Ok, back again sorry for the delay. Although you have to admit im back sooner than usual. Where has everyone been this week? All the fics I read haven't been updated for a while. Oh before I forget nklm I tried to get those chapters posted back, but its really hard and I thought I'd tear up my story. Is it ok if I just send them to you? I also will have to retype chapter one because I think it got deleted from my disk, but other than that I have them all. Ill just have to see I might have it on my computer. Oh if anyone else wants to read the first few chapters that were taking off ill be more than glad to send them to you. Just ask. J
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Chapter 20
Grace tried to sneak into the backroom, but it was too late. He had seen her.
"Hey!" He called making his was toward her.
Her eyes flew open at his recognition towards her. She darted toward the backroom with his first step towards her. He was too quick and grabbed her arm pulling her into him until he had a good grasp on her neck. He squeezed hard as Grace felt her air leaving her.
The man motioned the hysterical Jayden to follow him as her pushed Grace the rest of the way into the backroom.
When they reached the room Grace felt the man she knew to be Mitch glide his hands up her body before slamming her into the wall and drawing a gun.
Grace's forehead was gashed by the impact in which her head managed to hit a wooden crate.
Mitch began to speak with a sliver of a grin on his face.
"Well well looks like I hit the jackpot. Whose your friend sweetheart?"
Grace is in a daze and doesn't react to Mitch's question.
"Aw still haven't grown a backbone?" He says again speaking to Grace. He walks by her giving her a kick in the face with his boot while grabbing some duct tape located above her on a shelf.
"Come here." He commands Jayden.
She remains still shocked at what she had just witnessed.
"Come here." He repeats more sternly. "That is unless you want to look like your friend here." He smiles as he motions to Grace who now has two giant gashes, one on her forehead and one just to the left of her nose that seems to run up to her eye.
Jayden obeys and Mitch begins tying her up.
As he was finishing up old man Ivanhoe walked in slowly. He had heard the commotion the girls had made.
"Hello sir, anything I can do for ye? He said as cheerful as possible, considering he already had examined the situation.
Mitch jumped up fro tying the girl and turned around pointing the gun at Ivanhoe.
Mitch grinned at the site of the seven foot three inch old man.
"Come here old man."
Ivanhoe obeyed.
While the old man was distracting Mitch, Grace had come to and was beginning to untie Jayden.
"Well don't ye want my money first before ye tie me up?" Catching Grace's eye with the corner of his.
Grace shook her head in acknowledgement and to signal that she had finished untying Jayden.
Mitch allowed the man along with Grace to go to the register.
Before Grace had left the room she motioned Jayden to leave and get help.
The old man opened the register more clumsily Grace noticed as she watched. That is until Mitch hurried him with a gun to his back.
When Mitch had gotten all the money packed away into his leather jacket he led them back into the backroom.
Seeing Jayden was no longer there he immediately looked to Grace.
"You!"
She backed up to the wall but Mitch slapped her in her already burning wound before she could get out of the way.
At this the Ivanhoe hurtled at Mitch from behind. He had had a height advantage, but his age had more than made up for that. Mitch flipped him over his back with ease before pistol-whipping him into the wall.
Ivanhoe was out cold.
"Well well Grace Polk. Did you like my greeting?" He said snickering. "Wasn't it fun?"
He said as he bent to pull her to her feet.
She spit in his face.
He whipped it off and continued, smiling as he pulled her up.
"That's ok, ill make up for that when I catch up to that Adam guy. And what's the new guys name? Luke was it?"
Grace's eyes flew open.
"Oh, I guess I'm right." He again smiled as he dragged her toward his truck.
Joan was leaving Lowe's just as Jayden came rushing in.
She jumped out of the car stumbling towards the building. She rammed into Joan, who clumsily helped her up.
"Do you work here?" Jayden pressed.
Joan didn't have time to answer before getting another question tossed at her.
"Do you know what department Luke works in?"
"Luke who?" Joan snapped.
Then, something caught her attention. The girl's shirt said Ivanhoe's.
"Oh God, Grace!"
Jayden shook her head as Joan pulled her towards the place she had talked to Luke.
He was still there.
"Luke!" Joan screamed. "We have to go now!"
"Huh?" He said turning around to see his hysterical sister and equally hysterical girl in which he did not know.
"It's Grace!" Joan screamed.
Luke looks at her with panic in his eyes. "Where is she?" He asks Joan.
She shakes her head.
He then begins screaming the same question at Jayden while also shaking her.
Jayden sobs but only manages to let the word work escape.
"Luke is terrified, what if he doesn't make it? He runs towards the parking lot and the girls chase behind.
MEANWHILE…
Mitch has Grace in his truck and is heading down the road.
"So, ya miss me?" Mitch says with a nasty grin.
Grace is still kind of dazed but manages to speak.
"Look, What do you want? I've got money… anything you want."
"No, I'm quite sufficient with just you at the moment, That is, until I get a hold of your little boyfriend. Who does he think he is touching my girl?"
"I'm not your girl!" she says trying to rustle the door open. (Which seems to be tied shut)
"Please!" Grace pleaded. "Leave Luke out of this! He hasn't done anything to you!
Mitch smiled. "I know, it's what he's done with you."
"He hasn't done anything with me. Kiss and that's it!" she said out of breath.
"Bullshit!" you expect me to believe that! People aren't together for four years without doing something. Do you take me as a fool?"
Well, hey give me credit it's not that big of a cliffhanger. Lol anyways hope you enjoyed it. Lots of reviews! lol more twists to come. J
