The Artist's Daughter

by BeautyBelle14

14 year old Josephine Dawson has never known her father. Her mother won't tell her anything about him other than her being just like him: Her looks, attitude, especially her artistic talent. Now when she is accepted to a exclusive art school she finds out her father is a lot closer than she thinks and is about to find out more about her mother's past. More than she bargained for.

20. Chapter 20

A/N: Hey everyone! Sooo sorry for the late update. I have been really busy this past week and I had also had a nasty case of writers block! But hope this chapter makes up for that :) Thanks for all the reviews

Rose P.O.V

This can't be happening right now. I watch as Cal holds a gun up to my daughter's head. A position that I never would have thought she would ever be in. I watch as fear over comes her big blue eyes and she tries to squirm away from Cal. I look over to Jack who is still struggling with Cal's man servant. Jack yells, "No! Take me! Take me!" Before Brandon covers his mouth. He gives me a pleading look but I am not sure what it is trying to say. Cal is waiting for my answer. But then the other man Hanron steps forward and looks at Cal with a terrified look. He shouts at him. "Wait! You never said anything about her! All you said is that we needed to get the necklace and get out of here! You never said anyone was going to get hurt!"

Cal gives him an annoyed look and yells in an irritable voice, "It was a set up Hanron! Did you just not listen to me a few moments ago!" Hanron shook his head and ran his hands through his hair looking extremely conflicted. Cal looks back at me and asks with an impacient look, "Well?"

I let out a shakey breath as I think about my options. I don't want to go back with Cal, but what choice to I have? He is threatening my daughters life. Jack will take care of her. I can't let him kill Josephine. As I go over the choices in my head, I hear Josephine yell, "Don't do it Mom!" Cal quickly covers her mouth with his hand and presses the gun harder to her temple.

Josephine P.O.V

I wince as I feel the gun dig harder into my head. 'One pull of the trigger and I would be dead', keeps running through my mind, over and over an over again. Fear flushes throughout my body as the reality of the situation sinks in even more. Even though all the circumstances, my fear isn't helping my mother. I try to keep a strong face but I can't help but cower from the gun. I stare at my unmoving mother, her eyes keep flickering from me to the gun. I don't want her to say yes. She belongs here with Jack not with stupid Cal. And if that means me dying to let her be with my father; It's worth it. My eyes flicker over to Hanron and I furrow my eyebrows at him. His eyes are screaming something to me. Like he is yelling something at me in his mind. I see his lips make out one word, 'Distraction'.

I furrow my eyebrows at him again. He wants me to make a distraction? I can't even move let alone distract Cal! Then an idea pops into my mind. Without second thought I open my mouth and bite the top of Cal's hand as hard as I can. He cries out in pain and pulls away from me. I spit out in disgust when I taste blood in my mouth. I am surprised that I even drew blood. I hear the pistol drop to the hardwood floor and I sigh in relief. I see Cal doubled over as he grips his bleeding hand. "You stupid girl!" he angrily shouts at me. I look over to Hanron and he gives me a wink. After that he runs over to us and tackles Cal to the floor. I stare at them in shock at the sudden chaos

My mother's eyes widen and she runs over to me. I can't help but let out a snort of laughter as Hanron fights Cal. I feel air hit my wrist and I look down to see a rope fall off my skin. I smile when I see my mother untying me from this stupid chair. As she works on my other wrist I reach under the chair and start working on another rope that was wrapped around my lower waist. My eyes flicker to Brandon and Jack and Jack is still trying to release from Brandon's grip. My eyes widen when Jack elbows Brandon right in his face, and he falls to the ground; out cold. I can't help but smile at that; my father is pretty tough.

Jack runs over to me panting and helps me and Mom with getting the ropes off. He sees my smile and returns one with a wink. I hear Hanron yell breathlessly, "Might wanna hurry up guys!" which quickens our pace. I feel all ropes get loose and fall off my body. I quickly stand up with my legs feeling like jelly from sitting so long and grab my school bag near my chair. Mom quickly grabs my arm and starts to pull me out of the room. She bends down and grabs the Heart of the Ocean. I give her a curious look and she says quickly, "Even if he doesn't want it, he doesn't deserve it."

I nod and look back to see is Jack is following us; which he isn't. I watch as Jack runs over to Kenny and Cal. He rips Cal off of Kenny and holds him by the jacket. They were nose to nose scowling at each other and they stat like that for a few tense moments. Suddenly, Jack pulls back his fist and slams it into Cal's face. My mouth drops and I let out a surprised laugh. Jack calmly adds, "That was for slapping my daughter." He then punches him in the gut. Making my eyes widen, "And that is for trying to get Rose."

I can't help but grin at that. Part of it is because, Cal is writhing in pain. Another part of it is that Jack called me his daughter. Jack throws a half unconscious Cal back onto the floor and runs over to us. Before I can even say anything Jack grabs my hand and pulls Mom and I down the stairs and out of the house.

We all quickly run away from the house until we are several blocks away. All I can think while we are running, is wondering what we are going to do now. Once we finally stop. I throw my bag over my shoulder and ask panting, "What do we do now?"

Mom opens her mouth to say something but then glances at me with a worried look. I look at her confused for a moment but then remember my bruised eye and cheek. She takes a deep breath and grabs my face in her hands. She squints her eyes looking intently at my bruises and asked with concern in her voice, "Josie are you okay?"

I sigh and take her hands off my cheeks. I nod and give her a small smile, "Yeah Mom, I'm still alive. But really what are we going to do? You can't go with him. You can't! "

Mom kisses my forehead and says calmly, "I'm not going anywhere. I promise. We need to get out of here." She steps back and Jack wraps an arm around her. Jack sighs and suggests, "Let's go back to my place for the night. Cal probably doesn't know where it is and doesn't have a private investigator anymore to look for it. Then tomorrow we can get the hell out of here for a while."

