Chapter 19
Michelle felt a tear stream down her face when she heard Mr. Big pretty much say how he would hurt Nick. She slowly turned to face the door as she wiped a tear. She looked back at Mr. Big and Vinny at the corner of her eye. She realized they gave her a lot of room to knock on Nick’s door by herself. What they didn’t know was that Michelle had a key to Nick’s house and didn't have to knock or ring the doorbell if she didn't want to. They also didn’t know, that Michelle was a runner. She was on her college track team. They gave her enough space for her to make a run for it. Michelle wondered if she should take the chance. But what would happen if she did? Would Mr. Big go inside and kill Nick?
“Hey! Hurry up!” Vinny said in a rush, whispering to Michelle interrupting her thoughts.
Michelle took a deep breath. She thought that if she ran, she would run to a phone and call the police. Michelle slowly stepped closer to the door. Michelle raised her arm and balled her fist preparing to knock. Before Michelle moved her fist forward to knock, in an instant, Michelle screamed in her head, “RUN!”
Michelle took off running down the street.
Mr. Big said a curse. “GET HER!!” He yelled to Vinny.
Vinny took off after Michelle while Mr. Big marched up to Nick’s door. After kicking his foot into the door two hard times, Nick’s front door burst open. Mr. Big pulled out his gun looking around Nick’s town home. “Daddy’s home!” Mr. Big yelled out.
He looked toward the kitchen and saw the mess Selena and Nick had left. As Mr. Big stormed into the bedroom where Selena and Jaylen slept, he saw the vomit on the bed and what looked like an oxygen machine. Mr. Big snapped his head around at the sound of gunshots in the air from outside. He figured it was Vinny's gun that must have shot fire.“Dammit, Vinny.” Mr. Big said to himself quietly. Mr. Big stormed upstairs to look around, making sure the house was as empty as it had appeared.
Once he realized no one was home, Mr. Big rushed down stairs and out of the house. Mr. Big hopped into Vinny’s car into the driver seat. He drove down the road when he saw Vinny running towards him with his gun in hand. Mr. Big stopped the car waiting for Vinny to get in the car. Vinny hopped in the car extremely out of breath. Mr. Big looked at him with an evil glare. “What the fuck happened?”
Breathing heavily, Vinny managed to say, “She’s fast….I couldn’t…catch up to her….so …I shot her.”
“You fuckin' idiot!” Mr. Big shouted at Vinny as he drove off. “Look where the fuck we’re at. Do you realize every fucking neighbor has called the police hearing those gunshots?”
“What was I supposed to do? She was getting away!”
“Is she dead?”
Vinny hesitated. “I don’t know.”
Mr. Big was fuming mad. He calmly responded, “You don’t know?”
Still catching his breath and looking bewildered, Vinny responded, “Yea I don’t know... she fell to the ground. I saw someone turn on their porch light and I took off. So yeah, I don’t know.” Vinny started to get nervous when he noticed how upset Mr. Big looked. He decided to change the subject. “What about Selena Garcia? Were they home?”
“No. Looked like someone got sick. It looked like they left in a hurry…my guess…they’re at the hospital.” Mr. Big said not looking at Vinny as he drove the car.
“Well, alright…all we need to do is find out what hospital.”
“We?” Mr. Big stated rather than a question.
Vinny remained silent.
“I don’t think so.” Mr. Big said calmly. He then quickly raised his gun to Vinny’s temple and pulled the trigger shooting Vinny to death.
Vinny’s blood splattered against the passenger window and the wind shield.
Mr. Big pulled over to the side of the road and reached over Vinny opening the passenger side door. He kicked Vinny out of the car. “I can’t work with such stupidity. Sorry Vinny. But thanks for getting me out of prison.”
Vinny’s dead limp body fell to the ground.
Mr. Big shut the passenger side door closed and began wiping his face clean of Vinny’s splattered blood with his handkerchief. He then drove off with a smirk on his face.
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“Hey! Hurry up!” Vinny said in a rush, whispering to Michelle interrupting her thoughts.
Michelle took a deep breath. She thought that if she ran, she would run to a phone and call the police. Michelle slowly stepped closer to the door. Michelle raised her arm and balled her fist preparing to knock. Before Michelle moved her fist forward to knock, in an instant, Michelle screamed in her head, “RUN!”
Michelle took off running down the street.
Mr. Big said a curse. “GET HER!!” He yelled to Vinny.
Vinny took off after Michelle while Mr. Big marched up to Nick’s door. After kicking his foot into the door two hard times, Nick’s front door burst open. Mr. Big pulled out his gun looking around Nick’s town home. “Daddy’s home!” Mr. Big yelled out.
