Young Love {SEQUEL}

Chapter 5

"Framed, just as you asked."

"Thank you." Maya says weakly, admiringly the young girl standing before the photo.

"You know, you really need to eat food.... I'll be in trouble if you die in my care."

She glares at him before returning to look at her daughter, "This is actually her?"

"Yes...." he replies awkwardly.

"What about Lucas, how's he?"

"Content with what he has."

"Girlfriend?"

"None."

Maya says nothing and then stretches as she gets up.

He watches her carefully, noticing Jake probably never took good care of her. He, himself isn't doing a good job either, and he's starting to feel sympathetic towards her.

She makes her way over to the kitchen-ish area and begins to look around, "You don't have any plates or bowls." She comments.

"Do you need those to live?" He asks and she frowns, "No."

She continues looking around and studies his fat face for a moment, "What's your name?"

"Why would I tell you that?" He asks with his hands now shoveled into his pockets.

"To keep me sane?" She suggests, "I have no one to talk to, plus you already know my name."

"It's George." He snaps and then leaves.

~

"His name is George." Jake tells the detectives angrily.

"Your daughter will appreciate your honesty." Zay comments as he walks in circles around Jake like a zebra to a tiger.

"I'm sure." Jake replies with gritted teeth.

"What's their connection? How are they associated together!? How are you associated with them?"

"Drugs." He says in an obvious tone.

"You're all into drugs?" Travis asks with disbelief and Jake smirks, "George was the smartest of all three of us and never got caught."

"Where does George live?" Zay asks and Jake shrugs, "I don't know."

"You just gave him the girl and then left?" Travis growls and Zay gently places his hand on Travis' shoulder to calm him down.

"I didn't want to be associated with her for longer than I had to." He admits, "Nathan threatened my daughter's life too, you know? She lives with my ex-wife, and I thought that was hell until Nate called me."

Zay nods almost sympathetically before giving a signal to the prison guards, forcing them to lock Jake up.

"So now what?" Travis asks and Zay rubs his chin, "For now, we need to write everything down, fill out some paperwork, and just lay low until someone discovers George."

"What!? We get all this information, and you want to just lay low? What if George hands My sister off to some other idiot and-"

"Travis. The only reason you're on this case is because I defended you, do not think about going beyond my orders, alright? We will interrogate Jake again tomorrow after we both have had some time to recollect. But for now, we also have other things to focus on."

Travis mutters some insignificant words before walking off to do as Zay says.

~

"78V34C" (Not a real license plate )

Elise repeats it again and again until she gets into the car.

"Some guy took my picture today." She tells Lucas and he nods, "I thought picture day was last week..."

"It is.... 78V34C." She repeats again.

"What?"

"The license plate number."

"Of who?"

"The guy who kidnapped mommy." She explains with a 'duh' look, as if he knew that's what she was referencing to.

"Nobody kidnapped your mommy." Lucas tells her and she shakes her head, "The guy that took my picture told me."

"And who is he?" Lucas asks.

"I don't know but he said he was taking my picture for mommy." Elise says.

"It was probably just a pervert. I'll call the school to keep a lookout for him." Lucas grumbles.

"No! He has mommy!" She cries out and he shakes his head, "No he doesn't."

"Why would he lie!?" She yells at him.

"Because that's what weirdos do!!!" He yells back.

She crosses her arms and goes silent, pouting the rest of the way home because she knows Lucas is wrong.

~

Riley drags her entire family into a rental car and speeds down the road toward Lucas' comfortable home.

Farkle understands she's excited, but checks to make sure the kids are buckled in tightly so the don't die from their crazy mother.

The dog is sleeping protectively between the twins in the middle seat of the car, which Farkle admires until the car comes to an abrupt stop.

"WE'RE HERE!" She sings.

Faith and Finely look around with unamused looks, not appreciating the loud noise coming from their mom.

The dog, who they now call Reagan, is wagging her tail, excited, even though she's clueless.

Riley sees Lucas' car and grabs her children, then rushes over to his doorstep, knocking until he opens the door.

"Riley!?"

"Lucas!" She exclaims, handing him a child instead of hugging him.

Lucas gives Farkle, who is grabbing all the bags, a funny look before inviting them all inside.

Elise smiles at Riley and hugs her legs tightly.

Farkle joins in on the reunion, and they all kind of relax within their utter happiness.

~

Later that night while everyone seemingly is asleep, Elise shakes Farkle until he wakes up.

"Elise?" He whispers curiously. He's rubbing his eyes to figure out what she's doing.

"You knew my mommy right?" She asks in a whisper.

"What?"

She repeats the question and he nods.

"Did my daddy really try to kill her?" Elise asks and Farkle swallows hard, "I-I don't know."

The little girl walks away for a moment and hands Farkle a note card with "78V34C" sloppily written on it.

"She's alive. I feel it." The little girl says and Farkle nods his head, watching her walk away somewhat more cheerful.

Not because he believed her...

Because Farkle listened.