“Okay, hold her still, guys.” I feel Ben and Saxon at her feet, holding them still. In quick succession, Mick makes a single cut on the cross on the left side, then one on the right.
“Okay, I cut as close to her wrists as I could. Her feet are untied so we should be able to lift up the middle part and the metal piece all at once.”
Ben, Saxon, and Mick are at the bottom and middle of the metal plank. Ror and I take a side up by Jane’s head. We lift all at once and the wood comes up with the metal plank, leaving only two small pieces of wood on the tops of Jane’s hands.
Jon swoops in and has Jane roll to her back. He picks her up. “Don’t open your eyes, babygirl, and keep your hands as still as you can. We’re going to get you to the hospital.”
Jane lays her head down on Jon’s shoulder and tells us, “I knew you guys would come for me.”
Rory
Watching Jon carry our woman out of the room and toward the truck, it physically hurts to be more than a couple feet away from her. When we got in the workshop and I saw her nailed up on the cross and screaming in pain, it was all I could do to not go straight over to Cain and watch the life drain from his eyes. I knew she was close to hysterics and the fucker’s lucky that called to me stronger, though I know my brothers put a proper beatdown on him. I think they did leave him alive so we can send him to meet Hel together. He not only has angered the gods, but I believe Hel, herself. is going to come up and give him an escort to the world below.
I open the back door of Pa’s truck and help Jon into the back seat while he keeps Jane in his arms. He slides to the middle seat and for the first time I’m thankful Pa got leather seats in this truck. Juan gets in on the other side and I hop in, the three of us in the back, needing to be as close to our woman as possible.
Ry drives us as quickly and as smoothly as he can to the hospital. He must have called more than just Nicky, ’cause as we pull up there is a gurney, a doctor and a couple of nurses waiting for us.
Juan opens the door and gets out.
“She’s in the backseat here.” Jon scoots to the edge of the seat and slides down till his long legs reach the ground. He sets Jane gently on the gurney and Saxon is there advising the doctor what he gave her for the pain.
The doctor takes control. “Let’s get her in and start assessing and running some tests.”
They start pushing her into the sliding doors. We follow right behind until a nurse stops us at the doors to the back of the ER.
“Gentlemen, I’m afraid you can’t go back here.”
Juan starts to argue with her and she throws her hand up to silence him.
“The doctors need to run some tests and assess her injuries. As soon as they’ve done that, we will come get you and let you see her. We won’t let her be alone.”
I thank the nurse and turn to the waiting room only to see our whole family there waiting. Ma walks up and gives me a hug.
“You boys got her back. We’ll all help her heal.” Nodding, I let her go hug my brothers.
Nicky walks up as I’m about to sit down. He’s wringing his hands and can’t keep still.
“I know she’s alive but hurt. Please tell me that fucker didn’t… that fucktard didn’t violate her, did he?”
“He hurt her, but no, he didn’t do that. It doesn’t seem like that was his warped reason for taking her. She’s hurt and I don’t have any idea if anything will be long term, but we’ll get her healed and home.”
He nods his head and I can see he’s starting to cry, probably part in relief and part scared of what the doctors are finding.
I feel a push on my shoulder and Ry barges through me and Juan and grabs Nicky into a hug. Nicky’s head goes to Ry’s shoulder and Ry’s rubbing him on his back.
“Babe, she’s going to be okay. She’s here and you can see her soon.”
I can see the moment that my little brother realizes what he’s just done in front of us.
“About damn time, son.” Pa is behind Ry and puts his hand on his shoulder.
Ry’s eyes are still big.
“Little R, we’ve known for years. We were just waiting for you to be ready to share that part of yourself with us. Before you even try to ask that, no we don’t care who you’re attracted to and don’t think any different of you. It was kind of obvious when we’d watch Marvel and you were more interested in Captain America than in the Black Widow.”
Juan pipes up, “Jane is gonna be pissed she missed this moment. She’s been sure there was something going on with you two for weeks.”
Nicky smiles at that.
