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Chapter Twelve
Brooke slowly came out of unconsciousness as she heard someone calling her name. She opened her eyes and looked around at her surroundings. She immediately noticed that she wasn't in the Scott mansion anymore. She tried to get up, but soon realized that she was bound to a chair. She was relieved to see that Haley was sitting next to her, however, she was bound to a chair as well. "Are you alright?" she asked her friend.
"Depends on the answer you are looking for," Haley replied.
"What happened?" Brooke asked her as she noticed that she was still wearing her red dress. She tried to remember, but her mind was still fuzzy.
Haley was quiet as she thought for a moment. "I don't know. The last thing that I remember was being in the kitchen and getting a glass of water for someone," she replied. "And then the next thing I know, I wake up here."
Brooke then knew that she was in danger when she recognized the man who came in the room, as one of the guys who worked for Dan. However, she couldn't put the face with a name. A couple of more men followed him in including Cooper. Brooke then realized that her parents' fears of Dan being related to Lucas and Nathan were true. She couldn't believe that she had been so stupid.
"Hi Haley. Brooke," Cooper said in a casual tone.
"Cooper, what the hell do you think you're doing?" Haley demanded angrily. "Wait, do you two know each other?" she asked as she turned to Brooke.
"We used to work together before she moved to Tree Hill," Cooper replied with a sly grin. "Or should I say ran away to Tree Hill?"
"What's that supposed to mean?" Haley asked him as she struggled to get out of the tape that secured her to the chair. She didn't let him answer. "Look, I don't know what type of sick joke you're playing, but I would really like it to end."
"Don't blame me. It's not my fault that you're here. Blame your new friend. If Nathan would have told me that she was in Tree Hill right away, you wouldn't be here right now," Cooper replied.
"Nathan knows?" Brooke asked horrified. This was just getting worse by the minute.
"Nathan knows what?" Haley asked her anxiously. She was starting to get irritated with Cooper. "Ok, what the hell is going on? I demand an explanation."
"I'm going to have to leave that to Brooke," Cooper replied with a smirk. He then turned to the men gathered there. "Come on, boys. Let's give these ladies some private time."
Brooke couldn't even look at the smirking faces of the other men as they followed Cooper away from them. Haley just looked at Brooke, confused. However, she didn't say anything until everyone else left. "Brooke, what's going on?" she asked hesitantly.
Brooke took a deep breath before answering. "The reason that I told you that my parents and I were from Seattle is because we are in the Witness Protection Program." Haley looked at her shocked. "My real name is Beth Roe."
"What does Dan want with you?" Haley asked her worried. Brooke had a feeling that Cooper was listening in the next room so she knew that she couldn't say much. She then realized that Haley wasn't asking about Cooper. She was asking about Dan. She gave her friend a confused look. "I couldn't help but eavesdrop on your conversation you had with your mom the other day. I knew that there was more to that creepy phone message than what you were telling me."
Brooke sighed. She couldn't blame Haley for doing that. "I saw something that I shouldn't have. And Dan wants to make sure that I keep my mouth shut about it," she replied.
Haley knew that would be the answer she heard. Yet, she hoped that it wouldn't be. "I'm not going to let anything happen to you, ok? I promise."
"Hales, you may know Cooper, but you don't know the rest of these guys. They are rough and dangerous. And I don't want anything to happen to you or your baby," Brooke replied.
"I don't care. I'm not going to let them hurt you," Haley protested.
"Did I hear you correctly? You are going to have my great niece or nephew?" Cooper asked as he walked back into view. "Well, that changes things."
"You know, it's never polite to eavesdrop," Haley replied as she glared at him. "And what do you mean by that?"
"Well, the plan was to have you both suffer. But I think Dan would agree with me if I delay that for now. Being separated from Nathan is hard enough without losing the baby too," Cooper told her before turning to Brooke. He gave her a calculated look as he said, "You, however, are a different story."
"Let Haley go," Brooke begged. "You got who you wanted. She has nothing to do with this."
"You and I both know that can't happen. She'll go straight to the police and call Nathan. And we certainly can't have that," Cooper replied.
"So what are you going to do with me?" Haley asked him.
"I'm not sure yet. I'll have to talk to Dan first," Cooper replied in a casual tone.
"No, I'm talking to Dan first," Haley insisted. "Because this is bullshit."
Cooper tried to calm her down. "Hey, easy with the language. You may be able to use that language around me. But the other guys aren't as understanding as I am."
"Don't give me any special treatment, Cooper," Haley spat. The anger and annoyance was clear to hear. "Because I don't want it."
