"We are gonna die" Jade said with tears streaming down her face and Mr. West covered his mouth in pain and impotence.

"No, love, everything is gonna be okay" Cal affirmed and looked at Gillian, who was staring back at him with a sad smile because she knew he wasn't sure. "Gill, don't…don't do that"

"Do what?" She asked.

"You know what…I'll get you out of there, just hang on" He responded, he didn't like to see she'd given up.

"Things don't look good, Cal" Gillian said and took a breath to keep herself calm.

"I know" He responded sincerely and she nodded a little with tears in her eyes. "What did they do to you?" He questioned and she looked to the side for a few seconds.

"Um…they hit me" She said as she looked up trying to avoid eye contact and tried to keep the tears inside but they were showing. "That's obvious…and last night they played games" she said as she looked back at the screen and blinked to get rid of the tears.

"What kind of games?" Cal questioned because he could see she was affected and he was afraid they had raped her already.

"I don't want to talk about it" She responded.

"Does it turn you on to know what we did, Doctor Lightman?" Fox asked from behind the computer and Gillian stared at him fearfully, which broke Cal's heart, he could see she was terrified of him. "I can tell you, first we dragged them out of their room and we stripped them while they begged us not to hurt them, then the games began…they were both soaking wet and we were just enjoying the rounds with their heads into the water containers, then we tied our belts around their necks and pressed them…and oh man, you should've seen their faces, those beautiful eyes were so wide open that we thought they would pop out in any second" The man said and laughed while Jade looked down crying quietly and Gillian stared into space remembering, in the house everyone felt sick to their stomach just imaging all the pain they had been through.

"At some point we also used pillows to cover their faces but that wasn't as much fun so we skipped it and continued with the others, we made them drink and drink and drink until they could barely stand up, right now they must be having a huge hungover..." He commented and chuckled. "We played many different games and I must say I was disappointed in Doctor Foster because she made me lose fifty bucks yesterday, I expected her to do better than the princess but she could barely take it, right Gill?" The man asked and she stared at him with tears in her eyes and Cal could see she felt anger and impotence, just like he did.

"After all the things we did and when they couldn't keep going, we simply let them lay down and we played cards on their bodies, we smoked, we drank some beers, we stroked them and we kissed them while they laid down almost completely naked, wet and barely awake…best game of my life! It was quite an enjoyable experience, I'm sure you can imagine it" Fox commented and Gillian looked down. "Did it turn you on, Cal? To imagine this pretentious rich bitch like that? I bet it's a fantasy of yours too, I bet you'd love to have her tied up on her knees right in front of you…like we did" He affirmed cynically.

"Bastard" Cal said coldly trying to contain his anger but he felt he was about to explode because as the man talked, he'd been looking at Gillian and he could see how affected she was after that. "You'll be fine, love, I promise"

"Cal…" Gillian said and took a small breath. "Remember the pentagon?" She randomly asked and he got confused.

"Yes, yes…what about it, darling?" He asked.

"I don't know, I was just remembering it…those were good days, I miss them" Gillian commented and he knew she was lying so he played along.

"Yes, they were…" He simply said.

"Remember the Sharman case? It was the first time we were told to work together, it was the beginning of the Lightman group" She said with a little sad giggle and that was true but he couldn't really understand her point yet. "It seemed so challenging but the answer turned out to be so easy, remember?" Gillian asked as she smiled a little and nodded at him so he would understand her message.

Cal was just there staring at her and remembering the case because he knew she was trying to tell him something without letting the kidnappers know; it had been about a terrorist who'd been threatening to use private information against the country and prepare random bombings, at first everyone had assumed he was a hacker but in the end they'd found out that a man called Alan Sharman had been helping the terrorist from the inside. Cal understood what Gillian was trying to say and nodded at her, he was so proud of her because even in that situation she had been really intelligent to let him know what was going on.

"Yes, it really was…" Cal said and smiled at her with a slight nod so she sighed and gave him a little smile as well.

"Jade…" Beck said sadly and she looked at him, she was so overwhelmed and focused on Gillian's conversation with Cal that she hadn't even paid attention to him. "Please resist, please"

"What are you doing in my house?" Jade asked upset. "You'll get your wish, you won't see me…in person, again" she said, anger and frustration dripping from her voice and he looked down. "Get out, go see your stupid aunt and tell her she's been right all along, tell her I've slept with other men and drunk up bottles of alcohol within minutes, I'm the alcoholic whore she claims me to be…You just heard it!" she added full of rage, she was so angry with him that she was projecting all her feelings onto him.

