"Can I get discharged now?" She asked one of the nurses.
"No, you must at least spend the night here," she smiled sweetly."Thanks," she walked gently back into her room."Of course, trust me Barb. I'm gonna stick to her like gum," Johnson said on the phone as he winked at her. "Just have a goodnight, I'm with her. Yes, bye." He disconnected the call.
Luke and Jason were on the couch."Was that my mom?" She asked as she took a seat.
"Yeah, I had to tell her," he sighed."Now, everyone leave." She gestured to the door.
"Do you think I was joking when I said I was staying here with you?" Jason removed his coat mad rolled up the sleeves of his shirt. Luke removed his tie and opened the briefcase.They sat on the floor and brought out their papers. Johnson crossed his legs and sat on the couch.
Tess brought out her phone and tried to FaceTime Caleb.
<"I want you to be my date to the jewelry exhibition," Jason said to her and handed over a bag."No thanks, I'm busy." She returned it."Just this once!" He pulled her arm."I'm busy," she removed her wrist from his grip. "Get the model to go with you, I'm sure she would be glad to.""Are you usually this hard to please?" He placed the bag in her car. He unbuttoned his suit and entered his car. Tess arrived at the shoe store and went in through the back."We found something!" Diana said as she entered. "What is it?" She removed her jacket and placed it on her chair."James Sullivan is attending an exhibition tonight.""An exhibition? How can a jobless man be invited to an exhibition?" She asked. "Can we get in?""No, you can only get in if you're brought as a date or you were given an
"He's your boyfriend?" James asked and smiled at Jason. "He seems protective.""He's not my boyfriend, he just came back from a visit to the psychiatrist," she smiled nervously."Can I have your number?" He extended his phone. "Of course," she took it and typed in her number."I'll see you around," he walked away. She looked at him with a death glare and walked out with him hot on her heels. "Tess, wait!" He grabbed her hand at the entrance and pulled her to a stop in front of the security guard. She dealt a loud slap."Ouch," the security guard mocked."Yeah, I deserve that. You have every right to be mad.." She dealt him another one. His face was turning red now. She removed the belt from her waist and handed it over to him. Along with th
She tossed and turned around in bed until she was finally awake. She opened her eyes and stretched. She looked to her left and Jason was no longer there. She stood up and saw a note pasted on her mirror. •good morning. Thanks for helping me last night. Does this mean I'm forgiven?• She squeezed the note and threw it in the bin. While she was brushing her teeth, a text came in from Diana. *James is currently at Doc's Gym* She freshened up quickly and wore her sport bra, her joggers and a pair of black Nike. She grabbed a hoodie and ran downstairs."Should I bring your breakfast to the gym?" Barb asked her daughter."No, thank you! I'm going somewhere else today." She ran out to her car. She pulled out of the driveway and headed to Doc's. "Good morning. Is this your first time here?" A guy asked at the reception."Yeah."
She moved around on her bed and finally opened her eyes. This time, angry faces surrounded her. She tried to sit up when Jason's venomous voice stopped her. "Don't you dare!" He raised a finger at her."What happened?" She managed to ask."You fainted, again," Luke sat beside her and wiped a little sweat from her forehead."I'm fine," she tried to sit. David moved quickly and cuffed her hands to the bed."What is going on? Uncuff me!" She tried to break free."You heard the man, don't you dare,"Luke repeated. "Theresa!" Barb burst through the room door."Mom?""My baby," she started crying. "We've both been so busy we didn't have time to take care of each other," she sniffled."I'm fine, really," she repeated."You're fine?" Luke also said. "Is t
They found Alessia and Johnson. She was badly beaten up. There were purple bruises all over her body. She called Johnson when she started coughing up blood. "You're still not gonna tell us how this happened?" Luke asked for the fourteenth time. She avoided his eyes and looked away. "That's it, I give up," he stood up. "You're still gonna stay with him? Even after all this?" Tess asked Alessia directly.Luke and Johnson looked at each other confused."Stay with who?" Luke asked."I love him," she croaked out."Love who?" Johnson pressed further."Her fiancé." Tess replied nonchalantly."Hold up a second, I'm getting confused," Luke stood up and Johnson sat down."You mean your fiancé did this to you?" Johnson asked and Alessia nodded."You're more stupid than I thought," Luke finishe
"Mom,I can't come home tonight." She said into the phone. "I think I should just stay for the night. Don't worry, I'm fine. Goodnight," She disconnected the call. "Lying? Seriously?" Caleb sat beside her."We have to work and I can't afford to go home right now." "I checked the number you asked for. The call was made from a burner phone. The burner phone was meant to call James only. We can't track it." Diana accounted. "This is getting more complicated,"David said and Mitch snored away."Get up!" Diana kicked Mitch in the butt."Ow!" He says from his sleep. "Let me rest, I don't wanna end up like somebody." Tess narrowed her eyes at him and moved closer. She picked up a pillow and smacked him."Ow!" He woke up."Say it again.""No thank you," he said quickly. "I'm gonna head over to the hospital. I need to talk to the girls again." Tess announced.
"Hello?" Luke called Johnson."I told you not to call me, dick." "I think Tess is in trouble!" He said hurriedly."What?!" "Jason installed a tracking device on her phone and asked her to contact him whenever she's in trouble. She contacted him thrice. We tried locating her but we're outside town still looking for her. Do you have anyone's number from her team?" "Yes! I have Caleb's number. I'll call him!" "What?!" Caleb shouted. "Diana! Track Ms. Harvey now!""On it!" She tapped on her keyboard for a few seconds. "What?""What is it?""She's outside town. In a junkyard.""A junkyard?"Mitch asked and she nodded."She's in a junkyard outside town. Two miles to be precise," Caleb communicated over the phone. "Got it. I'll meet you guys there!" He hung up to give the address to Luke. The three teams set
"Tessa?" Ryder called out. Tess was staring at the screen of the phone placed in front of her. "I told you," Luke said and turned the phone to himself. "She's not talking." "I don't blame her," Stella joined in the conversation. "It's a miracle she was saved, she must be in shock." "That's the most likely cause," Luke said. "Her mom is freaking out. I sent her home to get some sleep." It's been two weeks since she developed aphasia. Well, at least she eats two meals a day. The case she was currently working on had been transferred to Max's team. Her team was lounging around town like it was a vacation and Tess was still on her sick bed. "I'm back Tess!" Jason entered with a smile. "Hey," he greeted Luke. "Good, you're here. I have to make a quick stop at the office," he walked towards the door."Later," he waved af