Warning: This chapter contains abuse.
Two weeks later, Saturday night.
Brittany groans as she hears her phone ring effectively pulling her out of her dream and blindly grabs it answering the call. '' Hello?''
'' Brittany?''
'' Brad?'' She mumbles tiredly sitting up.
'' We need you at the hospital, please bring your sister.'' Her eyes snap open and she quickly jumps out of bed.
'' Did something happen to mom?''
'' Just come here please.''
'' On our way.'' She stumbles through her room putting her clothes on and sprints to her sisters room barging in. '' Sis wake up!'' She walks over to her bed and shakes her awake turning her bedside lamp on. '' Come on Heath, stand up!''
'' What, why?'' Heather whines squinting against the bright lights.
'' We need to go to the hospital. Now!''
Heather jumps up and looks at her sister seeing the worry written on her face. '' What happened?''
'' No idea Brad called.'' She frowns as the doorbell rings and sighs. '' Hurry up and get dressed please.''
She runs down the stairs as the doorbell rings again and throws it open, she bites her lip as she looks into the worried eyes of Mario and let's him in. '' What is going on?''
'' Are you girls ready to go?''
'' Mario please.''
Mario sighs hearing her voice crack on the plea and pulls her in a hug. '' We don't really know what happened Brittany, we found her in a bad shape. Maribel is currently picking our girls up you need them right now.''
'' How bad is it?'' He looks up as he hears Heather's voice and sees the worry in her eyes, he sighs and pulls out of the hug.
'' I will tell everything when we are there.'' He leads both girls out of the house and jumps in the drivers seat as they both slide into his car, Brittany wraps an arm around her sister feeling the worry ooze off of her and kisses her head.
'' She will be okay.'' She jumps out of the car as Mario parks in front of the hospital and takes her sisters hand following him inside, she follows him into the elevator and strokes her thumb over her sisters hand.
Mario looks at both girls and sighs sadly knowing how much it will break them to hear what is going on, he leads them out of the elevator and walks into the private waiting room seeing his wife and daughters sitting next to Brad.
He turns to both girls and nods his head to the empty seats between his daughters. '' Sit down please.'' Brittany shakes her head and turns to look at him.
'' No, please tell us what happened Mario.''
Mario sighs and watches his daughters walk over to their girlfriends knowing they don't know anything either, he runs a hand over his head and looks at the girls. '' We found your mother badly beaten outside of the hospital in the parking lot.''
Brittany clenches her jaw and wraps an arm around her sisters waist as she feels her leg buckle. '' How bad?'' She feels her girlfriend and Naya wrap their arms around them with a soft gasp and bites her tongue keeping her anger down.
Maribel walks up to them and sighs sadly. '' Really bad, she was unconscious when we found her.''
'' Where is she now?'' Brittany asks softly as she pulls her sister in her arms as she hears her sob, Brad walks up to them and bites his lip.
'' A few of the best doctors in this hospital are operating her.''
'' She has a ruptured spleen, two broken ribs and several bruises all over her body and face. One of her fractured ribs punctured her lungs, they are currently working at full speed to repair it.'' Mario informs them softly, he watches Heather break down in her sisters arms and watches his daughters hug both girls with tears in their eyes.
'' Who did this?'' Brittany asks growling softly.
'' We don't know, the police is currently checking the camera's.''
Brittany places her sister in Naya's arms and slowly pulls out of her girlfriends arms, she looks at Mario and bites her lip. '' You are still hiding something from us.''
'' Brittany I don't th.'' Brittany shakes her head interrupting Maribel and sighs.
'' Please tell me.''
'' She coded twice.'' Brad mutters his voice cracking at the end, Brittany gulps and turns on her heels trying to walk out of the door. She turns around as she feels a strong hand on her biceps and looks into Mario's understanding brown eyes, Brittany shakes her head and grits her teeth.
'' Let me go.''
Mario shakes his head and pulls her closer using more strength as she tries to pull away. '' Don't walk away.''
