Chapter 249: So what's being done now?

Lincoln POV

My phone ringing pulls me from a exhausted sleep. My eyes are heavy to open, I shouldn't have joined them for drinks at the bar last night. I quickly grab my phone and my bag as I head for the bathroom.

"Hello." I say as quite as I can.

"Mr.Spencer?" A female voice asks.

"This is him" I say, pulling my phone away looking at the number. I just assumed it was Chailor.

"This is Lynn with Colonel Ludlows office." She says.

"Yes" I say grabbing some clothes out of my bag.

"We have received some information regarding your loved ones that are missing. We were told your the contact person for the families." My heart jumps.

"Yes I am." I say taking a deep breath.

"Can you and the families meet us please in about a hour just at the hospital in the waiting room." She says.

"Yes of course." We say goodbye and I jump in a quick five minute shower. Chailor hates that I can clean myself and wash my hair in such a short time. We grew up in Nevada and water restrictions were a huge thing where we lived.

I walk out and wake up everybody in our room then I go and fill everyone else in about the phone call. It's going to be a long day we need coffee.

I call Chailor and talk to her for awhile as I walk down to the lobby and start getting everyone some coffee. I find the biggest table they have and put the coffee on it, quickly sending everyone a group text letting them know where I'm sitting at.

I make my coffee taking a few drinks then I turn on the video request coming in as I grab a plate and start getting some breakfast.

My daughter's smiling face comes on and I can't help but to smile at her. "Dada" she yells.

"Hi my beautiful princess." I say. I talk to her showing her around. Her blond hair is sticking out all crazy, Chailor is trying to catch her to brush her hair after her bath.

"I love you princess now let mommy get your hair brushed." I say blowing her kisses.

"Mama." She points to the screen "mommy see" I look behind me as a small hand squeezes my shoulder from behind.

Hadley's taken to calling River mommy since that's what Annie calls her.

"Hi my baby." River says to her as she steals a piece bacon off my plate. "Ninie" She asks River. "She'll be home soon my little sweet pea. She's on vacation with her daddy"  After she says hi to all of them and her goodbyes as she heads over to get some food of her own.

Soon everyone else trickles downstairs and to our table.

I hear River scream, I jerk my head over to where she is and I see her jumping into the arms of someone in a military uniform and for a second I think it's my brother, till I see his red hair.

It must be Kenny Mumford. River doesn't let him go till Lucy comes running over. She moves wiping her eyes as she watches Lucy hug her son. Lucy quickly introduces Kenny to Lucas. He comes around and greets us all. Pickle takes his duffel bag up to the room while all the lady's fuse over him making him eat and asking if he needs to rest.

This is a good moment and a little happy in all this darkness. River looks at me and comes to my side wrapping one arm around my waist.

I lean down a kiss her head.

"I love you kid." I say to her.

"I love you to Lincoln." She squeezes me tightly.

Pickle comes and wraps his arms around her waist. I can feel the tension in her body relaxes as he does. I smile at them, I glad she has him because I feel like a dam ready to break at any minute and I know he can keep her together even if I break.

We all are waiting for someone to come get us from the waiting room. After what feels like a million years they finally walk through the door.

The clipboard guy comes and leads us to the large conference room. After we're all sitting for a while the Colonel finally comes in.

"Thank you all for returning this morning. We have some DNA back from the room that was discovered. We are also closer to having the DNA back from the hand as well." He says looking at us all.

We all look at each other, then I turn and nod to him to continue.

"There was a lot of blood as you know from the pictures taken and shared with you. We have identified one if the body's recovered as one of the other officers missing. Blood recovered around the building is that of all the other missing men. We recovered blood from Spencer, Mumford and the other three men including the deceased man."  He gives us all a minute to take in what he's saying. I look around the table checking on everyone.

"I know this seems bad but as of twenty hours ago we have proof they are still alive and that is good news." He says. The clipboard guy comes and whispers something in his ear.

"We now also have the DNA back on the hand recovered. The severed hand belongs to Sergeant Bravo Team Leader Sheldon Mumford."

I hear Lucy gasp and start crying, I reach for her hand squeezing it softly as Lucas takes the other one. I can her River crying from the other side of the table.

Flame jumps up "So my brother was right even though you told him he wasn't!" She says loudly to him.

"Fiammetta." Lucas says patting her chair. She sits her eyes never leaving the Colonel's face.

"We are doing everything possible to find the missing men. Everyday we get closer we are just a few steps behind them." The Colonel says looking over at all of us.

"How big of a donation to the military does my family need to make to help your steps get closer to finding them?" Lucas says loudly now standing.

"Mr. Nunzio this isn't something money can help with, we haven't received any demands. We will continue our efforts to locate your loved ones and we'll update you as any news comes in." The Colonel says as he stands.

"Do you have any information that can lead you to my brother and his best friend or even where to look now?." I ask getting mad now.

"As of now we are searching the area that the hand and bodies were found. We have no further information." He say before he walks out the door.

My head drops. I don't know how much more we can take. I don't know how much more I can take. I need my baby brother home. I need him to come home alive. I refuse to believe that he's just gone I have to keep hope that he'll be brought home to us.