"Jade…" He started but she cut him off.

"No, it's true…it's happened in the last few days, you know, after I was kidnapped because I was walking to school by myself given the fact you kicked me out of your car but I'm sure she'll still tell you I asked for it, I shouldn't wear the clothes I wear, I shouldn't provoke men right? I'm sure she'll tell you I deserve this" Jade responded.

"I'm sorry" Beck said sincerely. "Jade, please forgive me…I'm really sorry"

"No, you're not" Jade affirmed.

"Yes, he is" Cal informed.

"He feels sorry" Gillian added but Jade was still glaring at Beck angrily. "He loves you, Jade"

"No, he doesn't…He wanted this, he told me to get out of his car and he never defended me from his stupid family, he believes everything they said and he must be happy to know I'm here, he is happy to know I'm suffering, you caused this! You're a hypocrite!" Jade exclaimed as she cried and Beck shook his head.

"Jade, you're confused…You're projecting your feelings onto him, this is not the reality. He is not the person who has hurt you" Gillian explained nicely but Jade wouldn't quit looking at Beck like he was the worst person she'd ever met.

"She is really angry…" Cal commented. "You see that? The look in her eyes?" He said and pointed to Jade's face on the screen. "That's the look of a murderer" He said and everyone turned to him confused, even Jade.

"Excuse me?" Mr. West asked offended.

"If she were here right now, she would attempt to hurt Beck" Cal affirmed.

"What?" Beck asked sadly, he never imagined she would hate him that much. "Jade wants me dead?"

"Right now…yeah" Cal responded and everyone stared at Jade shocked so she looked down, she didn't even know what was real about her feelings but she'd indeed felt the need to attack Beck as she yelled at him.

"What Doctor Lightman means is that right now Jade is under a lot of stress and she's projecting all her rage onto you, Beck" Gillian explained. "When she looks at you, she sees all the pain she's been through in the last week and she wants to end it, she wants to kill you but it's a normal reaction, she doesn't want you dead for you"

"Oh…" Tori said as she nodded.

"I get it" Beck added. "I'm sorry, Jade"

"Leave" Jade said as she looked down because she didn't want to keep looking at him like that, she didn't like the idea of everyone thinking she wanted to kill someone.

"Time's up, in fact I gave you some more" Fox said as he walked behind them but they could only see his legs and part of his tummy. "Now Doctor Foster, it's time to play more mature games…Jade has already had her turn and now it's yours" He commented as he stroked her head and made his way down to her face and neck. Gillian was just there trying to control her shaking and crying but she was absolutely terrified and Cal could see it, she was just looking at him trying to seem strong because she knew that was meant to hurt him but he wasn't buying her act, it was obvious she was panicking on the inside.

"Please don't hurt her" Jade said. "Take me instead, leave her alone" she suggested because she'd already gone through it and she thought it was preferable to suffer it again than to have Gill experience it. Gillian turned to her shocked and moved just like Cal, the gang simply looked at each other surprised and proud of her bravery.

"Oh honey…" Mr. West whispered.

"Please, please…You don't have to hurt her, I can do it" Jade said again and Gillian smiled at her with tears in her eyes.

"No, Jade, don't" She said.

"You need to step up your game, Gill, the princess is already willing to sacrifice herself for you...she's taking the role very seriously" Fox commented but Gillian shook her head; Cal didn't even know what he wanted, he didn't want Jade to suffer but he certainly agreed with her idea because he didn't want Gillian to get raped.

"Please leave her alone" Jade insisted and Fox laughed.

"Sorry baby, not your day…" He responded and Cal closed his eyes in frustration. "Let's go" He said as he grabbed the back of Gillian's head from her hair and made her stand up.

"No!" Gillian couldn't help herself and she screamed as the man dragged her away, Jade was simply looking at her scared and sad but she couldn't do anything. "Please don't, no…no, NO!"

"Gillian!" Jade exclaimed mortified and they could see her looking at Gill as the man dragged her behind the computer, she turned back to the screen and saw everyone's appalled expressions, especially Cal's, he was just there staring at the screen and feeling he was about to explode.

"Say goodbye, sweetie" Another male voice said and Jade looked up at him before the videochat ended. Cal was just there shaking in rage and he suddenly threw the laptop against the wall angrily.

"Whoa!" Andre said surprised.