I sigh. I know we have to leave town, but what about school, my friends! What will they think if I just pack up and leave! "What about school?" I burst out. I sigh and continue, "I finally get into the school I have always wanted to go to and then we just pack up and leave?"

Jack pulls away from Mom and kneels down to look at me. He puts his hand on my shoulder and looks into my eyes. He says quietly, "It won't be forever. I promise. The most important thing right now is you and your mother's safety," He gives me a small smile. "And I am the Vice principal. I can pull a few strings."

I give him a small smile back and say quietly, "Okay. But where would we be going?" Jack looks to Mom and she shrugs. Jack shrugs back at her and suggests, "Maybe Santa Monica, or Los Angeles? I am not sure, but we can figure it out in the morning."

My eyes widen and I exclaim, "Oh! Santa Monica!" I turn to Mom and give her a pleading look. I loved Santa Monica when I was younger. I would absolutely love to go there again. She smiles and gives a breathy laugh. She places a hand on my back and says, "We will figure all of it out in the morning okay? Now lets just get back home so we can get some sleep."

I sigh and nod. Suddenly someone pops into my head. I can't believe I forgot about him. We have to go get him. I turn to Mom and exclaim, "But what about the cat?"

Mom's eyes widen as she realizes he is still at home. By the look on her face I can tell that she doesn't want to leave him. She looks quickly at Jack and says with a sigh, "We can't leave him. We need to stop at our house real quick."

Jack furrows his eyebrows but nods. He says with a smile, "Sure but we need to do it quickly."

We continue to walk until we get to our house. Which we got to fairly quickly considering we ran half way. I turn to my parents and say, "I will go get him." Jack nods and quickly says to me, "We will be out here."

I nod and run up the porch and to the door. I pray that the door is unlocked, because, of course, I don't have a key. I sigh in relief as I turn the knob and the door opens. I burst through the doors and frantically look around for my cat. I continuously think, 'Where is he? Where is he?' I look around the living room, under the couch, around the kitchen, and he is nowhere to be found. I run upstairs and say to myself, "If I was a cat where would I be?"

I suddenly think of one of his hiding places and I I run up to Mom's room. I dive onto the floor and look under the bed. I exclaim, "Yes!" when I see an orange fluff ball staring at me with large green eyes. I pull myself under the bed and grab Neville. He meows in objection but I ignore him. I get out from under the bed and pick him up. I smile and kiss his fuzzy head. I feel how heavy he is and groan. I look down at him and gaff at him. "God Nev have you gained weight?"

He meows and purrs into my chest. I smile and roll my eyes. I run back down stairs and out the door. I hold him up to show Mom, "Got him!" She smiles and takes him from me. Jack smiles at him and pats his head. We all start to walk again over to Jack's house. As I continue to walk I feel my sore muscles contract from being tied up for so long. My hand goes up to my cheek and I wince as the skin burns as my fingertips graze the mark. I finaaly stop walking when Jack stops at a large white house. It is simple but still large. Its quite a cute house in my opinion. I glance at Jack and he smiles at me. He bends down and whispers to me, "This was my house growing up."

I look back at him and smile. I whisper back, "It's a very nice house." He smiles back and we all walk up to the house. He opens the door for us and we walk in. I look around the house in awe. It is really nice, and so Jack! To the right of the entrance there is two doors that I am guessing leads to a bedroom. In front of us is a large living room area with a comfy looking couch and fireplace. Next to that is a kitchen and dining table. Then there is a staircase that curls around and leads to the second floor . I get distracted from the scenery when I hear several barks coming from upstairs and nails against the hardwood floor. I look to the stairs and see a chocolate-colored dog running towards us with its tail wagging like crazy. I laugh as I see the dogs expression when it sees Jack. Jack steps forward and the dog leaps up and puts its paws on his shoulders. He laughs and scratches her head. He laughs out "Hey Mimi."

I smile when Mimi leaps off Jack and comes over to me and Mom sniffing each one of us. I giggle and kneel down on the floor, petting her. She pants in my face and licks my swollen cheek which makes me have an overwhelming love for the dog. She flops fown on the floor and lays on her back as I scratch her belly. I look over to Mom holding Neville. He seems to be doing alright with the dog and Mimi is just too excited to even notice a cat in the room. Jack bends down and says with a smile, "She likes you. How bout you go upstairs and get settled?"

I look back at him with a small smile and nod. I see him glance at Mom and I guess that he probably wants to talk to her alone.

Jack P.O.V

I watch as Josephine walks up the stairs and Mimi trotting after her. I turn to Rose and look at her for a moment. She sighs as her green eyes glisten with tears. She quickly drops the cat and runs into my arms. I hold her tightly and kiss the top of her head. I say soothingly, "It's going to be alright Rose. I am not going to let him get you. This is going to be over soon. We are going to leave for a while, somewhere where we are safe."

Rose looks up at me with wet eyes and asks with a hopeless look, "What are we going to do Jack? Should we call the police?"

I get a bad feeling in my stomach when that idea pops into my head. Cal knows how to change stories around and seeing as he had this plan set out perfectly in his head, he definately has a plan if we call the police. I shake my head and say with a hesitant tone, "Rose I know this sounds crazy but I don't think we should. I think Cal is bound to have a back up plan. You know if all else fails?"

Rose nods her head and sighs. She says with an irritable tone, "I know what you mean. And plus Cal would probably buy his way out of it."

I nod and bring her face in my hands. I kiss her lips softly and whisper to her, "It's going to be alright."

A/N: Not one of my best chapters in my opinion. :/ Stupid writers block. But please review and tell me what you think. I really had trouble writing this. Took me almost two weeks! But anyways thanks for reading