Ok, so it's shorter than usual, but it is my favorite chapter so far. I just love Nathan in it and that his thought are out there. It's weird, but I prefer writing with a guy as the main character...I don't know why, I just do. Anyway, the story is beginning to wrap itself up and I hope that you are all enjoying where it is going and where it has gone as much as I have.
Oh, and also I have been reading a lot of amazing books lately and I stumbled across this book "The Body Finder" by Kimberly Derting and it quickly became one of my all time favorites. I highly recommend it, so if you are looking for something new and fun to read, check it out. There is also a sequel and will be up to four books in the series eventually (I did my homework haha).
I hope you all love the chapter and have an amazing day! As always,
Enjoy :)
20 Minutes Earlier
"I know who it is." Nathan said as he suddenly lifted his head up. The five of them had been scouring the papers which informed them who was still in the building. "I knew no one was that friendly and nice all the time."
"Nate, who are you talking about?" Brooke asked.
"We have to go, she's got Haley." Nathan said and started walking away, not even waiting to see if they were behind him.
"Hold up there Nate." Lucas said, trying to get Nathan to explain some things. "Who has Haley and where are we going? Last time I checked we had absolutely no idea where the white van went."
"Suzie has Haley and we are going to go get her back. I'd thought something was off with this girl before so I looked into her background. Turns out her parents own this warehouse down on the docks. That is where we are going."
"How do you know that's where they are?" Luke asked.
"Sounds kind of creepy to me." Jake said.
"I just know. Now are you going to keep asking questions or are we going to go get Haley?"
Everyone knew better than to answer and just got in their cars. Nathan took off down the road, running every stop sign and red light, swerving between cars that got in his way. The way he was driving he would have given Paul Walker a run for his money.
Not even five minutes later he had crossed town and made it to the docks. He, Luke, and Jake put on their vests, armed themselves and headed for the correct warehouse while Brooke and Peyton waited for backup.
"Ok, we know that she's in there, but we need a quick plan. I am going around back. Lucas, there is a stairway on the side of the building, go up there take a vantage point from the upper level. If you have a shot, take it. Jake, you go in the front." Nathan looked at each of them and they nodded at him. "Let's go get our girl." He said and stealthily moved around toward the back of the building.
As he reached the back he saw a big man, with a black eye, pacing and guarding the door. He began to move, even quieter, toward the door and as soon as the guy turned to face him, Nathan took the top of his gun and whacked the guy across the face with it. The guy was out for the count, so Nathan quickly dragged him out of the way.
He reached the door and went inside, hiding behind large cases of whatever they stored here. He began to move around so that he could find a place where he could see Haley. He could hear her voice and it was guiding him but he couldn't see her yet. That is all he needed, to see her face, and then everything would be ok. He would get her out of this horrible situation and she would be ok. As soon as he saw that she wasn't injured he would be able to calmly take care of the situation. As soothing as her voice was, it just wasn't working for him right now.
"Oh really? And how are you going to avoid going to prison Suzie?" He heard Haley ask.
Yeah, Suzie, how are you going to avoid prison? Nathan asked in his head. He could tell he was getting closer to them because their voices were getting louder. He just hoped that Jake and Lucas were already in position. He took a few more steps around some large box and that is when he saw her, sitting down and tied up while being circled by a dangerous girl with a knife and yet she looked calm.
"You know, I knew from the first day that something was off with you. No one is that happy and friendly all the time." Haley said.
That's what I said! Nathan thought, all the while keeping his eyes on Haley. Then, something amazing happened, she looked over toward him and their eyes locked. Even if it was only for a few seconds, the fact that they had made eye contact and she knew he was there made all the difference. He felt his serious, worried face drifting away and begin to be replaced with his confident smirk.
"Besides, you won't get away with this. My team will catch you. You don't stand a chance."
As soon as those words left Haley's mouth he knew that they had to wait for her signal. He looked up and saw Lucas crouched down on the upper level, his gun ready to go. Lucas saw him and nodded, understanding that they were waiting for the signal. Nathan knew Jake understood too. The only problem was that they had to wait now and that was never something that Nathan was very good at. When there was something that he wanted he did what he could to get it, then and there. Right now, he wanted Haley to be safe and out of striking reach of that psycho.
He sat there for a few minutes, watching and waiting for something, anything that would be Haley's signal. Finally it came. As Nathan heard Haley's "Suck it, bitch." He knew that was it. He looked up to Lucas and signaled that he was going in.
As he took those quick, quiet steps around the remainder of the case blocking him from Suzie's view, he felt his heart rate speeding up. This was one of the things he loved about being a cop, the adrenaline rush. Every time he was about to catch a robber or a murderer he felt this excitement grow inside of him, knowing that he was doing the right thing, that he was helping people. But now, not only was he helping all those that could have fallen victim to Suzie, he was avenging those that had and he was saving Haley, and that seemed to amplify his adrenaline filled heart rate even more. He rounded the corner of the case and saw Suzie with the knife raised up above Haley, about to plunge and he what he did next came without a second thought. In less than a second he had raised his gun up and fired, filling the warehouse with the echoes of the gun shot and hitting Suzie directly in the back. She turned her head and blood was dripping from her mouth. Nathan fired a second time and she was down. Immediately, he rushed over to Haley and began untying her.
They never lost eye contact and as soon as her hands were free, Haley wrapped her arms around Nathan's neck pulling him as close to her as she could. They stayed like that for what seemed like forever. With their eyes closed, their arms holding onto each other like if they let go one of them would disappear, and not moving from their positions. They didn't notice any of the movement around them.
Lucas and Jake had also rushed over as soon as the second shot was fired. Jake immediately checked for a pulse on Suzie, but didn't find one. Lucas went to go get Peyton and Brooke while Jake filled the rest of the police that had shown up in on what happened. Soon, police officers were swarming the crime scene and caution-taping everything off while Jake, Peyton, Brooke, and Lucas stood and watched their two friends hold onto each other.
"Jeez, would you two give it a rest? I mean you are acting like one of you almost died or something." Peyton joked and Haley and Nathan finally pulled apart, realizing that it wasn't just the two of them.
"Yeah, give the rest of us a chance to hug tutor girl here." Brooke said and walked over trying to pull Haley away from Nathan, but failing as he refused to let her go completely. Haley sensed this and held up a finger to Brooke, telling her to hold on. She led Nathan a few feet away so she could talk to him.
"Hey," she said, putting her hand on his cheek. "I'm fine. Go give your statement, I am going to go see everyone and then I am going to go get checked out."
"Fine," he said, pouting slightly. "Or, you could always stay here and I could check you out." He smirked.
"Oh god, already with the lines? I meant medically, boss."
His face turned serious again. "Good, we need to make sure that there is nothing wrong with you."
"Ok, so the sooner you let me go and you go give your statement the sooner I can go get a full medical check-up." She said and leaned up on her tip-toes to hug him one more time.
He turned his head into her hair and held her closer. "I am so glad you're safe." He whispered.
"Thank you for saving me." She whispered back and kissed his cheek before walking over to where everyone else was waiting to see her.
Let me know what you think :)
Once again, sorry about the length...I was going to make it longer but then I realized that I wouldn't have been as happy with the quality of the chapter.
