Chapter 26: The Showdown (part 2)
Previously: The day of the benefit has arrived and Brooke wanted to make a special breakfast for Haley. She was side-tracked however by a call made by chief Schwann, regarding the men that had held them captive. She agreed to meet them at noon but won't be telling Haley unless there's no other choice. Jamie has been with his grandma the past week and will be coming home today. Both him and Nathan will be at the show tonight, which could lead to some awkward moments. A stranger dropped by Tric's claiming to be a big fan of Haley and Chase will try to arrange a meet-and-greet with the rock star.
Brooke police station
When Brooke arrives at the police station around noon, she's still busy, thinking of all the possible things that the chief might want to tell her. She keeps seeing Terry and John's faces and is completely terrified by the thought of being confronted by either one of them. She takes a deep breath and knocks on the door where it says 'Chief Schwann's office'. After getting the okay to come in she takes another breath and walks in, all business and ready to face whatever comes next.
"Hi Brooke," He says. "Thanks for coming. Why don't you have a seat and I'll tell you what's been happening."
Brooke quietly does as she is asked and sits down in the chair. Nerves still plaguing her underneath the brave mask she's wearing.
"So, what can you tell me?"
"Well, it's like this. When I phoned you last week to tell you we were closing in on one of them, Terry had contacted a former friend of his who in turn contacted us. They were partners a while back until Terry was arrested. They lost contact after that and Terry called him now because he needed his help for something he was planning. The guy in the meantime had walked away from crime and came to us. We then wired him so that we could hear what this big plan was. We got really lucky, in having an inside man. So anyway, we bugged him, overheard the entire conversation, let him leave the bar they met at and arrested him outside. There was no sign of John anywhere, but it's likely he was somewhere near. Terry blames John for what happened that day and he's been trying to prove to Terry that he's more than a low life thug. That's the reason why we're concerned about you and your friends safety, we're pretty sure that John came here, looking to finish what Terry had planned."
Brooke listens carefully to the chief's story and tries to understand what exactly went down. She's certainly happy that the leader has been caught and that the wanna-be is now the only one running around. She thinks back and remembers thinking that when John pointed the gun at her, she was scared but didn't see a killer in his eyes. But she also knows that a man who's trying to prove himself is very dangerous and might easily pull the trigger. She mainly hoped that she wouldn't have to find that out.
"So what's this plan that Terry talked about? Why did they go to that guy and what exactly was he planning on doing with us, since you obviously think they were headed this way?"
"Well, in their conversation, Terry asks his help because there aren't many people he can turn to anymore. Terry is a pretty big fish, he's been involved with drug dealing, people smuggling and all sorts of other big crimes. The guy he went to was someone he'd worked with in the beginning, back when he wasn't so dangerous, when the worst he had done was steal a car. Normally he wouldn't have gone to him, but many of his other contacts refused to meet with him, saying it's too dangerous with the police hot on his trail."
Brooke simply nods as he continues his story. She's surprised by how calm she is, hearing what this Terry guy has been up to. Especially the people smuggling part. She remembers all too well how Terry had said not to kill her since they'd pay double for her. At the time she wasn't sure what it meant and was mainly just happy the 'don't-kill-her' part, now she had a better idea of what they had meant by that but truthfully she didn't want to know that badly.
"You still with me?"
Brooke looks up. "Yeah, I'm still with you. Just trying to make sense of what you're saying and what was said when they euh ... you know." She pauses for a second, and when she notices the chief is looking at her she shakes her thoughts and says: "Go on."
"Right. I can imagine this is quite a lot to take in. Whatever they had planned with you then, was probably something big if it left them so hopeless and others so disappointed. That's why it's important for you to understand what I'm telling you know and realize how dangerous John is at the moment. Terry didn't tell our source everything about their plan, but he said enough to gather that you were his target. He had found out some stuff about Tree Hill and who you guys were exactly. We don't know who, but someone he met in prison knew enough for him to form his plan."
