Ok so I haven't updated in forever, I've been in the US for over 5weeks (I actually got to go to Orange County and Newport Beach!) so I hope people are still interested in this.
It was too late. By the time Daniel and Kirsten arrived at Ben's house Sandy was in there with Gary. Since they hadn't known exactly where the meeting was taking place the house wasn't the first place they had been to and consequently it was gone twelve when they arrived.
"Kirsten, we can't just walk in." Daniel pulled her back from the door. They could hear both men shouting.
"Well what are we going to do then? If you think I'm going to wait around out here while my husband and son are in there you are mistaken."
"We just need to think about what we are going to do. I" He stopped talking as he realised she was no longer listening to him. She was on her cell. She was talking to the police.
"You really think that that was such a good idea?" He asked her when she was off the phone.
"Do you have any that are better? Unless someone puts an end to this my family is going to be cut in half. Those men in there are my life; if they die I may as well too. The police are my best option." With that she turned away from her father-in-law. She wasn't in the mood to talk to him.
"Look they are going to be fine, they are Cohens, we're strong." He stopped talking as he could hear someone coming to the door. Kirsten stepped closer as she realised that he could hear something.
"Get out!" The door opened and Seth was flung from the doorway and the door quickly slammed shut again.
"Seth! Oh my God! Are you alright? Did you see your dad? Was he ok?"
"Woahh hold fire with questions mom! Lets hug first." Kirsten had hold of him, he looked very pale and she could tell he was struggling to stand even with her help.
"We need to get you to a doctor. Let me call 911 again." She tried to place Seth on the floor but he wouldn't let her go.
"Mom what's going on? Who is he?"
"Seth this is your grandfather, Daniel Cohen." Seth looked shocked; he could definitely see a family resemblance now his mother had said that.
"Hey there Seth." They shook hands. "Did you see your dad in there then?"
"Hey. Erm briefly but they wouldn't let me speak to him or anything I just saw him from the doorway. They had me in a room and when dad turned up they said they would let me go now they had him. What's going on? Who are they? Where's Ryan?"
"Ryan went back to Newport with Sophie and everyone but he'll be so glad to hear from you he's been desperate to come over here." Kirsten had finished her call to 911 and was now by Seth's side again since she had forced him to let go just to make the call.
"Did you tell them they can't use sirens? If they use them Gary will think Sandy has rung them and God knows what he'll do then." As he finished his sentence all three knew the answer. They could hear sirens getting closer and obviously people in the house had as well. There was now silence.
"I'm going in." Kirsten got up and stepped over Seth.
"No you're not. You stay here with your son, this is my responsibility and Sandy would never forgive me if I let anything happen to you two. I hope this isn't are first and last conversation Seth." He patted the frightened teen on his head and turned the doorknob. When it didn't open he forced it open. Kirsten and Seth were surprised at how strong he was.
Everything after that seemed to be timeless. Kirsten could have sworn the police had arrived before Daniel had entered the house. Then the ambulance arrived, she was so grateful for this as once she knew Seth was in safe hands she could concentrate on Sandy. She had wanted to stay with the police, make sure that both Sandy and his dad got out ok but they told her to go with Seth. As soon as there was news she would hear.
When Daniel stepped into the house he could hear people shouting at Sandy, obviously they had assumed he'd grassed them to the police.
"Gary." He turned the corner and saw Sandy on his knees.
"Well, well, well. Sandy I think we both know this man, right?" He kicked Sandy when he didn't get a reaction. "Yes that's right we share DNA with this man. So you know what that means don't you? Yes that's right we're brothers.
"Half- brothers." Sandy grunted.
"The only time you speak and its just to be pedantic, brother I'm going to have to teach you a lesson."
"Gary, its not him you have a problem with." Daniel was walking closer to the pair when he felt hands grab him.
"Don't go any closer." He was pulled to the floor.
"So Seth can you tell me where it hurts the most?" Seth was lying down while the paramedic checked him out. Kirsten was sitting in the front of the ambulance so there was more space in the back. She couldn't get the thought of Sandy dying out of her mind. For days she had been worried that she might lose her son, now it was her husband. The radio brought her back to reality.
"We've just got the one from there. He's stable, we shouldn't be too long now." The paramedic placed the radio back on the receiver.
"Well we've got a GSW there now so you might have to go back once you're done. There could be more than one, the police are there now." The paramedic didn't respond, he knew the woman next to him had heard that.
"GSW that's gunshot wound isn't it?" Kirsten was trying to process everything but her brain wouldn't work quickly enough.
"Yes, yes it is." Kirsten turned her head to see how Seth was doing; she couldn't face asking anything else. She didn't really need to. There was nothing else to say.