Hey kids!

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I'm glad everyone liked the ending to the last chapter since I wasn't 100% happy with it!

Anyway, enjoy!

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Little warning for this chapter: some mild language from Beck ;{)

Beck groaned softly as he awoke suddenly. He briefly remembered losing consciousness a while ago after the pain coursing through his body became too much. His head throbbed as he opened his eyes and found Cat and Jade sitting beside him. He suddenly remembered where he was and what had happened before he had passed out.

Her boyfriend's groan suddenly alerted Jade and brought her out of her thoughts. Her head lifted and she found Beck looking up at her from his position on the cold floor. "Help me get him up," Jade told Cat, and immediately the two girls gently grabbed Beck's shoulders and helped him sit up, resting his back against the wall behind him.

"What happened?" Cat asked as she moved to sit cross-legged beside Beck.

Beck shook his head, "I'm not sure. Uh... I remember being thrown against a wall and then waking up upstairs," he guessed, everything from earlier on was still a little blurry to him. The back of his head throbbed and his chest ached. He didn't even have to look in a mirror to know that his face was already beginning to bruise and that his lips were swollen.

Jade couldn't hold back any longer and instantly threw herself onto her boyfriend, just needing to hold him. She nuzzled her face into his shirt and smiled as Beck encased her in his arms, hugging her tightly to him despite his injuries.

"I'm here, baby. I'm here," he breathed, pressing a kiss to her hair. Holding her as tight as possible and never wanting to let go after almost losing her again.

She pulled her head back and looked up at him, tears shining in her eyes in the dim light of the room. He smiled softly down at her and pecked her lips sweetly. A smile spread across Cat's face as she watched the couple, and her heart began to yearn for Robbie. Don't get her wrong, she was happy that Beck was there, but... she just needed Robbie.

Beck rest his forehead against Jade's and they both sighed happily. Until one of Beck's hands slid down and took hold of Jade's injured hand, making her gasp and turn her head away as she whimpered softly. She didn't want to seem weak, but it was hard to ignore the excruciating pain of broken fingers. Beck jerked his head back in confusion, "Babe?" he questioned, wondering what he had done wrong.

"My hand," she whimpered, biting down on her lower lip as she waited for the pain to pass.

Beck frowned and looked down at the hand he had just touched. His heart stopped. Jade's fingers were drastically out of place and her knuckles were swollen and bloodied. His blood ran cold and his jaw clenched tightly.

"Did he do that to you?" he asked, his voice low and dangerous.

She sighed, "Beck-"

"Did he do that to you?" he questioned again, cutting her off.

She closed her eyes and nodded, looking away from him. Beck sighed and banged his head back against the wall behind him, furious. He was furious at Stanley. But more importantly, he was furious with himself - and with the fact that he hadn't done more to protect Jade.

He opened his eyes after collecting himself and brought one hand up to cup Jade's cheek, making her open her eyes and look at him, "He won't touch you again, you hear me? Not while I'm here," he breathed. She nodded silently, believing him.

Beck pressed his lips to hers again briefly before turning to Cat, "You're okay?" he checked, resting a hand on the redhead's knee. She nodded silently, reaching down and taking his hand, lacing their fingers together to comfort herself. Beck smiled softly and pulled her towards him, letting her cuddle into his other side, knowing that she just needed it.

The three teenagers jumped in fright as the door above them swung open. They turned and watched as Stanley made his way down the stairs holding a tray of food. Shivers ran down Jade and Cat's spines as they were suddenly brought back to the first time they were taken.

"How are we?" Stanley asked with a smile as he set the tray down in the middle of the room. When no one answered, he chuckled and turned to Beck, "Are you settling in well, pretty boy?" he smirked.

Beck glared up at him, tightening his hold on Jade's thigh and Cat's hand, "Go to hell you son of a bitch," he spat.

Stanley's eyebrows raised and he chuckled, "Charming," he commented, "You kiss her with that mouth?" he asked, nodding to Jade. When Beck didn't respond, he chuckled to himself before turning and going back upstairs, closing the door behind him and locking it.

"You shouldn't talk back to him," Cat spoke softly moments later, causing Beck to turn to her, "It just makes things worse."

Robbie had been tossing and turning for hours since he arrived home from Tori's house. He had arrived home to an empty house and briefly remembered his mother telling him she would be going away for the weekend. Sleep eluded him. All he could think about was Cat and where she was and if she was okay. He cursed himself for not staying with her. Maybe if he hadn't let her stay with Jade she would still be here. He sighed and shook his head, knowing he can't change what already happened. But it was hard to not think about Cat. Even his pillow smelled of her strawberry scented shampoo.

Just as he gave up on sleeping and sat up in bed, clicking his nightstand light on, the doorbell from downstairs rang loudly through his quiet house. He frowned and scrambled around for his glasses, finally locating them and placing them upon his face before reading the time on the clock.

1:23am.

He frowned again, who would be here at that hour?

Sighing, he climbed out of bed and left his room, deciding that it could be something urgent. He trudged down the stairs in his bare feet and crossed over to the front door. He unlocked it and pulled it open, revealing a short blonde-haired woman standing on his doorstep. He didn't recognise her, but then suddenly panicked in case he was supposed to know who she was.

She smiled at him, "Hi, I'm really sorry to bother you but my car just broke down across the street. Could you help me?"

Dun dun dun!

xoxo