perked up a lot. She put on a healthy bit of weight, her color came back to her skin and she began smiling more. As beautiful as she was before the split, she was a drop dead stunner after. Jason tuned up the full court press when he saw that. Except, she wanted nothing to do with him.
Sure she was polite and tolerated him. He’d figured all along she was just playing hard to get. Most girls did, but she really worked it. She worked it way more than any other girl he’d met. It didn’t frustrate him though, only made him more determined. Jason wasn’t the kind of guy who gave up one something he wanted. Most his life he’d been able to sweet talk or buy his way out of anything. Which brings him back to the current situation.
“Look,” Jason said to his captor. “What is it you want? You want money? I have money. I have a ton of money, so does my family. We can pay you. Anything you want. They’ll be looking for me. Police, feds, all of them looking for me. Do you want that?”
The man just sat there looking at him. The guy’s facial expression never changed no matter what. It was quite unsettling.
“You think I give a fuck about your money? You were an accident. I didn’t even plan on you being there. But like some wannabe white-knight superhero you had to come charging in. I could tell right away you had no idea what you were doing. You and your pretty clothes and limp wristed swing, you’ve never actually been in a fight. Then as soon as I grabbed you, you folded like a lawn chair.” The man reached into a cooler and took out a bottled water, unscrewed the cap and took a drink as he laughed.
“You actually think you stand a chance with a girl like Abby? This beautiful specimen of a woman? You think she would want anything to do with a soft ass pussy like you?” The man continued.
“Excuse me,” Abby said. “I’m right here and I decide who I date. Not a couple of psychos. Are you guys going to fight for my hand now?”
“SHUT THE FUCK UP YOU CUNT!” The man screamed. Both Abby and Jason jumped as his voice boomed through the van. “I will tell you when I want you to talk!”
Jason tried to find the courage to speak. Under normal circumstances, he had no trouble shooting his mouth off or coming up with something snarky to say. In this case though, his words were escaping him. His voice seemed to vanish as well. If he tried to speak, chances are nothing would come out. For the first time since this happened, fear began to seize him. His stomach tightened as his throat went dry. Even getting hit with the hammer didn’t have the impact this madman’s yelling did.
It had instantly dawned on him that this man was completely insane. Over the years Jason had negotiated billion dollar deals, talked his way in and out of jobs, and talked women in and out of bed. There would be no talking this man in our out of anything. They were completely at his mercy and no matter how much Jason sweet talked, begged or pleaded, this man would not stop. The most frightening thing, the guy hadn’t even started yet. He seemed to enjoy watching is prey squirm within the trap he’d set.
“Look, sir.” Jason began slowly. “I know it is her you want. But I will ask you to do the right thing and let her go. Keep me and do what you want with me. I don’t care. Just please don’t hurt her. She won’t tell anyone. She’ll tell my family I left town. That I went on the bender. I’ve done it before, everyone will believe it.”
“Oh yeah?” The man said. “Just let her go? Then torture you as much as I want?”
Jason swallowed hard.
“Yes. That’s what I’m suggesting.”
“Well, I have both of you now. I can do whatever I want to each of you and no one will ever know. And when I’m done, I’ll leave your rotting carcasses in the woods for the hogs to pick the meat off the