Chapter 18
Two days had passed and still no word on Joe Carter’s where abouts. Joe Carter was on the wanted list in America and Canada.
“Mom, I must tell you,” Jessica said gesturing with her hands, “…not that I wasn’t already the most popular kid in school, but now, the older kids are talking to me. All because they know you’re my mom and you were on national television. My math teacher, Mr. Floyd, thinks you are so pretty and smart. He asked me if I thought you would be interested in him.” Jessica finished as she helped Selena make a salad.
Selena smiled, “Oh really? And what did you tell him?” Selena asked as she got out the bacon bits from the cabinet.
“I was like, ew, gross. Then he asked my why, and I said, because duh, I wasn’t interested!” Jessica responded and started to laugh.
Selena laughed and kissed Jessica’s cheek. “You are so silly. And these older kids, are they boys or girls?”
“Both.”
“Well, you stay away from those older boys, you hear me?” Selena said with a smile but a firm tone.
“Eww, mom! Boys are so gross! Eww!”
At that moment, the telephone rung. Selena laughed at Jessica and turned to answer the phone. “Hola?”
“Hey, Ramirez. I was just letting you know that I am on my way.”
“Oh hey, Jonas. That’s cool. We’ll be here waiting.” Selena replied with a smile.
“Okay.” Mike smiled and ended the call.
“Was that your partner?” Jessica asked. “Yes. Tell me…how do I look?” Selena asked her daughter, Jessica, with anxiety in her voice.
“Mom, I must tell you,” Jessica said gesturing with her hands, “…not that I wasn’t already the most popular kid in school, but now, the older kids are talking to me. All because they know you’re my mom and you were on national television. My math teacher, Mr. Floyd, thinks you are so pretty and smart. He asked me if I thought you would be interested in him.” Jessica finished as she helped Selena make a salad.
Selena smiled, “Oh really? And what did you tell him?” Selena asked as she got out the bacon bits from the cabinet.
“I was like, ew, gross. Then he asked my why, and I said, because duh, I wasn’t interested!” Jessica responded and started to laugh.
Selena laughed and kissed Jessica’s cheek. “You are so silly. And these older kids, are they boys or girls?”
“Both.”
“Well, you stay away from those older boys, you hear me?” Selena said with a smile but a firm tone.
“Eww, mom! Boys are so gross! Eww!”
At that moment, the telephone rung. Selena laughed at Jessica and turned to answer the phone. “Hola?”
“Hey, Ramirez. I was just letting you know that I am on my way.”
“Oh hey, Jonas. That’s cool. We’ll be here waiting.” Selena replied with a smile.
“Okay.” Mike smiled and ended the call.
“Was that your partner?” Jessica asked. “Yes. Tell me…how do I look?” Selena asked her daughter, Jessica, with anxiety in her voice.
“Im not too casual or overdressed or anything, am I?”
“Mom, you look sooo pretty! Are you nervous or something?” Jessica asked as she placed the salad bowl on the dinner table.
“No. It’s just that…that…I don’t know. He’s my partner and the last time I had a co-worker come to eat here with us was Denzel. Remember?” Selena said starting to get fidgety.
“Yea! Denzel and only Denzel. He was the best and soooo very cool.” Jessica said with a smile thinking of Denzel. She then continued, “Is Mike cool?”
“He’s alright. I think you’ll like him. Besides, he’s coming over to meet you. Remember when I told you we talked about you when we were in Canada? He said that he wanted to meet you. And since we have some free time, and might I add, a very brief time, I thought he should join us for dinner tonight, to meet you.”
“Sounds cool.” Jessica said as she combed her bangs with her fingers. She straightened her pink and white striped shirt which really made her blue eyes stand out.
“Mom, you look sooo pretty! Are you nervous or something?” Jessica asked as she placed the salad bowl on the dinner table.
“No. It’s just that…that…I don’t know. He’s my partner and the last time I had a co-worker come to eat here with us was Denzel. Remember?” Selena said starting to get fidgety.
“Yea! Denzel and only Denzel. He was the best and soooo very cool.” Jessica said with a smile thinking of Denzel. She then continued, “Is Mike cool?”
“He’s alright. I think you’ll like him. Besides, he’s coming over to meet you. Remember when I told you we talked about you when we were in Canada? He said that he wanted to meet you. And since we have some free time, and might I add, a very brief time, I thought he should join us for dinner tonight, to meet you.”
