Chapter Seven

"Dad?" he heard his sons voice on the other end of the phone. He nearly felt his heart stop as he heard his son finally. Finally he had some sort of proof that he was still alive. He couldn't help but feel a wave of relief go through him. At least right now he was thankful to hear his son's voice and know that he was alive for the moment. He shivered as he hated the thought that every second his son was with Larry there was always the risk of Larry being able to kill him. He hated that very thought more than anything. He only wished more than anything he knew where his son was at that moment. More than anything he wanted to save his son from the bastard that had him.

"Shawn?" he breathed rather heavily, he could feel his heart in his throat, "Oh my God, Shawn, are you okay?"

He couldn't help but look over at Belle and Hope at that moment. Belle was looking at him with wild eyes and her heart was pounding wildly against her chest. She was watching him very closely and anxiously from where she was sitting. Hope was now right by his side and she was trying to listen in. She was extremely anxious and desperate to know what was going on.

"For now I am," Shawn weakly spoke. He breathed heavily, "Dad, I just want you to know that I love you in case something goes wrong," Bo could tell his sons voice was a little shaky as he spoke to him, "Please tell Mom and Belle that I love them as well."

"What?" Bo spoke, alarmed at the way his son was talking, "Shawn, what are you talking about? Nothing will go wrong, we'll get you out! We'll get you away from Welch! I promise you that we will Shawn!"

Hope suddenly tried to grab the phone from Bo for a second. She was suddenly the one who was holding the phone, "Shawn? Shawn sweetie we love you to. We love you so much." Bo then quickly grabbed the phone back from her.

"I-" Shawn started to speak, but his son was suddenly interrupted, and he quickly heard Larry Welch on the phone instead of his son, "Bo Brady... are you ready for the fun to begin? I sure am!" Larry then laughed evilly. Bo felt chills go down his spine.

"I want my son back, NOW, Larry." Bo demanded. He could feel anger rising inside of him as he spoke, "No games. No fun. Just give him back. And you better give him back unharmed. Or else you will be dead, I can guarantee that."

"Well then where's the excitement if I just give him back so easily like that?" Larry teased, "I want to see both of you go crazy worried with fear while waiting for your oldest sons return. Why it is so much fun being able to see you both go crazy with so much worry!"he then let out another one of his evil laughs.

"Just let him out, Larry," Bo spoke with anger in his voice, "My boy doesn't deserve this. He doesn't deserve this at all!"

"Fine. Are you ready to make the trade?" Larry asked coldly, "You need to keep up your end of the deal," Larry took a deep breath, and then he continued to speak,"The deal is I'll bring Shawn with me to give him back to you but only if you bring Hope to give to me in exchange."

Bo gazed at Hope for a few moments. She eyed him as he gazed at her. Their eyes met but then he looked away. Absolutely hating this, he quickly went, "Anything to get Shawn back. Where do we meet to make the switch?"

"Ten o'clock tonight at the pier. That is when this will all happen Brady," Larry then started telling him what to do. Bo immediatly grabbed the nearest pen and paper that was next to him as Larry started to instruct him where to meet him. He furiously wrote it all down and Larry suddenly finished instructing what to do. However he suddenly added to the instructions. He then coldly spoke to Bo, "No cops. No back up. No nothing tonight Bo Brady. Or you will be absolutely sorry that you did. You will be extremely sorry. And when we meet up then, Brady, the fun will start to begin. I can't wait till I am in your fancy faces arms." and with that, he hung up the phone.

Bo hung up the phone rather quickly, and he immediatly turned to face everyone that was there with him in the room.

Belle and Hope were both looking anxiously at him, hopefully at him. They were both extremely desperate to know exactly what was going on.

"What'd he say Bo?" Hope demanded to know as she gazed at him. She continued to look anxiously at him.

"When do we get him back?" Belle asked him anxiously, "I can't take this much longer. I just can't. It's completely killing me. Completely." she repeated. She let out a deep breath suddenly.

"Tonight," Bo reached his arms out to Hope and held her face in his hands; he looked deeply in her eyes. She looked deeply back into his, "Tonight. Tonight is when we will get our son back, and I sure as hell won't let him touch you."

"I have faith in you," Hope whispered. She took a long breath, "Total faith."

Belle suddenly closed her eyes and repeated what Bo had just said, "Tonight." she whispered the word. She opened her eyes and took a deep breath, "God I hope everything goes okay tonight and we do get him back to us. More than anything I wish that." a few tears slid down her face suddenly.

"I wish that to," Hope whispered as she looked at Bo, "I really wish that."

"It will all be okay," Bo suddenly promised. He watched as a tear fell down his wifes eyes and he gently reached up to brush it away. He swallowed hard, yet he then continued to look in her eyes, "It will be okay."

He then lowered himself to lightly kiss her forehead. He then wrapped his arms around her and held onto her tightly. As he held onto her he suddenly started praying silently to God. He then started praying that both his son and his wife would both get out of this alive and safe tonight.