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In this chapter, we are going to learn about what happened to Mike's family. Also, someone from MCS makes and appearance.
Alex decided to take a shower before she started the day. Bobby dressed and walked downstairs to the kitchen. He laughed at the sight that greeted him. Mike was doing the dishes and he had an apron on that said, "Kiss The Cook"
Mike finished the dishes and asked, "Coffee?"
Bobby nodded, "Please."
Mike sat down at the table with Bobby and stirred his coffee in silence. Bobby thought for a moment and asked, "You are great with kids. Why didn't you ever have a family?"
Mike took a deep breath and said, "I did have a family. Once."
"You did? What happened to them?"
Mike swallowed hard and told his friend, "They were murdered late one night. I was working the night shift. My deputy at the time, his wife was having a baby and I volunteered to work. My wife, Sara, she wasn't too happy about it. She was five month pregnant at the time and she liked to have me home with her."
Mike swallowed hard and continued, "Everything was normal when I got home the next morning. At least until I walked into our bedroom."
"What happened?"
"Someone broke into the house overnight. Whoever it was, found Sara in our bed. She never knew what was coming. He killed her in her sleep and then he raped her. Our son, never took his first breath. My daughter was three. The killer found her in her room and killed her. She'd put up a fight and her body was found mutilated in the corner of her bedroom."
"Oh God... Did they ever catch the perp?"
Mike shook his head and said, "He left no clues and his DNA wasn't in the system. No fingerprints. The case eventually went cold. I had to move away from there. Everywhere I turned there were memories of her and our life together. That was four years ago. I've given up hope on it ever being solved. I'm just not meant to have a family. I moved here from New York right after that."
Alex had heard Mike's story and she had to wipe away tears. She realized once again how lucky she had been to have Mike in their lives. If he hadn't chased after Nicole, who knows what would have happened to their children. She must have sniffled, because she heard Mike say, "Come out Alex."
She walked over to Mike and put her hand on his shoulder. She whispered, "I never knew..."
"It was a long time ago."
She saw the tears in his eyes and she knew that it hadn't been nearly long enough to wipe away the memories of that time. She couldn't imagine finding her entire family slaughtered. That was just too terrible to imagine. How did he go on? The guilt had to be eating him alive. Even if he wasn't the one responsible for the death of his family, he hadn't been there to protect them.
Alex knew better than to say anything to try and comfort him. She simply pulled him to his feet and gave him a hug. She had a feeling that he was uncomfortable with it because his hand patted her back robotic like. Bobby simply smiled and drank his coffee in silence.
It was then that an idea formed in her mind. She still had friends in New York. Friends that worked for Major Case. She wondered if maybe one of them could look into his family's murder. She looked up at Mike and said, "I need to do something."
Bobby eyed his wife and asked, "What are you up to?"
She smiled and said, "Nothing. I just remembered something I needed to do."
She ran upstairs and closed the door to her bedroom. She pulled up her contact list and dialed the familiar number. When her friend answered she said, "Carolyn, I have something I need your help with. Something important."
Meanwhile, Bobby and Mike were talking about Nicole. They had decided that they were going to work in shifts. One of them would keep watch while the other slept. They wouldn't let Nicole take them by surprise again.
Alex came downstairs and said, "We have company coming."
Bobby looked at him and asked, "We do?"
Alex nodded, "Yeah. She will be here tomorrow morning."
"She?" Bobby looked at his wife with eyes full of suspicion. He knew that she was up to something, but had no idea what it could be. So, he said, "A new B and B guest?"
Alex didn't miss and beat and she said, "Yes."
She walked out of the kitchen and smiled. She had wanted to find a way to repay Mike for everything that he'd done for her family and maybe by solving his family's murder, she could give him the peace that he so desperately deserved.
Meanwhile, Nicole was watching her prey very, very carefully. She was trying to determine the best way to strike a devastating blow to them. She wanted every single member of their family to hurt. She wanted them dead. Every single one of them. Bobby included. She knew that he would never love her and that was unforgivable in her twisted mind.
So, she was going to kill him along with his family. Going to kill him just like she was going to eventually kill the deputy that was helping her now. She was using him for his car and his house. Once she was done, she would dispose of him also. She'd known that he would be easy to trick. He was a man afterall and every man that she had met could be seduced by a pretty face and a great set of breasts. Which she had plenty of both. It would be easy to dispose of him once she was done.
She headed back to where her prey waited. Unaware of her plans for them. She watched as they came and went. Learning their everyday patterns. She finally decided that she would strike the following morning.
She drove back to the deputy's house and climbed into bed with the man. She had sex with him and then fell beside him. Then she told him, "We are going to finish this tomorrow. Once they are dead we can continue our lives in peace."
He didn't understand her obsession with this man and his family. He wondered why she didn't just move on and find another person to love. He was open for the job.
She fell into a peaceful sleep confident that she was going to have her final revenge tomorrow.
What she couldn't have known was that they were going to have an unexpected visitor that would change everything.
Bobby knew that something was up with his wife. She looked happier than she had in a long, long time. As she walked around the kitchen, she was humming to a song that only she could hear. Bobby smiled and asked, "What's got you in such a good mood?"
Alex shrugged and said, "Nothing."
Bobby didn't quite believe her, but decided that he wasn't going to ruin her good mood. He was wonderful seeing her smile again. And it wasn't a fake smile. No, it was an honest to goodness smile. Her happiness was even reflected in her eyes.
When they went to bed that night, she snuggled up close to him and whispered, "I love you Bobby."
