Here's another chapter...I hope you like the direction the story is taking. Let me know what you think.
Nikolas was busy organizing a search party in order to locate Nadine. The search party included people he knew and some he didn't. One thing was evident that Nadine was loved and well respected. People were coming from all over asking how they could help. He was thankful for everyone that were coming and willing to help to find her. He really had no idea where to start but everyone was divided up to search different parts of town. Nikolas kept busy with the search and tried not to think of all of the horrible things that could happen to Nadine.
They had been out there for hours but still no luck. There was absolutely no sign of her anywhere. They made flyers with her picture asking people that passed by if they had seen her but no one had. It was like she disappeared into thin air. It had been a long day and they decided to stop and start back up first thing tomorrow morning. Nikolas went home in defeat that he was not going to find her that night. The first thing he did when he arrived on Spoon Island was go to the stables and got on Sheba and rode around the grounds in hope that she came home and was somewhere on the grounds. After searching for nearly an hour he gave up and went to the house. He went into the sitting room looking for any sign that she had been there but all he could hear was silence. It was way too quiet. All of the sudden her heard noise outside the room and he ran like the wind. He saw Spencer playing on the foyer.
"Hey, Spencer, come here."
He took his hand and walked him into the sitting room and they sat on the couch.
"Daddy, what's wrong? Did I do something?"
"No you didn't do anything."
"Oh….Where's Nadine? She promised to play with me when she got home."
"When's the last time you saw her?"
"She went to work. Daddy, Where's Nadine? Did you have a fight?"
"No…I just don't know where she is right now. But don't worry I will find her."
"What do you mean you don't know where she is?"
"Nadine is going through something right now that she's having a hard time dealing with. Do you understand?"
"No."
"Well, Nadine's really sad right now."
"Why's she sad?"
"Well, someone hurt her."
"Who would hurt Nadine? She's the nicest person in the world."
Nikolas smiled at Spencer.
"I know she is. Not a very nice man did. So if you're around her and she's not acting like herself, it's not you…it's just that she's sad. Don't worry I'll help her through this."
"I want to help too."
"Okay you can help. We'll get her back soon. Come on let's get you to bed."
Nikolas and Spencer walk upstairs together which usually one of the nannies took care of but since Nadine's presence there they usually do it together.
Nikolas sits on the bed and brings the cover up to his chin.
"I miss Nadine."
"I miss her too. Before you know it she'll be back here tucking you into bed."
"She tells the best stories."
"I know."
Nikolas really had no other words to say.
"Good Night."
"Good Night."
Nikolas left Spencer's room and went into his bedroom. He stared at the empty room with nothing but material possession which meant nothing without her. He went into his pocket and tried calling Nadine's cell phone once again which was probably the fiftieth time today. He heard the ringing come from the room and he looks over at the bureau with the cell phone right on top.
"Damn it," he muttered.
He picked up her phone and looked at all the missed calls which were all from him. He threw it back down on the bureau. He went to the bed and lied down. He stared up at the ceiling and then looked over at the nightstand. He grabbed the picture which had a picture of him and Nadine in it. He lied back down and held the picture frame in the air as he placed his one finger over Nadine's face moving it back and forth.
"Baby, where are you?"
A tear fell from his eye.
He closed his eyes and soon drifted off to sleep.