Forbidden

Unsure

Michael's POV

It's been a week since Leanne and I both got home from the hostpital and today's my first day back at work, but I have mixed feelings about it. I'm glad thing's are starting to get a little back to normal, but I'm still worried about leaving Leanne at home without me. Janet agreed to stay with her until I get back, but I still feel weird leaving her alone.

I'm in my office doing some research on this 'grandmother' of Leanne's and Randy walks.

"What are you doing here?" He frowns walking over to me. "I do work here you know" I chuckle slightly. "I know that" he rolls his eyes at me. "I meant. Don't you think it's a little soon to be back at work?"

"I'm fine" I shrug. "Mike. You and your girlfriend just got blown up and it's a miracle you guys are even alive! Don't you wanna take some time off" he says softly. "I'm fine. Honestly we just wanna try and get back to normal" I mutter. "What's this?" He frowns confused looking at the folder the police gave me.

"You remeber what I told you about Kelly and Alex?"

"How can I not!? And how you managed not to kill those sick fuckers is beyond me" he scrunches his face. "Trust me. I wanted to more than anything" I scrunch my face in disgust remembering that day.

"So what does this have to do with them?" He asks confused and I tell him about the deal the police made with me for help I them. "So that's how you knew where they were buried" he says looking through the file then pauses and his face goes pale and I instantly know what part he's reading. "Is this for real!?" He widens his eyes and I nod "does Leanne know?"

"No. And you can't tell her either. She doesn't know about this all she knows Is that the police told me where her parents are. Please don't say anything" I ask and he nods. "Maybe you should keep all this stuff here. You don't want Leanne finding this" he suggests. "You don't think I'm wrong for not telling her?"

"Will any good come out of it?" He asks and I shake my head. "There you go then. If she thinks her parents died instantly and felt no pain then let her think that. Knowing what really happened will only traumatized the girl more than she already has been" he smiles at me through pursed lips and continues reading the rest then frowns confused. "Leanne has a grandmother? She never mentioned it before"

"She mentioned her a little, but as far as she was aware she died when she was like 9" I frown still unsure about this.

"Do you think you should tell her?"

"I haven't mentioned it yet. After what happened with Kelly and Alex, I wanna check she really is her grandmother and whether or not she's a threat to Leanne or not before I say anything" I explain and he nods. "You think it could be a mistake?"

"I'm not sure. Everything else in there checks out an I've been doing some research and she seems to be legit" I say, turning my laptop around to show him what I've found in her"

"She does look like her. Especially the eyes and the smile" he agrees with the same thought I had. "It says she's living in a nursing home not to far for here" I tell him. "Are you gonna go and see her?"

"I don't know" I mumble and he looks at me confused "why not? If Leanne has a grandmother out there I'm sure she'd wanna know she still had blood family out there other than that twisted aunt and..."

"Does she really need anymore people coming into her life?" I cut him off "and if she is her grandmother then why hasn't Leanne seen her since she was a little girl? And why would she let Mary take custody of her? I don't know her and for all we know she might be just as fucked up as Mary! You know? Mother like daughter and all that"