chapter 5 a captures greeting
Chapter 5: A Capture’s Greeting
“HIEDI?” She yelled into the phone when she didn’t hear anything. She was positive she heard her sister’s voice. But now there was nothing. “Hiedi! Talk to me! Honey!” She was in tears by the time another voice came on the other line.
“Do you miss her?” The voice asked her, his tone sounding computerized.
“Who are you bastard. I swear if you touch her...”
“Now, now miss Walker.” The voice interrupting her as he ended with a chuckle. “Such a temper on you. Are you crying? It sounds like your crying.”
His comments somehow made her stronger in her words and more confident in what she said.
“Listen you piece of shit. You will tell me where you are and you will tell me right now. You got that asshole? Do you understand me?”
Her heart was beating a mile a minute, feeling as though it was going to bust right through her chest. They didn’t answer right away, she only heard breathing then...
“KATHY!” Hiedi painfully screamed in the background. Kat nearly fell over, becoming dizzy as she heard her sister’s screams of pain. The voice came back on.
“I understand you perfectly Miss Walker. Now understand me. First, call me a piece of shit, an asshole, or anything that I take offensive, she will die. You hurt my feelings there.”
She could hear the smile on their face as they spoke their words.
“Second, call the cops like the officer that came to your house last night to track me down, she dies. And not only her...” They paused briefly. “Are you happy with him?”
Her eyes went wide with shock. How could he possibly know about James?
“Am I happy with who?” She asked as innocently as she could, her courage slowly fading the longer that they held the silence.
“That blonde man. You two looked pretty cozy last night in bed.” Another chuckle. She had no words. Her brain wasn’t connecting with her mouth. All she could do was listen.
“I’ll kill him.” They threatened. “If you do anything as much as ignore my next phone call. I’ll kill them…both. And I’ll make you watch when I do.”
Tears streamed her face but she held in her sobs, not wanting him to hear how upset she was. It would only give him more things to say to hurt her.
“Till we speak again Miss Walker. And by the way, How was the pancakes?”
She slammed the phone shut. She made a mistake of insulting him and now she had to watch for what she says. She couldn’t be the reason Hiedi dies. She wouldn’t allow it.
“Who was it?” James asked as he came down the stairs, his hair still wet as he wore a gray sweater and black loose jeans. She turned her red face, showing him her tears.
“Pack your bags.” She said evenly as she walked up the stairs, pushing past him and slamming the door to her room.
It wasn’t long before she heard a knock on the other side of it. She didn’t answer it but she knew that wouldn’t stop him from entering.
“Kat, what’s wrong? Who was it?” He walked over cautiously as he sat next to her at the edge of the bed.
“It was Hiedi’s Kidnapper. He has her alive but she was obviously in pain. She...she screamed for me.” She stared down at her hands in her lap. “He said he would kill her AND you if I don’t listen to him. That’s why I need you gone.”
“Kat...I...”
“Just leave!” She shouted as she pushed him, causing him to fall off the bed.
He stumbled as he fought to get up, running over to her as he grabbed her violently by the shoulders, forcing her to stand up.
“You will not push me away like this. Not again. You don’t have the right to.” His eyes were cold. The usual blue had faded to black and anger was plastered on his face.
“You were the one who left remembered!” She yelled, trying to escape from his painful grip but not succeeding.
“I’m not going anywhere, do you understand me? I’m staying right here. I’m not gonna lose you Kat, and after everything...”
“Lose me?” Her eyes narrowed on him. “Lose me! I wasn’t yours to ever lose James. I was never yours. And never will be. Your nothing to me!” She freed her one arm and slammed him in the face with her fist, hard.
James, even more mad, regained control as he spun them around and slammed her against the wall. The impact hurt her but she hid the pain.
“Take. That. Back.” His voice deep and threatening as his eyes pierced through hers.
“What are you gonna do James? Huh? Are you gonna hit me? Do it. Hit me. Go ahead, no one’s stopping you. Hit me!”
She waited for his fist to connect with her face but it never came, instead she felt his mouth crash against hers so hard, she was sure she would have a bruise in the morning.
He kissed her hungrily as he still had a tight hold on her arms. She kissed him back, causing a growl to escape deep in his throat.
He pulled his mouth away and gazed in her eyes, looking for a sign on what she wanted but he saw nothing. He couldn’t read her face. For the first time in his life that he has known her, he didn’t know what she was thinking.
He loosened his hold on her but still didn’t let go, letting her make the decision whether she wanted to stay or not.
She pushed his hands off of her arms so she could pull him down for another kiss, this time softer and slower.
He let his hands linger down to her waist, pulling her closer to him.
“Hello? Miss Walker?” Anthony’s voice echoed from downstairs.
“Shit.” Spike sighed.
They parted, adjusted their clothes, making them look presentable and like they weren’t up to anything.
She started walking out the room only to be stopped by James, grabbing her wrist.
“You know I’m not leaving.” He informed her, spinning her around.
She gently pulled her wrist from his hold and backed away from him toward the door.
