�A ten day walk,� Jakob said.
�In the Egyptian desert,� Kevin added.
�Looking for a temple,� Dannika also added.
�Sounds fun,� Nickolas said.
�Doesn�t it sound fun?� Jenai said smiling. �I�ve been waiting for this since I read all her notes and stuff.�
�The temple�s a legend, Jenai,� Kevin stated.
�And so was the diamond and treasure, but Gram Steven�s found them,� Jenai said.
�She�s right,� Nickolas said.
�C�mon you guys,� Jenai said. �It�ll be fun. After all that�s happened we could all use a vacation.�
�She�s right,� Nickolas said.
�You guys had a vacation,� Kevin said.
�I hardly call that a vacation, Kev,� Jenai stated.
�She�s right,� Nickolas agreed.
�The doc probably won�t let me dance yet anyway and I�m going to need something to do,� Jenai pointed out.
�She�s right,� Nickolas repeated.
�Will you shut up,� Kevin rebutted and they all laughed.
�C�mon, Kev,� Jenai started, �this ain�t going to mean anything if I can�t share it with you guys. I want you with me when I find this temple�just like Gram wanted me to.�
Kevin sighed getting up and said,� Jenai, a trip like this take�s planning and money. Ya just can�t expect to hop on a plane and have things go your way.�
�I have the money so let�s get planning,� Jenai said.
�She�s right,� Nickolas said again and Kevin glared at him.
�Jenai, I�� Kevin began, but she cut him off.
�I�m going with or without you, Kevin,� Jenai stated folding up the map and putting it away along with the journal. She put the diamond, jeweled flower, and gold amulet in the case and locked it up. �If ya don�t want to go I understand, but you�re not stopping me from going.� She got up and they looked at each other. �It�s your choice, Kevin.�
�Yeah I know,� Kevin said and Jenai walked back the hall. �What do you guys think?�
�It�s not a bad idea,� Kristin stated. �But I don�t want to leave my babies so soon though.� Kevin nodded. �I think you should go though. It�d be a great bonding experience between you two. Plus it�d be a great story to tell our children one day.� She smiled. �It�d also mean a lot to your sister. We�re all she has left, Kevin.�
�I know that,� Kevin said.
�I have to do this for Gram,� Jenai said from the hall. �It was her dream for me to see the temple and I�m going to fulfill that dream for her. The pictures are beautiful, Kevin, and wouldn�t you love to have a story for your children that doesn�t involve police shootouts?� She grinned and he shook his head.
�Fine,� Kevin said. �You win.�
�Thank you, thank you, thank you,� Jenai said hugging him.
�But��
�No buts, Kevin.�
�We�re going to wait a year.�
�What for?�
�Just until after the girls are a year old. Kristin doesn�t want to leave them yet and neither do I.� She just looked at him a moment and then nodded. �Thank you.�
�I can�t deny you from spending time with your kids. I ain�t the mother.�
�Thank God.� Kevin laughed and Jenai pushed him away.
�I�m going to go get my stuff and I�ll be right back.�
�I�ll finish loading up the cars,� Jakob said, as Jenai walked back the hall again.
�Kevin, give me a hand with your daughters,� Kristin said. �They�re not stepping out that door without there jackets on.�
�Is there anything we can help with?� Summer asked handing Brianna to Kevin.
�You can go around and make sure everything�s off,� Kevin suggested. �We wouldn�t want to start a fire.�
�I�ll go help, JJ,� Nickolas said.
�Yeah, you do that,� Kevin said watching Nickolas, as he started making his way back the hall.
�Kevin!� They all stopped at the sound of Jenai�s scream and she came running out of her room. �Kevin!� She crashed into Nickolas and knocked him on the floor.
�What is it?� Kevin asked. �What�s going on?�
�Someone was looking in the window at me,� Jenai replied getting up.
�Who was it?� Nickolas asked getting up.
�I�m not sure,� Jenai said. �Their face was all burnt and red.�
�Alright, calm down,� Nickolas stated.
�I saw their eyes and I swear to God, Kevin, those eyes belonged to Marty,� Jenai pointed out.
�He�s dead,� Dannika reminded her.
�What�s going on?� Jakob asked walking back inside. �Who screamed?�
�Someone was peeking in the window at, JJ,� Aaron stated.
�What?� Jakob said. �Where the hell are they?�
�Still outside,� Kevin said.
�I�ll kill �em,� Jakob said heading back outside. �I�ll kill the bastard.�
�Jakob!� Kevin yelled and he stopped.
�I think it was Marty,� Jenai said.
�Like I said, I�ll kill the bastard,� Jakob rebutted going back outside.
�You girls go downstairs,� Kevin ordered handing Brianna back to Dannika.
�You go with, Aaron,� Nickolas ordered his brother.
�I can help,� Aaron stated.
�And I don�t care,� Nickolas said. �Just go.�
�Fine,� Aaron said following the girls.
�Wait a minute,� Jenai said walking back over. �I almost forgot something.� She picked up the silver case and they looked at her. �No one�s getting this thing.� She started to the basement, but stopped and slowly backed up. Nickolas and Kevin watched, as Marty emerged from the shadows. �Told ya it was him.� They just looked at Marty, as he pointed the gun at Jenai.
�You�re supposed to be dead,� Kevin said.
�Nice to see you too, Sergeant,� Marty said. �You too, Detective.�
�Don�t you bad guys ever die?� Jenai wanted to know.
�This is reality, Jenai,� Marty answered. �Of course not.� He smiled. �It�s amazing what miracles doctors can do these days.� He took a bottle from his pocket and opened it up. They watched him put a pill in his mouth and he looked at them. �Painkillers; you have no idea how bad getting burned hurts until your sister tries to blow you up.�
�You should�ve died,� Jenai said.
