Hi! Here is the tenth chapter of our little story. Thanks again to all of
you who are staying to the end. All I ask is FEED ME!! And sorry to those
who feel t/k don't belong together, but extra thanks if you've stayed. On
to the story.
Note: the little jingle used latter in the story is off my friends
computer. One day she sat down and wrote out the lyrics and gave it to me.
It makes no sense, and has nothing to do with the story. My muse just
wanted it in there for fun.
Summary: time to take out Thatcher, (remember in real life his a nice guy),
the team goes into action, and someone might not make it out alive (mental
picture...lions...meat hanging from string...hungry lions) enough. On to
the story.
Unlucky Hand chapter ten: The Morning After
The next day, Kim, Trent, Carlos, and Gage helped Sydney get ready to catch Thatcher. Early that morning Kim had typed up a letter asking Thatcher to meet her in the park at three. In the letter she also wrote that she was sorry for not returning his affections and for seeming to be with the King of Hearts.
Gage helped Carlos set up video surveillance in the back of a van he discreetly borrowed from the rangers station. Trent was out checking the perimeter of the park, making sure all the exits were secured. Kim was helping Sydney get wired up under her shirt. "I'm so glad that you and Gage are together. You guys really do make on awesome pair."
"Thanks." She smiled at her friend. "When are you and Trent going to get together?"
"Sydney...I...wait...how did you know I liked him?" Kim curiously asked.
"Kim, I am a woman with emotions. When we meet I could tell that you felt something for him." she inquired. "Besides...Trent told me last night that he kissed you the night you went to the movies together."
"Sydney, don't tell anyone. We want some time to be together. Just us."
"Your own little secret." Sydney noted. "That's another reason Gage and I hid it. We liked the idea...especially at work...to let people think we weren't together."
"You guys weren't together when we first met?"
"No. We were just friends and partners then."
"Remember when you and Trent was standing under the cranberries?"
"Yeah. I was expecting mistletoe." Syd admitted.
"That look on you gave me, looked like you wanted to floor me when I kissed Gage."
"I did. I was ready to go over and punch ya' right in the nose."
"But why?" Kim shot. " you said you weren't together. Why would you care if another woman kissed him?"
Sydney couldn't answer right away. It took her a minute to run it through her mind. "I guess that I thought that though I wasn't with him that I didn't want anyone else with him."
"That sounds about right." said Kim, who had just finished covering the last wire. "He is a great kisser by the way."
"Kim!" Sydney screamed then laughed hard. "You're right!"
Meanwhile, while the girls were up stairs, Carlos and Gage were busy setting up the equipment in the van. Gage had gotten kinda bored with all the silence and was softly singing a song that made no sense.
"Young Johnny Steele has an Oldsmobile; he loves a dear little girl. She is the queen of his gas machine; she has his heart in a whirl. Now, when they go for a spin you know she tries to learn the auto so he lets her steer while he gets her ear and whispers soft and low, "Come away with me, Lucille, in my merry Oldsmobile. Down the road of life we'll fly, auto-mo- bubbling you and I. To the church we'll..."
"What are you singing? It makes no sense." Carlos finally interrupted.
"That is a song that is constantly playing on my computer."
"And you have it memorized?" he questioned.
"It plays that constant." They both laughed. "Hey, I'll teach it to ya." Gage said. They spent that time learning the lines to the song. When Sydney and Kim came out, the boys had just started in on the song again.
"Young Johnny Steele has an Oldsmobile; he loves a dear little girl. She is the queen of his gas machine; she has his heart in a whirl. Now, when they go for a spin you know she tries to learn the auto so he lets her steer while he gets her ear and whispers soft and low, "Come away with me, Lucille, in my merry Oldsmobile. Down the road of life we'll fly, auto-mo- bubbling you and I. To the church we'll swiftly steal. Then our wedding bells will peal. We can go as far as you like with me in my merry Oldsmobile." They love to spark in the dark old park as they go flying along. She says she knows why the motor goes, the sparker's awfully strong. Each day they spoon to the engine's tune. Their honeymoon will happen soon. He'll win Lucille with his Oldsmobile, and then they'll softly croon. "Come away with me, Lucille, in my merry Oldsmobile. Down the road of life we'll fly auto-mo-bubbling you and I. To the church we'll swiftly steal. Then our wedding bells will peal. You can go as far as you like with me in my merry Oldsmobile." They ended in unison, and finally noticed the girls when they clapped. "Wonderful!" they shouted. "Where did you guys learn that?" Kim asked, trying to hide a smile.
