More Than Words by Nehebka - CHAPTER 2
Bailey lifted his head at the sound of a knock on his door.
"Hi Bailey" said Sam as she entered into the room.
"Hi, what can I do for you?" said Bailey who didn't much feel like talking.
"I've heard that John has tendered his resignation. Is it really true?" Bailey didn't say anything, he just nodded. "What did it happen?" But she didn't get an answer so she insisted. "Bailey, please talk to me". She was concerned for John and for him, they both were her friends and she couldn't understand what was wrong with them.
"Frances told me that she has been sleeping with him" said Bailey digging his fingernails into his scalp.
"What?!" yelled Sam. This was unbelievable!
"Just what you heard" said Bailey in a weak voice. Bailey couldn't bear to have lost John as a friend. He was like a son to him, but Frances was his daughter. He believed her and he couldn't forget what he had done to Frances.
"What did John tell you that it had happened?" said Sam trying not to lose control. She knew that John wouldn't anything like this, ever.
Bailey raised his head and looked at Sam "He said she was lying".
Sam sighed. "There must be a reason why Frances said what she said".
"What do you mean? Are you suggesting that she lied too?!" yelled Bailey.
"Come on Bailey. You know John, you know he wouldn't do anything like this" Bailey shake his head in agreement, he didn't really believe John was able to sleep with Frances. "Maybe... she wanted to take a revenge on John..."
"why?! Why would Frances be mad at John?!" sighed Bailey.
"I don't know... maybe because John refused to sleep with her". Bailey was about to say something but Sam continued talking. "One night Frances went to John's house and began to flirt with him. But he stopped her and called me asking me help. It was on her birthday. Do you remember I took her home?" Bailey couldn't cope this. Frances lied him once and she was probably lying to him again. How can he be SO fool?! She told him that she went out with some friends to celebrate her birthday and that she called Sam because the bus service had close. Seeing the face of Bailey Sam could see that Frances had told him another story.
"I see she didn't tell you anything".
Bailey shook his head slightly. He should have believed John.
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That night John followed Frances who was walking the streets again. He couldn't understand why she had lied. Suddenly a car stopped beside her. Although she got into the car, it didn't start. She was inside the car for 10 minutes talking with the driver and then got out. John came closer to the car and recognized the driver. It was captain Lou, his old boss when he worked for the police of Boston. Why was Frances talking to him?, thought John.
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Bailey knocked the door of Frances' room and got into.
"We have to talk Frances" said Bailey. Frances glanced at his father and then back at the computer. "I don't believed you slept with John Grant"
"I don't care what you believe dad" said Frances shaking her head. He glanced over and saw that he wasn't leaving. "If you want to believe him instead your daughter fine".
"Frances please talk to me" said Bailey. He waited some seconds for a confession or something but she didn't say anything so he go on."I've talked to Sam. I know what happened on your birthday, I know you went to John's flat".
She took a deep breath and threw her head back with her eyes closed. Bailey approached to where Frances was sitting and kneeled beside her. He stroke her head.
"I love you Frances" whispered. "You know that if you fall I'm here to help you stand up again. Please tell me what's wrong and we'll sort it out"
"He made me said I slept with John, I didn't have a choice. I'm sorry dad" she confessed sobbing.
"Wait-Who?"
"Captain Lou, I don't remember what else. He said that if said anything, he would kill my permission, that he would make sure I would come back to jail. And-and when I said that you wouldn't believe me, he gave me those keys".
She laid her elbows on her knees, hung her head between her ams and began to cry. Bailey embraced her.
"Hush honey, hush. Everything gonna be okay" whispered to her hear, but he couldn't stop thinking that John deserved an apology and that he may be in danger.
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John called George. He need to know why Lou would like to buried him, what he was going after.
"Hi George, it's me John"
"Hey how are you? I've heard that you've tendered your resignation"
"Look I don't have much time now. Could you do me a favor?".
"of course John".
"Look what cases captain Lou ::::::::: has been working recently".
"There's nothing special" began to say George as he was reading in the screen of the computer. "Hmm, wait. This maybe interesting. Lou has consulted on an old contact of you a couple of times. It's name is Spider".
"Why would Lou want Spider?" thought John aloud. "Thanks George".
Before George could say anything else, John hanged up.
********************* Bailey entered to the department because he had forgotten some important files he wanted to check that night. When he was about to leave, George approached to him.
"Hey Bailey, I'm worried about John. He phoned me an hour ago and I think he's in trouble" said George.
"Wh-what are you talking about?"
"Don't know. It's about his old boss Lou. He's in a shady deal and John's investigating what it is".
"Do you know where John go? Asked a worried Bailey. It was all is fault! If he hadn't mistrust John, he wouldn't be investigating Lou on his own.
"I don't know" said George. Suddenly he remembered Spider. "Maybe he went to talk to Spider, he's doing business with Lou. Wait I'll give you the address".
George looked into the files of Spiders and found his address. He wrote it down in a paper and gave it to Bailey.
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John hadn't got two steps towards Spider's door when he heard a load thud that came inside the flat. He paid more attention and could recognize two voices.
