Divorced! Now what?
Chapter 172

Bethany POV

Theo and I went to visit the little girl who had our first heart transplant. Her home was huge, the biggest mansion I had ever seen. I guess the family was loaded with old money. I am glad because they gave the child every chance to get through all of this with the best aftercare. 'Hi, Dr. Bethany and Dr. Theo, the bubbly child greeted us. You would never know she was so sick not too long ago; her cheeks were pink and her eyes bright. She was even moving around well, better than I had expected. 'Wow, look at you, so bright and cheery.' Theo said as he squatted down to her level.

'You are coming for my birthday? The party is soon.' She asked, and I nodded; we brought her a small gift, which was an excellent excuse to see her. Apparently, Saun will be here soon, too, to get some fresh pictures for the follow-up story. Mr. Green is doing exceptionally well, too; not having to fight rejection helps a lot, giving them more strength to recuperate faster.

We spent a few hours there, watching the girl and talking to the parents, who could not praise the improvements in their child and how much getting the new heart had changed her life. She was bouncing back faster than any previous operation. We left soon after Saun arrived. He insisted we be part of a group photo, and Theo was happy to drag me into the pictures. It was a fun day, and I was pleased because of the distractions.

We headed back to the hotel we were staying in for an early dinner. I was exhausted from all the rushing about I had done that day. They walk through the markets first and then to the child. It was more than I had intended after a late night last night. We missed the sport today, the first time in a while, and I looked forward to seeing the news and finding out if my team won. Theo ordered room service, and we ate a leisurely dinner on the balcony, watching the activity on the streets below.

My phone rang only a short time after I had finished eating.

'Hello, Dad. Did you see or hear how our team went?' I was glad he phoned, as it saved me chasing him to find out how he was doing now that he had remarried. Should I call it remarried?

'Hello to you too, and yeah, we won.' He did not sound all that happy about it. Something needs to be fixed.

'Talk to me, what is wrong? I am putting you on speaker so Theo can hear!'

'Do that, he needs to hear. I was going to come over but thought better of it; you should be enjoying your time at the moment.'

'Talk to me, Dad, you are worrying me. Is something wrong with Pam?' I asked.

'What? Oh no, nothing like that. I needed you to know that I will be staying at Hank's tonight. Pam will be over shortly with our dinner. There is no easy way to say this, so I will just come out with it. Kitty and Margaret were arrested today! 'What? Why?' Theo blurted out.

'They are part of the wedding and syndicate stuff. Your Dad will tell you about it when you arrive, but not tonight. He is exhausted from today's events and needs to get his head around it tonight. Can you come tomorrow for lunch?' Dad should not even need to ask. 'Yeah, we can do that. I need to give Theo some extra love at the moment. He is a little shocked. I giggled at the sight of Theo, it was a more nervous giggle than because it was funny. I have no idea why I giggled. This revelation floored him, but I was numb to it all. Dad hung up, and I waited for Theo to say something.

Instead, he pulled me to his lap and held onto me as if he needed the comfort holding me brought him.

'Do you understand what Bob was talking about?' 'Yeah, I do.'

'Tell me! So I did; the more I talked, the more questions he had. I don't think he saw any of this coming to his family. He was sad to hear that Bob was never married to Wendy and that Bob implicated that Hank was not married to Kitty; he would have to wait until tomorrow to ask all the questions, including whether Hank was his real Dad. That was what worried him the most.

He knew about some of this, but I had never gone into such detail before, so either he did not take it all in at the time, or he was trying to pretend it was not all real and that it could not happen to him or his family. Denial is a common way to deal with it until it hits you harder on the face.

Pam POV

Bob called me to bring over dinner, and regarding the Kitty and Margaret situation, I will be answering many questions as I am deeper into the case than Bob, who had to step back when his wife was implicated.

I had made spaghetti that was to last a few days; I took some of it with me, it being the easiest to heat up. This was going to be a difficult night emotionally, and Hank had a lot to deal with. I think he knew a lot about the syndicate because of Bethany, but he would never have dreamed his own family was involved.

Bob answered the door as I arrived, taking the food from my hands. He was very attentive and wouldn't let me do anything heavy; it was a turn-on. I followed him to the kitchen, where Hank was hovering over what looked like a cold cup of coffee, and his face looked like he had cried.

'Hey,' I said as a greeting and squatted down beside him, pushing his hair out of his face in an attempt to get his attention.

'Hi Pam, glad you could come over, and thanks for cooking dinner, it smells great!' he replied half-heartedly. He appeared better than I had expected, which was a sign of his inner strength, and the whole concept of this was not foreign; as he helped Bob through the tough times, it was harder on the receiving end.

'We are here for you, and I am here for you. If you have any questions, I will answer if I can. This investigation has been ongoing for over three years; I have been both undercover and in the firing line many times, and I, for one, am glad it is nearly over! 'More than three years for me, but yeah, the FBI took it up about three years ago, and that was when things started to move quicker. If you can call another three years quicker. Bob chuckled, gaining a small chuckle from Hank.

'Can you talk me through it all, Pam,'

So, over dinner, I filled Hank in with what I knew and was glad to see that he had eaten. Some few hours later, he was drained of all the questions and information he was now overloaded with. We retired to the lounge, and it was not long there, so Hank fell asleep in the lounge. Bob grabbed some blankets and a pillow while I pulled off his shoes, making him more comfortable on the lounge.

'What can I do? I feel a little lost at the moment. How did you cope?' I asked Bob as we settled on the lounge and watched Hank sleep.

'I had Bethany, she was a great help. We both went through it together. All we can do is be there for him, let him scream and shout or cry, or whatever is his means of release. Bethany managed because she caught her husband in bed with her sister. Once she left home, I followed soon after. I had not been happy with Wendy for many years and lived there for my kids. Hank said he lost his love for Kitty when he caught her at a restaurant kissing another man. She denied it, of course, but that changed him, and his trust in her disappeared. He started a journal on when she was gone, how long, and where she went. That was one of the books that he handed over to Jacko.

We are in for a bumpy ride, but if we stick together, we will get him through this. He cried and was very hurt when he discovered that his children were Theo and Felicity, and Margaret and Cindy were not his.

'I may appear to be a hard woman, and not many get to see the real me, as even I do not know who she is anymore, I have pretended to be so many different characters when undercover. This is harder than any undercover operation!

'That is because you care for Hank and Theo, and things are always harder when your own family and loved ones are involved. You be you and give them the love I know is in you, and we shall get through this stronger than ever! I snuggled up to Bob on the other lounge and soon sleep found me.