His Unexpected Mate

chapter nine

Chris

I pull up to the house and see the lights on his cars here.

Good, I need him to get started right away.

I walk up to the door knocking on it a few second goes by he opens the door.

"Well, Chris nice to see you. What do I owe the pleasure of your visit this evening ."

I walk in passed him. "I need your help to find someone, I need it done asap.... I'll pay whatever you want I'll double it if you find the person fast..."

"Well, now I'm going to assume this person is very important to you if you want it done fast and you are willing to pay double."

He says to me with a smirk on his face. He turns walks down the hall he goes into his little office area.

"Have a seat tell me all the information I need to get started .."

I take the seat across from his desk .. "Okay her name is Isabella Davis.

She my girlfriend she's gone missing she was at our house this morning when I left for work but when I returned she wasn't there."

"All her clothes are still there, her cell phone was by the bed, and her wallet is gone. Nothing was broken or a mess it's like she just vanished.."

"Hmmm," was all he would say.

"I even checked with her friends they haven't seen her. She has no family so there's no place for her to go except her friends."

I explain to him.

"But they're saying they haven't seen her since last weekend.."

"Hmmm," is all he said again with his head down he's writing everything down I'm saying. He looks up.

"You know if you guys broke up I don't need to be getting in the middle now."

I slam my hand down on his desk.

"WE DIDN'T BREAK UP!!!"

I yell at him.

"She is missing I want you to find her."

"Okay okay...." He says with his hands up.

"Do you have a picture of her one that was taken recently ?"

"Yeah, I do" I open my phone and click on the one picture sending it to him. He opens the message.

"Well, now Anit she a pretty thing. How'd you manage to lose someone like that?" He asks me with a sarcastic voice.

"I didn't lose her," I say through gritted teeth...

"Alright I'll take the information you gave me, I'll get to work give me the names of her friend that she speaks with also anyone else she may have contact with I'll get started... But I'm telling you now this may take some time I need to look at every lead and every piece of info that comes my way so your gonna have to let me do my job. I will contact you as soon as I have something."

"Alright just start looking I want her home the sooner the better.." I tell him.

I get up to walk out of the room when hear him call my name. I turn around to face him.

"Chris this young lady didn't happen to run from you 'cause she saw your true self now did she?"

I just look at him. "She is mine and mine alone. She belongs to me, she left without permission."I tell him.

He just nods he looks back down at the paper on his desk. He knows me long enough to know when something belongs to me I don't let it go...

Isabella

After Mandy got out of the shower I grabbed my stuff heading to the bathroom.

She said she start some food we haven't eaten properly with traveling it was grab-and-go to make good time.

I shake my head at her she heads to the kitchen.

I'm in the bathroom I decided to take a bath maybe soaking will help me relax a bit.

I'm still really nervous I'm very afraid Chris will find me. I start the water striping out of my clothes and putting them in the little hamper that's in the corner. I notice there's a long mirror hanging on the back of the door.

I stand there completely naked looking at my marks some are healing they aren't noticeable couple more days you won't be able to see them. But my scars are still there I'll never be rid of them.

I couldn't help the tears that slowly made their way down my cheeks how could I let myself get like this?

I use to be in such good shape no I never went to the gym but practicing as much as I did everything I did at the barn I was toned and well-built.

Now I'm so skinny I lost all my muscles my skin is pale my hair is dull. I don't know if I would ever be able to wear a tank top again cause some of my scars would show.

I wipe my cheeks and take a breath turning from the mirror.

No one gonna want a broke person with scars all over her body. I walk to the tub sliding in the hot water feels good. I suddenly remember I didn't have any soap or shampoo with me as I'm looking around I see Mandy put some bottles on the side of the tub.

I smile small mentally thanking my friend she's always a step ahead of me. She's always looking out for me I won't be able to thank her enough for helping me this is a big risk for her and the others that helped me. I don't know how I will repay them.

With all the thoughts storming around in my head I start to wash up god it felt good to get cleaned up.

After this, I need to go help Mandy go pull all dukes equipment along with his feed out of the trailer so Mandy can load up in the morning to hit the road...

I finish up with my bath. pull the plug I get out grab a towel thankful that this apartment is full stock. after I get dried off I get dressed and head out to see what Mandy is doing.

I hear her in the kitchen I walk in as she puts stuff on the little table in the corner.

"Hey, I made us some sandwiches there were some chips in the cabinet.

"Can you grab the drinks?"

"Sure. What do you want?"

"There's some juice in the frig I'll have some of that."

I walk over to the frig grab the juice getting us some glasses. We sit down and eat we talked a little about her leaving in the morning.

We both are sad about not being able to talk to each other every day we didn't see each other much the last two yrs but we always talked.

After we finished eating we decided to go down to get Duke's stuff from the trailer also we need to get the trailer cleaned out and ready for her in the morning.

Mandy found one of the helpers and asked where we could put duke's stuff he showed us the tack room. He walked us over to the feed area he asked if we needed help with everything. Mandy told him no thanks he smiled at us and bid us a good day and went about his work.

We went out to the trailer and started unloading everything.

Clara came out and said we didn't need to do that she would have one of the guys help we told her we were fine with the equipment if she wanted to have them lift the feed bins for us.

They were a little heavier than we thought.

She called someone they came got that all out and put it away.

Mandy said she needed to clean out the trailer. Clara said nonsense she have someone do that. She asked if we would like a tour of the farm. We both said sure.