Chapter 3
Judson was in remarkable shape, but he didn’t hold a candle to the guy that was trying to get away without having the police corner him like some kind of animal. Judson was leaping two stairs at a time, feeling a little winded for the effort, but nothing that he couldn’t handle. He had done a lot more on the obstacle course in football training. He was one that everybody was looking towards to make a statement. The town wanted him to bring the championship back to where it belonged.
Judson heard the door to the roof and knew that he was not going to stop, until he got his hands on the man responsible for making Samantha fear for her life.
He swung the door open and found the brisk cool air from this altitude somewhat jarring. He wasn’t wearing a jacket and the chill wind went through his bones like that of a freight train. He looked around, but there didn’t seem to be any sign of the man. He listened carefully, hoping that he could overhear the scuffle of his shoe or some form of a foot step in the distance. There was nothing there. He could not believe for the life of him that he had gotten that far behind.
It wasn’t until he felt the presence of another that he realized just what kind of mistake he made. “I have to admit that you are tenacious, but sometimes it’s better to live to fight for another day. You’ve made my job that much easier by coming to me. This will send a message and hopefully those that I work for will be satisfied with the result. This isn’t exactly what they asked for, but I think it’s better than nothing.” He pushed Judson with the barrel of the gun up to his neck. He could’ve placed it into the small of his back, but he wanted Judson to really know that death was at hand.
“Do you know who I am?” Judson really believed that once the man realized that he was dealing with a celebrity that he might think differently about his next step. “I don’t think that you fully understand how stupid you are acting. My name is Judson Nielsen. I’m sure that you’ve heard of me. If you haven’t, then you’ve been living under a rock for the last a couple of months.” He should have been terrified, but something inside of him had broken and now he was adamant about getting his pound of flesh.
“I know who you are, Judson and believe me I’m not impressed. I’ve seen flash in the pans like you come and go. It’s only those that are loyal and know the meaning of teamwork that sticks around for the long haul. I don’t think any of your teammates will miss you. There’s not going to be many that are going to shed a tear at your funeral. “I would rather that it doesn’t come back on me, so we’re going to make it look like an accident. You came up here in pursuit of me and you slipped over the edge to the pavement below. You know what they say about it’s not the fall that kills you… It’s the landing.”
Samantha had come onto the roof and the elevator had taken a little bit too long by stopping at every floor to pick up people that had no idea what was going on. They were lost in their own little world. She showed her impatience by the constantly tapping her forehead followed by these deep sighs that were coming out of her mouth. “I don’t know what Judson was thinking about when he decided to do this on his own. According to the officer at the door, he’s a professional and he knows how to adapt to any situation. He’ll probably see Judson coming, even if Judson is being careful about being discovered. I fear for his safety and I hope that I can get there in time.” The elevator made it to the last floor, but unfortunately there was still another landing in the stairwell to make it to the roof.
Samantha had made it, but she was feeling a little exhausted and most likely, as a pale, as a sheet. She heard mumbles and knew that there was somebody up here, but getting close was a matter of a cautious approach. She stepped slowly, matching the wind whistling around her to mask the fact that she was getting closer to the source of those voices.
She turned around a vent and pulled herself back, as she realized that the man had Judson pushed up against the ledge. “I was worried about this, but it doesn’t look like I can come up behind him without him realizing that I’m there. I have to come up with some kind of distraction to make him turn his attention away from Judson. It might give him a moment of reprieve. Hopefully, he’ll take that opening, as a way to get away from his clutches.” Samantha looked around for anything and she picked up a rock and tossed it without even thinking.
The man was nudging Judson to the edge, but then he heard the rebound of a rock to his right. He turned abruptly, not realizing that his training had told him in no uncertain terms that it was a ploy to get him to look the other way. It was almost instinctual and then Judson kicked back with his left heel and caught him in the face. He teetered on the ledge on one leg, but he didn’t go over. The man’s gun actually left his hand. For the first time in his career, he found himself with only his hands to do what needed to be done. He only landed on one knee and then he looked up to see that Judson had leaped off the ledge and on to him. His weight alone knocked him to the ground and they started this fight all over again.
Samantha was rushing to the aid, holding a steel pipe that she had found lying haphazardly against one of the vents. She had no idea how it got there and really didn’t care. It could’ve been a way to prop the door open for the rest of the hospital. It didn’t seem likely considering it was a little bit too far away to do any good. It was then that she came to the painful conclusion that the door going back into the hospital was now secured. They were trapped up here with a homicidal maniac and the only way out was for that man to be taken care of. “I’ve never killed anybody in my life and I really don’t want to start today. That kind of thing can haunt you and follow you into the rest of your life. It can affect your work and the way that you do deal with daily life. They say that you remember the first on. I’m terrified that I will lose myself to the act of killing.”
