Part 4

    Annie's P.O.V.

I couldn't believe it, I left Blake alone with the girls for less than two hours and he managed to lose one of them, in Central Park no less

"We need a description of the Child" The Detective said

"Uh..Uh" Blake stuttered

"She's got red hair,a heart shaped face and was wearing a green jean  jacket and overalls" I said

"Does she have any marks that stick out?" The Detective said

"I'm not quite sure" Blake said

"She has scar on the back of her neck ..remember?" I said

"No." Blake said

"She was four..Nikki was holding her..you come up behind her scaring her which caused Nikki to drop her against the counter and P.S. ten stitches later..she has a scar on her neck" I said

"Oh yeah" Blake laughed

"Ok,we need to locate the child's parents, where are they?" The Cop asked

"On a remote island in the Caribbean " I said

"Ok..next of kin?" He asked

"At a conference in D.C" Blake said

"Ok..do you at least have a recent picture of the child?" The Cop said annoyed

"No." Blake said

"Wait! Yes we do!" I said

"We do?" Blake said

"Yes..where's the diaper bag? Where's Lennon?" I suddenly became worried

"Oh god..not her too!" Blake said putting his head in his hands  

"Relax..she's with another Detective.."The cop said standing and a few minutes later, come back with the diaper bag, he handed it to me.

"What are you looking for?" Blake asked me

"Remember the morning Nikki left, she was looking for her wallet but she couldn't find it..?" I said digging through the bag

"No but go ahead" Blake said cluelessly

"She forgot that she left her wallet in the diaper bag because when she went to pick up Ali she put the wallet in the bag"I said

"Oh yea" Blake said finally getting it

I found the wallet and took out what i needed, the picture of Ali,Nikki and Lennon taken a few days after Lennon was born

"Her hair is longer but that's her" I said handing the picture to the cop

"Ok..we're gonna have posters and fliers made up and distributed around the city, We're also going to put her picture on the 7 o'clock news" the Cop said

"What should we do?" I asked

"Go home and wait by the phone," The cop said

"And pray to hell Nikki doesn't kill me "Blake said under his breathe"

"This Nikki woman sounds very violent" the cop commented

"You have NO idea" i said

                                              BLAKE'S P.O.V

We brought Lennon home and put her to  bed, and just waited for anything,,a phone call.. A sign..ANYTHING!

"I can't believe you lost Ali " Annie said for the millionth time

"I can't believe you're still saying that!" I replied

"Well what would you like me  to say?" Annie said,"It's ok to lose a little girl in Central Park? Because,Blake, it's not..and if anything happens to her,you're responsible!

"Don't you think I realize that? I know i screwed up and should have been paying more attention but you gotta stop making me feel more guilty than i already do feel. Please,Annie stop!" I said

"Ok Ok" Annie said going into the Kitchen.

I sat down on the couch and somehow i fell asleep

Around 2 am, the phone rang, I know it was two because i looked at my watch

"I GOT IT!" Annie said running to the phone"Yes, Yes, Oh thank god!" She said

"What? Where is she?" I asked hovering over Annie who waved me away

"We'll be right there!" Annie hung up the phone

"Well?" I asked

"They found her in Jersey!" Annie said

"What? Why Jersey?" I asked

"I have no idea but she's at the New Jersey police station in one piece and alive!" Annie said

"Wait!" I said

"What?" Annie asked

"What about Lennon?, We already corrupted one child today let's not do it with the other one,I'll go put her in the car" I said heading up the stairs

"Oh No Daddy Dearest, I'll go,Heaven know's wheither or not Lennon would actually make to the car"Annie said pushing past me

"Haha!" I said and headed outside to start the car

                                   Annie's P.O.V

When the police called to say they had found Ali..alive..i was so relieved and when i went to get Lennon, I sat down in the rocking chair and sobbed with relief. I stood up,wiped away my tears, picked up the baby and RAN down the stairs.

"What the hell took you so long?" Blake demanded

"Shut up and Drive" I commanded

We sped through New York and onto the highway,where i had flashbacks to the accident

"SLOW DOWN!" I yelled

"I'M ONLY DOING 80!" Blake yelled back

"did you happen to forget i was in a horrible wreck less than a year ago!" I said

"Sorry I'll slow down" Blake replied

We made it to the police station in one piece, He slowed down in front of the police station long enough  for me to jump out. I ran to the front desk

"HI!" i shouted through the glass scaring the woman behind the desk

"May I help you?" The woman said

"I just received a phone call saying they found a missing little girl" I said

"Oh yes you are..Annie Banks?" The woman asked

"Yes" I nodded

"She's right in here." The woman said buzzing me in

"Thank you" I said

I was led to the back of the precinect

"Is she alright?" I asked following the woman who'd buzzed me in

"Yes, She's sleeping" The woman responded

"Where did they find her?" I asked

"Hiding in a warehouse" The woman said

"Do they know who took her?" I asked

"No, She was alone" The Woman said opening a door

There she was, curled on a beat up leather couch. I gently shook her

"Ali,Honey?" I said

"Annie?" she said opening her eyes

"Hi Sweetie" I knelt down beside the couch,"Are you alright?"

