Chapter 13
Dave got off the hospital elevator and headed towards Phil Timmons hospital room. "You wanted to see me?" asked Dave Batista as he walked over to the detective leaning against the door jamb talking.
"Yes. I'm Detective Joplin. Good timing" said the detective as he moved out of the way so Dave could enter Phil Timmons hospital room. Phil was sitting up eating. He looked a hell of a lot better than Dave thought he would.
"Hello Dave" said Vince McMahon. He was standing over Phil Timmons hospital bed with Chris Jericho. Trish Stratus was sitting in a chair in the far corner.
"What the hell is going on?" Dave shrieked.
"Dave's here now, so can you please tell us what's going on?" Trish asked with an attitude.
"Well, Mr. Timmons has verified his attacker and I thought you guys should be here to hear this" Detective Joplin said as Nash walked into the hospital room.
"Nash, I take it your not working as Katie Logan's bodyguard anymore" Detective Joplin asked.
"Actually, I am. Matt gave me the weekend off. They're at a couples cabin or retreat or something" Nash answered. "Now, why was I summoned?" he asked cautiously.
"Yea, they're at Jeff's new cabin" Jericho told them.
"We're supposed to be there in eight hours but we were summoned here too" Trish threw in while folding her arms across her chest.
"Well…Mr. Timmons please tell us who attacked you" said Detective Joplin.
"Matt Hardy" Phil Timmons responded through gritted teeth.
"I told you guys that bastard attacked me!" Dave exclaimed.
"Wait! Matt Hardy has never shown signs of being psycho!" Vince McMahon argued.
"Matt is not her stalker if that's what you mean" Nash fussed.
"You should know he was crazy. You were working with him in the beginning" Timmons said to Dave.
"Me? I never really liked that bastard!" Dave responded. "So why in the hell would I work with him?"
"Dave and Matt would not be stalking Katie Logan. I'd have picked up on it" Nash added.
"You didn't come to me last summer and ask me to give you all my information on Katie Logan that I had on file for Mr. McMahon?" Timmons challenged looking at Dave.
"I didn't even know who you were up until a few weeks ago!" Dave shouted stalking over to him angrily.
"You paid me big money. Then I started dealing with Hardy a few months later. He said he was working with you!" Timmons pointed.
"Well, he lied!" Dave screamed.
"Hold up assclown! How can Dave or Matt do all of this and be at tapings four days a week?" Jericho questioned.
"Yea, and then be home the other days" Nash threw in.
"Dave couldn't" answered Detective Joplin. "Neither could Matt Hardy"
"What?" said Timmons and Dave in unison.
"Dave Batista was nowhere near the state when you said he was" explained Detective Joplin. "According to the travel logs Nash was traveling with Matt Hardy and his wife during the time you were attacked Mr. Timmons, so we've come up with a possible explanation for this…someone has been impersonating Dave Batista and Matt Hardy this past year"
"What?" Trish screeched.
"So Matt didn't attack me?" Dave guffawed as Officer Morris and Officer Almarez rushed into the hospital room out of breath.
"Boss, we just talked to Torres and Smith. The Hardy's have already left their houses. Including Helms and Moore" Almarez said in a rushed tone.
"Shit!" Detective Joplin uttered. "Okay, tell them to get to Jeff Hardy's cabin" he said turning to Trish and Chris Jericho.
"Here's the directions" Jericho said before he asked.
"May I ask what's going on?" Nash inquired.
"If they are out there in the snow alone for the weekend with no bodyguard then the imposter could strike and be anyone" Officer Morris explained.
"You guys head out there. We're all riding in the car together but we need to make a few stops first" said Detective Joplin.
"Umm, I'm staying with Timmons. Then I'm flying back to Stamford. I need to catch up on some work. Let me know how things turn out. Hopefully this can be ended this weekend" Vince frowned.
"We'll let you know" Dave said following everyone out the room looking confused.
"So, if Dave Batista and Matt Hardy didn't contact me and sit across from me in my office, then who did?" Timmons asked Vince.
"A calculating, cold hearted bastard who has money to change his face" Vince grunted.
"Excuse me, who are you again?" Tonia asked as she opened her door.
"Detective Tyler Joplin" he responded.
"Oh my God!" Tonia screamed as she saw Trish Stratus, Chris Jericho and Dave Batista coming up her driveway.
"Do you have any idea if anyone on your message board could possibly be Katie Logan's stalker?" asked Detective Joplin.
"No. Everyone loves Katie" Tonia answered.
"What about Matt Hardy?" Detective Joplin questioned.
"Well…everyone likes Matt except JacobsFNLadderBroke. I mean he taunts Matt every chance he gets but we never took him too seriously" Tonia laughed.
"Can we use your computer to get his information when he joined the website?" asked Joplin.
"Yea, of course! I need to call my business partner Sage. She needs to be aware of what's going on" Tonia said ushering them in.
"I'm heading up to Jeff's cabin now" Matt said driving up the road to the cabin. He squinted trying to see the cabin through the snow falling on his windshield.
"We'll be there soon" Katie sighed putting Matt on speakerphone while getting into the car with Beth as Jeff loaded her bags in the trunk at the airport.
"We're going to have so much fun. I'll be waiting for you guys. I saw you on Oprah. You looked hot" he smiled. "You remember to tell Nash he has the weekend off" Matt reminded her.
"He left to go home last night so Nash should be relaxing as we speak" Katie told him.
"Hey man! Get the fireplaces going. It's fucking freezing" Jeff shouted from the front seat.
"Yea, we're going to go skiing as soon as we get there so have the place nice and toasty. I refuse to freeze inside that place" Beth complained.
"No one told Jeffro to buy a freakin cabin! He plans a ski weekend getaway and leave the skis at home" Matt argued. "I could have been there greeting my wife at the airport"
"Actually, I couldn't fit them in my tiny car!" Jeff retorted.
"See you guys in a few hours. Hey Jeff, who's at your cabin? I see an old green truck" Matt asked.
"Don't know. Maybe it's the neighbor, Mr. Tenney from down the way. He checks on it for me from time to time. He knew we were coming" Jeff guessed.
"Okay, well the skis are here so see you guys soon" Matt said hanging up and pulling up to the cabin.
"Who the hell are you?" Jacob questioned as he stood in his bathrobe in the doorway of his twenty million dollar mansion.
"Yea, whatever jackass! Where's all the pictures you bought of Katie Logan at?" Jericho said pushing past Detective Joplin and walking into Jacob's house.
"Why are you asking me?" Jacob frowned as Detective Joplin explained everything to him. "I'm a big Katie Logan fan but I'm far from a stalker. Matter of fact, I can find that stalker quicker than you sorry ass cops. I have connections" he bragged.
"Well, find out who the stalker is and tell us" Trish challenged as Jacob waved for them to follow him. He sat in front of his computer and started to type.
"What's he doing?" Dave whispered to Jericho. Jericho hunched his shoulders.
"We should have headed to the cabin with Nash" Jericho huffed.
"I've had a private detective on Katie Logan for about six months" Jacob said pulling up pictures of Dave Batista with Katie as well as with Timmons.
