Family Line

Chapter five: Danger

Sarah's head was pounding when she woke, and she immediately groaned, using all her effort to slowly roll onto her back.

She lay there, heart pounding as she stared at the ceiling and tried to remember all that had happened.

It took a second for the fuzz in her brain to clear, but it quickly came back to her.

"JJ." She whispered.

Ignoring her headache, she forced herself to sit up, glancing worriedly around the room.

When she saw no signs of either Luke or JJ, her stomach dropped.

Luke had JJ, and goodness knows what he'd do to him.

Shakily standing, Sarah yanked her phone out of her pocket to check the time, and after seeing it was about ten minutes to three, she made a dash for the door and headed straight for the condo.

Once she got back she saw John B, Kiara, Cleo and Pope all stood around in the kitchen talking amongst themselves, she just managed to make out John B saying that Rafe wasn't at Tannyhill before she made herself known by slamming the door and heading over.

John B was the first to notice something was wrong, and his eyes went wide when she got close enough so he could see the faint blood in her hair.

"Sarah," He breathed, hurrying over to her and gripping her shoulders. "Hey, hey what happened?"

Sarah's eyes had filled with tears now, and when all the Pogues surrounded her a few spilled over, everything suddenly becoming more and more overwhelming as her head throbbed.

"Sit down," John B murmured gently, sitting her on the edge of the sofa and kneeling in front of her. "Take a deep breath, and tell me what's up."

Sarah choked a little on a breath, but swallowed hard and managed to force out JJ's name, voice cracking.

"Where's JJ Sarah?" John B murmured, even more worry on his face and in his heart at the mention of his best friends name.

Sarah knew she had to pull herself together to get the whole story out, so she reached out to grip John B's arms, taking a shaky breath and grounding herself even if the tears continued rolling down her cheeks.

"L - Luke." She whispered. "Luke's back."

"What?" Kiara murmured, eyes going slightly wider.

Sarah nodded. "He said he ran into some trouble in Yucatan and had to come back here." She choked out. "He arrived at the Shack whilst we were there."

John B nodded a little despite the sheer terror he was now feeling. Luke was back and they didn't know where JJ was, and in his opinion, that was bad. "What happened?" He pushed.

"Luke said he needed money from JJ so he could leave and never come back, Luke knew JJ has savings, but he said he wouldn't help him, and - and Luke got mad." Sarah forced out. "I tried to help, but Luke knocked me out, and - and when I woke JJ was gone and so was Luke, he - he took JJ."

John B stared at Sarah for a moment, before he took a deep breath. "First of all are you okay?" He asked, looking concerned.

Sarah nodded. "I'm fine I'm fine, just a headache." She said quickly. "It's JJ we should be worried about."

"We're gonna find him Sarah I promise." John B said firmly. "But just let us make sure you're alright yeah?"

Sarah eventually agreed, and stayed still as Pope checked her for a concussion or anything else, but when it appeared she was indeed fine, her attention went straight back to JJ and the fact that he was missing.