It Was For The Best - Part 2.
It's time for another chapter. Hope you like it. Thank you all for reading and for the comments. It means so much.
texasalias2004: Time will tell if they get to them before it's too late. Sorry, but the chapters take long to write. :lol:
nicewoman: Yes, it's a good thing Sloane needed more documents before he could brainwash the triplets. Time will tell if Jack's okay. The rescue team will be on their way, but maybe it'll be too late.
Irina_Derevko_Bristow: Time will tell if Jack's alright, and time will tell what happens to Irina.
AliasMuse: Yes, it really is. Time will tell if they do.
Sydney Derevko Bristow: You think I'm evil? What ever gave you that idea?
Chapter 23
Everyone at APO stood frozen in their place looking at the satellite readings. They had all gotten to work two hours ago and had been keeping an eye on the satellite readings while continuing working on the rescue mission. They’d kept a close eye on the room Jack and Irina were in, and when they noticed several people entering the room, they’d all stood around to see what was going on.
From the size of the two people, who were Jack and Irina, they quickly concluded that Jack was the one, who was getting beaten, and it didn’t take them long to figure out that he was getting tortured. They stood in completely silence. The tears were rolling down Sydney’s, Nadia’s, and Carrie’s cheeks, and everyone except for Katya were pretty emotional as well.
When they watched everyone leave and the room turning dark, they kept standing frozen in their place for a while. No one said anything. Vaughn then put an arm around Sydney, and Eric and Marshall did the same with Nadia and Carrie. Sydney and Nadia both started sobbing.
“Dad was tortured.” Nadia buried her head in Eric’s shoulder. Kendall nodded.
“Yes, it seems so. And by the looks of it, I’d say that he was tortured the same way Geiger tortured him.”
“It was bad enough when he was tortured by Geiger, but this time it looked worse. He was tortured longer, and he…he…” Sydney shook her head as the tears kept coming. Vaughn tried his best to comfort her.
“It’ll be okay, Syd. Your dad’s strong. You have to remember that.”
“I know, but what if he…” She swallowed. “What if he…he…” She couldn’t get the words out. No one wanted to think about the possibility of Jack and Irina getting killed. Dixon walked closer to Sydney and Nadia.
“He’s still alive. From the satellite readings we can see that he still has a pulse. It’s not strong, but it’s still there. As long as he’s able to rest through the night, I’m sure he’ll get stronger. He’s going to make it.” Sydney and Nadia nodded weakly.
“You’re probably right.”
“We have agents doing nothing but look at the satellite readings. They’ll come and tell us if anything happens that we haven’t seen ourselves.” Nadia shook her head frustrated.
“But we should be there. We should be there right now getting them out of that hell. We should’ve gotten on a plane yesterday after talking to Sark. We could’ve come up with a plan on the plane. Damn it, why do we have to wait so long.” She continued to sob and Eric hugged her tighter. Katya walked closer to her and Sydney. She gave them a reassuring smile and spoke calmly.
“We’ll get them back safely. You have to believe that. Just stay positive.” They gave her a slight nod and she smiled back at them a little more. “Everything will work out just fine, you’ll see. Now, why don’t we get back to planning the mission. It won’t do us any good to just stand here and watch the monitors.” They nodded a little again. “But let’s get some coffee and tea first.” She walked with them out of the meeting room and Carrie followed too. Everyone else shook their heads frustrated and paced around the room a little.
Kendall had watched Katya. He shook his head in disbelief of her continued calmness. He still couldn’t believe she could remain so positive. Even though they now knew where Jack, Irina, and the triplets were and were planning a rescue mission, he still couldn’t understand that she seemed unaffected by seeing Jack tortured. He took another look at her standing by the coffeemaker before turning back to work.
Hours later everyone was gathered in the meeting room. Chase had arrived and they were going over the details for the mission.