"Thought you said you didn't know him?" Trish questioned Dave with her arms folded.
"I don't!" Dave squinted. "Hey, he has no tattoos! And he's like fifty pounds lighter than me" Dave argued as Timmons got Jacob to print out the pictures.
"I thought maybe Dave was sick and had lost weight" Jacob said pulling up pictures of Matt's property.
"Wait! Back up to that pic of Jeff and Matt Hardy. When was this taken?" asked Timmons.
"Umm, a week ago" Jacob sighed.
"Okay, do you guys see what I see here when you look at the picture here that's stamped three hours later on the Hardy property between the brothers?" Timmons pointed as Jericho gasped.
"The tribal tattoo!" Dave said in shock backing up from the screen in confusion.
"Oh my God! We need to call Katie" Trish said fumbling for her cellphone.
"We need to get to that cabin" Dave said heading to the door.
"Yea well, I'm taking my plane" Jacob said pulling off his robe.
"You got a plane?" Dave asked.
"You guys wanna get there in two to three hours, or you can ride with me and get there in an hour or less" Jacob said going to get dressed while making a call on his phone.
"Why are you going?" Jericho asked suspiciously.
"I like Katie. I'd hate to see something happen to her, plus I figure you guys could use the help" he smiled before ordering to someone to gas up his plane.
"It's so like Trish and Jericho to be late" Beth fussed.
"Yea, and I thought I was never on time" Jeff scoffed.
"Where in the hell is Matt?" Shane Helms complained walking from the woods behind the cabin.
"His car is here and the skis were in the cabin so he has to be here somewhere" Jeff responded as Shannon came up in his car with his girlfriend, Rebecca.
"No sign of him!" Shannon shouted out the window as he parked behind Matt's car.
Talia, Shane's new girlfriend walked out on the porch rubbing her hands together. "Think he's hurt somewhere?" she asked just as Matt drove up in a beat up old green truck.
"Where the hell you been!" Jeff shouted at him as he got out the truck.
"Drove that old guy down the road to the hospital. He passed out in the truck after getting the cabin together. Reception is bad up here so I took him to the hospital" Matt explained as Shane walked up on him giving him the once over. "What?"
"Nothing, you just seem different. You being a hero when it comes to a medical situation" Shane teased him.
"You know me, always trying to help" Matt shrugged.
"You ready to go skiing?" Shannon asked as he and Rebecca got their skis out the car.
"You guys go ahead. I wanna spend some alone time with my wife" Matt grinned as he headed to the porch.
Jeff grabbed him by the arm and looked up into his eyes. "You okay bro?"
"Jeff, I've never felt better" Matt chuckled patting him on the back and going inside.
Katie stood in the bathroom brushing her hair. She smiled at her reflection. She was happier than she'd ever been in her entire life. She was with the man she loved. She had a great career starting in music. She had everything she ever wanted, her health and great friends and family.
"A penny for your thoughts" Matt said in a low tone as he stood in the bathroom doorway watching her. She turned and gave him her million dollar smile.
"I was just thinking about how grateful I am. I have some big news for you" she giggled as he came over and pulled her into his arms.
"I love watching you. You're so graceful in the way you move and handle yourself. Do you know how many guys would kill to be in my spot right now" he whispered before claiming her lips in a deep kiss. He pushed her against the wall and wrapped her legs around his waist as he started to undo his jeans.
"Whoa! Down boy!" Katie breathed heavily as she broke the kiss trying to catch her breath. She wiped spit from her chin from his sloppy kiss. "We're supposed to be skiing with the guys remember?" she smiled.
"Told them to go ahead without us" he said mischievously.
"Oh really?" she said getting down and walking to the bedroom. "So, what's on the itinerary while we're here besides mind blowing sex?" she asked.
"A little romance. Skiing. Sex. Skiing. Sex. Sex. Romance and did I say, sex?" he grinned deviously.
"So, am I to be your personal whore this weekend?" she asked raising her eyebrow right before he rushed over to her and grabbed her around the shoulders and stared intensely into her eyes.
"You are not a whore! Don't you ever call yourself that you hear me?" he said through gritted teeth.
Katie tried to snatch away from him. "I was just kidding! You never had a problem with role playing before!" she said just as Shane Helms walked into the room.
"You guys okay in here?" Shane questioned suspiciously as Matt let Katie go.
"Yea, umm Katie and I were just talking" Matt told him breaking into a smile as Katie straightened her sweater.
"Matt can I talk to you?" asked Shane.
"Sure man" Matt said following him out the bedroom into the living room. "What's up?"
"You man. What was up with that match on SmackDown? It was fucking piss poor. That was unlike you man. Your timing was off, you were working stiff, and your moves were fucking sloppy! Explain yourself." Shane said to Matt.
"Well, I was tired. I mean I haven't been getting much sleep with that stalker bastard on the prowl" Matt shrugged as Katie walked into the living room.
"What's going on?" she inquired as they both stood staring each other down.
"We're just being boys" Shane said.
"We're good Katie" Matt laughed walking over to her and pushing her into the bedroom. "Shane's acting weird. Lock the door and don't come out until I tell you to" he warned closing the door.
"So, the great Matt Hardy screwed up a match because he was tired?" Shane taunted walking over to him.
"Where's Jeff?" Matt asked walking towards the front door.
"We're alone Matt" Shane said walking by the fireplace and picking up the poker and placing the tip into the fire.
"Shane? What are you doing?" Matt asked nervously as he pushed a log further into the fire.
"Fixing the logs in the fire. So…remember that crazy match I had when we were in Omega years ago?" Shane chuckled.
"Which one?" Matt asked.
"May 1, 1998. You know, the one where I nearly killed myself trying to dive on you on that damn table" Shane said walking towards him with the hot poker.
"Umm yea, how could I forget" Matt grumbled. "What are you…?" Matt shouted before Shane charged at him just as Jeff walked into the door.
"What the hell?" Jeff shouted as he rushed over and helped Matt knock Shane out. "Okay, why was Helms trying to kill you? I know you guys are competitive but damn!" Jeff said out of breath.
"I think he's the stalker. Help me get this bastard down to the cellar" Matt said grabbing him under his shoulders.
"We should call the police" Jeff responded as he opened the basement door and grabbed Shane's legs. They took him down in the basement and found some rope. They tied him up.
"There's no signal up here. You go find the guys and head down the mountain to call for help. I'll stay here with Katie and try to find somewhere safe to take her until you guys get the cops. Shane should be out for hours. Just go get help" Matt insisted as he and Jeff ran up the stairs and locked the basement door.
"You guys be careful" Jeff warned as he left out the front door.
Matt paced back and forth a few times and finally knocked on the bedroom door. "It's me!" he shouted. Katie opened the door and he grabbed her hand tightly. "We gotta go!" he said pulling her towards the front door.
"Why?" she asked in confusion.
"Your stalker is here!" he shouted.
"Let me get my bags" she said going back into the room.
"I'm going to try to get my car from in front of Shannon's car. Just hurry up!" he begged heading out the door.
"Shannon! Where's Katie and Matt?" shouted an out of breath Jericho running through the snow towards him.
