Broken Hearted (9 page)

Eli and Faith walked back into the bar as the rest
of the band went back on stage all except Roni. Cash had a solo now
so Eli jumped back on the stage ready to play the drums.

He told Faith, “The bartender is our connection to
the lead drug dealer. He and Roni are partners. He keeps receiving
phone calls and staring at you all night. Watch the drinks he’s
giving you Faith. He is placing something in them. You didn’t drink
enough to become sick earlier. I understand you’re confused, but it
wasn’t what you heard at the table that made you sick tonight so be
careful. Trey and Eve are your backup, they’ll help you while I
play in the band. Remember, you’re not alone.”

CHAPTER FOURTEEN

Faith

I’ll make sweet, soft love to you! 

Faith walked up to the bar smiling at Roni. When she
turned to order her drink, the bartender already had the drink
prepared. She looked straight into his eyes.

“
Did someone order a Vodka
Collins?”

He grinned, “I think you did, Faith.”

She grasped the drink up saying cheers to Roni who
touched her glass to hers. She drank a tiny amount of the drink.
This time Faith noticed a bitter taste. She questioned the
bartender, “Hey, do you think you made this drink strong enough.”
Trusting Eli or Trey to understand she knew something was in her
drink.

“
You want your money’s worth little
girl, don’t you?”

She folded her arms and placed them on the bar to
rest her head. Pretending to be getting drunk and tired then she
heard the bartender tell Roni, “As soon as she’s sedated a little
more we’ll get her to the back room. Then I’ll go out and tell Trey
she’s sleeping off some alcohol. He’ll accept the story. Anyway,
Roni I think he’s beginning to like you. So you can keep him
occupied while I take care of Faith.”

 
Faith quietly repeated
everything she heard to Trey and Eli then she overheard Eve laugh,
saying, “Really the bartender doesn’t realize she ask me to go home
with her tonight.”

Trey chuckled and said, “Make a play for her Eve
maybe she’ll lead us to Mr. Moore.”

Eve replied, “What do you think I’ve been doing all
night. Every time your back is turned, I hit on her. She’s not my
type, but it’s working.”

“
Eve, you know I was joking and you
better be too. Stay away from her and don’t go near Mr.
Moore.”

“
Trey, she really does think I want
to go home with her. However, I’ll kick your ass if you don’t tell
all these handsome men listening to you right now that I’m straight
as an arrow. Right now, Faith needs me and if it means Roni
thinking I’m lesbian then so be it.”

Faith raised her head, giving the bartender a
smile.

He glanced at Roni saying, “I think it’s time.”

Roni said, “Come on, Faith, you’ve had too much to
drink. Let’s go sleep it off.”

Faith stood up to go with them when Eve came
bounding in between them and knocked her drink over as she glared
at Roni. “I thought you said something about me going home with
you, not this bitch.”

Faith acted as if she’s smacking at Eve saying,
“You’re not playing nice.” Thank goodness Trey walked up to the
bar. He took Faith in his arms.

“
Sorry, Roni, she’s going home with
me.” Then he turned regarding the bartender carefully.

“
Why don’t you fix Faith a fresh
drink?” The bartender nodded. Faith turned to glance at the
bartender; his face starts to swim in front of her.

Then she reflected back in time, seeing a younger
man who she recognized as the bartender in front of her. It’s a
flashback from her past.

He’s said,
“Faith, it’s okay, I’ll be easy. I’ll
make sweet love to you. Joey won’t hurt you.”

She tried to shake her head at the drink he’s
handing her. She stared him in the eyes and repeated everything he
used to say to her, as he would force himself on her. Faith didn’t
understand what was happening to her, but she knew Joey hurt her
long ago. She hissed.

“
Come on, Joey, I know you want me.
What did you always tell me? Didn’t you say, ‘I have to do this if
I’m going to be in Mr. Moore’s family? I’ll be like a son to him.
He won’t hurt me and I won’t ever tell anything I know about the
business.’”

Trey leaned into Faith whispering, “We have to get
out of here. I don’t know what you’re talking about Faith. You must
be remembering some of your past. However, I’m going to pick you up
and get you out of here now. Joey knows now that you remember him.
You’re in danger baby, let’s get going.”

