CHAPTER 16

The rest of the day is uneventful and Ana and Carla spend a lot of time just talking to each other. Ray, Bob and I try and keep out of the way as much as we can to give them the space to try and repair their fractured relationship.

The next morning there is a sense of calm and hopeful positivity filling the house. The atmosphere is totally different to the tense confrontational one of yesterday morning. I go downstairs and see Ana and Carla they are both dressed and chatting as I walk in.

"Good morning baby" I say and press a kiss to her head.

I turn my attention to Carla, "good morning Carla" I say and she politely greets me.

I go into the kitchen where I find Ray and Bob in deep conversation and they both look up as I walk in.

"Good morning son" Ray says and I greet them both as I pour myself a mug of coffee.

"I must say I prefer the atmosphere in the house this morning to the one I was confronted with yesterday" I say and both men nod in agreement.

"Carla seems to be making an effort to get her shit together and it's good to see" Bob says.

I am about to reply when the moment is broken by Taylor who comes in quickly.

"Sir, Elizabeth Morgan has been seen hanging around the gate" he says.

Oh shit, here we go again. Ray immediately stands and comes to my side while Bob just looks confused.

Fucking hell, it doesn't rain but what it pours when I think we have one situation sorted another one raises its ugly head. I sigh and run my hands through my hair, "She's here now?" I ask.

"Yes Sir" Taylor replies.

Bob and Ray are staring at me, unsure of what to say and if they should say anything, Ray's face changes as he realises who we are talking about, he turns to Taylor.

"Jason, would it be possible for me to borrow one of your guns? If you are going out to get this woman I want to help you, I am ex army so I know what I am doing, just give me an order and I will follow it".

Taylor smiles and looks at me for direction, I nod, it can't hurt and we could perhaps use Ray as bait. A plan starts to form in my mind.

"Taylor give Ray a gun", I don't like that idea but he needs to be protected in case something bigger is going on, I turn to Ray. "Ray we are going to try and get Elizabeth Morgan in here so we can find out what is happening and what her game is, like we discussed when we were in Aspen".

Ray nods "How are we going to do this?" he asks, and I sigh and rub my eyes with my finger.

"I have no fucking idea, we really need Ana as well but I don't want to disturb her while she is with Carla and I really don't want Carla getting in the way." Ray nods.

Bob looks from me to Ray and back again, "I could keep Carla occupied if that would help?" he asks "I have no idea what is happening but it seems to be important and if Ana is needed then well..." he says.

I turn to Taylor, the idea taking shape in my mind, "Right, make sure Ryan is with my children he is not to leave them for anything, Teddy will be waking up soon so I need to ensure he is safe. Sawyer will go with Ana and Ray at a discreet distance so not to spook Morgan, so she thinks they are alone, they will be on the grounds so she will think there will be no need for security. Taylor I want you with me and Prescott and we will come in afterwards.

Taylor nods and leaves the room, Bob, Ray and I quickly go through our ruse to separate Carla from Ana and then I head back out to the family room where Carla and Ana are sitting together talking. They both look happy and I hate to disturb them now that they are finally sorting things out between them. Ana looks up at me and she realises something is going on, but I turn to Carla, "Carla I think Bob is looking for you" I say, she immediately stands but then pauses and looks at Ana.

"Is it ok if I go?" she asks her, I hold my breath I wasn't expecting this, so I quickly step in.

"Baby, I think Ray wants to talk to you too" I look meaningfully at Ana and she nods.

"Sure mom" she says with a smile and Carla leaves the room, as soon as she is gone I sit beside Ana and quickly outline what is happening, and what we want to do. Ray enters the room and heads straight for us.

"Are you ok with this Annie?" he asks carefully.

Ana nods, "Are the children safe?" she asks I smile at her.

"Yes baby they are both still asleep upstairs, safe with Ryan" I say and she nods at me.

"Ok let's do this" she says with a look of determination and I watch as she leaves the house with Ray without any hesitation.

Sawyer follows a few moments later and I watch from the window as they head down the driveway. Taylor and Prescott join me and we head out to take our places.

I have a clear view from my hiding place of the gate and sure enough I see Elizabeth Morgan pacing around staring in, her eyes nearly pop out of her head as she sees Ray and Ana walking seemingly casually around the driveway. She calls out to Ana and I see Ana freeze, Ray puts his arm around her and they move closer, that's right baby take your time. I hear Ray asking if this is a good idea and should we call for someone, and Ana says no, then I hear Ray tell her that I won't be happy about this and I smile at the irony of that comment.