"So what exactly is this plan?" Brooke asks again, scared of the answer but fully aware of the importance of that information.
"We don't know the full extent of it. What we do know is that he came to our guy because he needed a weapon, clothes and a car. The outfit he was after was so he could disguise himself. Wigs and fake glasses and that sort of thing. He also mentioned that his partner, he didn't call him by name but we're convinced it's John, was good with accents. It seems to us that they were planning on coming here, pretending to be somebody you might trust and get in contact with you that way. This is why it's so important for you to know all this. We have no idea what John looks like at the moment and under what name he is, so the only way to keep you safe is if you keep us in the loop if you see someone suspicious. Chances are he found someone else to help him out, provide him with a gun and other stuff. So if you come across someone who seems out of place or is asking strange questions, anything alarming, we need to know about this."
"That's not gonna be easy." Brooke says, thinking of all the possible new people will be at the benefit that evening. "There's a benefit tonight, Haley's performing. She's a well known singer and there are a number of fans there, wanting to meet her. Anyone can pretend to be a fan."
"We are well aware of this and we ..."
Before he can continue, Brooke goes on. "So maybe we should cancel the benefit, it's too dangerous this way. If John knows about tonight, he's gonna wanna make his move. There's no way to tell what he looks like, it's way too dangerous."
"If you cancel the benefit, he's gonna get spooked. He'll back away and make his move some other time when we're not this well prepared. If we want to catch him, this is our best chance. We have to let him implement his plan and catch him at it."
"How are you going to catch him at it? You don't know what he looks like. That party is going to be filled with guests, it's going to be way too crowded to keep taps on everybody." Brooke is getting frustrated, she doesn't like the danger of it all and is very worried about their safety at the moment.
"There'll be policemen present, keeping an eye on things. There will be plenty of eyes around I can assure you. But what's really important and crucial if we want this to work out, is for John to be unaware of our presence. This, Brooke, is where you come in."
"What do you need for me to do?"
At Tric's
As chief Schwann explains the rest of the plan to Brooke, Haley is in a completely different mindset. Together with Lucy she's been welcoming some of the artists and getting everything done for the benefit. After 2 hours of none stop moving around, greeting people and moving tables, they finally get a moment to rest and are both sitting at the bar with a drink in hand.
"This place looks great Haley, I'm so glad you were able to help in organizing this." Lucy tells her, with obvious gratitude in her voice.
"No problem at all." Haley answers happily. "It's an amazing project and I'm really glad I could help. It's been a while since I've been on stage, but I've been really looking forward to tonight. It's great timing too, 'cause I've just recently finished a new song and I'm planning on trying it out tonight."
"Wow, that's great." Lucy answers, already keen on hearing the new song. "What's the song about, if I may ask?"
"Well, that's really simple, it's about love." Haley answers, while smiling her most beautiful smiling and her thoughts filled with Brooke.
By the look in Haley's eyes, Lucy can tell she's madly in love with someone. She didn't know her that well, but she remembered that when they met, her husband was there too. She also remembers wondering maybe she played on her team, well that's what Jules had thought anyway.
"Wow, your husband most be really something." She says, knowing it takes a special kind of person to make someone smile like that.
Haley pauses for a second, not sure how to respond. She doesn't hesitate for long though, word of her divorce with Nathan would be out soon and being that Lucy could definitely be a business partner and maybe even a good friend, she wanted nothing more than to tell her the truth. Plus, she was pretty sure Lucy had been hitting on her at the party, so at least she'd understand that part.
"Actually, to be honest, I'm no longer with my husband. We haven't told that many people, but we've filed for divorce."
"I'm sorry to hear that." Says the tall brunette, but after thinking it through she says in a confused manner. "But wait, I thought with you saying the song's about love and you smiling like you did when you said it, it was for sure about the person you're in love with, not someone you're divorcing. If I'm getting to personal, just stop me, I don't want to pry."
