My Promise, My Love (Book 3)

Saving Bree

*Taylor's POV*
"And you are ok? Can move?" Sam asked, super concerned.

"Yes, I'm fine." I groaned. He sat down on my hospital bed.

"Sorry for being worried."

"Sorry for being stupid." I said in return.

"How were you being stupid?"

"I was so close to marrying Will, and I didn't."

"Well you did give me a scare. I thought I might actually loose you to some other guy."

"Yeah. I scared myself too." We sat in silence before the door pushed open. Hayes walked in with everyone else.

"Hayes!" I said.

"Don't be too excited." He started telling us everything that happened with Megan. By the end, I was in tears.

"Here's the problem. It's Bree's last day at the coffee shop. We don't know where she is going, where she lives." Hayes said. His phone started ringing.

"Excuse me." He walked out of the room. Sam and the Jacks put their arms around me and hugged me.

*Hayes POV*
"Hello?" I said into the phone.

"Hayes? It's Crawford Collins."

"Oh Crawf, hey!" I said.

"Listen, I was in the same coffee shop as you today, and I saw you talking to that girl, Bree."

"Yeah, she's Taylor Jennings little sister, why?"

"You should know something. Yesterday, I saw her at that store across the street. She was pocketing some food and she got caught. I stepped in and she walked out with me. She told me her name then disappeared into that alley."

"So she must be there." Realization hit me.

"Yeah, that's what I think."

"Thanks so much."

"Wait, there is something else. She might be in trouble. So if you are going to save her, I'd hurry." I hung up the phone and sprinted down and to my car. It was raining and dark from night.

*Bree's POV*
I sat in my corner. The rain was coming down hard. I nestled deeper into my blanket. The cars were whizzing by. I wasn't able to get any food.

"Bree?" I recognized that voice.

"Over here." I said weakly. He stumbled over drunk. He gave me that stupid drunk smile.

"You have my money?" I asked. He took it out, but quickly grabbed his hand back before I could take it.

"Not so fast. It's your last day right? I deserve some payment first."

"Fuck off." I said.

"I've been giving you a hundred bucks a month. Don't I get something in return?"

"You had something. You had my childhood." He drunk laughed then ran at me. I sidestepped and he grabbed my hair. His bottle dropped and broke. I glanced at the broken shards and he looked too. He grabbed one and pointed it at me. I put my hands up.

"Very good. Now do what I say." He snarled and came towards me. I waited then kicked the shard out of his hand and punched him in the jaw. He got back up and slapped me. He punched my face and I fell. On the ground, he started kicking me. After each kick, I was moved closer and closer to the glass. I screamed in pain when I rolled over a glass shard. I grabbed two and blocked his next kick. I got back up and held my side. I pointed the glasses at him.

"Hands up!" I said. He looked at me and I threw one glass extremely close to his face, trimming a little.

"Bitch." He spat and put his hands up.

"Money now!" He took out the money and tossed it on the floor. I bent and picked it up. While bending, he attacked me. I screamed when he kicked my sensitive sides again. I threw a kick up and he caught my foot. I bent and used the lever to knee him in the balls. He bent over in pain. He ran at me and pinned me to the wall. I screamed when he started to rip my clothes. He started placing wet kisses on my neck and I screamed again.

"Bree!!" Someone yelled. A boy jumped out of his car and started sprinting to me. He pulled the drunk off me and grabbed my waist to pull me behind him. I sobbed and the boy kept a hand on my waist and pulled out a knife.

"Get out of here!" He yelled. The man stared at me and then said,

"I'll be back Bree." and he disappeared into the darkness. The boy faced me and I was finally able to see his face. It was the boy from the shop. Hayes.

"Are you ok? Who was that?" He said to me. I fell back against the brick wall and sat down.

*Taylor's POV*
"Here let me help you." Sam said as he helped me into his house. I mumbled thanks.

"Are you ok? Maybe you should just rest." I shrugged and turned to him.

"Remember this? This was like every week in high school." He laughed.

"Crap everyday." I nodded and leaned to him. I wrapped my arms around him.

"Thanks. For not leaving me." I said.

"Anytime." He leaned down and kissed me. And let me say, it was much better to kiss him now that I wasn't engaged.

*Hayes POV*
I watched her. She finished crying and was now sitting with her head in her hands.

"Can you talk to me? Who was that?" I asked.

"I can't tell you."

"Bree it's a simple question. Is he a criminal? Why is he giving you money." She whipped her head at me.

"It's not a simple question because there is a complex answer."

"That's why I'm here. To listen." She looked at me hard then softened.

"He's..he's my dad."

*Author's Note*
This is a readers question.

Who wants Hayes and Bree/Megan to end up together? It's up to you, leave me a comment.

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