Brian's POV
"Hello" I answer eagerly
"Well I guess the news wasn't lying you really are alive. Shit man where'd I shoot you, I mean there was a lot of blood" Hobbs says
"In the neck. Is Justin okay if you hurt him I swear to-"
"In the neck huh well shit…anyway you can hold your threats…I'm letting him go" Hobbs says
I stand there shocked he can't really mean that "you're…you're what?"
"You blow an ear drum or something? I said I'm letting him go" he says sounding annoyed
"What's he saying?" Jenifer whispers
"He's letting Justin go" I whisper back quietly
The door opens and "Kinney w-" I raise my hand cutting Carl off.
"You're just gonna let him go just like that?" I ask skeptically
"Are you complaining?"
"No it just doesn't fit the obsessive stalker thing you've got going on. We found your shrine to Justin. So at least now we know just how crazy you really are" I say
"You know earlier you saying that would've pissed me off but now I've accepted my fate. So what'd you think of my pictures? Which one's your favorite, personally I think he looks adorable while he's sleeping" Hobbs says trying to get under my skin
The whole 'accepted my fate' thing kind of has me worried "So what's the catch? I mean you wouldn't just let him go" I say
"Aww you know me so well. The catch is that I want you in exchange, I mean if I'm going down I don't really want to take Justin with me. I mean as far as I'm concerned this is all your fault. So if I'm gonna take someone down with me it's gonna be you" he explains
"Where?" I ask
"Where it all started" he says before the line goes dead
"What did he say?" Carl asks after I lower the phone
I only debate on telling him everything for a second. "He'll let Justin go if I take his place"
"No!" everyone says at the same time
"It's not a discussion I'm doing this with or without police back up" I say looking at Carl
"Well you're not going in alone did he tell you where to meet him?" Carl asks
"Not exactly" I say thinking back to what Hobbs said the whole where it all started comment.
I'm not sure what he's talking- then it hits me. Of course that sick fuck would want me to meet him there.
"The garage where he…" I don't finish
"Where he attacked Justin" Jenifer finishes for me
I feel strangely numb and fuzzy and my legs feel wobbly. I haven't been back there since I tried to help Justin get his memory back. No matter how much time passed I can still see that image in my head. Justin bloody, beaten, cold and still, so fucking still. The image dances around my eye lids vividly, going back there again under these circumstances. Hobbs must really be enjoying himself.
"Brian?" Jenifer says worriedly holding either side of my face. I'm confused, I look around and I'm sitting on the bed and everyone's staring at me.
"He's not up for this" Debbie says to Carl
"I'm fine" I insist talking mostly to Jenifer
"Are you sure?" she asks
"Yea" I say while Carl makes a call when he's done he asks everyone to leave.
And they do, Jenifer is a little more hesitant to leave. But after a quick nod from me she goes.
"We need you to do this Brian, it might be the only chance we get to bring Justin home. Hobbs choosing this location for the trade. He's trying to rile you up mess with your head. But you can't let him, you need to stay sharp. You can't let him win, if he hurts you or Justin he wins. Got it?" he asks
Somehow Carl knew exactly what to say, because my head isn't fuzzy anymore and I feel more clear and determined. There's no way I'm letting Hobbs win, not after all that's happened.
"Got it" I say
Everyone is allowed to come somehow, when we get there SWAT is there along with a bomb squad. Which is a really bad thing Carl leaves Jenifer and me by one of the vans. So he can figure out what's wrong. When Carl comes back he looks kind of defeated.
"What's wrong?" Jenifer asks regretting the answer
"He…Hobbs…" it's like he can't believe what he's about to tell us. "He set the whole dam garage to blow" Carl says
"Another bomb?" Jenifer says
"Big one"
"They're not gonna let me go in? Are they?" I ask
"Na SWAT's in charge now and they want the garage and the adjoining building clear, before they let you in" he says
"How long is that-" the cell rings and I scramble to answer it "hello?"