"I'm Ok..but what happened to the man?" Ali asked

"What man?" The woman asked

"That kinda freaky looking guy..he kinda looks like Michael Jackson but less ugly" Ali said sitting up

"Well he's gone now.. don't even worry about it" I said hugging her

"Okey dokey" Ali said

"Let's go home" I said picking her up

We took the girls home and put them to bed..After this adventure..Blake and I agreed..No more trips to Central Park.

                                                  NIKKI'S P.O.V.

I had heard about the kidnapping the day after Ali was found... In Washington..on the news..I was furious that they hadn't called but i realized that Annie and Blake didn't want to worry me but it still made me come home three days early

"HELLO" I yelled coming through the door

"NIKKI" Blake said from the Kitchen

"Hey,Where is everyone?" I asked putting down my suitcase

" I was just making dinner,Ali's watching a movie, Lennon's asleep and Annie went to the store,what are you doing home early?" Blake asked wiping his hands on a dish towel

"I Missed my girls" I said hugging him then following Blake into the Kitchen

"So Tell me..how was Washington?" Blake asked stirring something in a pot

"Great I made a senator cry" I said biting into  a carrot

"Atta girl" Blake said turning around

"I also met a guy" I said casually

"Wait..what?" Blake looked at me

"I met a guy!" I said excitedly

"You met a guy?" He couldn't believe it 

"Yup.." I said

"Are you bringing him to the House?" Blake asked

"Soon..Dad" I smiled,"I have a amazing news"

"Spill" He said

"I'M GETTING MARRIED!" I Shouted

"WHOA.what?you met a guy and in less than three weeks,your engaged?!" Blake's eyes were bugging out of his head

"Isn't that great?" I asked

"I guess" He went back to stirring

"There is a downside though" I said sitting on the counter

"What's that?" He asked

"He lives in London" I said

"Please tell me you mean Connecuit" Blake said

"No I mean London England" I said sliding off the counter

"So your moving to England and taking Lennon with you?" He asked

"Well yes" I said

"I don't believe you" Blake said getting angry

"Why are you getting angry?" I asked

"Because you're taking a three month old halfway around the world!" He said

"That's not the reason" I said

"Yes it is!" He insisted

"If that's the real reason and i highly doubt it is..you should be thrilled" I said

"Why?" He asked

"Because you can get on with your life..meet a woman.get married.." I said

"I still cannot BELIEVE your packing up and moving!" He said

"What's so hard to believe? you didn't actually think we were all going to live together like the Brady Bunch forever did you?" I asked

"No but what about John?" He said

"What about him?" I said

"You're taking Lennon away from her father" He said

"He's more than welcome to come vist us" I replied

"You've got an answer for everything, Don't you?" He said

"Which brings me back to my original question.. why are you so mad?" I said .

"Because your doing to me what you did to john and every other guy who's come within 100 yards of you and Lennon" Blake said

"What exactly does that mean?" I was so confused

"It means your using Lennon as an excuse to push me away" Blake said

"How am I pushing you away from Lennon by getting married" I was even more confused

"Because you're using her as an excuse" He said

"You make NO sense" I said

"Well what you're doing makes no sense!" He said storming out of the kitchen

"I'm taking control of my life!" I said

"No you're screwing up an inncent  child's life with your selfishness!" He said turning around halfway up the stairs

"You're not her father so it really doesn't effect you!" I said starting to shout

"What's going on?" Ali said coming up from the living room

"Nothing,Honey go back downstairs!" I said

"Why?" She asked

"Ali Marie..GO!" I said

"Man, just cause I'm 10, everyone thinks they can tell me what to do!" She muttered to herself stomping down the stairs

"That's such crap about me not being her father! I'm more of a parent than you are!" He said

"I don' think so" I said

"Yes because I've spent more time with her  than you have!" He said

"Pardon Me..Some of us have to work for a living,A least i didn't lose a 10 year old in Central Park!" I yelled

"How did you know about that?" He wanted to know

"Blake, I was in Washington, Not Pluto..they do have televisions there, you goddamn child!!" I said

"You know what? You're a horrible mother!" Blake said

"What?" I couldn't believe it

"You heard me" He said

"You son of a bitch!" I said running past him  up the stairs, I went into my room,slammed the door and cried

I felt like I was Sixteen again instead of thirty and instead of fighting with my father..I was fighting with my best friend

                   BLAKE's P.O.V

I didn't realize what I'd said to Nikki until she ran up the stairs crying . I Pounded on the door and hoped she would open up so i could apologize, besides how angry could she be?

