Kendall's P.O.V.
I'm not sure, which one of us woke up first. She was curled into the tight ball on top of me, still. I felt her move around, wrapping her arm tight around my back, snuggling her head deeper into my neck. My body was screaming and aching at my position but hearing her sob and cry herself to sleep made me not care about my pain. Letting her curl up on my body as I sat in my recliner was the only thing I could do for her at this current time. It seemed as soon I sat down, and she got on top of me, she was asleep. After she cried of course. And I fell asleep not long after her, even though I was uncomfortable. I didn't care. Just holding her, kissing her tears and sadness away was the best thing I could do for her.
I gently raised my left hand and glanced to my watch before I set it on her head and yawned, gently stretching my back, moving her slightly. I ran my hand through her slightly knotted hair and sat back looking around our dark living room. "I was just going to get up to go to work." I felt my heart ache as she slowly pushed her legs out from her body and stretched them over mine. "Too old to lay like this anymore." I chuckled as she looked up at my face and smiled small. Her right hand reached up fast and rubbed at the stubble on my cheek. "Do you have the time?"
"Quarter passed 8." She nodded laying her head back on me and shifted slightly. Her butt fell off my hip, making me feel about 10 times better, and she laid between me and the chair. "I think I should have taken care of this Shawn guy last night. We had enough proof." One of her legs started to rub up my leg while her hand pushed into my black sweats, quickly. I looked down and tilted her head up to look me in the eyes. I kept my hand gently around her neck while I rubbed my thumb under her eye and her hand started to rub over my clothed dick. She didn't go under the boxers, but the contact was enough for me to start to get excited. "You know I love you right?" She chuckled and with a speed I wasn't expecting, she pushed up on me, and straddled my waist. I quickly raised my arms over my head and stretched them closing my eyes. I felt her kiss onto my neck as her hands rubbed up and down my chest and stomach.
"I love you too." Her lips stopped, so I opened my eyes and lowered my hands to her thighs and watched her bit her bottom lip and give me a very sexy bedroom face. "Which is why, for once…" I raised an eyebrow and she smirked sitting back down onto my semi hard dick, softly. "I'm not even going to give you hell for going to work." I laughed loudly making her smile big. I moved my hands from her thighs, to her butt where I squeezed onto hard. I pushed her towards me and let her lay over top of me putting her hands on my face. "I obviously want you to be safe and come home to me but…" She kissed me softly and pulled away but only a little. "I want to see those two guys rot in prison." I squeezed onto her ass hard and sat up quickly shoving the recliner down. I shoved my tongue into her mouth and stood up letting her take control of the kiss as I walked us to the stairs. "We have to be quiet." She pulled away and ran her fingers through my hair as I walked us up as quickly as I could, to our bedroom. She went back to my mouth and bit my bottom lip resting her hand son my shoulders. Just as I walked into our bedroom and shut the door as quietly as I could with my foot, she sat back in my arms frowning. "You told Logan last night that you were going to go talk to Emily this morning." I nodded tossing her to our made bed making her gasp out quietly. I tore off my shirt and without pulling my sweats and boxers off completely, I just pulled myself out and crawled on the bed to her, rubbing myself. She sighed quickly pulling her black yoga pants off, along with her panties and I glanced down groaning quietly. "Do you think Emily knew he was going to do that last night?"
"Doubt it." I leaned down and pushed her shirt up on her body hating that her bra was still on. I however still kissed her chest above her bra line still rubbing myself to get hard. "Logan and James have raised their kids right. If she knew she would have told them. Or someone." The side of my head was grabbed and pulled up to meet her face. She put our mouth inches apart from each other as I felt her legs wrap around my own. I glanced down to watch as I moved the tip of my cock to entrance. As soon as I pushed it in, I moved my hand to the bed outside her head and looked back up to her eyes. They were closed, and she was slowly starting to push her back off the bed. As soon as I was inside her completely I sat up on my knees and set my hands on her knees, bent around me. I started to pull out and she moaned moving her hands behind her back. I started a slow rhythm watching her struggle to unhook her bra. When it was, she pushed it away from her breast and grabbed each one turning her head slightly. "Are you going to be alight today?" She laughed quietly making me bend down quick and kiss on her ear and bite the bottom of her lobe. One of her hands ran through the back of my hair and I closed my eyes letting her soft moans invade my ears. "Maybe you should go over to Logan and James, with Max."
