The Agent and the PI (Sequel to Falling For the Undercover

Going Home

Elizabeth's POV

Apparently, I had lost all my memories of the last almost nine months.  The doctor explained that he wasn't sure why but generally it's because of some trauma that I experienced that my brain won't allow me to remember.  I had asked him if I would ever get it back and he gave me a vague answer.  Then I asked him why it was that Michael and my brothers couldn't just tell me what all happened and maybe that would jog my memory and everything would be fine.  The doctor cautioned me to not ask to many questions that information would be given to me bits and pieces at a time that was the best way for my brain to assimilate the trauma and accept what had happened.  I didn't want bits and pieces I wanted the full picture.  I needed to know what happened in the end to uncle and the rest of the women.  I needed to know how Michael got me out of the house without either of us getting hurt.  I needed to know. But Michael would just pat my hand, kiss my cheek and tell me he would tell me all about it in due time.  He didn't want to risk losing me again.  I got it really, I did but it was aggravating as all hell that I couldn't remember on my own and the very people that held the key to those memories weren't using it.

The drive to the old house was quiet.  Larry hardly said two words to me.  I think he was nervous about me going home.  Bringing up memories from that horrid event all that time ago.  I looked over at him before we reached our family home and touched his hand.  "Larry, you know I don't blame you right?  Uncle had it planned all along once he actually found mom.  When he realized she had me he was waiting until the perfect time to snatch me away and make me take over where mom had left off.  Either way he was going to get me into his business it just happened that mom and dad died before they could see his plot revealed."  Larry pulled the car over and put it in park.  "Lizzy, I tried to so hard to keep you but if the truth was told I probably could have done more.  I could have married Amber all those years ago and the judge may have let me keep you.  He just didn't like the idea of a single young man raising a teenage girl.  Uncle had a wife and two kids so the judge thought he was a better fit.  I appealed it many times over but each time was met with the same answer you had to stay there until you were eighteen. I'm sorry sis I should have married her then but I wasn't ready for that commitment. Can you forgive me?"

I grabbed my brother's face and told him that I undoubtedly forgave him.  That he couldn't have known the life I was living as uncle hid it very well from all of them. I smiled and said "all those acting and singing classes really did work huh.  I fooled you." I then reached over and hugged my brother in a way we hadn't hugged in years.  "I love you Larry.  I love all you guys and your wives.  I love that you never gave up on my returning someday.  I love that you kept mom and dad's place because I couldn't bear coming back here and not being able to touch a reminder of them.  I love that even though there is nothing you can do about it you all would give your last breath to change it if you could.  I love you all and never stopped loving you."  He seemed to relax at those words and we drove off.  When we reached the house all the guys were outside waiting for their little sister to return home finally.  I found it funny that none of the wives were outside but decided not to say anything.  As if sensing what I was thinking Larry reached over and said "the ladies are all inside making sure that you were able to get a private moment with us as you returned home."  How sweet.

I got out of the car and gingerly made my way towards the house.  The doctor said I needed to start using my muscles because they had been unused for a few weeks.  Also, there were still fractures and surgeries that I was healing from so moving would be hard yet for a few more weeks.  When I got to the front of the house, I looked at each of my brothers and said "well, what does a girl have to do to get a group hug from her favorite brothers?"  With that they all broke out in smiles and hugged me.  After we all gathered our thoughts and were once again "family" we made our way into the house.  My brothers wanted to treat me like I was glass and would break but I was having none of that.  When I got in the house, I looked at the rest of the smiling faces there.  I noticed that Priscilla and Amber were each holding a little pink bundle in their arms.  I squealed at the sight and looked at my brothers.  "Why didn't you guys tell me that I was an aunty?  I have to hold them can I please?"  With that I sat on the couch and put my arms out for both little bundles.  When they settled the little girls in my arms something felt familiar to me about it. I looked up at my family and said something to that effect.  "Actually, now that you are holding them honey, you should know they aren't your nieces.  They are your babies" Amber told me.  I looked up to all the faces staring back at me and then down again at the little faces sleeping in my arms and mumbled "I'm a mom?"

