The Visions Left Inside Me Are Slowly Fading

**Savannah’s POV**

It was 11:30 when we arrived at the warehouse, “30 minutes to spare” I thought to myself, my anxiety grew with each passing minute. I wanted to hold my baby boy, I wanted to tell him I love him. Matt reached over and grabbed my hand in the car, Brian had opted to drive and Ember sat beside him. I sat in the back with Matt on one side, Johnny on the other and Zacky in the way back behind me. I jumped at the contact with Matt, my mind coming back to the present.

“Savvie, you alright?” he asked softly brushing hair out of my face.

I nodded slightly, “I’ll be better when all the kids are safe…when Landon’s safely in my arms.”

“Soon,” he leaned over and kissed my forehead, wrapping an arm around me. I found myself leaning into him, finding comfort in old habits.

I caught Brian’s gaze in the mirror as he eyed me and Matt with sympathy. I couldn’t tell if it was for both of us or just me, I knew he loved Landon and Jimmy just as much as I did. I then knew why Jimmy had insisted putting Brian and Ember as legal guardians if something ever happened to us. I gave him a small nod to send a silent message of “everything will be okay”.

“It’s time,” Ember said softly from the front seat. I nodded and hugged everyone in the car, I knew we’d all make it home alright. I knew that I’d see them again after we got the kids, but I wanted to convey my love to all of them.

Ember, Johnny, and I all got out of the car, we were all wearing black. Black jeans, black tank tops/t-shirt, and black converse. Even though this warehouse was abandoned, it didn’t mean that we needed to draw any attention to ourselves. The ransom had not left us with a lot of time to include the police. They’d insisted on us letting them hunt him down, but I couldn’t wait any longer, I needed my baby back. We walked up to the designated entrance, calmly and solemnly.

**Scott’s POV**

I waited down by the entrance starting around 11:30. All the kids were safely in their beds and play pens, asleep and dreaming. I checked my watch again then looked out seeing 3 figures coming towards me. The third figure was manly but short, I immediately knew they’d sent that douche, Johnny.

“Finally, thought you all were going to miss the commit time,” I snapped at Savannah. I walked up to her and tried to kiss her but she pulled away and slapped me.

“Keep your grimy paws off me,” she growled and stepped away from me, Johnny went to move towards me, but Savannah stopped him.

“Now is that anyway to treat your boyfriend? I’ve never been anything but good to you Savannah,” I glared at her, rage filling me. “Where’s the brat?”

“You get me Scott,” Ember told me stepping forward. “I’ll have as many children with you as you want.”

This intrigued me but infuriated me at the same time, “that wasn’t part of the deal Ember.” I replied circling her like a vulture.

“I’m amending the agreement, Scott you’ve always wanted me, I’m surrendering to you,” she said looking me in the eye. “I left Brian for you.”

I scoffed and rolled my eyes, “You left him because I threatened to take your brother’s kids.”

She shook her head, “You already had the kids, I realized that you really truly care about making a family together. I find that hot.”

I smirked and moved closer to her, “It’s about time you realized who your master is.”

“My master has always been you, you’ve never done anything that I haven’t wanted to have done to me,” she admitted to me. She moved towards me and slide her hand on my chest, “All I want is to be with you.”

“Why should I believe you? You left before,” I whispered moving my lips closer to her.

“I volunteered to come back to you because I missed you Scott, I want you back,” she said seductively.

“Is this true?” I asked Johnny who had a look of disgust on his face.

“It’s true, she chose you over Brian and Damon, the whore disgusts me,” Johnny growled towards Ember, glaring at her.

Savannah cleared her throat interrupting me, “Scott, do we have a deal?”

I narrowed my eyes at her impatience, “Savannah is that anyway to treat me? Do you even know who it was that allowed me into Matthew’s home?”

“You let yourself in, you sick son of a bitch,” she snapped.

I couldn’t help but laugh, “Actually it was your son, he wanted those people to meet your boyfriend. Said they were safe with me. Which of course, they are. They’re all in perfect health.” She growled, maybe it was time for me to quit provoking her, “Alright, fine. We have a deal.” I stuck out my hand and she shook it.

“Mommy!” We heard coming from the entrance.

“What the fuck?” I asked knowing it was Landon’s voice, then I saw Brian carrying Lyric and Landon out of the building. I started walking that way when Johnny tackled me to the ground and I immediately started fighting with him, trying to get dominance over him.

Johnny had me pinned to the ground, the fucker being stronger than he looked; however, it didn’t last long. I immediately brought up one of my knees and caught him in the balls. A total chick move, but I needed to make sure Ember didn’t get away. I knocked Johnny out by slamming his head on the ground before standing and looking at Savannah and Ember.

