The Repairman 18

The Repairman 18



Greg crouched in the darkness and the adrenaline began to fade away as he figured that he really had little chance of keeping Sarah’s heart. It was likely already gone and by the looks of this place she would not be lacking in the money department either. So she was likely getting the attention she so craved and also was being charmed with money to boot. He felt really sad and decided that making a scene was just not the thing to do anymore. He began to slowly move back the way he came and hoped to get out without being noticed. As he began this slow process the tears began to fill his eyes as he realized he loved Sarah so much more than he had been able to show. He knew that it was his fault that she had gone elsewhere and now he just wanted to be as far away from here as he could get and quickly.

The detectives made their way to Janet’s bedside and were stunned to see the damage done to her face. They looked at each other and then at Dr.Clark who was entering the room. She looked so lifeless and yet the monitors said she was still alive if barely. Dr. Clark looked the two detectives and told them that she would be touch and go for a little while at the very least. She may at best, be able to talk in a few days but it was unlikely that would happen he warned them. They watched as he checked her vitals and gave the nurse a few orders. He explained right now they just wanted to keep her comfortable and get more tests done to see if there was damage to her brain as he suspected by her actions. Her injuries were bad but would heal if they could make it past the first few hours he believed but the unknown was what truly scared him. Dr. Clark turned to leave the room and had just passed through the doors when it struck Detective Raines that he had not told them what the girl had tried to say to him. She wanted to know what the words were even if they were just nonsense. It would need to be added to their report at the very least and maybe somehow it could help. She turned and headed after him. Detective Burma stood just looking at the woman who had been beaten and wondering who she was under all of that swelling. He Walked over to her and whispered in her ear, “I am going to get the monster that did this to you. I promise you that I will get you justice. Just hang in there and you will see that justice with your own eyes. Hang in there.” Detective Raines had caught Dr. Clark and was asking him what the woman had mumbled. He told her and she wrote it down as he turned to go back into Melissa’s room. Raines went and sat on a chair off to the side and tried to make some sense of gum and tea. She could feel that there was something there but was struggling to connect the pieces. As Burma walked towards her it suddenly clicked that the words did in fact have meaning. Her eyes met Moe’s and she smiled. He wondered what was going on but before he could get a word out she said “we got him!! We got the piece we needed Moe. We got John!!” Detective Burma smiled but was also a little worried that his tired partner may be a little delirious. And then she explained that if you thought of the words as tea and gum it matched John Teaberry perfectly. He wasn’t quite so sure and told her he doubted a judge would grant them any kind of warrant based on the two words and her amazing deductive abilities. She looked at him and he knew that they were going to be headed to John’s house with or without a warrant now. He hoped she was right because this was going to be so far over the line that they were going to get in trouble either way. The only thing to save them would be if they found the other missing woman that they suspected John was involved in. They left without telling the Commander where they were going as they believed they needed as much time as possible without anyone trying to make them weight for the chain of command to approve their actions. They knew that approval would not come and they knew they needed to see for themselves. They exited the lot and turned on their blue lights as they sped in the direction of John’s home. Suddenly they heard crackling from the device on the back seat. Detective Raines jammed on the brakes and sent Moe flying forward into the dashboard. She put the car in park and went to the backseat. Detective Burma collected himself and made sure he was still alive and then was about to yell at her when a voice stopped him dead in his tracks. “Sarah, I am so glad you are here with me. I just really needed to see you tonight and somehow you knew that. You felt it didn’t you Sarah!! Our love is that strong.” It was John Teaberry and he was with Sarah. They looked at each other and suddenly were not sure where to go as Sarah had the devices on her and that meant they could be a few places. They decided to drive towards John’s home as it was closer than Sarah’s.

Sarah looked at John and smiled as she had felt something was wrong. She just needed to see John and maybe he was right that their connection was so very deep that she could feel when he needed her. His eyes just made her melt and she fell for him every time she looked into them. She went to him now and collapsed into his arms. He wrapped his arms around her and that seemed to give him strength. He was weak but her love was something to lift him up and he was so happy to feel that way. He had always hoped it could be like this and now it was awesome. He just wanted to hold her forever and let the World go away. All he needed was her and here she was in his arms. Sarah pulled his hand to her and kissed him gently on the top of his hand. Her lips were soft and loving. John began to caress her gently and with each movement the pain faded to pleasure. He wanted her now but was unsure if he would be able to muster the energy for her. He decided to try and make her happy right now as she was his woman, the one he had dreamed of for all time. His hands moved under her shirt and she kissed him deeply. As he felt her bra he knew there was something extra in there. And Sarah remembered at that very moment that she had the devices on her and that she never got rid of them as she had planned. John grabbed one of them and pulled his hand from Sarah’s shirt. As he looked down at the tiny device he knew instantly what it was and his eyes met Sarah’s eyes which were filled with fear. John felt his heart skip a beat and the rage within him began to build.