Broken Hearted (16 page)

Cash glared at Eli with contempt. He jumped across
the stage, knocking the drumsticks out of Eli's hand bending down
to stare him directly in the eyes. “Don't screw with me where Faith
is concerned, Eli. I’ll kill you and laugh while I slit your
throat. Now pick up your drumsticks and drop everything. Let's get
this set over. I want to go back to the hotel room and wait for
Faith to come to me. Think about it Eli. She knows I’m the closest
one to Roni and Mr. Moore. When she needs information, who do you
think she'll run to me or Joey? I doubt she'll get near Joey after
the ways she reacted the other night. She remembered her past with
him wasn't pleasant. As a matter of fact, her past with Joey was
extremely abusive. I hope you know what I mean.”

Eli stood up, walking over to pick up his drumsticks
off the floor not saying a word to Cash. Eli composed himself
knowing he had to drop the conversation before it got out of
control. However, he promised himself, he would finish this
discussion with Cash soon. Real soon. Back at the drums, Eli pushed
the button on his earpiece and started to speak, “Ty, can you hear
me?”

“
Sure boss, just hanging out
waiting for the okay to go in and bring Eve home.”

“
I understand that, but we’re going
to have to wait. Cash just confirmed that Faith will need to come
to him for help in getting Eve back. I'm sure now he's in on the
situation. So unless Eve gets to you and your men in the safe room
stand down and wait for my confirmation. The reason Cash gave Faith
his room key was to set her up. He knows she'll come alone and Trey
won't know she's gone until it's too late. So you need to warn
Trey. Tell him to let her think she's going alone, however, tell
him to make sure he doesn't lose her. Have Cody get busy finding
out where Cash is staying. Make sure he only has one room in this
town rented. Oh, and check to make sure Mr. Moore doesn't have a
room rented too. We don't need to be at the wrong place waiting for
Faith. We have to be ready to protect her this time. You know Joey
and Mr. Moore will try to kill her. This operation has to end soon
before someone gets hurt or killed.”

Ty was silent only for a moment, then calmly stated.
“If anyone gets hurt or killed, it will be Mr. Moore, Joey and
maybe Cash but not my sister. Not Eve. I'm off for now. I have the
teddy bear and I'm going to check inside it for whatever Faith's
father put in there years ago. It has to be what Mr. Moore is
expecting us to hand over to him in two days.”

Eli hoped Ty was correct. If he'd found the evidence
against Mr. Moore and his men, putting them away would be the
easiest part of this operation. Now all Eli wanted to do is finish
his set with the band. And go home so he could go over whatever
evidence Ty had found. So he could finally put all the pieces of
this crazy puzzle together once and for all. Trey, Faith, and Katie
left the bar, then Katie called her mother on the way to Trey’s
house. Katie could be so funny even when she tried to be
serious.

Faith nudged Trey and laughed as they listened to
Katie talking to her mother. You would think she's a young teenager
with the imagination she was using to build this enormous lie of
hers. She let her mother knows she'd be with Faith and Trey for a
couple of days. She told her that they were going to fly to Key
West for a mini vacation. Katie glanced at Faith and smiled as she
listened to her mother for a minute, then Katie said, “That sounds
wonderful, Mom. I didn't know Hemingway had a home in Key West.
I'll be sure to take a tour, and yes, I can't wait to catch the
sunset on Mallory Square. Sure, we’ll swing by and get my suitcase.
Thanks for packing for me, Mom. Love you too, Mom. We’ll be there
in a few minutes.”

Katie laughed looking at Trey. “I guess we should
swing by my house and pick up my suitcase since we’re going to Key
West tonight.” They all started laughing as Trey told the driver
Cody sent after them Katie's address. Faith realized Katie was one
of her best friends and she hoped bringing her home with them
wasn’t putting her in more danger than letting her go home alone.
However, Trey would never let her be alone. Mr. Moore knew she's
close to Faith. They took an extra thirty minutes getting Katie’s
suitcase and listening to her mother tell them all about Mallory
Square and how the streets were filled with activity. She made
Katie promise to bring her a souvenir from the street fair on
Mallory Square.

