Forgotten Memories.

Waters Flow Together

Katherine's P.O.V

My poor daughter has been through so much in a short amount of time and I honestly do not know how she has been so strong through everything that she has. I am thankful that God saw it fit to send William to her. He is truly her angel.

After our shopping trip and the drama, we came back to the ranch. William took Destiny to their home and drove us to our guest house. We all decided while we drove back and talked that I would call Detective Evans and tell her about the events that happened today and I just know Jesse is going to tell Jarod where she is and if he is indeed the one who is responsible for this situation, then my daughter is in danger and I will not stand by, idley and allow anything else to happen to her. No damn way that little shît will get away with it not while there is breath in my body.

I feel the warmth of my husband's arm surround me. I leaned into him. I love this man with all my heart, and each day over the years, my love only grows for him. We have 3 beautiful children together, and I know when he hears what I have to say, he will be just as angry as I am. Kevin asked what was bothering me and why I seemed upset. I sighed, telling him about today's events. His arms tightened around me, showing me he was as angry as I was. I turned around and kissing his lips, I said "Honey, our daughter is in danger again, and I think I know who did this to her, but we have to prove it before we can do anything about it and I have to call the Detective. He agrees, and we head to the Sholts farm house to discuss the situation with the others. On our way out the door, I told the boys and Natalie to join us. We have some plans to make and walk out the door.

We all make it to the farmhouse in around three minutes and are greeted by Williams' parents, Beverly, and her husband James, along with Williams's siblings Jackson, Charles, and Misty. There are others I don't know here, and I hesitate to say anything in their company, so I wait until Beverly leads me to the kitchen. Once we are alone, I tell her what's going on, and she is upset just as we are. After she offers and gets coffee and tea for everyone, we all sit at the table. Beverly and James start by introducing the others to us.

I learned that there are 2 more siblings, Alley and Allen twins, and the four others are farm hands that live and work here. Brandon, Daryl, Dallas, and BobbieLee, Brandon's wife. OK, good, the more people, the less chance of an attack on Destiny happening again.

We all discussed a plan to keep her safe, and I made a call to the detective. We all listened, as I told her, about the events of today, and she takes statements from the others present during the incident as well and says, "well, we can't keep it a secret now that she has been found out, but we can use this to our advantage, because once it's announced to the public, she was found it may draw out her attackers." I understand what she is saying, but I don't like it one bit I don't want my daughter to be used as bait absolutely not.

Detective Evans tells us she will contact us tomorrow after she briefs her boss about this and, let us know what they can do from here. But they may have to come here to meet with Destiny again, and, I know she won't like this one bit, but I can't let her be in the dark about this. She is in real danger, especially when it breaks that she's been found. We end the call, and I am stressed. "Shît!!"

Everyone looks at me, and I flush with embarrassment. Kevin took my hand and said, "It will be alright, my love, we will keep her safe, and we know William will do anything to keep her safe. Calm down, honey." James and Beverly are in agreement along with everyone else. We seem to be on the same page. We will keep her safe. I sighed, I was feeling defeated and said, "You're right. I know we will keep her safe. It just scares me. I thought we lost her once already, and I don't want to lose her again." Tears fill my eyes, and I can't stop them from spilling over.

Kevin holds me and my sons come to support me, hugging me and their father. I say "Sorry I don't mean to be a crying, Betty, but I hate this. All I want is for her to be happy."

Once I have dried my eyes, we came up with a plan for now, and, hopefully, we will know more about what the police are doing, and we can go from there for now. We decided the boys are staying here and Natalie as well for this next week. Kevin and I have to go back to Bagley as we both have a few meetings this week, so we will leave this evening and fly home and come back on Thursday when the detectives will be here. We should know more by then, and we all agree that Destiny does not leave the farm alone at all. There are no exceptions. We thank everyone for their help and support and are headed back to the guest house.

After we got there, we talked with the kids for a little bit, and I told them I was going to pack up, so we could go see Destiny before we had to go to the airport. I went upstairs and began packing up.

Kevin P.O.V.

My beautiful wife goes upstairs to begin packing up, so we can go home for a few days. I look at my son's silently telling them we need a chat man to man. I looked at Jeremy, and when he made eye contact, I nodded toward Natalie, then looked toward the stairs. He knows what I want and leans over, whispering something in her ear. She turns red and gets up, going upstairs and away from us. We all watched her as she went. I smiled at my son. He must really be serious about her if he didn't just tell her to bug off, raising a brow. I said, "Your baby sister's best friend, huh." His smile was wide, and he shrugged, why not have liked her for years, and before he could finish, Jason said, "Um, the girls will only be busy for so long. What are we doing, dad, and how are we going to ensure our family is safe?"

Look, boys, I am coming up with something, but I can't do anything until I get back home and I can call back my contact. I called him before we left. He is getting me information. I am supposed to call him when we get back. I want you two to stay here and keep your sister safe. That is the most important thing. Alright? I will ensure your mother's safety, and you two keep Natalie and Destiny safe. If anything happens, I want to know about it right away. Do you understand?" They nodded. "I love you both, and I know you can handle yourself, and I trust you to do what needs to be done. If anyone comes for our family, you take them out with no hesitation. I will have your back no matter what." I stood up from the couch, and both boys stood as well. I hugged them both, and we huddled like I always did when they were growing up, and I whispered "Waters", both whispered as one. "Flow Together." Yes, we always do!" I said. We broke our huddle as we stepped away from each other. We heard the girls leaving the room and I went to help my wife bring our luggage down, so we could go visit our daughter before we went home. The boys grabbed the bags and I took my wife's hand, pulling her to me. I looked into those beautiful hazel eyes I love so much and said, "I love you with every piece of my soul!" she giggled and kissed me sweetly, and I relished in her a moment longer when I broke away from the kiss. I held her hand and I said," let's go my love."

We made it to Destiny and Williams' house to visit and spend time with her before we left for home.

We talked, and I decided to take William aside and fill him in on the plan and make sure he was on the same page as the rest of us. He agreed with what we had planned, and it will be under our belt for now unless we have no other choice. We keep it quiet. The rest of our time was spent talking and making plans for this coming weekend, and all too soon, it was time to go.I was hugging my daughter and I squeezed her tight and told her, "I love you, my punkin pie."" She giggled and said," I love you too, daddy pie," laughing. I released her and told everyone we would see them soon. Jason drove us to the airport, and, once again, we were flying home, and I had a lot of work to do. I needed to find a solution to protect my family.