“That big man from the Louvre that Ben knocked out has been watching us for the last two hours,” he said quietly. Catherine spun around and looked back up at the sidewalk.
“He left when you arrived,” Daniel said.
“Why didn’t you tell anyone?” she gasped turning back to him.
“I thought… I thought if I could keep an eye on him if he moved I could get to the others in time to warn them. I didn’t want to lose track of where he was. But he just stood there. So I sat here and kept an eye on him too,” Daniel replied and Catherine saw he was exhausted so she gathered him up in her arms and held him tight.
“Sophia! Get your sisters and Miriam! We’re going NOW!” she yelled.
Sophia picked up her frantic tone and rushed to get the others.
A dark haired beauty was lying on the beach soaking in the sun. She had successfully ignored the pathetic pick-up lines of the beach trolls and was beginning to finally relax. It was exactly what her doctor ordered.
Then she heard a voice calling out in a panic. There was something too familiar about that voice to ignore. She pushed herself up to a seated position and looked up the beach.
It was her and she looked frightened!
Catherine was clinging to a young boy and waving at her daughters to hurry.
Chanel Babineaux gathered her things and hustled up the beach to reach the group before they left. She saw Catherine turn her head suddenly in her direction then turn completely to face her with her mouth open, speechless.
“Catherine? Is everything alright?” she asked the gorgeous blonde as she felt her heart ache.
“Oh! Oh, thank god! Chanel! Yes! No! I mean there was a man, a bad man, watching the kids. It was that bodyguard of Rachid Shakir, the one Ben knocked out in the Louvre. Ben got in more trouble last night and there are some bad people on the loose. I think he might be one of them!” she gasped.
“Let’s get you inside. Which hotel are you staying in?”
Catherine pointed across the street and Chanel’s eyebrows rose. In comparison her hotel five blocks inland was a dump.
“You, ah, might want to put your top back on,” Cat said somewhat mesmerized by Chanel’s perfect breasts.
The detective gave her a coy smile and pulled the bikini top from her bag and tied it on. The small triangles barely covered anything and Catherine bit her lip as she watched Chanel make minute adjustments.
Having had her fun Chanel gestured for Catherine to lead. The detective immediately began to scan the crowd on the sidewalk for any suspicious attention. They crossed the street and made it through the lobby and up to their floor. They went to the far end of the hall to a door guarded by two police officers. Chanel looked at Catherine questioningly then showed the officers her badge but their eyes spent more time on her tits. Catherine gave her eldest a key card and the young woman went to a different room. Catherine then vouched for the remaining kids and they entered the room which proved to be a corner one bedroom suite.
Inside Chanel saw Gabriella and two… party girls? Well-dressed party girls but silicone doesn’t lie.
“Gabriella! Daniel told me that bodyguard of Rachid Shakir was watching our kids on the beach for hours today! Daniel kept an eye on him and the man left when I got there.” Catherine turned back to Chanel. “Oh, and I met Detective Babineaux on the beach.”
“Hello Detective,” Gabriella said.
“Chanel, please! I’m actually off duty for the next ten days.” She looked at the two young women and Gabriella caught the look.
“Chanel, may I introduce Karen and Penny. Ben helped them escape Shakir’s captivity last night,” Gabriella gestured to the two ladies who nodded politely.
“How did Ben find them?” Chanel asked.
“Purely by accident. He got lost coming back from the washroom in the restaurant we were at and went in the wrong door. When he saw three young girls being held captive he… took matters into his own hands. I think you’re aware of how he can get.” Chanel nodded. “Four men died and a fifth escaped. We think it may have been this bodyguard. After he left Ben found these two ladies locked in a bedroom.”
“So Ben brought them back to the hotel?” Chanel snorted.
Gabriella smiled. “Not initially. The police I’d called when I heard the gunshot arrived and collected Karen, Penny, Ben, and the three young girls who went back to their families. They cleared Ben, self defense, but held the ladies for questioning. I understand they held out on answering any questions until Ben was brought back to the precinct. That’s when he brought them back to the hotel,” she said with a smile at the two young women who gave her brilliant smiles in return.
Chanel looked incredulously at Catherine who smiled and shrugged. Chanel gave her head a shake and frowned.
“Back to this man who is watching the group. Do the police here have a description of him?” she asked.
“I have a picture of him,” Daniel piped up. Everyone turned to look at him. He rushed over to his suitcase and pulled out his tablet. He started it up and opened up his photo album. He flicked the pages of images by until he got to the images he took at the Louvre. He handed the tablet to the detective.
Chanel was surprised to see a series of pictures of the altercation between the bodyguard and Ben. There was a very clear shot of the body guard’s face. The next shot was blurry as Ben was punching the man in the temple. Then a picture of Catherine’s eldest daughter striking Shakir in the head with a kick. She looked at the young boy with wide eyes. “These are excellent! You are very good!” He smiled at her compliment as did his mother. “This one should be sent to the local police when you report his activities today.” She looked at Daniel. “Let’s speak to the officers at the door and get them to give us a name and address to send this to.” The boy nodded with a big grin and followed her out.