Instinct - Season 1

Episode 10

Candace knew she had a million things in her life to worry about right now, but at the moment, she couldn't think of a single one. Standing before her was her one salvation in all of this. Part of her had wondered if she would ever see him again, but now he was here.

She threw herself into his arms. She didn't know how long she stood like that with him holding her, but when they finally let go of each other, it was too soon.

"Hi," she said softly. A blush came to her cheeks. His blue eyes met hers.

"Hey," he responded back.

"Hey," Landen mocked as he walked up to Jake. Candace elbowed him.

"Jake, this is Landen...my half brother," Candace introduced them.

"So...this is the guy from last night, right? The one whose dream...." Candace shot him a warning glare that told him to be quiet. Jake didn't know that what he had dreamt last night had really happened. Candace didn't want him to think she was some sort of dream stalker.

Jake gave Candace a puzzled look, but didn't question it. Instead, he took hold of her hand. "I missed you."

"I'll be.... over there," Landen walked off, and Candace was grateful. She had a lot to catch up on with Jake. Although they had only been apart for a couple of weeks, it seemed like so much had happened.

"Look...I'm so sorry for what happened at the warehouse," he looked down as if ashamed.

"It wasn't your fault," she tried to reason, but he shook his head.

"I should have protected you."

"None of that matters now," and she knew how true those words were. The only thing that mattered now was that they were safe and together. She had never blamed him for what happened.

They walked out of the thick trees. He kept his hand around her shoulder. "Mark and the others are here, too." He told her about the events that occurred since she had left. She told him about meeting Chelsea, Landen, Greg, and Harvey.

A few hours passed before they were all called back into a single group. Although they were all working together, Mark's group stayed to one side while everyone else stayed to the other.

A short woman stood by Doug. Her posture was perfect and her hair was brushed back into a neat bun. She had startling blue eyes and dark raven-black hair. Her hands were folded behind her. Her eyes swept over the crowd without really looking directly at anybody. She looked small, but Candace knew not to underestimate her. It was clear that she had a lot of lean muscle underneath her fragile exterior.

Doug then spoke up. "Okay, here's how it's going to go. I am going to split you up into teams and assign each of you to a different directive." He proceeded with reading off names. Towards the end, Candace realized he wasn't going to call on her at all. What was she even doing here if they weren't going to let her help?

After Doug was done calling names, only four of them were left. Jake, Landen, Chelsea, and Candace stayed where they were, while everyone else split up into their assigned groups. It suddenly occurred to Candace that she hadn't seen Jane, Jinny, or Kevin anywhere. A short burst of fear coursed up through her spine. Jake gave Candace a quizzical look when he noticed her expression. It suddenly dawned on him that he hadn't told her about the others.

"Jane is sick. Kevin and Jinny are watching over them right now. I can walk you over to them if you want." Candace looked around. It didn't seem like they were going to be needed for anything, so she nodded. When they started walking away, however, she heard her name.