Laura's eyes shoot open, her body aching from the explosion, how she is still alive, she doesn't know. She sits up, embracing the pain that rushes through her body. She looks around, she is sitting up in a bed, the wall is painted purple and on one side 4 loves hearts are painted on, 2 in a cream type colour and the other 2 painted green. She spins around planting her feet on the ground and stands up, her head takes time to adjust as her vision is blurry and her head is pounding but after a couple of seconds her vision is clear and the pounding in her head is now just a small headache. She leaves the room, slowly moving through another room, which has toys all over the floor, ninja turtle and power ranger figures lay on the floor. Down a hallway and there is an opening, voices can be heard and she follows them. At the end of the hall way she enters the kitchen, where Josh, Tayla and another woman are sitting down drinking out of cups.
"You're awake" Tayla comments
Laura nods and sits in one of the empty chairs.
"Where's Tori?"
Tayla and Josh share a glance to each other and Tayla explains what happened.
"Tori didn't make it, Josh tried to bring her back but the damage to her body had been to much"
"She's dead?" Laura asks
Tayla nodded confirming, Laura's question.
The women leaves her chair and walks over to the kettle as Josh begins to speak.
"So let me get this straight, my father and 5 others have gone into the testing facility"
"Yes" Tayla replies
"Have they come back?" Josh asks
"Not that we know of" Tayla responds.
"Have you heard anything mum?" Josh asks glancing over to the women who is now passing a cup to Laura with a smile.
"Call me Kylie" She smiles to Laura.
She then shakes her head to Josh. Laura watches on as the fear of losing people washes over their faces.
Josh gets off his seat and walks over to the sink, cup in hand and places it in the sink.
"How are you feeling?" He asks Laura
"Sore, aching body parts"
"You're lucky to be alive, both of you" Josh looks from Laura to Tayla.
"About that, what were you doing at the cabin?" Tayla asks
"I couple of hours before hand, I was at the nook, turns out I was being followed by your sister but before anything broke out Laura saved the day. I went and hid in the trees until Shara left and from there I heard Laura on the phone. I watched her leave and as I was coming out of the trees, Shara was coming out of the bushes. So I followed" Josh replies
"Well it's good that you did, otherwise we would be joining Tori" Laura remarks taking a sip from her cup.
"Bertha is going to be pissed" Tayla comments
Joshes faces changes to confusion, his mind trying to understand what he has just heard.
"Bertha is dead?" Josh questions.
"Well, no. She somehow managed to survive a bullet to the head" Tayla replies
"Shit" Josh mutters
"Gives us the advantage" Tayla remarks
"How?" Josh asks.
"Bertha wanted to be the one who killed Tori. Instead, Hunk, Nikolai or Shara shot the car and causing the explosion, which claimed Tori's life. So now Bertha will be after whoever killed her" Tayla explains
Laura knew she was right, Bertha only joined the mission to kill Tori and now that she is gone, why would she come after the projects?
"Anyway, I'm off" Josh says picking up a set of keys.
"Where are you going?" Tayla asks
"Off to see someone" He replies
"Are you stupid?!" She raises her voice.
"Yes" he replies as he walks out the front door.
Josh pulls up in front of a house, he turns off the car and hopes out of the car. He walks across the grass and up the steps to the front door.
He knocks twice and the door opens.
Standing on the other side is the girl he left back in Raccoon City. She opens the door and hugs him. The air slowly leaves his body as she holds on tight.
"Settle down"
She lets go of him and stares at him, like its all a dream to her.
"She said you were still alive, I just, I just didn't believe her!" Shauna says as tears of joy run down her cheeks. Josh plants a kiss on her forehead.
"Well I'm alive and I'm here"
Josh looks up and down her body, remembering what he almost lost a couple of months earlier. Something is different though, her stomach is bigger, not overweight bigger but pregnancy bigger.
"Are you pregnant?"
She smiles at him and holds her baby bump with both her hands.
"Yes with our little bubba" She replies.
Josh smiles, his life with Shauna is coming together but his still in danger, they're in danger, his new family, his future!
"Do you want to come inside?" Shauna asks smiling
"I Can't, I'm still being hunted down and I need to stay away from you and our unborn child"
"Josh! Please!" Shauna begs
Josh plants a kiss on her lips.
"I love you, ill see you soon"
He turns around and walks away. His plan now coming together in his head