Over the next few days things were pretty quiet

Over the next few days things were pretty quiet. Matt and Chris were resting from their fight, and Jeff sat on the couch for most of the day. Amy and Stephanie were just cooking for them, and then they had time to themselves. Paul had obviously won the fight, because he came out of it okay, and was moping around the cabin, and sleeping. All four men had quite bad injuries, Matt had a concussion, a deep

Head wound, numerous bumps and bruises, and a bruised bone in his arm. Chris had also been concussed, and had a deep cut in his arm, and an injured ankle and knee. Paul had bruised ribs a cut in his forehead, and a deep stomach wound. Jeff was suffering from a major headache, a busted lip, cut beneath his eye, and was aching all over. Both Stephanie and Amy were wondering how long the peace would last.

"Man, they've been quiet," Amy said in disbelief.

"Well, so would you if you had been in a fight like that," Stephanie replied. She hadn't slept all night, neither had her husband. His ribs had been sore, and they had no painkillers. Now he was asleep on the couch by the fire.

"Man, go get some sleep, Steph, while we have the chance," Amy ordered, pushing Stephanie to her room, and shoving her down onto the bed.

"This isn't bad….,"Stephanie said in surprise, "You sure you'll be okay while I sleep?"

"I'll be fine," Amy assured her.

"Ok…well, wake me up if you need me."

"Yeah, I was kinda planning on it anyway," Amy laughed as she pulled the door closed. Stephanie drifted off to sleep.

"Steph, wake up, please," Amy pleaded.

"What's wrong, Amy?" Stephanie sat up and looked at Amy. "They're fighting again, aren't they?"

"Yes…but…Paul…," Amy started

"What's wrong with Paul?" Stephanie asked.

"He's gonna kill someone…..you've got to stop him….," Amy continued.

"What?!" Stephanie stood up and walked to the door.

"Wait a minute….he …he's gone crazy…and….,"

"And?"

"He has a sledgehammer..," She finished. Stephanie gasped in shock.

"You sure."

"Yes," Amy confirmed. Stephanie heard a crash.

"Yep, he has a sledgehammer," She said, and took a step toward the door. She heard another crash, then opened the door and walked into the hallway. The lounge was even more trashed than it had been before, and her husband was about to hit Matt.

"Paul…don't," she screamed. He looked at her for about a second, then concentrated on hitting Matt.

He swung, and hit the floor of the cabin. Matt had moved just in time.

Amy appeared in the doorway and Matt crawled over to her while Stephanie tried to reason with her husband. He pushed her to the side, and went after Matt. She went up behind him as he was about to attempt to hit Matt and Amy, and slid her arms around his waist, trying to reason with him. He spun around and shoved her hard into the floor, where she hit her head on the corner of the fireplace, then grabbed Amy by the hair, tossing her into the corner of the door. Then he went straight on to get Matt, leaving Stephanie and Amy lying unconscious.