"At the cabin. Shane went back to check on them. He never came back so Jeff went to get him" Beth responded as Trish, Jacob, Dave Batista, and Detective Joplin came out the woods.
"Why the hell you guys bring Dave? You know he and Matt will clash!" Shannon pointed angrily.
"We think the stalker is here!" Dave Batista told them as Beth and Talia walked back from the ski lift with Rebecca.
"What do you mean?" Beth asked dropping her skis.
"We have officers going out to the cabin just to be safe" Detective Joplin said while talking on his cellphone. "They see no activity"
"Hey! You guys! Matt and Katie need us to call the police! He thinks Shane is the stalker!" Jeff shouted struggling up the snow covered hill.
"Where are they?" Trish asked nervously.
"We locked Shane in the basement after he tried to attack Matt with a hot poker from the fireplace. I think Matt is taking Katie to safety. I've been trying to call him but his phone isn't on. Why are you here?" he asked Jacob, Dave and Detective Joplin as he hunched over trying to catch his breath.
"I'm working the stalker case. We believe he may be out here somewhere" Joplin informed him.
"And I was suspected of being Katie's stalker but I'm not. Just a fan" Jacob responded looking around at the scenery.
"Umm, Shane is not a fucking stalker!" Talia shouted at Jeff. "What the fuck is wrong with you?" she shrieked as Beth tried to calm her.
"Timmons and Dave thought Matt was the stalker" Joplin told Jeff.
Jeff backed up a few steps and grabbed his head. "My brother loves Katie. He's never…"
"Maybe Matt has a split personality?" Rebecca offered.
"Hey, Matt isn't psycho!" Shannon argued.
"I'm heading to the cabin" Jericho said pulling Trish along with him.
"I'll go with you guys" Beth said as she, Shannon, Rebecca and Talia headed towards the cabin.
"Jeff, let's find Matt and Katie" Dave suggested as Jeff stood shaking his head.
"Something was off about him though" Jeff said in deep thought. "He was way taller than me…he never calls her Katie but he did…oh shit!" Jeff uttered before taking off towards the cabin.
"Wait!" Jacob said trying to get Joplin's attention. They took off behind them trying to keep up.
"Whose place is this?" Katie asked walking up the stairs of the cabin behind Matt. He unlocked the door and ushered her in. She walked past him and dropped her travel bag.
"This is the cabin of the old guy I helped earlier, Mr. Tenney. I promised to look out for his place. I'm sure he'd be glad to help keep you safe from Shane. I can't believe my own friend. That son of a bitch!" Matt fumed.
"Matt calm down! Maybe Shane was just kidding. I can't see Shane harming you or me" Katie sighed sitting on the sofa as Matt added logs to the fire.
"Jeff and I knocked him out. Jeff is getting the police. We'll be safe here" Matt said taking off his coat and sweater. He sat down next to Katie in his black tank top and pulled her close. "I'm so happy we're together again. Sitting here together getting cozy and maybe even fuck each others brains out? Why don't you get out of your clothes so I can make you feel good baby" he whispered against her ear. He licked her ear sensually. Katie jerked away and grabbed her ear.
"What are you doing?" she asked wiping the spit from her ear as he kissed her voraciously. "Matt! Wait! You're being too rough!" she cried pushing against him. She looked at his arm and noticed a huge tribal tattoo on his arm. "Matt?"
"Yea baby" he mumbled trying to pull her into another kiss.
"When did you get a tattoo?" she asked noticing it was identical to Dave Batista's tattoo.
"Oh a few days ago. Decided it was time for a change" Matt grinned.
"It looks like Dave Batista's tattoo. You hate tattoos. You don't even want me to get one" Katie exclaimed.
"Yea but I …I'll get it removed soon as we get back…" he started before she cut him off.
"I'm so pissed you went behind my back and did what you asked me not to do. I thought you said it wasn't right to mess up your body with tattoos. You're not acting like yourself" she said getting up and pacing back and forth. She could have sworn his brown eyes had a hint of blue in them.
"You can get a cute little butterfly tattoo wherever you want it" he said walking towards her slowly. Almost primal like.
"Why in the hell would I want a butter…" she fussed but then caught herself. "Matt, you thought of a name for the baby yet?" she asked backing away from him slowly.
"Why? You pregnant?" he asked as a look of anger suddenly masked his face.
"No! We discussed it but you were supposed to think of a boy or girl name remember?" Katie asked as she noticed his eyes were blue around the rims. Every so often when he blinked his brown eyes would turn blue. "Oh my God!" Katie gasped placing her hand over her heart.
"What is it Katie? You okay?" he asked walking over to her caressing her face.
She realized he was a lot taller than usual. Katie…he was calling her Katie, not Logan. The sloppy kisses were familiar somehow. "Yea, I was supposed to call my Mom" she said pulling out her A line phone. "I know she's worried by now" she said dialing Matt's number instead. She walked by the front door hoping to get out and make a run for it.
The cellphone in his pocket started to play Nelly and Tim McGraw's "Over and Over" which was the ring tone Matt had for her. He snatched the phone out of his pocket and looked at the screen.
"Mother huh?" he said staring into her eyes as he slipped the pink cellphone out of her hand and put it in the front pocket of his jeans. "You shouldn't have done that Katie. You really shouldn't have done that" he said before backhanding her and knocking her across the floor. He grabbed her by the hair and whispered, "Got you my little butterfly and I'll never let you go" he sneered as she passed out.
"Umm. Where am I?" Shane mumbled trying to sit up. He opened his eyes and saw darkness. It was cold and damp on the floor he was lying on.
"I thought you were going to rescue me but I guess you suck at being a real superhero" a voice said gruffly through the pitch blackness.
"What? Who the hell are you?" Shane whispered as he successfully got his hands loose from the frayed rope.
"It's me you fucking idiot!" the voice answered tightly.
"Matt?" Shane shrieked.
"Yea. I've been tied up down here for I don't know how long" Matt gulped.
"You're the one who knocked me out!" Shane fussed crawling over to Matt in the dark. "You and Jeff fucking knocked me out!"
"I was already down here when you were brought down here. I was drugged. If I was conscious enough maybe I could have gotten Jeff's attention. The damn stalker looks just like me, Shane. He was here when I walked into the cabin. Shot me up with a sedative. He took my phone" Matt said full of frustration as Shane untied his hands.
"I remember now" Shane said rubbing his head. "I knew you were acting weird. You were taller somehow and a little bigger in weight" Shane explained as he helped Matt up.
"What do you mean?" Matt asked leaning on Shane trying to get the blood circulating in his legs.
"He was trying to get us to leave him alone with Katie…then he called her Katie. I don't think I've ever heard you call her Katie. He didn't know anything about our match back in Omega. Not to mention he didn't challenge me when I told him your match was piss poor on SmackDown" Shane told Matt as they headed up the stairs.
"Which Omega match you asked him about?" Matt laughed trying to ram the door.
"May 1, 1998" Shane answered as they rammed the door breaking it from the hinges.
"Oh, where you almost broke your fucking neck diving on that table off the armory truck in Sanford, North Carolina?" Matt teased.
