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The door opens and a man walks in. Parker turns around and says, "Lyle, what are you want?"
"Don't worry.It's not you we want. It's Jarod."
"Then why am I here."
"Well, it seems you know where Jarod is and hasn't bought him in. My boss wants to know why."
"Your boss has been mistaken. I don't know where Jarod is."
"Don't give me that, Parker."
"That's Miss Parker to you!"
He grabs Parker and tells her, "You can give up the information easy or we can do this the hard way."
"Let go of me." she says and spits in his face.
Lyle wipes his face and hits her. She tries to hit him back when he moves. She walks over the corner and doesn't say a word.
Lyle walks over to her and whispers, "What are you afraid of?"
"Nothing, that you have to offer." Then she make a fist and hits him in the eye. Lyle raises his hand to hit her again when another man walks in and says, "The boss is here and he wants to talk to you."
"Okay." he tells the man. Lyle turn to Parker and says, "We are not finished here." Then he turns and walks out.
Parker walks over to the bed and sits down. She holds her head and looks down at her stomach. Then holds her stomach and starts to cry. She falls asleep. She hears something and looks up to see a woman in the corner.
"Mom" she says.
"It is going to be okay."
"What are you doing here?" she asked confused.
"You are my little girl. Jarod is going to protect you like I used to. Beware of the one that loves you." her mother says. Then she fades away.
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The phone rings.
"Hello," Sydney answered.
"It's me, Broots."
"What did you find out?"
"Mr. Parker owns a series of building in that area but only one is abandoned."
"Good, Broots. Where is it?"
"According the papers it is at 1568 Parkway which is off of Central."
"Thanks, Broots."
Sydney hangs up the phone before Broots can get out, "Be careful."
Jarod and Sydney drive to Parkway. When they get there they see Mr. Parker's car.
"Syd, if something as happen to her I will hurt him."
"Calm down Jarod. We will get her. Do you have a plan?"
"Yes, I walk in and take her."
"You can't do that. You will be captured. I have a plan. We wait a few minutes see who comes out. We want to know who else is in there."
"Then, what?"
"I don't know that part yet."
"I say we go in there and shoot everybody."
"You don't use a gun. You don't believe in harming people, remember."
"Well, this time is different. That is my wife and baby in there. I can't just sit here and wait. I'm going in."
Jarod gets out of the car. Sydney goes after him.
"Jarod, wait. Take this." he says and hands him a gun.
Mr. Parker walks out and gets in his car to leave. Jarod goes around the back to see if he can find Parker. Lyle sends the other guys out. They get in a car and leave. Sydney walks in from the side. Jarod enters the building and comes to Lyle.
"Well, she said she didn't know where you were. I guess she lied."
"Where is she Lyle?" Jarod said with hate in his voice.
"If you can find her, you can have her. My boss doesn't want her anyway. He wants you."
"Well, I guess you have me."
Lyle walks over to Jarod with his gun pulled and ready.
"Come on, sissy boy." Jarod tells Lyle.
Lyle points his gun and cocks it. Jarod picks up a board and hits Lyle with it, knocking his gun out of his hand. Lyle hits Jarod with his fist. Jarod falls backwards and starts to get up when Lyle kicks him in the stomach. Jarod holds his stomach and Lyle walks closer to him. Jarod grabs Lyle foot, knocking him down. Jarod is sitting over Lyle and hits him with his fist. "Where is she?" he asked again.
Lyle just starts laughing. "You think I am going to tell you where she is."
Jarod puts his hands around Lyle's throat. He asked him again. Lyle laughs. Sydney walks up behind Jarod. He has his gun ready and says, "We could shoot him til he talks."
Lyle looks at Sydney, then at Jarod. He can tell Jarod could kill him and wanted to. Jarod pulls out the gun Sydney gave him. He points it at Lyle's head and cocks it.
"Okay, okay." Lyle says nervously. He's looking into Jarod's eyes, says, "She's in a room down there."
"Jarod gets up and runs down the building. He finds a room that is locked. He gets the door open and finds Parker laying on the bed. He walks over to her. She turns to Jarod and says, "Jarod, is it really you?"
"Yes, are you okay?" he noticed the cut on her head and a black eye. He picks her up and walks out.
"Sydney, we have to get her to the hospital."
Sydney sees Jarod coming toward him while leaving his gun on Lyle. Lyle picks up a board and throws it at Sydney. He ducks down. Then he fires a shot at Lyle. Lyle takes off running out the building.
Jarod says, "Forget him. I will take care of him later. We have to get to the hospital."
Sydney and Jarod walk out to get in the car. Sydney drives them to the ER. Jarod carries Parker in and says, "Can someone help us?"
A nurse and doctor come running over to him. "You can lay her down in here." the nurse says while showing him to a room.
The doctor asked, "What happened?"
Jarod tells him what he knew. Then says, "She's pregnant. Will the baby be okay?"
The doctor tells him, "We will know more after we exam her, if you will wait outside."
"I don't want to wait outside. I AM staying in here."
"Fine," said the doctor, "But stay out of the way."
Jarod holds Parker's hand and strokes her face with his other hand.
The doctor asked, "Who's her doctor? We have to call him."
"Dr. Jamie Brown."
The doctors leaves. He calls Dr. Brown. The nurse cares for her cut. Parker come to. "Jarod, where am I?"
"You are in the ER. What did he do to you?"
"The baby, what about the baby?' she asked.
"I don't know yet. Did Lyle hurt you?" he asked again. He was getting mad just thinking about her laying in the bed.
"Don't worry about Lyle. He will get his."
"You bet he will." Jarod responded.
