Who was bleeding? What will happen with Samantha? Will the kids and Kim ever really be safe?
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CHAPTER FIFTY FOUR
KIM'S POV
As I was finishing my song and proposal to Jack, I looked at him and he was smiling at me. He looked behind me and his entire face changed. I followed his eye and saw the security guards fighting with Greg, Rudy, Kai, Carson, and another man. Then my eyes feel on Brady, he was standing there with his gun out and aimed out toward us on the stage. My heart started racing and my head was spinning. None of this was making sense. I had just declared my love for Jack in the biggest way I could and now I am looking at the chaos around us and have no idea why this is happening. The fear that ran through me was overwhelming.
I looked back at Jack and heard a shot ring out. He knocked me to the ground and was lying on top of me protectively. I felt something warm spilling on me and looked down and all I could see was red. Jack was smiling at me and then he was fading. I could see it in his eyes.
"Kim, I love you and I never stopped. I am sorry that I left, but I had to. I was trying to keep you and the kids safe. They are all working for Saman…" Jack said and then his eyes closed.
I started yelling. "Help! Help! Jack has been shot!" I didn't want to move because I didn't want to hurt him worse.
Greg was at my side in minutes and he gently rolled Jack off of me with Milton steadying his neck. Once he was on his back, I could see that he had been shot in the gut and the bullet had gone all the way through. I put my hands over the hole trying to put pressure on the wound. Milton ripped his shirt and gave me the pieces to use. I placed one under Jack at the hole in his back and then placed the other under my hand on his stomach. I was pushing on both of them as hard as I could, but I was still watching the life run out of the man that I loved.
I looked up and the crowd was running in all different directions and looked as scared as we were. The police were here and had all of the security guards in handcuffs quickly with the help of Rudy and the other guys. Harry was at my side and gave me his shirt to add to the bandages that I was holding to Jack. I looked at him and said, "Harry, call your mom! We need to make sure that her and the kids are safe with the police until we can get them here with us. All of my security was working for Samantha!" I looked so serious that Harry pulled his phone out and called right then.
When he got off of the phone, he told me that they were all safe and would be on a private flight here within the hour. I felt better knowing that, but couldn't take my eyes off of Jack and just kept hoping that he was going to be alright, too.
When the paramedics arrived, it took Harry, Liam, and Jerry to pry me off of Jack so that they could put him in the ambulance. "I have to go with him." I shouted as tears escaped my eyes.
"I am sorry. We can't take anyone else. We already have his parents with us. We have to get going. You need to be checked out, too. There is another ambulance on its way." The paramedic said as he shut the door and they drove away with my life in their hands.
"Come on, Kim. You need to get checked out." Jerry said softly holding on to my shoulders.
I couldn't register much of anything that happened after that. I felt like I was missing the biggest part of me and I just wanted to get to the hospital to make sure that he was alright. "I am fine. I just need to get to the hospital to check on Jack." I said as the room started spinning.
"Woe, mamacita. We need to get you sitting down." Jerry said holding me tighter.
"No. I just need to go see Jack." I shouted at him.
Harry came over and helped Jerry hold onto me. "Kim, you need to calm down." He said looking at me concerned. He touched my head lightly and I winced at his touch. "You hit your head when Jack knocked you down. You need to let them look at you."
I looked up at him and Jerry and shook my head. "I am fine, but if you don't get me to the hospital soon, I am going to hurt one of you." I said.
"Fine. Let them just look you over quickly and we will go." Jerry said.
"Fine." I sat down on the end of the ambulance and let the paramedics check me out. This is when I finally looked at myself. I had red blood all over me. My black dress was drenched in it. My hands were covered and as I looked at them the tears started to flow.
"Kim, it's okay. Take a deep breath." Jerry said.
"We can handle this guys. Kim, are you hurt anywhere?" The paramedic asked me and I just shook my head.
"Kim, you need to calm down because your blood pressure is really high. I know that you have had some previous injuries and if you want to go see Jack then we need to get you taken care of." The other paramedic said to me seriously.