Brittany shakes her head and looks at the ground '' I can't just sit here twirling my thumbs hoping for the best while my mother!'' She points to the operation rooms and turns back to Mario raising her voice. '' Is fighting for her fucking life because some fucking asshole decided to beat her up!'' She turns away from him as her voice cracks and slams her fist against the wall beside her creating a hole, Mario quickly pulls her away from the wall as he watches the nurses jump at the loud noise and wraps his arms around her pinning her hands against her body before she can hit the wall again.
Brad and Maribel quickly walk over as the tall blonde struggles into his hold and help him pulling her back inside the room, Maribel steps in front of her and cups her cheeks pulling her head down locking eyes with stormy blue ones filled with tears. She pulls her in a hug and strokes her back muttering soothing words trying to calm her down, she tightens her hold as she feels her start to crumble and shushes her softly as she struggles again. '' Quit struggling Britt, you flipping out won't help either.''
'' Sis, please.'' Brittany freezes as she hears her sisters teary plead and closes her eyes pushing her own tears back, she takes a deep breath calming herself down and looks at her sister.
Heather locks eyes with her sister and bites her lip. '' Stay here, I need you.'' She glances at her girlfriend and Santana seeing them cry too and sniffles. '' We need you.'' Mario let's go off her as he feels the fight leave her body and watches her walk over to the girls, Brittany pulls her sister, her girlfriend and Naya in a hug and kisses their heads sighing softly. '' She will be alright, right?'' Heather asks in a small voice, Brittany gulps and slowly nods her head.
'' Of course she will, she is a fighter sis.''
Heather pulls out of the hug wiping her tears and sighs softly. '' I need to go to the bathroom.''
'' I will come with you babe.'' Naya mutters softly her voice hoarse from crying, Brittany watches them both walk out of the room and drops down in her chair looking up at the three adults.
'' Thank you.''
Mario smiles sadly and sighs. '' There is no need to thank us Brittany, your mother is our friend and we look out for each others families.''
Santana kisses her girlfriends cheek and sighs softly. '' I hope she will be okay.''
Brittany pulls her in her arms hearing the tears in her voice and kisses her head. '' She will be, mom is to...'' Her head snaps up as she hears a loud scream filled with horror and immediately jumps up recognizing that it's her sister, she sprints out of the room her girlfriend and the three adults following right behind her and skids around the corner to the bathrooms.
She drops on her knees beside her sister as she sees her curled up against the wall with Naya standing next to her in shock and places a hand on her shoulder frowning as she jumps. '' Sis?''
'' No, no! Go away!'' Brittany gulps noticing the panic attack from the past and quickly grabs her face forcing her eyes up, she locks eyes on scared blue ones and bites her lip.
'' Heath it's me, come out of it!'' She hears her start hyperventilating and grabs her hand, she places is on her chest and keeps their eyes locked. '' Breath with me.'' She keeps her breathing slow and steady, ignoring the fast beating of her heart and smiles reassuringly as her sister follows her lead slowly coming out of her panicked state. '' Just like that, come on sis.''
She glances up at Naya and reaches out grabbing her hand as she sees her looking at her girlfriend with tears in her eyes. '' Nay what happened?''
'' I-I don't know B, I was inside but ran out as soon as I heard her scream.''
Brittany feels the color drain out of her face as she hears her sister mumble softly and turns back to her. '' What was that Heath?''
'' He is here.'' Brittany's blood runs cold as she hears the horror in her voice and gulps shaking her head.
'' He is in the Netherlands!''
'' N-no, I saw him. I am sure it is him.'' Brittany bites her lip hoping to god her sister is wrong and looks up at Mario.
'' Mario where is the police?''
'' In the security room.''
'' Can we go there? Please?''
'' What is going on?'' Maribel asks concerned at the state both girls are in, Brittany turns to them keeping a hold of her sister and bites her lip trying to keep the panic out of her voice.