He looked toward the kitchen and saw the mess Selena and Nick had left. As Mr. Big stormed into the bedroom where Selena and Jaylen slept, he saw the vomit on the bed and what looked like an oxygen machine. Mr. Big snapped his head around at the sound of gunshots in the air from outside. He figured it was Vinny's gun that must have shot fire.“Dammit, Vinny.” Mr. Big said to himself quietly. Mr. Big stormed upstairs to look around, making sure the house was as empty as it had appeared.
Once he realized no one was home, Mr. Big rushed down stairs and out of the house. Mr. Big hopped into Vinny’s car into the driver seat. He drove down the road when he saw Vinny running towards him with his gun in hand. Mr. Big stopped the car waiting for Vinny to get in the car. Vinny hopped in the car extremely out of breath. Mr. Big looked at him with an evil glare. “What the fuck happened?”
Breathing heavily, Vinny managed to say, “She’s fast….I couldn’t…catch up to her….so …I shot her.”
“You fuckin' idiot!” Mr. Big shouted at Vinny as he drove off. “Look where the fuck we’re at. Do you realize every fucking neighbor has called the police hearing those gunshots?”
“What was I supposed to do? She was getting away!”
“Is she dead?”
Vinny hesitated. “I don’t know.”
Mr. Big was fuming mad. He calmly responded, “You don’t know?”
Still catching his breath and looking bewildered, Vinny responded, “Yea I don’t know... she fell to the ground. I saw someone turn on their porch light and I took off. So yeah, I don’t know.” Vinny started to get nervous when he noticed how upset Mr. Big looked. He decided to change the subject. “What about Selena Garcia? Were they home?”
“No. Looked like someone got sick. It looked like they left in a hurry…my guess…they’re at the hospital.” Mr. Big said not looking at Vinny as he drove the car.
“Well, alright…all we need to do is find out what hospital.”
“We?” Mr. Big stated rather than a question.
Vinny remained silent.
“I don’t think so.” Mr. Big said calmly. He then quickly raised his gun to Vinny’s temple and pulled the trigger shooting Vinny to death.
Vinny’s blood splattered against the passenger window and the wind shield.
Mr. Big pulled over to the side of the road and reached over Vinny opening the passenger side door. He kicked Vinny out of the car. “I can’t work with such stupidity. Sorry Vinny. But thanks for getting me out of prison.”
Vinny’s dead limp body fell to the ground.
Mr. Big shut the passenger side door closed and began wiping his face clean of Vinny’s splattered blood with his handkerchief. He then drove off with a smirk on his face.
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“Jaylen, how do you feel now? Can you take a deep breath for me?” Dr. Hawthorne said in a comforting voice as she spoke to Jaylen. She then imitated how she wanted Jaylen to take a deep breath.
Jaylen imitated her as the oxygen mask remained over his nose and mouth.
“Good! Very good.” She smiled. She took down some notes on her clipboard as she read some signs on the monitor.
“Is he going to be okay?” Nick asked as he held Selena close to him in comfort.
“Yes, he’ll be fine.” Dr. Hawthorne responded with a gentle smile. “We’re just going to hold him a little while longer to monitor him. His lungs got really tight erupting his acid reflux to react. Im going to prescribe him some drugs to settle that acid reflux, because it looks like it really burned his esophagus this time. But, the important thing is, his lungs are open and he is breathing very well.”
“I should have given him his medicine. It’s all my fault.” Selena said with concern.
“No, I think this was bound to happen. His acid reflux took a huge part in this. You did the right thing in bringing him in.” Dr. Hawthorne said in a tender tone.
Selena nodded as she wiped a tear from her face.
“Okay, mom, dad…I will be back shortly to check on him, and then we can send him home.”
“Thank you, doctor.” Nick said with a smile.
Dr. Hawthorne walked out of the small space where the curtains were the only thing that separated each patient’s bed.
Selena moved closer to Jaylen and climbed into the small bed with him and kissed his forehead. Nick walked to the other side of the bed and sat on the edge near Jaylen’s feet, and lightly placed his hand on his foot. Nick looked at Selena and asked, “Are you okay?”
Selena nodded as she softly rubbed Jaylen’s head. “What time is it? I feel like we’ve been here for hours.”
“We have. The clock out in the hall says its almost 6 am.” Nick stood up. “I should probably go find a phone. I left my cell phone at home and I was supposed to get with my dad later this morning. So I need to tell him I can’t make it.”
“Nick, Im sorry. This is all my fault. Jay wouldn’t be sick if I had just woke him up to take his medicine, and now –“
“Hey, didn’t you hear what Dr. Hawthorne said?” Nick said as he walked over to the other side of bed standing near Selena. “She said it’s not your fault. None of this is. There is no other place I would rather be than right here with…my family.” Nick leaned down and kissed Selena’s forehead. “I’ll be right back. Im sure I will beat the doctor back. You know how slow they can be.” Nick smiled.