“I’ve already talked to all who’ll be going on this mission, but to make it clear to everyone the agents who’ll be going are, agents S. and N. Bristow, agent Dixon, agent Vaughn, and agent Weiss. What most of you don’t know is that agent M. Flinkman will be joining the team as well.” Everyone but Dixon, Kendall, and Carrie looked at Marshall surprised. Marshall smiled a little at everyone. Sydney and Nadia smiled back and gave him a nod. He nodded in return. “With Marshall going on the mission, we need an extra pair of eyes to watch the monitors from here. I will be going with the team to Kashmir to overlook things from there, so we’ve had to get someone from another department to come and help.” Everyone but Dixon and Kendall looked around at everyone a little curiously. Sydney looked at Chase again.
“Who?”
“Me.” Everyone turned around and saw Rachel standing in the door to the meeting room.
“Rachel.” Sydney smiled at her and got out of chair and went to hug her. Rachel and Will had known about everything since the triplets had been kidnapped, and had been informed about everything else that had happened along the way. Rachel gave Sydney a reassuring smile.
“We know where they are now. We’ll get them home.” Sydney nodded a little.
“I’m glad you’re here.”
“Will and TJ are here too. They’re at the safe location with everyone else.” That made Sydney smile a little more. Rachel turned to Nadia, who’d gotten out of her chair and joined Sydney. They hugged.
“I’m glad you’re here too.” Chase walked up to them and extended her hand to Rachel.
“It’s good to have you back here.” Rachel shook her hand and smiled.
“I’m glad to be able to help.” Chase nodded.
“I know that you’ve been briefed about the mission, but have a seat, and we’ll go over it again.” She nodded and they all sat down.
After going over the mission in great detail Dixon got up from his seat.
“Since we’re leaving tonight, I suggest that we go home and spend the time with our families. There’s nothing more we can do at the moment anyway.” They all nodded. “Hayden and I need to make a phone call to Washington to make sure that everything is going as planned. We’ll get back to you when that’s done, so don’t go home yet.” They nodded and he looked at Kendall. “I believe you’ll be making a phone call to make sure that most of what we need is on the plane.” Kendall nodded back.
“Yes, I’ll be doing that now.” He nodded back and Dixon looked at everyone.
“We’ll all be back shortly.” Everyone gave Dixon, Chase, and Kendall a nod before they left.
The others stayed in the meeting room talking, but after a few minutes Katya excused herself and walked out. She went to Kendall’s office, and when she saw that he got off the phone, she walked in.
“I need to talk to you.” He looked up at her.
“About what?”
“The mission. I want to be part of the team that goes to Kashmir.”
“You can’t. You’re needed here.” She shot him an annoyed look.
“I can be of better help in Kashmir. I want on that team.” He shook his head.
“You’re not field rated.” She gaped at him for a few seconds and then got angry.
“Not field rated? What the hell does that have to do with anything? That’s just bullshit. You know, I’m more than capable of being part of the rescue team even if I’m not field rated by the CIA. Put me on the rescue team now.” He got angry too.
“No, you’re not going. You’re one of the best people we have to watch the monitors, and you’re needed here. I’m field rated and I would love nothing more than to be part of the rescue team myself, but someone has to stay behind and be in charge of keeping an eye on everything, and watch the monitors as well.”
“Marshall is going, and no offense to him, but if he’s going, I should be going too.”
“Marshall is going because if there’s anything technical that needs to taken care of on sight, he’s the one to do it.”
“Still, I’m a better shooter than he is, so put me on the rescue team now.”
“No, you’re staying here.”
“Why do I even bother talking to you? It’s obvious that I should be talking to Marcus.” She turned on her heels and walked out of Kendall’s office quickly. He gave a frustrated grunt and followed her and was right behind her when she entered Dixon’s office. “Marcus I need to talk to you.” Both Dixon and Chase looked at Katya curiously and at Kendall too, who looked annoyed.
“What do you need to talk to me about?”
“It’s about the rescue mission. I want to be part of the team that goes to Kashmir.”
“She just requested the same thing from me, but I told her that she has to stay here.” She glared at Kendall angrily and then looked back at Dixon.
“He said, I’m not field rated and can’t go on the mission, but we all know that I’m more than capable of going on this mission, and that I’ll be of great use.” Dixon and Chase looked from Katya to Kendall, then at each other and then back at Katya. Dixon nodded.
