DLGCH27

CHAPTER 27

It�s about 2 in the morning and Bo�s walking around the park aimlessly. He feels like he�s done nothing but walk around in circles for the last hour or so and he�s becoming very frustrated.

�Shouldn�t you be at home with your family?� A man asked approaching him

Bo jumped and quickly turned around. �Shane.� He said relived it was just him.

�Expecting somebody else.� Shane laughed.

�I wasn�t expecting to see anybody out here at all, especially this late at night.� Bo gave Shane a hug. �What the heck you doing out here man?�

�I believe I asked you the same thing.�

Bo looked around the dark empty park. �Trying to find my bearings.� He then looked back at Shane who looked confused. �Come on lets go sit down and I�ll tell you all about it.� Bo then lead Shane to a nearby bench where he began filling him in on all the events that took place just before Hope was rushed to the hospital.

�Man you�re lucky you got out of there alive.� Shane announced shocked that he got away at all. �Not to mention how dead you would have been if Hope would have had that child without you � especially if you she found out you were with Billie�.. Man she�d never forgive you ..then again I probably wouldn�t have either.� He placed his hand on Bo�s shoulder. �Man you really need to get your priorities straight. You and Hope have been through way too much to let Billie or anybody come between the two of you. Now don�t get me wrong Bo I want you to find your daughter and trust me if it were my daughter out there I�d be doing everything possible to find her as well but I wouldn�t let it control my life. You have two families to look after now Bo and for that you have nobody to blame but yourself. But you also have to remember that Hope and your children with her must come first if you want your marriage to last.�

�I came out here to try and find some answers and all I got was a lecture.� Bo said kind of annoyed as he stood up.

�I wasn�t trying to lecture you Bo. I was just trying to get you to open your eyes, as to what it is you could lose if you find what your looking for.�

Bo turned and looked at him. �Are you trying to tell me I could lose Hope and my children with her if I find my daughter with Billie?�

Shane stood up next to him and once again placed his hand on Bo�s shoulder. �If your not careful about how you go about finding Georgia �.then yes Bo that�s exactly what I�m saying.�

Bo closed his eyes and thought for a moment because he knew Shane was right.

�Now why don�t you tell me why it is your out here?� Shane asked

�This was the place Billie and I were taken from when we ended up in somebody�s basement.� Bo said looking around frustrated. �And it bugs me that I can�t recall how we got there or where there even is.�

�Bo why don�t you go home� crawl into bed with your beautiful wife and try and figure all of this out tomorrow. I�ll be here for��

�No Shane I need to figure this out tonight.� Bo yelled cutting him off.

�Why tonight?�

Bo looked right at him. �Because I think my daughter is there.�

�Your daughter?� Shane asked confused. �What on earth would make you believe that.�

�Because I saw her� I spoke to her Shane.� Bo replied ecstatically.

�What do you mean you saw her?�

�Listen Shane I�m not 100 percent sure she was Georgia but I do know I spoke to a girl who looked a lot like she could be my daughter and she was just around the right age� and I know that she�s..�

�Bo, Bo you need to slow down.� Shane interrupted.

Bo took a deep breath and then began to speak again. �I didn�t say anything to Billie or Hope about this girl because I don�t want either one of them getting their hopes up or worrying about anything.�

�Sounds like a good idea.� Shane agreed.

�Anyway when Billie and I were unconscious in that basement I spoke to a girl who I take it set us free.�

�Bo even if she let you and Billie go it doesn�t mean she�s your daughter she could have just felt sorry for you.�

�No Shane listen to me.. She talked about her Uncle��

�Her Uncle?� Shane asked now more confused then ever.

�Yes her Uncle and she called him Tony� Shane she said she couldn�t let us go after I begged her to do so because her Uncle Tony would be mad.�

�Bo.� Shane said exasperatingly �Are you sure she said Uncle Tony? That you weren�t just hearing things.�

�No Shane I know she said Uncle Tony and the more and more I think about it the more and more I realize that she must have let us go� but then I think why � why would she have just let us go like that�.�

�Unless.� Shane stated cutting Bo off.

