What have we became?

Wake up

MARCUS POV

"No problem Katie. Just.. try to hide it better. For your own safety." I get to work and I open lock after lock. 

"I know Marcus. It's just.." She stops speaking, I think she can't find the right words. That's why I don't get involved with girls. I hear whistles in the air, I gotta work faster, I think someone is shooting in the distance.

"Just what? Katie? " No response. I hear a thud and I turn around only to see her in a pool of blood. She's hardly breathing. I let everything go and run to her, falling to my knees beside her unconscious body. She seems so fragile, her eyes are closed. Please no.

"... holy s**t!! Kate?! f**k f**k f**k! KATHERINE?! Can you hear me?!" I lift her head from the ground, but she's passed out. I scan her body. She hit her head pretty hard, has a bullet in her shoulder and other two stuck in her bulletproof vest, one on the stomach and one right on the heart. Thank God she remembered to wear this s**t. I press on her wound and she softly groans, I look up just in time to see a sniper on an abandoned building just outside the dock. I try to shot at him, he quickly grabs all his stuff and escape. I grab my phone.

"What?!" Boss' voice is almost like a slap in the face. My hands are trembling and slippery from all the blood. Jesus Christ. Calm down.

"They shot her! She's still alive but the sniper is leaving from the building in front of us! Catch him!" Please please Kate don't die. Not now. Please. Her pulse is decreasing fast, I can feel the panic closing my throat.

"WHERE THE HELL IS JORDAN? He was supposed to have your back!" He almost jumps trough the phone and shakes me to the core. 

"I don't know Boss, I didn't even heard the shoots. Come here! Quick! She's losing so much blood!" My phone slips out of my hand and breaks on the floor. f**k! I look at her face, she seems so peaceful, almost like nothing is going on. I stroke her hair and her face, still pressing on her shoulder, trying to stop the bleed.

"Don't you dare to leave me know, you know?" What will I do? I close my eyes and I place my forehead on hers, our breathing mixing together.

" .. ar-e y-you afraid o-of b-blood now l-little g-girl?" I open wide my eyes and smile at her, she's trying to come back to me. My strong little brat.

"I swear, it's your sarcasm that keeps you alive, pretty face." I take off my jacket and press it on the wound and she groans.

" ... w-what can I s-say, it's in m-my v-veins. A-and now a-all over t-this f-floor." I can't help but smile. How can she be this calm? I'm losing my head right now. She laughs but ends up coughing pretty hard, the smile dies on my mouth and I try to warm her up.

"Hold on Katherine. They're on their way here." I scan our surroundings but the night is dark and the moon isn't helping at all. I gaze at Kate, her face resting against my knee, eyes closed shut. Oh s**t!

"Kate? Open your eyes! " I gently pat her cheek and she frowns. 

"... oh s-shut up. M-my head i-is killing m-me. I-I d-don't need y-you yelling I-in m-my ear c-cause you're s-scared. " I sight and cover her better with my jacket, she's becoming so cold and everything is red. Her body, the floor, my hands. Oh God, where the f**k is Boss?! I suddenly hear noises and I aim my gun, I will protect her at any cost.

"KIDS!" My gun falls to the ground and I bless that man. Jesus. Finally.

KATHERINE POV

I hear dad yelling at everyone but I can't understand anything. Marcus is still holding me tight, pushing on my shoulder, that seems on fire. My body is aching from my head to my feet. And I feel so tired, I can't recall what happened. Why can't I move?

"Hold on baby girl. I got you. Keep fighting Katherine. You're gonna be fine." dad has the same voice I heard back when mom was dying. Why? What the f**k is going on? I try to move and my whole body lights up un freaking fire. I scream my lungs out but no sound comes from my mouth, just a little groan. 

The last thing I know is my body being lifted up from the floor. Then I give up to the darkness. 

MARCUS POV

We've been in this hospital room since she's been shot, me and Boss never left. A week or so, I've lost track of time. My dad brings us what we need everyday. Doc Reyes said that is normal for her to be still asleep, like this all her energies are focused on healing faster and better. Jordan is dead, that bastard killed him. Maddie called a thousand times a day to see if there were news, she's like my safety net. I would have gone crazy without someone to talk to that actually understands what I'm going through. She has made up an excuse for that Nathan boy too, a spiritual journey or some s**t like that.

"Oh beautiful.. please wake up.." I take Katherine hand in mine and I place my head on her bed.

KATHERINE POV

I can hear my phone constantly buzzing. I bet it's Maddie. She's probably gone crazy. And Nathan? I don't know. But I have to wake up, I can't stand this darkness anymore. I focus on the world around me and I start to hear something. It's Marcus.

"... beautiful ... up ..." He has to stop calling me beautiful. I open slowly my eyes to the bright light of the hospital room. Marcus is leaned on the bed, his head resting on my side.

" ... I'm n-not your b-beautiful, I already t-told you that." I squeeze his hand into mine and his head turns up to me at the speed of light.

"Katherine! Oh my God! You're awake!" I can see the dark circles under his eyes, and I make a little smile. He hasn't slept in a long time.

"You're s-screaming like a little g-girl." He presses my hand on his cheek and his beard scratches my palm. How long have I been here?? I have never seen him unshaved.

