~ Chapter 24 ~
I was in Logan’s arms, my face buried in his chest as I breathed in his scent, the rhythm of our breathing in sync. We were sitting on a lounge chair in the living room snuggled up against each other. Alex and Lexi were still in her bedroom since it was early in the morning.
It was late last night, or rather early in the morning, when he came back from his trip. He had woken me up once he had opened the front door. I ran downstairs and jumped on him wrapping my legs around his torso. He instantly dropped the luggage he was holding to place his hands on my thighs to hold me up. Our faces were pressed into each others’ necks.
“Are you sure you’re ok?” Logan asked about the millionth time.
“I’m in perfect shape! Not one scratch!” I reassured him giving him a quick peck on the lips. “Stop worrying.”
“It’s hard to not worry about someone you care so much about,” he stated in all seriousness.
“Aw, Baby, I care about you too.”
“I know you do.”
For the rest of the morning we snuggled making pointless chit chat, just enjoying each others’ company. Time must have flown by quickly because before I knew it, Lexi and Alex were pummeling down the stairs in a little rush, ruining the moment. They both looked out of place and slightly out of breath. Lexi’s hair was sticking out every which way and Alex looked flustered like he was worked up about something.
“Is there something wrong?” I asked.
“I got a phone call about Tom,” Lexi replied still breathless.
My eyebrows raised, “What is it?”
“He’s been shot! Four bullet wounds plus a broken leg and rib. He’s been in the ICU since yesterday,” she threw out, her eyes getting watery.
“WHAT?!” I almost screamed. I noticed I was a little too loud because Logan put his hand up against his ear while Alex cringed back a few inches. Tears were already falling down my cheeks and my nose started running.
“Tori-”
“Who would do this to him!? Who the hell do they think they are?! Little bastards think they can just shoot whoever they want? I’m going to kick their sorry little asses! I swear-”
“Tori!” Lexi screamed, “I know you’re mad, but you need to calm the hell down. We’ll find them soon enough. Don’t waste all your energy on screaming or take your anger out on us.” My body started to relax as my anger slowly subsided.
“Lex,” I said quietly, “we have to go back home. We can’t lose him. He’s our family. We have to go back.”
“I know Tori, I know.” Lexi walked over to me giving me a tight squeeze.
“I’ve got four plane tickets to Seattle tonight at six o’clock,” Logan stated with head down as he was typing away on his smart phone, probably buying the tickets right this second.
“Thanks,” I told him, “Imma get packing.” I tried making a small smile.
“Okie dokie. So how many shoes are you going to pack on this trip?” Alex teased trying to lighten the mood. I stifled a laugh and playfully smacked his arm when I walked past him making my way up to my room, Logan following behind me.
“Hey,” Logan said from behind me when I was in my doorway.
“Yea?” I turned around.
“Imma quickly go home to get some clean clothes for the week.” I hated it when he left me. He must have seen the small frown forming on my face because he suddenly looked sad. “I’ll be back in no time. I promise.”
“Ok,” I murmured, “stay safe all right?” He nodded and kissed my forehead before leaving me. I didn’t move until I heard the front door close and his car zoom to life. My room was a small mess with a few clothing garments strewn on the floor, books stacked in the corner and papers littered around my desk. Letting out a huff of air, I started my journey of packing. This is definitely going to be a long morning.
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Yea, yea I know this is a SUPER short chapter. I wanted to write all about this new scenario, but it would have taken four or five pages and I don’t have enough time to write that much so I just set it up. You can expect the next chappie to be twice as long though :)
So what do you guys think will happen next? What can they expect when they visit Tom? Stay tuned to find out! hahaha
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Double Trouble
Teen FictionVictoria and Alexis lost their parents from a horrible murder when they were only twelve years old, leaving them with no one, until a man named Tom took them in a year later. But he's not just any ordinary person. He works for an agency of assassins...