�That�s exactly what I was thinking Shane.�

�Bo do you really think it�s possible that she could possibly��

�Know who I was.� Bo said excitingly. �YES I do.�

�Bo if this is even remotely possible then we need to find her, we need to find the house you were in.�

�That�s what�s got me so frustrated.� Bo yelled. �You�d think after all these years on the force I�d remember to take in my bearings but I didn�t. I don�t remember a darn thing about that night. All I was thinking about was getting the hell out of there.. Getting back to Hope and making sure that nothing happened to her.� He threw his hands up in the air. �I hate not being there to protect her.�

�What made you think Hope was in danger?� Shane asked.

�I don�t know I just had this sick feeling in the pit of my stomach that something was wrong and that she needed me.�

�The power of love.� Shane laughed.

Bo began to laugh as well when he suddenly stopped and became serious. �What was that?�

�What was what?� Shane asked.

�I heard a noise coming from the bushes.�

�I didn�t hear anything.�

�SHHHH� Bo demanded. �There it is again.�

�I heard it that time.� Shane replied. �It�s probably just an animal.�

�I don�t know what it is.� Bo whispered back to him. �But I�m going to find out.�

�Be careful.� Shane said as Bo made his way deep into the bushes. �Bo? Bo?�

A few moments later Bo came walking back out. �I didn�t see anything.�

�I told you it was probably just an animal.� Shane stated.

�NO Shane I think it was a person. Even thou I didn�t actually see them, I know somebody was running from me.�

�Maybe we should get out of here then.� Shane announced and Bo agreed.

~*~

The young girl who Bo had seen earlier was standing just outside her home trying her hardest to catch her breathe. �If he would have caught me it would have been all over.� She said out loud to herself. �I love you daddy and as much as I wanted to just run into your arms and tell you that face to face I�m sorry but I can�t�I can�t put the one woman you can�t live without in danger like that� and I won�t make you choose between a life without her or a life without me� you deserve way more then that daddy� I�ll always love you�� even if it�s only from a distance.�

~*~

Bo walked into the front door of his house kicked on the lights and threw his keys on the mantle knocking over one of the pictures. He reached over to fix it but then picked it up when he saw which one it was. �Life was so much simpler when you were a baby Shawn. He replied looking at the picture of Hope and him holding a 3 day old Shawn Douglas Brady.

�Um I didn�t think so Brady.� Hope replied startlingly him as she wrapped her arms around his waist.

�What are you doing awake?� He asked as he placed the picture back on the mantle.

�I just finished feeding Shannon and was on my way to check on Zack when I saw the lights come on down here.�

He grabbed a hold of her hands and pulled her tight.

�Where ya been Brady?�

Still looking up at all the wonderful family pictures on the mantle. �I didn�t mean to worry you Fancy Face.�

�I know you didn�t, but you know me��

�You worry anyway.� He sorta laughed. �The kids both sleeping.�

�Like babies.�

Bo turned his body in her arms and kissed her lips lightly. �Shouldn�t you be asleep as well then?�

�You know me.� She replied through tiny kisses against his lips. �I don�t sleep well without you next to me.�

He reached down and grabbed her legs carefully picking her up. �I can fix that.�

�Are you going to tell me what�s wrong?� Hope asked very worried about him.

He kissed her long and hard before he broke away and started up the stairs.

�Bo?�

�Hope.�

�Please talk to me.�

He reached their bedroom door and she kicked it open. Slowly he walked over to the bed and placed her down. He then gently picked up her feet and slid them under the blankets, pulling the blanket up and over her tucking her in oh so lovingly. He didn�t say a word as he walked over to a sound asleep Shannon who was snuggled tightly in her bassinet at the edge of their bed. Hope just watched Bo as he stood there for several minutes watching her sleep.

After a while Bo looked up and smiled at Hope. Then he made his way over to his side of the bed where he got undressed and slid under the covers as well. Hope knew something was bothering him but decided not to push the issue as he maneuvered his body close to hers pulling her slightly on top of himself. She just laid there with her head on his chest and her eyes wide open as she listened to the beat of his heart. Her fingers began to move across his chest gently and slowly as he laid there holding her and smiling. It seemed for just that moment, if only for that moment, everything was perfect.

�I love you Brady.� Hope stated softly as she closed her eyes and began to drift off.

�I love you too Fancy Face.� Bo replied caressing her hair.