Your my Only Hope (Sequel to JSUKM)

Threats and Enemies

Deidra had run home her heart beating wildly in her chest. Michael, David, and her friends were there when she had gotten home and jumped up, seeing her out of breath. Michael rushed over to his wife and held her in his arms.

"Deidra what's wrong? It looks like you ran for 10 miles." he said trying to make a very light joke. Diedra took a deep breath before saying,

"Michael you were right. It's Margo. It's all her doing! She has my baby!" she blurted out making everyone exchange funny looks.

"Deidra I know we said that she's crazy but we didn't mean crazy to that extent-" Deidra cut Lea off.

"No! I went to a shop that sells tools and everything. I asked the clerk for the last person to be in there. He described someone who exactly looked like her. I asked what she bought." Deidra said explaining the items on the list. Lea and Asia narrowed their eyes lightly and Jenna crossed her arms. Michael hugged onto Deidra tighter before letting her go and going to the window.

Deidra went up to him.

"We have to report her to the police! She has Lilah!" she exclaimed.

"But how are we going to? We have no evidence that she has her and she probably wont admit she has Lilah." Asia said frowning.

"Beatrice." Deidra said remembering the timid little girl. She had noticed how timid Beatrice was all the time around Margo. "If we can get us to tell them where she is we can get her back." Diedra said sounding full of hope. There was suddenly a knock on the door.

"I'll get it." Lea said before going up to the door. Opening it stood Margo a small smile on her face.

"Hi neighbors!" Margo greeted cheerfully as if nothing was wrong. "Any word on finding Lilah yet?" she asked. Diedra frowned shaking her head. Margo frowned slightly and Lea growled lowly in her throat. Asia grabbed at her arm keeping her back.

"Oh, that's too bad. Well anyways, Diedra I need to talk to you later when you have time?" she asked looking over at her. Deidra took in a shaky breath but nodded.

"Later this evening we can talk." Margo smiled.

"Perfect. See you then." she said before walking back over to her house and dissappearing. Lea shut the door and looked over toward Deidra.

"You're not seriously thinking about talking to her alone are you?" she asked. Deidra swallowed deeply but nodded.

"If it's the only way to get Lilah back, I have to." Michael frowned before holding his wife in his arms tightly and sighing.

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"Are you sure you dont want me to come with?" Michael asked as Deidra slipped on a light jacket. The night air had gotten chilly and it was nearing time to go over to Margo's to speak with her. Deidra was hesitant about this but she needed to demand where Lilah was.

"I'll be fine Michael. I promise." she said before kissing him and smiling lightly but sadly. Michael nodded and watched his wife walk out the door, hoping she'd be okay. Deidra tucked her arms into herself as she walked slowly over to Margo's. It seemed like a dreadful walk but it had to be done.

Deidra walked up to the front door and buzzed the doorbell.

It felt like forever before Margo finally answered. She smiled warmly at Deidra.

"Hey Deidra, c'mon dont you?" she said welcoming her inside her house and shutting the door behind her once she walked in. Margo glared at the back of Deidra's head, hiding the knife behind her back. She had already taken care of business with Tony earlier at the shop, cussing and screaming at him, wondering why in the hell he'd give away her information to a strange woman. He had told her that she needed to know and it was very important. Moron.

"What did you need to speak to me about Margo?" Deidra asked quietly turning to face her. Margo felt her face contort to anger before holding the blade up to Deidra, making her startled scream freeze in her throat and her whole body freeze in place.

"I need you to follow me and not make a single sound. If you do your daughter dies. Understand?" Margo growled lowly. Deidra nodded fearing the sake of her life, her newborn son's and her daughter's. She felt the knife pointed at her back and she walked out the front door to Margo's car, into the passenger seat. Margo quickly got in the front seat and turned on the car.

"Wh-where are you taking me?" Deidra asked panicking as Margo started to drive out of town. Margo smirked.

"To your daughter, of course."

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Three hours had passed and it was already ten o'clock. Deidra still wasn't home and Michael was getting worried. Where the hell was she? Michael tapped his fingers on the couch trying to focus on the late night basketball game but it was hard knowing his wife was over at the weirdo neighbor's house. With a sigh he dialed Margo's number.

No answer.

He hung up the phone and went over to the window, peeking over at Margo's house. Her car was gone. Michael frowned before finally called Lea.

"Heylo?" she answered sounding busy.

"Lea? It's Michael. I think something's wrong." everything seemed to go quiet in the background.

"What's up Michael? Is it Deidra?" she asked sounding serious. Michael frowned.

"Deidra went over to Margo's a few hours ago. She's still not back. I tried calling her but no ones answering. Margo's car is also gone. I think something's wrong." there was a muttered curse before Lea spoke into the phone,

"Okay I'll be right over with the girls. Hang tight." she said before hanging up. Michael then dialed the police, making a missing person's report. In the back of his mind he only thought how could things get any worse?

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Deidra finally found herself reunited with her daughter. Lilah cried out happy seeing her mother, but started wailing and screaming seeing her put in another cell.

"I want my mommy!" Lilah wailed making Margo scream at her to shut up. Deidra snapped at Margo,

"Dont you dare talk to my daughter that way! What do you want with us?!" she demanded clinging to the cold jail cell bars. If she was going to be kidnapped she at least wanted to know the reason why. Margo turned to her glaring.

"You dont know who I am, do you?" she sneered. Deidra furrowed her eyebrows.

"Should I? Your Margo Cook our neighbor but apparently your physchotic enough to capture an innocent mother and daughter. Let us go!" Deidra's voice got louder with every word. Margo laughed as she sharpened a knife.

"I'm not Margo Cook, Deidra. You once knew a Kate Dansley, right?" Deidra's eyes widened at the name. She remembered that incident from years ago. She didn't like to talk about it.

"What about her?" Deidra asked carefully. She noticed her daughter curled up on the bed but tears streaming down her cheeks. What she'd give to hold Lilah in her arms and calm her down. Margo narrowed her eyes at Deidra.

"I'm Margo Dansley! Her sister!" Deidra pulled back from the bars in shock. Kate had a sister? 

"Why are you doing this? You dont have to be like your sister..." Deidra tried convincing her but Margo growled.

"It's too late for that. I'm avenging my sister and she wanted me to live the life she wanted. Life your life." Margo snarled before walking out of the room and slamming the door making Deidra and Lilah both wince. Deidra clung to the bars and swallowed deeply. She wasn't going to cry in front of Lilah. She had to be strong.

"Mommy? I want to go home." Lilah's voice cracked, mostly from crying and screaming. Deidra turned to her daughter and went up to the bars reaching for her hand.

"I know sweetie. We'll get out of here. I promise."

And she intended to keep that promise.