“Kendall is right that you’re not field rated. But even though you’d be an important asset to the team, you’re needed more here. We need the best of the best to keep an eye on the monitors, and you’re the best of the best. Your expertise is needed here. I’m sorry Katya, but we can’t let you go.” She let out a frustrated grunt. Chase gave her a soft smile and spoke kindly.
“We can understand that you want to go to Kashmir and bring your family home, but you’ll be part of bringing them home. It’ll just be from APO.” Katya gave Chase an icy glare.
“Now you’re all of a sudden being nice?” Chase was taken aback by Katya’s behavior.
“Excuse me?”
“Ever since my sister started working for the CIA, you haven’t given a damn about her. You’ve made her life hell. Our paths haven’t crossed much, but every time we’ve met, I haven’t gotten a very kind treatment from you either. But all of a sudden you’re nice?” Chase nodded and remained calm.
“I know that I haven’t been pleasant to Irina or you, and I’m sorry about that.”
“You’re sorry?” Katya raised her voice more. “You damn well should be sorry. My sister is one of the best agents this agency has ever had, and you’ve treated her worse than you’d treat a prisoner. You even went so far as to accuse her of having something to do with Robin and her friend nearly getting raped.”
“What?” Dixon stared wide eyed at Chase. This was the first time he was hearing about this. Chase looked back at him apologetically.
“Marcus, I didn’t mean it.” Katya scoffed.
“Of course you meant it.” Chase shook her head and looked back at Katya.
“No, I didn’t mean it. I just didn’t think she had changed. I just wanted to see if I couldn’t provoke her anger.” She looked back at Dixon. “I didn’t think she had anything to do with what happened to Robin and Melissa. I swear I didn’t.”
“My sister has done nothing but great work ever since she joined the CIA, and she’s saved a lot of agents’ lives with her teachings. You should be thinking about that, and not try to provoke her anger, which you’d never be able to do anyway. Everything you’ve ever said to her has hurt her, but never angered her.”
“Yes, I can imagine she’s told you everything I’ve ever said to her.” Katya shook her head.
“No, Irina has never told me a thing.” Chase looked at her surprised. “Out of respect for Marcus she never said a thing about the horrible things you said to her. Everyone else has told me what you’ve said about her, because there’s usually been someone else with her whenever you’ve attacked her.” Dixon looked at her stunned.
“Everyone knows?” He then looked at Kendall who nodded a little apologetically. He then looked back at Katya who looked at him apologetically and spoke to him softer.
“Yes, everyone knows.” She put her hand on his arm. “Marcus, I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to hurt you, or use this in any way so that I can be part of the team that goes to Kashmir. I was just standing up for my sister.” He nodded and gave her a little smile.
“It’s okay. I understand Katya.” There was a few seconds of awkward silence. Dixon looked at Chase, who continued to look at him apologetically. He then looked back at Katya. “I understand that you want to be part of the team that goes to Kashmir, but it’s not possible. We need people with expertise to watch the monitors, and you’re one of the best ones qualified.” He gave her hand a squeeze. “I’m sorry.” She let out a frustrated sigh, but nodded.
“Fine. I’ll just go back to the meeting room and talk to the others.” He nodded and she left without looking at Kendall. He rolled his eyes and looked at Dixon.
“I’ll be in the meeting room as well.” Dixon nodded and Kendall left. Chase placed her hand on Dixon’s arm.
“Marcus, I’m really sorry. I know that Irina has been nothing but kind to Robin and to Stephen too, but despite all the good she’s done I just couldn’t or rather wouldn’t acknowledge it. I was blinded by my job and didn’t want to believe she’d changed. But I know that she has changed and that she’s a good person. I’m sorry that I’ve been such an idiot. So sorry.” He looked at her coldly.
“I have a mission to concentrate on. We’ll talk when it’s over.” He was about to walk away, but she grabbed his arm.
“Marcus, please. I’m sorry.” He looked back at her.
“My number one priority at the moment is getting Jack, Irina, and the triplets, home. That’s all I can concentrate on right now.” He pulled away from her and walked out of his office. She sighed and stayed in his office for a few seconds before joining the others in the meeting room.
Everyone stayed in the meeting room for a little while longer going over a few things. Then they slowly started leaving. Katya was putting a few notes away, when Marshall walked back into the room. She looked up at him when he entered and smiled.
