A smile touched her bloody lips at the thought of Andy. He was one of a kind. The most blunt and honest man she had ever met. Jordan knew it would not work; could not work. They were from two different worlds and her world was full of turmoil. The last thing that she needed was another problem especially now. She was so deep in her thoughts that she didn't hear a branch break behind her or the solid footsteps of someone coming. The dark figure was there before she had time to react and it was too late. The sense of sight left her immediately as he hit her over the head with something hard.
She collapsed on the pavement. Her limbs felt as if they were made of putty, she could not see but her sense of smell seemed to have been heightened. An aroma she had never smelled before invaded her senses. He stooped down to pick her up and tossed her limp body over his left shoulder. She listened for as long as she could and even tried to focus her eyes so she knew where they were going but her battered body just simply would not respond. It's too bad my sense of direction stinks even when I'm not half unconscious she mused. She managed to hang on a few more minutes before her mind started to fade. Her last conscious thoughts were of her son and dead husband.
Andy looked at Officer Deen standing in his doorway as he was told of the discovery they made earlier. "I'm sorry Mr. Nichols but I have to take you down to the precinct for questioning." "What are you trying to say? That I set the bomb off to kill Jordan and blow up that restaurant?" "You may want to wait for your lawyer to arrive before you say anything else." "I just can't believe this. Let me tell Mrs. Sparks what's going on so she won't worry okay. Andy knew better than to walk away so he motioned for the Officer to follow him to the kitchen where Mrs. Sparks spent most of her time. He followed Andy very cautiously till he saw Mrs. Sparks come into view in the back of the huge kitchen. "Mrs. Sparks." Andy called to her. She turned to face him with a smile on her lips but it froze there when she saw Andy's worried features and the Officer standing next to him. "What's going on?" She demanded sharply looking from Andy to the Officer. "Mrs. Sparks this is Officer Deen and he is going to escort me the police station to answer a few questions for them.