a beautiful lie (continued/ original by winternightz)

Fight And Flight

##TAYLORS POV##

"Oh my God" I say as I put my hand to my mouth, I sit there for a second, lost for words
"I thought you abandoned me." I really did think they had abandoned me
"I mean how can you make me seal the deal and then not communicate with me for weeks." I snap, reasonably.

"We have a lot of explaining to do, Taylor. But for now, just go to the bathroom and climb out of the window." says Bill
"Alright. But if this goes wrong, I am dead. And thats not a joke either, I will be killed if we get caught. Let that sink in" The world around me slows down at the thought of being caught by Roman and what he'd do to me.

I stand up and push the chair back into the table before putting the pen and pad onto the table. Bill nods at me and I walk off towards the bathroom. As I walk past the bar John calls me over 'oh God' I think to myself

He motions for me to lean in closer
"Make sure to jam the door before you leave, and Ill cover for you as long as I can. Good luck Taylor, Im rooting for you" he whispers into my ear. I take a step back and hold his hand in mine as I mouth the words 'thank you' to him he gives me a wink and I walk off, trying to look as normal as I possibly can. I decide to walk through the crowd of people dancing to blend myself in.

I reach the bathroom and I quickly shut the door behind me. I take off my heels and jam them under the door just like John had told me to do, I looked up and I couldn't see a window. The only thing on the wall was a huge painting. I panic and start to cry, I had just been played again.

I punch the wall as hard as I can and the painting comes off of the wall to reveal a small-ish window, the panic starts to drift away and without thinking I climb on-top of the toilet, un latch the window and throw myself out.
Now all thats left is the escape.

I walk to the edge of the pavement and look towards both sides of the road, before seeing Toms sleek black car pull up quietly next to me.
I walk towards it calmly and make it look like I was going to walk past it. I yank the door open and jump in as fast as I can.

Tom drives slowly, making sure not to draw un wanted attention to us, he stops at the red light and rolls past the entrance to the club, where Lucy stands waiting to check workers in and out.
I stick my middle finger up at her, I know she cant see me through the window because of the tint, but it felt good to get some of the anger out.

Once we get past the club safely we turn a corner and thats when I see three cars lined up side by side leaving a gap in the middle for Tom. As he approaches them he turns to look at me
"you ready?" he says
"yes." And with that all four of us speed down the road. Tom being Tom obviously treats it like a race and made sure to get ahead of the boys before making a sharp turn towards the back roads, everyone lined up behind us as we raced down the empty streets.
My stomach flips and I cant help but grip the seat.

All I can think about is Vive Star and Lotty and how worried they'll get when they notice i'm gone. Even though we fell out, my heart sinks at the thought of them bursting into my room ready to have a sleepover to find the room empty, untouched. I know I should be worried about myself but the thought of how betrayed they will feel just wrecks me.

Tom speeds round another corner and he suddenly burst out laughing,
"I almost killed that woman did you see"
"why the fuck are you laughing about that you freak." He's just how I remember him.
"Good to see that your back to your normal self." he says trying to distract me from the words that came out of his mouth a few seconds ago.
"Not yet I'm not, still working on it"

We come to a motorway and Tom doesn't hesitate to go even faster, I look over to him to see his jaw clenched while he stares fixed on the road ahead of him.
"where are we going? and do we have to go so fast?" I question
"were going somewhere and yes I do have to go this fast. John cant cover for you forever"Fair enough. "and I left a little note for Roman to find on that notepad."
"you fucking dick." I say rolling my eyes at him
"Oh cmon Taylor, it'd be a bit boring leaving in peace. You know I love a good brawl"
I shake my head

We pull up to a parking complex and everyone races up the ramps to the top floor. When we reach the top Tom slams on the breaks, causing me to jolt forward
"get out, make it quick" I do as he says and I hop out of the car. Tom closes his door and rests his head on the roof while muttering something to himself
"what are we doing here?" Im growing suspicious
"just wait" he says as if he's being interrupted during a really important conversation. He then pats the roof of the car and takes a good look at it.

"GET AWAY FROM THE GIRL OR YOU ALL DIE." Oh dear God, Roman steps out of his SUV along with five of his men
"Ah, Roman. How nice of you to show up!" Tom says in a cocky 'i've won' tone
"How couldn't I? Now let the girl go" Roman slams the door of his car shut
"No... I don't think thats going to happen" Bill, Gustav and Georg all pull out their guns silently, preparing for Roman to shoot

"You underestimate me Roman! I mean come on, did you really think any of this would stop me?"
"It almost did Tom, don't you remember trying to shoot your brains out when you found out that you're precious pet had died?" Bill looks over at Tom
"Shes not my fucking pet." Tom snaps back. What a liar, all he did was call me his pet

"Great to hear that you've finally accepted that shes now my merchandise!" Its clear that Roman is getting into Toms head
"Talk about my woman like that one more time and you wont ever talk again." Even though Toms not talking to me my blood runs cold and my whole body shivers

"She is my merchandise." Tom snatches his gun out of his back pocket and bullets come flying from every direction.