Chapter 8- Jillian
Back at Tony and Michelle's house Tony was getting to know Jillian. They were playing with some of the toys Michelle had in a box in the closet. Jillian had known exactly where it was. They were building a tower that was already taller than Jillian. As they built they had comfortable small talk.
"So your short huh?" he asked
"Yeah"
"How's that going for ya? He asked chuckling
"I can hide under the bed" she said proudly
"Wow"
Jillian looked up at him. "So your strong huh?"
"Yeah." He smiled
"You gonna protect my Aunt from bad guys?"
"Definitely" he said
"How much weight can you lift up?" she asked as Michelle walked back in. He walked over and threw Michelle over his shoulder.
"Well I can pick up your aunt" he smiled
"WOW! That's so cool!" she clapped
"Show off" Michelle muttered from over his shoulder. He set her down.
"Hey Jill did you have fun while I was gone?" she said
"Yeah! Uncle Tony is fun!!" she said excitedly. Tony and Michelle looked at each other and smiled. Tony and Michelle took Jill out for ice cream after lunch. On the way Jill fell asleep.
"She's adorable" Tony said
"I love her" she said softly gazing at the child
"You want children?" he asked looking over at her as he drove.
"Yeah, someday." She said
"You?"
"Definitely, especially if they are like her" he smiled
"I hope so" They pulled up to the house "Why is the front door open?" Michelle asked worried
"The window is broken," he said. They quietly got out of the car leaving Jill in there asleep. They crept up to the door. Tony went in first, Michelle followed close behind. Michelle looked in to the living room to see Lauren tied up. She ran over to her and started to untie her when all of a sudden someone grabbed her from behind. She yelped and Tony watched running over to fight the man. He got on top of him and punched him when everything went black. Tony fell to the ground.
Michelle tried to scream for help but they had her mouth duck-taped already. "Alright Johnny who comes?" The man who had tied her up said.
"Hold up lemme call T" he dialed his phone "Hey T what's this chick look like…uh huh brown eyes, auburn curly hair, good body ok we got her. Be there soon." He hung up and turned to his partner "That one" he pointed at Michelle and hauled her off. They got into a van and drove off.
Tony woke up a few minute s later to Lauren kicking him and moaning. Tony sat straight up help Lauren free "Where is she?"
"They took her" she said "I am going to go get the police" she ran out before Tony could stop her. All of a sudden Tony heard Michelle's phone ring he picked up.
"Michelle it's Chloe, Chappelle wanted me to tell you, that you were right the man you ID-ed earlier today has a twin brother named Timothy. We can't seem to find him." She said
"Did he ever see Michelle?" Tony asked
"Tony!?" Chloe said
"Chloe did Tim ever see her!" Tony demanded
"Yes. What are you doing because I don't think this is proto….."
"Chloe she has been kidnapped where does this Timothy live" he said
"Well it took us a few hours to crack his brother but it turns out Timothy live at 2417 Alatic Avenue"
"Thanks" he said and hung up.
He ran out to the car and started up the engine racing toward this location, he knew where it was because he once had a buddy who lived near there. He was lost in his dilemma until unexpectedly he heard a small voice come from the back seat "I thought a red light means you have to stop, does green mean stop then?" Tony jumped at realizing Jillian was still in the backseat in her car seat.
"Oh uh well…no but" Tony stammered unable to think
"Where are we going?" she asked looking curiously out the window.
"Uh well she…" Tony had no clue what to do with a kid in the back trying to get her, just then Michelle cell phone rang he picked up. "Hello?"
"Hey is this Tony?"
"Uh yeah"
"Well I am here at Michelle's house. Where are you guys?" she asked
"Uh well me and Jill are here" he started
"Where's Michelle?"
Tony looked at the small child in the rear view mirror "Michelle has been K-I-D-N-A-P-P-E-D" he spelt
"Oh my god!" Debbie yelled
"I am gonna need you to come pick up Jill." Tony said
"Where!?" Debbie asked now upset and crying
"2417 Atlantic Avenue. I'll make sure she's safe. I'll give her Michelle's phone and she can wait in the car for you. I also need you to go back to our house and wait for Michelle's dad."
"Ok, I am coming now. Be careful with Jill she's my baby" Debbie cried "Oh god not Michelle! Do you think she's alive?"
Tony voice broke "I don't know" he tried to pull himself together "I'll keep in touch" he hung up.
"What's a matter?" Jill said from the back "Where's Aunt Michelle?"
"Well she's uh" he said, "We can't find her"
"Where do you think she's hiding?"
"Uh we are not sure but I am gonna need your help to find her" Tony said
"What do I have to do?" she asked
"Well I am gonna give you Aunt Michelle's cell phone" he tossed the phone in to her lap "You know how to answer it?"
"Yeah" she said
"Well when it rings your mom is gonna ask where you are, tell her and she is gonna come pick you up."
"Why?"
"So you can go back to Aunt Michelle's house and wait for us"
"Ok" she said
"Good girl" Tony sped on, thinking of what he would do when he got there.