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Chapter 8 – Out of Control

They got into the car and Brenda glanced at him. "You okay?"

Jason shook his head. "You enjoyed that, didn't you?"

"Maybe just a little," she said pinching her fingers together.

"You're just wrong."

"What did Lila talk to you about?"

He shrugged. "Stuff."

She giggled. "That sounds very mysterious."

"She's scared you're going to hurt me."

Her eyes grew big. "Me? How?"

"She didn't really say."

She sat back and thought about it. The question he had asked her earlier popped into her mind as well. Did Jason like her?

He steered around a curve and a car veered into his lane, making him swerve and then another car came out of nowhere behind him and fishtailed his truck. Brenda screamed as they careened down the embankment.

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Brenda is the first to wake up. There is someone standing next to her and they are trying to pull her out. She starts kicking and thrashing and that is when she heard the gunshot. The man fell onto the ground and she turned to see Jason lower his arm. Quickly, she shut the car door and locked it.

"Jason?" she asked, maneuvering closer to him.

He had deflated the airbag, so she tried to push it aside and grabbed his face. He had passed out again and she tried in vain to wake him up.

"Jason, please wake up. You can't leave me here. I need you."

When he didn't move, she pushed the arm rest up and took the gun out of his hand and placed it on the seat next to her and then snuggled against him and softly cried. Before long, she fell asleep until the sunlight woke her up.

She realized where she is and started to panic. "Jason," she said before shaking him. "Please wake up. We have to get out of here."

He grimaced. "Just five more minutes…"

"No. Get up now," she said pushing him.

He groaned and opened his eyes. "Where are we?"

"We were in an accident. We went off an embankment."

"Are you alright?"

"I'm fine, but I'm more worried about you."

"My head hurts."

"You probably have a concussion."

"Did you try your phone?"

"Yes. There is no service."

"Did you go outside?"

"No. You don't remember shooting someone last night?"

Their gaze connects. "Not really."

"Someone was trying to take me out of the truck and you shot them."

He is trying to shake off the fog in his head. "You have to go get help, Brenda."

"I'm not leaving you. You're hurt," she said with tears in her eyes.

He gazed at her intently "I'll be fine. Please go, and take the gun."

Brenda nodded and closed her eyes, trying to convince herself that everything will be okay.

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Sonny paced inside Jason's penthouse. Everyone is looking for them. Johnny had taken Francis out to retrace the path he would have taken and Sonny had stayed there in case they came back. He is scared that someone came after Jason and Brenda was injured in the process.

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Brenda picked up the gun and frowned. She hated guns and everything they stood for, but Jason needs help, and there is no way she is going to stop until he is safe. She got out of the truck and the man Jason had shot was gone. She quickly started to walk up the embankment, struggling with her footing. Every hair on her body stood when she heard voices and ducked behind a tree. Brenda raised the gun and tried to steady her breathing. The voices got closer and right before they threatened to expose her, she jumped out with the gun raised. Her hand is shaking as she yells. "Don't move."

Johnny and Francis put their hands up. She saw it was them and sunk to the ground as Johnny ran for her. Francis took Jason's gun and Johnny picked up Brenda. "Where is he?"

"He's in the truck. It's down the hill. He's hurt," she said tearing up.

Johnny took her back to their car and put her in the back. "Lock the doors. We'll be right back."

He ran down the embankment to help Francis get Jason.

"Jason, are you alright?" Francis asked opening Jason's door.

"Brenda…," Jason muttered.

"She's fine," Francis said undoing his seatbelt. They had to almost drag Jason back up the hill because he is so weak. Finally, they made it and him in back with Brenda and then got inside.

"What happened?"

"A car veered into us from the opposite direction. Jason tried to avoid it and then a car came up really fast from the back and hit us."

Francis and Johnny looked at each other.

"We were both knocked out. When I came to, someone had cut my seatbelt and they were trying to take me out of the truck. I was kicking and punching and then a shot rang out and it hit the man. It was Jason. He passed out after that and this morning, he said that his head hurt badly."

Francis made a call. "Sonny, it's Francis. We found them. They were in a car accident and Jason is hurt pretty badly."

"What about Brenda?"

"She's fine. She has a cut on the head and I'm sure she'll be bruised from the airbag deploying."

Sonny breathed a sigh of relief.

"I think we're going to have to go to the hospital."

Sonny sighed. "Jason hates hospitals."

"I know, but his head injury might be severe."

He could hear Brenda crying softly through his ear piece. "Why is she crying?"

"She's scared."

"Okay. Take him to the hospital. I'll meet you there."

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Brenda watched Jason being taken away and she just broke down in Johnny's arms.

"He's going to be fine."

"This is all my fault."

"Brenda, you being upset like this is not going to help Jason. You need to be checked out."

Elizabeth walked over to them. "Brenda, I'll take you back and clean out your cut."

Brenda got up and then turned towards Johnny. "Please keep an eye on Jason."

"Francis is on it and I'm watching you."

She nodded. Johnny followed them to the back.

Brenda climbed up on the table.

"A doctor will be with you in a few minutes. I'm just going to clean your cut."

Brenda nodded.

Liz noticed her ring. "So, it is true. You and Jason huh?"

Brenda looked up at her. She knew Jason and Liz were together at one point. "You're not going to give me a hard time about it are you? Because I really don't have the strength to defend it right now."

Liz smiled. "No. I'm not. If you make Jason happy, that's all that matters. Besides, I like you way better than I liked Sam."

Brenda smiled. "What was she like?"

Liz rolled her eyes as she cleaned the wound. She noticed that Brenda jumped. "Sorry. It might sting a little bit," she said before blowing on it a little. "Well, she was pretty; a little on the slutty side though. She could handle a gun and didn't mind the lifestyle. Kind of a like a ride or die kind of girl."

"Sounds perfect for Jason."

"You would think, but as much as Jason won't leave the business due to loyalty, deep down I think he was looking for something else. I think Jason hasn't been at peace since Jason Q died."

Brenda nodded. "Why didn't you two work out?"

"I really wanted it to at first and then we started this push and pull thing and I just couldn't handle the violence in the end."

"Do you still love him?"

"I think I will always have love for Jason, but right now, it's all about Patrick."

Brenda grinned. "I'm happy for you."