Lion and Tiger

Chapter 14: The Sparrow

Cole was sitting in his room when Taylor walked in. "Hey," she greeted. He sat up with a sigh.

"Hey," he greeted back.

"How are you holding up?" She asked.

"That depends, my fiancé is still missing. The man that kidnapped her is missing. We can't find the spy that's been watching us during the past year."

"You seem to be holding up better than how you've been holding up two days ago."

Cole placed his head on his hands and took a deep breath. "I love her, Taylor. I love her so much that I'll die if she dies," he explained. She placed a hand on his shoulder and then looked up when Eric came in.

"Cole, we found him," he announced.

Cole jumped off the bed. "Which one? The spy or Roger?" He asked.

"The spy," Eric replied.

Cole followed them out of the room and towards Headquarters.

The spy sat in an interrogation room and Cole stood behind the window as he watched Wes and Eric interrogate the spy. "What have you caught on tape and photography?" Eric asked.

"I caught everything that they've done. Mr. Henderson sent me a message telling me that my services were needed. So, I went to his office. He gave me two pictures. One picture was of the girl and the other was of the boy," the spy replied.

"When you say you got everything what do you mean?" Wes asked.

"I have a copy of all the stuff I took when I was on this job," the spy replied.

A folder was then placed in front of them. Wes took out a tape that had 'first date' written on it. He then put it in the tape player.

Cole's eyes widened when he heard the tape. "No, way!" He gasped.

Wes and Eric were just as shocked as Cole was. Eric turned the tape off and looked at the spy. "What in the world possessed you do this?" Wes demanded.

"I was doing my job," the spy replied.

"Recording two people having sex was your job?"

"That was my job."

Cole fell into a chair in disbelief. "No way! He recorded my private life," he whispered.

Wes took a deep breath and he looked at the spy. "Why did you take this job? If you knew what he was going to do, why did you take it?" He asked.

"I needed the money," the spy replied.

"To pay off your debts?" Eric asked.
"And my bills. Silver Guardian, do you have any children?" The spy asked.

Wes knew that the spy was talking to him. "I have a baby girl," Wes replied.

"We've got something in common. I have two little girls. One is seven the other is five. I would die for both of them. Would you do anything for your little girl?" The spy asked.

"Yes," Wes replied.

"That's why I took this job. I wanted to give my little girls everything they need. Especially my little, Laura. I'm lucky if I can get her to a doctor. I don't have the money to get her to one."

"What about your wife?"

The spy laughed. "The woman that walked out on my little girls when they were three and one? She doesn't care about our children. Now, my little Laura has pneumonia. I can't get her to a doctor to give her the proper treatment. Tell me, Guardian, what would you do for your little girl if you were in this position? You get this big break of getting money to cure your daughter's disease, would you take it or would you let your daughter die?" The spy asked. Wes could see where this man was coming from. The spy wanted to take care of his little girl.

Cole couldn't believe that this man took the job to get his daughter medicine. He could see why he wanted to take the job now. He wanted his daughter to feel better or he would lose her.

"Sir, do you have any idea where Mr. Henderson took Miss Enrile?" Eric asked.

"No, on my last day, he just gave me my money and I left. I never had any contact with the man since," he replied.

"What is your name by the way?" Wes asked.

"I'm Jackson Taylor. I have no criminal record if you're trying to look me up. Can you help my little girl?"

Eric looked over at the window and knew that Taylor and Cole were looking straight back at him. Then Wes answered Jackson. "We'll get your daughter the medical attention she needs. Thank you for your cooperation, Mr. Taylor," Wes told him. Jackson stopped Wes before he could go.

"Guardian, I didn't know he was going to kidnap the girl. I swear," he insisted.

"From what you're telling me today, I believe you," Wes assured him.

Cole then stood outside waiting when Jackson was taken out of the interrogation room. "Take care of my little girl, Guardian," he insisted. Wes placed a hand on Cole's shoulder and nodded to Jackson.

"We'll get her the help she needs," Wes assured him.

"Where are your daughters?" Eric asked.

"I left them with a neighbor. My Laura needs help," Jackson replied.

"We're on it," Wes stated.

Cole pulled out a picture of Alyssa and then he looked up to see Jackson standing in front of him. "Mr. Evans, I'm truly sorry about what happened to your fiancé," he apologized. Cole placed a hand on his shoulder. Knowing that his words were coming from his heart. As he was listening to him in the interrogation room, he could tell.

"I know you're telling the truth, Mr. Taylor. I hope your daughter gets better," Cole told him.

"Thank you, Mr. Evans. I can help you save her, if you need me to."

"That won't be necessary, you've done enough today. I'm sure you'll get a fair trial for this."

Jackson nodded and then he was taken away.

Later that afternoon, Cole was sitting on a rock by the lake not knowing that it was Jen walking up behind him. "How are you doing?" She asked. Cole looked up at her with a sigh.

"I'd be better once Alyssa's back home," he replied.

She sat by the rock and looked out over the lake. "I used to come to the park in Silver Hills to think. Especially when I was feeling down after Alex's 'death'. Now, I come to the park to think about all of the good things that's happened to me in my life. I married Wes and I have my little Jessica," she explained. She then looked up at Cole. "You should have faith that Alyssa's okay. If Roger did hurt Alyssa in anyway, I'll see to it personally that he'd be locked up for good," she told him. Cole chuckled and placed a hand on her shoulder.

"Wes is a very lucky guy," he told her.

"Yeah, but I'm a very lucky woman."

Then a sparrow flew by Cole's head, making him fall off the rock. "What the heck was that?" He asked. Then the sparrow landed in front of him. "Well, hello," he greeted. He then kneeled in front of the bird and it jumped onto his hand. He listened to the bird's thoughts and Jen watched as his eyes widened in disbelief. "Where is she?" He asked. The bird let out a small 'tweet' as an answer. "Show me," he insisted. The sparrow flew off and Cole followed the bird with Jen right behind him.