"Nobody's going to miss you Spider. I'm sorry but I have to make sure you won't talk".
This voice was familiar, thought John. He recognized it as Lou's, he's old boss, his pal. He hated to be to stop Lou, but he knew he had to get in before Lou killed Spider, so he broke the door. When Lou looked up, he saw John holding a gun.
"Hey John, what's the problem? I'm just interrogating him" said Lou trying to sound natural and hiding his nervous. Did John listen how he has threaten Spider?
"He was going to kill ME!" yelled Spider.
"Shut up Spider!" cried John. "Come on Lou, put the gun down. We'll sort it out whatever it is" said John with a soft voice trying to calm down Lou.
"You can't, John" said Lou with pity. "It's too late. You should never have come here John" said as he pointing the gun at John. He was about to shoot when Bailey appeared behind John.
"Put down the gun Lou or I shoot!" yelled Bailey.
John turned back and saw his friend. He smiled because he understood at last he believed him, however he was still grieving that he mistrust him in the first place. He looked at Lou again, he put the gun on the floor and put his hands out to show him he was disarmed.
"Come on Lou give me your gun" said John approaching to him.
"I can't Johnny, I just can't" mumbled Lou and the he pointed his gun at his head.
He was about to kill himself when John pounced on him. They began to wrestle to get the gun when suddenly the was a shot. John and Lou fell to the ground. Bailey ran towards them and kneeled beside them praying John wasn't hurt. He saw blood in John shirt but he suddenly realized that it wasn't his but Lou's.
"Why did you do that?!" sobbed John to Lou. He press his wound trying to avoid he lose more blood but all was useless, he was dead. "Come on, Lou hang on, we'll take you to the hospital".
"John, he's dead" said Bailey.
"NoooooooooOOOOOooo!" yelled John. He stood up and left the room.
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The paramedics took Lou's corpse. John was outside the house, grieving Lou's death. He felt a hand on his shoulder.
"How are you?" said Bailey.
"Just tired I guess. Today's been a hard day." said John as he leant against the wall.
"John maybe you should go to the hospital, just to check you alright" said Bailey who was growing increasingly concerned.
"It's nothing really, I'm fine" said John. Bailey nodded. "If you don't mind I would like to be alone". "okay John, if you need anything call me".
John nodded his head in agreement, although Bailey knew John wouldn't call him. John began to leave the house when he suddenly collapsed to the floor.
"John!" cried Bailey as he dropped to his knees to his side. "Call the paramedics, NOW" yelled. "Come on, John, hang on please".
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Bailey lifted his head at the sound of a knock on his door.
"Hi Bailey" said Sam as she entered into the room.
"Hi, what can I do for you?" said Bailey who didn't much feel like talking.
"I've heard that John has tendered his resignation. Is it really true?" Bailey didn't say anything, he just nodded. "What did it happen?" But she didn't get an answer so she insisted. "Bailey, please talk to me". She was concerned for John and for him, they both were her friends and she couldn't understand what was wrong with them.
"Frances told me that she has been sleeping with him" said Bailey digging his fingernails into his scalp.
"What?!" yelled Sam. This was unbelievable!
"Just what you heard" said Bailey in a weak voice. Bailey couldn't bear to have lost John as a friend. He was like a son to him, but Frances was his daughter. He believed her and he couldn't forget what he had done to Frances.
"What did John tell you that it had happened?" said Sam trying not to lose control. She knew that John wouldn't anything like this, ever.
Bailey raised his head and looked at Sam "He said she was lying".
Sam sighed. "There must be a reason why Frances said what she said".
"What do you mean? Are you suggesting that she lied too?!" yelled Bailey.
"Come on Bailey. You know John, you know he wouldn't do anything like this" Bailey shake his head in agreement, he didn't really believe John was able to sleep with Frances. "Maybe... she wanted to take a revenge on John..."
"why?! Why would Frances be mad at John?!" sighed Bailey.
"I don't know... maybe because John refused to sleep with her". Bailey was about to say something but Sam continued talking. "One night Frances went to John's house and began to flirt with him. But he stopped her and called me asking me help. It was on her birthday. Do you remember I took her home?" Bailey couldn't cope this. Frances lied him once and she was probably lying to him again. How can he be SO fool?! She told him that she went out with some friends to celebrate her birthday and that she called Sam because the bus service had close. Seeing the face of Bailey Sam could see that Frances had told him another story.
"I see she didn't tell you anything".
Bailey shook his head slightly. He should have believed John.
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That night John followed Frances who was walking the streets again. He couldn't understand why she had lied. Suddenly a car stopped beside her. Although she got into the car, it didn't start. She was inside the car for 10 minutes talking with the driver and then got out. John came closer to the car and recognized the driver. It was captain Lou, his old boss when he worked for the police of Boston. Why was Frances talking to him?, thought John.
*********************
Bailey knocked the door of Frances' room and got into.
"We have to talk Frances" said Bailey. Frances glanced at his father and then back at the computer. "I don't believed you slept with John Grant"
"I don't care what you believe dad" said Frances shaking her head. He glanced over and saw that he wasn't leaving. "If you want to believe him instead your daughter fine".