Carlos just pointed at Gage, who said. "It's on my computer at home." They all just laughed. About that time, Carlos's cell phone rang. He answered it and when he hung up he told them it was Trent and that everything was ready.
They were off. They meet Trent on the east side of the park opposite of where Sydney was to meet Thatcher in twelve minutes. Trent pointed out on a map where all the closed exits were and the only one open was the one they used. Everyone got in place. Sydney walked right through the park. Gage hid closest to Sydney to make sure he could get to her if she needed him. Trent and Carlos was about ten yards back and Kim hung by the entrance with the van near by recording everything said.
Sydney was in place, and waiting nervously. Her heart was pounding so fast she thought it would burn out. The only thing that kept her where she was was knowing that Gage and the others were close. If she turned to her right she could just make out Gage's form in the tree. At first she almost laughed at that, then realized what a good idea it was.
Two minutes latter a man of stocky built came within ten feet of her, and slowly moved forward.
"Sydney, my love, my queen, I'm so glad to finally see you again. It's been so long since we've seen each other."
"Yes." She said following him. "It has been."
"I'm so glad you wrote me." He was now within arm length from her. He reached out and laid both hands on her arms. The only thing that kept her from running was feeling Gage's stare on them.
Perched high in a low tree, he sat, watching, waiting for the strange man to make one move so that he could take him down. They had no way to see if he was carrying any weapons, so Gage waited.
Thatcher continued talking to Sydney, who played along with his game. He began talking about being in jail, and about the bust. Then he mentioned her and the king of hearts. She could tell he was getting agitated, and was worried about how he would react. About the time she checked over her shoulder he ran. He wasn't heading straight through the park. He ran along the north side of the park. Trent and Gage lit out after him with Sydney and Carlos following.
No one knew that he had pulled a gun until they heard a shot fired. Carlos dropped back and called the ambulance. "Yes. We have shots fired. Shots fired." He went on to tell their location. Trent was the first to see Kim lying on the ground, her white shirt now partly red. End chapter then. Eleven coming. Okay evil ending. But you'll read the rest in the next chapter. Just feed me and it comes faster.
Unlucky Hand chapter ten: The Morning After
The next day, Kim, Trent, Carlos, and Gage helped Sydney get ready to catch Thatcher. Early that morning Kim had typed up a letter asking Thatcher to meet her in the park at three. In the letter she also wrote that she was sorry for not returning his affections and for seeming to be with the King of Hearts.
Gage helped Carlos set up video surveillance in the back of a van he discreetly borrowed from the rangers station. Trent was out checking the perimeter of the park, making sure all the exits were secured. Kim was helping Sydney get wired up under her shirt. "I'm so glad that you and Gage are together. You guys really do make on awesome pair."
"Thanks." She smiled at her friend. "When are you and Trent going to get together?"
"Sydney...I...wait...how did you know I liked him?" Kim curiously asked.
"Kim, I am a woman with emotions. When we meet I could tell that you felt something for him." she inquired. "Besides...Trent told me last night that he kissed you the night you went to the movies together."
"Sydney, don't tell anyone. We want some time to be together. Just us."
"Your own little secret." Sydney noted. "That's another reason Gage and I hid it. We liked the idea...especially at work...to let people think we weren't together."
"You guys weren't together when we first met?"
"No. We were just friends and partners then."
"Remember when you and Trent was standing under the cranberries?"
"Yeah. I was expecting mistletoe." Syd admitted.
"That look on you gave me, looked like you wanted to floor me when I kissed Gage."
"I did. I was ready to go over and punch ya' right in the nose."
"But why?" Kim shot. " you said you weren't together. Why would you care if another woman kissed him?"
Sydney couldn't answer right away. It took her a minute to run it through her mind. "I guess that I thought that though I wasn't with him that I didn't want anyone else with him."
"That sounds about right." said Kim, who had just finished covering the last wire. "He is a great kisser by the way."
