" Hey Jen, wanna come with us shopping for our dresses for tomorrow?"

" No thanks. Justin and I are going to hang out here." Ashley raised her eyebrows. " Okay then. We'll be back later. See ya." I waved my hand. " Bye."

Justin would be over soon. They were finishing up a photo shoot.

After our little talk in the restaurant a few days ago, Justin was still going with Ashley and I was going with Lance.

I was flipping through channels when there was a knock on the door. I jumped up to get it. " Hey, how was the photo shoot?" He smiled. " Fine. I brought movies to watch." Looking at them, " Justin. These are all horror flicks." He smiled again. I hit him playfully. " You know I don't like these kind of movies."

" Yeah. I know." I just laughed.

He put the first tape in and we sat down on the couch. A fair amount of space in between us.

Half way through the movie I got up in disgust. " Uh! This is so stupid." He just laughed. " Want anything to drink?" I asked. "Sure." Looking in the small refrigerator I noticed we're out of ice. " I'll be right back. I'm going to go get more ice." The ice machine was only down the hall. I stood there for a minute, filling my bucket up.

On the way back to the room, I had the feeling that someone was watching me. I turned around to find an empty corridor. I shrugged and opened the door.

Filling up two cups, I handed Justin a Coke and the cup of ice. "Thanks." he said setting it down on the table.

Still bored I turned toward him and asked, " Want one of my all-famous massages?" He raised his eyebrows. " Famous?" I shrugged. " Sure." I sat on the top of the couch and started rubbing his back. He was still enthralled in the movie. I moved up to his shoulder and neck.

It was getting darker. Sara and Ashley had been gone for almost two and half hours.

I started playing with his curls. Massaging his head. " Mm. That feels good." I stopped and slung my arms around his neck. I brought my face close to his. " Does it?" I said smiling. It was one of those moments where we just stopped and stared at each other. It had been happening a lot lately. He smiled and tossled my hair. "Hey!" I said. " You messed my hair up." I ran and got a brush out of the bathroom. I fixed it back to the way I had it. He just laughed. " Oh. So now your laughing?"

" Yeah. What are you going to do about it?" He shot back at me. I paused for a moment and then tackled him to the ground. I was now on top of him trying to pin his arms to the ground, but I got distracted when the door opened. Catching me off guard, he pushed himself on top of me and pinned my arms to the floor. " Haha! I won!" He said throwing his arms in the air in victory. Sara and Ashley looked on confused. "Get off me," I said trying to push him off of me. He got up and helped me. " Hey guys. Find anything?"

" Yeah. Come on in the other room and we'll show you."

" Hey! How come I can't see?" Justin complained.

" You'll get to see us tomorrow. I surprise kind of." I left him to his movie.

Ashley had gotten a thin-strapped light pink dress. Where it spread out from the waist down and criss-crossed several times in the back.

Sara's was an off the shoulder lavender dress. Floor length. Both were stunning. "Wow! These are great!" Sara laughed. "Now we just have to shop for accessories."

" Well I'm starved. Wanna go with us to get lunch? Or would you rather play with Justin?" Sara asked joking. " Could you bring some stuff?"

" Sure. I see how it is." I smiled. " Yep. That's how it is."

" Okay then. We'll be back later. Have fun!"

" Alright." I said following them to the door. " Bye."

" Hey Jen?" I turned my attention to Justin. " Yeah?"

" I have to go. The guys called a last minute meeting. That okay?" He asked getting up. "Yeah. I understand. " I gave him a hug. " Call me later." The door slammed shut the second time in seconds. I sat back down on the couch. Searching through the movies once more, to see if there was anything descent to watch. I found Romeo&Juliet. One of my all time favorites. I sat back and prepared to get into the movie.

Realizing I had left the remote in my room and got up to get it. Grabbing it off the bed, I heard the front door open. I peeked out of the room. I saw Matt step in the room and shut the door behind him. Stepping back further into my room, I grabbed the phone of the nightstand and pulled it into the bathroom and shut the door quietly. I dialed Justin's cell phone as fast as I could. Hopefully he didn't turn it off, being in a meeting and all. Come on Justin answer the phone, I yelled in my mind.

" Hello?"

" Justin you have to come back." I whispered.

" Jen?"

" Matt's here. He's in the hotel room."

" Where are you?"

" I'm in the bathroom. I don't know if he knows I'm in---." The bathroom door swung open. " Hey baby," He took the phone from me and slammed it down. He grabbed my hand and pulled me out. " Gotcha at the right time didn't I? Boyfriend gone because of a meeting. Not really." He dragged me out of the hotel room and to the elevator. Boy de ja vue. " Nobody to save you this time. So don't think about running." He said as we exited the elevator. We walked out to a car parked at the front. He pushed me into the back. Hoping into the drivers' seat he sped off.

" Where are you taking me?" I squeaked out. At least he hadn't pulled a gun on me. Yet. " Don't you worry your pretty little nose about it. You'll find out soon enough."

