Chapter 12-

Marissa lay unconscious in Oliver's car. Oliver sat in the driver's seat ordering two Value Meals from the Drive Thru Lady at McDonald's. "Thanks," he said, rolling up the window. He glanced at Marissa, smiled, and ran his hand through her dark hair. "I love you baby."

Suddenly she opened her eyes. "I love you too, Oliver!" screamed Marissa, stabbing her nail filer into his hand. Oliver cried out in pain as Marissa quickly kicked the door open and clambered out the car.

Oliver pulled the nail filer out of his hand, climbed out of the car, and ran after Marissa. He pulled a syringe out of his coat pocket and stuck it into her arm. Marissa cried out as she grew weak. "Go to sleep, baby," said Oliver, letting Marissa fall into his arms. He smiled and dragged her back into the car, making sure no one saw them. It was dark outside, and the McDonald's parking lot was deserted.

Ryan had immediately called the police after finding the body of the former Mrs. Caleb Nichols. They counted him as a suspect–actually, he was there number one suspect. Ryan had called Summer and Seth and told them about the murder...and then he realized something. Where was Marissa? What had happened to his wife during all of this ordeal? Something hit his stomach hard, especially when the police informed him that there had been a "struggle" in Marissa's bedroom. Her vanity had been overturned, along with a small stool. They found a gun on the floor of her bedroom, left there in a hasty getaway.

They said the gun was registered to one Oliver Trask.

"Where would Oliver take Marissa?" said Ryan.

"One of the Four Seasons, most likely," said Seth.

"No, not a Four Seasons–they'd find him far too easily. Think...where would the police not look for them?" Ryan, Summer, and Seth, were in Ryan's pool house. Ryan paced the room anxiously.

"What about Oliver's parent's house in Palm Springs?" said Summer.

"Yes. Good thinking, Summer." Ryan smiled and ran out the room.

"My wife is so smart!" said Seth, kissing Summer on the cheek.

"Seth, do you think that Oliver will hurt Marissa?" her eyes were growing misty now. "I don't want anything to happen to her."

"We'll save her," said Seth. He smiled. "I promise."

The girl sat in the back of the taxi-cab, riding towards the Cohen house. She paid the driver and stepped out of the run down vehicle, examining her surroundings. "Wow, so this is how Ryan lives." She smiled and motioned the small boy and two girls out of the car. "Vali, Chris, Yvonne, lets go up and meet the Cohens." She held the two girls hands and motioned for the boy to follow.

"Aunt Jupiter, is this where Uncle Ryan lives?"

Jupiter smiled and looked down at her daughter, Valentine. "Yes, it is." And she turned and rang the doorbell.