Okay I have decided as you can see to start the story off with John getting Elias so now I will try and work backwards to see how we got to the first chapter! Be patient with me and please review!

Chapter 2

Opening the door to her apartment Joss stops short as she notices that her apartment has been ransacked. The table in the hallway was overturned, pictures on the wall askew, and Taylor's backpack was tossed about with the contents spilled out on the floor. She quickly pulls out her gun and calls out for her son. "Taylor baby, where are you? Answer me?"

Her heart's beating so fast she can barely hear herself think. She cautiously continues her trek down the hallway towards the living room where she stops short as she sees two men standing there; one with his hand over Taylor's mouth, holding her son with a gun to his head and the other pointing a gun at her. She's notices the bruises on her son's face but doesn't have time to concentrate on that because she knows that first she has to get them to take their gun off Taylor and get him out of here safe and sound.

"Take your fucking hands off my son and drop your weapons...now!" She says through clenched teeth! She's standing there watching her son looking at her with fear in his eyes and she's trying to convey with her eyes that everything will be okay but she knows she can't do much of anything else until she gets him out of immediate danger.

She's watching his eyes and notices him shaking his head and looking off to the left behind her shoulder. Whirling on pure instinct, she throws up her left arm, blocking a blow aimed at her head. She fires her gun in quick succession; shooting the man coming up behind her twice in the chest instantly killing the third guy that was in the apartment.

Suddenly she hears Taylor struggling but before she can turn around someone grabs her from behind knocking the gun out of her hand. Leaning forward she snaps her head back right into her assailant's nose and hears the crunch of bones breaking, then he screams. He quickly releases her and drops to his knees. She turns, grabbing the back of his hair and bringing her knee up to his face, she knocks him out only to be hit from the behind by the guy that had been holding Taylor.

Dazed she staggers and turns only to have a fist slammed into her face so hard that it spins her completely
around, knocking her to the floor. Pain explodes in her head and she can feel blood dripping down her face and she knows more than likely she has a concussion. Even as the darkness overtakes her, she knows if she doesn't shake it off and fight it both she and Taylor are as good as dead. As she shakes off the her body's need to give in and pass out she blinks and raising up on one elbow sees her assailant standing over her with a gun pointed at her face. She braces for the bullet to impact her body when the sound of a gun going off and the man standing over her falls down on top of her; dead. The dead weight of the man slams her back onto the floor causing her head to hit the hardwood floor and this time the darkness once again tries to overtake her. Reaching up with the last of her strength that she has left she shoves the dead man aside. Rising up she notices the man who was holding Taylor was down and that it was none other than her son with the gun in his hand. Dropping the gun, Taylor quickly comes to her side.
"Mom, are you okay? He says, crying. We have to get out of here right now before anyone else comes. Mom, don't close your eyes! Please you have to wake up...Mom!" He yells. Grabbing her gun and holstering her weapon he throws her arm over his shoulder and staggers back but refuses to let her drop even though she's nothing but dead weight. He's scared but he knows he has to get them out of the apartment and somewhere safe. Getting a good grip on her he struggles to the door and throwing it open he half drags half carries her to the neighbor's apartment next door. He reaches into his pocket and pulls out a key; he unlocks the door and drags them both in enclosing them into the apartment. He quickly drags Joss through the apartment and gently lays her down on the couch and searching her pockets he finds her phone. Dialing quickly, Taylor starts talking before the person on the other end can even say hello.

"John! You have to come quick! Mom's hurt, someone broke into the house!" He says, crying frantically.

"Taylor...what happened? Whobroke into the house? Where are you?" This response is spoken in equally

rapid succession.

"I came home and three guys were in the apartment. They attacked me and then stayed waiting for mom. She came home and then one of the guys attacked her and she fought back but then the other guy jumped in and...and..I shot him John." He says, crying softly. "I did like you taught me. Then I went to the next door neighbors that mom and I cat-sit for and used the key. I don't know if the guys that broke in saw us but I got mom out as soon as I could." He cries softly. Taylor stands there watching his mom lay unconsciousness on the couch as he's talking.

"Taylor you did just fine and probably saved both of your lives. It's going to be okay. I am on my way don't move. Stay put and look after your mother!"

"Okay, and John… please hurry because I'm scared." He'sopenly crying just thinking about his mom and the

fact that he had to shoot that guy but he knows that John will come.

"Taylor, John says voice cracking slightly," You don't have to worry because I promise you that I'm on my way and everything will be okay. I'm going to take you and your mother somewhere safe and then I'll handle the people responsible for hurting both you and your mother and that's a promise. So go and try to wake up your mom for me, okay? And I am on my way."

"Okay." He says still crying softly and hangs up the phone. Going into the kitchen and wetting a towel he goes to kneel by his mother; wiping the blood off the side of her swollen face. He starts talking to her, hoping she wakes up.

"Mom it's going to be okay, you'll see. John is on his way and he'll take care of everything." He notices his mom starting to wake up. He helps her sit up and asks.

"Mom, are you alright?"

Joss looks around and for a second. She's confused because she doesn't know where she is and then when recognition hits she wonders why they are in the neighbor's house. Then the memories start rushing back. Standing up quickly she sways from side to side and if it wasn't for Taylor she would have fallen flat on her face.

"Taylor why did you bring me to Mrs. Wilson's apartment?" She is speaking slowly because she's so dizzy and starting to feel nauseous.

"John told me if anything ever happened and we needed an escape route that one of the places to go was Mrs. Wilson's and since she's out of town it's all I could think of. You were unconscious and I didn't know what else to do." Reaching out to him she says.

"Taylor, it's okay. You did the right thing but we have to get out of here before they find us."

"I've already called John and he said to sit tight because he's on his way." He gently guides her back down onto the couch and sits next to her. He leans over and places his head on her shoulder and she wraps her arms around him as they wait for John.

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