I'm not happy about this one little bit but I also know it has to be done and trust Ray will protect Ana with his life. I don't hear what Morgan says or the conversation which passes next but then I see Ana pressing the button to release the gate, good baby, get her inside and then we have her. I see Ray discreetly step in front of Ana as Morgan steps forward, this is killing me but I know I have to stay still and hidden until she is inside and the gate is secure. I watch and as soon as the gate is secure, Taylor presses a button on a control he has.

"The gates are locked now sir" he whispers, "if she tries to press the button to escape it won't work" I nod, we have her, now to find out what she wants.

"Ok Taylor do your thing" I say. Taylor nods and immediately speaks into a speaker on his wrist.

"Sawyer its go go go" As he says this I see Sawyer appear running towards Ana and Ray, immediately Morgan turns and presses the button on the gate and when nothing happens she panics and tries to run, Ray grabs her and pulls a gun from his back and holds it to her head, and he is whispering in her ear. Ana is screaming at Ray and Taylor and Prescott leave me to secure her. I wait and then leave my hiding place and run towards Ana, I wrap my arm around her at stare at Morgan. She looks petrified, which is hardly surprising as she has a gun to her head.

"This is Ana's father" I say to Morgan and gesture towards Ray, "I think he may still be a little pissed at you after your involvement with Hyde" I add sarcastically.

I see a smile spread over Ray's face, "Daddy put the gun down" Ana pleads. She is putting on a show worthy of an Oscar.

Ray lowers the gun and Taylor steps forward and takes it from him. Ray winks at Taylor. I think he enjoyed getting a bit of payback for Morgan's part in Ana's kidnap; he would never have hurt her he just wanted her as scared as Ana was that day she took her. Taylor and Prescott step forward and along with Sawyer tie her hands together with a cable tie and lead her to the house. We head into the security office via the side entrance so we do not to walk into Carla who Bob is keeping occupied in the kitchen. It has all gone unnervingly easily. I wonder what Morgan wants and whether she will truthfully and willingly tell us.

"Ok talk" Taylor snaps as he sits her down and leans over her.

"Jack wants to see Ana" she stammers as she stares wildly around her.

We all stare at her incredulously; we hadn't expected that for one moment.

"NO FUCKING WAY" I bellow, and Ana touches my arm and immediately I start to calm, I remember where I am and that my children are somewhere in the house.

Morgan nods earnestly, "He is so sorry, he realises he was totally out of line and wrong, he is getting help and he wants to apologise to Ana personally, he knows he was wrong and he is trying to make things right" she is clearly petrified and she is rambling and repeating herself.

We all stare at her, not quite believing this, is she as deranged as he is or has he manipulated her so much that she believes him, I can't decide which it is.

"Have you been to see him?" Ana asks.

She nods, "Yes, he wrote to me and to all the other women he abused sexually. He is trying to sort his life out and part of that is to see his victims face to face and apologise to them and try and make amends for what he did".

"Is that why you approached my sister?" I ask.

"Yes, I saw her at the fair with her boyfriend and your son, I didn't mean to frighten her I just wanted to talk to her, but she was understandably afraid, I didn't mean to scare her please believe me". I don't believe this for one second, that wasn't the impression I got from what Mia told me and I would sooner believe my sister than this woman in front of me.

"Has he apologised to you?" Ana asks.

"Yes he has, profusely, for all the twisted things he did and for getting me involved with the kidnap plot, he wasn't thinking straight and he was ill, he realises that now and he wants to make amends and apologise".

Ana looks at me she isn't convinced either I can see it in her eyes. Morgan continues.

"I don't expect you to believe me, I really don't, I didn't to start with, I thought it was some kind of trick something to try and get me on side again but he was so remorseful when I did go and see him it wasn't the arrogant Jack you will remember he was totally different, broken" she says.

I pull my Blackberry from my pocket and call Welch "Welch fax a copy of that letter Jack Hyde sent to Ana – the one which got past security that Miss Morgan hand delivered". I hang up and moments later the ancient fax machine spits out a copy of the letter. Ana shudders as she sees it.

I pull it off and hand it to Elizabeth Morgan, "If he is so sorry explain this, this is the letter you hand delivered to Grey Publishing for him and which got past security to Ana. She rang me in tears that day because of this; does that seem like the words of a man who is repentant?" I spit at her.

She reads the letter and her face contorts into disgust, "I...I...I don't understand" she stammers.

