Chapter 2
The Angel Square Hotel was not your run of the mill hotel, but it didn't look run down or too shabby. It was better looking on the inside than the outside with lighting and soft tones of beige and tans. John had been living here since he came to Landview eight years ago.
John was just walking to the entrance, when Natalie walked out of the front door. An unspoken look passed between them.
"Uh, hey John."
"Hey, Natalie, what are you doing here?" John really didn't feel like hearing what Natalie had to say about Christian or how their relationship together was.
"Well it you thinking I came to see you, then you're wrong; I came to see Roxy. But I would like to talk to you about Chris if you have the time."
John stepped around Natalie to gain entrance inside the hotel, but she blocked his path.
Look, Natalie I just want to get inside and get some rest, but … I can talk for a few minutes, come inside."
Natalie followed John inside the hotel, when he took a seat in the lobby, she was a bit surprised she expected to go up to his room, but she didn't say anything about it. She took the chair opposite of him; her back to the door.
"So what's on your mind about Chris?" John stretched an arm out across the back of the chair and rubbed his left hand over his face.
"Well, I was going through some of his things after he came back and I found this." She pulled a little black book from her purse and handed it to him.
"What is this?" He flipped through its pages and closed it, deciding to check it out tomorrow.
She shrugged her shoulders and settled more comfortably in her seat.
"All I know is he left it sitting on the night stand by the bed and when he went to take a shower I grabbed it and put it in my purse. He is always writing in it and when I ask him about what it's for he won't say anything. I just worry about him John he seems different some how."
Natalie shifted in her seat uncomfortably; the only reason she was talking about Chris was to distract herself from the real reason she was here … to see John.
At that moment John got another visitor; twice in one day, Evangeline just happened to walk through the door and was about to go up stairs when she turned her attention toward John and Natalie. She was about to walk over to them when she saw how tired John looked and how overworked he was, she decided that she would wait upstairs for him.
She pointed with her finger that she would be upstairs. He nodded his head and grinned, he was finally going to feel her skin against his and the feel of his hands in her hair. He watched her as she walked up the steps; her long coco brown legs move beneath her skirt with curves to die for.
"Earth to John, hey are you listening to me?" Natalie didn't know what was going on, but she knew that John wasn't listening to her. She turned her head in the direction of John's eyes, but didn't see anything or anyone.
When John looked back at Natalie he still had that dreamy look on his face.
"Tell you what, I'll look over this tomorrow at the station and give you a call if I find anything strange or unusual about this uh… book. So let's call it a night, I would really like to get upstairs and sleep."
"Thanks John for helping me and being a friend when I need you too." Natalie stood up and gave John a hug.
John watched Natalie walk to the door and leave; he waited a few minutes to make sure that Natalie was gone before dashing upstairs to meet Evangeline.
"I was about to give up on you Lieutenant." Evangeline was leaning against the door jamb.
John sauntered over to where she stood and just looked at her. She was so beautiful and he would do whatever it took to keep her in his life.
"Well counselor, don't give up yet; the night is young." John pulled his keys out of his coat pocket and opened the door.
Evangeline followed him inside and shut the door behind him.