The Next 3 Days

Better Safe than Sorry

I sat telling Carlos the story when the knock on the door took me out of my memory and turned our attention to the door. When I opened the door a brown skin, kinky curly hair lady with plump pink lips and a curvy hourglass shape with light brown eyes stared back at me with her million dollar smile; Mom?
"Mom!" I ran and hugged her "What are you doing here? Where's Ryon (Kolai)?"
She hugged me back tightly, I haven't seen her since the wedding 2 years ago. "He's at the hotel" she softly said as we parted from our hug
"We came here to talk to you and Carlos" uh oh..
"Mrs. Rodriguez how are you?" Carlos asked, he sounded a little nervous
"I'm fine, Carlos. How are you?" She brightly chirped
Unaware of how to answer he stammers "I uh, we uhm" I interrupt
"It's been a long day, uhh come in"
She steps inside then steps to the left to let out the guys carrying the dead bodies in to the back of a black van, my mom looks at me and turns her head questionably to the side and I mouth 'later' and she slowly nods.
"Carlos?" Amia calls
"Yes?"  " 'Scuse me Mrs.Rodriguez-" Carlos begins
"Call me Rose, Carlos"
"Rose" he corrects "I'll be right back Nelope" he kisses me on the forehead and makes his way to Amia and my mother and I sit on the couch.

****

I filled in my mom on the things that happened earlier.
"That's actually what brought us to Columbia" she whispers
"Monica?" I question.
"No, the file Monica hacked. It was a black box, with our real identities and locations. Before we left Ryon got a friend set up the aliases, in order for them to be official identities we needed accurate locations and if any breaches or anything happend they'd know where we are and how to find us."
Ryon is now the Police Chief in Costa Rica and my mother has a Flower Shop and Bakery.
"So when she opened it, that's what caused her to be murdered?"
"Not...well....its what other black box she opened, she also had footage from cameras from the Senate house, they didn't know the rooms had cameras even in the panic rooms, in case you're in there and you're murdered you can identify the person. I don't know how they got them or who put them there. I just know we are all in danger."
"So Monica saw Bill and the others with the little girls?"
"Yeah, that's what's on the flashdrive or whatever she wanted to give you, but when the moles Bill have noticed her poking around, they tracked her IP address which gave them her location, it took some time but they got in. Then after that it wasn't hard to get into her phones, emails or daily planner. They followed her and then that's when they saw you."
"So when I went to Monica's house they saw me and found out we didn't really die in the car explosion?"
"Yes" she sighs "Bill is out for us. I just know it's him"
"So what now?"
"We either run again or fight back"
"I'm tired running, I have a life now, Carlos is in the FBI, 2nd in command, I have a puppy and a house and I'm p-"
"Penelope" Carlos interrupts
We both turn to look at my husband
"Can I speak to you in private please?"
"Sure, excuse me mom. Make yourself at home" I say as I follow my husband into out room then in the bathroom. He closes the door and turns to me
"¿Que?"
"We have to leave this house. I need you to pack your stuff. Just your clothes to make it seem like a short vacation"
"Why? Those two officers are dead."
"Do you really think that those are the only compromised officers? This trafficking thing has been going on for years Columbia, Korea, Russia, Brazil, Dubai, they all have their little contacts, soldiers, moles. Everywhere. And now that they know you're alive and you're my wife, you are in more danger than you think and now Rose and Ryon are here!" He leans his head back and sighs from stress.
"Carlos, what does our marriage have any thing to do with this? This is happening cause I'm Elana Sucre and Bill Hampton had this weird vendetta against me and my mother from years ago."
"And who do you think found the footage and put them into the black box? Who do you think found out about the aliases first? I knew about you before we got married Nelope. I've been on this case for four years. I just didn't think it would come crumbling down like this"
"Why didn't you take it to Hank?"
"Think about it Penelope. If I give up the information about you and your mom then you would've been arrested for being an accessory & I was in love, I am in love."
True, I guess I never thought about it that way.
"So please. Go pack."
"Okay, but please don't be so stressed." I tipped toe a little to kiss him and he kisses back but I can tell he's tensed
"I'm sorry, I just can't handle any more surprises right now, I just need to make sure you & Kane are safe"
I frowned, maybe now wasn't the best time to tell him I was pregnant
"Where will we go?"
"There's a safe house up north. We'll go there" he says opening the door and going to take down a suitcases from on top the closet.
"Oh" I walk towards the drawers to begin packing.

***
Carlos was in the living room speaking to my mother, telling her she needed to go to the safe house as well, while he and Ryon did ground work. So before we went to the safe house we'd pick up her bags from the hotel.
"All packed" I said and Kane barked
"I'll take them out."
"Kane's bag is by the door" I remind him
"Thanks honey"
I run into the kitchen quickly and pick up my 'world's greatest wife' tea cup and spoon along with Kane's kibble and doggy bowl. I place them on the table in front my mother since the one closest to the door was now broken into a million pieces.
I pick up my hand bag that fell in the corner from the fight earlier when the pregnancy test stick falls out my bag and my mother saw before I could pick it up and shove it in my bag, nothing but pure excitement when her brown eyes lit up and sparkled.
"Oh!!!!! My!!!!! Goodnessssss!!! You're preg-"
"Shhh!"
She frowns "You haven't told Carlos?"
"No. He has enough to deal with, I'll tell him when this is all over"
"Penelope, I think you should tell him"
"Tell me what?" Carlos stands by the door with his hands in his pocket
"Tell you...that I'm worried about you" I shyly lie.
"I will be careful Nelope, I promise" he stares in my eyes "I have to make it home to you" I blush slightly but I'm also showered with guilt, I should tell him but now isn't a good time.
"Let's get going Ladies" he lifts Kane to put him in the back of the car on his doggy pillow while I grab the stuff from the coffee table.
"Amia will stay here in case someone else comes back."
"It isn't safe for us but you'd let your bestfriend stay?"
"Don't worry Penny" Amia said slapping her gun "I'll be fine"
Amia was Carlos' bestfriend and partner. She was so gorgeous, like she came out of a magazine. Dark green eyes & dark brown smooth skin, hard kinky black thick hair & an athletic figure & to top it all off he was in a relationship with my best friend, Meghan Miller. I introduced them at our wedding & its been going well for them since.
"Please be careful" I hugged Amia
"You too. Take care of my bad boy & Mr. Klutz" she teased Carlos
"Yeah, yeah. Bye Mia. I'll call you later" they did their secret handshake and he got in the car
"Safe travels Mrs. Rodriguez"
"Be careful Amia"
And with that we drove off.