So here it goes...chapter 2. I try my best to end it before next wednesday (when episode 9x09 will air)!

Tell me what you think of it! It's probably totally different than on screen. Maybe Xavier will only threaten her. I don't think that he'll actually hurt her again or kidnap her...Why can't it be wedneseday...NOW?

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Julian woke up with both of his baby boys in his arms. He was glad that they were finally sleeping and carefully left the chair to carry them into their beds. "Sleep tight, baby boys.", he whispered and kissed each one of them. He loved his family more than anything and could not believe how lucky he was. He had the perfect wife and two gorgeous sons. With a yawn he closed their door and went into the kitchen. He was shocked when he looked at the clock. How could it be twelve o'clock and Brooke was still not home? He ran into their bedroom. Maybe she was sleeping and did not want to wake the three? But his wife was not there. Suddenly he had a very bad feeling. He hoped that this was not true. This could not be happening.

"C'mon, pick up the phone, honey.", Julian whispered when he called her but his hope did not come true, so he dialed the next number.

"Nathan?", Haley spoke into the phone. Julian could tell that Haley had been crying and felt a little guilty to call her this late.

"No, this is Julian. I'm so sorry, Haley but did Brooke leave the café with you?", he hoped that his wife would be with Haley and just had forgotten the time although this was not something that happened very often.

"No, I was only for an hour at the café.", Haley paused when she hear Julian taking a deep breath, "What happened, Julian?" He could hear her voice shaking and did not want to worry her as well. Haley had to go through enough with Nathan missing.

"umm…go back to bed…"

"Don't you dare lie to me now, Julian. My husband is missing. I'm a wreck. So you tell me now, why you call me in the middle of the night asking for my best friend. Why isn't she with you?"

"She's…I don't know, Haley. She won't pick up her phone and she's not at home."

"Maybe she's still at the café.", Haley suggested but then felt like Julian hid something from her "What aren't you telling me?"

"She…Xavier is back and he visited her every day since he's free and…I told her to…well not to stay alone at the café and…"

"What?", Haley screamed into the phone, "Xavier is back? Why don't I know that? Why is he free? He murdered Quentin. That man needs to be locked away."

Julian did not know what to say but Haley answered again "Quinn and I'll walk to the café now. You call the police. I don't believe in coincidences and good luck any more.", Haley hung up the phone and looked worried at her sister. "Did you know that Brooke's attacker and Quentin's murderer was free again?"

Quinn nodded and was not prepared for Haley's screams, "My husband is missing. I need you guys. You can't just hide something like that from me? God, what if something happens to Brooke, too. I can't take it any more, I can't…we have to go to the café.", Quinn nodded and ran after Haley. Both of them hoped that Brooke would not be with Xavier.

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Some minutes later they were standing in the café. Everything looked normal. The door was locked and everything was at the right place. "She's not here.", Haley whispered and ran through her hair. She was exhausted. She could not take this any more.

"Her car neither. Maybe her car just broke down on the way home or…"

"Quinn, stop it. This is Tree Hill. Anything can happen.", she looked shocked at the door, when Julian ran inside. For a moment she thought it could've been Brooke or even Nathan.

"The babies are with Deb.", Julian answered immediately, "the police should be here in a minute. It's him. I can feel it. It's this bastard.", he panicked and did not know what to do. "I promised her that nothing would happen. That I would take care of her this time. That I would protect her."

"We don't know whether he really got her.", Quinn answered and tried to believe in her own words.

"I can feel it Quinn. We should have called the police the moment he started coming into the café every day. He was up to something. He…", Julian looked out of the window and saw something lying on the street. Immediately he ran outside and took his hand over his mouth when he saw something lying on the ground: His wife's pepper spray and a little blood on the ground.

"Oh my god.", he fell to his knees and could not believe that his worst nightmare was coming true. Now he got the proof that Brooke was in the hand of a murderer.

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Brooke felt like she was going to be sick when she opened her eyes. She did not know where she was and just hopes that the man had saved her but then she felt that she could not move her hands and feet because they were taped. Everything was fuzzy when she tried to move around.

