"Okay Janet, remember to go about your day as normal as possible." Michael Sr. spoke to her. "Don't give any indication that you know we're onto him." She nodded.
"Got it."
"When we have word that he's on campus, Joey and Tommy already know what to do. Be sure to still act shocked and surprised."
"Okay, what's the..." Gabby started whining and fidgeting with her car seat buckle. Janet unbuckled her and held her to calm her down. "Shhhh." Gabby began to cry a little. "It's okay. I got you." Janet kissed her cheek and laid her against her chest. She slowly calmed down and sat back. "I'm sorry....ummm....what's the plan for after?"
"Well, when we get word that Lawrence is on campus, we'll wait for him to get close enough to you and then Joey and Tommy will rush you and Gabby out. Then the rest of the guards will get Lawrence. Pastor DeBarge already had the police setting him up with a tracker and wire to catch Ed Foster. When they do, everyone will go down." Janet nodded.
"Good." She let out a shaky breath.
"Everything will work out. We have more than enough precautions." Joseph put his hand on her shoulder. "Nothing will happen to you, Gabby or the little one inside. We got yall."
"Thank you, Dad." Joseph leaned in to hug Janet.
"You're wel...oww." He pulled away and looked down at Gabby. She held her little hand up. "She really needs to stop hitting people." They laughed. Janet put Gabby's hand down and rocked her.
"That's not nice. No hitting." Gabby looked at Janet. "No hitting." Gabby closed her eyes and opened them again. "Ah....she just rolled her eyes at me."
"Yep, that's definitely Toni's child." said Michael Sr. They laughed. "Alright, let's get going and get this over with." Janet buckled Gabby back up in her car seat while she fought her.
"Gabby, sit still." Gabby kicked her legs and pushed at Janet's hands. "That's not nice." Gabby squealed and held her hands up. Janet sighed. "I don't know what's going on with her."
"Sometimes babies just get into a mood." said Joseph. "I'm sure she'll calm down." Janet finished buckling Gabby up and grabbed their stuff to leave the conference room while Joseph grabbed Gabby. She was still whining and fussing in the car seat as they headed to Toni's office. Due to her having her own set of meetings this morning, she wasn't able to join Janet for the briefing on their plan for today.
"Uahhhhh!" Gabby started screaming and crying. Janet stopped walking and turned around. Joseph sat down the car seat so Janet could try and soothe her.
"What's wrong, baby?" Janet unbuckled her and held her. "Shhhh. It's okay." Gabby refused to calm down.
"Hey, what's going on?" Toni rushed from around a corner and went to Janet. "I heard her when I came from my meeting."
"I don't know. She's been fussy all morning." Toni took Gabby from Janet and picked up the car seat.
"Come on." Janet went in front of Toni. "I got her." Toni said to Joseph. They went into her office and Janet sat down on the couch and put her head on her hands. Toni bounced Gabby in her arms until she calmed down before putting her back in the seat and sitting next to Janet. "Talk to me. What's wrong?" Janet sighed and looked up.
"I woke up this morning and...." Janet blinked back tears. "...I felt a flutter."
"In your stomach?" She nodded. "What's wrong with that?"
"It just....made me aware that I really am pregnant. There's another baby and....this....job.....this..." Janet closed her eyes. "And now Gabby's upset and I don't know why. I've been doing my best, but......" She looked at Toni. "I can't take it."
