Chapter One Hundred and Twenty Four

Hailey's hiding her emotions once again and I know that she won't share her feeling with me about what is bothering her.

Sighing as she walks across to her desk, with Jerry following her after giving me a brief glance. How do I deal with this Hailey? The one who holds everything inside. This is who I am and no one gets in, now I have to break those walls she's placed up again!

Walking towards her desk where she stands staring at nothing, but her fingers that's tapping the desk. Then she takes her phone and makes a call, lifting her head, smiling brightly up at me, with a raised eyebrow, watching me expectantly. I didn't know how to start this conversation about Mrs. Pierce, which she hasn't even asked about.

"Yes hello" Hailey smiles and greets the person she called. "morning" she responds after a few seconds. Nodding her head, she listens to the person on the other end before speaking again. "Thank you I really appreciate that. Also I would like the FBI to re-open my mother's murder case because of new information that has recently surface" Hailey was saying and I stood stunned staring at her, still smiling face.

Jerry walked past me to speak to Hailey, but she raises an index finger to stop him as she continues speaking on the phone.

"Yes, you can arrange a meeting as soon as possible, because a murderer has been walking around scott free for the past sixteen years and it's about time they know, what's was in the dark, has come into the light." She says calmly, but the constant tapping of her fingers gives away her nervousness.

I place my hands on her restless fingers and she looks up and smiles at me but her eyes, her eyes tell a different story. I return a sad smile to her because whatever is going on, I vow to support her, even though I have no idea what she is talking about.

"Yes, thank you so much and I am awaiting your call." She finally says and hangs up.

Jerry was the first to break the silence, "Hailey what are you doing?" he was quick to ask.

Turing to Jerry with a stone cold expression, "is there a problem?" she asks him instead, but after a long stare down between the both of them, Jerry looks a away and stares at me.

"I have to call your father." he says, reaching across placing his hand on Hailey's head. "You have my full support. Maybe this is the right thing to do." He nods at me then walks out, stopping to speak to Caleb who stood inside the office idly.

"Hailey what's going on?" I ask, when Caleb approached her desk, interrupting me.

"Uh, Adian" Caleb address me, "we have two meetings this morning that cannot be reschedule. I didn't get to brief Haley on it. Would you take it?" He asks, his eyes shifting between Hailey and I, waiting for an answer.

Covering my hand that still covered her fingers, "maybe you can take the first while Caleb briefs me on the second." She raises her shoulders, waiting for me to agree.

I looked at Caleb, :"can you catch her up to speed?" To which he nods. Smiling at Hailey, "okay I'm on first and you're on second." I confirmed as Caleb, moves to the table that's stock with files and pulls out two, returning to give me one.

I am worried about Hailey, but her mother's murder?" Her mother was murdered? How did I not know that?

I sat on Hailey's chair, immediately opening the file in front of me, but I couldn't focus. I couldn't see anything. But I have to be professional and take the meeting.

Turning to Mel, "take this meeting with me while Caleb briefs Hailey on the second meeting." I instructed her turning to Bas and Gerard. "I need you both to remain here with Hailey and not allow her to leave or anyone other than Jerry to come in." I was saying until Hailey interrupted me.

Slapping my hand, rather heavily, "oh no you don't" she objected to my instruction and if I have to, we will have a full blown war in this office. "Take Basil or Gerard with you and leave one of them with me. I don't want you unprotected." she says quickly and Hailey sounds as if she knows more than she is saying.

Frowning at her confused, "what's going on?" I asked hesitantly, hoping she opens up to me.

Instead she smiles and shakes her head, "I'm not sure, but I have a gut feeling that whatever happened to nanny Pierce was deliberate and I love her." She briefly, looks down shyly "and" she lifts her eyes, "I love you, so someone may try to hurt you, to hurt me" she explains and not for the life of me, could I understand anything she just said.

Going towards her, "Hailey" she backs away, giving me a stern look.

"I mean it!" Pointing to the guys who stood watching us, "take one of them with you" she emphasized, with clenched fists and her makeup free face, beginning to look flushed.

Gerard cuts me, before I could respond to Hailey.

"I'll go with you and Basil will remain with Hailey!" Gerard stands, facing us, settling the issues.

Hailey turns and gives Gerard a grateful smile and I vow to use tonight's date to get answers.

Angry that Hailey's calling shots now, I nod at Basil, taking up the file, "let's go" I tell a nervous Mel, whose looking between Hailey and I.

I walked directly into Jerry's office with Mel struggling to keep up and badged into Jerry's office where my father was sitting uncomfortably, tensing up when they saw me.

"What the f***is going in here?" I bellowed and only heard the door shut behind me.

Dad and Jerry exchanges glances before turning to me, hesitantly.