"I can send for the file if you want to see more, the ones which didn't get past security, there is plenty more of the same, and they arrive every week" I say.

"He used me" she says "he told me it was a letter of apology he wanted to get it to Ana personally, he said he had tried to get letters to her but he guessed with your security they would never reach her, so he asked me to try. He said it didn't matter if it didn't work but he just wanted to try".

She looks up and looks around the room at the faces staring at her.

"He used me, he made me think he was sorry I feel so stupid" she starts to cry. Taylor rolls his eyes and places a glass of water in front of her and a box of tissues.

"How does he get the letters out, surely they are read?" Ana asks.

That's a really good point and one which had never occurred to me. Elizabeth Morgan looks at Ana and realisation dawns on her face.

"Oh my god" she says.

"What?" we all say in unison.

"It was a warden who gave me the letter from Jack when I left after visiting him it didn't come in the post, he is obviously bypassing the mail system somehow, and has someone who is helping him to do it, he told me that he wanted me to deliver the letter and then as I came out the warden handed it to me, but I thought nothing of it at the time".

"Can you describe him?" Taylor asks.

Elizabeth Morgan looks at Taylor carefully as she thinks, "Erm, yes, he was tall very tall, I mean I would estimate Mr Grey here is over 6 foot and I would say he was taller than him, erm, dirty blonde hair, cut in a military style like yours and he was well built but not muscular, it was like he had gone to seed if you get what I mean, I would say he was in his mid to late 40's oh and he had a small birthmark on his neck on the left hand side one of those port stain ones it was about this size" she holds up her fingers in a circular shape, "That's all I remember" she says.

Taylor smiles, "That's more than enough" he says.

"It's funny now I think about it, because every time I went to visit Jack he was the one there, I mean when I saw other prisoners as I passed them, their guards changed but he was constant, I didn't think anything of it at the time" she says.

I decide to get some information and I call Barney, "Barney I need you to access the employment records for the prison officers at the state prison". I quickly give him the description of the guy we are looking for and he gets straight on it. About ten minutes later my phone rings.

"Barney" I say as I answer.

"Sir, it was a piece of piss getting in. I have never known such a lack of security I am emailing the details and picture of the guy I think you are after".

"Thanks Barney" I say gratefully.

"No problem sir, next time give me a bit more of a challenge" he says with a laugh.

I laugh and hang up shaking my head. I go the laptop on Taylor's desk and access my email I spin the laptop around to Morgan.

"Is that our guy?" I ask her.

She peers at the picture and nods. I take my phone out and call Welch, and explain the email I am forwarding to him and ask him to do a background check on the guy and see who we are dealing with, and what link he has with Hyde.

Elizabeth Morgan is sitting watching everything happening around her, she look bewildered. "Excuse me, can I ask why Jack has such a grudge against you, is it because you got him fired from SIP?" she asks looking from me to Ana and back again.

I look at Ana and she stands and grips my hand. I sigh, "No it goes further back than that, I knew him when I was a child" I say sharply and turn away.

She gasps and puts her hand to her mouth, "Oh my god, are you the one he called baby bird?" I spin around and stare at her.

"What do you mean, what did he tell you?" I snap.

She shakes her head, "It was no secret he drank, he drank heavily. He was bitter about something and I asked him what was wrong and he said life and the universe and the way it had screwed him over. I asked him what had happened to make him so angry, and he said when he was a kid a baby bird had come and stolen his life. I was confused and he said he was in a foster home and this little runt of a kid came into the same home, and that the foster parents gave him the nickname baby bird and then he said but that baby bird turned into a fucking great cuckoo who stole the life I should have had. I didn't understand what he meant but now you say that, and it is public knowledge that you were adopted by the Grey family from Detroit and Jack was also from Detroit. It all suddenly clicked in my head, and then when you got him fired he mentioned the baby bird thing again, but I didn't take that much notice".

She stops and looks at me. "I am so sorry Mr Grey I had no idea he was so fucked up about everything and I know its none of my business but why did he say you stole his life?" I shake my head and turn away.

Ana stands, "It's not true, Jack was in a foster home because he was in and out of trouble as a child and his own mother couldn't cope with him but Christian was an orphan. Jack had a home to go back to which he eventually did" she stops and shakes her head, "he is a twisted man" she continues and Elizabeth Morgan nods in agreement.

"He is" she agrees.

We watch Elizabeth Morgan leave, and I turn to Taylor, "Do you believe her?" I ask.

Taylor shrugs at me "Not sure, she seemed genuine enough but who can tell?" he says.