“Did you forget something, Marshall?” He shook his head.
“No, I just wanted to talk to you.” She looked at him a little curiously.
“What did you want to talk to me about?”
“Well, I don’t really want to talk to you. It’s really more that I have something I need to tell you.” She smiled and nodded.
“Alright. What did you want to tell me?”
“I just want to say that I’m sorry, I’m going on the mission and you’re not. I know that you want to go to Kashmir, but that you have to stay here and watch the monitors because I’m going.”
“You heard me talking to Jim?” Marshall nodded.
“Yeah. I didn’t mean to eavesdrop, but I was only a few feet away checking the gear, so I couldn’t help but hear that you were talking.” She looked at him apologetically and walked over to him, placing her hands on his shoulders.
“You shouldn’t apologize, Marshall. I’m the one who’s sorry about what I said. Jim was right. If there’s anything technical that needs to be taking care of on sight, you’re the one to do it.”
“But you were right too. You’re a much better shooter than I am. My aim might be good, but your aim is much better.”
“Still, the team is full of sharp shooters, so I wouldn’t be as important as you are to the team.”
“I wish we were both able to go. It hardly seems fair that you can’t go. I mean, they’re your family.” She smiled at him and gave his shoulder a gentle squeeze.
“I wish we could both go too, but they’ll be in good hands. The most important thing is that we get them back safely.”
“You think we’ll get them back safely?” She gave him a reassuring smile.
“We have to believe that. We have to stay positive, and from the satellite readings we can see that Jack’s still alive.”
They looked over at the satellite readings that were still showing on the screens. Everyone had kept a close eye on the screen showing the room Jack and Irina were in to see if anything happened, and they were all relieved to see that Jack and Irina were left alone, and that Jack still had a pulse. Marshall nodded.
“Yeah, at least that’s something.” They looked at each other and smiled. “Well, I should be going. I want to spend some time with the kids before I leave.”
“I’ll walk out with you.” They took one last look at the satellite readings before leaving the meeting room.
When Marshall and Carrie left APO they went home and spent some alone time with their children. Sydney and Vaughn did the same with their children, Nadia and Eric did the same with their children, and Dixon and Chase did the same with Stephen and Robin. At dinner time they all got together to spend the rest of the evening together until they had to leave, and they were joined by Katya, Sergei, Kendall, Will, Rachel, and TJ.
The children had all been told that their parents were going out of town, but as not to scare them they were not told that they were going to get Jack, Irina, and the triplets. They merely told them that they were going on a business trip, which was what they told them whenever they’d gone on a mission in the past. The only ones who knew that this wasn’t an ordinary business trip were Stephen and Robin. The children were still a little scared with their parents going away fearing that something was going to happen to them, and Robin and Stephen were scared as well.
They all got to stay up as long as they could keep their eyes open, but eventually they were too tired to stay awake, and everyone said goodnight and goodbye to them before they were tucked in by their parents. The only kids, who still stayed up, were Robin and Stephen.
“How long will you be gone mommy?” Sydney saw the concerned look in Sarah’s eyes as she tucked her in. She looked over at Isabelle, who was next to her sister and saw the same look in her eyes. Sydney tried her best to smile. She had to try to not make them worry so much.
“If everything goes well, we should be back in a few days.”
“But what if everything doesn’t go well? What if something happens to you like with grandpa, grandma, Maddie, Ethan, and Caitie?” She could see that they were getting teary eyed and she was doing her best not to cry herself.
“Isabelle, nothing’s going to happen.”
“But you don’t know that.” Vaughn walked into the room after having just checked on Nicholas. He sat down on Isabelle’s side of the bed and took her by the hand.
“Sweetie, we know that you’re both worried about mommy and me, but we promise you that we’ll do everything we can to stay safe and to look out for each other. Okay?” They both nodded a little.
“Yeah, I guess.”
“We’ll call you as often as we can, and before you know it, we’ll be home again. And while we’re gone, you’re going to have lots of fun with uncle Will, uncle Sergei, and your cousins.”
“Also with uncle Kendall, aunt Carrie, aunt Rachel, and Katya, right?”
“Yes, you’ll have lots of fun with them too. But they’ll also be working while we’re gone, so they might not be able to be here so much.”
