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Chapter 8

(Kate's POV)

"No, no, no take that there in that car, thank you", I said to a bell boy. It was the second day of our trip from DC to California. We were almost there and we are currently and presently at a Rich and famous hotel somewhere in Los Angeles; both Jill and Claire wanted to do a little shopping here but ended up doing a little more than a little and since it was late at night we decided to make a stop. Yes everybody showed up except that idiot, even his mother was sad and why am I thinking about him again, I had my boyfriend with me, who was too afraid to speak with me in front of Chris and Chris seemed to always pull me along so I could help, I guess that's his way of keeping an eye on me plus he seriously needed help. So here I was loading everyone's luggage back in the car. Chris was talking to someone on the phone and just then my phone rang. Seeing that it was Matt, I couldn't help but smile.

"Chris I'll just go and come in a minute", I said he looked at me and nodded. I found myself a deserted place, "hello", I answered my phone at the last ring.
"Hey are you with your brother again?", Matt asked.
"Well not exactly", I replied.
"Great I am coming there to meet you", he said.
"Okay, I am at the…", I was saying when I heard a bit of commotion from Matt's side.
"Forget about it", he said.
"What? Why?", I asked a bit annoyed.
"Well your brother just came and yelled at couple of us guys asking us to get in the car so we could get out of here faster", he replied, "And we have started moving too."
I laughed, "Really?"
"Yes but at least I can talk to you until you leave", he said hopefully
"Yes", I replied and we continued our chat on the phone and I was asking him all sorts of question which he couldn't answer in public and enjoying the situation very much.

(Jill's POV)

"Finally we reached SF", I said stretching a bit.
"Hey this place is really nice", Chris said.
"So you booked this hotel without even knowing about it", I said raising my brows.
"I didn't, Kiddo and Claire did", he replied.
"Yeah, who'd believe you raised them", I said teasing; "Glad they didn't take after you."
"Yeah me too", he said closing his eyes, "Anyways they must have reached by now, right."
"Yes, let's go see them", I replied.

"Hey you guys are finally here", Claire said joining us.
"We were just talking about you and Kiddo", Chris said hugging her as if he had seen her after a week or so.
"Speaking of her where is she?", Claire asked as they parted.
"We just arrived, don't know", I replied with a shrug.
"She must be here somewhere", Chris said looking around.
"Must be helping to unload the luggage", Claire said, "but her luggage came with us."
"If she came with you how can her luggage come with us", I said confused.
"What are you saying! She came with you", Claire said puzzled herself.
"Not a good joke Claire she said she's will going with you", Chris said very seriously.
"But she didn't come with me", Claire said and it didn't seem like she was joking.

"Chris you said everybody checked out and Kate said she was going", I asked him.
"Yeah she said that everything's done and she's going and Claire's car was taking off then", Chris replied, "Then I asked every group to get along before anyone is missed."
"Maybe she came here in some other car with some other group", I suggested but I was worried and so was Chris.
"No she didn't. I was waiting for her all this time and not a single car brought her", Claire told us and now my worry was beginning to turn into panic.
"Call… call… her", I stuttered to Chris and he pulled out his phone and speed dialed Kate.
"Her phone is coming dead", he said gravely.
"How many times do I have to tell you get rid of the crappy phone", Claire said and dialed her number from her cell and she too cursed when it must have said to same.
"We left her", I finally concluded as tears began to run down my face.

(Claire's POV)

"I am going back to get her", Chris said.
"I am coming too", I said following him.
"Claire wait, you… you can't go", Jill said.
"What? Why? ", I screamed hearing this from her.
"Because it's your engagement tonight that too in few hours, you can't go", she said shaking her head.
"Yeah she's right, it would be odd if you go, so stay I am going", Chris said.
"You… you can't go either", Jill again interrupted.
"What are you saying honey", he asked.
"Look already Kate is not here and if you go too then what would people say", she said a little nervously.

