Holding Back || j.g.

Chapter 18

*Jamie's POV*

"What the hell was that?" I asked.

"I'm not sure, but I know that it's someone or something dangerous. I can feel it."

Nash walked in, "...what happened? You guys look spooked."

"There's something or someone wandering around in the woods." I said.

"How are your grandparents not afraid to live out here? I wasn't out there and even I'm scared."

"Okay, well. We're gonna need our sleep, tomorrow, we check in on our families. Nash & Cam you're more than welcomed to come with me if you'd like. We have to make sure our families are safe. Ryan will show no mercy, trust me."

A couple days have passed and we still have no plan. I woke up and no one was in the house. I was left alone and I was scared. That crackling in the front the other night is still haunting me.

"Hello? Is anyone home?" I asked.

I heard a door shut. I took the nearest defense weapon I could find, thankfully, it was a baseball bat. The footsteps got closer and closer. Once it was right by me, I stood up and nearly killed Sam.

"STOP! JAMIE IT'S JUST ME." he screamed in fear.

"Fuck, Sam. I was scared for my life. Jesus." I took deep breaths.

"I'm sorry, I needed to think about some things. As in, a plan, but nothing hit me."

There was a short silence, "Instead of us going to him, as he wants... maybe we can convince him to come to us. We'll know wherever we decide to meet up with him better so that we have more of an advantage. Which'll help us get Jasmine back and it'll be easier for us to lock him behind bars."

"That's not a bad idea..." Sam said.

"Now we just let the others know and we can start mapping things and assigning people parts, like a play."

"This isn't a play, this is serious."

"Just let it happen. We're down to the last 2 weeks. We can't keep stalling, we'll add more to the plan later, but this is all we have as of right now and we're gonna have to deal with it."

"Let's call the others and pick a spot, let Ryan know and we'll get started."

We ended up choosing the park by our old high school, a place all us Omaha kids know too well.

"Call Ryan and tell him what's going down." JJ said.

I dialed his number and the phone started ringing, "Jamie."

"Jasmine? Are you okay?" she sounded drained.

"No," her voice trembled, "please come soon. I... I..."

"Jasmine...?" I began to panic, "JASMINE?"

"That's all you'll hear from her. Time's ticking."

"I swear once I get my hands on you-"

"What? You'll be defenseless just as you were when we were together." he chuckled.

I was raging, "Listen, and listen carefully. We're gonna meet up in the park in 3 days. We're gonna trade, you're gonna give us Jasmine, and in return you'll take me. Does this sound like a deal?"

"Let me think about it. So what you're saying is if I give you Jasmine, I get to have you back? You'll be under my control?"

"...Yes."

Jack whispered, "Jamie, you can't do that. I'm not gonna let you."

"I'll see you in 3 days, Jamie." he hung up.

"Jack what the hell? Guys can I have a moment with Jack please?" they all left.

"Jamie, I'm not gonna let him take you."

"That's not your decision to make."

"But I should have a say in this."

"In the end, I'm gonna do whatever it takes to get Jasmine back. Even if it means putting my own life on the line. If I were you, I'd call Madison and tell her stuff you won't be able to say to her in case you die. Just like Brian did to Mia. There's only a 50/50 chance, and his 'henchmen' aren't very gentle either."

"Jamie. We're all gonna make it out there alive."

"Sure about that?" I asked and walked out of the room.

*Jack's POV*

I called Madison as Jamie said, "Hey bear."

"Hey there. How's everything in Omaha?" she asked.

"Things are going good. I just wanted to say, if I don't make it out of here alive, I want you to know that every moment I've spent with you has been amazing. I'll treasure it forever."

"Jack, what are you talking about."

"Goodbye, Madison."

"Jack wai-."

I didn't wanna explain the whole thing to her, otherwise if I happen to die, she'll blame Jamie for it, and things aren't gonna end very well. I had a future planned out. I would be producing music with Jack until neither of us can do this anymore, I'd be happily married in about 5-10 years with a little one running around. But one douchebag ruined it. I know Jamie said we didn't have to do this, but she's like my little sister, and I need to protect her. I'm not going down without a fight.

"Okay guys, let's head out to the park and go over everything before someone fucks it up last minute." everyone looked at me.

"Okay, I don't fuck everything up." I defended myself. Everyone continued to stare.

"Can we just go before another argument breaks out?" Jamie said.

"We have 3 days guys, gotta make sure everything ends up as planned." JJ said.