"Boss, why are we here?" Cody asked quietly. "I mean, we work for you, not this asshole."

Randy coughed violently and leaned his head back against the wall. Hunter was being a complete tyrant and he had pretty much forced Randy to call and tell Cody and Ted to come over. When Ted and Cody got there, Hunter had taken thier guns and was not planning on giving them back until Jeff and his boyfriends arrived, which was completely nerve wracking to say the least. Hunter was completely agitated and Randy was worried that he was going to get shot himself.

When Randy didn't give Cody an answer, Ted decided to open his mouth. "This guy is out of control," he whispered. "He's gonna kill someone. Now if it's in self defense or if a client screws you out of a deal, then I have no problems with taking someone out. But this guy is not playing with a full deck and--"

"We're gonna do what I think needs to be done," Randy interrupted. He kept his eyes locked on Hunter, who was peeking out the window. "Just relax and wait for things to play out."

Ted and Cody nodded. They were such sheep. Randy almost wished he could be like that. Having to try to think of a way to get them all out of this was not doing him any good, especially when it was hard to keep a cool head. Hunter had been abusing him nonstop since Jeff wasn't around, so a rage had been building inside of him. Once upon a time, he had willingly been Hunter's bitch because he had been stupid enough to believe that somewhere deep inside, Hunter cared about him. But Hunter was too cold and mean to care about anyone beside himself. And even though Randy had sworn to himself that he would never be the victim again, Hunter had made that happen. It was enough to make Randy think he needed to do something drastic as soon as possible. Of course that's easier said than done when the fucker wouldn't hesitate to put a bullet in my brain, he thought to himself.

"You know, my patience is really starting to wear thin here," Hunter announced. He didn't even bother to look at them. "I'm starting to think--" His voice suddenly trailed off and he began to smirk. "Finally!"

Randy's eyes widened as he heard the sound of a car pulling into the driveway. Adam, Matt and Jeff were finally home. Randy felt like that should be good news. Hunter was finally going to be getting what he wanted. Besides, it wasn't like he actually owed Jeff anything. Jeff was nothing but a slut and Adam and Matt would love to see him dead because of what he had done to Jeff and Jay. He could let Hunter do what he wanted to do and then worry about getting the fucker for the abuse later.

Hunter turned around to face them. "You remember what I told you guys?"

Randy nodded curtly.

"Well what are you fuckers still standing still for? Get your fucking asses in gear."

Randy glared at Hunter before getting up to his feet. The entire lower half of his body was in agony, and it was all thanks to Hunter. He felt his rage bubbling inside of him and he clenched his fists tightly. Fuck, what if Hunter got tired of Jeff and came after him again? Jeff looked like the type to break really easily. Cursing under his breath, Randy tried to figure out what the fuck his next move should be. Fuck, this is too fucked up, even for me. I've got to get myself the fuck away from this shit.

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"I think we should get a dog."

Jeff grinned at Adam's suggestion. He liked the sound of it already. "A dog?"

Adam nodded. "Yup. I think we should go down to the pet store and buy us a cute little puppy."

Matt raised his eyebrows as he unlocked the front door. "You do realize that we already have a dog, right? Dear sweet Lucas, who I am actually holding right now?"

Lucas barked and stared at Adam.

Adam grinned and gave Lucas a kiss. "I know, but Lucas could use a friend. Isn't that right Lucas?"

Lucas licked Adam's face.

"See? Lucas agrees with me."

"I think another puppy would be nice," Jeff announced. He went into the house as soon as Matt got the door open. He started to reach for the light switch. He felt the presence of someone behind him but he thought it was just Adam or Matt. "I think we should get a--"

A hand went over his mouth and something cold and metal was pressed up against his head. "Hello Jeff. I was hoping to see you again."

"Hunter!" Matt yelled. "Get away from him!"

Jeff felt his insides freeze up. Hunter not only had a death grip on him, but he was also pointing a gun at his head. Oh crap, Jeff thought as he whimpered. This is not good.

"Put the gun down Hunter," Adam said slowly. "You don't want to hurt Jeff."

Hunter chuckled. "That's where you're wrong Blondie. I want to hurt Jeff till he screams." He put his lips right up against Jeff's ear. "I'll make you scream in ways that they never could."

Matt took a step forward, anger towards Hunter and fear for Jeff clearly written on his face. Out of the corner of his eye, Jeff saw someone stepping out of the shadows. Before Jeff could scream a warning, Ted, Cody and Randy attacked Adam and Matt from behind. "Stop it!" he finally managed to scream. "Leave them alone!"

Lucas yelped and barely managed to get away from the violence. Matt and Ted started rolling around on the floor, struggling for the lead pipe Ted had. Adam got Randy down, but Cody hit him behind the ears with a tire iron, knocking him silly enough for Randy to get his advantage back. Jeff tried to break free so he could help Adam and Matt, but Hunter was dragging him off to another room. "Let go of me!" he yelled. He kicked his feet as hard as he could in hopes of hurting Hunter. "Help me! Somebody help me!"

Hunter laughed and carried Jeff into the room Jay had been staying in before he had run away. "Your boyfriends aren't going to save you this time Jeffey. You're all mine now."

