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Chapter 11

Flack was driving ahead of the others. He was well above the speed limit but that still wasn't fast enough for Jo who was in Mac's car with him, right behind Flack's. Any closer and they would have been inside Flack's car.

"Why is he going so slow?" Jo asked, her heart pounding so hard against her chest she thought it might bust its way through.

"He's well above the speed limit." Mac told her.

Jo turned to look out of the window and shook her head. "Beth doesn't have time to waste." she said.

Mac knew she was right. He knew full well where they were going and so pulled out and took over Flack as he floored it.

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Beth hadn't heard Leo's men come back into the large room, she just felt them throwing something at her, something cold and wet. It was only when the strong smell hit her that she realised what it was, rum…

As more was thrown at her, directly on her face, she couldn't help but cough. She felt like she was drowning in the stuff but still they kept pouring it over her, for what reason she had no idea. That was until she heard the 'flick' of a lighter being struck.

She looked up and saw Leo stood there lighting a cigarette in his mouth but instead of blowing the flame out once his cigarette was lit, he continued to let the flame burn.

"I figured that, if I'm going down for life, I may as well take you out too." he said to her. "What's one more life sentence?"

Beth suddenly knew why she had been doused in rum. He was about to throw the lighter at her when, with a loud bang, the door to the room burst open. Beth looked around and saw Mac and Jo run in, both armed. Thankfully Leo's men weren't.

"Get down on the ground! Hand's behind your head, NOW!" Mac ordered.

The men did, all except Leo who continued to stand over Beth, the lighter still burning away in his hand.

"Get to the floor!" Mac warned him.

Leo shook his head. Mac steadied his gun, making sure his aim would be a good one. "You shoot me and this lighter falls out of my hand and onto rum soaked Beth here." he told them.

Jo cast a quick glance at Beth who lay on the floor. Beth looked back at her and Jo saw how beaten she was, the fact that she was naked told Jo what she had been through, her blood stained and bruised thighs only proved it.

"Put the lighter away, Leo." Mac ordered as he and Jo slowly inched forward.

"Stay back!" he yelled at them, lowering the lighter towards Beth.

Beth tried to drag herself away from him using her elbows but a swift kick to her ribs stopped her in her tracks. With a yelp of pain she simply gave up, she could only pray that Mac and Jo could get her out of this mess, alive.

"Put the lighter away!" Jo yelled. "Step away from her."

"You're her Mom, right?" Leo said knowingly.

Jo just nodded. They all heard the others cars pull up outside and Leo knew he was running out of time.

"You're about to watch you daughter burn to death." he told Jo as he held the lighter over Beth.

Using the strength she didn't think she had left in her Beth kicked out at him, he fell backwards away from her as a shower of bullets buried themselves into him. Beth lay there, praying the bullets wouldn't hit her.

She glanced up to see Leo lying by her, his body lifeless as the lighter in his hand. That still didn't stop Mac from kicking it away from him. Jo came to kneel next to her, she as more than thankful hen Jo pulled her on coat off and placed it over her, covering her beaten naked body. She only felt truly safe when she felt Jo rap her arms around her. "You're safe now." Jo told her.

"Mom." Beth muttered.

The simple title shocked both Jo and Beth, but Jo smiled and said, "I'm here, baby."

"Can you get me out of here please?" Beth begged her.

Jo looked up and Mac who walked over to Beth, he knelt down beside her and asked, "Is it okay for me to carry you, Beth?"

Beth turned to him and nodded, she liked Mac. She knew he wouldn't hurt her. Mac first pulled his coat off and placed it over Beth for extra warmth for her, he then scooped her up.

The others came into the room, along with other officers, in time to see Mac carrying Beth towards the door, Jo walking protectively next to him. The officers wasted no time in arresting all the men. Jo and Mac were focused on getting Beth to hospital.

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Beth was lay in a hospital bed, something she was rather getting used to. Jo was sat by her side, holding onto her hand, her thumb softly brushing over the bruise around Beth's wrist. Beth watched as she did this. Jo watched as she suddenly winced and groaned in pain.

"I'm sorry, did I hurt you?" Jo asked her.

Beth shook her head and said, "The pain is somewhere else." She tried to shuffle in the bed but Jo watched the same pained expression grow on her face, heard the same pain filled groan escape her. She knew where the pain was coming from that Beth was feeling.

"Why don't you see about getting that pain medication?" Jo said to her, helping her get comfy again.

Beth shook her head, "No, no, pain meds." she said.

Jo just nodded and sat back down. She had to smile when Beth moved her wrist back into her hand. Jo continued gently brushing her thumb over Beth's bruises, something that made Beth smile. They both turned to the door when they heard a knock. Mac walked in pushing Adam in front of him in a wheelchair.

"I'll let you two talk." Jo whispered to Beth who simply nodded.

Mac pushed Adam right over to Beth's bed. Adam nodded a 'thank you' to him and smiled at Jo before she and Mac both left.

"Thank God you're okay." Beth said to him.

"It takes more than a bullet or two to keep me down." he said to her as he sat forward and took hold of her hand, immediately seeing her bruised wrist. He glanced at the other one and saw the same tell-tale bruise.

"They tied my hands behind my back." she told him, knowing he was looking at her bruises.

Adam looked up at her. He reached up and gently brushed his fingers over her bruised face, over the gash on her cheek. "I wanted to stop them." she said to him as tears began to fill her eyes. "There were too many and I couldn't fight back." she blurted out as her tears began to fall.

Adam pushed himself up out of the wheelchair and climbed up onto the bed next to Beth. He cuddled right up next to her and placed his arm over her. She wrapped hers around him as her tears continued to fall.

He stayed that way and just let her cry. After a moment he said, "I'm so glad I have you back. I don't know what I would have done without you." he said to her, placing a soft and loving kiss on her head. "I love you." he said to her.

"I love you." she said back as she nestled her face against his chest.

Together they began to drift off to sleep in one and others loving arms.

TBC

Only one chapter left after this. Was going to stop with this one but had an idea for the next chapter so figured I'd go with it.

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