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The next week, while Jillian was at work, the boys cleaned up her apartment. The police had collected all the evidence they could so Duffy said it was fine. There was nothing in her apartment that could be saved so they were just bagging everything up and throwing it away. They cleaned up what was left of her cat then Murphy gave Eunice money and Jillian's sizes. He hadn't told Jillian he was sending Eunice shopping for her because he knew Jillian would be upset. She didn't like feeling helpless but she needed clothes. At night, the boys took her to their favorite gun dealer because he had a shooting range. They wanted to teach Jillian had to fire a gun so she could take care of herself.
Another week went by and neither the police or the boys could dig up anymore information on Shane or his thugs. The longer time went with no word on him, the more nervous the boys got. They didn't let it show in front of her. They wanted her to think everything was fine and that she was safe. The safer she felt, the calmer she was.
Romeo couldn't come to her studio anymore because of the police force patrolling by but Duffy and Dolly assured them all she would be fine. At night, they'd have a policeman stationed directly outside the studio until she left. Murphy had her promise that she would keep her phone on her at all times and he would call and text her to check up on her. It was almost a month later until anything else had happen.
It was late at night and Connor, Murphy, Romeo and Jillian were sitting around the bar, drinking. Jillian was sitting on the bar while Murphy was standing in between her legs. She had her legs wrapped around him and he was holding onto her thighs. His back was against her front. They were all talking together when Jillian wrapped her arms around his shoulders and neck. She leaned in and kissed his temple. He looked at her and smiled. He mouthed that he loved her and she laughed. She rested her face against his.
" I love you too." She whispered.
He turned in her arms and slipped his arms around her. He tilted his head and kissed her slowly. Her hands moved to the side of his neck as they made out. The sounds Connor and Romeo were making were being drowned out as she tightened her legs on him. Their tongues sliding around each other gently inside her mouth. He ended their kissing as he moaned softly, getting only Jillian's attention with it.
" You and me forever." His low voice whispered as they looked into each others' eyes. She kissed him quickly then lightly licked his upper lip.
" You and me." She said. She tilted her head again and they started to make out. They would have stayed that way but they heard a door slam. Connor, Murphy, and Romeo all jumped alert and looked towards the back of the bar. Three men walked in through with guns out. Everything started to happen in slow motion for Jillian than.
" Run!" Murphy yelled as he pushed away from the bar. Her boys whipped out guns as Jillian slid down the bar to the floor. Shots rang out as Murphy pushed Jillian completely to the floor. She started crawling away to get behind the bar. She dug her phone out and hit her emergency number. Her phone rang out to Duffy. She knew he could track her phone, he would see they were at the bar and he'd come with Eunice, Dolly, Greenly and Paul.
Bottles behind the bar exploded around her as the shots continued. Glass, liquer and beer started raining down around Jillian and on her. She was curled up into herself, covering her head as she started to shake. The noise was deafening and she thought she was screaming but she couldn't tell. She was covering her ears with her hands. She couldn't see anything over the bar and after what seemed like hours, the shots finally died down. Jillian was crying as she crawled to the side of the bar. She peered out and saw Murphy leaning against a table, holding his side.
" Murphy." She said as she stood up. She started towards him, slipping on the glass and the booze on the floor. He turned and looked at her, his face a mixture of pain and relief at seeing her. Connor and Romeo were standing in the middle of the bar, looking down at the three men they had shot up. She reached Murphy and put her arm around his waist.
" I got shot." He said as he grabbed his side.
" Sit down." She said as she helped him to a chair.
" Murph!" Connor called out, his gun still aimed at the back door.
" I'm fine." Murphy called out.
" Jillian!" Connor called next.
" I'm okay." She said as she helped Murphy to sit. She pushed his arms away from his side and ripped his shirt away from the wound. Murphy looked down at his side then closed his eyes.
" It's okay. It's not that bad. I think it just grazed me." He said.
" What should I do?" She asked. He took a deep breath.
