CHAPTER 26 - thanks for reading this story, a new brand new chapter for all you... Please review and let me know what do you think of this change of plot! Suggestions are always welcome!

The 2 men forced the door and entered in Addison's house, she was confused she had no idea what was happening to her and who these 2 were.

"What do you want from me or my husband?" she asked

"Shut up!" yelled one of them to Addison "We need the girl, Ugo, not her..."

"I know, I know, let me think..."

Ugo watched Addison and pointing the gun to her saying "Call that ass of your husband!"

Addison didn't do nothing "Are you deaf, I said call your husband!" she was reaching the phone, but than Silvio said "Not with this, call with your mobile phone!", she dialled Derek's number but his phone was offline "...I can't talk with him, he's offline..."

"Are you trying to joke with us, bitch?" Ugo said to Addison slapping her in the face, her lips now were bleeding, Silvio picked Addison blackberry and dialled the last number "She wasn't cheating, his phone is offline", Ugo looked again at Addison and said "Silvio, try to find something to tie her!"

5 minutes after Silvio was back with a rope founded in the cellar, and they tied her on a chair 'Damn you Sheldon when you said that nothing were going to happen to me!' she tough.

Almost 3 hours after the phone of the brownstone rang, this time was Savvy, Addison couldn't answer the phone so after the machine starts she heard Savvy's voice 'Hi Addie, I'm Savvy, are u out to buy the last things for the baby, shopaholic? I saw Derek this morning I didn't knew she has a new assistant! I'll call you later, bye'.

"Where are they?" Ugo ruder than before asked Addison.

"Trust me I have no idea of what you are talking about" Addison said crying she was tired and scared "I have no idea of what do you want from me or Derek, this is a nightmare, yesterday night I had a fight with my husband and now I'm here tied… and stop pointing me that damn gun, do you really think I can do anything against you 2 in these conditions?"

"Ugo, put down the gun…" Silvio said and picking again Addison blackberry he dialled Derek's number, this time the phone was ringing "Derek…"Addison tried to say, but soon Ugo put an hand on her mouth.

"Mr Shepherd, you finally answered your wife's calls"

"Who is talking?" Derek was freaking out

"It isn't important, we want you propose a deal you give us the girl and we give you back your wife…"

"What are u doing to my wife?"

"You aren't in the position to ask something, you have 24 hours to give us the girl or you can say goodbye to your wife ad your unborn child…"

"Don't touch her!" Derek said, his hands were shaking and you could see the fear on his face and his voice, he seated on a chair and he started crying, once again he was so closed to loose everything.

Melanie moved closed to Derek and she admitted "yesterday night I thought you were one of the Palermos, and that you were in the bar to give to the owner the ultimatum to pay... this is why I approached you, I think you could give me news for my article…I let you drank 3 double-scotch, because I think that if you were drunk it was easier let you spill news about your trades in the Village"

"Yesterday night I had a fight with Addison, a very stupid one..." Derek confessed "I treated her bad... you know, we are going to have a baby" he said crying "and now she's with that animals, and... it's all my fault...again..."

"You know what… this was all my fault, I shouldn't get to attached to that story, I knew something bad will happen, everybody told me but I just wanted my boss noticed me and my reports.. You and your wife don't deserve this, you seem good people and good things should happen to you.. let's go back there, I should face the situation" Melanie confessed to Derek "…and Derek, I think you'll love to know that nothing happened between the 2 of us, you fell asleep as soon as you reached the bed"

BROWNSTONE

"Can you untie me?" Addison asked "I need to go to the bathroom"

"It's 2 hours you look at the telephone…don't try to play games with us" Ugo said pointing again the gun against Addison.

"I just need to go to the bathroom…I'm a 34 weeks pregnant woman, if you didn't notice!"

Ugo did a signal to Silvio to untie Addison and then he said "Go with her!"

"What?" Addison asked

"Do something wrong and you'll say goodbye to your quiet life" Ugo said pointing this time the gun to Addison's belly, "The bathroom is downstairs…" Were the only words Addison said, she went downstairs, she sighed looking at the cordless phone so close to her and than headed to the bathroom.

"What are you trying to do, bitch?" Silvio said looking at the cordless "Do you think we are stupid, go to that fucking bathroom!"

Melanie and Derek were in the plane back to NYC, Derek was still shocked "What do they want from me?" he asked to the girl.

"I suppose they think you're my source, the one I needed to meet in the bar yesterday… he didn't show"

"God, my life is a mess…" Derek said putting his hands on his face, he was desperate "The first thing to do when we land in NYC will be talking with the police"

"No, Derek, the first thing to do is go to your house and do the change, so you and Addison will be out of this mess I did"

"You are in serious danger, Melanie, we all are… Especially Addison"

"Derek, the Palermos are a very rich family, they have a lot of business in NYC and a lot of friends, also in the Police"

"I know how Mafia works, I saw the Padrino"

"Derek this is not a movie, this is life… I have a great scoop in my hands, that can seriously hit the Palermos and their business in the Village"

"So what is your plan?… Wait you don't have a plan, great…this is just great!" he said sarcastic

"I need to talk with my Chief at the Post… I'm sorry Derek…"

Addison was again tie at the chair, she was terribly uncomfortable in that situation, she was starving, scared, tired and angry with Derek that put her in a weird situation like that. Now she had spent most of her day kidnapped in her own house by two unknown armed men, without knowing what was her fault, she was sick tired of that situation, she had no idea of where Derek was and with who was. "Please I have been tied for most of the day, I'm a pregnant woman, I'm tired… I promise I'll be sit here doing nothing, if you untie me!" Silvio looked at her and then Ugo, "Ok…" he said untying her, "One move and you're dead, Mrs Shepherd" Ugo said with his usual rudeness.

She was almost felt asleep when she heard someone was unlocked the door, it was Derek with a young girl in her twenties, "You want me, I'm here!" Melanie said, "Forrester kid is finally here, you write a lot of crap about us" Ugo said pointing his gun against Melanie "It isn't crap what I write, it's crap what you do, you're gangsters! You have no moral…"

"I don't think you're in the position to say anything, Ms Forrester… Say your last prays!" Ugo said pointing the gun against the reporter

"Noooooooooooooooooooooooo!" Derek said attacking Ugo before he could shot Melanie, he punched Ugo in the face and the man lost the gun "The gun, the gun" Derek yelled to Melanie, but before she could pick the gun on the ground Silvio blocked her, she bit his arm "Damn whore, what do you think to do?" he said to Melanie hitting her again, meanwhile Derek was desperately fighting against Ugo, the man punched Derek in the face twice, Derek's face was bleeding, Ugo's hands were on Derek's neck now. Addison was closed to the gun, she reached it and she shot Ugo in his right shoulder, and then she pointed the gun to Silvio and she said "Let the girl, now!", after a couple of minute the police showed at the brownstone and finally arrested the 2 men.

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PS: I know it's a short chapter, I promise I will write more in the next one ;)