Selena smiled back and watched him walk away.
Nick walked down the hall and around the corner to the nearest waiting room with a phone. He dialed his dad's home number.
No answer.
The answering machine picked up instead. Nick decided to leave a message. "Hey dad, I guess you are either still sleep or in the shower, but...I am...uhm not going to be able to make it to that thing you were telling me about. Jaylen got sick over night and we - Sel and I - are at the hospital. But little Jaylen is fine. I'll give you a call back as soon as we get back home. Love you, talk later." Nick ended the call by hanging the phone back on the receiver.
--Nick's Point Of View--
I walked out of the waiting room and walked toward a vending machine to get some caffeine inside of me. I was tired. As I walked, I could have sworn I saw Ashley walk by at the end of the hall. I frowned thinking “Nah…couldn’t be Ashley. She’s with Michelle out of town…right?”
I then thought about how weird Michelle's actions were before she left. Was she lying to me and feeling guilty? I suddenly found myself jogging down the long corridor of the hospital to see if indeed it was Ashley I had seen.
I stopped and stared at the girl who strongly resembled Ashley. I called out to her to make sure. “Ashley?”
The girl turned to me with her eyes wide. “Nick?!”
Yes…it was Ashley.
As we quickly rushed up toward each other I noticed her eyes puffy and red like she had been crying. She quickly wrapped her arms around my neck as she hugged me saying, “Oh Thank God you’re okay! I just told the police everything! I didn’t know where you were! I told the police I didn’t know anything. Nick I swear, I don’t! I just found out that my cousin is dead and – “
Ashley rushed thru her words so quickly, it was like I had to shake her to knock some sense into her. “Whoa! Whoa! Ashley stop! What are you talking about? What’s going on? Where is Michelle?” I asked interrupting her.
Ashley sobbed as she tried to catch her breath from her excitement. “Nick, Michelle has been shot! She’s here in the hospital!”
Jaylen imitated her as the oxygen mask remained over his nose and mouth.
“Good! Very good.” She smiled. She took down some notes on her clipboard as she read some signs on the monitor.
“Is he going to be okay?” Nick asked as he held Selena close to him in comfort.
“Yes, he’ll be fine.” Dr. Hawthorne responded with a gentle smile. “We’re just going to hold him a little while longer to monitor him. His lungs got really tight erupting his acid reflux to react. Im going to prescribe him some drugs to settle that acid reflux, because it looks like it really burned his esophagus this time. But, the important thing is, his lungs are open and he is breathing very well.”
“I should have given him his medicine. It’s all my fault.” Selena said with concern.
“No, I think this was bound to happen. His acid reflux took a huge part in this. You did the right thing in bringing him in.” Dr. Hawthorne said in a tender tone.
Selena nodded as she wiped a tear from her face.
“Okay, mom, dad…I will be back shortly to check on him, and then we can send him home.”
“Thank you, doctor.” Nick said with a smile.
Dr. Hawthorne walked out of the small space where the curtains were the only thing that separated each patient’s bed.
Selena moved closer to Jaylen and climbed into the small bed with him and kissed his forehead. Nick walked to the other side of the bed and sat on the edge near Jaylen’s feet, and lightly placed his hand on his foot. Nick looked at Selena and asked, “Are you okay?”
Selena nodded as she softly rubbed Jaylen’s head. “What time is it? I feel like we’ve been here for hours.”
“We have. The clock out in the hall says its almost 6 am.” Nick stood up. “I should probably go find a phone. I left my cell phone at home and I was supposed to get with my dad later this morning. So I need to tell him I can’t make it.”
“Nick, Im sorry. This is all my fault. Jay wouldn’t be sick if I had just woke him up to take his medicine, and now –“
“Hey, didn’t you hear what Dr. Hawthorne said?” Nick said as he walked over to the other side of bed standing near Selena. “She said it’s not your fault. None of this is. There is no other place I would rather be than right here with…my family.” Nick leaned down and kissed Selena’s forehead. “I’ll be right back. Im sure I will beat the doctor back. You know how slow they can be.” Nick smiled.
Selena smiled back and watched him walk away.
Nick walked down the hall and around the corner to the nearest waiting room with a phone. He dialed his dad's home number.
No answer.
The answering machine picked up instead. Nick decided to leave a message. "Hey dad, I guess you are either still sleep or in the shower, but...I am...uhm not going to be able to make it to that thing you were telling me about. Jaylen got sick over night and we - Sel and I - are at the hospital. But little Jaylen is fine. I'll give you a call back as soon as we get back home. Love you, talk later." Nick ended the call by hanging the phone back on the receiver.