"Frances please talk to me" said Bailey. He waited some seconds for a confession or something but she didn't say anything so he go on."I've talked to Sam. I know what happened on your birthday, I know you went to John's flat".
She took a deep breath and threw her head back with her eyes closed. Bailey approached to where Frances was sitting and kneeled beside her. He stroke her head.
"I love you Frances" whispered. "You know that if you fall I'm here to help you stand up again. Please tell me what's wrong and we'll sort it out"
"He made me said I slept with John, I didn't have a choice. I'm sorry dad" she confessed sobbing.
"Wait-Who?"
"Captain Lou, I don't remember what else. He said that if said anything, he would kill my permission, that he would make sure I would come back to jail. And-and when I said that you wouldn't believe me, he gave me those keys".
She laid her elbows on her knees, hung her head between her ams and began to cry. Bailey embraced her.
"Hush honey, hush. Everything gonna be okay" whispered to her hear, but he couldn't stop thinking that John deserved an apology and that he may be in danger.
*********************
John called George. He need to know why Lou would like to buried him, what he was going after.
"Hi George, it's me John"
"Hey how are you? I've heard that you've tendered your resignation"
"Look I don't have much time now. Could you do me a favor?".
"of course John".
"Look what cases captain Lou ::::::::: has been working recently".
"There's nothing special" began to say George as he was reading in the screen of the computer. "Hmm, wait. This maybe interesting. Lou has consulted on an old contact of you a couple of times. It's name is Spider".
"Why would Lou want Spider?" thought John aloud. "Thanks George".
Before George could say anything else, John hanged up.
********************* Bailey entered to the department because he had forgotten some important files he wanted to check that night. When he was about to leave, George approached to him.
"Hey Bailey, I'm worried about John. He phoned me an hour ago and I think he's in trouble" said George.
"Wh-what are you talking about?"
"Don't know. It's about his old boss Lou. He's in a shady deal and John's investigating what it is".
"Do you know where John go? Asked a worried Bailey. It was all is fault! If he hadn't mistrust John, he wouldn't be investigating Lou on his own.
"I don't know" said George. Suddenly he remembered Spider. "Maybe he went to talk to Spider, he's doing business with Lou. Wait I'll give you the address".
George looked into the files of Spiders and found his address. He wrote it down in a paper and gave it to Bailey.
*********************
John hadn't got two steps towards Spider's door when he heard a load thud that came inside the flat. He paid more attention and could recognize two voices.
"Nobody's going to miss you Spider. I'm sorry but I have to make sure you won't talk".
This voice was familiar, thought John. He recognized it as Lou's, he's old boss, his pal. He hated to be to stop Lou, but he knew he had to get in before Lou killed Spider, so he broke the door. When Lou looked up, he saw John holding a gun.
"Hey John, what's the problem? I'm just interrogating him" said Lou trying to sound natural and hiding his nervous. Did John listen how he has threaten Spider?
"He was going to kill ME!" yelled Spider.
"Shut up Spider!" cried John. "Come on Lou, put the gun down. We'll sort it out whatever it is" said John with a soft voice trying to calm down Lou.
"You can't, John" said Lou with pity. "It's too late. You should never have come here John" said as he pointing the gun at John. He was about to shoot when Bailey appeared behind John.
"Put down the gun Lou or I shoot!" yelled Bailey.
John turned back and saw his friend. He smiled because he understood at last he believed him, however he was still grieving that he mistrust him in the first place. He looked at Lou again, he put the gun on the floor and put his hands out to show him he was disarmed.
"Come on Lou give me your gun" said John approaching to him.
"I can't Johnny, I just can't" mumbled Lou and the he pointed his gun at his head.
He was about to kill himself when John pounced on him. They began to wrestle to get the gun when suddenly the was a shot. John and Lou fell to the ground. Bailey ran towards them and kneeled beside them praying John wasn't hurt. He saw blood in John shirt but he suddenly realized that it wasn't his but Lou's.
"Why did you do that?!" sobbed John to Lou. He press his wound trying to avoid he lose more blood but all was useless, he was dead. "Come on, Lou hang on, we'll take you to the hospital".
"John, he's dead" said Bailey.
"NoooooooooOOOOOooo!" yelled John. He stood up and left the room.
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The paramedics took Lou's corpse. John was outside the house, grieving Lou's death. He felt a hand on his shoulder.
"How are you?" said Bailey.
"Just tired I guess. Today's been a hard day." said John as he leant against the wall.
"John maybe you should go to the hospital, just to check you alright" said Bailey who was growing increasingly concerned.
"It's nothing really, I'm fine" said John. Bailey nodded. "If you don't mind I would like to be alone". "okay John, if you need anything call me".
John nodded his head in agreement, although Bailey knew John wouldn't call him. John began to leave the house when he suddenly collapsed to the floor.
"John!" cried Bailey as he dropped to his knees to his side. "Call the paramedics, NOW" yelled. "Come on, John, hang on please".
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