At Home

Chapter Twenty Seven

There's a knock on the door again, and Natalie walks in a moment later, clipboard in hand. "Ready to get out of here Carter?" She says with a smile. "Hell yes." I say. She chuckles, and hands me the clipboard. "Just need your autograph here, and then we'll get you out of here." Natalie goes over my discharge instructions while I sign the paper. I hand back the clipboard and she hands me a couple papers. "Ok girly. You're good to get dressed and head out. I hope your days get better from here on out. And I hope they catch whatever bastard kidnapped you." I smile. Natalie definitely seems like someone My and I would be friends with. "Thank you." I say. "For everything." Natalie smiles back and nods before exiting the room to let me get dressed.

As I'm half naked, still putting my clothes on, AJ walks in. He stares me up and down, and I see him bite his bottom lip. God, he's so fucking hot. Maya must have noticed because her words snap me back to reality. "God, keep it in your pants Cuz. I don't care if you guys fuck, but hold it together until I'm not around please." I feel myself blush, and AJ just smirks. "No promises" he mumbles. "Jesus fuck." is all Maya says in response.

I finish getting dressed and we head out of the hospital, Blue walking happily at AJ's side. I can tell Maya is irritated that Blue might like her cousin more than her. AJ tries to tell us to wait at the entrance, saying he will pull the car around. "No!" I let out in almost a yelp. Maya and AJ turn to me at the same time. Even Blue looks up at me and looks confused. "I... I don't really wanna separate. After everything.. we can walk to the car with you it's fine." AJ grabs my hand, "Of course gorgeous. Sorry, I didn't think about that."

We walk to AJ's car and he drops my hand to open the passenger door. Maya goes to the drivers side rear door and opens it. Blue jumps in and she slides in after. I turn around to AJ and stand on my tippy toes. I grab his face and pull it towards me. I kiss his lips gently before pulling away and whispering "Thank you." He reaches his hand around my neck and pulls me back in for a kiss. He kisses me like his life depends on it. My lips part and his tongue slides in. We explore each other's mouth and he lets out deep moan. All of my emotions from being kidnapped melt away, and I lean into his body. Home.

"HELLOOO" Maya says, breaking our kiss. We smile at each other softly. "You two are impossible. Carter's kidnapper is a COP and on the loose. Yet, you guys are more concerned with sucking face. Get in the fucking car!" AJ and I roll our eyes and chuckle a little. Classic Maya. I lower myself into the passenger seat, and AJ closes the door behind me. He joins us in the car, and a few moments later we are pulling out of the parking lot.

"So, who did you call?" I find myself asking, turning my head to face AJ. "I called Ryan. He's looking into that Mustang for us. And looking into Blake." He states, while keeping his eyes on the road. "Does he not have cameras on his house?" Maya says from the back seat. "He's a cop, you figure that would be a no brainer." AJ makes eye contact with her briefly in the rear view mirror. "He does, but someone messed with the footage. Looks like it was spliced or something. He's working on that too."

I notice we miss the exit to go to my house. "At, where are we going?" I ask confused. "Ryan's mother's house. She's making us dinner." He responds. "Fuck yes, I hope she's a good cook" Maya says from the back. "I'm starving. Those vending machine snacks were all old as fuck." I find myself laughing silently. I lean forward and turn on the radio. An old school Panic at the Disco song fills the car. It's probably called "You're not a liar, unless your pants are on fire" or something like that. Who knows? Their song titles are full sentences. Maya and I immediately start singing along, and I see a smile spread across AJ's face. I could get used to this.

A few more songs play, Maya and I singing along obnoxiously to every single one, before we are pulling into the driveway in front of a small house. It looks very similar to Ryan's house, and I know this has to be his Mom's. AJ puts the car in park, and removes the key from the ignition. He turns to me, reaching to grab my hand in his. "Ready?" He says, and I feel like its a loaded question. "Yeah." I say staring into his eyes. He drops my hand and gets out of the car. By the time I unbuckle, AJ is opening my door. Maya exits the car, Blue jumping out behind her. "She knows we have a dog with us, right?" Maya says to AJ. He laughs, "Yeah, she's excited. She loves dogs." "Cool." Maya says, "Come on boy!" And runs towards the front door. AJ takes my hand in his and leans down to kiss my forehead. He straightens his body, and then speaks. "We're gonna eat some delicious food. Then, take down Blake." We start walking towards the front door. "Sounds easy enough. What are we gonna do after that?" I say deviously. "Well, after that.." He says, as he walks in front of me and stops, "I am going to fuck you in every room in your house. Just like old times." My jaw drops and a smirk appears on his face. He bends down to kiss me, and its like we're in the hospital parking lot again.

"OH. MY. FUCKING. GOD." Maya yells from the door to the house. "FOCUS! FOOD AND CATCHING A KIDNAPPER REMEMBER? LET'S FUCKING GO!" AJ removes his mouth from mine and I pout at him a little bit. Who cares about the kidnapper. I'm alive. I just need Atlas like, now. "Let's go, Gorgeous." He says, placing his hand on my lower back, My favorite spot, before leading me towards the house.