Treacherous Secrets novel Chapter 18

"Are you sure?" Mario asked, sitting up.

"Yes," Emily said. "Everything that has happened has just been insane, but I really can't believe he is having an affair with Damon. I'm going to confront him about it."

"But, he will hurt you again," Mario said.Emily nodded. "This is what we'll do. You drop me off at the house, and then go to Sonja and Fernando's. If I don't call you in a half an hour, you call me. If I don't answer, call the police."

Mario didn't like it, but the determined look on Emily's face said she was going to deal with Kenton one way or another. He couldn't let her do it alone. He nodded and got out of the bed. "Do you want to stop to get something to eat?"

"No," Emily said, as she carried her clothes into the bathroom to take a shower. "My stomach is in knots. I couldn't eat anything if I tried."She was a nervous wreck and more terrified than she wanted to admit, but she wanted to get this over with. She wasn't really sure what she thought she was going to accomplish by confronting Kenton, or what she would do next. She just wanted the truth.

After her shower, Emily started to pack up her stuff and then she stopped. She looked over at Mario, who was gathering his wallet, and the few pieces of clothes he'd changed out of yesterday. "You know what? I'm going to leave some stuff here and go ahead and pay for another night. Regardless of what happens, I think I may need another night away."

"Okay," he said. "That's probably a good idea."

She picked up her phone, the screen was cracked, but other than that it was still working after the stomping she gave it last night, and put it in her purse. "Let's go get this over with," she said with new determination.

Mario nodded and followed her out of the room. They stopped at the front desk, where Emily made arrangements to stay another night. She followed Mario out to Sonja and Fernando's big black truck. She climbed in and sat next to the passenger window."What are Sonja and Fernando doing for transportation?" she asked.

"My cousin, Jesus is letting them borrow a car, but they weren't planning on going anywhere until they heard from you. They are probably just now getting up," he said smiling. "It is just seven o'clock."

"I bet you twenty bucks your Aunt Sonja has been up since at least five and has probably made breakfast for everyone."

"Okay, you're on," Mario said.

Emily smiled, "Hope you have some cash."

Mario nodded. He stopped just past the point where the drive turned to go into the three car garage. The garage door was closed, so there was no way of knowing for sure if Kenton was there.Emily opened the truck door and moved to get out. Mario put a hand on her arm. "Are you sure you want to do this?"

Emily nodded. She squeezed Mario's hand, and then got out of the truck. She went around the truck and paused at the fence that led to the pool area. Looking back at Mario, she opened the gate and slid inside. She was walking with a new determination when something floating in the pool caught her eye. She turned, saw Kenton's body floating in the pool and screamed.

Mario had started to slowly drive toward his aunt and uncle's house when he heard the scream. He threw the truck in reverse and backed up to the garage. He put the truck in park, and then jumped out. He ran through the open gate, running into Emily who threw herself into his arms with a sob. He looked past her and saw Kenton's body in the pool. "Oh my God," he cried. He set her away from him, ran and jumped into the pool. He grabbed Kenton's body and pulled it to the side of the pool. Once he had Kenton at the side of the pool, he pushed him up onto the patio. He quickly climbed out and checked Kenton's pulse. When he felt how cold Kenton's body was, he realized that Kenton had been dead for awhile. He looked up at Emily. "You better go call the police. He's dead."

Emily gasped and covered her mouth, letting out another smaller scream. Mario got to his feet and wrapped her in his arms. "I'm so sorry," he said into her hair.

Mario ended up calling the police. Emily was completely distraught. He made her go into the house because every time she looked at Kenton's body she let out a small scream. Even though he thought Kenton needed to die, seeing him dead was weird.

The fire department arrived first, followed by an ambulance and the police. Mario met each one of them at the front door and then led them to the patio. Emily was sitting in the family room crying. He had called Sonja and Fernando and told them what was happening; they should have been arriving any minute.