Falling In Love With Jack Avery

Chapter 42- Part 1

Lauren's POV:

I opened my eyes, and the sun was shining through the windows.
Jack had his arms wrapped around me, peacefully sleeping.
I didn't want to wake him, so I reached over to the night stand and grabbed my phone.
I went on it for about 20 minutes until I had the sudden urge to pee.
I tried to get up without waking Jack, but it didn't work very well.
"Morning." He said.
"Good morning handsome." I respond and kiss his forehead.
"I have to pee."
I go to the bathroom and return, but he's gone.
I go downstairs and he's in sweats and a t shirt, with car keys in his hand.
My face turns confused.
"We need milk, eggs, and bread." He says.
I nod.
"Want to come?" He asks.
I nod again and throw on my slippers.
We hop into the car and go to the store.
Once we get inside, Jack says, "You go get the bread. and I'll get the milk. Then we meet at the eggs."
"Deal."
I walk off, not knowing the store, and look for bread.
Once I get to the bakery section, a hand is on my back and a voice says, "Walk with me or i'll shoot you."

Jack's POV:

I got the milk quickly and went to the eggs.
Lauren wasn't there yet, but she doesn't know this store well.
I waited about 3 minutes and then started looking around the store for her.
I didn't see her, and I started to panic.
I saw a phone on the ground in the bakery section.
It had a case just like Lauren's.
I picked up the phone and there was a lock screen picture of Lauren and I.
This was Lauren's phone.
I drop my grocery basket and run outside.
I spot her quickly.
She is in a silver van, passenger side. There is a man with a mask driving, holding a gun to her head.
I start sprinting toward the van but it drives off.
I get into my car and follow it until a red light comes, and the van runs it.
Immediately, I start crying and drive home.
I open the door and my mom asks, "What's wrong?"
Between sniffles, I manage to respond. "Lauren."
"What about her? Where is she?"
I told her what happened.
She picks up the phone and calls the police.
They tell us to wait 24 hours.
I had to find her.
I went upstairs, and called each one of the boys to inform them. Daniel first.

J- Daniel,
D- Jack what's wrong, why are you crying?
J- Lauren got kidnapped at the store today. There was a man with a gun to her head and I couldn't save her in time
D- Seriously?! We will find her, don't worry. Want me to tell the others?
J- No I got it, just do what you can. Tell Logan.

Jack called each of the other boys and they all had similar reactions.
Jack was crying on his bed, looking through pictures of him and Lauren.
Then, his phone started ringing. It was no caller ID

(J: Jack, C: Caller)

J- Hello?
C- I have your girlfriend.
J- Give her back!
C- I need $5,000 cash in 3 days time.
J- Done. I'll do whatever it takes.

In the background, Jack hears Lauren scream.
Tears form in his eyes.

J- Don't hurt her.
C- The longer you take, the more pain I put her through.
J- I don't know where you are
C- Figure it out. Paul brother out.

They hung up.
Paul brother out?
That didn't sound like Logan, and Logan would never do that.
Wait!
Logan has a brother!
Junior? Jared? Jake!
He comments on her posts sometimes.
I immediately call Logan.

L- Hola
J- Logan! I think your brother kidnapped Lauren.
L- Whose Lauren?
J- My girlfriend, remember.
L- Oh yeah, Jake would never do that.
J- But the person who has her called me, and when they hung up, they said, "Paul brother out."
L- Jake says that every time he hangs up the phone...
J- I have to go. Let me know what you find out.
L- Ok, gotcha.

Jake's POV:

After hanging up the phone, I smack myself in the forehead.
Why am I such an idiot?
I shouldn't have said, "Paul brother out" at the end of the call.
I say that all the time, and I blew my cover.

Lauren's POV:

Jake had called Jack, and I heard every word.
I tried screaming to see if Jack would hear me, and he sure enough did.
He's doing whatever he can to get back to me.
After Jake hung up, he walked over to me.
"Don't you wish your boyfriend would come and save you? Too bad he will never find you."
"He will!" I yell, but Jake slaps me.
"Shut up. You listen to me, never talk back."
I was about to talk when Jake put something around my mouth so I couldn't, and my hands were already tied up.
"I'll be right back. Don't move." Jake opens a door and I see stairs, that he ends up walking up.
That's when I try to escape.
The only thing holding me in was a thin rope.
I untied my hands, then my legs.
Finally, I took the thing around my mouth off.
I looked around for windows, but saw none. Maybe I'm in a basement, I thought.
I quietly walked around looking for something, or anything, that could help me.
The basement was pretty much empty.
So I tried sneaking upstairs.
I opened the door, making no noise and quietly crept up the stairs.
When I got to the top, I looked around and saw no one.
I tip-toed around looking for a door, but Jake saw me as I walked into the kitchen.
"What are you doing up here?!" He yelled.
Then, he grabbed me by the arm and threw me down the stairs, and I hit my head hard at the bottom.

Jack's POV:

The boys were constantly texting me as I was trying to figure out what happened.
Soon enough, night came and I still didn't know where she was.
I couldn't sleep.
I was at my desk all night, trying to figure stuff out.
I was almost positive Jake took her. Throughout the whole night, I couldn't stop wondering how I let her get taken. Why I wasn't with her, and why I didn't save her. I was ashamed at myself.
My eyelids stared getting heavy around 4 am, but I couldn't stop.
I texted the boys, but none of them were up.
No matter how hard I tried to sleep, I couldn't.
Knowing Lauren is out there right now, scared and I can't do anything.
She came here with me, to spend time with me and I let her get taken.
Around 6, I was still up and my phone buzzed.
Daniel texted me that he woke up crying, thinking about how Lauren is gone.
I can relate.
Then my phone buzzes again,

Unknown: Running out of time...

I didn't respond, but just kept looking harder. I used a few computer apps to track the address of the phone calls.
When I put the call through, the website said it will take 12 hours to give me the address.
All day, I stayed in my room crying and trying to find her
Once I do, I'm never letting her go. 
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