“Okay.”
“Come here.” Vaughn motioned for them to give him a hug and they both leaned in and hugged him. “I love you.” He gave each of them a kiss.
“I love you too, daddy.” Isabelle kissed him back and Sarah did the same.
“I love you too, daddy.” Vaughn let go of them and Sarah hugged Sydney. “I love you, mommy.” She gave her a kiss and Sydney kissed her back.
“I love you too, sweetie.” She pulled Isabelle into her arms too, and hugged her. “I love you, Isabelle.” She gave her a kiss and Isabelle kissed her back.
“I love you too, mommy.” Sydney gave them another kiss.
“Time to sleep. Daddy and I will stay with you until we have to leave.” They nodded and got back under the covers. Vaughn and Sydney both laid down on the bed with their daughters and Vaughn handed Alice in Wonderland to Sydney, which she started reading from.
In one of the other rooms Nadia had just said goodnight to David. She handed him to Eric and went to the room Becky was in. Eric gave David a kiss on the head and smiled at his yawning son.
“Okay buddy, this is how it goes. While mommy and I are away, you’re the man of the house. That means that you have to stop your sister from throwing wild parties. Can you do that for me?” David cooed and Eric smiled. “That’s my boy. I love you.” He gave him another kiss before putting him down. He stayed until David fell asleep, which didn’t take long, and then he walked to Becky’s room. Nadia was sitting with Becky in her lap on the bed when he walked in. Nadia looked up at Eric.
“Is David asleep?”
“Yeah, he was out like a light.” He sat down next to Nadia and gave Becky a kiss on the head. She looked at him, and it broke his heart to see that she’d been crying. “Come here, sweetie.” He pulled her onto his lap and she wrapped her arms around his neck.
“I’m scared, daddy.” He hugged her tightly and kissed the side of her head. He looked over at Nadia, who was blinking back tears.
“I know you are, but everything is going to be alright.” She looked at him and he dried her tears with his thumbs.
“How can you be sure? What if something happens?” He smiled at her.
“Nothing’s going to happen, because I have mommy with me. And mommy is the strongest person I know.”
“She is?”
“Of course she is. Whenever I can’t open a jar at home, who do I get to open it for me?”
“Mommy.”
“Well, there you go. That proves how strong she is. You would think that I’d be able to open a jar on my own, but I can’t, so I’m not nearly as strong as mommy.” Becky giggled a little and Eric smiled even more. “But not only is mommy strong, she’s also very good at protecting people. Nothing’s going to happen to any of us, because mommy is looking after us.” He looked over at Nadia and saw that she was giving him a big loving smile. Becky gave Eric a kiss.
“I love you, daddy.”
“I love you too, sweetie.” Becky let go of Eric and hugged Nadia.
“I love you, mommy.” Nadia hugged her tightly and kissed her.
“I love you too, Becky.” She took her face in her hands. “We’ll be home before you know it, and we’ll be very careful.” Becky nodded and Nadia gave her another kiss. “Okay, back under the covers.” She did as she was told and Nadia laid down next to her. Eric did the same and held both of them close.
“What story do you want to hear tonight?”
“The one about you and mommy’s wedding.” Eric smile broadly.
“That’s one of my personal favorites.” Nadia gave Eric’s shoulder a squeeze.
“Mine too.” They looked at each other smiling before Eric started telling Becky the story.
Marshall and Carrie had said goodnight to their children and were still in the room with them. Matthew, Chloe, and Gracie had fallen asleep, but Mitchell was still awake. He looked over at Marshall.
“Daddy, do you really have to leave?”
“Yeah buddy, I do.”
“But mommy is staying, so why can’t you?” Carrie stroked Mitchell over the head.
“Sweetie, daddy has to go. It’s important that he goes and he’s needed on this business trip. You understand that don’t you?” Mitchell nodded a little.
“I guess.”
“Mitch, listen.” Mitchell looked over at his father. “I’ll be well looked after. Your aunts Sydney and Nadia, and your uncles Vaughn, Eric, and Marcus are going, and they’ll take good care of me. They’ll make sure that I’ll be alright. We’ll all be looking after each other. Alright?”