"Baby can we have this discussion when you aren't fucking me?" I opened my eyes and sat up fast. I grabbed ahold of her hips and increased my speed. She groaned again grabbing her breast and looked up at me, pouting ever so slightly. "I love you." I smiled small and resituated us, so she was sort of sitting on my lap, her back still on the bed.
"Love you too."
We made love on the bed, and then moved to the bathroom for round two. It was the first time in a long time we had sex in the shower and I loved everything about it. Her wet bouncing tits in my face. The sound of skin slapping against skin. The fact that I had to hold her up really get us there was the cherry on top. To feel her hold me…to know that she trusted me that much made me feel good. I was needed. And I was loved by her. For some reason that made me think about the time that would come where one of us would be without the other. It made me sad. But she shoved her tongue in my mouth and made me forget about my sad thoughts. I came hard in her as she shook and screamed on top of me, and I slumped into the wall behind her. I quickly pulled out of her and let her lean against the wall, water running down her body, panting. I smirked at my handy work and gently started to wash her. When I finished she seemed to have been calmed down and took the loofa from me and returned the favor, washing me. By the time we were done, dressed and ready to leave the house, it was almost 9:30. I couldn't help but smile to myself as she took my hand and led me to the stairs. It was a long session of hot passionate sex that her and I would only know about and I was okay with that.
I let her hand go as soon as we got to the bottom of the stairs and stared down at my son sitting on the couch. He had his Xbox controller in both hands and barely noticed his mother sit down next to him. I set my hands on my hips and walked over to my recliner grabbing my phone quickly unlocking it. I opened my messages and text Carlos, telling him to meet me at James and Logan's. I got a quick response back from him, saying he already made a visit to the known address of Shawn and I assumed his little brother Austin. No one was home. I sighed out looking up and stared at Max who was still into his game. "Max…you wanna come with us to James and Logan's house?"
"And see Emily? No thanks." He clicked hard onto his controller and I looked at the screen just in time to see him make a sweet kill. "I thought you were going into work today anyway dad."
"I am…but your mom wants to check up on your uncle, and I think it would mean a lot if you went too." He groaned quietly but gently set his controller on the coffee table standing up quick. "Besides, you have physical therapy today. Your mom has to take you." He nodded taking an empty cereal bowl and walked to the kitchen. I stood up looking at Juliet who smirked and walked to the closet by the front door. I watched her pull a jacket on and wanted to reach out and hold her, because I could see it in her eyes, she was still really upset about her office. I didn't blame her. But for a second, I thought I had been her hero. I made her feel good and we held each other and kissed each other's pain away. But maybe that was just a cover up. And the second we came back down to Earth from cloud nine, reality hit her hard in the face. Her business was burned to the ground for an unknown reason. And I couldn't do anything to stop it.
"K I'm ready." I snapped out of my thoughts and watched Max walk to Juliet who held out a black jacket for him. He sighed but took it, handing a water bottle to her, as he slipped it on. When it was on he took the water bottle and opened the door for her, letting her walk out first. Max glanced over his shoulder, stepping out, but stopped, and frowned. "You alright dad?" I nodded quick and grabbed my keys by my chair and shoved my phone into my jeans walking to him.