Haley smiles again. "You're right, it is about the person I'm in love with." Just as she's about to explain, she glances over at the door. "Speak of the devil." She walks over to the door where Brooke just walked through, holding her dress as promised. They great each other with a sweet kiss on the lips. Both women want to do a lot more than that, but since there were a lot of people around who might see, they thought it best not to draw to much attention to them. Haley wanted to though, being that she was right in the middle of telling someone just how much she's in love with Brooke. Brooke wanted it just as badly, maybe even more, but for different reasons, reasons that Haley didn't realize existed.
"Hi sweetie, nice to see you too." She tells her, happy to be able to hold Haley in her arms.
Haley just smiles and hugs her tighter, unaware of just how much the other brunette had longed to do just that for the past few hours. They walk over to where Lucy's standing.
"I was just telling Lucy about my new song and what it's about."
Quickly catching on from the look in her girlfriends eyes and the smile accompanied by it, she smiles back and looks over to where Lucy is standing.
"So you're the lucky girl huh, congrats." She tells them, sounding genuinely happy for the both of them.
"Thanks." Brooke answers. "I am indeed a lucky girl." She smiles to the person that makes her so happy and squeezes the hand she's holding.
Haley than turns to Lucy, still smiling. "Not that many people now at the moment though. So if you could keep this quiet, we don't want anyone to find out from someone other than us."
"Of course," The promoter answers. "I promise, my lips are sealed."
Knowing that their secret is safe and they've found a new confidant, makes both Haley and Brooke a bit more relaxed. But that relaxed atmosphere is soon interrupted when they hear an all too familiar voice.
"Hi there ladies."
Brooke and Haley quickly let go of each other's hands and they leave a bit more room in between the both of them, trying not to look like two people that want to be so close to each other. The motion doesn't go unnoticed by Lucy and she quickly forms a plan to prevent to girls from having to be so wary.
"Chris, just the man I was hoping to see." Says Lucy, with a fair amount of fake enthusiasm that goes completely unnoticed by said man.
"Chris Keller is at your service." He answers, just as smug as always. The words had just the effect Lucy was expecting.
"I'm was thinking of going over the set list one last time and making it final, since most of the artist are almost here. Maybe you could help deciding which performer should come after which."
"Chris Keller would be happy to help." He excitedly says, not realizing in was mostly a distraction what he was needed for.
Lucy and Chris go to sit at a table in the far end of the room, out of everybody's way. The girls just smile at them, grateful for not having to deal with Chris Keller for too long.
"Maybe we should get you into that dress, make sure it fits perfectly around that amazing body of yours." Brooke tells the rock star, sounding as raspy as ever and turning Haley on without much effort.
"Sounds good." She responds, feeling a little flushed and the need to be somewhere where she can express the emotions that are building inside of her, since she can't really do that while people might be watching.
They go backstage, to a separate room where they're sure to get some privacy. On the door are plates for Haley James and Mia Catalano. Since Mia wouldn't be there for at least another hour, it was a perfect place for them to be their selves, by themselves. The moment the door closes, Haley's all over Brooke, enjoying the fact that they're alone at last. They kiss passionately, greeting each other so overwhelmingly, like they hadn't seen each other in weeks. Before things go much further however, Brooke pulls away. A part of her doesn't want to stop, but she's feeling a bit thorn.
"What's wrong sweetie?" Haley asks, wondering what it could be that would make her lover pull away from her.
Haley is the most important person in this world for her, but right now, she can't even tell her what's on her mind. She feels guilty for keeping something from her, but she has no choice, not when so many things are at stake.
"Nothing's wrong." She tells her, making sure she sounds convincing enough. "I just don't think it's a good idea to get carried away right now, someone could walk in on us."
"I thought that idea would kind of turn you on." Haley says, knowing all too well that she's right in making that assumption.