"Kim!" Sydney screamed then laughed hard. "You're right!"
Meanwhile, while the girls were up stairs, Carlos and Gage were busy setting up the equipment in the van. Gage had gotten kinda bored with all the silence and was softly singing a song that made no sense.
"Young Johnny Steele has an Oldsmobile; he loves a dear little girl. She is the queen of his gas machine; she has his heart in a whirl. Now, when they go for a spin you know she tries to learn the auto so he lets her steer while he gets her ear and whispers soft and low, "Come away with me, Lucille, in my merry Oldsmobile. Down the road of life we'll fly, auto-mo- bubbling you and I. To the church we'll..."
"What are you singing? It makes no sense." Carlos finally interrupted.
"That is a song that is constantly playing on my computer."
"And you have it memorized?" he questioned.
"It plays that constant." They both laughed. "Hey, I'll teach it to ya." Gage said. They spent that time learning the lines to the song. When Sydney and Kim came out, the boys had just started in on the song again.
"Young Johnny Steele has an Oldsmobile; he loves a dear little girl. She is the queen of his gas machine; she has his heart in a whirl. Now, when they go for a spin you know she tries to learn the auto so he lets her steer while he gets her ear and whispers soft and low, "Come away with me, Lucille, in my merry Oldsmobile. Down the road of life we'll fly, auto-mo- bubbling you and I. To the church we'll swiftly steal. Then our wedding bells will peal. We can go as far as you like with me in my merry Oldsmobile." They love to spark in the dark old park as they go flying along. She says she knows why the motor goes, the sparker's awfully strong. Each day they spoon to the engine's tune. Their honeymoon will happen soon. He'll win Lucille with his Oldsmobile, and then they'll softly croon. "Come away with me, Lucille, in my merry Oldsmobile. Down the road of life we'll fly auto-mo-bubbling you and I. To the church we'll swiftly steal. Then our wedding bells will peal. You can go as far as you like with me in my merry Oldsmobile." They ended in unison, and finally noticed the girls when they clapped. "Wonderful!" they shouted. "Where did you guys learn that?" Kim asked, trying to hide a smile.
Carlos just pointed at Gage, who said. "It's on my computer at home." They all just laughed. About that time, Carlos's cell phone rang. He answered it and when he hung up he told them it was Trent and that everything was ready.
They were off. They meet Trent on the east side of the park opposite of where Sydney was to meet Thatcher in twelve minutes. Trent pointed out on a map where all the closed exits were and the only one open was the one they used. Everyone got in place. Sydney walked right through the park. Gage hid closest to Sydney to make sure he could get to her if she needed him. Trent and Carlos was about ten yards back and Kim hung by the entrance with the van near by recording everything said.
Sydney was in place, and waiting nervously. Her heart was pounding so fast she thought it would burn out. The only thing that kept her where she was was knowing that Gage and the others were close. If she turned to her right she could just make out Gage's form in the tree. At first she almost laughed at that, then realized what a good idea it was.
Two minutes latter a man of stocky built came within ten feet of her, and slowly moved forward.
"Sydney, my love, my queen, I'm so glad to finally see you again. It's been so long since we've seen each other."
"Yes." She said following him. "It has been."
"I'm so glad you wrote me." He was now within arm length from her. He reached out and laid both hands on her arms. The only thing that kept her from running was feeling Gage's stare on them.
Perched high in a low tree, he sat, watching, waiting for the strange man to make one move so that he could take him down. They had no way to see if he was carrying any weapons, so Gage waited.
Thatcher continued talking to Sydney, who played along with his game. He began talking about being in jail, and about the bust. Then he mentioned her and the king of hearts. She could tell he was getting agitated, and was worried about how he would react. About the time she checked over her shoulder he ran. He wasn't heading straight through the park. He ran along the north side of the park. Trent and Gage lit out after him with Sydney and Carlos following.
No one knew that he had pulled a gun until they heard a shot fired. Carlos dropped back and called the ambulance. "Yes. We have shots fired. Shots fired." He went on to tell their location. Trent was the first to see Kim lying on the ground, her white shirt now partly red. End chapter then. Eleven coming. Okay evil ending. But you'll read the rest in the next chapter. Just feed me and it comes faster.