by Finian Blake
If Noah had any doubts about what he was going to do they had left him as soon as Alvin opened his mouth. Noah had plugged up the end of a ballpoint pen and poured the ipecac in it. He poured the liquid in the third double while Alvin was staring down at Terri’s cleavage. Alvin downed the double.
“I’m going to do the same for their boss Susan. I have special plans for her and her dyke friend Lynn. Do you sluts want to entertain me tonight?” Noah gave the signal and the girls started to leave. Suki walked up to Alvin and drove the spike of her heel into the arch of his foot. Alvin groaned grabbing the bar muttering under his breath. “Fucking dykes tonight’s the night I am going to do something.” He pushed past Noah moving after the girls. Alvin was feeling nauseous as he stepped away from the bar. He managed to keep the ladies in sight all the way out to the parking lot.
The girls were so pissed off. How could Noah let that lout talk about them like that? Their heels clicked loudly on the pavement as they stormed to the car. The car park was full and all of the car’s owners were in the club. Other than the girls, there were no other people in the area. Alvin had his little kit in the trunk, duct tape, rope and a knife. He was going to entertain the two of them tonight. He limped to the rear of his car. Looking back at Terri’s car he opened the boot of his car. They were both standing by the rear fender raging at Noah’s indifference. His stomach was feeling strange like he was going to throw up, but this was not going to stop him. Once he got them tied in his trunk he could puke on them both. He would get these two and then he would get Susan and Lynn next.
The girls were so pissed off that they did not see Alvin walk past them to his car however they did see Noah walk past their car. Well they were not going to give him a ride home anyway. He could walk back. What in the hell was he thinking? Alvin was concentrating on getting his kit out in time to secure the women. He could still hear their angry voices as he was pouring chloroform on a rag. The women were about to start cussing Noah out when they saw Alvin at the boot of his car.
Noah was on Alvin as soon as he was within arm’s reach. He grabbed him by the hair slamming his head into the side of the car. Noah changed his grip to the ears, adding his weight to the fall feeling the back of Alvin’s head shatter when he hit the pavement. Alvin lost it starting to vomit. Noah placed his hand over the helpless man’s mouth. The contents of Alvin’s stomach started to come out of his nose. As he tried to breathe Alvin sucked the acrid contents on his stomach into his lungs causing him to thrash around for a few minutes until he slipped into unconsciousness. Terri and Suki were frozen in their tracks having never seen anyone killed. Noah was up like a shot. He looked around the car park. Terri and Suki were the only ones in sight. Noah walked over to Terri, opened the driver’s door shoving her in. “Start the car now,” he shook her again. Terri started to move turning the key.
“Let’s go,” he opened the passenger door shoving Suki in the car jumping in the back seat, laying down, and punching the back of the seat for emphasis getting Terri to break her trance and start driving.
“Drive out nice and easy.” Noah prompted, as she drove across the sidewalk. Terri looked back in her rear view mirror at Alvin’s motionless body lying on the pavement by the open boot of his Volvo.
“You killed him!”
“That is what he was planning for you. While you were arguing, he was getting rope and tape out of his trunk. He was going to have fun with you tonight. You were so pissed off at me that you did not even see him walk past you.” The car stopped and both women looked back at the now lifeless body on the pavement.
“Holy shit why did you leave his body there?”
“The gentleman had an accident. He fell and hit his head on the pavement after which he choked on his own vomit. It was an accident.” Noah looked back noting that nobody had noticed the body yet. “Shall we leave now? We can pray for his soul later.” Noah wanted to be clean out of sight before the body was discovered.
Suki spun around kneeling in the passenger seat eyes wide. “He wanted both of us. You killed somebody to save me!” She lurched over the seat circling his head in her arms. She kissed him hard on the lips biting his lip when he tried to break the kiss. When they arrived at the airport the ladies ran into Brit World Wide ahead of Noah. He picked up a phone and called Susan.
“We covered the territory that we needed to. Everything is all right. Terri and Suki are just fine, but shaken. That stalker needed to be taken care of.” He quickly hung up. Terri and Suki ran out to Milo’s van. Suki was jumping up and down in her boots and ballerina skirt.
“He killed him for us. He killed him for us. That asshole was going to kill us.” By the time Noah reached the van, the story had been told.
“I was going to shoot him.” Milo was clearly disappointed.
“This way it was an accident,” Noah said quietly. “It is funny how accidents happen.” Terri was still shaking.
“Milo, why don’t you take Terri home? Be sure you don’t leave her alone.” He shifted his attention to Terri. “Call Susan and tell her everything went well. I’ll take Suki home in your car.” Milo loaded Terri in the van with the two members of his crew. They drove through the building and out to the car park. It was just half past nine. Noah tried to steer Suki into the building.
Suki screeched, “I need a drink, right now.” Noah did not want to take a screaming woman through the building, so he lowered the stairs of the Ark and opened the door. When they were inside he raised the stairs and closed the door.
“Would you prefer scotch, sour mash or vodka? The ice is long gone, so it will have to be neat.”
