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"NOOOOOO" she screamed and pushing up raced as fast as she could towards the scene, noticing the ranch hands surrounding the car. She was only meters from the car, her gaze tunnelled to where she had last seen Tyler when she was grabbed from the right by strong determined arms.
"Let me go" she screamed, she had to get to Tyler. She prised at the hands that held her and elbowed the ribs behind her "I need to get to Tyler"
"Baby it's me" Tyler grunted as her elbow hit a tender spot from their incident last night "I'm OK, I saw the car coming and got clear"
"Tyler" Olivia spun in her arms and wrapping her arms around her held her tight "Oh God I was so scared"
"I'm fine baby" Tyler pulled her close "I'm fine"
"I love you so much, I thought...I thought..." she sobbed unable to finish her sentence
"Sssshhh baby it's ok. Come now, we need to get Wentworth then I promise I will give you all the loving you need" she tried to pull away but Olivia gave her a last squeeze before pulling back. Tyler looked down into her still wild but relieved eyes as she struggled to get herself under control. Finally she watched as the fear turned to anger and Olivia stepped back and turned towards the car
"Lets do this" she nodded determinedly as they both levelled their guns on the car and approached it slowly, keeping to a tactical 90 degrees that allowed them the best coverage without getting into the dangers of crossfire. Several ranch hands covered from the other side of the car.
Tyler reached the driver's window and looked in, seeing a male figure slumped against an airbag. She could not tell if he was alive or dead. Reaching for the handle of the car she tried it but it refused to budge. She tapped on the window and the man did not move.
"Door won't budge, bring me a crowbar" she called to no one in particular "or something to prise it open."
Olivia sidled up closer to her and peaked in but like Tyler couldn't tell if he was dead or alive. Soon Slim returned with a crowbar and with much effort with Tyler and other ranch hands managed to pop the door while Olivia covered them, gun at the ready.
Once the door was open Tyler reached in and felt for a pulse, there was one, strong and sure. Minutes later they had wrestled the airbag out of the way and checked the man over. Besides a nasty bump to his temple he appeared fine. From there they had no hesitation of dragging him out of the car and securing him with handcuffs that Abbie had raced out from Tyler's belt. Until he either woke up or the ambulance arrived it was a waiting game.
A head count was done to make sure all hands were accounted for, then animals were checked to make sure none had taken a stray bullet. Sirens were heard in the distance and they knew the cavalry was arriving.
Alex held Tate in a death grip as soon as they got into the safety of the kitchen. OMG Wentworth had tried to kill them all. Tate had been hurt as she was saving her life. Tate had been hurt, oh God.
"Tate, you're hurt, tell me where" she pulled back and started to look her love over "Did he hit you with the car, do you need a doctor?"
"I'm fine" Tate promised and drew her back into her arms "Just banged my knee a bit I think, must have been a rock that I dived on" she assured
"Are you sure?" Alex tipped her head back to look into beautiful green eyes "You're not just trying to be tough are you. Please don't do that, if anything happened to you..." she jumped as there were some loud retorts and she recognised them as gunshots
"Everyone get down" Abbie yelled while guiding Judy gently to the floor.
Tate pushed Alex down then covered her with her own body. Alex held her tight and whimpered as she was hit by flashbacks of a cold night in New York. She flinched at the memory of the burning pain, of Olivia's anxious face hovering over her. She started to sob and Tate pulled her tighter
"It's alright sweetheart, you're fine. We're safe, nothing's going to happen to you. I won't let it Alex, I love you" Tate whispered in her ear and she started to calm as Tate kept assuring her as the sobs turned into sniffles
"Tell me again" Alex whispered, snuggling in as the firing suddenly stopped and she realised she was safe in Tate's arms
"What? That I love you?" Tate smiled and brushed back her lover's hair, ignoring Abbie and Judy who were slowly getting to their feet. "I love you Alex, have since the moment I laid eyes on you 5 years ago, will until I take my last breath" she stated seriously while staring into blue eyes which were slowly coming alive.
Alex reached up and cupped her lovers face, her own heart full of love as she stared into the green eyes that had captured her soul
"I love you too Tate. I love you too" and watching the elation cross her face pulled her down into a deep kiss.
Abbie looked over at Judy and grinned then looked out the kitchen window to see what was going on before turning to Tyler's mum
"Tyler got her handcuffs handy? I think they're gonna need to truss up the turkey" she nodded in the vicinity of Wentworth's car buried in the outside kitchen
"She usually keeps them upstairs in her room. Lets go check" Judy nodded as they hurried out, ignoring the couple still kissing on the kitchen floor. On the way up the stairs Abbie remembered to ring Elliot while waiting for Judy. She told him they had Wentworth in custody but not without adding a few charges of attempted murder to the mix, and a few firearms and driving charges.
