Beginning of the End

XIV

    "I can't fucking believe you thought this was a good idea." Cj said, irritated, as he helped Gabby stand up.

    "You thought it was a good idea." She placed her hand over her right eye, which was already swollen shut and bruised.

    "Ouch, you okay?" Cj grazed it with his hand, and she winced, "Sorry."

    "Let's just fucking go back." Gabby picked up all the ammo and the gun and stormed off.

They arrived back at Fallon, pulling in through the poorly made fence. After Cj and Gabby got out of the car, Alek ran up to her.

    "Babe, what the fuck happened?" He asked, concerned. Cj rolled his eyes and walked off.

    "That stupid fucking cunt." Alek's eyes grew darker.

    "Of fucking course." He rubbed his forehead.

    "She wanted me to deliver a message to Chris and Lisa." Gabby's voice started to shake ever so slightly.

    "Which was?" He asked. She pointed to her face. Alek rolled his eyes, then held her hand.

    "Let's go."

They walked into an elementary school, and made their way into the gym .

    "CHRIS!" Alek screamed as he threw open the doors. Chris turned and looked at him, he was cleaning a gun.

    "What is it?" Chris asks, not missing a beat while cleaning his AR.

    "Your fucking cunt of a stepdaughter," He pulled Gabby up to Chris, "She did this to her. Said it was a message." Chris set the gun down on a table next to him and walked over to Gabby.

    "She did this to you?" Chris asked, examining the swollen black eye. Gabby nodded, "Why was she in a position to hurt you? Why didn't you take her out?"

"What the hell happened to you?" Lisa asked as she walked into the room, seeing Gabby.

"Take a wild guess." Alek rolled his eyes.  Lisa looked at him.

"Jade did this?" She asked, looking between all three of them.

"Where's Cj?" Chris asked, irritated.

"Why were you there anyway? I thought we told you all to leave their group alone." Lisa was growing angry.

"I told them to go," Chris stepped forward, "I told them to tell Jade that we were surrendering and we didn't want any trouble." Alek cut his eyes at Chris.

"And she attacked Gabby?" Lisa shook her head, "I don't believe that. I'm going to go talk to Cj." She turned and walked away.

"What are we gonna fucking do about this?" Alek asked under his breath.

"Maybe if I would've sent someone who could've fucking done the job, we wouldn't be in this situation." Chris said, disgusted, as he looked Gabby up and down.

"Then why didn't you send me?" Alek stepped in front of Chris, who began to laugh.

"Because we all know you can't kill her." Chris shook his head, then picked up his gun and began cleaning it again.

"Looks like I'm the only fucking hope you have now. Because I don't see you going out to do it." Alek turned and walked away.

Lisa walked into a classroom, where Cj was sitting on a cot.

"Hey, Aunt Lisa." He said, looking up.

"I have a question about today..." She sat down next to him.

"Yeah?"

"Well. What happened? Why were you out there when we told you not to go?"

"Well, Chris sent us on a run and we just so happen to come across her out by the back gate. We tried talking to her, but she flipped. Maybe seeing Gabby." Cj shrugged. Lisa smirked.

"Then why didn't you stop Jade from hurting her?"

"She had a gun."

"Then why didn't she shoot Gabby?" Lisa pestered. Cj looked up.

"She said something about letting it slide."

"Alright. Thanks. That's all I needed to know." As Lisa got up, Gabby walked in.

"Oh. Hey. Sorry. I was just-" Gabby went to turn.

"No, don't worry about it. I was just leaving." Lisa stepped by Gabby and walked out. She was walking to the nurse's station when Rachel, Cj's wife, called for her.

"Lisa!" Rachel ran out the room.

"Yes?" Lisa turned, rather annoyed.

"Gabby may have some vision troubles for awhile. I wouldn't send her back into the field."

"Of course." She smiled then made her way back to the gym.

"Hey, sweetie." Chris walked over and kissed her forehead.

"Hey," She pulled her glock out the holster, "Clean this, please."

"Of course."

"Have you seen Gabby?" Alek asked as he walked down the halls.

"No." Alyssa, Rachel's helper, answered.

"Of course not." He rolled his eyes and walked further down the hall. He finally gave up and went back to their room, where Gabby was laying on their bed.

"Hey, baby. I've been looking for you." She smiled. Alek cringed slightly at the sight of her eye.

"Same here. I wanted to let you know I'm going on a run tomorrow. Probably me, Derek, and Levi." He smiled a he pushed a stray piece of hair behind her ear.

"Okay, baby." She kissed his cheek then laid down.