"You scared the crap out of me Katherine Morgan Moore!" I laugh but the sound that exits my mouth it's more like a deep growl. I gotta stop right away, my stomach is screaming.

"Where's dad?" I clear my throat, trying to sound normal but Marcus' face says it all. I must look like a mess.

"I'll bring him to you, wait up. And also a nurse." He's acting like a worried mom and I roll my eyes.

"What I'm supposed to do anyway?" I try to reach my phone on the nightstand. I almost scream when I move my arm. What the hell?! I look down. White bandages wrap all my upper body and my shoulder. All the memories from that night start to flow back like a tsunami. The shots, the unbearable pain, the blood, the screams, Marcus and that container from London. Oh Nathan, I miss you so much. I finally reach my phone, just in time to answer.

"Hello?" My voice in so hoarse, I sound like a 50 years old smoker.

"Kate?! Is that you?!" Oh Maddie, my sweet sweet Maddie. Tears roll down my eyes, I'm so happy to hear her voice.

"No Maddie. Is the evil twin." I hear her sigh trough the phone, she's really upset.

"What the f**k did you do?! I was worried sick! Where are you? Are you ok?" I can almost picture her, walking up and down her room, her hand in her blonde hair, the face red like a tomato.

"Calm down Maddie. I'm fine." I can hear the sea splashing out her window and I close my eyes, imagining to be with her.

"My God Katie.." Maddie fills me up on what happened in this time I was in the hospital, turns out she has been talking to Marcus every day.

"So I've been here for a week now?" My head is pounding from all the information. I hit it pretty hard when I feel and my body isn't helping. Every move its like a knife stabbing me over and over again.

"Yes bestie, I called multiple times a day. I think that I drove Marcus a little bit crazy." I giggle whit her when a thought strikes my mind.

"What I'm going to do with Nathan? I told him that I would have waited for him and then I disappeared for a week. He surely hates me now." I start to elaborate every possible excuses but everything sounds like bullshit.

"Don't worry about that, I told him that you were on a spiritual journey." What?! He will never believe this!

"Don't make me laugh Maddie, it hurts too much." I fake a little laugh, I really hope she's joking.

"I couldn't think at anything else ok? You didn't give me enough time to come up with a plan!" But of course not. f**k.

"Yes because I actually planned to be shot and almost killed Maddie. I'm so sorry I didn't warn you." She laughs on the other side of the phone and I join her.

"Yeah yeah save up your sarcasm Katherine! " My dad knocks on the door and when I look at him I can see that he's in the same condition as Marcus. They never left?

"I gotta go now, I'll text you asap ok?" I wave at my dad, and he sits down on the chair beside my bed.

"Ok Kate, try not to be killed in the meantime please. Love you" I hung up the phone and my dad places a gentle kiss on my head.

"How are you feeling baby girl? You shouldn't be sitting up." I caress his hands and shake my head.

"I'm fine dad. So, who shot me? " I just want to know who that scumbag is. He ruined all my plans.

"We caught that bastard Katherine. A sniper, he was on a building just outside the dock. " A sigh of relief escapes my mouth. 

"Can I see him? " I hope he's still alive, I want to give him a piece of my f*****g mind.

"I was waiting for you actually. As soon as you're out of here we're gonna deal with him. He will wish to never be born." I devil grin grows on my face and dad smiles with me.

"I can't wait."

Yes. My dad is not that kind of parent that keeps her daughter away from anything that could hurt. And I love him for that. He thinks that's stupid, how are you supposed to be a Boss and build up your temper if your ass is always covered by someone else? We have to deal with our own s**t.

The nurse comes in the room along with Marcus and outside the open door I can see two giant bodyguards. Jesus, is that really necessary?

"Mr Moore? Can you give us some time? I have to check on Miss Moore's conditions." The nurse has a sweet voice and seems friendly.

"Sure. We'll be outside Katherine" I sit up straight and hold on my dad's hand.

"Dad, Marcus, go home please. It's late. You need to rest and most of all, a f*****g shower. I can smell both of you from here. And I definitely don't want to puke." they look at each other and I see the nurse giggling in the corner of my eye.

"I'm not leaving you alone." Marcus shakes his head and crosses his arms on his chest.

"For once I agree with the kid." Dad places a hand on his shoulder and pride paints all over Marcus' face. I roll my eyes and take a deep breath.

"Ok listen. I'll be fine guys. There are two freaking giant bodyguards out there and nurses everywhere. I'm safe and sound. You will be the ones in danger if you don't sleep." Marcus looks down, not moving an inch and I glare at my dad, raising my brows.

"Always so stubborn." He takes his jacket from the hanger and I smile at him.

"I learned from the best." I blow a kiss at them both and wave my hand at Marcus while he gives me is most angry stare.

"Fine, we're leaving. But we are only one call away ok? " Oh my God, what I have now? Two worried mommies?!

"Yeah yeah, just go. Goodnight."

*A few hours later*

Finally alone. Thank God! I close my eyes an take my phone from the nightstand. I need all my courage and all my ability to lie. Ok, it's now or never. Deep breaths. I search the list of numbers and click on his name.

"Come on.. pick up." Anticipation is killing me. The phone rings but there is no answer. I'm almost giving up when I hear a rustle on the other side of the phone.

"Hello?" I hear his sleepy voice. s**t, I didn't even look ate the time.

" Hey stranger.."