Chapter 6

Sarah was cooking a special dinner for Jerry when he came home from work. Even Sarah had no clue that Jerry was The Gifter. Sarah's special dinner was almost done when she heard footsteps coming up the back stairs. She went to look who it was, but was knocked unconscious by the intruder.

The intruder drug Sarah into the bedroom and laid her on the bed, bound and gagged. Then the intruder waited at Sarah's beautifully arranged table for Jerry to arrive home.

Jerry tried to help a young teen boy who was shivering from the cold winter, but the boy recognized him from his photo on the news and assumed that Jerry was working him, so he ran off. 

Jerry cursed the person who blew his cover and and vowed to find out who did it. But for now, the only thing Jerry could do was go home to his wife. So he got into his car and went home.

When Jerry pulled into his drive, he sensed something wasn't right, so he walked cautiously in the front door. As he called out Sarah's name, the house was strangely quiet.

“That's weird?” Jerry muttered to himself. “Sarah never leaves home by herself this time of night?”

He continued to walk into the kitchen to find that Cathie was sitting at Sarah's beautifully arranged table. It was obvious that Sarah had meant to surprise him with dinner, but Cathie was here instead.

“What the hell are you doing here?” Jerry asked, shocked to find Cathie in his home.

“Well, thanks for the greeting, Jerry love!” Cathie greeted him. “Is that any way to greet your wife?”

“You are not my wife!” Jerry spit at her. “Where's Sarah?!”

“She's in the bedroom!” Cathie told him. “You can see her later. You and I have some unfinished business!”

“I have nothing to say to you!” Jerry said to her.

Jerry began running towards his and Sarah's bedroom, but Cathie knocked him out cold before he could get to her.

“Sorry, Jerry dear, I had to do that!” Cathie said. 

Leaving Jerry in the living room, Cathie headed for the bedroom with a knife. She opened the door to find that Sarah had managed to break free of the ropes and gag and escaped out the window. She was nowhere to be seen.

Fuming, Cathie headed to the bedroom to find Jerry was missing too. She looked out the window to see Jerry and Sarah pulling away in their car.

 “You won't get away that easy, Jerry dear!” Cathie vowed to herself.

Chapter 7

“Jerry, who was that woman?” Sarah asked him.

“My ex-wife!” Jerry explains. “I thought she was in prison.”

“How did she get out?”

“I don't know?” Jerry added. “I was supposed to be informed if she got out. No one did.”

They had managed to allude Cathie for the moment, so they pulled into a motel to sleep for the night. 

After they checked in under assumed names, Jerry escorted Sarah to their room and locked the door when they were inside.

He called Cathie's probation officer.

“Hello, Jerry? What can I do for you?” Gerald Harrison asked, answering his cell.

“Why didn't I get a call informing me Cathie was out?” Jerry demanded.

“We tried to call you, Jerry. We even left you a voicemail.” Gerald said in defense.

“Voicemail? I never received any voicemail?” Jerry asked, confused.

“Well, when we called, it went to your voicemail?” Gerald explained. “Are you sure you didn't delete it?”

“Why would I delete it?”

“Well, thank you, Jerry for the call. The authorities are looking for her now.”

As Jerry hung up, he received another anonymous call.

“Hello?” Jerry answered.

“Jerry, my love.” Cathie said.

“Cathie, what do you want?” Jerry asked.

“I know where you are, so don't think you will try to escape me!” Cathie warned. “And I know you just spoke to my probation officer!”

“How do you know that?” Jerry asked.

Then it dawned on Jerry how he never received voicemail. Cathie intercepted the voicemail so he would never receive it. He totally forgot Cathie was a wiz at technology. Nothing escaped Cathie. 

 Memories came flooding back as Jerry suddenly remembered just how dangerous and calculating Cathie was.