BOOKSDRAMA Chapter 122
Chapter 123
Before anyone spoke, lake moved from the side of the bed and carefully picked me up so I was cuddled in his lap. I knew he
wouldn’t let me go anytime soon, so I got comfortable and waited for them to begin. Patrick and Josh moved closer to me, and
then Patrick started talking
When we returned to the house, we realized you were gone. We immediately pulled up the security camera recordings and saw
the man in a pizza delivery uniform carrying you out of the house and driving off a few minutes later.” Patrick let out a shuttering
breath, reaching for my hand and kissing my palm.
Josh continued, giving Patrick a minute to collect himself.” Patrick was on the phone with his dad, and I was trying to reach Drew
and Mike to tell them what had happened and to get them home.” Drew and Mike stepped closer, each resting a hand on my
legs.
Taking a steadier breath, Patrick continued.” I got ahold of the dad’s, and lan began working on getting access to the traffic
cameras; the others started. reaching out to friends and acquaintances they knew could be of some help: Patrick paused again,
looking at me carefully.
“I’m okay, I promise,” I assured him. 1 remember ordering a pizza and going downstairs to meet the delivery guy. He injected me
with something that knocked me out, and everything got fuzzy after that.” I shrugged, taking a deep breath, hoping to calm
myself.
jake tightened his arms around me, kissing the top of my head. “Sweetheart, you were missing for four days before we rescued
you, and we were all so worried,” Jake placed another kiss on my head, and left the others to continue the story.
“We began looking into anyone who had a grudge against us, and discovered you father had gotten released from jail, with lan’s
help we began tracing his movements and found out he was planning on selling you to pay off a debt he accrued while in jail,
Patrick continued.
“I remember some of that,” I said from Jake’s lap. I was awake for a little while and two guys came down to drug me, I was
pretending to be asleep and one of them started to touch me.” Angry growles interrupted me, and Jake held onto me tighter. My
father was standing at the top of the stairs and stopped them before one of them got more then a hand under my shirt, and told
them not to touch me, that I needed to be ready to work. It makes more sense now though.” I could feel my body tremble at the
thought of what could have happened to me. Josh took a seat next to his twin and took my hand.
“You’re sale now baby girl, no one will ever hurt you again.” Josh promised. I nodded laying my head against Jake’s chest again.
“Tan was able to find out where they were holding you, and we met up with the dad’s and their men. Along with Drew and Mike
we surrounded the house, took out the men that were in the house, and rescued you.” Patrick finished. All the guys were
watching me carefully, seeing how I would react the the news that my father was dead. Honestly I was releaved. If my father had
gotten away I would have spent the rest of my life looking over my shoulder worried he would reapear, with some new
kidnapping plot.
“Guys I’m ok I’m not upset that my father is dead.” I found myself saying before giving them each a tired smile. “Thank you for
A yawn escaped before I could stop in, and I cuddled closer to Jake, I was still feeling tired, and all I wanted to do was sleep, but
I wanted them all to stay. Waking up alone would be terrifying, and I knew it would be a long time before I would be able to sleep
without a light on. Before I could say anything else, the door opened and a nurse came in.
-Since
you slept through lunch dear, I brought you some small snacks to tide you over. Having something on your stomach will help you
feel better as well. She waded through the guys and set down a couple juice boxes, some cheese, crackers, and jello. I thanked
her as she left, and Josh handed me a juice box, and opened some crackers for me. I was happily munching on my snacks when
another nurse came in asking if I was ready for my x–rays. The last thing I wanted to do was leave my guys, and asked if one of
them could go with me and just wait outside while the x–mys were taken.
Mike came with me, and in no time we were back, and another nurse was waiting to draw some blood for testing. By the time
she left I was more then ready to be done with being poked and proded. Drew had traded places with Jake, and I smuggled into
his lap, and even managed a short nap, before the doctor came back. The good news was that I was going to get my cast off
before I went home. The bad news was that he wanted me to stay until tomorrow for observation. My blood work looked good,
but with everything I had been through, the doctor wanted to wait
I spent the rest of the afternoon cuddled up in one of the guy’s laps. I did insist that the guys go get food, when Chapter 122
My head hurts so much more with loud noises and a bright light in my eyes. Why don’t they just leave me alone? The sting of a
needle being stuck in my arm. Good, now I will be knocked out again. Everything fades to silence.
A loud, consistent beeping pulls me awake again. Is this some new form of torture my father came up with? I’m too tired to open
my eyes, and honestly, I don’t want to know if I’m still in the basement or some new hell, I embrace the dark silence when it
comes. This is where I feel the safest now.