“I will take scotch. Fill the glass.” He filled the plastic cup handing it to her. She drank half of the glass and put it on the counter. She slipped off her skirt putting it on top of his head like an Indian headdress, and then removed her strapless bra.
“Do you think I hurt him when I stomped him with this.” She gently worked her spiked heel into his crotch. She opened his shirt and with her long nails hooked one under his nipple sawing it slowly back and forth forcing it to become erect. Suki’s face took on a wicked smile purring, “You killed someone to save me.” She grabbed his bulge firmly enough to cause pain. “He was going to torture and kill me.” She was quite loud now. “You stopped him.”
‘Suki is a real meat eater’, Lynn’s comment came back to him, as Suki unbuckled his belt falling backward pulling him on top of her. Noah was about to find out what unbridled enthusiasm was all about.
Noah awoke to a slapping on the door slipping on his pants as he went down and opened the door. Susan came into the crew cabin smelling the odor of cigarettes and booze. Suki’s clothes were scattered around the cabin. Noah had bite marks all over his chest, back and neck. Susan chuckled at the sight before shaking her head.
“Good morning Noah. Suki did not make it home. Terri told me last night that she was with you so I didn’t worry.” Suki stuck her head down in the crew cabin jumping wide eyed down the few feet into the crew cabin only wearing her panties. “You should have heard the terrible things that our stalker wanted to do to you and Lynn.” She jumped on Noah’s back biting his neck combing her long nails through his hair. “This man killed someone to save me!”
She grabbed the bulge in his pants. Noah’s knees buckled. Susan almost burst into laughter at Noah’s state as he collapsed. She was also disturbed to find out that everybody was targeted. Susan started to unbutton the front of her skirt.
“Maybe we should all show Noah our appreciation.” He heard Lynn’s semi mocking voice behind Susan.
“What can we do?” Lynn pushed past Susan to Noah, and gave his bulge a playful squeeze.
Noah bent over double barely standing. His hands were on his knees.
“I would love breakfast that would be a wonderful thank you.”
“Noah, I believe I heard you say that you did not like violence. Is that true?”
Noah shrugged. “That is right. I avoid violence whenever possibl
e, but sometimes you have to get there first. This guy was a twisted piece of shit. He sat there in a crowded bar and told me what he wanted to do to Terri, Suki, Lynn and yourself. One of them was frying your tits and eating them.”
Lynn made a face and rubbed her chest, “You actually killed someone to protect us!”
“Let us say that I protected you. The police still have to investigate. It should look like an accident, but they will still look into things.”
“Why don’t we meet in Susan’s office? It looks like the catering is here. I’ll be along.” Noah pushed Suki up to the flight deck so that she could dress and the others left headed for Susan’s office after catering had left.
“The quartet wanted to know who was paying the tab and we told them it was you.” Susan laughed. “Frank will bring your bag. Don’t look inside until after you takeoff.”
Noah checked the catering and its loading. The rim made it in and the mechanic was beginning to mount the new tire. Eight thirty would be a good finish time.
Arthur slapped the side of the Ark to announce himself. “Susan asked me to watch this bird for an hour or so.” The girls will meet you at the car park.
When they arrived at the restaurant, they asked for a table away from the general diners. As soon as they sat down the three women put their feet in Noah’s lap. “So much for being discrete,” he coughed.
They laughed and ordered breakfast being sure to order a double portion for Noah being sure that when breakfast arrived, that he ate every bite. There was a great deal of explicit talk accompanied by howls of laughter.
Susan looked at Lynn and Suki. They got the message moving to the front. She stood inches from him cupping Noah’s ear in her right hand.
“This is the first time that I have found a man that I could trust. Are you sure that you want to throw in with us? I am talking about a partnership not a loan. I am sure all of the partners will sign off.”
“Who are the other partners?”
“Let’s see how good you are. Give me the four partners.”
“Lynn, Suki, Terri and of course you would be the partners.” Noah put his arm around Susan’s waist while she continued.
“We were going to accept three of four votes. We were not sure that you could swing Lynn over to your side, but she agreed without hesitation. There is twenty percent available. The price is five thousand Pounds per unit. How much would you want to speak for?”
“No doubt, I want in. I think that I can swing the full twenty. If you can give me thirty days, I will come up with the cash.”
“We can go with that. If you decide to cash out, we will have the right of first refusal.”
“Do you want anything other than my word?” Noah wanted to know how this would take shape.
“We know where you stand. Do you have any doubts about where we stand?” Susan knew that written contracts were useless, in a situation like this. “We will put your name in the Charter as a twenty percent owner.”
“I guess that is as much paperwork as is practical. Do we call the partners back or do we go out to them?” Susan waved to Lynn and Suki. Terri was missing but everybody knew where she stood. Hugs and kisses were given all around. Suki ordered two breakfasts for carry out and stayed behind while it cooked.
“I will bring this out to Terri and Milo,” Suki said enthusiastically knowing that Terri never cooked.
Lynn went back to work while Noah and Susan went back to her office. Noah was obviously uneasy. Susan looked out the window while she waited for him to put his problem into words. “What’s on your mind, Noah?”
