Secured Sevenfold

Jacky’s POV
My body was hurting. I felt bruises all over my torso, my head was pounding and my hands were tied together so tight I could feel my fingers tingle because of the loss of blood supply. I looked over to my sister, blood on her shoulder.
It just realized we were both still wearing our dresses, to say they were ruined would be the understatement of the year.

“Joe? Are you alright? There is blood on your shoulder”
A groan was my answer and then she looked at me with a smirk “Not mine”
I couldn’t suppress a chuckle. Look at my big sister, all action hero. She returned a smile.
“That was pretty amazing, even though we didn’t succeed”
I agreed “Those men thought us well…. We need to get back to them Joe, we can’t give up”
“I know, we won’t, we just need to keep in mind who is waiting for us. We will make it. They are looking for us now, I know they are”
For a moment we were lost in our own thoughts, with our own man. Brian’s kind eyes and sexy smirk wouldn’t leave my mind and I could feel myself drifting away. I was so tired all of a sudden.

“That was pretty damn stupid! You really though you could get away? I’m not dumb!” The door flew open and Joanne stormed in, making me snap out of oblivion again.
“You two are not leaving before I get what I want!”
“What do you want, Joanne? Money? I have money, I can give it to you within no time” Joe replied calmly, looking straight at the young woman.
“Money means nothing to me!” She fumed, pacing up and down in front of us. I exchanged a confused look with Joe. First she was all about the money and now she didn’t want money. She was all over the place. Was it because she was young, or was it because she was completely crazy?
“What DO you want?” Joe asked, annoyance and exhaustion noticeable in her voice.
“I want my dad to finally notice me. I want him to acknowledge the fact that I’m his daughter too!” She seemed to think of that idea and then grabbed her phone out of her pocket.
“You!” She pointed at Joe “You give me his new cell number. He change it and I couldn’t find it!”
“I can’t, I don’t have it. He disappeared on us because of you… I don’t even know where he is right now!”
“Then you give it to me!” Now her look transferred to me and I shrugged. “Don’t have it either."

Joe shot me a look that was full of hope and I raised my brows in question.
“You know….. I might know someone who has the number”
“Who!?” She snapped at Joe
“Matthew Sanders” Joe replied calmly and my heart did a little jump. That was some clever thinking, sis!
“Fine! Give me that number, I will call him!”
Joe gave her the number and Joanne dialled, putting her phone on speaker, but motioning us to keep quiet. I was planning on screaming my lungs out when Matt answered, but as if out of nothing, the two man appeared behind us, putting hands over our mouths.
“Sanders!” Matt’s answer was quick, rushed and angry. My heart cringed at the worries I could hear come through and one look at Joe told me she heard it too. Silent tears were streaming down her face and I couldn’t control mine anymore either. They were so close, but yet so far away.

“Well, hello mr. Sanders, such a pleasure to finally talk to you” Joanne’s voice was sweet as she tried to butter up Matt.
“Who is this?!”
“This is Joanne Crowley speaking. I need you to give me the number of my father.”
“I’m really sorry, but do I know you?” Matt’s voice was impatient, and Joanne looked at the phone confused. For some reason I wasn’t buying Matt's act and by the look of Joe… Neither was she.

“I’m Joanne Crowley, I’m the daughter of Joseph Thompkinson. I need his number” she sounded as if she was trying to explain the whole situation to a toddler, but Matt was cool as ice.
“As far as I know Joseph Thompkinson only has two daughters. Beautiful girls as I may add, and Joanne isn’t one of them” I smiled at my sister. It was good to hear Matt was this calm, it had to mean he had everything under control, right? I listened for noises in the background, hoping to hear something that could tell me Brian was there too.
“NOW YOU LISTEN CAREFULLY! I AM HIS DAUGHTER AND YOU WILL GIVE ME HIS NUMBER, IF YOU DON’T, YOU HAVE TO BEAR THE CONSEQUENCES!” Joanne yelled into the phone, her face red in anger.
“I have those ‘beautiful’ girls” she continued with sarcasm in her voice “and believe me, if you don’t give me my father’s number, they won’t be that beautiful anymore!”
“IF YOU HURT THEM, I SWEAR TO GOD!” So much for Matt staying cool, huh?
“Not so arrogant anymore, mr. Sanders? Now give me the number!”

Matt sighed and gave her the number, which she instantly punched in on her phone.
“Pleasure doing business with you” Joanne replied sweetly, ending the call before Matt could say anything else.
I heard Joe take in a deep breath next to me. I couldn’t even imagine how it must feel to hear Matt, but not being able to say anything to him. Even I was hurt and I didn’t even hear Brian. I looked at my sister, seeing her blink away more tears, trying to put on a brave face and I just wanted to give her a hug. Shit! This was messed up.