“Sounds cool.” Jessica said as she combed her bangs with her fingers. She straightened her pink and white striped shirt which really made her blue eyes stand out.
Minutes later, the doorbell rung. Selena, feeling nervous, took a deep breath and answered the door. There was Mike standing on the other side of the door looking handsome as usual. He wore a pair of loose fitting dark blue jeans, and a brown v-neck long sleeves sweater that were slightly rolled up to his forearms. Selena felt his brown sweater made his light brown eyes sparkle. After taking him all in, Selena finally spoke. “Hey, Jonas. Come on in. Welcome to mi casa.”
“Thanks.” Mike said with a smile as he stepped inside.
Selena quietly inhaled as she took a whiff of his nice smelling cologne when he passed her. "Mmm," Selena thought to herself.
Mike quickly glanced around her house briefly. “Your casa looks great.” Selena smiled when she heard Mike's attempt to speak a little Spanish back to her. He then added, “Now where’s that angel of yours?” Selena called for Jessica to come into the living room where they were.
“Hi, detective Jonas.” Jessica gleamed with excitement to meet him.
“Well, hello Jessica. And please, call me Mike.” He shook her hand as he greeted her. Mike continued, “I knew you were going to be beautiful. Your eyes are gorgeous.”
Jessica smiled extensively and blushed saying thank you.
“Shall we go eat?” Selena asked with a smile.
“Of course! What are we having?” Mike asked rubbing his hands together.
“We have salad, cheese bread and garlic bread, and my mom’s great homemade lasagna! It’s the best…I swear!” Jessica said as she grabbed Mike’s arm guiding him into the kitchen.
“Well alright then! Sounds good to me. I am so hungry.”
As they ate dinner, they all seem to enjoy each other’s company. Selena could tell that Jessica liked Mike. They both were getting along so well. It seem like Mike was just an old friend who came regularly to eat dinner with them. After dinner, Selena started to collect their dishes from the table. Selena then said to Jessica, “Okay, Jessie, you need to go get ready for bed. Go take a bath tonight, so we can be on time in the morning.”
“Oh, alright.” Jessica said reluctantly as she rose from the table.
“Hey, Jessie, I enjoyed hanging out with you tonite. I am glad we met. We should hang out sometime.” Mike said.
“Hey, you know what Mike,” she said as she put her hand on his shoulder, “…it was nice meeting you too. And whenever you’re ready, you just let me know when you want to play a card game of UNO. I might can show you a thing or two.” Jessica teased Mike.
“Hey, you’re on!” Mike smiled teasing her back.
Jessica laughed and said, “Cool! Good night!”
As Jessica left the dinning room, and walked up to her bedroom, Mike noticed Selena starting to wash the dishes. He quickly stood up saying, “Oh, hey, please, let me get that. It’s the least I can do since you prepared the food.”
“No, I got it, Jonas. It’s okay.”
“Are you sure?”
“Im sure. Go have a seat somewhere.” Selena said shooing him out of the kitchen.
Mike surrendered and slowly backed away. He then walked into the living room and started looking at Selena and Jessica’s family pictures.
“Thanks.” Mike said with a smile as he stepped inside.
Selena quietly inhaled as she took a whiff of his nice smelling cologne when he passed her. "Mmm," Selena thought to herself.
Mike quickly glanced around her house briefly. “Your casa looks great.” Selena smiled when she heard Mike's attempt to speak a little Spanish back to her. He then added, “Now where’s that angel of yours?” Selena called for Jessica to come into the living room where they were.
“Hi, detective Jonas.” Jessica gleamed with excitement to meet him.
“Well, hello Jessica. And please, call me Mike.” He shook her hand as he greeted her. Mike continued, “I knew you were going to be beautiful. Your eyes are gorgeous.”
Jessica smiled extensively and blushed saying thank you.
“Shall we go eat?” Selena asked with a smile.
“Of course! What are we having?” Mike asked rubbing his hands together.
“We have salad, cheese bread and garlic bread, and my mom’s great homemade lasagna! It’s the best…I swear!” Jessica said as she grabbed Mike’s arm guiding him into the kitchen.
“Well alright then! Sounds good to me. I am so hungry.”
