The Troublemaking Intruder

Beach Day Gone Bad

Jason's pov

We went to the beach. As the girls play in the water, we stood on the sand. "Hey dad! Watch this!" Keely shouts diving under water. "Man. The beach makes me think of me and Kasi when we was kids." "The beach was a good place for you huh, Jason?" She asks, laying her head in the crook of my neck. "Yeah. I loved summers at the beach house." My hand was rested against her stomach and I felt a slight tap. We lock eyes. "I'm so excited!" I smile and nod. "Me too." It feels so good to say that. I'm not an idiotic trouble chaser anymore thanks to her. We sit down on a rock, her in my arms, the girls now building sand castles. I remember all the times I ran around with Justin and BG. All the trouble I got into.

~flashback~

B and I were running the still, filling mason jars up. "When we make the drop, we gonna pop a top." B says, glancing at Justin who was the newest at the time. "Ya got a lesson left to learn." He says tossing an unloaded muzzle loader to the young moonshiner. "Let's lock and load boys." He says. I cock my own nine mm.

~flashback over~

I shake the bad memory and stare down at my lovely wife. My life is changed thanks to her. "Ya know when I first met you, I never in a million years thought I'd be giving up my bad boy ways." I say. She smiles. "I'm one lucky woman." She says, resting a hand on my chin. "You're lucky? Girl, if it weren't for you I'd be rottin' in jail. I'm the lucky one!" I pull her into a kiss. I feel someone flick the back of my head. I look up and the girls aren't where they were. "Girls?" I gasp confused. I can sense something bad is going on. I slowly stand up. "Release the girl and turn around slowly." A voice I recognize well growls. He was a fellow moonshiner with us until he tried to kill B.

~flashback~

We were packing up shipments to sell when Johnny, our third accomplice before Justin, stops. "What's up man?" I ask confused. He smiles with a cigar in his mouth. B's eyes go wide. "Jason! Run!" He shouts. We take off running as Johnny whips out a 12 gage. I hide with BG in a trailer he owns. "What the fuck?!" I shout angrily. "He turned against us! Money is power my friend." B says, closing his eyes. "Ha ha." Johnny whispers. I scream in surprise when he opens the door. The gun pointed at B. Not on my watch. I whip my own out and shoot him in the eye.

~flashback over~

I thought he was dead. "Johnny, where are my daughters?" I growl, turning to face the eyepatch wearin' two timin' motherfucker. "You bring BG to me and I'll return them. Until then....." He snaps his fingers and another douchebag walks out holding tight to them. "Keely Kendyl!" I yell, terrified. "This has nothing to do with them! Leave them out of it!" I screech. "Bring Brantley to me." He says, snapping his fingers again. The guy puts my daughters in a car. Tears fill my eyes, hearing them crying in fear. "I'm not even apart of that business anymore! I have a family now!" I cry shakily "I'm not stupid Jason, I know you're still friends with him. We've got a score to settle." He stares hard at me. "Wait if I remember correctly, it was you who shot me." My blood runs cold. "It was you who turned against the team for your own selfish gain." He smirks. "Who the fuck cares. Revenge sure is sweet." He levels the gun with my head. Fear fills me.

Miranda's pov

He becomes tense, hands in fists. "Baby!" I whimper, terrified. He turns around to me wide eyed, tears running down his face. "You have to get the girls back!" He gasps. I run over and hug him. "What about you?" "I... I... I don't know." He chokes out, his voice shaking. "I love you, Jason." I whisper, my hand against his cheek, wiping away a stray tear. He kisses me softly. "I don't know if I'll ever get to do that again. Take care of the girls baby." "You have my word." I choke out. He turns around to the menace.

Jason's pov

My hands tense into fists at my sides. Fear and adrenaline coursing through my veins. "You can have me if you let my daughters go. They're innocent." I shakily say. "Oh Jason, you know I don't hurt children." The guy brings my girls back. I hug them both. "Daddy." Kendyl whimpers. "I love you both so much." I shakily say on my knees. They're both crying along with my pregnant wife. "You gotta be strong. Take care of your mama for me and the new baby. Daddy will be home when he can. I'll see you when I see you." I shakily whisper, kissing both my daughters' foreheads. "Don't go daddy, please!" Kendyl cries. I wipe my eyes as more tears fall. "I gotta baby girl. "Make sure they get home safely." Johnny says, smiling

Miranda's pov

The other dude forces me to walk to Jason's truck. I strain to look back at him and my heart stops seeing a gun on his forehead.

Jason's pov

"So you're gonna kill me?" I growl. He smiles. "No. But by the time I'm done with you and BG you're both gonna wish you were dead." He pulls the trigger and everything fades to black. I hear a faint screaming before I completely lose consciousness.