We hadn't gone very far when he stopped in front of, what looked like an old warehouse. He pulled me out of the car and inside. He sat me down in a chair . I looked around. It was abandoned. Looked like it hadn't been used for years. Matt started tying my hands together. " Why are you doing this?" I questioned him. He didn't answer. I sighed. How am I going to get out of this? Finishing up with my hands he tied my feet to the chair. He grabbed a handkerchief out of his back pocket and tied it over my mouth. " There that outta hold you for awhile. I'll be back later." He patted my head. I jerked away from him. He just laughed. Walking across the room, he slammed the door behind him. I could hear him start the car and drive away.

Back At The Hotel Room

" She told me Matt was in her hotel room and then I heard him walk in and then he hung up the phone." Justin explained to the police.

Justin had hightailed it back to the hotel after getting the call from Jen. He had found the door slightly open and Jen gone.

Everybody was gathered in the girls' hotel room. The police were searching for clues. Unsuccessful. There was now an undercover investigation going on. The only lead was that the front clerk had seen Matt and Jen leave in a black '98 BMW. That really didn't get them anywhere.

" I sure hope they find her," Ashley said in tears. Sara gave her a reassuring hug. " They'll find her. If they don't I will."

Abandoned Warehouse

Matt had come and gone twice. It looked to me that he didn't know what to do next. If he waited long enough they probably would find me.

My stomach rumbled. The taste of cloth was nauseating. My hands hurt from rubbing up against the rope. I had was almost finished getting the ropes undone from my hands. I had been working on it for what seemed like hours.

Outside, it was getting even darker. No telling when Matt would get back. Tugging and tugging at the rope as best I could, it finally gave away. I was about to pull them from my hands when I heard Matt's car pull up.

Oh no! I tighten the ropes to, at least, make it look like my hands were still bounded together.

" Hey baby. Just came to see if your still here. Not like you could get away."

I laughed inside. If only he knew.

" Well, I'm leaving for the night. Have fun!" He laughed. Closing the door behind him, he sped off for the third time that night.

I had no idea how late it was. I had know idea where I was.

I pulled the ropes off my hands and the cloth from my mouth. I started working on the ones around my feet.

" Just my luck. He was a boy scout." The knot around my feet was even harder. It looked like a thousand knots in one. " I'll be here all night at this rate."

After what seemed like forever, I finally go the last one untied. I jumped for joy, but fell to the ground. I shot of pain went through me. My legs had been in the same position for who knows how long. I got up slowly and walked to the door. I peeked out to make sure no one was out there. " Coast is clear." I opened it quietly and started walking away from the warehouse.

Every little sound made me jump. I was afraid Matt would come to check up on me. " If he's as stupid as he acts he won't be back." I said to the dark.

I started walking a little faster. The faster I get back the faster they can arrest Matt for kidnap. No doubt they have already contacted the police.

I was on a gravel path what seemed like forever. Finally I hit a street. There was a bunch of rundown buildings along both sides. I started skipping. I wanted to be out of this place as fast as I could.

Pretty soon the buildings became more new. I broke out into a run. I had to keep track of where I was going.

After searching for awhile, I found the right street the hotel was on. I slowed down to a walk. Coming in the hotel, I looked up at the clock. It read 4am. Jeez! I wonder how long I was gone.

I saw two people running towards me. I stopped where I was. as they got closer I noticed it was Justin and Lance. I broke out into a run. I jumped into Lance's outstretched arms. " Jen! Are you okay?' I nodded, hugging him to death. After releasing Lance, I grabbed onto Justin. " Are you sure your alright?" I nodded. " Yeah." "Where's Matt?" I shrugged. " He left me for the night in an abandoned warehouse. He said he'd be back in the morning. I escaped." We walked over to the elevator. the doors opened and Joey stepped out. He looked up and saw me. " Jen!" He ran and gave me a hug. " Are you alright."

" Yes. I'm fine." We all got into the elevator. The ride up was silent. Walking into the hotel room, " Look what we found!" Justin exclaimed. Everybody ran towards me. Dorothy threw her arms around me. " Are you alright?" I laughed. " Yeah. " After a round of hugs, the police started to question me.

I told them all about the warehouse. After going over it about three times. They left. They had security posted by the door. They would be at the warehouse when Matt came back. They would send word to us when they catch him.

I flopped down on the couch exhausted. My stomach growled. "By any chance, do we have food?" I asked. " Yeah. We still have alittle bit of Chinese food left from the other day." Sara said taking it out of the fridge. " Can we order pizza, too? I'm starving."

" Sure. Whatever you want." Ashley picked up the phone, dialed, and ordered.

Justin sat down beside me. I felt his gaze. I turned and looked at him. " What?" I asked softly. " Are you sure your alright?" he asked. I threw my arms around him. " I'm alright. Really." I laid my head down in his lap. " Wake me when the food gets here." He smiled. "Okay." I fell asleep immediately.

" PIZZA's HERE!" I fell to the floor. " Graceful," Ashley said sarcastically. I got up. " Thanks for waking me up." I said back to her. She smiled sweetly. " Anytime."

Before long I had 6 pieces of pizza plus the leftover Chinese food.

" Dang girl! Hungry?' Sara asked.

I laughed. " Well, I probably won't be able to fit into my dress NOW."

" Well now that I've eaten I'm going to bed. Good-night." Justin got up and followed me to my room. He stoppped in my doorway. I turned around to face him. He leaned in and gave me a kiss on my cheek. " Good-night Jen." He whispered and then left.