The man tried to reach for the gun, but what he got instead was a swift kick in the hand. He heard the bone in his right finger snap and he knew that there was no way that he could pull the trigger, even if he wanted to. He ran across the asphalt with the rocks sticking to his shoes. He wasn’t stopping and even coming to the edge was like a revelation in itself. He leapt from the top and found himself flying like some sort of super hero in a comic book. He knew that it was a long way down and one misstep could be his undoing.
Judson saw this man’s heart stopping motion and for some reason he decided to follow suit. He jumped onto the ledge and didn’t even hesitate, as he found himself flying like that of a bird in the sky.
Samantha screamed “NOOOOOO… Not like this… Oh my god…what the hell were you thinking.” She rushed out of breath over to the ledge to see that the man was hobbling into the stairwell of the next building over. He stopped momentarily and made eye contact with her.
It was the way that he pointed with his thumb stretched to the sky and his finger pointed directly at her that made her aware that he could easily find her and put one between her eyes. She had her hands on the ledge looking across and then she spied Judson hanging precariously with his hands trying to hold onto the edge of the building. “I will never understand why a man would do such a stupid thing without any regard for his own life. I will also not understand how a woman like me can find that absolutely attractive that he would protect me like that. It’s a vicious cycle. It’s been that way throughout history and I doubt that it’s going to change anytime soon. I need to find a way to get to him, but I have no idea how to go about it. There’s no possible way that I can make that same leap and the roof is locked. Maybe there is another door that I can use to get downstairs and over to the next building. I just hope that he can hold on for that long.”
Judson could hear Samantha cry out and did not want to be the reason for her crying, until there were no more tears left to give. He was using his upper body strength to hold himself by only his fingertips. He could feel that it was only a matter of time before he would hit the pavement. The best that he could do was hold on, until hopefully somebody came to the rescue. His feet were dangling and he was trying his best not to become a footnote in the news on the late edition. It wasn’t the way that he wanted to go out. He was looking forward to retirement with the woman he loved.
Samantha saw a door open and was heading toward that when she heard an audible gasp from across the way. She looked over to see that Judson wasn’t there and her brain literally shut down with the shock of his imminent demise.
Chapter 4
Judson didn’t think that he could hold on for much longer and decided that maybe getting closer to the ground might be better than falling at this distance. He looked down to see that next ledge was about 10 feet away. He could stay like this, but it wouldn’t be long before his fingers would become numb. He was beginning to see that playing a police officer was different that being one. Breathing deeply, he let the world know that he was responsible for his own life. His prayer was quickly made and then the rest was in the hands of the man above.
His only regret was that he didn’t spend more time with Samantha. The time that they did spend together was amazing and he didn’t want to change anything. He let go and his body felt like it was suspended in midair, before it finally began to plummet in that of slow motion.
He watched the world go by, until he felt that the moment was upon him. It was then that he snatched onto the ledge, only to feel his one hand give away with only his one arm to hold him up. Instead of panicking, he decided to use that fear and feed on it like it was his drug of choice. Very carefully, he reached out for the ledge and then he managed to pull his weight up, so that the patient inside the room could see him like the specter of death looking in from the outside.
The old man who had just suffered a heart attack and had just come back from surgery a few hours ago was alert enough that he could see that this man outside his room window was in dire need of assistance. At first, he tried to get out of bed, but the surgery was still fresh and the pain was shooting through his extremities. Thinking quickly, he announced to the nurses’ station that he was in need of their immediate assistance. He had no idea how long it would take them to come to his room, but he was hoping that since he was an emergency care patient that they wouldn’t hesitate.
“What can I do for you Mr. Jenkins?” The nurse looked at her patient and saw the look of dismay on his face. His boney finger was now pointing towards the window, where she could see the mask of someone that was terrified of falling to his death. “Oh my… I think I understand. Just let me get an orderly.” The woman rushed out into the hall and grabbed Brian, a huge young man that really was at the top of his game in soccer. “I need you to help me and I don’t want you to think and just act.” She pulled him into the room and they both converged on the window, before they realized that the new paint job had made it stick like glue to the windowsill.
The nurse was beside herself, but Brian knew exactly what to do. This was a matter of brute force. He was literally sweating his balls off, as he finally broke the seal of the paint. The rush of air almost forced Judson into the open air, but Brian was right there to snatch him from the grim hand of death.