Juliet sat in the passenger seat of her car, as I drove us not too far from our house. James and Logan lived very close, just a little higher up on the hill, in the super expensive houses. She held my one hand with both of hers and talked quietly with Max who was asking about what was gonna happen next to her business. She said bluntly she didn't know and hearing that broke my heart. Max did say he would help with whatever she needed, and it made her smile wide. I remained quiet, even as we pulled into the empty driveway of our friend's house. I got out of the car last and walked up behind Max and Juliet. Juliet got to the door quick and knocked softly three times. I could hear a muffled voice from the other side of the door and shoved my hands into the pockets of my jeans just as it opened. Everyone froze seeing Emily standing in the doorway, on crutches, still holding onto the door knob. The only person she looked at was Max who I could tell tensed up. I may have even tensed up too, seeing the hickey on her neck and gently reached out grabbing his shoulder, forcing a smile. "Hey Emily…can we come in?" Emily looked to me quick and shut her mouth slowly moving out of the way. I gently shoved Max who stepped in first and then set a hand on Juliet's back. I led her inside still smiling down at Emily just as Logan walked out of his dining room, holding a dish towel, grinning big. My smile fell as Emily walked past us and even her dad, into the room he just left. He sighed rolling his eyes and walked to Juliet.
"Hey guys. Sorry. She's moody right now because she's grounded with no phone and computer." Juliet pulled Logan in for a hug and I remained standing as Max moved forward and hugged his uncle after Juliet let him go. "Anyone want any coffee? Some muffins?" I frowned as he walked to me and he chuckled. "She's in there by herself if you wanna talk to her. I would say go easy on her, but I could care less either way." He patted my chest and turned gently pushing Juliet and Max to the couch. I followed him as he went into the dining room and braced myself for a very weird conversation I had to have.
She was sitting at the dining room table, quietly, writing something down in a purple notebook. She didn't look hearing her dad go to the kitchen and I stood awkwardly by the head of the table looking down at it. She was doing homework it looked like. For math. I cleared my throat and scratched the back of my neck as Logan walked by, a tray in hand with a plate of muffins a carafe probably with coffee, three coffee cups, and a container of creamer. He gave me a small smile before pushing the door open with his butt and walked out. As soon as he was gone I turned back to see Emily looking up at me with wide eyes. I cleared my throat again and walked to the chair across from her and sat down slowly. As soon as I was sitting I looked over at her, to see her head down, hands playing with her number two pencil. "Emily…"
"I know why you're here." I leaned forward a little and leaned against the table watching her look up at me with big doe chocolatey brown eyes. "Austin didn't mean to do it. I tried to tell him it wasn't worth it but…that guy had it coming. He kept calling me names and talking about my parents…Austin just wanted to scare the guy." I slouched a little and turned my head slightly.
"What are you talking about?" She froze, and I shook my head putting my arms on the table. "Emily…how much do you know about Austin?"
"Enough okay. I know my dads put you up to this to get me to dump him or whatever, but you don't intimidate me like you used to." I sighed out and looked down feeling my frustration rise. "Austin treats me really well. He said once we graduate he's gonna move to L.A. with me and support whatever I want to do. He's been saving a lot of money from his job. He has his own car. He's not a dead beat or anything like that."
"Where does he work?" She sat back huffing and threw her pencil onto the table crossing her arms over her chest. "Did you talk to him last night?"
"No. My dad took my phone away." We locked eyes again, but she leaned forward. "Why are you asking me about him? Did my parents ask you too?" I sat back as well and sighed out.
"No." She scrunched her nose and titled her head at me making me feel bad. "We have him on camera burning down Juliet's office building last night." Her mouth fell open slowly and I sat up reaching out one arm, touching her open math book. "If you know something about him that could help me you need to tell me right now." Her mouth closed quick, and she looked down. "Emily does he have a brother?" She nodded once, and I shot up quick walking around the table and effortlessly pulled her chair out from under the table. I squatted down in front of her and locked eyes with her as hers started to fill with tears. "Is his brothers name Shawn?" She closed her eyes tight and nodded letting tears fall out. "You need to tell me what you know about them."
