I am back. The muse of fanfiction has once again flooded my soul. I apologize for the wait. I know a few of you sent me poisoned Christmas cookies. Here is the new chapter. As always RxR.

Chapter 13: Second Attempt

"Good. Now shuffle your butt in here, Nate." I ordered playfully, patting the space beside me in the hospital bed. "Your spots free."

"Alright, but just until the nurse kicks me out." He laughed.

Nathan climbed in beside me and I instantly felt better. I placed my head on his chest.

"I love you, Luke." He kissed my forehead, just like he would at home.

"I love you too, Nathan." I responded, snuggling closer to his body.

"Get some sleep, babe. After the day you've had, you need it."

I looked up at him. "Just don't leave okay. I'm still pretty shaken up."

"Wouldn't dream of it."

As much as I fought, sleep fought harder. My eyes drooped down as slowly as I could manager. I felt Nathan beneath me, or fingers intertwined. That made it better. The doctor's must have given me good drugs. Once my eyes closed sleep overtook my body. There were no dreams though. I wasn't expecting that. I was expecting a body-thrashing nightmare.

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I doubt I slept that long. Glancing around the room, I found it to be unnaturally dark. I couldn't see my hand in front of my face. Nathan was no longer in the bed so I assumed the nurse had indeed kicked him out.

Sitting up, I reached for the cup of ice chips on the side table. After two failed attempts, I swung my legs over the edge and pulled the table closer. Water melted to the bottom of the Styrofoam cup and I guzzled it eagerly. I munched on a couple of ice chips before I decided to call Nathan. I searched the side table but couldn't find it. I swore Nathan placed it there last night. I pushed the table forward, searching underneath in case it fell. It wasn't there either.

"Looking for this?" I snapped my head around and saw Dan with my phone in hand.

"Stay away from me Dan." I ordered. I pushed myself off of the bed in hopes of making it to the door.

But Dan was in front of the door before I could take a step. "No way Luke." He laughed knowing he placed himself between me and my freedom. "You're not going anywhere."

Why won't you leave us alone?" I begged. I didn't know what else to do.

"You took my son from me. You destroyed my life and now I'm going to return the favor." I watched as his hand disappeared behind his back and reappeared with a gun. At that moment, I froze.

"Scared Luke? You should be." Dan lifted the gun and aimed right at me.

I stepped backwards never losing sight of Dan or the gun, until I felt the bed press behind me. "I give Dan. Go ahead." I said waiting for Dan to pull the trigger.

"Giving up so easily. Where's the Scott courage?"

"Either way we lose, Dan. If you kill me Nathan will know. If you let me live then you still hate me." I explained. "Nathan isn't even your real son."

This clearly agitated Dan. He ran toward me and pointed the gun at my head. I tried to glare at him with a hard face but my emotions betrayed me. Tears fell from my eyes and I couldn't ignore the fear. Staring into his eyes, I saw nothing but hatred.

Out of the corner of my eye, I saw the door swing open. Dan caught it too and hid the gun behind his back.

"Hey Luke, how.." Nathan never finished his sentence because he stood there frozen.

"It's good to see you son." Dan said greeting his son with a much more cheerful disposition than he gave me moments ago.

"I'm good. How about you? You're a little early aren't you? Nathan asked, glancing at his watch. The gun reappearing.

I felt like I was in the Twilight Zone. Nathan knew that Dan was gonna be here. What the hell was going on here? Didn't he see the gun?

"What are you doing, Nate? I thought you loved me?" I said my throat scratchy and my voice shaking.

"Waiting patiently for my children. Then dad will finish you off and I get my life back." Nathan explained, placing emphasis on dad. I saw the same hatred that Dan had in his eyes.

That pissed me off. "You chose this Nathan. You chose to be with me." I yelled, roughly pushing him.

"No, you corrupted him. You brainwashed him with your faggot behavior." Dan screamed through clenched teeth.

"Hey relax, dad. I can handle this." Nathan comforted Dan, placing his hand on his shoulder.

Nathan took the gun from Dan's hand and waved it at me.

The anger was gone and the fear came back. "I thought you loved me. I though this meant something, you and me." I cried.

He pulled me into his arms wrapping his body tightly to mine. "Trust me, babe."

"You're an asshole."

Then he started grinding on me. You were just a convenient piece of ass. It meant nothing." He sneered.

For the second time that night I pushed Nathan. "Then get out. Leave me be and I'll leave you alone. Hell, I'll leave town. Just get out." I screamed.

"No can do. I'm not leaving without my sons." Nathan said walking toward me. He pressed the barrel to my head. "It'll all be over in a minute Luke."

"I love you Nate. If this is what you have to do then do it." I said more at Dan than Nathan. I knew this was all Dan's doing.

"Not have to…want to. And don't blame my dad. He had nothing to do with this."

"Go on son…pull the trigger." Dan encouraged, standing behind Nathan he must've felt like a real man.

"I think I like the idea of patricide. Don't you, Luke?" He asked.

I looked up at him quizzically. "What?"

And Nathan jerked around and shot Dan right between the eyes.

A scream left my mouth when the gun went off. Nathan was pushed back by the recoil.

I stared at Dan's body slumped on the floor. I couldn't take my eyes off of him. I was waiting for him to pop back up, but it never happened. The next thing I knew I was the one falling to the ground. The shock finally catching up with me.