1. Into the Abyss--Chapter 9


    Date: 1/29/2016, Categories: Love Stories, Author: prairiedogg, Rating: 30, Source: LushStories

    Friday morning. I woke up prone on the kitchen floor, where I had collapsed after reading Lucy's note. I was a mess. My clothes were wrinkled, my hair was going in several directions at once and I needed a shower and shave desperately. What I really wanted to do was crawl up in a ball and shut out the world, but I had to be at work in an hour. I forced myself to get up and get ready. There would be plenty of time to feel sorry for myself after work. I could hibernate all weekend once work was done. Better to at least go through the motions today and put on a brave face. There was no sense in making everyone at work aware of my foul mood. The hot shower felt good, but it couldn't wash away the memories of last night. Lucy was gone, off on a weekend with Megan. I should have seen it coming. I mean, all the signs were obvious when I had a minute to think clearly about it. Megan must have had designs on Lucy from the very beginning. She was focused on Lucy all the time. I was simply too blind to see it, or maybe I told myself that it would pass. Either way, she's gone and I can't bear losing her. As soon as I got to work I went to my office and made sure my reports were generated and then I made one phone call, to Rocco. "Rocco, it's Frank. I need a big favor from you, my friend." "If I can provide it, it's yours, buddy. What is it you need?" "Lucy and Megan have run off together. I need to know where they are. Is there any way you can find out for me? There's a bonus in it for ...
    you if you can pull this one off, Rocco. I'm desperate." "Consider it done, old pal. I will work every source I have to find them for you. Are you planning on visiting them when I tell you where they are? I don't want you doing anything stupid, Frank." "Honestly, Rocco, I don't know what I'm going to do if I find out. Part of me wants to go to her and get down on my knees and beg her to take me back. The other part tells me to give her some space and let her figure things out on her own. Have you got any suggestions?" "Personally, I would choose the latter option. If she loves you Frank, she'll figure it out eventually. I'll let you know something as soon as I find out. I know how important this is to you. Don't worry, Frank. Let old Rocco work his magic for you." "You're the best, Rocco. I'll let you get to work on this. Thank you for taking this on, old buddy." I just went through the motions after the call to Rocco, but there was one person I had to see. I left my office and went to see Jan. I was prepared to take her up on her offer. When I got to her station outside of Dr. Browning's office, Jan was on the phone. She looked up and smiled at me, waving me to take a seat. She told the person she was talking to that an important visitor had just come in and she had to hang up. As I sat in the chair directly in front of me, Jan finished up her call and smiled again. "So now I'm an important visitor?" I asked her. "Or was that just to get rid of the party on the other end of ...
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