--Nick's Point Of View--
I walked out of the waiting room and walked toward a vending machine to get some caffeine inside of me. I was tired. As I walked, I could have sworn I saw Ashley walk by at the end of the hall. I frowned thinking “Nah…couldn’t be Ashley. She’s with Michelle out of town…right?”
I then thought about how weird Michelle's actions were before she left. Was she lying to me and feeling guilty? I suddenly found myself jogging down the long corridor of the hospital to see if indeed it was Ashley I had seen.
I stopped and stared at the girl who strongly resembled Ashley. I called out to her to make sure. “Ashley?”
The girl turned to me with her eyes wide. “Nick?!”
Yes…it was Ashley.
As we quickly rushed up toward each other I noticed her eyes puffy and red like she had been crying. She quickly wrapped her arms around my neck as she hugged me saying, “Oh Thank God you’re okay! I just told the police everything! I didn’t know where you were! I told the police I didn’t know anything. Nick I swear, I don’t! I just found out that my cousin is dead and – “
Ashley rushed thru her words so quickly, it was like I had to shake her to knock some sense into her. “Whoa! Whoa! Ashley stop! What are you talking about? What’s going on? Where is Michelle?” I asked interrupting her.
Ashley sobbed as she tried to catch her breath from her excitement. “Nick, Michelle has been shot! She’s here in the hospital!”
Chapter 20
Ashley lead Nick into Michelle’s hospital room. Before she opened the door, Michelle stated in a matter of fact tone, "Michelle's parents are on their way here by plane. The police notified them about Michelle, and her parents called me asking me to come here to the hospital immediately. They said they tried to call you."
"I left my cell phone at home." Nick replied.
Ashley didn't respond. She proceeded to open the door.
Nick walked in following Ashley inside of Michelle's hospital room.
There was Michelle lying in bed unconscious. Nick became emotional when he saw her. He walked up to her and grabbed her hand. “Damn Michelle.” He said quietly. He brought her hand up to his lips and kissed her hand, as he tried to prevent a tear from forming in his eyes. He looked up at Ashley while taking a deep breath. “What the hell happened, Ashley?”
Ashley wiped her wet face with her hand from all the tears falling. “It’s my cousin Vinny’s fault. He was the one who helped Mr. Big escape from prison. Mr. Big and Vinny kidnapped Michelle when we were in New York. Vinny told me they were coming back here to Connecticut, and next thing I know…Michelle is shot and my cousin is…is…is dead. I know Mr. Big did all of this. I know he did!” Ashley began to sob once again.
“You didn’t know you’re cousin was working for Mr. Big?” Nick said getting angry. “Mr. Big is here in Connecticut? Does he know where I stay?”
“Michelle was found lying face down in the street with a gunshot wound to her back in your neighborhood, Nick.”
Nick looked away from Ashley in frustration. “I don’t understand. Why? What were you two doing in New York? To visit your cousin who works for Mr. Big? I don’t get it Ashely! What the hell?”
“Michelle wanted to prove to you that Selena’s child is not your child.” Ashley paused realizing she was about to let Nick know the truth about Selena’s son. “Nick, Selena’s child is not your son. It’s your step brother Joey’s son. We verified that information with the help of my cousin Vinny and the strings he could pull at the hospital where Selena's son was born.”
Nick glared at Ashley in disbelief. “What?”
“It’s true.” Ashley quickly grabbed her purse, and pulled out the copies they made of Selena’s records on the birth of Jaylen. “Look. The child’s name is named after Joey. It even shows here that her son’s biological father is deceased.”
Nick looked at the papers she showed him. He remained silent as he looked over it.
“We even got proof thru your DNA. Nick, Im sorry to be the one to tell you, but that is not your child. And Michelle was trying to prove that to you.” Ashley continued to tell Nick how Michelle got his blood from him in order to take it to the hospital for DNA testing.
Nick’s angry expression softened as he began to feel hurt and betrayed by not only Selena, but Michelle as well. Nick felt his breathing had changed and had to take slow breaths because he felt like he had been punched in the chest. He wondered, how could Michelle go thru so much trouble just to prove Jaylen wasn't his child. She did all of that and resulted in getting shot. A tear slowly streamed down Nick’s face as his expression slowly turned back to anger when he thought about how both Michelle and Selena manipulated him. He clenched his jaw muscles.
Ashley could see and feel the anger vibes coming from Nick. She remained silent not sure what else to say.
Before either of them could say anything else, the police walked into the room. “Are you Nicholas Spacey?” One uniformed officer asked looking at Nick.