As they ate dinner, they all seem to enjoy each other’s company. Selena could tell that Jessica liked Mike. They both were getting along so well. It seem like Mike was just an old friend who came regularly to eat dinner with them. After dinner, Selena started to collect their dishes from the table. Selena then said to Jessica, “Okay, Jessie, you need to go get ready for bed. Go take a bath tonight, so we can be on time in the morning.”
“Oh, alright.” Jessica said reluctantly as she rose from the table.
“Hey, Jessie, I enjoyed hanging out with you tonite. I am glad we met. We should hang out sometime.” Mike said.
“Hey, you know what Mike,” she said as she put her hand on his shoulder, “…it was nice meeting you too. And whenever you’re ready, you just let me know when you want to play a card game of UNO. I might can show you a thing or two.” Jessica teased Mike.
“Hey, you’re on!” Mike smiled teasing her back.
Jessica laughed and said, “Cool! Good night!”
As Jessica left the dinning room, and walked up to her bedroom, Mike noticed Selena starting to wash the dishes. He quickly stood up saying, “Oh, hey, please, let me get that. It’s the least I can do since you prepared the food.”
“No, I got it, Jonas. It’s okay.”
“Are you sure?”
“Im sure. Go have a seat somewhere.” Selena said shooing him out of the kitchen.
Mike surrendered and slowly backed away. He then walked into the living room and started looking at Selena and Jessica’s family pictures.
Shortly after, Selena joined him in the living room. Mike noticed her come into the living room and turned to look at her. “You two take beautiful pictures together." Mike said gesturing to her family pictures displayed around the room.
"Thank you!" Selena smiled. "That's my baby girl."
Mike nodded as he stared at Selena. An awkward silence fell between them. Mike quickly changed the subject. "Did I tell you how good that lasagna was?”
“Yes. I think about ten times now.” Selena said with a giggle.
“I had no idea you could cook so well. Wow.”
“Thanks.” Selena said slightly blushing.
Mike gazed at her.
Selena didn’t notice him staring at her. She changed the subject as silence filled the room. “You know, I will be so happy when this case is over.”
Snapping out of his gaze, Mike replied clearing his throat and rubbing the back of his neck, “Uh…yeah. I know. We just have to catch that asshole who was behind this whole thing.” Mike said referring to Joe Carter.
“Yeah.” Selena said quietly.
The curse of the awkward silence fell between them once again.
Mike switched subjects. “Well, before I go, I just wanted to let you know that I appreciate you inviting me over tonight. I probably would have starved if it weren't for you inviting me for dinner tonight.” Mike joked.
Selena laughed lightly. “Yeah right! But really, it was no problem. I just remembered you saying that you wanted to meet Jessie, and since we had a free night, I thought to myself, why not tonight…right?”
“Yep. Im glad you did. Jessica is a great kid.” Mike said gazing back into her eyes again.
This time Selena noticed and gazed back into his eyes. She didn’t realize how much small talk her and Mike was making until that moment. It must have been Jessica initiating a lot of the conversation over dinner, Selena thought.
Snapping out of his gaze, and clearing his throat once again, Mike said, “Okay…well, I guess I should go and get out of you guys’s hair. Thanks again. And, I guess I will see you tomorrow in the office.” He then opened the front door to leave.
“Right. I’ll see you tomorrow.” Selena said and slowly closed the door behind him once he exited.
Selena turned and rested her back against the door. She was screaming inside of her head. She wished she would have at least hugged him. She really wanted to kiss him. Selena started to walk away from the door. She started thinking, what if she did hug and kiss him? It would have been like a date. So maybe she did do the right thing by not doing anything. Selena shook her head at the thought as she walked into the kitchen to finish cleaning up. After locking up the house, Selena walked upstairs to get ready for bed. Selena peeked her head into Jessica’s bedroom door and noticed Jessica was under her covers with a flash light. Selena knew she was reading her favorite book 'Diary of a Wimpy Kid'. Selena quietly sneaked into her bedroom and stood at the end of Jessica's bed pulling the covers off from over her head. With her hands on her hips Selena looked at Jessica with disappointed eyes.
Jessica's hair looked like she had static electrifying thru her body has her hair stood on top of her head once Selena pulled the covers off of her. She was busted. She then waved at Selena with her flash light. "Hiya mommy." She smiled with guilt.
"You are supposed to be sleeping young lady. Put the book up and hit the pillow."