"You might want to rethink that, Haley," Cooper warned her sternly. "Because you really don't want to experience what we have in store for Brooke. I mean Beth."
"You aren't going to kill me?" Brooke asked him hopefully.
"Oh we will." Brooke's hopes instantly vanished. "But Dan is going to let us have some fun with you first," Cooper replied with a smirk. "And that won't begin for a few more hours. Good thing that you are already dressed for your birthday party."
Brooke gave him a confused look as she felt her blood run cold at his words. "I never told Dan my birthday. How the hell did he find out?"
"Let's just say, one of your new friends told us," Cooper replied before he left them again.
Haley and Brooke exchanged looks. "Who do you think betrayed us?" Brooke asked Haley worried.
Haley sighed. "I don't know. But I hope that whoever the hell it is has a guilty conscience and tell Nathan and Lucas where we are. Or there will be hell to pay."
"Would you cut with the chit-chat? We're trying to work over here," called one of the guys from the other room.
"Why don't you come in and make me?" Haley exclaimed as Brooke gave her a stunned and horrified look. "Like you weren't thinking it." Brooke didn't know what had gotten into Haley, but she had a feeling that it wasn't just hormones.
They then heard footsteps and one of the men appeared. He grinned as he said, "Wow, I'd never thought that our second guest would be so feisty."
"You're the one who left that creepy message," Brooke replied as she recognized his voice.
"The name is Julian," Julian said as he pulled out a roll of tape from behind his back. "And do you think that you could convince your new friend to be a little more cooperative?"
Haley glared at him. "I'm a pregnant woman who is taped to a fucking chair because my father-in-law kidnapped me to just to punish my husband, who is also his son. So I don't think I'm going to be cooperating anytime soon," she exclaimed angrily. "And if you want to ask me something, ask me directly instead of trying to convince Brooke to do it."
Julian knew that she had a point. He walked over to her. "Are you like this all the time?" he asked her.
"Julian, just put the tape over their mouths and get the hell back in here," Cooper ordered. "We have work to do."
"Gladly," Julian muttered before he ripped off two pieces of tape. He happily put the first one over Haley's mouth as she glared at him. He then walked back over to Brooke. "And after we finish our work, we have a few things to discuss with you, Ms. Davis," he said as he put the tape over her mouth. He then left the room, leaving Brooke terrified of what was to come.
A little while later, Julian heard his phone ring. He looked at the caller ID and was happy to see that it had been the call that he had been waiting for. He excused himself and walked out of the warehouse for some privacy. He didn't want to risk Beth or Haley to overhear and find out who betrayed them.
"I was wondering when you were going to call. You know how impatient Dan gets when he wants a report," Julian said in a firm tone. "And why the hell did you not tell me that Haley was pregnant?"
The person on the other end of the line was just as annoyed as Julian was. "You know I couldn't call right away. And do you want me to answer that or give you the report?" the other person on the line replied.
"Give me the report," Julian demanded.
"Well, Deb knew something wasn't right once I told her about Lucas's and Nathan's abrupt departure. So we all headed over to the house. And we found Lucas getting ready to pound Nathan. But Mr. Roe and Jake pulled them apart before he could do anything. Lucas then told us about Dan's note. Then Nathan told his side of the story. Of course, he only told part of the truth. He told the group that he was working for Dan, but quit when he was asked to do something that he didn't want to do. And the punishment was taking Haley. But he lied when he told them that Dan's men probably took Beth just because she was with Haley at the time. Of course, only Beth's parents and I knew the truth. They went to talk to Nathan privately while Deb tried to calm Lucas down. I'm not sure what they talked about exactly, but Nathan must have convinced them to stay here while he and Lucas go confront Dan. They are taking the first flight out in the morning."
"Thanks for the heads-up. Now tell me why the hell that you didn't say anything about Haley's pregnancy?" Julian asked in a firm tone.
"What can I say? I'm excellent at keeping secrets. Talk to you later, Julian," the person said before ending the call.
Julian hung up the phone as he heard footsteps approaching him from behind. He just smirked as he turned around to see Cooper. "Well, my lovely informant just told me that your nephews are heading to Las Vegas in the morning."
"I'm surprised that your friend is willing to betray her friends like this," Cooper said.
"Well, she needs the money," Julian replied. "After all, she is getting married soon and wants to make sure she and her husband are stable." He then chuckled. "It's funny how she tells her friends not to trust Nathan when she is the one not to be trusted."
"She was taught well," Cooper said as they headed back into the warehouse.
