Till Dark

Jordan felt at ease when they headed out for their walk down the beach. Clark could not take his eyes off her not only did she look delectable in that dress but, he could not wait to get her alone in that lighthouse and ravage her. He had waited till dark and nothing could stop him now. Not even Andrew Nichols. Clark had found a way to kill two birds with one stone. While he had his fun with Jordan the two other guys that he hired would be getting Mr. Nichols. He smiled in spite of himself. They chatted softly and looked at the stars as they walked along the beach toward the lighthouse. She grew even more uneasy as they drew nearer to it but assumed that it was because Andy's house was right there. She didn't want to hurt him for the world and knew that if he saw her with another guy especially after this afternoon then it would surely hurt. There was a soft breeze coming off the ocean and little fiddler crabs scurried about on the beach. Somehow the sand and water on her feet did not give her the same pleasure tonight as it had this morning. The sky was getting dark with storm clouds; as it seemed to do every evening about this time. Thunder rumbled low in the distance. The storm would probably be there within the hour. "Looks as though a storm is coming." Jordan stated raising her eyes skyward to see the dark clouds forming. "I believe your right. I guess that doesn't give us much time unless you want to get caught in the lighthouse together." She smiled shyly at him his words made no insinuations but his eyes did. "I think that's a very nice offer Clark but I barely know you."

Jordan was splashing in the salty water trying to make lite of the sudden mood sift. "I love the ocean. It's so mysterious." "So do I. I would like to take a cruise someday. Have you ever been on one before?" Jordan glanced over at him briefly and then looked back down at her feet. "No but I think I would like to though. You know I have heard of people getting sick on a cruise, when they have never gotten sick on a boat before. Knowing my luck I would be one of the ones who would get sick on a cruise." Clark laughed at her. She was funny at times but the thought of her being able to figure out her husband's little secrets was more than just trouble for a man Clark had put in his grave. Jordan paid little attention to the fact that there were now only a few people on the beach and no one close. They walked along the shoreline till they were nearly at Andy's house when suddenly things got rocky. From somewhere behind her a man grabbed Jordan's arm and tried to throw her on the ground but she managed to side step him and get a kick to his midsection in. She grabbed her side in agony and stumbled to keep her balance. Another man came at her from the other side. She tried to get off another kick but her leg simply refused to cooperate so she delivered a knee instead along with a punch to the neck. Jordan looked around her trying to see her attackers but they were wearing ski mask as well as the two men going after Clark. The man stumbled back and came after Jordan a second time with the help of his friend. Fighting for her life she punched and jabbed but her battered body was having a hard time keeping up with the commands her brain was delivering. One grabbed her arm and she jerked it free with a reverse elbow to the face. The second man went for her legs as she was elbowing the first. She grabbed two hand full's of hair and pulled his face into her knee smashing his nose. The first one tried again to come at her but she shoved a palm upward breaking his nose stopping him in his tracks and then sent him sprawling to the ground with a powerful kick to the gut. He staggered and fell to the ground out of breath and bleeding. The second man came at her again spiting blood in her face as he tried to breath. He grabbed her shoulders and pushed her toward the ground where she squeezed a hand full of his groin and yanked down to the ground as hard as she could. He screamed in agony. The two men who attacked Clark now came after her but she was at a disadvantage now. On the ground and bloody from her wounds she tried to struggle to her feet. They grabbed her face and put a rag over her mouth and nose. The smell was vile and she thought that she was going to be sick. The whole earth seemed to move in slow motion, then Jordan's arms and limbs went numb and she finally fell unconscious. The men who attacked her were leaning over her with their ski mask on. "Hurry up you idiots, get her in the car. They pulled off the ski mask and one of them reached down and picked up her lifeless body off the sandy beach. He carried her across the beach to the waiting car. The car was parked on the strip and they had to cut through next to a hotel to get to it. They passed other beachcombers who were out. A few asked if she was all right and if they needed any help but they simply told them they she had passed out and they were taking her to the hospital.