| Chapter 16 � 11:47am That same morning (Crystal�s POV) My tears were running uncontrollably down my cheeks. I felt so horrible. I looked over at Scott�s lawn and noticed the girl�s ball. �NO,� I screamed as I dropped to the ground. �NO!� I noticed a little something the stuck out on the white pavement where Scott�s car was sitting. It was red. A puddle of red. I ran over to it and realized it was blood. He had them in the trunk. I woke up with the sun shining in my eyes. I couldn�t believe the dream that I had just had. I sat up in the lawn chair and looked at the girl�s who were playing ball. �Stephanie,� Danielle said. She threw the ball and the wind carried it into Scott�s lawn. I got up and got it for the girls. �Be careful,� I said to them. �I don�t want you to go onto his lawn, okay?� �Okay,� Danielle said as she gave me a hug. I watched as she threw the ball again. This time I didn�t watch where it went. I walked inside knowing that they wouldn�t go onto his lawn. They knew that it was wrong. I checked the messages on my machine that was just left. �Hi honey,� Lance said. �Just calling to say that I miss you already and I�m on my way to the studio. I love you, sexy.� I smiled and waited to hear the next message. �Crystal,� Chrissy said. �This is Chrissy. I just wanted to call and find out how the kids were doing. Give Danielle and Brandon a kiss for me. Call me if ya get a chance. Bye bye bye.� I picked up the phone as I heard a scream from outside. �Chrissy, it�s me,� I said. �The girl�s are outside playing so I have a minute. What�s up?� �Nothing,� Chrissy said. �I just wanted to call you and say hi.� �Hi.� I said. �I am about to get the girl�s so they can watch the movie I got.� �What movie,� Chrissy asked. �I got one too.� �I know,� I said. �They are going to watch both. I got �Lion King�.� �Danielle and I love that movie,� Chrissy said. �She likes Raffiki, and I like Simba. Chris loves Pumba. I tell him he likes Pumba because he is a big pig too!� I couldn�t help but laugh. �Crystal,� Chrissy said. �I have to go. See you later.� �Bye,� I said. �Bye.� (Joey�s POV) �I will be back,� I said. �I am going to go get the pizza.� �Okay,� Chris said. �Don�t eat it all on the way home.� �I won�t,� I said. �I am going to stop and drop Crystal off a pizza too.� �Okay,� Lance said. �Don�t give her a kiss for me.� �I won�t,� I said. �See you when I get back.� I drove to 4-Brother�s pizza and got the 3 large pizza�s and a medium pizza. There was 3 2-lieter bottles of Coke. �$26.41, please,� The woman behind the counter said. I handed her the money. �Thank you.� I walked out and got into my green Lincoln Navigator and drove to Crystal�s house. I noticed that the girl�s ball was on Scott�s lawn and Crystal wasn�t around. I figured the girl�s were playing with Scott again. �Crystal,� I called as I walked into he front door to see Crystal come through the kitchen door. �Hi sweetie.� �Hi,� Crystal said as she gave me a hug. �You caught me in the middle of doing the laundry.� �Oh,� I said. �Sorry.� �It�s okay,� Crystal said. �What are you doing here? You can tell Lance that I am fine and to stop checking on me.� �No,� I said. �It�s not that. I brought you and the kids some lunch.� I handed her the pizza box and a bottle of soda. �Thanks,� Crystal said. �Girls! Uncle Joey is here!� �Aren�t they outside,� I asked. �I saw their ball on Scott�s lawn.� �What,� Crystal asked as she dropped the pizza. �NO!� Crystal ran outside and I followed behind not knowing what the problem was. I couldn�t figure out why it was such a big deal that their ball was next door. �Crystal,� I asked as she threw herself into my arms. �Crystal, what is it? Why is that so bad?� �He is a convicted criminal,� Crystal said. �He is wanted all over the place.� (Justin�s POV) *Ring�Ring�Ring* �Hello,� I asked. �Joey, where are you we are starving.� �Justin,� Joey said. �It�s not about the pizza.� �What,� I asked. �What are you talking about? We are sitting here starving and you say it isn�t about�� �The girl�s are missing,� Joey blurted out. �Get over to Crystal�s now and call Chrissy.� �Oh my God,� I screamed. �NO!� I hung up the phone and burst into tears. I couldn�t believe it. �Justin,� Lance asked laughing. �Last time I heard, Britney Spears wasn�t dating anyone. Just relax.� �No,� I said. �It�s the girl�s.� Lance was taking a sip of his juice. He spit it out all over Chris and me. �What,� He asked. �What about the girl�s? Are they okay? Are they hurt? Is Crystal and the babies okay?� �The girl�s are missing,� I said. �Call Chrissy.� JC took the phone. I heard the button�s being dialed. |