War Zone

Addition

* Joe's P. O . V *
"C'mon Kai" I said to Kailaieah as she watched her mom fall asleep... Kailaieah and I made our way downstairs. "She okay"? Derrick asked curiously as he waited for us. "Just sleepy...I guess" I answered. I sighed as I sat down with Kailaieah in my lap.
Derrick looked at my nervously, he glanced from me to the hallway. He came and sat down. "Look, I have a confession" he said mysteriously. "Yea, what is it"? I questioned curiously. "Look, a couple days ago, Shauna told me that that guy, who was in the backyard, made her feel uncomfortable...kept asking about extra information, Like, who I am, was I good and stuff...I didn't know what to do, so I told her not to worry, that I'd take care of it" he finished.
"What are you gonna do"? I asked, adjusting my grip on Kai. "I dunno, I hope YOU could help me out" he suggested. "Well, what was the guys name"? "I dunno" he stood up "it should be on the receipt" he said, going over to a table and pulling out a small white piece of paper. "Juan Martinez" he read aloud. "Well, tomorrow, we'll go to his company and see if he's legit" I suggested. He nodded.
*The next day*
I woke up to the sound of gagging. I sat up and went into the bathroom. The door creaked open. Revealing my wife, nearly inside the toilet bowl. "Nicole"? I questioned. She slowly lifted her head. She looked exhausted.
I squatted down next to her and began to rub her back soothingly.
I watched as she convulsed and began to puke in the toilet. "Baby, are you sure you're okay"? I asked concernedly. "I'm fine, probably jut the food" she said, she sounded stuffed up and sick. "Are you sure you're gonna be okay? Derrick and I were gonna go run some errands, but"-"Babe, just go, I'll be fine" she snapped. I stood up and sighed stressfully. I quickly got dressed and pulled my hair back into a ponytail. I went downstairs and walked into the kitchen. Shauna stood, feeding Kailiaeah. "Nicole still sick"? She questioned curiously. I nodded. "Yea, guess she's sick, I mean, I "- " Look, don't worry, I'll take care of her, you and Derrick go" she said politely. I smiled as I turned. "Uh-uh, not before you eat" she said, pushing a plate toward me. "Joe"! Derrick hollered from the front door. "Oops, gotta go" I said, evading the plate and heading out the door. We quickly got into Derricks truck. "You find out the address"? I asked curiously. "Yea" he said, he turned on his GPS as we began our drive.
* About an hour later *
We arrived at the pest control place. We got out and made our way into the lobby of the building. We went to the front desk. "Hello, may I help you"? The deal clerk asked. "Yes, um, may we talk to the owner or whoever controls this"? Derrick asked politely "Yes, you may, I'll call him down, you may have to wait"-"That's fine" he said. We went and sat in the waiting room.
Minutes later, a middle aged man stood in front of us smiling. "Hello, I'm Antonio Scott, can I help you"? He asked "um, Do you have a Juan Martinez"? Derrick asked curiously. "I'm not sure, but, if you'll follow me to my office, I can let you know for sure" He offered. "Sure" we accepted. We followed him through the factory into his office.
He went over to his computer and began typing. "What's his name"? He asked "Um, Juan Martinez" Derrick answered. "Huh, nope, I don't see him" he said, almost puzzled. "Well, Do you know him"? I asked. "Yes-Um" he trailed off and began mumbling to himself. "Excuse me"? Derrick said. "Sir, I have to get back to work" he said, politely pushing us out of his office. Derrick and I were puzzled.
We made the hour drive home. He and I walked into the house to be greeted by Shauna and the kids watching TV. "Where's Nicole"? I asked curiously. "She's been back and forth to the bathroom ever since you guys left"-"Is that where she's at now"? I asked "I guess" she shrugged.
I walked up the stairs and into our room. "Nicole"? I said. She wasn't in bed. The bathroom door was closed. "Nicole"? I said knocking on the door. As I tried to open it, it was locked. "Nicole" I said pushing the door. I went full force into the door with my shoulder, the door caved in. I was greeted by the sight of my wife passed out on the floor.
"Nicole" I gasped. Falling to my knees beside her. I shook her, she moaned. "DERRICK"!!! I hollered. He came upstairs and seen what I seen. We quickly called 911. She was taken to the hospital.