FREQUENT POV CHANGES
Luke's POV:
I pace around nervously in the apartment, I hadn't gone downstairs yet and there was a line forming outside the building. I had been up all night calling Jess, the police, anyone I could think of. Jess's calls went straight to voicemail, the police said I had to wait 24 hours before filing a missing person's report, and no one else had seen him.
"Jesus Christ", I exclaim out loud when it hits me. Jess snuck up to Martha's Vineyard. Where else would he have gone? He texted me saying that he was safe and that he would be back today, I feel like such an idiot. I quickly dialed Lindsay's father's number which I had from a business card he gave me during the dinner. I called two times and no answer. On the third call he finally picked up.
"Hello?", I say frantically over the phone.
"Hello, this is Benjamin Lister, I'm on vacation right now, I'm going to have to call you back", the voice over the phone replies, almost sounding like a voicemail.
"No, Benjamin, it's Luke! Jess's uncle! Listen to me, Jess is missing, is he up there with Lindsay?"
"Luke? Why are you calling me?"
"Jess is missing! Is he up there with you guys?"
"Oh dear, I'm sorry, I haven't heard from him"
"Can you please check? Ask Lindsay, ask anybody, please, I'm desperate", I beg.
"Can you hang on for a minute?"
I feel like screaming 'no' through the phone at the top of my lungs but that won't get me anywhere. I impatiently wait for his voice to come back on.
"Luke? Are you still there?"
"Yes, I'm still here, is Jess up there?"
"I asked Lindsay, she said she hasn't heard from Jess either. I'm sorry I couldn't be of more assistance to you, best of luck"
"Thanks", I mutter before hanging up the phone.
This is awful, this is terrible. I continue to pace around trying to think of where else he could be.
The door to my apartment swing open and Lorelai rushes in.
"Luke! I am so sorry I couldn't get here earlier", she exclaims.
"He's gone! He's missing!", I yell.
"It's okay, Luke I promise you, we will find him and we'll bring him home", she assures me, pulling me into a hug.
"Where do you think he could be?", she asks.
"The only place I could think of was that damned trip he wanted to go on with Lindsay's family, but I already asked, he's not up there"
"Okay, where else?"
"I can't think of anywhere else he would...", I start. My voice drifts off when I realize my worst nightmare's could be coming true.
"Luke? What's wrong?"
"Son of a bitch!"
"Who's a son of a bitch?"
"I have to go right now", I announce, quickly grabbing my keys, I don't have much time. I hear Lorelai following me but I don't turn around. I need to hurry. "Get a cop to follow my car!", I say to Lorelai, before jumping into my car and speeding off.
Jess's POV:
I wake up and the aroma of alcohol and tobacco fills my nose. I try to get up but realize that I'm tied up.
"Good morning, sunshine", a male voice choruses from behind me. I can't turn around to see who it is but I don't need to because Frank slowly appears in front of me.
"Where am I?", I ask.
"You don't remember from your visit?", he replies. I look around and realize that it's Liz's apartment. Of course.
"Why am I here?", I demand, struggling to break free.
"Lizzy just wanted to see her boy again, and rather than wait for a judge to tell us we can have you forever, I decided to take matters into my own hands", he replies, smirking.
"Let me go!", I scream. He just laughs in my face.
"And disappoint Liz? Never"
"Then where the hell is she? I don't see her embracing you with thanks for kidnapping me"
"Got drunk and passed out. She should be up in a few hours thanking me for bringing her baby back, then we'll be ready to go"
"I'm not going anywhere with you!"
"We're going on a nice, family vacation. Somewhere where no one will disturb our happy family"
"You're insane!"
He walks over and slaps me. My face stings with burning pain.
My leg is long enough for me to kick him in the crotch.
"Son of a bitch!", he yells, clutching his crotch.
"You got that right", I mutter under my breath.
"Try something like that again and you won't even be able to feel your leg", he threatens.
I watch him grab his coat and begin to head outside.
"Where are you going?", I ask.
"To get some stuff for our family vacation", he smirks.
