Saving Her

Chapter 13

By the time they reached home, Mick carries Lexa inside who is stuffed and sleepy. Carrying her McDonalds toy which is still in it's bag unopened, Lexa wraps her arms around Mick's neck tightly in worry it's all been a dream.

"Ready for bed?" Mick asks after unlocking the apartment's front door. Closing the door with her free hand, she locks the door back up. Using her phone's flashlight, Mick walks through the apartment to Lexa's room. Turning the light on, Mick sets her sleepy angel on her bed, "Let's get in our pyjamas then brush our teeth. After that, we can crawl into our beds."

Hearing 'beds', Lexa's eyes fill with tears and shakes her head.

"What's wrong, angel?" Mick frowns seeing the tears.

"Stay." Lexa whimpers. Confused before catching on that Lexa is terrified to be alone, Mick nods.

"Would you like to sleep in my bed tonight?" Mick offers in which Lexa nods starting to relax, "Good, just relax, angel. Pick out your pyjamas and meet me at the bathroom, okay?"

"Okay." Lexa agrees before immediately taking off her boots.

After getting changed and brushing their teeth, Mick meets Lexa at her bedroom. Unplugging Lexa's nightlight to go into her room, Mick smiles seeing Lexa ready for bed and is yawning on her bed. Plugging in the nightlight and turning it on, Mick crawls in and lets Lexa immediately lay down and cuddle into her. Turning off the lamp, Mick then kisses Lexa's forehead.

"Good night, angel." Mick whispers.

"Night, mommy." Lexa whispers back.

***

After less than two days later, Mick takes Lexa to Ben and Cal for the day while she goes to work. While they have the day out in New York, Lexa gets a calling – it's all connected.

Hearing Cal verbally say it in public, Lexa has trouble keeping up with him as Ben holds her hand. Hearing Cal say it repeatedly, Lexa could tell it's the same calling – leading them to the hideout.

Reaching an abandoned subway tunnel, Lexa sighs as Cal crawls through a tiny air vent.

"Follow me, Ben." Lexa suggests who nods. Leading him up to the basement door, Lexa makes sure no one is watching before opening the door and heading down. Reaching the bottom of the staircase, Ben notices that someone is living down here, and Lexa knows about it. Hearing an unfamiliar voice talking and Cal is replying, Ben and Lexa follow and stops walking to see Thomas helping Cal down from the vent.

"Lexa?" Ben whispers to the tiny girl in front of him, "Who's this?"

"Thomas, from our flight." Lexa smiles as Thomas smiles at her, "Mommy and Saanvi helped him here the other day."

"How?" Ben stutters confused.

"I think some callings are connected. Like mommy, Saanvi and the other lady's – mommy told me about her." Lexa shrugs.

"Bethany was taken into custody for helping me." Thomas explains, "They found me and helped me to get to safety – here." As Ben looks around Thomas's safety area, Lexa and Cal steps away and sits down on the cot together.

"Would you like any further help?" Ben wonders.

"No thank you. Bethany's wife is on her way and will be helping me get to the family cabin." Thomas smiles at the offer.

"That explains why you are cleaning up."

"Yes. Well, if Michaela and Saanvi would like their things back, could you give them back for me?"