Cadie comes back downstairs after the guys give her the all clear and
assuring Shelby that nothing is wrong, that the guys can handle the
situation. She stands in the kitchen and makes a pot of coffee for
the guys and a cup of tea for herself. She sits at the table as do
the rest of them.
"The cop I talked to said that they were taking the truck to the impound yard, because they had nowhere else to put it. It's a total loss," stated James, a little sadly. Cadie reaches over and puts her hand on top of his.
"I'm sorry."
He puts his other hand on top of hers. "Don't be. It's not your fault that these people have it in for you. You're not the one responsible for their actions." Chuck and Shelby add their hands to the pile in support of Cadie.
"Do you know him?" Tollbooth asked her, pointing at the man.
"Unfortunately, yes, I do." Cadie revealed. "He's my stepfather."
"Oh God," Shelby sighed. "You poor little thing."
"Nope. Not poor little me. Poor little them. They've declared war, and that gives me free reign to retaliate as I see fit," Cadie says, looking at her stepfather. James and Chuck notice immediately that her eyes have changed to a dark silver-violet color, unlike her usual light silver-green. The change alerted them to the fact that there was going to be a large amount of violence if they didn't get her calmed down and quickly.
James takes her hand and brings it to his mouth, lightly kissing it. Cadie looks over at him and her face softens. She smiles at him. Chuck signals James that they need to talk outside in the other room.
"Why don't we try good cop, bad cop, James? You're the new boyfriend, show them how much you're willing to defend her. How fiercely protective you're feeling right now."
"I like that idea, Chuck. I'll go with the bad cop role, because the way I'm feeling right now, I could really do some damage. Call Chuckles, Hawk, Flint, and Law and get them over here. They could really help the situation."
"Better idea, let's get Cadie to call them. It'll keep her occupied, and away from the inevitable fight. We better, at least, tell her what we're doing."
"That's true."
SMASH!
Shelby screams. Both men rush back into the room, finding Cadie on the floor, rolling and grappling with her stepfather, who is attempting to strangle her. James instantly joins the fray, grabbing the man's shoulders from behind and bodily throwing him back against the wall. Chuck helps Cadie to her feet and he and Shelby take Cadie into the other room, seating her on the couch. Shelby stays with her, helping her breathe and recover from the fight.
Chuck instructs Cadie to call the ones that he and James had discussed earlier, and hands her the phone. Cadie calls the men, stressing the explosive nature and magnitude of the situation. Each one tells her that they'd meet the others and would be there immediately.
Twenty minutes later, the doorbell rings. Since Cadie knows who to beware of, she answers it. When she checks the peephole, she finds Hawk and the rest of the group that she had called on the doorstep. She lets them in. "Damn, twenty minutes. Whoever was driving had to be seriously speeding. They had to be driving like a bat out of hell," she thinks.
They can tell from the sounds that James and Chuck have taken their prisoner to the basement to do their "interrogation". They hear someone run up the stairs and Chuck bursts out of the door, frantic.
"The cop I talked to said that they were taking the truck to the impound yard, because they had nowhere else to put it. It's a total loss," stated James, a little sadly. Cadie reaches over and puts her hand on top of his.
"I'm sorry."
He puts his other hand on top of hers. "Don't be. It's not your fault that these people have it in for you. You're not the one responsible for their actions." Chuck and Shelby add their hands to the pile in support of Cadie.
"Do you know him?" Tollbooth asked her, pointing at the man.
"Unfortunately, yes, I do." Cadie revealed. "He's my stepfather."
"Oh God," Shelby sighed. "You poor little thing."
"Nope. Not poor little me. Poor little them. They've declared war, and that gives me free reign to retaliate as I see fit," Cadie says, looking at her stepfather. James and Chuck notice immediately that her eyes have changed to a dark silver-violet color, unlike her usual light silver-green. The change alerted them to the fact that there was going to be a large amount of violence if they didn't get her calmed down and quickly.
James takes her hand and brings it to his mouth, lightly kissing it. Cadie looks over at him and her face softens. She smiles at him. Chuck signals James that they need to talk outside in the other room.
"Why don't we try good cop, bad cop, James? You're the new boyfriend, show them how much you're willing to defend her. How fiercely protective you're feeling right now."
"I like that idea, Chuck. I'll go with the bad cop role, because the way I'm feeling right now, I could really do some damage. Call Chuckles, Hawk, Flint, and Law and get them over here. They could really help the situation."
"Better idea, let's get Cadie to call them. It'll keep her occupied, and away from the inevitable fight. We better, at least, tell her what we're doing."
"That's true."
SMASH!
Shelby screams. Both men rush back into the room, finding Cadie on the floor, rolling and grappling with her stepfather, who is attempting to strangle her. James instantly joins the fray, grabbing the man's shoulders from behind and bodily throwing him back against the wall. Chuck helps Cadie to her feet and he and Shelby take Cadie into the other room, seating her on the couch. Shelby stays with her, helping her breathe and recover from the fight.
Chuck instructs Cadie to call the ones that he and James had discussed earlier, and hands her the phone. Cadie calls the men, stressing the explosive nature and magnitude of the situation. Each one tells her that they'd meet the others and would be there immediately.
Twenty minutes later, the doorbell rings. Since Cadie knows who to beware of, she answers it. When she checks the peephole, she finds Hawk and the rest of the group that she had called on the doorstep. She lets them in. "Damn, twenty minutes. Whoever was driving had to be seriously speeding. They had to be driving like a bat out of hell," she thinks.
They can tell from the sounds that James and Chuck have taken their prisoner to the basement to do their "interrogation". They hear someone run up the stairs and Chuck bursts out of the door, frantic.