Jeff grunted as he was tossed on to the bed. Without hesitation, he kicked his foot out and managed to catch Hunter in the stomach, which briefly stopped the larger man. Unfortunately, it didn't stop him for long enough. Before Jeff could really even get to the door, he was being grabbed by his hair and Hunter smashed his head against the wall. He literally saw stars dancing around his eyes and it almost felt like he was going to pass out.

"Oh no no no no," Hunter said. He put Jeff back on the bed and pointed the gun at him. "You're not going anywhere. You want to know why?"

"Leave me alone," Jeff moaned miserably. He tried to get back up to his feet, but the pain in his head was making him feel like he was about to throw up. "Please--"

Hunter grabbed Jeff's hair again and yanked on it. "I can't do that Jeffey. You could have done this the easy way but you've decided to be a fucking little bitch and resist. Do you really think that I was going to ignore what I wanted just because your own brother and his stupid bimbo claim your ass now?" He laughed. "No way. And you want to know something else? The next fucking time you try to run, I'm shooting you in the fucking knee caps. Do you understand me?"

Jeff managed a small nod. Tears were starting to leak from the corner of his eyes. He was fucking terrified beyond belief at that moment. Hunter had a gun and even if he didn't, Jeff still had injuries from the attack outside the rehab center, so he really was at Hunter's mercy again. Only this time Matt and Adam probably weren't going to be able to save him.

"Good boy," Hunter said. He chuckled as he looked into Jeff's eyes. "Don't worry baby," he said, giving Jeff a small kiss. "This is gonna feel real good."

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Matt struggled in his efforts against Cody, Randy and Ted. Adam had taken a pretty nasty shot to the head, so he was really out of it and not much help. Randy seemed like he was injured too, so it was mostly Cody and Ted that Matt was trying to contend with. Unfortunately, they were still armed with their weapons, so Matt was kind of his ass kicked.

"That's enough," Randy suddenly ordered. "Back off."

"Why?" Cody asked. "Isn't this what we're supposed to do? You know, keep these two busy while Hunter--"

"I don't actually care what Hunter wants us to do," Randy snapped. "I--"

The sound of Jeff screaming made everyone stop in their tracks. Matt felt his heart drop down to his stomach. Hunter was all alone with Jeff and he knew exactly what the fucker wanted to do to his brother. "Fucker," Matt gasped. He started trying to crawl towards the sounds of Jeff. "Mother fucker...gonna fucking kill him..."

Ted kicked him in the ribs, stopping him in his tracks. "Hold on there," Ted ordered. "You just stay where you are Hardy."

Matt groaned and looked up at Randy, who had an unreadable look on his face. "You bastard," Matt growled. "You like this don't you? You fucking want that asshole to touch my brother."

Randy closed his eyes. "Better him than me," he replied.

"You son of a bitch, I'm gonna--"

"Boss where did Adam go?" Cody suddenly ask.

Matt looked to where Adam had been and saw that wasn't where he was anymore. Okay, that was weird. He hadn't even seen Adam move. But that distracted Randy and them long enough for him to snatch the tire iron out of Cody's hands. Knowing he only had one shot at this, he swung wildly, hitting Randy in the ribs, Cody on the head and Ted on the collarbone. Then he took off running to find Jeff, hoping he could get to his brother before it was too late.

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"Get the fuck off of him!"

Jeff's eyes widened as Adam burst into the room. Hunter was on top of him, ready to finally get what he wanted and Jeff had been powerless to stop it. Unfortunately, Adam didn't look like he was in any shape to stop it either. One good punch was going to take the blonde down for a good long while.

Hunter groaned in frustration. "Okay honestly, this is ridiculous," he growled as he pointed the gun at Adam. "I swear, Randy and his flunkies are the most useless fucking pieces of shit in the world. You know what I should have done Jeff? I should have blown their fucking brains out and then did the same thing to your boyfriends before taking you." He cocked the gun and smirked at Adam, who had to hang on to the door frame to stay on his feet. "Oh well. I guess it's better to do it late than never."

Jeff's eyes widened. Hunter was going to kill Adam. Jeff was about to beg for Adam's life when he saw a pencil right between the wall and the bed. It was right in his reach but dangerously close to falling completely in the crack and being lost to the floor. Acting on pure instinct alone, he grabbed on to the pencil and shoved it right into Hunter's neck.

Hunter made a weird, choking noise as his arms moved around uncontrollably. The gun did go off, but it hit the wall instead of Adam. Jeff shoved Hunter off of him and ran towards Adam. "Go!" he ordered. "Go now!"

Adam stumbled and nearly fell down. Jeff managed to catch him and tried to help him along. "Matt!" he said as he saw his brother coming up the stairs.

"Where's Hunter?" Matt said. "I heard the gun--"

"He shot the wall," Jeff explained. "I stabbed him in the neck with a pencil."

Matt's lips twitched. "You did?"

"Yeah, let's celebrate later. Right now, we really need to get out of here and call 911."

Matt nodded. "Now there's a plan I can get on board with." He grabbed on to both Jeff and Adam. "Let's go. I want to see these fuckers carted off in handcuffs so they can go to jail where they belong."