Kidnapped... Sort Of (Book I) {Editing Complete}

A Brothers Return

Chapter 20

~Okay, before we get started I would like to share with you my favorite comment on this story.~

"Slap him." I said.

" *wakes up* if you slap me I swear to Jesus Christ and everyone up there that I will chop your balls off and feed it to you

*he backs away*

That's what I thought... here I am.. trying to nap on a chair!

Psshh idiot people"

Comment written by @sjaw123

~It's comments like this that I LOVE reading :D Anyway on to the story! I suggest listening to the song in the media box as you read ;)~

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Eli and I walked through the door, the rose still in my hand. Damon ran up to me and saw my bruised jaw.

"What happened?" he asked through gritted teeth.

"It's ok." I said lightly, it hurt to talk too much or to even breathe.

"It doesn't seem ok." he said.

"Damon, just let her rest." Eli said taking me up to my room.

He set me on the bed and left the room to get a few things. He came back with an ice pack and a glass of ice water.

I chugged the water, it felt so good sliding down my throat to my stomach. Then I put the ice pack on my jaw and closed my eyes, I was so tired. "Thank you." I sighed.

"Of course." he gave me a kiss on my forehead then left lightly closing the door behind him.

I soon drifted to sleep with the ice still on my jaw.

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I woke up with a head ache and my ribs very sore, but surprisingly my jaw didn't hurt. I called Eli into my room because I just really wanted to lay with him. My ribs hurt and I wanted his comforting touch.

He came in and laid with me, I turned on the TV and put it on I now pronounce you Chuck and Larry I was in the mood for a good laugh, although it hurt, I would rather laugh then worry or cry.

I keep thinking about how Gale would be coming home soon and I couldn't wait to see him. I just wanted one of his hugs that told me everything was going to be okay, even though he didn't know anything that was going on.

About half way through the movie I got a call on my phone, I sat up and grabbed my phone to see who it was.

I looked at the caller ID and it was Grant. I sighed figuring it was just another smart ass joke he had to tell but figured I would answer anyways.

"Grace?" he asked lightly.

I don't think this was a smart ass joke, he sounded sad, "What's wrong?" I asked.

"Um, it's um... it's Gale." he finally spit out.

I froze, tears started to well up in my eyes, "Wh-whats w-wrong?" I stuttered.

"Grace his ship was on it's way back home when it was attacked."

The tears began to fall, "Is he okay?" I asked, all I could do was hope.

"We don't know, he is in a hospital far from here." I began to sob, "All we get is phone calls every once in a while by doctors notifying us about his condition. A lot of people where affected by this."

Eli sat up and looked at me, wanting to know what happened. "Grace, I really want you here." I heard Grant say and I could tell he was crying too.

That broke my heart. I dropped the phone and screamed, Eli wrapped his arms around me and comforted me, even though he had no idea why I was crying he didn't ask and I was glad, I wouldn't be able to tell him.

The boys came in and thought something was wrong but just saw me crying. Eli shooed them away.

"Why, why, why." I kept sobbing into his chest.

"Shh." he said rubbing my back until I was just holding on to him, lightly sobbing.

"Eli, I want to go home." I said my face still on his chest.

"Ok." he said.

I didn't want to be here while my family cries alone, I want to be there with them. "Eli please take me." I said again.

He picked me up and ran out of the door with me still in his arms. We made it to the house in a few seconds and Eli opened the door hesitantly. He set me down and my mom looked at me in horror. She saw my jaw and freaked.

I didn't feel that bad, I wasn't thinking about the pain, just sadness.

"Grace!" She said happily, shocked and sad.

She ran up to me and gave a a hug, "Hi mom." I said ignoring the burning sensation going through my ribs.

"What happened to your beautiful face?" she asked rubbing my jaw.

"I fell down the stairs." I lied.

"How did you get here so fast?"

"We were actually back already from Florida and we were going to surprise you, but I had to come home now."

She gave me a kiss on the cheek and another hug going back to her crying.

I let her go and gave my dad a hug. "I missed you, daddy." I said on the verge of tears.

"I missed you too, sweetheart."

I let go and saw Grant. The tears that were in my eyes were threatening to spill out. Grant looked up at me and I saw one tear escape his eye. That broke me, I gave him a tight hug and began to cry on his shoulder.

"I don't want to lose him, Grace." he cried.

"I don't either Grant, I don't either." I cried.

We held each other for a while until we were both done crying.

Eli was talking with my parents and I could tell he was about to leave.

"Wait, Eli please don't go." I said, I didn't want him to leave.

I know he didn't want to stay because this is a family thing but I really didn't want him to leave. So he stayed for me.

After about an hour later my aunt Linda, Jack and Desiree came over.

Desiree had tears staining her cute face. She ran up to me and gave me a big hug and cried on my shoulder.

"Grace is Gale going to die?" those words pained me the most of all. My aunt Linda was talking to my mom and dad while Grant and Eli messed around with Jack trying to cheer him up.

I let a few tears spill out, "I don't know, sweetie." I said pulling away.

He bottom lip quivered and it pained me to see her like this, sad and crying, not her happy go lucky behavior.

I sat down on the couch and picked her up and set her in my lap, she buried her head in my neck and fell asleep after a while.

I leaned my head on Eli's shoulder and he wrapped his arm around me, his hand right by Desiree's head.

Eventually I fell asleep on Eli's shoulder. This is why I wanted him to stay, he made it feel like everything was going to be okay when in reality, my world was falling apart.

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I got this chapter done sooner than I thought. Crafting Dead wasn't a huge distraction although I played it I still had a lot of time to write! I was going to add more but I will save that for the next chapter ;)

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