"I can't." I reached up fast, standing and held the sides of her face. I titled it up to look at me and she did gasping quietly. "Austin said if his brother found out he told me anything he would hurt him." My adrenaline was starting to rise, and I squatted down again as she wiped her face shaking her head. "He didn't tell me a lot. But he said Shawn was going to hurt someone and if Austin didn't help, he would come after me and my parents." I frowned and slouched a little keeping one hand on the arm rest of her chair. "Austin thinks whoever he wants to hurt, is at the hospital." I looked up quick and she sobbed out throwing herself at me. Through tears, she quietly spoke. "Do you think, he was the one who hurt my daddy?" I stood up slowly, pulling her with me and held around her back feeling nothing but anger course through me.
"Yes sweetheart. I think he is." She sobbed louder, and I pulled her up tighter on me swallowing hard. "Where does Austin live?"
"Somewhere…somewhere downtown." I frowned remembering Carlos tell him he had an address somewhere close to the hospital. Which was no where near down town.
"Can you give me the exact address?" She nodded against my head and I gently let her go, putting her back in her seat. I put one hand on the back of her chair and leaned over her as she wrote quickly. She ripped the paper out of her notebook and handed me the piece. I quickly sat down in the chair next to her and pulled my phone out texting Carlos. I quickly gave him the address and he said he was only about a block away from it. He had a squad car with him and I gave the okay to go forward. I sat back putting my phone on the table and looked at Emily who was leaning on the table, the sleeves of her sweater around her closed fists. She had her chin resting on her fist looking straight ahead. I reached out gently and set my hand on the back of her head. "Did you ever meet Shawn?" She nodded not looking at me and I gently rubbed her head. "Did he say or do anything to you?" Her eyes closed fast and turned her head away from me. "Emily…you can tell me."
"One day…after school I went over to see Austin because he didn't show up for school. He was in bed, with a bruised eye and busted lip." I looked down shaking my head softly as she sat back pushing my hand down to the top of her chair. "I told him I could help him…two of my uncles are cops." I glanced up giving a pity smile and we locked eyes. "Shawn walked in…he freaked out Uncle Kendall. He told Austin no one could be in that house. He walked towards us, like he was going to hit Austin and I stepped in the way." I sat up feeling my stomach turn and she shook her head wiping under her nose. "He didn't do anything to me. Austin just grabbed me and told me to go home. That was the night I broke my foot. Austin and his friends didn't leave me out there." I frowned, and she shrugged. "Austin met me out there and I was seconds away from calling you and Carlos. But his brother showed up. Austin told me to run and hide and I fell and…well you know the rest of the story." I let out a hard breath and she gave me a pouty look, knowing she would be in trouble for lying. "I should have told someone, but I was worried about what Shawn would do to Austin. Austin said as soon as his brother gets his revenge on whoever, it would be okay again and we could be normal." I looked away from her fast hearing my phone ring and grabbed it quick seeing Carlos calling.
"Hello?"
"The apartment is empty Ken. I mean…no one is here. There are about a thousand pictures of your wife and Logan everywhere though." I stood up slowly and he sighed out. "We defiantly have our guys. We just have no idea where they are." I opened my mouth to tell him to start a man hunt for them just as Logan's voice came into the dining room.
"Kendall? Can you come out here please?" I gently handed Emily her crutches and walked in front of her pushing the door open keeping my phone to my ear. However, standing in the middle of the living room, with two shot guns pointed down at Juliet, Max, and Logan were two guys, with black ski masks on over their faces. When I appeared the taller of the two, turned the shot gun to me and I raised both hands quick. I kept the call going as the taller of the two started walking to me.
"End the phone call. And get on your knees." I swallowed hard ending the phone call and did exactly as I was told. I saw in the corner of my eye Juliet clutching onto Max who was looking wide eyed at me. Once I was on my knees, my phone was yanked out of my hands and without being able to stop it, the butt of the shot gun met my face hard, hitting me in the nose. I almost fell back but kept my head up and went to raise my hands to cover my obviously broken nose just the butt of the shot gun came into my face again, this time hitting the side, hard. As I started to fall to the ground, my vision going black I heard my wife scream and as I hit the ground, my eyes shut and there was nothing.