Hearts' Desire

Chapter Eleven

Tobin's P.O.V.

I grip Alex's hand tighter as the cops walk in. 

"Don't let them take me, Alex!" I whisper, panic rising in me. "Please don't let them take me! I need to take care of my sister!" 

"Shhh, Tobin." Alex says, rubbing my knuckles with her thumb. "Let's just see what they want." she turns to the two women. 

"How may I help you, officers?" she asks politely. "I already told you what happened." 

"You did." the taller of the two officers says. "But we have found that Miss Heath here has an unfortunate history with Mr. Carrasco. Do you have proof that she shot him in self defense?" I close my eyes. This is it. I'm going to jail, and Thalia's going to end up in foster care. 

"I--" I start to say, but Alex interrupts me. 

"I think so." she says. 

"What is your proof?" the shorter officer asks. 

"Well, when I went to Servando's basement to find Thalia, I saw a video camera." Alex says. 

"There may be other video cameras in the house, and one might have caught the fight between Servando and Tobin." the officers nod, and they leave. Later, they come back with a computer, which they set on my lap. They pull up a video and hit play. 

Alex runs out of the frame, leaving just me and Servando. Servando points his gun at me. 

"Soon you will be dead, just like your darling sister." he says with a smirk. He pulls the trigger and I turn just in time. The bullet hits my arm. Servando growls and shoots again, but the bullet hits my stomach instead of my head. I kick him in the balls, and he grunts in pain and drops his gun. I pick it up and point it at him, my hands shaking. 

"What did you do to her?!" I demand. Servando doesn't answer, but instead he charges at me, 200 pounds of muscle. There is panic on my face as he barrels towards me like a bull. I squeeze my eyes shut and pull the trigger. Servando collapses, and I open my eyes. My eyes instantly widen as I see what I've done. 

"Shit." I mutter, before falling to the ground. 

The video ends, and the officers look at me. 

"Is this what happened?" the tall one asks. 

"Yes, officer." I say, my voice shaking. Alex puts an arm around my shoulder. 

"She's innocent." she says fiercely. 

"Yes." the shorter one says. "Thank you for your cooperation, ladies." they take the laptop and leave again. I breathe a sigh of relief, but then a thought comes to my head that makes me groan and bury my head in my hands. 

"What's wrong, Tobin?" Alex asks, concerned. 

"The bill." I say. 

"The what?" Alex asks. 

"The bill, Alex!" I say. 

"The medical bill! How the fuck am I going to pay for this?! I'm barely scraping by as it is!" 

"I'll pay for it." Alex says. 

"No." I say. "Heaths don't accept charity." 

"This isn't charity." Alex says. "This is me paying your hospital bill because I love you, and Thalia is like my little sister too. Let me do it." I sigh. 

"Fine." I say. 

"I have good news." Alex says. 

"What?" I ask. 

"Christen wants us to be together." Alex says. 

"What?!" I say, surprised. 

"Yeah." Alex says. "She told me." 

"Who will she be with then?" I ask. Alex shrugs. 

"I heard Julie recently broke up with Zach, and I've occasionally seen her and Christen making heart eyes at each other. Maybe they'll get together." 

"I just hope she finds someone who makes her happy." I say. 

"Me too." Alex says.