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Live Free or Let Me Die

Digidestend Angel

Chapter 13

Fingernails

I've got to live, I've got to love
Like I am unafraid

-Skillet

Beck and Cat sat outside on a balcony of the hotel room they were staying in somewhere in Canada, with Julian inside, safe in bed. They held hands, but Beck one arm wrapped protectively around Cat's body, holding her close. Cat leaned on him, and they both had their eyes focused on the sky that held many stars and a full moon. "Beck." Cat mumbled.

Beck snapped out of his trance. "Hmm?"

Cat smiled. "Have you ever thought of having another baby?"

Beck's eyes widened. "Oh shit."

"I'm not pregnant."

Beck sighed. "Oh, good…no offense, honey, but…another baby at THIS moment would not be healthy." He chuckled.

Cat nodded. "I know, but I was just wondering."

"Why do you ask all of the sudden?" Beck asked curiously.

Cat shrugged, but was grinning. "I want a little girl."

"Really?" Beck shrugged. "I personally wouldn't mind some more boys." Cat gasped at him. "What? What if I have to travel later or something? I need more men around to take care of you."

Cat giggled. "Beck, you're such a sap."

Beck went quiet in deep thought. "You know, a little girl doesn't sound all that bad. She sure be a handful though…just like her mother." Beck reached over and poked Cat's stomach, making her giggle harder. "Still ticklish after all these years, I see?" He teased, poking her more.

Cat laughed. "Beck, I can't breathe!"

Beck stopped and kissed her head, letting her lean against him again. "I want you safe, Cat." Tears came to his eyes. "What that vile woman –Lucy- said…Cat, it's literally eating me alive inside."

Cat looked up at him, and kissed his cheek. "I'm not going anywhere. Trust me."

"But-"

"No buts." Cat put a finger to Beck's lips to make him stop talking as she gently smiled. "I still have to take care of you and our son. I don't want to sound conceited, but you boys would be totally oblivious and lost without me around." She made him laugh. "It's true. You guys need a woman around to keep you in line."

Beck nodded. "It's all true." It still didn't ease his worry. "I need you to even breathe, Cat."

Cat narrowed her eyes. "Beck…I think we need to have one of those "what if" and "just in case" talks." She said slowly, praying he wouldn't blow up at her with anger.

Beck rubbed his lips together and stayed quiet for a few minutes, until he finally spoke. "I guess we do, huh?"

Cat sighed. "Beck…if anything happens to me…" She felt Beck tense and stop breathing for a millisecond. "I need to know that you will keep going with Julian. I could never rest in peace until I know that you will be stable and okay for our only living son." She squeezed his hand to comfort him, but nothing could comfort him. "Beck, you know we have to face the harsh reality that I may not be here tomorrow or the next day or…you catch my drift."

Beck ran his fingers through her soft brown hair, letting a tear fall from his eye, and he didn't bother wiping it away. "The same goes to you too, Cat."

Cat nodded. "I know. It's just a promise we have to keep to each other." She looked to him. "You'll move on after me, wouldn't you?"

Beck shook his head. "No." He said in all seriousness. "I won't ever move on with anyone else."

Cat smiled. "Well…if you wouldn't, then I wouldn't either."

Beck kissed her lips and smiled against them. "Deal." Cat giggled.

Knock, knock, knock

Beck and Cat sat up straight on the couch out on the balcony as they looked inside the room, their son still asleep. Cat gripped Beck's arm. "Someone's at the door, Beck!" She whispered loudly to him, shaking.

Beck nodded and stood up, pulling Cat with him. "Go into the bathroom, lock the door, and take Julian with you." Cat nodded and they went inside the room. Cat quietly did as Beck told her to as she gently picked Julian up and they went into the bathroom. When Beck heard the bathroom door lock, he then looked through the peephole of the door. He saw no one. "Weird." He whispered.

BAM

The door was knocked down, sending Beck down with it and onto the ground in front of it. Beck recovered and tried to get up, but someone with a ski mask had a baseball bat. "Shit!" Beck cursed as he moved out of the way and the bat slammed onto the floor. Beck rammed the figure into the wall, but they slammed their fists onto Beck's back, which sent him to the floor.

