A/N: Hiiiiiii again! *clears throat* *does game show voice* aaaand welcome to another chapter of I Fell for the Bangs! *sneaks some Doritos* omg these are so addicting I can't stop till da bag is done... lol. Anyways, off topic there! (tho isn't that what author's notes are FOR? To get off topic?) Also, why can't I write the heart emoticon?! Whenever I try to save, it autocorrects to just 3... WHY?

It's been approxiametely 12 days since my last update... yes, I counted. Over a week. Not so bad compared to a few previous updates but I think I can do better. What do you think? Maybe next week I can try for 2 chapters?... We'll just have to wait and see! (11 days technically, but kinda 12 days since it's nearly midnight rn. Latest I've ever updated lol.)

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And now, at long last, the chapter!

13- Our Captor Speaks Spanglish

"Where are we?" I breathe, and Tam stiffens in his ropes from next to me.

"La casa," breathes the dude behind the wheel, contentedly tapping the dashboard as he hums some kind of ancient Spanglish song.

"The doofus means headquarters," murmurs Tam, his teeth clenched and sinking into his bottom lip, indenting the rough corners of his mouth.

"Careful how you talk, eh, Song?" warns the guy in the front seat, leering at us as he sticks a cigar between his scarred lips. Fume exits the small pipe and furls into the air. Tam's jawline tenses.

I fall back into my ropes, staring unabashedly out the window into the unfamiliar terrain. A single tear slips down my flushed cheeks. I shiver slightly as the hot teardrop makes its way down my face and drips off my chin. I glance downwards and watch it drop onto the carpet underneath our feet, dampening the carpet. A tiny little wet spot where my tear hit the floor.

Tam says nothing as the guys round the car and open the door.

The burly one who had had me at gunpoint grabs me and throws me over his shoulder. I cough as my chest hits his arm and the air knocks out of me momentarily. I gasp in for breath and relieved, the cold wind softly streams into my lungs, sating my need for oxygen.

I close my eyes. Everything's gonna be okay, everything's gonna be okay. The guy walks and I bump, my chin clashing with the dude's shoulder and my teeth clinking as we move. "We're home!" exclaims the person who drove us here.

"Home?" I whisper and tentatively blink my eyes open.

My gaze flits around the large space- a warehouse- and boxes cover the ground and some of the walls. People filled the place, perching on the cardboard boxes and chatting seriously.

"Tam," I whimper, hugging myself as the dude throws me onto the floor. My head makes contact with the hard concrete and I wince as my cheek implodes with pain at the hit.

The other guy does the same thing with my boyfriend, except Tam catches himself with his hands. He brushes it off and sits up.

Our kidnappers walk over to us and slowly untie our ropes. "Why the hell are you doing this?" I ask, confused. "Not that I'm complaining or anything!" I rush to add when my captor raises a brow.

I stretch out on the ground and let out a sigh of contentedness as my back pain subsides.

Nervous, I crawl over to Tam and he extends an arm around my back protectively. He glances up at Captor 1# and Captor 2#. "I'm not doing this again," he warns, his hot breath tickling my neck.

I furrow my eyebrows in puzzlement. "What do you-" I start, but Captor 1# holds up a hand.

"We're not getting into this," he says, shaking his head. "No sirree! Timber'll get into the details with you. All we can tell you is that we need your help with a job. Only you, Song, can pull it off."

"And what about me?" I hesitantly ask.

Captor 2# shrugs. "We never meant for you to get involved. You were just there, so Nicole had to take you too, otherwise you'd go and blabber about all this. Though, not sure if the fuzz would wanna help you." He smirks. "Song has an equally bad record with them as we do."

I remain in Tam's arms, trembling. "Don't worry," whispers Tam. "If they'd want to hurt us, they'd have done it by now. They need me."

Captor 1# looks at us with disdain. "Teenagers," he comments on the PDA.

"Ah, to be young," Captor 2# wistfully says.

A long and slinky shadow falls over the kidnapper dudes. "Boss," Captor 1# nods respectfully.

Oh sh*t.

Timber was a tall man with short cropped dark brown hair. Scars slashed the sides of his faces. Street scars.

Tam sits up straight and lets go of me, getting to his knees and then standing, crossing his arms on his chest. I clamber to my feet as well, standing beside my boyfriend.

"Song." Timber nods in recognition.

"It's been awhile, Ravla," Tam answers deftly.

Timber stares coldly into Tam's steely grey eyes. "I go by the name Timber now. Nobody calls me that anymore."

"I know." Tam offers an amused half shrug. I snort, my nostrils flaring.

"Still just as annoying as you used to be, I see," comments Timber, studying Tam with a grimace painting his twisted features. He then turns to me, having noticed my very obnoxious snort. "Got yourself a replacement girlfriend, mhm?"

"She's just a friend, actually," Tam replies lowly, his bitter words cutting into my heart like a metal bullet.

Ouch.

What the actual frick, Tam? I thought we were over that pothole in our relationship!

Eh, he's just doing it because he doesn't want Timber to think you're worth a lot and then hold you hostage or something, my subconsciousness explains.

That actually sounds plausible.

Of course it does! my subconsciousness snaps back. I really shouldn't help you but you're so dumb I can't stand it!

I nibble on my lower lip as Timber cocks a brow in surprise. "Oh, really?" he rhetorically says.

"Yeah. She happened to be at the scene, so let her go. I'll do whatever job you need me to do. She won't tell anyone. Right, Sophie?" Tam's eyes bare into my soul.

I shiver at the intensity of his gaze. "Y-yes," I promise shakily.

Captor 1# ducks his head behind me. "She's not crossing her fingers, boss!" he announces. "She's telling the truth!"

Captor 2# slaps him. "Shut up, you dumba**!"

Timber pinches the bridge of his nose. "Leave, you idiots. Go!" They shrug and rush over to some other guys hanging out at the wall across from us. Timber glares at me seriously. "I'm afraid we cannot do that. Does it provide assurance that in two days' time we'll skip town and set you both free?"

"No," I retort.

Timber shrugs. "Too bad, then. I suppose you'll just have to live in misery for the next 48 hours."

A/N: Whew! *wipes forehead* Another chapter OUT! Also, random question, but... have you ever had a crush on anybody? How does/did it feel? For me, my heartrate kind of speeds up a little and my palms sweat slightly. I also steal glances at them a LOT to see if they're looking at me. Lol.

Please don't share anything too personal. I'm not a stalker. I just want to get to know the FF community better. Share whatever you feel comfortable sharing. :)

Also, any theories? Once I finish this fanfic I might have to go back and adjust a few of the scenes slightly so they match up better! Thank you everyone for sticking with me so far and I hope you'll continue to do so!