𝐔𝐩 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞, 𝙎𝙊𝙎𝙎 𝙊𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙩𝙨

S1 EP:5 Scared for Her Life

AU

His eyelids fluttered open slowly, adjusting to the brilliant sunlight streaming in through the windows. Griffin didn't feel a weight on top of him right away. He raised his head, a little perplexed. Where's Harper? Griffin sat up with a yawn, despite his confused head. He reasoned that she might have gone to take a shower or something. Griffin could hear mumbles coming from the dining area as his hearing adjusted. Although the mumbles were faint, he could almost hear little cries. Griffin stood up from the couch, the blanket thrown over him sliding to the floor, curious.

He went into the dining room, following the mutterings. Griffin noticed Mrs. Dunn sitting at the table, tears running down her cheeks. She was listening intently with her phone held up to her ear. Papers were strewn over the table. He could sense the tension building.

"Mrs. Dunn?" Griffin inquired, "What's wrong?"

"OK, thank you," Jess said quietly as she hung up the phone. Her eyes instantly began to flood with tears.

"She's gone"

"Gone?" Griffin sat down, "Who's gone?"

"Harper. She's...missing" Jess's voice was trembling.

"Is she not upstairs?" In the shower? "Friends' house?" Griffin inquired, panicked.

"Everyone I spoke with stated she hadn't been seen since yesterday. "I think she was k-kidnapped." Jess worked hard to keep her emotions at bay.

Griffin was taken aback. "No...No, No, No-"

"Griffin-"

"No, this is my fault. "I should never have fallen asleep so fast last night." Griffin got up, slightly shaking.

"Bud, You were tired-"

"I wasn't. I actually wasn't. "It's like sleep just took over me or something," Griffin lamented.

"I can't be the reason something bad happens to your daughter," Griffin said, tears stinging his eyes. Jess rose from her seat at the table, arms outstretched. Griffin embraced her firmly, swallowing a sob.

"We'll find her, bud," Jess assured him.

Griffin nodded and pulled away. Jess brushed away more tears that were streaming down her cheeks.

"Maybe Lucas knows," Jess speculated as she reached for her phone.

"Um, Mrs. Dunn, about that, Harper's-"

"One second, Bud," Jess said, holding her phone to her mouth.

٨ﮩ٨ﮩﮩ٨ﮩﮩ٨ﮩ "Hey Baby," Lucas said.

Griffin rolled his eyes as Jess grinned.

"Have you seen Harper?"

٨ﮩ٨ﮩﮩ٨ﮩﮩ٨ﮩ"No, Babe. "She was sound asleep when I left the house last night," Lucas claimed.

Griffin arched his brow.

"Do you think she got kidnapped?" Jess inquired, her gaze lowered.

٨ﮩ٨ﮩﮩ٨ﮩﮩ٨ﮩ"I'm not sure, baby. "Perhaps her little boyfriend knows where she is," Lucas suggested.

"Griffin said he doesn't know too," Jess recounted.

٨ﮩ٨ﮩﮩ٨ﮩﮩ٨ﮩ"Bull. He hates when Harper and I spent time together. "He probably tried to take her away from me and you or something." Lucas pretended to be hurt.

"Oh, I didn't know that. If you happen to see her or anything. Please contact me." Jess mentioned

٨ﮩ٨ﮩﮩ٨ﮩﮩ٨ﮩ"I'll do it, baby." Don't worry, we'll find the hot stack."