A Crazy Kind of Love

Worry and Dread

My heart was beating out of my chest.

I had no idea what was about to happen to me. I haven't done anything to anyone that I knew of, so why would someone want to kidnap me?

Holden pulls up to a small diner and gets out of the Jeep. I open the door and hop out hoping the fresh air would make me feel better. But it didn't.

We walk in the diner, Holden's arm around my waist sending sparks through my body.

"Act like we're a couple," he whispers in my ear, me not bothering to respond to him.

"Booth or a table?" A lady asks, her eyes scanning Holden, obviously drooling over him.

"A booth will be fine," he replies, sending her a gorgeous smile.

"Can I get you guys some drinks?" The lady asks only bothering to look at Holden.

"Uh yes please, I'll take water."

"Same for me," I say as she looks at me in kind of a "why is he with you he should be with me" kind of way, if that make sense.

"Miami. That's where I'll be taking you." Holden says.

What? I think to myself. Miami? I'm so confused right now but I don't feel like asking him questions.

All I ask him is "why?"

"Let's just say, the guy I work for knows your father. Rob Stephens is his name to be exact. Your father basically ruined his life. Tore his family apart, making him miserable. So, he's getting your father back," Holden says in a clam tone. Almost too calm for the situation.

"Then why does he have to bring me into it?" I answer, sounding really selfish but only wanting to escape.

"Because your father cares for you Jules," he says. "Us kidnapping you is a great way to get you father back. Rob isn't the type of man you want to mess with, so if I were you, I'd obey and do whatever he asks or you'll not last a day."

"What do you mean? Not last a day where?" I ask him.

He chuckles and answers me saying, "you'll find that out soon enough sweetheart."

The waitress comes back taking our orders, while I suddenly lose my appetite. I can't believe this is happening to me. What could my father possibly have done? He always got along fine with everyone he met and I didn't know of him ever doing anything bad to anyone, much less ruining someone's life.

"What did my father do?" I ask him being a little impatient.

"Your father, as you know runs a big company with lots of people and money involved. Well, Rob worked for your father and they got along fine there for a while until your father suddenly fired him. Rob was furious. Your father didn't even tell him the reason for doing it. So, Rob went back to his wife, told her the story, and well not too long after, she left him. Destroying Rob and leaving him heartbroken. This was when you were probably around the ages of 6 or 7.

"I don't believe that," I say my mouth basically hanging to the floor. "And even if my dad did that, you do not have the right to kidnap me or do anything to my father!" I shout making people around us stare.

"Yeah well try telling Rob that, it doesn't really matter what I think, and if I don't bring you to him, he can easily destroy not only my life but yours and your family's. Not to mention my brother Brandon's," saying the last part softly.

"Oh," is all I can say right now. Not knowing or completely understanding everything that was going on.

We get our food and eat in silence. Again. I didn't even know what to say. Holden gets up and I follow him out the door. We get in the Jeep and begin our long drive to Miami.

"It'll take about 3 days to get there," Holden says.

"That's great," I say sarcastically just wanting to go home more than anything.

Holden pulls up to a hotel. It looks decent I guess but still doesn't compare to his home. We step out of the Jeep and making our way to the hotel, with me lost in my thoughts wandering what was going to happen to me from here....