Chapter 13


Part 13.
“Justin I came as soon I could!” Justin’s best friend, Nicole Meredith yelled as she came inside Mana’s house. She set her bookbag down by the door and walked over to everybody sitting on the couch. Justin broke from Tiffany and hugged her. Next, Terri’s sister Kelly came in through the door and sat down by Courtney and Tressa after throwing her knapsack on the floor. Finally, Joey came in and Tressa moved then sat down on his lap.
Kelly ­ Why'd he do this why?!?!?!?! ( Nicole hugs Kelly as she sobs heavily into her friends shoulder ).
Mana ­ I don’t know. But now the twins are missing too and we don’t even know where they are!
Nicole ­ (tries to comfort Kelly as she starts to cry) ­ Don’t worry we'll find them. It’s gonna leak out to them media soon if it hasn't already. Missing stars don’t go by un-noticed. Justin, what time is the chief coming over (lump in her throat as she tries to keep a stiff upper lip) ?.
Lance ­ I think he said around Noon or 5pm.
Justin ­ Thank you for answering Lance. Anyways, do you think it’s possible that the girls hid in Chris’ jeep and are in wherever the heck he took them to?
JC, Nick, and Mana ( shrugged their shoulders) - I don't know.
Everybody just sat around and talked together for awhile trying to get their mind off things. Christina sang for the little kids who still didn’t understand what was going on but enjoyed Christina’s singing nonetheless. Mandy sang Candy and Love Shot as Mana sat and thought about their current situation.
The doorbell rang, making everyone jump. Dawn got up and answered it. The chief came in with about 6 other officers. Two of them were the ones that had stood guard over Erik’s house the night Chris left the dagger note. Equipment was set up everywhere with the curtains closed so neighbors couldn't see inside and if Chris showed up, he would think everybody was watching a slide show or something in the dark.
Within an hour, everything was set up. Everyone sat around just talking till Josh and Amy Jo asked if they could watch ‘Model Behavior.’ JC looked at Mana and nodded. All the kids squealed and clapped their hands as Lori went off with Peggy to make popcorn while Joey and Lance searched for the tape. After the popcorn was made, JC popped the movie in, and even the officers there tuned in to watch.About 30 min. into the movie, the phone rang. Pause was pressed on the VCR and Officer Langely started the recorder as Dawn picked the phone to talk.
Dawn - ( deep breath ) Hello? ( wide-eyed, she signals it's Chris and Officer Dana Langely activates the tracer and tells all units to stand by ). What do you want asshole?
Chris - Now Now, haven't we had enough name calling to last us awhile?.
Dawn - Where are they you mother fuker !!!!????
Chris- That's for me to know and for you to never find out.
Dawn - WHERE ARE THE TWINS ??!?!
Chris - I don't have your little blonde whores , and frankly I don't care where they are.
Dawn - You're lying.
Chris - I'm just calling to see if the police are over there. I mean, you wouldn't want your friends 6 feet under now would you?.
Dawn - No-one's here except us you moronic deranged psycho.
Chris - I'm not 100% positive you're telling the truth.
Dawn - I would never ever risk my friends lives you idiot!!!!!.
The chief motions for her to keep him talking and she keeps yelling curses at him. Chris hangs up but not before demanding Dawn to put everybody on speaker phone. After doing this, Chris listened intently for anything suspicious but instead heard the children yelling very loudly as they were apparently playing a game of tag.
Chris - All you brats SHUT UP!!!!. ( fires gun making everyone jump and the little ones screamed and covered their ears). Now, I want you all to know that your pathetic fag friend Erik and MY GIRL are safe and sound for now. I do not have any knowledge of where their blonde whore kids are and don't give a sh*t !!!!!. Don't be surprised if you find your friend expecting again. If I even suspect that the police are in on his, they both will take their last breath the very same day that I find out !!!!!!. ( hangs up ).
As Chris hung up, Dawn turned off the phone and sat the floor, shaking. Howie knelt down beside her, brushing her hair from her face and trying to calm her down as the tears spilled out. The officers traced the call and waited to hear from the station. Lori rushed upstairs to her crying baby, as Peggy did. Dawn and Howie kissed as Mandy sat down beside Dawn and asked if she was gonna be alright. Howie nodded and the chief said that they should know where the call came from within the next half-hour. Mana went to play with Amy Jo, Josh, Aaron, Alex, and Nick since they begged her to, leaving everyone laughing and smiling. Tiff suddenly felt her water break and mumbled 'Sh*t. Oh no."
Justin looked over at Tiff and she signaled that it was time. Justin grabbed Tiff's suitcase and his keys and then sped off to the hospital. Lance called out that they would tell him the news as soon as there was any. Justin yelled back " OKAY !." as He carefully yet quickly helped Tiffany in the car, who was already starting her lamaz, as Justin pulled into the hospital parking lot.
Tiffany was dialated to 8 when she was in the delivery room as Justin was getting his green robe thing and paper mask and hat on. She didn't have time to get medicine poked into because she was already dialated too far. She squeezed Justin's hand and he winced a bit 'cause of how tight she was squeezing it. 2 hours later, the doctor announced that it was time to begin pushing and Tiffany screamed as she pushed and cursed everyone her who just brushed it off. Finally, the baby's head popped out. Tiffany prepared herself for two more pushes.
" One more Mrs. Timberlake, the baby's almost out." the doctor spoke as the nurses got ready to clean up the baby as soon as she popped out.
Mustering up all the strength she had, Tiffany pushed one last time.
Dr. - It's a girl !
