chasing demons. ***completed***

#16 when things go wrong

she opened the door and ran right into a wall. falling to the ground Emma realized he had come back. "going somewhere?" his laugh made her sick to her stomach.

"yeah Rory! I decided I'm not staying!" he didn't see her bring her leg back as she kicked as hard as she could into his knee. she watched as he fell to the ground and she started kicking him over and over again screaming as she did. " fucker!" she screamed until she had no more energy to continue. he was rolling on the ground as she pulled herself up and tried getting past him. she could feel the fresh air wash over her then she felt his hand clamp down on her ankle.

" you dumb b***h!" she went flying to the ground with a thud. she could feel Rory pulling her to him as she kicked and screamed. she wasn't going to give up. she decided she would die trying to get away from him. she would never let him take her without a fight. he was on top of her in a heartbeat as she screamed and fought with everything she had in her. " you aren't ever getting away this time! you f*****g w***e!" she saw him raise his hand and bring it down on her face. he grabbed her by her hair bringing her head closer to him. his voice was low and raspy full of venom. "did you think you could just move on and make some other man my sons father?"

she spit in his face before answering him.

"you wanted a divorce you bastard! you left us!" his eyes were wild as he smirked at her.

"daddy's back b***h. whether you like it or not. you are mine."

"why? why are you back? you didn't want either of us. why now?"

"a lot of reasons. I get what I want and there is no moving on from that. and you have my only heir. my son. MINE! no one else is ever going to raise my son but me!"

Emma looked disgusted at the man on top of her. "you can't even do that!" he slapped her hard and her head flew back hitting the ground. pain seared through her. she let out a moan of pain as she closed her eyes. she needed to do something to get him off her and something fast. she closed her eyes trying to draw in as much strength as possible and brought her leg up connecting it to his crotch. he slumped down rolling to the ground and she jumped up kicking him over and over again between his legs. she didn't stop until he stopped moving from the pain. she looked around. it was a small neighborhood. she had been held in a small yellow house with a couple neighbors. she prayed that one of them was home and friendly. she pushed herself up and willed herself to run.

she could hear him yelling as she made her way to the front door of a neighbors house. she was pounding on the door when a frail old man opened up in shock at what he saw. she pushed in locking the door behind her. " please call 911! I've been kidnapped by my ex husband. please I'm begging you!" she watched as his face didn't hide the shock.

the old man pointed towards the phone on a small table. Emma put it to her ear as she dialed 911. the operator came on the line as she heard Rory pounding on the old man's door. "oh my God he is going to get in! you need to hide so he doesn't hurt you! please!" the old man went into the bedroom and came out with a small hand gun filling it with bullets.

" I didn't spend all that time in the military to let some asshole come into my house. ma'am you stay on the phone and I will guard the door." Emma felt a sense of relief as she explained to the operator what was going on. she knew she needed to call Dan but she was afraid of letting this lifeline go. neither of them heard the back door creep open.

Emma was on the phone still when hands came around her mouth yanking her back towards a rock hard chest. she saw the old man's eyes grow wide in shock as the phone fell to the ground. Emma began fighting and trying to get out of Rory grasp. "No!" she yelled as she tried to get away. she bit down on his hand as he threw her to the ground. she could hear the operator calling for her. Emma could hear a shot ring out and then Rory cussing.

"old man you are going to regret that!" then Rory pointed a gun shooting the old man twice.

"no! no! Rory! you just killed him! you killed him!" Emma screamed as she tried to scramble to him. Rory was on top of her in a flash as she struggled to get free.

"I'm getting tired of you b***h!" slap! pain shooting across her cheek. she was growing weaker. she knew she didn't have much fight left in her. she closed her eyes as she started to feel like she was giving up. she wasn't sure she had anything left in her to give. Rory grinned as her body went limp.

Emma had given up. she no longer cared what happened to her. no matter what Rory did now they would never give him custody of Xavier. he kidnapped her and killed an innocent man. he would never get to her son. a small smile creeped its way across her face as she stopped fighting against him. he was visibly pissed at her for it. " doesn't matter now."

"what do you mean?"

" *sigh*, Rory you kidnapped me and killed an innocent man." she coughed as blood trickled down her lips. "you will never get Xavier now Rory. no one in their right mind will let you have my son" she laughed a little louder now even though her body ached from the pain.

" you f*****g b***h!" he punched her face. darkness surrounded her as she could hear in the distance the sirens coming down the street. she knew he would become desperate when he realized he had no escape. she was OK dying as long as he died too. there was no way he was ever going to get close to Xavier and as long as he was safe then she was fine.

she woke up looking around. her face was in pain. she could feel the swelling from his fists. he was sitting next to her a look of desperation in his eyes. "they are everywhere. you aren't going to make it out alive." he was smirking and it was making her sick to see him.

she moaned in sheer pain as her head and face throbbed. she could barely speak but she closed her eyes and laughed. "all this time it was you. you took off and abandoned both of us and as soon as we move on you decide you have a right to do this?" she let out a soft laugh as she rolled to her side spitting out blood. "you could have had it all. why now?" her left eye was swelling shut as she was trying to suck in air. "why now?"

"my parents were going to cut me out. I needed Xavier in order to stop it. then I saw you with that man. you were mine first."

"so I just became your property? I moved on and it made you jealous? so all of this was just what?" Emma was having a hard time breathing as she spoke. her lungs felt like fire.

"collateral damage. you are my wife Emma."

"ex wife"

"shut your f*****g mouth! how dare you try to have another man raise him!"

"I needed a man not a boy. you didn't want the job but Dan he did. cough, cough" she could hardly breath. she could hear the officers yelling something into the house. her breathing becoming more and more labored.

"and now you will die you dumb bitch." his voice was calm as he spoke to her. the calm was like ice. she knew she was in trouble.

"as long as you don't get your hands on my son I can die happily." she kept her eyes closed to help ward off the stinging pain. she breathed in as deeply as she could. she could hear him slide closer to her.

his breath was hot against her ear as he whispered poison out of his mouth. "now he won't have a mom or a dad." she could feel the cold metal of the gun on her forehead. pictures of her and Xavier and her and Dan flashed in her mind.

she winced as she smiled at the images crossing her mind. "I love you Dan. "