Chapter 10

Rachel exited the theater after a late meeting about the last show she had done. Of course she had stayed later to practice a song she had been working on and now it was late. She turned onto the dark, empty street, taking the shortcut to the apartment. She gasped as she felt a rough hand grab her. She went to scream, but a large hand covered her mouth. Tears instantly welled in her eyes as memories from nine years ago flashed in her mind. She struggled against the hard grip, but she wasn't strong enough. "Hello Rachel. It's been so long since we've seen each other."

Rachel froze at the familiar voice that haunted her dreams for so long. This couldn't be happening. It couldn't. This had to be a nightmare. She shut her eyes, but when she opened them, she was still in his tight grip. She bit down on his hand and he pulled away. He pushed her to the ground and she let out a yelp. Her hands flew to her stomach to protect her babies and she screamed for help at the chance.

Jesse pulled out a gun, forced her onto her feet, and held it against her stomach. "You make another sound and those precious babies are gone."

"P-please. What…what do you w-want?" Rachel trembled as tears fell down her cheeks. She wanted this to be a nightmare so badly. But this was really happening.

"Oh you know what I want." He whispered in a low voice that made Rachel shudder.

Jesse brought Rachel down the alley with the gun pressed against her stomach. She managed to reach a hand into her bag and pull a handful of things out. She dropped them down the alley as a trail. She knew Finn would come looking for her in a few minutes after she wasn't back home. She just hoped it was before anything happened to her or her babies.

He forced her down the stairs and into a sleazy apartment. He threw her on the floor and the locked the door. Then he turned back to her with a malicious grin. "Take off your clothes."

Rachel shook her head as her heart pounded in her chest and more tears rolled down her cheeks. "N-no. Please."

"Take off your clothes." He demanded again, but this time pointed the gun back at her stomach.

A sob escaped her lips and she reluctantly obeyed, only for the sake of her children's lives. Her trembling hands struggled to undo the buttons on her jeans though and Jesse became angry. He pushed her hands aside, ripped her blouse off, and pulled her pants off. She was left in her bra and underwear and it suddenly felt like she was seventeen again. "J-Jesse, please d-don't do th-this."

"Shut up!" He backhanded her face and she knew it would leave a bruise. She cradled her red face in her hand, while the other hands held her stomach protectively.

He grabbed a clump of her long curls and yanked her onto her feet. She stumbled, but regained her balance on her shaking feet. He slammed her body against the wall, causing a whimper to escape her lips. He attacked her lips and when he finally pulled away, she felt blood pooling into her mouth. His hands roughly explored her body as he left a trail of unwanted, hostile kisses down her neck and to her chest, biting her in the process. His hand stopped on her stomach and he pushed down on it painfully. "I'm not really liking this here. It might get in the way of our fun. I might have to get rid of it."

"N-no! P-please!" Rachel pleaded terrified.

Jesse reached into his back pocket again, this time pulling out a knife. Rachel gasped horrified and he skimmed her stomach with the sharp blade.

"Oh god. Please no." Rachel whispered.

He moved the knife to her arm and pressed the blade into her skin. She let out a pained gasp and shut her eyes in attempt to distract herself from the pain. Jesse's hand moved down her body and slipped beneath her underwear. She flinched and squirmed, struggling to get free from his grip. She used every bit of strength she had to knee him in the crotch and punch him. "You bitch!"

Rachel darted for the door, but as she rattled with the lock, Jesse grabbed her by the waist and shoved her to the floor. He kicked her side and she let out a scream. He pulled out a roll of masking tape and placed it across her mouth. Then he pulled out a pair of handcuffs and despite her thrashing, he tightly handcuffed her wrists behind her back. He grabbed the knife again and began to carve the blade into her inner thigh. A muffled scream escaped her lips as he dug deeper and deeper, letting the blood rapidly ooze from the gash.

He dropped the knife and his hands wandered back to her underwear. He tore them off and threw them across the room. While one hand harassed her lower body, the other wandered to her chest and unclasped her bra. He threw that too and his hands roughly assaulted her.

Rachel couldn't believe this was happening. She felt like she was back in high school and that terrified her. It never once crossed her mind that Jesse was going to attack her again. All she wanted to do was escape and be held by Finn. She wanted her babies to be okay. She needed her babies to be okay. She wouldn't be able to live with herself if something happened to them. Especially now that they had gotten so far.

Just as Jesse unbuttoned his jeans, the doorknob rattled incessantly. Jesse grunted and was about to grab Rachel, when the door flung open. Finn stood in the doorway, worried and furious. He lunged himself at Jesse, throwing punches left and right even after Jesse was knocked out. The only thing that stopped him was the terrified cries of his wife. He dashed to her side and gently pulled the tape off her mouth. Her undid the handcuffs and cringed at the angry red marks that formed on her wrists from them. Rachel was the only thing stopping him from killing Jesse with his own two hands.

Rachel shook violently and sobs racked her body. Finn pulled his jacket off and wrapped it around her. He took her in his arms and gently rubbed her back. "Shh, I've got you baby. Help is on the way."

Alarms blared through the city, growing louder as they reached their destination Police and paramedics rushed in, taking Jesse away in handcuffs and pulling Rachel onto a gurney. She screamed at every touch, reminding Finn of high school. The thing that terrified Finn the most was not only could he lose his babies, but also Rachel.

I bet you didn't see that one coming! I hope you enjoyed! Thanks for reading! Review!

P.S. Holy crap! I hope Marley is okay! Kitty needs to stop bothering the poor girl!