Letting Go

Chapter Twelve

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"Everything will be okay in the end. If it's not okay, then it's not the end." 

- Ed Sheeran

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Thea

"I... Where... how.... Leo!"

Without thinking I wrap my arms around his neck and hug the crap out of him. I can feel him laugh and his arms wrap around my waist bringing me closer. As I hug him he moves me further away from the crowd to an empty room.

"You have a habit of leaving us Thea," he says jokingly.

"Are you okay?" I ask.

"I think I should be asking you that."

"What happened to you and Raph after we got captured?"

"Well we first thought Walker was behind all this. We went crazy trying to find you three, but then we found out Walker was also missing. A few days ago D' Angelo came to us saying you, Asher, and Walker are being held hostage here."

"It was Zeke," I mumble.

"Yeah I know. That asshole is going to be dead when I see him."

"Is Raph here too?"

"Yeah," he responds with a smile. "He went to find Asher and Walker."

"How did you two get in?"

"Marcus disguised us as his bodyguards. I am actually pretty surprised Raph hasn't tried to kill him yet. Although they did have a deep conversation before coming here."

"Where is he?"

"Damn girl stop asking so many questions."

"Sorry," I say sheepishly.

Leo looks at me with wide eyes and rubs his eyes frantically. "Can you pinch me?"

I shrug and do as he says, only to get a yelp from him. "What the hell Thea?"

"You told me to pinch you!"

"I didn't think you would actually do it!"

"Then why did you ask?"

"I wanted to make sure it's really you, cause the Thea I know would never say sorry."

This time I punch his arm. "Seriously women! Why do you have to so violent?"

"Your being an ass."

"Well your being a bitch."

"Leo I ask you to do one thing and you can't even do that."

I turn towards the door and see Raph standing there with an amused smile. Walker and Asher walk in behind him with their arms crossed.

"Ashy!"

The next thing I know Leo runs up to Asher and wraps his arms around his neck pulling Asher against his chest for a bear hug. The look of pure horror on Asher's face made me laugh so hard tears started to form in my eyes. Raph starts laughing along with me once he sees how pissed off Asher is.

"Well my suspicions are confirmed, all of you are total nutcases," Walker mumbles.

"Don't be a party pooper man. Your just jelly," Leo says sticking out his tongue.

"How old are you again?"

Before Leo can answer Asher pushes him off and glares at Leo. "Do that again and I will tear your arms off."