Hidden Motives

Hidden Ends

After a while of enjoying the comfort, Max provided me I saw James walking back out with a bag. He was holding Maddox's belongings. I quickly released myself from Max's arms and straightened up. The last thing James needed was to see was affection between Max and I. James never really was on board with Max. He never really liked him and we had discussed that during his first visit. 

As James got closer he saw Max. His body tensed up and he looked angry. He opened his trunk and threw in the bag of belongings before slamming it shut. "Max what a surprise seeing you here. She really can't go a day without you huh. I take it you're coming with us?"

"Uh-huh" Max mumbled. 

The tension was obvious as these two never got along. James however, took Max's arrival better than I thought he would. Therefore, I stayed quiet and slipped into the car. The drive to the airport was silent. 

Once we arrived Max helped me take my things out of James' trunk and James gathered Maddox's things. I then said goodbye to James and thanked him for everything. We then parted ways and headed onto our separate flights. I didn't tell Max about the spare ticket since it had completely slipped my mind. However, he came prepared. He had looked into Agent Simmons' closing file on my case and had seen the plans. Therefore he had already purchased a ticket. He said he was going to come whether I liked it or not. 

We then boarded the plane and everything really hit me. I was going to confront my father about what he did and expose him for his crimes and I had Max by my side. I looked over and saw that Max had fallen asleep. I giggled. Never would I have thought that I would go to England to hide from my father and find the love of my life. Or at least someone I thought was the love of my life. Max meant so much to me and I was scared I was going to hurt him, but he felt the same way. I didn't want him hurt, but his main concern was me. If this wasn't true love then I didn't know what was. I then laid my head back on the seat and closed my eyes. I was going to need some rest if I was really going to do this.  

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I awoke to the sound of the pilot panicking. "Flight 502 we are going to have to make an emergency landing. I repeat, flight 502 we are going to have to make an emergency landing."

I slowly opened my eyes in confusion. Max sat beside me completely awake. "Sierra you didn't tell me that your father was on his plane."

"What!" I said. My body completely awoke when he said that.

"Yeah, he just requested an 'emergency landing' and threatened the pilot. He's sitting first class and he knows you're here. Sierra, he was in England with us. He has been with us this whole time, and now that you are going so is he." Max panicked. The plane jolted forward as we began to land. It then jolted again and we roughly hit the ground of a small airport. 

The overcomm turned on again, but this time it wasn't the pilot. "Sierra I believe it's time we talked," said a man's voice. Then came a deep and evil laugh before the sound was cut off. 

"Oh my god" I said breathing heavily. My father was going to kill me. 

Max grabbed my hand. "We need to get out of here Sierra. It's a trap. I don't think the FBI was ever on your side. I think your dad knows everything."

"Max I need to talk to him." I said harshly. 

"Sierra I am not letting you die" Max yelled before grabbing my arm and forcing me out of the plane. He then picked me up and began running. We didn't make it very far though. When we were about 500 feet away from the plane a shot was fired. A shot that scared both of us. Max turned around and saw a man on the floor. His eyes widened in shock. "Sierra don't look". 

Upon him saying this I turned around to see my father sprawled on the floor. "What the hell!" I screamed in terror. I then pushed Max away and ran back. A group was beginning to form around the body. I pushed through the crowd and looked down to see my father covered in blood. with a gun beside him. He killed himself. But why? Why did he chase me just to end his life? This didn't sound right. I looked up and saw the pilot. He was shaking in fear. He had seen the whole thing. "Sir are you ok?" I asked. He clearly was not, but I needed to ask him what happened. 

"That was terrifying" he responded. "I just saw a political figure kill himself. He was so adamant about being on this flight just to harm himself. It makes no sense." 

As I was about to respond I heard police sirens. Then I heard voices shouting to back away from the body, but I couldn't move. "Maam we need you to please back away," said one cop.

"Maam are you listening?" said another. I then felt a hand pull me away. I thought it was Max, but I turned around to see Betsy. 

"Betsy?" I asked teary-eyed. 

She looked at me and said "Sierra you are safe now."

"What do you mean? What is happening Betsy? Where is Jace? What do you know that I don't?" I questioned. 

"Sierra honey, Jace is back in Los Angeles. We have been back for a while now. Ever since your father left and moved on with another family. I have been trying to keep him hidden from everything going on. Last night I got a call from a PI that I hired saying that a ticket for this plane had been sold to Max Payne. I was confused as to why he would come to LA. I knew you were in connection with him so I looked into it and saw that an unidentified ticket was also purhcased. It was you. However, it was purchased very early. To early. After some trial and error and lots of phone calls, I found out that your father had been in Oxford with you for months Sierra. Everything with the FBI he knew about. In fact, he was always within 100 feet of you. No matter where you were. He had hired some people to do his work in the US as a distraction. The whole presidency/new family facade was to distract you. You wouldn't assume that such a busy man would follow you around England. But he did. And he was getting closer to you each day. When he found out you were going to confront him he panicked. He was getting so close to what he wanted, but you knew. He found out you brought Max with you and his empire crumbled. He got in legal trouble here and realized that everything wasn't worth the reward. His final punishment to you was having you see another one of your parents die. He wanted you hurt. I'm sorry Sierra, but it's all over. And it looks like someone wants to talk to you." Besty finished. I looked down at the ground and gave her a hug. 

"I want to go home" I cried. 

"We will honey, but talk to him." she replied.

I turned around and saw Max. He looked hurt. "Max" I mumbled. "You're still here?"

"Of course I am, and I am not leaving either. Remember Sierra? I love you."

I smiled "I love you too, but Mr. Oxford you think you can handle LA."

"I can handle anything when I'm with you Sierra. You are and forever will be my hidden motive."