I looked at him and took a few deep breaths. Calming myself down was not the easiest thing in the world, but I had to do it so I could see Jack. The paramedics quickly checked me out and then said that I could go as long as I followed up with my regular doctor soon.
"Thank you." I said as I got up and grabbed Jerry's arm. "We have to go now." I told him starring into his eyes.
"Let's go. I have Greg's keys. We can take his car." He said.
Grace and the others all came over to us. Carly was sitting at her car crying. I went over to her and looked into her eyes. "Carly, let's go to the hospital. One of the guys can drive you car." I said.
"Thanks. I have something you can put on in my car since you are all covered in…." She said and then she started crying again.
"That would be great. Let's go see him." I said as I climbed in the back of her car with her and Grace while Jerry and Harry got in the front.
The others all climbed in Greg's car and we took off. Carly handed me a bag that she had in the back seat. It had a tank top and pair of shorts in it with sneakers. I decided to carry the bag into the hospital with me and clean up in there. We pulled into the parking lot and I quickly ran into the building.
When I got inside, I found Denise and Greg. "Any word?" I asked.
"No. Nothing yet." Denise replied as Carly sat down beside her and started hugging her mom.
The nurse walked over to me and lightly touched me on the arm. "I can show you where you can clean up." She said.
"Thanks." I replied.
When I turned around, the nurse recognized me. "Kim, the doctor has been trying to get a hold of you to talk about your tests." She scolded me.
"I know. I just couldn't deal with any of it without Jack and now I really can't either. I just want to make sure he is alright first." I said.
"Alright for now, just come with me to clean up, but you need to call the doctor soon." She said and led me to the shower room.
I took a quick shower and couldn't believe how much red blood was washing down the drain. Once I was clean, I got dressed and headed back out to everyone else. I put on the jean shorts and blue tank top and slipped on the blue converses that Carly had lent me. Then I just braided my hair quickly and went back out to sit and wait.
Jack had done this for me before and I don't know how he did it. I couldn't sit still. I paced back and forth around the waiting room. He has to be alright. He has to be. Grace came over to me, walked with me, and put her arm around me.
"How are you doing, Kimmy?" She said and I just looked at her.
"Grace, he has to be okay. I can't do this without him." I told her as the tears ran down my cheeks. "He did all of this to keep the kids and I safe. By me coming back here, I created more problems and he got shot. It should have been me, not him."
"Kim, you know that isn't true and none of this is your fault." She said.
"I know, but I just can't stop feeling like this all could have gone down differently if I had…if I had only known what he was having to deal with." I said.
"Kim, that is just Jack trying to keep you safe. You know that he would do anything to protect you and the kids." Grace said quietly while she hugged me.
"I'll be fine, Grace. I just need Jack to be alright so that we can make sure to not let them do this to us ever again. I mean it is time for us to get a break, right? A break from all of this crap with Samantha and David has to be coming, right? He wouldn't even have to deal with them ever, if it weren't for me. It is time for me to take this all into my own hands. They are not ruining my life anymore. They are not going to hurt anyone that I love anymore!" I said looking at her seriously.
"Kim, what are you thinking about doing?" she asked and then I saw the doctor coming out toward Denise and Greg. I ran over to them to hear what he had to say.
"You are all here for Jack Brewer?" The doctor asked.
"Yes." Denise said standing up and grabbing my hand with Carly's in hers. "Is he alright?"
"He is stable, but he lost a lot of blood and we need to get him into surgery right away. The bullet went clean through which is good, but we know that his liver was damaged and part of his spleen. We won't know what else we have to deal with until we get in there. He is doing a lot better since we were able to stop the immediate hemorrhaging and the transfusions that we were able to give him. We need your signature here so that we can get him into surgery." He explained.
"Can we see him?" I asked.
"Only a few of you and only for a few minutes. He is in and out of consciousness right now." He added.
Denise and Greg got up and started to head to his room with Carly. Denise stopped and looked back at me. "Kim, are you coming?" She asked.