Judy came out then holding the handcuffs which she handed over. Abbie grinned, instructing her to call for an ambulance just in case and hanging up from Elliot headed outside, ignoring the couple that had moved from the kitchen floor to the couch.
Elliot swore as he hung up and hit the lights and sirens while radioing it in to the others that the suspect was in custody.
They continued to race out to the scene in convoy, Elliot careening down the drive with the others, his eyes bugging wide upon seeing the sedan buried up to the windscreen in the outdoor kitchen. He noted all the skid marks in the gravel as well and wondered what the hell had been going on.
Pulling up the car he was driving to the side of the scene so not to interfere he pushed open the door and hurried over to where Olivia and Tyler stood arm in arm near their suspect who was thrashing around on the ground and yelling all kinds of obscenities.
Elliot slowed his pace and walked up beside Olivia
"Liv?" he asked, concern evident in his tone and she looked up to see him. They shared a long look before she pulled free of her lover and moved in to give him a quick hug which Elliot returned "I'm glad you're safe" he whispered as she pulled away "I'm sorry about before"
"Let's forget about it for now" she sighed and moved back to Tyler and nodded at Wentworth who was yelling at them that they didn't know who they were dealing with and they had nothing on him.
Agent Pyke stepped up and read him his rights before telling him he was being charged with several Murders, Battery's, Attempted murders, Extortion to name a few. When Wentworth continued to rave that he had done nothing Pyke informed him his hit man had fled the country and sent them all the evidence they needed. Wentworth went quiet for long periods before asking to see his fiancé.
Olivia couldn't help laughing at that and he shot her an evil glare. She looked him over, a handsome man with pure evil running through his veins.
"She's not your fiancé you pathetic fool, she never was except in your own mind" she shook her head
"You're wrong, our families agreed, combining our family name would make a great Dynasty. Her Uncle Bill introduced us, encouraged me to keep trying and that he'd talk to Alex. She knew she was supposed to marry me"
"Not in this lifetime Jonathon" came Alex's voice, much to everyone's surprise. They would have thought she would stay inside out of harm's way.
"Alex, sweetheart" Wentworth's demeanour changed, as if he could charm his way out of things. Maybe he had when he was younger, maybe he had been able to get away with blue murder. No longer.
"I am not, nor have I ever been, your sweetheart. I went on one disastrous date with you and aborted the second after 5 minutes. That in no way makes you my fiancé"
"But our families agreed on it and arranged our meeting" Wentworth claimed
"Yet I have no family" Alex pointed out "Besides the ones I have claimed" she smiled at Olivia who winked.
"But your Uncle..." Wentworth seemed confused
"Honorary Uncle I keep in contact with as he was my father's best friend. He is of no blood relation and I am currently not talking to him, I cut all ties after he set me up with you" she sneered at him just as Tate walked up.
"Babe what are you doing out here?" she asked while rapping her arms around Alex's waist. Alex's face relaxed and she looked up at her lover who was giving Wentworth a glare that could kill.
"Sweetheart should you be walking on that knee?" Alex asked concerned and Tate shrugged
"I'm ok, I'm more worried about you"
"I'm fine love" Alex assured "I just needed to see him for closure" she leant back into Tyler's arms, feeling secure and loved as she glanced down and saw the dawning on Wentworth's face
"This is who you are dumping me for?" he asked incredulous "Some hick cowboy?"
"Nope" Alex beamed and looked up at the woman she loved "A very sexy cowgal" and leant up to kiss her lover "Come on babe, I think I hear that ambulance coming and I want you to have your knee checked out"
"Alex" Her lover sighed
"Tate" Alex teased right back before looking at Abbie "We'll give our statements later Abbie"
"Sure no problem. I think I have enough evidence to sift through right now" she grinned at the loved up couple watching them walk off ignoring Wentworth's pathetic pleas for Alex not to leave him. Abbie turned back to Olivia and Tyler "Why don't you two go rest as well. We'll get your statements tomorrow after things have died down a bit."
"Sounds good to me" Tyler nodded and looked at Olivia who seemed just as eager to leave everything to Elliot and the Feds. Giving Elliot a smile and a nod Olivia took her lovers hand and led her back towards the house. It actually felt good knowing she didn't have a pile of paperwork to do and could relax.