Brooke smiles at that, no being able to deny the truth of that statement. "You're right, you're completely right." She says, with a smile. Then a thought comes in her mind, and she continues. "But the thought of Nathan and Jamie walking in on us, is just not that sexy at the moment."
Haley can't argue with that, so they agree on not letting things go too far. Given that Haley needs to be changing clothes, that's not the easiest thing to do. Haley slowly takes off her clothes, putting on a bit of a show, purely for Brooke's benefit. She just stands there smirking, enjoying every second. For the first time since noon, her thoughts aren't filled with every single thing that could go wrong that same evening, but completely focused on what's right in front of her. As Haley takes of her last piece of clothing, apart from her underwear, she walks over to Brooke and looks deep in her eyes.
"The way you look at me sometimes …" She whispers, before moving her lips to Brooke's. Brooke is powerless as she lets Haley take control. After a few minutes, the haze that had succumbed Brooke's resolve fades away and worries and fears return. She breaks of the kiss with a last soft touch of their lips and moves to where she had put the dress. Haley walks along and lets Brooke put the dress over her head. There's silence between the girls, everything they could say had been said by the kiss that had just ended. They were back to just enjoying each other's company, but as a rule, simple and beautiful moments like that don't tend to last.
There's a knock at the door, making both women jump. Both happy that they had in fact prevented things from going too far, they smile and both say: "Come on in."
The moment the door opens, Jamie comes running in towards Haley. Haley picks him up and spins him around. Haley's face completely lit up as she brings Jamie close for a hug.
"Ooh, I've missed you so much!" Says Haley, pulling him even closer. "How was your week at grandma's?"
"It was great," he says, as excited as ever. "Grandma took me to go see horses and we also went to the beach."
"That sounds great." Haley says, still hugging him close.
"You look great momma, is that a new dress?" He ask, cute as ever.
"Well, yes it is. You auntie Brooke made it for me, to wear on stage." She smiles at Brooke, who smiles just as eagerly back. She then realizes why Nathan and Jamie are there, and figures out an excuse to leave them to talk.
"Speaking of dresses, I still have to go get mine for tonight. I suppose I should better go do that." She walks over to Haley and gives her a kiss on the cheek. "You look great," She says and winks at her. She then high fives Jamie and smiles at Nathan, who's been standing at the door all this time. He smiles lightly back and nods as a thank you for giving them their space. Haley hadn't said for sure that she was going to have 'the talk' then and there, but either way, she felt it was best to let them have their family time.
As she's headed towards the exit, since she really does need to go home to get ready for the show, she runs into Chase.
"Hey," he says. "Is Haley in the back?"
"Yeah, she is." She answers. "But Jamie and Nathan are with her so you might not want to interrupt. You need her for something?"
"Aah, well there was this guy earlier, I didn't really catch his name, but he asked if it were possible to meet Haley since he's a pretty big fan. I told him I'd ask and meet him at the bar at 8.30. You think I could get them to meet?"
Brooke's mind immediately goes back to what the chief has told her. It seems to us that they were planning on coming here, pretending to be somebody you might trust and get in contact with you that way. This guy might be John or working with him.
"I don't know, maybe. What did he look like? What else did he say?" Asked Brooke, trying to make it seem natural and not like she was worried sick that this guy might be after them.
"Uhm, nothing special. Average built, dark blond hair, glasses. He had a British accent and said he was leaving later tonight so he wouldn't be able to wait 'till after the performance to meet Haley." Chase answers, curious as to why Brooke would want to know so much. "So, what should I tell him?"
Brooke's mind is working in overdrive. She needs to let the chief know so that the policemen that'll be present will know to look out for him. British accent and glasses were two of the things they thought he might use, but then again, there are plenty of British guys that wear glasses and are actual fans.
"I'll ask Haley when I get back and I'll let you know, okay? I've got to go now, there's something I need to take care of. See you later." She quickly says and heads towards the exit to prevent more questions from Chase. The moment she walks out the door, she dials the number for the chief to explain him the situation.
