A/N: I want to say a massive thank-you to all of my reviewers! I'm sorry I don't reply to all of you, I often forget who I have replied to and get muddled, so as of this chapter, I'm going to do my best to reply to all of you.
Also, I'm sorry that the chapter is so short. I've started vlogging - my channel is walruseswithwaffles on Youtube, if you care;) - and don't have a lot of time to write at the moment, so I thought that I'd just write a filler chapter to let you know what happens. xoxo
Jaime awoke suddenly to the echoing noise of a gunshot. Originally, she thought it was on the television - until she realised that it was turned off.
Hurriedly, she shook Denise, who had collapsed into sleep on top of Jaime's legs. She groaned, blinking sleepily.
"What is it, Jaims?" she grunted, shutting her eyes again.
"Deeds!" Jaime exclaimed, grabbing her and shaking her again. "Didn't you hear it? The shot?"
"Shot?" Denise raised her eyebrows, sitting up slightly.
"Yes! The gunshot!"
Denise looked around slowly, seeing if anyone else had been awoken, or if Jaime was just hearing things. Her mouth dropped open simulatenously to her eyes widening. Turning, she grabbed Jaime by the shoulders, forcing her to face her.
"Deeds?"
"Where are Joe and Lauren?"
The room was dark, Lauren noted, squinting her eyes to work out where she was. Wanting to brush a stray strand of hair from her face, she went to move her arm, then realised the she couldn't. Her wrists were secured to the arms of a chair. The start of a scream formed on her lips, but a hand clapped over her mouth.
"Don't, Lo." Joe's voice was strained and quiet, as though he'd been yelling.
"Joe-" Even to herself, Lauren sounded hoarse and uncomfortable, but she continued anyway, "Where are we?"
"I don't know, Lo. I was unconscious until a while ago."
Lauren's fists clenched. She hated the thought of Joe being hurt. "What happened to you?" She could hear him painfully re-adjusting himself.
"Do you remember the gunshot?" He carried on after seeing a feverent nod in the dim half-light. "I got shot in the leg. It was aimed at you, but I jumped in front of it. You cried, you thought I was dead-" Here he choked a little on his words - "I wasn't, but then she came up behind us and smacked you around the head. You've been out of it since. She said- she said she kept me awake so she could punish me."
Lauren couldn't speak. She found Joe's face in the darkness, and their eyes met. A single tear dripped down her face, and Joe wiped it away carefully. Leaning forwards, he kissed her gently. His hand intertwined with hers, and he slid to the floor, letting the pain wash over him in waves of darkness once more.