" Get me some towels to stop the bleeding, Lass." He said. She pulled away and quickly moved behind the bar.
Her sharp intake of breath made Connor and Romeo turn around. Murphy raised his head and caught the look in his brother's eyes. He put his hand to his side and slowly turned around. Shane was standing behind Jillian, a knife to her throat. They could make out a small trickle of blood coming from the wound he had given her.
" Wow, I'm impressed." Shane said. " You took out my best guys. You know what I thought when I realized my Jillian had started seeing a Boondock Saint? I thought, well this is perfect. I wanted to take them down for what they did to my uncle, I wanted to hurt her for leaving me, what better way to do it then to hit two birds with one stone." Shane said. He moved the knife from her throat and pressed it into her back. " One slip, that's all it will take and I will sever your spine. Tell your boyfriends to drop their weapons."
" We ain't dropping shit!" Romeo spit out. Jillian's eyes closed and she cried out slightly.
" You hear that? I just stuck the tip of my knife into her back. You drop those weapons or I will press more in to her nice, soft skin. You think you will still want her when she is full of scars or dead?" Shane spit out. When Connor and Romeo didn't move, Jillian cried out more.
" Drop them!" Murphy yelled. " Drop them, Drop them, Drop them!" Connor sighed and he and Romeo threw their guns to the floor. " Jillian, opened your eyes, Lass." Jillian took a few deep breaths and opened her eyes to look at him. " Look at me, don't think about the pain." Shane laughed as her eyes closed again and she cried out. Blood started to drip from her back to the floor.
" Let's see how far I can push this in. You know, I always forget how warm blood is when it's fresh." Shane said. The sound of a gun begin cocked was heard a second before a gun was pressed to back of Shane's head.
" If I were you, I'd let her go." Paul's voice came from behind them. Shane smiled and kissed the side of Jillian's head.
Her eyes widen again as she started to cough. Blood came out of her mouth as Shane started to laugh. Her eyes rolled back into her head as her legs gave way. Shane let her go as she fell to the floor. Murphy, Connor and Romeo rushed forward to her as once. Shane's knife was sticking out of her back, blood covered the back of her shirt. Paul grabbed Shane and forced him to his knees. He handcuffed his hands behind his back.
Jillian's eyes fluttered opened then closed again. There was a flurry of activity going on around her but she couldn't focus on anything. It felt like there were a million hands touching her at once and while voices were flowing around her. A few people were calling her name but she was tired. She felt herself being picked up and knew the scent that came over her.
" Connor." She thought she whispered but something was wrong with her voice. It was slow and it took forever for her get his name out.
" Shh, Love." He said as he hurried through the bar. " Save your energy." She whined as he started running up a flight of stairs. The pain in her back starting to grow. " I'm sorry, Love. I don't mean to hurt you but I have to get you up the stairs. We have to clean you up."
Romeo ran ahead of Connor and burst into their apartment. He ran to Murphy's room and grabbed the blankets off Murphy's bed. He ran back to their table and threw the blankets on top of it. Connor laid her gently down and on her side. Eunice and Duffy came up behind her. Connor moved the hair from her face and brushed his lips to hers gently.
" Murphy will be here soon. Paul is cleaning him up. You need to listen to me, Love. Are you listening?" He whispered to her. When she didn't respond he touched her cheek. " Look at me, my Love." Jillian sighed and opened her eyes. " You have to be strong for a minute, okay. Eunice and Duffy are going to pull the knife out of your back. They are going to stop the bleeding and take care of you but it's going to hurt. I need you to be strong, okay? If Murph hears you screaming he's going to panic. Take my hands and stay looking at me. Do you understand, Love?" He asked. Jillian nodded and bit her lip. Connor took her hands then looked over her and nodded his head.
" Connor?" She asked, her voice soft. His eyes moved to her face, he was only inches from her. " I'm scared." He nodded.
" Ready, Love?" He asked. She nodded.