Justin kissed and hugged Tiffany as the baby got cleaned up and placed in her arms.
Justin - You did it. She's got your eyes and my hair.
Tiffany - Look at her, shes a miracle. So tiny.
Justin - I love you. I always will. Tiffany - I love you too. I wanna spend the rest of my life with you.
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At the highrise.
Chris and Carl went outside to talk for awhile. Desiree and Katelyn crawled out from under the desk and got a drink and something to eat before heading over to their parents' room. Katelyn got a stool and placed it by the door so that her sister could reach the doorknob. She boosted Desiree up and Desi proceeded to find out what key went in the hole to open the door while Katelyn watched out for the goonies ( as they called them ).
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Erik heard a door attempting to un-locked and woke up Terri. They figured it was nothing and back to sleep. Aloud banging woke them up again and they began to wonder what was going on.* Mean while outside Desiree tried 3 more keys before finally having success with 4th one and opened the door after getting off the stool.
Katelyn and Desiree pushed open the door and squealed with delight as they saw their parents. Erik and Terri sat wide-eyed and speechless while their jaws dropped. The girls said " Close your mouths. No catching flies." With that, both girls ran into their parent's waiting arms. Everyone cried, kissed, and hugged, a joyous reunion. Terri took a deep breath and Erik knew what she wanted to say.
Erik - Girls.
Twins - Yeah?.
Erik - Mommy has to tell you something.
Terri - Sit still girls.
Twins - Are you sick mommy?.
Terri - No honey.
Erik - Girls let Mommy tell you her news.
Girls - Sorry Daddy. Sorry Mommy.
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Terri - Mommy's having another baby so you guys are gonna have a new brother or sister in 3 months. I'm already 6 months along.
Desiree and Katelyn were overjoyed and did happy dances while their parents look on and laughed. Erik and Terri stood up and picked up their girls ( Desi with her mom, Katelyn wit their dad ). Carefully, they walked out the door and towards the elevator.
The trip down to the first level was nerve-racking. What they didn't know was that Police cars were already on their way to the highrise, having located the call area and having used the trackers implanted on Erik and the girls.
They made their way to the front door and were almost home-free when the door swung open and Chris and Carl stood in front of them , very angry. The family stepped back as guns were taken out from the men's pockets. Desi and Katelyn hid their heads into Erik and Terri's chests crying and coughing as all of them breathed deep trying to remain calm.
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Mana wished the police would hurry up and they beeped their horns impatiently. Justin had been informed that the police and them were on their way to the highrise. The media caught wind of this and hurried behind the group trying to get a lead story and report everything live. They were almost there and
Mana was starting to get worried. Kelly desperately hoped that Chris and Carl hadn't gotten wind of this yet or they would already be too late.
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Chris ( angrily ) - Well Well Well, what do we got here?.
Erik - Please. Let us go Chris. ( tries to comfort their crying daughters).
Chris just laughs in Eriks face. " You really think I'm gonna let you get out of here alive von Detten?. Well, you got another thing coming. As for your little blonde runts, They'll suffer the same fate as you."
Terri - Chris, please re-think this.
Chris - Oh honey, ( touches her cheek then kisses as Desi punches him and he pulls her hair making the poor girl scream) How can you still love him after what he did to you?.
Katelyn - Daddy didn't do anything!
Terri - He's the best thing that has ever happened to me in my whole life Chris.
They keep talking as Police copters fly overhead and the SWAT team takes various hidden positions around and on top of the building. The media starts rolling the cameras as the Police and Mana plus Nick, Howie, Dawn, Kelly, Nicole, Christina, Mandy, and Lori plus everyone else ( cept Justin and Tiff ) gathered outside the building.
Carl hears something and turns around he motions to Chris who looks outside and is shocked, scared,and angry. He pushes the young family outside and the reporters cameras flashed repeatedly and the tv crewscameras were rolling, catching EVERYTHING.
There is obvious fear in Erik, Desiree, Katelyn, and Terri's eyes as they stood with guns pointed to their heads on Live TV across the country.
Chris grabbed Terri and told her to give Desiree over Erik. Terri obeyed and Erik took his daughter in his free arm as Chris roughly handed Terri over to Carl. Erik slowly put his daughters down as he felt Chris poke the gun in the middle of his back. He froze up but tried not to panick in front of his daughters who could already see that their mommy and daddy were really scared.
Terri struggled in Carl's grip, telling him to please loosen his grip. He hit her and Erik was furious. He ran over but stopped by a bullet that almost hit his head. Chris twisted his left arm behind his back and warned him before twisting it up further then letting go. Erik's chest started hurting and knelt down trying to calm himself down and struggled to breathe normally while his wife and girls looked on in horror.
Chris forced him to get up. He grabbed Erik by his left arm and twisted it again. Carl hit Terri knowing it made Erik ticked.
Erik - She's pregnant you assholes!!!!!.
Terri - And he's not lying Chris.
Chris and Carl exchanged looks and pushed them through the door as the girls hugged each other, crying, praying, and hoping for the best.
Carl had the gun to Terri's head and Chris was doing the same thing with Erik. Two SWAT team members picked up the girls, who stayed and ran out of sight before Chris turned around.
" No-one move or they die." Chris clearly stated making everybody stand petrified. A plan slowly formed in Mana's mind. She whispered to Christina and she nodded. Chris told her to get her ass over by him and she jumped, startled but tried to stay composed. Christina, who was not in clear view of either Chris or Carl, whispered the plan to Mandy who whispered it JC. Then he whispered it to Howie and they all nodded.
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