The beeping wakes me again, but this time, my brain feels less sluggish. Maybe the drug is finally wearing off. Should I open my
eyes or pretend to be still unconscious? Do I want to know where I am now? I’m still lying on a mattress, but this one feels
slightly different. No, I’m not ready to face whatever new hell my father has left me in. I drift off to sleep again.
and
1 blink awake, my eyes wide open in a dimly lit room. Well, I’m not in the basement, at least. My whole body feels weak and
sore. I shift my legs realize two things: one, I’m covered with a sheet and blanket, and two, I’m no longer chained to a wall. I
need to sit up and figure out where I am, but when I move, a sharp pain stabs across my hand, and I gasp. There is a loud sound
near my feet, and a shadow suddenly stretches across where 1 lay. My fight–or–flight response decided to come back from its
drug–induced slumber, and I panicked; the sheet and blanket seemed to trap me against the mattress, and the beeping was
getting louder and faster. Loud sounds and raised voices come closer to me, and its getting harder and harder to breathe. I hear
my name being shouted before the silence overtakes me again.
The next time I wake, my eyes open, and the room becomes focused. Slowly turning my head, I look around and realize I’m in a
hospital room. My sudden movement catches the attention of the person sitting on a chair by the foot of my bed. The room is still
dim so I can’t tell who it is until they step forward and I recognize Patrick’s mother Shannon. Her face shows a look of pure relief,
“Oh, my dear sweet girl, I’m so glad you’re finally awake. We have all been so worried,” she says with a trembling voice as she
steps forward and takes my hand. I open my mouth to respond, but all that comes out is a dry cough. Shannon quickly reaches
for the plastic water pitcher on the table next to my bed. She holds the cup for me and bends the straw to my lips as I take my
first sip of water in who knows how long.
Now that my mouth no longer feels stuffed with old cotton, I swallow
“Whats happened? Where am I?” I croak, sounding more frog then girl.
“Let me just get the doctor, and I will be right back, Shannon assures me, avoiding answering my questions.
“My guys, where are they? I croak again before carefully reaching for the cup of water again.
“They will be here soon, love. Now I will be right back with the doctor.” With that, she hurries out of the room. I take several small
sips of water while 1 wait for someone to come in and tell me what’s happened. I want my guys, and I hope they get here soon.
Just as I finish that thought, there is noise outside my door, and my guys pile into the mom, a nurse hot on their heels scolding
them about having only one visitor at a time
Seeing all my g guys safe and here, I burst into tears, and they all cluster around the head of my bed. As I look up at them, tears
still running down my face, I realize Drew and Mike are here, too, and I stare at them, confused because I remember taking them
to the airport.
Seeing my confusion, Patrick steps closer and sits on the edge of my bed, taking my hand in his.
“Love, we are so glad you are awake and safe,” Patrick murmurs to me. When I glance at Drew and Mike again, Patrick
continues: “Yes, they really are here; as soon as we realized you had been taken, we called them, and they were on the first
flight back home.” I just nod as I try to piece together what has happened.
The door opens again, admitting Shannon and a Doctor who looks to be in his forties. He frowns at the guys, but Mike steps
toward him before he can say anything.
“We are not leaving.” He informs the doctor, and after a moment, the doctor nods and comes toward me.
Amuse who had followed the doctor in hands him a tablet, and he looks at it for several long seconds before handing it back to
her. He introduces himself as Doctor Williams and then begins asking me questions that I try to answer. He enters my responses
and then tells me that someone will be in soon to run some tests and take some X–rays of my arm and ribs. He promises that if
everything looks good, he will take off my cast, and I cheer up a bit at the thought of having the full use of my hand back. Dr.
Willians assured me he would return later, and he and the nurse would leave
Once the door closes, my guys gather around me again. One at a time, they gently touch my face and kiss me, assuring me that
they will not leave and that I’m safe. After Jake kisses me and sits on the side of the bed, I look at all of them,
“Ok, guys, tell me what happened.”
my dinner was delivered. They finally agreed once lake insisted that he was staying with me, the others promised to bring him
back something, and after another round of kisses they left. Jake had stayed close to me all day, and as I ate he sat next to me,
flipping through the TV channels until he found a sitcom, we both liked.
When the guys returned from dinner they found Jake and I cuddled together on the bed, both asleep. The left his dinner, along
with a treat for me, on the bedside table with a note promising to be back first thing in the morning with coffee, and breakfast.
When the nurse woke us some time later, she offered to re heat lakes dinner, and then show him how to turn the visitor chair into
a bed. While Jake ate, I enjoyed my treat which happened to be a giant chocolate chip cookie that was almost as big as my
hand. Full of chocolaty goodness, I was asleep before Jake even finished his dinner.