Ben looked at the video again and again but he still didn’t have any clue about the two guys that were walking behind Justin and Jake. He could see the gun that one of them was carrying pointing at Justin. Jake was walking very slowly and after that, the tape wouldn’t show them anymore. They had taken the stairs and there wasn’t a camera there. “Call them.” Brian hissed. “Tell them what happen.” “Fuck!” Kevin shouted. Brian and Ben looked at Kevin who had one hand on a bottle of JD and the other on an empty glass while his head rested on the table. Brian walked up to him and grabbed the bottle. “What the fuck do you think you are doing?” Brian asked as he took a sip and then closed the bottled. “Getting drunk.” Kevin pointed out. “You should be sober. What if we have to go find Jake and Justin?” Brian asked. “Bullshit.” Kevin yelled. “We have seen this before.” Brian took a step back and swallowed his anger. “Maybe it hasn’t happen to us yet but we have seen it happen to people we know. Kyle’s client was kidnapped and killed. So was George’s and…” “Shut the fuck up!” Ben yelled. “I don’t want to hear it. Jake will take care of this. I know he will and you will be ready in case he manages to contact us.” Kevin looked at the floor while clenching his fists. “Stop moping around and go do something useful.” Brian yelled. “Move!” Kevin frowned and got up. He walked out of the room while slamming the door on his way out. Brian looked at Ben and then put the bottle down. “Hello, Mrs. Taylor?” Ben asked. Brian felt sick. He grabbed his jacket and walked out of his apartment too. *** Justin opened his eyes and yawned. He quickly sat up and tried to look around. It was completely dark. Gradually, he began to remember what had happened. “Jake?” “I’m here.” “Where are we?” Justin asked with a trembling voice. “I don’t know. It’s some kind of basement. Come here.” “I don’t know where you are.” Justin told him. “Just follow my voice.” Jake told him. Justin kept moving until a pair of hands grabbed him. “Jake!” “Shhh, it’s me.” Justin hugged Jake tightly. “Listen to me.” Jake said pushing Justin away but not letting go of him. “I tried to fight them but they have guns and they took mine. They drugged you and threw you down here with me. I know they have to come down here pretty soon.” “What?” Justin asked. “They are coming back, Justin. Do you understand what I am saying?” “Okay.” Justin whispered. “When that happens I’m going to try and hold one of them.” Jake informed him. “You want me to take the other?” “No, when the other guy comes towards me, I want you to run out.” Jake told him. “But…I won’t leave you.” Justin protested. “Justin! You have to go get help. You have to tell them who is doing this.” Jake instructed him. “I’m scared.” Justin told him. “And I don’t know who the fuck they are.” “I know. I’m scared too.” Jake told him. “Really?” Justin asked. Jake nodded even though Justin couldn’t see him. “Yes, Justin. I’m scared but we have to keep calm so we can get out of here.” “Okay.” Jake took a deep breath. “One of the guys name is Rick. Does that sound familiar?” Justin shook his head. "No." Justin told him. “What about the name Jacob? They were saying something about this being payback for what they did to him.” Jake said. “Oh my god.” Justin sobbed. “Tell me.” “That’s the name of the kid that killed himself.” Justin said. “I figured.” Jake told him and sighed. “What are you going to do while I distract them?” “I’m going to run out.” Justin murmured. “Good boy.” Jake told him. “I want to be home with Brian.” Justin sobbed. “I know. I miss Kevin.” Justin started crying and Jake held him tight telling him to calm down and repeating what Justin had to do when the guys that had kidnapped them came down. *** Ben looked up at Brian and Kevin who were pacing together. As Brian walked towards the door, Kevin was coming from it. He didn’t say anything. He would have been the same way if something happened to Michael. He was worried enough that his brother was nowhere to be found but someone had to keep calm. “Do you remember anything else?” Ben asked. “I already told you. I was looking at Jimmy when someone shot me. I fell to the ground and I heard them arguing. He told Jimmy to come with him and they started fighting for the gun and then it went off. Then I passed out and I never saw his face.” Daphne yelled. “Okay, okay. I’m sorry.” Ben said. “Could you stop doing that?” Craig asked looking at Brian. Brian glared at him before he shook his head and sat down. Kevin kept pacing not really listening to anyone or anything. “I’ll go help Vic in the kitchen with those coffees.” Jennifer said getting up. “I’ll go with you.” Daphne said getting up. “Shouldn’t you be out there doing something?” Craig asked looking at Brian. “I don’t work for you, remember?” Brian hissed. “Now it’s not the time.” Ben told them. “I have people working on this. No one saw them coming out of the hospital. We have no idea who