Nick looked back at the officer with anger in his eyes as he wiped his tear away. He nodded yes.
“You are in potential danger. We need you to come with us.”
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“Thank you Dr. Hawthorne.” Selena said as the doctor handed her the prescription for Jaylen.
“No problem.” She smiled and then looked at Jaylen who looked tired. “Are you sleepy?” she asked.
“Yeah.” Jaylen responded softly.
“Well you should sleep really good tonight. I promise. Be good okay?”
“Mm-kay” Jaylen responded with a little smile.
“Did his father go get the car ready?” the doctor asked referring to Nick.
“Uhm…no. He went to use the phone but he hasn’t come back yet. Can I wait here?”
“Well, I think we need to have this bed free, but you can wait in the waiting room just around the corner.“
“Okay, thanks so much.”
“Your welcome sweetie. Bye bye Jaylen.”
Jaylen waved bye.
Selena picked Jaylen up into her arms as he rested his head on her shoulders. Selena wondered why Nick was taking so long to come back to them. She continued to walk down the hall when she saw Nick being escorted with the police.
“Selena Garcia?” A uniformed officer asked as he approached Selena and Jaylen.
“Yes?” Selena looked at Nick wondering what was going on.
His face was expressionless.
“Come with us. We believe you are in danger.” the officer notified her.
“What? Why? What happened?”
“Fugitive, James Gandolfini also known as Mr. Big, is in the area. We need to keep you and you’re son safe right now. Follow us, please.”
Selena nodded in fear as she looked at Nick who said nothing to her. As she walked with the officers, Selena touched Nick’s arm. “Nick…Im scared.”
Nick didn’t respond. He barely looked at her.
Selena was confused by his actions.
The police escorted them into a police detective's car as the officer briefed them that Nick’s house had been broken into. Thru all the commotion, Jaylen had fallen asleep in Selena’s arms.
As Nick and Selena, with Jaylen in her arms, sat alone in the back seat of a police detective’s car, Selena looked over at Nick. He was noticeably quiet and distant from Selena. Selena couldn’t understand why or what happened. She wondered if it was something his father had said when he called him. “Nick, What’s wrong? Is everything okay with you and your dad?” Selena asked as she looked at him.
Nick didn’t respond.
Selena started to wonder was he back in his mood where he may be regretting everything that happened prior to them coming to the hospital. Selena sighed. “Look, Im sorry about tonight. And right now, Im scared to know that Mr. Big is here…” Selena paused as her voice started to tremble. “I need you, so please…whatever you're upset about ...please, don’t be.”
Nick glared at Selena for a moment and turned his head to look straight ahead. He then asked, “Is there something you need to tell me?” Nick asked in a dry, husky low voice.
Selena frowned as she looked at him with a confused expression. As Selena looked at his side profile, she could see him clenching his jaw muscle. Selena thought he looked really pissed off. “What?”
“Just be honest with me. For once in your fucking life…be honest.” Nick said calmly yet with venom in his voice.
Selena frowned at his actions. Where was this coming from? Why was he so upset with her? What was he talking about? He couldn’t be talking about Jaylen…could he? No. How would he have found out? Selena wasn’t sure what information he was trying to get out of her.
“Nick, I don’t know what you –“
Nick punched the back of the front passenger car seat that was in front of him making Selena jump at his outrage. “Dammit, Selena!” he buried his head into his hands as he leaned forward on the seat in front of him.
Selena held on tightly to Jaylen as if for security as she looked at Nick.
“Why? Just tell me why?” Nick asked softly without looking at her. “Why did you lie to me?”
Selena’s heart started to race in panic. He knows? OMG…he knows. But how? “Nick I uh...Nick…Okay, let me explain...” Selena hesitated not sure what to say.
“Just stop.” Nick said feeling annoyed by Selena’s voice.
Selena remained quiet as her eyes began to fill with tears. “Nick, Im sorry. I was going to tell you about Jaylen. I swear...I --"
“Shut up…you’re lying again.” Nick shook his head in disappointment. He shouted a curse in frustration.
Selena jumped again clutching Jaylen closer to her as tears dropped down her cheeks.
Nick spoke low with out looking at Selena. “I swear to God…you are truly a piece of work.” He then looked at her with what seem like hate in his eyes. “Did you have some sort of plan, or something? Do you just like to hurt me? Is that fun for you or something? I mean…what? Is it money you wanted? What is it that you want from me?”
Selena started to get choked up as more tears fell down her face. Her voice was shaking as she spoke.“You, Nick…I just want you! That’s all. I don’t care about money –“
“Then talk to me! Tell me the truth! You came to me, for what? To start a relationship with a fucking lie!?”
