Page 46 of Lost in Her
“Emory, where is Jennifer?”
“She isn’t here, Ethan.”
“What?I told Oliver to go get her hours ago.She should be here.”I can’t hide my panic.There is no reason why she shouldn’t fucking be here.
“Ethan.”Shawn says my name in a low voice, trying to get my attention.And I have learned he only does this when he has something important to tell me.
I was on the fucking property, and I checked everything, so I know for a fact that she and Oliver are not there.Where the fuck are they?
“What?”
“Oliver took Jenn.”Shawn states calmly.But I can see his breathing is becoming more unsteady as he tightens his grip on Emory.
“I know.I told him to bring her here,” I reply a little louder, feeling my body start to shake.
“No, Ethan,” Emory and Shawn both say at the same time.
“He took Jenn.”Shawn isn’t able to hide his own anger.
“What the fuck are you talking about?”I snap, feeling my emotions crumble.
“He’s been working for Tristan this whole time, Ethan,” Shawn tells me in a pained and stern voice.The fuck he means, working for Tristan?
This is why Tristan was so calm.This how he knew where she was and how they got the metal gate open.Oliver betrayed us
“Where the fuck is he?”I yell feeling my entire body shaking now.I tighten my hold on the gun.
“In Shawn’s office waiting for you,” Emory says softly.She is scared.I am scared ...we are all scared.
That’s how he was always ahead of me.Why he never showed any fear with anything I did.Why burning the studio didn’t affect him the way I thought it would.He knew.He fucking knew all of our plans.
I nod and turn to walk down the hallway, but Emory grabs my arm stopping me.I look down at her trying to catch my own breath.Shawn kisses the side of Emory’s head then quickly leaves the room heading toward his office.I watch the tears roll down Emory’s face.“Ethan, you have to get her back,” she whispers to me.
“I know.”This isn’t her fault, this isn’t Shawn’s fault.This is my fucking fault.I trusted the wrong person.
Emory and I both stand in silence for a moment, searching each other’s eyes.I can see that she wants to tell me something.“Ethan, she’s pregnant,” Emory whispers.I almost didn’t hear the words coming out of her mouth.
“What?”I ask, needing validation, needing to know that I heard her right.
Jenn has been acting weird for a while with me and I thought maybe what I did to her father and his men was finally catching up to her.I thought maybe she was second guessing loving me, but I never thought in a million years that she was keeping this kind of secret from me.
More tears escape Emory’s eyes and roll down her face.She tightens her grip on my arm.“She told me this morning.She was waiting to tell you” She was waiting until the right time to tell me that our lives are about to change.
“She’s pregnant.”I say it out loud more to myself than to her.
Emory nods.The tears continue to roll down her face.“You’re going to be a father, Ethan.”
Emory releases my arm.I nod at her because right now I have no idea what to do.I turn and start walking down the hallway toward Shawn’s office.I reach to my back and grab the gun that I just put in the back of my jeans.
I quickly make my way to Shawn’s office.Shawn and Oliver are both standing up.Shawn has Oliver against the wall holding him by the throat.Oliver is holding tightly onto Shawn’s arm.
Oliver’s eyes grow wider as I make my way over to Shawn’s side.
I slowly lift my gun and take a small step forward, placing the gun against his forehead.Shawn releases his hold and takes a step back.I move into his place, lifting my free hand and grabbing Oliver’s throat.
“Where the fuck is she?”The rage and guilt are clashing together inside of me.I should have known something wasn’t right with Oliver.But he has been with us for years.He helped save Emory when we found her in the room.
I never thought he would betray us, that he would betray me.I never saw it coming and now I’m paying for trusting him.I’m paying for actually believing that he was family.
