Olympus Drive Book 2: Nothing to See Here

Chapter 49

Helen

"You guys should have told me you were looking for Jasmine," I say, as Della and Raven and I walk around the neighborhoods, looking for her kid.

"We knew you were busy."

"Basil doesn't do things; he might as well look."

"He's also not at all productive," I point out.

"Clearly," Della says.

"She's okay, she's just running away—for whatever reason," Raven sighs.

"I just can't figure out why," Della says, upset, "She's always told me everything. I thought."

"Well, she's related to Basil I don't think we should over think this. Like you said she's probably having a love affair and thinks it's romantic to keep it a secret," I say.

"I just want her to come home, and I don't get where she is—she's in Winfell. Basil texted me that he saw her earlier today and talked to her, but why isn't she answering my calls?" Della asks, ready to cry.

"I'm relieved when the kids don't answer, but I sympathize with the fact that you're upset," I say.

"Come on, let's just go check with your mom again and we'll go from there," Raven says, nodding. Della's mom's house is down the block. We've gone door to door in the whole neighborhood.

"Okay," Della says.

"Yeah. She's safe tonight, she texted Thyme goodnight, apparently," I say, checking my phone.

"Would he cover for her?"

"Nope, the boy is not smart enough to lie this much. He might have more of an idea where she is but he couldn't make this much up. He doesn't have the mental capacity," I reassure them.

"What if she's OH MY GOD STOP ARRESTING OUR DAD!"

"It's therapeutic oww—owww," I put Stamos in a headlock while Raven frees our dad.

"Mom, he's fine,"  Della says, stopping her mom from hitting our dad in the face. Stamos does this at every available opportunity; it's not anything new.

"You were right that does help," Della's mom says, shaking out her fist.

"I know right?" Stamos laughs, completely pleased with himself.

"You want to punch yourself six times in the face," I tell him, before my dad can stop me.

"I thought we agreed you weren't going to mess with the mortals?" my dad says, spinning me around.

"I can make him stop wanting to arrest you."

"He's fine let him have his kink," my dad says, fixing my hair, "Where've you been all day?"

"Doing what I like, Basil apparently wants to watch the kids all the time. Has he gotten tired of that do you know?" I ask. I want him home.

Stamos straightens up, nose bloodied, mumbling 'fuck you, Rhea' at my dad and wiping his face as he limps back towards his car, defeated. He knows better than to test me again.

"Stop being weird around my mom," Della just put her mom inside, "Dad, please go home?"

"Right going, you okay, girl?"

"I'm fine if Jasmine would just come home."

"Oh fuck, yeah, I forgot—I'll help look."

"Okay, I should go talk to my mom," Della sighs.

"I'll help, bye gorgeous," Raven says, waving at me.

"Bye," it's been fun. Walking around in the dark and not being alone.