"He grabbed your what?" Jason asked for the third time.
"I won't repeat it." She said over the phone.She was currently at her house preparing for work.
"Can't you get another job?" He murmured.
"What did you say?" She smiled."Nothing.""I'll stop by your office before I go to work."
"Why? You miss me?"
"No, idiot." She rolled her eyes. "I have to give your grandma something."
Tess arrived the same time Jason and Luke arrived at his office. She was holding a large box in her hand.
"Hey," Jason greeted."Here," She extended the box to him."What is it?" He collected it and placed it in his car."No idea, bye," she turned."Wait!" He pulled her hand.
She looked at the area where their skin made contact and he removed his quickly and murmured a low,'sorry'.He collected a box from Luke and handed it ove
Luke and Johnson sat across each other and Tess took her seat beside Johnson. They were looking at each other closely. Johnson looked like he was about to murder Luke while Luke looked on calmly. "You said you wanted to see me," Tess faced Johnson."And yet you brought him?" Johnson scoffed."He's a jerk, I know. Why did you wanna see me?" Johnson closed his eyes for a second and opened them again."Here she is," he waved at a lady who came to join them at their table."Hey Tess," Alessia greeted before looking at her side. "Luke?""Hey," he smiled."You were in NY? How come we never met?" He smiled in response."What is this? A high school reunion?" Tess asked as she called a waiter. After placing their orders, there was complete silence."Why are you wearing sunglasses at night?" Johnson asked Alessia."It's
"How did you know he didn't kill them?" Diana asked."The girl said the person talking to him seemed like his boss. Moreover, the DNA found under one of the girls fingernails doesn't belong to him." She explained as she drove them back to their quarters. "It's yet to be identified but it isn't his. The only thing we can pin on him is kidnapping." "So he has a boss?" Caleb said, stroking his chin. "I just said that.""Why did you rile him up like that?" Diana asked out of curiosity."Criminals like him have a motive when they kidnap. Didn't you notice him looking at us? He also grabbed my... y'know. He's sexually frustrated." She pulled in their parking lot. "I figured, since he didn't kill them, someone else must have also slept with them. "Wow, we're so lucky to have you here. I bet they liked you in Texas too," Caleb said. They entered their quarters thro
"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