Sink or Swim PT2

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We finally got back to the house. I got to ride in a helicopter on the way back but it's not as exciting if you can fly. We rushed down the stairs where Tasha was with all our stuff. Davenport runs to hug his wife while I help Leo walk after he had vomited earlier.

"Please don't text "Hurry home" when we're in a helicopter, I left my lunch all over the Rosenblatts' roof," Leo complains holding his stomach.

"So what happened? Where are the kids?" Tasha asks.

"Douglas got to them before we did," Davenport admits.

"Your brother, again?" Tasha complains. "Okay, you are done complaining about my mother."

"We have no idea where they are, but they're smart, they will figure out a way to escape...Well, two of them will." Davenport says.

"I do have some good news. The FBI finished their investigation and proved you were cyber hacked." Tasha says.

"So I'm getting all my money back?" Davenport exclaims excitedly.

"...No. All the money was stolen, you're still broke." Tasha breaks the news.

"But I'm getting all my stuff back, right? My boats, my cars, my planes?" Davenport asks.

"Just the house," Tasha says. "But the good news is that now we can all move back in together!"

" ...Not even like a jet-ski or a motorcycle with one wheel?" Davenport asks.

"So what are you going to do about the kids?" Tasha asks.

"Well, they're not gonna come back here because they still don't think it's safe," Leo says.

"I just wish there was some way we could get a message to them and let them know everything's alright," I admit.

"Well, the only thing I can do remotely is update Chase's software. Wait. Maybe that's it! Maybe I can embed a cyber message into the update." Davenport says excitedly. "Leo, Vivian, find us a computer!"

"Got it." We both say looking around the empty room.

"Is there anything I can do?" Tasah asks Davenport.

"Tasha now is not the time for jokes," Davenport says.

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"Still no word from the kids?" Tasha asks unpacking a box. 

"No," Davenport states simply.

"You're a tech whiz. Isn't there something else you can do, like send them a text alert, or friend request, or have them paged?" Tasha asks. 

"I'll be honest, sometimes I wonder how you two ended up together," Leo admits.

"Look, all we can do is hope they got the cyber message. Until then, we just have to wait."  Davenport says. As soon as Tasah and Davenport sit down the door opens up.

"We're home!" Bree says and I run up to hug her while Chase right next to her looks offended.

"Well, that didn't take long." Leo jokes. I roll my eyes and hug Chase too.

"Oh, I'm so glad you're safe. I was so worried." Tasha says. 

"You guys okay?" Davenport asks. 

"We're fine, but Douglas has a new partner," Chase says. 

"Eh, give it six months. Big one's super high maintenance." Adam jokes but I don't think he knows it's a joke. 

"He's some crazy billionaire named Victor-" Chase starts but I interrupt. 

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