Forever and Always

Ch. 20 Someone Dies

AUTHORS NOTE.
Lance's POV will be in this chapter. I know. I know. Hahaha it's gonna be a short one though so buckle up.

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Fresh out of the shower, and curled under my comforter, I try to hide from myself. I'm worried about William. Is he Ok? How bad was he hurt? I shouldn't of left without him! Lilly is gonna kill me.

On the other hand Haley is happy. She's cuddled with Jordan on a big fluffy couch. Of course she said yes! How could she not? I mean, he's all she talked about lately. She even drew his name with little hearts all over her notebook. I'm so sick of love!

Lilly and William get along fine. They should I mean, both of them are really smart. No joke! They both have the highest grades in the whole school! She's silly and sometimes makes me wonder about her sanity, but that girl could out smart any advanced collage kid in a millisecond.

Haley has the perfect prience Jordan. They make a cute couple. He's tall and handsome. She's short and has a temper. It's like the good boy calms the bad girl. And what do I get. A broken past and a broken heart. Abs, you selfish jerk!

"I HATE YOU!" I scream into my pillow.

"I hope not." A soft male voice said.

I jumped and almost screamed when I seen red hair flash as Tyler jumped on my bed. James stood at the foot giving me a sad hurt look.

"I don't hate you guys. I promise." Tears cracked my voice.

"Well in that case." James jumped on the bed with us.

Both twins yelled at the same time, as they squished me between them. "Jess sandwich time!"

Tyler hugged me tight after James backed off. "We came in to help cheer you up."

James added his remark. "I want details!"

"Hey, don't push her for that! She needs time to recover. There is no telling what she went through." Tyler said with a hint of authority.

"Yeah well, William's not back so it can't be good. I just want to know what happened is all." James whined.

"Guys!" I said a little aggravated. "It's not gonna happen. I don't want to talk about it!" I try to cover my head with my blanket, as I jam my face back into my pillow.

"Well, at least tell us who you hate." James said.

Mentally I wanted to scream everything at them. Physically i wanted to punch them. None of that happened. I just ended up sobbing and snorting like a blubbering baby. Everything broke and the twins now took turns passing tissues and rubbing my back until I finally fell asleep.

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Lance POV
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Well, I hurt her. The only person I truly cared about hates me. I don't even know why I care. The hurt in her eyes almost broke me. It's William's fault. We made a deal and I won't break it. Our plan worked, and now she's safe at home where she should be.

The door crashed open and Seth dragged Connor in. His face was red and a couple new bruises stained his face. I glared at him. I was wrong it wasn't William's fault, it was Connor's fault, my Jess was hurt. This bastard was gonna die. I don't care if he is my brother.

"Thank you Seth. You can wait outside." Lacey took a sip of brandy and stood up. "Nice of you to join us Connor." She hissed his name.

Fernando glared at Connor. His eyes turned dark, and Connor frowned. The room suddenly took on a deadly air. A groan came from William, as he slowly started to wake up.

"So who wants to fill in the blanks? I'll get my answers one way or another." She pointed the gun at Connor. "Start talking babe, I'd really hate to shoot you."

"You should of never been involved Lacey. I told him this match was stupid." Connor said.

"Oh well, that's not the answer I want Connor." She pointed the gun at his leg and fired.

The recoil from the black 9mm made her arm jump. My ears started ringing. Connors face turned a deathly white and he fell to the floor holding his leg.

"You Bitch! You shot me!" Connor howled in pain.

"I'll aim a little higher if you don't shut up! Now besides you owing this guy money and kidnapping William's sister, I'd like to know why all this happened in the first place."

I looked over to William who was now sitting up watching everything with a blank look on his face. I went a little over board on him. When Jess kissed that guy I lost it. William took my full rage. I almost killed him. Lacey stopped us before I did. William was her favorite fighter. Fernando's laugh pulled me back to the conversation.

"Sí señorita. That one there lost two fights and refused to pay the fee." He laughed. "The girl was just his way of getting me my money. The rumors I've heard of William and Lance are what drew me to the Challange."

"So going off rumors you wanted to destroy my fighters! Yeah, nobody dose that and lives." Lacey said as she raised the gun once more.

Fernando blanched as the gun leveled between his eyes. The bastard would pay. I looked back to Connor, who looked like he would pass out at any moment. Blood pooled under him. The loud bang and smell of gunsomke made my head hurt. William looked green.

Lacey turned to us. "Lance take William home. No fights for a while." She shook her head at Connor, as I helped William stand up. "Oh Lance tell Seth and Chris to bring the janitor in. It's getting a little dirty around here lately."

We made our way out the door. It slammed shut behind us and another loud gunshot rang out. Maybe I was supposed to care if Connor lived, but I really didn't. I wanted to kill him myself. I waved at Chris and Seth, and they both headed down the hall. They were close to Connor, but they loved Lacey more.

"Don't forget our deal." William growled.

"I won't." William straightened up when I suddenly turned him loose. "I don't see how staying away from her will help her."

"Your family has done enough as it is. Connor's dead by now, so who do you think will show up next!" William said.

"Yeah, I know. I'll kill that bastard if he shows his face. I don't want Jess in any more pain." I rubbed my temples. "Let's just get you home."

"Yeah." Is all William grunted out.

The cost of setting up the fight here and getting Lacey involved, just to get Jess out safely was steep. Lacey and Wiliam both made me promise to leave Jess alone. How Lacey even knew about Jess puzzled me. That's when it hit me.

"Hey William. The twins have red hair right?" William rolled his eyes.

His voice was low and filled with exhaustion. "Yeah, Lacey is their mom. Dad took them in not long after they were born. I'm the only one who doesn't have a drop of our dad's blood."

"Well that explains a lot." I opened my truck door for William and helped him get in. My mind was turning now. The ride to Williams house was silent and full of tension.

At least Jess was gonna be ok. I hate hurting her this way. My life is always dark I can't pull her in to it. This time when I leave it will be for good. I care to much to see that much pain in her eyes.

The bastard I call dad was bound to show his face now.