those two guys were.” “Ben, can I talk to you?” Brian asked getting up. Ben followed Brian out of the house. “What did you found out about what I told you?” Brian asked. “His name was Jacob Hobbs. He had two brothers but no one knows where they are. They have money and could be hiding anywhere. If they don’t want to be found, they won’t be. I have Thompson and Miller working on it. They are trying to find any place in their name’s or their father’s or mother’s. Whoever is close to them is being investigated.” “What are their names?” Brian asked. “Rick and Chris.” Ben said. Brian nodded and took a deep breath. “I’m going to go. I can’t stay there. I’m going to fucking choke Craig.” Brian said. Ben nodded and watched Brian walking to his jeep. The door opened and Kevin came out. He looked at Ben and then ran over to Brian. Brian stopped his jeep and let Kevin get in before he left. *** Jake was sitting down on a piece of wood when the door opened. “Morning.” Someone sing sang. Justin’s heart started pounding. “It’s time to pay up.” The same voice said. Justin felt someone grabbing him by the neck and pushing him to the floor. Soon enough, Jake was up and pushing the guy down on the floor. Just like Jake had told Justin it was going to happen, it did. When the other guy went over to stop Jake with his gun out, Justin got up and ran up the stairs. Justin stopped cold when someone shot towards him. “Don’t move.” “Run, Justin! Fucking get out of here!” Jake screamed. The guy with the gun turned around and hit Jake with the gun before he turned around once again. Justin was gone. He took off after the blond. Justin looked around the house trying to find an exit. He reached the front door but it was nailed shut. He moved around the living room then towards the kitchen. There was a door but it was nail shot too. He started to get desperate. He heard the guy screaming after him and Justin just took off up the stairs that were there. The second floor was full of junk everywhere. Justin was careful to not step onto anything. He tried opening the doors around him but they were all locked. He finally reached an unlocked door and went in. It was the bathroom and there was something in the bathtub. Justin walked slowly and his hand flew to his nose and mouth. It reeked like nothing he had ever smelled. He looked at the body inside the tub and his tears came out no matter how much he tried to stop them. The guy’s eyes were open and Justin had no doubt that it was Adam lying dead in the bathtub. It didn’t look like Adam had moved away after all. “Where are you?” The guy called. Justin moved towards the window and managed to open it. He pulled a chair close to it and climbed out. He was half way through when the door to the bathroom opened. Justin didn’t even look back. He just jumped out and landed on the roof of the porch. He managed to get up but ended up falling down and only managed to hold himself at the last minute at the edge of the roof. “I can see you.” Justin looked down and saw the ground wasn’t that far away so he let go. He moaned when he fell on his butt and quickly looked up to see if the guy was there. Justin got up slowly and looked around. The guy was nowhere to be seen. He was in the backyard looking for an exit when he saw a small path that led to the front of the house. He was walking slowly until he heard a door being opened and he knew the guy was in the backyard too. He ran through the tight passage until he reached the end. There was a big fence and Justin started to panic until he saw a door. He ran to the end of the fence and unlatched the door. He had to make it after all the shit he had gone through. *** When the call ended, Brian threw his cell phone against the wall. “Ben said they haven’t found a fucking thing. They don’t have a fucking clue where Justin and Jake are!” Brian said shouting. Kevin looked at him like he had gone crazy. Then Brian started throwing everything that was close to him against the wall and the floor. “Stop it. Stop it!” Kevin started shouting. Brian stopped and gave Kevin a deadly look. Kevin frowned before he turned around. Brian looked at Kevin whose shoulders had started to trembled. He walked over to his little cousin and turned Kevin around. He gave him a smile and hugged him tightly. Kevin’s sobs got louder until he was just crying. “It’s going to be okay.” Brian assured him. “I love him, you know.” Kevin sobbed. “He’s the first man I have ever loved.” Brian nodded. “I know what you are going through.” Kevin looked into Brian’s eyes and nodded. He closed his eyes and placed his head on Brian’s shoulder. Brian was caressing Kevin’s back when Kevin spoke again. “You can cry, too. It won’t kill you and I won’t tell anyone.” Brian smiled but didn’t say anything. He already had been crying. His tears made their way across his face silently.
i want to thank CuJo for all the help she has given me so far. also the readers you guys are great motivators. ; )