“All right, you win.” Noah and I helped Jenn inside. We found Tracy alone in the dining room. There was also a surveillance camera. “Noah, can you deactivate that camera?”

“Sure, why?”

“We need to abduct Tracy.” I said.

“But, if the camera’s off for too long, they’ll discover that she’s missing, and you need the time to get away. Let me in there. I’ll take her place.”

“No, I couldn’t do that. Who knows what they’d do if they caught you.”

“Bind and gag me. Make it look like I was forced into it. I’ll be okay. Trust me.” She finished. I agreed that her plan was the only one that would work. She took off the clothes she was wearing, down to the bikini, and I bound and gagged her. Noah deactivated the camera, and we abducted Tracy. I placed Jenn at the table and turned on the camera. No alarms went off, so we figured that no one caught on. I dressed Tracy in the clothes that Jenn was wearing and I took her over my shoulder like a sack of potatoes, head over heels. Talk about sweeping a girl off her feet!

Outside, the girls were waiting in the chopper, and we got inside. Tracy was kicking and screaming. I looked back once more at the island we were leaving, thinking about the girl who risked her life for me, and wondering if I would ever see her again. It took guts and courage to do what she did, and for that, I will never forget her.

We were flying for quite a long time before we spotted land. It was the California coast. The pilot landed it on a beach, where I sedated Tracy. We exited the plane, and the girls took off their clothes, showing their swimsuits. We covered the chopper with Tracy inside. Noah and the girls pretended that they were tourists on the beach while I went to a nearby phone booth to call home. I dialed the number and Steve answered the phone. “Steve, what are you doing on my phone? Where’s Karin?”

“I gave Karin and David the day off. By the way, Laura’s been calling here day and night trying to see if I know anything about how you two are doing.”

“If she calls before I get back, tell her that we’re okay, and that Noah will be home shortly.”

“Okay. Bye.” Steve said, and he hung up. I did likewise. I went into a nearby store to pick out some clothes for my “bathing beauties.” Inside, I picked out skirts, blouses, and dresses. I paid for them with credit, seeing as I knew the manager, Sam Walker.

Once outside, I gave the girls their clothes, and went to the chopper. I went inside, and saw my closest friend, who now could be my worst enemy. “Tracy, I’ve got something for you.” I said, holding up the clothes.

“I don’t want your clothes.” I could see that it was going to be a lot harder to deprogram her than I thought.

“Tracy, put these on, please.”

“No!” I left the chopper and went over to Stacey.

“Stacey, could you please get Tracy to put on these clothes. We can’t transport her looking like that.”

“Sure, Adam.” She said. Stacey went to Tracy, and a little while later, they both came out dressed. We called for a couple of taxis. Noah, Stacey, and Tracy went in one, while the rest of us went in another. Arriving home, we all got out and went inside to the living room, which was a mess. Steve was waiting.