"No" Ray says adamantly. We all turn and look at him in surprise. I raise my eyebrows in question. He carries on explaining, "She was saving her ass just like she did to avoid prison when she was involved in the kidnap plot, the way she tried to run when Sawyer appeared and when I grabbed her she muttered something about she knew this was a lousy idea and Jack should get over it already, then her reaction when you showed her the fax of that letter, I was watching her. She wasn't surprised, yes she made all the right noises but her eyes said something different, the shock and revulsion just wasn't there, like she knew what he had written".

We all stare at Ray and he shrugs "I was there on interrogations on a few missions, I could spot the liars a mile off, so they always had me in the room to observe, it was kind a like a gift I had".

Ray looks embarrassed to be the centre of attention and wanders out of the room, Ana looks at me and follows him.

"What do you think?" I say to Taylor.

He looks a little taken back by what he just heard, "It's feasible" he hedges and shrugs, "She could have sent us on to the prison warden to take the heat from Jack for a while and divert attention from her, but then again all three could be in on it together".

"What do you suggest we do, I don't want this carrying on. I want that scum out of our lives for good and anyone who is linked with him" I am getting agitated as we seem no further forward than we were. Taylor looks at the information on the Prison Warden and I see his mind working.

"Leave it with me sir" he says and he gathers up the paperwork, I nod and leave the room.

I leave the security office and go in search of Ana, I find her outside with Ray I watch them in deep conversation as I walk towards her they stop talking, "Don't stop on my account" I say.

Ana smiles brightly at me and wraps her arms around my waist, I pull her close and plant a small kiss on the top of her head, I turn to Ray, "Thank you for helping us out there Ray" I say.

He simply nods and walks away, I watch him go and turn to Ana, she sighs, "He's worried, after the kidnap and everything he is scared that she is going to try something, he thinks she isn't altogether stable, and now that she knows we are on to her... he's just worried about me" and the way she says it I know that realisation makes her feel loved and cherished by Ray.

"I will protect you baby, you know that, don't you?" I say.

Ana nods "Yes I know" she says.

oooOOOooo

A week later and we are back to normal, Carla and Bob have gone back to Georgia which I am so pleased about, but I am also glad that Ana and her mother have managed to repair their relationship. I am not convinced that Carla is a totally changed woman and I'm pretty sure she will hurt Ana again at some point but she has me and my family to support her.

Ana isn't convinced that she is a changed woman either but she could prove us all wrong, and I hope she does for Ana's sake as she deserves so much more than what Carla has given her. Taylor is still working on the matter of the prison warden. He has got in touch with an old army buddy who now works as prison warden and made discreet queries about the guy Morgan pointed the finger at. I am still waiting for Welch to get back to me on what he has managed to dig up on him. The longer this goes on the more impatient, uptight and agitated I am getting.

I am sitting at work trying to think everything through. It is my first week back and I am missing Ana and the children terribly, I just can't concentrate as my mind finally switches to the contract in front of me which I have to go through and authorise, my phone rings.

"Grey" I snap.

Welch begins to speak in an amiable tone, "Good morning Sir, I have some interesting information on our prison guard".

I immediately sit up and Welch has my full attention, "go on" I say.

"Well... it seems he is very well acquainted with Mr Hyde, his name is Joseph Spinner and he is Hyde's cousin, the son of Hyde's mothers older sister, a fact which I am sure he hasn't made public knowledge. It took me a while to find the link as it had been buried so well but in the end I found it, so I have been digging a little more and I enlisted Barney's help, to hack into various CCTV cameras and get backdated footage and it seems he has been getting cosy with Miss Morgan. His car has been parked outside her apartment several times and he has been seen talking to her on numerous occasions. Taylor is trying to get his army buddy to see if he can provide anything but Barney also hacked into the prison security CCTV system and Mr Spinner does seem to spend an unusually large amount of time with Hyde, so going on what we have it would appear the three of them are all in on it together".

I am speechless, "Thank you Welch" is all I can manage to get out, I hang up and call in Taylor, he tells me he already knows as Welch has told him. He has a folder in his hand which he hands to me.

"I have heard from my army buddy, he has been doing some snooping for me to try and found out anything and he has come up with quite a bit, Joseph Spinner has been helping Hyde with his parole request. He has been coaching him and making out he's now the arch angel Gabriel. It's not a good situation and he is seeing Morgan personally, which leads me to believe she is either working with him and Hyde or she is being totally manipulated and after what Mr Steele said I would lean towards the former". I open the file he gave me which contains all the information he has gleaned from his old army friend.