"Finally you're awake.", Xavier laughed and kept on driving her car. Brooke was relieved that those baby seats in the back were empty.

"Where are we?", Brooke whispered a little out of it and looked out of the window. Her head was still pounding a lot and she knew that she'd probably end up having a concussion. But right now she did not even know whether that would be the worst. What was his plan?

"You're definitely a sleepy head." , he answered and pointed at the tape, "Sorry for that. I had to do that because you obviously don't give me a chance to talk to you."

Brooke took a deep breath and looked for a way out, for a way to safe herself to be back with her family. She knew that Julian would probably already talk to the police. A small tear fell down her cheek when she thought of Jude and Davis.

"Don't cry.", Xavier wiped her tear with his finger but got mad again when Brooke turned her face to the other side. He grabbed her at her hair and made her look at him.
"You do what I say. Do you understand me?", Brooke nodded in fear. This man was unpredictable. Somehow this situation reminded her of the situation with Derek some years ago. But this time she was alone. She knew that she had to think of a plan.

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"This can't be happening. This can't be. Why did you let him out? Why? He's a murderer, he's…", Julian screamed at the police officers who weren't helping them very much.

"Sir, we have to wait 24 hours until…"

"Screw your 24 hours. My husband is missing. My best friend is missing and we have enough proof that she's kidnapped. It's time that you do your work.", Haley started yelling loudly. " And…and…oh my god. We have a camera."

"What?", Julian asked confused.
"We…we have a camera just outside the café. Maybe it will tell us what happened.", all of them ran inside and then took the little tape and looked at the TV in the background. They had to gasp when they saw Brooke closing the café without noticing that Xavier was hiding in the dark. The police officer immediately took his phone when Xavier attacked her on the tape.

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"So, I was thinking a lot in prison. You're a spoiled rich bitch. You grew up with money and you end with money. When I was a child I was bruised every day. It was normal. And you act like you'll die and like it'll change your life if someone touches you one time. Brooke Davis, you are nothing more than a fake whore.", he laughed and listened to the radio. Both of them widened their eyes, when they heard the next message.

"Fashion designer Brooke Baker was kidnapped at 9pm by…" Xavier turned it off and hit the wheel.
"Fuck! This is all your fault.", he suddenly stopped the car on the sideway and opened the door. Brooke immediately panicked and tried to get rid of the tape that was already hurting her wrists.

"No, no. Please, leave me alone.", she pleaded and tried to close the door from the inside but it was not working. He opened the door and pulled her outside and rolled his eyes that she could not walk because her feet were taped. So he took off her tape. Brooke immediately kicked him between his legs and started running. She knew that she must not trip and ran as fast as she could.

"You bitch.", Xavier held his hands between his legs in pain and stood up slowly and then started chasing her through the woods.

Brooke felt every stone and branch break under her while she ran and ran and ran. Her heart was beating so fast that she thought she would have a heart attack.

It was so typical: A woman running through the woods with a murderer following her. She heard him behind her and took a big branch into her hands. Shortly after that he reached her and pushed her to the ground. She screamed loudly and tried to get free but his hands were everywhere. Somehow she managed to hit him with the branch and blood appeared on his forehead.

"You fucking whore.", Xavier screamed when he touched his forehead and Brooke was standing in front of him shivering and holding the branch as if it was her life savior. Then everything happened very fast. He pushed her against a tree with all his force, hit the branch out of her hand and made her bolt over to hit her face with his knee. She had no chance against him. She knew that but nevertheless she scratched and kicked him. At least she was not an easy victim. But her fighting back only made it worse. He pushed her to the ground and went on top of her and started hitting her into the stomach while she screamed in pain.

"I should've finished the job, the last time." he kept on hitting her although she screamed loudly and could not defend herself. Then he took his hands around her throat and started strangling her. Brooke did not know whether she would die now. All she could think of was her family. She was relieved when he stopped and pulled her in a standing position and dragged her to the car.

"Please, just leave me alone. You can have everything. Money…whatever you need.", Brooke whispered in pain.
"I don't want your money." He spitted, opened the trunk of her car and pushed her inside.

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to be continued...