Joanne was already calling the new number and I heard the ringing of the phone. I had to suppress the nausea that was coming over me because of the sweaty palm that was pushed over my mouth.
“Joseph” the sound of my dad’s voice made me widen my eyes. So many emotions coming over me. He was the one that brought us into this situation and I was angry for that, but on the other hand, I was being held captive somewhere, not even knowing if I would ever get out… I missed him, I was hurt and I wanted to cry. This was so fucked up.
“Daddy… so good to finally talk to you again”
“Joanne? We have so much to talk about” My father sounded sweet and soothing, and anger filled me up again, how could he?!
“Not over the phone, I want to meet!” Joanne rushed out
“Okay, okay… You are not doing something stupid, are you?” his voice was kind, as if he was genuinely interested in her. To my surprise, Joanne blushed.
“I won’t hurt them, not as long as we can meet” she replied quietly, almost ashamed.
“Good, Joanne, let me talk to them”
He must know what’s going on, he immediately knew what she was talking about, he had to know she had us. But Joanne didn’t notice at all.
“But…”
“No buts honey, just let me talk to them, I need to know that they are okay”

With big steps, Joanne came over to us and motioned the men to remove their hands.
“Daddy?” I let out softly.
“Pumpkin, how are you, how is your sister?”
“I’m okay” Joe replied curtly. Guess anger had the upper hand huh?
“Good. I will let those good for nothing bodyguards of yours know you are alright”
“Dad?” I let out before Joanne was able to end the conversation. “We have a lot to talk about if we ever get out of this place, but please tell Brian I love him”
“Yes, And I love Matt, it’s important” Joe added quickly.
And then, I finally got what I had wanted since the moment I was brought in here. A sign of Brian. His voice sounded, as a back up to Matt’s as they both replied
“I love you too”

That brought out the waterworks, I didn’t even notice Joanne ending the call, or her rampage on how we used her, or Joe, silently sobbing next to me. I was only hearing Brian’s voice. Those 4 little words, meaning so much. What if I never saw him again?

Brian’s POV
I sighed, I heard Jacky’s voice and that felt good in one way but it hurt so much in the other.
Hearing her voice, telling her she loves me, but not being able to see her or hold her in my arms, not being able to know where she really was and who she was with. Was she hurt and just not telling it?
I saw the same expression and emotions on Matt’s face like I must have on my own. He was relieved that the girl’s sounded okay and that we knew they were still there, but then... we still needed to find them to be completely sure that they are safe... and home... and that nothing bad would happen to them ever again.

For now they seemed to be fine, but that didn’t mean that it would stay that way, as far as I could tell this sister of them was a lunatic, just as the mother had been, and nothing good would come out of this now.
We had to figure out a plan, soon...
We had to find out where the girls are being held and how we were able to get in there.
Arin was together with Zack and Johnny already working on the information that Joseph could get us and I hoped with all my might that something was coming out of it, I couldn’t stand this much longer...

Matt and I were still in his office now, we had a discussion with Joseph about any other needed details, but a couple of minutes ago he had excused himself a, he told us he would get as many information he had from the woman Anne and on his unknown daughter. Since we finally knew who we were against, we needed all the assist we could get.

So now, we had about two hours to kill until Joseph would be back.
“I wished the first meeting with our father in law would have gone differently.” Matt chuckled lightly and I couldn’t suppress the grin from my face.
“Yeah, well... with these friends nothing will be spared from us, huh... and honestly for a second I thought he would rip our heads off, but then I think he realized that he still needed us. But I guess that still means we will have a fucking talk with him when the girls are back, right?” I cringed inwardly and Matt nodded.
“Yeah, well.. I think I can handle that as long as Joe is back with me.” Matt says and I nod, he was right about that.

“You think that Joseph can provide any more Information that are useful, I mean... I trust Arin to find something, but I... damn I need to do something... You know me, Matt.. I can’t just sit around.” I would do anything... everything... but this waiting and waiting is just nothing for me.
“Don’t you think I feel the same, Haner? I would gladly just jump in a car with you and knock on every fucking door to find the girls, but we need to think this through we need to have a plan. We need to concentrate and not barge into a situation we don’t know what will happen... Hell I will not lose someone else ever again.” Matt says finally and he sounded so angry.
My head snaps towards him and Matt meets my eyes, he looks so sad and I had a hard time speaking, since I knew exactly what he meant.

“What.. what do you mean, Matt?” But still I needed him to say it, for whatever reason.
“Jimmy...” His name was barely audible more like a whisper.
“It was not your fault.” I say, knowing it was mine. Jimmy and I were on the mission, not Matt... If someone was to blame, it was me.
“Neither was it yours.” Matt says and I swallow thickly. “It was a mission, we didn’t know it would turn out that way, but I will not allow anything to happen to the girls, to no one ever again... I will not allow it!” Matt nearly yells and I closed my eyes for a second.
I haven’t thought about it like that, Matt was right... we had to be patient and plan it, nothing else would bring us forward in this case.
I opened my mouth to say more to him when the door bell rang, and not just once but on and on, accompanied by yelling and I frowned.
“Who the fuck is that?” Matt asks and I get up from my chair “I’ll have a look...”

Notes

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