"Love you Alex."
With that, Alex closed her eyes and fell asleep. Bobby looked down at her and smiled. Hearing Mike's heartbreaking story made him realize how lucky he was. If it hadn't been for Mike, their children would be gone now. He knew that without a doubt. Nicole would never let his children live. No matter how much she loved him. She considered them competition and that was unacceptable to her and as such they had to be done away with.
He didn't want to think what would have happened to them if Mike hadn't rescued them. He knew that no amount of thanks would ever be enough.
When they woke the following morning, Bobby walked down to the kitchen and saw Mike sitting near the picture window. He asked him, "What's up?"
"I thought I saw someone out in the woods. I'm not taking chances. I'm going to go check it out."
Bobby shook his head, "You're not going alone. Let me get my gun."
Mike nodded and they went to the front door. He opened it just as a beautiful brunette was getting ready to knock. Mike did a double take and said, "Hello."
She smiled at him and said, "Hello. Is Alex here?"
Bobby looked shocked and said, "Carolyn? What are you doing here?"
Carolyn remembered that Alex had told her that Bobby didn't know about her plan. So, smiled at Bobby and said, "Your dear wife invited me here. I needed a vacation. So? Where is she?"
Bobby had a sneaking suspicion that his wife was up to something. However, Carolyn's explanation sounded reasonable enough. So, he called for his wife, "Alex! Carolyn's here!"
She came running from the kitchen and hugged her dear friend. She smiled and pulled her into the kitchen. The two women laughed as they made their way inside the house. Bobby and Mike looked at each other and Bobby shrugged, "I have no idea what that's all about."
Mike couldn't take his eyes off of the stranger. He didn't move until she and Alex were out of sight. Bobby asked, "Are you okay?"
Mike nodded and said, "Lets go."
The men headed outside while the women sat down for coffee and to talk about Alex's plan. Alex poured her friend a cup of coffee and sat down and told her about Mike's family. Carolyn looked shocked and asked, "What do you want me to do?"
Alex smiled, "Well, I guess I was hoping that you could take a look into the case. Maybe run the DNA profile through the system again."
"I could get into trouble for this."
Alex smiled, "His family deserves justice. His wife and children deserve justice."
"That's a low blow Alex. Even for you."
Alex smiled, "I love you my friend."
Carolyn hugged her friend and said, "Okay. I need to talk to him though."
"Shit. I was hoping that I could do this discreetly. In case you can't find anything. I don't want to get his hopes up."
Carolyn nodded and said, "I can understand..."
It was then that Alex and Carolyn heard gunshots outside. Both women bolted out of their chairs and ran outside. Alex saw Bobby and Mike heading towards the woods. Shit! Those idiots were going to get themselves killed.
Carolyn and Alex walked towards the woods and they got close enough to see Nicole coming out of the woods. Alex saw red and reached for the gun that she kept on her side. She drew the weapon and said, "Stop right there bitch!"
Carolyn looked at her friend and she was shocked at what she saw. The hatred that she felt for this woman was strong enough to be felt. It came off of Alex in waves. She asked Alex, "Who is this?"
Nicole had her hands raised and a sarcastic smile on her face. Alex said, "She's my worst nightmare. She took my baby away from me when she shot me. Now, I'm going to make her pay."
Alex walked closer to her and kept her gun trained on Nicole. She looked at the woman and said, "I should just kill you right now. You don't deserve to live. My baby died because of you."
"Pity, but those things happen."
"Those things happen? Do you understand how much it hurts? To know that I lost my baby because you nearly killed me."
"Alex dear, you are being rather melodramatic. I simply defended myself from you. You did have a gun afterall and you did shoot me."
"Because you shot me first!"
Carolyn watched the exchange between them silently. It was only when she saw the other woman raise her hand that she drew her own weapon. She watched as the blonde came closer and closer to Nicole. She saw Bobby and Mike coming out of the woods. Bobby was holding his arm and Mike was holding his gun. They were leading the deputy from the woods and it was apparent that he had been shot.
What happened next, happened so quickly that Mike barely had time to react. Nicole drew a hidden gun and ran towards Alex quickly. Mike drew his weapon and fired at Nicole. Later he would say that he'd only meant to wound Nicole, but everyone knew the truth. A bullet to her head was the only way that Nicole was going to be stopped.
Alex watched as she fell to the ground. She didn't rush to help her. She simply stood rooted to the spot as she watched the others rush towards her. Alex didn't want to see her get up. She wanted her to stay down forever.
When Mike looked at the others and said, ""She's dead." Alex breathed a huge sigh of relief. It was only then that she noticed that Bobby had been shot. She rushed towards her husband and said, "You're hurt!"
Bobby smiled, "I sprained my wrist. I will be fine."
Alex gave him a look and asked, "How did you sprain your wrist."
Bobby nodded his head towards the deputy and said, "Chasing this moron. I slipped and fell. Caught myself wrong and my wrist paid the price."
She rushed forward and kissed him softly. Then she whispered, "I love you. You big idiot."
Carolyn looked at them and said, "You two make a wonderful couple."
Mike saw her and then he smiled and said, "They do. I hope you won't let this little show ruin your vacation."
Carolyn shook her head, "Not at all. I'm really looking forward to spending time here."
She looked at Mike as he called for the coroner. She thought that maybe, just maybe he was someone that she wanted to get to know better...
I'm not sure if Alex and Carolyn were good friends, but since it's my story they are. LOL!
