The Handsome Mystery

Chapter Four

When we left my car there, it felt as if a part of me had left. Everything I had worked for, everything I had done to prove to myself that I can do anything I put my mind to. Gone. I knew we had to get rid of it but it pained me. Yes it was a terrible and ugly little car but it was mine. I loved it. I looked over at Jake and wondered what he was thinking. Did he feel bad about everything? Does he wish he could take it all back? And most of all, does he wish he never met me? All of these things are running through my head and I am not sure how to feel about these thoughts.

"When we get to Missouri, we will stop in a small town at a hotel. Ik you could use some rest and so could I. Sound good?" I nodded and looked out the window. Something in me doesn't feel right. This whole situation just doesn't sit right with me. Is it Jake? Is it the people coming after us? I have no idea.

"We should stop and get gas. I don't want us to be stranded and those guys catch up to us." He looked at the gas gage and agreed with me. He's been very quiet this whole time since we left Ohio.

He pulled into a gas station and went to prepay. He left his phone which probably wasn't the best idea because when it went off I checked it. I know I shouldn't but it was too tempting. "God he needs to put a password on his phone." I went to his messages and some guy texted him an address to some building. "Why would he need an address if he knows where we are going?" I looked at the door and he was coming back so I quickly closed his phone and grabbed my laptop.

"I got us some drinks. Here."

"Thank you."

Nodding he closed the door and started pumping the gas. I opened my laptop and went to my search engine and typed in the address. 466 Ruthberry street. It showed me what looked like a warehouse in Missouri. Why would he need to go there? He opened the door and got in so I closed out of the tab. "Are you ready?"

"Yeah sure."

He started the car and we drove off. This is bugging me, I need to ask him why we are going to Missouri. If I do that, he will know I looked at his phone. Wouldn't he? No. He told me we are going there.

"Jake?"

"Yeah?"

"Is there a reason we are actually stopping in Missouri?"

"I told you, to get some rest."

"We could stop anywhere along the way and you just randomly picked there?"

Silence. It was like that for about thirty minutes before he hit the steering wheel and looked at me. "Okay, the real reason we are going to Missouri is because I need to go to a warehouse to pick some stuff up."

"What kind of stuff?"

"Money. A lot of it too."

Oh. My. God. What did I get myself into?

"How much money Jake?"

"Enough."

"Jake. How much?"

"$4 million."

Holy shit. I brought my hands to my face. What the hell? I thought he was done with that shit?

"I know what you are thinking and I'm sorry. I know I told you I was done but this guy messaged me and told me I have to pick up the money before Elliot gets to it."

"Who the hell is Elliot?"

"Elliot is one of the people who is after us."

What the actual fuck is going on? There is something he is not telling me and I am going to find out one way or another.

"Jake, I need you to tell me absolutely everything that is going on. And I mean everything from beginning to end."

A long pause cause me to think he won't tell me anything so I gave up trying. I just grabbed my laptop and started writing. I finished my first chapter when he finally decided to speak.

"When we stop I promise I will tell you. I don't want to do it while driving because I need to focus on getting to Missouri. I need you to trust me, please."

How the hell can I trust him? Yes he is so fucking hot and he is sweet, but he hasn't told me everything. I thought about it for a minute and I finally nodded in agreement. He has me so screwed up.

I decided to put my laptop up and look out the window again. It's all I could do because he wouldn't explain anything and I wasn't in the mood for music. My phone started ringing and I picked it up to see who was calling me. June. Of course at a time like this.

June: "Hey girl, how's it going?"

Melissa: "It's going."

June: "what's going on? Everything okay?"

Melissa: "Yeah. Just a lot has happened so far. I can't really talk about it."

June: "That's okay. I understand. How's hottie?"

Melissa: "He is good I guess. We haven't really spoken much since Ohio."

June: "Oh. Well I hope everything is alright. When are you coming home? I miss you."

Melissa: "I'm not really sure I'll ever be back in New York with everything. I miss you too but I just don't see it happening."

I looked over at Jake and he was looking at me.

Melissa: "Hey I have to go. I love you sis."

June: "I love you too."

I hung up and looked back at Jake. Why is he staring at me? It isn't like I told her what was going on.

"What Jake?" He looked back at the road and didn't say anything. Once again, we were in complete silence. I saw a sign that said Welcome to Illinois. We were almost to Missouri which meant trouble. I don't know how I felt it but I knew something would happen. I just didn't know what.

"Are you hungry?"

"Yes."

"Let's grab dinner."

"Okay."

That was the first and last time he spoke to me until we went through the McDonalds drive through. Wow, some dinner. I told him what I wanted and he ordered it along with whatever he got. He paid and we ate in the parking lot. "Thanks." I said wondering why in the hell he got us fast food. "No problem."

After we were done eating he threw our trash away and then we were back on the road. It was dark so I put the seat back and grabbed a blanket. I grabbed my sleeping pills and took one. He noticed them but didn't say a word. He was probably curious but oh well. He didn't tell me anything so why should K tell him. "Wake me up when we are there." He nodded and kept his eyes on the road. After about twenty minutes I fell asleep.