I lean back in my chair and sigh, "Could it be possible that Hyde is manipulating them both, his cousin to help with the parole hearing, although that is years away and then through him to Morgan?"

Taylor nods, "it's possible sir, anything is possible but I have a feeling that there is more to it than that, after all remember what Miss Morgan said about Hyde apologising to all his victims? Well my mate said there has been a steady stream of women coming to the prison to see him at his request and they have all be reluctant to come but have left looking happier, so it seems that part at least was true. I think we should just treat this like any other threat; he can't personally hurt us while he is in prison. I have set up a restraining order on Miss Morgan so should she try and contact Mrs Grey again we can step in and I have also prepared one for Mr Spinner ". I nod feeling more confident but still a little off centre that this situation hasn't been resolved.

"Thank you Taylor" I say and he leaves I think for a few more moments and then turn my attention back to the contract, I really have to shake this off and concentrate on work now.

I spend the rest of the day ploughing through the mountain of contracts and agreements which need my final say so, Ros has done a brilliant job while I have been off with Ana but these all need my input to finalise them. I carry on and get back into my groove, I don't look up again until early evening, I am shocked to see it is nearly 6:30 when I do glance at the time. I immediately call Ana.

"Hi baby I'll be home soon I've been so busy" I say.

"Don't worry Christian" she says "I expected you to be late you have just had nearly 3 weeks off, you can't have that amount of time out of the office and not pay for it when you do go back" she is so understanding and I smile, what did I do to deserve this woman?

"Ok baby, I will be home soon" I say smiling down the phone as I hear Phoebe gurgling, Ana must be holding her whilst talking to me, then I hear Teddy's voice in the background and my smile gets bigger, life is good.

Suddenly I hear Sawyers urgent tone, "Mrs Grey I need you to come with me NOW" and I stiffen.

"What's happening baby?" I ask immediately on alert, realise I am on my feet and my free hand is running through my hair.

"I don't know" she replies but I can hear the panic in her voice, and I can tell she is moving I want to keep her on the line so I know she is alright but I also want to be with her personally, I try and get a grip of myself.

"Baby put Sawyer on" I say and I hear muffled scuffling noises and then Sawyer's clear voice comes over the line.

"Sir this isn't a good time, I need to get Mrs Grey and the children to the panic room, so please hang up and let me do my job" he has never spoken to me like that before and I know something has happened, I know immediately where they are, they are Escala. Why the hell are they at Escala? I do as he asks and I hang us as I do so Taylor barges in.

"Sir we have a situation" he says calmly.

"Talk now" I demand.

"Mrs Grey wanted to go to Escala, she was accompanied by Sawyer and Ryan as she took the children with her and it appears they were followed.

"Are Ana and the children safe?" I croak, I can barely get the words out of my mouth as the fear is overwhelming me.

Taylor nods, "yes sir, Ryan and Sawyer acted quickly to get them into the panic room, before apprehending the suspect. It was Mr Spinner sir; it appears to have been a crude kidnap attempt, ill thought out, almost a spur of the moment decision".

"How did he gain entry?" I demand.

Taylor shakes his head, "I don't know sir but believe me I will find out".

"Where are Ana and my children now?" I ask.

"Still at Escala, waiting for us to arrive" I immediately move towards the door and we head towards our apartment.

When I arrive I see Spinner bound and hog tied on the floor, he is spewing obscenities at Sawyer who calmly grabs some duct tape and slaps it over his mouth. I feel my temper rising but my main concern is Ana and the children. I head straight to the panic room and see Ana looking petrified holding Phoebe close with Teddy sitting on the floor playing with his cars, he looks unconcerned and for that I am grateful. Ana is trying to keep a hold on her emotions so not to frighten Teddy and I immediately crouch down and pull her into my arms.

"It's ok baby, I'm here" I whisper.

I feel the tension release and she rests her head on my shoulder. "I want to talk to him" she says.

"No" I say immediately.

"Yes" she replies and shakes free of my hold, she gently places Phoebe into my arms and stands to leave.

"No Ana, don't" I say I am beside myself. I see Taylor at the door and as Ana goes to walk past him I blurt out "Just stop her will you". Teddy looks up and grins at me. Ana puts her hand up in warning to Taylor.

"I need to" she says and after a shot look at me Taylor nods and escorts Ana out, I am beside myself I feel my anger coursing through me she has defied me again, not only that my own CPO has defied me, what the hell is going on here?