"To hell with people", Chris said.
"No Chris, think about Claire's future. You two stay and I'll go and find her", she said.
"Are you mad?", I said to her, "You're pregnant and she could be anywhere in Los Angeles how are you supposed to find her."
"I don't know but she's like my first child I am worried", she said and broke out crying and for the first time I had seen her so worried and panicky, "I'll get her back."
"You're staying here", Chris said, "I am going back."
"Don't go, think about Claire", Jill said.
"God, why did you put me in this situation? I can't leave and I can't stay. What kind of test is this I love both of my sisters dearly", Chris said in dilemma.
"To hell with me go find Kiddo, Chris", I said being practical, "Only gods knows where would she be?"
"I told you two to stay, please try to understand. Just let me go and search for her", Jill said giving her reason.
"You're not going anywhere Jill, what if something happens to you and Kate turns out alright can't take that risk, she would never talk to us", I flared at her.
"You go get ready for your engagement and its decided that I am going to get back Kiddo", Chris said, "No arguments Jill, Claire is okay with me going and about the people, we never cared about them."

(Kate's POV)

I looked at my switched off phone and cursed. If only I could make one more call and tell my family that I was okay and where to find me then everything would be perfect. Matt talked with me so long that not only my phone died but also everybody left me behind and those damn hotel officials won't let me make a simple phone call. I doubted that my family had any idea that I was left behind and when it would occur to them then it would be total chaos, they all must be fighting who's gonna stay and who's gonna come and rescue me. The fact that tonight it was Claire's engagement would have increased the mayhem. I wanted to wait inside the hotel for them to arrive but everybody were giving me curious looks so I decided to come out and when I waited outside the guards at the gate said if I didn't move they would call the police for my suspicious behavior and I had moved from there too. And now I don't know where I am right now. Maybe I should have let them call police, that way maybe I could have called Chris and others.

I was sitting on footpath now and I didn't know what to do, I didn't even knew where police station was so I could make a help call. I didn't know who to ask for help. It was getting dark and if I didn't do something fast then I would be great in trouble. But what can I do, this thought made me cry and I buried my face in my palms and cried.

(Leon's POV)

"Yeah… I am done with today's meet and I am already there", I replied, "It was nice and everything was fine. I know… I know… I'll remember it", I told Miranda Hutchinson, she had replaced Hunnigan for a few days, since Hunnigan was on vacation, "Look let me get some rest and call me later."
"Why should I call you?", she said laughing on the other side, within a day or two she had started to flirt with me too.
"Because you're being paid for it", I said not really amused about her joke, "Plus you've a habit of nagging me."
"I only nag those whom I like and you're the first Kennedy", she sounded as if she was giggling on the other end.
"Yeah… yeah", I said as I turned my car around the corner and the road was quiet deserted and only one person was there, a girl sitting on the side of the road, "It can't be…", I muttered to myself.
"What its true", Hutchinson said.
"Call you later", I said and disconnected as I drew nearer.

'Maybe you're seeing things again', I thought to myself as slowly my car drew closer to the girl. But she doesn't appear like this on the middle of the road, she appears close. This means its her, really her. I pushed the brakes and she looked in my direction and shielded her eyes from the headlights of my car. I have been seeing her everywhere since I came here in house, on the TV, in the mirror, in the train but she never felt so real maybe I was dreaming but like always I ran out to her again.

"Don't come closer, I'll scream", she said sobbing and I bent down to her.
"Hey", I said and tried to smile when instead I wanted to cry happily to see her.
"Leon", she said and flung her arms around me pulling me in a hug, "thank god you came. I was thinking about you. I was scared; I am scared please I am all alone by myself. I don't know where I am I don't know what to do. I am so scared, I am so scared", she cried holding me.

(Kate's POV)

"Relax", Leon said rubbing my back, "First tell me how you got in Los Angeles."
"We took a flight to here and were going to SF for Claire's marriage by road and decided to make a stop here for the night after a shopping sprawl and I accidentally got left behind", she told me, "My cell phone died I couldn't call Chris and Hotel staff won't let me stay there for no reason. I have no money, no nothing and I was scared", I repeated it again. Because I really was scared before he came and I didn't want to let go of him thinking that he would vanish like others whom I dreamt of coming to my rescue.
"Let me call your brother first okay. He must be worried", he said seriously.
"Okay", I replied.
"You have to leave me first", he said softly.
"Promise me you won't vanish like others", I said pulling away from hug.
"What?", he asked smiling, taking out his phone.
"Nothing", I blushed a bit for saying that out loud to him.

A/N: Thanks for reading, hope you enjoyed it. My apologies for any inconvenience you had whilst reading.