'' Heath thinks that she saw our dad.''
'' I don't think.. I know it!'' Heather mutters jumping up, she turns to her sister and glares at her. '' You know that I don't lie about that shit!''
'' Never said you lied about it Heath, calm down.'' Brittany mutters calmly standing up, she pulls her sister in her arms and sighs. '' Just hoping you are wrong for once.''
Mario watches them seeing how the color drained from both of their faces and walks to them. '' Come on.'' He leads them to the nurses desks and leans down. '' Nobody gets to enter operation room three except for the doctors and nurses already in there!''
He leads the girls away as the nurse nods her head and walks down the long hallway knowing his family and Brad will follow, he stops in front of a black metal door and knocks.
He walks in as soon as the door opens and looks at the security guards and police officers sitting by the computers. '' Officer Jones, doctor Pierce her daughters may have a lead.''
Jack Jones looks up and his eyebrows raise slightly as he sees the three adults and four teens standing by the door, he looks at the Lopez twins and sighs. '' Mario, you know that I can't have any of our kids around when we work.''
Mario shakes his head and leans down. '' Jack they are all friends of Mercedes and they are my daughters girlfriends, I sure as hell won't separate them now when they need my daughters the most.''
Jack nods his head seeing the fierce protectiveness in his eyes and turns to the blonde girls. '' What exactly is this lead?''
Brittany bites her lip as she hears her sisters breath hitch knowing she is about to cry and pushes her softly to Naya, she turns back to Jack and sighs. '' Brian Jason Pierce our dad, he got arrested for domestic abuse and attempted murder.''
'' Murder?'' Jack asks shocked, he turns to his colleague as she nods his head and mentions to his phone. '' Call the station and check if he is still in jail!''
He turns back to the girl and sighs. '' I need you to start from beginning and tell me why he got arrested, I need to know if I need more agents here.''
'' If he is really here, you do need more agents.''
Heather nods her head burying herself in her girlfriends arms and whimpers. '' He is really dangerous.''
Santana wraps her arm around her girlfriends waist as she sees her shiver and kisses her shoulder softly, Brittany relaxes in her hold and bites her lip looking at Jack. '' Our mom divorced him years ago because he got abusive and he didn't take that well, we were put in a protection house but he managed to break in and threatened to kill our mom when she wouldn't come home with him.'' She takes a deep breath thinking back about that night and shudders.
'' I ran to her room when she yelled for us to call the police and pushed him off of her, he flipped out right after and stabbed me in the shoulder when I tried to get my mom out of the room.'' She pulls her shirt down showing the cops her scar and bites her lip. '' A little more to the left and he would have hit my axillary vein and it could have ended fatal, the police arrived shortly after I passed out and I laid in a coma for two weeks because he managed to kick me in the head before fleeing.''
She feels her girlfriend tense hearing the whole story for the first time and wraps her arms around her pulling her in a hug, Jack looks at her in shock and turns to his colleague. '' Tell them to hurry! If that son of a bitch is here, I will take him down once and for all for hitting and almost killing a minor!''
'' Jack I know you never talk about your job at home, but please promise us that none of this lands by Cedes. They are all friends and we don't want them to know what really got down in their lives, the three of them just worked past it and enjoyed life and now that asshole starts haunting them again.'' Mario explained trying to swallow his own anger, Jack looks at him and nods his head.
'' Don't worry, my little girl will hear none of this.'' He promises.
'' Do you have a video of the attack?'' Brittany asks curiously, Jack nods his head and sighs.
'' I don't want to do this, but it may be better if you look at it. You might recognize him.''
Brittany nods her head and let's go off her girlfriend smiling a small smile as she immediately walks over to Heather to comfort her, she leans over the back of Jack's chair and watches him push play on the camera tape.
