Elisha moved to the bathroom and pulled her sweater off. Although there was a lot of blood, it looked like the bullet had only grazed her arm. She washed it off and applied some antibacterial ointment to it. A quick search of the cupboards revealed there was no gauze, only small regular bandages. "This will have to do." she muttered to herself. She covered the torn skin as best she could with the bandages and cleaned up the mess left behind. She dropped her coat and the bloody washcloth in the laundry hamper in her closet, knowing that Nick would never look there for anything. A quick check on the twins revealed them to be sleeping peacefully. They almost seemed to be holding each other while they were sleeping. Elisha bent down and kissed them both. "She's not going to hurt you ever again. I promise you. Mommy is looking after her." Usually she wore one of Nick's t-shirts to bed, but tonight she opted for her long-sleeved flannel pajamas. She had too many things running through her mind tonight to try and come up with an answer for why she had bandages on her arm. She'd tell him she was cold or something. Glancing out the window, she could see the building where Mandy was. "I hope you have pleasant dreams, you bitch." she said under her breath. Almost as if sensing their mothers anger, the twins both woke up crying. Elisha picked them up and cuddled them close to her. Nick came in with the older children on his heels. "Oh good, you've got them. You were taking so long we thought something had happened to you." Elisha smiled weakly. "I was just watching them, they look so adorable when they're sleeping, you know."

Elisha begged off of tuck in time by protesting that the twins had to eat and that she was tired. Nick took the kids to bed and returned a few minutes later. After a quick shower, he slid under the covers, cuddled up next to her and picked up Diana. "Okay, what's up?" He was playing with Dianas toe's, tickling them and pulling her legs up to touch her nose. But he was looking right at Elisha. Elisha fussed with the top of her pajamas, pulling them away from Gene's face, avoiding Nick's gaze. "What do you mean? Nothing's up." "Look at me, Elisha." He pulled her face around to meet his. "Ever since you came home you've looked spooked. What happened while you were out?" "Nothing." she mumbled. "Elisha." She looked up and into those blue eyes of his. She would have to tell him something that sounded halfway believable or he wouldn't stop until he got the truth from her. "I thought I saw Mandy while I was shopping, okay? It really freaked me out. We haven't heard a thing from the police in Florida and we know she is still out there. I was just scared, it looked so much like her." She started to cry, letting the tension of the last few hours out. Nick set Diana down and hugged Elisha as tight as he could, Gene was still latched onto her breast. "I'm sorry honey. I know how frightened you are of her. We'll call the police in the morning and see if they've come up with anything, alright?" Elisha nodded and rested her head against his chest. Nick had always been so understanding, so good, so trusting. Elisha hated lying to him like that. She wondered what he would say if he knew she had her nemisis tied up in the barn. She wondered what the hell she would do with her now, how could she get out of this without ending up in jail and ripping her family apart?