Fighting Spirit

Chapter 23: Aiding plans

-Tyler's POV-

"Dude chill out," Daniel told me and I glared over to him.

"Don't Daniel," I warned. "Don't."

"Come on if she needed you she would have called," he tried to reason with me but I just stayed quiet, shaking my leg nervously.

"And she hasn't called," I told him. "At all."

"Maybe her and Parker are having a good time," Simon piped up. "Nothing's wrong and she'll be back later."

"Or, she's in trouble and can't use her phone and while were here twiddling our thumbs she's being strangled again."

"Oh my god," Daniel laughed. "You should really listen to yourself."

"Not the best time," I snapped at him.

"Geez dude," Daniel held his hands up in a surrender. "Calm your tits."

"You little--" I cut off when I felt my phone buzzing. Quickly I pulled my phone out of my pocket and answered it without checking the I.D.

"Aubrey?" I asked automatically.

"No um this is Drake," the other voice said and I rolled my eyes. I got excited for nothing.

"Oh hey Drake what's up?"

"I wanted to know how Aubrey's doing first," he told me. "And second I wanted to tell you something."

"Well Aubrey's doing okay she took your pills and they really seem to be working cause the swellings almost nonexistent," I concluded telling him what I saw when she was here earlier. "And what did you need to tell me?"

"Do you know a Brody Hall by any chance?" He asked and I furrowed my eyebrows.

"No I don't think I do."

"Well he knows you," Drake sighed and my eyebrows shot up.

"Really? How?"

"Apparently Brody isn't very found of your girlfriend," he told me and I was about to tell him that Aubrey wasn't my girlfriend yet but he didn't give me the chance. "Him and another kid came to my office again asking about a late night patient that was treated for strangulation."

"He was asking about Aubrey?" I asked and I can imagine Drake nodding.

"Yeah he didn't seem too happy with the fact that I denied seeing her."

"Well who was the other guy with him?"

"Not sure, the kid didn't seem too old or too young. All I know is he didn't say a name besides Brody's."

"Okay," I said slowly and heard a knock on the door. I looked up to my brothers and their heads snapped up but they didn't move. Who was knocking on the door at 7 at night? Katie already went home... "Drake I'm gonna have to call you back."

"Yeah okay just remember--"

"Yeah yeah bye," I cut him off and ended the call. Being the oldest I guess I have the responsibility to answer the door now. "I'll get it." I called and stood up from the couch and jogged to the door.

I unlocked the lock and opened the door to see Aubrey standing outside the door with her hands in her pockets. A huge sigh of relief escaped me and I pulled her immediately into a hug.

"Holy shit Aubrey you scared me," I told her but she stayed quiet. "Hey are you okay?" I pulled her away and she nodded.

"Yeah I'm fine." she puts on a fake smile but I don't push it.