Chapter 14

"ASHLEIGH!" Caleb cried out as he and the others searched the woods for her. Fresh snow had started to fall covering her tracks.

Chase growled hearing them, and he roughly kissed Ashleigh for a few moments, before pulling away grinning as he saw her lips bleeding. "I'll be back for you!" He let go of her disappearing.

Ashleigh turned on her side sobbing. She felt herself shaking from fear and freezing. She didn't want the boys to find her like this, but she couldn't move.

Reid gasped as he found her. "Oh god no!" He gasped out. "OVER HERE!" He yelled to his brothers, Aaron and his friends that were looking for her. He rushed over to her pulling her into his arms. He frowned when she screamed. "Shh baby girl. It's just me! It's just Reid. I'd never hurt you!" He used to slowly warm her up. He heard gasps and looked up to see Caleb, Pogue, and Tyler standing there.

Caleb used quickly to put her clothes back on. "Did he?"

"I don't know. I didn't look." Reid told them closing his eyes as he heard Aaron and his friends coming, and he continued to warm her up slowly. He didn't stop till her trembling ceased.

Aaron frowned looking at Ashleigh. "Is she all right?"

"No." Pogue frowned glancing at Tyler. "Breath baby boy." He said reaching out to him.

Tyler jumped when Pogue touched him. Tears flowed from his eyes. He backed away never taking his eyes off of Ashleigh. HE knew this was his fault even though he couldn't remember any of what happened.

"Tyler." Caleb said moving toward him also.

Tyler whirled around to run, but Aaron caught him. He fought him trying to break away, but Aaron just held onto him not letting go.

Pogue pulled Tyler into his arms when he quit fighting against Aaron, and held him as he sobbed. "It's not your fault baby boy! Chase done this not you!"

Reid frowned listening to them. He felt Ashleigh go limp in his arms. "Caleb. She passed out." He stood holding her in his arms. He shook his head at Caleb when we went to take her. "I got her."

Caleb nodded as he led the way back. Reid was right behind him carrying Ashleigh. Pogue held Tyler to him guiding him back following Reid. Aaron sighed as he and his friends followed them.

Jonathon paced by his car in the Spencer's parking lot. Amelia sat in the warm car crying. He kept his eyes on the woods waiting for the boys to appear with his daughter.

"Your going to war the pavement out." Joseph sighed as he joined Glenn, Wayne, and Jonathon. "Any word yet?" He asked loosening his tie. He'd just gotten away from a client at his office. He's surprised all of his brothers by becoming a doctor.

"No." Wayne sighed not taking his eyes off of the woods.

Glenn frowned. "We should have went with them."

"Damn snow." Wayne muttered watching it snow. "We'd only have slowed them down. The Abbot boy and his friends are helping look for her."

"What?" Joseph asked frowning. "I'm always being called to the office because of a fight between Reid and Aaron."

"He was friends with Marissa. He would come over to the house once in awhile, and he'd treat Ash like a little sister. He was in love with Marissa, but he respected she was in love with Caleb." Jonathon spoke up in defense of the boy.

Joseph started to say something, but a movement in the woods caught his attention, and he saw his son carrying Ashleigh out of the woods.

Wayne paled seeing them finally come out of the woods. He frowned seeing his son helping Tyler out of the woods, and he felt Glenn stiffen beside him before going and taking his son from Pogue.

Glenn frowned as Tyler sobbed into him, and he held him tight to him. He looked up at Pogue seeing him looking at Tyler in concern. Glenn sighed knowing Tyler was blaming himself for this.

Jonathon stumbled forward taking his daughter from Reid who explained to him about finding her and he paled.

"ASHLEIGH!" Amelia cried running over to them. Tears poured down her cheeks as she was told how her daughter had been found.

"Take her home. I'll follow and check her out." Joseph frowned.

Jonathon nodded heading toward the car with his daughter. Amelia started to follow till she saw Tyler. She went over to him and Glenn.

"Tyler?" Amelia said placing a hand on his shoulder.

Tyler went still stiffening in his father's arms.

"This wasn't your fault Tyler. Chase set this up. He wanted her hurt and away from you boys to get to her. He knew sending Sarah to you would hurt her. Come with us Tyler. It will be you she wants when she wakes up." Amelia told him pushing his hair back from his face.

"It's all right son go on. I'll follow. We'll all need to be there when she wakes up. She needs you!" Glenn said letting his son go.

Tyler nodded wiping his tears away, and let Amelia put her arm around him leading him to the car. She opened the door for him and he got in. He was surprised when Jonathon smiled at him laying Ashleigh in his arms.

Joseph put his arm around Reid leading him to his car.

Wayne wrapped an arm around his own son leading him to his car.

"Caleb. Please call and let me know how Ash is doing later?" Aaron asked walking up beside him.

Caleb was watching the others sadly walking away with their fathers wishing for his own. He looked at Aaron noticing he really was concerned, and he nodded at him. "I will."

"Thanks Caleb." Aaron said starting to walk away to where his friends were waiting, but he stopped. "I loved Marissa. I'd do anything for her which includes watching out for Ash. I hated you because she loved you. I knew I could never have her though. She was yours heart and soul. I miss her, but not in the way you do. I realize now that I loved her like a sister. I'm sorry about the way I've treated you and the others. I'm also sorry about Marissa." He hesitated a moment. "I know about the power also."