I'll Come Running

Chapter 56

Those were the last words Barry heard before his eyes watered and his ears started to ring as the life was literally choked out of him. Jessie observed his lifeless body hanging from the ceiling for just a moment, eventually peeling her eyes away to look at her husband, who was undoubtedly in a state of shock. She slightly laughed as she noticed his mouth hung wide open and his eyes popping out of his head. She walked over to him and physically shut his mouth for him, which brought him back to reality. She gave him a kiss on his cheek, which at the moment felt like a kiss of death to him considering how unpredictable his wife was.

"Earth to Cameron." Jessie joked as she got a little closer, wrapping her arms around Rafe's neck and swaying back and forth like nothing had happened. Rafe finally swallowed the lump in his throat and wrapped his arms around Jessie, now looking her in the eyes still with shock.

"What the hell was that?" Rafe asked, his eyes still wide.

"What, you didn't like it?" Jessie retorted with furrowed brows and a slight smile.

"Oh I didn't say that." Rafe whispered as he leaned in for a kiss. Truth is, he loved it, a lot more than he should have. Maybe it was the alcohol or the weed, but the adrenaline rush was hard to deny for the both of them. Jessie just giggled against his lips and eventually pulled away. "I just... where did that come from?" Rafe asked as he nodded, hinting at the scene behind them.

"Rafe... I told you... I was- I am in a gang. In the wise words of JJ... I've knocked some heads." Jessie tried to lighten the mood, it seemed to have worked.

"Well yeah but..."

"But nothing, Rafe. We did what we had to do. You and me against the world, remember?"

Rafe stood there and contemplated the scene in front of him for a moment, still not believing how easy that was for Jessie. He looked back at her and smiled.

"Right, baby."

That was enough for Jessie to crack another smile and push herself off of his large frame.

"Alright, so we're gonna need lime, salt, and worms." Rafe mouthed as he clapped his hands together and stood looking at Barry's lifeless body that was still clinging to the wall.

Jessie looked surprised, but also relieved that Rafe was finally thinking strategically.

"How do you know this?" Jessie asked with knitted brows.

"Jess... you're not the only one that's had to hide dead bodies."

It was then that Jessie realized he was right... he was doing Wards dirty work long before she ever entered his life. Who knew what horror stories he had locked up in his mind? She shrugged it off and helped Rafe get the body out of the restraints.

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Rafe and Jessie now had the body wrapped securely in an old rug, making sure to sprinkle it with the remnants to decompose it faster. They were now carrying the body out into the woods miles from Tanneyhill. As the two of them struggled, Jessie got a phone call.

"Shit!" She complained as she looked over at Rafe, signaling to him to set the body down. She caught her breath for just a moment long enough to answer.

"Hello?"

"Holy shit, Jessie?! Thank god, I thought ya'll were both goners! Are you guys okay?!"

"Ugh, JJ, it's so good to hear your voice." Jessie sighed and smiled as she wiped a little bit of sweat off her forehead and looked over at Rafe who now decided to start digging. "Yes we're fine. Are you guys okay?"

"Yeah, yeah, we just made it to Nassau. This place is huge! Charley's running around the house right now and Sarah's trying to stop her from breaking shit."