Chapter Fourteen

Rachel POV

There was knocking on the door, I opened my eyes to see the Circle agent getting up from the couch to the door. Another knock came "its me Morgan open up," I heard in Portuguese. The agent opened the door consciously only to be slammed against the wall. He fell back unconscious. I looked up surprised to see Joe.

He held a smirk "you look like you could use some help." Joe went up to the agent and searched his pockets. He took out a gun, knife, and key. He came up to me and unhand-cuffed me. Joe pulled me up and into his arms and kissed me hard.

When I pulled away I asked "how did you know?"

"After you said those things to me I couldn't get those words out of my head, especially when you told you don't want me to see Cammie." He pushed a lock of my hair out of my face. "If I knew Rachel Morgan any better she wouldn't have said something that would hurt a person who is trying to help her daughter."

"Really?"

Joe shrugged "that and I heard Matt coming out with the other agent, than I put it all together."

I laughed and leaned against him, than I remembered. "We need to get Cammie," I started walking and pulled on his arm. Only he was pulling me back, I looked at him like he was crazy. "Why are you just standing there we have to get her?"

Putting a hand on my shoulder he said "she is fine before I came here I went to get her before you."

I grabbed his arm "well where is she than?"

"I put her somewhere where they can't find her, I found it last year. Lucky for us the agency didn't and seal it."

I leaned into him again, because another jolt of pain hit me. "Did you call the agency?"

"I told the teachers about it, Buckingham is getting back up."

My knees buckled as another pain went through me, Joe caught me before I could fall. "Please take me to Cammie, I have to her."

Joe pulled me back "whats wrong, why do you look like you're in pain?"

"Because I am."

"Well duh, but why?"

"Ann she gave me a drug, it'll eat my cells and all that. She said I had a day to live, and they'll only give me the antidote if Cammie goes with them willingly. Which they know she'll do." I looked up at him, his eyes were wide. Than dark.

"I'll kill her." He looked back down at me, and shook his head. "I know which drug it is, believe it or not I've administered it myself for interrogations. Rachel stress increases what the drug does, meaning you have less than a day." He put his hand on my face and I could see sadness in his eyes. "You could die at any moment."

My eyes went wide, than I went serious. I pulled on his arm "I need you to take me to Cammie than."

"You need to get to the infirmary."

"Joe there are three Circle agents running around looking for my daughter. I need to see if she is alright and going to the infirmry won't help."

He lowered his eyes "didn't you hear just a little while ago?" he asked. "I just said you could die at any moment."

"Yes I heard you, but I don't care about me. Cammie is more important and I want to see her."

"So despite that I just said you could die at any moment. You are going to have your daughter watch you die?" he asked.

I looked away, he had a point. Cammie didn't need to see that, I looked back at him I grabbed his hand. "I just need to see is she is alright."

"Infirmary first, than we go see her." I didn't argue, he pulled me out of the room.

I stood watching Joe look for the medication, we managed to sneak in. We told the nurse that was in here that the doctor need her. "Are you sure you know which one it is?" I asked anxious.

"Yes, now don't get yourself nervous you'll just make it worse." I would've said something but a bigger pain hit me. Joe noticed this and said "maybe you should sit, but try not to sleep."

I grabbed a chair and sat down while he went through the shelves again. Sitting on the chair was better than standing, one thing for sure was everytime I had pain I wasn't about to fall.

Five minutes later Joe came up to me "I found it," he had a big smile on his face. I saw him put the medication in a needle, took my arm and poked it through my viens. When he was done he put a hand to my face. "It won't work right away but it'll prevent it from getting worse."

I stood up sluggishly "now you have to take me to Cammie."

Joe took hold of my hand and lead me out the room. As we were leaving we saw Matt and Ann at the entry. Joe stopped and I ran into his back, I felt so light headed.

"Whats wrong Rachel to much drugs?" she asked, I sneered at her. Ann turned to Joe "where is my son and Cammie? we know you know, the agent overheard and told us."

He didn't say anything, instead he pulled out the gun the agent had. He pointed right at Ann.

Ann and Matt just pulled out theirs. "You really want to play this game, fine Matt you handle Joe I'll get Rachel."

"No, Joe the doctor hasn't given the okay to fight."

"Don't care," when Matt got closer Joe stepped back and pushed me back lightly. We were distracted by Matt, I didn't notice Ann was behind me. She grabbed the back of my shirt and pushed me against the wall. I got up slowly, my vision was a blur. All I saw was Joe running toward me but Matt blocking him. I noticed Joe had the gun in his hand but still hesitated to shoot Matt. It was only because he still looked like Matt, I don't think Joe Knew about him being a clone.

I opened my mouth "Joe he's a clone, its not Matt."

Ann struck me with her fist and I fell down. I wanted to fight, but my body felt to tired to. I lifted my head, I saw Ann standing over me. Joe wasn't even trying to fight he was just trying to get to me. Everything felt like it was going in slow motion. Joe punched Matt in the stomanch with the gun, he ran up to me. He pulled me in and said "Rachel don't pass out on me, don't leave me."

I leaned into his chest, I could stay there forever. I grabbed hold of his black jacket "make sure Cammie stays safe." I looked up and I could have sworn he would've cried right there in front of the Circle. "Joe, I think I'm..." I didn't finish because I did pass out.

My eyes opened, I looked around and saw Cammie sitting in a chair sleeping. Abby was sitting next to her reading a magazine. I moved around and saw that I was in a hospital room and an I.V. bag was hooked to my arm. There was a large window and I saw it was day time, maybe the afternoon. I looked back at Abby and Cammie. "Abs," I brought my hand to my throat it sounded so hoarse.

Abby finally noticed I'm awake and came up to me with a cup of water. "Oh thank God you finally woke up."

I drank the water "what do you mean by finally."

She took the cup from me and put back on the table next tp my bed. "You've been asleep for a week now Rachel."

I looked at her surprised "a week? what happened?"

Abby looked at me skeptically "don't you remember?"

I thougt about it than said "well I remember the Circle and Joe fighting Matt in the infirmary... where is he anyways and did they take care of the Circle?"

"Um... listen I'll tell that later but-

"Why? what happened?"

"Rachel you just woke up I don't want to worry you."

I lifted my head from the pillow and looked her straight in the eyes. "What happened?"

Abby looked down than up, her eyes red. "We got a ransum note three days after this whole thing happened. We got here after they left, we thought they took Cammie but Zach who was watching for us in the pigeon room showed us where Cammie was hiding." A tear slid down her cheek and she wiped it off. "Doctors found you on the lobby you floor, they took care of you right away."

"What did the note say?"

She bit her lip back before answering. "They want Cammie in exchange for Joe's."

Joe POV

Ropes knotted my wrists behind me, a gag kept me from talking and breathing easily. As a matter of fact I was breathing hard, as I lay on my side. My cheek to the damp cold stoned floor, hearing nothing but water dripping in a corner near by. I'm where the Circle holds its prisoners, where I used to throw agents in the same position I am now. I used to be on the otherside of the cell. But I' not scared, I was more scared being on the other side than I am now.

I moved to sound of the door opening, I saw a figure. Than I felt cold water fall over my face and shirt. "You still alive Solomon?"

Fifth time they've done this to me since I got here. I shook from the cold. The door closed. I closed my eyes and thought of her, the one thing that'll keep me going in here.

AN: wow a lot is happening right now. I hoped you enjoyed that and by the way remember the jacket that Rachel pulls on that Joe is wearing. It will come up later.