She heard Eli in her ear. “Go with it Faith, fight
him, but leave the bar with him.” She acted out of instinct and
tried to punch Trey in the stomach. She heard him making sure
everyone understand she’s going home with him. He picked her up
planting her over his shoulder. She hit his back with her fist
repeatedly.

She yelled as loud as she could, “I have to stay. I
have to stay!” She started to cry for the first time in a long
time. Faith realized her past was coming back to haunt her all over
again. Faith remembered what Joey did to her not once but
repeatedly. She sensed the filth and disgust, taking over her it’s
more than she could possibly handle. She finally breaks and yes,
every piece of her heart finished shattering. She ached for the
loss of both her parents. She ached for the loss of her innocence.
In addition, she grieved for the loss of the two loves of her life.
She would never be able to trust again. Who would ever reach the
dark crevasses of her heart and put the pieces back together
again?

Cody pulled up in front of the bar. Trey tossed
Faith in the back seat, climbing in beside her. Cody sped away
asking, “Where to now?”

Ty’s voice came on the air telling him he had a safe
house ready for them not far out of town. Giving Cody the
directions telling him the key was in the neighbor’s mailbox.
Everything was quiet inside the vehicle, except for Faiths mournful
sobs. She’s finally gave in to the surge of emotions that had
haunted her all her adult life. She’s at last a broken soul and she
didn’t even care where this journey would end. Trey reached over to
soothe her.

“
You know I would never hurt or
upset you, Faith, but you let Joey know you recognized him from
years ago. Why didn’t you tell me?” Faith couldn’t believe she
heard him after everything he hadn’t told her about this case. She
wounded herself by trusting him to be a partner and be honest with
her about everything tonight.

Faith curled up in the fetal position in the back
seat. She listened as Trey cursed but everything he’s saying is a
blur right now. She understood someone was attempting to murder
her, but she didn’t care at this moment. She wished the agony of
her past would go away. All she had ever wanted was to live again
in happiness and peace. Deep down from somewhere inside her Faith
understood all of this was part of her job. She understood she must
had blocked Joey out of her unconscious mind until a few minutes
ago. Faith attempted to halt the thoughts that were flowing
rampantly through her whole body now. 

CHAPTER FIFTEEN

Trey

Life has a way of coming full circle!

Trey felt like an idiot. He determined now that he
should’ve told Faith about this entire operation from the
beginning. He left her in the dark about so many things in the past
six months. He wanted to clarify to Faith that he understood the
pain those men put her through when they seized her. They tortured
her when she didn’t even know what they wanted from her. He hated
himself for being the agent instead of the lover. He justified what
happened the night he left her alone in the hospital by saying she
would do the same thing if the situation was reversed.

Now Trey’s sitting there listening to a broken,
sobbing Faith. Where did his strong, smart ass, beautiful woman go?
Maybe she’d been pushed too far this time? Would she ever be the
same? The question now was would she ever forgive him for helping
to drive her over the edge. Life has a way of coming full circle.
Trey sat without a sound, praying that love was compared to the
circle never ending. He might had a chance with Faith again if it
were true. He had promised the Lord to never lie to her again and
cherish their relationship for the rest of his life. Faith would
always know his heart from this day forward. He reached out to
console her only to have his hand pushed away.

Cody brought him back to the moment. “Trey, we’ve
got ourselves a tail.” Trey glanced out the rear window of the car.
Sure enough, a dark black sedan was behind them with only the
driver inside.

Trey announced, “Well, let’s see who wants to know
where we’re going.”

Ty chimed in, “Hey, I’m behind them, let’s do our
stuff.”

Cody sped up, slamming on the brakes. He turned
around in the road blocking the black sedan. Ty did the exact same
thing from behind him. They hurdled out of the car with their guns
already drawn. Ty seized the young black haired boy’s arm as he
bound out of the car to run. Slamming the young man to the ground
and handcuffing him, Cody and Trey turned him over as Ty got in his
car to leave. Ty knew Trey and Cody didn’t need him any longer, and
he had other work to be done. Trey punched the young man in the
face.