“I know.”
“HIEDI?” She yelled into the phone when she didn’t hear anything. She was positive she heard her sister’s voice. But now there was nothing. “Hiedi! Talk to me! Honey!” She was in tears by the time another voice came on the other line.
“Do you miss her?” The voice asked her, his tone sounding computerized.
“Who are you bastard. I swear if you touch her...”
“Now, now miss Walker.” The voice interrupting her as he ended with a chuckle. “Such a temper on you. Are you crying? It sounds like your crying.”
His comments somehow made her stronger in her words and more confident in what she said.
“Listen you piece of shit. You will tell me where you are and you will tell me right now. You got that asshole? Do you understand me?”
Her heart was beating a mile a minute, feeling as though it was going to bust right through her chest. They didn’t answer right away, she only heard breathing then...
“KATHY!” Hiedi painfully screamed in the background. Kat nearly fell over, becoming dizzy as she heard her sister’s screams of pain. The voice came back on.
“I understand you perfectly Miss Walker. Now understand me. First, call me a piece of shit, an asshole, or anything that I take offensive, she will die. You hurt my feelings there.”
She could hear the smile on their face as they spoke their words.
“Second, call the cops like the officer that came to your house last night to track me down, she dies. And not only her...” They paused briefly. “Are you happy with him?”
Her eyes went wide with shock. How could he possibly know about James?
“Am I happy with who?” She asked as innocently as she could, her courage slowly fading the longer that they held the silence.
“That blonde man. You two looked pretty cozy last night in bed.” Another chuckle. She had no words. Her brain wasn’t connecting with her mouth. All she could do was listen.
“I’ll kill him.” They threatened. “If you do anything as much as ignore my next phone call. I’ll kill them…both. And I’ll make you watch when I do.”
Tears streamed her face but she held in her sobs, not wanting him to hear how upset she was. It would only give him more things to say to hurt her.
“Till we speak again Miss Walker. And by the way, How was the pancakes?”
She slammed the phone shut. She made a mistake of insulting him and now she had to watch for what she says. She couldn’t be the reason Hiedi dies. She wouldn’t allow it.
“Who was it?” James asked as he came down the stairs, his hair still wet as he wore a gray sweater and black loose jeans. She turned her red face, showing him her tears.
“Pack your bags.” She said evenly as she walked up the stairs, pushing past him and slamming the door to her room.
It wasn’t long before she heard a knock on the other side of it. She didn’t answer it but she knew that wouldn’t stop him from entering.
“Kat, what’s wrong? Who was it?” He walked over cautiously as he sat next to her at the edge of the bed.
“It was Hiedi’s Kidnapper. He has her alive but she was obviously in pain. She...she screamed for me.” She stared down at her hands in her lap. “He said he would kill her AND you if I don’t listen to him. That’s why I need you gone.”
“Kat...I...”
“Just leave!” She shouted as she pushed him, causing him to fall off the bed.
He stumbled as he fought to get up, running over to her as he grabbed her violently by the shoulders, forcing her to stand up.
“You will not push me away like this. Not again. You don’t have the right to.” His eyes were cold. The usual blue had faded to black and anger was plastered on his face.
“You were the one who left remembered!” She yelled, trying to escape from his painful grip but not succeeding.
“I’m not going anywhere, do you understand me? I’m staying right here. I’m not gonna lose you Kat, and after everything...”
“Lose me?” Her eyes narrowed on him. “Lose me! I wasn’t yours to ever lose James. I was never yours. And never will be. Your nothing to me!” She freed her one arm and slammed him in the face with her fist, hard.
James, even more mad, regained control as he spun them around and slammed her against the wall. The impact hurt her but she hid the pain.
“Take. That. Back.” His voice deep and threatening as his eyes pierced through hers.
“What are you gonna do James? Huh? Are you gonna hit me? Do it. Hit me. Go ahead, no one’s stopping you. Hit me!”
She waited for his fist to connect with her face but it never came, instead she felt his mouth crash against hers so hard, she was sure she would have a bruise in the morning.
He kissed her hungrily as he still had a tight hold on her arms. She kissed him back, causing a growl to escape deep in his throat.
He pulled his mouth away and gazed in her eyes, looking for a sign on what she wanted but he saw nothing. He couldn’t read her face. For the first time in his life that he has known her, he didn’t know what she was thinking.
He loosened his hold on her but still didn’t let go, letting her make the decision whether she wanted to stay or not.
She pushed his hands off of her arms so she could pull him down for another kiss, this time softer and slower.
He let his hands linger down to her waist, pulling her closer to him.
“Hello? Miss Walker?” Anthony’s voice echoed from downstairs.
“Shit.” Spike sighed.
They parted, adjusted their clothes, making them look presentable and like they weren’t up to anything.
She started walking out the room only to be stopped by James, grabbing her wrist.
“You know I’m not leaving.” He informed her, spinning her around.
She gently pulled her wrist from his hold and backed away from him toward the door.
“I know.”