I reached behind me, finding the handle of the 9mm glock in the small of my back, tucked in my waist band. Landon ran into the building trying to get to Savannah. “I will never let him go,” I snarled at Savannah and raised my gun as she moved towards Landon. When push comes to shove, I need to make sure that I always win. Even at the sacrifice of this child.

I aimed for Landon as he ran across the room and I pulled the trigger, but Ember hit my arm, just as the gun kicked, sending the bullet aimed for Landon off course. We heard a scream and looked over as Savannah crumpled to the floor.

“Savannah!” Ember screamed before fighting me even harder, catching me off guard and knocked the gun from my hand. She kicked it away as we grappled. I grabbed her by her hair as she tried to fight me, but she was in intense pain.

I forced her to the floor holding her hair as she tried to claw at my fingers. I raised my fist, ready to beat the shit out of Ember for interfering when there was the ringing of gunshots, then searing hot pain in my chest and abdomen. I felt myself go limp and saw my life flash in front of my eyes before the world went black. As I crashed into the floor I felt the life fade from my body as I took a final breath.

**Ember’s POV**

I saw Savannah’s body crumple to the floor, “Savannah!” I screamed in panic. I felt so horrible that Landon had witnessed this. It made my rage fill me up as I knocked the gun away from Scott, kicking it away as I struggled with him. I got in a few good hits before he grabbed my hair. He pulled harder than he’d ever done before, it honestly felt like he was going to tear it out. I tried to claw at his hands, needing to get away before he hit me, I needed to check on Savannah.

I saw his fist raise, and closed my eyes as there were gunshots ringing out. I felt Scott let go of my hair and I watched him fall to the ground then looked over across the way. Savannah held the gun before collapsing back to the floor. Landon kneeling over her. I immediately got up and ran over to her. “Landon buddy, go get Johnny, he’s right over there,” I motioned and he nodded crying and went to wake up Johnny as Matt and Brian ran into the building, having heard the gunshots.

“Savvy,” Matt said as he dropped next to her head and lifted it gently into his lap. There was a puddle of blood under her, her tanktop soaked all the way through.

“Savvy, I’m so sorry,” I whispered to her, I was close to tears as Brian wrapped an arm around my shoulders.

At that moment, Zacky showed up in the doorway, obviously having left Lyric to watch over the babies. He came over to our group as Landon finally brought Johnny over. “Ember, it wasn’t your fault,” she whispered and coughed a little.

“I hit the gun,” I felt tears fall down my face.

“If you hadn’t, it would have hit Landon,” she was breathing shallower as she tried to relax.

It took me until now to realize that Brian was on the phone with 9-1-1 trying to get an ambulance here, I looked up at him as Landon approached Savannah again and he shook his head. I felt my lips tremble, as I watched Landon kneel down by Savannah. “Hey baby,” she whispered looking at him, she had a smile on her face even though a tear had leaked out of her eye.

“Mommy, you’re okay right? You’ll be okay?” He pleaded with her, “We’re gonna go home, you and me, we’re gonna go home.” He said hopefully, not fully understanding.

“Landon,” Savannah whispered and reached up to hug him cautiously and she kissed his cheek. “I love you, very, very much. You’re the love of my life and your dad would be so proud of you.”

“Mommy, I love you too, but we gotta go home,” he insisted as Johnny placed a hand on his shoulder.

“Baby, you’re going to go home with Uncle Brian and Aunt Ember, you’re going to be happy and you’re going to have a beautiful future,” Savannah nodded as she met mine and Brian’s eyes.

I felt Brian’s hand grip my shoulder and squeeze gently and I held his hand there, my heart breaking, “But Mommy you’re coming with me.”

Savannah smiled sadly at Landon, “Not right now buddy. It’s my time to go be with Daddy. Someday, we’ll all be reunited when it’s your time. But that’s a long, long, long ways off.”

“I wanna go with you,” Landon cried as he laid his head on Savannah’s shoulder.

“Not this time buddy,” she whispered and kissed his forehead. Matt started stroking Landon’s hair trying to comfort him.

We all had tears in our eyes as sirens sounded in the distance, Savannah rubbed Landon’s back as we waited for the arrival of the ambulance, Johnny got up and went to the door to motion them in. Savannah whispered, “Jimmy, is it really you?” She was looking at a darkened corner. “Your wings…they’re so beautiful in the light.”

That was the last thing she said, she took her final gasp of breath before going slack. Landon began screaming and crying harder as Matt gently rested her head on the ground and closed her eyes. Zacky was closest to Landon and picked him up holding him close to try and calm him.

I turned away and buried my face into Brian’s chest as he nuzzled my shoulder. His tears falling down my skin, as mine soaked his shirt. The paramedics came rushing in a moment too late. She was gone.

Notes

Final chapter is here, I cried while even brainstorming this ending, and it broke my heart to finish this story. Thank-you All for all of your support through this series, I love you all.