Chapter twelve; Experiment Immortal
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"Hold on. You're guessing that I killed my secretary. If my father hears about this he will destroy this precinct in the court." Thomas burst out in anger as he stood up and knocked his chair over in the interrogation room. Reece rose to her feet and placed her hands firmly on the cold metal table.
"I'd sit down if I were you Mr. Morris. I already contacted your father and he said that I can do what I must. He co-operated marvelously. I can see why he is so respected even if he is in the tobacco business. I can't exactly say the same for you." Reece said as Henry and Jo entered the interrogation room.
"I apologize for the delay, Lieutenant. I needed to speak to Lucas. He did a marvelous job on the autopsy." Henry stated proudly. Reece turned to Jo to see if she knew about this, but she just shook her head and gave Henry a glare that could kill the weakest of souls. Henry ignored the two and continued. "May I ask where you were on the night of Ms. Wahl's murder?"
"I was at one of my clubs. My bodyguard and a few other people can verify that." The 21-year-old responded a little too quickly.
"I believe they can Mr. Morris, but I know that money can do a lot of things. We have a witness that saw everything that you did to Ms. Wahl. Tell me Mr. Morris, were you upset that she turned you down at the airport? You asked her to leave everything for you?" Henry asked with a sly grin.
"I won't answer anything else until my lawyer gets here…" Thomas began but Henry interrupted.
"You didn't love her. Mr. Morris you don't destroy the woman that you love." Henry pushed further.
'Of course I loved her! If she loved me she would've left that military dog!" Thomas growled in anger. "She needed to be punished for her defiance."
"So you murdered her. I think you'll need that lawyer now, Mr. Morris. If you'll do the honors, Detective Martinez?" Reece asked as she looked at Jo.
"With pleasure, Lieu. You are under arrest Thomas Morris. Anything you say can and will be held against you can and will be held against you in the court of law." Jo said as she grabbed Thomas's wrists and secured them with her handcuffs.
Henry breathed in deeply as he sat at his office's table. Another case solved and he really felt happy about it, but unfortunately that didn't last long. His mind floated back to Adam and Markus. He was about to slip back into his distant mode when Jo stepped out of the elevator. She was grinning widely at him as she approached him.
"Well done, Henry. You did good." Jo stated as she leaned against the door of his office. She stared at him for a brief moment before continuing. "Lucas's brother was here just now and our witness just received a roof over his head. That kid is excited out of his mind." Jo giggled softly. Henry stood from his chair and slowly made his way in front of her. She didn't quite understand what he was doing but she quickly straightened her posture and went along with what he was planning.
"We didn't exactly discuss the matter of Detective Amelia. You seemed rather upset when you found us alone in my office." Henry said as he slowly slipped his hand behind her waist pulling her closer. He noticed the blush that crept onto her cheeks which caused him to smirk smugly.
"Well, given your charm and how smugly she smirked at me whenever she flirted with you, she thoroughly pissed me off." Jo said in almost a whisper. She hated how he could gain so much power over her sometimes.
"You needn't worry darling. I'm not going to do anything irrational to damage your trust. I did that once and almost completely lost you. I'm not going to do that again." Henry said as he kissed the top of her forehead. Jo closed her eyes as his lips touched her skin and sent thrills down her spine.
"I know. I was just really jealous and coming from me that's saying a lot." Jo said with a half-hearted laugh. "I just don't want to lose you." Jo said as sorrow filled her voice. Henry lifted his hands to cup her face and he lowered his head to her height and looked her deeply in the eyes.
"I'm not going anywhere, Jo. I'm going to stay by your side for as long as you will have me." Henry said as he softly placed his lips on hers almost as if to ask permission. She slipped her hands around his neck and deepened the kiss. Henry felt the tears slipping across her cheeks and he was the first to break off. "Let's go and enjoy one of Abe's delicious meals and afterwards we can dance endlessly to one of those modern artists you threatened me to get." Henry smiled at her as he wiped her tears away.
"Definitely." Jo smiled brightly at him as he placed another soft kiss on her forehead.
