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Jessica Wasabi: The End

Chapter Twenty-Two
Jess' POV

Jess's Pregnancy Progress:
Fourteen Weeks

When we got to Phil's, Kai and I sat at a booth across of each other. I bounced my leg up and down anxiously. Kai chuckled. "Would you relax?" he said. "You're acting like this is our first date."

"You know why I'm anxious, Kai," I mumbled. "Why are you being so selfish? Taking me out on a date when our daughter's missing? Don't you even care about Morgan?!" I choked back tears as I looked at him.

"Of course I do, Jess, you know that," he replied calmly. "But I also care about you. I have to look out for you just as much as I have to for Mo. The police are looking for her, there's nothing more we can do. Until they find her, I have to make sure you're ok."

I rested my head in my hands. "I feel so useless... I should be looking for her, looking for Drake..."

"And what would you do if you found him, Jess? The police are the best people to catch him."

"Catch him... They'd put him back in prison when what he really deserves is a bullet in his brain."

"Jess-"

"Don't try to lecture me on being the bigger person, Kai. If I only accomplish one thing in my life, I swear it will be killing my stepdad."

"Jess, please stop talking like this," he said with a breaking voice. "You're letting the past control you and that's a dangerous thing. I know you hate him, I'm not too happy with him either, but don't stoop to his level."

I was quiet, wiping the tears from my eyes. "I'm sorry."

He reached across the table to take my hand in his. My phone vibrated in my pocket and I looked at the screen, a blocked number. I glanced at Kai before raising it to my ear. "Hello?" I asked unsurely.

"Jessica," the sickening voice replied. "I have a proposition for you."

I took a breath and Kai looked at me worriedly. "Police," I lied. "They're asking for more information about Drake, I'll be right back."

I got up and walked out of Phil's. I kept my back to Kai so he couldn't see the worry on my face. "What do you want, Drake?" I growled out.

"I just wanted to ask how you're doing and, oh! Morgan wanted to say hello."

There was a pause before I heard my daughter speaking, her voice sounded terrified. "Momma, I'm scared," she said.

My breath hitched. "I know, baby, don't worry, you'll be home soon, Mo, ok? I promise."

I tried keeping the worry out of my voice but I knew it was no use. Drake came back to the phone. "Now, Jessica, about that deal I mentioned," he started, sounding quite pleased with himself. "well, it's not much of a deal as it is a choice. But before I get to that, I would like to ask you one thing, why did you leave your husband alone while you took this call?"

My eyes widened and I spun around, looking inside the restaurant. Kai was gone. My heart fell. "Your husband or your child, Jessica, that is your choice to make," Drake said.

"You know I can't pick one of them..." I whispered. "I'll just have to save both."

"Oh but here's the thing, you can't. You can save only one, that is what I am offering."

"You can't-"

"I believe I know what I can and can't do, Jessica, and this is something that I know I can," he paused. "I'll be in touch soon so you have time to think about this oh so very important decision."

The line went dead and I numbly put the phone back in my pocket. Tears streamed down my cheeks as I started walking away. I wasn't looking where I was going and I ran into someone. I growled. "Watch-"

"Jess," Jack said and I looked at him. He frowned. "Kim told me what happened, I was on my way to see you... What's wrong? Why are you crying?"

"K-Kai, he wanted to make me feel better so he took me on a date, I got a call..." I stopped, trying to compose myself as my tears started making it hard to speak. "It was Drake, I went outside to answer it and... He took Kai..."

"Drake has Kai now, too?" Jack asked, shocked.

I nodded. "He said I have a choice, Kai or Morgan, I can't save both..." I put my head in my hands as I sobbed and I felt Jack pull me into a tight hug.

"We'll find a way to get them both back, Jess, I promise," he said gently.

Not sure how I feel about this... Any thoughts?

Have a blessed day,
~Nydroj