The person jumped over him and went for the bathroom door, grabbing the bat. Beck growled. "BACK OFF!" He went to punch them, but ducked quickly when they swung the bat at him. He kicked their legs, and they fell on top of Beck, making them battle each other out on the ground. Beck punched them away, and reached for the bat himself, but the person grabbed at his hair, pulling him back. They kicked Beck in the face, making him fall backyards. They saw Beck barely conscious and took this as their chance to break the bathroom door down, grabbing the bat. "NO!" Beck snarled, but they swung the bat again, and Beck couldn't dodge it in time as it slammed right into his face, and pushed him against the wall, knocking him out.

They quickly kicked the door open and were ready to beat Cat into a bloody pulp, but they didn't see Cat behind the door as she wrapped a towel around their face, using all her strength to push them back out of the bathroom. She kicked them away, releasing them from the towel. "Get out!" She screamed at them, shutting the bathroom door behind her to keep her son safe. She reached for the bat on the ground, but the person grabbed Cat's hair, lifting her away from it and towards them. Cat cried out in pain, but stepped on their foot, making them yelp in pain. Cat moved away from them and went next to the glass door that led to the balcony. The person gripped the bat as they swung at Cat, but Cat moved in time and they hit the glass, shattering it onto the cemented floor outside.

Cat kicked them again, trying to push them over the edge. They turned and grabbed her, yanking her outside with them. "Let go!" She yelled as she tried to get them to release her, but she found herself against the railing of the 5th story hotel. "BECK!" She kicked the person away, almost falling over. "Beck, this IS NOT a good time for a NAP!" She screamed as the person came towards her again. They reached into their boot they were wearing and pulled out a shiny, hunting knife. Cat gulped. "NOT GOOD!" She grabbed the person's arm as they tried to stab her in the chest, and she kept a good grip on them, moving out of the way of the knife's aim. She twisted the person's arm to make them release it, and ended up stabbing them in the leg. "Oops, sorry!" Why am I saying sorry? She shrugged off the thought quickly, as the person slammed against the railing.

Cat grabbed the bat and swung quickly, hitting them in the face, making them lose balance and fall over the railing, and onto the sidewalk under them. Thankfully it wasn't busy at 12am on a weeknight, but it didn't help any.

Cat ran inside and shook Beck violently. "BECK, WAKE UP!" She screeched and then when he stirred, she left him there on the ground and went to the bathroom to pick Julian up. When she came back out, Beck was struggling to stand as he held his head. "Oh, awake, are we?" She asked in a sarcastic, irritated tone.

Beck rubbed his sore nose as he blinked at her. "Where's-"

"BECK!" Cat screamed. "They went over the edge of the balcony, I killed them, and we're screwed if we don't get out of here!" She put Julian's shoes and jacket on, and then hers as well. They decided against taking the bags and just grabbed their wallets of money and diaper bag. Beck had the diaper bag over his shoulder, and Cat held Julian in her arms. Beck grabbed her arm and led her down the stairs instead of the elevator. "Backdoor?" Cat asked curiously.

"Well, obviously." Beck whispered back, escaping the lobby manager as he was freaking out over the dead body outside his hotel, and they opened the Emergency Escape doors, making an alarm sound throughout the hotel. Beck sighed. "This is just bad!"

They saw the public bus at the stop, and they silently thanked God as they climbed aboard. The bus lady smiled at them, and they were trying to be polite and smile back. They picked a row in the middle of the bus, and there were only a few other people in random rows on the bus. Before the bus driver could close the doors after Beck and Cat sat down, someone ran up and came in.

Beck heard a gun click off safety. "I want to retire from this!" He growled as he saw a man, around his height, but much more built than him, holding a gun to the bus driver's head.

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Someone reached for Julian, but Cat kicked them away. "Don't touch my son!"

"No, don't touch the baby!"

The voice they heard was all too familiar. Beck groaned as he was thrown onto the ground. "Not you again!"

Lucy came up with a scowl. "I'm saving your ass here, Oliver, so shut up." She looked to Cat with a smirk. "I'll make you a deal, Mrs. Oliver."

Cat sobbed, holding Julian closer to her. "Let Beck and my son go! Kill me! Just let them go!"

"NO!" Beck snarled out, trying to get up, but someone pressed their foot on his back, making him stay down. "DON'T YOU DARE TOUCH HER!"

"Make him shut up!" Lucy yelled.

Suddenly someone kicked Beck in the face, making his jaw crack somehow.