I'M A SURVIVOR OF GIVING CHILDBIRTH! And my brother survived with a fractured hand…I told him he didn't want to hold my hand, but he said that he was there for me. Alrighty then…

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Live Free or Let Me Die

Digidestend Angel

Chapter 17

Collide

Can we take a chance?
When faith and fear collide
We can make it
Step out and take it

-Skillet

Beck continued to watch his weak wife wasting away in front of him as the cell door opened suddenly. The man came in and walked up to Cat. "No…NO!" Beck yelled as the man kicked Cat in the side, similar to what Lucy did. "For the love of God, leave her alone!" Every time Cat would fall asleep, the guy would come in and wake her up, just like Lucy said he would. It killed Beck, dearly.

The man turned to Beck, cracking his knuckles, as Cat was still groaning in agony from the blow she was delivered. "Bathroom break, Mr. Oliver."

Beck spit on his feet. "Go to hell!"

The man took out handcuffs as he fought with Beck and handcuffed his hands in front of him with force that would bruise Beck's wrists. "Stand up." He said after he unlocked Beck's chained ankles.

Beck gave in and did as he was told. It's not like he could do anything with restrained wrists.

Cat forced him a sweet smile. "Do what you're told, Beck. Please? For me." She said weakly.

Beck was taken out of the cell, contemplating Cat's wishes. She would be very pleased if he did exactly as all these people were telling him to do, but he couldn't live with himself if she died while he was treated like royalty compared to the way they were treating her. He just wanted life to go back to the way it was before everything. Before Nathaniel died in that terrible car accident that Lucy caused. Beck thought his life was absolutely heaven before all that, but now, he was in a living hell.

Beck was forced into the bathroom and the door slammed shut behind him. Since his hands were in front of him, it wasn't hard to pull his sweat pants down and do his business, but he didn't want to. Cat has been holding in her pee since she arrived, which was about 5-6 hours ago. It's not fair.

I can't let her die like this. Beck said as he forced himself to pee. And then Julian…how devastated he would be if he knew the truth; the truth of how his mom died. He would blame me and hate me. He'd probably prefer to stay with Jade then me. He'd shun me and never speak to me. He'd hate me. I wouldn't blame him though. I would rather have it that way then any way else. I mean, I'll never be able to go on without Cat. Hell, I'll be honest, I don't know how to change a flippin' diaper or cook a meal! I'll be a horrible single father! I need her! Julian needs her! We'd never survive…we have to get out of here. Together.

Beck pulled up his sweats and flushed the toilet. That's when the door opened…

Here we go.

Beck lifted up his leg and when the henchman stuck his head in to grab Beck, he kicked him straight in the face. And the man went down…unconscious.

Beck blinked. "That was it?" Why didn't I freaking do this hours ago? He shrugged it off and grabbed the keys from the guy's waist belt and ran quietly back to Cat's cell. Lucy isn't finishing us off today! He opened the cell with the keys and Cat groaned, looking over. She gasped when Beck ran to her and gave her the keys. "Unlock these cuffs, baby." He whispered.

Cat painfully did what she was told and when Beck was free, he took the keys from her and worked on her chained ankles. "Beck…"

Beck unlocked her restraints and then lifted her up into his arms, since she was still too weak to even move. "I have you, girl. I have you." He muttered and then walked out of the cell, with the keys still in his hands as well. Every corner looked like the last, and Beck was ready to just die here. "Where to go?"

"Beck, leave me." Cat mumbled as Beck kept running. She gripped his shirt with her tiny fists. "Get out of here. I'm slowing you down."

"No." He growled out. But then he stopped. "But…I'm going to leave you here in this corner, okay? I'm going to find a way out, and then come back. It'll be easier on you, since this probably isn't comfy."

Seeing that Beck wasn't going to leave her in general, Cat nodded, taking a deep breath. "Kay-kay."

Beck put her in the corner, deep in the shadows, so if anyone passed by they wouldn't see her first glance. "Don't make a sound, Cat. I'll be right back." He kissed her lips. "I love you."

"I love you too." She whispered back, immediately closing her eyes, as if she was falling asleep.

She needs it. Beck thought to himself as he took off.

Beck followed the hallways, and he couldn't help, but feel he was going around in circles. Seconds away from Cat turned into minutes. Soon, to Beck, it felt too long. I just need- YES! In front of him was a great, large ballroom looking place, but across the long room was two double doors, that looked to lead outside from the light in the cracks of the doorway. Beck smirked. Now to get Cat and get the hell out of here! Beck ran back to Cat, again it felt so long, but he found her sound asleep in the dark corner he left her in. He picked her up and turned to run back, but a gun in his face stopped him. SHIT!

Beck was breathing heavily was Cat kept staring at him from the other wall. She was limply against the wall, sitting up, but she was looking more pale and deadly as the minutes passed by. He heard footsteps coming down the hall. He knew it was her. The man said she was on her way back to punish him by punishing Cat. It's my entire fault. Cat's about to be mistreated right before my eyes because I left her in that damned corner…I'm the worst husband in the world. If by some miracle of a chance we make it out of here, alive, I'm going to convince Cat to divorce my sorry-ass. I'm just not worthy anymore. I'm not. "Cat, please know that I love you and I'm sorry." He said, with his heart racing as the footsteps were getting louder and louder.

Cat shook her head and gave him a soft smile. "I'll be alright. No matter what happens, this isn't your fault." She frowned suddenly, looking away from him. "I'm just sorry you're going to have to see this."

The cell door opened and Lucy stepped in, looking pissed. "You really thought you would escape this, Beckett?" She snapped at him, pulling out what looked to be a lighter. "You're going to regret doing that…" And when fire came out, Beck suddenly felt sick to his stomach.

That lighter was about to put Cat through major suffering.

"Bring in the chair!" Lucy yelled to her henchman behind her. "Undo her chains and tie her to the chair. HURRY UP!"

Beck curled up, knowing he couldn't do a damn thing. He couldn't speak or move anyways.

Once Cat was tied to the chair with duck-tape, Lucy lit the lighter once again. "You brought this upon yourself, Oliver. You did this to your wife."

"NO!" Cat screamed out, shocking everyone. "He did nothing wrong! He wanted to save me! Just leave him alone!"

And a SLAP rang out through the cells. "You don't speak to me that way, you little witch!" Lucy pressed the flame to Cat's hand, and Cat screamed bloody murder. "Scream! Scream!"

Beck just closed his eyes as he was forced to hear his wife scream over and over, and he couldn't do anything to help her.

My son, Nathaniel, is healthy and good to go. He was 5 lbs and 9 oz. Personally, I thought he was an ugly little alien looking thing, but they say he'll grow out of that stage soon. I hope so. Not to sound conceited, but I'm not ugly looking, and his dad is majorly hot, so he BETTER be a damn good looking kid. Anyways, we're home already and he's actually sleeping, believe it or not. So I took this time to update. I'm putting up a picture, but they said it will take about a day for the picture to update. It's going to be my profile picture.

So 10 reviews please, but no flames. Trust me. If I get one word of criticism, I may cry. I'm not pregnant anymore, I know, but I'm still emotional as hell.

-Digidestend Angel-

PREVIEW FOR CHAPTER 18: Your Love Keeps Me Alive

The man took out a key and walked up to Cat, and he began to unlock her chains around her ankles.

Beck's heart began racing. Was he taking Cat somewhere?

Suddenly, once Cat was free, he stood up. "Lucy is allowing you to be with your husband, since you are on the verge of death anyways." And he left the cell, slamming the door shut and walking away. He sounded as if he was leaving.