As we sat holding each other we started to wonder what was going on. I told Debbie that after the first couple of messages I had suspected Sadie, but didn't go into details why. Debbie sat holding my phone, staring at the messages, not saying a word. I wasn't sure that she was even listening. Once I had finished talking I looked at Debbie and saw that tears had began to form in her eyes.
"Why are you about to cry Debbie?" I asked holding her tightly.
"I'm scared that I'm going to lose you." She sobbed.
"I have already told you that isn't going to happen."
I could tell by the look in her eyes that she didn't believe me but, although it was wrong, I knew that I did really love her. Getting her to see that I meant it was going to be difficult, but I was determined that I would somehow. I was just about to start talking again when I saw Debbie, after at first put the phone down, pick it back up and start to call the number.
"What the fuck are you doing?" I asked raising my voice and grabbing for the phone.
"This has got to stop and don't you raise your voice to me again." She retorted pulling away from me. "If we ring them we will find out what they want."
"Okay I'm sorry but don't you say anything I'll put it on speaker."
Debbie dialled the number and put the phone on the coffee table, letting me turn the speaker on, and we waited for it to be answered. The phone rang at least a dozen times, we weren't counting, before it was answered.
"Hello Simon it's so nice to hear from you." The voice on the other end said.
"Yes hello who the fuck are you and how do you know me?" I asked angrily.
"There is no need to be like that."
"Just tell me who the fuck you are I'm sick of these messages."
"Can't you tell by my voice Simon?" The voice asked.
"No I fucking can't what do you want?" I was getting angrier by the second.
"Let's just say I know exactly what is going on." The voice said. "And I would like to see what Debbie finds so good about you."
Debbie and I looked at each other, then back at the phone, neither of us saying a word.
"Have you gone all shy Simon?"
"No all I want to know is who you are and what you think you know?" I said.
"It's simple really Simon I know you and Debbie are fucking each other, illegally by the way, but for the time being I'm not going to say anything." The voice started to sound menacing. "However I will if I don't get what I want."
"You haven't got any idea what you are talking about." I shouted before hearing another voice in the background.
"We shall see about that then won't we?" The voice said before hanging up.
Picking up the phone I went to throw it against the wall but Debbie stopped me, and pulled me close to her.
"Simon I did think I knew the number when you showed me the message." Debbie said. "But after hearing the voice I realise I don't."
"Well I need to find out who they are and what they are planning to do." I said before standing up.
"Where are you going please don't leave me alone?" Debbie pleaded.
"It's okay I will only be gone for an hour, two at the most, then I'll be back just sit tight and wait for me."
We kissed passionately before I left her, telling her to lock everything up.
"I will ring you when I am on the way back." I said as I headed out of the front door.
"Please don't be long Simon, and be careful." Debbie said as she was shutting the front door.
I stood in her garden and listened, to make sure she locked up like I had said, before heading towards home and the house across the street. I figured that would be as good a place as any to start at. I ran most of the way, stopping only briefly to catch my breath, and turned into my street before I began to walk. I looked at my house, saw that it looked empty, and then looked at the house I wanted.
As quietly as I could I walked up the path towards the front door and was about to knock when I had a better idea. I crept up to the window and peered through the small crack in the curtains. The downstairs was totally dark so I wandered around to the back of the house.
Everywhere seemed to be in total darkness, as if the place was deserted, and I was about to walk away when I saw a light come on upstairs. I hoped the layout of the house was similar to mums, if it was that meant that the light was in the back bedroom, and I tried the back door. I knew I was taking a risk. I could have got done for trespassing, or something worse, but the door opened quietly.
I pushed it far enough for me to get in and entered the house. As slowly and quietly as I could I began to creep slowly towards the front room. From the outside it had looked empty but I needed to make doubly sure, I couldn't risk getting caught. Satisfied that there was no-one there I began to inch my way up the stairs praying to myself that they didn't creak, that would be just my luck. As I neared the top of the stairs I could see the room with the light on, the door wasn't fully shut.
I closed in on the door and heard the sound of low moaning coming from within, only there was definitely more than one person in there.
Carefully I peered through the opening and almost fell back with the view that confronted me. There on the bed was Sadie and another woman, who I vaguely recognised, and they were naked. Instead of backing away and leaving, like I should have, I stood and watched the scene unfold in front of me. I really needed to see who the other woman was, because it hadn't been Sadie on the phone.