I sit with my children, trying to keep a calm facade for their sakes and moments later, Ana returns, "Ok we can go now" she says. I stare at her unable to believe what I am hearing.

"I needed to be in the same room as him so he breached his restraining order that way we could have him detained" she explains calmly. I shake my head, how the hell does she think of these things at these times she is so together and strong, she knew that because Sawyer and Ryan had done such an excellent job he hadn't actually breached his restraining order by getting close enough.

"He has gone now the police have just taken him away" she says I see she is trembling, I stand and pull her into my side and we leave as a family and head home.

After a briefing with Ryan and Sawyer we have dinner, I help bath my children and we put them to bed, I read Teddy his story and watch as he falls asleep I smile as I see his carefree expression. He will never know the pain and suffering I experienced as a child, no child ever should and after today I am more determined than ever that I will do everything it takes to keep my family safe.

I head downstairs and see Ana curled up on the sofa with a book she looks up and smiles at me. I glance at the book she is reading, Bleak House by Charles Dickens, she lays it down as I sit down beside her and pull her into my arms.

"I am so proud of you baby" I say. "Out of interest why were you at Escala?" I ask.

Ana goes red, "I wanted to pick up a few bits from the playroom" she mutters.

I feel myself harden, "but why did you take the children?" I ask.

"We were out in the city at that point as I'd just dropped by at the office and I thought while I was in the city I could pop into Escala for what I wanted to get" she says.

Taylor interrupts, "sir I have some news, Mr Spinner has admitted to attempted kidnap he said he had heard from Hyde about Mrs Grey and he is maintaining that Hyde knows nothing of this and wasn't involved". I snort in disbelief.

"Quite" Taylor says "He said he was working with Elizabeth Morgan and he has dropped her in it, so because of that she is now on her way to jail, as she had a suspended sentence for her part in the previous kidnap, but because she has broken her terms of the plea bargain she has now been arrested and is serving the sentence she would have got before. She was found outside waiting for Spinner in a van with enough things in it to prove she was implicated, so taking that into account it would appear that this whole thing was set up so Hyde could get revenge on Morgan for escaping jail and testifying against him previously, and Mrs Grey was just the bait to achieve that goal".

"But why did Spinner agree to it he has lost his job now, for what?" I ask.

"It appears Mr Spinner had lost his job anyway, for gross misconduct. His hearing was this morning, he was caught stealing from and manhandling prisoners in a... erm sexual manner" Taylor looks disgusted.

"He had nothing to lose, so it would appear he put in place the plan he had concocted with Hyde to nail Morgan once and for all. She has been played but Hyde claims to know nothing of any of this and is doing his best to remain squeaky clean. He maintains the only contact he has had with Morgan is to apologise for what he did to her along with all the other women he abused and he is apparently shocked and appalled that she would do this, and he is also incredibly hurt and betrayed that his own family also betrayed him, and he would like to apologise to Mrs Grey for the distress that all this has caused her". Taylor says the last part with sarcasm dripping from his tone of voice.

"What happens now?" Ana asks.

Taylor shakes his head, "Nothing its over, Morgan is now in prison for breaching the terms of the plea bargain, Hyde sits out the rest of his sentence and Spinner will be tried in due course he has been denied bail and is currently sitting in a cell".

"Will we have to testify?" Ana asks, looking terrified, she hated every moment of the Hyde trial.

Taylor shakes his head, "Not sure, possibly, possibly not, we may get away with just sending Sawyer and Ryan". He smiles kindly at Ana who nods.

"Thank you Taylor" I say and with that he nods and leaves us alone.

"I hope I don't have to testify" Ana whispers, I pull her close and hold her tightly.

"I know baby, its not pleasant, but I have faith in you if you do have to and you know I will be right there beside you to support you, but I really don't think it will come to that".

"I hope not, but its nice to know you have faith in me" she says with a grin as she rests her head on my shoulder.

I laugh, "baby you should know by now I have blind faith you".

One month later

"Sir, I have just got word from Sawyer, Spinner has been found guilty it's over Sir, they are all in prison and out of our hair" Taylor smiles at me and I immediately call Ana.

"Baby, we got the result we wanted. You didn't have to testify and everything is good" I say as I stop and listen I hear a sigh of relief.

"Oh Christian" she says I can hear the relief in her voice, we were so pleased that she didn't have testify and Sawyer and Ryan did us proud, At last the spectre of Jack Hyde seems to have lift from our lives, and I hope it stays that way.

THE END