�That�s not nice to say,� Marty stated and Nickolas and Kevin reached for their guns. �Don�t even think about it. Just give those guns to me and then sit down.� Nickolas and Kevin did as told and Marty looked at Jenai. �You too, Sis.� She backed up to the sofa. �Leave the case.�
�Never,� Jenai said and Marty pulled the hammer back on the gun.
�JJ,� Nickolas said.
�I�m not giving it to him,� Jenai stated.
�Just do it,� Kevin ordered and she looked at him. �He�s not going to get far.�
�Put the case on the table,� Marty said and Jenai did so. �Now sit down.� Jenai backed up to the sofa and sat between Nickolas and Kevin. �What�s the combination?�
�Why would I tell you?� Jenai asked.
�Because I�ll kill you if you don�t,� Marty stated.
�You�re going to kill us anyway,� Jenai pointed out.
�I guess so,� Marty said. �What�s the combination?�
Jenai shrugged and said, �Figure it out yourself; I did.� She grinned. �It�s pretty easy actually. I figured it out right away.�
�I don�t have time for your games,� Marty said. �Tell me the combination or your boyfriend gets his brains blown out.�
Jenai looked at Nickolas a few moments then said, �There are three locks so three numbers.�
�And they would be?� Marty asked.
�The first is eleven, the second is twenty, and the third is nineteen eighty,� Jenai replied.
�Your birthday,� Marty stated. �I�m not surprised since you were Gram�s favorite.� They watched him unlock the case and he whistled after seeing the money. �How much is that?�
�Eight hundred million,� Jenai replied.
�And you don�t want to share? Why not?� She just glared at him and he opened the black cloth bag and took out its contents. He held up the piece of diamond and looked at Jenai. �Where�s the heart diamond?�
�You�re looking at it.�
�Don�t play games. Where the hell is it?�
�That�s all that�s left of it. Gram sold it piece by piece. How the hell do you think she made her money ya stupid shit?� He sighed and looked at the other jewels.
�I guess it doesn�t matter. I got $800 million and three beautiful jewels. I�ll get lots more for them.� He put everything away and closed the case. �I finally got what I deserved and now I can disappear.� He pointed the gun at Jenai. �You�re coming with me though.�
�She�s not going anywhere with you,� Kevin said.
�It�s ok, Kev,� Jenai assured him getting up. �I ain�t afraid.�
�And you shouldn�t be,� Marty stated. �We�re family and we�re going to spend the next fifty years as a family.� He picked up the case. �Now let�s go.� He pushed her towards the door.
�Didn�t we just do the whole kidnapping thing last week?� Jenai asked. �It got pretty old pretty fast.�
�I ain�t kidnapping you,� Marty said. �You�re coming voluntarily.�
�Right,� Jenai said, as the door was kicked open.
�Stop right there,� Jakob said pointing his gun at Marty and Marty grabbed Jenai and dropped the case.
�She dies,� Marty warned.
�This is really old,� Jenai replied sighing. �And I mean really old.�
�Quiet,� Marty said backing up to the back door and he ran into Kevin. He turned and saw the gun pointed at him. �You guys are good.�
�We know,� Nickolas said smiling. �Now leave her go.�
�Never,� Marty said.
�It�s three to one,� Kevin said. �What kind of odds are they? Not very good ones.�
�But I got Jenai,� Marty reminded them. �You have to shoot her to get to me. I don�t think you�re about to do that.�
�No,� Jakob said. �But there are other ways to do this.�
�How?� Marty asked. The guys just smiled, as there was a gun shot and it got Marty�s knee, but he stayed standing. �Ow! You guys are really good.� Jenai elbowed him in the stomach and then flipped him over her shoulder like her Karate instructor taught her. The gun flew out of his hand and the three guys ran over.
�Games over,� Kevin said, as a few more officers ran in. �You lose.� He smiled. �Read him his rights.�
�He knows them,� Jakob said rolling him over and cuffing him.
�Nice shot, Justin,� Kevin said, as Justin stepped inside.
�Thanks,� Justin said. �Are you all right?�
�Yeah,� Jenai said. �Not even a scratch.� She looked at her hands. �Not even a broken nail.� They laughed.
�Twenty years of training and you finally got to use some of it,� Kevin said.
�I would like to kick the shit out of him though,� Jenai stated. �But I guess it�ll have to do.�
�How�d you know it wasn�t over?� Nickolas asked.
�I just had that feeling,� Jenai replied. �Spending seventeen years trying to hide a shit load of money and three jewels worth millions, you�re bound to get a sixth sense.�
�Of course,� Kevin said picking up the case. �I�m glad you got it.� She nodded and looked at Marty, as Kevin opened the case. �Ya know, Marty, I bet if you picked up the money you would�ve seen that it wasn�t real. It has some counterfeit on top and the rest is cardboard.� He threw it at Marty. �And if you were a real jewel expert you�d know these were fake. You would�ve ended up dead if you tried to sell fake jewels.�
�What the hell are you talking about?� Marty asked.
�Jenai knew this wasn�t over yet and we listened to her,� Kevin said. �We found out you were still alive, the hospital informed us you escaped, and figured you would end up here. This was all a setup.�
�Why didn�t you just leave me go?� Marty wanted to know.
�I wasn�t about to risk my sister,� Kevin replied.
�Of course not,� Marty said.
�Will you guys get him out of here?� Kevin said. �Take him to the airport and we�ll have a doctor waiting.� The officers nodded and took Marty outside.
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