Lynsey cuddled into Gil and Catherine, too afraid to think what might happen.
Nigel brought the gun closer to Nick and cocked back the hammer. "Would this be rash?"
"NO!" Sara shouted, her eyes on the gun pointed at Nick.
Nigel pointed the gun at Sara. "Shut UP!"
Nick panicked. "Nigel... stop... man don't do it..." Nick reached for the gun. "Just chill out ok?"
"WOOOOOOOOOOW Whats going on? Nicky are you annoying Nigel? Or is it Sara??" He looked at her.
Nigel uncocked the hammer of the gun and pointed it away from Sara.
"Hey Nigel, what DO you think of Nick's little girly?" Ecklie asked smiling at Sara.
Nigel didn't answer Ecklie, he just looked at Sara and Nick, sitting together.
Ecklie smiled, "Gil move, kitchen NOW!" He pointed the gun and cocked it.
Catherine held his hand and looked at Gil. Her eyes said everything she wanted to. Gil looked at Cath and nodded, then stood up and walked into the kitchen.
Lynsey started to cry, "NO! DADDY! NO!"
Gil looked back and his eyes welled up with tears.
Ecklie turned and lookd at her, "Hunny, this AIN'T your daddy! Your Daddy is dead, deal with it! Gil Move now..."
Catherine held Lynsey close to her. "Shh, it's ok,"
Gil went into the kitchen and looked at Ecklie. "What do you want Ecklie?"

Sara wept into Nick's chest at Lynsey's outburst.

"I want alot of things Gil... I want you to suffer... I want to bed Catherine AND Sara, I want to win the lottery... as I sadi a lot of things..."
Gil glared at Ecklie. "Well i guess today isn't your lucky day then..."
"But the one thing I want is to tell you, alone, just the two of us, is that you'll never be that little girls 'daddy' never ever, and I want you to think of what she said... can you be sure that me killing you won't hurt her SO much? What does that make you feel Gil?" Ecklie smiled.
"Now move, back in, and look at that little girl and lie, lie by saying, it'll be ok...."
Gil walked back in the living room and sat next to Lynsey, hugging her. Lynsey hugged Gil for all her life. Catherine touched his arm and looked at him.
"I'm sorry Lynsey... I love you"

Ecklie whispered to Nigel, "So who first to be broken down?"

Lynsey didn't let go of him, "I'm sorry... Did I get you into trouble? Because I shouted that?"
"No... hun that's ok... I glad you said it..."

"Hmmm... I don't really care... I just care about Nick..." Nigel smiled sadistically at Nick.
Nick cringed and held on Sara's hand tighter.
"Ms. Sidle, you come with me!" Ecklie grinned.
Ecklie leaned over again to whisper to Nigel, "You want to or me?"
"NO!" Nick held onto Sara and made sure she was behind him, so he could protect her.
"go... have your fun..." Nigel smiled at Ecklie.
Sara held onto Nick's hand. She didn't want to let go.
Ecklie grinned, "Then I'll take...." He turned to the three seated across from Nick and Sara.
"I won't let them hurt you... " Nick whispered to Sara.
He looked at Catherine, "Lynsey!" He smiled in the same way as Nigel had before.
"NO! I'LL GO!" Sara said going forward.
Catherine held Lynsey close to her.
"NO!" Nick screamed.
Ecklie grabbed Sara's arm, "Shall we...."
Nick stood up in front of Sara. He punched Ecklie in the jaw. "let her go you bastard!"
Sara turned to Nick, "Nick I can't let anyhting happen to Lynsey... please let me go..." A tear rolled down her face.
Ecklie cracked off a shot. "Listen to Sara, she WANTS to go with me!"
"Never...." Nick gritted throught his teeth.
"She'll pay double for that Nicky!" He growled
"Nick," Sara looked into Nick's eyes. She saw their kids and their future house, everything in his eyes.
"I'm not letting you go Sara!" Nick rammed into Ecklie's waist, forcing them both to the ground.
"Nigel, get the little girl!" Ecklie shouted as he kneed Nick in the groin, he stood up grabbed Sara and cocked the gun at her head.
Catherine grabbed Lynsey, "NO!"
"Leave the girl, I got Sara..." Ecklie said wiping the blood from his mouth
Nick was crumpled up on the ground. "Sara....." he whispered sadly.
"Nick, let me go! Its me or Lynsey, I can't have this over my head, PLEASE!" Sara shouted as tears ran down her cheek.
"I'd rather die.... than have Ecklie hurt you or Lynsey..." Nick said painfully.
"Ecklie... please... I'm beggin you.... don't do this...."
"Nicky, stay down or I will kill Sara..." Ecklie said, "OHH MOVE WILL YA SIDLE!" Ecklie pushed her off towards the bedrooms, "Which one did you and Nicky do it on?" He asked.

The door slammed shut.