Chapter 30: When You Assume…

Jean met him half way when she saw them. Grace was in such a shape she wasn't even sure of what was happening just that she had been rescued. Jean walked next to Josef talking to Grace telling her she was going to be okay now.

Beth opened the back of the SUV and let Josef set her inside. Jean moved to sit next to her, "Grace can you hear me?"

She smiled, "You came."

"Of course we came for you." She took in her face and frowned, "I'm so sorry he was able to hurt you Grace. I swear to you he will never be able to touch you again."

More tears fell from her as she remembered her kidnapping. "He's dead. The guard, he was so nice and he's dead because of me."

Jean looked at Josef and whispered, "Go get Kyle." Josef took off back towards the warehouse as Jean took the offered tissues Beth handed her. "Kyle's not dead. He's okay."

"No Nolan had a gun…he said he took care of him."

Jean couldn't tell her the truth so she told her what they'd told Carl, "He knocked Kyle out. He was unconscious for a while but as soon as he woke up we knew we had to find you."

"He's not dead?"

Beth saw Josef and Kyle jogging towards them and smiled, "See for yourself."

Grace looked up and squinted through her tears and swelling to see Kyle. "Thank God. I'm so glad you aren't dead." Grace blew her nose into a tissue as they heard sirens coming closer.

Kyle stopped in front of her and bowed his head, "I'm sorry I allowed this to happen to you."

"It's not your fault. Besides he didn't hurt me much. He only hit me once."

"That is more than he should have been allowed to," Kyle stepped back.

Grace looked at Jean, "He found out about my procedure. He misunderstood that's why he did all this."

Beth looked at them confused, "What are you talking about?"

Feeling better now that she was safe she found it easier to talk, "He would force himself on me all the time and he never wore a condom, beat me up pretty badly when I asked him to once. He wouldn't let me take the pill either. When I ran away I got on it and stayed on it just had to hide it but I was scared he'd find it no matter where I hid it."

Jean looked over at Beth, "We helped her schedule an appointment to have an IUD put in. That way she wouldn't have to worry as much."

She shook her head softly feeling it sway, "I didn't mean to give them my home number they needed it and I thought I'd be home when they called. I had no idea he heard the message."

"Why did you cancel it?"

"I didn't I had to reschedule. Jean took me," she smiled over at Jean. "I was scared he'd find out if I went alone, I swear he would track my car."

"He probably did," Beth muttered to herself. "But why did you getting that make him do this?"

"He didn't know what the procedure was. He thought I was pregnant and that I was going to terminate but had changed my mind. He thought I was going to the clinic to see Jean to try and get help so I could take the baby from him."

She sighed, "He wanted me in jail for his murder. That way he could disappear and when I had the baby the money would go to them as I'd have forfeited my rights to it being in jail and then he'd made plans to adopt the baby then I'd be dealt with in jail. Then when you all got me off the charges he had to improvise…I don't know what he was planning but just before you came for me he was going to rape me again."

Jean squeezed her hand reassuringly, "That pig will never touch you again I promise you."

Josef caught Jean's eye and could see she was serious. Josef knew this bastard couldn't be allowed to slip free once more. "Someone will have an accident in holding," he said in sub tones making Beth and Kyle smile. Jean just looked up at Josef meeting his eyes and nodded mouthing 'Thank you'.

The ambulance pulled up as Beth flagged them down, "Let's get you checked out okay."

Carl sat Nolan down in a chair and had the other guards brought in to sit in a line and await cruisers to take them away. Nolan was whining about his wrist which Carl knew would need medical attention but was in no hurry to get it to him. He moved over to Nolan and retried his cell from his jacket pocket and looked at the call history. Lots of calls from one number, a member of the department.

"You know I'd hoped it was just the DA."

Nolan smiled, "I have friends all over. I'll be out before you know it."

Mick pulled out his phone and pulled up an app and hit play:

"I'm rather busy."

"HELP!"

"I just got word they know where you are and they're on their way with backup."

"SHIT!"

Mick clicked the recorder off, "Let's see how many friends you have once the detective and DA are taken down as accomplices. Besides we have all your money secured, all the money you hid aside has been found. Those numbered accounts were rather clever but my wife is far more clever."

Nolan was seething, "It's all her fault. She tried to take my baby from me."

Mick jerked back in surprise. He looked down at his phone and looked at Carl showing him the text. Carl sighed and nodded as two uniforms came in and took the guards away.

The EMTs came in and set Nolan's wrist and were followed by Jean and Grace. Grace stood tall as she walked towards him with Jean supporting her as she approached. "I'm free of you now."

Nolan sneered, "I will not have you poisoning my child's mind."

Grace laughed, "I'm not pregnant you idiot. That procedure was to make sure I didn't get pregnant when you raped me night after night."

The shocked look on Nolan's face was worth the energy it took to make herself come in and face him. Jean rubbed her back, "Let's get you home so you can rest."

Nolan started shouting obscenities as they left. Mick looked over at Carl, "I'm going to take Beth home. We'll come by tomorrow and sign our statements if that's okay."

"Go ahead." Mick started to walk off and Carl called out, "Hey St. John, thanks."

To Be Continued…

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