Secured Sevenfold

Matt’s POV
I stood outside together with the others, waiting for a sign that we could walk back in, that I could finally get my hands back on Joe, I wouldn’t leave her side ever again, and I began to consider Zack’s idea of cuffing her to my side, more and more.

I looked over to the others, they didn’t look any more relaxed than me. Brian was pacing nervously next to me, while Arin sat on the steps, his phone in hand typing. Johnny was running around the house for the third time, checking for some kind of danger and Dean was pacing on my other side.

If they wouldn’t stop any time soon, I would knock them both out, they made this even harder for me.
“Can you stop the pacing? God damn, you drive me insane!” I finally barked and regretted it a second later, it wasn’t their fault.
“Then let me get back in there, and I stop” Brian snapped back and I rolled my eyes.
“Let me check if I hear something, I mean… we should hear at least if they are still talking or if it is coming to an end!” I said and moved past Arin to the front door, Brian was behind me.

Suddenly a loud voice could be heard, some arguing, a man’s voice and then Joe’s, answering something back at him “Well, sometimes things change, and you know what? You can’t mess with family, it will always come back together, so get your head out of your ass, this assignment is over!”

I knew something was up and Brian was already with his hand on the door handle, he pushed the door open, and I bridged the last distance, as soon as I moved inside a gunshot broke the previous silence and I ducked, shoving whoever stood before me out of the way with all my might, but it was too late? Wasn’t it?

I realized the one standing in my way was a female body and not just anyone... it was Joe, my Joe...
She couldn’t be hit? Could she?
I grabbed her small form in my arms and turned her around, while we fell down on the floor, I took the impact with my back and grunted when we connected with the hard wooden floor.

I heard some yelling and saw Brian running towards the guy, he got the gun and knocked it over the head of the guy who fell to the floor lifeless.
I quickly sat up and softly placed Joe in my arms, I cradled her body to mine and searched for a wound, was there blood?
I couldn’t see blood? Where did he hit her? Why was that guy still here and why did he have a gun?
How could we let them be in one room with our girls?

“Jacky? Babe? Are you okay? Please tell me you are okay!” I heard Brian’s panicked voice but I had to concentrate on my Joe.
“Matt?” I heard Joe’s voice and my eyes snapped to her, tears were in my eyes, wanting to escape, she shouldn’t be speaking, not when she was so weak.
“Sweetie, ssshhh.. Don’t speak... Let me check your wound, you will be fine. I know it, you cannot leave me now.. not when I just got you back. You heard me... you cannot leave me!” I begged and a tear ran down my face, I couldn’t control it anymore.

When suddenly a soft hand whisked the tear away “I’m okay, Matt.. Really.” Joe whispered and I shook my head, I heard the gun and I saw her standing in the line of fire.. I was too late... I knew something would happen, I should have never left her alone...

“Matt, please look at me!” Joe began to sit up and I tried to push her back down, she wasn’t allowed to sit, I hadn’t found the wound yet.
“Matt!” She looked me deep in the eyes, then motioned down her body. “You saved me, babe. I’m okay, I really am. There is no wound. You were in time. You saved my life, babe” Then her lips crashed down on mine and another tear escaped my eye, she was okay? Really okay? She wasn’t hurt?!
I have never been so scared in my life, but she was okay...

When she finally let go of our kiss, I hugged her close to my body, I inhaled her scent and sighed loudly. I had been this close to losing her, losing her for good, I would never, never again let her get in danger, this was it... no matter the costs, I couldn’t stand another one of these events in my life again.

I slowly got up from my crouching position and helped Joe to her feet, as soon as she stood Jacky came running towards her and hugged her sister close, I took in my surroundings. Joseph stood next to Joanne, still in shock, she was blabbering around and I could see Brian wasn’t far from knocking her out too. His eyes met mine and I saw the panic in them too, the relief and the anxiety of going through any of this again. He reflected my feelings perfectly.

“I never meant for any of you to get hurt... I don’t know how he could act this way... he never did something like that before... I’m sorry Joe... really sorry. Don’t blame me, please... you are my sister.” Joanne took a step forward but I held my hand out stopping her.
“Don’t get near her.” I almost growled, I didn’t know her, I wouldn’t let any danger come past me ever again, and that also meant this girl.

“Matt, it’s okay.”Joe smiled at me and then turned to Joanne “It wasn’t your fault, Joanne. I’m okay, thanks to Matt and Brian, I’m okay.” Joe walked past me and I followed her not letting her out of my distance more than a couple of feet. She gave Joanne a quick hug and then let go.
“I really need to get out of here now, don’t get me wrong, Joanne, I told you before, we will stay in contact, but right now, I need to go home, so does Jacky.” Joe said holding Joanne’s hands in hers and I admired Joe, how could she nearly be shot, been through all this and then act so lovingly towards that woman, it was just... unbelievable.