She watches her mother walk to her car looking down at her phone and bites her lip tensing as she sees a person wearing a black cap walking up behind her mother, she suppresses a gasp as she sees the bat he pulls out from behind his back and clenches her jaw forcing herself to keep looking as she sees him hitting her mother over and over again
She leans over Jack as she sees the look of sheer terror on her mothers face and pauses the tape, she gulps thickly all color draining from her face forcing herself to stay in a standing position and let's out a shuddering breath. '' It's him.''
She mumbles the same time his colleague mutters that her dad escaped prison, Jack orders his colleague to call for back up and turns his chair looking at the blonde girl. '' Are you sure?''
Brittany runs a hand down her face forcing the flashbacks away and nods her head closing her eyes, she blindly mentions to the computer and bites her lip. '' That look on her face, is the same look she had the day this.'' She mentions to her shoulder and grimaces as she feels a sting going through it. '' Happened.''
'' Back up is on it's way Jack.'' His colleague mutters softly, Brittany opens her eyes feeling anger taking over again and growls.
'' Please catch him before I see him, because he won't survive the second time he messes with my family.''
Jack nods his head and pats her shoulder softly as he jumps up. '' Don't do anything that can get you arrested, we are here and we will make sure he will go behind bars for his whole life.''
Mario jumps as his pager goes off and takes it out, he reads the text and turns to his family and friends he sees like his family. '' Guys?'' he smiles as they turn to her and shows them his pager. '' She got out of surgery and got places in a private room with security at the door, want to go to her?''
'' Please.'' Heather breaths out, Brittany nods her head knowing her sister needs it and turns to Jack.
'' Please keep us updated.''
Jack nods his head and sighs. '' Normally I wouldn't but in this case I will make an exception, I will also call for more back up and ask two agents to stay on your moms floor.''
Brittany nods her head and silently thanks him, she follows her sister out of the room as Mario ushers them out and intertwines her hands with Santana's squeezing her hand softly. She follows Mario into the elevator and leans down kissing her girlfriends cheek, she turns to her sister as she feels her grab her free hand and smiles reassuringly. '' Mom will be alright Heath.''
She steps out of the elevator as the door opens and follows Mario to the last door down the hall, she sees the security standing beside the door and let's go of her sisters hand. She nods her head to the room and bites her lip. '' Go in sis.''
Heather shakes her head and tightens her hold on her hand. '' Come in with me, please.''
Brittany gulps and nods her head, she follows her sister inside and looks down at the ground closing her eyes as she hears her sister, girlfriend and Naya both let out a heart breaking sob. She let's go off them and sees them walking to the bed, she turns on her heels not looking up once and quickly exits the room dropping against the wall on the other side of the security guards.
She slides down the wall hearing the three girls cry and buries her face in her knees finally letting the tears flow, she tenses as she feels two strong but familiar hands on her shoulders and looks up in Brad's warm brown eyes filled with worry.
Brad pulls her in a hug as a strangled sob escapes her lips and cradles her against his chest running his hand through her hair, Brittany takes his scrubs in her fists and buries her face in his chest sobbing freely.
Brad slowly stands up pulling her with him and tightens his hold around the girl muttering soothing words. '' Your mother will be okay, the operation was a success.''
Brittany calms down slightly and nods her head, Brad pulls back and looks down at her. '' You want to go in?''
Brittany shakes her head and bites her lip. '' I can't.'' She looks up as she sees her sister jog out of the room and frowns as she runs into the bathroom, she quickly jogs after her and sighs sadly as she hears her throw up. She quickly enters the stall after wetting a paper towel and pulls her hair up, she strokes her hand down her back and shushes her as she starts crying again.
Heather flushes the toilet and leans back against her sister after taking the paper towel from her, she wipes her mouth in disgust and groans burying her face in her sisters neck. Brittany kisses her forehead and sighs softly. '' Stop worrying so much sis you know that mom will be okay, I don't want you ending up here too because of everything.''
They both jump as the door to the bathroom slams open and Brittany quickly covers her sisters mouth as they hear their dad yell.
'' Goddamn cops standing in front of that bitch her fucking room!''