The Marine I Know

Chapter 10

Parker's P.O.V

I'm walking back to my truck when my phone rings. It's Belle.

"Hello?" I hear rustling over the line.

"Parker, help please." Belle sobs before screaming, and the line goes dead. I take off running towards Lilly's house and see a van leaving. I bang on the door, and Clare opens it.

"Belle isn't here. She left to head home."

"She isn't home. She was kidnapped." Shock is all over Clare's face. She grabs my arm and pulls me inside before shutting the door.

"Lilly, Autumn, we have a situation," Clare yells upstairs, and they run down. We fill each other in and we start making a plan.

"Ok girls," Autumn says, then looks at me, "hehe, sorry Parker."

"Why don't we go to the cops?" They all look at me like I've grown a second head.

"We can't trust the cops. How the people knew she was here is suspicious enough." Lilly says, "unless they bugged her phone."

"If we need reinforcements, I know some people," I tell them.

"But first we need to figure out where they're hiding her."

Belle's P.O.V

The ride was bumpy, and whoever is driving the van is a fricking idiot. We stop, and a blindfold is put over my eyes. I smell the ocean, fish, and hear seagulls flying around. We walk through a building, and I'm thrown down onto a bed, and they take off the ties on my wrists and blindfold before leaving the room. I look around for a window and instead see how small the room is.

"Parker, please find me," I whisper into the silence. I remember my phone in my pocket, so I pull it out. Crap, no service. I look for anything I can use to strengthen the service when the door opens. I quickly slide my phone back into my pocket and sit down on the bed.

"Hi, Belle. How was Lilly's house?" A familiar voice says. I smell perfume, and only one person wears that kind of perfume.

"Brittney, what the hell do you want?" I jump at her, but two people grab my arms and yank me back. I swore.

"Aw does Belle miss her boyfriend?" She sneers at me before leaving the room. I start crying and shaking.

Parker's P.O.V

"You said you know people?" Lilly asks me.

"Yeah. People I know from Marine training. It's more of a test run, seeing who can handle it and who can't. I made a few friends, and they don't mind helping out. Let me send them a text. I step out into the kitchen, putting Quentin, Phoenix, and Beckett in a group text.

Me: Would you guys mind helping out with something?

Beckett: Sure man, what's up?

Me: My girlfriend got kidnapped, and we need you guys to help out.

Quentin: Little Parker's growing up. Is she the girl whom you wouldn't shut up about?

Me: Yeah.

Quentin: Sure, Parker. Let's meet at your house.

Me: Ok. Thanks, guys.

Phoenix: Anything for you.

"Hey girls, I have to head home, but I'll be back with my friends, ok?"

"Ok Parker, just be careful," Clare tells me, and I walk out of the house and towards Belle's house to get my truck before heading home. Quentin and Phoenix lean up against Beckett's truck.

"Hey man, been a while. How you been?" Phoenix asks after we give each other bro hugs.

"Other than today, I've been good."

"She must be someone special. What happened between you two anyway?" Beckett asks.

"Basically, after I told her that I wasn't leaving her, I turn around and kiss her, then tell her I'm sorry before walking out for two years. It's still a bit rocky, but I love her. I can't lose her."

"Dang bro, that's pretty deep," Quentin says as we all head towards my truck and drive to Lilly's house. We knock, and it opens to show Lilly looking at us funny.

"Hi ladies," Quentin says, being his typical smooth self. We walk into the room and shut the door.

"H-hi. I'm Clare. These lovely ladies are Lilly and Autumn." They have shy waves and smiles.

"This is Phoenix, Quentin, and Beckett, my buddies from Marine Camp." We gather around the table and not surprising Quentin is next to Clare, Beckett next to Autumn, and Phoenix next to Lilly.

"Ok ladies, Parker says his girlfriend is in trouble," Beckett says. Of course, he is getting down to the point. They all look at me.

"Girlfriend?" Lilly says, "she didn't say anything to us about it."

"Um guys, can we get Belle?" Clare speaks up shyly before blushing.

Belle's P.O.V

"Belle!" Parker runs towards me with three guys fighting the bad guys. My friends help out before running towards me. Parker picks me up bridal style and rushes off with the guys and my friends in tow. I lay my head on his shoulder, inhaling his scent that I missed for so long. Suddenly he falls to the ground, and someone else catches me. I look down at Parker, who has blood rushing out his back and start crying. I look up at the guy who has a gun to my head and smiles with very rotten teeth.

I wake up screaming and shoot up straight. I run my hand over my face after taking a breather.

'Just breathe, Belle, knowing Parker, he'll find a way to stay safe.'

"Hi, Belle." Crap, Brittney, just who I need right now.

"Brittney." I look at her. Her henchmen grab my arms and drag me to a chair where they tie my wrists behind the back of the chair.

"Now, you're probably wondering why you're here. Well, it's easy. Parker." She gets all dreamy-eyed, "since he came back, he looks extremely handsome, but he's had his eye on you." She glares at me, "the average girl who wants attention who also wear stupid necklaces. Once you're gone, he'll be all mine." She gives an evil laugh and leaves the room, her henchman punching me in the face before leaving. I lean forward on my feet to stand and walk towards the bed to possibly break this chair.