Joke or Surprise
Chapter 9
The large man who had kidnapped them yells at them waving his gun around at them.
"Out Now!"
He grabs Laura roughly "You first , Dausy wants to talk to you."
Angela and Maura both look to Jane. They watched waiting for her to stop the large man from taking Laura away with him.
Jane knowing what they want mouths "Wait".
The three women climb out of the back of the van . Larry stands by the large man and Laura. She is pleading with her eyes as she looks at Jane desperate for help. Jane nods her head and Laura seems to take some comfort from the look of strength in Jane's eyes.
The women look around trying to figure out there location. Jane looks back at the gravel road. As far as she could see it is just a long , long gravel road. Jane turns back ahead of them and sees a small abandon house. It was more like a weather ridden shack standing alone in the woods. This location was a very secluded one that Jane had no idea where they were just that they were far away from help.
Maura's phone rang on her waistband. All the women jump in shock of the loud rings. Maura reaches to answer her phone.
Large man grabs the phone out of Maura's hand. "I'll take that." He throws the phone on the ground and crushes it under his foot.
Jane's phone rang as soon as Maura's was smashed into silence. Larry runs to her and grabs her still ringing phone from Jane's hand. He was blustering for his large friend. He throws it down and jumps up and down on it.
Jane gives him a dirty look and he looks up pleading for some understanding from her. Jane begrudgingly nods like she understood why he had to do it.
Large man waves the gun at the women as he tightens his gripe on Laura's arm.
"Move it! In the house everyone."
They walk slowly into the house. Larry moves to Jane's side and whispers.
"Just tell me what to do."
Jane answers whispering "I'll raise one finger in your direction when I'm going to make my move. You protect Maura and my mother. Get them out of here to the van, while I deal with these guys. Use your keys to the van and drive them anywhere fast & far away from here."
Larry nods as they enter the house. Dausy appears and drags Laura by her arm into a back room. She looks back at Jane for help . But then Laura looks shocked at Dausy.
"Dad?"
He drags her into the back room. He motions to the large man to watch Jane and the rest of the women.
Jane , Maura and Angela look at each other confused.
"Did she say Dad , Jane?" Maura looks angrily at Jane.
"Yeah that's what I heard."
Angela starring at the door they went into says to Maura.
"Maura your twin has a mobster for a father?"
"No that's not right Angela, Laura ran DNA test and she doesn't think we are twins. So no she's not my twin. But I don't know why she had her father kidnap us and her? Or why she didn't tell us her father was a mobster...too."
Jane was getting more aggravated finding out Laura probably knew they were going to be kidnapped.
She whispers angrily to Maura and her mother.
"I don't care if she knew or not. We are getting out of here now. She is probably telling Dausy right now that I have Larry's gun . So when I say go you two run for the door and run for the van. Larry has the keys for you to get away in it."
Maura and Angela nod as Jane grabs the gun out of her waistband . Jane slides it under her thigh hiding it from the large man.
Maura pleads to Jane. "We can't leave Laura here Jane, please don't leave her. I know she's not my twin but still I really think she didn't know. You'll never forgive yourself if something happens to her if we leave her." Maura rubs comforting with her hand on Jane's back.
Jane nods to Maura and discreetly waves Larry over to her. He moves slowly over to her and sits next to her.
"I'm going to take the big man out. But after I do I want you to go get Laura. Drag her out here if you have to but bring her to me, fast Larry okay?"
Larry nods at Jane and looks at Maura and Angela. He wondered what they were going to do.
Jane waits for the big man with the gun to relax and sit down. He turned the TV on and begins flipping around channels to find something he wants to watch.
Jane holds up one finger to Larry. She thinks this is the time to take on the big man because his guard is down.
She whispers to Larry "When I say go get Laura then get Maura and my Ma and get them to the van."
She sees the big guys gun laying on the couch cushion beside him. Jane slides quietly over to the couch eying the gun. As Jane was about ready to grab the gun .
The man turns and yells to Larry "Larry zip tie their hands before Dausy comes back in here."
"Okay John I will."
Larry gets up and acts like he is tying up their hands but is just watching Jane's movements toward John.
Jane waits watching John turn back to the TV. She starts getting more and more upset. She was mad at herself for believing everything Laura had told her. How could she of fell for her stories. She was a detective for fuck's sake. Anger was building in her against Laura. But then she saw John cross his arms over his chest. Jane jumped up still exploding inside herself with anger . She grabs his gun points Larry's gun at him. He grabs for her gun and she hits him over the head with the gun. Her anger was spilling over as she was pistol whipping John over and over with butt of the gun. Blood and pieces of his flesh was flying out everywhere . John's shirt was bloody and Jane's white shirt was now drenched with his blood all over her shirt.
Maura ,Angela and Larry were shocked watching her pummel John with the gun . Maura ran to her to stop .
"Jane stop! Please you're killing him!"
Maura pulls Jane away from the big man and he falls over in a heap onto the couch.
Their heads all turn as they hear a loud noise . The door to the back room flies open and slams against the wall.
Larry sees Laura walking out of that door. He runs to her side then drags her toward the front door. Larry motions frantically to Maura and Angela to go out the front door with him.