I smiled and walked with them in to see Jack. When we went into the room, there were several nurses in the room with him. I wanted to just run up to him, but I didn't want to push his family out of the way to do that. I tried to stay back and let them have their time first, but I had to hold his hand. I had to feel his warmth. I went to the far side of the bed and reached for his hand. I held his hand in mine and felt better just by touching him.
Jack opened his eyes and looked straight at me. "Hey, gorgeous." He said softly.
"Hi, love." I replied.
His eyes got bigger and then he said, "The kids?" I put my finger to his lips lightly and smiled at him.
"They are safe and on their way here. You have to get better because they will be here wanting to jump up on you before you know it." I said softly and then I leaned closer to him and continued. "And I need an answer from you when you feel better. I love you, Jack."
He smiled at me and said, "Come closer." I leaned down closer to him and he said, "Closer." I leaned down until our lips were touching and he kissed me lightly.
I pulled back and he said, "I love you, Kimmy."
The doctors came in and said it was time for him to go back to surgery. I squeezed his hand and whispered in his ear. "Jack, I love you and I can't live without you. Remember your promise of always and come back to me."
He looked up at me and whispered back to me, "Always, Kim, Always."
He said goodbye to his parents as they wheeled him out into the hall. I just stood there and watched them walk away with one of the most important people in my life. I moved out into the hall and watched as Jack disappeared. I leaned up against the wall and lowered myself down to floor.
I closed my eyes and said a prayer right then. 'Lord, I know it has been a while since I have spoken to you and I am sorry for that. I know that you have been watching over us every minute because things have been working out really well and that is due to you. So I want to say thank you for that, but I have to ask you for just one thing. Jack is one of the best people that I have ever met in my life. He is in this situation because he was trying to keep the kids and I safe. Please protect him and bring him back to us safe and sound. I love him so much and I need him more than I can say. Thank you for everything that you have done for us and help me to have the strength to protect my family now. I need to keep them safe from Samantha and David and I need your help to do it. Thank you so much for watching out for Jack and helping us all to make it through this. Amen'
I opened my eyes and had Grace sitting on one side of me and Carly on the other. I looked at both of them and they both said 'Amen.' We all held each other's hands and sat there waiting for Jack to come back. I knew that this was going to be a long night, but I was going to be here for him no matter what because that is what he has always done for me.
I heard two annoying voices booming near the entrance and got up to see what in the hell they were doing here. I turned the corner and saw Samantha and Sharon were standing there arguing with Julie and Kelsey. I quickly made my way over to all of them to put a stop to this.
"What in the hell are you two doing here?" I shouted.
"Kimmy, we are here to make sure that you are alright. We heard about the attack at Jack's concert and I was worried about you and the kids." Samantha said.
"You have never worried about anyone, but yourself. You are just trying to find out if we knew about your involvement in all of this and wanting to see if the police are on to you." I shouted and then moved closer to both of them. "Well, guess what? I know you were behind all of this and you are going to pay for it." I said staring her in the eyes.
"Kim, don't be ridiculous!" Sharon shouted. "No one is going to believe anything that you have to say."
"That's right! The police are not going to do anything to me. You can't hurt me!" Samantha said and that was all it took.
"That is where you are wrong! I don't care what the police do, but I can hurt you." I said and then before either of them had time to react. I punched Samantha in the face and she stammered backwards. I spun around and hit Sharon in the nose with my elbow. I didn't stop there. I hit them both in the face again quickly and that is when the police came into the hospital.
Samantha was having a hard time staying awake and Sharon was out cold. Samantha started yelling, "Arrest her for assault. She just hit both of us multiple times."
The police looked at both of us and then walked over to Samantha and Sharon and helped them to their feet before putting handcuffs on them and walking them out of the hospital. "First, you are violating the restraining order and Miss Crawford was just protecting herself. Second, we have been told about your involvement with the kidnapping of Jack Brewer and the threats made on Miss Crawford's life. You are under arrest. You have the right to remain silent and have the right to an attorney…." The officer said to them as they were escorted out of the building and put in the squad cars.
I felt better, but this was not over. I was going to keep my family safe. It was my turn to take care of all of them and I was going to do it! No one comes after my family and gets away with it! I will make this right! I will not let them down!