“Nick please…Im so sorry. Can you please lower your voice and let's just talk about this?” Selena tearfully pleaded as she tried to comfort Jaylen who was starting to wake up from Nick’s shouting.
Nick tried to open the car door, but was unable to since the doors were locked as if they were on child lock protection on the detective’s car. Nick started to bang on the window trying to get one of the officer’s attention to let him out. “Hey! Let me out!”
“Nick, stop! Please!” Selena pleaded with him.
Nick said another curse as he punched the back of the passenger seat in front of him.
Selena adjusted Jaylen in her arms to calm him and trying to rock him back to sleep. Selena tried to calm her sobbing as well.
An officer came to the driver's side door and opened it. “Hey, is everything okay in here?”
“I need out sir.”
“Im sorry I can’t do that. Just hold tight, we will get you two in a safe spot.” the officer responded.
“But sir –“ Nick protested.
The officer shut the door closed.
“Im in hell. Im in fucking hell.” Nick mumbled.
“Do you hate me that much right now that you can’t stand to be near me?” Selena’s voice trembled as her tears continued to fall.
“No, im afraid I might lose my cool and hit you. That’s how pissed off I am at you.” Nick said thru his teeth without looking at her.
Selena cried as she held Jaylen close to her.
“I just need to get away. I need to think." Nick paused as Michelle popped back into his head. "Mr. Big shot Michelle.” Nick blurted out.
Selena gasped as she looked back at Nick.
“She was shot in the back.” Nick paused as he allowed tears to fall down his face. “And then I find out that the kid I fell so fuckin in love with, is not even mine. Instead, he’s my stepbrother’s child.” Nick chuckled in disbelief. “It’s like everything I thought was true, was all a fucking lie.” He wiped his face to dry it from his tears. “I need out.”
"How did you find out?" Selena asked quietly without looking at Nick.
"It doesn't matter." Nick said low and flatly as he looked out the window while a single tear streamed down his cheek.
Selena remained quiet. She had already apologized many times, what more could she say, she wondered.
Silence fell between them. There were only sounds of Selena’s sniffles from crying.
The detective finally got into the car and started to pull off. “Alright, we’re going to have to take you to the police station first, and then we’ll see what happens then.
Selena nor Nick responded. They both continued to look out their window in silence.
As they drove in silence, the detective slowed to a stop at a red light. The silence in the car was almost deafening.
However, all of that changed within the next few seconds. Both Selena and Nick heard a loud popping noise and the sound of shattering glass surrounded them. Selena screamed as she and Nick ducked down.
The car was being attacked by shooting bullets.
Once the gun fire stopped, Nick looked up at the detective and saw him slumped over the wheel. The detective was shot multiple times.
Before Nick could do anything else, his side of the car door flew open and Nick was being dragged out of the car. Nick grunted as he hit the ground hard. He could hear Selena’s screams.
Nick looked up into the barrel of a gun. “Don’t move.” Said a heavy husky voice.
Nick started to hear Jaylen cry in harmony with Selena’s screams as they were being shoved into another car. “Nick!!!”
That car sped off with Selena and Jaylen inside. As Nick turned to look back up at the man holding the gun in his face, he saw the man raise his arm up high, and within seconds, Nick saw nothing but black.
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"I left my cell phone at home." Nick replied.
Ashley didn't respond. She proceeded to open the door.
Nick walked in following Ashley inside of Michelle's hospital room.
There was Michelle lying in bed unconscious. Nick became emotional when he saw her. He walked up to her and grabbed her hand. “Damn Michelle.” He said quietly. He brought her hand up to his lips and kissed her hand, as he tried to prevent a tear from forming in his eyes. He looked up at Ashley while taking a deep breath. “What the hell happened, Ashley?”
Ashley wiped her wet face with her hand from all the tears falling. “It’s my cousin Vinny’s fault. He was the one who helped Mr. Big escape from prison. Mr. Big and Vinny kidnapped Michelle when we were in New York. Vinny told me they were coming back here to Connecticut, and next thing I know…Michelle is shot and my cousin is…is…is dead. I know Mr. Big did all of this. I know he did!” Ashley began to sob once again.
“You didn’t know you’re cousin was working for Mr. Big?” Nick said getting angry. “Mr. Big is here in Connecticut? Does he know where I stay?”
“Michelle was found lying face down in the street with a gunshot wound to her back in your neighborhood, Nick.”
Nick looked away from Ashley in frustration. “I don’t understand. Why? What were you two doing in New York? To visit your cousin who works for Mr. Big? I don’t get it Ashely! What the hell?”
