Chapter 30
Nikolas was nervously pacing Gia's hospital room. Every few minutes he would stop pacing and glance at his watch. He was getting worried about Luke and Jack. It had been almost two hours since they had left for the cafeteria and they had never come back. All sorts of terrible thoughts were going through Nikolas' head as he paced.
"Where are they?" he asked. He stopped pacing and turned to face Gia. "They've been gone too long."
"Nikolas calm down," Gia said. "They're probably still in the cafeteria having a nice, big lunch."
"It's ten o'clock in the morning. Besides we just ate before we came over here." He started to pace again. "There is something wrong."
"Like what?"
"Well, the police could have caught up with Luke," Nikolas said.
"That's true, but they weren't looking for Jack. He would have come back to tell us what happened."
"You're right. What about my grandmother? Her men could have grabbed them."
"It's possible," Gia said.
"I have to go look for them," Nikolas said as he headed for the door.
"Nikolas wait!" Gia said getting out of bed. "What if Luke and Jack decided to go after Helena alone."
"They wouldn't do that."
"Luke looked awfully disappointed when he heard that I had to stay in the hospital for a few more days. Just suppose that he decided not to wait."
"That sounds like Luke," Nikolas said. He reached for the doorknob. "I have to stop him."
"I'm coming with you," Gia told him.
"You can't. The doctor isn't going to release you this soon."
"Who said anything about the doctor? I'm going to get dressed and sneak out."
"I don't know. That doesn't sound like a very good idea to me," Nikolas told her.
"Well, there is nothing you can say to talk me out of it," Gia told him. The expression on her face told him she meant what she said.
"Ok, you get dressed. I'll wait right outside the door." Nikolas opened the door. He walked into the corridor and found himself facing two men with guns.