"Yea, I thought I shitted my tights" Shane chuckled as they leaned against the back of the sofa trying to catch their breaths.
"Jeff and I never told you this but…you did" Matt giggled as Shane shot the finger at him.
"I farted a lot but I definitely didn't shit my tights" he laughed as Jeff burst through the door with Jericho, Shannon, Trish, Talia, Rebecca, and Dave Batista hot on his heels.
Jeff stared at a dirty, beaten Matt who was sporting a faint beard. "What the hell happened to your face?" Jeff pointed at Matt.
"Haven't shaved in days but I may have bruised my face when that stalker bastard hit me from behind and drugged me" Matt answered heading to the door.
"Whoa! You didn't have a beard earlier…that's what I noticed too but I thought you shaved" Jeff started.
"It wasn't Matt. The stalker looks just like him" Shane answered sadly.
"Yea, I was starting to figure that out" Jeff said as Detective Joplin walked in with Jacob.
"An ambulance is on the way for Matt and Shane to be checked out" Detective Joplin announced as he looked around the cabin for clues.
"I'm going to find my wife!" Matt said adamantly grabbing his coat and putting it on.
"Umm, where are they?" Trish said following Beth and Talia as they searched the rooms.
"He was taking her somewhere safe" Jeff mumbled walking over to Matt eyeing him closely. "You look okay. Let's head out"
"I'm calling in my guys, these toy cops suck" Jacob said talking into his phone.
"I don't need you to tell me how to do my job!" Joplin huffed walking up on Jacob.
"Looks like you've done a great job so far" Jacob laughed sarcastically. "I mean Katie Logan has been kidnapped. The pictures my investigator took gave you guys the clues you needed"
"I have to agree with Jacob for once. If your people can find her, do what you have to" Matt said heading outside. He came back in. "Where's the pickup truck? My car is still here"
"Mr. Tenney's cabin is a few miles down the road" Jeff said walking to the door. "Jericho you man down the station here"
"I wanna come..." Jericho started.
"No! You have a baby on the way" Matt argued. "Stay with Trish and the girls"
"Fine!" Jericho said sitting down on the sofa next to Trish, Beth, and Rebecca.
"I'm staying too in case they come back here" Shannon volunteered.
"Shane you stay and get checked out" Matt pointed at Shane as he went to his bag and found his other cellphone. He saw a lot of missed calls including four from Nash. He listened to them and hung up. "Okay, Nash is outside Tenney's cabin. He's been calling both my phones. He left messages on both knowing only I could access them. He saw them leave and wondered why I'm not answering my cell, so he followed them. Dave, Jeff, and Lord knows… I hate to say this but…Jacob. You guys come with me" Matt said putting his phone in his pocket.
"Hey! If they start moving I have a buddy of mine tracking her phone" Jacob said heading to the door.
"Get him to trace her other phone too" Matt said giving Jacob Katie's B-line number. "I pray she has it on her"
"I'm heading to the back of the cabin where my officers are staked out. I'm letting Nash know not to approach the cabin" Joplin said taking off.
"Jeff, remind me to kick your ass later for knocking me out" Shane said pointing at Jeff who shrugged sadly as he and the guys headed out.
"Drew?" Katie mumbled trying to sit up but realized her hands were tied in front of her.
"You've been very busy Katie, my love. I've been busy trying to be the man you wanted. I starved myself to get lean like Adam. I dreaded getting plastic surgery to look like that funny looking guy. He was way below average look wise. You really disappointed me with him. Luckily you dumped him for a pretty boy. So, then I started to work out to look more like Matt Hardy. He was a fairly decent looking guy. I set up the surgery with a buddy of mine and guess what happened? What did you do? You divorced him! Man I was soooooo tempted to just kidnap you and torture you for the fucked up decisions you were making" he said full of anger.
"You have been torturing me Drew! You should have just been honest with yourself. You need help Drew. Let me help you" Katie pleaded trying to get her hands out of the rope.
"Whatever Katie! You have fucked me up for any other woman! You know that? I tried dating but…they just weren't you!" Drew shouted angrily walking over to her. He threw her onto the sofa and sat on the coffee table to face her. "I took the liberty of removing your coat. You won't be needing this sweater either" he smiled sadistically as he pulled out a knife and ripped her red sweater completely open.
"Oh my God! Drew, don't do this. I never did anything to hurt you. I've always treated you nicely" Katie cried.
"Nicely? You fucking put a restraining order out on me you fucking bitch!" he screamed into her face while placing the knife to her chin. "You have me so fucked up that I want to kill you one minute and fuck the shit out of you the next" he sighed standing up and pacing slowly.
"Drew, you kidnapped me years ago and now we're back in the same situation. You can't possibly think I'd leave my husband. I'm not all that! There are way more better looking women than me out there who will love you unconditionally. What we had was years ago, it's over"
"You talked me down last time. Not this time. You like my Dave Batista tats? Let me finish my, "I'd do anything to make Katie Logan love me" story. You hook up with Batista. A big steroid looking motherfucker! So I think, "I can never look like this bastard. I read up on body building and my buddy Dr. Mason suggests buying my Dave Batista body and face. So then I go to a foreign country to get implants to be huge like Dave Batista! Get one of many tats! I got this huge fucker on my arms and stomach. I try to kill him in a motorcycle accident to take over his life, didn't work. I couldn't get into his house but I was working on it. You lying naked under him fucking on the beach where any and everyone could see! I could have killed you both that night. Then you dump him for Hardy! I can't keep up with your slutty little ways! So then I get the chest, arm and leg implants removed and put in ones similar to Matt's size but I'm still too tall. I figure no one would notice but his brother and Shane must have picked up on my height. You know I really miss my blond hair and blue eyes" he complained taking the contacts out and tossing them into the fireplace.
"Drew, I never asked you to change for me. There's a woman out there that will love you for yourself" Katie said trying to calm him.
"Look at me you stupid bitch! I'm no longer myself! I'm who you want me to be!" he cried pulling at his hair. "It took me four months to go from Batista to Matt!"
"Drew…your not who I want you to be. Your someone else. Your…Matt"
"You love him don't you?" he asked walking over and kneeling down in front of her.
"Yes" she responded hesitantly.
He kissed her softly on the mouth. "Then love me" he pleaded as he cut the straps of her bra and ran his tongue across her nipples.
She closed her eyes and prayed someone would show up but she knew there was no hope. He had her and no one was coming for her. "Please Drew, I'm married now. I don't cheat on my husband" she said trying to pull away from his touch.
"I am your husband" he said palming her breasts and kissing her neck.
"Please let me call Matt. He's probably worried about me" Katie begged between sobs.
He pulled away and looked her straight in the eye. He didn't blink, "He's not worrying because I killed him this morning. I shot him up with drugs and eventually he'll freeze to death in the basement along with Shane because they will be so busy looking for us they'll never think to check the basement. I figure he'll be dead by morning. The fucker did put up a fight though. Some of the sedative was expelled before I was able to stick it in his neck but rest assured he's going to die from the cold" he smiled like he was talking about something simple like the weather.