"Calm down" Mr. West said but Cal only stared at him angrily. "I know what you're feeling"

"You know nothing" Cal said as he pointed his finger at John's face.

"Remember my child is there too and she's been there for over almost two weeks, I think I know what you're feeling" Mr. West affirmed. "But you'll get nothing from acting like this so just calm down" He added but Cal simply ignored him and left the house, he needed to walk and clear his mind but he couldn't get Gillian's face out of his head, she'd been beaten, tortured and she was getting raped at that same moment and he couldn't do anything about it.

Jade was thrown back in the room and she simply waited for Gillian to come back; she'd gotten used to her presence very quickly and she was worried about her, she wanted her to be back and to be okay but she knew that Gillian would most likely be different when she returned just like Jade'd felt different after her rape. About two hours later the door finally opened and Jade immediately stood up, Gillian walked into it very slowly holding her blazer to her chest and with a dead look in her eyes. She was fully dressed but her shirt was ragged and she had new marks around her neck and wrists.

"Gillian…" Jade said mortified and Gillian turned to her with some remaining tears in her eyes but she was tired of crying. She simply walked towards the corner of the room and sat down on the mattress while Jade stared at her not knowing what to say. "Are you okay?" She asked and Gillian looked down.

"No…" Gillian simply said and took a breath. "But I will be" she said and smiled, she refused to let them win and break her and she felt the obligation to stand by her words; she'd told Jade to be strong and resist after being abused and she had to show her it was possible. Jade simply smiled back and nodded as she sat down in front of her. "Thank you for trying to save me, Jade; that was really sweet…You didn't have to do it" She said and Jade looked down.

"I didn't want them to hurt you" She responded sincerely and Gillian smiled at her as she held her hand.

They didn't really talk much after that and it was late so they were tired; Jade fell asleep first but Gillian was just staring at the wall and stroking Jade's head almost automatically, she was thinking about how happy she'd been earlier that day when she got to talk to Cal so she smiled a little but then her smile fell when she remembered how devastating it had been to realize she was probably never going to see him in person again.

Cal was her best friend and she loved him, she knew that but she'd never been brave enough to admit to herself that her love for him went beyond friendship, she'd suppressed her feelings for a very long time because she didn't know if he felt the same way about her and she didn't want him to notice it. Gillian had known all the women in his life and she was terrified of giving in to her emotions because she was sure it would eventually lead to a heartbreak and the end of their friendship but in that moment all she wanted was to be with him, she wanted him to hug her and tell her everything would be okay, she needed it but it wasn't possible, maybe it would never be.

Cal went back to the West house and saw the gang still in the living room just chatting, he turned to the other side and there was a door half open so he could see Mr. West inside. Cal opened the door and Mr. West turned to him along with the other man in the room. "Doctor Lightman, I thought you wouldn't be back today" John commented.

"I haven't met your friend" Cal responded as he looked at the other man, at first he assumed it was Mr. West's lover but then he realized the man didn't show any sign of shame as he would assume about a concealed gay man.

"I'm Nathan, John's brother" Nathan said and shook Cal's hand. "Alright John, I'll keep you in touch"

"You're leaving so soon?" Cal asked.

"I have work to do, my brother needs my help" He responded.

"Is there a problem?" Cal questioned curiously. "You seem a little distressed"

"My niece is kidnapped, what did you expect?" The man asked back and Cal nodded because he had a point.

"Yeah…Have a nice day" He simply said and left the room. John sighed and gave his brother a little sympathetic smile before walking him to the door.

"Loker, what do you have?" Cal asked on the phone. "Please tell me you got something"

"I did" He responded. "I have a lot, actually…The man you met belongs to a gang of dealers and traffickers, Judge West convicted one of their leaders about a year ago but I hadn't checked on him because he didn't make any threat, his name is Richard Lopez"

"Go on" Cal demanded.

"Yes, well…I also found the car they used to take Foster, they stole it and then abandoned it outside the city" Loker informed. "The location of the car wasn't too far from where the gang usually operates in the south of the city so they must be around that area"

"Well done" Cal simply said and hung up.

"What happened?" Mr. West immediately asked.

"Richard Lopez's gang is behind this and they must be somewhere in the south of the city" Cal informed. "And there's something else"

"What is it?" Mr. West asked.

"Someone you know is involved in this" Cal informed.

"What? Who?" He questioned surprised.

"I don't know yet but I'm gonna find out" He responded. "And it has to be soon because Jade is not kidding, those men are not willing to return them alive...we are running out of time"


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