Okay due to the fact that I just got like 4 reviews in one day and all were good! I'm gonna give you a special treat and actually write the next chapter within a month of the last one! Thanks for all the reviews guys!!

The bass in the club was absolutely pumping when Jeff, Al, Shannon, Shane, Cody, Char, Mads and Matt walked through the doors.

"Ah! I love this song!" Al yelled as she recognized the song and immediately started bopping along.

"Ya wanna dance?" Jeff yelled over the music.

"Is the pope catholic? HELL YEAH!" Al yelled, taking Jeff's hand and dragging him onto the floor.

The other six watched Jeff's multi-colored head bob out of sight in amongst the crowd before turning to each other.

"It's a good thing we came here in a group huh?" Cody laughed, "Hey Char right?" He said turning to stand in front of Char, "How bout' me and you join Jeff and Ally on the dance floor?" He questioned offering his hand and grinning charmingly.

"Sure." Char said slightly shyly, accepting his hand and following him onto the dance floor flashing a grin and thumbs up over her shoulder as she disappeared into the pulsing mass of dancers.

"Right. Well now that were at half mast I'd say it's time to get some drinks, my round, what does everyone want?" Matt said looking at the other three.

"I'm a beer" Shannon said.

"I'm a blueberry cruiser, thanks Matt" Shane said.

"I'll have a strawberry daiquiri." Mads said "and I'll come give you a hand with em'" She said grabbing Matt's hand and leading him to the bar.

"And so there were two" Shannon said smiling at Shane "Wanna grab a table?"

"Actually I'd rather dance." Shane smiled back at him.

"But our drinks?"

"They'll keep. Let's go!" Shane dragged Shannon behind her onto the dance floor laughing.

Hours passed on the dance floor but it only felt like minutes for the four couples (Matt and

Mads joined them after they realized that the drinks weren't going to be needed right then.)

"Babes I'm dying of thirst here" Jeff called to Al over the bass "I'm going to go grab some drinks okay?"

"Kay, come find me again soon!" She called back, accepting the quick kiss he pressed to her lips as he unwrapped his arms from around her waist and wound his way out of the crowd.

Ally continued to dance to the pounding beat and it wasn't long before a pair of arms wrapped themselves around her once more.

"Hey baby that didn't take long" She called turning her head to meet the eyes of a man she never expected to see again.

"….Luke?"

"Hey baby. Did you miss me?" He said, smirking evilly.

"Get away from me!" Ally cried trying in vain to squirm out of Luke's tight grasp.

"Now, now sugar, you don't wanna be doing that, you see …. I have a gun" To prove his point he pressed the side of the weapon onto the exposed part of the back of her leg so she could feel the cold of the metal. "Now if you don't do exactly as I say, that little boyfriend of yours is gonna get a bullet right between the eyes when he leaves this club, alright?"

Feeling her nod shakily Luke proceeded "Now we're going to the back door and you're not going to make a peep, are you?" He said fiercely, shaking her slightly to push across his point. Again Ally moved her head almost imperceptibly. "Good girl. Now let's go."

Holding her tightly around the waist Luke steered her forcibly out of the door but not before Mads noticed Al disappearing with him.

"Oh shit!" She cried whipping Matt in the face with her hair as she turned to locate her other friends.

"What is it? What's wrong?" Matt asked concernedly as Mads swept out her cell and started typing letters in hurriedly.

"I'll explain in a sec, c'mon we gotta go meet the others!" She said, leading Matt to the bar where Shannon, Shane, Char, Cody and Jeff we're already waiting for her and Matt.

"What's going on? What did you mean Luke alert?" Char cried pouncing on Maddi as soon as she saw her.

"Luke?" Jeff yelled angrily "As in that scumbag of an ex-boyfriend of al's?"

"Yes!" Mads yelled back "I just saw them leaving out the back door, Jeff something's wrong, she's over him she wouldn't go with him unless he's got something that she's scared of!"

"Like what?" Jeff asked concern written across his face

"Well..." Mads said shakily "He's always been a fan of guns"

Jeff's face went white and before anyone could say or do anything he was already half-way across the dance floor, moving towards the back entrance.

