She woke up early the next morning. It was only 5 am. Roman was sound asleep still. She looked at his sleeping face and smiled. She couldn't believe he was here beside her. She quietly left the bed, put on her panties and dress and left the room in search for something to eat. AJ was sitting in the kitchen as she entered it.
"Good morning," she said.
"Morning. I'm not used to anybody being up this early besides myself," he said.
"I'm hungry. Is it okay if I eat some of your food?" She asked.
"Sure. Help yourself to anything you like," he answered.
She grabbed a pear from the fruitbowl and took a bite.
"Mmm, I can't remember the last time I had any kind of fruit. It's delicious," she said while chewing.
He smiled at her.
"You want some coffee with that?" He asked.
She nodded and he poured her a cup. She took a sip.
"I could get used to living here. Fruit, coffee... What else do a girl need on an early morning?" She said and laughed a little.
He looked at her.
"Stay here. I'll be right back," he said and left.
He came back a few minutes later and put a pair of pants and a t-shirt on the table in front of her.
"Here, this should fit you. One thing I learned is that a girl can't fight well or run fast in a dress," he said and turned around."Try it on."
She put down her cup of coffee and changed her clothes.
"Fits perfect," she said.
He turned around and looked at her, smiling and nodding.
"Can you fight?" He asked.
"No, but I know how to survive. I've done that for a very long time," she answered.
"I can only imagine how fucked up life must be inside that building," he said in a sad tone.
She just nodded, not knowing what to say. He took out a switchblade and handed it to her.
"Keep this on you for protection," he said.
She grabbed the knife and looked at it.
"A war is coming and it's coming fast, probably within a few hours. If there's a traitor in here, the Rollins clan already knows that you're here and they'll attack as soon as possible," he said.
She nodded and put the knife in her back pocket. He reached over and grabbed her hand.
"I hate to say this but are you prepared that you might lose him? They will be trying to get to him now that he has betrayed them," he said.
"I know," was all she could say.
"Go to him," he said and let go off her hand.
She walked out of the kitchen and back to their room.
She looked at him. He was still sleeping. He was lying on his back. She gently sat on top of him with a knee on each side of his hips. She leaned over and kissed him, gently waking him up. He reached around her to pull her closer.
"I can get used to being woken up like this," he said.
"You better," she said and kissed him again.
He swung her around so he was on top and started kissing her neck.
"Roman... not... now..." She said between her heavy breathing.
"I can't help it," he said and kept kissing her neck.
"Roman please, you need to listen to me," she said and pushed his head away.
He looked at her.
"AJ said the Rollins clan will attack soon, probably within hours," she said.
He stood up and started to get dressed.
"It makes sense. With a traitor in here, they already know I'm here and that I have warned AJ," he said.
She got out of bed, walked over to him and put her arms around him.
"When this is all done, I promise you that you will get a rematch in that bed," she said and smiled.
"I'm gonna lock you in here for three days and pleasure you till your voice dies out from all the screaming," he said jokingly and leaned in to kiss her.
They entered the kitched together. AJ was still there.
"Good morning," Roman said.
"Good morning, Roman. I hope you slept well," AJ said.
"Like a baby," Roman said.
AJ was just about to say something when Dean and Corey came storming in.
"They're here!" Dean yelled.
"Shit!" AJ yelled and ran to a door and opened it.
He looked back at Roman.
"Do you know how to use a gun?" He asked.
"Yes," Roman answered and ran to AJ to look inside the room.
It was filled with weapons. AJ handed him a machine gun.
"Shoot anyone who tries to get in," he yelled out to everyone who was starting to come around.
Roman ran back to Jenny, pulled her in and kissed her quickly. AJ looked at them.
"Get her to safety," he yelled.
"I'll take care of her," Corey said, grabbed her hand and started running down the hall with her.
Everyone else were fast outside to start protecting the facilily. She could hear gunshots as she was running down the hall with Corey towards her room. He slammed the door behind them as soon as they had gotten inside the room. She didn't dare to go near the window to look outside. She just hoped that they all would make it through. Corey took out a phone and started texting someone. She found it odd.
"Who are you texting?" She asked.
"AJ," he answered.
She nodded but her mind couldn't let it go. Something was wrong.