"So are you coming in or what?" Hobbs asks
"Kind of hard when you've set explosives up everywhere" I snip back
"You really gonna let a bomb keep you from your precious fiancée?" he says taunting me
"Let me talk to him" I demand
I hear a sigh and some shuffling "Brian?" he says softly
I turn away from Jenifer and Carl "Hey sunshine"
"You…you can't come up here. He'll…he'll kill yo-" Justin is cut off by some more shuffling
"Five minutes Brian tick-tock" Hobbs says before the line goes dead
I shove the phone in my pocket and head straight inside. I can hear people yelling and screaming at me to stop. But I don't look back, I head straight for the elevator and go up to get my prince back.
Justin's POV
I try to stay calm, I'm teetering on the edge of complete happiness and total horror. I stare at my tied hands while I contemplate. I can feel Hobbs staring at me, but I refuse to look at him.
"What are you thinking?" he asks
I don't answer I refuse to talk to him anymore because it's the only thing I can do.
"You should be happy your dark knight is coming to rescue you" he scoffs
"Don't mock me!" I mumble
I feel him walking over to me, he grips my chin and kisses me hard. I push him off of me and he almost falls. He laughs and walks back over to me.
"I'm gonna miss you" he says stroking my cheek
I shrug his hand off I'm about to say something when I get cut off.
"Hobbs!" Brian yells his voice echoing through the garage
"Bri-" before I can finish Chris puts his hand over my mouth
"Shhh, make him work for it Taylor" he says walking away
"I'm right here Kinney" Hobbs says, I can't see Brian but I can hear him
"Where is he?" Brian demands
"He's right here" Hobbs says grabbing me by the arm and pulling me into view
Brian looks different, still a little angry and determined. But something's off his eyes look a little hazy.
"Brian?" I say his eyes focus and the haze goes away
"What exactly is the plan here? And why does it involve a bomb?" Brian asks sounding like his regular self. Then I think about what he said.
"Another bomb? Is that what you've been doing?" I ask Chris
"Just an insurance policy to make sure your knight here comes back" Hobbs says untying my hands. "Bye Justin" he whispers so only I can hear.
Brian and I lock eyes while Hobbs lets go of me. I take a few wobbly steps and when Hobbs doesn't follow, I run ignoring the pain in my leg. I run straight into Brian's arms and cry.
"Shhh sunshine I got you" he says stroking my hair. "Let's get you home" he whispers in my ear
"Remember Kinney if you don't come back this whole building and the one next to it boom" Hobbs says.
As soon as we're out of Hobbs sight Brian pry's my arms from around his neck. He cups my cheek and I lean into it and sob.
"Are you okay?" Brian asks looking at my ankle and the rest of me.
"I'm fine can we just go home? You can't go back Brian. Promise you'll stay with me" I demand clinging to his arm.
He doesn't answer instead he scoops me up and cradles me in his arms. He carries me to the stairs, I idly wonder why he didn't take the elevator. But I don't care, I bury my face in his neck and start peppering his neck with kisses. He laughs and I start laughing too.
"Why are we laughing?" I ask
"I'm just really happy to see you" he says facing me
Before either of us knows it our lips are furiously crushing against one another. I dig my fingers into his hair and moan into his mouth. Brian laughs again against my mouth.
"We shouldn't start something we can't finish, sunshine" he says opening a door.
When we get outside we're bombarded with people yelling and shouting. Brian refuses to let me go until we get to the ambulance. Brian lays me down on the stretcher in the ambulance. I clutch his hand to keep him next to me.
"Justin!" my mom yells piling into the ambulance
"Mom!" I say as she clutches me
"Thank God!" she sobs into my neck
"I'm okay mom" I promise into her hair
Then there's a loud familiar sound bang and the whole ambulance rocks. The EMT closes the door and tells the driver to go.
"What happened?" Mom asks letting go of me so the EMT can get an IV in me
"He, he must've blown it already" Brian says
"Why would he do that? He gave you five, minutes it's only been three" mom says
"You heard that? How?" Brian asks
"Carl has a wire on you somewhere" she says trying not to smile
I lose focus on their conversation when the EMT starts poking at my ankle. Which now that I'm looking at it, looks puffier than it did before. I lay back while he examines it and asks me the occasional question. I feel tired and lay back I try to keep my eyes open when I hear Brian's voice in my ear.
"I think you've more than earned a power nap angel. I'll wake you up when we get to the hospital promise." He whispers
"Angel?" I mutter sleepily that's a new nickname. "I think I like that" I muse before falling asleep.