Dr. Brown walks in. "You must be the husband that I heard so much about."
"That's right. What about the baby, doctor?" Jarod asked.
"Everything seems to be fine. I am going to do an ultrasound to make sure."
"Who is the man outside waiting?"
"That's Sydney."
"He asked if he could check on her. Is it alright if I let him in?"
"Yes." Jarod responded.
Sydney enters the room. "How is she?"
"She is going to be fine." Jarod replied.
The doctor says, "We are going to move her down the hall for an ultasound, now. You can come if you like."
Sydney and Jarod follow the doctor down the hall. She gets Parker ready for the ultrasound. Jarod holds Parker's hand while watching the screen. They both see a little baby kicking and moving around. He bends down to Parker and whispers, "I love you." Then gives her a kiss.
She looks up at Jarod, with a tear in her eye, she knew now why Jarod wanted to touch her.
The doctor says, "Everything looks fine. I do want to keep you over night for observation. Don't worry, I will make sure you are in a secure place."
Sydney replies, "I can stay on guard outside if you want."
"Thanks Syd, but you can go home if you want. I will stay here tonight."
"Are you sure?"
"Yeah, I don't want to let her out of my sight."
"Okay, but have you thought of where you are going after she gets out of the hospital? She shouldn't return to work for several days. I will cover for her."
"No, I am sure I will come up with something."
"You can stay at my cabin."
"Thanks." Jarod said.
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The next day Parker and Jarod leave for Sydney's cabin. When they get there Jarod helps Parker inside.
"You need to relax." he tells her.
She takes Jarod's hand and puts it on her stomach and says, "I love you, Jarod."
Jarod smiles. He holds her tight. Then he tells her, "You want something to eat. I will see what we have."
He walks in the kitchen. He comes back with glass of water. Parker was nowhere in sight. He walks outside and finds her sitting on the steps.
"There is not much in there. I brought you something to drink." he says as he hands her the glass.
"Thanks," she replies. "Jarod, I saw my mother."
"You did. When?"
"While I was in the room. She told me to watch out for the one that loves me. Who do you think she was talking about?"
"I don't know." he tells her. He really knew but didn't want to say anything. He sat down behind her with his arms around her. He wanted to protect her.
"How did you find me?"
"Broots."
"How did Broots know where I was?"
"Listen, I didn't want to tell you but I guess I better. You have the right to know."
"What?"
"Your father had some pictures of us leaving the alley the other day. The building you were in, you father owns it. He was there when I got there."
"How could he? I thought he loved me."
"I'm sure he does."
"Yeah, right." Parker responded. She gets up and takes Jarod's hand. "Follow me." she said softly. She leads him in the cabin and to the bedroom.
"You are the only one that loves me besides Sydney. He is more a father to me than my own." she replied as she kissed him.
"Are you sure we should do this?"
"Well, you want me to relax. Don't you?" she replied while taking his shirt off. She pushed him on the bed. She climbs into his lap. She looks into his eyes and says, "Make love to me."
Jarod wraps his arms around her and quickly obeyed her request.
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Sydney meets up with Broots.
"Is she okay?" Broots asked.
"Yes. Did you find anything else out about Parker's kidnapping?"
"No, it is hush, hush." Broots said quitely.
"I don't think we should tell her that her father was behind it."
"I don't either but she has the right to know."
"I know Broots. Do you want to be the one to tell her?"
"No. You should. You have been there for her."
"I don't want to break her heart."
"Okay, we won't tell her. But if she finds out."
"Then, we will explain it to her." Sydney said.
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After a few days at Sydney's cabin, Jarod says, "I don't want you to go back."
"I have to. I have some unfinished business with my father."
"Let it be. I will take care of him."
"No, I am going to tell him I'm pregnant."
"No, don't."
"I have to. He should know he almost killed his grandchild."
"What if he asked who the father is?"
"I will tell him."
"Are you crazy? You know what he will do to you and/or the baby. I can't let you do this."
"And what are you going to do to stop me?"
"I won't let you go back. I am taking you and the baby with me."
"You can't do that. They will follow us. That is not a life for a baby."
"What is that suppose to mean?"
"I don't want our child to live on the run."
"So, this is my fault."
"No, Jarod. I not saying that."
"Then, what? You knew this when you fell in love and married me."
"I know, and I don't regret it. I would marry you again if I had it to do over. I love this child. We made this baby from love. I am not going to let anyone hurt our child. I would love to go with you and leave the Centre but you know they will hire someone to find us. They won't give up."
"I know but I want to protect you and our baby."
"You have and you will. Have I told you lately that I love you?" She tries to get his mind off of the fight. She kisses his neck.
"I think you should remind me."
"I can do that." She pulls him over on her. They kiss, holding each other tight.
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The next day, Parker walks into the Centre. She heads for her father's office. She opens the doors and walks in.
"Hello, Angel. Where are you been?"
"Oh, I think you know that." she replied sarcastically.
"No, I don't." he says trying to act innocent.
"Don't give me that daddy. I know you were the one behind the kidnapping."
"What are you talking about? You were kidnapped." he responded.
She hits her fist on his desk and looks him in the eye and says, "I think you should know that you didn't just hurt me when you pulled that little stunt. You could have hurt you grandchild."
Mr. Parker looked surprised. "What?"
"That's right. I'm pregnant. If you ever pull that again, you will have more than me to answer to. Do you hear me?"
She turns to walk out. Mr. Parker says, "Wait, who is the father?"
She turns around and walk over to him. She bends down and whispers in his ear, "Wouldn't you like to know?"
Then she stands up and walks out.