A/N: OH the suspense! I wonder what will happen...wait, I know what
will happen. Okie dokie then enjoy!
Ch. 18. Take a Deep Breath
Carly quickly spun around to find Max grabbing hold of her arm.
"Oh my God! Max you scared the hell out of me!" she gave him a smack on the shoulder. "What happened out here? I heard a noise."
"That was me. I tripped and fell against the wall. I didn't mean to scare you Mrs. C." she smiled at him inwardly hating herself for being so paranoid.
"Alright. Goodnight Max."
"Good night."
Carly went back into the penthouse, feeling stupid for letting herself get all worried for nothing. She returned to the couch and laid down. Closing her eyes she quickly fell into sleep.
At the Same Time
Faith had been waiting anxiously for the phone to ring. When it finally did she knew it could only be one person so she let it ring while she picked up the house phone and dialed Ric's cell.
"It's time." she then hung up and picked up the cell phone. Using the same device she had earlier to disguise her voice she began a chat with Sonny.
Ric had answered right away and listened to Faith's announcement. So he began to make his move. When he was sure that no one was guarding the door, he slowly approached it. Gently opening it he saw she was asleep. He smiled to himself and stepped inside. The room was dark, and there was no one else there.
Creeping closer to the sleeping woman, he stopped when noticed she was no longer asleep.
"Hello?" she called out into the dark.
Sonny and Jason had not even bothered with the elevator, heading straight towards the stairs. Taking them in multiples, they reached their floor in no time they just hoped that they weren't too late.
Finally reaching the door, Sonny burst through it and entered the penthouse. His heart stopped. Carly was not downstairs. Jason quickly ran up the stairs and then back down.
"She's not upstairs either." Sonny was overwhelmed with panic for his wife when another worry came to him.
"The boys?"
"Yeah, they're fine. They're sleeping."
"Ok, ok. We just have to figure out who would-" Sonny turned to see the door open and Carly walked in.
"Hey, you're back." the words were barely out of her mouth when Sonny ran over to her and pulled her into a bone crushing embrace. "Whoa, what's wrong?"
"Are you ok? Where were you?"
"I went to the store, we were out of milk."
"You went out for milk at this time of night?" Jason finally spoke up.
"I couldn't sleep so I figured I could have it for Michael's breakfast." Sonny let out a long sigh of relief and hugged his wife once more. "Sonny what's going on? And don't say it's nothing, especially after that bear hug you just gave me!"
"I got a call from a guy said he had something of mine, wanted to meet us at the warehouse. At the warehouse he says again that he has something of mine and then mentions you." He ran a hand through his dark hair. "I figured the whole call was to get us away so he could get you."
"But I'm fine. Don't worry." she reassured
"So he was just messing with us?" Jason wondered aloud.
"Looks like it. Wanted to get us paranoid."
There was no answer. She was sure that someone was there. The door had opened quietly but she heard it, she wasn't completely asleep anyway. Anytime she let herself sleep deep enough to dream, she relived those moments.
At first she had thought it was just a doctor checking up, but no one came any closer.
"I know someone's there!" Courtney called out again, and again there was no answer. 'This is ridiculous.' she thought to herself frustrated. So she pulled herself up once again to get a look for herself.
A wince escaped her as she brought herself into a sitting position. She didn't see anyone, which was weird because she knew that someone had come in. Straining her eyes to see in the dark, she took a closer look. Taking a deep breath, she used her arms to push herself up so that she was sitting straighter. It hurt more but she didn't care, she was getting really frustrated by this whole thing.
"Should you be doing that in your condition?" The voice caught her off guard and she turned sharply in its direction. Bad idea. Immediately, she laid back down but kept her eyes in the direction the voice had come from.
Courtney couldn't see her guest from her position and that only pissed her off more.
"Who's there?"
"Just calm down, I'm not going to hurt you." he replied but she wasn't buying it.
"Right. You just snuck in in the middle of the night to have a chat."
"Ok, you got me." now he stepped close enough she was looking up at his face. Her anger grew when she saw who it was.
"Ric get out!" she demanded.
"You don't seem to be in a position to be giving orders." She held his gaze as long as possible, trying to keep his attention on her face while her hand searched the darkness for the call button. Not finding it she granted herself a quick look. Just to try and catch a glimpse of where it might be. When she looked back he was no longer standing there.
Courtney was really not liking this. She began to search faster, and after a few minutes she found it. She took it in her hands and felt relief wash over her. It quickly disappeared when she felt it get ripped from her hands. She was really not liking this.
She opened her mouth to call for help but it was quickly covered with a hand. She struggled to fight back, but could only do so much. Before she knew what was happening, she felt the prick of a needle break her skin.
Ric was struggling to keep her still. He honestly hadn't much of a fight from someone who could barely move. Even so it wasn't easy to keep her down and from screaming as he pulled the syringe from his jacket pocket. He felt her tighten up when he stuck her with it, and then begin to relax not a moment later. Ric shoved the needle back into his pocket and removed his hand only when he was sure she was unconscious.