“
Of course!” Katie promised. “I
will mom and I love you however, we have to be going or we'll miss
our flight.” Hugs and kisses are passed out and they were finally
on their way to Trey’s house.

CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX

Within minutes, they pulled into Trey’s drive. Faith
was glad to finally be in a safe environment. She couldn’t help
thinking about Eve. She checked her earpiece one more time to make
sure it's still on. Trey glanced at her. “We'll hear from her soon,
Faith. I know my sister. If there is a way for her to contact us
she will and remember she still has her ring and necklace too.
We'll settle Katie in for the night and take turns sleeping. That
way one of us is available to Eve at all times.”

“
I doubt either of us will get any
sleep tonight. However, it sounds like a good idea anyway. We need
to be ready to help her as soon as she lets us know what to do and
where she's located. I pray she can tell us where they have
her.”

Katie grabbed her suitcase and followed Trey and
Faith inside the house. The first thing she wanted to know was
where she's going to sleep and if there was any food in the house.
Both Trey and Faith laughed as Trey let her know he'd show her to
her room while Faith checked the kitchen for something to eat.
Faith found some deli meat and cheese in the refrigerator and spied
the bread still on the counter. She started making sandwiches as
Trey came in the room. He opened a cabinet door, getting chips and
paper plates out. He smiled at Faith saying, “We make a real good
team. I don't only mean at work. I mean we’ll make a great team in
life.” He walked slowly over, pulling Faith to him for a soft
kiss.

Faith whispered, “Let's get Katie some food and
maybe she'll go to bed soon. It'll be nice to have some alone time,
even if it is waiting and worrying about Eve.” They took the
sandwiches into the living room for Katie she was already lying on
the floor watching television like a little girl.

Faith laughed, saying, “Time to eat and then off you
go to bed or I'll call your mom and tell her you lied to her.”
Katie reached for the plate and let Faith know she lied too by not
saying anything to her mother either. They eat and watched a little
television in silence. Everyone wishing Eve would contact them, but
no one would comment on the fact she hadn't been heard from for
hours. Katie finally decided to go to bed, however, only after Trey
and Faith both promised to wake her up if they heard anything from
Eve. Trey walked across the room, putting his arms around Faith
reassuring her they would hear from Eve soon.

He kissed her softly saying, “Go to bed now,
darling. I'll need you later to take over for me. Please try to get
some rest. I'm going to contact Ty and Cody, we have to decide if
we are going to tell Dad and Mom. I've been hoping we could get her
back before they had to know she's been kidnapped.”

Faith took him in her arms holding him close and
whispered, “We'll hear from her soon, Trey, I know it in my heart.
If you hear anything please wake me up immediately. I'm here for
you and Eve. I love you, darling.”

Faith climbed the stairs to Trey’s bedroom feeling
defeated and exhausted. She's not sure sleep would come, however,
she would rest and be ready to take her turn waiting for Eve to
contact them. Faith crawled onto the bed with all her clothes still
on hoping sleep would come. Just before she drifted off she
realized she would have to go see Cash. Somehow, she knew he knew
where Eve had been taken and she'd meet him at his hotel room when
Trey went to sleep. He'd never let her go alone so she couldn’t
tell anyone of her plans. As she fell asleep, she felt at peace
with her decision.

Faith awoke to a hand brushing her hair away from
her face. She reached up to take Treys hand, however, her hand went
straight through the arm she reached up to touch. She spoke aloud,
“Oh! It's you again.” She turned over then bolts upright in the bed
thinking to herself. It's that old man who came to me when I was
twelve-years-old. Faith recalled the old man came to her just
before her parents were murdered. This silver haired old man came
to her three times as if to comfort her before death came. Faith
tossed and turned for about half-hour, thinking about the old man.
Then totally exhausted, she fell back asleep only to wake up,
finding the old man at the foot of her bed. This time, she saw him
clearly. The old man had on a pair of coveralls with a long sleeve
white shirt. He had the most beautiful silver hair, she had ever
seen. Faith wasn’t scared this time, she knew he's here for a
reason, however, whatever was going to happen would be bad.