“Okay, daddy.” Marshall ruffled Mitchell’s hair.
“Okay. I love you.” Mitchell smiled.
“I love you too, daddy.” Carrie snuggled a little closer to Mitchell and gave him a kiss.
“I love you too, Mitch.”
“I love you, mommy.”
Out in the living room Robin and Stephen were sitting on the couch with Dixon and Chase. They understood what was going to happen and why their father and Chase had to leave, but they still didn’t like it. Robin looked at Chase.
“Why do you have to go too? Why can’t you stay home with us?” Chase put an arm around Robin and gave her a loving smile.
“I have to be there to oversee things. I won’t be in danger and you know how capable your father is to look after himself. We’ll both be safe and come home unharmed.” Robin nodded.
“Yeah, I know, but I still don’t like that you’re both going.” Chase pulled her into a hug.
“I know, honey. I know.” Stephen put his head on Dixon’s shoulder.
“I don’t like it either.” Dixon put his arm around his son and pulled him closer.
“Everything’s going to be alright. We’ll all be back home before you know it.” Stephen and Robin nodded. “Just remember that, and remember that we love you.” They both looked at their father and smiled a little.
“We know and we love you too.” They then looked at Chase and smiled at her. She smiled back and then smiled at Dixon, but he didn’t really look at her. He hadn’t talked to her all day, and she knew that he probably wouldn’t until the mission was over. She looked back at Robin and kissed her head, hugging her a little tighter.
Hours later everyone was gathered at the airstrip. Kendall, Katya, Carrie, Sergei, Rachel, and Will were there to say goodbye and wish the others good luck. Everyone’s children were looked after by trusted agents.
After having just hugged Rachel, Sydney hugged Will next.
“I’m so glad that you’re here. The kids are glad to have you around too.”
“I’m glad I can be here.” He gave her a kiss on the cheek and then looked at her. “Don’t worry about the kids at home. They’ll be safe. You just concentrate on getting your parents and siblings home.” She nodded. “I’ll see you soon.” They hugged again.
Carrie was hugging Marshall. When she let go of him she dried her eyes, while he still had his arms around her.
“You better come home alive Marshall, because I don’t know what I’ll do if you don’t.” She started crying again, and he helped her dry her tears.
“I’ll come home, I promise. Before you know it, I’ll be leaving a mess in the basement from some new gadget I’m working on. I’ll be rambling on and on of all the things it can do, and you’ll be nodding trying to pretend you know what I’m talking about. The living room will be filled with the kids’ toys, but I’ll be the one who’s been playing with them.” She let out a small laugh and he smiled at her. “I’ll come home.” They rested their foreheads against each other and he spoke softer and quieter. “I’ll come home.” She wrapped her arms around his neck and they kissed.
Sydney was now hugging Sergei with Nadia. He gave them both a kiss on the cheek.
“You go and give those bastards what they deserve, alright?” They both nodded. “But more importantly, you bring our family home.”
“They will, Sergei.” He looked over his shoulder and saw Katya walking up behind him. She gave all three of them a reassuring smile. “Irina, Jack, and the triplets will get back here safely, and before you know it, we’ll all be sitting in their yard having a barbeque.” He nodded and smiled a little and so did Sydney and Nadia. Sergei let go of them and Katya hugged them. “Take care, girls.”
“You too.”
“We’ll talk to you soon.”
Kendall had just said goodbye to Marshall and now walked over to say goodbye to Dixon and Chase. He and Dixon stood looking at each other without saying anything. No words needed to be said. They both knew what was at stake and even if they had a strong plan for rescuing Jack, Irina, and the triplets, things could still go horribly wrong. They gave each other a nod and then hugged.
“We’ll talk soon. Stay safe and take care.” Dixon nodded.
“We will. Take care.” Kendall turned to Chase.
“The same goes to you.” She nodded.
“You take care too.” Sydney and Nadia walked up to Kendall.
“Bye Kendall.” Sydney hugged him first and he gave her a kiss on the cheek.
“Stay safe Sydney.” She nodded and Nadia hugged him next. He also gave her a kiss on the cheek. “You stay safe too, Nadia.”