"Liz'll wake up eventually and even she's not crazy enough to condone this"
"Say that again after the first round of cocktails she'll have as soon as she wakes up", he replies, now walking over to me. He puts a piece of tape over my mouth and runs his fingers through my hair. I've never felt so disgusted. I try to break free and yell but nothing come out and it just looks like I'm wiggling uncontrollably. After laughing at the sight of me struggle, he walks out of the apartment.
I don't know how long I've been sitting here, tied up, it feels like 8 hours but I doubt it's been more than two. I keep stomping my feet in hopes of at least waking Liz up, but all that's accomplished is making me lose feeling in my legs. I can't believe this is happening; it can't be happening. I can't even imagine the things Frank and drunk Liz would do to make my life a living hell.
The only part of my body that I am able to move is the bottom part of my leg, I can't even straighten my knee. I've now lost all feeling in my feet so I'm not even going to attempt to stand up. Standing up and falling back down to break the chair was the first thing I attempted, and half my ass is still numb as a result. I keep thinking about Luke, has he figured out by now where I am? He probably thinks I'm at the vineyard with Lindsay's family, which was my original plan.
My thoughts are interrupted when the apartment door swinging open and Frank walking in. He chuckles when he sees me. He then walks over to me and yanks the tape off my mouth, causing a greater deal of pain than any slap or punch I've had today.
"Why are you doing this to me?", I quietly ask, feeling defeated.
"Because...", he begins but I interrupt him.
"And don't give me all that 'Liz wants me' crap cause I know you don't give a shit about her", I say.
He simply grins, walks over to me, and slaps me in the face.
"I love having a little toy to beat around", he answers.
"And you think Liz'll be okay with that?"
"Let me tell you how this is going to work, she's going to wake up, still hungover, notice you're here and she'll give you a hug or some emotional crap like that, not even notice that you're tied up, have sex with me tonight for bringing her baby back, and then we all go somewhere where nobody'll even come looking for us", he explains.
I hated to admit it, but he was right. I sat there feeling defeated.
Just when I had given up all hope, the door to the bedroom swung open, and out came a hungover Liz.
"Mom! Get me out of here!", I yell.
She squints and then rubs her head.
"What's Jess doing here?", she asks, yawning.
"I brought him home baby", Frank replies proudly.
"Mom he kidnapped me! Please help!", I beg.
"He doesn't look too happy", she comments, ignoring me.
"We're gonna be a big, happy family like you wanted, honey. Cheers!", he says, raising a beer bottle and giving my mom one too.
My mom drinks half of it in one sip and a wide grin spreads to her face.
"My baby's back!", she exclaims, wrapping her arms around me, not even noticing I'm restrained.
"Untie me, right now!", I yell.
"Why are you tied up?", she asks.
"Cause your boyfriend attacked me and kidnapped me!"
"That's nice, sweetie, can you keep it down? I have a massive headache", she mumbles, laying down on the couch.
"Luke's gonna come after me, he's gonna know you took me", I tell Frank.
"By the time he figures it out, we'll already be out of here, don't you worry your pretty little head", he smirks.
Luke's POV:
After looking through a million documents, I found the address that Liz gave Jess when he went to visit. I have squad cars following me to Liz's apartment. I park in front of the apartment and get out of the truck. An officer comes out from one of the cars.
"My nephew's in there", I say.
"Rest assured, we'll get him out of harm's way", he tells me over the blaring noise of sirens.
"No, I'm going in there first. Then you guys come in and arrest the douche bag's, who kidnapped my nephew, unconscious body"
"I wouldn't advise that, this guy could be armed"
"Jess is in there, i don't care what happens to me, I'm getting Jess out of there. Stay behind me, do whatever you want, but I'm going in first", I state.
"If that's how you wanna do things", he reluctantly replies, going to tell the other policemen how we're going to do things.
I reach into my jacket to make sure my pocket knife was still in its place. That Frank thinks he can mess with my family? He's gonna be sorry he ever laid a hand on Jess.
Jess's POV:
I watch Frank calmly pack a bag with his toothbrush, some underwear, a change of clothes, and some beer bottles. He's calm until the sound of sirens come from outside the small window.