Turns out VERY ANGRY!

"Nik? Open Up" I pounded on the door

"GO TO HELL!" She yelled

"I wanna apologize" I said

"Save your opinions for someone who gives a damn!" She yelled

"Will you come out please?" I begged

She whipped open the door so fast i nearly toppled over

"I don't want to talk to YOU!" She said through gritted teeth

"HEY!" Jen said coming up the stairs,"What's up?"

"He's a son of a bitch" Nikki said turning toward Jen

"And she's getting married and dragging Lennon halfway around the world!" I replied

"Wait,You're getting married?" Jen asked

"Yeah" Nikki said

"I'm so happy" Jen said

"At least SOMEONE is!" Nikki said

"Whoa! Someone wanna clue me in?" Jenn asked

"I tell him i'm getting married and then he calls me a horrible mother!" Nikki said dramatically

"Wait! you said what?" Jen said her eyes bugging out of her head

"I don't want her to screw up Lennon's life like she screwed up her own life!" I said

"THAT'S IT! I'VE HAD IT!" Nikki said

and then she punched dead in my face!

"OW!" I screeched

"NIKKI!" Jen said surprised

"Frig that hurt!" Nikki said staring at her knuckles

"I get the reason to hit me but did you have to do it RING side up?!" I yelled holding my nose

"This is great, I come home happy and find my two best friends fighting now he's got a possible broken nose and she busts open her knuckles, this is like a godamn mental ward!" Jen said going back downstairs to get ice

"AND DON'T YOU EVER CRITIZE MY LIFE AGAIN!"Nikki said slamming the bedroom door

                             Nikki

I didn't mean to hit him but he was acting like sucha pompous ass, I had to do something, I admit, after i hit him, i went into my room and laughed, I laughed at the expression on his face, i laughed because i've never punched anyone before.

"Nikki" I heard Jen's voice through the door

"Yeah?" I asked

"I brought you ice for your hand" Jen said

"Ok,Come In" I said

                     Jen's P.O.V

I couldn't believe when Nikki actually punched out Blake, I don't think he expected it either,after she went storming back into her room, he kinda crawled down the stairs

"Are you alright?" I asked

"My nose hurts" He whined

"Well, I don't think it's broken but here's a bag of frozen peas, put it on your face" I said tossing him the bag  from behind the counter

"I can't believe she hit me!" He said

"You had it coming" I said shaking my head

"I know, How bad is it?" He asked

"Well, i can see a ring print forming and you're already getting a black eye,I think you'll live" I said then headed up the stairs

"NIKKI" i called through the door

"YEAH!" She called back

"I brought you ice for your hand" I said

"Come In" She said

I opened the door and found her sitting on the edge of the bed, I just looked at her and started to laugh

"Nice one Rocky" I said

"Yeah, Well Just call me Jane of the Jungle" She said laughing,"Did you see the expression on his face?"

"He was pretty stunned" I said handing her the ice pack

"I just couldn't believe, after everything we've been through together, he would say that" She said

"Forget Blake, Tell me about the guy!" I asked

"He's really cute" She said picking up her purse

"Orlando Bloom cute or Johnny Depp Cute?" I asked

"We're taking James Dean Cute" She said

"That's pretty cute" I said

"I met him my first day in Washington,He was so cute with his british accent and funny, he was making all these jokes and he even pulled out my chair at dinner, how often does that happen? and get this, when i brought up the baby, He actually seemed interested and didn't run screaming into the night, I fell for him immediately and.." She startedto cry

"Sweetheart,Are you ready for such a change?" I asked gently,"When are you leaving?"

"Two weeks as soon as I can get Ali on a flight back to Boston. Jen,  I need stability,and Mike gives me that and besides,you guys have your own lives, I want to do this and i don't know why Blake is making this so difficult!" She said crying

I didn't say a word, I didn't know what to say, i just held her and let her cry

                                Nikki's P.O.V

The next few days were uncomfortably silent because I refused to talk to Blake and He would try to talk to me, Jen played mediator, a role i know she hated.

We left New York on a cold rainy Friday

"Ok so you're gonna Call every night right?" Annie asked

"Yes and you guys are coming for the wedding right?" I said

"Of course" Jen said

"I can't believe you're leaving!" Rachel said crying

"You've said that every night for the last two weeks" I said crying

"Ok I wanna kiss Lennon goodbye" Rachel said kissing Lennon on her head and then passing her back to me

Before we got into the Cab, i took one last look at the house.