Ch. 18. Take a Deep Breath
Carly quickly spun around to find Max grabbing hold of her arm.
"Oh my God! Max you scared the hell out of me!" she gave him a smack on the shoulder. "What happened out here? I heard a noise."
"That was me. I tripped and fell against the wall. I didn't mean to scare you Mrs. C." she smiled at him inwardly hating herself for being so paranoid.
"Alright. Goodnight Max."
"Good night."
Carly went back into the penthouse, feeling stupid for letting herself get all worried for nothing. She returned to the couch and laid down. Closing her eyes she quickly fell into sleep.
At the Same Time
Faith had been waiting anxiously for the phone to ring. When it finally did she knew it could only be one person so she let it ring while she picked up the house phone and dialed Ric's cell.
"It's time." she then hung up and picked up the cell phone. Using the same device she had earlier to disguise her voice she began a chat with Sonny.
Ric had answered right away and listened to Faith's announcement. So he began to make his move. When he was sure that no one was guarding the door, he slowly approached it. Gently opening it he saw she was asleep. He smiled to himself and stepped inside. The room was dark, and there was no one else there.
Creeping closer to the sleeping woman, he stopped when noticed she was no longer asleep.
"Hello?" she called out into the dark.
Sonny and Jason had not even bothered with the elevator, heading straight towards the stairs. Taking them in multiples, they reached their floor in no time they just hoped that they weren't too late.
Finally reaching the door, Sonny burst through it and entered the penthouse. His heart stopped. Carly was not downstairs. Jason quickly ran up the stairs and then back down.
"She's not upstairs either." Sonny was overwhelmed with panic for his wife when another worry came to him.
"The boys?"
"Yeah, they're fine. They're sleeping."
"Ok, ok. We just have to figure out who would-" Sonny turned to see the door open and Carly walked in.
"Hey, you're back." the words were barely out of her mouth when Sonny ran over to her and pulled her into a bone crushing embrace. "Whoa, what's wrong?"
"Are you ok? Where were you?"
"I went to the store, we were out of milk."
"You went out for milk at this time of night?" Jason finally spoke up.
"I couldn't sleep so I figured I could have it for Michael's breakfast." Sonny let out a long sigh of relief and hugged his wife once more. "Sonny what's going on? And don't say it's nothing, especially after that bear hug you just gave me!"
"I got a call from a guy said he had something of mine, wanted to meet us at the warehouse. At the warehouse he says again that he has something of mine and then mentions you." He ran a hand through his dark hair. "I figured the whole call was to get us away so he could get you."
"But I'm fine. Don't worry." she reassured
"So he was just messing with us?" Jason wondered aloud.
"Looks like it. Wanted to get us paranoid."
There was no answer. She was sure that someone was there. The door had opened quietly but she heard it, she wasn't completely asleep anyway. Anytime she let herself sleep deep enough to dream, she relived those moments.
At first she had thought it was just a doctor checking up, but no one came any closer.
"I know someone's there!" Courtney called out again, and again there was no answer. 'This is ridiculous.' she thought to herself frustrated. So she pulled herself up once again to get a look for herself.
A wince escaped her as she brought herself into a sitting position. She didn't see anyone, which was weird because she knew that someone had come in. Straining her eyes to see in the dark, she took a closer look. Taking a deep breath, she used her arms to push herself up so that she was sitting straighter. It hurt more but she didn't care, she was getting really frustrated by this whole thing.
"Should you be doing that in your condition?" The voice caught her off guard and she turned sharply in its direction. Bad idea. Immediately, she laid back down but kept her eyes in the direction the voice had come from.
Courtney couldn't see her guest from her position and that only pissed her off more.
"Who's there?"
"Just calm down, I'm not going to hurt you." he replied but she wasn't buying it.
"Right. You just snuck in in the middle of the night to have a chat."
"Ok, you got me." now he stepped close enough she was looking up at his face. Her anger grew when she saw who it was.
"Ric get out!" she demanded.
"You don't seem to be in a position to be giving orders." She held his gaze as long as possible, trying to keep his attention on her face while her hand searched the darkness for the call button. Not finding it she granted herself a quick look. Just to try and catch a glimpse of where it might be. When she looked back he was no longer standing there.
Courtney was really not liking this. She began to search faster, and after a few minutes she found it. She took it in her hands and felt relief wash over her. It quickly disappeared when she felt it get ripped from her hands. She was really not liking this.
She opened her mouth to call for help but it was quickly covered with a hand. She struggled to fight back, but could only do so much. Before she knew what was happening, she felt the prick of a needle break her skin.
Ric was struggling to keep her still. He honestly hadn't much of a fight from someone who could barely move. Even so it wasn't easy to keep her down and from screaming as he pulled the syringe from his jacket pocket. He felt her tighten up when he stuck her with it, and then begin to relax not a moment later. Ric shoved the needle back into his pocket and removed his hand only when he was sure she was unconscious.