Chapter 39
Sara's ribs screamed in pain as she opened her eyes and looked Jake in the eye. "You two stay quiet and don't try anything" he said as he left the room. Sara heard the key turn in the lock. "You okay?" whispered Erin. "Yeah, I think he... He broke some ribs but I'm okay... You?" Sara whispered back. "I'm okay" said Erin. They both stayed quiet for a minute. "What are we gonna do E?" asked Sara. "I don't know... We have to try and get out of here. We need to try and find something to break these restraints" said Erin now sitting up. She looked around the dark room. It was completely empty. Just four walls. Erin worked her way over to a wall, still in obvious pain. She started frantically rubbing the plastic cable ties against the wall. Sara slowly made her way to the wall next to Erin and also started rubbing hoping her cast will add more friction. It was incredibly difficult with her hands tied behind her back and it felt as if someone was stabbing her in the chest felt every time she picked up her hands. They continued the exercise for about an hour. Sara did so slowly and tears were rolling down her cheeks. She refused to stop even though Erin told her to multiple times. "Am I getting anywhere?" panted Erin. Sara looked at the restraints Behind Erin's back, her arms were bleeding. "No... Not really... Stop Erin... You're bleeding" she whispered dejected.
Alex haven't heard anything from the kidnappers the entire night and was becoming more and more frantic. The security team checked every bit of camera footage they had and examined everything in Tegan's house carefully. They knew what they were doing but so far they came up empty handed. Everybody on the team were ex cops or marines. Alex had been in contact with Sonia and the rest of the guys at the hospital every thirty minutes. Dawn was breaking outside. Charles walked into Alex and Erin's beautiful living room looking shocked, he stopped in front of Alex. "Stuart... They found Stuart's body... Stuart's dead" he said softly. Alex had his head in his hands. "No... No! Those fuckers!" The phone started ringing...
Emy and Sonia were sitting in the family room. Neither had slept. They decided not to let anybody else know about the situation. Not even Stephen, Bruce, Jeremy or Ted. Both looked sick with worry. "Who would do this... Why did they do this!" said Sonia and started sobbing again. Emy rubbed her back Trying to comfort Sonia even though she had never felt more scared herself. Arizona entered and sat down next to Sonia. "Sonia, Shhhhh, I'm gonna give you something to make you sleep okay" she said. Sonia tried to protest but her words grew weaker as she felt the needle prick her upper arm. "No... I need to be awake... No... Sara!... Sar..." she flopped into Arizon's arms. Emy jumped up "you stay away from me with that! I'm okay... Please... I need to be awake" she said holding out her palm.
"Are you ready with the cash pretty boy" said the voice. "Yes, what do you want me to do? Are Erin and Sara okay? Let me talk to them!" said an emotional Alex. "They're fine" snapped the voice. "I want proof! Let me talk to them!" screamed Alex. No reply. He looked at the screen of his phone. Call ended... "Shit! I fucked up! Shit!" He screamed, his hands were shaking. Alex was losing it! A minute later the phone started ringing again. "Alex... " he heard his wife's shaky voice. "Erin, are you okay? Did he hurt you?" he asked. "We... We're okay..." said Erin sounding weak. "We're gonna get you home safe baby... Hang in there... I love you" said Alex. The man's voice came on again. "I know you have people trying to find us... You won't... I want you at the hospital at all times. Sift through the latest batch of Tegan's fan mail... There's a black envelope with banking details. I'll call again later" The phone went dead.
Sara and Erin were both tied to chairs in another room now. Jake figured out what they were up to trying to break their restraints. They both received a few more violent kicks. "You better hope your shithead husband pays up" he said. "He will... Or... I can do it... I can do it right now on the internet... Please let me pay you... Please let us go..." pleaded Erin. "And risk the cops tracing the location... Nice try" he said. "You can be out of here before they even leave the station... Please... He won't have the cops involved anyway..." whispered Erin. "Let her pay you..." said Sara through gritted teeth, her pain was increasing by the minute. "If you give me 2 hours to build in some security they won't track us... It's a good option Jake, we didn't think we'll have her here too... This is an easy way out" said Susan. "How sure are you?" he asked. "Very!" she said confidently.
Time passed as Susan worked on her computer. "Why... Why are you doing this?" asked Sara bravely. "Well fuck sweetheart, you're not very bright are you? ... Money! You're superstar friends are loaded" he said looking away. Sara had a feeling that this wasn't the whole story. "So are many other people... Why us?" said Sara. She knew it was a mistake as he turned around with rage in his eyes. He punched Sara hard in the face. Sara felt the punch hit her and blacked out. Blood was running down her nose and dripping onto her white shirt. "No! Please, please don't hurt her! Sara!" screamed Erin and felt an incredibly hard slap sting her face. "If it wasn't for the fact that I need you conscious I would kick the shit out of you now." Sara woke up in pain and lifted her head. Blood seemed to still be streaming out of her nose. "She needs help... Please untie her... Please she needs to stop the bleeding..." pleaded Erin. "Can you shut up... I'm trying to concentrate... Untie her and get her to the bathroom to stop the bleeding" screamed Susan. Jake did as told and led Sara to the bathroom. She poured water on her face with shaky hands and plugged her nose with toilet paper. It bled through pretty fast and she tried again. She looked around the bathroom to find something to hurt him with... There was nothing.
Tegan woke up and smiled as she saw Lindsey's head on her arms resting on her bed. The touched her hair softly and Lindsey jumped up. "S... Sorry baby I... Didn't mean to ... scare you" said Tegan weakly. Her heart monitor sped up. Lindsey breathed deeply. "It's okay Tegan you didn't scare me... I must've had a nightmare" she said taking Tegan's hand. "It's okay Linds... I'm here" said Tegan sounding brave. They stayed quiet for a minute. "I wonder... how Sara's big night went" smiled Tegan. Blood seemed to drain from Lindsey's face, she tried to smile but she was a horrible actress. "Lindsey... What's going on... Talk to me" said Tegan softly. "Nothing Tegan, everything's fine. I'm sure we'll hear all about it soon" she kissed Tegan's hand softly. She felt a sudden cramp below her navel. She breathed deep to try and stop it... Another one... "Baby... Lindsey... are you okay?" said Tegan. Lindsey nodded but was unable to utter a word, she was in so much pain. Tegan's heart monitor picked up speed, so did her breathing. "Linds..." she said out of of breath. Kate came rushing in with Karev. "Pulse is up to 120, resps at 25, BPs falling... 80 over 50.. Pulse ox down..." said Kate loudly while putting the oxygen mask on Tegan. What's going on... Lindsey... Where... What... Tegan's mind was racing "Let's sedate her... Now!" screamed Kate. "Lindsey... Linds..." whispered Tegan as she felt darkness creep back. "Is she... Is she okay..." said Lindsey in pain. "She's fine Lindsey, what happened?" asked Kate listening to Tegan's chest. Lindsey just got up and walked to the toilet clutching her stomach. She walked into a stall, sweat beads were forming on her forehead. She pulled down her pants and sat down. What she saw horrified her... Tears streamed out of her eyes. No... Please... No! There was blood on her panties. She heard Emy knock on the door. "Lindsey, are you okay... Lindsey" she said sounding panicked. "I... I need a doctor... Call Dr Montgomery"
A/N: More drama! Will Sara and Erin escape? Are the babies in danger? I'll try and update again tomorrow. Review please.