Henry rolled to his side and reach out to where Jo was supposedly sleeping, but he grabbed nothing but air. He quickly sat up and checked his surroundings. Jo wasn't sleeping next to him and wasn't anywhere in the room. He quickly slipped out of the bed and slipped into his work clothes. He remembered after their dance to Michael Buble things lead them to his bedroom. Now that she wasn't anywhere to be seen in his room his stomach knotted in a horrible way. He knew something was terribly wrong. He quickly made his way to the kitchen. Abe was sitting at the table reading his newspaper while something delicious cooked in the pot, but Henry couldn't focus on eating anything at the moment. He wasn't even near hungry. Not until he could find Jo.
"Morning Pops. That hospital that Adam was at called again. They said they need you to come in. You know you can't escape the fact that Adam's back." Abe said sarcastically. He was also worried about the two new immortals, but they haven't done anything in months so he wasn't worried too much.
"Abraham, have you seen Jo?" Henry asked worriedly.
"No, Pops. I thought she was with you." Abe said as he quickly stood up and put his newspaper down. "Maybe she went to work. You know how she is sometimes." Abe said trying to calm Henry down.
"No, she wouldn't just leave without saying anything. Something is terribly wrong." Henry stated as he started pacing around. Abe could see he was getting nowhere with his father.
"Look, Henry. Calm down. Why don't you go to the precinct and get started on work. She's probably at her house or at work. I know you care about her, but I'm pretty sure you're over reacting." Abe said as he was beginning to doubt his own words, but someone needed to stay calm in this situation.
"Maybe you're right, Abraham. It's just that Adam and this new character Markus isn't helping me calm down. I'll see you later. I'm going straight to the precinct to find Detective Martinez. I'll see you later tonight. Henry stated with a half-hearted smile.
"At least eat something… first." Abe said, but Henry was already gone.
Thirty minutes later, Henry entered the precinct building. His head shot around in search of a lovely brunette, but to no avail. He didn't see her anywhere. He quickly made his way over to Hanson. He was thankful that Jo made him tell everything to Hanson as well. It would really help him in this situation.
"Detective have you seen Jo this morning?" Henry asked worriedly. He kept fidgeting and tapping his foot. He knew he wasn't going to be able to work today. Hanson turned around and as he saw the look on Henry's face he immediately knew something was wrong.
"No, the last time I saw Martinez was last night when you two went home. Why? Is something wrong?" Hanson asked with a confused and worried expression.
"I have a feeling that Adam and Markus took her. I haven't seen her all morning and neither has Abe. I have no idea what to do." Henry said as he kept pacing and nervously looking at Hanson.
"Those immortal stalkers of yours? What would they want with her, Doc?" Hanson asked as he also started to worry for his partner.
"I don't know. They don't want to leave me be. Adam said that he has a…" Henry didn't finish his sentence as Jo's desk phone rang. Henry quickly picked it up.
"Detective Martinez is out at the moment can I leave a message." Henry answered with a sigh, but what came next angered and upset him even more.
"Good morning, Henry." A dark and familiar voice greeted.
"What on earth do you want, Adam?" Henry asked venomously.
"I have something of yours and I can't wait to show you my surprise when I'm done with her." Adam said as Henry could feel him smiling maniacally on the other side of the phone.
"Please, Adam. I am begging you, do not harm her. Please, please. If this is what you wanted, me on my knees with my hands behind my back. You have done it. Please, hurt me punish me, but don't hurt her." Henry begged into the telephone.
"Oh, but Henry, I'm harming you through her. Now, unless you want to find her in the river with a knife in her back, you'll do exactly what I ask of you. You are going to stay at work and continue as if nothing is wrong and if anyone should ask you'll tell them that she is taking a sick day, or she has family problems, I frankly don't care. Then tonight, around six pm, I'll come and present myself. You'll witness my greatest experiment yet. I call it Experiment Immortal. It's rather cliche, but I felt that it deserved a name." Adam stated darkly.
"What are you planning, Adam?" Henry questioned frightened. Hanson was sitting and listening worriedly to Henry's side of the conversation. He was also extremely worried now.
"Oh, it's merely a surprise for you, Henry. Think of it as a present." With that the other immortal hung up. Tears slipped across Henry's cheeks as he feared for Jo's safety.
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