Sirens start wailing as they all turn to look out the door. A police car comes rushing up and stops. Frankie jumps out of his undercover police car pointing his gun at Larry.
Larry throws up his hands. He gets down on the ground .
Angela smiling at Frankie looks over to Maura "See I told you Frankie was behind us before. I knew he was coming to help us."
Maura smiles at Angela relieved rubbing Angela's arm with her hand
"Yeah you did. Oh! Jane. I need to go get Jane and Laura out of there."
Maura takes off running back to the house. As six other police cruisers come screeching up behind Frankie's car. The other officers cuffs Larry and puts him in one of the cruisers. Angela then runs over to Frankie smiling and laughing so proud of him. She hugs him and spreads kisses all over his face embarrassing him in front of the other cops.
"My hero son! I knew that was you behind us. Oh you saved us baby. Now we need to go get Janie"
Angela starts pulling Frankie towards the house. Frankie breaks free from her grasps .
"Ma! We can't just walk in there. Jane probably has a plan."
Inside the house Dausy held tight hold on Laura's arm to keep her from running away from him and to shield him from Jane. With his other hand he holds a gun pointed at Jane. He shouts to Jane.
"Drop the gun now!"
Laura pleads "Daddy please don't! Just let Jane and the rest go."
Dausy disgusted by his daughter lets go of her arm and shoves her toward Jane. Jane grabs Laura and puts her behind her protecting her from her father.
"Laura just go with your new friends. Your of no use to me anymore anyways."
Laura stares in shock at her father after what he had said to her. Then all the pieces of her life slowly started fitting together in her mind . She confronts her father with the pieces she is still hoping that aren't fitting together like she thinks they are in her mind.
"Daddy?...Those..those awful surgeries I had were about your revenge on Paddy? I never needed those surgeries...did I? And last year another surgery because you said I needed it. I wasn't even hurt in that car wreck when I was six years old , was I Daddy?"
Dausy looks disgusted and disappointed at Laura.
"It doesn't even matter now. Just forget about it ...you've ruined everything. Just leave Laura its makes me sick to look at you anymore. You look exactly like Paddy's kid."
Laura's face turns blood red in her anger at her father. She turns to Jane.
" I'm so sorry Jane. I had no idea what my father was planning to do. Fuck I still am not sure." Laura turns to her Dad saying smiling at him. "I'm just glad I ruined it."
Jane smiles at Laura and pulls her further behind her.
"Laura go outside with the rest of them. The cops are here now it's safe. Go Laura!" Jane pushes her toward the door.
"No , I'm not going to leave you here with this...this monster. I'm staying Jane."
Jane nods understanding she turns her attention back to Dausy. They have had each others guns pointed at each other. Dausy's hand starts shaking as he hears more sirens outside the door. He is realizing he has no way out. He looks quickly at the back door but hears the cops busting it down. He looks at Jane and puts his finger on the trigger of his gun.
"You there Jane. You really think you're something don't you? Just because Paddy Doyle respects you. Well that doesn't mean anything believe me. He used to respect me too and look what he has done to me. He destroyed me, my life and now my daughter's life. He needs to pay for all this. I think I'll start with eliminating everything he respects..." Dausy laughs "That means you Jane."
Dausy aims at Jane's head smiling. Just as he squeezes the trigger Laura jumps in front of Jane as the gun fires Laura yells to her Dad.
"NO!"
Jane tries to catch Laura but misses . She points her gun at Dausy who is lifting to aim his gun at Jane again. She fires her gun and Dausy's body crumples down to the floor next to his daughter.
Laura is shot in the shoulder she's on the floor. Jane falls to her knees and cradles Laura in her arms. She looks down at Dausy . She can't believe he shot his own daughter.
The police hearing the shots fired run in the house. Frankie leads the cops in and finds Jane with Laura shot and in her arms. Maura pushes pass them and falls to her knees next to Jane.
"Jane what happened? Is Laura alive? Move over let me examine her."
Jane nods her head and gently sets Laura flat on the floor. Maura sees Jane still holding the bloody gun in her hand. She slowly goes to take the gun away from Jane.
"Jane let go of the gun. Give it to me. It's over now , all over we're safe. Let go of the gun honey."
Jane releases her grip on the blood covered gun. Maura takes it and sets it on the floor away from Jane's reach. She begins to examine Laura. Laying flat on the floor Laura opens her eyes and sees Maura and Jane looking down at her.
Laura coughs up a little blood and says "I'm sorry ...sorry about my Dad. Are you alright Jane? He didn't shoot you did he?"
Jane holds Laura's hand and smiles "No Laura he didn't shoot me. He isn't ever going to hurt you or anyone else again . Don't worry , just get better."
Angela comes in the house and sees everything and wonders what is going on. She sees Jane and Maura and gets excited to tell them what happened to her.
"Oh Janie did you see what Frankie done? He saved us Janie. I told you it was him behind us didn't I?"
Dumbfounded Maura and Jane look up at Angela . They look at each other and start laughing. Maura presses down on Laura's wound to stop her bleeding.
Maura still smiling says to Jane "Yeah good thing Frankie got here and saved us huh Jane?"
Jane grins "Yeah good thing. "
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.A/N – Thanks for reading!