In the meantime, backstage
After Jamie finishes another story about his week with his grandma, Haley and Nathan tell him that they need to talk. While Jamie thinks it's good news at first, by the look on their faces, he sees that it might not be that good a news and his joy over telling him how good his week has been, quickly fades.
"What's going on?" He asks, "Why are you so serious all of a sudden?"
"Listen sweetie, your father and I have something important we have to say to you. We love each other very much. And we love you even more. But ..." She pauses for a second, dreading every word she's saying, but knowing that she has to go on. "We've decided to take some time apart from each other, so that we can figure out how to go on from here."
Jamie's expression goes from confused to scared. "What do you mean some time apart?"
"I uh … I'll be living with your auntie Brooke from now on." Haley tells him, inching closer to the truth but not going there completely. "We'll still see each other every day and spent lots of time together, but I just … I just won't be living at our house anymore."
"Are you getting a divorce?" Jamie asks, sadness making his voice tremble. He'd never thought his parents would split up and really doesn't understand why.
Nathan who had been silent, now raises his voice and tries to find the words to comfort his son. "Well Jamie, the chance of that happening are pretty real." The truth isn't easy, not for anyone, especially a 7 year old boy who's confronted with the thought of his parents separating. But it was the right thing to say. "But you have to know, this has nothing to do with you, okay. Your mom and I have been through a lot together and have found ourselves on a path different from where we had expected to end up. But we still love each other very much and will always be in each other's lives. We just won't be in it, the way we used to."
Haley and Nathan look at each other, grateful for having each other and being able to mean every single word. But they're worried about Jamie and what could be going through his mind right now.
There are so many questions going through his mind. He remembers one of the kids in his class whose parents recently got divorced. Tommy only got to spent one weekend a month with his dad and the rest of the time with his mom. He was okay with that though, because as his mom said 'his tramp of girlfriend' was always with him. Jamie couldn't quite formulate any of the questions that were going through his mind and felt like he needed to think on it some more.
"Can I go to aunt Quinn early?" He asks, looking up pleading, needing some time apart.
"Sure sweetie," Haley answers, "I'll call her and ask her to come pick you up."
They had planned for Jamie to stay at Quinn's that night, they would come by to see the show and go back to their place afterwards. Haley calls Quinn, who had been aware of the possibility of the conversation happening today and agreed to come get him right away.
"She'll be here in a few minutes and she'll meet you at the bar. You want me to wait with you?"
"No thanks, I'll wait with Chase, he's working behind the bar." He grabs his bag and heads towards the door.
"Jamie?" Haley says, making Jamie turn around. "You know we love you, right?"
Jamie nods and says "I love you too." He closes the door behind him and silently walks towards the bar.
Haley sits down on the couch and lowers her head in her hands. During their conversation, the tears had started to gather and now she was finally able to let them flow. Nathan walks over to her and puts an arm around her shoulder.
"It's gonna be okay." He tells her. "He's upset and confused right now, but he'll come around."
Haley puts her head on his shoulder and allows him to comfort her. "I hope you're right." She whispers and closes her eyes to try to keep more tears from falling. "I'm so sorry Nathan, I really didn't want this to happen."
"Sshh," Nathan goes. "You don't have to apologize, these things happen, it's not anybody's fault."
Hearing Nathan say these things, reminds Haley of the great man he can be and the reason why she fell in love with him in the first place. Even though she doesn't feel the same for him now, she feels really happy to have him here with her and relieved to have his support through all of this.
Later that night
With only a half an hour left before the show starts, Tric was crawling with people. After a short introductory from Lucy, Haley would be the first to perform tonight. She was just done putting on her make up when there was a knock on her door.
"Who is it?" She asks, hoping that one person in particular would be standing on the other side of the door.
"It's Brooke."
