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Chapter 6

Eric waited outside his son's room while the doctors checked him out. He had checked his phone for the umpteenth time when Summer came in the door with Callen and Sam.

She flung her arms around her dad in a move that always reminded Eric of Abby Scuito from Washington.

"Summer, you're crushing me!" He gasped.

She stepped back, "I'm sorry. Callen told me about Todd, is it true? Do I have a brother?" she asked.

Eric nodded "He's in a bad way right now; the person that had him wasn't kind to him. The doctors are looking at him now." He told her.

She walked up to the door and peaked in. "Aww dad he's cute." She said with a grin.

Eric turned to Sam, "I take it you dealt with Niklas? There is a file on my tablet…." Eric bent down to go through his bag, "Sorry guys, what with Todd, I forgot. This links the company to Shamus O'Conner and his links to the IRA, Where Beale Aeronautic Industries have been dealing with the US government, Niklas Beale was also using his contacts to buy weapons and ship them to contacts that Shamus knew and he was sending them back to Ireland." He pulled up the file and sent it to Callen and Sam's phones plus a copy to Nell for the office.

"We will need to get a warrant to go in there and search all the files properly, what you have now is great but I wouldn't want some lawyer to get them out on a technicality," Callen warned him.

"No you don't this is all above board. With Christian and Klaus in custody and Dominik dead, I own the company….I can access my own files legally at any time." Eric said flatly.

Sam and Callen looked at him stunned. "You own it!" they said together.

"It's one of the few truly family owned multimillion dollar companies left, Christian vowed never to sell stock in the company, and he's never had too."

"You know this could destroy the company," Callen said worried for his friend.

"Nope, I plan on firing everyone involved, those who need to be prosecuted are all yours guys, I'll sort out the IRS and any problems there too. Ummm? I may have to take two weeks off." He said thinking to himself.

"Are you going to leave us Eric?" Sam asked.

"Na… I love my job and you people are family. But I won't run my mothers company into the ground."

"I thought your father owned it?" Callen said.

"Nope, He's not even German, He took on everything that was my mothers, he's from Oklahoma she met him at just after the war ended in Germany and they came over here with her parents. However, Schmidt Enterprises in a post war USA would not have had the same appeal so they used Christian's surname. He only learned the language for show." He smiled a bit.

Summer walked back over to them with four cans of soda, "here guys," she said handing them out. She sat next to her dad and opened her laptop.

"What are you doing, I want you to head back to the mission with Callen and Sam." Eric said hoping they would help.

"Dad, I'm a grown woman and my little brother is in the other room, I have no intentions of going anywhere." She said.

"Summer." Eric said his voice low and grumbling.

"Father," Summer jumped to her feet her temper flaring, she stood with her hand on her hips and glared at him, "I am not leaving here until I know my little brother is going to be well!"

Eric groaned and run a hand across his face, "You'd better go guys, she isn't going to move," He turned away from her "Flippin Irish genetics," He grumbled with a slight smile under his breath.

A doctor walking towards them drew their attention. "Family of Todd Beale?" He asked.

"I'm his father." Eric said standing up.

The doctor looked at him sternly.

"You….Don't get to go anywhere near him! I'm calling security." He snapped.

"Wait!" Callen said, "Eric only found out he was his father yesterday, he isn't the man who caused Todd's injuries." He said as Eric had stepped back shocked. Callen showed him his credentials and explained that Eric worked for the Federal Government.

"I'm sorry the boy was clearly showing fear for his father when we were treating him earlier, I understand that you are a federal Agent Sir," The doctor said turning to Callen, "But until I am sure this man is no danger to my patient I insist he is accompanied whilst visiting him."

"Please come with us, I just need to see he's ok…What happened to him?" Eric asked the doctor.

"From what the x-rays are showing us your son has suffered extensive beatings and multiple fractures that have been untreated over the years." The doctor said giving a sidelong glance at Eric. He had to admit, even though he thought the man was guilty he had never seen such a reaction in an abusive parent, Eric went pale and clung to the desk he couldn't hold back the tears that overwhelmed him.

"K…Klaus physically hurt him?" Eric voice shook, "Did he….was he…" Eric was too scared to ask the question.

"We could not see any sign of sexual assault. But he has been starved, he is malnourished and dehydrated and we think there may have been verbal abuse with the boy, he is severely traumatized and will need counseling."

Eric sat heavily in a chair, "He's going to be ok though….Right?" he asked.

The doctor smiled. "With your help, and barring anymore contact with whoever was hurting him, he's going to be fine."

He guided Eric and Callen to Todd's room, Sam and Summer sat outside as the other two went in.

Todd lay on the bed, looking a lot younger than the fifteen years that he was.

He opened his eyes slowly, and looked around the room for an escape route before settling on the two men.

"You're here?" he whispered.

Eric nodded and sat beside him. "How are you feeling son?" He asked. He wanted to hold Todd's hand but Callen had advised him to let Todd reach out to him.

"Tired….is it over…do the police have Sir?" he asked.

"Klaus is in custody and he's never getting out." Eric told him. Todd lay back and closed his eyes in relief.

"Dad…I have two messages for you from mom." Todd said, he stopped as his body was wracked by a violent coughing fit.

"Just rest." Eric told him.

Todd maneuvered himself up onto his elbows, "NO! Mama told me I was to give this message to you as soon as it was safe; she made me learn it by heart for years." He coughed again.

Eric sat back and let him continue, "She said to say she loved you and never Klaus, Klaus had a file 367-596-7745 on his laptop it is important you need to see it and tell the police. She missed you and Summer?" Todd breathed getting his strength back, "Is Summer a season or a person, mom would never tell me she'd just get sad and hug me."

Eric wrote the file number on his tablet and sent it to Nell. "Todd, Summer is your sister."

"Oh." Todd said flatly. He had hoped for a moment that his dad had come to save him, he had always dreamed that his real dad would come and take him away from Klaus, but if he already had a family…..

Eric saw Todd reaction and was confused by it, Callen however instantly knew what was going through Todd's mind.

"Todd, your sister is older than you, Eric wants you to come live with him….he would have come and got you earlier if he had known about you." He said and Todd instantly brightened.

"You…you would have?" he asked

"In a heartbeat, I've been looking for your mother all these years, if I had known where either of you were I would have gotten you away from him…I love you son." Eric said.

Todd looked down not meeting his eyes, "But you don't know me, I'm useless, a waste of space." He mumbled.

Eric looked at Callen who nodded encouraging him. "I want to get to know you, but I can already tell you are not useless and I am proud to be your father."

Todds eyes lit up and for the first time, Todd trusted an adult and relaxed.