“
Who sent you, son?” He lied there
without uttering a word. Trey punched him twice more, once in the
stomach and another in his face. He screamed out in
pain.

“
Okay! Okay! Joey the bartender
told me to tell you. He said to find out where they go and come
back and report to me. I have one hundred dollars when you come
back with the information.” The boy had tears streaming down his
cheeks now. “I need the money guys I don’t have a job. He told me I
could work for him. I can’t go back without the
information.”

Trey picked the young man up by the collar of his
shirts just enough to stare him in the eye and lowered his voice.
“You’re right, he’ll kill you. So here’s what I suggest you do.”
Trey reached into his jean pocket, pulled out a bunch of hundreds,
throwing them on the ground beside him. “Take this money. Get in
that car. Go to the first bus station you find and park your car.
Then walk to the first car you see breaking into it. I know you can
break into cars.” He kicked the boy in the side. “Fill the car with
gas and travel as far away from Joey as you can. If you don’t leave
town and start your life over, you’ll have all of us after
you.”

He nodded and Cody told Trey, “Let him go. He’s a
stupid kid.” The unbound his hands and pushed him back towards his
car.

Trey jumped in the car with Cody right behind him.
Faith hadn’t moved from the fetal position.

They heard Ty’s voice saying, “Trey, I’m going to
lose connection for a while, but I put you a Jaguar in front of the
safe house. I thought you might like a fast car as you already have
the beautiful woman to go with it. Take care of Faith. This time,
actually take care of her.”

Trey wanted to curse him out but knew Ty’s right. He
had let her down and he quietly vowed, “I promise I will, Ty. Take
care of yourself, big bro.”

“
Both of you guys take
care.”

Cody glared at Trey questioning, “Is she going to be
alright?”

Trey shook his head and shrugged his shoulders. He
hoped Faith would bounce back to her old self. Even if she kicked
his nuts off. Anything would be better than hearing her mournful
sobs. He had never seen her like this, not even in the hospital
after those men tortured her. Trey hoped he could persuade her to
trust in him again. If only she could find it in her heart to
forgive him.

They came to a stop in front of a beautiful old
house with a fenced in front yard and a beautiful deck that
surrounded the entire house. He gazed at the sleek hot Jaguar
parked in front of the house, it’s awesome. Trey opened the rear
door of the car. Taking Faith in his arms, he carried her to the
front door. Cody retrieved the key from the neighbor’s mailbox to
unlock the door. They said their goodbye as Trey carried Faith
inside laying her on the couch.

He closed and locked the door. Turning around, he
walked swiftly over and took a seat beside Faith. He gently started
rubbing her back.

“
Faith, will you talk to me please?
I’m so sorry this all came down without you knowing the full
details of the operation.” She merely cried harder. Trey attempted
to pull her to him as she battled him away. Through her sobs, he
listened to her say.

“
Shower, I need a shower! Where is
the bathroom? I have to wash the scum and filth of the night off me
right now.” Then she yelled “Right now, Trey!”

Trey jumped up looking through the house, as he took
her hand and led her into the bathroom. She stared him straight in
the eyes, as she gained a little composure. “Please leave me alone
now. I have to find some peace through this crazy mess you have put
both of us in the middle of.”

Trey walked soundlessly out of the bathroom, leaving
her standing in the center of the room. Faith looked around,
wondering how she could have ever been abused and not remembered it
until tonight. All she could think about right now was washing the
memories away. Seeing the shower, she turned the water on and
walked straight in clothes and all.

Trey walked into the living room of the safe house.
Sitting down on the couch, he put his head in his hand. He realized
now he didn’t understand how to help Faith through this emotional
turmoil. She remembered the past with Joey the bartender who
evidently was abusive sometime in her youth. Then finding out her
best friend was murdered and she led the murdered investigation not
even recognizing Dawn because of all the plastic surgery that she
received before the murder. Cash coming back into her life after
all these years only made matters worse. Maybe the shower would
help calm her nerves and give Faith some time to reflect back on
the time they were together and the love they shared. Not being
able to take the quiet any longer, Trey opened the bathroom door.
Faith was curled up in the shower with the water running over her
still clothed body. He lifted her up, standing her against the
wall.