Haley quickly goes to the door and falls into her arms. They stand there for a while, until Brooke slowly pushes them back so that she's able to close the door.
"I take it you had that conversation?"
"Yeah." Haley HAHahhhhhhhhh hhHanswers.
"How did he take it?" Brooke asks, since Haley wasn't telling by herself. Haley remains quiet and Brooke lifts up her chin so she can look her straight in the eyes. Her eyes are filled with tears and she knows if she presses the matter, she would surely break down in tears. Brooke pulls her closer and softly strokes her hair. She takes the silence as a sign that she's not ready to talk about it and choses to go with that scenario.
"Sweetie, it's okay. We'll talk about it when you're ready, yeah? Right now, we should probably get you ready for your performance. You're on in 25 minutes so there's not a lot of time left.
Haley nods her head and takes a seat in front of her make up mirror. She was wearing waterproof, so her make-up is still intact. She reaches for the brush, but Brooke beats her to it. Softly she combs her hair with it and she can feel Haley relaxing under her touch.
"Chase said a guy came to him earlier. He asked if he could meet you after you sing. He's British and leaves later tonight so he wouldn't be able to stay 'till after the show. You think you might be up to meeting him?" Brooke asks, knowing that she needs to make sure she agrees to this.
"Yeah sure, that's fine. What's his name?" She answers, happy with the distraction the conversation is providing her with.
"Chase didn't actually catch his name, but he'll be at the bar at 8.30, so I'll wait for him and bring him around, is that okay?"
Haley nods her head, which Brooke can see through her reflection in the mirror. Haley leans her head back so she can see Brooke's face directly. "Thanks for being here. I really need you right now."
"Of course, sweetie. I'll always be there for you."
Haley smiles, takes one last look in the mirror and then gets up.
"You know, we've still got about 20 minutes. Maybe we should fool around a bit first and I'll do my hair and make-up properly afterwards." Haley suggests, feeling the need to feel a bit better about herself and knowing that her beautiful girlfriend can do just that.
Brooke takes hold of Haley's hands and they walk over to the couch. Just as they're about to go in for a kiss, there's a knock on the door.
"Saved by the bell." Brooke mumbles and she walks over to the door.
"Chase, hey, watcha doing here?" She asks happily, and then notices that guy that's with them, making her feel a lot less cheerful.
"This is Tony, the guy I told you about. He thought I'd said 8 so since you hadn't said if it was okay or not I thought I'd come ask myself."
Brooke, lost in thought, just stood there quiet for a second. This was not the way it was supposed to happen, but she had to let something happen.
Haley, wondering what was going on, went to the door as well. When she appears, the guy comes at her straight away, reaching for his hand.
"Miss Haley James, how lovely it is to meet you. You're even prettier than I had thought. Would it be possible to talk to you for a moment? I promise I won't take too much of your time."
Haley is a bit confused, she looks over to Brooke who gently nods and decides she couldn't see the harm in meeting a fan from abroad.
"Sure, come on in." She tells him, smiling at him politely.
Brooke doesn't feel comfortable with leaving Haley alone with him so she follows them back inside after smiling at Chase and mouthing 'thank you'. The moment the door is closed, she takes out her cell phone and sends a text to the chief, letting him know that he's in the room with them, while doing so, making sure that Tony's back is turned and he doesn't suspect anything. Tony is right in the middle of telling Haley about his daughter and how big a fan she is when there's another knock on the door. Brooke hurries to open it and in come 3 police officers. They walk straight towards Tony, who might be John and ask him to come with. He doesn't say much and just appears shocked, just like Haley who obviously doesn't understand what's going on. Without much fuss or explanation, two of the men leave with Tony by their side. The third walks over to Brooke.
"We'll keep you posted on what we learn from him. If anything else seems strange or alarming, just let us know. Two of our officers are still in place."
Brooke nods and closes the door behind him. As far as she can tell, nobody is aware of what has just happened. She turns over to Haley, who's still in complete awe of what just happened. She looks over to Brooke, who clearly has a better idea of what's going on.
