Miss Parker opened her door, shocked to see Jarod was alresdy there. She figured it would be a few days before he got there. "Where's Ethan?"
"Over here," she said leading Jarod over to him. Ethan was still crouched in the corner.
"He's been like that for over an hour. We were sitting at the table eating and he grabbed his head. When I touched him he freaked out. He won't talk. Everytime I touch him he flinches. I...I don't know what to do."
Jarod sat down on the floor in front of him. "Ethan....it's Jarod." Ethan lifted his head, his eves red, looking as if he hadn't slept in weeks. He looked as if he was completly stunned to see Jarod.
"Jarod" he said. Jarod repositioned himself beside Ethan, putting his arm around him and pulling him into an embrace.
Someone banged on the door. Miss Parker jumped at the loud pounding.
"PARKER!!!!" Lyle yelled through the door. Jarod looked at Miss Parker, not believing she did this to him. He truely thought she'd keep her word.
"Jarod, I didn't....."
"PARKER!!" Lyle yelled more agitated.
"Get in the bedroom!" she said helping Jarod get Ethan to his feet.
Once they were out of sight, she went to the door and jerked it open.
"Lyle...so happy to see you" she said sarcastically.
"Where in the hell have you been?" he asked barging into the room.
"Come in" she said closing the door.
"Answer my question" he snapped.
"Go to hell!" she said hatefully.
"Parker" he said clinching his fist. "I swear to God!"
"He wouldn't listen".
"Who?"
"God" she said. Lyle took a few steps toward her, but she stod her ground, not backing away.
"Where were you? Because I know you wern't following Jarod".
"And how do you know that?"
"I've got the proof on the back of my head." he said rubbing the large lump.
"I was on personal business".
"Doing what??"
"It was PER-SON-AL!!" she sounded out. Lyle smiled at her. She hated it when he did that, it made her even more nervous. She knew he was insane, but she'd never let him know that she was afraid. "Where did you see Jarod?" she asked.
"Atlanta, he was shacked up with his pregnant girlfriend!"
"HIS WHAT???" she asked shocked.
"Yes, daddy Jarod managed to get her out from under us."
"YOU WANT THE BABY!" she said discusted.
"Oh, please, like that's a shock!"
"My God!" she said shaking her head.
"Parker" he said shamefully, "You've been trying to catch Jarod and bring him back to the Centre for 5 years, don't give me your holier than thou crap. You're no different than me!"
"I'm nothing like you!" she said. Lyle scoffed at her reply, and walked past her and opened the door to leave.
"Bye, SIS" he said shutting the door.
Miss Parker took a deep breath, disgusted by the fact that Lyle was a blood relative, and walked to the bedroom door. She figured they'd be gone. She was right.
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Jarod opened the door to the hotel room, Rachel was sitting on the sofa and she'd been crying. Jarod felt bad; he knew he'd made her mad by telling her she wasn't going, but he didn't want her in anywhere near Miss Parker.
"Rachel?" he asked walking over to her. Ethan came in behind Jarod and closed the door.
Jarod sat beside her and reached out taking her hand. "I'm sorry. I didn't mean to hurt you. I'm trying to protect you from the centre. I don't want you in any unnecessary danger. You being near Miss Parker, not a good mix". Rachel sighed.
"I know you meant well, but we need to make decisions about me together. Don't dismiss me like I don't matter!"
"I'm sorry. I'd never intentionally hurt you, you know that." Rachel shook her head yes, and hugged him.
"I love you so much. I just..."
"Shh," she said in his ear, "I know...Ilove you too."
Jarod stood up and pulled Rachel to her feet.
"Rachel this is my brother Ethan"
"Hi" she said smiling.
"Hello. You're all Jarod talked about on the way here".
"Did you tell him about-"
"No, I figured we could tell him together" Jarod said.
"Go ahead" Rachel told him. Jarod grinned.
"We're going to have a baby."
Ethan dropped his things on the floor, walked over to Rachel and dropped down on his knees in front of her. He placed his hand on her stomach. "That's what I've been hearing..."
"What" Rachel asked.
"For the last few days, I've been hearing a new voice, not understanding who they were. That's why I was so shocked to see you at my sister's house. I thought you were dead." he said looking at Jarod.
"Why would you think I was dead?"
"I've only heard voices from people who are gone, NOT the living. He told me his name was Jarod, and he needed help". Ethan was still holding on to Rachel's stomach. Jarod looked at her.
"See, I told you it was a boy." Ethan took his hand away.
"I'm sorry, you don't even know me and here I am touching you."
"It's ok, he's your nephew, you can do that anytime you want to."
"You're not afraid of me?" She reached down and took his hand and placed it back oh her stomache.
"No, I'm not."
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The Centre
Miss Parker walked into Sydney's office. Broots was sitting at his desk, workin on his computer. Sydney was standing behind him leaning over his shoulder.
"Miss Parker? I thought you wouldn't be in today?" Syd asked.
"I wasn't, until Lyle showed up!"
"Ethan?"
"He's Ok, he left with Jarod."
"Jarod's here?" he asked surprised. Miss Parker shook her head.
"Well, what are you going to do about that?" Broots questioned. Miss Parked sighed. "I don't know! Now that Ethan is with Jarod, I don't want my brother brought to the centre. Then I found out that Jarod is going to be a father....Lyle tried to kidnap his girlfriend because he wants the baby! I feel like....Like I'm going insane!"
"Jarod's going to be a father?" Sydney said quite astonished.
"OH GOD SYD!!! I thought you knew" she said.
"MY GOD...they'd really do it all over again wouldn't they?"
"Jarod will never let that happen Sydney. NEVER!" Miss Parker said.
"No, they'd have to kill him, and I won't let that happen."
"I know you won't" she said rubbing her temples.
"What's wron with us??" Broots asked. "Why do we work here, a place that has destroyed lives, murdered people, steals children. I mean, we're all intelligent people, we know better!"
"I've asked my self that very question many times Broots." Sydney said.
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Mr. Lyle switched off the surveillance camera that was hidden in Sydney's office. He'd installed them when he started running the centre after Mr. Parker went into a coma from a bullett that ricocheted off of the floor hitting him in the head, when Jarod was trying to rescue Miss Parker from Alex.
Lyle picked up the phone and dialed. "This is Lyle, I want Sydney and my sister tailed aroung the clock. I want to know when and where they go...you got it??" He hung up the phone.
"GOT YA JAROD!!" he said smiling.