Four Leaf Clover – 13
Summary Reminder – Based on Trinity's challenge of J/N engaging in an affair behind the Evil One's back. EVenge found out about Jolie's new and old relationship and she is pissed. Marcie and her family are successfully murdered by Hayes. Rex is going to look into leads to find Hayes. Natalie was kidnapped outside UV. Bo thinks it's by Hayes, but it's actually by St. Emasculation…who is not who she seems.
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"You bitch!" Evangeline shrieked at Natalie as the limo sped on the highway away from Llanview. "Shut the hell up!"
"I can see why you'd be pissed about John and I, but pulling a gun?"
Evangeline lunged forward and put her good hand around Natalie's neck and pressed the gun to her temple. "You don't know who you're messing with, bitch."
Natalie's eyes widened at the rage in the other woman's eyes and at the feel of the air being pressed out of her windpipe and Evangeline's nails digging into her neck. Evangeline kept pressing until Natalie began to gasp then she released her hold and then clawed her nails down Natalie's neck to her arm.
Natalie coughed and gasped for breath.
"Miss Atlantic City Heiress thinks she's better than me by sleeping with John behind my back. I thought you were just a desperate little girl when in reality you're a whore."
"What John and I did behind your back was wrong. I know that."
"I'm glad you know that." Evangeline mocked and tightened her grip on Natalie's arm. The gun was still pointed at her temple. "You messed with the wrong woman, Missy. No one dumps Cookie and no one dupes Cookie and gets away with it. Not you, not John, not Paul Cramer and not even my former husband Tico Santi!"
"What?" Natalie cried out, the shock temporarily blocking out the pain of Evangeline's claw.
"Why do you think I slept with that dumb cop? He's good looking; he's pretty good in bed." Evangeline shrugged. "But really, he's so far beneath me it's not funny. That's why I told my family he was still in the FBI."
"You were married to Tico?" Natalie lifted her hand and tried to pry Evangeline's hand off her body. Evangeline calmly let go.
"I like powerful men. Mitch Laurence, your dear husband and uncle was great. But he was nothing like Tico. Tico was world class. Too bad he had to get involved with your sister."
"What do you mean about Paul?"
"Pfft. Cramer was an idiot. He tried to double-cross Tico so I took care of him."
It suddenly occurred to Natalie that if Evangeline was telling her all this stuff, she probably did not plan for her to come out of this alive. And she might have dangerous plans for John who didn't know to look out for her. She had to stop her from hurting John.
"Did you kill him yourself?" Natalie tried to look around for something she could use as a weapon. Champagne bottle. Glasses. That could work if she could disarm her.
"With the same gun I'm going to kill you and John with." She banged the weapon on Natalie's temple causing no small amount of pain.
"You kill Tico, too?" Natalie figured she might as well solve all of the outstanding cases while she was at it and as she slowly turned her body.
Evangeline's eyes narrowed and she began to move away.
Taking the opening, Natalie rammed her body full force against Evangeline's injured wrist and tackled her to the floor of the limo. She grabbed the gun and kneed Evangeline a little extra to make sure she was down.
Evangeline rolled on the floor clasping her wrist and crying out in pain.
Natalie moved backwards and hit the partition. It slid open. "Yes ma'am," the driver said.
"Take me to the Lanview Police Department."
The partition slid closed.
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John and Bo were holed up in his office trying to figure out where Hayes would take Natalie to recreate the scene in the Killing Club book that had been marked and left beside Natalie's car at UV.
"What are you doing here, Michael?" John asked as his brother, looking haggard, walked in.
"Nowhere else to be. I heard about Natalie being taken."
John walked over to his brother and the two men embraced. As John opened his mouth to say something there was a knock at the door. Distracted now, John walked over and opened the door.
"We have the fingerprint results back from the book." The cop handed over the file.
John opened and cursed loudly when he saw the results.
"What is it John?" Bo asked.
"The book has Evangeline Williamson's fingerprints. Or as this FBI report says, Evangeline Santi." John looked up at Bo. "She was married to Tico Santi in Puerto Rico eight years ago, right after she graduated law school."
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Natalie held the gun trained on Evangeline and banged on the partition again.
"Yes, Ma'am?" The driver said as he opened the partition again.
"Why are not turning around and heading back to Llanview."
"I don't take instructions from you, Ma'am."
"How about if I tell you I have a loaded gun?" Natalie cocked the gun. "And that I'm a Lord-Buchanan and my family would be very grateful for my safe return."
The partition slid closed again.
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"Oh man, I'm sorry." Michael shook his head.
"For what?" John asked absently as he listened to Bo give orders to find Evangeline Williamson Santi.
"I'm sorry I pushed her on you over Natalie. And for what I said about the affair you were having with."
"You never said anything to me." John turned his attention on Michael.
"To Natalie. I kinda told her off for duping Evangeline. I didn't know she was a Santi, man."
"Me either. Why didn't any of that turn up in our background checks on Santi? Why didn't Sonia tell us that?" John asked Bo.
"I plan to find that out. I have the file in the office and someone is going to hear about this."
"Do you think she killed Tico Santi?"
"Could be. I need to question Jessica Buchanan again." John sat down on his desk. "I need find Natalie."
"You will, man."
"Thanks for being here and I'm so sorry I couldn't save Marcie."
Michael sat down on the couch, his leg paining more than it had in a long time.
"Me, too. If I hadn't..." Michael broke off. "I could have been there with her."
"And probably be dead, too."
Michael shrugged and looked at his hands, his doctor's hands, hands that had been unable to bring the life back to the woman he loved.
"It's not your fault. Listen, Mikey, I'll make a deal." John waited for Michael to look up at him. "If you don't blame yourself I won't blame myself."
"We're a pair, aren't we?" Michael's laugh was hollow.
"We're brothers." John walked over and put his hand on his brother's shoulder.
"We caught a break. Someone walking their dog saw a limousine speeding away from UV at about the time Natalie was taken." Bo stuck his head in the door.
"Let's check out the rental companies." John walked over to his desk.
"Already have people on it. We'll find her."
"I won't lose her. I can't." John looked at his brother and Bo, his face deadly serious. "I'll kill anyone who takes her from me."