“Michelle wanted to prove to you that Selena’s child is not your child.” Ashley paused realizing she was about to let Nick know the truth about Selena’s son. “Nick, Selena’s child is not your son. It’s your step brother Joey’s son. We verified that information with the help of my cousin Vinny and the strings he could pull at the hospital where Selena's son was born.”
Nick glared at Ashley in disbelief. “What?”
“It’s true.” Ashley quickly grabbed her purse, and pulled out the copies they made of Selena’s records on the birth of Jaylen. “Look. The child’s name is named after Joey. It even shows here that her son’s biological father is deceased.”
Nick looked at the papers she showed him. He remained silent as he looked over it.
“We even got proof thru your DNA. Nick, Im sorry to be the one to tell you, but that is not your child. And Michelle was trying to prove that to you.” Ashley continued to tell Nick how Michelle got his blood from him in order to take it to the hospital for DNA testing.
Nick’s angry expression softened as he began to feel hurt and betrayed by not only Selena, but Michelle as well. Nick felt his breathing had changed and had to take slow breaths because he felt like he had been punched in the chest. He wondered, how could Michelle go thru so much trouble just to prove Jaylen wasn't his child. She did all of that and resulted in getting shot. A tear slowly streamed down Nick’s face as his expression slowly turned back to anger when he thought about how both Michelle and Selena manipulated him. He clenched his jaw muscles.
Ashley could see and feel the anger vibes coming from Nick. She remained silent not sure what else to say.
Before either of them could say anything else, the police walked into the room. “Are you Nicholas Spacey?” One uniformed officer asked looking at Nick.
Nick looked back at the officer with anger in his eyes as he wiped his tear away. He nodded yes.
“You are in potential danger. We need you to come with us.”
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“Thank you Dr. Hawthorne.” Selena said as the doctor handed her the prescription for Jaylen.
“No problem.” She smiled and then looked at Jaylen who looked tired. “Are you sleepy?” she asked.
“Yeah.” Jaylen responded softly.
“Well you should sleep really good tonight. I promise. Be good okay?”
“Mm-kay” Jaylen responded with a little smile.
“Did his father go get the car ready?” the doctor asked referring to Nick.
“Uhm…no. He went to use the phone but he hasn’t come back yet. Can I wait here?”
“Well, I think we need to have this bed free, but you can wait in the waiting room just around the corner.“
“Okay, thanks so much.”
“Your welcome sweetie. Bye bye Jaylen.”
Jaylen waved bye.
Selena picked Jaylen up into her arms as he rested his head on her shoulders. Selena wondered why Nick was taking so long to come back to them. She continued to walk down the hall when she saw Nick being escorted with the police.
“Selena Garcia?” A uniformed officer asked as he approached Selena and Jaylen.
“Yes?” Selena looked at Nick wondering what was going on.
His face was expressionless.
“Come with us. We believe you are in danger.” the officer notified her.
“What? Why? What happened?”
“Fugitive, James Gandolfini also known as Mr. Big, is in the area. We need to keep you and you’re son safe right now. Follow us, please.”
Selena nodded in fear as she looked at Nick who said nothing to her. As she walked with the officers, Selena touched Nick’s arm. “Nick…Im scared.”
Nick didn’t respond. He barely looked at her.
Selena was confused by his actions.
The police escorted them into a police detective's car as the officer briefed them that Nick’s house had been broken into. Thru all the commotion, Jaylen had fallen asleep in Selena’s arms.
As Nick and Selena, with Jaylen in her arms, sat alone in the back seat of a police detective’s car, Selena looked over at Nick. He was noticeably quiet and distant from Selena. Selena couldn’t understand why or what happened. She wondered if it was something his father had said when he called him. “Nick, What’s wrong? Is everything okay with you and your dad?” Selena asked as she looked at him.
Nick didn’t respond.
Selena started to wonder was he back in his mood where he may be regretting everything that happened prior to them coming to the hospital. Selena sighed. “Look, Im sorry about tonight. And right now, Im scared to know that Mr. Big is here…” Selena paused as her voice started to tremble. “I need you, so please…whatever you're upset about ...please, don’t be.”
Nick glared at Selena for a moment and turned his head to look straight ahead. He then asked, “Is there something you need to tell me?” Nick asked in a dry, husky low voice.
Selena frowned as she looked at him with a confused expression. As Selena looked at his side profile, she could see him clenching his jaw muscle. Selena thought he looked really pissed off. “What?”
“Just be honest with me. For once in your fucking life…be honest.” Nick said calmly yet with venom in his voice.
Selena frowned at his actions. Where was this coming from? Why was he so upset with her? What was he talking about? He couldn’t be talking about Jaylen…could he? No. How would he have found out? Selena wasn’t sure what information he was trying to get out of her.