“I don’t know what you’re doing out there, but I suggest that you hold on to me and don’t let go. Brian saw a woman across the way and she looked issues going to faint from watching someone she loved fall from a distance that would break every bone in his body and cause internal injuries that probably would probably kill a normal man. “I’ve got you. There’s nothing to worry about.” Brian’s arm felt like it was coming out of the socket. He was not going to give death the satisfaction of claiming someone that he had come to the rescue of. He reached out with his other hand and grabbed the man by his belt loops. He heaved him into the room, where he landed heavily and didn’t move for several seconds.
The nurse got down to administer first aid, but found that it was not necessary to apply mouth to mouth resuscitation. The man was a little stunned, but she could tell that he was just thankful that he was away from a fate that would have taken him from this mortal coil. “I don’t think that you should move, until the Dr. gets a chance to assess your condition. You could have broken bones.” She tried to dissuade him from getting up, but Judson was adamant that lying here and doing nothing was not an option.
He felt a little bit of vertigo and the room began to spin, until he grabbed onto the nearby table for support. He found his hand coming in contact with the telephone and he grabbed it off the receiver and dialed down to the main lobby. “I need to talk to any police officer or guard that you see standing around doing nothing.” He didn’t mean to sound flippant, but this was a matter of some urgency.
“This is Officer Mills and what can I do for you?” Mills and two of the guards from the hospital were now waiting patiently for the mystery man to come out into the trap that he had made for him.
“The man that you’re looking for found his way over to the other part of the hospital. I’m sure that you have men stationed at the ped way, but it’s not going to do you any good. He leaped from one building to the other. I have no idea how long he had to get down to the main floor, but I’m giving you fair warning that he is on his way.” he put down the phone and lay back on the bed with the old man feeling a little uncomfortable by his presence.
“You’re lucky that Mr. Jenkins was awake from his surgery. Nobody was scheduled to come into this room for another half an hour and I doubt that you would’ve been able to hang on that long. I don’t suppose you want to tell me what this is all about and why the hospital seems to be on lockdown.” He made a brief and fleeting statement about what had happened and then he made his way out into the hallway thanking god for allowing him to be able to kiss the ground that he walked on.
He went to the elevator and had his hand up onto the wall with his head bowed, when he could smell her. He raised his head and found himself face to face with Samantha. He pushed her up against the wall of the elevator, lifting her leg and draping it around his waist, so that she could feel how hot and demanding he was for her.
“I was a pretty damn close call and I pray to god that you never try something like that again.” The feel of his lips on her neck and that of his tongue now circling that very same spot was driving her out of her mind. “I don’t think that this is the time…that this is…fuck it… I want you and I think that you know that.” They weren’t even concerned for the man that was out there and they were hoping that the police would be able to catch him. Unfortunately, they would not realize, until they were finished that the man in question had found his way out, but not safely. They would find that he had left behind something in his haste.
“I have all this pent up aggression and I need something to get rid of it.” She was still wearing that open gown. He easily grabbed onto the cheeks of her beautiful ass and lifted her, until she was pinned up against the wall between him. He pulled at the string at the back, letting that gown to expose her bountiful chest. He tossed it aside looking at her nakedness and feeling like somebody in this equation was wearing too many clothes.
“I know that you can’t help yourself, Judson, but it’s not like I’m fighting you every step of the way. I want this, as much as you do, if not more so. It’s quite exciting to put your life on the line for no good reason than that you want to make sure that this man finds the justice that he deserves. I can feel you up against me and I know that I want you to fuck me right here in this elevator. I don’t even care if the cameras catch us in the act. It’s a small price to pay to make these last few minutes vanish from my memory. I’m sure that I will never forget, but at least this is a distraction that I need to gain my composure.” The elevator door opened and the young man that came to visit his mother had seen what was going on and decided to take the next one.
Judson frantically went after his zipper, pulling it down and fishing out his elongated member. It was hard and thick and dripping with the lust induced cream from within. It wasn’t just the woman that was causing him to act this way, but it was racing after that man. It was the same thing that he felt every time that he was on the field doing what he did best. It was almost sexual, moving with a tranquil grace, until he felt like he was superhuman and was almost invincible.
Reaching down, she came in contact with his stiffness and gave it a few nice tugs to give it reason to be ready to forge ahead into battle. She could feel the slick surface at the head and she circled it with her thumb to hear him gasp audibly from the pleasure that she was making him feel down to his toes. She saw his upper lip quivering and his eyes were wide with surprise, as she handled the business at hand.
“I know that what I’m doing is wrong and that I should wait, until we are away from the prying eyes of others. We just have this way about us that we can’t seem to stop touching each other in a more profound way. I want this and I knew he wants it.