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PCPD �Okay that�s it Abe.� Bo yells as he pushes his office door open. �It�s been over a week and you still haven�t found Lockhart. I demand to be put back on the case.� Abe sat back in his chair. �Sorry Bo but that just isn�t going to happen.� �Bo slams his hands down on Abe�s desk. �Abe that man tried to rape my wife and I want him to pay for it.� Abe stand up. �Which is exactly why I took you off this case. I can�t have some hot head cop going around threatening people��� �I wouldn�t have to threaten people if they�d just tell me where Lockhart is.� �And what are you going to do when you find him Bo?� �I�m going to kill the SOB.� Abe sits back down at his desk. �Brady why don�t you just go home and take care of your wife. The best thing you can do for her is to make her feel safe.� �How can she feel safe when she knows that maniac is out there somewhere?� Bo yells as walks out. �Detective Brady, we all feel sorry for what happened to Hope and we�re all doing everything we can to find her.� A fellow office noted. �Thanks man.� Bo acknowledged before he walked out of the station. �Thanks for nothing Bo.� Billy said walking up to him. �Do you know I spent the entire night in lock up?� �What are you mumbling about Billie?� Bo questioned �You didn�t even have the decency to bail me out.� She continued. �What�s the matter hope would let you out of her sight because she knows you�d once again wind up in my bed where you belong.� �Billie I still have no idea what you are talking about but I do know the one place you�ll never find me again is in your bed� However speaking of sick bed mates where the hell is yours?� �I can�t believe you are still jealous of Patrick.� �And I can�t believe how delusional you are but that still doesn�t tell me where Lunkhead is.� �I haven�t seen Patrick since the night he got me arrested.� Bo starts to laugh. �Oh yeah that�s right I forgot you let yourself get drunk and arrested last week or so.� �And thanks to you I got to spend the night in the drunk tank.� �I seriously thought about coming down and bailing you out Billie, I did ��. If nothing more than out of respect for our daughter and all but then I thought better of it when I remembered how much my wife hated you and what it would have done to our already shaken marriage.� Seeming awfully proud. �You and Hope still having problems?� �As long as I allow you to be part of my life we will always have problems�. And that�s why I�ve decided to keep my distance from you.� �Like it or not Bo we do share a daughter together.� �Yeah I know and the worst part about that is that she�s more like you then she is like me.� �Are you going to just push her out of your life as well?� �She�s my daughter and I plan on taking care of her and trying my hardest to have a real relationship with her, if that�s still possible.� �When�s the last time you even talked to her?� �Why don�t you ask her?� Bo replied clearly annoyed. �Now if you�ll excuse me I have a wife at home expecting me for lunch. If you see your poor excuse of a boy toy tell him If I ever catch up with him.� He leans close to her and very profoundly states. �I�m going to kill him.� ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~**~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~**~***~*~*~*~*~**~*~** BRADY HOME �Daddy you sure I can�t get you something else to drink?� Hope asked �No princess I�m fine.� Doug replied. �I would like to know what it is however that you aren�t telling me.� �I�m sorry Bo�s late for lunch, we could start without him if you�d like.� �Hope sweetie we�ve been sitting her for an hour now going back and forth and I�d really like to know what�s bothering you.� �I�m just upset that Bo�s not home yet daddy. He said he wouldn�t be long.� �Is everything okay between the two of you?� Doug asked �We�ve got a rough road ahead of us but I really do believe it�s all going to work out.� Doug puts his arm around his daughter. �You know if you ever need anybody to talk to princess ��� I�m always here. �Hey Fancy Face.� Bo says walking into the house. �Sorry I�m late.� He throws his keys on the mantle and walks over and gives her a kiss. �Hey Doug I didn�t know you�d be here. Are you joining us for lunch?� �Daddy just stop by and I asked him to join us.� Hope answered. �I hope that�s alright.� �That�s fine.� Bo said patting Doug on the back. �Is Julie here as well?� �No she went to go visit her son for a few days.� Doug replied. Hope got up off the couch and headed towards the kitchen. �I got the sandwiches already, I�ll bring them out, she we can eat in here.� �No sit.� Bo insisted. �I�ll get everything.� �Don�t be silly Bo.� Hope laughed. �I can do it.� Doug stopped Bo from following Hope. �Bo would you please tell me what�s wrong with my little girl?� �Other than the fact that she�s pregnant and her hormones are in overdrive��� �Bo don�t try and kid a kidder.� Doug said cutting him off. �I know my daughter better than anyone with the exception of probably you and I know something is bothering her.� Bo sat down on the couch next to him and became very serious. �I need you to trust Hope on this and not push her. I�m sure when she�s ready to deal with telling you she will.� �Fine.� Doug replied in defeat. �But I need to know that you are doing everything possible to help her deal with whatever she is dealing with.� Bo held his hand out. �Don�t worry I�m not going to let her deal with anything alone, ever again. I�ll be here for her no matter what.� �It seems to me she needs you now more than ever and I�m sorry but with your past record of running off, I�m not sure if I should trust your word on that.� Bo placed his unshaken hand back in his lap. �I know I haven�t always been there for her in the past but I need to assure you things are different now. I�ve seen the light and I know where the darkness takes me and I have no intention of going back there.� �If I find out that you�ve hurt my little girl one more time Bo Brady��.� Doug trailed off as Hope walked out of the kitchen. Bo looked directly at Doug. �If I do sir, I�d expect you to do so.� �Whose hungry?� Hope asked. |