"Can I please finish reading this chapter? I have like one more page left." Jessica begged Selena.
“When I get out of the shower, that book better be closed and flash light off.” Selena demanded
“Okay, I promise!”
Selena smiled looking at Jessica's hair stand out from her head. “By the way, what did you think of Mike?” Selena asked her before leaving her room.
“He’s cool. I like him a lot. He’s really cute too!” Jessica said with a smile and giving Selena an over exaggerated wink. Selena smiled and said to her as she closed the door up slightly, “You – sleep before I get out of the shower.”
“Okie dokie.”
Selena then walked to her bedroom and undressed to take a shower. While in the shower, all Selena could think about was Mike. She thought about the time they spent together in Canada and the time they spent there in Chicago. She thought of his smile, his eyes, and his physique. She even wondered how his body would look if the shower water ran down on him, glistening over his muscular chest and abs. All of a sudden, Selena snapped out of her thoughts and said to herself, “Sel..what the hell are you thinking?” She then chuckled to herself and finished taking her shower.
Once she got out of the shower, she put on her gray loose fitting pajama pants and a thin white fitted cami tank top. She walked to Jessica’s bedroom to make sure she wasn't still trying to read her favorite book. Selena noticed that Jessica’s door was wide open. “Jessie? Are you sleep?” Selena said quietly as she peeked her head into Jessica’s room. There was no response.
Selena turned on the light and noticed Jessica was not in her bed. Her flashlight was lying in the center of her bed. Selena sighed out of frustration in the fact that Jessica wasn’t in the bed trying to go to sleep. “Jessica!” Selena shouted as she began to walk down the stairs.
Still no response.
“Jessica! … Jessie, where are you?” Selena shouted getting angry as she started to look around the house. Selena walked into the kitchen and noticed the back door window. Her mood suddenly changed. The back door window had been broken and glass was on the floor with the door cracked open. Selena froze as she stood in the kitchen doorway and stared at the sight with her mind running wild. With her heart beat pounding, she slowly backed away and started to be on guard thinking there was an intruder inside of her house. Realizing she had left her gun upstairs in her bedroom, Selena picked up a baseball bat Jessica had left in the living room. She held it up, ready to swing at any moment. As she was about to make her way back upstairs to get her gun, she noticed a note on the refrigerator that read: READ ME! Selena knew that note was not there when she left the kitchen before taking a shower. Selena quickly snatched the note off her refrigerator and read it:
HELLO DETECTIVE SELENA RAMIREZ. I JUST WANTED TO SHOW YOU HOW MUCH I LOVE BLUE
EYED GIRLS, SO I TOOK YOUR DAUGHTER. THE ONLY WAY YOU CAN GET HER BACK IS IF YOU
GET ME $500,000 AND LINDSEY CYRUS. YOU DON’T HAVE LONG SO I WILL KEEP IN TOUCH.
AMERICA’S MOST WANTED,
JOE CARTER :-)
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"Thank you!" Selena smiled. "That's my baby girl."
Mike nodded as he stared at Selena. An awkward silence fell between them. Mike quickly changed the subject. "Did I tell you how good that lasagna was?”
“Yes. I think about ten times now.” Selena said with a giggle.
“I had no idea you could cook so well. Wow.”
“Thanks.” Selena said slightly blushing.
Mike gazed at her.
Selena didn’t notice him staring at her. She changed the subject as silence filled the room. “You know, I will be so happy when this case is over.”
Snapping out of his gaze, Mike replied clearing his throat and rubbing the back of his neck, “Uh…yeah. I know. We just have to catch that asshole who was behind this whole thing.” Mike said referring to Joe Carter.
“Yeah.” Selena said quietly.
The curse of the awkward silence fell between them once again.
Mike switched subjects. “Well, before I go, I just wanted to let you know that I appreciate you inviting me over tonight. I probably would have starved if it weren't for you inviting me for dinner tonight.” Mike joked.
Selena laughed lightly. “Yeah right! But really, it was no problem. I just remembered you saying that you wanted to meet Jessie, and since we had a free night, I thought to myself, why not tonight…right?”
“Yep. Im glad you did. Jessica is a great kid.” Mike said gazing back into her eyes again.
This time Selena noticed and gazed back into his eyes. She didn’t realize how much small talk her and Mike was making until that moment. It must have been Jessica initiating a lot of the conversation over dinner, Selena thought.