"How come you have a phone? After the war they're very expensive and hard to get," she said.
He looked up at her, just smiling.
"Come to think about it, the only ones who can afford phones are..." She stopped mid-sentence as the door opened and Seth entered.
"Thank you, Corey," Seth said.
"I'll keep watch outside," Corey said and walked out of the room, closing the door behind him.
Seth grinned at her while walking towards her.
"Now now now, what a bad little girl you've been. Running away, turning my boy against me, warning everyone out here," he said.
"He had already turned against you before I met him," she said.
He grabbed her arm.
"I'm gonna enjoy this so much," he said as he dug his nails into her skin.
She whimpered from the pain which only make him laugh a little. She reached around for her back pocket with her free arm, slowly grabbing the knife. At the same time they heard gunshots and shouting out in the hallway. Seth turned his face to look towards the door. She pulled out the knife and stabbed it into his stomach.
"You bitch!" He sneered as he went down on one knee.
His hand were on the knife, trying to pull it out again. The door opened and she looked over to see Roman standing there with AJ and Dean behind him. She could see Corey lying down behind them, blood running from the gunshot wound in his forehead. She smiled at Roman, feeling safe by the sight of him, not noticing Seth pulling out the knife and getting to his feet again.
"No!" Roman screamed.
Seth's arm went around her throat from behind and she felt a sharp pain as he stabbed her three times fast in her stomach. She fell to her knees. Seth stumbled backwards, dropping the knife on the floor. Roman ran to her, pressing his hands down on her stomach, trying to stop the blood from pouring out. AJ was there right beside him, trying to help.
"Come on, Jenny, not now, not like this," Roman cried.
She felt her legs go numb but she smiled at him. She put her hands over his.
"You showed me love. Thank you," she whispered.
"You can't leave me like this. Fight for me, baby, fight," he cried.
He leaned down and kissed her and then he felt the life leave her body. He cried as he looked down at her. For a few seconds everything was dead quiet in the room. Then he looked up to see Seth sitting against the wall with his hands pressed on his own wound. He was smiling.
"That's what you get for betraying me," he said.
Roman got to his feet and picked up the knife from the floor.
"Don't," AJ said and stopped him.
"He deserves to die," Roman sneered.
"I agree and he will but first we need some information from him. They're gonna come back, they're gonna keep attacking this place until we can't fight back anymore. We need to take the fight to them and surprise them and he knows how to get us in unseen," AJ said.
Roman looked at him, listening.
"Dean here is an expert at making people talk," AJ said.
"Torture?" Roman asked.
He looked over at Dean who smiled and nodded. AJ turned to Dean.
"You keep him alive no matter what. That kill belongs to Roman," he said.
Dean nodded. AJ turned back to face Roman again.
"Meanwhile, we bury her," he said.
Roman went back to her and lifted up her lifeless body. He followed AJ outside. Several others went out with them, all starting to dig a grave while Roman sat on the ground with her in his lap, crying over his lost love. As the grave was ready, everyone but AJ went away to let him say goodbye in peace. He kissed her one last time and gently laid her down in the ground.
"She's so beautiful," he whispered to AJ.
"She sure is," AJ said.
They grabbed a shovel each and started covering her with dirt.
Dean was waiting for them outside with Seth lying on the ground in front of him.
"How many bones did you break this time?" AJ asked.
"Not as many as I was hoping for. Bitch boy here can't handle much pain," Dean answered.
Dean and AJ grabbed an arm each and shoved Seth into the backseat of a car. Dean followed in to sit beside him. AJ turned to Roman.
"You ready to go and take them all by surprise?" He asked.
Roman nodded. AJ got in the driver's seat and Roman went around to get in on the passenger side.
"What do you wanna do with him?" AJ asked.
Roman pulled out the knife with both her and Seth's blood on it.
"Once we get inside, I wanna slice his throat in front of his father. He didn't get this fucked up by accident. His father taught him to be this way," Roman answered.
"And after that?" AJ asked.
"Kill everyone and take back the town," Roman answered.
"Sounds like a plan," AJ said and started the car.
"Oh... and free the rest of the poor women in the whore house," Roman added.
"Of course," AJ said as he started driving.
A row of cars followed them, all loaded with people and weapons, all ready to fight and claim back freedom.