"The hell?", he says out loud, going to see where the sound was coming from.
"Liz!", he shouts. Liz automatically wakes up.
"There's a dozen cop cars outside, don't say a word, I'll take care of the kid", he barks.
Liz just goes back to her position on the couch, passed out.
"Help!", I begin to scream at the top of my lungs.
"Shut up, you bastard, no one's gonna hear you"
He puts a piece of tape over my mouth and drags the chair I'm tied up on, into the bedroom and locks the door behind him. I'm locked up in the same room as Frank.
"If you make one noise, I'll snap your neck in an instant", he threatens. I glare up at him and pray to god that the police find me.
Luke's POV:
I press my ear against apartment door, I don't hear a sound. I don't know what to make of the silence. Maybe Jess isn't here and on one side that couldn't be so bad because this is the absolute worst place he could be, and on the other side that would mean Jess was still missing.
I don't even bother knocking, I kick the door down, with one try. I storm in only to find Liz passed out on the couch.
"Liz? What the hell is going on?", I shout.
"Luke? What are you doing here?", she mutters, obviously hungover.
"Where the hell is Jess?", I demand.
"Big, happy family", she mutters before going back to sleep. I search the small apartment. The closets, pantry, everything. The last door is locked. I pound my hand on it.
"Jess! Are you in there?"
Silence. I pound the door down only to find Frank sitting on his bed, smirking up at me.
"What the hell did you do with Jess, you asshole"
"I'm going to have to ask you to leave my apartment", he simply says, as he stands up in front of me.
I raise my fist to punch him but he catches it and twists my arm. I shove him down and I'm now on top of him swinging my arms in any direction I can. I hear muffled voices coming from the bedroom closet and try to get up to walk in there but he pulls me down and smacks my head.
I manage to get up and he makes a lunge for me. I grab a lamp and smack his head with it. He falls down but quickly gets back up.
"It's over! The police are downstairs waiting, give it up!", I shout, trying to avoid his fist.
"What are they gonna do with a dead body? They can lock me up, but at the end of the day, he'd still be dead"
"I know he''s not dead!", I yell, as he puts me into a headlock.
"Not yet. The police come through that door, I'll kill him without giving it a second thought"
He now has me pinned down on the floor and I know that if i take one more hit, I'll be blacked out. I subtly take my pocket knife out of my jacket, with one loose arm. And as he's about to punch me, I dig the knife deep into his shoulder causing him to fall back. Blood pours out of his arm but I ignore him and rush to the closet.
I nearly break the door down but it was all worth it. I find a frightened Jess, tied up in the closet with a black eye, and tape over his mouth.
"It's okay Jess, I'm here now", I say, gently getting the tape off his mouth. The police rush in to arrest Liz and drag Frank out of the apartment. I untie Jess and pull him into a bear hug. I let him just stay in my arms, safely. I can see him try to hold back tears but after multiple sniffles, the tears start streaming down his face.
"Shh. Shh. I'm here now, Jess. You're gonna be okay, son", I whisper, as he rests his head on my neck.
"Luke, I'm so sorry. I'm so sorry", he keeps repeating through his sobs.
Jess is shaking, I have him in my arms. I get up only when the police come into the bedroom.
"We took them into custody, Mr. Danes", a police officer informs me.
I nod, still having Jess in my arms.
"Are you okay? Do you need to get any injuries checked out?", an officer asks him.
"I just wanna go home", he mumbles.
"We'll have an officer drive your car back and we'll give you both a ride home in a squad car.
"Are you okay with that Jess?", I gently ask him.
He nods, still standing close to me.
I guide him down to the police car and we both take a seat inside. He rests his head on my shoulder and I continue to rub his back.
"I love you, son. You're safe now, Jess. You're safe", I assure him when I notice he's still shaking. We relax as much as we can in the back of a police car and take a long ride back to Stars Hollow. Home.
Comment your thoughts on this chapter. I'm sad, this fanfic is almost over :( But it's not over yet :)