"No! No, you are a fucking liar! I'll kill you myself you sick bastard!" Katie screamed clawing at his face. "I hate you!" she screamed over and over as he threw her down on the floor as he laughed like a maniac as he took her hands out of the rope.
"Now your going to lay here and get pregnant by me! Then you'll have no choice but to be with me" he screamed clawing at her pants.
"Freeze! You sick motherfucker!" Nash said in a low voice. Drew went stiff and looked over towards the cabin door to see Nash holding a gun on him.
"You shoot and I break her fucking neck!" Drew hissed over his shoulder at Nash.
"Now that would be stupid to kill the woman you love. I mean, I was hired to protect her at all costs" Nash said walking closer to them.
"Stay back!" Drew shouted pulling a gun out the back of his pants and pointing it at Nash. "I will not hesitate to kill you big boy" he shouted pulling Katie up off the floor and putting his left arm around her neck.
"Drew…I can't breathe" she gasped.
"Get your coat" he demanded dragging her over to the chair to get her coat.
"Don't make me kill you" Nash said walking towards him.
"Well, then I guess we got a showdown then huh? Katie here ever tell you that I was crazy? Let's find out how crazy I am" he said and then quickly shot Nash in the chest.
"No! Nash!" Katie cried running over to Nash who was lying on the floor gasping for air.
"Let's go!" Drew said grabbing her arm.
"Go. I'm dying anyway" Nash said in shallow breaths.
"No. I'm so sorry Nash" Katie sobbed as Drew grabbed her by her hair and drug her out of the door to the car.
"Get in or I'll go back in there and put a bullet in his head to finish him off" he threatened. Katie got in the car and stuffed her hands in her coat pocket and felt her B line phone. As Drew loaded up the trunk with their bags she put the phone on silent and dialed Jeff's number. She slipped it into her pocket as Drew got in the car and headed down the road.
"Why did you have to shoot Nash? Mr. Tenney will be very upset that you killed someone in his cabin." she said trying to get him to talk.
"Mr. Tenney is dead! In his freezer in the basement" he chuckled.
"Where are we going now?" she questioned hoping Jeff had answered or her conversation was being recorded.
"Away" he said curtly.
"Drew, please. My friends are probably looking for me. My mother will put two and two together and figure out your behind this"
"No she won't! I went to her house and talked to her. She thinks I'm over you" he laughed. "Your precious daddy isn't here to protect you anymore. Too bad a heart attack got him before I could. He had people watching my every move. Yea he was a tough bastard"
"Drew, our college days are over. I've moved on" Katie sighed. "Where are we going? What's a tackle box sign doing on the tree?" she questioned.
"Why you asking so many questions?" Drew inquired caressing her thigh. "We're going to get some gas and leave town together but I've gotta tell you that I wanna pull over and fuck. I know you like fucking in the woods. Timmons gave me pictures and a DVD of you and Hardy going at it in the woods, so now we will too. That way the vision of you with him will vanish and be replaced with us. You are so sexy. Put this on" he said reaching over in the backseat and handing her a navy sweater.
"I want to keep my jacket on" she told him.
"You need to put that sweater on. We're going into the woods for a little while" he grinned. He cocked the gun and pointed it at her. "Do it!"
"How far to the cabin?" Matt huffed going down the steep hill behind Jeff.
"Not far. Maybe two more minutes" Jeff answered brushing snow off of his jacket. "Either the cops are good at hiding out here or they're at the wrong cabin" Jeff chuckled.
"Yea, not a car in sight" Matt sighed.
"Why did we have to leave the car?" Dave asked pulling his coat closed running to catch up with them.
"So he won't know we're coming" Jacob answered for Jeff as he put his backpack on. "You know, I never thought I'd see the day that I'd be hanging with you guys" Jacob laughed quietly.
"Me too. We actually thought you were the stalker for awhile there" Matt told him patting him on his backpack.
"I wouldn't do that if I was you" Jacob told him shifting slowly away from Matt's reach.
"Well, I don't know you but if you can help find Katie, then your cool with me" Dave told him.
"Thanks. I got my guys getting a helicopter ready to search for Matt's car. These toy cops are substandard. So, why did Katie and you really split up?" Jacob asked as they went around a bush and saw Jeff crouched down.
"Him" Dave said nodding towards Matt as he squatted down next to Jeff.
"Figures. What she sees in his ass I'll never know. I mean we're both way better looking than him. I mean I'm a millionaire. I could give her everything" Jacob complained.
"Me too! Can't force someone to love you. You have to cut your losses" Dave chuckled.
"Hey! I'm right here! I'm a millionaire too you know" Matt fussed.
"We're just talking" Dave laughed.
"I didn't take her from either of you guys. Logan is with me because she wants to be. I can't believe that your still pissed" Matt said to Dave.
"Matt" Jeff whispered trying to get Matt's attention as his cellphone started ringing but Matt ignored him.
"I saw the video of your little show. You and Katie fucking all night as your birthday party went on downstairs? We were dating!" Dave hissed.
"Well, that I'm sorry for. It was the heat of the moment you know. It was inevitable that we'd get back together. If you ask me, any guy who dated her would have been pissed in the end. Any woman that I dated couldn't have made me love her. You know I never give up on what I want and I wanted Logan. Hey, you're the one who told her the lie about Amy and I" Matt argued as Jeff's cellphone continued to ring and he answered it.
"I didn't know they were lying!" Dave yelled.
"Yea, but you were just all too eager to tell her before you knew the facts. Why was that Dave? I was faithful and that's never going to change" Matt said angrily as Jacob grinned from ear to ear to see them going at it.
"Good. Glad to hear that. I have a girlfriend now anyway" Dave told him as Jeff tried to get their attention.
"Well…drop this conversation!" Matt demanded.
"Why? Because you say so?" Jacob taunted adjusting his backpack on his shoulder.
"Yes! You want a piece of me Jacob? Let's do this! Come on Jacob, wanna fight me? I so wanna kick somebody's ass right now" Matt shouted.
"I'm not gonna fight you Hardy. I'm better than that, besides I could pay Dave here to kick your ass" Jacob threatened.
"Hey, this rivalry between you two is crazy and I'm not getting involved" Dave said throwing his hands up.
"Shut up all of you! Katie's on my phone" Jeff said putting it on speakerphone. "Dave call and tell Joplin to get an ambulance up here quick. Nash is shot in the cabin down there" Jeff whispered as Dave did as he asked.
"Are they still in there" Jacob stood up as Jeff and Matt continued listening to the conversation between Katie and the stalker for a few minutes.
"Who's Drew?" Dave asked listening to the conversation as they headed down to the cabin.
"Shit! Her ex-boyfriend from college" Matt grunted. "I should have known. He's a plastic surgeon!"
"The one Chelsea suspected of poisoning you guys? Well, now everything is starting to make more sense. Man! This bastard is either really crazy to still be after Katie after all of these years or Katie has some bomb ass pussy" Jeff frowned at Matt as Dave chuckled lightly. Matt rolled his eyes and ran up to the cabin ahead of them.
"I wish I could have found out" Jacob mumbled.
"It was great" Dave whispered to Jacob as they went up the stairs.