"What was that?" She asks, with just a touch of accusation in her voice. "Why was the police here and why did they arrest that man?"
"They didn't arrest him, they brought him in for questioning. Look, I'll explain everything, but I think it's best if you sit down."
Haley just stares at Brooke, confused about all of this. Something was definitely going on, and from the looks of things Brooke had been keeping this hidden from her for a while. Why would she do this? Haley walks over to the couch, with Brooke in tow. They sit beside each other and Brooke starts explaining.
"I've been keeping taps on the investigation on the men that held us captive. Chief Schwann's been ringing me with every information he's at liberty to share. Last week, Terry, the guy that was the leader, was arrested. They found out about their plans of coming this way and seeking revenge out on us. John wasn't arrested and they had reason to believe he was going to get the job done by himself or maybe with a new partner. I was at the police station this afternoon, where the chief told me all of this. He said to let him know about anyone suspicious coming by, wanting close contact. When Chase told me about this guy, I told the cops and they were ready to come get him as soon as I gave them a sign that he was here."
Haley is stunned by the explanation her girlfriend is giving her. There was this whole thing happening and she was the only one who knew. While it frustrated her immensely that she herself wasn't in the know, she also felt sad knowing that Brooke had had to keep it all for herself. It amazed her just how strong she could be.
"So they think that guy was working with John? That's why they took him? I mean, he really could have been a fan."
"Yeah, I know. But they had to do this for our safety. They'll interrogate him and if he doesn't have anything to do with this they'll probably explain what they can and let him go. They've got this all worked out, I promise. We just have to stick to the plan."
"What plan?" Haley asks.
Before Brooke can explain further, there's another knock at the door. Brooke looks up thoughtful but it's Haley who goes to open the door. "Hold that thought, that's probably someone to tell me I'm on in 5. I'll get it."
However, neither girls realize the danger that's standing on the other end of the door. Neither one expects someone else untrustworthy to show up so soon, but they were deadly mistaken.
"Hello Haley, so nice to see you again."
Haley stands face to face with the man who's face she's been trying so hard to get out of her head. He shows her the gun he's holding and puts one of his fingers to his lips. He walks through the door and closes it behind him. Haley inches away from him, 'till her back hits the wall. She looks over to Brooke but she was busy with her phone. Brooke hadn't realized who was at the door since she was distracted by a text message from the chief, saying: 'Heads up. He's still around'. Just as she's about to get up and warn Haley, a shadow falls over her. She looks up and looks straight at the man who has hunted her worst nightmares. Her eyes go big with fear as she's desperate to get up and run over to Haley. But John pushes her back in the couch, cocks his gun and points it directly at her. Her mind goes back to the first time she was in this exact situation and is scared to look him in the eyes, afraid of what she might see him be capable of.
"Haley, could you come over here please?" He ask, sounding very warm and friendly, which only makes it more scary. He turns and sees her glance at the door to which she's close enough to, to escape without being stopped. "I wouldn't do that if I were you, unless you want to say your girlfriend goodbye." He smirks at her, knowing all too well, she wouldn't do that.
"What do you want?" Says Brooke, finally getting the courage to say something. Haley moves towards them and sits down next to Brooke. Their hands immediately find each other, seeking the comfort and courage they both need right now.
"You two are going to help me break Terry out of jail."
So here it finally is, the second part. I know I had said it'd be up sooner, but as you can see it's pretty lengthy and I just haven't been able to finish until now.
Please let me know what you think! I'm always eager to here my readers thoughts. I hope I've managed to clear up some things where there was confusion about before. This is my first time writing, so there might be some inconsistencies here and there. But bare with me, 'cause I'm really trying to make it all work.
I'll try to get the next chapter up as soon as possible, no promises on when though cause exams are happening and writing time is pretty limited ...
Until next time! Lucy