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Chapter Fifteen

Haley waited anxiously until they brought Brooke back into the room. It seemed an eternity since they had forced her out of the room in the first place. She had only stopped crying moments ago. She knew that crying wouldn't help them escape, but she had been unable to stop her tears falling as she had heard Brooke's screams of pain.

She knew that only an excellent thought out plan would get them out of the nightmare they were in. She then remembered Julian's warning, but she didn't care. She had to get Brooke out of there before it was too late for her to be rescued. She knew that if she would escape, Dan would just bump up the date even more. So it would be better if Brooke escaped.

She turned towards the door as it opened. She was horrified when she saw Brooke's bruised and broken body as Cooper and Julian dragged her into the room and dropped her unceremoniously onto the mattress. Haley glared at them as they did. "What the hell did you do to her?" she demanded as she rushed over to Brooke's side and knelt down.

Julian just smirked at her as he said, "We just had a little fun with her. That's all."

"Don't worry. When she wakes up, she will be sore for awhile. Other than that, she'll be fine," Cooper assured her.

Haley couldn't believe her ears. "You have just beaten the hell out of my best friend! Do you really expect her to be fine after that?" she exclaimed. Cooper and Julian didn't answer her. They just walked out of the room and locked the door behind them.

Haley then turned back to Brooke, who was slowly coming to. She groaned as she held her lower abdomen. Haley frowned in concern as she did. "Please tell me that was all just a horrible nightmare."

Haley sighed. "I wish I could." She then changed the subject. "We have to get you out of here."

"You know we can't," Brooke replied. Her voice was raspier than usual from her screaming.

"I can't, but you certainly will," Haley told her. "I'm not going to let them hurt you again." She then noticed how pale her friend was. The way she frowned made it clear to see that she was in a lot of pain. "Brooke, are you ok?" she asked her. She shook her head weakly. "What's wrong?"

"It's my stomach," Brooke moaned as she gripped her lower abdomen tightly.

Haley had a feeling that it wasn't just stomach pains from the beatings. Her instinct seemed to be correct when she noticed a dark patch on Brooke's dress that only could be blood. She quickly ran to the door and pounded on it. She knew that she had to get their attention urgently. "Cooper," she called. She kept pounding and calling out his name as she heard faint voices, but no footsteps.

Finally, the door opened and it was Cooper. Julian was with him. Both men were annoyed. Julian was about to speak, but Cooper beat him to it. "Haley, I told you that Beth here is going to be achy and sore for awhile. So what's the problem?"

"The problem is that I think you did more damage to her than you thought you did," Haley exclaimed. "In fact, I know you did."

Julian rolled his eyes in response. "You're overreacting," he said in a dismissive tone.

Cooper didn't say anything as he looked at Brooke and frowned. "Julian, go and get my medicine bag," he ordered him. Julian gave him a look like he was crazy. "Go get the bag," Cooper said, a little more firmly. Julian grumbled, but left the room. Haley just watched helplessly as her friend continued to groan in pain and the dark patch became bigger. A few minutes later, he returned with the bag. "Julian, take Haley out of the room." Haley was about to protest, but Cooper didn't even let her get a word in. "Haley, I would rather do this without an audience. Don't worry. She's in good hands."

"I wish I could believe that," Haley snapped before Julian forced her to walk towards the door. She had no choice but to follow him out of the room. She wanted to listen and make sure that Cooper wasn't doing anything to hurt Brooke further, but Julian dragged her to the other room where Ian and the other men were waiting. He pushed her onto a chair before taping her hands and feet to it.

Julian then looked at her as he spoke. "Ok, here's the deal. You keep your little mouth shut while we work and we won't have our fun with Beth until tomorrow morning."

Haley scoffed at him. "Yeah right."

Julian chuckled. "I can see why the Scott men find you two so attractive."

Haley glared at him. "You don't know anything about my relationship with Nathan. And quite frankly, it's none of your business. So I suggest that you keep your mouth shut about it."

Julian just smirked at her. "Actually, I know plenty about you and Nathan. The only thing my friend didn't tell me about was your pregnancy. It must have slipped her mind with all the wedding preparations."

Haley immediately knew who he was talking about. "Peyton did this?" she exclaimed in a stunned tone.

"Well, she is my ex-girlfriend. We didn't exactly part on good terms. So it wasn't easy to convince her to do this for me."

"Let me guess, you bribed her with money?" Haley asked him as she glared at him.

Julian shrugged. "How else did you think I was going to do it?" he asked her.

Before Haley could answer, Cooper came back into the room. Everyone turned to him to see what he would say. "Well, I hate to say it, but you were right, Haley. She was pregnant." Haley knew what was coming, but she wanted to hear him say it. "Thanks to us, she had a miscarriage." Haley felt sorry for her friend. "And since I don't want you to be stressed out any more than you already are, we are moving you to Ms. Sawyer's apartment. That way, you are already near home when we release you."

"How are you going to get me past her fiancé?" Haley asked him.

