Always Running (MATURE CONTENT)

CHAPTER 41

Nessa paced the office waiting for everyone to show up. Justin still hadn't called, and she knew that he was freaking out. He was coming apart at the seams and they had to get to Lucas before that happened. The door opened and a tall, brown headed man with the warmest brown eyes entered. He had a little more meat on his bones, but he was still something worth looking at.

"I never thought I would lay my eyes on you again, Nessa."

Nessa walked to Carl and hugged him. She let his embrace give her the strength she needed at that moment.

"We have a lot to talk about, but now is not the time. I want my husband and the boys back in one piece first."

Carl smiled his sexy crooked smile and nodded letting her go, not before he caressed her swollen belly. Once the ten men including Rob and Carl had shown up, Nessa went into survival mode and began laying out her plan.

"I assume most of you know who Justin is and what he did?"

They all nodded their heads yes.

"We were all there, Nessa. Every single one of us took care of you while Lucas tried to get you out," one of them said.

Nessa fought rising tears and smiled. "We will talk when this is over...now, what did you find, Rob?"

"The areas you asked me to look into don't have many abandoned buildings and the ones that are abandoned have no heat signatures in them."

Nessa began to pace and tap her forehead again. She needed to clear her mind and figure out where Justin had Lucas.

"Does Lucas or any of the guys have a tracker like you implanted me with?"

Rob shook his head no.

"Okay, then we have to go about this a different way." She pulled her phone out and touched Lucas' picture icon and waited. It took three rings before Justin answered.

"What took you so fucking long to call back? Do you think I'm joking when I say I will kill your fuckboy."

"Shut up Justin," Nessa shouted into the phone. It was time to turn the tables on him and force him to make a mistake. "Where the hell are you? Don't make me kill Thomas."

"What the fuck are you talking about? I saw you kill him."

Saw her kill Thomas? How? He wasn't anywhere near them...cameras! He had a camera in the SUV!

"You saw what I wanted you to see! I have him and if you want him then we need to talk business." She muted the phone and motioned for one of the men that had a voice deep like Thomas to approach. "When I nod at you, you say 'fucking focus boy,' okay?" It was time she began pulling the strings. She unmuted the phone.

"What the fuck do you want, Liv? Haven't you done enough? Bring Thomas to me or the last thing your fuckboy will see is the fucking blue mountains before I put a bullet in his head."

"I want to talk to Lucas and then we can talk business." Nessa hoped against all hope that Justin would let her hear that Lucas was still alive.

"Are you fucking stupid, Liv. Do you know the damage I can still—" Nessa gave Gregg a nod.

"Fucking focus boy," Gregg said into the phone cutting him off.

"Shut up Thomas," Nessa yelled and smiled at Gregg.

"Thomas? Thomas? Are you alright?" Justin cried into the phone.

"Shut up and listen carefully. Wait for my call and we will set up a meeting place. I want Lucas and his men, and I will hand Thomas over. If you hurt them I hurt Thomas. What you do to them, I do to Thomas." Nessa cut the call and Carl had to catch her before she went to the ground.