Snapping out of his gaze, and clearing his throat once again, Mike said, “Okay…well, I guess I should go and get out of you guys’s hair. Thanks again. And, I guess I will see you tomorrow in the office.” He then opened the front door to leave.
“Right. I’ll see you tomorrow.” Selena said and slowly closed the door behind him once he exited.
Selena turned and rested her back against the door. She was screaming inside of her head. She wished she would have at least hugged him. She really wanted to kiss him. Selena started to walk away from the door. She started thinking, what if she did hug and kiss him? It would have been like a date. So maybe she did do the right thing by not doing anything. Selena shook her head at the thought as she walked into the kitchen to finish cleaning up. After locking up the house, Selena walked upstairs to get ready for bed. Selena peeked her head into Jessica’s bedroom door and noticed Jessica was under her covers with a flash light. Selena knew she was reading her favorite book 'Diary of a Wimpy Kid'. Selena quietly sneaked into her bedroom and stood at the end of Jessica's bed pulling the covers off from over her head. With her hands on her hips Selena looked at Jessica with disappointed eyes.
Jessica's hair looked like she had static electrifying thru her body has her hair stood on top of her head once Selena pulled the covers off of her. She was busted. She then waved at Selena with her flash light. "Hiya mommy." She smiled with guilt.
"You are supposed to be sleeping young lady. Put the book up and hit the pillow."
"Can I please finish reading this chapter? I have like one more page left." Jessica begged Selena.
“When I get out of the shower, that book better be closed and flash light off.” Selena demanded
“Okay, I promise!”
Selena smiled looking at Jessica's hair stand out from her head. “By the way, what did you think of Mike?” Selena asked her before leaving her room.
“He’s cool. I like him a lot. He’s really cute too!” Jessica said with a smile and giving Selena an over exaggerated wink. Selena smiled and said to her as she closed the door up slightly, “You – sleep before I get out of the shower.”
“Okie dokie.”
Selena then walked to her bedroom and undressed to take a shower. While in the shower, all Selena could think about was Mike. She thought about the time they spent together in Canada and the time they spent there in Chicago. She thought of his smile, his eyes, and his physique. She even wondered how his body would look if the shower water ran down on him, glistening over his muscular chest and abs. All of a sudden, Selena snapped out of her thoughts and said to herself, “Sel..what the hell are you thinking?” She then chuckled to herself and finished taking her shower.
Once she got out of the shower, she put on her gray loose fitting pajama pants and a thin white fitted cami tank top. She walked to Jessica’s bedroom to make sure she wasn't still trying to read her favorite book. Selena noticed that Jessica’s door was wide open. “Jessie? Are you sleep?” Selena said quietly as she peeked her head into Jessica’s room. There was no response.
Selena turned on the light and noticed Jessica was not in her bed. Her flashlight was lying in the center of her bed. Selena sighed out of frustration in the fact that Jessica wasn’t in the bed trying to go to sleep. “Jessica!” Selena shouted as she began to walk down the stairs.
Still no response.
“Jessica! … Jessie, where are you?” Selena shouted getting angry as she started to look around the house. Selena walked into the kitchen and noticed the back door window. Her mood suddenly changed. The back door window had been broken and glass was on the floor with the door cracked open. Selena froze as she stood in the kitchen doorway and stared at the sight with her mind running wild. With her heart beat pounding, she slowly backed away and started to be on guard thinking there was an intruder inside of her house. Realizing she had left her gun upstairs in her bedroom, Selena picked up a baseball bat Jessica had left in the living room. She held it up, ready to swing at any moment. As she was about to make her way back upstairs to get her gun, she noticed a note on the refrigerator that read: READ ME! Selena knew that note was not there when she left the kitchen before taking a shower. Selena quickly snatched the note off her refrigerator and read it:
HELLO DETECTIVE SELENA RAMIREZ. I JUST WANTED TO SHOW YOU HOW MUCH I LOVE BLUE
EYED GIRLS, SO I TOOK YOUR DAUGHTER. THE ONLY WAY YOU CAN GET HER BACK IS IF YOU
GET ME $500,000 AND LINDSEY CYRUS. YOU DON’T HAVE LONG SO I WILL KEEP IN TOUCH.
AMERICA’S MOST WANTED,
JOE CARTER :-)
TO BE CONTINUED ....
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