She spoke aloud, “Who are you and what do you want
with me?” The old man didn’t speak, he just smiled and disappeared.
Faith realized sleep was not going to come for the third time.
While Trey was downstairs, she decided to go ahead and slip out to
the garage and leave before he found out she's gone. The only thing
he left the keys in all the time was the motorcycle. Good thing
Faith knew how to drive it. He taught her how to drive it when he
first bought it about a year and half ago.

She slipped her earpieces out laying them on the
nightstand, whispered in the empty room. “Please don't come back to
me again, old man. I don't know who you are but I know death always
follow you.” She crept down the stairs past the living room door.
Trey was talking to someone so he was distracted just enough for
Faith to open the door to the garage without him hearing her. She
glanced around finding the motorcycle and helmet. The keys were in
it exactly like she suspected. Now Faith realized she had to bypass
the security on the garage doors or the alarm inside would let Trey
knows she's leaving the house. She looked around finding the tools
she needs. It's not the first house she's ever bypassed the
security on. However, usually she was going into the house not
breaking out of it. His alarm system was extremely hard to keep
from triggering, nonetheless, she's finally ready to leave.
Checking to make sure she had the room key that Cash gave her. She
checked the hotel name and room number. Chicago Hearts Hotel and
room number three-ten. It was always room three-ten no matter what
hotel. That was Cash's signature.

Too much thinking, Faith knew could get her caught
in the garage by Trey. So opening the garage door, she pushed the
motorcycle out into the darkness and down the drive. Faith hoped
she was far enough away that Trey wouldn’t hear the engine start
up. Faith drove away into the night. She knew Cash would think
she's there because she loved him. However, she must make him
understand she loved Trey and needed his help to find Eve. Cash
knew Eve better than anyone but Joey. Faith shuddered thinking what
Joey would do to her if he could get her alone. Her only chance was
Cash. So she would take her chance and meet him alone. Faith had no
clue she would be walking into a set up. A set up planned by Mr.
Moore himself.

CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN

Eve woke up with a pounding headache. She was so
disoriented that she thought she remembered hearing voices,
however, she couldn't open her eyes to see. She thought she heard
Roni and maybe Joey, but the other man, Eve knew she had never
heard his voice before. She slowly opened her eyes. Trying to focus
almost makes her passed out again. This time she knew she's alone.
This would be her only chance to get help from her brothers. She
whispered, “Please say you hear me.”

Trey jumped out of the chair he's been sitting in
almost shouting. “Eve, where are you? What happened to you?”

Ty stopped Trey by saying, “Eve, look around you,
honey. What do you see? Do you know where you're at baby girl?”

Eve softly whispered, “I'm in your office, Ty, right
by the safe room. However, I'm in some kind of cage. It looks like
a big dog kennel. I think they’re all gone now. I heard Roni say,
’Faith will go to Cash and I want to be there for the
surprise.’  “Please come and get me. They drugged to me and
hit me over the head. I'm too weak, Ty.”

Ty exclaimed to Eli, “We’re going into get her out
now. Sounds like you need to see if Faith is asleep. Don't let her
go anywhere alone.”

“
Okay, we have it on this end with
Faith and you get Eve out and get her to the hospital. We'll keep
in touch.”

Eli told Trey, “Check on Faith now and get back to
me as soon as possible.”

Trey bolted up the stairs to his bedroom only to
find it empty. Faith earpieces were lying on the nightstand beside
the bed. He ran into Katie's room, hoping to find her there. He
woke Katie up asking her had she seen Faith. A scared look crosses
Katie face. She questioned, “No! Why? Where is she Trey? She
supposed to be asleep.”

Trey turned around running down the stairs, making
his way into the garage. At one glance, he saw his motorcycle was
gone. He couldn’t believe she slipped out of the house. She even
bypassed his alarm. God, she's good he thought to himself.

Touching his earpiece, Trey told everyone online,
“Faith is gone, guys. She left sometime within the last hour and a
half. Cody, what have you found out about the hotel? Where is Cash
staying?”

“
Well, Trey, that's where we have a
problem. Two rooms have been rented. One under Cash's name and the
other under Mr. Moore's name. Two different hotel rooms so how do
we know which one she went to.”