Home for Christmas

Chapter Four

The person he has been hearing all about for the past three hours stood there with her back against the door panting. She was soaked from head to toe by the rain outside. Al couldn't help noticing how her damp dress clung to her curves and the swells of her breasts which seemed to come alive due to her heavy breathing. Al was confused for a woman he claimed he hated she managed to arouse him sexually by just looking at her but who was he kidding he had fallen hard for her since the day he first laid eyes on her. Her lack of interest only made him burn for her more. She was part of the reason.... scratch that the only reason he moved back to Ashville. He knew that deep down inside he wanted to get close her and maybe find out why she always closes him out. He quickly glanced away but something in her eyes caused him to glance back. He suddenly noticed her face was pale as she stood there quiet and wet and there was fear in those dewy brown eyes. "Scar what's wrong? " Sapphire asked worriedly. But instead of answering she crossed the room and went to the kitchen and sat down. Matt and Sapp went after her and Al trailed behind anxiously. He suddenly felt very protective of her and was extremely overwhelmed by these feelings and the fact that he remembered what color eyes she had. He spent the last hour comparing her to all the women he knew but now Scarlet was the only woman on his mind. Her wellbeing became his main objective. Scarlet sat there trying to remember the last time she was so scared. She tried to calm her nerves and get her thoughts straight but she was failing to do so even her trembling body wouldn't comply. The day started out fine enough, she went to work then there was the office party which was wonderful. But somewhere in all the festivities she lost track of time and had to hurry from the hospital to her best friend's house. She was almost two hours late Scarlet thought frantically. Sapp was going to blow a fuse; she must have already filed a missing persons report by now. She was so busy trying to call a taxi that she didn't see two angry looking men come up behind her until she felt cold metal pressing at her nape. For a second she couldn't breathe but thinking it must be a prank of some sort she turned around only to be bound, gagged and in the process of kicking and dragging was shoved into a tinted car parked behind some bushes. As the car began to move a voice in the dark of the car addressed her. "Good evening Ms. Blair, I apologize for the abuse but I ordered my men to use whatever methods necessary to get you to attend this little chit chat." "Well maybe if you had asked nicely or sent an invitation I might be tempted to be better company. But it's a little too late for that now so all I want to know is who you are and what you want with me. I have an engagement I'm already late to." "My apologies me lady but the less you know of me the better. Let's just say I'm a friend of the family. Ms. Blair I wonder...how much did you about your dear old grandfather?" "My grandfather has been dead for twenty five years, he was a good husband and father and would have been a good grandfather if his life was spared. Anything you have to tell me about him now seems irrelevant." "Oh spare me the speeches I'm sure you must be curious as to what grandpa did on his long business trips. You remind me so much of him. Well if you are not going to ask I'll just have to tell you. Your grandfather was a Russian spy who stole a design for the most destructive bomb which would have paved the way for the next world war. The word got out and everyone wanted it, the US army, the Koreans, you name it. So you're grandpa and his friends decided to hide it in safe box somewhere. Each of them knew a part of the code. However they were all eventually killed and the bomb was never found. Your family thinks your grandfather died from an unknown illness but in truth he was poisoned with an untraceable drug. They each took their secrets to the grave. But I intend to find that bomb and you my little rose will help me". "And if I don't help you then what?" "Then I will kill you and your family just like I killed your grandfather and his pathetic friends." Scarlet didn't wait to hear anymore she grabbed the car handle, opened it and flung herself out. She rolled down alongside the road scraping her knees and elbows but before the car could turn around she was already on her feet shoes in hand frantically running. She hid behind some bushes till she was sure she wasn't followed and when she realized she wasn't she had taken off till she was back in town where she then phoned for a taxi. She had already decided she couldn't go home her family will be shocked besides it wouldn't be safe they probably had people looking at the house. She told her mother to expect her till Christmas so she had a few days to lay low and figure out what to do. She snuck back to her office and got her overnight bag and was now heading to her best friend's house till she could figure things out. She now sat in their kitchen, a complete wreck having them hover over her waiting for an answer, but all of a sudden all she could see was Alvin. What was Alvin Hennessey doing here?!...this night just got a whole lot worst.