Erik was half-awake as he felt a car going up some kind of hill then parking after about 30 min. travel. He couldn't figure out where he was. He figured it was kind of a big abandoned building. Erik heard two doors open and close then somebody picked him up and took him upstairs. He didn't pay attention except when he was thrown into a room.
About what seemed 2 decades later, Erik fully awoke to find to men standing over him with fearsome and hateful looks on their faces. He panicked and got up only to be pushed against a wall. Fear was in his eyes as Chris looked at him like he was a disgusting piece of garbage and socked him in the stomach before leaving and saying " You'll see 'your wife.' soon." Erik just coughed and clutched his stomach on the floor as Chris left and Carl whacked him one.
Chris almost let him see Terri around lunch time but he changed his mind and beat Erik up a bit. After Chris left Erik was sure that two of his ribs were bruised or broken. Carl came in and Erik mentally said 'Oh No.' Carl grinned evilly and Erik got hurt some more. After Carl left, Erik made a sling for his right arm,of which he was certain was either broken or fractured. He cringed in pain as he struggled to breath normally. 'I'm in so much danger. If I don't get Terri and me outta here soon we're both gonna die, me first.'
Finally, Chris let Erik and Terri be in the same room together at 8pm. They hugged tightly not wanting to let go of each other. Chris locked a door behind them as he fired gunshot just missing their heads. Both cried happily at seeing each other again. Erik stroked his wife's hair and vice versa. Erik just looked into her beautiful blue eyes and tears slid down his face. He winced as they hugged tightly again, getting an alarmed and confused look from Terri.
Tilting her face up, Erik stroked her cheek. She smiled and ran her right hand through Erik's hair. She cried as Erik tried to calm her down. Erik's lips pressed against hers and each kiss became more intense. Something would have happened except Chris ruined everything by firing another gunshot, barely missing the couple even less then before. They sat down and talked as Erik kissed her once more halfway through their discussion as she tried to tell Erik she was pregnant again.
She almost got it out but she was too tired. Erik held onto her for dear life as they both fell asleep around midnight that night, both dreaming of their life back home. Carl thought they looked perfect together but quickly pushed those thoughts aside. Chris , however was very enraged at Erik. He knew how strong the bond was between them and hated it to a boiling point. Carl barely managed to convince him to let the young lovers spend two days together. Chris agreed but was gonna kill Erik after that.
~*~ The next day~*~
Erik - Are you okay honey?
Terri - Yeah. I just need to eat.
Erik - Lunch is in a couple hours. Will you be okay till then?.
Terri - Uh huh. But there's something I need to tell you.
Erik - What is it? ( she looks at him ) Is everything okay?. ( she nods but is tense ).
Terri - I would have told you earlier but everything went wrong And I...... ( they kiss ) I guess there's no way to get around this.
Erik - Don't beat around the bush honey. You can tell me anything.
Terri - Are you sure?.*
Erik - Yes. You don't have to be scared.
Terri - I'm a little over 6 months pregnant Erik. ( his eyes bug out) You're gonna be a daddy again. ( he asks if she's sure and she nods ).
Erik - Is this what you were trying to say the 1st time?. ( she smiles and nods then starts to cry ) Honey, I'm not angry with you, I could never be. ( They kiss as the doors open and lunch comes ).
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Later that night outside Erik and Terri's room. 12 midnight.**~~
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After waiting until Chris and Carl were fast asleep, Desi and Katelyn carried a tall stool over to their parents' room. Standing up, Desi looked inside and saw her mommy. Katelyn looked then got down to help her sister get the keys to the room. After about an hour of searching, they located the room. Quietly the door was pushed open and Desi looked in to see Chris and Carl snoring. Snickering, they crept into the office/room and saw the keys just to the right of Chris and above Carl. Desi was 'drafted' by Katelyn to get the keys. With the help of her sister, Desiree got up on the desk and retrieved the keys. She forgot where the edge was and slipped off the edge causing the two men to wake up as the twins did some spilt second-just-in the nick-of-time-hiding. Katelyn frantically ran towards the kitchen and rounded just as Chris and Carl came out with the guns. She opened a cupboard and hid as Carl and Chris came into the kitchen. After finding nothing in their search, the men gave up and went the opposite way. Desi got out of the room, Chris and Carl were far enough down the hall not to see her as she dashed towards the kitchen and hid under the table. Finally, they gave up and went back to their room. Hoping they were gone, Desiree climbed as Katelyn got out behind her, tapping her on the back. She jumped scaring herself and her sister. " Sorry." both said, carefully tiptoeing to the adjoining room next where their parents were, and decided to find a better place to sleep. They crept into another room across from them and sleep under the desk, holding onto each other as if neither one would survive by morning.
If your wondering if Terri and Erik heard anything, they didn't. Both of them slept clear through the night. Neither has no idea that their daughters are here to help them out. Chris and Carl even checked to see if the noise was them. Katelyn and Desiree didn't know that their were gonna have another sibling(s). They kept the keys close by so they could free their mom and dad while the two ' big goons/loonies.' were off busy doing Something.
Who knows what could happen in the highrise. Someone could die, or they could live. We'll have to see now won't we?
Chapter 12