Part III
Blue Cove, De Parker residence Oct 4
Miss Parker didn't sleep well. She was afraid that Ethan would leave in the middle of the night. They had gotten in at around midnight. Ethan seemed more calm the further away from California that they got. Miss Parker had questioned him on the plane about when he disappeared. Did he leave, or was he taken? Why was he so afraid of the Doctor in Ca? But Ethan remained silent, staring out the window.
When they got to her house, Ethan finally spoke, but only to ask where he could sleep. So, Miss Parker showed him to one of the the guest room. In the morning, she opened the bedroom door where Ethan was, making sure he was still there. She was relieved to see him sound asleep.
Miss Parker went into her kitchen to see if she had anything to make him for breakfast, figuring that most men didn't go for her morning staple of coffee and a bagel. She got out a few pans, some eggs, and threw a pack of bacon in the microwave to thaw.
Ethan wandered down the hall when the smell of food woke him. "Damn it!!" Miss Parker yelled, throwing a skillet against the back of the stove just as Ethan came around the corner. She looked up at him.
"I'm not very domestic" she said handing him a plate of scrambled eggs and bacon. The toaster popped up and she grabbed it out and stuck both pieces on his plate.
She grabbed up her own plate, and joined Ethan at the table. Ethan buttered both pieces of toast and put one on Miss Parkers plate. "Do you want some coffee?" she asked getting up from the table. "Uh...orange juice?" She opened the fridge, pulled out the oj and poured him a glass, then got herself a cup of coffee. She sat the glass down in front of Ethan.
"Thank you" he said taking a bite of the eggs. "It'a good" he told her.
"Hardly, but thank you" she replied taking a bite herself. "Ethan, I'm staying home with you for a few days, but when I go back to work, I want you to stay here. Don't leave."
Ethan dropped his fork and put his hands on each side of his temples.
"ETHAN?" Miss Parker said concerned. He groaned and started to rock back and forth in the chair. Miss Parker reached out and touched his arm.
"NO!!!" Ethan yelled, jumping up so fast that the chair fell over. Ethan walked backwards until he ran into a corner. He let his body fall to the floor, put his face against his knees and wrapped his arms around his legs.
Miss Parker picked up the phone and dialed Sydney. "This is Sydney"
"I need to talk to Jarod."
"Miss Parker, I...."
"Look Syd, I don't care how you do it, I don't even care that you CAN do it, just have him call me!!" she said handing the phone.
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Jarod and Rachel had checked into a hotel a few towns over from Blue Cove.
"Jarod," Rachel began "I can't believe you came here".
"I have to see Ethan. Sydney said he had a breakdown. I have to make sure he's ok". Just then Jarods cell phone rang. "Hello?"
"Jarod, Miss Parker needs to talk to you."
"What does she want?"
"I don't know, she didn't say. I'm assuming it has to do with Ethan."
"Thank you Sydney" Jarod said then hung up the phone, and dialed Miss Parker.
"What?" she said.
"You wanted to talk to me?"
"Jarod" she said pausing to look over at Ethan, still sitting in the corner. "I need you to come to my house!" Jarod started to protest her last statement, but before he could, she said. "No games, no surprises Jarod. It's Ethan, I can't do this alone".
"I'll be there" he said and hung up his phone.
"You'll be WHERE??" Rachel asked.
"I'm going to Miss Parkers."
"NO YOU'RE NOT!!" she said quite irritated. Jarod turned toward her, the stunned look on his face was priceless. Nobody had told him what he could and couldn't do since he left the centre. Not quite sure how to handel this, he said,
"Rachel. this has to do with our brother. Not centre business".
"Are you crazy? This could be a trap!!" Jarod started shaking his head.
"Jarod, this woman has been chasing you for over five years, trying to drag you back to a place that you still have nightmares about! How could you possibly trust her?"
"It's hard to explain, but I know she'll keep her word. We both want the same thing, to help our brother".
"I'm going with you!" she said.
"NO" Jarod said shaking his head.
"No?" she asked sarcastically.
"NO" he said picking up his jacket, and walking to the door.
"JAROD!!!" she yelled as he closed the door. She stomped over to the door, opened it and saw the doors to the elevator closing.
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