here is the third chapter i hope you enjy it!

Chapter 3

I woke up with my head feeling like it had split open and my shoulder feeling like it had been run over by a Mac track. I felt like something had been glued to my face. Slowly and unsteadily I got to my feet. Looking around I remember where I was. Looking down a few feet from where I had laid was Krantz covered in blood. I staggered to my purse where my cell was and after spending four minutes rummaging to find it only to realize it was in my lap and spending six minutes trying to work it I finally made the call.

"This is Agent Mastriani, requesting an ambulance to Agent Krantz's house immediately," after it was confirmed I hung up and passed out again.

When I woke up bright lights were blinding me. It took me a minute to figure out that they weren't the ones everyone talks about with near death experiences. Though with my head and shoulder it seemed close to one. I turned my head slightly to see Jordan standing by my bedside talking quietly on his cell pone.

"no! I don't give a damn if you have to uproot the metropolitan police we need to find these people and we need to find them now! No. I do not care about some stupid convention. Two agents were attacked we need to find these people now!" he said fiercely.

Jordan turned around and seeing me awake hung up the phone without a good-bye. "your awake he exclaimed!"

I tried to smile and managed a small one. "Yeah I am. You know that wasn't very nice. You know hanging up on that person"

"Yeah well they deserved it after everything that has happened today," he said sourly.

That's when everything came back to me "Oh My Gosh Jordan where's Krantz? Is he okay? And where is Rob is he in custody?" I exclaimed.

"In do time Jess. Right now you have to rest. I'll be back in the morning to tell you everything." He kissed me on my forehead letting his mouth linger their for a moment before he headed out the door.

The nurse came in and said stuff about making good progress and she was glad to see I was awake. She got me dinner and then gave me some pills. It didn't matter. None of it helped me keep my mind off things. From the moment I woke up to the moment I went to bed thoughts kept running through my head. They weren't good thoughts either. Something bad had happened I knew it. Maybe multiple bad things had happened. With a sinking heart I had a suspicion I knew what they were.

I woke up to sunlight streaming in and Jordan by my bedside again. a few minutes later the nurse came in with breakfast and more pills. I went to use the privy while Jordan who was reading the newspaper waited. It was then that I looked at myself in the mirror. I wasn't one who focused on superficial things but even I knew I looked horrible. I had dark circles under my eyes and my right side was all swollen and discolored. Even my right shoulder looked swollen in the sling the doctors had put it in. I tried to tidy myself up the best I could and headed back to Jordan.

He was reclining in a chair. The newspaper was discarded on a small table. I thought he looked just as handsome as ever of course it could be the drugs that were making me think that then again it probably wasn't. When he saw me he got up and helped me back to bed making sure I was settled he began his report.

"I know your wondering what is happening and I will tell you but first, the doctors said to tell you that you will be released this afternoon. You don't have a concussion and only have mild bruising. You will be coming home to my townhouse rather then your apartment. I did send someone to get some belongings from your apartment," without waiting for me to reply he continued.

"Agent Krantz is in critical but stable condition. At the moment the doctors aren't sure whether he will pull through but they remain optimistic. I know you're worried about Mr. Wilkins and I am afraid to say that you have reason too be concerned." He held up his hands for me to be silent and continued. " I waited for him until I got the call from headquarters about you and Krantz. I left someone there to wait for him but he never showed. I then went to the address he gave you and it was deserted. There was no sign of forced entry but then there was also no sign that anyone had even been staying there."

"At the moment we are treating him as a missing kidnapped person but that could always change." He paused allowing me to take it in before he continued. "Now there is some more important business to attend to Jess. Wilkins stated that his father had gotten in with some mob criminals. We believe that we know what crime family he got into. The Calistoga crime family, they deal in drugs, weaponry, and human trafficking. They are not very nice people. We never had a case or enough evidence to prosecute them. I know you want to get back to work but I think it is best if you do that you work from home." Noticing I was getting dreary, "you rest and I'll be back later to pick you up." He kissed me on the forehead again and left.

I slept for the next three hours and by the time I awoke I was refreshed and ready to get out of the hospital. Jordan came back with some fresh clothes and toiletries. While he took care of checking me out I took a shower and tried to make myself presentable that was trial some considering of the greenish color of my face on the right side. When he was done he helped me to his car and drove me to his townhouse, which was going to become my home for the next couple of days. I got settled and slept the rest of the day away.

I woke up around seven and Jordan got me some dinner to eat in bed.

"are you okay?" he asked concerned sitting on a chair.

I smiled at him. "Yes I'm fine except for a couple scrapes and bruises I have never been better," I said cracking a joke and pushing the tray away.

He got up and took it and then sat on the edge of the bed. For the second time in three days my heart started to beat faster and faster. He took my hands and kissed both of them.

"I just want you to be okay Jess. I know you don't like me worrying about you but I do." Jordan then kissed me on the lips. After several minutes he stopped and looked at me with an expression that made my heart melt which doesn't do that a lot. "Goodnight Jess," and with that he got up and left me pondering.

That night I couldn't sleep. My thoughts and feelings were all confused. I had feelings for Rob yet Jordan kissed me. It wasn't the fiery furiousness that Rob's kisses were. Jordan's was sweet and gentle and set me off in whole different directions. There was also the tiny matter of where was Rob? Why hadn't he called? It seemed he had left just as mysteriously as he had come if he had even left of his own free will. Then their was the last question the one that was most important. Who wanted Krantz, Rob and myself dead so badly? And if Rob was right who wanted his father dead?

I fell into a pitiful sleep late at night and woke up late in the morning. I woke up in time to tell Jordan about a few things I needed of my computer and to say good-bye to him. I then busied myself getting a glass and cereal and started eating breakfast when my cell phone rang.

"Hello?" I asked.

"Is this jess Mastriani speaking?" a craggily voice asked. I guess he wasn't one to screw around with pleasantries.

"Yes, it is. Can I help you with something?" I answered respectfully.

"Yes. Yes you can. I'm Rob Wilkins father and I am in dire need of your help."

I stared in disbelieve at the phone. I made a mental note to never ever eat cereal again.

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