“I will. We’ll both stay safe.” He gave them both a smile and everyone gathered around. He looked around at them.
“Bring them home.” They all nodded and looked around at each other. They kept looking at each other until an agent walked up to them.
“The plane is ready to go.” Dixon gave the agent a nod and he left. Dixon looked back at everyone.
“Let’s go.”
Sydney, Nadia, Vaughn, Eric, Marshall, Dixon, and Chase took one last look at everyone before they walked to the waiting plane. The rest of them stayed behind and stayed at the airstrip until the plane had taken off and they could no longer see it. Kendall turned around and looked at everyone.
“It won’t be long now.” They nodded. “Let’s go home and get some rest. It might be hard but we’re going to need it.” They nodded again and left the airstrip.
In Kashmir Irina was getting more and more worried. It seemed to her that it was later in the day than it usually was. Sloane and Cuvee hadn’t been by yet, and although she would normally be happy about that, she really wanted them to come and turn on the lights, so that she could see how Jack was doing.
She’d tried talking to him all night, but he hadn’t talked back. She hadn’t heard any movements from him all night, but a little while ago she could hear the sound of his chains. She didn’t know if it had just been because his body had slumped naturally or if he’d done it himself. She hoped that he’d done it himself, but feared that he’d be dead when the lights were turned on. She didn’t know what she’d do if he wasn’t alive.
Time passed without anyone coming, but Irina still didn’t know how much time had passed. For all she knew what felt like an hour to her could really only be ten minutes. She leaned against the wall as fresh tears ran down her cheeks.
A short while later, she finally heard the key in the door, and a few seconds later, the lights were turned on. She looked over at Jack immediately and started crying harder when she saw that he was breathing. Sloane and Cuvee walked into the room a few seconds later and they walked straight over to Jack. Cuvee laughed a little.
“I must admit, I’m impressed. He actually lived through the night.” He grabbed Jack by his hair and yanked his head back. Jack opened his eyes a little. “Hello Jack. You know, part of me really wanted to come down here and find you dead. But I’m glad you’re still alive. That way you can see me having fun with Irina.” He laughed evilly and let go of Jack. Sloane laughed in Jack’s face.
“Yes, we’re all looking forward to having fun with Irina right in front of you.” Cuvee walked over to Irina, grabbed her hair and yanked her head back.
“Crying again, Irina? You really should stop doing that. It’s such an unattractive quality on you.” She didn’t have the strength to talk back to him. He laughed at her. “I was going to have my way with you today, but seeing as we got a little carried away yesterday with torturing Jack, I think I’ll wait until tomorrow. After all, I want Jack to be more awake to see me having fun with you.” He let go of her and took a few steps back. “In the meantime, let’s watch more DVDs.” He looked at the guards. “Get everything set up.” They nodded.
“Right away, sir.” Cuvee turned his head back to Irina.
“Even though Jack might not be able to watch much of the DVDs, you still have to.” All she did was nod and he laughed. Sloane joined in the laugh and soon he and Cuvee sat down to watch the DVDs
A while later dinner was brought down, and Cuvee and Sloane continued watching DVDs after they’d eaten. When another DVD ended a while later they turned the TV off and Cuvee got the guards, who came and removed the equipment again. Sloane walked over to Jack.
“I see, you’re a little more awake, Jack. Not much though. Too bad, because the DVDs we just watched were really nice. But not as nice as the live show will be tomorrow.” He and Cuvee laughed and Cuvee walked over to Irina.
“Yes, the live show will be so nice. So nice.” He took Irina’s face by her chin and raised it so she looked at him. “I’ll be seeing you soon, my dove.” He laughed evilly and let go of her head and walked over to Jack. “I do hope you feel better tomorrow, Jack. I’d hate for you to miss the live show.” He laughed again, and walked over to Sloane by the door. They looked at Jack and Irina one last time before they turned off the lights and left the room.
When they left, Irina started sobbing. Jack wanted to tell her that he loved her, tell her that nothing Sloane and Cuvee did would change the way he felt about her, tell her something that would make her feel better. But he didn’t have any strength in him to say anything. He leaned his head back against the wall, letting the tears roll down his cheeks, felt completely helpless and in some way wished that there would be no tomorrow.
TBC