“Every little piece clears up the picture. Stalkers usually fix on one person. The man following the girls last night was no stalker. He was after all four of the partners. It sounds more like a hit man than a nut. If there is someone after the partners, you need to clear it up right away.” Noah remembered something he saw in the trunk. “There were pictures of the four of you in the trunk. The police will be in touch with you when they identify who is in the pictures. Use your contacts. See if you can get copies. I want to get a critical look at those shots.”
“What are you getting at?”
“I don’t know yet. I want to get as much information as I can. I don’t like my partners being at risk.” Noah needed more help from Susan. He wrote down a phone number.
“Do me a favor and call this number. Ask for Tony. Tell him that Hermes needs four numbers for ID’s, in three days.”
“Hermes,” Susan’s eyes narrowed.
“I’ll fill you in later. You have a deal with the person not the name. I noticed that you checked me out without getting too much information.”
“I’m a no a body,” He put on an Italian accent.
“Noah Body, you are no body?” Susan looked at Noah. “Are you Hermes?”
“I haven’t used my real name in several years. Hermes is an identifier not a name. I didn’t lie when I said that I am not with the CIA. I do the work that the government can’t be associated with so I am strictly an independent contractor.” Noah leaned back in his chair.
“What about you? Are you still MI-5 or maybe a private contractor?”
“I am former MI-5, but now I am just putting a retirement together.” Susan did not expect a boy scout. Susan had good instincts and would follow them now. Noah was right. The deal was between people not names. “What name do you want on the deal?”
“I’ll let you know. Noah Body will probably not be a good name in thirty days. Please wait for that call. It will save me a few days on another project.”
Noah paused, “Give Terri a call. It seems strange that she did not make it for breakfast. She didn’t seem all that upset.”
“I rang her earlier, but she didn’t pick up.” Susan dialed the number and after several rings she hung up the phone. “No answer,” she looked at Noah with a puzzled look on her face. “Suki was going to bring her breakfast to the house, when she dropped her car off.”
“Let’s run out there.” Noah did not want to leave until he had seen Terri face to face. He was up and moving to the door. “Arthur, tell your supervisor that there is a diplomatic shipment coming from London. He needs to hold the Ark until we return.”
They piled in Susan’s car hurrying off to Terri’s place. Terri lived in a nice neighborhood and the street was lined with modest sized brick cottages with single car brick garages slightly back from the street. As they pulled within sight of Terri’s cottage, Suki was walking up to Terri’s front door with a breakfast in hand. Susan relaxed and slowed as the door opened with Suki being yanked into the house just after the door opened.
Noah was instantly alert, “Stop the car now!” Susan pulled the car to the curb and parked. “This isn’t right. Stay here I’m going to have a look.”
He slipped out of the car walking to a side window looking inside. He saw two men dragging a handcuffed Suki up the stairs kicking and screaming. He turned around and ran back to the car.
“There is trouble and we need to act fast. Do you have a key?” He shook her arm when she did not answer right away.
“No, but she keeps one under the flower pot.” They hurried to the front porch. Susan retrieved the key and opened the door. They carefully stepped in the house with Noah closing the door slowly hearing a struggle up stairs. He quickly looked around for anything that could be used as a weapon.
“Where is the kitchen?” She pointed down a narrow hall toward the back of the house. Noah looked around the kitchen finding a tenderizing hammer hanging in a rack and also selected two sharp knives from another rack. Susan selected a cast iron skillet from the cupboard and followed Noah holding it like a tennis racket as Noah led the way to the top of the stairs. He stopped to listen to see if he could figure out how many people that they would be confronting.
Suki’s screams were muffled however he could still hear a struggle. He looked around the edge of the door to see Milo tied to a chair and Terri was tied spread eagle to the bed. Terri’s top was at he
r armpits with her skirt up around her waist. They had not stripped her completely, all that they had done was expose the areas to which they wanted access. The two men had Suki on the floor. Her skirt was up to her waist and they were in the act of placing duct tape over her mouth. One man held her down calling to the other man. “Go bring that other slut around I want her to watch how I entertain this little Asian bitch.” Terri was out cold and there was a piece of tape over her mouth to deaden her screams. The other man walked over to Terri pinching her nose shut until she started to thrash around delighting as her nostrils flared trying to breathe when he released her nose.
It was time. Noah spun around the corner. The man on top of Suki looked up in time to see the tenderizing hammer arriving at his forehead with a sound of bone cracking. He went down hard on top of Suki’s legs. Noah spun around quickly jumped on to the bed and hit the other man full force in the back of the head while Susan took a full swing at the first man’s head with the frying pan. The man standing over Terri lost his balance and fell on top of her. Noah gave him another whack on the temple with the tenderizing hammer to be sure that there would be no problems and his body went slack. Noah grabbed him by the hair spinning his limp body off of Terri to the floor next to the bed. The other man was rising off Suki moaning in pain still unable to clear the blood from his eyes. Susan gave the man another full back hand stroke in the face with the frying pan spinning him around so that he was face down next to Suki before putting her knee in the middle of his back hoping that the move might cause some kind of permanent damage.
“Give me the keys to the cuffs now!”
