Hi! I'm here 2 update some stories before I go to bed! First, I'll update my "MOPS" sequel. And to think I almost forgot to remember to update! Thanks to Danielle & Laurice for reviewing! Danielle, I will follow your advice for this chapter. Sounds great!

Chapter 6: The Letter

Date: 7/21/08

Time: 3 AM

Location: Mark's condo in Hudson, ME

It was 2 weeks after the guys had arrived in Hudson, Maine to find Maria. Unfortunately, they could not rescue her because it was like Kevin was obsessed. He would not leave Phil's wife alone!

Now it was 3 in the morning in the bedroom of Mark and Gracie's condo. Since it had only one bedroom, they had to share the queen – sized bed together. At some point in the wee hours, the phone rang in the bedroom.

"Hello?" Gracie asked with a yawn.

"Honey, it's Phil," Phil said, sounding distressed and upset. "Let me talk to your dad for a second."

Gracie then shook her father awake.

"What baby?" Mark asked. "It's 3 in the morning."

"Uncle Phil sounds sad about something," Gracie told her father.

"Alright, give me the phone." He took the phone and asked, "Phil?"

Talking really quickly, Phil replied, "Mark, I'm scared. I just got a letter from Kevin. It says that Maria is fine, but I'm never going to see her again, and I'm not the baby's father, and…"

"Phil! Calm down. What did you just say?" asked Mark.

"I got a letter from Kevin about Maria. You'll have to come over to read it. Everybody else is here."

Struggling to stay awake, Mark replied, "All right. Okay. We'll be right there." Then he hung up.

"What's going on?" Gracie asked, concerned.

"We're going over to Phil's," Mark replied.

"But why…"

"Honey, I don't have time to explain. Come on!"

Then they left for Phil's condo.

15 minutes later…

The group was now in Phil's condo, interested in what Kevin's letter had to say.

"All right, Brooks. Ya woke us all up and made us come over here," Rey said.

"So what did Kevin write to you? Out with it!" Adam demanded.

"Adam, you are just like your character. Rude, crude and tattooed," Chavo told him.

Mark and Glen looked at each other and shook their heads.

"Here's the letter Kevin sent," Phil said, giving Mark a folded piece of computer paper.

Mark unfolded it and read the letter while everyone else read over his shoulders. It said:

"Phil, this is Kevin Thorn. Just to let you know, I have Maria held hostage. She is fine, but she's mine now! You will never see your precious wife again! Ariel would not take me back, so Maria seems like a pretty candidate for the carrier of my child! I am the father, not you! Signed, Kevin Thorn."

"Oh my God! What are we going to do now?" Jeff asked, concerned.

"I don't know, Hardy boy. Looks like we'll have to wait until Kevin strikes at Maria again," Mark told Jeff.

"But how'll we know?" Gracie asked.

"We listen for Maria's scream, that's how."

In order to make Phil feel better, the other guys decided to stay in his condo with him. Sure it looked small, but they'd be able to find room. They bid each other a good night and went to sleep.

Well, there ya go! Gotta update another one b4 I go to sleep!

~Jen