AJ and Jack had been missing for a week. When Randy learned that Jack was missing to he knew exactly who had him. John car was identified but a few days later they found it abandoned and torched. John no longer restrained AJ when he would leave because he would always take Jack with him. He knew she'd never leave without him. He still nailed the windows shut as an extra precaution. AJ and Jack were in his bedroom.
"Mommy I wanna go home." Jack said.
"It's ok baby." "Someone will come for us soon." "I promise."
"I don't like calling John daddy." "I know he is but he doesn't feel like my daddy."
"I know we just have to do what he says until we can get out." They heard footsteps. "Shh." John came in the room.
"Jack wanna go to McDonald's?" John said.
"Yeah."
They all went downstairs.
AJ noticed John's cell phone sitting on the arm of the couch. When he wasn't looking she hid it under a couch pillow.
"Want us to bring you back anything?" John asked.
"A cheeseburger."
"You got it." They left. John locked the door.
When John drove away AJ got the cell phone. She saw the battery was about to die and figured she only had time to make one call. She dialed Randy's number.
"Hello?" He said.
"Randy."
"Oh my god are you ok?"
"Yeah."
"Where are you?"
"I don't know."
"He has Jack to doesn't he?"
"Yeah."
"Can you two get out?"
"John and Jack went to McDonald's." "I'm not leaving without him.
"Look out the window." "Is there anything around that's identifiable, a sign, a building?" AJ looked out the window.
"A bar."
"Can you see what it's called?"
"Donna's Tavern."
"I'll find out where that is." "I'm coming."
"Randy, I love you." "In case I don't make it I want you to know that."
"You're gonna make it." "I- The line went dead.
"Hello?" "Randy?"
AJ hoped that was enough to get some help.
The next day John took Jack out with him. A half hour later AJ heard a knock on the living room window. She went to the window. Randy was standing there. She'd never been so relieved in her life.
"Can you open the window?!" He yelled.
"They're nailed shut!"
"What about the door?!
"It's locked from the outside!"
"Stand back!" AJ backed up. Randy took out his gun and smashed the window with the butt of it. He climbed in. AJ hugged him and started to cry. "It's ok baby." "I'm here." "Where's Jack?"
"With John."
"We need to call the cops."
"No." "If John comes back and sees cops there's no telling what he'll do."
"Ok but the second they pull up I'm calling the cops."
Ten minutes later they pulled up. Randy called the cops. Jack came inside first.
"Jack come here." AJ said. Jack went over to AJ. John came in and noticed the broken window. Randy stepped out the shadows with his gun aimed at John.
"Jack go out that window and run to the neighbors." Randy said. Jack did as he was told.
"What are you doing here Randy?" John asked. "AJ is mine."
"I'll never be yours you psychotic bastard." AJ said.
"I gave you a baby AJ." "What Randy couldn't give you." "How does it feel?" He asked looking at Randy and inching closer to him. "How does feel knowing Jack is my son?"
"Fuck you!" Randy said.
"Me and AJ played that game five years ago." "Shouldn't have neglected your wife Randy." "Otherwise she never would've let me fuck her brains out." John grabbed the gun. He and Randy both had a hold of it. They were struggling for it and it went off. It fell to the ground and so did Randy he was shot just above the stomach.
"No!" AJ yelled. She knelt down beside him. There was blood everywhere. "Randy!"
"Him!" John yelled. "It's always about him!" He grabbed her hair and flung her backwards as hard as he could. He got on top of her. "If you don't want to be together in life, we'll be together in death." He grabbed her neck with both hands and squeezed and hard as he could. She gagged and gasped for air. "Stop fighting." "Just let go." "I didn't want it to be like this but you leave me no choice." AJ couldn't breathe. Everything went dark.