"Easy. Jake is already out of town on business. So you have nothing to worry about. But since you two are friends, I'm going to come along to make sure that Peyton knows her place," Julian told her. "And we should probably get going. After all, we want to make sure that you get there before your husband and brother-in-law return to Tree Hill."

"I'm not leaving without saying good-bye to Brooke," Haley protested as Julian started to pull the tape from her ankles.

"Sorry, but Brooke is sleeping. I'm sure you don't want to disturb her," Cooper replied as Julian pulled the tape from her hands. He then started taunting her. "Besides, why would you want to say good-bye to her when she had been lying to you all these months?"

"Because regardless of the lies, she is still my friend and I care about her, no matter what," Haley replied as Julian pulled her up from the chair.

"That's very noble of you, Haley," Cooper told her. "I'm certainly going to miss that about you. After all, you and Nathan probably won't ever want to talk to me again after this." He then thought for a moment as he turned to Julian. "You know, you really shouldn't have to make sure that Peyton knows her place. She should just know it, but she doesn't."

"So what's your suggestion?" Julian asked him. "Bring her back here? Then Nathan and Lucas will really get suspicious then."

Cooper knew that he had a point. "Then I guess you'll just have to take Brooke there instead."

Julian looked at him shocked. "Then it would be too easy for her to escape."

Cooper just smirked. "She wouldn't dare. After all, she has two friends to think about," he replied as he looked at Haley. "But you're right. It is probably easier to move Haley than Brooke."

"I thought so," Julian replied before he forced Haley to put her arms behind her back again before taping her hands back together. He then forced her to walk towards the exit. Haley couldn't do anything but obey. Once they got outside, Julian tied a gag in Haley's mouth before pushing her inside the back of the delivery van. Haley then realized that the delivery man was also part of the team. She just shook her head in disbelief as the doors closed on her and she was left in the darkness.


Peyton was about to make an important phone call when she heard a car pull up. She looked out the window and was surprised to see a van in front of the apartment. She put away her cell phone in her purse before walking out of the front door. She walked to the driver's side as Julian got out of the van. She gave him an annoyed look as she said, "Are you out of your fucking mind? Nathan and Lucas are due back here any minute."

"And you are going to be a good little girl and keep your mouth shut while I hide Haley here," Julian warned her in a low tone. "Or Beth won't be the only one you will be mourning for when it comes to Sunday night." Peyton instantly stayed quiet. She didn't even bother to correct him.

Before Julian could even open the double doors, they heard another car pull up behind the delivery van. He gave a warning look to Peyton as the occupants climbed out of the car. Deb, Lucas and Nathan walked towards them. "Peyton, get away from him," Nathan told her urgently. "He is one of the men who kidnapped Brooke and Haley."

Julian couldn't even protest as Lucas stormed over to him and grabbed him by his shirt collar. He pushed him against the side of the van. "Where the fuck is my girlfriend?" he demanded angrily. "And my sister-in-law?"

"I don't know what the hell you are talking about," Julian lied.

Lucas glared at him before he punched him in the eye hard. He then pushed him against the van again. "Where are they?" he demanded again. "Tell me or I'll punch you again," he threatened him.

"You are in no position to threaten me. All I have to do is make one phone call and your precious girlfriend will be dead," Julian warned him with a sly grin. Lucas then let go of his collar as he glared at him angrily and Julian chuckled. "Well, I guess I should be going now."

Before he could even move, there was a commotion as police officers headed towards them from different directions. Agent Hargrove was leading the way. Everyone looked at him shocked as his fellow agents went over and arrested Julian. "How did you know?" Deb asked him surprised as he walked over to them.

"I immediately came back when I heard that Ms. Davis was kidnapped. Once her parents told me about their suspicion, I decided to watch the apartment and see what happens," Agent Hargrove explained before he went over to Julian. "Unlike Mr. Scott, I'm going to ask you nicely. Where are Mrs. James-Scott and Ms. Davis?"

Julian didn't say anything for a few moments. He then gestured to the van. Nathan immediately went over to the van and opened the doors. He was elated when he saw Haley. He quickly climbed in before taking off the gag and pulling off the tape. "Are you ok?" he asked her as he embraced her in a tight hug.

"I am, but Brooke's not," she replied quietly as they started crawling out of the van. Lucas helped her out before embracing her in a tight hug. She then hugged Deb as Lucas and Nathan exchanged confused looks.

"Wait a minute, why was he bringing you here?" Lucas asked her puzzled.

Haley looked at Peyton angrily as she said, "Because Nathan wasn't the only one who was stabbing us in the back."

Nathan and Lucas turned to Peyton stunned as she said, "Yell at me later. Right now, we have to figure out a plan on how to rescue Brooke."

Haley immediately spoke up. "I have one. I came up with it as Cooper and Julian were talking about whom to transfer. The only problem is that we don't know where the warehouse is at."

"Don't worry. Leave that to me," Agent Hargrove told them as he turned to Peyton. "But I will need your help, Ms. Sawyer."

Peyton nodded in agreement. She was going to help in any way that she could to get Brooke back. "What do I have to do?"