Let me in. (Robert Downey Jr Fanfic) Complete

42. Burn Robert

*Roberts' POV*

After a six hour flight we finally arrived in Boston Logan International Airport. I hated those six hours. Sophie advised me to sleep it out but I couldn't. I was pacing up and down the plane for half the time and the other half I was constantly shifting in my seat and going through my hair in frustration and impatience.

We got inside a rental car and started driving to Crehore Road. The street where Emilia used to live. While on the road I couldn't help but feel curious along with my impatience, frustration, sadness and worriedness. In a little over half an hour I would be standing in front of Emilia her childhood house where she lived with her family for twelve years. She was a baby, a toddler, a child and almost a teenager in that house. I wonder how she looked when she was a child. I'm sure she must've been adorable. I wonder in what state the house is in. Was it left in its burned state for all these years or did someone else buy it and fix it? What if we arrive and we find out that there are other people living there? Veronica couldn't keep Emilia in an occupied house. I have to stop thinking about it so much and focus on the task in front of me right now. If it turns out that she isn't there, we'll drive to New York where Sophie's house is. Veronica might have taken residence back there but it seems very unlikely since it would be too easy for the police to find her there but it's worth a try. If we do find them in Emilia's old house, how will we handle things then? I'm sure that Veronica will order her men to kill us right away when she lays eyes on us so we have to investigate it carefully first. If we can catch a glimpse of her, that will be our queue to call the police so that they can arrest her and put her in her rightful place in prison. There's no use in storming into the house and start aimlessly looking for Emilia because we will be putting her in more danger than she already is because I'm sure Veronica will snap when we'll intrude her like that and we'll be putting ourselves in danger too. Veronica will be surrounded by men who will do all her dirty work like last time. I only have Dwayne with me and even though he's a tower of a man with incredibly military training, one guy against, let's say, a dozen is just a lost cause.

The thing I'm scared of most, is myself. What if I can't keep my emotions under control and I'll snap like a crazy person if I lay eyes on Veronica and can't stop myself from wringing my hands around her neck or what if I'll spot a hurt Emilia and I'll just run towards her desperately to have her in my arms again and reassure that everything will be fine. Veronicas' men will probably start shooting at us and that will be the end for all of us.

That's the main reason why I brought Dwayne along. He's seen horrific things during his military time and he'll know just what to do and he's strong and smart enough to hold me back from doing anything stupid. The other reason is that I want him to protect Sophie at all cost. I'm sure if things will go wrong, Veronica will try and get a hold of Sophie. I will not allow that! I didn't want to bring her along but I know it would've been no use in talking her out of it in coming along to Boston with us. She's as determined as I am in finding her sister. Besides, she's the only one who knows where Emilia used to live and she probably would've used that information in her advantage as bribe material for letting her come with us. I just desperately hope that everything will work in our favor! I need Emilia back, safe and sound.

"We're almost there." Dwayne said, snapping me out of my thoughts. I started to feel dreadfully nervous. My palms and forehead were starting to sweat and I could feel my heart beating in my chest. Dwayne slowed down when we rode into Crehore Road. Sophie didn't remember the house number so we were carefully checking out each house. There weren't many houses on this street but none of them had any sign of being on fire once. This will make it harder for us to know which house we're looking for. Especially since the sun is almost gone. I turned around and faced Sophie who was sitting in the back seat.