(Hunted)- The Gifted

Mexico?

"You're a mutant too? When were you going to tell us?"my brother immediately asked me once he arrived.

"I wasn't, it wasn't safe for any of you to know"I said, drinking my coffee and running my fingers through my hair.

"And now?"Andy asked, I shrugged.

"I didn't have a choice, I had to get you guys out of there and your father wouldn't forgive me if I let anything happen to you"I said as my eyes adverted back to my older brother.

"How long have you known?"Caitlin asked, I sighed and shrugged again.

"Since I was 15"I told him, all of their eyes widened at this newfound information.

"10 years? You've been able to keep your abilities a secret for 10 years?"Lauren asked completely amazed. Her father didn't look so amused.

"Yes"I told her, smiling slightly and looking down at her.

"When were you going to tell us?"my brother asked.

"Never, alright?"I told him, sitting back in my seat.

"I let you live in my house!"he yelled, earning a few head turns for how loud he was being.

"And I kept your children safe all these years, a thank you is very much appreciated you're welcome reed"I said,the glass started to crack under my fingers and I took a deep breath and placed it on the table.

"Okay let's calm down"Caitlin said, I shook my head and looked at him.

"Tell me something, would you have treated me the same or looked at me the same if any of you would have known?"I asked, looking around at them all. The only person who nodded was Lauren as the others stayed quiet or looked down.

"That's exactly what I thought"I said, rolling my eyes.

"How am I supposed to believe anything you say anymore? "My brother asked.

"Oh come on, I trust you and you've put countless of my kind in prison or worse"I told him, folding my arms.

"You two can handle this later, this is about Andy and Lauren"Caitlin said, Reed then looked at Andy.

"The important thing is, everyone's all right. Andy was anyone actually hurt?"he asked, of course Andy doesn't remember it.

" I don't know. Okay? I-I don't remember it. It was just it was all confusing."Andy responded.

"So, to be clear, - you didn't touch them before they touched -"Lauren cut him off.

"Yes, Dad, they came after him."she said, completely annoyed and I couldn't blame her.

"And after they came at you -"I cut him off this time.

"You're joking right?"I asked him, I couldn't believe him right now.

"This isn't a deposition, Reed."Caitlin agreed with me.

" I am trying to understand the situation. Legally, if they-"Caitlin cut him off.

"I don't think it matters. The man from Sentinel Services-"reed cut her off in disbelief.

"Wait, Sentinel Services? You mean the police?"he asked, I shook my head.

"No. Sentinel Services. They were just gonna take Lauren and Andy. You can't talk to Cal? He's the D. A. - He could-"reed cuts her off. He knows that the kids were already in deep shit if sentinel services showed up at our door.

"This is way beyond Cal's jurisdiction. Sentinel Services is a federal agency. The only reason you got away is they didn't have enough time to put a full team together."Reid said.

"Then we need to leave, we can't stay"

"Abigail is right, We, uh we have to go. Now."he said, looking over at his wife. I could practically smell the fear radiating from the kids.

"Um Okay, we-we could call Jenny."Caitlin said, I shook my head.

"Too dangerous"I told her.

"I am not talking about staying at your sister's condo in Phoenix for a few days. I mean, we have to go somewhere where the mutant laws are looser. Like Mexico or-"reed was cut off by Caitlin.

"Mexico? Everything we own is at the house."she didn't want to leave their home.

"The last time Sentinel Services got involved with one of my cases, the suspect disappeared. I am not gonna let that happen to us. I'm gonna figure something out, I promise. There is nothing more important to me than my family."my brother explains to her and the kids.

"Good because this won't be pretty"