John woke up. Hunter came bouncing in. He was so excited, just talking about his day ten he said, "Dad, why is mom so white?"
John looked over, he felt Beth and she was cold. He yelled,"NO!" Then he woke up. He reached over and she was gone.
Then he heard her voice. "John, are you okay?" as she walked out of the bathroom.
"Yes, bad dream. How are you feeling?"
She smiled, " I know about bad dreams. I feel better, still sore though. I am ready for breakfast."
He smiled, "Give me a chance to shower and I will go with you."
"Okay,it will take me that long to dress," she laughed.
Meanwhile, Nickie was having dinner with Richard.
"So why didn't you tell me about what happened to her?"
"I couldn't they kept me out of it since I wasn't the spouse. I didn't find out until I got the copy of the file, after they left, he responded.
" Did you see anyone leaving the lighthouse that day? What did you see when you entered the lighthouse?
"The door was open. There was a faint smell that didn't seem right. I yelled for Scarlett, no response. So I started to walk and the smell was greater near the door to the basement. I immediately went out and found the gas line ans shut it down. I covered my mouth with a napkin and went downstairs. I saw her lying on the floor and she was moaning. I carried her up and call 911. When they arrived they checked downstairs, the main floor and the next flight up. He stopped, "you wouldn't think that someone who planned for it to blow up would be up there would you?"
Nickie shook her head no. " I don't think so, we found the gas line cut and a candle that had burned out knocked under the furnace. I think he attacked her then lit the candle. It probably blew out before anything happened."
The ate quietly then Nickie received a text. She opened the text and looked at the pictures of four young men. They were four young men that were sentenced in a Pennsylvania case. She put her phone down to finish eating. A man was seated close by. Nickie almost choked when seeing the man. Richard was about to ask something about John and Nickie shook her head vigorously no. She showed him under the table the text message and motioned to the man sitting at the table. Then they finished their dinner and left. Nickie took Richard up to the condo. He was such a gentleman that she thought under any other situation she would like to get to know him better.
Nickie called her brother, "One of these men is here! Yes, okay. I think he is staying at the lighthouse. Okay, I will. Thanks!"
She put the phone down and realized that Richard was standing there confused.
"The girl in the bonnet in that article looked a lot like Scarlett. Is it her sister, Beth?"
Nickie realized that Scarlett had never told him that her name really was Beth and what had happened years ago. She began, " I don't know if I am the one to tell you since she hasn't, but most everything is in the article. She was attacked by four men and her husband was murdered in front of her. She was Amish."
Richard collapsed in the chair. Nickie didn't know what to do so she offered him a drink. She needed to stay coherent or Tyler might just find her with Richard. He rubbed the cold drink against his forehead and just said "that explains some of her innocence I love so much. So this man came and attacked her not the Italian vixen? Do they need to be in hiding?"
"Yes, they do. I am not sure we can still count out the vixen or not. Someone helped him escape from prison, someone told him where Beth was and when she would be there."
"What did your brother say to do?"
"Oh, he was calling it in to the police of the sighting. They will be waiting to see him at the lighthouse. He said to stay low for awhile just in case noticed us leaving. He also said there were two that escaped. So they need to find the other one also. I need to call Tyler and let him know."
Richard poured himself another drink and sat near the fire. He started attending to it, just gazing in it."
Nickie called Tyler while watching Richard. She felt so sorry for him. Tyler looked out into the dining area and the man was still there. He was finishing up and going to let the team finish cleaning up. He would be up in a minute. Nickie put the phone down. She was glad that Tyler was coming back because she wanted to go and run her fingers through Richard's hair and hold to let him know someone cared. Before she could, Tyler was home. Nickie kissed him long and hard. He was amazed at the attention in front of Richard. Richard ignored them and continued gazing into the fire. Nickie finally let him go and realized that she needed to get a hold of John somehow.. then she remembered the walkie talkie she had to communicate with the big guy. She went into the other bedroom to make her call.
"Hey, it is me. I need to talk to John is that possible?"
"For you my dear, it is. How are you doing? Are you being good this year?"
"Yes, I am. Thank you."
The big guy had motioned for his worker to go and get John.
John and Scarlett were eating breakfast when the worker came in. John you are wanted by Santa in the communication room."
John stood up and told Beth that he would return to wait for him there. John hurried to see why he was needed. Santa handed over the walkie talkie to John, "it's Nickie, she needed to talk to you."
"John, we found one of the men that brutalized Scarlett a long time ago has escaped. Actually two of them. The police have been alerted and will probably get one of them tonight."
"Good, when I saw the shoe print bruises on her body, I knew they were out. I was so frustrated I couldn't do anything. Which one will they get tonight?"
"A I think it is Jason Meister and Chuck Overmeyer is still out there."
"Wow Jason really hated Beth because she remembered what he had done to her. Chuck tried to strangle her. So they are both violent. How did they escape?"
"We are not sure. I still think that someone in Scotland got to you and Richard. They must have coordinated this."
"It must be connected to Franscesca. I am sorry I ever knew her."
"Well, I just wanted you to know that we are hunting them now. It is a good thing that you are hidden. No one can GPS the North Pole and find you. I just wanted you to know."
"Nickie, thanks. The doctor's here took pictures of the shoe print bruises on her so we can match that. But I don't know where the rape kit went. Can you check on that for me?
"I will. See you in a few days. Hopefully, I will have good news."
Nickie went back into the living room. Richard was almost passed out. Tyler helped him to a bedroom and situated in the bed. Then he went back into Nickie. She had poured two drinks and laid the blankets down on the floor in front of the fire. Tyler turned the lights down low. He sat beside her and asked, "What hit Richard so hard?"
Nickie showed him the article. "He didn't know about this." She let Tyler read it and he put it down, sighing. She leaned in for a kiss. She was thinking of consoling Richard as she pushed Tyler back and opened his shirt. She moved like a woman with a mission. The mission was to relieve some tension. She laid on top of him for awhile until he took over and rolled on top of her making sure all of her tension was released. They laid there trying to catch their breath when Nickie's brother called.
She answered, "yes, breathlessly."
"Hey, just wanted to tell you they got Jason back into custody. But they do not know where Chuck is. They are going to interogate him for the rest of the night. They have someone stationed outside the lighthouse just in case. Seems that Jason knows a lot about John and Beth. Tell them to keep Hunter under watch where ever they are. He was also one they were supposed to kill."
Nickie gulped, "Okay, I will let them know. Keep me updated. Thanks"
Tyler looked up at her, "good news?"
"Partially, they have one in custody but the other one is still out there. I guess that Hunter was also supposed to be killed. I am going to have John investigate all of his employees that work with Hunter. I will have to call Rand."
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