David’s POV

Our little sister was being released from the hospital today and we couldn’t be happier to finally have her home.  Larry had went to pick her up as the doctor had cautioned that to many of us could overwhelm her.  We all wanted to be with her and to hold her but would have to be content with her coming home first.  Larry had sent out a text about forty five minutes ago stating that they were leaving the hospital so we were all getting anxious about what had happened to them.  The drive from the hospital would only take about twenty to twenty-five minutes.  We figured Larry was just taking some time to talk to Lizzy alone before we all engulfed her but at the same time we couldn’t help but worry.  One of the guys from Michael’s squad left the house to trace the path they would be taking.  It was better to be safe than it was to be sorry.  We all felt an instant of relief when he sent word that they were safe and that they had indeed pulled over to the side of the road for what looked like a chat.  But that they were on their way once again.  I think we all let out a sigh of relief and we were all anxious and excited for what was about to come.  We were going to see our sister after years of not being able to talk, touch or hold her.  We have always been worried about her and all of us have felt guilty about her being where she was.  Every single one of us felt that in  some way we should have had the upper hand where knowing she was experiencing this s**t was going on.  But we missed it.  Hell, John, Brian and I were professionals that saw the ramifications of that kind of abuse daily and still we didn’t pick up on it.  Despite others telling us that were to close to the situation to recnognize it we couldn’t help ourselves.  Before we knew it they were pulling up and all of us guys rushed out to welcome our sister back home, back to where she always belonged.  We wanted to rush her but as the same time we wanted to give her some space.  But she totally made our day when she looked at us and said "well, what does a girl have to do to get a group hug from her favorite brothers?" with that we all surged forward to engulf her in one of the biggest hugs of her life.  We made our way into the house where we introduced her to her babies.  She fell in love with them immediately and then Amber informed her that they were her babies.  To say she was shocked was an understatement.  Just then Chad the leader of the squad motioned for me to follow him outside.  I knew what he wanted.  I had met with the thugs this morning and he wanted to debrief me a bit.

When we got outside Chad smiled and said “she talked so much about all of you guys and how she missed you all.  When she woke up she asked about seeing you again and even cried that you were all ok and wanted to see her.  I’m so glad that young woman is finally getting the ending that she deserves.  She is such a good soul.  It’s just to bad that for the time being Michael has to move out and not be that close to her.”  I looked at him and said “ya that part confuses me and I’m not sure why he’s moving out when she is in another bedroom.  It’s not like they would be sharing a room or anything.”  Chad shook his head and said “if the truth be told it’s not about sharing a room or living together.  He doesn’t trust himself to not give her the answers she is looking for.  We both had a victim once a long time ago that had woken up from a coma with amnesia.  We were warned if she came back into her memories to abruptly it could kill her.  Someone close to her couldn’t bear her asking questions they had the answers to and blurted out the whole truth to her.  It overwhelmed her heart to the point that she had a heart attack and died.  Michael just doesn’t want that to happen to her in a moment of weakness for him.  You guys don’t remember the details that are missing from her memories so you are safe.”  I looked at Chad and said “that’s where your wrong my friend.  Michael somewhat filled us in on the end details of them being together and how the fake hit took place.  But he didn’t go into that much detail.  However, the thugs I talked to today were there and filled me in on everything.  It is the uncle paying for this all to go down. He sees Elizabeth as a threat that needs to be extinguished.  They were more than happy to talk to me and the reason is that I may have told them a little bit of a white lie.  I made them believe that uncle had sent me to gather information from them since he couldn’t ask himself.”  Chad just shook his head in disbelief at how I was able to maneuver those pricks into spilling it all for me.  “Hey when you have worked with the agency before you learn all the tricks that you would like to use but are legally not allowed.  While I am helping you all out with this case I’m not an official member of your team and can use any tactic that I like.  While my questioning can’t be held up in court it can be used to help you all build your case.” I finished filling him in on what the plans were and he asked me not to tell anyone else.  Not my brothers and especially not Michael.  I assured him that I wouldn’t be telling a soul unless he specifically and personally asked me to.  He clapped me on the back and told me to go back inside and be with my family.  I smiled and walked inside to reunite with the piece of our hearts that had been missing all this time.  I couldn’t help but marvel at how beautiful she had grown up to be.  I couldn’t believe how much like mom she looked.  I was so glad that she was home.