Free Seeking Safety by Karen Ward Page B

month on a real ranch! He
wonders if Barry has horses and stuff. He can't wait! He really
likes Barry and is very grateful for his and the other guys help in
protecting him and his Mom from his Dad. His Dad was a very mean
man. He hated the way he used to hit and kick his Mom. He hated
that he wasn't old enough to do something to make him stop
    Since seeing Barry in New York, he and his
Mom have rented every movie they can find starring Barry Farrady.
He is a great movie star and all of the movies are really good. He
can't wait to get to know him better. He'll be glad when June gets
here!
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    Steve Simpson has been scanning all of the
tabloid websites for any mention of Barry Farrady. He has read
hundreds of tabloid stories about the famous movie star. He is
hoping Farrady will lead him to Melanie and Eric. They seem to have
disappeared off the face of the earth.
    He made arrangements for a member of the
group that works for a magazine out of Seattle to stake out
Farrady's ranch. So far he hasn't turned up any useful
information.
    As he is scanning the websites one more time,
he sees a story he missed earlier about Barry Farrady appearing in
New York City for the premier of his latest movie. He slowly pages
through the article looking at all the pictures when he sees it, a
picture of a crowd of people in front of a ritzy hotel in New York
City. Right in the front row is Eric Calloway. Bingo! He
immediately dispatches a couple of members to New York City to try
and track down the boy and his mother. He furnishes them with
recent pictures they can use to gather information.
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    When Barry finally finishes all of his public
appearances for the movie and returns to the Rock Springs Ranch, he
has something to look forward to, Beth and Michael will be arriving
in two weeks. He is extremely excited and can't wait to really get
to know them. Barry is haunted by the memory of the brief kiss that
Melanie gave him as she was leaving that cold January morning. He
is burning with curiosity to know if they possess a true sexual
attraction or if it is just a figment of an over active
imagination.
    In the months since Darren Calloway was
killed, Barry has updated the security at the ranch by adding a ten
foot fence with razor wire on the top around the entire perimeter.
Security cameras are spaced so that someone is watching every inch
of the perimeter twenty four hours a day. Armed guards are
stationed at the entrance and patrol all areas of the ranch
regularly. He has a permanent security force to keep the Paparazzi
under control and prevent any other issues that might arise. Barry
also has the ability to access any of the security cameras from his
computer in the study.
    He has installed an automatic gate requiring
a security code and paved the road between the Murray's ranch and
his own and a guard is stationed at the gate around the clock also.
The Murrays and Barry are in the process of building a state of the
art airfield to be shared by both ranches in the future since both
own private jets. It will have a lighted runway that is heated to
keep it clear of snow and ice in the winter. Housing for mechanics,
pilots, flight attendants, and their families is included in the
complex.
    On the day Beth and Michael are scheduled to
arrive Barry is so excited he can't sit still. He is pacing around
the great room looking out first one window and then another. His
mother says, "Barrett, for heaven's sake, sit down! You are driving
me crazy!"
    Laughing Barry says, "I'm sorry Mom. I just
can't wait to see them again."
    "I hope you don't mind that I invited Bob to
dinner tonight, I want him to get to know them too. He will be a
fine example for, what's his name now, oh yes, Michael."
    "I don't mind at all, Mom. Bob is a good
honest man. I am very happy that the two of you have hit it off.
You deserve to be happy Mom," he says. "Don't forget we are all
having dinner at the Murray's home on Saturday. I think Dani and
Michael will be great