"Really? Can I get details later?" Jacob grinned.
"Well, she's very limber and her mouth…well that could be what drove him crazy" Dave whispered to Jacob as Jeff turned to them angrily.
"Guys! Knock it off! This is my sister-in-law for Christ sakes! Got me thinking things of her I shouldn't…" Jeff mumbled covering his crotch to hide his obvious hard on before walking in to see Matt bent over Nash. "He dead?" Jeff asked reluctantly.
"Thanks for your confidence in me" Nash groaned trying to sit up.
"He had the air knocked out of him. He's wearing a vest" Matt told them as he helped Nash up as Detective Joplin and three officers arrived with their guns pulled.
"They're gone" Jeff told them as he went to get Nash some water. Joplin waved for the officers to search the premises and to look for tire tracks.
"I had to let him think I was dying or he'd probably have given me a head shot. That dude is psycho" Nash said between grunts as he sat in a chair.
"I know where they're headed" said Jeff handing Nash a glass of water. "Katie mentioned a sign. It leads to the area where people go ice fishing" Jeff said waving his cell in the air as Katie continued talking.
"That's her?" Joplin said as he walked towards Jeff to hear Katie talking loudly. "Put a trace on her phone"
"Already tracking her. I have my phones set up to be able to tell me where she is at all times and Jacob's people are tracking her too" Matt said looking at his cellphone.
"And yet we think this Drew guy is crazy?" Jacob whispered to Dave.
"I did it after Logan started getting crazy gifts. This guy, the stalker is her ex boyfriend from college Dr. Drew McBain" Matt informed him as he headed out onto the porch with Jeff.
"Dr. Drew McBain? The guy who fixes the faces and bodies of deformed people all over the world for free?" asked Officer Torres.
"He's supposed to be some sort of saint" Dave Batista thought out loud. "I never put him with the Drew that Katie dated in the past"
"This guy was from money" Jacob said searching the internet on his phone. He pulled up a picture of Dr. Drew McBain. "He looked like this and wanted to change his face? This guy was an Adonis. We're talking being good looking enough to be on the cover of romance novels. He is nuts" showing everyone Drew's picture.
"That's him" Joplin nodded as Officer Smith came into the cabin.
"Sir, they're no more than ten minutes ahead of us" Officer Smith told them.
"Okay, Hardy let's head out" Joplin said stepping out onto the porch. "Where the hell is Matt and Jeff?" Joplin hollered to his officers searching the premises.
"They weren't out here when I came up" said Officer Smith.
"Damnit! They are so fucking arrested when I find them" he said taking off with the other officers.
Dave started to follow him but Jacob quickly grabbed Dave's arm pulling him back. "Uh uh. Let's go on our own. They will only slow us down" Jacob said waiting until they were out of sight.
"What are you up to?" Nash asked standing and getting his gun off the floor.
"Matt and Jeff needs real back up" Jacob said waving for them to follow him.
"Where are you taking me?" Katie asked between shivering as Drew led her down the embankment with blankets and a picnic basket.
"We're having a picnic" he said cheerfully as Katie realized just how insane he really was. "Sit" he told her as he spread blankets on the damp cold snow covered ground. She sat down next to him as he went through the picnic basket.
"Why are we having a picnic in 17 degree weather?" Katie asked trying to get warm.
"We'll keep each other warm" Drew promised handing her a piece of fruit. "Drink?" he said offering the wine bottle to her.
"No thanks. Why are you doing this?" she questioned eating the piece of fruit.
"Because…well I'm going to get us to our destination and change your face a little. I told Dr. Mason to make you look more like Jennifer Love Hewitt. Make you a brunette. You have those long eyelashes and those big pretty eyes like her already. They'll never find us. I'll get a little change here and there. We'll be two completely different people. Start a new life together. I'll even let you have a few kids but you'd have to do all of the waking up and feeding them. I don't do diapers. Maybe I'll make it where you can't have kids and we'll adopt a teenager. That should satisfy you" he said out loud to no one in particular.
Katie sat looking at Drew in shock. He'd just talked about preventing her from having kids and having kids all in one instant. He was crazier than she ever suspected. She thought back to the times he made her dress up and torture him sexually back in college. Some things he wanted her to do were too demented and she refused. Did he have mommy issues? He was fucked up somewhere along the way. She thought about the time she miscarried and looked at him full of contempt. "I take it you're the one who poisoned me? I can't believe you killed my baby Drew. I could snap your neck right now" Katie said through clenched teeth.
"You had to go and drink that damn shake with Matt. He was meant to die that day but you took half of it. I got into your hotel room and poisoned his muscle builder. You paid because you were pregnant by that hick! Only positive thing that came out of that day. Atleast someone was dead. You should have kept that marriage professional like it was originally planned. Here I was thinking that sham of a marriage was really over when you got with Dave Batista. I tried to kill him twice! Ran his motorcycle off the road. Cut his brakes on his car. Nice guy but he had what I wanted" Drew sighed then broke into a grin before taking a sip of wine from the bottle. "Three times I tried to kill him. Forgot I knocked his brains out in the parking lot" he laughed maniacally. "You know that navy sweater you're wearing, you gave it to me. I kept it after all these years. You know we're still engaged? You still have the ring?"
"Ring?" Katie guffawed eyeing her wedding rings from Matt on her finger.
"The engagement ring I gave you in college" Drew reminded her.
"I gave that ring to your mother like 9 years ago! Drew, I'm going home" she said standing but he pointed his gun at her.
"Don't make me kill you then I'd have to kill myself but first I'd take out your mother and that precious little new sister of yours. Oh, I can't forget Melanie. That bitch deserves to burn in hell. Just when I thought I was over you, she contacts me to do surgery on one of her patients who lost his insurance. So, you can thank good old Melanie for bringing you back to my attention" he smiled scratching his head with his gun.
"Melanie would never have mentioned me" Katie shook her head in shock.
"She didn't have to. She had a picture of you with Adam all snuggled up on you with his IC title belt. Let me know exactly where I could find you. Found out who was the WWE IC champ and low and behold you were on television as well" he smiled before pulling her back down and kissing her hard.
"No! Drew stop! You're not a rapist. Your better than this" she told him trying to push his face away from hers.
"Stop fighting! Don't you know crazy people are strong!" he screamed at her between laughter.
"Excuse me!" someone shouted walking down the embankment. Drew turned to see a young man with short blonde hair sliding down towards them. "I seem to have gotten lost. My buddies are ice fishing. I went to take a piss and wouldn't you know it, I got turned around and I can't figure out where they are or where my car is" the guy shrugged walking towards them wearing army fatigues.
Drew stood up and pulled Katie close to him. "Umm no, we're honeymooning up here. Have no idea where you could get back on track" Drew shouted as the guy bent down to open his backpack.
"I think I may have a buddy of mine map in here" he grumbled pulling out a flashlight and a bottle of water. "You know people think I'm crazy for coming out here in the winter to fish but the truth of the matter is I didn't. I'm really just a crazy obsessed wrestling fan who happens to love violence" he said standing with a sawed off shotgun in his hand. He pointed it at Drew and Katie.
