did,” she said loud and clear. “The Jake Hatfield, Real Estate Developer. You’ll be sorry you messed with my love,” she yelled as an after thought.
Jesse pushed something on his watch again and nodded to her. She could see the tiny movement as he told someone on the other end of the microphone who laid in the dirt back there. She wondered if it were Jake’s friend. If so they put him in one horrible predicament.
Jake would stop at nothing to find her. He would search and search and leave no stones unturned. It was the reason she loved him so much. He put every ounce of his six foot muscular frame into every single thing he did from building a super power company to sweeping Maggie off her feet and loving her every single day.
“Where are we going?” she asked out loud.
She heard jerk shuffle in the back seat. “None of your business,” he spat. She could feel his hot breath close to her. Maggie hoped Jake would hurry and find her, she was getting tired of this guy. She couldn’t wait for her love to knock this guy out. Even so there was something nasty about him that scared her. Perhaps something evil. She knew not to cross the line, so she didn’t say a word even though she wanted to.
What she wanted to do was turn around and spit in his face.
<><>
Jake tried to pull the IV from his arm again. For the sixth time a nurse came in as soon as the pump began to make a loud racket indicating he wasn’t getting the fluids meant to replenish the body fluid lost. He tried to do it when the room was empty the first few times, but the minute he jerked the IV loose, the beeping began and a nurse pushed through the doors. He heard a tsk tsk from one or two and then they proceeded to stick the needle back in his arm again. “I feel like a dam porcupine,” Jake grumbled.
The charge nurse giggled. “If you stop trying to take out your IV, we wouldn’t have to poke you full of holes.” She stared at him over her long, dark lashes. “To be honest, I don’t mind how many times I come in here.”
The meaning was clear except he loved a dark haired beauty in the grip of danger with two demented men with an agenda. “Get my brother, Jon Hatfield. It’s time I get out of here.”
The nurse smiled. “Dr. Hatfield is looking over your chart. He said you’d we were to ignore all your complaints. He also said if you tried to leave, we had his permission to give you a shot that would render you harmless.”
Jake roared. “Get my brother in here right now!” Jake tried to sit up but fell back on to the bed when he realized how weak his body was. What did that guy hit him with? He figured it was the butt end of the gun but Jake had a headache that did render him useless.
Jon Hatfield strolled in to the room. “Can’t believe we got you in a hospital.”
Jake grunted. “Not for long. I’ve got to find Maggie. She’s with them guys, they got her against her will and there’s nothing I can do about it. Jon, I can’t lose her.”
“Come on Jake. Josh told you earlier she would be fine. She’s with one of their agents. The important thing here is to heal.”
“What if he can’t protect her? I have to help. I can’t lose her, not like-”
Jon sat on the side of the bed. “Mom? Is that what you mean.”
Jake looked down at the sheet, unable to face his brother. “Yeah.” His head pounded, his heart raced out of control. He wanted to smash his fist into the wall. Jake breathed in and out through his nostrils.
“Jake, take a deep breath buddy. Maggie’s not going to wind up like our Mom. Josh told me Jesse Storm is one no one to mess with. She’s in good hands. He’s got a watch on with a gps so we know their every move. Do you understand Jake? She is in good hands.”
Jake almost fell apart in front of his brother. He didn’t feel like the tough Jake Hatfield everyone knew. “Thanks, bro. I need to get out of here. I
Jesse pushed something on his watch again and nodded to her. She could see the tiny movement as he told someone on the other end of the microphone who laid in the dirt back there. She wondered if it were Jake’s friend. If so they put him in one horrible predicament.
Jake would stop at nothing to find her. He would search and search and leave no stones unturned. It was the reason she loved him so much. He put every ounce of his six foot muscular frame into every single thing he did from building a super power company to sweeping Maggie off her feet and loving her every single day.
“Where are we going?” she asked out loud.
She heard jerk shuffle in the back seat. “None of your business,” he spat. She could feel his hot breath close to her. Maggie hoped Jake would hurry and find her, she was getting tired of this guy. She couldn’t wait for her love to knock this guy out. Even so there was something nasty about him that scared her. Perhaps something evil. She knew not to cross the line, so she didn’t say a word even though she wanted to.
What she wanted to do was turn around and spit in his face.
<><>
Jake tried to pull the IV from his arm again. For the sixth time a nurse came in as soon as the pump began to make a loud racket indicating he wasn’t getting the fluids meant to replenish the body fluid lost. He tried to do it when the room was empty the first few times, but the minute he jerked the IV loose, the beeping began and a nurse pushed through the doors. He heard a tsk tsk from one or two and then they proceeded to stick the needle back in his arm again. “I feel like a dam porcupine,” Jake grumbled.
The charge nurse giggled. “If you stop trying to take out your IV, we wouldn’t have to poke you full of holes.” She stared at him over her long, dark lashes. “To be honest, I don’t mind how many times I come in here.”
The meaning was clear except he loved a dark haired beauty in the grip of danger with two demented men with an agenda. “Get my brother, Jon Hatfield. It’s time I get out of here.”
The nurse smiled. “Dr. Hatfield is looking over your chart. He said you’d we were to ignore all your complaints. He also said if you tried to leave, we had his permission to give you a shot that would render you harmless.”
Jake roared. “Get my brother in here right now!” Jake tried to sit up but fell back on to the bed when he realized how weak his body was. What did that guy hit him with? He figured it was the butt end of the gun but Jake had a headache that did render him useless.
Jon Hatfield strolled in to the room. “Can’t believe we got you in a hospital.”
Jake grunted. “Not for long. I’ve got to find Maggie. She’s with them guys, they got her against her will and there’s nothing I can do about it. Jon, I can’t lose her.”
“Come on Jake. Josh told you earlier she would be fine. She’s with one of their agents. The important thing here is to heal.”
“What if he can’t protect her? I have to help. I can’t lose her, not like-”
Jon sat on the side of the bed. “Mom? Is that what you mean.”
Jake looked down at the sheet, unable to face his brother. “Yeah.” His head pounded, his heart raced out of control. He wanted to smash his fist into the wall. Jake breathed in and out through his nostrils.
“Jake, take a deep breath buddy. Maggie’s not going to wind up like our Mom. Josh told me Jesse Storm is one no one to mess with. She’s in good hands. He’s got a watch on with a gps so we know their every move. Do you understand Jake? She is in good hands.”
Jake almost fell apart in front of his brother. He didn’t feel like the tough Jake Hatfield everyone knew. “Thanks, bro. I need to get out of here. I
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