“Ohh okay, but you promise right?” Joanne stammered and I saw Joseph hug her into his side “I will stay with you, if you want to, talk some more and get rid of this guy here.” Joseph pointed at the still unconscious man on the floor, Brian must hit him real good.
“That would be good, yes. I want that” Joanne nodded and I didn’t care for anything else, I grabbed Joe’s hand in mine and pulled her to me, not letting her go again.

Brian’s POV
My first instinct had been running towards Jacky and making sure she was fine and nothing happened to her, what if that guy would shoot again and this time his target was her?
But then my trained mind took over and knew if I wanted the situation to be safe, for her, for Matt and Joe, for everyone, I had to take out the guy and knock him unconscious, so I jumped past Matt, moved out of the line of fire and knocked the gun out of the still stunned man.

He was staring at the door, not expecting us to come running in and I took exactly this chance, I didn’t care if he hit me or shot at me, as long as the girls were safe. I had seen Arin and Zack standing near the entrance, making sure no one else could attack us, so as soon as the guy was out cold, I knew we were safe, for now.

Finally I could let my emotions overcome me, I didn’t give a damn about the words that Joanne was yelling, about Joseph or any of the others, I got up and ran towards Jacky I closed her in my arms, then pushed her away from me and scanned her body for any kinds of wounds, she looked shocked, but not in pain... she was fine? Right?

“Brian” I heard her whisper and that broke all my resistance. I nearly begged her to tell me she was fine. “Babe, are you hurt? Tell me you are not hurt!”
“Oh God, no I’m okay.. are you hurt? Or Matt?” Jacky looked me up and down and then over to Joe and Matt but they were already standing and they looked like nothing happened, so indeed Matt and I came running in just in the right moment.

“I won’t leave you out of my sight.. ever. Promise me, you will not send me away, again. Babe.. please!” I pulled her into my body, and hers melted to mine, her arms around my waist and she buried her face in the crook of my neck.
“I won’t” I heard her whisper and sighed loudly in relief, at least for now she was safe and in my arms...

Matt and Joe made their way outside and I was quick to follow with Jacky. She had to go over my dead body if she ever wanted to set foot in this house ever again. If she really wanted to have a bond with her sister it was fine by me, but never in this house and never without me.
I stepped outside, Jacky as close to my body as I could hold her and keep walking. I was so happy this was finally over.

“Dean!” Jacky removed herself out of my hold and ran over to her friend… He is her friend, right? Nothing more? I looked at the two carefully, eyeing everything he was doing with my girlfriend. He hugged her close, as if he never wanted to let her go. Sorry mister, but she is mine.

I walked over to them and put my hand on Jacky’s back. Only the light touch made her snap around to me. She moved away from Dean and took her place glued to my body again. Dean smiled at me “Thank you. Thank you for bringing her back in one piece”
Jacky shot an amazed look from me to Dean and back “What… wait a minute… did hell just freeze over? You two are talking without getting into a fight?” She looked at Dean and got a mad expression on her face “What the fuck are you doing here anyway? What if you put yourself into danger!”
Dean stepped forward and brushed his hand over her cheek lightly “We were all here to safe you and your sister and we made it, we care for you silly”

With that he turned around to walk over to Matt, Joe and Johnny. Arin stood next to us and pulled Jacky into a hug, while Zack moved in next to me.
“Are you okay?”
“I will be… I almost lost her V” I turned to face him, knowing he would read everything he needed to know from my face.
“But you didn’t. She is here Brian, don’t go ruining it by overthinking all of this. She is back in your arms, she is healthy, she isn’t going anywhere”

I nodded curtly and looked at my friends, swarming around Jacky and Joe. All of them hugging them, telling them how happy they were to get her back. I looked at Matt who was observing everything, just as I was, a little from the side and he nodded at me with a smile. We had a little understanding between the two of us. He knew how I felt, and I knew what was going on within him. We were so close, now it all turned out okay, but it could have fallen to the wrong side just as easy. I was a lucky guy for still having Jack around and I would cherish that from now on.

“I want to go home” I heard Joe say as she moved in next to Matt again.
“Me too” Jacky snaked her arm around my waist.
“You mean my home right?” I asked her, just to be sure.
“Yes, your home. My home is wherever you are” I bend down and kissed her softly.
“I will drive Joe and Matt. Arin, you are coming with us?” Johnny took the lead and headed over to the car they had been driving earlier. I helped Jacky in the back of the other car and quickly followed her, not bothering about seatbelts I pulled her to my body and hugged her close.

“Are you comfortable?” I asked her quietly, while I watched Zack get behind the wheel and Dean on the passenger seat. Both of them giving a short smile to us in the back before Zack pulled up and drove away.

Away from this nightmare with a good ending, towards a hopefully long and happy future for all of us.

Notes

Sooo, did u expect that?!

Finally they are going hooooommmmeee :D

Comments!!