caitlin said as she watched the majestic bird circle over the cabin out towards the lake.

"Used to?" Hawke asked as he stepped behind her and wrapped his arms around Caitlin's waist.

"Yeah., but now it's like he's welcoming me home." Cait said as she turned in Hawke's arms so that she was facing him. "I am home, aren't I Hawke?" she asked as she gazed into his steely blue eyes. Since coming back, Caitlin had been nowhere but the cabin but Hawke had said nothing to indicate how long he had wanted her to stay.

"Yes, baby, you're home." He said as he reached up and framed her face in his hands. Tilting his head, he brought his lips to hers and kissed her passionately. As they parted he looked her in the eyes and sighed. "And because of you Caitlin, so am I."

THE END!

A/N: And there you have it! I hope you enjoyed it. I have to say this is the longest story I've ever done so I hope it held up well. The muse is quite tired but hopefully she'll have something else to offer in the very near future. Thanks for all of the reviews, follows and favorites. They make my day