"Oh my God!" Katie cried as Drew pulled her closer to him.
"Shit! I'm getting fucking robbed! You want my wallet?" Drew asked reaching for his wallet. He eyed the gun on the blanket.
"No. I'll just take the girl" the guy smiled widely.
"Wait! What the hell?" Katie frowned.
"Afraid I can't do that" Drew shook his head.
"Why not?"
"I'm crazy. I just killed her husband and kidnapped her. Now you want to steal her from me? Uh huh" Drew said angrily.
"Then I guess you have a problem because you see I'm crazy too and Katie Logan is coming with me. Long time no see Katie. Really liked the outfit you wore with that butterfly charm bracelet I gave you on SmackDown" he said eyeing Katie as he put his backpack on his left shoulder.
"What bracelet! Who is this fucker?" Drew demanded snatching Katie up against him.
"Jacob?" Katie shrieked. She couldn't believe it.
"At your service. Never thought I'd be helping your sorry ass husband but… he was desperate I guess. He's out here looking for you but of course I found you first because…well…I'm just that damned good. The police are out here looking for Drew but getting me to take him out is far less painful. I promise to make it quick Drew. Now Katie, walk over to me slowly" he said coming towards them as Drew pushed her into Jacob and dove onto the blanket grabbing his gun.
Multiple shots were heard crackling through the woods as Matt and Jeff made there way to the embankment as Jacob was getting up and running after Drew who was pulling Katie up the embankment further down the river.
"Hey!" Dave Batista shouted running towards Matt and Jeff with Nash hot on his heels.
"What the hell are you two doing out here?" Jeff huffed trying to catch his breath.
"With Jacob!" Nash laughed trying to keep up with them. "That bastard is crazy! He walked right up on them" Nash explained watching Jacob.
"They both shot each other and they're still going" Dave added.
"What the hell is he doing?" Jeff asked watching Jacob looking at the ground and touching the dirt. He slammed it against his shoulder where blood was oozing out and started to rub it all over his face before looking up and seeing Drew dragging Katie. He looked up at them and waved towards Katie and Drew then back at them.
"Shit this bastard is crazy" Dave laughed.
"No, he's tracking them and telling us to fall back. I believe he's trying to stop his wound from bleeding too. Shit! This fool is military and we are lucky to have him on our side" Nash said tucking his gun in the back of his pants.
"They let crazy people in the military everyday" Jeff chuckled.
"Let's go this way. Cut them off" Matt suggested cutting through the woods as his cellphone rang. He looked at the screen and quickly answered it.
"Keep moving!" Drew demanded pulling Katie through weeds and bushes scratching her face and snagging her clothes.
"Wait! My coat is caught" she said stopping short. She engaged in trying to get her jacket untangled and quickly checked her cellphone. It had disconnected from Jeff's phone. She quickly dialed Matt's other cellphone and prayed Drew didn't have it on him. It picked up and she stuffed it in her pocket hoping it wasn't voicemail. A loud noise buzzed by her ear and pieces of the tree exploded into pieces as Drew ducked quickly barely being missed and pulled her down with him.
"Who the hell is that guy!" he whispered as bullets zinged inches away from them. "That's a fucking sniper rifle! That fucker trying to really kill me!" he said crawling on the ground pulling her along with him.
"Jacob is a fan on my wrestling website. He has a little crush on me. Actually we thought he was my stalker instead of you. He may be pissed that you had him being investigated by us for the things you were doing" Katie huffed. She couldn't help but smile when she saw the fear in Drew's eyes as a big explosion nearly deafened them as they covered their ears trying to avoid fallen debris.
"Okay, that son of a bitch is throwing grenades!" Drew cried pulling her up and running for his life.
"I can stop him!" she shouted trying to catch her breath pulling away from him.
"Come out, come out wherever you are!" Jacob sang from somewhere near them as rapid gunfire could be heard near them.
"Drew, its over! The cops are coming" she said as sirens were heard faintly in the distance.
"I'm not going anywhere without you" he said walking towards her and out of instinct she came out of nowhere with her WWE finishing move, The Katie Kick and caught Drew on the chin. He fell back onto the ground stunned as she took off running through the woods. She pulled her cell out of her pocket.
"Matt!" she shouted. "Please baby say your there!" she cried hysterically looking over her shoulder.
"Logan!" Matt yelled coming from her left as she heard Drew coming towards her from behind screaming her name.
She took off as fast as she could not answering him until she could see Matt's big brown coat through the trees. She ran and fell into his arms almost knocking his cellphone out of his hand. "Is it really you?" she asked trying to take his coat off as she hung up her phone.
"Logan! What are you doing?" Matt asked pulling her along with him but she refused to move. He put her phone in his pocket and then put his back in his pocket after hanging it up.
"I need to be sure you don't have tattoos" she told him honestly.
"Logan, I don't do tattoos besides if you want to know if it's really me then…" he said pulling her into a deep passionate kiss that left her off balance. "You still need to see if I have a tattoo?" he teased pulling away from her.
"No, but how would you like to be my bitch tonight?" she grinned deviously.
"Only if you're willing to be my whore" he responded.
"It's definitely you. Oh baby I'm so glad your not dead like he told me. I have something to tell you that is going to make up for all of this drama and…oh Matt " she laughed hugging him tight as Jeff, Nash and Dave walked over to them as gunshots continued to ring out in the woods.
"Your okay" she shrieked hugging Nash.
"I'm too mean to die" Nash said pulling away from her.
"Hey sis, good to see you in one piece. Sorry I didn't catch it wasn't Matt sooner" Jeff said hugging her.
"It's okay. It took me about thirty minutes to see his eyes were brown with a hint of blue" Katie admitted.
"We need to get out of here. I don't want to be accidentally shot by the cops" Dave said as the sirens grew louder.
"You got a point" Matt agreed.
"Who hired Jacob?" Katie laughed holding Matt's hand as they started to walk.
"Actually, he invited himself" Dave told her through laughter. "We thought he was the stalker but he actually wanted to help. We just realized he has military training"
"Yea, the distinct knowledge he has of gun use made me think he was either used to handling military equipment, was a member of the NRA, or he really was crazy as hell. Good to see you Dave. Thanks for helping. All of you, thanks" she said hugging them all.
Nash heard a noise in the brush and stepped ahead of them. "Get back! Someone is coming" he whispered as they got behind him. They saw Drew coming out of the woods with his gun pointed at them.
"Well…I guess I missed the little family reunion. Nash, you just refuse to stay dead huh? I can fix that but then I'll just have to kill you all" he grunted grasping at his side that was oozing blood.
"Umm, say man I don't have a beef with you" Dave Batista said with his hands in the air.
"You don't? Even after I tried to run you off the road on your bike and cut the breaks on your car?" Drew giggled. "You're a forgiving guy. If some guy approached me in the parking lot and knocked my brain around I'd be pretty pissed…"
"You son of a…" Dave started towards him but Jeff pulled him back as Matt stood in front of Katie.
"I wouldn't do that big boy!" he shouted at Dave. "I'll splatter those brains all over that tree behind you"
"You're going to kill me for no reason?" Jeff spoke up.