"Shouldn't one of us go with him?" Shane asked concernedly looking at the last place she had seen Jeff.

"No. If we make any noise behind him now we put Al and Jeff at risk, we should just call the police and pray that they'll be okay."

Meanwhile in the alley Luke had wasted no time in pressing Ally against the brick wall just around the corner from the door and starting to shout the odds at her.

"HOW FUCKING DARE YOU HUMILIATE ME LIKE THAT! YOU THINK YOU CAN JUST WALK OUT ON ME LIKE THAT? NO FUCKING WAY BITCH! WE'RE GOING HOME RIGHT NOW AND THEN WE'LL SEE EXACTLY HOW MUCH YOU REALLY DO WANT ME!"

It was then that Jeff stepped quietly out of the club, and stuck his head slowly around the corner. Luke was too busy screaming at the struggling Ally to notice him though. Jeff could quite easily have rushed him then and there, had he not spotted the gun jammed into Luke's right hip pocket, not willing to risk Ally's safety he stepped back slightly so one eye just peered around the corner so he could keep an eye on the situation.

"I'M NOT GOING ANYWHERE WITH YOU, YOU SONOVABITCH! I'VE TAKEN YOUR CRAP FOR LONG ENOUGH!" Ally screamed into Luke's face defiantly

"HOW FUCKING DARE YOU!" Luke screamed back at her before slapping her forcefully and stepping back to allow her to fall to the ground in a heap at his feet. Smiling Luke crouched down beside her and hauled her head up by the hair so he could look her in the eyes.

"Face it bitch, you're all mine and there's no-one here to help you"

Mustering all the strength she could Ally lifted her left leg and kicked him square in the grapes.

Howling in pain Luke fell back grasping his balls with one hand and fumbling in his right pocket with the other hand. Jeff moved as quickly as he could but the crack echoed around the alley before he could reach Ally's side. Jeff's roar of rage mingled with Luke's triumphant shout and Al's scream of pain as he speared Luke back to the ground and wrestled the gun off of him before he could pull the trigger again.

"YOU FUCKING SON OF A BITCH!" Jeff yelled as he threw punch after punch into Luke's mouth. Suddenly sirens sounded outside the alley, Luke's face changed into a mask of terror as he threw Jeff off of him before running for the door back into the club.

"AL!" Jeff cried in a strangled voice as he rushed to her side and lifted her into his arms. "Oh baby, I'm so sorry, I shouldn't have left you, I should've been there!"

"Jeffy, it's okay, I'll be … be fine" She said softly grunting in pain as Jeff lifted her closer to his chest.

"Darlin', this is all my fault" He murmured searching her body for the bullet wound.

"Don't say that Jeffy, I knew he wouldn't just let me go. I just never thought he'd go this far."

Sighing Jeff looked her in the eyes.

"Ally, Darlin' you have no idea how scared I am right now. I have all these feelings chasing each other around inside me right now, strong, confusing feelings that I have never felt before and they're all directed at you. Whenever I'm near you I feel like my heart is gonna jump out of my chest, I need to be touching you, to be holding your hand or something, just so I know you're not gonna run away from me. I don't understand it all yet, but something I realized when I saw Luke pulling that goddamn gun on you is that … Darlin' I think I'm in love with you. And I know we barely know each other but I can't help how I feel."

"Jeff I…." Ally began but was cut off by the back door slamming open, Jeff turned reflexively to protect her but there was no need, it was the paramedics.

"Thank god." Jeff murmured lifting Ally up off the bloodied ground and carrying her carefully through the evacuated club and out to where the ambulance was parked.

"I'll go with her" Maddi said as Ally was lifted into the back of the ambulance.

"Alright we'll follow behind" Jeff said in agreement before stepping into the ambulance to tell Al of the plan.

"Babe I'll be right behind you okay?" Jeff whispered to her as he kissed her lips ever so gently.

"Okay" Al replied "Oh and Jeff?" She called to his retreating form "I love you too"

The last thing she saw as the paramedic shut the door was Jeff's broad grin shining at her out of the murky night.

Okay so what did you guys think? Sorry it's kinda home and away style, but who doesn't love a bit of drama? Am I right? Don't forget to r & r, if you do I'll love ya forever!!!