“Nick, I don’t know what you –“
Nick punched the back of the front passenger car seat that was in front of him making Selena jump at his outrage. “Dammit, Selena!” he buried his head into his hands as he leaned forward on the seat in front of him.
Selena held on tightly to Jaylen as if for security as she looked at Nick.
“Why? Just tell me why?” Nick asked softly without looking at her. “Why did you lie to me?”
Selena’s heart started to race in panic. He knows? OMG…he knows. But how? “Nick I uh...Nick…Okay, let me explain...” Selena hesitated not sure what to say.
“Just stop.” Nick said feeling annoyed by Selena’s voice.
Selena remained quiet as her eyes began to fill with tears. “Nick, Im sorry. I was going to tell you about Jaylen. I swear...I --"
“Shut up…you’re lying again.” Nick shook his head in disappointment. He shouted a curse in frustration.
Selena jumped again clutching Jaylen closer to her as tears dropped down her cheeks.
Nick spoke low with out looking at Selena. “I swear to God…you are truly a piece of work.” He then looked at her with what seem like hate in his eyes. “Did you have some sort of plan, or something? Do you just like to hurt me? Is that fun for you or something? I mean…what? Is it money you wanted? What is it that you want from me?”
Selena started to get choked up as more tears fell down her face. Her voice was shaking as she spoke.“You, Nick…I just want you! That’s all. I don’t care about money –“
“Then talk to me! Tell me the truth! You came to me, for what? To start a relationship with a fucking lie!?”
“Nick please…Im so sorry. Can you please lower your voice and let's just talk about this?” Selena tearfully pleaded as she tried to comfort Jaylen who was starting to wake up from Nick’s shouting.
Nick tried to open the car door, but was unable to since the doors were locked as if they were on child lock protection on the detective’s car. Nick started to bang on the window trying to get one of the officer’s attention to let him out. “Hey! Let me out!”
“Nick, stop! Please!” Selena pleaded with him.
Nick said another curse as he punched the back of the passenger seat in front of him.
Selena adjusted Jaylen in her arms to calm him and trying to rock him back to sleep. Selena tried to calm her sobbing as well.
An officer came to the driver's side door and opened it. “Hey, is everything okay in here?”
“I need out sir.”
“Im sorry I can’t do that. Just hold tight, we will get you two in a safe spot.” the officer responded.
“But sir –“ Nick protested.
The officer shut the door closed.
“Im in hell. Im in fucking hell.” Nick mumbled.
“Do you hate me that much right now that you can’t stand to be near me?” Selena’s voice trembled as her tears continued to fall.
“No, im afraid I might lose my cool and hit you. That’s how pissed off I am at you.” Nick said thru his teeth without looking at her.
Selena cried as she held Jaylen close to her.
“I just need to get away. I need to think." Nick paused as Michelle popped back into his head. "Mr. Big shot Michelle.” Nick blurted out.
Selena gasped as she looked back at Nick.
“She was shot in the back.” Nick paused as he allowed tears to fall down his face. “And then I find out that the kid I fell so fuckin in love with, is not even mine. Instead, he’s my stepbrother’s child.” Nick chuckled in disbelief. “It’s like everything I thought was true, was all a fucking lie.” He wiped his face to dry it from his tears. “I need out.”
"How did you find out?" Selena asked quietly without looking at Nick.
"It doesn't matter." Nick said low and flatly as he looked out the window while a single tear streamed down his cheek.
Selena remained quiet. She had already apologized many times, what more could she say, she wondered.
Silence fell between them. There were only sounds of Selena’s sniffles from crying.
The detective finally got into the car and started to pull off. “Alright, we’re going to have to take you to the police station first, and then we’ll see what happens then.
Selena nor Nick responded. They both continued to look out their window in silence.
As they drove in silence, the detective slowed to a stop at a red light. The silence in the car was almost deafening.
However, all of that changed within the next few seconds. Both Selena and Nick heard a loud popping noise and the sound of shattering glass surrounded them. Selena screamed as she and Nick ducked down.
The car was being attacked by shooting bullets.
Once the gun fire stopped, Nick looked up at the detective and saw him slumped over the wheel. The detective was shot multiple times.
Before Nick could do anything else, his side of the car door flew open and Nick was being dragged out of the car. Nick grunted as he hit the ground hard. He could hear Selena’s screams.
Nick looked up into the barrel of a gun. “Don’t move.” Said a heavy husky voice.
Nick started to hear Jaylen cry in harmony with Selena’s screams as they were being shoved into another car. “Nick!!!”
That car sped off with Selena and Jaylen inside. As Nick turned to look back up at the man holding the gun in his face, he saw the man raise his arm up high, and within seconds, Nick saw nothing but black.
TO BE CONTINUED ...
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