"Well…let's see. Oh, you touched Katie a little too much bro-in-law" he answered appearing to be happy with himself.
"Everyone touched her! She's a celebrity!" Jeff reminded him.
"True, true! That damn wrestling and Playboy spread" he nodded as he waved the gun wildly at Nash.
"You do realize if you pull that trigger then I'll shoot to kill?" Nash asked him as he walked closer to him.
"Your just making it easier for me to blow your brains out" Drew warned Nash.
"Where's Jacob?" Katie asked.
"I think I may have mortally wounded him. He was good, but I was better" Drew bragged eyeing Matt. "Don't let your guard dog fight your battles Hardy. Come out from behind your wife's skirts and face me like a man" Drew challenged.
"Don't! He'll kill you" Nash shouted over to Matt.
"I'm not afraid of you Drew. Feel sorry for you? Yes" Matt responded.
"You are nothing but a country hick who just so happened to be good at getting his ass kicked. I guess you're a country boy who believes in the boost in celebrity fecundity going on so you decided to knock Katie up. I got rid of that one and I'll get rid of any other bastards that she tries to bring into this world with you. You people have babies not knowing if you're compatible and when they come out deformed you come to me to fix the problems. I'm sick of helping you ungrateful bastards" Drew said with contempt.
"Dude, you have some serious baby issues. None of us have kids. If you were with Katie you wouldn't want kids?" Jeff asked trying to keep him talking.
"I work with kids all day! I'd do one kid to keep her satisfied. I'd do one" he said keeping his eyes on Nash.
"Logan wants a house full of kids. If you really knew her or loved her you'd know that" Matt told him as he pulled Katie closer to him.
"Enough! Just kill me Drew! I love Matt and no one can change that" Katie screamed stepping towards Drew.
"Logan, no!" Matt yelled before Drew fired his gun wildly at everyone. He shot Nash slightly grazing his cheek. He dropped his gun and fell to the ground holding his face. Dave was shot in the thigh and Jeff in the hand. Matt looked at them on the ground and grabbed for Katie but she walked right up to him. A loud crackle sounded through the air and her eyes widened right before she spewed blood right into Matt's face.
"I love you" she uttered as her eyes closed and she collapsed in his arms. They all lay on the ground bleeding as Matt kneeled down tending to the gunshot wound to her back. The bullet exited through her right side.
"Baby, no. Please! Wake up!" he cried kissing her on the lips. "You can't leave me Logan! I need you! Please baby, please!" he said reaching for his cellphone to call for help. Drew walked up behind him in shock as he saw Katie's ashen face. "Look what you've done!" Matt cried trying to stop the bleeding.
"No! Katie! She stepped in front of you!" Drew screamed to the top of his lungs as he pointed the gun to Matt's head.
Matt stood up slowly as the cold barrel of the gun shook nervously against his forehead. He knew this was it. If Logan died, he wanted to go with her. Nothing would keep them apart. He was ready. He closed his eyes and asked God to forgive him for his sins and evil thoughts. Keep his family and friends safe. He was ready to die. The click of the hammer made him jump. He expected to fall to the ground, dead. He was still standing. He thought he'd crossed over and didn't realize he was dead. He opened his eyes to see Drew continue to pull the trigger over and over. Matt realized that the chambers were empty. He slapped the gun out of Drew's hand and kicked him in the stomach and applied the twist of fate on him. In a rage Matt fell to his knees and punched him repeatedly. Someone was on his back but he pushed them off a few times to crawl back over to Drew's battered body to pound on his face again, a face that reflected his own. He didn't know how much time passed but suddenly he heard voices all around him. It was the police warning him to stop and get away from Drew.
"He shot my wife!" Matt cried wrapping his hands around Drew's throat and squeezing.
"He isn't worth going to jail over. Go be with your wife. She needs you" Joplin told him as he pried Matt's hands from around Drew's throat. He pulled him up and led him over to Katie who was being loaded into the ambulance.
"When did they get here?" Matt asked Jeff who was sitting in the back of another ambulance getting his hand tended to.
"Minutes ago. You lost it man. We were all screaming when he pulled that fucking trigger. We thought you were dead. I liked to shitted my pants thinking you were killed in front of me. Nash grabbed Katie and took her towards the ambulance as Dave and I tried to pull you off of Drew but you punched us and continued beating the shit out of him" Jeff shook his head.
"Lookout!" an EMT screamed waving his arms as Drew grabbed Nash's gun and pointed it towards Matt and Jeff.
"Die motherfucker!" Drew screamed running towards Matt just as a whooshing noise was heard and then Drew froze. His eyes bulged out and he dropped the gun and hit the ground. His back was covered in blood.
"Get down! We got a sniper!" the cops yelled running into the woods looking for the culprit.
"You okay?" Dave asked limping over to Matt and Jeff. "They got her breathing again" he told Matt.
"Yea, I'm leaving with my wife" Matt said as they heard the sound of a helicopter far off in the distance. They looked at each other and broke into smiles.
"Jacob's alive" Jeff grinned widely.
"He saved my life" Matt nodded.
"As far as I'm concerned, he left back when we were at the cabin" Dave whispered.
"I'll tell Nash the story. Go be with your wife" Jeff said patting Matt on the back.
"I'm out of here" Matt said heading to the ambulance.
"Well…she stopped breathing for a few minutes. I operated on her brain and I did the best I could. The bullet wound will heal but her lack of oxygen to the brain for those few minutes is more damaging" Melanie said through tears. "She's my sister but I don't think she's ever going to wake up"
"No!" Chelsea cried.
"My God!" Matt said through tears as Jeff held him.
"There's nothing else you can do?" Trish whispered through tears as Beth and Chris caressed her back.
"Mom, I did everything I could" Melanie said to Chelsea before breaking down as Dave pulled her into his arms.
"It's okay. We know you did your best" Dave said trying to soothe her.
"We should have gotten her out of there. It was my job to protect her" Nash shook his head.
"You did protect her. I gave you the weekend off and you still came through for us" Matt sniffed.
"Actually, it's my fault" Jacob said walking up to them. He was freshly showered and wore jeans and a sweater. "If I'd have killed him sooner no one would have been hurt"
"Jacob, you were a godsend" Chelsea said hugging him.
"I just can't believe he's alive and Katie is…" Jeff trailed off.
"He'll be going to jail in a few days" Melanie told them as she got her composure. "Umm Matt, there's the decision of taking Katie off life support but before you decide, we need to discuss a slight snag that could hinder your decision" Melanie said waving for him to follow her to her office.
"This is so hard" Trish cried.
"Well, I'm going to go be with Matt" Jeff said kissing Beth before he left.
"I can't let her go" Chelsea sobbed.
"We'll get through this. We have to be here for Matt. Let's go to the chapel and pray" Gilbert said guiding Chelsea to the elevators.
"I think we should all pray for her. She needs them" Shane said finally speaking up.
"Yea. Let's go pray" Shannon said getting up.
"I can't believe this happened" Talia said grabbing Shane's hand.
"No one can. These whole two days have been a nightmare" Chris Jericho said following everyone to the elevator.